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TMS 2008 OPENS ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
Program Expands to Include New Technical Track

NEW PROCEEDINGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM TMS 2007
New Books and Papers at the TMS Document Center

FROM OUR SPONSOR: KEYENCE
54 Mega Pixel Digital Microscope Provides Surface Analysis Tools

TMS VISITS VIRGINIA TECH STUDENT CHAPTER
MSE Department Thanks Materials Community for Their Support

POSTER COMPETITION ANNOUNCED . . .
. . . For Commercialization of NanoMaterials Conference

TOP TEN (OR 12). . .
. . . Topics for 2008 JOM

HOW TO . . .
. . . Submit a Paper to JOM

WHAT'S NEW AT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS:
A Look at the Magnesium Community

NEWS FROM AIME
Engineering Excellence Awards Accept Nominations

WASHINGTON NEWS FROM THE FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES
Congress Set to Finalize Competitiveness Legislation

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW . . .
. . . Conference Deadlines and Announcements for May

Program Expands to Include New Technical Track

Symposia plans are now set for the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting, which will take place March 9–13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. TMS is now welcoming abstract submissions for more than 50 symposia on a variety of topics. This year, symposia have been grouped into four main technical areas:

• Light Metals
• Extraction, Processing, Structure and Properties
• Emerging Materials
• Materials and Society 2008: Global Energy, Environment and Infrastructure

New Books and Papers at the TMS Document Center

As plans for the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting progress, TMS is releasing a large collection of its 2007 Annual Meeting proceedings in a flexible electronic format that allows readers to purchase entire books or individual articles.

TMS produced seven concurrent proceedings in print format from the 2007 Annual Meeting, and now an additional 250 papers from 28 symposia have been added to the on-line TMS Document Center for purchase. At the 2007 Annual Meeting, TMS distributed many of these papers on CD-ROM to meeting attendees. Each attendee could select one of three CD-ROM proceedings collections as part of the full-conference registration fee. Though these CD-ROM collections are no longer available, users may create their own collections by selecting individual papers or entire symposia proceedings.

To begin browsing this new collection of papers, visit the New Books section of the TMS Document Center using the links below. TMS 2007 Annual Meeting Proceedings will be identified by the icon pictured here.

54 Mega Pixel Digital Microscope Provides Surface Analysis Tools

The Keyence VHX-600 Digital Microscope incorporates a 54 mega-pixel 3CCD and a high-performance graphic engine. It produces sharp 3D images and surface profiles, and displays detailed 3D color/height topographic images. A depth-of-field 20x greater than conventional microscopes plus 3D Image Composition provide extraordinary image quality and color. Includes built-in TFT display, on-screen measurements, particle counting, glare suppression, 160 GB HDD, CD-R/RW, LAN and more. 32 page brochure contains details and specs. Download brochure

MSE Department Thanks Materials Community for Their Support

Each year, the current TMS president visits one or two Material Advantage student chapters to raise awareness of the role of professional societies, to help chapters recruit new members, and to encourage student chapters in their work. This year, two student chapter visits were planned: the first at Virginia Tech on April 26th, the second at the University of Illinois in late October.

At the request of the Virginia Tech Student Chapter, TMS proceeded with the scheduled school visit, which took place ten days after a series of shootings on campus. 2007 TMS President Robert Shull and Chris McKelvey, TMS manager of member services and student affairs, gave a presentation on the importance of student involvement in professional societies, providing an opportunity for the chapter to recruit new student members from various related departments. That evening, TMS held an additional social event where student and faculty members could relax and socialize.

