Professor Jarek Drelich has devoted his career to research, education, and
community service, focusing primarily on surface and interface science, mineral
engineering, metallurgy, and medical materials and coatings. His pioneering
research on zinc- and magnesium-based alloys for medical implant applications,
along with his contributions to the understanding of wetting phenomena and
contact angles on various material surfaces, has earned him international
recognition. Additionally, his work in surface charge microscopy and colloidal
probe microscopy has significantly influenced his peers in these fields.
This symposium is organized to honor Professor Drelich's outstanding
contributions to surface and interface science in minerals, metals, and
materials, and to provide a platform for sharing the work of those he has
inspired through his scientific contributions and innovations.
The honorary symposium will focus on the fundamental and applied sciences that
enhance materials, including the characterization and processing of surfaces
and interfaces in the fields of minerals, metals, polymers, and composites.
Presentations and manuscripts related to Professor Drelich's research
background and achievements are especially encouraged. The technical topics
will include:
- Synthesis, characterization, and assessment of medical implant materials
- Biodegradation phenomena of metals and polymers
- Surface science and engineering of minerals and materials
- Formulation and utilization of polymeric composites
- Recycling of byproducts
This symposium will gather magnesium specialists from around the world. Papers
are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology, including primary
production, processing, characterization, modelling, applications and
recycling, ranging from basic research to industrialization. In keeping with
the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and highest quality
work on magnesium, this symposium will feature a collection of manuscripts
entitled Magnesium Technology 2026.
A discussion on how academic experiences and training in materials science have
played a pivotal role in shaping the leadership skills of emerging leaders in
the industry. The session can highlight real-world applications of academic
knowledge, the transition from academia to industry, and the development of
leadership qualities in the field.
The main idea would be an immersive half-day conference experience with
industrial perspective. Combining the one-hour all conference keynote speech,
two-hour LMD plenary session and finishing with one-hour networking workshop
(industry sponsor) on Tuesday.
Pending on all conference approval the contingency plan would be to have the
two-hour LMD plenary session as shown below on Monday AM.
Either say the main goal will be to increase industrial participation at TMS
2026.
LMD Plenary Session (2 hours)
Opening Remarks (5–10 minutes): A brief introduction to the session's purpose
and importance. Again, provide context on how academic backgrounds contribute
to leadership roles in the materials science field.
Three to Four Presentations (15 minutes each): Invite up to four speakers who
represent industry and have demonstrated leadership in their respective
careers. Speakers are new leaders in materials science, perhaps people who have
recently taken on leadership roles or have made significant impacts in their
organizations (e.g., VP of Materials Engineering, Chief Technology Officers,
etc.) and/or founders of materials science-related startups, especially those
founded by recent graduates or young professionals.
Each speaker should:
• Share their academic journey (e.g., education, key research projects,
mentors).
• Discuss how their academic experiences helped them transition into leadership
roles in the industry.
• Offer practical insights into how materials science education influenced
their decision-making and innovation within their industrial organizations.
Panel Discussion (20–30 minutes): LMD plenary speakers will engage in a deeper
conversation about the leadership journey in industry, addressing audience
questions from keynote session and sharing additional insights.
Interactive Q&A (20–30 minutes): The audience will engage directly with the
speakers. Facilitated by a moderator and/or open floor for questions, offering
the opportunity for further discussion on how academic backgrounds influence
leadership in industry and how the next generation of leaders can build on
these foundations.
This symposium will gather magnesium specialists from around the world. Papers
are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology, ranging from primary
production to applications and recycling, as well as from basic research to
industrialization. In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting
the most recent and highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium will
feature a collection of manuscripts entitled Magnesium Technology 2025.
The symposium will focus on how microstructure can be engineered to address
challenges related to lightweight product design and manufacturing. The talks
will thread multi length scale aspects of the microstructure starting from the
atomic scale including aspects of computational thermodynamics in materials
design and processing including aspects of plasticity and phase transformations
in manufacturing. In addition to traditional materials and processes, the
symposium will also discuss future metals technologies including lithium metal
processing for high energy batteries and additive manufacturing for product
design flexibility.
