Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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in established lab groups at the university.Using the Qualtrics online survey software, we conducted pre-experience and post-experiencesurveys of the participants to assess the effects of participating in this summer research program.At the beginning of the summer, all participants provided their definition of technical researchand described what they hoped to get out of their research experience, and the undergraduatestudents described their future career and educational plans. At the conclusion of the summer, apost-experience survey presented participants’ with their answers from the beginning of thesummer and asked them to reflect on how their understanding of research and future plansinvolving research changed over the course of the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alina Kononov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew L. Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kristopher Alan Kilian, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Professor Pascal Bellon is Professor In the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-champaign. After earning a PhD in Materials Science from University of Paris 6, France, he worked for 7 years at CEA-Saclay, France, before joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 1996, where he was promoted to the ranks of Associate Professor in 2002 and Full Professor in 2009. He received an NSF career award in 1998 and awards from the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education from the University of Illinois in 1998, 1999 and 2000. He received the Don Burnett teaching award

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University

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number ofquestions about their perceptions of the importance of various aspects of the MSE curriculum totheir career and their current preparation. Four questions in particular relate directly to theirperceived value and quality of preparation: • How important to your career is the ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (ABET student learning outcome (k))? • What is your current preparation in the ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice? • How important to your career is the application of computational methods to solve materials problems? • What is your current preparation in the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota

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Diversity

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) DEDP Campus DEDP Campus DEDP Campus Q14 2.15 2.04 3.20 3.42 1.33 1.58 Q15 2.20 2.24 3.55 3.62 1.83 1.58 Q16 2.00 2.13 3.25 3.09 1.67 1.05Comparison of On-campus and Distance End-of-Term Survey ResultsStudents were asked to report their reason for enrolling in the course. The results are shown inTable 6. Because students could report more than one factor, results add to more than 100%.The single biggest motivation for enrolling in this elective course for both distance and campusstudents was the relevance of the course material to their career field. The second

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University; Alexandria Julius, Ohio State University; Raeal Moore, Evaluation Data Solutions, LLC; Teresa Shiverdecker, Ohio State University; Michelle R. McCombs

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teacher’s ability to intuit solid state chemistry concepts from other knowledge. It is alsopossible that teachers who decide to pursue professional development in this area are influencedby prior exposure to the material (for example, by teachers in their district who teach materialsscience or workshops attended earlier in their career). Table 3: Descriptive Statistics comparing the baseline content knowledge of teachers in control group and treatment group.Parametric and nonparametric analyses confirmed that the control group of teachers was significantly less knowledgeable about materials science. This was true both when the treatment group included all teachers and only new teachers.Dependent Variable: Pre-camp Number of Items Correct

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),among many other institutions, sponsor research to include undergraduate students. Russell,Hancock and McCullough found that undergraduate research opportunities often increase astudent’s interest in STEM careers and higher degrees, with 68% saying their interest increasedeither “somewhat” or “a lot” (Russell, Hancock & McCullough, 2007).One of the benefits of undergraduate participation in research is improved student retention.Nagda et al found that “faculty-undergraduate research partnerships are most effective inpromoting the retention of students at greater risk for college attrition, African Americanstudents and students with low GPAs” (Nagda et al, 1998).Accreditation of engineering

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Vishal R. Mehta, Ohio Northern University

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theassessment, the authors believe the project was a success. It not only trains the students inmaterial sections, testing, property searching, but also helps students on teamwork skills andcommunication. This meaningful and enjoyable experience would help the students succeed intheir future courses and career development. It should be mentioned that although this projectwas designed for low-level engineering students in Material Science course, the project couldalso be used for relatively high-level engineering students in the course by eliminating somespecific step-by-step details, which aimed to help freshmen to get started.AcknowledgmentsThe authors acknowledge the financial support of 2016-17 KEEN Pedagogy mini-grant as wellas the help from Mr