Today's Events
Registration Desk
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G Lobby

Member Welcome Center
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F Lobby

Programming & App Support Desks
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall H Lobby and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Aqua Foyer

Lunch: Concession Area
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F


Brad Boyce Takes Office as 2023 TMS President
“'The world comes to TMS' is a slogan of ours—because at our meetings and on-line, TMS connects members to technical communities of excellence," said 2022 TMS President Jud Ready, Georgia Institute of Technology, at the start of last night's TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony. "Approximately 4,500 individuals are connecting here, in this place, at TMS2023. That's only a couple hundred people less than our current largest meeting—TMS2020, also held here in San Diego—back in The Before Times."

Ready now passes leadership of the Society to Brad Boyce of Sandia National Laboratories for 2023. "I am really looking forward to the year ahead as the president of this great Society," said Boyce. "To me, TMS is more than just a collection of scientists and engineers. It’s a home; it’s a family. Our passion for materials innovation is what pulls us together."


TMS-AIME Honors and Awards Ceremony
When Carolyn Hansson presented the 2023 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Award to Tresa Pollock during last night's TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony, Hansson pointed out that the award had been established in 1973 but was being awarded to a woman for the first time in its 50-year history. The announcement brought a standing ovation for Pollock and Hansson (pictured, top left). It was one of many high points from an event that brought the TMS community together to recognize and celebrate the achievements of its members.

The ceremony also included the presentation of the TMS Fellows Class of 2023. Each of the fellows gave a few brief comments upon accepting their awards, with most awardees crediting their success to the teams that they worked with and the mentors who had helped them along the way.

"I think we all should think more about how we can lift others up, instead of trying to win," said James Warren on accepting his Fellow award. "I hope I can continue the tradition of lifting the people up around me."

A recording of the ceremony will be available soon on the TMS YouTube channel.


2023 Technical Division Student Poster Contest Winners
The following undergraduate and graduate posters were honored for excellence in the 2023 Technical Division Student Poster Competition this week.

Extraction & Processing Division
Graduate: "Selective Recovery of Copper from Metal Concentrate of Waste Printed Circuit Boards by Ammoniacal Solvo-leaching," Kurniawan Kurniawan, Korea University of Science and Technology

Functional Materials Division
Graduate: "Synthesis and Characterization of Fullerene-Antibody Conjugate Energetic Nanoparticles (FACE-NP) for Bladder Cancer Treatment," Carolina Colon, Georgia Institute of Technology
Undergraduate: "Investigation of High Entropy Precursor Powder Synthesis for Transparent Ceramic Synthesis," Marlena Alexander, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Light Metals Division
Graduate: "Transition Mechanism for the Metastable Phases in Al-Zn-Mg Alloys: A Novel Molecular Dynamics Approach," Yu-ning Chiu, National Cheng Kung University
Undergraduate: "Correlating Local and Global Tensile Deformation Behavior of AlSi10Mg Specimens Fabricated Via Laser Powder Bed Fusion," Caleb Fronk, Penn State University

Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division
Graduate: "In Operando Synchrotron X-ray Tomography Study of Fine Eutectic Polyphase Solidification Patterns," Paul Chao, University of Michigan
Undergraduate: "Assessing Laser Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing Part Quality via In-Situ Monitoring & Machine Learning," Ana Love, University of New Mexico

Structural Materials Division
Graduate: "Bulk Material Libraries through Laser-Remelting: Combinatorial Analysis of the CrCoNi System," Tobias Gaag, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Undergraduate: "Understanding the Microstructure-Property Relationship in the Additive Manufactured Titanium Alloy for Aerospace Applications," Sydney Fields, University of Nevada, Reno


Meet the 2023 TMS Board of Directors
Seven new members take office today on the 2023 TMS Board of Directors. New board members for 2023 include:

• Srinivas Chada, 2023 Vice President
• Alexis Lewis, Financial Planning Officer
• Jonathan Madison, Content Director
• Michael Titus, Public and Governmental Affairs Director
• Kester Clarke, Professional Development Director
• Elsa Olivetti, Extraction & Processing Division Chair
• Saryu Fensin, Functional Materials Division Chair

Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast
More than 65 people participated in Wednesday morning's Fresh Coffee, Fresh Ideas: Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast, organized by the TMS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. Over breakfast, participants discussed topics related to diversity and inclusion such as moving beyond imposter syndrome; DEI in the training journey; overcoming anxiety in the workplace; and more. The audience also participated in an interactive poll to provide input on plans for the Fifth Summit on Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM5), to be co-located with the TMS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2025) in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Light Metals Division Luncheon
At Wednesday's Light Metals Division Luncheon, speaker Slade Gardner (pictured, left) shared examples of projects that his company, Big Metal Additive, has developed using their hybrid metal additive manufacturing technology—including an unmanned underwater vehicle and a satellite made of additive-produced parts. "We make impossible parts," he said of the company, explaining that some parts have impossible geometries, while others are impossible to get due to supply chain issues.

