Hey Materials Students! (Especially you sophomores, pre-juniors, and juniors!)
Join Material Advantage today! (Or miss out on lots of scholarship opportunities!)
What is Material Advantage?
The Material Advantage Student Program is a single, low-cost (only $25) membership providing access to four of the preeminent societies involved in Materials Engineering research:
- ACerS - The American Ceramic Society
- AIST - Association for Iron & Steel Technology
- ASM International
- TMS - The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
Why should I sign up for Material Advantage?
Because it benefits YOU. Material Advantage members are eligible for:
- Over $600,000 in yearly scholarships
- Free Subscriptions to industry magazines and journals
- Numerous free benefits upon graduation
- Valuable job search & career advancement tools
For More Information, visit http://www.materials.drexel.edu/go/material-advantage.aspx.
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fall Seminar Series “Materials for Clean Energy” - Thursday, October 01, 2009
October 21
Dr. Gary Was
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
“Degradation of Materials in the Extreme Environments of Nuclear Reactor Systems”
October 28
Dr. John Cumings
Department of Materials Science and Engineering. University of Maryland
“Studies of Energy Storage and Transport with In-Situ TEM”
November 4
Dr. Todd Allen
Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin
“Fuels & Materials Research at the Advanced Test Reactor”
November 11
Dr. Karen Winey
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
“ Hierarchical Structures in Ion-Containing Polymers”
November 18
Dr. John Foster
Westinghouse Electric Company
Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division
“Irradiation Creep and Irradiation Stress Relaxation of 316 and 304L Stainless Steel”
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Metals and Materials Science in the News!
The New York times recently contained an article on the use of materials science engineering to produce steels of various strengths, toughness, and stiffness as used in automobiles. The article is www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/science/15steel.html . Featured, is the Indiana Arcelor Mittal steel plant. Dr. Mitra Taheri has organized a field trip to the local Arcelor Mittal steel plant on November 20th for the MATE 366 (Metals Processing) class. Anyone else interested in joining is certainly welcome and should contact Dr. Taheri.
READ THIS ARTICLE!
"Deadly UCLA Lab Fire Leaves Haunting Questions"
Federal and state safety agencies investigate after university officials failed to address lapses before a Dec. 29 chemical accident left a research assistant with fatal burns.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-me-uclaburn1-2009mar01,0,6976560.story?page=1
Take it upon yourself to ensure that an incident like this will not happen in the MSE Department.
Complete your safety training:
Go to www.drexelsafetyandhealth.com
- Select the "Training" tab at the top
- Select the "Research Personnel Laboratory Safety Training" item from the list
- When you've completed the program save or print out a copy of the final screen. You can use this record to prove that you've completed the program, and to show the CRF to use the instruments during your department, Senior Design, or MS research.
Drexel Engineers Week Celebration
Drexel's National Engineers Week Comes to an End...
Drexel’s College of Engineering's 2009 National Engineers Week is officially complete. This nationally recognized celebration raises public awareness of engineers’ indispensible contributions to all aspects of life.
A big thank you to all of the students who helped out or participated in any of the National Engineers Week activities. Please fill MESPO in on any awards that were won, so that your accomplishments can be recognized on the MESPO website!
Congratulations to:
- Judy Trachtmen, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in CoE
Be sure to stop by and congratulate Judy. We are truly lucky to have an Academic and Financial Coordinator who is always willing and able to help the students in so many ways.
- Surya Kalidindi, recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award in CoE
Surya’s leadership of the Department and his continuing contributions to the successful operation of the Centralized Characterization Facility are exemplary.
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