Awards & Recognitions

Material Advantage at The University of North Texas was awarded The Most Outstanding Chapter, the highest award possible, for the FY 2020-2021!


This award recognizes our chapter for consistently good performance in areas that ACerS, AIST, ASM, and TMS feel are beneficial to students and the community as a whole. The following categories within the chapter were judged independently for this award


  • Programming - Programming activities that the Chapter conducted over the academic year.

  • Career Development - Activities including (but not limited to) programming, technical meeting attendance, Chapter-organized plant trips, and special career-based events that fostered student member career development.

  • Service - Outreach and service activities that the Student Chapter organized or participated in during the year, including (but not limited to) outreach programs designed to foster an awareness of materials to K-12 students, majors to materials-based careers; community or campus service activities.

  • Social Activities - Social activities conducted by the Chapter, the level of participation, and benefits to the students and the community as a whole.

  • Chapter Management - A strong Chapter requires membership development activities, sound management, and record-keeping. This part judges the Chapter's management procedures, including elections, finances, reporting duties, recruiting activities, record keeping, Chapter website, etc.