Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Subcommittees

• Accreditation Subcommittee

  Chair: William F. Hammetter, Sandia National Laboratories
  HQ Liaison: Pamela S. Hupp, MRS Outreach Coordinator

  The Accreditation Subcommittee serves as the Society liaison to ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), a federation of 30 professional and technical societies representing the fields of applied science, computing, engineering, and technology, to insure quality standards in materials science and engineering education through a formal process of accreditation. This subcommittee also nominates (for MRS Board approval) an MRS member to serve on the ABET Board of Directors as an Associate Member; and trains MRS members to give them a better awareness of the ABET process.

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• Education Subcommittee

  Chair: Steven M. Yalisove, University of Michigan
  HQ Liaison: Pamela S. Hupp, MRS Outreach Coordinator

  The Education Subcommittee's mission is to enhance the education of materials students by: (1) support and assist the efforts of others in developing, creating and facilitating novel pedagogies; (2) hosting resources to enhance current educational programs; (3) providing input to, and distribute results from, materials educational symposia.

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• International Student Affairs Subcommittee
  Chair: Monica Jung de Andrade, The University of Texas at Dallas
  HQ Liaison: Pamela S. Hupp, MRS Outreach Coordinator
  
  The International Student Affairs Subcommittee helps to identify and implement solutions to the needs of international-based student/postdoc members.
  
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• University Chapters and Special Projects Subcommittee
  Chair: Bryce Meredig, Citrine Informatics
  HQ Liaison: Lorri Smiley, MRS Professional Services and Awards Coordinator
  
  The University Chapters and Special Projects Subcommittee serves to enhance the effectiveness of the University Chapters and works with the HQ liaison to maintain a current record of University Chapter officers and advisors.
  
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