The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering sponsors many student groups that allow the students to exercise their creative abilities and their newly acquired skills as engineers.
MME Sponsored Groups
AIAA
ASME
Material Advantage
Materials Research Society
Robotics
SAE Formula
Solar Splash
Other WSU Engineering Related Groups
Engineers Without Borders
Several of the student groups hold monthly meetings with speakers after the normal instruction day or over the noon hour. To help sustain interest pizza and pop are often present. The presentations cover current trends in engineering to give students an introduction to their future careers. In this picture Dr. Johns is giving an update on Materials Science to the ASME chapter.
W. M. Keck Bio-Medical Materials Research Laboratory
Objectives: To establish a Bio-medical Materials Research Laboratory (BMRL) to focus on revolutionary approaches to design and manufacture of structures for skeletal disorders and implants.
Uniqueness & Innovation: Direct Laser processing and induction plasma spray processing facilities are being developed for fabrication of nanoscale powders to coatings to bulk structures of metallic and ceramic materials for biomedical applications. Innovation stems from design and fabrication of novel materials for a variety of applications with special emphasis on biomedical needs.
Principal Investigators: Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Howard Hosick
Partners: WSU School of Biological Sciences Professor, Howard Hosick
Funding Agency: W. M. Keck Foundation