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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac L. Howard P.E., Mississippi State University; Braden T. Smith, Mississippi State University

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Materials

LaboratoryAbstractThis paper describes a construction materials laboratory that interfaces what are often lessdesirable activities for engineering students (i.e., writing, presenting) with physical experimentsand calculations. The paper’s primary objective is to present the recent incorporation of panelevaluations to expose students to presenting and to emphasize competition. Writing exerciseshave been part of the laboratory for years, and are described in some detail. Emphasis is on oralcommunication. As might be expected, student responses to these panels have varied widely,though overall assessments to date seem to indicate value added to the laboratory experience.1.0 Introduction and BackgroundTechnical communication (oral and written) is a formidable

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Robert H. Hadfield, University of Glasgow; Andrew Phillips

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Materials

for First Year Undergraduates that Connects the Electrical and Thermal Properties of MetalsAbstractThe undergraduate engineering programmes at the University of Glasgow were recently revisedto include a common core of classes in Year 1 and Year 2. Materials I, an introductory materialsscience course, is now taken by all Year 1 engineering students. The lectures in the course weremodified to include topics that are of interest to electronic and electrical engineering students,electrical and optical properties of materials. A hands-on laboratory experience has been developedto support student learning on electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity. The hands-onexperiment about optical reflectivity will be added to the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aisling Coughlan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David R. Johnson; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Materials

concerning the atomicmechanisms of plastic deformation within the context of a laboratory exercise. Sophomorematerials engineering students performed, analyzed, and compared results from both a traditionaltensile test of metals and a molecular dynamics simulation tensile test of a nanowire. The latterwas performed using the Nano-Materials Simulation Toolkit on nanoHUB.org. Students’responses to in-lab worksheet questions, their written lab reports, and their responses to a relatedexam question were qualitatively analyzed. Recommendations are made for better integration ofthe simulation and traditional tensile test components of the lab.IntroductionThe atomic mechanism of plastic deformation of metals is a difficult concept1,2. Studentsstruggle to

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Materials

Paper ID #11347Writing, Speaking and Communicating – Building Disciplinary Literacy inMaterials Science Undergraduate Students.Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engi- neering Page 26.1778.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Writing, Speaking and Communicating – Building Disciplinary Literacy in Materials Science Undergraduate StudentsAbstractDisciplinary

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Materials

. The program includes sustainability emphasis that attempts toengage students with the awareness of how and why a diversity of values, viewpoints, andactions might assist them in developing into flexible, creative practitioners, with the capacity toenact sustainability in a diverse array of future professional contexts4. Additionally, the programincludes many opportunities for experiential education in the form of labs and hands-on projects.We consider a Madison Engineer to be alumni that successfully combine these attributes.ENGR 314: Materials and MechanicsMaterials & Mechanics is a four credit hour lecture/laboratory core (required) course within theMadison Engineering curriculum. ENGR 314 is generally taken in the junior year and

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse University; Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University

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Materials

26.1.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Mechanics of Materials Outreach Activity: Reconstructing the Human Body: Biomaterials and BiomimicryAbstractIn order to engage and stimulate students, an outreach activity needs to integrate exciting subjectmaterial with hand-on laboratory experiments. Biomimetics is when complex problems aresolved by imitating systems and elements found in nature. One of the largest areas of biomimeticinspiration is the human body. From this concept, students were asked to perform a hands-onactivity to introduce them to the fundamental material science and mechanics through theconcept of biomimicry. Student groups were tasked with designing a muscle

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Materials

lecture topics. Because of the large class, individual oralproject presentations were not scheduled in the interest of time. A project of this magnitude wasa big challenge for students. The students got access to all the facilities and resources of theuniversity. There was a dissection laboratory which was equipped with power tools, hand tools,and measurement devices. In addition, the facilities of the Engineering Machine Shop wereaccessible for difficult disassembly and assembly tasks.MATERIALS SCIENCE PERSPECTIVESThe work reported here addressed the material selection aspect associated with each individualproduct that was reverse engineered. This provided the material science perspectives of theproduct archaeology. Typically this originated in

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #12605Using Graphical Data Presentation Techniques to Improve Student Success,Teaching Effectiveness, and Program AssessmentDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Pur- due University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ethan Sclarsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Tyler Marquis Cooper, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Andrea Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University

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Materials

Medical Device Implants in the United States. Hyattsville, MD:National Center of Health Statistics, 1988.5. Black J, Shalaby SW, LaBerge M. Biomaterials Education: An Academic Viewpoint.Journal of Applied Biomaterials. 1992;3:231-6.6. Vanderbilt N, Texas, and Harvard-MIT Engineering Research Center.http://www.vanth.org/curriculum/curr_bio_domains.asp.7. Saterbak A, editor Laboratory Courses Focused on Tissue Engineering ApplicationsProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Page 26.670.6Exposition; 2002.8. Pittsburg Tissue

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabelle Dutil, University of Toronto; Varuna Prakash, University of Toronto; Jun Nogami, University of Toronto; Scott Ramsay, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Materials

assumed that they were a different set of lecture slidesrather than a method to summarize and synthesize concepts to reinforce learning. This may havecontributed to their negative reception. d. Tempered glass lecture demonstrationThe tempered glass demonstration was highly regarded by the students who felt that theyunderstood the concepts much better after having seen the demonstration in class. They foundthis and other demonstrations to be very engaging and entertaining and better for conceptretention. Furthermore, students felt demos were more valuable than laboratory sessionsincluded in the course curriculum. Students did not consider labs helpful, since they watched theteaching assistant demonstrate an experiment rather than getting the

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A Virtual Community of Practice for Developing and Implementing Evidence-based Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Joseph De-Chung Shih, Stanford University; Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

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Chemical Engineering, Materials

other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engi- neeringDr. Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. Amber Genau is an assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her BS and MS from Iowa State University and PhD from Northwestern University, all in materials engineering. Before coming to UAB, Dr. Genau spent two years as a

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moises Hinojosa-Rivera, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Martin Edgar Reyes-Melo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; José Alejandro Cazares, Teacher

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Diversity

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Materials

2013. In general, in these evaluations we received relatively minor observationsoriented to reinforce the admission and tutoring programs so that the graduation rates wereenhanced and the failures rates on Basic Science courses were reduced. In particular, we haveweaknesses in the field of Mathematics, this a common problem in Latin American engineeringprograms12 that in our opinion does not receives enough attention. In our case, since 2005 wehave put in place a collaboration with a French University (INSA-Lyon), oriented at reinforcingteaching and learning practices on Engineering Mathematics. Another important recommendationwas to establish a program to update and renew the laboratory equipment as well as put in place amaintenance program