The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Founded 1957
Type Professional Organization
Focus Extraction, processing, and application of materials
Location
Origins Member society of AIME
Area served
Worldwide
Method Conferences, Publications
Members
12,000[1]
Owner AIME
President
Hani Henein
Key people
Jim Robinson (Executive Director)
Website www.tms.org

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. While TMS is headquartered in the United States, its scope is international in both its membership and activities

The society provides forums for the exchange of information; encourages technology transfer; promotes the education and development of current and future professionals; represents the profession in the accreditation of educational programs and in the registration of professional engineers (a U.S.-grounded activity); encourages professionalism, ethical behavior, and concern for the environment; and stimulates a worldwide sense of unity in the profession.

Included among its nearly 12,000[1] professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. Volunteer members serve at all levels of the society, and take a hands-on approach to shaping the policy, programming, and publications of the society. TMS is a volunteer and bottom up driven society. The bottom up philosophy gives members a sense of accomplishment when they give back to the profession they belong to.

Technical Divisions

The society comprises five technical divisions to program conferences, develop content for publications, and perform other activities:

Publications

TMS is a major publisher in the materials community. Each year the society publishes numerous proceedings volumes containing papers presented at society-sponsored meetings. The best known of these publications are the annual Light Metals and EPD Congress volumes.

TMS-published periodicals include

References

  1. 1 2 "2012 Annual Report" (PDF). The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. "Metallurgical and Materials Transactions Home Page". The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.

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