Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Zhang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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now approaching theirsenior years. In this paper, we present the recent progress of our computational curriculum andfocus on the influence of the program on the performance of students in senior computationalmodeling classes and senior classes with computational modules.2 IntroductionComputational modeling of materials properties has grown increasingly important in both academiaand industry.[1] Survey data from 2009 shows that the an average of 50 % of new hires are ex-pected to have computational training experience. [1] Due to the well-known need of computa-tional skills, it is vital to provide computational training to undergraduate students in materialsscience.[1, 2] A recent study by Vieira and others[3] shows that integrating

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bre Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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technology in materials science withethics and social responsibility (10) (11) (12). 1This integration of social context into the traditional engineering curriculum is also a focus at theUniversity of San Diego, and is a subset of a project funded by the National Science Foundation(NSF) under the Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED)program. It is the larger goal of this work to empower student engineering changemakers throughrefinement of the engineering canon. It is also a goal of this work to develop content useful forother faculty so that incorporation into another's classroom, whether in part or in full, is not suchan

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Network for Computational Nanotechnology); William Ashwin Wheeler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #21908Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Structures Using Computer-basedVisualizationsDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ computational literacy and life-long learning of computational materi- als science tools.Dr. Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West