Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, Denver; Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver; Wesley E. Marshall, University of Colorado, Denver

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AC 2012-3285: ”GREEN PROJECTS TO PAVEMENTS”: A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TO INTRODUCING SUSTAINABILITYTO CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSMr. Adam J. Kardos, University of Colorado, DenverDr. Stephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, Denver Stephan A. Durham is an Associate Professor in the faculty of engineering in the area of civil engineering at the University of Georgia. Durham teaches and performs research in the area of civil engineering materials, concrete materials and structures, and sustainability. Durham obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas. He was an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, prior to joining the University of Georgia in 2012

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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, the 270,000 N universal testing machine was not suitable. Instead, a 250 N tabletoptensile tester was purchased. This tester pulls specimens 80 mm long, so it required modificationto test crab shell material. The MET students were asked to design clamps to hold the crab shellsecurely without crushing it, at a predetermined gauge length. In an upcoming semester, a newclass of students will customize the software to produce meaningful results. This project wasgood training for future engineers because it helped students learn to work on an interdisciplinaryproblem for an external customer (the Biology professor) where the inputs were not all known atthe beginning.IntroductionIn the middle of the Fall 2011 semester, biology professor Dr

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Materials

, the fundamental connectionbetween structure, properties, processing and performance was emphasized. Due to timeconstraints, not all students were able to experience each small-group station. The studentsdisliked that aspect, and in the future, care will be taken to ensure that all students have theopportunity to participate in all activities.A highlight of the program was an afternoon trip to a local steel mill, which included lunch, atalk about the company and some of the materials problems that they tackle, and a tour of theirrecycling and production facilities. The students were very engaged in the tour and had manyquestions afterwards, particularly about the environmental impact of the facility.Design Project: Model RocketsThe camp

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harovel G. Wheat, University of Texas, Austin

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individual assignments in all, one group project, and one report/presentation (aswell as two in-class exams and a final). Topics with a sustainability emphasis were Topics 2, 6,14, 15, and 16. The topics of Materials Selection and Materials Selection and Design weredeliberately covered twice, in Topics 2 and 16. Since this course is one that many graduatestudents take to supplement and enhance their research and since sustainability was a newemphasis for the course, there was no difference in the evaluation of the assignments thatinvolved a sustainability focus for the undergraduate and graduate class. However, there was adifference in contribution to their overall grade in terms of their homework and

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Alexander Sterling; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Maricopa County Education Service Agency; Danny Stehlik, Arizona State University; Omowunmi Isaacs-Sodeye, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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Materials

in manyengineering disciplines. In material science and engineering, it is a critical skill for understandingand modeling relationships between materials structure at the microscopic structural level andthe macroscopic property level. An important microstructural feature of materials is their crystalstructure, which plays an important role in determining some of a material's macroscopicproperties, such as yield and tensile strength. As such, it is quite useful to be able to visualizetwo-dimensional projections of atom locations on different planes for a given crystal structurefor which deformation mechanisms in metals can be described with simple sketches of planaratomic packing diagrams. However, this critical spatial visualization skill is

Conference Session

Active Learning and Demonstrations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-Hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario H. Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Page 25.916.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Materials Education for Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT)IntroductionA recent campaign, "Green Solutions for the Future,” identified the creation of green jobs,infrastructure projects, renewable energy research and development, and education as majorissues and challenges facing the nation.1,2,3 From using eco-friendly products to driving electriccars, there are many opportunities for consumers to lower their carbon footprints and energyconsumption. According to the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), over 200 million tons ofplastics are manufactured annually around the world. Of that, 26 million tons are manufacturedin the United States

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Materials

experiment and instrument design. He has been involved with various research projects sponsored by NSF, NASA, and AFOSR, ranging from education-related issues to traditional research topics in the areas of elevated temperature constitutive modeling of monolithic super alloys and environmental effects on titanium based metal matrix composites. His current research inter- ests include epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness, and global competencies; experimental mechanics; and piezospectroscopic techniques. Page 25.921.1 c