Technical Program

Technical sessions begin on Monday, March 13, end on Thursday, March 16, and are held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

The technical program is developed by the Technical Program Committee, made up of 18 members from diverse technical backgrounds.

The 2006 technical program is organized into three main topics:

Light Metals

Structure, Extraction, Processing and Properties

Emerging Materials

Light Metals symposia address these areas:

• Aluminum Technology
• Magnesium Technology
• Titanium for High Temperature Applications
• Recycling
• Furnace Systems Technology

Structure, Extraction, Processing and Properties symposia address these areas:

• Computational Modeling and Simulation
• Materials Characterization
• Manufacturing and Process Control
• Multi-Component/Multi-Phase Diffusion
• Point Defects in Materials
• Separation Technology for Aqueous Processing
• Granulation of Molten Materials
• Advances in Furnace Integrity
• Deformation and Fracture From Nano to Macro
• Fatigue and Fracture of Traditional and Advanced Materials
• Processing and Mechanical Response of Engineered Materials
• Solidification Processing of Metal Matrix Composites
• A Century of Nickel Alloy Discovery and Innovation
• Effects of Water Vapor on High-Temperature Oxidation and Mechanical Behavior

Emerging Materials symposia address these areas:

• Nanomaterials
• Electronic Materials
• Materials for Energy Applications
• Biological Materials Science and Engineering
• Space Reactor Fuels and Materials