Alpha Sigma Mu is the international professional and academic honor society for the field of Materials Science and Engineering. Students are selected based upon scholarship, research, and presence within the department.
2025: David Burk, Sarah McDearis, Lucia Ruiz, Luisa Ruiz, Naomy Serrano, Jacob Spencer
2024: Katie Estrada, Eric Kusterer, Zachary Lyon, Caleb McCoy, Kenneth Sanders, Robert
Wilkins
2023: Osama Al Balushi, Willow Knight, Justin Ohl, Josh Wahl
2022: John Tran, Jessica Harris, Jason Summers, Samuel Brooks, Guanying Li, Ali Zayaan
Macknojia, Rawan Al, Sulaimi, Slater Caldwell, Drake Mitchell, Devin Davis, Liam
Menchaca
2021: Advika Chesetti, Maddox Dockins, Gerardo Gamboa, Hong Huynh, Yuzhe Aurora Li, Joseph
Eli McCool, Christopher Morphew, Jessica Rider, Noah Smith, Jordyn Ward, Priyanvada
Paranjape, Said Bakkar, Asghar Shirani, Kishan Jayanand, Prithvi Awasthi
2018: David Flannery, Whitley Green, Tyler Hunt, Hunter Lide, Neil MacDonald, Laura Mello,
Brandon Ohl, Kaylie Sheehan, Sofia Sheikh, Garrett Simpson, Spencer Taylor, Sarah
Williams, and Samantha Zellner
2017: Richard Clore, Jordan Reed, Martin Smith, Keirsten Tafoya, Tyler Torgerson, Luyue
Wang, and Avery Young
2016: Adanma Akoma, Quentin Babb, Heather Dunn, Seth Garrison, Wendy Grogg, Michael Harris,
Zachary Herl, and Alex Nguyen
2015: Aku Banini, Reid Bitten, Sarah Michelle Gilbert, Prakash Gupta, Zachary Hoyt, Calvin
Mikler, Jacob Scott, John Stephens, and Christopher Yannetta
The goal of this award is to recognize the outstanding graduating senior undergraduate student who best represents the MTSE department in all areas (academia, research, and service).
2025: Jacob Spencer
2018: Brandon Ohl
2017: Keirsten Tafoya
2016: Heather Dunn
2015: Calvin Mikler
The goal of this award is to recognize the outstanding junior undergraduate student who is most involved in research in MTSE.
2025: Ella Viray
2024: David Burk
2023: Austin Killam
2022: Willow Knight
2021: Jessica Harris
2018: Skye Segovia
The goal of this award is to recognize academic success.
Criteria: Highest UNT GPA (not overall GPA which includes transfer credits)
2025: Xander Morgan
2024: Xander Morgan, Mariah Preston, Ella Viray
2023: Lucia Ruiz
2022: Eric Kusterer
2018: Bailey Ashmore and Kelly Jacques
The goal of this award is to encourage early involvement within MTSE.
2025: Nathan Tran
2024: Zach Sennetti
2023: Ella Viray
2022: Chloe Jabel