Materials Science and Engineering Michigan Tech Steel Industry Day II Paul Sanders Kent D. Peaslee Junior Faculty Awardee Materials Science and Engineering

2 nd Annual Steel Industry Day Plan Promotion Events – Mid-day – Evening Media Next Up Flattery

Materials Science and Engineering The Plan

Materials Science and Engineering Promotion Campus calendars & video displays s to residence hall counselors Engineering Fundamentals students were given “explorations points” for attending Faculty notified in daily "Tech Today” "Stickers" were placed on campus sidewalks Posters and prizes

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Lunch Event: 10 am - 2 pm Steel displays in Tent – Beautiful day! – 10 companies attended students passed by – Busiest during lunch – At least 500 students stopped to talk Free lunch under a second tent – Served 500+ students

Materials Science and Engineering Evening Event: 6-7:30 pm Industry panel discussion – 3 minute AIST student video – 40 students attended – Company introductions – Q & A Prize drawing – Student who answered 10 sidewalk questions – $100 gift cards

Materials Science and Engineering Local TV News Coverage – ry.aspx?id= ry.aspx?id= – /FN-frGSaNUuIgME4PgsciQ /FN-frGSaNUuIgME4PgsciQ – News Video News Video

Materials Science and Engineering Lessons Learned Bigger tent signage Clear entrance to the tent Food in same tent Better draw for evening event

Materials Science and Engineering Next Up MSE Open House – Scheduled for November 4 th, 2014 – Expect st year engineering students MS&T – 14 Michigan Tech students are in Pittsburgh Plant trip and leadership experience – Schedule for March, 2014 at Nucor Crawfordsville – Gerdau volunteered for 2015

Materials Science and Engineering Awards Undergraduate Design Competition

Materials Science and Engineering Blast Furnace Tap Bit Microstructure ’’ Cementite Pearlite Graphite Ferrite

Materials Science and Engineering Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…*2

Materials Science and Engineering A Great Team The support of AIST The facilities of Michigan Tech The leadership of Career Services Our relationships with the steel industry