As part of the TMS Golden Jubilee, the following articles were commissioned for the February 2007 JOM to review progress in the field of materials science and engineering over the past 50 years, as well as to look into the future of the profession. Click on the title of the article you are interested in to access it.

Weertman, J., "The Evolution of the Materials Science and Engineering Profession and Professional over the Last 50 Years"
Apelian, D., "Looking Beyond the Last 50 Years: The Future of Materials Science and Engineering"
Wadsworth, J., "The Evolution of Technology for Structural Materials over the Last 50 Years"
King, M., "The Evolution of Technology for Extractive Metallurgy over the Last 50 Years: Is the Best Still to Come?"
Evans, J.W., "The Evolution of Technology for Light Metals over the Last 50 years: Al, Mg, and Li"
Taub, A., "The Evolution of Technology for Materials Processing over the Last 50 Years: The Automotive Example"
Williams, R.S., "The Evolution of Technology for Electronic Materials Over the Last 50 Years"