Network for your future and enjoy a complimentary lunch!  Visit booths, talk to company reps, and view job postings in the Career Pavilion while you explore the exhibit hall.  This is your chance to make valuable contacts with potential employers.  Admission to the Career Pavilion is included in your conference registration fee.  Lunch will be provided next to the Career Pavilion (right next to the mug drop). 

The Career Pavilion will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19.  These companies are here to talk to you, so don’t miss this opportunity!

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.