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MS&T CONFERENCE CONTINUES TO GROW . . .
. . . Four Societies Present Broader Technical Program, Draw Larger Crowd

AWARD LECTURERS DELIVER POPULAR TALKS . . .
. . . at MS&T '06

FROM MS&T TO JOM . . .
. . . Sessions on World Trade Center and Materials Informatics Slated for Journal Publication

FROM OUR SPONSOR: JOM PRESENTS Pb-FREE WEBCAST
Register by November 13

TOP TEN . . .
. . . Out-of-Context Quotes from MS&T '06

JOB-HUNTING, COMPETING, AND DANCING . . .
. . . Students Experience MS&T '06

ACTIVITY ON EXHIBIT HALL FLOOR . . .
. . . Includes Industry Track Sessions, Sales, and Contests

PLASMA TELEVISIONS AND iPODS . . .
. . . Football-Themed Contest Names Prize Winners

SEE YOU IN DETROIT. . .
. . . In 2007, MS&T Moves to the Motor City

. . . Four Societies Present Broader Technical Program, Draw Larger Crowd

Since its inception in 2003, the Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) conference series has grown, from an 800-person gathering sponsored by two societies, to an integrated meeting drawing more than 3,000 attendees and organized by four materials societies: TMS, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST), ASM International, and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), which incorporated its annual meeting into this year's event.

In terms of programming, activities, attendance, and student participation, the conference grew in 2006 to include:

• 3,292 attendees (a 25% increase from MS&T '05)
• A record 744 students
• 60 symposia (a 50% increase from MS&T '05)
• More than 1,600 presentations

. . . at MS&T '06

With more than 1,600 papers to choose from, MS&T attendees were faced with some difficult decisions. Throughout the technical program, the four societies called attention to invited lecturers and award winners who would discuss issues of widespread interest to the materials community. Included among these were the ASM/TMS Distinguished Lecture, delivered by Joel P. Clark (pictured) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the ACerS Robert B. Sosman Award and Lecture delivered by I-Wei Chen of the University of Pennsylvania.

Clark's presentation, "Economic and Environmental Issues Associated with the Selection, Manufacturing, and Use of Materials," kicked off the Materials Competition symposium. Nearly 100 people gathered for the presentation, and many of Clark's former graduate students gave talks at the session, creating an atmosphere that was both scholarly and social.

Chen's presentation, "A Perspective on Nanoceramics," was by far the best attended lecture at the meeting, drawing approximately 230 listeners. Other award lecturers also ranked high on the list of well-attended presentations.

. . . Sessions on World Trade Center and Materials Informatics Slated for Journal Publication

In the coming months, the TMS member journal JOM will present material from the MS&T '06 conference in print and on-line for the materials science and engineering community. Currently, the journal has plans to publish presentations on a study of the World Trade Center collapse and a materials informatics workshop.

At the TMS Young Leader Tutorial Lecture at MS&T '06, Stephen Banovic of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discussed his role in the investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings. JOM plans to publish a paper based on this presentation in a future issue of the journal, as a follow up to the influential article "Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation" by Thomas Eagar and Christopher Musso, published in the December 2001 issue of the journal. This first article speculated about the buildings' collapse from a materials perspective; the next article will summarize the results of authoritative NIST studies. One thing the article will not be able to duplicate, however, is the ability to handle actual steel samples from the building, as lecture attendees did. (Pictured: Banovic standing amid steel samples taken from the World Trade Center on the NIST campus.)

At the Materials Informatics Workshop, MS&T attendees heard presentations and sampled tools developed to increase efficiency in research, development, and materials selection throughout the materials community. This interactive session is planned for presentation in JOM-e, the on-line supplement to JOM. JOM-e is an ideal venue for presenting the workshop, as it will allow readers to both view the workshop presentations and sample selected tools demonstrated in the workshop.

Register by November 13

Learn about issues impacting the effective implementation of lead-free solders, from both the industrial and academic perspectives:

Performance Considerations in Lead-Free Solder Implementation
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Presentations include:

• The Lead-Free Transition: An Industrial Perspective on Status and Challenges, by Ravi Mahajan, Intel
• Fundamental Research on Environmentally-Benign Pb-Free Solders, by Nikhilesh Chawla, Arizona State University
• Design for Reliability Considerations with Pb-Free Electronics by Craig Hillman, DfR Solutions

. . . Out-of-Context Quotes from MS&T '06

From formal presentations to hallway discussions, candid comments lend an interesting perspective on any event. Here, we count down a list of our top ten favorite comments overheard from attendees and presenters at MS&T '06. Disclaimer: Every one of these quotes is taken completely out of its original context and meant strictly for entertainment purposes.

10. "There's no problem of materials availability. It all depends on how much you want to pay for them."

9. "There's always a future."

8. "If a materials engineer got involved earlier in the process, there would be a lot fewer problems."

7. "Less time is less energy."

6. "I don't know if that's interesting or not."

5. "This is the most fun that you're ever going to have with a group of engineers."

4. "Parts talk. . . . Always listen to the part."

3. "These are two entirely different beasties."

2. "Does that mean that I don't have to give my talk?"

1. "We didn't solve any problems, but we increased our understanding."

. . . Students Experience MS&T '06

In between technical sessions, the large number of students at MS&T '06 contacted potential employers, competed for prizes, and indulged in just a bit of partying at the student mixer. Students were able to take full advantage of the joint resources of the four societies that sponsor both the MS&T conference and the joint Material Advantage student program. More than 740 students attended the conference, which offered a wide variety of activities designed specifically for them.

