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TMS SEEKS FUTURE SOCIETY LEADERS . . .
. . . through New Leadership Development Committee

TMS 2008 ANNUAL MEETING TECHNICAL PROGRAM . . .
. . . Is Now On-Line through the TMS Personal Conference Scheduler

FROM OUR SPONSOR: EDAX'S APOLLO 40 SDD FOR HIGH SPEED MICROANALYSIS
The Next Generation Silicon Drift Detector that Revolutionizes X-ray Microanalysis

MATERIALS AND SOCIETY ISSUES . . .
. . . Take Center Stage at TMS 2008 Annual Meeting

HANDS-ON NEW ORLEANS . . .
. . . Service Project Lets Scientists and Engineers Lend a Hand

FROM OUR SPONSOR: CILAS LASER PARTICLE SIZE ANALZYERS
EcoSizer Awarded Product of the Year

HOW TO . . .
. . . Participate in the TMS 2008 Materials Bowl

COMMERCIALIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS . . .
. . . Examined at November Conference

WASHINGTON NEWS FROM THE FEDERATION OF MATERIALS SOCIETIES
Restructuring of DOE Nuclear Programs Recommended

. . . through New Leadership Development Committee

Helping TMS members enhance their leadership skills is one component of TMS's professional development mission. In 2007, the ad hoc Leadership Development Committee was formed with the mission "to assist the Board of Directors in developing society leaders at all levels of the organization as well as to provide opportunities for TMS members to grow in their leadership capabilities through service to the society."

The committee, chaired by TMS Past President Brajendra Mishra, is now providing the opportunity for TMS members to identify their interest in being involved in TMS leadership activities through completing an on-line Leadership Opportunities Interest Form, housed on the Administration@TMS site under the Leadership Development Committee. Click on the link below to fill out the form and indicate your interest in participating.

Remember also that nominations are now open for TMS Board of Directors positions for the 2009–2012 period. Position descriptions as well as the relevant nomination forms and instructions are available in the Nominating Committee section of the Administration@TMS web site. (Use the "Nominating Committee" link below to navigate to the home page of the TMS Nominating Committee under the Administrative Committees heading.) Or, you can contact Nancy Lesko, TMS executive assistant, at nlesko@tms.org.

. . . Is Now On-Line through the TMS Personal Conference Scheduler

The TMS 2008 Annual Meeting is open for registration and housing reservations, and now the preliminary technical program is also available on-line. In prior years, the program was printed in the November issue of JOM, but this year, it has been made available through the on-line TMS Personal Conference Scheduler (PCS). The benefit of this on-line format is that the program is updated daily with cancellations and schedule changes, meaning that meeting attendees can create a general game plan for the meeting now and make updates to their schedule as the conference approaches. The TMS 2008 Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 9–13.

The technical program consists of 56 symposia that fall into four main categories: light metals; extraction, processing, structure, and properties; emerging materials; and materials and society. You do not have to be a meeting registrant (or a TMS member) to view the program through PCS. However, you will need to create a log-in identity to access the program. In the coming weeks, the technical program will also be available in portable document format through the TMS Annual Meeting web site. Any visitor to the web site will be able to view this version without creating a registration.

While viewing the technical program through PCS, you can check off the boxes next to the complete symposia or individual presentations that interest you. The scheduler will then compile a list of your selections to create a personalized schedule that will be saved for the next time you return to the site.

The Next Generation Silicon Drift Detector that Revolutionizes X-ray Microanalysis

The Apollo 40 SDD is the latest addition to EDAX's comprehensive range of X-ray detectors, fully integrated within the Genesis family of X-ray microanalysis systems. The Apollo 40 simply replaces or compliments the current Si(Li) detecting units using identical electronics and software. The Apollo 40 utilizes the latest SDD technology to provide improved collection efficiency (over 3x that of the best designed 10mm² Si(Li) detector), excellent energy resolution down to Be and resolution stability up to 200Kcps in a reliable LN₂ free environment. The Apollo 40 provides the user with an excellent EDS detector for all applications from qualitative and quantitative analysis to high speed mapping and fully automated particle analysis. Improved precision and faster analytical capabilities enable the user to generate results with confidence. To provide the ultimate materials characterization solution, the Apollo 40 seamlessly integrates with Hikari, EDAX's high speed electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector and/or EDAX's LambdaSpec parallel beam wavelength dispersive spectrometer (WDS).

