The Materials Processing 2009 program will include the following symposia:

• Applicable Computing Technologies in Heat Treating
  This symposium will cover various technologies including numerical simulation, computation, residual stress analysis, material property prediction, process optimization and physical modeling. [MORE]
• Friction Stir Welding and Processing V
  Learn about the fundamentals and current status of friction stir welding and solid-state friction stir processing of materials. [MORE]
• Frontiers in Solidification Science III
  Hear presentations on the fundamental aspects of solidification and the microstructural dynamics associated with liquid-solid phase transformations. [MORE]
• General Abstracts: Extraction and Processing Division
  Hear presentations on topics ranging from modeling to environmental technologies. [MORE]
• General Abstracts: Materials Processing and Manufacturing Division
  This symposium includes a wealth of presentations related to computational materials science and engineering, nanomechanical materials behavior, phase transformation, powder materials, modeling, shaping and forming, and surface engineering. [MORE]
• Materials Issues in Additive Powder-Based Manufacturing Processes
  This symposium will address topics such as powder-based freeform processes, powder-based direct write technologies, powder spray technologies, powder-based cladding and coating, and powder-based repair and re-engineering. [MORE]
• Materials Processing Fundamentals
  Attendees will learn about the fundamentals, synthesis, analysis, design, monitoring and control of metals, materials, and metallurgical processes and phenomena. [MORE]
• Peirce-Smith Converting Centennial Symposium
  This symposium will cover a broad range of topics related to copper and nickel converting including historical perspectives and updates on current operations. [MORE]
• Shape Casting: Third International Symposium
  Updates will be presented on research and development in the design and production of high quality castings, including gating system design, process modeling, mechanical behavior and structure-process-property relationships. [MORE]

• Peirce-Smith Converting Reception
  Network with colleagues who share your technical interests at this special reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 15.
  
  
• Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecture
  Hear this special lecture by EPD award winner James E. Hoffmann, "The Hydrometallurgical Extraction and Recovery of High Purity Silver." [MORE]
  
  
• Extraction & Processing Division/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Luncheon Lecture
  Congratulate the EPD and MPMD award winners at this special luncheon. Lecture by Dr. Corby Anderson, Montana Tech, "The Theory and Application of Nitrogen Species Catalyzed and Alkaline Sulfide Hydrometallurgical Systems" [MORE] (Order your tickets on the registration form.)

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

• EPD Congress 2009
• Friction Stir Welding V
• Peirce-Smith Converting Centennial Symposium
• Shape Casting III: Third International Symposium
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 1: Materials Processing and Properties
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 2: Materials Characterization, Computation and Modeling
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 3: General Paper Selections