Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Materials

choices do not cover all datapatterns, such as the S-curves for impact vs. temperature graphs.Student performance is assessed with a grading rubric which evaluates graphs within laboratoryreports. Low performance on three laboratory reports has led to instructional improvements,including additional focus in the lecture and detailed handouts. Subsequent assessment showscontinued improvement in skill levels from one laboratory report to the next, and from onesemester to the next.IntroductionTAC/ABET requires that engineering technology graduates have an ability to communicateeffectively (Criterion 3, Program Outcome g).1 The MET program at IPFW includes twocommunications courses and three English courses which develop students’ skills in

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin; Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy

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Materials

develop a simple and inexpensive way to demonstratethermoplastic polymeric mechanical behavior (Fig 1) that can be used to enhance understandingand support the learning in the lecture and laboratory. 60 50 Stress (MPa) 40 30 20 10 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 Strain (%) Figure 1: A typical pictorial representation of polymeric mechanical behavior. Similar depictions are found in most elementary

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

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Materials

underwind, tornado and earthquake loads. We also want it to be cheap because so muchmaterial is being used and the cost adds up.Beams of one kind or the other are used in the buildings. The most important ones arethe floor joists which are loaded primarily in bending. If we consider a beam ofrectangular cross section of width ‘b’ and height ‘d’, the second moment of area of thecross section, I is: bd 3 I (1) 12For an applied bending moment M, the bending stress on the outer fiber located at adistance ym from the neutral axis of the beam (which is neither in tension or compression)is given by, Mym M

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

between autonomy and creativity in this particular classroom context. The aim hereis not to review the abundant body of literature that exists on the nature and nurture of creativity.Rather, this article seeks to (1) highlight a marked failure in traditional engineering educationalapproaches to offer learning environments that foster creativity, (2) emphasize the importance ofautonomy in the development of creativity, (3) provide an example of an introductory-levelmaterials science course that leverages student choice and control to promote engagement, self-motivation, and creative thinking, and (4) encourage engineering educators to considercurriculum design approaches that foster student creativity.Conceptualizations of CreativityThe

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

alsoconducted to reveal origins of MSE related misconceptions. Misconceptions that are present inundergraduate introductory MSE students were revealed using the Materials Concept Inventory(MCI). The misconceptions were linked to four distinct categories of K-12 misconceptions inphysical science and chemistry: 1) the nature of crystalline structure and unit cells, 2) therelationship between material characteristics and bonding, 3) material processing, and 4)saturation and super-saturation. These misconceptions were caused by deficiency, fragmentation,ontological, and pedagogical learning impediments. From the comparison and categorization ofthese misconceptions’ origins, we have made suggestions for developing effective misconceptioninterventions and

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

of knee and hip orthopedic implants.Based upon current growth rates and increasing application areas, it is also likely that thestudents will encounter biomedical applications in industry after graduation. Orthopedicbiomaterials dominated the worldwide biomaterials market at $14 billion in 2002 and kneereplacements alone numbered 700,000 32. Today, more than 800,000 hip replacements are doneworldwide, with 120,000 performed in the US 34. Cardiovascular stent sales are $4 billion40 andthe market penetration of peripheral stents is increasing rapidly. Today 1 in 10 Americans havesome kind of synthetic body part (pace makers, heart valves, orthopedic implants, lensreplacements, surgical screws, etc.) and revenues exceed $78 billion dollars79

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

assessment survey wasdeveloped and administered to students at the end of the semester. The survey recorded thestudent’s perception of the activities relative to each other and their value with respect to thecourse outcomes. The results provided insight to the student’s favorites; what unique or personalopinions were formulated; which activities best enhanced learning; and student suggestions forimprovements.The objective of the Manufacturing Processes (IE314) course is to provide engineering studentswith basic information on materials and processing necessary to change stock materials intouseful, value-added products. The course learning objectives state that the student will beprovided with the tools to qualitatively describe: 1) the workings of a

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Crisca Bierwert, University of Michigan; Lindsay Shuller, University of Michigan

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Materials

faculty developmentliterature, “The Muddiest Point” assessment.1 Not surprisingly, the concepts students identifiedare topics that students have historically found difficult in this course (i.e. basis, true stress, errorfunction, slip, lever rule, and polymer structures). However, survey data show that studentsreported only two topics were difficult (i.e. basis and polymer structures). Surprisingly, surveyresults indicate that the majority of students responding found all of the screencasts helpfulregardless of whether they found a concept difficult or not. Other data suggest that the impact onstudent learning could be even greater, as both faculty and students learn to utilize this newresource. Addressing these concerns, in a second iteration of

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

links that are used forresources. A sample of the first two weeks are displayed in Figure 1. Notice that the plan isdivided into inside and outside class activities, all of which are thoughtfully designed to addmeaning and content to the course. These activities (a) get students ready or prepared forclass, (b) give them opportunities to practice—with prompt feedback via the Wileyplusplatform—doing whatever it is you want them to learn to do, and (c) allow them to reflect ontheir learning. The objective is to produce a sequence of activities that build on each other. Oneparticular activity was the construction of a poster and presentation of a real life failure event,sample of which are shown in Figure 2. Another activity was for a pair of

