• Science and Technology of Iron and steel making
• Extraction and processing of nonferrous metals and alloys
• Mineral beneficiation and aggolomeration
• Kinetics, modeling and process control in extractive mettalurgy
• Casting and solidification processing
• Deformation of metals/alloys and heat treatments
• Surface engineering
• Metals joining technologies
• Powder mettalurgy and particulate technology
• Mechanism, thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations
• Novel materials with metastable/non-equilibrium microstructure
• Characterization of materials and components
• Non-desdructive testing and evaluation
• Advanced and strategic materials (including nanomaterials)
• Composite and dissimilar materials
• Structural, functional and bio-ceramics
• Energy and waste management
• Corrosion, wear, tribology and failure analysis
• Environmental pollution and control
• Mathematical modeling and simulation
• Metallurgical plant / Project design and management

Abstracts, an extended version within 500 words including limited results, figures and micrographs (maximum two) and a short one within 50 words [two MS Word file, zipped], may be submitted on or before August 31, 2009 through ONLINE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

The ATM Committee reserves the right to segregate contributions into oral / poster category, as per the subject matter and focus of the work or reject the paper.