Outreach and Community Engagement

MSE Events

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

This is our second year for the E.M.E.R.G.E (Electronic Materials Evaluation Research for Greater Exposure to Future Technology Careers) REU. This year we had 10 students from all over the country travel to UT Dallas to perform research in our state-of-the-art facilities. In addition to their research work, they also took part in field trips to local tech companies like Texas Instruments, Zyvex Labs, and Qorvo.

Two REU students won awards from the SPUR, Summer Platform for the Undergraduate Research, poster sessions, sponsored by the UT Dallas Honors College, Jessica Fink and Aman Rahman.

Moroccan Summer Program

This summer, for the third year in a row, UTD MSE hosted a group of students from Hassan II University in Casablanca, Morocco.

These participants are the top performing students at their universities. Hundreds of students apply each year. Only about 70 students were selected to undergo rigorous testing, which yielded the top four students.

These students performed research with various MSE professors during their short weeks on campus. They also found time to explore North Texas, whetting their appetites for all things Texan!

MOROCCAN STUDENT CONNECTIONS

In Summer 2023 MSE welcomed 6 Moroccan researchers once again and once again we expect to welcome at least one of those students to our PhD program. Though we hope to welcome all of the Moroccan researcher, Lamkadem Fatima Ezzahra has already applied, and she has a very good chance of making the cut. Fatima says she chose UTD to continue her education because during her time here she found the culture very welcoming and kind. She felt “at home” despite being thousands of miles away from family and friends. She says the research experience was remarkable, “The supportive environment made it easy to grasp new concepts quickly. Everyone was not only willing to help, but also eager to share their knowledge, which was immensely beneficial.” Fatima also liked the diversity she found in the department. She built friendships with people from Columbia, India, Panama, Egypt, and Korea. She says the most important thing was that the internship ignited her passion for research.

INAUGURAL UZBEK STUDENT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Materials Science and Engineering at UT Dallas is looking for ways to reach out to highly motivated extremely qualified students who can make a difference through engineering. This year we found five of those students in Uzbekistan. They are students at “New Uzbekistan University,” it is the first autonomous public university in Uzbekistan. These students participated in research activities in Materials Science for four weeks during September and October. During their stay, they were able to visit some local sites and participate in some true Texan experiences!