ACerS, AIST, ASM, TMS Issue Call for Papers for Materials Science & Technology (MS&T '08)

Organized by four leading societies -- American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST), ASM International (ASM), and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) -- MS&T '08 will be held Oct. 5-9 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center inPittsburgh.

Every year, MS&T brings together 3,500 materials scientists, engineers, students, suppliers and others from around the world to learn about research and applications that are shaping the future of materials science and technology.

MS&T '08 will address eight dynamic and diverse themes: electronic and magnetic materials, environmental and energy issues, fundamentals and characterization, iron and steel, materials and systems, nanotechnology, processing and product manufacturing, and special topics.

The technical program is organized by the MS&T '08 Program Coordinating Committee, which is comprised of representatives from the partnering organizations that make this comprehensive forum possible: ACerS, AIST, ASM, and TMS. Program chair is Matthew Merwin, U.S. Steel Research and Technology Center. Committee members are Thomas Lienert,Los Alamos National Laboratory; Brian Nelson, Dofasco Inc.; Dwight Viehland, Virginia Tech University; and Richard Wright, Idaho National Laboratory.

150-word abstract submissions will be accepted online through March 17 at www.matscitech.org. For more information about the abstract submission process, contact Marilyn Stoltz at ACerS, mstoltz@ceramics.org or tel. (614) 794-5868.

    For more information about the technical program, contact:
    MS&T PROGRAM COORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR:
    Matthew Merwin, U.S. Steel Research and Technology Center
    mmerwin@uss.com / (412) 433-7187

    MS&T PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
    ACerS Representative:
    Dwight Viehland, Virginia Tech University
    dviehlan@vt.edu / (540) 231-2276

    AIST Representative:
    Brian Nelson, Dofasco Inc.
    brian_nelson@dofasco.ca / (905) 548-4774

    ASM Representative:
    Thomas Lienert, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    lienert@lanl.gov / (505) 665-6042

    TMS Representative:
    Richard Wright, Idaho National Laboratory
    richard.wright@inl.gov / (208) 526-6127

    For more information about this news release, contact:
    Rego Giovanetti
    Communications Officer
    ASM International
    440/338-5151, ext. 5622
    Fax: 440/338-8629
    E-mail: rego.giovanetti@asminternational.org

SOURCE ASM International

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