News & Events
Conference Meetups
As an MRS chapter, we also make sure to take advantage of the amazing opportunities available during the annual MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. Many of our students present talks or posters throughout the meeting and we also meet to discuss our experiences at the conference and debrief.
Webinar Lunch
Listening to "Networking for Nerds" all while getting to know other MSE students over lunch provided a great space to share conference networking experiences and learn a little something from networking expert, Alaina G. Levine.
Material Madness
Six teams competed in material science challenges that concluded with a round of jeopardy! We also brought in dinner and made liquid nitrogen ice cream. Thanks to the MRS Special projects grant for funding the event and shoutout to The Photonics Center for donating the liquid nitrogen. ... More
ASM Materials Experience at BU 2018 Recap
By Paul Gasper The ASM materials experience at BU was an all-day event held here at BU in which about 60 local high school students visited BU and learned about materials science and engineering. High school student groups, led by a graduate student volunteer, visited 6 different modules throughout the day. More
ASM Materials Experience 2017 Recap
By Paul Gasper Held on May 22nd, 2017, the BU ASM Materials Experience Day 2017 was an all-day event in which about 60 local high school students came to BU and learned about Materials Science and Engineering. Student groups were led by a graduate student volunteer, and participated in 6 modules, More
ASM Materials Experience 2017
Once again, BU is hosting the ASM Materials Experience, which is an event where high school students from the greater Boston region come to learn about materials science concepts from industry professionals, get to meet materials science students and researchers (you!), and have some fun! If you are unfamiliar with... More
ASM activities 2016
This years activities have included our annual spring Materials Day, as well as an MSE colloquium presentation and open career discussion with graduate students with Prof. Diran Apelian of WPI. Materials day was earlier this spring, and was once again a wonderful experience for both the visiting high schoolers and the... More
ASM Start-UP Career Panel Discussion, Spring 2014
ASM Start-Up Career Panel Discussion April 9, 2014, Wednesday , 6:00PM – 8:30PM Considering a career in industry? Interested in Start-ups? Want to learn about what steps you need to take? Curious about what kind of struggles those companies go through? Come chat and ask questions from experienced and successful engineers from... More
2013 Spring Panel Discussion
About Committee Members Join 2013 Spring Panel Discussion April 9, 2013 at 5:23 pm Are you considering a career in different areas? Trying to decide where your research interests and career goals might be most well-suited? Come ask questions from experienced and successful... More
Join Career Panel Discussion
Curious about what it’s like to work in engineering in industry, government research, consulting or a start-up? Want to speak directly with experts in their field about different career paths? To RSVP, please enter your info. here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtjtJ1lF3qt2dG5QWUlXbHdwVEpmNnRvYTBoQ3BMcnc Any questions, email buasm@bu.edu Bio of the speakers: Ronald Latanision, Ph.D. Corporate Vice President Exponent Prior to joining... More