Edited by A.B. Pandey, K.L. Kendig, J.J. Lewandowski and S.R. Shah

Please submit papers to:

Awadh B. Pandey
Pratt & Witney
MS 702-06
17900 Beeline Hwy.
Jupiter, FL 33478
Telephone: 1-561-796-6218
Fax: 1-860-755-7719
E-mail: pandeya@pwfl.com

A limit of ten (10) pages per paper has been set for this book. First drafts of papers are due to Dr. Pandey by July 7, 2003; final draft will then be due no later than August 4, 2003.

You may submit your paper in either Word or PDF format and a hard-copy print out is also requested. If you cannot provide a Word or PDF file, then you must submit a hard-copy printout to Dr. Pandey.

Please name your paper file according to the following convention: the letters "AMM" followed by an underscore and a two digit number representing the session your paper is in, followed by another underscore and a two digit number representing what order sequence the paper is to be presented in the session. For example, if you were to present the eighth paper in the first session, your file should be named "AMM_01_08" (plus the file extension).

To find the session code and view the presenation order, go to the TMS CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and follow these links:

• Tour CMS (with or without frames depending on your preference)
• Enter System-Browse System
• 2003 Conferences
• MS&T '03: Materials Science & Technology 2003
• Symposia: Affordable Metal Matrix Composites for High Performance Applications

For questions related to paper content and page limit, please contact Dr. Pandey. If you have any questions regarding layout and formatting, please contact Stephen Kendall (contact information below). For efficient and prompt assistance, include the title of the symposium and the editor’s name in any communication. We look forward to working with you.

Stephen J. Kendall
Book Publishing Coordinator
TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society)
184 Thorn Hill Dr.
Warrendale, PA 15086, USA
Tel: 724-776-9000 ext. 219
Fax: 724-776-3770
E-mail: skendal@tms.org

Orientation to the MS&T 2003 Author Instructions	Quick reference guide to all available author instruction material. MS&T_Orientation.pdf
Formatting Instructions	This file contains basic formatting instructions for layout, placement of figures, equations, etc. MS&T_Formatting.pdf
Microsoft Word Template	Microsoft Word template designed for MS&T. When downloading this template, your browser may attempt to save the file with a .doc extension (the extension used for a standard Microsoft Word document file) rather than with the required .dot extension (the extension used for a Microsoft Word template file). Please be sure to save the file with the required .dot extension upon download. MS&T.dot
Instructions for Word Template	Instructions regarding the use of the Microsoft Word Template. MS&T_Word.pdf
LaTeX Template	Contains the code necessary for the proper layout, section commands, etc. MS&T_Base.tex
LaTeX Paper	Works in conjunction with the template (via the "\input" command) and will be used as the starting point for your papers. MS&T_Paper.tex NOTE: If you will be using this template, please be sure to download and save both of the files above to the same folder.
Instructions for LaTeX Template	Instructions regarding the use of the LaTeX Template MS&T_LaTeX.pdf
Copyright Form	Transfer of copyright form. MS&T_CopyrightForm.pdf Please submit form to Stephen Kendall at the contact information above.
Comprehensive File	This file contains all of the above PDF material in a single location. MS&T.pdf