Exhibit Closes at 2:00 Today
Don't miss this last chance to browse exhibit displays and meet with exhibitors. The TMS2019 Exhibition will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. today, and lunch will be available in the exhibit hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pictured are scenes from last night's Exhibit Hall Happy Hour & Poster Session.
Join Us at Lunchtime for an Information Session with the Metamorphic Manufacturing Experts
Grab your lunch in the exhibit hall and bring it to Room 220, where you’ll have the opportunity to sit down with the team of experts responsible for producing
Metamorphic Manufacturing: Shaping the Future of On-Demand Components, a new study from TMS. Study Team Lead Glenn Daehn of The Ohio State University will lead the discussion, which will offer first-hand insights into this potentially disruptive technology that combines the incremental deformation of a metalsmith with the precision and control of intelligent machines and robotic systems. The event begins at 12:30. Pick up your free copy of the study at the TMS Member Welcome Center any time this week.
TMS2020 Information Session for Organizers
This evening, an information session will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Travis AB room of the Grand Hyatt San Antonio for technical committee members planning to organize symposia for the TMS 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2020). Topics to be covered include: proposing a symposium, inviting speakers, organizing sessions, reviewing proceedings papers, and managing the symposium onsite. The information session will conclude with a Q&A with members of the TMS Program Committee.
Learn About STEM Outreach With Materials Explorers™
Visit the TMS Member Welcome Center this afternoon from Noon to 1:30 p.m. to meet with members of the
Materials Explorers™ committee including André Phillion, chair, and Lily Nguyen, committee member. Get answers to your questions about bringing materials science and engineering to life for young students and sign up to be a volunteer.
Bladesmithing Competition Results Announced
Students from The University of Florida claimed the TMS Wadsworth-Sherby Bladesmithing Grand Prize in the 2019 TMS Bladesmithing Competition with their entry, “Decapigator.” The results of the 2019 competition were announced during a dedicated awards ceremony held yesterday in the Lila Cockrell Theatre. The second place award went to Colorado School of Mines while third place was awarded to McMaster University. An honorable mention was also given to the University of Idaho.
New to the competition in 2019 were a collection of special citations awarded to recognize an outstanding achievement in one aspect of the competition. Many of these teams were selected by J. Alex Ruiz, accomplished bladesmith and season 5 winner on The History Channel’s popular television show,
Forged in Fire.
The special citations for 2019 were:
- Beauty: University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- Historical Accuracy: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Creative Use of Materials: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- Hands-On Process: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- Resourcefulness: University of Utah
- Outstanding Poster: University of Texas at Austin
Your last chance to view all of the Bladesmithing entries is today during regular Exhibit Hall hours. You can also view the videos produced by each team on their processes.
The following posters were honored for excellence in the 2019 Technical Division Student Poster Competition on Monday night.
Extraction & Processing Division (EPD)
Graduate: “Thermochemical and Electrochemical Properties of Nd-Bi Alloys by Electromotive Force and Complementary Measurements,”
Timothy Lichtenstein, Pennsylvania State University
Functional Materials Division (FMD)
Undergraduate: “Electrodeposition of Tungsten Oxide Hydrates on 2D and 3D Substrates for High Power Electrochemical Energy Storage,”
Ellie Scott, North Carolina State University
Light Metals Division (LMD)
Graduate: “Conventional and Low Phosphorous Ceramic Foam Filters (CFFs) - Chemical Reactivity and Thermal Stability,”
Are Bergin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology & Hydro ASA
Undergraduate: “Aluminum-cerium Alloys Treated with Niobium Diboride Nanoparticles for Aerospace Applications,”
Julie Colon, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division
Graduate: “Predictive Finite Element Simulations of Grain Growth,”
Erdem Eren, University of California, Davis
Undergraduate: "Alginate Particle Fabrication Using Vibration Assisted Drop Generation,”
Brandon Wells, Purdue University
Structural Materials Division
Graduate: “Influence of γ’–γ’’ Co-precipitation on the Mechanical Properties and Coarsening Kinetics of IN718 Variant Superalloys,”
Semanti Mukhopadhyay, Ohio State University
Undergraduate: "Identifying Damage Initiation of Woven Fiberglass Composites Under Compression,”
Isabella Mendoza, Drexel University
Scenes from Tuesday at TMS2019
Seven invited speakers discussed recycling and sustainability issues at Tuesday morning’s
REWAS Plenary Session, which was introduced by one of the REWAS 2019 organizers, Randolph Kirchain (bottom, left) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part of the goal of the REWAS symposium, Kirchain explained, is to inspire the broader community to make sustainable materials possible. By co-locating the meeting with TMS2019, he said, it helps REWAS to reach a broader audience with its message of sustainability. The REWAS conference will continue today with sessions on Education and Workforce Development, Rethinking Production, and Secondary and Byproduct Sources of Materials, Minerals, and Metals. On Thursday, REWAS will conclude with the full-day International Round Table on Materials Criticality, open to all TMS2019 attendees.
