About the GT Materials Society

We aim to.... link students to the professional materials societies and raise awareness and involvement about opportunities open to students. The GT Materials Society typically meets several times a semester (dates are announced later) for FUN. Members should also join Materials Advantage. Your commitments are up to you. Feel free to comment, interact, and create, in digital space! Please visit our google calendar for the quickest notifications.

Friday, March 6, 2009

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!

Monday, March 2, 2009

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.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

ASM Atlanta Chapter Meeting

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

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