The
Society of Plastics Engineers is a professional organization that offers student chapters an introduction to members of the plastics industry. It provides the student with the exposure to industry that is so valuable when seeking employment.| Oscar Olea Mejia | President |
| Brian Britton | Vice-President |
| Katie Woodard | Treasurer |
| Gurya Jivani | Secretary |
| Public Relations Officer | |
| Prof. Mike Kozak | Chapter Liaison (National Councilor) |
| Prof.Witold Brostow | Chapter Advisor |
| Prof.Nandika D'Souza | Chapter Co-Advisor |
The North Texas Student Chapter of SPE has received many awards;
|
Bryan Bilyeu |
Best Student Paper Prize at ANTEC 95 (May 1995 ) |
|
Christopher Own |
Poster Presentation at POLYCHAR-5 (Jan. 1997), Denton, Texas |
|
Bryan Bilyeu |
Poster Presentation at POLYOLEFINS X (RETEC Feb.1997) Houston, Texas |
|
Bhaskar Gopalanarayanan |
Poster Presentation at POLYOLEFINS X (RETEC Feb.1997) Houston, Texas |
|
Christopher Own |
Poster Presentation at POLYOLEFINS X (RETEC Feb.1997) Houston, Texas |
|
Bhaskar Gopalanarayanan |
Graduate Student Scholarship from Advanced Polymer Composites Division (SPE) and PerkinElmer (April 1997) |
| Prof. Witold Brostow (Chapter Advisor) | International Educator of the Year Award from SPE (April 1997) |
| Siddhi Achyut Pendse | Scholarship from the South Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers (October 2004) |
Upcoming Events and News For Our Local Chapter
FALL 2004 MEETINGS: October 21. Visitor: Dr. Gerhardt Wissler,
Representative of the SPE South Section in Texas December 1. Seminar: Nandika D'Souza from the
Department of Materials Science at UNT, followed by SPRING 2005 MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES: February 17. Seminar "Scientific Molding Methods for
Injection Moulding" presented by: Bill Tobin
End-of-the-year Pizza Party. (All students, faculty and staff
of Materials Science department are invited)
February 27 - March 2.
International
Polyolefins Conference. Houston. TX. Trhee papers were
presented by three or our chapter members.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
March 10. SPE UNT Student Chapter meeting. 1:00 pm Materials Science Department
March 11.. Visit to: Molded Fiber Glass Companies
Texas.
(if you are interested in attending this visit, please send an
e-mail here)
UNT alumni and former students are welcome to contact the Chapter.
If you want to contact all the members of the Student Chapter
click here
The student chapter arranges regular tours to the local plastic industries with the help of
South Texas Section of SPE and
Department of Materials Science
(
Univeristy of North Texas
).If you are from a local plastics industry and would like to have us on a tour to your facility, please contact the
student chapter.