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The JOM Technical Emphasis Calendar establishes the topics that the journal will explore in upcoming months.

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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 2012 Technical Emphasis Calendar (PDF)..

UPCOMING ISSUES

 
May 2012:  Materials and Processing

Topics: Titanium in Non-aerospace Applications Sponsor: Titanium Committee (Michael W. Peretti)
Aluminum: Shaping and Forming Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Geoff Bearne)
 
June 2012:  Surface Engineering

Topics: Magnesium: Engineering the Surface Sponsor: Magnesium Committee (Michele Manuel and Chamini Mendis)
Advances in Surface Engineering Sponsor: Surface Engineering Committee (Sandip Harimkar)
 
July 2012:  Advanced Materials

Topics: 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)
 
August 2012:  Sustainability

Topics: Aluminum: Recycling and Environmental Issues Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux)
Solar Cell Silicon Sponsor: Recycling and Environmental Effects Committee (Arjan Ciftja)
Waste Heat Recovery

Sponsor: Energy Committee (Aldo Steinfeld)

 
September 2012:  Modeling and Characterization

Topics: 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

Topics: Progress with Lead-free Solders Sponsor: Electronic Packaging/Interconnection Materials Committee (Srinivas Chada)
Diffraction at Small-scale Sponsor: Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee (Brad Boyce[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)
Functional Materials [Postponed from April 2012] Sponsor: Nanomaterials Committee (David Stollberg)
 
November 2012:  Primary Metals Production

Topics: Hydrometallurgy Fundamentals and Applications Sponsor: Hydro- and Electrometallurgy Committee (Mike Free)
Technology Developments in Nonferrous Pyrometallurgy, and TMS2012 Smelting Symposium Selected Papers Sponsor: Pyrometallurgy Committee (Phil Mackey)
Aluminum: Bauxite-Alumina-Carbon-Reduction Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux)
Archaeometallurgy: Solidification Science & Casting Sponsor: Solidification Committee (Andre Phillion)
 
December 2012:  High Temperature Materials

Topics: Gas-alloy Interactions at Elevated Temperatures Sponsor: Alloy Phases Committee (Raymundo Arroyave)
Advances in Refractory Metals and Alloys Sponsor: Refractory Metals Committee (Ridwan Sakidja)
Corrosion at High Temperatures Sponsor: Corrosion and Environmental Effects Committee (V.A. Ravi)
Materials Issues Related to the Use of Light Water Reactor Fuels Sponsor: Nuclear Materials Committee (Dennis Keiser)