The University Materials Council (UMC)

The representatives of the materials community in ABET are listed below. If you have questions about the accreditation process or would like to provide input on how the accreditation process could more effectively lead to improvement of your academic program, please contact one of these materials representatives.

ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
	Approves accreditation actions. Members serve as team chairs for accreditation visits. Materials representatives
		Voting:
			Jeff Fergus – TMS (jwfergus@eng.auburn.edu) Ron Gibala –TMS (rgibala@umich.edu) Bill Hammetter – ACerS/NICE (wfhamme@sandia.gov) Gill Bond – Member-at-Large of Executive Committee (gbond@nmt.edu)
		Non-Voting
			Tom Bieler – TMS Alternate (bieler@egr.msu.edu) Janet Callahan – ACerS/NICE Alternate (janetcallahan@boisestate.edu)

ABET Board of Directors
	Sets policy and approves accreditation criteria. Materials representatives
		Voting:
			Jay Thomas – TMS (jay.thomas@wright.edu) Bill Mullins – ACerS/NICE (william.m.mullins@navy.mil)
		Non-Voting
			Amy Moll – MRS Observer (amoll@boisestate.edu)

Some relevant links are listed below.

TMS Accreditation Committee
(includes a link to the White Paper on Design which provides some examples of design in materials science and engineering)
NICE
MRS Accreditation Subcommittee
ABET Engineering Accreditation Criteria
ABET information on becoming a program evaluator
Implementation of Tiered Objectives for ABET Assessment in an Engineering Program, by E.B. Slamovich and K.J. Bowman
UMC White Paper on Design Interpretation of ABET Criteria

Last Updated: December 5, 2011