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Student Groups, Societies & Events

Build lasting relationships! MSE-affiliated student organizations offer opportunities to put your skills to the test and build important relationships with industry, government agencies and national professional associations.

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Materials Science & Engineering student Frank Rhodes '27 runs an on-campus aquarium club.

MatES

The Materials Engineering Society (MatES) is an undergraduate student society devoted to the promotion and advancement of materials science. MatES is UMD's Materials Advantage Student Chapter of The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), and is recognized by other professional societies including ASM International and the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). MatES hosts social, service, technical, and career development activities throughout the school year designed to engage students with hands-on MSE topics and expose students to various career paths in the field. All undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend a MatES meeting. 

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Blacksmithing Club

The Blacksmithing Club at The University of Maryland is a club for all students to appreciate the art and craft of blacksmithing. Our goal is to create artistic and functional pieces and compete in competitions such as the TMS bladesmithing competition. The club is advised by MSE department professors, Drs. Babu and Valentino.

SME

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) represents the entire North American manufacturing industry, including manufacturers, academia, professionals, students, and the communities in which they operate. We believe manufacturing holds the key to economic growth and prosperity, and champion the industry's potential. SME designs new ways to understand and solve problems, and our solutions advance the next wave of growth in manufacturing.

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Alpha Sigma Mu

Alpha Sigma Mu is the International Professional Honor Society for Materials Science and Engineering. Students with outstanding scholarship are nominated for membership and are eligible to be nominated for scholarships. Questions? Contact Associate Professor Isabel Lloyd.

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Professional Societies

Despite its name, the American Ceramic Society is an international society with members from over 70 countries. The sociey's mission is “to advance the study, understanding, and use of ceramics and related materials, for the benefit of our members and society.” ACerS publishes books and journals, and hosts conferences, technical meetings, classes, and forums that help connect ceramics specialists, foster the exchange of information, and advance the field.

The mission of AIST is to advance the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.

ASM is dedicated to advancing the applications of metals and materials. Their web site headlines the top materials stories in industry.

The mission of ECS is to advance theory and practice at the forefront of electrochemical and solid state science and technology, and allied subjects.

Material Advantage™ offers a single low-cost membership that provides access to the materials science and engineering professional’s most preeminent societies:

  • ACerS – The American Ceramic Society
  • AIST – Association for Iron & Steel Technology
  • ASM International – The Materials Information Society
  • TMS – The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

Founded in 1973, the Materials Research Society boasts a large, globe- and discipline-spanning membership. The MRS facilitates information exchange and support for those in a variety of scientific fields that produce, study, or are affected by materials. The society holds two major annual meetings, publishes the MRS Bulletin and Journal of Materials Research, offers tutorials at symposia, and encourages technical interaction among academic and industry professionals.

An international professional organization, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) serves students, professionals, and academics throughout the entire fields of materials science and engineering. Divisions of the organization cover electronic, magnetic, and photonic materials; extraction and processing; light metals; processing and manufacturing; and structural materials. In addition offering publications, forums, and events, TMS promotes technology transfer, accreditation of educational programs, professionalism and ethical conduct.

Honors and Awards

Each of the professional materials-oriented societies sponsor awards to recognize outstanding scholarship and undergraduate research. All students enrolled in the MSE program are encouraged to select a faculty advisor who, in their junior and senior years, will guide them towards nomination for these awards.

 

 

 

 

 


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