POLY/PMSE Student Chapters

 Current Student Chapter Activities

 

 

 

What is a POLY Student Chapter?

 

A student run organization affiliated with the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and the Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) that provides networking, career development and opportunities to students and post-doctoral associates in the Polymer field. 

 

Types of events eligible for funding may be hosting speakers for a special symposium, holding a poster session with students from your chapter and other chapters in the same region, community outreach events to teach elementary or high school students about polymers, job fairs and other events which add value to your members or which help your chapter grow.

 

How do I start a POLY Student Chapter?

 

• Student Chapter enrollment form
• Develop your Chapter By-Laws
• For more tips on starting and maintaining a chapter see our "How-to Documents"          

What are the benefits of starting a POLY Student Chapter? 

 

• Network with other graduate students, faculty, government lab and industrial employees and administrators in both professional and social environments.
• Submit proposals for seminar and group activities to the POLY Executive Committee for funding for University Chapter events.
• Involvement in the governance and organization of POLY.
• Attend and organize free food/drink socials at ACS National Meetings.
• Organize symposia at National Meetings along with other Student Chapters.
• Access to POLY Preprints, POLY Jobs site, Speaker’s Bureau, Webinars, and POLY List Serve.

 

Current Student Chapters

  

School	President	Faculty Advisor
University of Akron
Virginia Tech	Ryan Mondschein	John Matson
University of Florida	Mayra Rostagno	Brent Sumerlin
University of Michigan	Leanna Foster	Timothy Scott
University of South Carolina	Julia Pribyl	Brian Benicewicz
University of Southern Mississippi	Katrina Knauer	Derek Patton
University of Minnesota	Cecilia Hall	Theresa Reineke
Currently Inactive Chapters
University of Texas – Dallas
Clemson University
Case Western Reserve University	Daniel Brannum	Dave Schiraldi
University of Delaware	Kevin Dicker	Dave Martin

 

Student Chapter Grants

Starting in 2015 student chapter support from the POLY and PMSE divisions will require the completion of a student chapter report.

Chapter support will be based on the total active POLY and PMSE members in the student chapter (dual membership in POLY and PMSE by one student is counted as 1.5 students).

10 – 24 members: $200
25 or more members: $500

A one page narrative statement is also required describing the major activities and accomplishments of your chapter in the past year and the major planned activities and goals for your chapter in the upcoming year. The membership roster and the page narrative statement will also be used to determine the Best Student Chapter of 2014. This Best Chapter will receive an additional $500 award to be used towards chapter activities.

Download the student chapter report form and the roster spreadsheet.

 

Reports are due January 29th, 2016

Please send the completed reports and rosters to Sara Orski at sara.orski@nist.gov

 

Please note that for this year if student chapter members are ACS members, but not part of POLY/PMSE, we will enroll them with their permission and waive their first year of division dues.

 

PAST GRANT WINNERS

 

YEAR	CHAPTER	AMOUNT
2014	University of Southern Mississippi
2012	University of South Carolina	$1000
	University of Southern Mississippi	$1000

Contacts for Further Information

Kevin Cavicchi (kac58@uakron.edu)

 

Michael A. Meador (Michael.A.Meador@nasa.gov)

 

Sara Orski  (sara.orski@nist.gov)