This symposium is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists
in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology,
ranging from primary production to applications and recycling, as well as from
basic research to industrialization. The symposium will cover - but is not
limited to - the following topics:
Novel Extraction Techniques
Primary production
Alloys and their production
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Plasticity Mechanisms
Cast products/processing (high-pressure die casting, semi-solid processing, ...)
Wrought products/processing (feedstock manufacturing, rolling, extrusion,
forging, ...)
Forming, joining, machining
In-Situ methods / micro-CT analysis
Corrosion (protection) and surface finishing
Fatigue and Fracture
Dynamic response
Structural applications (automotive, aerospace, ...)
Degradation and Biomedical Applications
Emerging Applications (Batteries, hydrogen storage energy material, Fracking)
Additive Manufacturing of powders
Recycling / Ecological issues/ Life Cycle Analysis
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and
highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium features a collection of
manuscripts in an edited book entitled Magnesium Technology 2024. This book
features the finest and latest breaking articles in magnesium research from the
past year and is listed with the main indexing services including Elsevier
Engineering Index and Thomas Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, as
well as published as a Google eBook online, making its articles readily
searchable and available on the web and citable.
A condition of delivering an oral presentation is submitting a paper or an
extended abstract, consisting of at least 500 words and one figure as well as
appropriate references, for inclusion in the Magnesium Technology 2024 book.
Full manuscripts are encouraged. Exemptions are only permissible if:
(1). publishing in TMS journals, specifically Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A, B, or E, IMMI, JOM or other TMS sponsored journal by the same
group of authors in the same year. Exemptions will only be provided to those
furnishing an AUTHORS COPY of their manuscript, letter of acceptance from the
editor, or similar document illustrating that the manuscript was accepted by a
TMS sponsored journal by the deadline of SEPTEMBER 10, 2023.
(2). It is not required to submit a manuscript if you are planning to make a
poster presentation. Therefore, you may still submit an abstract to the
Magnesium Technology 2024 symposium for a poster presentation.
Please ensure your paper or is submitted on time and thank you for your
interest in the Magnesium Technology 2024 Symposium.
By checking “YES, I will provide a manuscript / extended abstract or the
proceedings for making an oral presentation” under PROCEEDINGS PARTICIPATION,
you are indicating that you understand that a manuscript / extended abstract is
required to make an oral presentation and it is your intent that this
manuscript/ extended abstract be included in the 2024 Magnesium Technology
book, which includes transferring the copyright of the contents of the
manuscript to TMS.
This symposium is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists
in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology,
ranging from primary production to applications and recycling, as well as from
basic research to industrialization. The symposium will cover - but is not
limited to - the following topics:
Novel Extraction Techniques
Primary production
Alloys and their production
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Plasticity Mechanisms
Cast products/processing (high-pressure die casting, semi-solid processing, ...)
Wrought products/processing (feedstock manufacturing, rolling, extrusion,
forging, ...)
Forming, joining, machining
In-Situ methods / micro-CT analysis
Corrosion (protection) and surface finishing
Fatigue and Fracture
Dynamic response
Structural applications (automotive, aerospace, ...)
Degradation and Biomedical Applications
Emerging Applications (Batteries, hydrogen storage energy material, Fracking)
Additive Manufacturing of powders
Recycling / Ecological issues/ Life Cycle Analysis
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and
highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium features a collection of
manuscripts in an edited book entitled Magnesium Technology 2022. This book
features the finest and latest breaking articles in magnesium research from the
past year and is listed with the main indexing services including Elsevier
Engineering Index and Thomas Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, as
well as published as a Google eBook online, making its articles readily
searchable and available on the web and citable.
A condition of delivering an oral presentation is submitting a paper or an
extended abstract, consisting of at least 500 words and one figure as well as
appropriate references, for inclusion in the Magnesium Technology 2022 book.
