OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

Our research group is actively involved in several outreach activities, principally geared towards the recruitment and retention of Hispanics and women in science and engineering.

Among our many activities, we have been involved as participants and organizers in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers student technical paper competition, where we have received several awards.

We have also organized and hosted several "Women in Science Luncheon" events at the Mexican MRS meeting.

Participants in the 1st Annual Women in Science Luncheon in Cancun (2003) during the annual Mexican MRS meeting. The invited speakers were Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus (MIT) and Dr. Merrilea Mayo.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Prof. Graeve's service activities are enumerated below:

CONFERENCES and SYMPOSIA ORGANIZED

• Co-Chair. Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium at the XIX International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico. Date: August 15-19, 2010). http://www.mrs-mexico.org.mx/webimrc10/

• Lead Organizer. ACerS Sosman Award Symposium: Sol-Gel Fundamentals and Applications, Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition (Houston, TX. Date: October 17-21, 2010). http://matscitech.org/

• Lead Organizer. Hexaboride Materials Processing, Properties, and Applications, Materials Science & Technology 2010 Conference & Exhibition (Houston, TX. Date: October 17-21, 2010). http://matscitech.org/

• Member of Scientific Committee. IV Workshop on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials (Mexico, D.F., Mexico. Date: August 23-26, 2009). http://www.nanomat-mx.org/inicio.htm

• Member of Scientific Committee.  VI Taller Iberoamericano de Educación en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales (Barcelona, Spain.  Date:  December 1-2, 2008).  http://sites.upc.edu/~www-cmem/VITIECIM/

• Member of Organizing Committee.  XVII International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 17-21, 2008).

• Advisor.  SHPE Region 1 Leadership Development Conference (South Lake Tahoe, NV.  Date:  April 13-14, 2007).

• Conference Secretariat.  The 3rd International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Date:  May 29-30, 2006).  http://www.unr.edu/ANCRiSST2006/

• Conference Secretariat.  The 10th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Date:  June 18-22, 2006). http://coeweb.engr.unr.edu/ermr2006/

• Member of International Organizing Committee.  V International Workshop on Materials Education (Cordoba, Argentina.  Date:  April 13-15, 2006).  http://www.uns.edu.ar/Congresos/TIECIMV/

• Advisor.  SHPE Region 1 Student Leadership Conference (Reno, NV.  Date:  April 7-8, 2006).

• Co-Chair.  Symposium on the Synthesis and Processing of Nanostructured Materials at the 30th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (Cocoa Beach, FL.  Date:  January 22-27, 2006).

• Chair.  Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium at the XIV International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 21-25, 2005).

• Chair.  Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium at the XIII International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 22-26, 2004).

• Secretary. National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (October 2009 - present).

• Chair. Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2009 Annual Conference Student Technical Paper and Poster Competition (Washington, DC. Date: October 28 - November 1, 2009).

• Chair. V Annual Women in Science Luncheon at the XVIII International Materials Research Congress. The keynote speaker was Dr. Gabriela Alicia Diaz Guerrero, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. (Cancun, Mexico. Date: August 19, 2009).

• Member. The Robert B. Sosman Award 2010 Committee of the Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society.

• Co-Chair of Programming 2010. Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society.

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2008 Annual Conference Student Technical Paper and Poster Competition (Phoenix, AZ.  Date:  November 12-15, 2008).

• Chair. IV Annual Women in Science Luncheon at the XVII International Materials Research Congress.  The keynote speakers will be Dr. Katja Lindenberg (University of California, San Diego) and Dr. Maite Insuasti (Universidad del Pais Vasco).  (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 20, 2008).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2007 Annual Conference Student Technical Paper Competition (Philadelphia, PA.  Date:  October 31-November 3, 2007).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2007 National Technical and Career Conference Student Technical Paper and Poster Competition (Denver, CO.  Date:  January 10-13, 2007).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2006 National Technical and Career Conference Undergraduate and Graduate Technical Paper and Poster Competition (Lake Buena Vista, FL.  Date:  January 4-8, 2006).

• Chair.  III Annual Women in Science Luncheon at the XV International Materials Research Congress.  The keynote speakers were Dr. Noemi Elisabeth Walsoe de Reca (Centro de Investigacion en Solidos, Argentina) and Dr. Karen Lozano (University of Texas Panamerican).  (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 23, 2006).

