The Materials Characterization 2009 program will include the following symposia:

• Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials
  This symposium will cover techniques for characterizing materials across a spectrum of systems and processes. [MORE]
• Dislocations: 75 Years of Deformation Mechanisms
  Learn about all aspects of dislocations from both an experimental and theoretical approach. [MORE]
• Emerging Applications of Neutron Scattering in Materials Science and Engineering
  Neutron scattering is a powerful and indispensible tool for the study of advanced materials. This symposium will explore some of the new research opportunities that are emerging. [MORE]
• Fatigue: Mechanisms, Theory, Experiments, and Industry Practice
  Understanding cyclic deformation and fatigue is critical to the performance and reliability of engineering materials in a wide range of applications. [MORE]
• General Abstracts: Structural Materials Division
  Presentations cover a variety of topics in this symposium, from advanced characterization to mechanical behavior. [MORE]
• Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials
  Radiation can produce dramatic improvements or degradation in the properties of materials. An understanding of the microstructural changes occurring during irradiation is critical. [MORE]
• Near-Net Shape Titanium Components
  Attendees will learn about all aspects of attaining near-net shape titanium shapes, including technologies such as advanced powder metallurgy, forming, and casting and forging. [MORE]
• Neutron and X-Ray Studies of Advanced Materials
  The potential of neutron and x-ray scattering techniques for probing advanced materials will be revealed at this symposium. [MORE]
• RPV Embrittlement and Fusion Materials: Measuring, Modeling, and Managing Irradiation Effects
  This symposium will review Professor G. Robert Odette’s significant contributions to understanding the microstructural processes responsible for irradiation effects in structural materials. [MORE]
• Structural Materials Division Symposium: Advanced Characterization and Modeling of Phase Transformations in Metals in Honor of David N. Seidman on his 70th Birthday
  For more than four decades, Professor Seidman has made numerous seminal contributions to the fields of phase transformations and defects in materials through his pioneering work. [MORE]
• Surface Structures at Multiple Length Scales
  This symposium will cover the science and engineering of surface structures and promote their understanding at multiple length scales varying from atomic to micro/macro regime. [MORE]

Short Courses
Plan on attending this practical short course! Visit the Short Courses web page for additional courses and workshops being offered.

• ANSWER Tutorial Series: Neutron and Synchrotron Scattering 101 for Structural Materials Researchers
  The application of neutron and synchrotron scattering in studying engineering materials becomes increasingly important because of its unique ability to provide microscopic information. [MORE]

Special Events
Network with colleagues who share your technical interests! Plan to attend one of these receptions from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 15.

• Characterization Networking Reception
  
  
• Microstructural Processes in Irradiated Materials Networking Reception
  
  
• Near-Net Shape Titanium Components Reception

For more information on these or additional proceedings, please visit the Proceedings page.

• EPD Congress 2009
  
  
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 1: Materials Processing and Properties
  
  
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 3: General Paper Selections