Full manuscripts are encouraged. Exemptions are only permissible if:
(1) publishing in TMS journals, specifically Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A, B, or E, IMMI, JOM or other TMS sponsored journal by the same
group of authors in the same year. Exemptions will only be provided to those
furnishing an AUTHORS COPY of their manuscript, letter of acceptance from the
editor, or similar document illustrating that the manuscript was accepted by a
TMS sponsored journal by the deadline of SEPTEMBER 10, 2021.
(2) It is not required to submit a manuscript if you are planning to make a
poster presentation. Therefore, you may still submit an abstract to the
Magnesium Technology 2022 symposium for a poster presentation.
Please ensure your paper or is submitted on time and thank you for your
interest in the Magnesium Technology 2022 Symposium.
By checking “YES, I will provide a manuscript / extended abstract or the
proceedings for making an oral presentation” under PROCEEDINGS PARTICIPATION,
you are indicating that you understand that a manuscript / extended abstract is
required to make an oral presentation and it is your intent that this
manuscript/ extended abstract be included in the 2022 Magnesium Technology
book, which includes transferring the copyright of the contents of the
manuscript to TMS.
To study materials performance is to push materials to their limits—in creep,
in fatigue, and in other demanding environmental conditions. It is to push
materials to failure, then to engineer against those failure mechanisms. Over
the course of Professor J. Wayne Jones’ career, he advanced the state of the
art in the study of failure both for creep and fatigue. In the realm of
fatigue, he is one of the pioneers of ultrasonic fatigue testing, demonstrating
the existence of a fatigue limit for fcc metals in the ultra-high cycle regime.
He has worked on a wide range of materials, from light alloys such as magnesium
and aluminum to heavier alloys such as nickel superalloys, to less traditional
materials such as metal matrix composites and intermetallics.
Later in his career, Professor Jones partnered with the Detroit automotive
industry and Thixomat, studying both creep and fatigue in lightweight magnesium
alloys. He also worked with the automotive industry to develop lightweight
metal matrix composites with high strength and high stiffness. He sought new
probabilistic treatments for microstructurally informed fatigue crack
nucleation models which could lead to improved lifing predictions.
This symposium honors the breadth of his career by seeking talks primarily in
the areas of creep and fatigue. Talks discussing microstructure-sensitive
predictions or novel testing/prediction methodologies are of particular
interest.
Throughout his career, Professor Jones had been a devoted teacher, not only in
the classroom but to everyone he interacts with. Just as he has helped to
develop alloy systems toward maturity, he has helped many generations of
students and young researchers to achieve academic maturity. The Light Metals
Division is honored to celebrate his career with this symposium.
This symposium is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists
in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology,
ranging from primary production to applications and recycling, as well as from
basic research to industrialization. The symposium will cover - but is not
limited to - the following topics:
Novel Extraction Techniques
Primary production
Alloys and their production
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Plasticity Mechanisms
Cast products/processing (high-pressure die casting, semi-solid processing, ...)
Wrought products/processing (feedstock manufacturing, rolling, extrusion,
forging, ...)
Forming, joining, machining
In-situ methods / micro-CT analysis
Corrosion (protection) and surface finishing
Fatigue and Fracture
Dynamic response
Structural applications (automotive, aerospace, ...)
Degradation and Biomedical Applications
Emerging Applications (Batteries, hydrogen storage energy material, Fracking)
Additive Manufacturing of powders
Recycling / Ecological issues/ Life Cycle Analysis
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and
highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium features a collection of
manuscripts in an edited book entitled Magnesium Technology 2022. This book
features the finest and latest breaking articles in magnesium research from the
past year and is listed with the main indexing services including Elsevier
Engineering Index and Thomas Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, as
well as published as a Google eBook online, making its articles readily
searchable and available on the web and citable.
A condition of delivering an oral presentation is submitting a paper or an
extended abstract, consisting of at least 500 words and one figure as well as
appropriate references, for inclusion in the Magnesium Technology 2022 book.