In addition to Gardner's presentation, the luncheon featured a talk by Marley Downes (pictured, bottom right), Drexel University, who is the 2023 Light Metals Division Scholarship recipient. Downes gave a brief talk on her work with MXenes. Light Metals Division award honorees were also recognized at the luncheon. A complete listing of TMS award recipients can be found in the TMS2023 conference guide, beginning on page 41.


Nix Award Symposium
Eduard Arzt, (pictured, speaking) INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials and Saarland University, delivered the 2023 William D. Nix Award Lecture as part of the Nix Award and Lecture Symposium IV: Learning from Nature—From Insight to Sustainable Innovation. His talk, "From Bioinspiration to Machine Learning—a New Concept for Object Manipulation," looked at gecko-inspired fibrillar adhesives that can both grip and release micro-objects using a pick-and-place robot. His talk opened a session of invited speakers that also included Subra Suresh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Ulrike Wegst, Department of Physics, Northeastern University; Xuan Zhang, INM–Leibniz Institute for New Materials; and Christoph Keplinger, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.


See You in Orlando!
We hope to see you again for the TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2024), which will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida, March 3-7. The Hyatt will host all conference programming and activities in a single location in 2024, so plan to stay at the headquarters hotel for easy access to events throughout the week. The resort also has five on-site restaurants and easy access to a number of amenities. Save the dates for TMS2024 and look for the call for abstracts opening in May.

Thank you for joining us for TMS2023, and we'll see you in Orlando!

Today's Events

Fresh Coffee, Fresh Ideas; Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo E

Registration Desks
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G Lobby, and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Lobby Light Wall

TMS2023 Exhibition
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G

Lunch: Concession Area
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F

Lunch: Food Trucks
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Gull Street, between the ground level entrance of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel and the parking garage

Light Metals Division (LMD) Luncheon
Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20D

TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20A

Lost and Found
If you have misplaced any items during the meeting, you can stop by either the Registration Desk or the Security Office in the San Diego Convention Center or at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. A few items have been found and returned to these locations.


Final Day for TMS2023 Exhibit
Last night, attendees gathered for the Exhibit Hall Happy Hour and Poster Session II presentations, where a new set of posters was on display and poster presenters were on hand to answer viewers' questions. Today, the exhibit hall will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Stop by for one last chance to meet with exhibitors and to browse exhibit displays.


David Danielson Delivers TMS2023 Plenary Talk
Early in his career, David Danielson viewed the third "M" in the name of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) as the most prominent. But in recent years, as managing director of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, he finds that his focus has shifted. "As I really dug in on what's going to drive impact for climate change," he said, he found that 90% of his projects were more related to mining and metals. "I'm finding that there is tremendous opportunity in a whole new generation of scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs in mining, minerals, and metals." In his Tuesday afternoon plenary talk, "Gigaton Opportunities at the Intersection of Materials and Climate Technology," Danielson discussed some of these projects and identified key problems that materials scientists could help to solve.

Following the presentation, Danielson answered questions from the audience and accepted a certificate commemorating his role as plenary speaker from 2022 TMS President Jud Ready.


Inaugural Asian/Pacific Islander Workshop
At the inaugural Asian/Pacific Islander (API) workshop and reception held on Tuesday afternoon, Amit Misra, University of Michigan, gave a presentation titled "How Do I Advocate for Myself?" The wording of this question was deliberate. "You have to do the work and take the initiative for yourself," he told the audience. "In your professional and personal life, you have to be your own advocate." Misra was one of four featured speakers at the event to share tips and advice on how to build a successful career and navigate the professional world as an API. These speakers were (pictured, from left to right): Meimei Li, Argonne National Laboratory; Vincent Yuan, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Harriet Kung, U.S. Department of Energy; and Misra. After each of the presenters gave an introductory talk, they engaged in an informal panel discussion with audience members.


Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Luncheon
"Collectively, we are not competing against each other, but against time." This was part of Paramita Das's message to the audience assembled at the Extraction & Processing Division (EPD)/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD) luncheon on Tuesday afternoon. Das (pictured, left) is global head of marketing, development and ESG (chief marketing officer); metals and minerals, Rio Tinto. She leads marketing for metals and minerals globally and the establishment of a more environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-centric approach in the Atlantic region. "No longer just a 'nice to have,' ESG is going to be a must have," she said, in a talk that outlined how an ESG outlook has led to greater transparency and the development of low and zero-carbon products.

Prior to Das's talk, the EPD and MPMD recognized recipients of their divisions' scholarships and awards. (Pictured) The final division luncheon, the TMS Light Metals Division Luncheon, will be held today from noon to 2:00 p.m. in room 20D of the San Diego Convention Center.


TMS Members Honored at Acta Materialia Symposium
Four distinguished TMS members were honored at Tuesday afternoon's Acta Materialia Symposium for significant contributions to the materials science and engineering communities. The following four members delivered their award talks at the symposium. Pictured, from left to right, are:

• Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University, delivered the Acta Materialia Silver Medal Lecture, "Multi-Disciplinary Systems Optimization Approaches to Alloy Design"
• Ben Britton, Imperial College London, delivered the Acta Materialia Mary Fortune Global Diversity Lecture, "Diversity & Diffraction"
• Tresa Pollock, University of California-Santa Barbara, delivered the Acta Materialia Gold Medal Lecture, "Have Alloy Design and Discovery Fundamentally Changed?"
• Charles Ward, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, delivered the Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials and Society, "Bringing Materials and Manufacturing Technology Together"

Congratulations to all of our Acta Materialia award recipients!


How to Ace the Job Hunt and Student Career Forum
Writing a cover letter? Shorter is better. Need a letter of reference? Provide your referee ample time to write it. Not sure what type of position you want? Talk to as many people as possible. These were just a few of the topics covered—and a sampling of the advice given—during Tuesday's Ace the Job Hunt Workshop for students and early-career professionals. A panel of professionals representing industry, academia, and government offered tips and answered questions in this interactive event. Panelists included (from left to right, bottom photos): Wendy Gu, Stanford University; Chukwunwike Iloeje, Argonne National Laboratory; Chelsea Appleget, The Aerospace Corporation; and Emma White, DECHEMA-Forschungsintitut. The event was organized by the TMS Emerging Professionals Committee.

This new event followed the Student Career Forum, a regular feature of the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition's student program, in which professionals share stories of their career paths. This year's Student Career Forum participants (pictured, top photo) included: Jun Hu, Cleveland-Cliffs; Soumya Varma, KLA Corporation; Mary O’Brien, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mengying Liu, Washington and Lee University; Ian Daniel McCue, Northwestern University; and Damien Tourret, IMDEA Materials Institute.


Emerging Professional Tutorial Luncheon and Lecture
Yesterday, TMS2023 attendees gathered at the Emerging Professional Tutorial Luncheon and Lecture to hear from three speakers on their background, research, and tips for fellow emerging professionals in the materials science and engineering fields.

Danielle Cote (pictured, left), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, started off the session with her presentation, “The Role of Early Career Professionals in Increasing Diversity in the STEM Professions.” She discussed methods of increasing retention of women in the professional sector and included tips for how to manage a work-family life balance.

Grace Gu (pictured, center), University of California, Berkeley, discussed her research using algorithm-driven approaches to develop composite prototypes inspired by naturally occurring phenomena, like the structure of a conch shell, in her talk, “Managing Tradeoffs in Materials and in Life.” While reviewing her research, she encouraged participants to apply these lessons to their everyday life. She prompted attendees to learn from the things that work for others, but to be sure to adapt those to fit their lives, stating “life is complicated, but there are infinite opportunities.”

Yu Zou (pictured, right), University of Toronto, was the final speaker in the session and gave the talk, “Harnessing Defects in Materials: An Analogy with Professional Development.” Zou began the talk by sharing some of the personal barriers he had to overcome in order to reach his career goals. He highlighted for attendees that defects not only make materials (and people) more interesting but also stronger. He encouraged participants to persevere, saying that persistence will eventually open a new path to reach their goals.

Today's Events

Registration Desks
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G Lobby, and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Lobby Light Wall

Technical Programming Sessions
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center and Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel
Please note that technical sessions begin 30 minutes earlier today.

