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NEW PROGRAM CERTIFIES ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS IN MANAGEMENT SKILLS
TMS Offers EMCI Certificate Resources to Members

TMS E-LIBRARY EXPANDS . . .
. . . Offering More Free Resources to TMS Members

FROM OUR SPONSOR: KEYENCE
Digital Microscope Offers Advanced Performance for Materials Applications

AND THE LIST KEEPS GROWING . . .
. . . TMS Adds On-Line Career Center to List of Member Benefits

HOW TO . . .
. . . Renew Your TMS Membership

EXTRACTION & PROCESSING DIVISION STREAMLINES OPERATIONS . . .
. . . Creating Fewer, But Stronger Technical Committees

TMS IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR TOP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Nominate a Colleague to Serve on the TMS Board of Directors

WASHINGTON NEWS FROM THE FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES
Reports, Hearings Focus on Nanotechnology

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED . . .
. . . For Very High Cycle Fatigue Specialty Conference

ACTA MATERIALIA OFFERS AWARDS . . .
. . . For Professionals and Students

TMS Offers EMCI Certificate Resources to Members

For years, TMS members have used society resources to become licensed as professional engineers. Now the society offers a new opportunity for professional advancement in engineering management. TMS has been named an Authorized Knowledge Provider for the Engineering Management Certification International (EMCI) program. In this role, the society can offer its members access to resources that will help them attain a professional credential acknowledged throughout the world. TMS members will receive discounted rates on study guides and on-line training courses that help them prepare for the EMCI exams on global standards and best practices for engineering managers.

The EMCI program is an interdisciplinary partnership created by The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (of which TMS is a member society), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The first product of this partnership, A Guide to the Engineering Management Certification Body of Knowledge, is now available through the on-line TMS Document Center. This book helps engineers prepare for the EMCI exams and is available to TMS members at a discounted price.

. . . Offering More Free Resources to TMS Members

This month, the TMS e-Library, powered by Knovel, expands to offer a total of 16 publications and interactive tools as part of the basic package included in TMS membership. The new TMS e-Library offerings include a wide range of titles, from Galileo's Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences to Teaching Engineering by Phillip C. Wankat and Frank S. Oreovicz. Many of these publications take full advantage of Knovel's enhanced electronic capabilities, which allow users to analyze and manipulate data through analytical tools. The collection includes interactive versions of reference sources like the Smithsonian Physical Tables, Military Handbook—MIL-HDBK-5H: Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures, and International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. Members will also be able to access interactive unit converter tools and an interactive periodic table of elements.

Members may begin to view the complete collection of titles available through the TMS e-Library once they have registered with Knovel (at no charge) through the TMS e-Library web site.

Digital Microscope Offers Advanced Performance for Materials Applications

The Keyence VHX-500 is a high-performance digital microscope with the performance of high-end optical systems. The VHX-500 features a depth-of-field 20X greater than conventional microscopes, available zoom lenses up to 5000X, an optional 18 mega-pixel handheld camera for large target inspection, 3-D Image Composition and real-time on-screen measurements. A 3-D Surface Profiling function provides topographic detail with color height data displays. A vibration-proof Multi-Angle Viewing Stand provides mounting for the high-resolution camera. Download catalog.

. . . TMS Adds On-Line Career Center to List of Member Benefits

The suite of benefits available to help TMS members advance their careers continues to grow with the addition of an on-line Career Center to the TMS Members-Only web site. The center allows members to manage all of their job search tools through a single site. By creating a profile at the career center, members can store resumes and cover letters for easy access, post profiles (anonymously) for potential employers to view, receive notifications of the latest jobs in their area, and keep an inventory of interesting job openings. The service, powered by JobTarget, is free to members of TMS.

Remember that a TMS member number and birthdate are the keys to accessing all on-line TMS member benefits, so keep them handy. Career Center Resources can be accessed by logging in to the members-only section of the TMS web site.

. . . Renew Your TMS Membership

The dues renewal process for the 2007 membership year has begun, and TMS members are beginning to find dues renewal reminders in their e-mail boxes. The quickest way to renew your TMS membership for 2007 is through the secure, on-line TMS Members-Only web site. Renewing early will ensure that your access to TMS member benefits will not be interrupted. If you have never renewed your TMS membership on-line before, you can do so by following these simple steps:

• Click on the link below.
• Log in using your TMS member number as your username and your birthdate as your password.
• Click on "Renew Membership."
• Make any necessary updates to your information (such as address changes), select your method of payment, and then submit your information through TMS's secure on-line form.

