materials education

Grad students: Apply to attend week-long materials program at Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil

By Eileen De Guire / December 5, 2011

—— The campus of the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil, where a week-long school for MSE graduate students will be held in March 2012. Credit: UFSCar. The Graduate Program…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Case Western Reserve at Carnegie Mellon

By Eileen De Guire / November 11, 2011

The GameCase Western Reserve University at Carnegie Mellon UniversityNov. 12, 2:000 p.m., ET These two look-alike schools will meet for the 41st time on Saturday. Since 1986, this game has…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Bye week, student research at MS&T

By Eileen De Guire / October 20, 2011

The football throw event at the MS&T Expo drew a large crowd of quarterbacks. Credit: ACerS MS&T has been keeping me pretty busy, so this is a bye week from…

Read More

The Refractories Institute fires up scholarship program

By Eileen De Guire / October 20, 2011

In 1934, you could have carried this in your pocket. It was probably enough to pay for most of an undergraduate education. Credit: Wikepedia Do you know a student who…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Virginia vs. Georgia Tech

By Eileen De Guire / October 14, 2011

The Game Georgia Institute of Technology at University of Virginia Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m., ET This week we return to Big School match-ups with this Atlantic Coast Conference game. The…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Missouri S&T vs. South Dakota School of Mines

By Eileen De Guire / October 7, 2011

The GameSouth Dakota School of Mines & Technology at Missouri University of Science & TechnologyOct. 7, 1:00 p.m., CT Coaches from peewee leagues through the NFL harp all the time…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Yale vs. Lehigh

By Eileen De Guire / September 30, 2011

The Game Yale University at Lehigh University Oct. 1, 12:30 p.m., ET Both of these teams know their football and have rich traditions. Lehigh, I’m told, has the longest running…

Read More

Materials (fantasy) football game of the week: MIT vs. Colorado School of Mines

By Eileen De Guire / September 23, 2011

The “Game”MIT “at” Colorado School of Mines Sometimes engineers and scientists have a tough time explaining what they do all day to outsiders. But, those who do modeling and simulation…

Read More

Materials Football Game of the Week: Auburn University vs. Clemson University

By Eileen De Guire / September 16, 2011

The GameAuburn at ClemsonSept. 17, 11:00 a.m., CT; Clemson, S.C. When my four sisters and I were young, people often confused us because they thought we looked alike. What dolts,…

Read More

Materials football game of the week: Purdue vs. Rice

By Eileen De Guire / September 8, 2011

The GamePurdue at RiceSept. 10, 3:30 p.m., ET; Houston, Texas Rice begins its 100th football season with a golden “NASAversary” celebration commemorating its 50-year collaboration with the NASA Johnson Space…

Read More