MS&T’08 Technical Program

ACerS 110th Anniversary Symposium
On the special occasion of the 110th anniversary of the founding of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), and the scheduled ACerS Annual Meeting in the city where it was founded, Pittsburgh, Pa., a one-day symposium is planned in conjunction with MS&T 2008. The symposium will critically review major technological achievements in the field of ceramic science and engineering over the last 10 years, and also elucidate emerging technologies and challenges that will impact research, innovation, and education in the next decade. To accomplish this goal, invited-only presentations scanning the field of ceramics will be given by exceptionally accomplished and highly respected speakers representing academe, industry and national research laboratories. Members of a concluding panel will discuss and summarize critical issues and opportunities identified during the symposium, and will be charged with defining pathways forward in advancing the field of ceramics. 

Topics:

• Review of major achievements in ceramics during the last 10 years
• Elucidation of emerging technologies, challenges and opportunities in the next decade
• Development of strategic and tactical pathways forward

Organizer: L. David Pye, NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University; Co-organizers: K.T. Faber, Northwestern University; J.A. Kaniuk, Zircoa Inc.

ASM/TMS Distinguished Lecture Session
Invited Papers

Organizer: Todd M. Osman, TMS

Education and Professional Development
This symposium will focus on education, professional development, and undergraduate research experiences of materials scientists and engineers. Contributions are solicited in the following topics:

• Undergraduate research - students and recent graduates are invited to present results from individual or collaborative research performed as undergraduates in jobs, classes, and co-op/internships; authors are encouraged to publish their results in the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research.
• Education methods - all aspects of pedagogy are of interest including course content and design, effective laboratory exercises, novel teaching strategies, accreditation, hands-on demonstrations, curriculum integration, etc.
• Professional development - the focus will be on skills developed outside the classroom through professional societies, networking, professional registration, continuing education, and distance education.
• The industrial perspective - suggested topics include intellectual property, economic/environmental aspects, employer needs, effective industry-university partnerships, contacting potential employers, benefits of co-op/intern programs, and skills that you need to get your first job.
• Future trends - presentations should focus on evolution of the discipline, emerging topics, development of new curricula, the materials engineer of the future, globalization, etc.

Organizer: Bill Fahrenholtz, University of Missouri-Rolla; Co-organizer: Susan Holt, Virginia Polytechnic University

Industry Track 2008
This symposium provides topics of interest to the manufacturing community with a special emphasis on ceramic and advanced materials industries. The purpose is to provide useful information for those engaged in product scale-up and commercialization.

Organizer: Richard Schorr, MetaMateria Partners, LLC; Co-organizer: Donald Bray, Morgan Carbon Americas

Perspectives from Emerging Materials Professionals: Early Strategies for Career Development
This symposium is specifically intended to provide a forum for young/emerging professionals in materials science and engineering, regardless of society affiliation, to present their work and/or share their experience with others at a similar juncture in their careers. Abstracts focusing on emerging technologies and/or entrepreneurial pursuits within the field of materials science and engineering are particularly encouraged. Unique models of industrial organization, collaboration, design of experiment, and/or training and education are also of interest. Authors with all levels of education (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.) are encouraged to submit abstracts to provide attendees from all affiliate societies (ACerS, AIST, ASM, and TMS) the opportunity to understand the types of job activities possible in the early years of a career in this field, and provide a forum for dialogue about job searches, job satisfaction, and technical matters. No proceedings are planned for this symposium so no written manuscript will be required upon acceptance of submitted abstracts.

Organizer: Matthew Perricone, RJ Lee Group, Inc.; Co-organizers: P.I. Anderson, The Timken Company; T. Biles, Alcoa; M. Bush, Engel Metallurgical; L.J. Grant, Eastman Kodak Company; E. Kinser, IBM; D.A. Turnquist, Engineering Systems, Inc.; J.C. Villegas, Intel Corporation; C. Young, Engineering Systems, Inc.

Richard M. Fulrath Award Session
The Fulrath Award is meant to honorably promote technical and personal friendships between Japanese and American professional ceramic engineers/scientists and encourage understanding among the diverse cultures surrounding the Pacific Rim. The Richard M. Fulrath symposium is by invitation only and includes outstanding academics and industrial ceramic engineers/scientists from both Japan and the United States.

Organizer: Martin P. Harmer, Lehigh University

SBIR Program; Development of Innovative Materials Technologies for Military Systems
A great deal of innovative research in materials science is done by entrepreneurs and small businesses.  The U.S. Government recognized this and established the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to capture this talent and these innovations. Large Department of Defense (DOD) contractors are actively participating in the SBIR program by working with the small companies to transition these technologies to military systems and platforms. The purpose of the symposium is to show how this approach works in developing and optimizing advanced materials for military, government and commercial systems. 

Topics:

• Review of SBIR programs at various DOD agencies congressional oversight of the SBIR program 
• The role of DOD contractors and large companies in the SBIR program 
• Companies funded by the U.S. Army SBIR program 
• Companies funded by the U.S. Navy SBIR program 
• Companies funded by the U.S. Air Force SBIR program 
• Companies funded by other SBIR program 

Organizer: Timothy Langan, Surface Treatment Technologies

The National Materials Advisory Board Dissemination Series
This series objective is to focus on reports that have been released by the National Materials Advisory Board within the past year. This symposium will focus on the need for a defense national stockpile and the issue of corrosion education in undergraduate engineering curricula. Each of these topics will be introduced by invited speakers and developed through a panel discussion.

Organizer: Gary Fischman, National Materials Advisory Board, National Academies; Co-organizers: M. Moloney, National Materials Advisory Board, National Academies; K. Frase, IBM Software Group; L. Schwartz, Consultant