Lunch: Concession Area
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F

Lunch: Food Trucks
Time: Noon to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Gull Street, between the ground level entrance of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel and the parking garage

All-Conference Plenary
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 ABC

TMS2023 Exhibition
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour & Poster Session II Presentations
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G

Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (EPD/MPMD) Luncheon
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20D

Emerging Professionals Tutorial Lecture & Luncheon
Time: 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo A

Student Career Forum
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo A

“Ace the Job Hunt” Workshop
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo A

Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Workshop and Reception
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo E


Professor Patrick R. Taylor Honorary Symposium Dinner Location
If you purchased a ticket to attend this evening's dinner in honor of Professor Patrick R. Taylor, please note that the location for the dinner is The Pointe, located on the Promenade level of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, which is the ground level right below Indigo. The event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.


Food Trucks Arrive at Noon
Six food trucks will once again be parked on Gull Street near the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel for TMS2023 attendees. The trucks will arrive today at noon. Seating will be available at The Pointe on the Ground Level of the Hilton Bayfront next to Starbucks. A concession area will also be serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Hall F of the San Diego Convention Center. If you didn't use it yesterday, please remember that you can use the $10 lunch voucher you received in your registration packet at either of these locations. The voucher should be attached to the name badge you received at registration.


Bladesmithing Symposium Today
In the Star Wars universe, there is no metal or alloy that compares to Beskar, the legendary "iron" of the Mandalorian tribes. In "This is the Way—Discovering the Secrets of Beskar Metallurgy," Suveen Mathaudhu of the Colorado School of Mines will take listeners to a galaxy far, far away to learn about the history of Beskar metalworking and contemplate some real-world metal-processing discoveries that may explain the seemingly magical behaviors of Beskar and its alloys—a topic that he explored in the December issue of JOM: The Magazine. This presentation will take place at 3:35 p.m. as part of today's Bladesmithing Symposium, to be held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Sapphire 1. The two-session symposium will also feature talks by student bladesmithing teams and will open with the keynote presentation, "Reverse Engineering of Historical Swords" by David Sapiro, Schonpiro Materials.


Exhibit Opening Reception and Poster Session I
On Monday evening, the TMS2023 Exhibit Hall hosted an opening reception for all attendees. The reception offered an opportunity to network, visit exhibitor displays, and meet with poster presenters sharing their work in a range of topics. A second event, the Exhibit Hall Happy Hour and Poster Session II, will be held this evening. A new display of posters will be available in the following topic areas: Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, Characterization, Materials Design, Materials Processing, and Nuclear Materials. Visit Hall G from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to meet with new poster presenters, explore more exhibits, and enjoy drinks and appetizers with colleagues.


Light Metals Keynote Session
Eight invited speakers gave presentations at Monday morning's Light Metals Keynote session. Speakers included, from left to right: Matthew Krane, Purdue University; Marlen Bertram, International Aluminium Institute; Arild Hakonsen, Hycast AS; symposium organizer Dmitry Eskin, Brunel University; Andre-Felipe Schneider, Hatch Ltd.; Nancy Holt, Hydro Aluminium AS; Markus Apel, Access RWTH-Aachen; and Jayson Tessier, Alcoa Corporation. Not pictured is the final speaker of the morning, Elsa Olivetti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The Light Metals keynote session kicked off light metals programming for the week; view the TMS2023 app for additional light metals-related technical programming happening today.


Additive Manufacturing Keynote Session
LEGO® building blocks were one of the best analogies that Matteo Seita could think of to describe his work in metal additive manufacturing. "Additive manufacturing is like play," he told the audience at Monday's Additive Manufacturing Keynote Session, "because you design materials by assembling different pieces." Seita, who is Granta Design Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, gave his talk, "Microstructure Design Freedom in Metal AM: A LEGO® Analogy" as part of the Additive Manufacturing Keynote Symposium held on Monday afternoon. Seita (pictured, far left) delivered his talk as the recipient of the 2023 TMS Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award.

This well-attended session also featured talks by (pictured from left to right) Moataz Attallah, University of Birmingham; Melanie Lang, Formalloy; and Mohsen Seifi, ASTM International and Case Western Reserve University. Additive Manufacturing technical programming continues today. See the TMS2023 app for session details.


Magnesium Technology 2023 Keynote Session
Four presenters delivered invited talks at Monday's Magnesium Technology 2023 Keynote Symposium. Speakers included: Andrew Sherman, Terves LLC; Aaron Palumbo (pictured, speaking), Big Blue Technologies; Norbert Hort, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon; and Carolyn Woldring, Magsorbeo Biomedical. In addition, the Magnesium Committee presented several of its awards during the morning session.

