Academic Procedure Questions: Student Organizations on Campus
All Ceramic groups on campus provide activities for Ceramic Engineers, Materials Science and Glass Science Engineering majors. All of the groups reach out to the school and community to help support friendship and promote scientific endeavors through social and charity activities. While many have national organizations, membership in these is not necessary to be a part of the local chapter, and vice versa. All have links to national websites for more information.
ACerS
ACerS stands for the American Ceramic Society. This is a national
organization, with a chapter in Alfred. The goal of ACerS is to promote the
advancement of ceramics. The national ACerS is well-known for the journal
published and its annual ACerS convention which brings together people from all
over the world with materials interests. On campus, along with other materials
groups, ACerS tries to promote ceramics on campus to non-engineers, and
strengthens friendships among engineers. The faculty advisor is Dr. Herbert
Giesche. For information on the national group and how to apply for membership,
visit their webpage, www.acers.org.
ASM/TMS
ASM/TMS stands for the American Society of Materials and The Minerals, Metals &
Materials Society. This is a new group founded in September of 2002.
Traditionally, these groups were dedicated to more industrial topics, but have
broadened their subject matter to include all materials. ASM and TMS are both
national organizations that publish magazines and offer either joint or separate
membership to students and those in industry. The faculty advisor is Al Meier.
More information on these groups and applying is available on their websites,
http://www.asm-intl.org/ and
http://www.tms.org/Society/society.html.
MRS
MRS stands for the Materials Research Society. This group promotes communication
between industry and academia of all scientific disciplines on new research
findings. The faculty advisor is Dr. Doreen Edwards. Information on applying for
membership is available from their website,
www.mrs.org.
Keramos
Keramos is a professional Ceramic Engineering fraternity that was founded in
1902 to promote camaraderie between Ceramic Engineers and to promote the field.
Today, they have similar goals, and are involved with the other ceramic groups
in helping with promoting ceramics to the school and community. It is a
selective group within ACerS, where induction is based on GPA and character. The
faculty advisor is Dr. David Earl. More information on Keramos is available from
their website, www.acers.org/keramos.
SWE
SWE stands for Society for Women Engineers and is comprised of both male and
females. Its goals are similar to the other groups, but with a special emphasis
on promoting engineering and scientific careers among females. More information
is available at www.swe.org. http://www.swe.org