Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Alison K. Polasik, Campbell University

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Materials

when lessons include hands-onpractice and application. Laboratory activities are perhaps the deepest application common toengineering curricula. In the fall of 2016, Campbell University introduced a general engineeringprogram that incorporates project-based courses throughout the curriculum and teaches mostengineering courses in a Classroom Laboratory (ClassLab), blending the content-focused(lecture) and hands-on (lab) aspects of engineering classes into a seamless course offering. Thefirst Materials Science and Processing course was first taught in the fall 2017 semester. Thiscourse mixes just-in-time lecturing with laboratory activities in three weekly 110 – minutesections. Five hands-on labs guide the course interspersed with weekly problem

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

, University of North Carolina, Charlotte MR. ROBERT H. SWAN, JR., is a Faculty Associate and the Director of Laboratories at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. Though Mr. Swan is relatively new to teaching, he has brought to the university over 25 years of work experience involving geotechnical and materials testing and engineering. He has owned and managed various testing laboratories with an emphases on performance testing of geosynthetics and soil-geosynthetic interaction. He is a proponent of test method and equipment development and Quality System implantation

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Joe Fuerte, Central Washington University; James Protzeller, Central Washington University

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Materials

. Lab reports (the most relevant evidence)had greater scope as measured by a created metric. An added benefit was an increased use of thefoundry and interaction between the programs.IntroductionMotivations for developing alternative resources fall into two categories. First, there is neverenough money to satisfy typical requests for support. Second, there may be resources next doorthat can be used with improved awareness and cooperation. As a subject of interest, the METProgram has a Heat Transfer course that has various associated laboratories. As discussed byFeisel and Rosa, engineering laboratories support education ‘of nature that goes beyond meretheory”1. Our Heat Transfer laboratory concerns a comparison of analytical prediction of

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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Materials

Paper ID #7026Illustrating Rotating Principal Stresses in a Materials Science CourseProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern UniversityDr. Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor in the division of engineering at Penn State Berks. He got his B.S. from University of Mysore, DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, M.S. from Louisiana State University and Ph.D. from Drexel University. He has worked in the area of Electronic Packaging in C- DOT (India) and then as a Scientific Assistant in the Robotics laboratory at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He worked as a post

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin; Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy

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Materials

AC 2009-966: A SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE, DEMONSTRATION OF POLYMERICMECHANICAL BEHAVIORLanny Griffin,Jeffrey Swab, United States Military Academy Page 14.104.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Simple, Yet Effective, Demonstration of Polymeric Mechanical BehaviorAbstractDeveloping an appreciation for the mechanical behavior of polymers materials in a lecture modecan be challenging for students if they have not had the benefit of a laboratory experience. Wehave developed a simple demonstration of thermoplastic polymeric behavior using low-densitypolyethylene bags. The demonstration illustrates strengthening, rate effects

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

students has been an added benefit. This paper provides a detail account of thebackground, the design, application outline and the results of the research. The tester has beenincluded in the materials laboratory syllabus for current semester. As many as 5 sections of 12students can use the tester per semester. Usage of the tester is described in a format suitable foruse in a materials laboratory. Extended set of experimentation and collection of studentfeedback are planned.Key WordsMaterials researchImpact testStrain rateStrain hardeningDuctile-to-brittle transitionGlass transition temperatureIntroductionPolymers are as common these days as steel was during the industrial revolution. More andmore industrial, commercial and domestic products are

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

,masonry, metals, wood, and other materials. With an enrollment of approximately 85 studentsfor Spring 2011, this course features two 75-minute lectures plus a weekly 3-hour laboratory.The laboratories explore material properties through design, placement, and testing and areconducted parallel with class topics to reinforce classroom instruction and enhance theprogression from one topic to the next. In fact, this parallel structure of the classroom andlaboratory program has proven essential to the course’s success in giving the students the abilityto link what is being taught to them during the weekly lectures to the laboratory work with thesame materials during the same week. Specific laboratory topics that are covered include: • Aggregate

