Newswise — May 2, 2012 – Warrendale, PA (USA) – The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is seeking abstracts to enhance more than 65 compelling symposia planned for its 142nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition set for March 3-7, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.

More than 4,000 attendees representing all areas of the materials science and engineering field including industry, academia, and governmental laboratories are expected to gather for this must-attend global forum.

Authors are asked to submit abstracts by July 15, 2012 on any of these technical areas of materials science and engineering:

• Advanced Characterization, Modeling, and Performance• High Performance Materials• Light Metals: Aluminum, Magnesium, and Titanium• Materials and Society: Energy Technology, Policy, and Education • Materials Processing and Production• Nanoscale and Amorphous Materials• REWAS 2013 – Enabling Materials Resource Sustainability

Abstracts must be submitted via the TMS 2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition web site, which will feature detailed descriptions of all symposia.The TMS2013 web site will be a continuing source of emerging developments leading up to the conference.

Along with rich technical programming, TMS2013 will also host the 27th annual exhibit featuring the latest products and services for the material science and engineering community.

About TMSTMS is the professional organization encompassing the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents. For more information on TMS, visit our web site.