Sherman opened the session with the talk, "Sustainable Domestic Manufacturing and Protecting Intellectual Property in a Post-America Invents Act World," which looked at efforts to bring magnesium manufacturing back to the United States and the importance of protecting patents, particularly for small businesses. "I believe there's a lot of opportunity for magnesium," said Sherman. "I'm pretty heavily invested."


Structural Materials Division/Functional Materials Division Luncheon
Members of the TMS Structural Materials Division (SMD) and Functional Materials Division (FMD) came together Monday afternoon to recognize their scholarship and award recipients, enjoy lunch together, and hear from invited speaker Roger Narayan (pictured, right), University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Narayan's talk, "Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: Past, Present, and Future," began with a look at the early innovators in biomaterials—who were largely surgeons, rather than materials scientists—before talking about more current developments, such as wearable devices and 3D printed microneedles.

Today, the Extraction & Processing Division (EPD) and Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD) will hold their luncheon, featuring speaker Paramita Das of Rio Tinto, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. following the plenary session. The EPD/MPMD luncheon will take place in the San Diego Convention Center, Room 20D.


Three Frontiers of Materials Symposia Planned this Week
This week, three Frontiers of Materials Symposia will look at hot or emerging technical topics in materials. Drop in to one of these sessions throughout the week or plan to hear the following keynote presentations from the individuals who organized the symposia. Each of these keynote speakers was selected to organize a symposium through TMS's competitive Frontiers of Materials awards program.

Ultra-Wide Bandgap Materials and Heterostructures for Next Generation Power, RF, and Quantum Applications Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Yuji Zhao, Rice University
Keynote Presentation: Tuesday, March 21, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Aqua Level, Room 309

Functional Composition Control of Surface Mechanics in Soft, Water-Swollen Gels Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Alison Dunn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Keynote Presentation: Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Sapphire Level, Ballroom D

Intermetallic Alloys at the Edge of Complexity: Structural and Kinetic Aspects Symposium
Keynote Speaker: Ashwin Shahani, University of Michigan
Keynote Presentation: Wednesday, March 22, 2:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28C

Find details on additional presentations as part of this symposium in the TMS2023 App.

Today's Events
Registration Desks
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G Lobby, and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Lobby Light Wall

Welcome Breakfast
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F

Lunch: Food Trucks
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Gull Street, between the ground level entrance of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel and the parking garage

Lunch: Concession Area
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Concession Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F

Monday TMS2023 Exhibition
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G

Exhibit Opening Reception & Poster Session I Presentations
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G

Structural Materials Division/Functional Materials Division (SMD/FMD) Luncheon
Time: Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20D

PubZone Networking Reception (Ticketed Event)
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Offsite, The Deck at Moonshine Flats


Lunch Options: Food Trucks and Concessions
From 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., six food trucks for TMS2023 attendees will be parked on Gull Street, between the ground level entrance of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel and the parking garage. Seating will be available at The Pointe on the Ground Level of the Hilton Bayfront next to Starbucks. A concession area will also be serving lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Hall F of the San Diego Convention Center. You can use the $10 lunch voucher you received in your registration packet at either of these locations. The voucher should be attached to the name badge you received at registration.


Award Lectures at TMS2023
Several award lectures will take place this week, featuring invited talks from TMS award recipients. Featured speakers (pictured from left to right) include:

Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecturer
"New Directions for Biotechnology Practices in Metals Extraction"
Corale L. Brierley, Brierley Consultancy LLC

William Hume-Rothery Award
"Ab Initio Thermodynamics and Kinetics from Alloys to Complex Oxides"
Gerbrand Ceder, University of California, Berkeley

Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award
"Metallurgical Engineering to Materials Science and Engineering: Evolution of a Profession and TMS"
Carl Koch, Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor, North Carolina State University

William D. Nix Award Lecturer
"From Bioinspiration to Machine Learning—a New Concept for Object Manipulation"
Eduard Arzt, Leibniz Institute for New Materials and Saarland University

Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award Lecture
"Microstructure Design Freedom in Metal AM: A LEGO® Analogy"
Matteo Seita, University of Cambridge

Consult the TMS2023 App or the TMS2023 Conference Guide for times and locations of these presentations.


