Society of Plastics Engineers at Texas Tech University

02/13/2026

📣Announcing SPE TTU’s First Design Competition!📣

This is a solo, two-phase competition with a prize of at least 100 dollars! The first phase is due on March 4th.

Challenge: Design a fully 3D-printed tower within the guidelines that safely transports an egg from the top to the bottom and supports a load on top.

Submit your design here: https://tinyurl.com/Eggscape-Phase1-Submissions

Top 5 designs will move onto the next phase; ONE WINNER will receive a $100 AWARD!💸
Good luck, SPE members!

Interested but not ready yet? Let us know: https://tinyurl.com/Eggscape-Sign-Up

Need a member ID? Follow the instructions in the link in our bio.

01/30/2026

12/02/2025

‘Tis the season, Raiders! Fuel up for finals again with a coffee and snack bar from SPE! We’ll be tabling from 🌟11am🌟 onwards (while supplies last) today at the IMSE building in front of 117, as well as Wednesday in the Livermore lobby! Best of luck!📝

12/01/2025

HAPPENING NOW! IMSE 235

11/21/2025

ATTENTION TTU STUDENTS!
Professor Michiya Matsusaki from Osaka University, Japan will be here to give a talk on his research building real, working tissues by carefully stacking cells using nano-thin layers instead of bulky scaffolds. Please join us at 10AM, December 1st in IMSE 235 to gain industry insights from across the globe!

To our SPE TTU members: we will be counting active member points if you are able to attend.

You won't want to miss this!

11/17/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we are collaborating with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers!

Industry professional and former TTU SPE and AIChE alumni Paul Banks will be hosting a Q&A/info session tomorrow at 6pm in Livermore 101! We hope to see you there!

RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/PaulBanksInfoSession

10/18/2025

What a turnout— SPE TTU, you are the best! At our October General Meeting, we presented our Best Research Paper Award and scholarship, gave an overview of our goals for the semester, and we were able to meet with both our incoming and former members for the year.

If you haven’t already, be sure to join our new group on Flare as we will be communicating more semester opportunities, seminars, competitions, and more there too!

10/13/2025

Check out what SPE is all about at our October General Meeting this Friday, October 17 at 4pm in the Chemical Engineering building, CHE 101!

We are making some changes this year to support our active members: attendance points, new semester events and more, so stay tuned for announcements.

THERE WILL BE FREE PIZZA!!

RSVP HERE: https://tinyurl.com/October-General-Meeting-2025

09/08/2025

The deadline has been moved up! The form will instead close next Sunday, September 14!

This gives you more time to apply and show us your best self— hope to see you on the officer team as our next treasurer or secretary!⚙️

APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/25-26-Officer-Elections

09/03/2025

ATTENTION SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS!

Are you looking for leadership opportunities and/or a way to contribute to our student chapter? If so, SPE at TTU is seeking to fill our Treasurer and Secretary positions for the 2025-2026 academic year!

Please apply to the following interest form, also found in our bio: https://tinyurl.com/25-26-Officer-Elections

REQUIREMENTS:
Be a registered SPE member; Must be a TTU student through at least August 2026

Not a member? Register for free at https://spettu.org/membership/

DEADLINE: Sunday, September 7