Past Meetings in Review:

Materials & innovation night + student career fair

On Tuesday, 11th November 2025, the SAMPE Boston Chapter hosted its Materials & Innovation Night + Student Career Fair.  Almost a dozen local materials & equipment suppliers took part in the event, displaying their materials and capabilities.  There were approximately 100 attendees from industry, government, and academia.  A dozen students from local universities (the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the University of Southern Maine, & Northeastern University) presented posters highlighting their research work in the field of advanced materials and processes.

SAMPE Boston Materials & Innovation Night

The Materials & Innovation Night + Student Career Fair would not have been possible without the support of SAMPE Boston’s sponsors. 

Diamond Sponsors

• Boston Materials

• Textron Systems

Gold Sponsors

• APCM Manufacturing

• AvCarb Materials Solutions

• Concordia Fibers

• Composites One

• Gallagher Custom Machines & Automation

• Northern Composites / Krayden

• Physical Sciences

• Revolution Composites

• Sika Corporation

• Specialty Materials

Bronze Sponsors

• Barrday Composite Solutions

• Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing

We are pleased to thank our sponsors for their support and help in growing the advanced materials and processes in the northeast. Many of our sponsors displayed their exciting new materials, processes, & equipment including, high temperature carbon/carbon materials, carbon and glass fibers, commingled yarns, textile reinforcements, advanced resins, prepreg tapes, fabrics, and braids, ancillary/processing materials & technologies, and automation, textile, & composite processing equipment!

Student Career Fair

A dozen students from our local student chapters (University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Southern Maine, & Northeastern University) took part in a Posters Session sponsored by the SAMPE Boston Chapter Diamond Sponsors, Boston Materials & Textron Systems.  A wide range of research projects were presented from PEEK polymer processing impacts on crystallinity, to adhesion studies for glass-ceramic materials, to additive manufacturing projects, to piezoelectric foams.  It was apparent to all involved that the state of the engineering curriculum and hands on engineering training in each these schools is very strong.  While the competition was tough, the winners of the project awards were:

SAMPE Boston Chapter Secretary Chapter Secretary Claire Steggall-Murphy presenting Award Certificates to Kevin Cloherty – UMass Lowell (left), Stella Maris – Univ. of Southern Maine (center), and Jenna King – Northeastern University (right)

Networking and Personal Growth

The exhibitors, students, and attendees spent several hours networking, meeting with customers & future customers, talking advanced materials and processes, and catching up with old friends and colleagues.   We believe that all the exhibitors, students, and attendees have developed an appreciation for the deep roots that advanced materials have in our region and agree that the future is bright.  With today’s uncertain economic future, it is more important than ever to keep on top of the direction and trends in our industry, and to network with your friends and colleagues.  We will look forward to see you all at our next event!

SAMPE Boston Past Meeting Archive:

• Materials & Innovation Night + Student Career Fair - Mar 2025

• SAMPE Boston Winter Meeting at AvCarb Materials Solutions

• SAMPE Boston Chapter & Mito Material Solutions Support UMASS Lowell’s Joint SAMPE Student Chapter - Composites Lab Seminar

• IYRS School of Technology & Trades Presentation & Tour, Newport, RI – Sept. 2024

• Mentis Sciences Meeting & Presentation, Chelmsford, MA – Feb 2024

• Textron Systems Meeting & Presentation, Chelmsford, MA – Dec 2023

Leadership Team

Chair - Michael Novak (mnovak@aijsearch.com)

Vice-Chair - Bryan Duffey (bduffey@krayden.com)

Tim Shaughnessy – Treasurer (tim@rapidcuretechnologies.com)

Secretary - Claire Steggall-Murphy (csteggallmurphy@victrex.com)

Directors:

Rich Caruso (rpcaruso@gmail.com)

Mike Buck (mbuck111@outlook.com)

Event Coordinator - Rich Caruso (rpcaruso@gmail.com)

Marketing/Social Media - Mike Buck (mbuck111@outlook.com)

Student Faculty Advisor - Davide Masato (Davide_Masato@uml.edu)

Student Liaison - Peter Polesnak (polesnakpj1@gmail.com)

Sponsorship Coordinator - Brad Herrmann (brad.herrmann@flacktek.com)

Webmaster - Pat Mack (patmack@gehringtextiles.com)

Advisors (At Large):

Mike Favaloro (mfavaloro@textronsystems.com)

Dave Hauber (dhauber137@gmail.com)

Chris Robertson (christopher.robertson@avcarb.com)

Gary Sharpless (garysharpless@comcast.net)

SAMPE Membership

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Resources & Links

SAMPE LinkedIn Resources: http://www.nasampe.org/general/recommended_links.asp

SAMPE General Calendar: https://sampe.site-ym.com/events/event_list.asp

Composites World Industry Events: http://www.compositesworld.com/events

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