TMS2023 Proceedings Editors Recognized at Committee Meetings
2022 TMS President Jud Ready presented copies of two TMS2023 proceedings volumes to the books' editors during yesterday's Aluminum and Magnesium committee meetings. In the picture on the left, Ready presents a copy of Light Metals 2023 to this year's editor, Stephan Broek. Also pictured is Dmitry Eskin, chair of the TMS Aluminum Committee. In the picture on the right, Ready presents a copy of Magnesium Technology 2023 to (from left to right) editors Steven Barela, Victoria M. Miller, and Petra Maier. Not pictured are editors Aeriel Leonard and Neale R. Neelameggham.

Attendees can purchase print copies of both of these volumes, as well as other TMS2023 proceedings, at the Springer Nature Publications booth near the registration desk in the convention center.


A Look at the Sunday Night Welcome Reception
TMS2023 attendees came together at Sunday evening's Welcome Reception, which offered an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Each of the five TMS technical divisions hosted a networking zone, where individuals with similar interests could gather to talk, while enjoying appetizers and beverages.


University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Reclaims Materials Bowl Trophy
Congratulations to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, whose Minnesota Twins team won last night's Materials Bowl competition. Members of the winning team were, from left to right: Moujhuri Sau, Ashlie Hamilton, Trevor Totten, and Regina Gonzalez Lona. Carnegie Mellon University's Titanium Tartans (pictured, top right) took second place, and the University of Florida team (pictured, bottom right) placed third after two rounds of competition.


A Look at the Sunday Night Student Networking Reception
Following the Materials Bowl, competitors and audience members enjoyed appetizers and drinks at the Student Networking Reception.


Sunday Communication Skills Workshop
On Sunday, TMS2023 hosted four workshops and short courses on technical and professional topics. The offerings included three events that required paid registration—Introduction to Aluminum Electrolysis, Lead-Free Solder and Interconnect Workshop, and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Workshop—and one complimentary workshop.

The Communications Skills Workshop, offered free to TMS2023 registrants, featured a two-part conversation designed to help participants communicate technical ideas to various audiences more clearly. In the first part of the workshop, Eric Thiesen, (pictured, left) Metglas Inc., offered tips on creating targeted communications. "Make sure that you know your story," he advised the audience, because if you don't know what it is you want to communicate, he pointed out, your audience won't either. Following Thiesen's presentation, Michael Bakas, Army Research Office, looked at creating clear and effective PowerPoint presentations. Bakas echoed Thiesen's advice, noting that you need to know exactly what message your audience should receive. "For most presentations," Bakas said, "people want to hear the key takeaways first. Then provide the technical details."

This workshop was organized by the TMS Professional Development Committee, chaired by Kathy Lu (pictured, right).


TMS Board of Directors
The TMS Board of Directors gathered on Sunday at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel for their first meeting of the week. Pictured are members of the 2022 Board. New members of the 2023 TMS Board of Directors will be installed later this week.


Introducing the TMS Specialty Congress Series
TMS Board members are introducing a new TMS annual meeting—the TMS Specialty Congress—to technical committees and other volunteer groups at TMS2023. The TMS Specialty Congress will convene the Society’s recurring specialty meetings under one roof with a single registration fee that includes all programming and access to multidisciplinary networking opportunities. Attendees will enjoy the same small event experience that they prize from a standalone specialty meeting but with the ability to “session hop” and participate in any of the other specialty meetings being held concurrently. The gathered events will be topically compatible, allowing attendees greater networking opportunities and facilitating cross-disciplinary conversations and collaborations.

The inaugural TMS Specialty Congress will be held from June 16-20, 2024, at the Cleveland Hilton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA and will feature the following three co-located events:

• The 2nd World Congress on Artificial Intelligence in Materials and Manufacturing (AIM 2024)
• The Symposium on Digital and Robotic Forming 2024
• The Symposium on Linking Material Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior 2024

Explore more about this exciting new annual event and sign up for updates at www.tms.org/SpecialtyCongress/2024.


TMS Aluminum Courses Approved to Return in 2023
On Sunday, the TMS Board of Directors approved the organization of two TMS Aluminum Courses, both to be held in September 2023. TMS is a recognized leader for practical, solutions-based professional development courses for the aluminum industry. The program was paused due to the global pandemic, with these new courses being the first offered since 2019. They will be held concurrently in the same location, both with a plant tour of their respective interest areas. However, registration for these events is separate, and participants must attend only the sessions of the course for which they specifically registered. The two courses to be offered are:

Anode Technology for the Aluminum Industry Course
September 10-14, 2023
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Instructors: Les Edwards (Lead Organizer), Rain Carbon Inc.; Barry Sadler, Net Carbon Consulting Pty Ltd.; Bob Higginson, SCCR; Steve Lindsay, Alcoa/Hatch; and Christopher Kuhnt, Rain CII Carbon LLC

Control of Potline Scrubber & Fugitive Emissions for Aluminum Smelters Course
September 10-14, 2023
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Instructors: Stephan Broek (Lead Organizer), Kensington Technology Inc.; James Metson, The University of Auckland; David Wong, Atmolite Consulting Pty Ltd.; and Steve Lindsay, Alcoa/Hatch

Learn more about each of these courses and sign up for updates at www.tms.org/AluminumCourses.

