Sponsoring Organizations - CMTC 2012

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) – AIChE is key for the advanced chemical engineering professional. Founded in 1908, the organization fosters and disseminates chemical engineering knowledge to support professional and personal growth of its members.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society. Our mission is to provide essential value to our members and partners, advance civil engineering, and serve the public good.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world.

Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) - AIST is an international technical association of more than 13,000 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-USA (IEEE-USA) - IEEE-USA advances the public good and promotes the careers and public policy interests of 210,000 engineering, computing and technology professionals who are U.S. members of IEEE.

The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) – TMS continues to support cooperative and collaborative efforts such as this meeting, which benefit the materials community at large. International in both its membership and activities, TMS has historically been a leader in fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the broad spectrum of materials science and engineering (MSE), from minerals processing and primary metals production to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Of particular interest to TMS and its members throughout the years has been the role of MSE in addressing both short- and long-term energy challenges. In addition to traditional meeting programming and publication, TMS has partnered with other societies on an array of projects  and government-funded studies to address materials-related energy issues. Building on this core strength of convening a wide range of talents and perspectives around common goals, TMS established TMS Energy—Its strategic initiative focused on providing leadership, facilitation, and resources that establish and support effective energy solutions based on the innovative development and use of materials. Detailed information on TMS Energy projects, access to the full reports and studies released by these projects, links to supporting resources and summary articles, and information on ways to become involved are available on the TMS Energy website athttp://energy.tms.org. For updates on TMS programs and resources dedicated to supporting and advancing MSE in general, visit TMS atwww.tms.org.

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc. (SME) – The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) is the world's largest society of minerals professionals. SME advances the worldwide mining and minerals community through information exchange and professional development.

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) - SPE serves members in 118 countries worldwide. SPE is a key resource for technical knowledge related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides services through its publications, conferences, workshops and forums.