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, select a topic and issue below and then refer to the
JOM Author's Guide for instructions on preparing a manuscript.
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is the first of the month, three months prior to the month of issue (e.g., January 1 for the April issue).
For your convenience, you can also download the Technical Emphasis Calendar (PDF).
2013 TECHNICAL TOPICS
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| January 2013: Characterization and Analysis |
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Diffraction Studies across the Length Scales |
Sponsor: Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee (Rosaliya Barabash) |
| Integration of Multiscale Models |
Sponsor: ICME Committee (Mei Li) |
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| February 2013: Lightweight Materials |
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Modeling and Simulation in Composite Materials |
Sponsor: Composite Materials Committee (Nikhil Gupta) |
| Advances in Refractory MEtals and Alloys |
Sponsor: Refractory Metals Committee (Ridwan Sakidja) |
| Aluminum: Cast Shop and Alloys |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux) |
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| March 2013: Mechanical Properties |
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Interphase Defects, Structures, and Phase Stability |
Sponsor: Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee (Xiang-Yang (Ben) Liu) |
| Modeling Mechanical Behavior of Ultrafine-grained Polycrystals |
Sponsor: Nanomechanical Materials Behavior Committee (Jian Wang) |
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| April 2013: Biological Mateials |
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Biological Materials Science: Fundamentals |
Sponsor: Biomaterials Committee (Jamie Kruzic and John Nychka) |
| Electronic, Functional, and Biological Thin Films |
Sponsor: Thin Films and Interfaces Committee (Roger Narayan) |
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| May 2013: Light Metals Processing |
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Aluminum: Shaping and Forming |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux) |
| Titanium Joining |
Sponsor: Titanium Committee (William Joost) |
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| June 2013: Processing for Performance |
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Powder Materials and Processes for Enhanced Performance |
Sponsor: Powder Materials Committee (Fernand Marquis) |
| Advances in Surface Engineering: Alloyed and Composite Coatings |
Sponsor: Surface Engineering Committee (Sandip Harimkar, Srinivasa Bakshi, Sudipta Seal, and Arvind Agarwal) |
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| July 2013: Electronic and Magnetic Mateials |
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The Role of Microstructure and Processing on Magnetic Properties of Materials |
Sponsor: Magnetic Materials Committee (Matthew Willard and Victorino Franco) |
| Career Development for the Materials Professional |
Sponsor: Education Committee (Subhadarshi Nayak) |
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| August 2013: Sustainability |
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Aluminum: Recycling and Environmental Issues |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux) |
| Enabling Materials Resource Sustainability |
Sponsor: Recycling and Environmental Technologies Committee (Anne Kvithyld) |
| Corrosion in Energy Productions |
Sponsor: Corrosion and Environmental Effects Committee (Raul Rebak) |
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| September 2013: Modeling and Characterization |
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Modeling of Solidification across the Length Scales |
Sponsor: Solidification Committee (Andre Phillion) |
| Modeling on the Nucleation and Growth of Particles in Metals |
Sponsor: Process Technology and Modeling Committee (Lifeng Zhang) |
| Coherent X-ray Diffraction Imaging as a Characterization Tool |
Sponsor: Materials Characterization Committee (John Carpenter) |
| Advanced EBSD Techniques and Applications |
Sponsor: Advanced Characterization, Testing and Simulation Committee (Alexis Lewis) |
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| October 2013: Recovery and Recycling |
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Rare Earth Metals: Resourcefulness and Recovery |
Sponsor: Hydrometallurgy & Electrometallurgy Committee (TBD) |
| Mg Recycling: To the Grave and Beyond |
Sponsor: Magnesium Committee (Chamini Mendis and Alok Singh) |
Progress with Lead-Free Solders |
Sponsor: Electronic Packaging and Interconnection Materials Committee (Srinivas Chada) |
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| November 2013: Materials and Processing |
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Aluminum: Bauxite-Alumina-Carbon-Reduction |
Sponsor: Aluminum Committee (Alton Tabereaux) |
| Advances in Refractory Metals and Alloys |
Sponsor: Refractory Metals Committee (Ridwan Ssakidja) |
| Recent Advances in Ab Initio Thermodynamics of Materials |
Sponsor: Alloy Phases Committee (Raymundo Arroyave) |
| New Developments in Non-Ferrous Pyrometallurgy |
Sponsor: Pyrometallurgy Committee (Phil Mackey) |
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| December 2013: Energy Materials |
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Materials and Processes for Renewable Energy Technologies |
Sponsor: Energy Committee (Aldo Steinfeld) |
| Materials in Nuclear Waste Disposal |
Sponsor: Nuclear Materials Committee (Raul Rebak) |
| Progress in High-Entropy Alloys |
Sponsor: Alloy Phases Committee (Michael Gao) |