BOX 3.2International Union of Materials Research Societies

The International Union of Materials Research Societies was established in 1991 as an association of technical groups and societies that have an interest in promoting interdisciplinary materials research.

The Union's objectives are as follows:

  • To facilitate international cooperation among materials research organizations,
  • To contribute to the advancement of materials research in all its aspects,
  • To advance the multidisciplinary nature of materials research internationally,
  • To promote information exchange among national or regional societies with interests in interdisciplinary materials research, and to work to coordinate their activities, and
  • To promote communication of international materials research activities through appropriate media and to encourage well-established materials research symposia to rotate through available meeting sites of materials research societies.

Current members:

  • Australian Materials Research Society
  • Chinese Materials Research Society
  • European Materials Research Society
  • Materials Research Society
  • Materials Research Society of India
  • Materials Research Society of Japan
  • Materials Research Society of Korea
  • Materials Research Society of Russia
  • Materials Research Society of Taiwan
  • Mexican Materials Research Society

Source: http://mrcemis.ms.nwu.edu/iumrs

From: Attachment 2, International Benchmarking of Us Materials Science and Engineering Research

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