Tuesday morning’s
Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Keynote featured a session on Autonomous Materials Research. “The idea is to automate as much as possible of the scientific process,” said session organizer James Warren, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), while recognizing that “you can’t ever remove humans from the process.” A series of four talks was followed by a panel discussion. Session participants included (inset photos, left to right): Warren; Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University; Benji Maruyama, Air Force Research Laboratory; Carla Gomes, Cornell University; and Jason Hattrick-Simpers, NIST.
Yesterday, a panel was held on
Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey, a new consensus study report from the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report was written by a committee of materials scientists and engineers that included TMS President Kevin Hemker and several TMS members. The study was focused on the development of materials research (MR) over the past decade and covered topics such as MR fields that could be supported by other disciplines and international trends in MR. The study was introduced by President Hemker, who said “it’s been a remarkable paradigm change in advances that have been made in materials research over the past decade.” The panel was moderated by Steve Zinkle and featured Linda Horton, Ian Robertson, Linda Sapochak, Susan Sinnott, and Mark Weaver as panelists. The study is
available for free download from the National Academies Press.
Why do we have to recycle rare metals and what will be the bottlenecks of rare metal supplies? Toru Okabe (pictured, speaking) explored these questions and more as the
TMS Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Luncheon Lecturer on Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the lecture, the EPD and MPMD recognized those individuals who received scholarships, young leader professional development awards, best paper awards, distinguished service and lecture awards, and other honors from these divisions.
Attendees of the
Young Professional Tutorial Luncheon Lecture on Tuesday benefitted from talks by the 2019 Early Career Faculty Fellows, Ashley Spear (top left), University of Utah, and Elsa Olivetti (top right), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spear’s talk, “Data-Driven Materials Science: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities,” discussed the emergence of a fourth paradigm—data intensive science—in materials science, how we got to that point, and potential future opportunities, calling out specific examples within the fatigue community. Olivetti presented “Data Mining Towards Resource-Effective Materials, Processes, and Systems,” where she focused on some of the biggest challenges facing the field, including data volume, data representation, uncertainty in data, and sample bias, among others.
Six panelists working in academia, industry, and government shared their career experiences and fielded questions from students about potential career paths during Tuesday afternoon’s Student Career Forum. The session was moderated by Young Leaders Committee Vice Chair Kyle Johnson, Sandia National Laboratories. Panelists included (inset photos, left to right): Raul Rebak, GE Global Research; Robert Maass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Douglas Stauffer, Bruker Nano Inc.; Tori Miller, North Carolina State University; Jonathan Zimmerman, Sandia National Laboratories; and Veronica Livescu, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Tuesday afternoon’s Acta Materialia Symposium honored three TMS members receiving prestigious awards, and each was invited to deliver a lecture at the symposium. Ke Lu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the 2019 Acta Materialia Gold Medal recipient, Xavier Sauvage of the Université Rouen Normandie is the 2019 Acta Materialia Silver Medal recipient, and Alexander King of Iowa State University is the 2019 recipient of the Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials and Society. Because Lu was unable to attend, his presentation was delivered by his colleague, Yi Li. This session was organized by Carolyn Hansson of the University of Waterloo.

The newest inductees of the TMS Foundation’s Honorific Societies were recognized at the TMS Foundation Donor Appreciation Reception and Dinner at the Vault restaurant. These individuals are:
- Silver Society: Jim and Vivien Earthman, Jeffery Gibeling, William Harrigan, Michael and Cecilia Mills, Bill and Jean Nix, Timothy Weihs, Wendelin Wright
- Titanium Society: Kevin and Maria Oliva Hemker, Warren and Cheryl Oliver, Deepenkar Pal, George and Marilyn Pharr, Dan Miracle, David and Bonnie Shifler
- Gold Society: Carl Cady, Marc Meyers
Garry Warren, Chair of the TMS Foundation Board of Trustees, gave a brief update of the Foundation’s progress, noting that it had achieved its year-end Appeal fundraising goal of $100,000. He also highlighted the establishment of the William D. Nix Award, which was endowed and fully funded by his Ph.D. students in recognition of the positive influence that he has had on their lives. Warren then recognized Dr. Nix and those students who were present at the event for this achievement. Andrew Baker, Boeing Research & Technology, 2019 recipient of the Structural Materials Division Young Leaders Professional Development Award, also shared his perspectives on how the awards and initiatives supported by the Foundation have impacted his career.

Fresh Coffee, Fresh Ideas: Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom A
Programming Support Desk
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4A Prefunction
Registration
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 3 Prefunction
TMS Member Welcome Center
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 3 Prefunction
Presenters' Coffee
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4A
Technical Programming Sessions
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
TMS2019 Exhibition
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 3
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
11:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 3
LMD Luncheon
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom A
Metamorphic Manufacturing: Shaping the Future of On-Demand Components: An Information Session with the Experts
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Room 220
TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Henry B. González Convention Center, Lila Cockrell Theatre
