Colorado School of Mines has once again won the Materials Bowl, held by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society at its annual meeting and exhibition March 15 to 19 in Orlando.
The Mines chapter of the Material Advantage Student Program defeated Georgia Institute of Technology in the final.
Four chapter members represented Mines in the "Jeopardy"-style knowledge and trivia competition: Blake Whitley, Emily Mitchell, Connor Campbell and Andrea Bollinger.
TMS has held the Materials Bowl at its annual meeting since 2007; the Mines chapter has now won five of those nine competitions, also coming out on top in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013. No other school has won twice.
Mines students also took home third place out of 25 entries in the TMS Bladesmithing Competition, with their submission of a kukri blade -- a Nepalese knife similar to a machete.
The team members for the bladesmithing competition were team captain Allison Loecke, Connor Campbell, Ryan Peck, Grant Bishop, Hunter Sceats and Kyle Heser.
TMS is a professional organization composed of scientists, engineers, and students in the materials field.
Contact:
Mark Ramirez, Communication Specialist, College of Applied Science and Engineering | 303-384-2622 | ramirez@mines.edu
Karen Gilbert, Director of Public Relations, Colorado School of Mines | 303-273-3541 | kgilbert@mines.edu
Kathleen Morton, Communications Coordinator, Colorado School of Mines | 303-273-3088 | kmorton@mines.edu