In response to the outpouring of support from the materials science and engineering community as a whole, David E. Clark, professor and head of the Materials Science & Engineering Department at Virginia Tech, issued the following message:

Dear MSE Community:

On behalf of the VT-MSE faculty, staff and students, I want to thank you for the sympathy, concern, and support that you have shown following the Virginia Tech campus shootings on 04/16/07. Although none of our students or faculty were physically harmed during the incident, we did lose some close friends, colleagues, and exceptional students from several departments across campus. We have all been comforted by your concerns and kind gestures. We have also received amazing support from the Virginia Tech community itself. Our students, in particular, have resolved not to make these events definitive of the VT experience. We are very proud to be associated with them during these difficult times. We have learned that the VT community has deep-rooted values and with your support we will move forward. Knowing that you are there for us is greatly appreciated as we continue the healing process. Again, our heart-felt thanks.

David E. Clark

Clark is pictured above (back row, third from left) with Shull (back row, third from right) and Virginia Tech Material Advantage Chapter student and faculty members.

. . . For Commercialization of NanoMaterials Conference

A student poster competition has recently been added to plans for the Commercialization of NanoMaterials 2007 conference, which will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 11–13. The conference will bring together the diverse group needed to make nanomaterials commercially viable: government laboratories that support nanotech developments, university researchers working with technology transfer, emerging nanomaterials companies introducing products to the market, and leading companies that can make high-volume production of nanomaterials a reality.

Added to this mix will be a display of student posters on cutting-edge nanomaterials research and suggested opportunities for commercial application. The poster competition is designed to generate further discussion about research and its commercial potential.

A first prize of $1,000, second prize of $300, and third prize of $200 will be awarded for the best posters. The American Ceramic Society, a co-sponsor of this year's NanoMaterials Conference, is organizing the competition. Posters must be submitted through CMS-Plus, the on-line TMS conference and proceedings management system, by September 26.

. . . Topics for 2008 JOM

This week, the editorial schedule for the 2008 volume year of JOM was finalized, and it is unveiled here for TMS e-News readers. Because the editorial plans are for 12 issues of the journal, and because the editorial staff believes each topic to be of equally excellent quality, we will once again completely disregard the traditional top ten format and instead present the top 12 topics planned for JOM in 2008, listed in chronological order:

12. Nuclear Energy (January)

11. The Materials Environment (February)

10. Biology and Materials (March)

9. Multiscale Analysis (April)

8. Process Optimization (May)

7. Phase Transformations (June)

6. High-Temperature Materials (July)

5. Recycling (August)

4. Nanotechnology (September)

3. Extractive Metallurgy (October)

2. Processing Light Metals (November)

1. Electronic Materials (December)

Have a paper in mind that fits one of these topics? See the How-To article for submission information.

. . . Submit a Paper to JOM

To submit a paper for an upcoming issue of JOM, begin by looking at the planned JOM technical emphasis topics to determine if your work fits with the journal's editorial plans. (The 2008 topics are listed in this month's Top Ten article.) In addition to technical overviews and research summaries, the journal also considers feature articles on professional affairs, education, industrial insights, government and policy, and archaeotechnology. Once you have determined that JOM is an appropriate publication venue for your paper, visit the journal's on-line author guidelines to learn more about the journal and its editorial processes.

Next, submit an abstract of your paper using the on-line abstract submission form. The journal's editorial staff and technical advisors will then review the proposed paper for quality and compatibility with planned editorial topics—a process that typically takes at least one month. If the abstract is accepted, the author will be asked to submit a completed manuscript at least three months prior to the month of publication. The on-line author guidelines contain information on preparing a manuscript and submitting artwork. For more information, contact jom@tms.org.

A Look at the Magnesium Community

The Magnesium Community of Materials Technology@TMS is a first stop for technical resources, discussion, and news on magnesium. What follows is a look at the newest additions to the site and some highlights from the Magnesium Community's Digital Resource Center (DRC), provided by Lynne Karabin, moderator for the Magnesium Community. All of the resources housed in the DRC can be accessed by TMS members.

Magnesium Technology Proceedings
This month, the Metallurgy Section of the DRC has been significantly expanded to include nearly 250 complete articles from the Magnesium Technology Symposia held at the TMS Annual Meetings from 2000–2004. Important areas of magnesium technology are covered in these proceedings, such as reduction, recycling, environment, casting and solidification, applications, alloy development, physical metallurgy, corrosion, creep, forming of wrought products, thixomolding, and joining.

