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TMS NOW ACCEPTING 2006 ANNUAL MEETING ABSTRACTS . . .
. . . On Light Metals, Emerging Materials, and Structure, Extraction, Processing, and Properties

TMS GOES TO WASHINGTON . . .
. . . To Educate and Honor Congressional Leaders

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SURVEY SAYS . . .
. . . TMS Ranks High Among Materials Web Sites

. . . BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
New Survey Lets Web Users Identify What's Missing from Materials Sites

TOP TEN . . .
. . . Reasons to Attend MS&T '05

MS&T '06 WELCOMES PROPOSALS FOR SYMPOSIA WITH BROAD APPEAL
Deadline to Propose Symposia Is Extended to May 31

2005 EMC FEATURES RECORD TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Advance Registration Ends June 6

RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS PUBLISH SUPERPLASTICITY VOLUME
Discover the Latest Developments in Producing and Using Ultrafine-Grained Materials!

HOW TO . . .
. . . Present a TMS Short Course

WASHINGTON NEWS FROM THE FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES
National Academies Report Policy Implications of International Grad Students and Postdocs

. . . On Light Metals, Emerging Materials, and Structure, Extraction, Processing, and Properties

The 2006 TMS Annual Meeting: Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions. The call for papers is available. Abstracts are being accepted through CMS-Plus. A new system for organizing symposia and proceedings is in place. Plans for the 2006 TMS Annual Meeting are in full swing, and potential presenters can now submit abstracts to one of more than 50 planned symposia in three topical areas: Light Metals; Structure, Extraction, Processing, and Properties; and Emerging Materials.

The topic divisions serve the dual functions of making browsing for related symposia easier and providing TMS with a framework to present three CD-ROM proceedings volumes. At this year's meeting, each attendee will select the area that best matches their interests and will receive a CD-ROM containing all the published proceedings from that area as part of their registration fee. Topical areas and their symposia are listed in the recently issued call for papers. Abstracts will be accepted for all symposia through July 15, 2005 at the CMS-Plus web site.

. . . To Educate and Honor Congressional Leaders

During their three-day stay in Washington, D.C., TMS members advocated for R&D funding in the physical sciences, presented an award to a Congressional supporter of S&E programs, and briefed members of Congress on nanomaterials.

On May 10 and 11, a group of professional and student members from TMS joined with other supporters in Washington, D.C., to persuade Congress members of the value of federal support for R&D in the physical sciences as part of the science and technology community's Congressional Visits Days (CVD). As part of the CVD activities, the society participated in a ceremony to honor Jeff Bingaman, a senator from New Mexico, and Vernon Ehlers, a representative from Michigan, with the 2005 George E. Brown, Jr., Award in recognition of their work advocating for federal investment in science, engineering, and technology. Dan Thoma, 2003 TMS president, presented the award to Bingaman, a senator from Thoma's home state, at an awards reception on May 10.

Following the CVD events, TMS lead a briefing that provided background information on nanomaterials for members of Congress and their staffs. The briefing was part of the Federation of Materials Societies' (FMS) Materials Information Luncheon series. Pictured is Iver Anderson, TMS Public & Governmental Affairs Committee chair, serving as moderator for the briefing, "Nanomaterials: Making It Real by Materials Science and Engineering."

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. . . TMS Ranks High Among Materials Web Sites

A survey of 387 visitors to the TMS web site in March and April revealed that TMS On-Line is considered a valuable web resource for materials information. The average respondent was a TMS member (74.2% of those surveyed) who works as an industry professional (32%), deals with materials processing and manufacturing issues (31%), and is located in the United States (58%). The following are the top five web sites (in order of popularity) identified by participants as the best overall in the materials field:

• www.tms.org
• www.asm-intl.org
• www.mrs.org
• www.matweb.com
• www.sciencedirect.com

New Survey Lets Web Users Identify What's Missing from Materials Sites

TMS is now conducting a second on-line survey of materials web site users to assist the TMS Web Strategy Committee in developing a plan for the society's future on-line presence. The survey, Shaping the TMS Web Strategy, consists of 14 questions designed to determine the participants' professional interests and background, the products and services they find useful on materials web sites, and the products and services they would like to see made available on materials web sites. Participants can contribute their input to the future TMS web strategy by taking the on-line survey by Tuesday, May 31.

. . . Reasons to Attend MS&T '05

More than 8,000 materials scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines are expected to attend Materials Science and Technology 2005 (MS&T '05), September 25-28 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here are ten reasons to consider joining them:

10. Choose from approximately 1,000 presentations at nearly 40 symposia

9. Receive complete published conference proceedings with registration fee

8. Visit an ever-growing list of exhibitors at the exposition

7. What better place to talk materials than in the Steel City and emerging hub of nanotechnology?

6. The American Ceramic Society . . .

5. American Welding Society . . .

4. ASM International . . .

3. Association for Iron and Steel Technology . . .

2. and TMS . . .

