Newswise — March 18, 2011 – Warrendale, PA (USA) – In his first address as the newly installed 2011 president of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), University of Alabama professor Garry W. Warren focused on the importance of the society’s role in unifying the materials scientists and engineers who make the world a better place.
“Our contributions should speak for themselves. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to interpret to a wider audience the importance of our past, present and future relevance,” he said. “I am greatly impressed with the young people I see at our meetings and in my classes. They have a passion to make meaningful contributions to our society. For TMS to flourish, we must harness that passion.”
Warren was installed as the 55th president during the 140th TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition in San Diego, California earlier this month. He had previously served as vice president of TMS and has been an active member of the society for the past 30 years.
During his speech at the March 1 awards banquet, Warren centered on the collective power of the society to improve the global quality of life. The effort has manifested itself as the Materials & Society initiative introduced by TMS several years ago.
“The TMS board of directors has been very proactive in this regard and has initiated numerous activities to move us down this path. One is the ‘Materials & Society’ thrust… I love that term! That is why we are here,” he said.
A recent project in the Materials & Society initiative was a TMS Foundation grant to materials science students from Iowa State University who journeyed to Mali, Africa, to help local people develop sustainable approaches to securing clean water, safe and efficient household energy, and durable housing.
About WarrenA professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Engineering at the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, Warren joined the faculty in 1986 after teaching for eight years at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in metallurgical engineering from the University of Texas – El Paso, and earned his doctorate in metallurgy from the University of Utah.
During his three decades as a TMS member, Warren served in numerous volunteer capacities within the Extraction & Processing Division (EPD) and chaired the following committees: Programming, Continuing Education, and Publications, which included editing the EPD Congress proceedings from 1994 to 1996. He is currently a member of the editorial review board for Metallurgical and MaterialsTransactions B, and was formerly a faculty advisor for the University of Alabama Material Advantage student chapter.
Warren’s research efforts have focused on the electrochemistry and leaching behavior or various sulfide minerals, corrosion behavior of NdFeB permanent magnets, degradation of metal particle recording media, use of electrochemical techniques to evaluate the protective ability of polymers and polymer coatings, and the corrosion of Ti-Al intermetallics.
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.
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