About SMST

Drs. Tom Duerig, Alan Pelton, and Darel Hodgson founded SMST in 1992. At the time of conception, they were attending the International Conference on Martensitic Transformations (ICOMAT), a conference that focuses on fundamental Materials Science and Engineering advancements for many advanced materials, including shape memory materials. They recognized an industry-driven desire for a conference that more specifically addressed engineering aspects and applications of shape memory alloys. Thus, the three spearheaded the effort to start SMST, and the first conference was held in March 1994 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, CA, USA. After several U.S. conferences, SMST went international in 1999. A complete history of our conferences is found below.

In 2004, SMST became an Affiliate Society of ASM International, the worldwide society for materials information. The vision was for SMST to utilize ASM’s administrative resources “so that our volunteers are able to spend more of their time promoting shape memory technology” said SMST founding president Tom Duerig. Over a decade in, the joint SMST-ASM association has produced many successful conferences, the launch of a new journal Shape Memory and Superelasticity, and the creation of SMST Graduate Fellowships. We are excited for the continued growth and collaboration as existing industries continue to expand and new technologies are born of shape memory and superelastic materials.

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