• Chair.  Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society Annual Dinner Meeting (Davis, CA.  Date:  May 11, 2005).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2005 National Technical and Career Conference Undergraduate and Graduate Technical Paper and Poster Competition (Dallas, TX.  Date:  January 5-9, 2005).

• Chair.  II Annual Women in Science Luncheon at the XIV International Materials Research Congress.  The keynote speakers were Dr. Lynn Loo (University of Texas at Austin) and Dr. Julia Taguena (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico).  (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 24, 2005).

• Chair.  Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society Annual Poster Competition and Dinner Meeting (Davis, CA.  Date:  May 5, 2004).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2004 National Technical and Career Conference Undergraduate Technical Paper Competition (Chicago, Illinois.  Date:  January 7-10, 2004).

• Member of the Board of Directors. Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales (2005 - present).

• Chair.  I Annual Women in Science Luncheon at the XIII International Materials Research Congress.  The keynote speakers were Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus (Massachussets Institute of Technology) and Dr. Merrilea Mayo (The National Academies).  (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 24, 2004).

• Member.  Materials Research Society International Relations Committee (June 2003 - November 2009).

• Chair.  Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society Annual Poster Competition and Dinner Meeting (Davis, CA.  Date:  May 7, 2003).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2003 National Technical and Career Conference Undergraduate Technical Paper Competition (New Orleans, LA.  Date:  January 8-11, 2003).

• Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2002 National Technical and Career Conference Undergraduate Technical Paper Competition (Minneapolis, MN.  Date:  February 6-9, 2002).

• Treasurer.  Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society (January 2000 - present).

• Banquet Chair.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers UC Davis Student Chapter (September 1996 - June 1998).

• Treasurer.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers UCSD Student Chapter (September 2003 - June 2004).

• Secretary.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Southwestern College Student Chapter (August 2001 - May 2002).

• Member of the Board of Directors.  Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (AHETEMS) Foundation (January 2005 - December 2005).

• Ad-hoc Reviewer.  L'Oreal For Women in Science Post-doctoral Fellowship Program (January 2006 - present).

• Member.  National Academy of Sciences Review Panel for the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (December 2008 – August 2009).

SERVICES TO COMMUNITY

• Keynote Speaker.  Nevada MESA Program Fall Banquet (Traner Middle School, Reno, NV.  Date:  December 5, 2002).

• Judge.  Lemelson Science Fair (Reno, NV.  Date:  March 13, 2003).

• Keynote Speaker.  University of California–Davis Minority Engineering Program Annual Banquet (Davis, CA.  Date:  May 16, 2003).

• Guest Speaker.  Nevada MESA Summer PASS Program (University of Nevada–Reno, Reno, NV.  Date:  August 3, 2004).

• Judge.  Roy Gomm Elementary School Inventor’s Convention (Reno, NV.  Date:  March 2, 2004).

• Keynote Speaker.  Nevada MESA Program Fall Banquet (Sparks High School, Reno, NV.  Date:  November 18, 2004).

• Consultant.  Diversified Advanced Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV.  Date:  Fall 2004).

• Exhibits Committee Member.  The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose, CA.  Date:  September 2000 – December 2003).

• Host.  “Man in Space – How Far” Table, Food for Thought 2008 Banquet (Reno, NV.  Date:  April 28, 2008).

ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO ALFRED UNIVERSITY

• Member. Vice-President for Statutory Affairs Search Committee (May 2009 - present).

• Member.  Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering Graduate Admission Committee (October 2008 – present).

• Member.  Research Strategic Planning Committee (August 2008 – present).

ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

• Member.  Curriculum Committee, College of Engineering (January 2005 – May 2008).

• Founding Faculty Advisor.  Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers UNR Student Chapter (March 2004 - May 2008).

• Member.  Faculty Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, College of Science (Fall 2003).

• Member.  Faculty Search Committee. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering (Spring 2006).

• Member.  Chair Search Committee. Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, College of Engineering (Spring 2007).

• Member.  Dean Search Committee. College of Engineering (September 2007 - May 2008).

• Member.  Department student recruitment committee (July 2002 - May 2008).

• Chair.  Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division Bi-Monthly Seminars (July 2002 - May 2005).

• Webmaster.  Chemical and Materials Engineering Web Page (July 2002 - June 2009).

• Faculty Advisor.  Materials Advantage and Research Society (July 2002 - May 2008).

• Chair.  Faculty search committee (September 2005 - June 2006).

• Member.  Department Chair search committee (September 2006 - June 2007).