For more information on Apollo and other EDAX products contact us at 201-529-4880 or via E-mail at info.edax@ametek.com. Please visit our website www.edax.com/products/new.cfm.

. . . Take Center Stage at TMS 2008 Annual Meeting

Climate change, energy conservation, infrastructure needs, and training future scientists and engineers are all topics of importance to the materials community and society as a whole. At the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting, all of these topics are brought together under the banner of Materials and Society. Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions is the theme of the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting, and these global solutions will include in-depth discussion by high-profile speakers about climate change and the aluminum industry, energy conservation in metals extraction and processing, materials for infrastructure, and creating future MSE professionals, among other topics.

A key component of the Materials and Society programming will be the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions session, which brings together a distinguished panel of leaders from the aluminum industry to discuss a pressing environmental issue. Speakers will include:

• Richard Evans, president and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Alcan
• Bernt Reitan, executive vice president of Alcoa
• Eivind Reiten, president and chief executive officer of Norsk Hydro
• Representatives from Chalco and United Company Rusal (yet to be named)

. . . Service Project Lets Scientists and Engineers Lend a Hand

Recognizing that discussing societal issues is not enough, TMS is also offering Annual Meeting attendees the opportunity to take action. On Saturday, March 8, prior to the start of the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting, attendees can actually help to rebuild sections of the New Orleans area damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

TMS is partnering with an organization called Hands On New Orleans to take a team of volunteers into a community that is still recovering from the effects of the hurricane to help in school renovation projects. TMS invites all attendees of the 2008 Annual Meeting to participate in this activity. Donations of time and money are welcome for anyone wishing to contribute to the rebuilding of the meeting's host city.

To participate, simply check the appropriate box under the "Hands-On New Orleans Service Project" section of the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting Registration form. For those who can come to the meeting a day early and donate their time to the renovation project, participation is free and includes meals, an orientation session, and transportation to the site. The TMS Foundation is helping to offset the costs of this activity, but all attendees can help to make the project a success by contributing $25 through the registration fee. Corporations can also sponsor the activity with contributions as low as $25. Contact Joe Rostan, TMS exhibit sales representative, for more information on sponsorship opportunities.

EcoSizer Awarded Product of the Year

Cilas Particle Size brings 40 years experience in developing laser particle size analyzers to our EcoSizer Laser Particle Size Analyzer. This award-winning system combines the accuracy and reliability of a traditional CILAS analyzer in a more economical instrument. The EcoSizer has a measurement range from 0.5 to 400 μm. An optional video camera provides particle shape information along with the traditional particle size distribution data. Cilas patented short optical bench design ensures the system is aligned at all times, eliminating the need to align the analyzer. All optical components are permanently fixed to a cast iron base plate to ensure the most accurate particle size data available anywhere. Integrated methods eliminate any guess work by the operator.

. . . Participate in the TMS 2008 Materials Bowl

Winning the TMS Materials Bowl student competition comes with some significant benefits: $250 for each member of the winning team, $1,500 for the winning team's student chapter, the team name eternally engraved on the Materials Bowl trophy, and some serious bragging rights. The Materials Bowl is a materials-themed trivia competition for students, complete with game-show host, buzzers, and a live studio audience. Applications are now being accepted for the student chapter Materials Bowl to be held at the TMS 2008 Annual Meeting on March 9 in New Orleans, Lousiana.

To apply, recruit a team of two to four of your fastest-thinking student chapter members (up to two of these members may be graduate students). Then have your student chapter chair or faculty advisor complete the Materials Bowl application (found through the Materials Bowl link below) with the team member information. The completed form should be sent to Bryn Stone, TMS member services and student affairs manager, by December 15. The number of participating teams is limited and teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, so send in your application form early to reserve your place in the competition. The quickest way to submit the application is by e-mail to bstone@tms.org.

