To further address the needs of young people, TMS has formed the Young Leaders Committee . The committee is open to TMS members under the age of 35 and promotes the influx of young professionals into all aspects of the society, from technical committees to the Board of Directors. In addition to four days of technical programming, these meetings feature luncheons and dinners, short courses, award presentations, exhibitions, and myriad networking opportunities. Society members attend these conferences at significantly reduced rates. TMS publishes an average of 30 new proceedings volumes containing papers presented at society-sponsored meetings.
Periodicals also provide a forum for disseminating information to the professional community.
JOM is a monthly journal devoted to exploring the many aspects of materials science and engineering. Written for industrial and academic audiences alike, it presents topical overviews, research summaries, news of the field and TMS , opinion, and general-interest features. All members of the Society receive a subscription JOM as a member benefit. On a subscription basis, the Journal of Electronic Materials , published jointly with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , prints peer-reviewed technical articles each month on advances in the electronics materials field. Also available via subscription, the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions series comprises two peer-reviewed archival journals.