Register online. You may also download the paper form and mail it with payment or fax it with credit card information. Registration cannot be processed without full payment. Advance registrants will receive an email confirmation when their registration is processed.

Advance Registration Deadline: Sept. 23, 2011

Visit the MS&T’11 Student Activities page for more information. 

Students planning to attend the MS&T 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20, 2011, are encouraged to stay at these hotels:  

• Drury Inn & Suites Convention Center
• Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus
• Red Roof Inn Columbus Downtown

The hotels have lower rates and include breakfast.  Reserve your room online.

The MS&T Plenary Session is on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - noon in Ballroom 1 of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.  “Grasping Excellence: Opportunities for Science and Engineering Research, Education and Workforce Development in the United States” will feature Dr. Subra Suresh, Director of the United States National Science Foundation, and will be followed by several prominent speakers including: Dr. Carl E. Wieman, Associate Director for Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House, Dr. Jeffrey Wadsworth, President and Chief Executive Officer, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Alton D. Romig Jr., Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Development Programs, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, on related topics. A Question & Answer session will follow.

The future of scientific advancement is in the hands of today’s materials science and engineering students. Mark your calendars and gain a comprehensive understanding of the materials community at this session.

Did you miss this month’s Material Advantage e-news?  Read it now. 

Material Advantage Student Members were invited to join the Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day (SETCVD) on April 6 - 7, 2011, in Washington, DC.  Even though the threat of a government shutdown loomed on Capitol Hill, 39 students and faculty from 15 universities attended this year’s CVD event.

Catch a recap of Congressional Visits Day!

Did you submit an oral abstract for MS&T’11? Check out Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Awards, open to any area of materials science and engineering.

Interfaces and Surfaces:  Exploring and Experiencing Science
2011 NSF-REU Program
Dates: May 22 - July 29, 2011

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Clemson University will host eleven undergraduate students from May 22 to July 29, 2011. These students will conduct research in interface and surface engineering. The research and program activities part of this REU site are designed to help participants have a positive research and social experience, and to encourage them to pursue graduate studies and research careers. Participants will be mentored by faculty from a diverse set of departments (Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BioEngineering, Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering) on projects that focus on exploring the role of interfaces and surfaces on system response.

Visit the Clemson REU site for more information and to apply.  The deadline for applications is March 15, 2011.

If you have additional questions, contact Dr. M. Kennedy.