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HIGHL IGHTS A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | F E B R U A R Y / M A R C H 2 0 1 9 7 2 FROM THE FOUNDATION FROM THE FOUNDATION Shaping the Future—Now and for Years to Come The ASM Materials Education Foundation is your charitable, edu- cational outreach arm, able to reach thousands of students and teachers each year to share materials science. This coming year will be focused on our materials science content reaching even more teachers and students. 2018was a great year for the Foun- dation: We developed a new strategic plan to guide our work to increase our impact, evaluated the Materials Camp for Teachers program to find better ways to tell our story, and communicated with many members through mailings, email, and in-person meetings. The groundwork has been laid for an exciting 2019, but we need your help to continue our work. Throughout the past year, I have been trying to meet as many ASMmembers and supporters as possible. Have we met? If you are interested in talking more about the Founda- tion’s work or how you can leave your lasting legacy on it, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you! Please contact me at carrie.wilson@asminternational.org . The Foundation has operated solid programming for 20 years and recently invested in telling our story of inte- grating materials science in K-12 classrooms. You can cham- pion materials science and STEM with many more teachers and students by supporting our work to develop a compre- hensive resource library to assist teachers in their classes. You know better than anyone how important materi- als science is to industry in general and to the global advancement of science and technology. Please help us share the message of its importance—and excitement—to students making decisions about their careers. YOU can shape the future! Carrie Wilson Executive Director ASM Materials Education Foundation Wilson Opportunities for Students and Teachers Undergraduate Scholarships Scholarships from $1500 to $10,000 available to Mate- rial Advantage students. Deadline May 1. Technical and Community College Scholarships Scholarships of $500 each. Deadline May 1. Undergraduate Design Competition This competition encourages the strengthening of design curricula in materials science and engineering departments. The awards include: First Prize: $2000 + $500 travel assistance + $ 500 to the department for support of future design teams; Second Prize: $1500 + $ 500 travel assistance; Third Prize: $1000 + $500 travel assistance. Deadline July 31. Student Materials Camp This popular program utilizes hands-on learning prin- ciples of applied math, physics, and chemistry led by a distinguished world-class faculty. The program is aimed at stirring students’ interest in science and getting them excited about materials engineering careers, as they learn to be team players and become “science detectives” at the camp. Application deadline varies by location. Teacher Materials Camp This weeklong program for middle school and high school teachers demonstrates how to use low/no cost simple labs and experiments with everyday materials that can be integrated into existing math/science lesson plans. These simple activities and experiments are proven to actively engage students in learning more about applied science. Applications are accepted on a first-come-first- serve basis. Kishor M. Kulkarni Distinguished High School Teacher Award This award honors the accomplishments of one high school science teacher who has demonstrated a significant and sustained impact on pre-college age students. Award: $2000 cash grant plus the recipient’s travel cost of up to $500 to receive the award at the ASM Awards Lun- cheon. Application deadline June 30. To learn more about any of these programs, visit asm- foundation.org.