Welcome to the TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition!
Over the next five days, this newsletter will be your guide to the day's events and your source for news about meeting-related updates. Read on to learn where to pick up your registration badge, how to navigate the meeting, and some highlights you can expect in the days ahead. Check in every day to see what's new at TMS2023.


Two Venues for TMS2023 Programming and Events
Pictured above are the two venues that will be hosting technical programming, committee meetings, and social and networking events throughout the week at TMS2023: the San Diego Convention Center (pictured left) and the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel (pictured right). You can familiarize yourself with these two locations by consulting the maps found on the TMS2023 App and printed in the TMS2023 conference guide. 

Pick Up Your Registration Badge
To begin your TMS2023 conference experience, pick up your attendee badge and other registration materials at one of two registration desks. The main registration desk is located in the Hall G Lobby of the San Diego Convention Center. If you are staying at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, you can visit the registration desk at the Indigo Lobby Light Wall.

Bring Your Smart Confirmation to Registration: You should have received your TMS2023 smart confirmation by email. Please open the link to your smart confirmation to preview your badge and make sure all of your information is displaying properly. Then bring your smart confirmation to the registration desk at TMS2023 to expedite your check-in process.

Hold on to Your Badge: Please do not lose the registration badge and the attached tickets provided to you at check in. You will need these to access all technical sessions, the exhibit hall, social functions, and other events. Please be advised that there is a $25 fee to reprint lost badges and tickets at the registration desk.


Change to Food Truck Locations
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, food trucks will be available at lunch time for TMS2023 attendees. Please take note of the new location for the food trucks. The food trucks will be parked on Gull Street, between the ground level entrance of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel and the parking garage. In case of rain, seating will be available at The Pointe on the ground level of the Hilton Bayfront next to Starbucks. Additional seating will be available in Hall F of the convention center. The food trucks will not be in Bayfront Park, as previously advertised.

Remember Your Lunch Voucher: You should have received a $10 lunch voucher as part of your registration packet. (Check the tickets attached to your badge.) This voucher can be used at any of the food trucks or in the concession area in Hall F of the San Diego Convention Center.

How to Access WiFi
Here's how you can access WiFi at TMS2023's two meeting venues:

At the San Diego Convention Center
Network: TMS2023
Password: tmsam2023

At the Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Network: TMS2023
Password: MMMS2023

Please note the letter case when typing passwords to connect to these WiFi networks.

How to Download the TMS2023 App
Use the TMS2023 App to plan which presentations and activities you would like to attend and create a schedule that you can carry with you onsite in San Diego. You can download the app to your phone or tablet or access the content through your web browser.

Use the following information to log in to the TMS2023 App:

Attendee Email: Enter the email address you provided when you registered for TMS2023.
Password:TMS2023

Access the TMS2023 Technical Program
The TMS2023 technical program is also available for download in PDF format through the TMS2023 website. You can access this searchable PDF in two formats. There’s a mobile-friendly format that displays cleanly on your phone or tablet and a more traditional PDF format that’s ideal for printing and note-taking. Please note that the full printed technical program is not available at TMS2023.

Time Zone
All times listed for the TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition refer to Pacific Daylight Time.

Download TMS2023 Proceedings Publications
TMS2023 attendees in most registration classes* receive free online access to the complete collection of TMS2023 proceedings publications. These proceedings files are now available for you to download. To access the proceedings publications:

• Go to the Proceedings Publications login page.
• Enter your TMS2023 Registration ID# (usually formatted as 23-xxxx including the hyphen). This number can be found in your TMS2023 registration confirmation email or retrieved through the Proceedings Publications login page.
• Enter the full name you provided when you registered for TMS2023.
• Select from the 11 available titles by clicking the button below the book cover. At that point, you will be passed through to another page with free access. Note that there is no option to access all titles in a single download.

Please note that complimentary proceedings content must be downloaded by April 30, 2023, at which time standard pricing will take effect.

