Be a part of our organization.
Why Should I Join Material Advantage?
Material Advantage at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign strives to provide the social, academic, and professional resources needed to foster success for MatSE students. Here are a few perks of being a part of our organization:
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Access to four materials societies and monthly materials magazine**
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Access to materials scholarships through our partnering organization
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Reduced fees and travel grants for Materials related conference
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Access to MA@UIUC's bi-weekly professional newsletters specifically tailored to Materials Science and Engineering students
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Ability to network with companies and representatives at MA@UIUC-sponsored tech talks
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Being able to play kickball, eat nachos, and hang out with so many other MatSE students!
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**AcerS - The American Ceramic Society, TSM - The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, ASM International, AIST - Association for Iron & Steel Technology
EXISTING MEMBERS
Renew your affiliation with the Material Advantage student program to continue enjoying membership benefits through the end of 2020. Renew your membership now to take advantage of all the benefits. Once you renew, please also provide us with your registration number so we can include you in the University of Illinois Chapter.
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NEW MEMBERS
You have two membership options:
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Pay minimum dues of $20 to the Material Advantage Treasurer (Clarissa Domanus - domanus2@illinois.edu). This will cover pizza/pop and other fun events throughout the semester. However, this will not give you official membership in the national MA chapter or access to any of the benefits associated with full membership.
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Become an official member of the Illinois chapter of Material Advantage. Membership will cost $30 and you get free subscriptions to as many journals as you like out of the core Materials societies (TMS, ASM, AIST, ACERS, SPE, JOM). You also become eligible for scholarships.