The 8th Pacifi c Rim International Conference on Advanced...

August 4-9, 2013Hilton Waikoloa VillageWaikoloa, Hawaii USA

Organized by:

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

Co-sponsored by:

The Chinese Society for Metals (CSM)The Japan Institute of Metals (JIM)The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials (KIM)Materials Australia (MA)

The 8th Pacifi c Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing

About the VenuePRICM-8 is being held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa, Hawaii, which is situated in the middle of the Pacifi c Rim Region on the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii. This venue is the ideal location replete with extraordinary scenery including breathtaking gardens, rich wildlife, and tranquil waterways.

www.tms.org/meetings/pricm8

Save the Date!

Conference Honorary Chair • Elizabeth Holm, Sandia National Laboratory [eaholm@sandia.gov]

Conference Organizing Chair • Fernand Marquis, Naval Postgraduate School [fdmarqui@nps.edu]

TMS Organizational Liaison • James Robinson, TMS [robinson@tms.org]

THE MINERALS, METALS & MATERIALS SOCIETY (TMS) APPOINTMENTSTMS In-Country Representative • Fernand Marquis

TMS International Organizing Committee Members • Marc Meyers, University of California at San Diego [mameyers@eng.ucsd.edu] • Naresh Thadhani, Georgia Institute of Technology [naresh.thadhani@mse.gatech.edu]

TMS International Advisory Board Members • Diran Apelian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute [dapelian@wpi.edu] • David Bourell, University of Texas [dbourell@mail.utexas.edu] • George T. “Rusty” Gray, Los Alamos National Laboratory [rusty@lanl.gov]

CHINESE SOCIETY FOR METALS (CSM) APPOINTMENTSCSM In-Country Technical Representative • Shang Chengjia, University of Science and Technology Beijing [cjshang@ustb.edu.cn]

CSM International Organizing Committee Members • Zhong Zengyong, Chinese Society for Metals • Xie Xishan, University of Science and Technology Beijing • Han Yafang, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials

CSM International Advisory Board Members • Shi Changxu, Chinese Academy of Sciences • Weng Yuqing, Chinese Society for Metals • Wang Tianyi, Chinese Society for Metals

KOREAN INSTITUTE OF METALS AND MATERIALS (KIM) APPOINTMENTSKIM In-country Technical Representative • Do Hyang Kim, Yonsei University [dohkim@yonsei.ac.kr]

KIM International Organizing Committee Members • Dong Hyuk Shin, Hanyang University [dhshin@hanyang.ac.kr] • Kwang Seon Shin, Seoul National University [ksshin@snu.ac.kr] • Chong Soo Lee, POSTECH [cslee@postech.ac.kr]

KIM International Advisory Board Members • Young Won Chang, POSTECH [ywchang@postech.ac.kr] • Nack Joon Kim, POSTECH [njkim@postech.ac.kr] • Jun Hwa Hong, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute [jhhong@kaeri.re.kr]

JAPAN INSTITUTE OF METALS (JIM) APPOINTMENTSJIM In-Country Technical Representative • Tomoyuki Kakeshita, Osaka University [kakesita@mat.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp]

JIM International Organizing Committee Members • Tadashi Furuhara, Institute of Materials Research, Tohoku University [furuhara@imr.tohoku.ac.jp] • Haruyuki Inui, Kyoto University [haruyuki.inui@materials.mbox.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

JIM International Advisory Board Members • Yoshinao Mishima, Tokyo Institute of Technology [mishima.y.ab@m.titech.ac.jp] • Masaharu Kato, Tokyo Institute of Technology [kato@materia.titech.ac.jp] • Shuichi Miyazaki, University of Tsukuba [miyazaki@ims.tsukuba.ac.jp]

MATERIALS AUSTRALIA (MA) APPOINTMENTSMA In-Country Technical Representative • Jian-Feng Nie, Monash University [jianfeng.nie@monash.edu]]

For general information regarding PRICM-8, contact:

TMS Meeting Services184 Thorn Hill RoadWarrendale, PA 15086-7514 USATelephone (724) 776-9000, Ext. 243Fax: (724)776-3770Email: mtgserv@tms.org

Conference Organizers and Representatives

The 8th Pacifi c Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing

• Advanced Steels and Processing• Advanced High Temperature Structural Materials• Light Metals and Alloys• Materials and Processes for Enhanced Performance• Bulk Metallic Glasses and Nanomaterials• Solidifi cation, Deformation and Related Processing• Modeling and Simulation of Processes, Microstructures, and Behavior• Thin Films and Surface Engineering• Biomaterials, Smart Materials and Structures

• Materials Characterization and Evaluation• Composites and Hybrid Materials• Materials for Energy• Materials for the Environment• The International Organization of Materials, Metals & Materials Societies Global Materials Forum• 3D Characterization and Simulation of Advanced Materials Behavior• Advanced Neutron and Synchrotron Studies of Materials

About PRICM-8This triennial conference is the eighth in a series of international forums dedicated to advanced materials and processing. Organized this year by TMS, the conference is jointly sponsored by TMS, CSM, JIM, MA and KIM and rotates among these sponsoring organizations.

The PRICM-8 program will include plenary, keynote and invited lectures and contributed presentations. Programming is still being developed, but the organizers have narrowed the focus to these symposia topics: