GT Material Society Board

Clemson Tailgate

2009-09-08T11:27:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-03T05:45:00.001-07:00

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

2009-08-20T05:56:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-23T17:58:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-30T12:36:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-09T10:52:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-09T10:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-06T05:16:00.000-08:00

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

2009-03-02T15:25:00.001-08:00

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

2009-02-26T05:08:00.000-08:00

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!

ASM Atlanta Chapter Meeting

2008-09-11T15:11:00.000-07:00

ASM Atlanta Chapter Meeting

Tuesday Evening, September 16, 2008
At the Institute for Paper Science and Technology

With the technical presentations:
“Metallurgical Grade Silicon for Chemical and Electronic Markets”
By Mr. Jerry Smith Corporate Manager, Quality Control VT Griffin Company

“Displacive Compensation of Porosity: A Reactive Infiltration Technique for Dense, Net-Shape Metal/Ceramic Composites”
By Mr. David Lipke, Graduate Student, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech

Social: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Introductions & Business: 7:20 PM
Mr Lipke’s Presentation 7:30 PM
Mr Smith’s Presentation: 7:45 PM
Meeting adjourns by: 9:00 PM
Dinner Costs: $20.00 for Professionals, $7.00 for Students
Menu: Almond Crusted Tilapia -Tilapia fish coated with seasoned bread crumbs and toasted almonds. Baked until golden brown. Served with a parmesan cream sauce, veggies, iced tea, water, coffee.

Reservations: RSVP - by Monday, September 15 at noon to Marlene White
Tel: (404) 894-2850, Fax: (404) 894-9140, marlene.white@mse.gatech.edu or Gautam Patel Tel: (404) 407-7635, gautam.patel@gtri.gatech.edu
Note: If it is desired, or necessary, for you to eat elsewhere, please always know that you are very welcome for the program - at no charge. Come & meet with your technical friends and make new ones.

Fall Schedule for the Umbrella Society

2008-09-11T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of the Umbrella Society meetings for the rest of the year:

Sept 16 - 11AM Love 183 Jeffrey Jasmine, a recent alum, will be speaking about opportunities within Caterpillar, Inc. Free food!

Oct 28 - 11AM, location TBA

Nov 18 - 11AM, location TBA

Also, don't forget to register for Material Advantage and/or the Materials Research Society, and be sure to let us know! Email katie.sassaman@gatech.edu for more information.

Material Advantage: http://www.materialadvantage.org/
Materials Research Society (MRS): http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/sec.asp?CID=2788&DID=95886

Dr. Dianne Chong (ASM President) meets with us!

2008-04-14T12:28:00.000-07:00

Date:	Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Time:	11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:	MSE small conference room

Dr. Dianne Chong
Director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Material Processes and Technology
President ASM International

Will be meeting with students Tuesday for a little chat. Please attend if possible. Thanks JMB

Burger Bowl Planning Meeting

2008-04-08T06:59:00.001-07:00

Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time:	11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:	LOVE 299

We are getting together to recruit volunteers for the April 22 picnic...

The MSE Spring Picnic will be April 22, 11:00 am, Burger Bowl and its time again for the MSE Umbrella Society and MSE students to organize the event. Just like last year, MSE will be providing the burgers and hot dogs, and we'll be asking everyone to bring a side dish or dessert.

What we need the Umbrella Society to do:

-Recruit grills and grillers for the hot dogs and veggie burgers at the Burger Bowl (Kyle Mavros)
-Coordinate fun activities (we have access to the softball and volleyball field)
-Shop for the food at Kroger (Renita will provide you with the grocery list and a grad student will need to use their P-Card for the purchase) (Lionel Vargas)
-Pick up the hamburger patties from Rafeedies Catering on Hemphill the day of the picnic
-Get all food, and activity materials over to the Burger Bowl the morning of the picnic
-Clean up

Thanks for reading

ASM Poster Competition

2008-03-25T20:17:00.000-07:00

Pictures!!! By GT Photo Club Nathan Johansen

PCC Airfoils, LLC Information Session - Hosted by MSE Umbrella Society

2008-03-12T14:14:00.000-07:00

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Time: ∫ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Love Building - Room 184

Please join PCC Airfoils & Precision Castparts Corp. for an information session regarding the company, our products and career opportunities!

Visit our websites for additional info: PreCAST or PCC

Management Development Program (MDP)
Process, Product and manufacturing Engineering Positions
Co-ops and Internships

Refreshments and company information provided!

If you are interested in pursuing career opportunities with PCC Airfoils, please log onto the Career Services website for interviewing information or contact the PCC HR Manager directly at scott.smith@pccdouglas.com to inquire about an interview.

Trends in Welding Conference which will take place in Pine Mountain Georgia June 1-6, 2008

2008-03-11T14:15:00.000-07:00

The event is open to GT students in the welding and engineering field.

We would also like to extend the opportunity to your students to volunteer at this event as room monitors and as registration desk help in exchange for free student registration to this event. There is much opportunity for both ASM and the Georgia Tech Material Advantage Chapter here. This will provide the Georgia Tech Material Advantage with the opportunity to be in front of welding professionals.

More Info...

MSE Spring Picnic - Burger Bowl

2008-03-09T04:51:00.001-07:00

April 22

3rd Annual ASM-Atlanta Student Poster Competition

2008-03-09T04:45:00.000-07:00

FYI...