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

quarter of AY 2006-7 to a 4-quarter credithour upper-division technical elective course on Micro- and Nano- Characterization of MaterialSurfaces. The course was first offered in the Spring quarter of AY 2005-6, and has 3 hours/weekof lectures and a 2 hours/week laboratory segment. The course is now a part of a concentrationprogram in Nanotechnology and MEMS being developed under a department-level reform grantfrom the National Science Foundation to the department of microelectronic engineering. Toaccommodate brief reviews of differential equations and materials science concepts, the coursenow covers only two families of experimental techniques: x-ray diffraction and scanning probemicroscopy. At the end of each of the eight experiments, each

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

AC 2007-2288: EXPOSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE ROLE OFENGINEERING AND ADVANCED MATERIALS IN DEVELOPINGALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCESGukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University Gukan Rajaram is a Post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. His research is in the area of electrode and electrolyte synthesis and characterization for solid oxide fuel cells. He also teaches senior level mechanical engineering laboratory and actively involved in K-12 outreach activities.Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

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Materials

Fall semester, which is the first semester for a typicalfreshman entering college directly from high school, will have two to three sections. Eachsection can handle 25 students, so for the Fall a maximum of 75 students can take the course.For the Spring semester, the course is scheduled for late afternoon or evening to accommodatestudents who work full time. One to two sections are usually on the schedule, so up to 50students can fulfill the requirement in the Spring.For many years, the laboratory projects were strictly mechanical in nature: a basswood bridgeand a mousetrap spring driven car. Since the projects were in a single discipline, the course wastaught by a single instructor for both the lectures and laboratories, with additional

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

, Perkin ElmerMEBES III electron beam mask writer, and device design, modeling and test laboratories. Theprogram remains the only ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)accredited Bachelor of Science program granting a degree in Microelectronic Engineering. Theprogram, which includes 5 quarters of required co-op, currently has over 130 undergraduatestudents. The co-op program commences after the second year, and students alternate schoolwith paid employment in the semiconductor industry. The laboratories at RIT include the largestuniversity clean room for IC fabrication and are partially supported by our industrial affiliates,who provide curriculum input and support through donations of equipment.1,2Reformulation of the BS

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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Materials

Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is also the author of six books, and the most recent is The Power of eLearning: The Essential Guide for Teaching in the Digital Age, Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2005. Page 22.645.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evaluating Prerequisite Knowledge Using a Concept Inventory for an Engineering Failure CourseAbstractA unique laboratory-based course in engineering failure, entitled Aerospace EngineeringFailure, has been developed to prepare undergraduate students to design structures and materialsfor

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

Creating a Minor in Materials for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractPurdue University Fort Wayne is located near a concentration of manufacturing industries,including automotive parts manufacturers, orthopedic implant manufacturers, medical toolmanufacturers, copper wire mills, and steel minimills. Knowledge of engineering materials iscritical for engineers working in these industries, so in 2015 the university's chancellor becameinterested in starting a materials program. Academic departments were asked to provideinformation and recommendations. As a metallurgist, I prepared a short report outlining fivepossible programs which could be created to satisfy industry's needs: ● A certificate program for materials laboratory technicians

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Page 22.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Measuring Angle of Twist in a Torsion ExperimentIntroductionAt our university, every mechanical engineering student must take a sophomore level onequarter-credit hour course titled “Mechanics of Materials Lab”. Students take this laboratorycourse concurrently with a 4 quarter-credit hour Mechanics or Strength of Materials course. Oneof the five experiments in the laboratory course focuses on the study of elastic and plasticdeformation of a circular cross-section metallic rod in torsion.The objectives of the torsion experiment include determination of shear modulus of elasticity“G” and shear proportional limit “τp” of the material. In

