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JOM: Technical Emphasis Calendar
The JOM Technical Emphasis Calendar establishes the topics that the journal will explore in upcoming months.
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
If you are interested in submitting a paper for publication, selecting a topic and issue below and then refer to the
JOM Author's Guide for instructions on submitting a manuscript. The deadline for submitting manuscripts is three months prior to the month of issue (e.g., January for the April issue). Download the
2011 Technical Emphasis Calendar (PDF) or the 2012 Technical Emphasis Calendar (PDF).
UPCOMING ISSUES
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| January 2012: In-situ Characterization |
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In Situ Observation of Solidification Phenomena |
Sponsor: Solidification Committee (Andre Phillion) |
| In-situ Characterization Techniques |
Sponsor: Materials Characterization Committee (Mingdong Cai) |
| Neutron Characterization Methods |
Sponsor: Materials Characterization Committee (John Carpenter) |
| High-energy Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction for In-situ Study of Phase Transformations in Bulk Single Crystals |
Sponsor: Phase Transformation Committee (Bob Hackenberg [guest editor: Yu Wang]) |
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| February 2012: Lightweight Materials |
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Hierarchical Composite Materials |
Sponsor: Composite Materials Committee (Tomoko Sano) |
| Advances in Superalloys |
Sponsor: High Temperature Alloys Committee (Tim Gabb) |
| Aluminum: Cast Shop and Alloys |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Geoff Bearne) |
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| March 2012: Energy Materials |
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Powder Materials for Energy Efficiency in Transportation |
Sponsor: Powder Materials Committee (Fernand Marquis) |
| Ultrasonic Welding |
Sponsor: Invited (Frank Balle) |
| Postponed: Nuclear Waste Disposition |
Sponsor: Nuclear Materials Committee (Carl Cady [guest editor: Raul Rebak]) |
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| April 2012: Biological Materials |
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Biological and Bioinspired Materials |
Sponsor: Biomaterials Committee (John A. Nychka and Po-Yu Chen) |
| Recent Developments in Electronic, Functional, Biological, and Structural Thin Films |
Sponsor: Thin Films & Interfaces Committee (Roger Narayan) |
| Functional Materials |
Sponsor: Nanomaterials Committee (David Stollberg) |
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| May 2012: Materials and Processing |
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Titanium in Non-aerospace Applications |
Sponsor: Titanium Committee (Michael W. Peretti) |
| Aluminum: Shaping and Forming |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Geoff Bearne) |
| TMS2012 Smelting Symposium Selected Papers |
Sponsor: Invited (Phil Mackey) |
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| June 2012: Surface Engineering |
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Magnesium: Engineering the Surface |
Sponsor: Magnesium Committee (Michele Manuel and Chamini Mendis) |
| Corrosion at High Temperatures |
Sponsor: Corrosion and Environmental Effects Committee (V.A. Ravi) |
| Advances in Surface Engineering |
Sponsor: Surface Engineering Committee (Sandip Harimkar et al.) |
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| July 2012: Advanced Materials |
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Progress with Lead-free Solders |
Sponsor: Electronic Packaging/Interconnection Materials Committee (Srinivas Chada) |
| Magnetic Materials for Energy Applications |
Sponsor: Magnetic Materials Committee (Victorino Franco and Oliver Gutfleisch) |
| Intelligent Materials and Structural Health Monitoring |
Sponsor: Invited (Subu Nayak) |
| Compositional Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modeling of High-energy Entropy Alloys and Amorphous Alloys |
Sponsor: Alloy Phases Committee (Michael Gao) |
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| August 2012: Sustainability |
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Aluminum: Recycling and Environmental Issues |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Geoff Bearne) |
| Recycling of Rare Earths |
Sponsor: Recycling and Environmental Effects Committee (Joe Pomykala) |
| Waste Heat Recovery |
Sponsor: Energy Committee (Lifeng Zhang) |
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| September 2012: Modeling and Characterization |
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Integration of Multiscale Models and Advanced Characterization Techniques |
Sponsor: ICME Committee (Mei Li) |
| Computational Fluid Thermodynamics (CFD) Modeling on the Transport Phenomena during Casting Process |
Sponsor: Process Technology & Modeling Committee (Eric Schmidt) |
| Bridging the Gap: Linking Simulation and Testing |
Sponsor: Shaping & Forming Committee (Paul Krajewski) |
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| October 2012: Nanoscale Materials |
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Diffraction at Small-scale |
Sponsor: Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee (Ellen Cerreta [guest editor: Rozaliya Barabash]) |
| Bulk Nanostructured Materials |
Sponsor: Nanomechanical Materials Behavior Committee (Jian Wang) |
| Defect Roles on Mechanical Behavior and Synthesis of Nanomaterials |
Sponsor: Nanomechanical Materials Behavior Committee (Jian Wang, with Shadi Dayeh and Yao Shen) |
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| November 2012: Primary Metals Production |
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Hydrometallurgy Fundamentals and Applications |
Sponsor: Hydro- and Electrometallurgy Committee (Mike Free) |
| Technology Developments in Nonferrous Pyrometallurgy |
Sponsor: Pyrometallurgy Committee (Phil Mackey) |
| Aluminum: Bauxite-Alumina-Carbon-Reduction |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Geoff Bearne) |
| Archaeometallurgy: Solidification Science & Casting |
Sponsor: Solidification Committee (Andre Phillion) |
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| December 2012: High Temperature Materials |
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| Topics: |
Gas-alloy Interactions at Elevated Temperatures |
Sponsor: Alloy Phases Committee (Raymundo Arroyave) |
| Advances in Refractory Metals and Alloys |
Sponsor: Refractory Metals Committee (S.K. Varma) |
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