Additional Digital Resource Highlights
The Magnesium Community DRC contains a number of resources that are exclusive to the Materials Technology@TMS site, including:

• Magnesium Production: These annotated directories provide links to corporations engaged in magnesium production throughout the world. (Found in the Primary Production, Recycling, and Environment Folder)
• Magnesium in Metallurgy: Casting: Originally designed to be a short course, this PowerPoint presentation covers melt preparation and transfer, hot and cold chamber die-casting technologies and thixomolding. This resource was contributed by Henry Hu of the University of Windsor. (Found in the Solidification Folder)
• Development of New Magnesium Alloys and Materials: This is an extensive presentation  on magnesium, its production, and the effects of various alloying additions on the properties of commercial and experimental alloys. This resource was submitted by Mihriban Pekguleryuz of McGill University. (Found in the Alloy Development Folder)

Engineering Excellence Awards Accept Nominations

Through June 15, the Standing Award Committees of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (AIME)—of which TMS is a member society—will accept nominations for AIME engineering excellence awards. Award criteria and nomination information can be found through the AIME web site link below.

Awards now accepting nominations include:

• James Douglas Gold Medal: Established in 1922, this award recognizes distinguished achievement in nonferrous metallurgy.
• Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal: For distinguished achievement in mining administration, including metallurgy and petroleum.
• Robert Earll McConnell Award: To recognize beneficial service to mankind by engineers through significant contributions which tend to advance the nation's standard of living or replenish its natural resources.
• AIME Distinguished Service Award: In recognition of extraordinary and dedicated service in furtherance of the goals, purposes, and traditions of AIME.
• Environmental Conservation Distinguished Service Award: Established in 1972, this award recognizes significant contributions to environmental conservation.
• Frank F. Aplan Award: In recognition of engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral processing.
• Mineral Economics Award: For distinguished contributions in the advancement of mineral economics.
• Mineral Industry Education Award: For distinguished contributions to the advancement of mineral industry education.

Congress Set to Finalize Competitiveness Legislation

On May 21, the House by voice vote and with little discussion passed a bill combining several measures it had already passed addressing different components of R&D and education to support American competitiveness. Passage of the omnibus bill will facilitate conference committee deliberations with the Senate, which last month passed its own "America COMPETES" act by a vote of 88-8.

The House bill keeps the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the laboratories at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on a track to double research spending over ten years. It also reauthorizes NIST for the first time in over a decade, funds the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships program, and reorganizes the Advanced Technology Program. The bill also authorizes education programs at NSF and the Department of Energy, including awards for early career and teacher development. While the bill follows many of the recommendations of President Bush's American Competitiveness Initiative, the administration has objected to some of its costs, primarily at NIST. The White House has stopped short of threatening a veto, however, and in light of the overwhelmingly bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate, final passage and signing into law is seen as likely before the end of the year.

. . . Conference Deadlines and Announcements for May

2007 Electronic Materials Conference
June 20–22
Notre Dame, Indiana
In June, TMS will hold the 49th Electronic Materials Conference, the premier annual forum on the preparation and characterization of electronic materials. Early registration for the conference ends June 4. Full-conference registrants will save $125 on their registration fee by registering before June 4.

Metal Processing Institute Spring Symposium
June 6, 7:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
This half-day symposium will focus on green engineering and will begin with a welcome by 2007 TMS Vice President Diran Apelian, Howmet Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Metal Processing Institute at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Registrations should be submitted by June 1.

7th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS-7)
September 16–21, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada
Registration is now open for the ICNS-7 conference, which will focus on all aspects of Group-III Nitride Semiconductors with special emphasis on epitaxial growth, bulk crystals, theory, materials issues, defect engineering, structural analysis, optical characterization, nanostructures, and devices. Those who register before August 27 will receive $100 off the price of the registration fee.