1. . . . bring together their considerable resources and diverse members in a single event!

For more information, look for the advance mailer and on-line registration in mid-July.

Deadline to Propose Symposia Is Extended to May 31

One of the benefits of holding a multisociety conference is the variety of perspectives available on every topic. That's why the organizers of MS&T '06 are encouraging the submission of symposia on topics that would benefit from the varied perspectives of members of the five organizing societies: the American Ceramic Society, the American Welding Society, ASM International, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and TMS. Proposed symposia on ceramic issues from raw materials to high-performance products, for example, will benefit from the contributions of members of both TMS and the American Ceramic Society. Other topics that could be enhanced by a multidisciplinary perspective include joining, education, professional development, materials for energy systems, and cross-materials programs. To facilitate the submission of such topics, the symposium proposal deadline has been extended to May 31.

To propose a symposium, log in to the on-line TMS conference and proceedings management system, CMS-Plus, and follow the instructions under the menu option "Propose a Symposium."

Advance Registration Ends June 6

The 2005 Electronic Materials Conference (EMC) boasts the largest technical program in the conference's 47-year history and a selection of invited presenters to lead off the conference. This year's conference, held in coordination with the 2005 Device Research Conference (DRC), will be held June 22-24 at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California.

This year's meeting kicks off with a plenary lecture by Angela Belcher, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, titled "A Genetic Toolkit for the Synthesis and Assembly of Electronic Materials," and is followed by a single-session joint DRC/EMC session featuring three invited presentations.

Registration for both the EMC and DRC conferences is now open, and advance registration ends June 6.

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. . . Present a TMS Short Course

Each year, TMS presents a selection of short courses designed to meet the continuing education needs of materials science and engineering professionals. Short courses are presented in a variety of formats: in conjunction with TMS meetings, as stand-alone regional courses, or as on-line courses that can be accessed at any time (for an example, see Metal-Matrix Composites: The Web Course). TMS encourages symposium organizers at TMS meetings to consider organizing short courses to supplement information presented at their sessions. The society also encourages individuals to submit ideas for all types of courses in areas such as:

• Emerging Materials and Technology
• Professional Development
• Research Tools, Techniques, and Modeling
• Processing and Properties of Minerals, Metals, and Materials

National Academies Report Policy Implications of International Grad Students and Postdocs

The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPP) of the National Academies has released a report which concludes that "Maintaining and strengthening the S&E enterprise of the United States, particularly by attracting the best domestic and international graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, will require the cooperation of government, universities, and industry to agree on an appropriate balance between openness, mobility, and economic and national security."

The report, the result of a multi-year study supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the National Academies, makes several specific policy recommendations:

• The Department of State and Department of Homeland Security should continue efforts to extend visa durations for students and scholars from all countries;
• Travel to scientific meetings should be facilitated for international graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at U.S. institutions;
• The Technology Alert List should be reviewed regularly by scientists and engineers outside government, and scientifically trained personnel should be involved in security reviews;
• New visa categories should be created for nonimmigrant doctoral-level graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and the categories should be exempt from the 214b "intent to immigrate" provision;
• Reciprocity agreements on multiple-entry and multiple-year student visas should have high priority in negotiations, and change of status procedures should be clarified and streamlined.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

The editors of TMS publications select the must-read papers from the latest editions:

MAY JOM: "The (Mostly Improbable) Materials Science and Engineering of the Star Wars Universe" by Maureen Byko
A long time ago, in a studio far, far away, a new universe was unveiled. It was a place teeming with odd life forms, where space vehicles sped above the landscape and where humans, robots, and everything in between coexisted—sometimes harmoniously. It was also a universe of futuristic beings who could fly faster than the speed of light, and yet worked metals using ancient methods. It was a place where vehicles defied gravity in inexplicable ways, and planet-hopping people were unaffected by changing atmospheres. This feature explores the good and bad science of the Star Wars universe. [READ]

MAY JOM: "Prof. John Campbell's Ten Rules for Making Reliable Castings" by Mark Jolly
John Campbell's "Casting Rules" were developed over a lifetime of work in the foundry industry and later research at the University of Birmingham. Much of the research work focused on the effect of melt handling at the various transfer stages on the number of defects created and the effect on the reliability of the castings subsequently made. This article provides the author's analysis of Campbell's ten rules for metal casting. [READ]

MAY JOM: "Current Wrought Magnesium Alloys: Strengths and Weaknesses" by Colleen J. Bettles and Mark A. Gibson
The opportunities for extruded and sheet magnesium products in the automotive industry, in particular, are increasing as the quest for lightweighting gains momentum. However, the current alloys all have limitations, and these are accentuated when higher productivity targets are also imposed. This article attempts to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the current wrought alloys, with particular emphasis on the extrusion process, and also considers alternative processing routes which may be useful in overcoming some of these shortcomings. [READ]

