diff --git a/lib/meam/README b/lib/meam/README
index 82ca9f44ad..a617ea0503 100644
--- a/lib/meam/README
+++ b/lib/meam/README
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-ATC (Atom To Continuum methods)
+MEAM (modified embedded atom method) library
 
-Reese Jones, Jeremy Templeton, Jonathan Zimmerman (Sandia National Labs)
-rjones, jatempl, jzimmer at sandia.gov
-September 2009
+Greg Wagner, Sandia National Labs
+gjwagne at sandia.gov
+Jan 2007
 
-This is version 1.0 of the ATC library, which provides continuum field
-estimation and molecular dynamics-finite element coupling methods.
+This library is in implementation of the MEAM potential, specifically
+designed to work with LAMMPS.
 
 -------------------------------------------------
 
 This directory has source files to build a library that LAMMPS
-links against when using the USER-ATC package.
+links against when using the MEAM package.
 
-This library must be built with a C++ compiler, before LAMMPS is
+This library must be built with a F90 compiler, before LAMMPS is
 built, so LAMMPS can link against it.
 
 Build the library using one of the provided Makefile.* files or create
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@ your own, specific to your compiler and system.  For example:
 
 make -f Makefile.g++
 
-Note that the this library makes MPI calls, so you must build it with
-the same MPI library that is used to build LAMMPS, i.e. as specified
-by settings in the lammps/src/MAKE/Makefile.machine file you are
-using.
-
 When you are done building this library, two files should
 exist in this directory:
 
-libatc.a		the library LAMMPS will link against
+libmeam.a		the library LAMMPS will link against
 Makefile.lammps		settings the LAMMPS Makefile will import
 
 Makefile.lammps is created by the make command, by copying one of the
@@ -40,10 +35,10 @@ correct for your system, else the LAMMPS build will likely fail.
 
 Makefile.lammps has settings for 3 variables:
 
-user-atc_SYSINC = leave blank for this package
-user-atc_SYSLIB = auxiliary F90 libs needed to link a F90 lib with
+user-meam_SYSINC = leave blank for this package
+user-meam_SYSLIB = auxiliary F90 libs needed to link a F90 lib with
                   a C++ program (LAMMPS) via a C++ compiler
-user-atc_SYSPATH = path(s) to where those libraries are
+user-meam_SYSPATH = path(s) to where those libraries are
 
 Because you have a F90 compiler on your system, you should have these
 libraries.  But you will have to figure out which ones are needed and