Superalloys 2008
Champion, Pennsylvania
September 14–18, 2008
The Superalloys 2008 conference is now accepting abstracts on all aspects of the development, production, behavior, and integration of superalloys and related high-temperature materials into gas turbines for aircraft, power generation, and other applications. Abstracts are due August 15, 2007, and can be submitted through CMS-Plus, the on-line TMS conference and proceedings management system.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

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

MAY JOM: " Progress in the Licensing of Materials Engineers " by Jeffrey W. Fergus, David A. Shifler, Anthony A. Pengidore, and David L. Bourell
Materials engineers make up a small portion of all practicing engineers but perform a wide variety of functions in many different industrial and government sectors. This combination of small size and wide diversity creates challenges in licensing professional engineers. In response to changing demographics in the materials engineering community, the specifications for the Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination for Metallurgical Engineering have been revised and the name of the exam, beginning in October 2008, will be Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. The new specifications are expected to be first implemented in the October 2008 administration of the exam. In this paper, the process and rationalization for these changes will be discussed, along with some more general issues related to professional registration. [READ]

MAY JOM: " Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Answering a Call to Action " by Maureen Byko
The decline of U.S. science and math literacy is not hard to track: dwindling enrollment in science-related degree programs and increasingly imported technology provide a well-documented starting point. Now, signs of broad-based concern for the situation are also surfacing. This article looks at the effects of the report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, issued in late 2005. The report issued a call to action and made four main recommendations. This article reviews how these actions have been followed up. [READ]

MAY JOM: " Modeling Electrochemistry in Metallurgical Processes " by Adam C. Powell IV, Yasushi Shibuta, Jonathan Guyer, and Chandler A. Becker
Mathematical modeling is an important tool for the development of materials and processes for making them. Modeling electrochemical processes for smelting or plating metals presents several particularly difficult challenges. Boundary conditions are nonlinear and time-dependent, often because phenomena at multiple length scales are inextricably linked. For example, the Angstrom-scale double layer gives rise to nonlinear voltage-current behavior, which is a boundary condition for macroscopic models. And development of micrometer-scale dendrites dramatically changes both the product form and the apparent resistance at the interface; chemical additives can suppress dendrites and produce superconformal filling of very rough surfaces. This paper gives an overview of modeling approaches at all length scales from Angstroms to meters, including both mean field and atomistic approaches. [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " NSDL Materials Digital Library Pathway, Transport Phenomena, & TMS Partnership " by Laura M. Bartolo, Matthew J.M. Krane, and Adam C. Powell IV
The National Science Digital Library (NSDL), supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, provides a dynamic and organized point of access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research resources as well as access to services and tools that enhance the use of this content in a variety of contexts. This article provides an overview of the NSDL's Materials Digital Library Pathway (MatDL). [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " Cooperative Research Center for Computational Materials Design (CCMD) at Penn State and Georgia Tech " by Zi-Kui Liu
The development of new materials and the capability to tailor existing materials to meet new and demanding applications are critical for continued improvements in the quality of human life. Traditionally, the field of materials science and engineering predominantly has focused on processing materials, establishing structure-property relations, and measuring material properties. This empirical approach is increasingly shifting toward the design of materials to achieve optimal functionality, driven largely by complementary advances in computational materials science and information technology, particularly in the last few decades. [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " Advanced Metallizations and Interconnect Technologies: A Symposium in Honor of Professor K.N. Tu " by C. Robert Kao
The TMS Electronic, Magnetic, & Photonic Materials Division (EMPMD) Symposium: Advanced Metallizations and Interconnect Technologies, in Honor of Professor K.N. Tu was held during the TMS 2007 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This article reviews the one-day event held in honor of the first recipient of the EMPMD Distinguished Scientist Award, Professor King-Ning Tu of UCLA. [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " TMS Opens Access to Magnesium Technology Papers " by Lynne Karabin
TMS members have easy access to quality resources on magnesium via Materials Technology@TMS. The Magnesium Community Digital Resource Center, which launched in February at the TMS Annual Meeting, was divided into six areas: the Technical Community, Metallurgy, Processing, Alloys, Physical and Mechanical Behavior, and Product Manufacturing. This month, the Metallurgy Section has been significantly expanded. TMS members are now able to obtain at no cost nearly 250 complete articles on magnesium from the Magnesium Technology Symposia from the years 2000–2004. [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " Reawakening of United States Nuclear Energy: Materials Challenges for a New Generation of Power Plants " by Todd M. Osman and Iver Anderson
The United States Nuclear Power Industry is "reawakening." This is evident with increased attention being placed on nuclear power by federal agencies and the recent application for 30 new plant construction permits. On May 3, 2007, TMS co-sponsored a Materials Information Luncheon (MIL) with the American Nuclear Society and ASM International to further the discussion of materials needs for next-generation nuclear power plants. The session was held for members of Congress and their staffers in Washington, D.C., providing a perspective on materials demands and challenges related to the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. [READ]