Full manuscripts are encouraged. Exemptions are only permissible if:
(1) publishing in TMS journals, specifically Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A, B, or E, IMMI, JOM or other TMS sponsored journal by the same
group of authors in the same year. The topic for this year’s JOM special issue
will be on “In-situ Characterization” and can be used for manuscript submission
within this research area. Exemptions will only be provided to those furnishing
an AUTHORS COPY of their manuscript, letter of acceptance from the editor, or
similar document illustrating that the manuscript was accepted by a TMS
sponsored journal by the deadline of September 10, 2021.
(2) It is not required to submit a manuscript if you are planning to make a
poster presentation. Therefore, you may still submit an abstract to the
Magnesium Technology 2022 symposium for a poster presentation.
Please ensure your paper or is submitted on time and thank you for your
interest in the Magnesium Technology 2022 Symposium.
By checking “YES, I will provide a manuscript / extended abstract or the
proceedings for making an oral presentation” under PROCEEDINGS PARTICIPATION,
you are indicating that you understand that a manuscript / extended abstract is
required to make an oral presentation and it is your intent that this
manuscript/ extended abstract be included in the 2022 Magnesium Technology
book, which includes transferring the copyright of the contents of the
manuscript to TMS.
The most impactful developments in materials science are rarely just a new
material or a new process; it is the simultaneous and complementary advancement
of alloy and process together that can drive an innovation into the
marketplace. Few researchers have adopted and been as successful with this
design philosophy as Ray Decker. Over his more than 50 years of experience as a
research metallurgist, he has applied this over a wide range of alloys. His
work in superalloys revealed alloying strategies for improved strength via
coherency hardening. At the same time, his work revealed that trace elements
from the crucible could play a role in the mechanical properties of the alloy.
Developments in alloying strategy and improved heat treatments were equally
critical in his work as a co-inventor of maraging steel. In his most recent
venture, he has applied this philosophy to Mg alloys, developing and broadly
commercializing thixomolding technology to obtain refined microstructures with
high strength and retained ductility that are able to be thermomechanically
processed without developing a deleterious amount of crystallographic texture.
He has taken this processing technology and combined it with alloy design,
resulting in his recent development of the BioMg 250 for bioabsorbable surgical
implants. Thixomolding (or magnesium injection molding), as a light-alloy
processing technology, was globalized by the vision of Ray and his partners in
the commercialization of the semi-solid process through their company, Thixomat
LLC. Leading Thixomat, Ray expanded the use of this technology from a few dozen
thixomolding machines, to today where there are hundreds if not thousands of
semi-solid, thixomolding machines through Thixomat and their affiliates. This
has resulted in millions of parts for the video, cell phone, automotive,
computer and other industries being produced with improved properties,
integrated part design and net-shape manufacturing.
Over his career, Ray Decker has made critical technological advances to address
challenges including reducing environmental damage, conserving energy, and
making more effective orthopedic devices. In addition to his contributions as a
technologist, Ray has consistently taken a long-term vision for his work by
involving graduates and undergraduate students through strong collaborations
with university faculty and volunteering through his professional societies.
His career is certainly greater than the sum of its parts, it is the Light
Metals Divisions great honor to his lifetime of achievements at TMS 2021.
This symposium honors the theme of Dr. Decker’s career by accepting papers on
the intertwined development of alloying and processing of metallic materials,
with preference for application-driven research.
This symposium is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists
in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology,
ranging from primary production to applications and recycling, as well as from
basic research to industrialization. The symposium will cover - but is not
limited to - the following topics:
Novel Extraction Techniques
Primary production
Alloys and their production
ICME of Magnesium Alloys
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Plasticity Mechanisms
Cast products/processing (high-pressure die casting, semi-solid processing, ...)
Wrought products/processing (feedstock manufacturing, rolling, extrusion,
forging, ...)
Forming, joining, machining
Corrosion (protection) and surface finishing
Fatigue and Fracture
Dynamic response
Structural applications (automotive, aerospace, ...)