. . . Examined at November Conference

Commercializing nanomaterials technologies can help spur economies and create value-added products, but there are also technical and environmental issues to overcome in effectively and safely implementing nanomaterials technologies. At the Commercialization of NanoMaterials Conference 2007, representatives from industry, small business, academia, and government had the opportunity to discuss all these aspects of this emerging technology area. The conference was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 11–13.

From the local to the international level, the conference offered a look at the ways that nanomaterials are being promoted and developed as a tool to promote economic growth. An International Forum offered audience members the chance to hear about nanotechnology initiatives being developed at both the national and regional levels in South Korea, Germany, Japan, France, and Canada. From the United States, Geoffrey M. Holdridge, policy analyst for the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), discussed the state of the NNI during a keynote luncheon talk. At the local level, a separate symposium highlighted the work being done in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. For an overview of the international nanotechnology initatives covered at this conference, see the December issue of JOM.

In addition, the conference featured a panel discussion on environmental, health, and safety issues, as well as sessions on technical developments in nanomaterials, a workshop on intellectual property issues in nanomaterials, and a student poster competition. The winners of the student poster competition were:

• First Place: Desikan Sundararajan and Abdul-Majeed Azad, the University of Toledo
• Second Place: Liangliang Cao, Lizeng Gao, Njideka Mbonu, and Di Gao, University of Pittsburgh
• Third Place: Varun Sambhy and Ayusman Sen, the Pennsylvania State University

Restructuring of DOE Nuclear Programs Recommended

In a review of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, the National Research Council is highly critical of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) and makes recommendations for redirecting other programs.

The GNEP issue has provoked a war of words with the administration, stating unequivocally that "the GNEP program should not go forward and that it should be replaced by a less aggressive research program. Domestic waste management, security, and fuel supply needs are not adequate to justify commercial-scale reprocessing facilities, and there is no economic justification to proceed." This conclusion is echoed in Congressional reports issued this past summer. The House Appropriations Committee stated that "The Committee supports continued research on advanced fuel cycles, including the development of technologies for recycling spent nuclear fuel. However, the Committee does not support the Department's rushed, poorly-defined, expansive, and expensive GNEP proposal. . . . Further research is required before the U.S. should commit the magnitude of funding proposed under the GNEP initiative." Saying that DOE appears to have decided on a specific recycling method to be approved in 2008, the Senate Appropriations Committee "directs the Department to support a broader technology research and development program that better defines the technical requirements, validates the proliferation resistance and demonstrates the commercial feasibility of various recycling technologies."

The administration, in a statement by DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dennis Spurgeon, took issue with the report, saying that "the report errantly assumes that DOE has pre-selected the separations technologies to be deployed and the scale of the facilities to be built. . . . Any near-term closing of the nuclear fuel cycle with commercial-scale facilities will likely use separations technology that is similar to commercially proven processes—but does not separate pure plutonium—with recycle in current generation reactors." Both Assistant Secretary Spurgeon and Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman emphasized that the United States has taken a leadership role with 16 partner nations through GNEP.

The administration found much to like in the National Research Council report, including the recommendation that the Nuclear Power 2010 program be given the highest priority. Assistant Secretary Spurgeon noted that this program, designed to support the near-term deployment of new nuclear plants, has contributed to 18 commercial entities announcing plans to submit license applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct 32 new nuclear plants. Likewise, DOE applauded the council's support for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant and Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative and its calls for enhancing design flexibility, developing needed technologies, and improving hydrogen production performance.