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY@TMS: " Superalloys in China " by Qiang (Charles) Feng
In 1956, the first superalloy ingot GH3030 was cast successfully in China. To date, the research, production, and applications of superalloys have been developed for over 50 years. In the past 50 years, superalloys in China have been developed from nothing, from imitation to innovation. The temperature capability of superalloys has been increased; the advanced materials and processing technology have been developed. The process and quality of production has been continuously improved, and the Chinese superalloy system has been established. [READ]

Programs, on-line registration, and more:

Processing Materials for Properties-III (PMP-III)
Bangkok, Thailand
December 7-10, 2008

2nd International Conference on Thermomechanical Simulations and Processing of Steel (SimPro'08)
Ranchi, India
December 9-11, 2008

TMS 2009 Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
February 15-19, 2009

5th International Materials Symposium (MATERIAiS 2009)
Lisbon, Portugal
April 5-8, 2009

Offshore Technology Conference 2009
Houston, Texas
May 4-7, 2009

International Deep Drawing Research Group Conference 2009 (IDDRG 2009)
Golden, Colorado
June 1-3, 2009

Electronic Materials Conference (EMC 2009)
University Park, Pennsylvania
June 24-26, 2009

European Metallurgical Conference 2009 (EMC2009)
Innsbruck, Austria
June 28 - July 1, 2009

Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials and Resources, An International Workshop
Lausanne, Switzerland
July 22-24, 2009

14th International Conference on Environmental Degradation in Nuclear Power Systems
Virginia Beach, Virginia
August 23-27, 2009

Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2009) Nickel-Cobalt 2009
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
August 23-26, 2009

Thermec 2009: Sixth International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes
Berlin, Germany
August 25-29, 2009

Defect Recognition Image Processing (DRIP) XIII
Abstracts due: 3/15/2009
Wheeling, West Virginia
September 13-17, 2009

2009 International Symposium on Liquid Metal Processing and Casting
Abstracts due: 1/15/2009
Sante Fe, New Mexico
September 20-23, 2009

5th International Conference on Science and Technology of Ironmaking (ICSTI'09)
Shanghai, China
October 19-22, 2009

Materials Science & Technology 2009 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T'09)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 25-29, 2009

TRANSFAC '09 - International Conference on Innovative Solutions for the Advancement of the Transport Industry
Detroit, Michigan
October 31 - November 3, 2009

TMS 2010 Annual Meeting
Seattle, Washington
February 14-18, 2010

Copper 2010
Hamburg, Germany
June 6-10, 2010

Electronic Materials Conference 2010
Notre Dame, Indiana
June 23-26, 2010

Materials Science & Technlogy 2010 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T'10)
Houston, Texas
October 17-21, 2010

Superalloys 2012: Twenfth International Symposium on Superalloys
Champion, Pennsylvania
September 9-13, 2012

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