Degradation and Biomedical applications
Emerging Applications (Batteries, hydrogen storage, additive manufacturing of
powders, Fracking)
Recycling / Ecological issues/ Life Cycle Analysis
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and
highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium features a collection of
manuscripts in an edited book entitled Magnesium Technology 2021. This book
features the finest and latest breaking articles in magnesium research from the
past year and is listed with the main indexing services including Elsevier
Engineering Index and Thomas Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, as
well as published as a Google eBook online, making its articles readily
searchable and available on the web and citable.
A condition of delivering an oral presentation is submitting a paper for
inclusion in the Magnesium Technology 2021 book. Exemptions are only
permissible if:
(1) publishing in TMS journals, specifically Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A, B, or E, IMMI, JOM or other TMS sponsored journal by the same
group of authors in the same year. Exemptions will only be provided to those
furnishing an AUTHORS COPY of their manuscript, letter of acceptance from the
editor, or similar document illustrating that the manuscript was accepted by a
TMS sponsored journal by the deadline of SEPTEMBER 10, 2020.
(2) It is not required to submit a manuscript if you are planning to make a
poster presentation. Therefore, you may still submit an abstract to the
Magnesium Technology 2021 symposium for a poster presentation.
Please ensure your paper is submitted on time and thank you for your interest
in the Magnesium Technology 2021 Symposium.
By checking “YES, I will provide a manuscript for the proceedings for making an
oral presentation” under PROCEEDINGS PARTICIPATION, you are indicating that you
understand that a manuscript is required to make an oral presentation and it is
your intent that this manuscript be included in the 2021 Magnesium Technology
book, which includes transferring the copyright of the contents of the
manuscript to TMS.
This symposium is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists
in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium technology,
ranging from primary production to applications and recycling, as well as from
basic research to industrialization. The symposium will cover - but is not
limited to - the following topics:
Novel Extraction Techniques
Primary Production
Alloys and Their Production
ICME of Magnesium Alloys
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Plasticity Mechanisms
Cast Products/Processing (high-pressure die casting, semi-solid processing, ...)
Wrought Products/Processing (feedstock manufacturing, rolling, extrusion,
forging, ...)
Forming, Joining, Machining
Corrosion (protection) and Surface Finishing
Fatigue and Fracture
Dynamic Response
Structural Applications (automotive, aerospace, ...)
Biomedical Applications
Emerging Applications (Batteries, hydrogen storage, additive manufacturing of
powders, Fracking, ..)
Recycling / Ecological issues/ Life Cycle Analysis
In keeping with the long-standing tradition of presenting the most recent and
highest quality work on magnesium, this symposium features a collection of
manuscripts in an edited book entitled Magnesium Technology 2020. This book
features the finest and latest breaking articles in magnesium research from the
past year and is listed with the main indexing services including Elsevier
Engineering Index and Thomas Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index, as
well as published as a Google eBook online, making its articles readily
searchable and available on the web and citable.
A condition of delivering an oral presentation is submitting a paper for
inclusion in the Magnesium Technology 2020 book. Exemptions are only
permissible if:
(1) publishing in TMS journals, specifically Metallurgical and Materials
Transactions A, B, or E, IMMI, JOM or other TMS sponsored journal by the same
group of authors in the same year. Exemptions will only be provided to those
furnishing an AUTHORS COPY of their manuscript, letter of acceptance from the
editor, or similar document illustrating that the manuscript was accepted by a
TMS sponsored journal by the deadline of SEPTEMBER 10, 2019.
(2) It is not required to submit a manuscript if you are planning to make a
poster presentation. Therefore, you may still submit an abstract to the
Magnesium Technology 2020 symposium for a poster presentation.
Please ensure your paper is submitted on time and thank you for your interest
in the Magnesium Technology 2020 Symposium.
By checking “YES, I will provide a manuscript for the proceedings for making an
oral presentation” under PROCEEDINGS PARTICIPATION, you are indicating that you
understand that a manuscript is required to make an oral presentation and it is
your intent that this manuscript be included in the 2020 Magnesium Technology
book, which includes transferring the copyright of the contents of the
manuscript to TMS.