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Materials and society—Challenges and the TMS response

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“The world of tomorrow—projecting 50 years ahead—will be a much different world than when TMS was formed in 1957. It is virtually impossible to predict future discoveries and inventions; what we can predict, however, are societal needs, which beckon the MSE community to respond.”

—Diran Apelian

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  1. Diran Apelian, “Looking Beyond the Last 50 Years: The Future of Materials Science and Engineering,” JOM, 59(2) (2007), p. 72.

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Diran Apelian is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the 2008 TMS president, and Warren Hunt is TMS executive director.

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Apelian, D., Hunt, W. Materials and society—Challenges and the TMS response. JOM 60, 26–27 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0013-3

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