In 2011, three leading international manufacturing and materials processing conferences – the 6th ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) and 4th JSME/ASME 2011 International Conference on Materials and Processing (ICM&P) both co-sponsored by ASME and JSME, as well as the 39th NAMRC – An International Forum, sponsored by SME – will be collocated to better serve the needs of the manufacturing research community. This first-time collocated conference will be hosted by Oregon State University from June 13-17, 2011, in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Because of differences in the conference structures and copyright processing, prospective authors are requested to pay special attention to the respective paper submission guidelines for the three conferences:

• ASME authors interested in MSEC/ICM&P should submit papers at: www.asmeconferences.org/MSEC2011.
• NAMRC authors should submit papers at: www.conferencetoolbox.org/NAMRC39.
• JSME authors interested in MSEC/ICM&P should submit papers at: www.asmeconferences.org/ICMP2011.

Please note that submissions of the same paper to more than one conference are not permitted. All submitted papers will be rigorously peer-reviewed by the respective conferences.

Accepted MSEC and ICM&P papers will be published jointly on a single-volume conference CD, while accepted NAMRC papers will be published separately on a CD as the official Proceedings of NAMRI/SME. In addition, a select number of high-quality NAMRC papers will be fast-tracked for publication in special or regular issues of SME’s SCI-indexed Journal of Manufacturing Systems (JMS) or Journal of Manufacturing Processes (JMP).

A selection of topics covered at the conferences include:

MSEC/ICM&P Topics Track 1: Materials 1-1: Polymer and Polymer Matrix Composites 1-2: Metal and Metal Matrix Composites 1-3: Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites 1-4: Adhesion and Interface 1-5: Functional/Multi-functional Materials 1-6: Smart Materials and Structures 1-7: Recycling of Composites Track 2: Processing 2-1: Advances in Plastic Forming of Metals and Other Materials 2-2: Advanced Casting and Semisolid Forming Techniques 2-3: Advanced Powder Processing Technique 2-4: Advanced Welding and Bonding Technology 2-5: Thermal and Cold Spray Coatings 2-6: Green Energy Manufacturing 2-7: Advances in Nontraditional/Hybrid Manufacturing 2-8: Manufacturing with Soft Materials 2-9: Advances in Biomanufacturing 2-10: Advances in Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes Track 3: Properties, Applications and Systems 3-1: Mechanical Characterization and Measurement Techniques 3-2: Contact Surface Mechanics, Fracture and Reliability 3-3: Surface Modification Technology, Wear and Tribology 3-4: Dynamic Behavior of Materials and Structures 3-5: Monitoring, Sensing, and Control for Intelligent Machining and Inspection 3-6: Manufacturing Research Toward Sustainable Transportation 3-7: Advances in Quality and Process Control in Manufacturing Systems 3-8: CAD Based Information Integration in Product and Production Development 3-9: Advances in Pervasive Sensing and Computing for Manufacturing Systems 3-10: Nondestructive Testing 3-11: Manufacturing System Operations Track 4: Micro and Nano Technologies 4-1: MEMS, NEMS and Biologic Application 4-2: Nanomaterials, Nanofabrication and Their Applications 4-3: Sustainable Nanomanufacturing 4-4: Advances in Traditional Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing Processes 4-5: Micro-Nano Assembly Systems and Applications 4-6: Laser Based Meso/Micro/Nano Manufacturing 4-7: Ultra-Precision and Micro/Nano Forming of Materials

NAMRC Topics Biomedical manufacturing Sustainable or “green” manufacturing Nano and micromanufacturing Manufacturing of renewable energy devices Wireless sensors and sensor networks for manufacturing Hybrid manufacturing processes Laser-based processes Quality and reliability Modeling and simulation of complex manufacturing systems Product life cycle management Human factors and man-machine interactions in manufacturing Computer-aided manufacturing and robotics Dimensional and surface metrology Part surface integrity Dynamics and control of high-precision machine tools and structures Mechanics and technology of conventional and nontraditional material removal processes, material forming, powder consolidation, casting, joining and polymer and composites processing