SMTA Student Chapters
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Student Membership Benefits
The mission of SMTA Student Chapters is to create learning opportunities for networks of post secondary students to develop professional skills and the knowledge necessary to work in electronic assembly technologies and related business operations.
SMTA extends a warm welcome to the new student chapters started over the past year at the
University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland;
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana;
Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama;
and the University of Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Current Student chapters shown in yellow on the maps on the Local Chapters & Affiliates page:
the University of Waterloo in Waterloo (includes Conestoga College and Wilfrid Larier University), Ontario, Canada;
Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York;
Oregon State University in Corvallis, Washington;
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia;
and CMAP - Canada (includes University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and George Brown College).
New Student Chapters may be established at any post secondary school with curricula that supports surface mount technology, microelectronics, electronics packaging, or related industries.
The annual membership fee for students is only $5USD each!
Membership Benefits:
MentorNet, an E-mentoring program with industry professionals which also includes resume database for internships and job postings
Eligibility for the annual $5000 Hutchins Education Grant
Free download of SMTA technical papers (value $10 each) from the online searchable Knowledge Base to assist with your research
Access to the SMTA Job Center to post your resume
Special reduced student prices for SMTA conferences and events
Serve as a Room Monitor for SMTA International Courses for $25 (valued at $575/$350)
Develop leadership skills by serving as a Chapter Officer
Affiliation with an international Professional Organization for your resume
SMTA can help students get published!
University students are ideal candidates for article solicitation since you are doing research which directly influences the industry. Submit an article and add to your publications resume!
There are two ways you can get published through the SMTA:
Journal of Surface Mount Technology
The SMTA publishes a highly-esteemed technical journal on a quarterly basis. There is a continuing demand for quality technical papers to be considered by the SMTA Journal Committee.
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Conferences and Proceedings
Submit an abstract for consideration by the Technical Committee and if accepted, present your paper at one of the educational events held throughout the year. The presentations are published in electronic proceedings for each event and included in the Knowledge Base.
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Contact Ryan Flaherty Director of Communications or call 952-920-7682 to submit an abstract or technical paper.
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