Resources
Rotating quarterly print subscriptions: The American Ceramic Society’s Bulletin, Iron & Steel Technology, Advanced Materials & Processes® (including ASM News) and JOM
Mailed on a rotating schedule you will receive 12 issues per year alternating between the four societies major publications-three issues of each journal!
Monthly electronic access to all four society magazines.
You can access every issue of all four society publications online at your convenience. The tables of contents for the magazines will be e-mailed to you as soon as they are available each month so you can preview the items of importance to you and read at your leisure.
Material Advantage Newsletter
Keep up to date with activities of all four societies and your fellow students with the Material Advantage Newsletter! E-mailed to all student members six times per year, this electronic newsletter will provide insight on current and upcoming programs, society events and achievements of faculty and students!
Publications
You’ll receive savings on ACerS, AIST, ASM and TMS technical books and journals.
Student Members are eligible for a 50% discount off the ASM nonmember price of each book ordered, up to $100 savings per book, and $300 savings per order*. (Ex: If nonmember price (list price) is $200 and the Member Price is $168 then the Student Price will be $100) *Phone orders only. Includes ASM International published products only. Does not apply to: Electronic products or upgrades, Online products, Alloy Digest, ASM co-published products, or other-publisher products listed in our catalog or on our website.
Student members also receive the following from TMS:
- a free print and electronic subscription to JOM
- free electronic subscription to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions (A and B) and Journal of Electronic Materials plus 20 other materials journals published by Springer.
- free access to the PE Study Guide in PDF
- discounted pricing on TMS books, print journals, papers, CDs, software, videos, and more through the TMS Knowledge Resource Center
AIST publication discounts and special student benefits can be found at the AIST Student Membership website.
Custom document service from ASM
Need information? ASM Members can download two free documents per year with standard membership.
Directories
ACerS ceramicSOURCE - the industry’s number one resource that connects suppliers, manufacturers and end users
Membership Directory - Connect with individual members for ideas and answers! You can search by name, geographic location, chapter location, technical interest and more, then correspond via e-mail.
ACerS Membership Directory: You will need your ACerS username and password to access this. Contact Tricia Nicol if you do not know your ACerS username and password.
AIST Membership Directory
ASM Membership Directory
TMS Membership Directory
Unlimited, free use of the Linda Hall Library, the largest technical library in the world, with your membership.
The Linda Hall Library is located in Kansas City, Missouri, but it has a robust suite of online services. The library is recognized as one of the world’s leading collections of information on science, engineering, and technology. The library’s research and reference collections cover all time periods and subjects within the pure and applied sciences and mathematics, with the exception of clinical medicine.
Material Advantage and 4-H Program
The national 4-H program provides opportunities for young people to explore science that is:
- Cutting edge
- Practical
- Linked to university research
- Hands-on discovery & exploration
- Connected to social skill development
The Material Advantage Student Program can help by:
- Identifying interested Material Advantage Chapters
- Connecting interested chapters with state or local 4-H programs
- Identifying Material Advantage Chapters and 4-H partners to develop partnership models
Learn more by reading the following information:
Document 1
Document 2
Start a program in your community! Click here and contact your state representative.












