The Materials and Society 2009 program will include the following symposia:

• CO₂ Reduction Metallurgy
  Efficient reduction of carbon dioxide can help to minimize the rate of global warming. Improving fuel self-sufficiency will also occur by properly tailored extractive metallurgical techniques. [MORE]
• Diffusion in Materials for Energy Technologies
  The critical need for development of advanced materials and their processing for energy technologies warrants an understanding of the active diffusion mechanisms and the ability to model the diffusion-controlled phenomena within the materials. [MORE]
• Energy Conservation in Metals Extraction and Materials Processing II
  Energy conservation and new technologies are needed within the materials field for today’s climate of high energy costs and environmental consequences of greenhouse gas emissions. [MORE]
• Global Innovations in Materials and Technologies for Energy Harvesting
  Materials play a central role in technologies for the production of energy, particularly with the increasing need to harvest energy from sustainable sources in an efficient and economic manner. [MORE]
• Global Innovations in Photovoltaics and Thermoelectrics
  A major component of future energy harvesting will use photovoltaic and thermoelectric technologies. [MORE]
• Manufacturing Issues in Fuel Cells
  Key materials issues in the manufacture of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells will be addressed in this symposium. [MORE]
• Materials for the Nuclear Renaissance
  Nuclear energy does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and, therefore, does not contribute to global warming. However, nuclear energy produces spent fuel or nuclear waste. [MORE]
• Materials in Clean Power Systems IV: Clean Coal, Hydrogen-Based Technologies, and Fuel Cells
  Energy security and increasing environmental concerns have spurred a dramatic worldwide growth in research and development activities associated with clean power technologies. [MORE]
• Recycling—General Session
  This symposium will cover innovative research work, advances in ongoing research, and general industrial practices from recycling of metals and materials. [MORE]
• Solar Cell Silicon: Production and Recycling
  There is an expanding interest on a global basis in silicon for solar energy and electronics. [MORE]

Plan on attending one of these practical short courses or workshops! Visit the Short Courses web page for additional courses and workshops being offered.

• Green Materials and Processes for Managing Electronic Waste
  The major economic driver for recycling of electronic waste in industry is from the recovery of precious metals. [MORE]

• Women in Science Breakfast Lecture
  Hear this compelling talk by Dawn Bonnell, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, as she presents "Women in Science and Engineering: A Personal Perspective." (Reserve your seat on the registration form.)
• Aluminum Plenary Session
• Light Metals Division Luncheon Lecture
  Congratulate this year’s Light Metals Division award winners at this special luncheon. Lecture by Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University,
  “Nano Approaches to Using Light Metals Magnesium and Aluminum in Hydrogen Storage.” [MORE] (Order tickets on the registration form.)

Take Action!
To complement the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting programming on Materials and Society, TMS will offer attendees the chance to make a physical difference in the San Francisco community.

Through the TMS 2009 Annual Meeting service project, TMS will work with the local community service organization Hands On Bay Area to participate in a project to help less fortunate families in the Alemany Community grow their own food, leaving a material impact on the community long after the conference is over.

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

• Energy Technology Perspectives: Conservation, CO2 Reduction, and Production from Alternative Sources
  
  
• EPD Congress 2009
  
  
• Supplemental Proceedings Volume 2: Materials Characterization, Computation and Modeling