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, The University of Toledo; Ahmadreza Jahadakbar, The University of Toledo; Bethany Arn, The University of Toledo; Mohammadreza Nematollahi, University of Toledo

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Materials

, he serves as the Director of the COE Biomechanics and Assistive Technology Laboratory at UT. He has been on the faculty of The UT since 1987. He graduated from Cairo University, Egypt, with a B.E. (Honors) in Civil Engineering in 1972, and a B.Sc. in Mathematics from Ain-Shams University in 1974. He earned his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics in 1981, both from The University of Cincinnati. He then received training as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for two years in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine. In 1983, Dr. Hefzy joined the faculty of Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan as their first

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

writer, and device design, modeling and test laboratories. The program enjoys astrong support from the semiconductor industry through the industrial affiliate program.Industry support has been extremely valuable, perhaps one of the most critical factors forsustaining this program. The curriculum combines subjects such as semiconductor devicephysics, circuits and electronics, microlithography, integrated circuit (IC) processing and thinfilm processes2.The program has several courses from second through fifth year that include important materialsscience and engineering content. These are • Solid crystalline structures • Oxidation • Diffusion • Ion Implantation • Physical Vapor Deposition • Chemical Vapor Deposition

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Simo Pajovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cheuk Yin Larry Kei, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, York University; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

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Materials

state that “theneed for hands-on experience is presented as overcoming the emphasis on knowing ‘that’[theory] versus knowing ‘how’ [practice].” [3] Additionally, hands-on learning goes beyondenhancing technical knowledge and skills and provides invaluable opportunities to developprofessional and interpersonal skills [4].Laboratory work has long been recognized as a crucial component of a complete undergraduateengineering experience. Laboratory work teaches students how technical knowledge is applied inpractice. Many traditional labs have been successful in this regard [5]-[7]. Yet in light of therapidly changing professional landscape, disrupted by the unprecedented accessibility ofinformation and global connectivity via the Internet, and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University

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Materials

assignments and/or courses into therequired MSE curriculum, but not to the extent of 3 semester-long required lab courses. Bydeveloping new courses specifically designed to tie computational assignments to concurrent andpreceding courses in the undergraduate curriculum, OSU made use of significant facultyexpertise in modeling and simulation to develop and teach this curriculum. By operating thesecourses as weekly labs with significant instructor and TA oversight during extended hands-oncourse sections, the courses focused on the need for students to learn to use computational toolsby doing.This paper introduces the curriculum of this 3-semester computational laboratory sequence,discusses the largely qualitative analyses done to measure its efficacy

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Stair, Northwestern University; Jefferson Z. Liu, Northwestern University; Mark Asta, Northwestern University

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Materials

Science and Engineering, Northwestern University. He received his B.E. and M.E. in Engineering Mechanics from Tsinghua University, P.R. China. His research interests are in application of atomistic and first-principle methods for simulating thermodynamic, mechanical, and kinetic properties of complex multiphase bulk materials and nano-structures.Mark Asta, Northwestern University Prof. Asta received his Ph. D. degree in an interdisciplinary Materials Physics program from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993, and subsequently joined Sandia National Laboratories at Livermore, CA. He joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Materials

opportunity with aU.S. academic institution for the limited testing of a variety of wood species. Through anacademic contact, EMI partnered with a faculty member knowledgeable in materials testing atthe U.S. Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineeringwho was able to identify an undergraduate student interested in a conducting an independentstudy. Like most U.S. academic institutions with civil and/or mechanical engineering programs,USAFA has a laboratory that includes frames capable of basic material testing to support theirprograms, such as a course in construction materials. Not only was EMI grateful for anopportunity to have some of these species tested at virtually no cost, they were able to avoid thecost of

