Carnegie Mellon University’s Materials Science & Engineering Graduate
Symposium, started three years ago as a half-day event to showcase graduate
student research, is evolving into a dynamic gathering of the brightest young
minds in the field. The full-day 2010 symposium featured 14 oral presentations,
19 poster presentations, and–for the first time–corporate sponsorship in the
form of a grant from Goodfellow Corp., a supplier of metals and materials for
research and industry.
“Our ultimate goal is to create an exciting academic event here at Carnegie
Mellon that attracts the best and the brightest graduate students, as
presenters or as attendees, from across the country,” said Michael Bockstaller,
Ph.D., assistant professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie
Mellon and organizer of the event. “This year we enjoyed unprecedented student
participation and look forward to an even larger event next year. The
enthusiasm of the students and the quality of their research propel us toward
our goal, as does the professional collaboration and support of Goodfellow.”
Goodfellow specializes in supplying research quantities of
high-quality metals, polymers, ceramics and other materials to universities and
other research facilities. Stephen Aldersley, president of Goodfellow Corp., said
there was an additional reason for the sponsorship. “Virtually all of us at
Goodfellow have science backgrounds ourselves, so we understand the excitement
and the challenges of breaking new ground in our chosen field. It’s an honor to
recognize and support the hard work of these talented young scientists.”
The 4th Annual Materials Science & Engineering Graduate
Symposium will take place at Carnegie
Mellon University
in the spring of 2011. For details, contact Professor Bockstaller at
bockstaller@cmu.edu.
For more information about
Goodfellow Corp., visit
www.goodfellowusa.com.