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

insecuring high tech jobs particularly where the reengineering skills are essential.IntroductionThis paper presents a new short course (typical duration of about three weeks), which introducesboth seniors and first year graduate students from Mechanical, Civil, Architectural and Industrialengineering students a concept of reengineered materials. The course is typically divided intothree sessions (one session per week). Each session runs approximately three times in a week,with duration of fifty minutes each. The details of the three sessions are provided below:Session One - Overview of CompositesIn the first lecture of Session 1, students are introduced to composite materials. Students learnthat a composite material is made of two or more chemically

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

material properties of strength,hardness and ductility. The processes of work hardening at room temperature and annealing aretwo common manufacturing processes that typically change mechanical properties of metallicmaterials. Page 14.663.2Forming operations can be subdivided into hot work at elevated temperatures and cold work atroom temperature. Cold work materials not only change the material shape but also change’smicrostructure and mechanical properties.1 Dislocations move and get entangled at barriers toincrease strength and hardness. As the percent of cold work increases the material becomes sohard that it starts to crack because of low

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Medlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Materials

-based programs and games. The creativity abilities andlearning methods associated with “hands-on” (kinesthesis) teaching methods have substantiallydecreased in recent years due to the availability and allure associated with computer based gamesand teaching programs. The application of kinesthetic learning methods are not as utilized asthey were in the past. Students no longer spend substantial amounts of time creating componentswith their hands, like previous generations, and this may be limiting their ability to comprehendmany metallurgical engineering concepts such as the fundamental concept that relates materialprocessing, microstructure, properties and performance. Figure 1 depicts the interconnectedrelationship between these metallurgical

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

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Materials

smooth finish by the WSU students, as well as marked for identification.In addition to the materials, the kits include an electrical conductivity tester, a graduatedcylinder, and a magnet. The kit is labeled with a sticker that has a ruler printed with 1 mmdivisions that is long enough to be used to measure each of the cylindrical materials samples.Each kit is provided with a materials information form and a student worksheet (as well as asmall promotional item describing the Material Advantage club at ***). A photograph of the kitis shown in figure 1. Page 14.47.3 Figure 1. Photograph of the kits with materials information handout and student

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Rowshan, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Materials

link is designed and rapid prototyped, the students have time to prepare their linksbefore casting. The links are used as the pattern in a green sand mold casting. The aluminumalloy was 6061. Examples of the rapid prototyped (RP) links on the pattern board are shown inFigure 1Before testing, the students are given a second homework assignment where each of them has topredict where failure will occur, what the failure load will be and what it will cost to design, test,and manufacture the links. This activity requires them to use mechanics of materialsformulations to solve for the failure loads.DesignFigure 1 shows four of the designed links. One mistake that we made was to remind the studentsto put a draft angle on the edges of their designed

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kalan Kucera, University of Kentucky; John Balk

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Materials

that the instructor hasa much larger scope for instruction than was suspected at the onset of this project and theevaluation system will change accordingly. The questions for these surveys mainlyfocused on students’ prior knowledge of iron and steel science and industry, as well astheir interest in them. Two questions given in the first survey were: Do you know of any steel plants in the area or in the U.S., and can you describe any of the products that they make? In 1-2 sentences, describe your impressions of the steel industry.Two questions from the second survey were: Did the presentation pique your interest in any particular area of ferrous materials engineering, e.g. processing, property testing, or

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

in recent years were taught by student instructors. Endof the academic quarter course evaluations indicated that the quality and depth of lab instructionvaried significantly across the lab sections.Our university is on quarter calendar system where each quarter is identified by a 5-digit code:first four digits indicate the beginning of the academic year and the last digit refers to the quarter(Fall = 1; Winter = 2; Spring = 3; Summer = 4). Table 1 lists the number of sections andinstructors involved during the last two academic years. Each lab section is limited to amaximum of 12 students although on a few occasions this policy has been violated toaccommodate students with schedule conflicts. Table 1: 0304-344L

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Folz, Virginia Tech; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Materials

laboratory, there were 21 separate learning objectives. It wasdeemed that this was far too many separately listed objectives for a one-credit course, especiallygiven that many were redundant. The revised list of nine learning objectives as well as examplesof activities and assignments associated with each are provided in Table 1.Table 1: Learning objectives and associated activities and assignments in the re-designedprocessing laboratory course. Learning Objective Example Activities/AssignmentsApply selected materials processing techniques to • Five weeks of instruction in processingprepare materials and manipulate their structures. methods/equipment operation

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Materials

in rheology to occur within the bulk of the fluid on application of arelatively modest magnetic field. The material can change from being fluid to solidalmost instantaneously, the rheology of the material reverting to its original state uponremoval of the field.“Response, which takes only milliseconds, is in the form of a progressive gelling thatis proportional to field strength. With no field present, the fluid flows as freely ashydraulic oil”.1 As a result, MR technology provides fast and infinitely variablecontrol of energy dissipation of industrial and automotive devices.2 This change ofstate has the potential to revolutionize the control aspects of vibration and theresponsiveness of hydraulic power transmission systems. “The application