Clemson Tailgate

Hey everyone,

The Clemson game is this Thursday night, so we are going to start tailgating around 5pm in the courtyard behind the Love building. Thanks to one of our alumni (Scott Liebermann) who works for exponent, we are going to have corporate sponsorship for this tailgate. That means we will have FREE FOOD, so I hope to see everyone there to at least mooch off the free food and pretend that they care about the game (which should be awesome as it is every year).

First Meeting of the Semester

The Materials Society at Georgia Tech (previously called the MSE Umbrella Society) is holding its first meeting on Tuesday, September 8 at 11am in Love 185. This will be an opportunity for students to network with other students, learn about the materials societies included in a Material Advantage membership, upcoming conferences and events.

David Morrison, chair of the Atlanta ASM chapter, will discuss what events the chapter sponsors, opportunities for student involvement, and his professional work. In addition, grad students will answer questions related to graduate school applications and other MSE or GT related questions. And, of course, we will have free pizza!

Hope to see everyone there!

Good news from USN&WP

The new USN&WP undergraduate school rankings are out this morning and MSE continues to move ahead. We have jumped up two notches to number 7 now just behind Stanford.

Here are the top 10:
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
2 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
3 University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA
4 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
5 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
6 Stanford University Stanford, CA
7 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
8 Pennsylvania State University--University Park University Park, PA
9 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
10 Cornell University Ithaca, NY

MSE Tailgate Kickball

The MSE Intramural Kickball team would like to invite you all to a tailgate
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Thursday (6-25) before our second IM kickball
game at 6 p.m. We will have burgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks.
The tailgate will be behind the Love Building. We hope to see you there.

Cheers,
Walter

Summer Intramurals

Hey everyone,

Summer intramurals officially begin next week and MSE has put together teams in Kickball, Sand Volleyball and 3 vs. 3 basketball. Please email me, Walter Voit - wvoit@gatech.edu, if you would like to participate. I need your name, email, phone number and buzz card number.

Sports offered:

Tuesday at 7 p.m. - Basketball (roster max: 6)
Thursday at 6 p.m. - Kickball (roster max: 20)
Thursday at 7 p.m. - Sand Volleyball (roster max: 10)

Teams fill up, so please email me ASAP if you want to participate. I will email actual game dates once they are posted this weekend.

Cheers,

Walter

Volunteering for MSE Materials Camp

Hi everyone,

Some of you expressed interest in volunteering to help out with the ASM Materials Camp for Teachers this summer. It is taking place here at GT from July 13-17, and the organizers need 2 student volunteers per day, Mon-Thurs, each for about an hour (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) to set up coffee and snacks. All volunteers will get a voucher for free lunch at the student center on the day they volunteer. On Friday, they need 4 volunteers for 3 hours (2-5PM) to help clean up at the end of the camp. These volunteers will get free buffet lunch that Friday.

Let me know if you are interested, or just come to the meeting on Thursday at 11:30AM in the Love building 3rd floor atrium.

Thanks,

Lindsey

Spring Picnic Photos

Hello MSE Community,

The MSE Spring Picnic 2009 photo directory is now online. Take a look at the huge turn out and thanks everyone for the wonderful food! A big thanks goes out to Nancy Pinion for putting this together for us.

Marcus Nanotechnology Building Formally Dedicated

Marcus Nanotechnology Building Formally Dedicated
Three years after breaking ground, Georgia Tech is set to dedicate the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, one of the most ambitious and expensive projects in the Institute’s history. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 24, at 3PM

The 190,000-square-foot complex poises Georgia Tech to be a global hub for nanotechnology research and development while igniting an environment that could potentially transform both local and state economies.

The Marcus building, coupled with current nanotechnology research facilities at the Pettit Microelectronics Building, creates an unparalleled complex for the development of nanotechnology enhanced by world-class researchers, faculty and student talent.

MSE Ugrad Town Hall Meeting

MSE undergraduates are invited to the Student Advisory Board's town hall
meeting to be held this Friday, April 10th
in room 183 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.

There will be free pizza provided. The entire MSE undergraduate program is under review. Please come help us discuss how to make improvments. All undergradutes are welcome and we especialy hope to see underclassmen because you will still be here as changes are being made.

Congratulations to the new GT Materials Society board!

Grad Chair, Material Advantage:
Kara Evanoff

Undergrad Chair, Material Advantage:
Alex Sharenko

MRS President
Adam Jakus

MRS Vice President
Celeste Mason

Material Advantage Co-Chair/Secretary
Didi Eze

Material Advantage/MRS Treasurer
Lindsey Goodman


Social Chairs:
Ricky Welchel
Sean Kelly
IM Sports: Ken Beyerlein, Kevin Chasse

ASM Outreach Chair
Maeling Tapp
Co-outreach: Adam Jakus, Celeste Mason

Thanks to all who came to elections!

MSE Spring Picnic

You're Invited...

MSE Faculty, Staff, Students and Families are invited to the MSE Spring Picnic, Tuesday, April 21st at 1:00 am, Burdell Plaza (behind the Love building).

Please bring a side dish/dessert or $5.00 donation.
RSVP signup sheet is outside room 296 Love building.
Meat and beverages will be provided.
Special thanks to the MSE Umbrella Society for coordinating the MSE Spring picnic again this year!

Meeting Minutes

UMBRELLA SOCIETY MEETING UPDATES: Notes from the meeting on Feb 26

Student Poster Night, March 30th

-last year, set up by 3:30. Judging for 2 hours + FREE PIZZA

-Cash Awards for winner and runner-ups for Graduate and Undergraduate Posters

-Contact Dr. Garmestani (garm@gatech.edu) with your title by March 13

Umbrella Society won E-Week!
Graduating Students

Free membership in 2010 to each society + 1 free book from ASM!

REGISTER FOR THIS NEXT YEAR!!!! There are application forms... contact katie.Sassaman@gatech.edu for details

Scholarships

http://www.materialadvantage.com/financial/

Applications due as early as March!!!!!

Over $450,000 available from AIST alone!

ASM Trustee coming

-Attending ASM Meeting, discussing failure analysis

-April 29

MS& T

$500 travel grants

Abstracts due March 15

Grad school, networking, resume building, career forums

Mock Interviews

Next Year's Umbrella Society Executive Board Elections in April!

Run in Pi Mile Race with the rest of MSE!

Saturday, April 18, 7:00 AM

$15 registration for Tech Students

Register under Materials Science Engineering to help Umbrella Society win $500!

Pi Mile Race

Hi Everyone,

The annual Pi Mile road race will be held this year on April 18th. Register to participate at http://gtalumni.org/pages/pimile. Materials Science and Engineering has a team, so when you register, make sure to register under the Materials Science Engineering team!!

Also, register before April 8th, because prices will go up that day.

GT MSE Umbrella Society Meeting

GT MSE Umbrella Society Meeting TODAY at 11AM in Love 183. Dr. Snyder will be talking about the future of MSE, and we'll be announcing various opportunities (monetary and otherwise) for graduate and undergraduate students.

FREE PIZZA!