Acta Materialia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published twenty times per year by Elsevier on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. The editor-in-chief is Gregory S. Rohrer. The journal covers research on all aspects of materials science and publishes original papers and commissioned reviews called Overviews.

Sponsorsing and Cooperating Societies

https://actamaterialia.org/sponsoring-cooperating-societies

Cooperating Societies are technical or professional societies that have been approved by the Acta Board of Governors.

ASM INTERNATIONAL and THE MINERALS, METALS & MATERIALS SOCIETY (TMS) are the sponsoring societies who supported the formation of Acta Materialia in 1953. Cooperating Societies are technical or professional societies that have been approved by the Acta Board of Governors. MetSoc of CIM is a member Cooperating Society. These societies have agreed to assist with development of the Acta Materialia journals and other corporation activities by offering candidates for the Acta Board of Governors. The Acta Board of Governors, which consists of fifteen total members, of which six are Sponsoring Society members and four are Cooperating Society members, establishes the operating procedures and policies for Acta Materialia, Inc. and oversees the publishing of the four Acta journals. Acta Materialia, Inc. is grateful for the continuing support of these societies and for continuing to expand and build the Materials Science community.

https://actamaterialia.org/about-us/board-of-governors

MetSoc of CIM is a member Cooperating Societies

Our representative Is Carolyn Hansson

Adjunct to the Board

Shelley Bacik

Administrative Associate

University of Waterloo

E-mail: sbacik@uwaterloo.ca

AWARDS- DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1 OF EVERY YEAR

ACTA MATERIALIA GOLD MEDAL

ACTA BIOMATERIALIA GOLD MEDAL

ACTA MATERIALIA HOLLOMON MATERIALS & SOCIETY

ACTA MATERIALIA SILVER MEDAL

ACTA BIOMATERIALIA SILVER MEDAL

ACTA STUDENT AWARDS

ACTA MATERIALIA MARY FORTUNE AWARD

MetSoc Process:

During the MetSoc Award Voting Committee meeting (spring of 20xx), the Awards Chair, in consultation with the Awards Committee, will decide if the Airey Award winner, the Research Excellence Award winner, and/or the Distinguished Materials Scientist should be forwarded as nominees for the Acta Materialia Gold Medal or Holloman Materials and Society awards. If a positive decision results from this consultation, the Awards Chair, with support from MetSoc staff, will arrange for the nomination package to be prepared and submitted to Acta Materialia on or before mid December of 20xx.” 

Motion approval:

2023-04-20, motion 3, To approve the process for nominations for Acta Materialia Awards, as proposed by S. Corbin and modified by G. Richards, moved by G. Richards, seconded J. Levesque, carried: yes