MAY JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS: "Silicon-Integrated Uncooled Infrared Detectors: Perspectives on Thin Films and Microstructures" by V.R. Mehta, S. Shet, N.M. Ravindra, A.T. Fiory, and M.P. Lepselter
Uncooled infrared (IR) photodetectors for telecommunications, optical processor interconnects, and focal plane arrays are advantageously integrated into systems that are silicon based through advanced thin-film technologies. This paper reviews challenges of materials, microstructures, interfaces, and reactions of thin-film materials and technologies posed by such applications. [READ]

MAY JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS: "Modeling and Experiments on Epitaxially Grown Multilayers with Implications to Critical Thickness" by Ganesh Vanamu, Joshua Robbins, Tariq A. Khraishi, Abhaya K. Datye, and Saleem H. Zaidi
In this study, using the equations for static equilibrium and Hooke's law for isotropic materials under a plane stress condition, the elastic fields associated with each layer have been calculated. A model has been developed to calculate the elastic fields in multilayers grown epitaxially on a planar substrate. The strain partitioning in this model reduces to the limiting case of a two-layer structure that is available in the literature. The authors chose a particular system (SiGe) and calculated strain energy density for any number (N) of layers of graded Ge (Si_xGe_1–x) on silicon. The model was compared with experiment for graded SiGe grown over a planar silicon substrate. The results revealed qualitative agreement between the calculated strain energy density and the experimentally observed dislocation density in the layers. The effect of the choice of a strain partitioning model on the calculation of a film/epilayer critical thickness is demonstrated. [READ]

MAY JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS: "Dielectric Films for Si Solar Cell Applications" by Bhushan Sopori
Thin films of many dielectric materials have been used in the past for fabrication of solar cells and as a part of their device structure. However, current efforts to reduce solar cell costs in commercial production have led to simplification of cell design and fabrication. Use of self-aligning techniques has obviated the need for photolithography and conventional masking with dielectric films for cell fabrication. Currently, the most favored dielectric material in Si solar cell production is SiN:H, deposited by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. The SiN:H layer and its processing play multiple roles of serving as an antireflection coating, a surface passivating layer, a buffer layer through which metal is fired, and a means of transporting hydrogen into the bulk of the solar cell. In order to optimize the solar cell performance, the SiN:H layer must meet some conflicting demands. The various applications of the SiN:H layer in solar cell fabrication are described here. [READ]

MAY MMTA: "Effect of Processing on Materials Properties for Nuclear Waste Disposition" by Various
The May issue of MMTA contains eleven papers from the Symposium "Effect of Processing on Materials Properties for Nuclear Waste Disposition." This important topic is covered in great detail and contains research from U.S. national laboratories as well as from atomic energy laboratories from India and Argentina. Raul Rebak of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory chaired this symposium and helped to edit the proceedings. [READ]

MAY MMTA: "New Insights into the Widmänstatten Proeutectoid Ferrite Transformation: Integration of Crystallographic and Three-Dimensional Morphological Observations" by G. Spanos, A.W. Wilson, and M.V. Kral
This is the first of two papers from the Office of Naval Research group headed by George Spanos that appeared in this issue of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. This work is an outstanding example of innovative work on topics that have been around for a while, which results in new and better understanding of important phase transformations. This paper was cited for distinction during peer review. [READ]

MAY MMTA: "Three-Dimensional Analysis and Classification of Grain-Boundary-Nucleated Proeutectoid Ferrite Precipitates" by M.V. Kral and G. Spanos
This is the second of two papers from the Office of Naval Research group headed by George Spanos that appeared in this issue of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. This work is an outstanding example of innovative work on topics that have been around for a while, which results in new and better understanding of important phase transformations. [READ]

2005 ASM/TMS SPRING SYMPOSIUM
Schenectady, NY
May 23-24, 2005

METAL PROCESSING INSTITUTE SPRING SYMPOSIUM
Worcester, MA
May 26, 2005

SOLID-SOLID PHASE TRANSFORMATION IN INORGANIC MATERIALS
Phoenix, AZ
May 29-June 3, 2005

2005 DEVICE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Santa Barbara, CA
June 20-22, 2005

2005 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CONFERENCE
Santa Barbara, CA
June 22-24, 2005

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF MATERIALS IN NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS-WATER REACTORS
Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 14-18, 2005

INTL CONFERENCE ON SILICON CARBIDE AND RELATED MATERIALS
Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 18-23, 2005

MS&T '05
Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 25-28, 2005

INTL SYMPOSIUM ON SUPERALLOYS 718, 625, 706 AND DERIVATIVES
Pittsburgh, PA
October 2-5, 2005

2006 TMS ANNUAL MEETING
San Antonio, TX
March 12-16, 2006

2006 SOHN INT'L SYMPOSIUM
San Diego, CA
Aug. 27-31, 2006

2007 TMS ANNUAL MEETING
Orlando, FL
Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 2007

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