A key addition to this year's student program was the Material Advantage Career Connection and Grad School Connection. At this job-fair-style event, representatives from industry and graduate schools were available to students to discuss potential career and education goals beyond their undergraduate years. The four-hour event was well attended and many students reported finding promising job leads as a result.

Students were also given the opportunity to show off their skills at the ceramic mug drop and putter contests; discuss ideas for improving their chapters at the Student Chapter Development Conference; and dance the night away at the student mixer. At the end of the conference, some students went home with door prizes, others with job offers, and a few with the distinct honor of being named Dance-Off Champion.

. . . Includes Industry Track Sessions, Sales, and Contests

At the MS&T '06 exhibit hall, more than 150 vendors were on hand, displaying their products; conducting raffles, contests, and giveaways; and demonstrating technology innovations. In the midst of it all was a special program designed specifically for the conference's industrial audience. The Industry Track, a series of presentations held on the exhibit floor, covered a wide range of topics, from environmental and intellectual property issues to business concerns and high-temperature materials. The tracks were designed to complement exhibit displays and technical programming for an industrial audience.

With the addition of the American Ceramic Society's annual meeting to the MS&T event, the exhibit grew to include more than 40 new companies in 2006.

. . . Football-Themed Contest Names Prize Winners

Football fans tried out their quarterback skills at the MS&T football feature, a competition on the exhibit hall floor for prizes such as plasma tvs and iPods. MS&T attendees were invited to step up and try their skills at the football toss and to enter a raffle to win prizes. The grand prize, a 42" plasma television set, went to Mike Buchmann from the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. Apple iPods went to the remaining winners, including:

• William Carty from Alfred University in Alfred, New York
• Greg Long from Emerson Climate Technologies in Sidney, Ohio
• John Paules from Ellwood Materials Technology in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

. . . In 2007, MS&T Moves to the Motor City

In 2007, the four societies will once again partner to present MS&T, September 16–20, in Detroit, Michigan. More than 50 symposia are already scheduled for the 2007 conference and are now accepting abstract submissions in the subject areas of automotive, electronic and magnetic properties, energy, fundamentals and characterization, materials and systems, nanotechnology, processing and product manufacturing, special topics, and steel. Click on the link below to begin the abstract submission process. The deadline for submissions is March 15.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

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

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Fundamentals and Characterization, Volume 1 " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers submitted for the following symposia: Chemically Active Ceramic Nano-Particles and Nano-Structures; Chemistry and Interfaces in Multifunctional Materials and Metal-Oxide Films; Education and Professional Development; Failure Analysis: Optimizing Design and Preventing Failures through Failure Analysis; Frontiers of Materials Science and Engineering 2006: Microstructures and Properties—Linking from Nano to Macro; Industry Track 2006; International Symposium on Defects, Transport, and Related Phenomena; Microstructural and Texture Requirements for Functional Materials; MS&T '06 Lectures; and Poster Session. [READ]

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Fundamentals and Characterization, Volume 2 " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers from the following symposia: Nanomechanical Characterization and Size-Dependent Mechanical Properties; Phase Stability, Diffusion, and their Applications; Progress and Challenges in Understanding Materials Interfaces; Radiation Effects in Materials; Scanning Probe Microscopy for Materials Science; Structure-Property Relationships of Transition-Metal Oxide Interfaces; The Role of Computational Methods in Materials Research and Development; and Tribological Contacts: Fundamental Issues and Practical Solutions. [READ]

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Materials and Systems, Volume 1 " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers from the following MS&T '06 symposia: Biological Inorganic Hybrid Materials; Ceramic-Matrix Composites; Ferroelectric and Ferroic Materials; Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Systems: Materials, Processing, Manufacturing, and Power Management Technologies; General Topics in Electroceramics; Glass and Optical Materials; and the International Symposium on Advanced Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices. [READ]

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Materials and Systems, Volume 2 " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers from the following MS&T '06 symposia: the International Symposium on Advanced High-Strength Steels for the Ground Transportation Industry; Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting, Generation, and Storage Systems; Materials for Responsive Space Access; Nanocomposites: Their Science, Technology, and Applications; Nanomaterials: Science and Technology; Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications; and Use of Ceramics, Glass and Other Materials in the Disposition of Nuclear and Hazardous Wastes. [READ]

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Processing " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers from the following MS&T '06 symposia: Advances in Cement-Based Materials: Manufacture, Hydration, Admixture Interaction, Properties, and Degradation; Advances in Refractories; Green Engineering for Materials Processing; Heat Treatment of Steel; High-Temperature Degradation of Fe-, Ni-, and Co-Based Alloys including Metal Dusting; Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses, and Composites; Ion Beam Modification and Synthesis in Solids; Materials Processing Challenges for the Aerospace Industry; Processing for Reliability; Recent Developments in Steel Processing; and Starting Materials for Advanced Ceramics (for Electronics and Structural Applications). [READ]

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2006: " Product Manufacturing " by Various Authors
This volume contains papers from the following MS&T '06 symposia: Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials including Affordable Joining of Titanium and Joining Technologies for MMCs; Lead-Free Soldering: It Is Here to Stay—Applications, Alloy Development, and Impact; Machining and Grinding of Engineered Materials; Processing and Performance of Beryllium; Steel Product Metallurgy and Applications; Surface Protection for Enhanced Materials Performances; the Impact of Design on Corrosion Performance; and the Materials Competition. [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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