international union of materials research societies

The International Union of Materials Research Societies was established in 1991 as an international association of technical groups or societies which have an interest in promoting interdisciplinary materials research and education. Its objectives are to Facilitate international cooperation among materials research organizations, Contribute to the advancement of materials research in all its aspects, Advance the multidisciplinary nature of materials research internationally, Promote information exchange among national or regional societies with interests in interdisciplinary materials research and work to coordinate their activities, Promote communication of international materials research activities through appropriate media, Encourage well established materials research symposia to rotate through available meeting sites of materials research societies. An “International Committee” was informally established, to explore a future formal development of a global Materials Research organization.  Leaders of the effort included Woody White, Bob Chang, Elton Kaufmann, Masao Doyama, Paul Siffert, and others.  “The purpose of the Committee is to serve as a vehicle for communication between Societies concerned with Materials Research - not as a governing body, but rather to foster interaction among autonomous regional peer Societies in various parts of the World.”