Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

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Materials

various phases of development: (a)Module 1: Viscoelastic basics (MME 223 and MME 412/512), (b) Module 2: Constitutiveviscoelastic-viscoplastic model (MME 623), and (c) Module 3: Dynamic characterization ofviscoelastic materials. An outline of a representative learning module towards the modeling,characterization and validation of polymeric biomaterials is illustrated in Fig. 1. Page 24.793.5 Figure 1: A representative schematic of the experimental and interactive simulation activities associated with the design optimization of polymer parts used in total knee replacement. For every module, suitable samples were prepared and subjected to a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Michael Brennan

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Materials

thetime frame. The latter, is usually unique to each institution, so keep this in mind as the scope ofwork covered by this example is an individual student in one semester in a 3 credit seniorcapstone course.Hooking students into a capstone project thought personal interests and/ or experience is not anew idea and often used by others to development design problems.2 Kreppel and Rabiee havestated that “often students working alone or in teams chose between these two broad areas ofexperience:1) their own industrial experience through work as co-op students, entrepreneurs,service managers, trouble-shooters, etc., or 2) their personal experience as students, volunteers,parents, homeowners, renters, racing enthusiasts, hobbyists, sports participants

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilan Grave, Elizabethtown College; Nat Hager III, Elizabethtown College

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Materials

materials including High-PerformanceConcrete1 and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete.2The material is embedded with an inexpensive capacitance sensor and interrogated by broadbandTime-Domain-Reflectometry (TDR), providing a molecular rotation spectrum of water over anextremely wide frequency range (10 kHz - 8GHz.)Three separate states of water participating in the hydration reaction are identified, including afree-water rotational state, a bound-water rotational state, and an ion-hopping state. The threestates have been fit to appropriate models as a function of cure time, while a variation in cementchemistry revealed the nature of the processes involved.The results are: 1) a free-water relaxation which monitors the disappearance of water intohydration and

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

curator. a) b) Page 12.704.2Figure 1. a) The SciTechatorium at the Bellvue Santa-Fe K-6 Charter school in Avila,CA houses b) numerous demos and items that promote scientific inquiry for all ages.The SciTechatorium is open for a few hours per week (depending on docent volunteers),and is available to the K-6 students during recess and lunch. The children can come inand spend as much (or little) time as they wish to take out the reptiles, use the computers,look at displays, talk to Chick and the docents, and play with any of the numerousinteractive items at the museum. The museum is an amazingly fun and inviting

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

Page 12.367.3resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, andevaluating learning outcomes.” Knowles points out that there is convincing evidence that peoplewho take the initiative in learning (proactive learners) learn and retain more than do people whosit at the feet of teachers passively waiting to be taught (reactive learners). They enter intolearning more purposefully and with greater motivation. Knowles’ popularized a four-stepprocess for SDL: 1. Diagnose & formulate learning needs 2. Identify resources for learning 3. Choose and implement learning strategies 4. Evaluate learning outcomesWe have attempted to integrate this process throughout our project activities. This

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

” 1. Joseph Lowman in Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, statesthat “college classrooms are fundamentally dramatic arenas in which the teacher is the focalpoint, like the actor or orator on stage” 2. What better way to break the monotony of informationtransfer than a good story. Papadimitriou has recognized three main ways of using storytelling inthe teaching of a technical subject: (a) providing historical/biographical context to a subject, (b)illustrating a concept by a story, and (c) embedding educational material into a story 3. Thispaper provides examples of storytelling in a Materials Science class and student reactions to theclass. The paper is intended to serve as the starting point of an audience discussion during thepresentation

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Materials

on ImageJ software, and use it as a videocaliper tool to measure features in ordinary and high resolution images.Traditionally, 306 and courses similar to it at other universities focus almost exclusively on experimentaltechniques to measure properties and characterize materials. In restructuring the course, I decided toadd comparable emphasis on structure and processing of materials as it relates to testing andcharacterization of metallic materials.This paper describes the first three of the seven experiments that were developed focusing on: (1)Introductory Image Analysis and Brinell hardness testing, (2) Strengthening mechanisms and tensiletesting, and (3) Cold working and Rockwell hardness testing. In each experiment, students are