. . . Creating Fewer, But Stronger Technical Committees

As part of a strategic plan to revitalize its activities, the TMS Extraction & Processing Division (EPD) has reorganized its division structure, eliminating some technical committees and merging others to create a more streamlined division. In its new form, the division comprises five technical committees: Aqueous Processing, Materials Characterization, Process Technology and Modeling, Pyrometallurgy, and Recycling and Environmental Technologies.

"We believe that streamlining the committee structure will provide us with larger, more vibrant committees that will have the time during committee meetings and the critical mass to conceive and deliver the world-class programming that is the lifeblood of TMS activities," said Rob Stephens, EPD chair, who encourages new and existing TMS members to become involved in technical committee activities by contacting the technical division chair in their area of interest. For more on the restructure, see the October issue of JOM.

Nominate a Colleague to Serve on the TMS Board of Directors

In 2008, several leadership positions on the TMS Board of Directors will open up to new volunteer members, after the terms of the current directors expire. The society is now seeking qualified candidates to serve TMS in the following board positions:

• Director of Professional Development
• Director/Chair of Information Technology
• Director/Chair of Public & Governmental Affairs
• Director/Chair of Publications
• Vice-President

Reports, Hearings Focus on Nanotechnology

Additional federal research money and coordination of R&D and regulatory activities will be needed to foster development of the nanotechnology industry, according to reports and Congressional testimony in a flurry of activity late in September. House Science Committee hearings sought to bring together the various elements of the debate, with outgoing Chair Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) calling for a national agenda to assess environmental and health risks associated with the development and use of nanotechnology, estimating that this will cost at least twice the current funding levels devoted to risk assessment. He also suggested a "coordinator" to expedite the federal process.

Meanwhile, a National Research Council report, A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, concluded that "Although early indications about the success of the NNI [National Nanotechnology Initiative] are positive . . . the federal government should sustain support of the NNI in a way that ensures a balance between short-term goals and long-range R&D and a strong supporting infrastructure." It also called for "new approaches to science and technology education and training" and expanded research on environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanotechnology as well as risk assessment protocols.

. . . For Very High Cycle Fatigue Specialty Conference

In 2007, TMS will hold the Fourth International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF) on the Unversity of Michigan campus, August 19–22. The conference will feature a series of keynote lectures, given by presenters from respected academic institutions throughout the world. Keynote presenters will be:

• Claude Bathias, University of Bodenkultur, Austria
• Yukitaka Murakami, Kyushu University, Japan
• Herwig Mayer, CNAM, France
• Tatsuo Sakai, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
• Hael Mugrahbi, University of Erlangen, Germany
• Rob Ritchie, University of California, United States

. . . For Professionals and Students

For Professionals
TMS will now accept submissions for the 2008 Acta Materialia Awards: the Acta Materialia Gold Medal, which recognizes outstanding ability and leadership in materials research, and the J. Herbert Hollomon Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding of the relations between materials technology and society and/or contributions to materials technology that have had a major impact on society. Nominate a colleague for either of these awards by contacting Nellie Luther at TMS no later than October 31.

For Students
Acta Materialia, Inc., publisher of the journals Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia, offers five awards to graduate students whose work was published in one of the three Acta journals in 2006. High-quality papers that represent major contributions to the work of a particular field will be rewarded with cash prizes of $2,000 each. Candidates should be nominated by their research advisor or a senior member of the faculty and should submit this nomination along with two supporting letters and their curriculum vitae. Nominations must be submitted before March 31, 2007, to Subhash Mahajan, coordinating editor, Acta Journals, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering, 1711 Rural Road, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6006.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

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

OCTOBER JOM: "Re-Engineering Engineering Education for the Challenges of the 21st Century" by Gretar Tryggvason and Diran Apelian
Engineering education and the profession are confronting a challenging crossroad. Some of us see it as a crisis, others, as an opportunity for positioning our community and our society for the 21st century. It would be fair to say, however, that none of us are very satisfied with the status quo and what seems to be facing us in the near term. [READ]

