Interesting Professional Society

• Who are the members?
  
  • Number of Members: over 14,000 and represents over 50 countries around the world
  • Who are the members?

    Well-educated and widely respected professionals.
    75% hold doctorates in materials science, physics, chemistry, biomaterials and other materials fields.
    65% of our Members work in academia, industry, government and private research in the United States.
    35% of our membership work outside of the U.S.
    25% of our membership are students—and indicate a healthy future for our Society
    stats from http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/sec.asp?CID=2794&DID=95892

    
    
    
• Why does this association exists?
  • Publications:

    MRS Bulletin: monthly bulletin providing an overview of a specific materials themes, industry and policy developments, and MRS and materials-community news and events.
    Journal of Materials Research: monthly scholarly journal by editorial board, contains archival papers, rapid communications and reviews spanning breakthrough developments across the full spectrum of materials research
    MRS Proceedings series is a long-standing standard reference with 890 volumes.

    
    
  • Conferences:

    MRS conducts two major meetings every year, the Spring Meeting in San Francisco and the Fall Meeting in Boston.

• Becoming a Member
  • How its useful?

    "The strength of the Materials Research Society continues to be its Members—and its ability to link its Members—with connections in academia, industry and government worldwide"

    
    
  • Why I would join

    I would join this society because of its great prestige. To be a member you must have a doctorate and be high in the field. It would be an honor to join.