* The following registration classes do not receive proceedings access: those who registered to attend only the exhibit; additional exhibit booth personnel; guests; media; and non-meeting attendees.

Purchase Print Proceedings
Hard copies of TMS2023 conference proceedings, along with other select publications, can be purchased at the Spinger Nature Publications Booth, located in the foyer of Hall F and G in the San Diego Convention Center. The booth is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. today. TMS members receive a 40% discount off hard copies of all TMS2023 proceedings volumes.


Today's Events
Registration Desks
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall G Lobby, and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Lobby Light Wall

Member Welcome Center
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F Lobby

Programming & App Support Desks
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Locations: San Diego Convention Center, Hall H Lobby and Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Aqua Foyer

TMS Materials Bowl and Networking Reception 
Competition Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 AB

TMS2023 Welcome Reception & Division Networking
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Hall F

LGBTQ+ and Allies Networking Mixer
Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 20 D

Visit the AIME History Display
Take a walk through the history of TMS and its parent society, The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) at the AIME History Display in the San Diego Convention Center, 20A Foyer. The display will be available for attendees to view throughout the week.

Come to Tonight's Welcome Reception
This evening's Welcome Reception is open to all TMS2023 attendees. Stop by Hall F of the San Diego Convention Center, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., to meet your fellow attendees. Separate networking zones will be set up for each of the five TMS technical divisions, allowing you to connect with other attendees, speakers, and organizers working in your technical interest area.

Attend a Technical Committee Meeting
One of the best ways to get involved with TMS is to join one of the 34 TMS technical committee meetings that will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. Technical committee meetings are open to all TMS members. View the committee meeting schedule on page 34 of your TMS2023 Conference Guide or find it on the TMS2023 App.


Five Honorary Symposia Planned this Week
Five TMS members will be honored throughout the week at TMS2023 for their distinguished contributions to the minerals, metals, and materials science and engineering communities. The following symposia are planned:

Alloy Behavior and Design across Length-Scales: An SMD Symposium Honoring Easo George
Monday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 21
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Cobalt 502B

Frontiers in Solidification: An MPMD Symposium Honoring Jonathan A. Dantzig
Monday, March 20, through Wednesday, March 22
San Diego Convention Center, Room 28E

Materials Genome, CALPHAD, and a Career over the Span of 20, 50, and 60 Years: An FMD/SMD Symposium in Honor of Zi-Kui Liu
Monday, March 20, through Wednesday, March 22
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Sapphire L

New Directions in Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Recycling, and Waste Minimization: An Extraction & Processing Division Symposium in Honor of Patrick R. Taylor
Monday, March 20, through Thursday, March 23
San Diego Convention Center, Room 33C

60 Years of Taking Aluminum Smelting Research and Development from New Zealand to the World: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Barry J. Welch
Tuesday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 22
San Diego Convention Center, Room 30E

Learn more about these symposia and planned presentations through the TMS2023 App.

Engage With Us on Social Media
Connect with TMS and fellow attendees using #TMSAnnualMeeting and by tagging TMS in your TMS2023-related posts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Enjoy your week at TMS2023!

Time to Build Your TMS2023 Schedule
The TMS2023 App is now available for all registrants of the TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2023). Use this valuable tool to plan which presentations and activities you would like to attend. Then create a schedule that you can carry with you at TMS2023 in San Diego, California. You can download the app to your phone or tablet or access the content through your web browser.

Use the following information to log in to the TMS2023 App:

Attendee Email: Use the email address you provided when you registered for the conference
Password: TMS2023

Searching within the App: Use the general search function of the app to find speakers, attendees, and sessions. Results display session-level detail. Select a session to view individual talks. To search for specific talks, use the search option located within the agenda function. You can also use filters to narrow your results.

Additional Scheduling Tools: The app is the recommended method for creating your final TMS2023 meeting week schedule because it always shows the most up-to-date scheduling information. Several other tools are available through the TMS2023 website to help you as you make your plans. Visit the TMS2023 Scheduling Tools web page to access searchable PDFs of the final technical program, a searchable program and events calendar, a schedule of technical committee meetings, and ProgramMaster session sheets.

Want to stay informed of everything that's happening at the TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (TMS2023)? Stick with us. TMS2023 News will be published daily, Sunday through Thursday, during the conference. Check each morning for a reminder of the big events planned for the day and notifications of last-minute schedule changes, as well as for recaps and photos from events happening around the meeting. You can access the newsletter at any time through the TMS2023 App, but we'll also send a friendly e-mail reminder each morning when a new edition is available.

See you in San Diego!