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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Materials

theNational Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program,initially established in 1987, increase access to research opportunities to underrepresentedminority students and students coming from non research-focused undergraduate institutions4.Research on and evaluations of undergraduate research programs have demonstrated numerouspositive outcomes for participants in these experiences. These outcomes include clarifying orreinforcing students’ decisions to pursue graduate studies involving technical research, andincreasing participants’ confidence in their ability to be successful in these programs5,6. Workingin a laboratory alongside graduate students can help undergraduate see themselves as futuregraduate students, and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

graduate study in their chosen field.9 Other research has shown thatinteracting with graduate students in a laboratory setting can help undergraduate students seethemselves as future graduate students and increase their confidence in their ability to besuccessful as graduate students.10 REU programs are well represented across engineering fields,and in materials science and engineering have focused on topics such as nanotechnology andnanofibers11 and additive manufacturing12.In addition to supporting undergraduate students’ development as researchers, summer researchexperiences can also be an effective way of helping in-service teachers develop a betterunderstanding of research and willingness to incorporate open-ended research projects in

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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Materials

theirinformation. The eportfolio is a repository of the student’s entire academic MSE content andprovides a wealth of knowledge applicable to all engineering disciplines. This repositorycombines not only lecture and textbook material, but also every assignment (in assessed format),all quizzes (with answers) laboratory activities (in audiovisual format), student oral presentations(podcast), and lectures in asynchronous format. This allows all of the data and informationaccumulated by students throughout their varying MSE course collected in one place, and is ableto act as a quick resource and information kit for future use as the eportfolio is quickly accessed.Student and graduate responses have been positive especially for those in the workforce

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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Materials

(forming & casting). CWU, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7584 509-963-1118 cjohnson@cwu.edu Page 13.317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Composite Column Design/Test LabAbstract:Effective engineered composite design activities require predictive and quantitativemethodology. This research incorporates engineering design, using smart spreadsheets, into alaboratory activity focusing on columns made of composite materials.In a previous work1, a laboratory activity was developed supporting composite design of polymermatrix composite beams. The present work applies a similar

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Becknell, Garver Engineers; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, University of Oklahoma; Stephan Durham, University of Arkansas; Anthony Lamanna, Tulane University

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Materials

of theclass. The remaining 40 percent is divided between steel and wood. The laboratory exercisesalso focus on mixing and testing concrete.Project RequirementsDepending on the size of the class, groups of 4 to 5 students are formed (typically the same astheir laboratory groups). The groups are allowed to use any material in the civil engineeringlaboratory for their Greencrete mixture. The available materials, costs, and properties are shownbelow in Table 2. Table 2. Available Materials and Properties. Absorption Material Cost/ton Specific Gravity

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Materials

significantimprovement in students’ writing skills [21].The primary stage for the effort of improving engineering students’ writing skills can beincorporating writing instruction into laboratory courses which require lab reports. Requiringformal lab reports is an effective tool to integrate substantive learning into a written structure aswell as integrating communication skills into curriculum. It has been suggested that increasingthe number of collaborative writing assignments in the form of lab reports will result insignificant levels of improvement [18].This paper describes a series of teaching strategies to enhance students’ technical writing in thecontext of group-based lab assignments. A description of the methodologies employed, andoutcomes of assessment

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Masters focus is project management with a concentration in business. Her undergraduate focus is bioengineering with an American Politics minor.Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology CORY A. HOFFMAN, JR. is a fifth year mechanical engineering student enrolled in the BS/MEng program with a concentration in systems engineering. He has worked several years both grading for the Materials Science course and teaching laboratories. Page 11.637.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Failure Analysis Projects as Teaching Tools in Materials ScienceAbstractMechanical Engineering students at

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia D Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

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Materials

Paper ID #7080Using the Processing, Properties and Characterization of Brass to Teach theDifferences Between Crystal Structure and MicrostructureMs. Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University Anastasia Micheals teaches in the Materials Engineering department at San Jos´e State University, and manages the SEM Laboratory for the SJSU Materials Characterization and Metrology Center [MC]2, where she performs and directs research and materials characterization. She holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Outside the classroom, she consults in materials failures due to processing and