Tuesday Evening, March 25, 2008
In the IPST Building at Georgia Tech

The Atlanta Chapter of ASM International would like to invite individual graduate and undergraduate students, as well as undergraduate teams to participate in the third annual ASM student poster competition. The competition will be held on March 25th.

Competing individual students and teams should send their poster titles and names to Ms. Marlene White at Marlene.white@mse.gatech.edu by March 18th. Winners in each category will receive cash prizes. For further questions regarding posters, contact Profs. Hamid Garmestani or Preet Singh.

Awards are sponsored by MedShape Solutions Inc.

Tentative Program:
Before 4:00pm Students setup posters
4:00-6:00pm Meeting open to All
6:00-6:30pm Social Reception and Awards Presentation
6:30 pm Free pizza dinner

MSE Umbrella Meeting!!! Today (Thur) 11am

2008-02-27T06:16:00.000-08:00

We are meeting again Hooray!

We will talk about E week and how it went, and pass around some sign up sheets for opportunities to get involved

Note Meeting Location is subject to Change, as of now its Love 299

Also, on Thursday, March 27th, Precision Castparts Corp - Douglas, GA facility, will be at Tech conducting interviews for co-op candidates for the fall semester, just fyi and lovely job search

TMS E-news

2008-02-25T21:39:00.001-08:00

The TMS eNEWs Letter

Eweek MSE booth

2008-02-24T05:15:00.000-08:00

Sam Brits Amazing Pictures!
See what was going on!

Demo video soon to come!

Unofficially we won the $500 prize being offered to the best booth! Hooray!

This will be good for the ASM education proposal writers to broadcast, too.

We were on skiles walkway, for an awesome display of materials demos, and fun times. Dr Snyder was there, as well as other students, the MSE Newsletter was there, FUN was there...will you check out our video and pictures soon to be up and take part in the FUN digitally?

Volunteers got a free MSE t-shirt.

Please Leave me feedback,

2008-02-20T12:06:00.000-08:00

The survey is almost over, I would like to ask you why you like or dislike this website, so I can make it better?

You can anonymously post your comments right here on this thread.

Thanks
John

We are on Facebook!

2008-02-18T13:27:00.000-08:00

Visit us on Facebook!

use the link above and join the group! Thanks MSE students for helping me to stay in touch with you and promote collaborative opportunities for you!

Tues Feb 19, ASM Meeting, social, dinner

2008-02-17T07:15:00.001-08:00

Eweek Planning Meeting

2008-02-11T15:00:00.000-08:00

Thursday at 11 am, Meet in Conference room (Love 295 in MSE offices)

Topics:
1. Demonstrations
2. Volunteer Hours
3. Lets win the $500, we do have a chance!

contact jboyea3@gatech.edu with any questions

Renewable Energy Potential in GA

2008-02-11T13:32:00.000-08:00

See the lecture on video here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8371491490031601958

Valarie Thomas, Professor of Public Policy and Industrial Engineering

Information about feasibility of renewable energies in GA. A great lecture over 70 people attended. Also come to the Students Organizing for Sustainability next meeting Tuesday (Feb 14)

First Umbrella Meeting!

2008-01-23T19:11:00.001-08:00

Our first meeting of the semester is taking place in less than a week!

Time: 1.29.08 at 11am
Place: Love Building, Room 299
Topic: "MSE undergrad research opportunities."

Please come by and grab some pizza, I am planning on having an open discussion on undergraduate research! See you then.

LeaderShape Institute in Summer of 2008

2008-01-10T07:23:00.000-08:00

In partnership with the LeaderShape Institute, the ASM Materials Education Foundation is offering this opportunity to Material Advantage student members to meet the changing needs of a diverse world and develop skills that will benefit them personally and will be valuable to the companies and industries in which they will work. (More info)

Get Recognized! Or Recognize Someone

2008-01-10T07:17:00.000-08:00

ASM is actively seeking nominations for the following awards. View instructions and download forms by clicking on the links provided.

Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award – deadline 1 February 2008
Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers – deadline 1 March 2008
HTS Bodycote Award – deadline 21 December 2007
International Metallographic Contest – deadline 18 July 2008
International Graduate Student Paper Contest – deadline 15 June 2008

Feb 15, Grant Money Proposal

2008-01-10T07:01:00.000-08:00

Up to five grants of $800 each are available in year 2008-2009.

Student chapters are encouraged to submit a proposal describing their outreach activities for funding consideration. Project proposed has to be something that moves toward the ASM Foundation’s mission “to excite young people in materials, science, and engineering careers.”

Volunteer Jan 17, science fair judge

2008-01-09T21:44:00.000-08:00

The Science Fair is Thursday, January 17, 2008. The Science Department at Glenn Hills High School appreciates your assistance and look forward to seeing you on the 17th of January.

contact jboyea3@gatech.edu

ASM Atlanta Meeting Jan 15

2008-01-09T21:29:00.000-08:00

Newsletter (More Info, and talk abstracts!)

ASM Atlanta Chapter meets on Jan 15. (Dinner starts at 6:30 pm). It is going to be a Student’s night. Three MSE students will present their research work to the chapter. We will have a pizza dinner for a cost of $5 to all student members and professional members.

I will need RSVP by Monday afternoon. gautam.patel@gtri.gatech.edu