MESS is the Materials Engineering Student Societies

MESS is the student club that includes the professional Materials Advantage chapter and Materials Research Society (MRS) student chapter at Cal Poly. The Materials Advantage membership includes:

• The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)
• Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST)
• ASM International
• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)

MESS has weekly meetings with industry speakers and social events. They also participate in outreach and Open House events.

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Alpha Sigma Mu is the International Professional Honor Society for Materials Science And Engineering.

The honor society recognizes students who possess a high degree of exemplary integrity, leadership, and initiative. Initiates must have at least junior standing and are rank in the top third of all MatE students in the department. Members have performed department and community service, and fund raise for the annual MATE banquet for the entire department.

AΣM initiate class of 2007-2008

Pictured Left to Right: Matthew Goebel, Tedmen Tong, Taro Naoi, Dylan Chesbro, Christine Carpenter, Aaron Lichtner, Ann Huang, Bryan Rogers, Stefen Grandi, Emily Norvell, Donald Clubb, Lauren Fossile

AΣM initiate class of 2006-2007

Pictured Left to Right: Kyle Gazay, Brian Eller, Dane Eastlick, Nate Knock, Ken Rosell, Michelle Alexander, Ruth Borrud, Steve Meredith, and Omar Batalla