Focus on 1992
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Focus on 1992 I am pleased and honored to serve in 1992 as the 17th president of the Materials Research Society. For more than a decade I have enjoyed attending MRS meetings and using MRS publications. Since being elected to the MRS Council in 1988 and serving as MRS second vice president in 1990 and first vice president in 1991,1 have been further impressed by the breadth and quality of MRS activities and by the commitment and quality of MRS volunteers and staff. We are fortunate to have such creative, capable people working on behalf of the materials research community, and as MRS president, I am particularly happy to have such excellent people helping me with the Society's work. In addition to meetings and publications, the core of MRS, other Society activities are growing in importance and in effectiveness. High among my goals as MRS president in 1992 are the following: • Increased effectiveness and cooperation in unifying, serving, and speaking for the materials science and engineering community, through our own Washington Office of Public Affairs, through MRS Publicity and Public Relations Committee activities, and through cooperation with other materials-related societies worldwide in the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS), and domestically in the evolving Materials Sciences Coordinating Panel, and in continuing joint sponsorship and support for the annual Washington Materials Forum. • Broader participation in MRS by university-based scientists and engineers and by college and university students. Increasing connections between MRS and the academic materials education and research community is just as important as strengthening links between MRS and other technical societies and with government decision makers. We need strong programming in such areas as materials science and engineering education. A good example is the workshop organized by Merton Flemings and Reza Abbaschian at the 1991 Fall Meeting. MRS University Chapters must be nurtured, and optimum use must be made of MRS funds for chapter activities, student travel, short course scholarships, and student awards at the spring and fall meetings. MRS can also become a resource for curriculum development and evaluation for both undergraduate and graduate education in materials-related fields.
• Assisting MRS members in bringing excitement and knowledge of science, particularly science involving materials, into K-12 classrooms throughout the country, through the recently established MRS Ad Hoc Grassroots Education Committee and through cooperation with other technical societies which share our interest in K-12 science education.
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fe^ ^k^ High among my goals for 1992 is to foster increased effectiveness and cooperation in unifying, serving, and speaking for the materials science and engineering community.
• Helping to match MRS members seeking jobs with potential employers, and providing opportunities for MRS members to maintain technical vitality through short courses as well as workshops and symposia. These services, as well
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