Board of Directors

The Board of Directors constitutes members of TMS, who have been elected by their peers to serve the society. These individuals are each responsible for overseeing a select area of TMS and enhancing that area with new opportunities and ideas. The term is for a three-year period, beginning and ending with the TMS Annual Meeting.

For historical perspective, a list of past TMS Presidents is also viewable.

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS

Diran Apelian
TMS Board Member
Diran Apelian
TERM:3/13/2008 — 2/18/2009
President
  Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  Worcester Polytechnic Inst
  Metal Processing Inst
  100 Institute Rd
  Worcester MA 01609-2247  
  Phone: (508)831-5992 
  Fax: (508)831-5993
  E-mail:   dapelian@wpi.edu
   

Robert D. Shull
TMS Board Member
Robert D. Shull
TERM:3/13/2008 — 2/18/2009
Past President
  Group Leader
  National Institute of Standards & Tech
  Metallurgy Div MS 8552
  100 Bureau Dr (223/B152)
  Gaithersburg MD 20899-8552  
  Phone: (301)975-6035 
  Fax: (301)975-4553
  E-mail:   shull@nist.gov
   

Ray D. Peterson
TMS Board Member
Ray D. Peterson
TERM:3/13/2008 — 2/18/2009
Vice President
  Technology Director
  Aleris International Inc
  397 Black Hollow Road
  
  Rockwood TN 37854  
  Phone: (865) 354-6375 
  Fax: (865) 354-9983
  E-mail:   ray.peterson@aleris.com
   

Garry W. Warren
TMS Board Member
Garry W. Warren
TERM:3/15/2006 — 2/18/2009
Financial Planning Officer
  Professor, Met & Mats Engr
  Univ of Alabama
  PO Box 870202 A129 Bevill Bldg
  201 Seventh Ave
  Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0202  
  Phone: (205)348-1728 
  Fax: (205)348-2164
  E-mail:   gwarren@eng.ua.edu
   

Warren Hunt, Jr.
TMS Board Member
Warren Hunt, Jr.
TERM:7/7/2006 — 7/7/9999
Secretary/Executive Director
  Executive Director
  TMS
  184 Thorn Hill Rd
  
  Warrendale PA 15086-7528  
  Phone: (724)776-9000-226 
  Fax: (724)776-3770
  E-mail:   whunt@tms.org
   

Thomas P. Battle
TMS Board Member
Thomas P. Battle
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Director/Chair, EPD
  Senior Research Engineer
  DuPont Co
  DuPont Titanium Technology
  Experimental Station E352/218
  Wilmington DE 19880-0352  
  Phone: (302) 761-2051 
  Fax: (302) 695-1219
  E-mail:   mtdsb@verizon.net
   

Zi-Kui Liu
TMS Board Member
Zi-Kui Liu
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Director/Chr, EMPMD
  Professor
  Pennsylvania State Univ
  201 Steidle Bldg
  
  University Park PA 16802-5006  
  Phone: (814)865-1934 
  Fax: (814) 863-4718
  E-mail:   zikui@psu.edu
   

David Alan Shifler
TMS Board Member
David Alan Shifler
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Director, Prof Development
  Program Officer
  
  875 N Randolph St, Ste 1425
  ONR 332, Room 631
  Arlington VA 22203-1995  
  Phone: (703) 696-0285 
  Fax: (703) 696-0285
  E-mail:   david.shifler@navy.mil
   

Joy A. Hines
TMS Board Member
Joy A. Hines
TERM:3/1/2007 — 2/28/2010
Director/Chair, MPMD
  Technical Expert
  Ford Motor Co
  MD 3182 RIC Bldg
  PO Box 2053
  Dearborn MI 48121  
  Phone: (313)845-3056 
  Fax: (313) 323-1129
  E-mail:   jhines3@ford.com
   

Nikhilesh Chawla
TMS Board Member
Nikhilesh Chawla
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Dir/Chair, Information Technology
  Professor
  Arizona State Univ
  School of Materials
  Fulton School of Engrg
  Tempe AZ 85287-8706  
  Phone: (480) 965-2402 
  Fax: (480) 965-0037
  E-mail:   nchawla@asu.edu
   

Jud Ready
TMS Board Member
Jud Ready
TERM:3/15/2006 — 4/1/2009
Dir, Membership & Student Development
  Senior Research Engineer
  Georgia Tech
  925 Dalney St
  Room 123 Baker Bldg
  Atlanta GA 30332-0826  
  Phone: (404) 407-6036 
  Fax: (404) 407-9036
  E-mail:   jud.ready@gtri.gatech.edu
   

Eric M. Taleff
TMS Board Member
Eric M. Taleff
TERM:3/1/2007 — 4/1/2010
Director/Chair, SMD
  Associate Professor
  Univ of Texas
  Mech Engineering
  1 University Station C2200
  Austin TX 78712-0292  
  Phone: (512)471-5378 
  Fax: (512)471-7681
  E-mail:   taleff@mail.utexas.edu
   

James C. Foley
TMS Board Member
James C. Foley
TERM:3/15/2006 — 4/1/2009
Director, Program'g
  Technical Staff Member
  Los Alamos National Lab
  PO Box 1663 MS G741
  
  Los Alamos NM 87545  
  Phone: (505) 665-2856 
  Fax: (505) 665-9136
  E-mail:   foley@lanl.gov
   

Elizabeth A. Holm
TMS Board Member
Elizabeth A. Holm
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Dir/Chair, Publications
  Distinguished Mbr of Technical Staff
  Sandia National Labs
  PO Box 5800
  MS 1411
  Albuquerque NM 87185-1411  
  Phone: (505)844-7669 
  Fax: (505)844-9781
  E-mail:   eaholm@sandia.gov
   

Wolfgang A. Schneider
TMS Board Member
Wolfgang A. Schneider
TERM:3/1/2007 — 2/28/2010
Director/Chair, LMD
  Head of R & D Center
  Hydro Aluminium GmbH
  Research and Development
  Georg Von Boeselager Str 21
  Bonn  53117  Germany
  Phone: 011-49-228-552-2380 
  Fax: 011-49-228-552-1919
  E-mail:   wolfgang.schneider@hydro.com
   

Kevin J. Hemker
TMS Board Member
Kevin J. Hemker
TERM:3/13/2008 — 3/12/2011
Director/Chair P&GA
  Professor and Chair
  Johns Hopkins Univ
  Dept of Mechanical Engrg
  3400 N Charles St 223 Latrobe Hall
  Baltimore MD 21218-2681  
  Phone: (410)516-4489 
  Fax: (410)516-7254
  E-mail:   hemker@jhu.edu
   

Nancy Lesko
TMS Board Member
Nancy Lesko
TERM:11/1/2007 — 10/31/2099
TMS Staff Liaison
  Executive Assistant
  TMS
  184 Thorn Hill Road
  
  Warrendale PA 15086  
  Phone: (724)776-9000-238 
  Fax: 
  E-mail:   nlesko@tms.org
   

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