T-SHIRTS

T-Shirts are in!!! They are $10, cash please.

Come buy them at 11am on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Mate room.

Or Wednesday at 7pm at the Business Silo.

See you then!

MESS Thanksgiving!

Thanks everyone who came to MESS Thanksgiving! It was a blast. I believe that approximately 35 people showed up along with guest appearance by Dr. Harding, Dr. Chen, Dr. Vanasupa, and the lovely Noni!

Pictures will be up shortly!

Dr. Aditi Risbud

Hey Everyone!

This week we will be having an awesome speaker from the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab speak about undergraduate research opportunities! The Molecular Foundry is a DOE funded lab with state of the art technology to help researchers study nanotechnology and nanofabrication.

Also, we will be splurging on pizza!

Hope to see you there!

Also, just a reminder MESS THANKSGIVING is this Saterday. I hope that everyone can make it. Please RSVP on the facebook event and bring a dish to share! Please email me to get directions.,

Thanks!
Caroline
cgegan@calpoly.edu

MESS TSHIRT!

Hey Everyone!

Its time to vote for a new MESS/MATE T-Shirt! Voting will be open from today (11/3) to next Monday! So don't forget!

~Caroline

SolarPower Corporation

Hey!

This Thursday we are co-sponsoring a panel of speakers from SunPower Corporation, one of the largest solar power companies. Also, ASME will be providing food and refreshments! So come join us during UU hour (11am-12am) in room 52-E27 (In the spider building next to the sandwich factory).

Also, they will be accepting resumes for internships and full time positions!!!

Thanks!
~Caroline

NACE/MESS Meeting October 22ed

Hey Everyone!


Next meeting is the first joint meeting between NACE and MESS. According to a NACE study the cost of corrosion annually is 276 BILLION Dollars! This is approximately 3.1% of the GDP. With United State infrastructure getting older, corrosion engineering is a hugely important growing field. If your interested in more information about the cost of corrosion, check out this link.


The speaker on Thursday is Jim Graham is from Permacolor, Inc. He will be talking about different corrosion resistant powder coatings processes and how they can help protect the life of materials.


Also joining us will be Channel Islands section Chairman Greg Owens, and section Vice Chairman/Secretary Terry Hurt. Greg Owens works for Sempra Utilities, and Terry Hurt works for Southern California Gas Company. Since NACE is a new club on campus, they will be assisting us with the chartering process and getting NACE involved on the sectional and regional level.


Please send any questions to Sean Quigley


Thanks!
~Caroline

Super Conductors!!!

So several people wanted more information on superconductors prior to starting the project.

Superconductivity is when the electrical resistivity of a material drops to zero after being cooled past its critical point.

This youtube video gives a good primer on how superconductors are able to levitate.

Eventually, we hope to design a competition utilizing superconductors and build a demo that we can take to schools showing their unique properties.

Our first workday is this Saturday October 17th! We will be meeting at 11am in room 192-204 to set a game plan and then hit the labs. We didn't want to make a cookie cutter lab that everyone comes in and follows a recipe. We'll need to improvise and need your help! If you can't make it this week, we will be having another next week as well.

Look forward to seeing you there!
~Caroline

PS. Let me know if you have any questions!