Aluminum
Covering all aspects of aluminum production and use, from extraction of bauxite to aluminum reduction to application of alloys, the aluminum program brings together representatives from the world’s largest aluminum-producing companies to discuss the latest developments in the field. [LEARN MORE]

Computational Materials Science and Engineering
An area that TMS has taken a lead role in developing, computational materials science and engineering has potential applications in both industry and education. Programming will look at how open source tools can be used in materials research and engineering, at the progress that has been made in computational materials science and engineering education, and at synergies between computational and experimental materials science. [LEARN MORE]

Electronic Materials
In recent years, the field of electronic materials has had to adapt to new environmental regulations and address end-of-life issues in concert with advances in materials and process technologies. Technical programming will focus on such critical areas as materials developments in lead-free solders, recycling of electronic waste, advances in thin films, and phase stability, phase transformations and reactive phase formation. [LEARN MORE]

Emerging Materials Technologies
The field of materials science and engineering is constantly expanding to encompass new technologies, and TMS fosters the development of these areas with forums at the annual meeting. This year’s program will include coverage of biological materials, bulk metallic glasses and materials for high-temperature applications. In addition, a new frontier for materials — transformation under extreme conditions — will be examined. [LEARN MORE]

Magnesium
The yearly Magnesium Technology symposium is one of the largest gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world. Papers are presented on all aspects of magnesium, from primary production to applications and recycling. [LEARN MORE]

Materials and Society
Materials and Society is an exploration of the intersection between materials technologies and societal applications. Programming will examine how materials advances could lead to global solutions for energy and environmental problems and how existing mining and metallurgy industries can become more sustainable. [LEARN MORE]

Materials Characterization
Ten symposia and nearly 500 papers are planned in the area of materials characterization. General issues of characterization for minerals, metals and materials will be covered, as well as emerging technologies such as the application of neutron scattering in material science and engineering. Irradiated materials and irradiation effects will receive focused attention, and this year’s conference will also feature a review of 75 years of deformation mechanisms from a dislocations perspective. [LEARN MORE]

Materials Processing
Advances in the established field of materials processing will receive extensive coverage. Materials processing fundamentals and general issues of extraction, processing and manufacturing will be covered, as well as more focused areas such as computing technologies for heat treating, hydrometallurgy of molybdenum and a celebration of 100 years of Peirce-Smith converting. [LEARN MORE]

Nanomaterials
The emerging field of nanotechnology has strong roots in materials science and engineering. Three separate symposia will examine different aspects of nanotechnology: functional and structural nanomaterials; mechanical behavior of nanostructured materials; and nanocomposite materials. [LEARN MORE]