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Welcome to the Material Advantage Student Program. The purpose of Material Advantage Chapter is to promote knowledge of materials science and engineering and all its branches, to assist its members in their academic endeavors and to instill the professional pride in their chosen life work. There are Material Advantage chapters at more than 75 top schools of materials science and engineering throughout the world.
What is the advantage?
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Scholarship opportunities available.
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Diverse speakers from industry and academia.
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Officer positions available (undergraduate and graduate welcome).
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No dues required for local chapter. However, membership to the international chapter is available for $25. Membership drive is March 1-31, 2011.
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Material Advantage international chapter members automatically belong to the following materials science and engineering professional's most preeminent societies and receive their publications.
ACerS - The American Ceramic Society
AIST - Association for Iron & Steel Technology
How to get involved?
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Becoming a local chapter member, please subscribe our postman mailing list.
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To be a member in the international chapter, please go to http://materialadvantage.org/ and choose Texas A&M University as the local Chapter.
If you have any question about signing up for the chapter, please contact chengsun2008@gmail.com
The upcoming event
Corrosion and Failure Analysis Testing in Water Systems
Dr. Mel J. Esmacher
(Metallurgical Laboratory Manager, GE Water & Process Technologies)
November 15, 2011, 6:30pm-7:30pm
ENPH 202
Bio
Dr. Mel J. Esmacher, P. E., graduated from University of Michigan and joined the metallurgy group in 1982. He has held positions as scientist, research scientist, group leader and research fellow in the R&D Lab. He published more than a dozen research papers on corrosion and metallurgical failure mechanisms and served as chair of the boiler waterside failure analysis symposia at NACE corrosion conferences. Dr. Esmacher earned Edison Award from GE in 2009 for his significant technical contributions at GE Water & Process Technologies.