Meeting Highlights General Meetings Held in 218 Ceramics Building @ 7pm
4 September 2018
Meeting PPT
- Join Material Advantage! To continue getting pizza at GMs, you will need to be an official member.
- Local Membership ($20): Pay to Mitch Schroeder
- National Membership ($30): Register here and email reciept to mtschro3@illinois.edu
- Join Keramos! You will get an email invite to join once these requiremnts are met. Contact Monica Paul with any questions.
- Majoring in MatSE
- 3.0 GPA
- 30 credit hours
- Freshman Representative: Interact with upperclassmen and faculty, be well prepared for future leadership roles in the organization, help encourage other freshmen to participate in MA events.
- Elections will be held at the October GM
- Send a slide to mepaul2@gmail.com with some background info, a photo of yourself, and why you would make a good freshman rep
- Keep watching the Facebook group, MA calendar, and watch your email for upcoming social, professional, and service events!
2 October 2018
Meeting PPT
- Join Material Advantage!
- Local Membership ($20): Pay to Mitch Schroeder
- National Membership ($30): Register here and email reciept to mtschro3@illinois.edu
- Mentorship upcoming events:
- Oct 3: Yard Games on the South Quad (6-7pm)
- Oct 11: Bowling in the Union (6:30-8:30pm)
- Oct 24: Baking Competition (6-7pm)
- Nov 7: Ice Skating (7:30-9:30pm)
- Nov 25: Movie Night (7-9pm)
- Dec 11: Study Snack Session (6-7pm)
- Mentorship brownie points: Congrats to Mentor Elena and Mentee Dana on winning the most brownie points in September!
- MS&T Competition: We need help making mugs and discs!
- Gain experience with ceramic processing
- Keramos members receive bonus points
- Speak to one of the Heralds if you are interested
- Freshman Representative: Congrats to Gillian Niezyniecki on being elected Freshman Rep for 2018-2019!
- Keep watching the Facebook group, MA calendar, and watch your email for upcoming social, professional, and service events!
5 November 2018
Meeting PPT
- Did Scholastic Bowl or Academic Team in HS? Get ready for Materials Bowl in the Spring!
- Email Collin if interested cmander4@illinois.edu
- Takes place March 10th, off campus trip, multiple days most likely
- Mentorship upcoming events:
- Nov 7: Ice Skating (7:30-9:30pm)
- Nov 26: Movie Night (7-9pm)
- Dec 11: Study Snack Session (6-7pm)
- Mentorship brownie points: Congrats to Mentor Elena and Mentee Dana on winning the most brownie points in October!
- Service Events: There is still one more event with Destination Technology
- Saturday December 8th
- Email Charlotte if you are interested! cisrael2@illinois.edu
- EOH Concentration Projects: The concentration reps are looking for people to help with their EOH projects! Check out the cool stuff they're doing, and contact them if you're interested. More details on their projects is in the General Meeting PPT.
- Ceramics: Photonic Crystals with Piush Behera pbehera2@illinois.edu
- Metals: Metallic glasses, resistance welding, or metallic foams with Jeremy Shin jsshin3@illinois.edu
- Electronics: Self driving produce race with Matthew Clawson mclawso2@illinois.edu
- Polymers: Polymer magic! (Heat sensitive silly putty, making nylon, self-siphoning liquid, kinetic sand, Orbeez, etc.) with Adam Ladd aladd2@illinois.edu
- Biomaterials: Alginate gummy worms with Hannah Harris heh2@illinois.edu
- Keep watching the Facebook group, MA calendar, and watch your email for upcoming social, professional, and service events!
4 December 2018
Meeting PPT
- We went over the upcoming December events (see the PPT for more details)
- Our MatSE Broomball team, The Slip Planes, made it all the way to the playoffs! Congrats!!
- EOH Concentration Projects: The concentration reps are still looking for people to help with their EOH projects! Check out the cool stuff they're doing, and contact them if you're interested. More details on their projects is in the General Meeting PPT.
- Ceramics: Photonic Crystals with Piush Behera pbehera2@illinois.edu
- Metals: Metallic glasses, resistance welding, or metallic foams with Jeremy Shin jsshin3@illinois.edu
- Electronics: Self driving produce race with Matthew Clawson mclawso2@illinois.edu
- Polymers: Polymer magic! (Heat sensitive silly putty, making nylon, self-siphoning liquid, kinetic sand, Orbeez, etc.) with Adam Ladd aladd2@illinois.edu
- Biomaterials: Alginate gummy worms with Hannah Harris heh2@illinois.edu
- Adam Ladd, Erik Ratta, Jeremy Shin, and Piush Behera talked about their various experiences in research on campus
22 January 2019
Meeting PPT
- EOH is coming up fast! Make sure you have all your forms and safety training complete. Contact Enola with any questions, and see the PPT for more details
- The Concentraion Reps are still looking for EOH helpers, so reach out to them if any of the above projects interest you.
- Upcoming social events:
- Intramural Spring Session 1: We are between having a team for Archery Tag, Indoor Soccer, or Indoor Volleyball, so let Ali know if you have a preference!
- More women in MatSE events will be coming up, so keep an eye out!
- Happy Hour every Friday! Come snack on some Irish Nachos at Murphy's with MA and friends.
- Wanna be a tour guide for kids visiting EOH? Contact Charlotte!! cisrael2@illinois.edu
- Women in STEM Week and Spring Career Fair: see PPT for more details
- Lookout for more info on the Jurassic Park themed E-Week!
13 February 2019
Meeting PPT
- Make sure you sign up to help sell cotton candy at EOH!
- Sign up with Amy Merkelz to help with the Keramos EOH booths, liquid sand and oobleck!
- Our EOH rep Enola is working on making sure everything is finalized for EOH, so if you have a project, check the PPT to make sure you have everything finished.
- Our freshman rep Gillian is working on making class of 2022 shirts, so keep an eye out for those!
- Our electronics, metals, and polymers concentration reps are still looking for volunteers for EOH, so check out the PPT for more info on their projects and see if you're interested!
- Charlotte, our service rep, needs volunteers to give EOH tours! Show kids from Destination Technology around.
- Keep coming to Play with Clay to get your Keramos hours!
26 March 2019
Meeting PPT
- The Tour of Establishments & Senior Bookend Barcrawl are coming up! Please submit tshirt ideas to Ali (acnunes2@illinois.edu)
- Want MA to still function next year? Come and buy some cool events, food, or other items from students and faculty!
If you want to donate anything like a MATLAB tutorial, homemade dinner, or a physical item, contact Mitch Schroeder (mtschro3@illinois.edu)
- Make sure to submit your $10 deposit for the etiquette dinner!
- If you got an email from Amy saying you're eligible to join Keramos, make sure you come to the initiation ceremony April 7th!
- Watch out for more Professor Lunches from Bao!
- ELECTIONS ARE AT THE APRIL GM! If you want to run for a position (info on all positions available in the meeting PPT), make sure you submit your slide to Collin by the election day.
Upcoming Meetings
April GM: April 9th 7pm, Ceramics 218