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OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES

The following articles from TMS journals and web sites are available to all readers at no charge. This month’s featured articles are:

JOM: "The Role of Metallurgy in the NIST Investigation of the World Trade Center Towers Collapse" by S.W. Banovic, et al.
On August 21, 2002, on the direction of the U.S. Congress, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated an investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers. This article describes the major findings of the metallurgical part of the NIST WTC investigation and shows how the findings were integrated into the investigation. [READ]

Journal of Electronic Materials: "Epitaxial SiC Growth Morphology and Extended Defects Investigated by Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging" by Yoosuf N. Picard, et al.
Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI) were employed to investigate epitaxial SiC growth on 4H-SiC mesa structures. [READ]

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: "Development and Characterization of Low-Density Ca-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses: An Overview" by O.N. Senkov, et al.
This article reviews recent work on the development of low-density calcium-based bulk metallic glasses and discusses the effect of alloy composition on the thermal, physical, and chemical properties of these glasses. It is based on a presentation given in the Bulk Metallic Glasses IV symposium at the TMS 2007 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Education Community: "Nanotechnology in Materials Science and Engineering Education" by Cathy Rohrer and Todd M. Osman
This article provides a look at three approaches that can be taken to incorporate nanomaterials into engineering curricula and five resources to help newcomers get acquainted with nanomaterials. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Community: "Microstructure Sensitive Design for Performance Optimization" by Surya Kalidindi
This article provides an overview of the work being done by the Mechanics of Microstructures Group (MMG) in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their effort is directed toward microstructure-sensitive design for performance optimization. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Lead-Free Solders Community: "Lead-Free Soldering Research at EMERG, University of Greenwich" by N.N. Ekere
This article reviews the work being done at the Electronics Manufacturing Engineering Research Group at the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom in the following four areas: rheological characterization of new lead-free solder paste formulations, study of intermetallic compounds formation and growth in lead-free solder joints, microstructural characterization of lead-free solder joints, and development of new lead-free microsystems assembly technology. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Magnesium Community: "The 3rd International Symposium on Magnesium in Chongqing, China" by Alan A. Luo, et al.
This article announces the Third International Conference on Magnesium to be held in Chongqing, China, June 9–12, 2008. The symposium will be jointly sponsored by The Materials Research Society, the Chinese Materials Research Society, and TMS. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Materials for Nuclear Power Community: "Westinghouse Electric Breaks Ground on New Headquarters Facility and Technology Center" by Kelly Roncone Zappas
In August, Westinghouse Electric Company broke ground on a new headquarters facility in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, to house its growing business and technical staff. [READ]

Materials Technology@TMS: Superalloys Community: "Finding Properties of Superalloys" by Lynne Karabin
Properties for superalloys are found in many places, ranging from traditional handbooks to interactive databases, web-based resources, and producer compilations. Some resources are free to all, others can be accessed free by TMS members, and others are available for purchase. This brief article attempts to highlight some of these resources and is targeted principally toward university researchers, including those who do not have direct access to supplier data, as well as those new to the field. [READ]

Programs, on-line registration, and more:

5th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (ICAMP-5)
Harbin, China
September 3-6, 2008

2008 International Hydrogen Conference: Effects of Hydrogen on Materials
Moran, Wyoming
September 7-10, 2008

11th Intl. Symposium on Superalloys (Superalloys 2008)
Champion, Pennsylvania
September 14–18, 2008

3rd Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2008
Qingdao, China
September 16-17, 2008

The 13th National Conference & Exhibition on Titanium
Luoyang, China
September 17-18, 2008

10th CNS International Conference on CANDU Fuel
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 5-8, 2008

Materials Science & Technology 2008 Conference and Exhibition (MS&T'08)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 5-9, 2008

2008 Global Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment and Clean Technology (REWAS 2008)
Cancun, Mexico
October 12-15, 2008

2008 Fourth International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM-2008)
Tallahassee, Florida
October 27-31, 2008

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)
Abstracts due: 10/31/2008
Lisbon, Portugal
April 5-8, 2009

International Deep Drawing Research Group Conference 2009 (IDDRG 2009)
Abstracts due: 12/1/2008
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

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

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

Thermec 2009: Sixth International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes
Abstracts due: 11/7/2008
Berlin, Germany
August 25-29, 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)
Abstracts due: 10/31/2008
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

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