The University of Michigan offers many opportunities to practice and expand your interests and skills, be part of multi-disciplinary teams, meet students across campus, and have an impact. 

MICHIGAN MATERIALS SOCIETY

The Michigan Materials Society (MMS) is a student-run organization open to all students in the Materials Science and Engineering department or anyone with an interest in materials. During the school year, we hold weekly luncheons, where invited speakers give presentations on materials-related topics. These range from discussions of new technology to case studies related to MSE. This year, the luncheons are held on Fridays from 11:30 am-12:30 pm during fall and 12:30-1:30 pm during winter terms.

Our organization is aimed at giving students, in MSE or any other major, a broader perspective of the MSE field. In addition we host social events such as IM sports, a department-wide picnic in the fall and spring, and student/faculty mixers in order to promote friendship through interaction outside of the classroom.

We also serve as a link to many of the professional materials societies (ASM, TMS, ACers, MRS, etc), offering opportunities for students to get involved with these societies, and attend conferences. 

Alpha Sigma Mu

Alpha Sigma Mu - Gamma Chapter (ASMu) is the Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Honor Society at the University of Michigan. ASMu is composed of a select group of MSE undergraduate students who are among the top 25% GPA of the MSE student body. 

We hope that everyone who is eligible joins our ranks in the Alpha Sigma Mu - Gamma Chapter here at the University of Michigan. ASMu is an international Honor Society, and once you become an accepted member of the ASMu - Gamma Chapter you can look forward to professional contacts, intelligent peers, as well as displaying your membership on your resume! 

The Gamma Chapter provides weekly tutoring hours for a variety of MSE classes, especially the 200 level courses. ASMu Gamma is proud of our mentorship program which combines social activities and professional development to promote and assist underclassmen who either have or are considering declaring MSE as their major. The members of Gamma Chapter also assists fellow MSE students through a number of other programs, all of which emphasize developing social opportunities within the department and professionalism in your careers.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

The U-M College of Engineering offers 150+ engineering-affiliated student organizations, which provide an amazing opportunity to advance your leadership, team development, technical skills, and engineering knowledge. Below are just a few that our MSE students frequently participate in.

Solar Car team - Since 1989, the U-M Solar Car Team has been designing, building, and racing America's best solar vehicles. They hold nine National Championships, seven Top-3 World finishes, and one International Championship.

Society of Women Engineers - Every year, SWE runs the biggest career fair on campus, engages hundreds of K-12 students across the globe in engineering outreach activities, hosts several charity events, and organizes several networking and professional development events.

Michigan Robotics Blacksmithing

Concrete Canoe team - yes, this involves creating a canoe made of concrete that floats!

BlueLab - seven different project teams that are united through a sustainable, socially engaged design process that takes into account all social, economic, and environmental impacts.

MHeal - fosters interdisciplinary work in global health, design, and entrepreneurship.

Michigan Neuroprosthetics - aims to democratize prosthetic arms so that just about anyone in the world in need can get one.

Supermileage - aims to enable students to carry out the engineering and design of a high-efficiency vehicle. The perennial goal of the team is to enter the vehicle into the Society of Automotive Engineers Supermileage Competition and the Shell Eco-marathon Americas Competition.

MASA - preparing to launch first-ever student-built liquid-bipropellant rocket into space.

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