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SAMPE STUDENT PROGRAMS

SAMPE is investing its educational funds in SAMPE Student Members and Student Chapters. We have five major programs described below. Click on the titles of each program below to go to the page for that program to see the details and download the applications. Contact Ted Lynch if you have any general questions.

Benefits of Being a SAMPE Student Member

• Receive all the benefits of a professional member (with the exception of voting for SAMPE officers) for 1/5 the annual cost of professional membership
• Receive one free year of professional membership upon your graduation
• Receive all issues of the SAMPE Journal
• Receive full member access to the SAMPE website which includes free access to all conference proceedings and the Journal in electronic format
• Participate in your student chapter (possibly as a chapter officer) which will teach you leadership and enhance your resume
• Participate in the SAMPE Student programs including:
            o SAMPE Student Bridge Program – with team cash awards
            o SAMPE Student Chapter Funding Awards – with up to a $1,000 chapter award
            o SAMPE Student Research Symposium – with up to a $1,000 individual award and trips abroad
            o SAMPE Student Leader Experience Program – expense paid trip to conferences

• Attend local professional chapter meetings, for a significantly discounted cost, where you can:
            o Network with materials and process engineering professionals in your area
            o Meet professionals that might be able to assist with student projects, internships, or employment
            o Learn new things from the presentations at the meetings

• Volunteer at SAMPE conferences where you will receive one-half day conference attendance for each one-half day of volunteering.

How to Start a Student Chapter

SAMPE Student Bridge Contest - The SAMPE Bridge Contest allows students to design, build, and test a miniature structural bridge using various composite materials in accordance with a set of well defined rules, and then compete with other students in a testing event held at the SAMPE International Symposium & Exhibition. Monetary prizes are awarded to the student chapter of the winners of each of several divisions of the competition. Last year 57 bridges were submitted from 15 colleges and universities in 7 categories. Awards were submitted for each category, as well as for the posters submitted.

SAMPE Student Chapter Funding Awards - This program is a competitive program whereby SAMPE Student Chapters can compete for money to support technical projects such as Sun Rayce, human powered vehicles, miniature structural bridges (including those built for the SAMPE Bridge Contest), Mini-Baja cars, senior projects, support of community science projects, etc.

SAMPE Student Research Symposium - This is a competitive program that sponsors selected SAMPE student members to present the results of their technical research at the SAMPE International Symposium and Exhibition each year. There are categories for Senior undergraduates, as well as Masters and PhD candidates. The best papers presented in each student category are awarded cash prizes, while winners in the PhD student category are further sponsored to present their papers at SAMPE conferences in Europe and Japan. At SAMPE 2012 (Baltimore, Maryland), 16 students participated and won awards up to $1,000. In addition to those that received their travel expenses to Europe and Japan. In addition, the graduate student winners from the SAMPE Europe and SAMPE Japan student programs present their research at the US Student Research Symposium.

SAMPE Student Leader Experience Award -  The SAMPE Student Leader Experience Award sends student leaders to the SAMPE International Symposium and Exhibition to network with peers and industry professionals and increase their understanding of the materials & processes community. In 2012, nine SAMPE student members were sponsored by SAMPE, through this award, to attend SAMPE 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. Our next US international symposium and exhibition, SAMPE 2013, will be held in Long Beach, California.

Free Membership for Recent Graduates - SAMPE celebrates the success of new student member graduates by offering them one year of professional membership at no charge upon their graduation.

SAMPE K-12 Program – SAMPE sponsors several programs to educate both teachers and groups of students in elementary school and high school in the basic concepts of materials and process engineering to spark their interests in the subject. The programs are administered by the SAMPE Foundation. Contact person for this award: Vince Bailey

SAMPE Tech Student Poster Contest - SAMPE Tech 2013 in Wichita, Kansas is hosting SAMPE’s second annual student poster competition. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research at the conference. Click here to apply.

View last year's winners.

THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS HAVE ACTIVE SAMPE STUDENT CHAPTERS ON CAMPUS:

University of Arizona University of Washington
Brigham Young University Washington State University
Butler Community College West Virginia University
CA State University / Northridge West Washington University
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Wichita State University
Cerritos College Wright State University
Davis Applied Tech
Harbin University
Michigan State University
South Dakota School of Mines
Texas A&M University
University CA / Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Delaware  
University of Maryland  
University of North Carolina / Charlotte  
University of Southern California  
University TX / Austin / San Marcos
University of Tokyo  

THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS HAVE SAMPE STUDENT CHAPTERS ON CAMPUS THAT ARE CURRENTLY INACTIVE, BUT COULD EASILY BE ACTIVATED:

Ca State Univ / Fullerton University of Illinois
CA Univ / Los Angeles University MA / Lowell
CA Poly / Pomona University MD / Baltimore Co
Cornell University University of Nevada / Las Vegas
Drexel University University of Nevada / Reno
Edmunds Community College University of New Mexico
University of TN / Knoxville
Mississippi State University TX / Arlington
North Carolina A & T University University WI / Milwaukee
North Dakota State University VA Polytec Institute
Oklahoma State University Winona State University
Phil College of Textile
Purdue University
Rice University
San Diego State University
Stanford University
Tuskegee University
University British Columbia
UC / Santa Barbara
University of Hawaii

Click here for all SAMPE Student Chapter contacts.

If you see your school listed, click the above "here" and received insufficient info about the chapter you would still like to have a chance at SAMPE's fine Educational Programs, contact Patricia Padelford. If you don't see your school listed, and would like to participate in these fine programs by starting a SAMPE student chapter at your school, also contact Patricia Padelford. Those of you that are high school students, remember SAMPE - the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering early in your freshman year. Also remember that no engineer or scientist can exist without materials and processes. By the way, starting an engineering society or being an officer of the same enhances your resume. Company managers are always looking for the self-starter. An active engineering society member is just that!

If you wish to correspond with Patricia Padelford, make sure you include your school's name, the year you hope to graduate, and the degree that you are seeking.

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