Material Advantage Student Members may partially defray expenses by serving as session monitors at MS&T’10 in Houston, Texas. Monitors assist session chairs, record session attendance statistics, assist with audio/visual equipment, etc. Monitor positions are limited and are assigned on a first-come basis. Interested students should contact Nate Natale.

Check out all Material Advantage Student contests at MS&T this year in Houston, Texas, USA. For more information on any of the contests, contact Tricia Nicol.

• Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
• Undergraduate Student Speaking Contest
• Graduate Student Poster Contest
• Mug Drop Contest
• Putting Contest

Visit the MS&T’10 Student Activities page for more information. 

MS&T’10 will be held October 17-21 in Houston, Texas, USA.  You have the chance to hear the latest technical advances and cutting-edge developments in the materials science community, connect with friends, and network with your peers. Register now online or download the registration form and mail it with payment or fax it with credit card information. Reserve your room online or download and complete the housing form.

Visit the Material Advantage web site for more information.

Virginia Tech’s Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR) is accepting undergraduate paper abstracts for Volume 5.  Here’s your chance to publish your work if you are enrolled in an undergraduate program at any institution working on a materials-related project.  This is the perfect opportunity for students to submit senior design papers. 

Submission deadline:  July 1, 2010

For more information about submission requirements and other details, visit the JUMR web site.   

The Professional Recruitment & Career Pavilion is a new addition to MS&T’10 this year. All students are invited to stop by the pavilion on Tuesday, October 19, and Wednesday, October 20, during regular expo hall hours. This is your chance to make valuable contacts with potential employers, so plan to visit booths, talk to company reps, and view job postings while you explore the exhibit hall.

In addition, there is a new career pavilion networking happy hour reception on Tuesday, October 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the expo hall. Refreshments will be provided, and casual networking with company representatives is encouraged! Your conference badge is all you need to attend this reception. When you make travel plans for MS&T, why not plan to stay a little longer on Tuesday, October 19, and attend this happy hour and make the necessary connections you need for your career in materials science and engineering!

The Material Advantage Student Chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) recently visited GE Global Research in Naskayuna, New York.

Find out more about their visit. 

While you are making mugs, get a team of friends together for the 2010 putting contest.  Teams of four students will compete at MS&T’10 using putters and balls they fabricated. Each team member must have his or her own putter and ball, which are judged prior to the contest. Prizes are awarded on aesthetics, closest putt, and best putting team (the team achieving the shortest combined distance from the hole).

The contest will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., at MS&T’10 in Houston, TX, USA.

Download the putting contest rules.

To register your team of four, contact Dr. William Hammetter.