Welcome!

Material Advantage is a professional engineering Society dedicated to inspiring youth through outreach, enhancing student professional development, and promoting the world of Material Science & Engineering.

Meet Our Team

Daniel Chai

President

Troy Moss

Vice-President

Annelise Randall

Secretary

Arthur Beausoleil

Financial Officer

Tiffany Lo

Outreach Coordinator

Industry Tours

Material Advantage University of Washington chapter strives to show students the side of materials they will not see in class. Industry tours are exciting and insightful looks at what a potential MSE might be working on.

2014-2015 Tour of Jamco

2014-2015 Tour of Fluke

2016-2017 Tour of Crane Electronics

2016-2017 Tour of Fluke

2017-2018 Tour of Honeywell

2017-2018 Tour of Nucor

Outreach

We are committed to presenting exciting educational material to empower our community, in addition to increasing public awareness of Materials Science and Engineering.

Outreach sessions are presented to a variety of student (K - 12 and community college) and parent audiences using demonstration kits and various media. Please contact our outreach coordinator to organize an outreach event for your class or science fair.

We are always open to new ideas and volunteers. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer, please do not hesitate to contact us at: matadv@uw.edu

Examples of available demonstrations include:

  • Space Shuttle Thermal Insulation Technology
  • Ferromagnetism
  • Polymer Crosslinking in Silly Putty
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Optical Refractive Index

May 2016 - Shoreline STEM Festival and Science Fair

October 2016 - Renton Prep Christian School

December 2016 - Highland Terrace Elemantary Science Fair

May 2017 - Shoreline STEM Festival

May 2017 - Shoreline STEM Festival

Competitions

Work in Progress.

Contact Info

Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195

matadv@uw.edu

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