OCTOBER JOM: "Beyond Batteries: Other Trends in the Demand for Lead" by David N. Wilson
Lead has been used for more than 8,000 years and has had important industrial applications for at least 2,000 years. At various times, different uses have dominated demand for the metal. Lead pipes, roofing, type metal, paints, cable sheathing, and batteries have all held significant shares of the market at some point in history and the pattern of demand is constantly changing. Today the dominant use of lead is for batteries, which account for almost 80% of demand. However, the remaining 20% includes some important applications. This paper analyzes trends in demand for these uses in order to provide some insight into what the future may hold. [READ]

OCTOBER JOM: "Cobalt—Its Recovery, Recycling, and Application" by Shijie Wang
Although cobalt is one of the least abundant elements compared to copper and nickel, it is an important part of the composition of nearly all alloys developed since the 19th century and has been of considerable interest in recent years. In this paper, cobalt processes that were developed for mixed ore are summarized. New cobalt purification and electrodeposition developments are described, and the most important aspects of cobalt recycling and application are also presented. [READ]

OCTOBER JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS: "Epitaxial Growth of GaN Layers on Metallic TiN Buffer Layers" by Yu Uchida, et al.
To improve GaN light-emitting diode light emission, we produced metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)-grown, continuous, flat GaN layers on metallic TiN buffer layers deposited on sapphire substrates. Three important conditions were found: (a) the sapphire substrate surface plane should be (1120), (b) the TiN layer surface plane should be (111), and (c) the TiN buffer layer nitrogen content should be higher than that of stoichiometric TiN. Reduction of TiN layer thickness reduced TiN buffer layer surface roughness. Threading dislocation density in GaN layers grown on TiN buffer layers was much lower than that in GaN layers grown on AlN. [READ]

METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A and B: "Building the Future an Atom at a Time: Realizing Feynman's Vision" by William J. Madia
This paper was the 2005 ASM/TMS Distinguished Lecture in Materials and Society delivered at the Materials Science and Technology 2005 (MS&T '05) conference, and appears in the October issue of both volumes (A and B) of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. Since Feynman's 1959 lecture, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom," and particularly in the last 15 years, advances in instrumentation have permitted us to observe and characterize materials at the atomic scale. New and even more powerful capabilities are rapidly becoming available. At the same time, our theoretical understanding and ability to model complex systems have matured to a level that enables us to begin making useful predictions in many areas, with the promise of further progress as we approach petascale computing. Progress in making and structuring nanoscale materials in commercially useful quantities is also being made, albeit more selectively. Exploiting chemistry and biochemistry to mimic nature's accomplishments in living systems is a promising approach that is opening new possibilities. The remarkable progress of the last few years is already producing technological advances, and more can be expected as investments in nanoscience and nanotechnology increase. Just as advances in information technology during the second half of the 20th century produced dramatic technological, economic, and societal changes, so the coming nanoscale revolution will affect virtually every aspect of life in the 21st century. [READ]

Programs, on-line registration, and more:

7th INT'L CONF. ON Mg ALLOYS AND APPLICATIONS
Dresden, Germany
Nov. 6–9, 2006

INT'L CONF. ON ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Fatehgarh Sahib, India
Dec. 1–3, 2006

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

11th WORLD CONF. ON TITANIUM
Kyoto, Japan
June 3–7, 2007

EUROPEAN METALLURGICAL CONF. 2007
Dusseldorf, Germany
June 11–14, 2007

EMC 2007
Notre Dame, IN
June 20–22, 2007

4th INT'L VERY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE CONF.
Abstracts Due: Nov. 15, 2006
Ann Arbor, MI
Aug. 19–22, 2007

13th INT'L CONF. ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS
Abstracts Due: Nov. 10, 2006
Whistler, Canada
Aug. 19–23, 2007

COPPER 2007
Toronto, Canada
Aug. 25–30, 2007

EUROMAT 2007
Nuremberg, Germany
Sept. 10–13, 2007

MS&T '07
Detroit, MI
Sept. 16–20, 2007

PRICM 6
Abstracts Due: Jan. 15, 2007
Jeju Island, Korea
Nov. 6–9, 2007

TMS 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
New Orleans, LA
Mar. 9–13, 2008

SUPERALLOYS 2008
Champion, PA
Sept. 14–18, 2008

REWAS 2008
Cancun, Mexico
Oct. 12–15, 2008

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