TMS Studies

TMS convenes respected technical experts and leaders from the minerals, metals, and materials communities to develop influential technology and/or roadmapping studies and reports. We then make them freely available to the public.

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Available TMS Studies

A Revolution in Digital Manufacturing: Integrating Machines, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Forming Technologies

A Revolution in Digital Manufacturing: Integrating Machines, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Forming Technologies
Organized by TMS on behalf of the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

Publication Date: October 2024

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The Status and Impact of DOE’s Energy Materials Network (EMN) on Hydrogen Technology
Organized by TMS on behalf of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Office (DOE-EERE-HFTO) via the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

Publication Date: June 17, 2024

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Accelerating Research and Technological Development in the Additive Manufacturing of Energy-Related Functional Materials
Organized by TMS on behalf of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office

Publication Date: October 5, 2022

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Employing Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Development and Implementation of Materials and Manufacturing Innovations
Organized by TMS on behalf of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR)

Publication Date: April 4, 2022

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Defining Pathways in Realizing the Revolutionary Potential of High Entropy Alloys
Organized by TMS on behalf of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency via the Air Force Research Laboratory

Publication Date: December 6, 2021

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Creating the Next-Generation Materials Genome Initiative Workforce
Organized by TMS on behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation

Publication Date: December 2019

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Metamorphic Manufacturing: Shaping the Future of On-Demand Components
Organized by TMS on behalf of the Office of Naval Research and the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow Manufacturing Institute

Publication Date: March 2019

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Verification and Validation of Computational Models Associated with the Mechanics of Materials
Organized by TMS on behalf of the National Science Foundation

Publication Date: March 2019

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Advanced Computation and Data in Materials and Manufacturing: Core Knowledge Gaps and Opportunities
Organized by TMS on behalf of the National Science Foundation

Publication Date: October 2018

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Building a Materials Data Infrastructure
Opening New Pathways to Discovery and Innovation in Science and Engineering

Publication Date: May 2017

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Modeling Across Scales:
A Roadmapping Study for Connecting Materials Models and Simulations Across Length and Time Scales

Publication Date: June 2015

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Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions (DMMM1)
Final Report: Thinking Globally

Publication Date: February 2015

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Linking Transformational Materials and Processing for an Energy-Efficient and Low-Carbon Economy:
Creating the Vision and Accelerating Realization

Publication Dates: June 2010–February 2012

Three reports from this study are available for free download: Vision Report, Opportunity Analysis, and final Innovation Impact Report.

Advanced Materials for Stationary Electrical Energy Storage Applications

Publication Date: December 2010

Two workshop reports on this subject are now available for free download.