3rd Pan American Materials Congress (PAMC) co-located at TMS 2017 Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Abstract
The Pan American Materials Congress (PAMC) is in its third iteration and was originally initiated from a partnership between the Associa�‹o Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Minera�‹o (ABM) located in Brazil and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) located in the United States. This partnership produced two previously successful materials science and engineering conferences, titled ÒPan American Materials CongressÓ occurring in 2010 and 2014 and held in conjunction with ABMÕs large annual conference. These events were co-chaired by Prof. Sergio Neves Monteiro, ABMÕs incoming President. The 3rd PAMC, hosted by TMS, includes nine participating professional societies, and is co-located with the TMS 2017 Annual Meeting & Exhibition. It was the first time that this international materials science and engineering conference is held in North America, with TMS in the role of host society. A program covering a variety of materials science topics was created based on the input from leading scientists and engineers representing eight countries and nine international materials, metals, and minerals societies listed below: 1. Argentina: Asociaci—n Argentina de Materiales (SAM) 2. Brazil: Associa�‹o Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Minera�‹o (ABM) 3. Peru: Asociaci—n Peruana de Metalurgia, Materiales Y Minerales (APMMM) 4. Colombia: Colombian Materials Society 5. Chile: Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile (IIMCh) 6. Canada: Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc), Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) 7. Chile: Sociedad Chilena de Metalurgia y Materiales (SOCHIM) 8. Mexico: Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales (SMM) 9. United States: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS; Host Society) The participation of additional materials societies throughout the Americas is being sought and is under discussion. The organizers of this congress seek to provide an international Pan American focused program to address the needs of the materials science and engineering communities as they relate to government, academic, and industrial institutions, while providing an intimate setting for professionals to interact with and form strategic partnerships with their peers. Student participation is strongly encouraged and is a focus for the lead organizers of this event. Additionally, as far as we are aware, this is the only international materials science conference where the emphasis is exclusively on North and South America. The 3rd PAMC technical programming encompassed a wide range of materials, metals, and minerals with applications specific to the international communities that are represented, including symposia on materials for transportation and infrastructure, materials for the oil and gas industry, and minerals extraction and processing. These proceedings contain the following sections, which correspond to the themes of the conference: Advanced Biomaterials Advanced Manufacturing Materials for Green Energy Materials for Infrastructure Materials for the Oil and Gas Industry Materials for Transportation and Lightweighing Minerals Extraction and Processing Nanocrystalline & Ultra-fine Grain Materials & Bulk Metallic Glasses Steels With over 270 presentations, the 3rd Pan American Materials Congress provided an opportunity for all attendees to learn a great deal of technical information. Students, and/or young investigators were not only provided a forum for learning from international experts, but were also able to gain experience presenting in front of large audiences, including seasoned professionals. This Congress also provided a good opportunity for students and young investigators to network with more senior professionals, to make connections and to improve their professional skills interacting in such an environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 18, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710116
Entities
People
- Laura Beringer
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
- United States Army