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

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Diversity

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Materials

State Physics Department and the Center for NanoscaleScience, a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center(NSF-MRSEC), made a rapid pivot of our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)program from an in-person 10-week research experience to a virtual research preparation andprofessional development program which was designed to prepare science and engineeringundergraduate and master’s students for entrance into the workforce or their continuation in agraduate program. The overarching goal of this virtual experience was to develop and refineprofessional skills that are often not explicitly taught in science and engineering classes. Theprogram had three distinct areas: (1) Career Preparation (Professional

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kisung Kang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Materials

-principles study within Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.Dr. Matthew D. Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Goodman received degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State (B.S. & M.S.) and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He is a lecturer in the Materials Science and Engineering Depart- ment at University of Illinois since 2014 with current research interests in (1) energy harvesting and stor- age obtained through nanostructured materials, (2) engineering education research through outreaches, specifically in the K-12 classroom, and (3) improving engineering education in the college curriculum.Prof. Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS - Education Division and University West, Sweden

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Materials

materials and process selectionas well as environmental and sustainability assessment of products. The two main databasescontain around 4000 materials and 250 manufacturing processes, respectively, with informativeimages and schematics facilitating understanding. An extensive number of comparable propertiesare given in individual datasheets. All these properties are possible to visualize in colourfulcharts (Ashby charts) that provide good overviews and a good basis for understanding anddecision-making. In this paper, relevant educational examples are shown that integrates materialswith manufacturing in a natural way.1. Introduction and BackgroundMaterials Science and Engineering is an exciting field of undergraduate education that bringstogether

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles Pringle PE P.E., Central Washington University; Craig Johnson P.E., Central Washington University; Jeunghwan Choi, Central Washington University

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Materials

lab improvement answers a needof addressing relevant technical issues, but our metrics did not show substantive improvementcurrently.IntroductionA theoretical design of a lever was used for many years in the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology program in the upper level Mechanical Design I course. In fall of 2015, this wasconverted to an applied lab to better meet ABET Engineering Technology AccreditationCommission Student Outcome 3a [1]. The lab was modified to include input for anisotropicproperties. Coincidently, Zhang at the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference in a conference papertitled “Understanding Additive Manufacturing Part Performance Through Modeling andLaboratory Experiments.” [2] suggested having an applied lab for anisotropic

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Materials

taught various models as explained below.Types of models: Structural models can be defined in a variety of ways. When building amodel, the most important question one should ask is, “What do I want from this model?”. DoI want to know when this model is going to fail? Do I want to demonstrate a behavior? Or is itsomething else? Based on the requirements, it is decided what type of models should be built.Some popular models are described below [1]: • Elastic Model: An elastic model usually is geometrically like the original but may be made of a different elastic material. This is a good model to study the elastic behavior but is not useful is predicting the plastic behavior. This model is usually built with plastics such as

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis; Edward Thomas Conley, University of California, Davis

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Materials

content and reflections from the instructor, TAs, and students.1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted higher education worldwide in March 2020. Colleges anduniversities abruptly stopped in-person instruction and instead required remote teaching.Instructors’ challenges included preparing virtual lessons, learning videoconferencing software,and selecting appropriate graded assessments. At the same time, students’ learning routines weredisrupted as many returned home and were away from their peers; some students also lost thesafety net that the university provided, such as reliable food and shelter [1]. Furthermore, bothstudents and faculty were affected by limited internet connectivity and additional familyresponsibilities due to the

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Materials

no time in industry, oftenstruggle with connecting course learning objectives to the wider outside world. However,students benefit from intentional interactions with professionals in their area of study [1].Informational interviews, site visits [2], industry-sponsored projects [3], and adjunct instructorsfrom industry [4] all provide educational advantages within the context of an engineeringcurriculum. Each of these can require a great deal of time on the part of the industry liaison ornecessitate curricular changes. Another common tactic is to bring in a guest lecturer for a singleclass session to give a talk on her specialty or to tie class material to industry. This is a fairlycommon practice and relatively easy to schedule because one

Conference Session

Advances in Materials Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Materials

advanced materials [1]. The broader region includes two steel minimills, severalwire mills, automotive parts manufacturers, a pickup truck assembly plant, recreational vehiclemanufacturers, orthopedic implant manufacturers, defense plants, and many medical toolmanufacturers. In 2015, the university's chancellor heard from regional business leaders that theyneeded more employees with a knowledge of materials. This demand is supported byemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which defines the “location quotient” ofan occupation as its share of local employment relative to that occupation's share of nationalemployment. The location quotient for materials engineers in Indiana is 1.49, or 49% higher thanthe national average. [2] Similarly

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob Z. Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

change at the atomic and molecular level.It is a central process in materials science and engineering (MatSE) as well as in chemistry,chemical engineering, molecular biology, and any other science dealing with atomic scalephenomena. Therefore, all students of atomic-scale sciences ideally should acquire a deepunderstanding of diffusion, but such understanding has proven difficult to achieve across age-groups and subjects [1]–[5]. One core reason for the difficulty is that it is not obvious how themacro-scale behavior—net movement of particles from regions of high concentration to regionsof low concentration—emerges from random-walk behavior at the submicro-scale. This leads to“levels-slippage” [6] in which a person assumes the behavior at the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Materials

paper outlines the current versions of the activities that I use to supportstudent writing in MSE 281. All of the full documents are included at the end as appendices.Initial Exposure to Technical WritingJust before students begin working on their first lab report, I assign them a technical journalarticle to read [1] and a set of questions about the article to answer. The article is short (3.5pages including many graphs) and related to a topic that we are currently covering in lecture(solid state diffusion). The article I use was found with help from my university’s engineeringlibrarian. The students must answer questions related to both the content of the article (e.g. Whatis the diffusivity of copper when the carbon content is 0.6% and the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Materials

of contextual factors that arecritical to addressing global issues such as sustainability, social impact and the environment.Helping students to address these contextual factors is critical to the development of an engineergraduate to have the skills and aptitudes needed for confronting the challenges of the 21stcentury. In recognition of this, considerations of social and environment context and factors arespecifically stated in ABET student outcomes 2 and 4 [1].Sustainability requires a balance between the competing interests of various stakeholders whichform a Triple Bottom Line [2]. These three aspects, sometimes called the ‘3 Ps’ are Economic(Profit), Environmental (Planet), and Social responsibility (People) [3] can be described as

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Diversity

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Materials

engineering. Week 4 introduces the first case studyin engineering ethics. Typically, for the class in question, the Bhopal disaster is the first casestudied in depth. Students will prepare case study reports, applying each ethical theory to the case.Students are then further asked to identify what could/should have been done differently. Studentsare encouraged to examine cases from all angles, as is common in ethical analysis.In Week 6, the students were given the creative writing assignment. This assignment is shown inFigure 1. This assignment was initially intimidating to students. However, all 18 students in theFall 2019 cohort scheduled a meeting with the faculty member in charge of the course within 1week of being given the assignment. There

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University; Ji Ma, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University

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Materials

project, but separate from the certificate program, we are developing aseries of experiments that will be introduced in the first-year engineering program at a large,research-intensive university. The goal of the experiments is to help students determine howdifferences in concentrations of nano-sized particles, which are added to common materials, canchange physical properties. In this exercise, student teams will fabricate composite films filledwith different concentrations of carbon black in two different types of polymers: 1. latex-basedcomposite with poly (vinyl acetate), and 2. solution-based composite with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). The concentrations vary from about 2 wt% to 15 wt%. For mechanicalproperties, the students will determine the

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bridge, Maine Maritime Academy; Barbara Fleck, Maine Maritime Academy

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Materials

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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Materials

additional self-pacedmanufacturing exercises during the first half of the semester.This report describes the steps that were taken to maintain the quality of the hands-onexperiences of a greater number of students in a laboratory course with limited laboratory space,a description of the modifications and innovations that were attempted, and a review of whichmodifications were successful and which require future modification or replacement.IntroductionIn the second semester of their junior year, our mechanical engineering students take EGR3322 –Mechanical Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes (hereafter referred to asMaterials), a 3-credit course (i.e., 2 credits lecture / 1 credit laboratory) that is their first upper-division, hands-on

