Austenite Formation and Decomposition Symposium, Materials Science & Technology 2003 Conference; Chicago, IL; November 10-12, 2003

矿物、金属和材料协会（TMS）和钢铁协会（ISS）共同主办了这次计划中的研讨会和MS T 2003会议。这次研讨会的目标包括：（a）传播了解奥氏体形成和分解的最新进展;（B）传播这些进展的实际应用;（c）教育研讨会与会者、专业人员、青年研究人员和学生;（d）其他事项出版一本同行评议的会议记录，将捐赠给世界各地授予冶金工程领域学位的许多教育机构的图书馆或材料科学与工程。由于上一次以奥氏体分解为主题的大型技术研讨会已经过去了很长时间，并且已经取得了许多进展，因此向教育机构传播该会议记录特别重要。计划中的研讨会包括来自不同国家（日本，欧洲，亚洲）的专家，共收到44篇论文。由此产生的同行评审会议记录是一个重要的事件，通过它可以收集这些进展的描述，并传播给该领域目前和未来的专家，教育工作者，年轻的研究人员和学生。美国国家科学基金会的资金支持出版的研讨会会议记录作为绑定卷沿着光盘。分发它作为一个信息或参考来源，世界各地的大学将使理解奥氏体的应用和形成的教育工作者，年轻的研究人员和学生。

The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) and the Iron and Steel Society (ISS) jointly sponsor this planned symposium and the MS&T 2003 conference. Objectives of this symposium include: (a) disseminate the most recent advances in understanding austenite formation and decomposition; (b) disseminate practical applications of these advances; (c) educate symposium attendees, professionals, young researchers and students; (d) publish a peer reviewed proceedings volume that will be donated world wide to many libraries of educational institutions granting degrees in the fields of metallurgical engineering or materials science and engineering. The dissemination of this proceedings to educational institutions is of particular importance because it has been a long time since the last major technical symposium focused on austenite decomposition, and a great many advances have occurred since then.The planned symposium includes experts from various countries (Japan, Europe, Asia) with 44 accepted papers. The resulting peer-reviewed proceedings are an important event by which descriptions of these advances can be collected and disseminated to current and future specialists, educators, young researchers and students in the field. The NSF funds support publication of the symposium proceedings as bound volume along with a CD-ROM. Distributing it worldwide as an information or reference source to universities will enable an understanding of austenite applications and formation by educators, young researchers, and students.