In This Issue
TMS Names MS&T 24 Plenary Speaker
Julie M. Schoenung, Texas A&M University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 TMS/ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship in Materials and Society Award. She will deliver her award lecture as part of the
TMS Fall Meeting at
Materials Science & Technology 2024 (MS&T24), to be held October 6–9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Schoenung’s talk, “Saving the Planet through Sustainability-Informed Selection, Design and Discovery of Materials,” will be featured as the TMS plenary presentation on Monday, October 7.
“Materials benefit society because they enable new technologies, such as those that address climate change. But materials also contribute to environmental pollution and the burden of human disease. As materials scientists and engineers, we need to broaden our range of design attributes to account for these potential negative consequences,” said Schoenung, who is professor and holder of the Wofford Cain Chair III, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University.
For more than twenty years, Schoenung has conducted research in collaboration with colleagues with expertise in toxicology, environmental chemistry, public health, public policy, decision-theory, and, more recently, in the fields of informatics, data science, and machine learning/artificial intelligence, to enhance the tools and methodologies available to inform materials selection and design decisions on the basis of these important sustainability metrics.
Visit the
TMS Fall Meeting 2024 website for more information on TMS activities at MS&T24 and to register for the conference. Register by August 22 for the best rates.
New Orientation Video Series Available for TMS Members
Maybe you’re new to TMS, or maybe you’ve been a member casually for some time but would like to take your membership to the next level. A new video series,
Navigating Your TMS Membership, is now available to help you learn more about the Society, your member benefits, and the many professional development and leadership opportunities that TMS offers. In this series of six presentations, experienced TMS volunteer members walk you through various aspects of TMS membership and offer tips on increasing your involvement in the Society and developing your leadership skills.
The series begins with a broad overview, covering more specialized topics in subsequent videos:
- Module 1: Introduction to Benefits and Volunteer Engagement Possibilities: Presented by Ellen Cerreta, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Module 2: TMS Conferences and Meetings: Presented by Alexandra (Allie) Anderson, RHI Magnesita
- Module 3: TMS Technical Committees and Divisions: Presented by: Paul Mason, Thermo-Calc Software Inc.
- Module 4: TMS Functional Committees: Presented by Jonathan Madison
- Module 5: Pathways to Volunteer Leadership Positions: Presented by Christina Meskers, SINTEF
- Module 6: Publications: Presented by Tresa Pollock, University of California, Santa Barbara
TMS Presents 2025 Board of Directors Nominees
The following individuals have been nominated to fill vacant positions on the 2025–2028 TMS Board of Directors. The candidates, if elected by the TMS membership, will be installed at the conclusion of the TMS 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, scheduled for March 23–27 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The nominees are:
- Vice President/President/Past President: Viola L. Acoff, University of Mississippi, USA
- Membership Diversity & Development Director: Jenifer Locke, The Ohio State University
- Light Metals Division Chair: Randy Beals, Magna International
- Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Chair: Carelyn Campbell, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Structural Materials Division Chair: Clarissa Yablinsky, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Full biographies for each of these nominees and additional information can be found in the article “
TMS Presents the 2025 Board of Directors Nominees” in the July issue of
JOM.
Additional nominations for these positions may be submitted for board consideration by any 25 TMS members by August 15, 2024. Nominations for qualified individuals should be sent to James J. Robinson, TMS Executive Director, and should include the nominee’s name, biography, and written consent to serve if elected. If additional candidates are proposed, a majority vote of TMS members will determine who fills the position. If no new nominations are received, the individuals named here will automatically be elected on August 16, 2024.
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