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Leach, Purdue University

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Materials

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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Materials

product design engineering (PDE) students complete a subjectin materials and manufacturing during both second year (HES2281) and third year (HES3281).Shown in Figure 1, is the relation amongst subjects’ content and the variety of information anddata sources available. Much of the content relies heavily on previous knowledge. This is wherethe students’ eportfolio or repository of information comes into its own. The basic resourcesneed for understanding the topics in second and third year MSE are grouped and available as anelectronic resource for all students to access. For example in the second and third year subjects,HES2281 and HES3281 topics associated with steels, polymers and ceramics experiments on

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mir Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Materials

transition happens within a bounding temperature range.While standard tensile test as well as izod test on polymers are very useful and fundamental tomaterials testing, polymers behave in a unique fashion when pulled suddenly with an impactload, which mimics high strain rate. Impact testing explores an object's reaction to highdeformation rate or strain. An impact test is intended for determining the energy absorbed infracturing a test piece at high velocity/strain rate. There are 2 standard bending impact tests;Charpy and Izod. Figure 1 shows standard specimens for these tests. Figure 2 shows the level ofenergy absorbed by specimens of a particular material tested at different temperatures. STRIKE (a

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Materials

, 2008 Writing a Book on the Role of Materials Science in Manufacturing for Instruction and Research: Lessons LearnedAbstractIn 2006, the author and two colleagues published a materials science book that tried to integratebasic elements of processing science and manufacturing technology from a materials scientist’sviewpoint. The book project essentially evolved as a scholarly experiment designed to 1) addressopportunities and challenges faced over a decade of instructing students from diverse disciplines,and 2) create a cross-over instructional resource that emphasized the solid role of materialsscience in manufacturing for use chiefly by students of engineering studying manufacturingprocesses and materials science. The goal

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bream, Granta Design, Ltd.; Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge

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Materials

-led approach.This starts with the structure of the atom, building upwards through the physics ofbonding, crystal structure and band theory, the thermodynamics and kinetics of alloys,finally arriving at material properties (Figure 1 - left to right) and their applications. Figure 1. Two alternative approaches (much simplified) to the teaching of materials.Students of Engineering can find this too remote from the goals that motivate them.Engineers make and manage things. They are interested in the uses and performanceof materials. To select materials successfully, they need a perspective of the world ofmaterials plus some understanding of the origin of materials’ properties and the waysin which they can be manipulated and selected to meet the

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Materials

seminar series offered to undergraduate studentsengaged in research with the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) atthe University of Wisconsin - Madison.IntroductionIn response to initiatives by the National Science Foundation, including the Recognition Awardsfor the Integration of Research and Education (RAIRE), as well as a growing realization thatundergraduate researchers benefit from training in ancillary research skills such as searching thescientific literature or presenting research findings,1 many institutions have developedundergraduate research programs that incorporate additional training on research skills as part oftheir mission. In addition to providing undergraduate students with opportunities to

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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Materials

Words: Composites, Column Design, Spreadsheet OptimizationTarget Grade Level(s): This activity is oriented to Grades 13-16 (undergraduate college).Mode of Presentation (lab, demo, in-class activity, etc.): This activity includes in-class, demoand lab aspects.Prerequisite Knowledge: Students should be able to 1. use spreadsheets, 2. have basic knowledge of both structures (beam bending and columns) composites and composites structures, and 3. have the logic and math skills necessary to plan and quantify the composite design and optimization process.Objectives: • Students should be able to design an appropriate composite column structure, model the composite structure, optimize the composite structure design, and

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

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Materials

anddevelopment projects. Hands-on learning is emphasized, in an effort to enable each student toreturn to school with concrete evidence of their experience. Teamwork is required, and each Page 13.1302.2student is responsible to prepare a final technical report on his or her project. Below is a reducedschematic of Packer Engineering’s Summer Intern Program structure (Figure 1). This figuredoes not represent the exact pairing of interns and engineers to projects, but rather offers asimplified outline for how the internship program was structured at Packer. The red linesrepresent the major focus projects for the individuals involved. These major projects