Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Materials

, the fundamental connectionbetween structure, properties, processing and performance was emphasized. Due to timeconstraints, not all students were able to experience each small-group station. The studentsdisliked that aspect, and in the future, care will be taken to ensure that all students have theopportunity to participate in all activities.A highlight of the program was an afternoon trip to a local steel mill, which included lunch, atalk about the company and some of the materials problems that they tackle, and a tour of theirrecycling and production facilities. The students were very engaged in the tour and had manyquestions afterwards, particularly about the environmental impact of the facility.Design Project: Model RocketsThe camp

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

work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Incorporating the use of a materials database into a Materials Science and Engineering freshman

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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cohort and a distance cohort to whomthe lectures were delivered asynchronously. The class included a term project focused onreplacing a part currently in service with a similar part fabricated from composite materials aswell as weekly homework assignments and in-class exams. All students were given pre- andposttests to gauge learning gains over the course and an end-of-term survey was administeredrelated to student perceptions and preferences. Performance results, preference results, andclassifications of submitted muddiest points will be compared between the on-campus anddistance cohorts. Differences in demographics (age, work experience, etc.) are expected topotentially affect the value that each cohort puts on different aspects of the course

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

years, our facultyhas been adding the criteria of societal and environmental considerations with the projects. Evenwith very little lecturing on sustainability principles, students are easily able to incorporate theABET design criteria into their project. While the treatment may be only on the surface, the factthat future engineers have enough awareness to give consideration to environmental and societalfactors is tremendous. Deeper levels of analysis are required for the higher level materialsengineering courses. For instance, senior projects require the analysis of environmental impactsdue to their project design or topic.ACTION: doing engineering through a freshmen service learning projectAn excellent technique to create motivation for the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Materials

sprinkled across departments, including MSE departments. While severalmaterials sciences departments offer coursework for students aligned with principles ofsustainability, few offer laboratory programs aligned with sustainability. A 2012 paper in theMRS Bulletin by Lesar, Chen and Apelian describe how sustainability was woven intocoursework at Iowa State, California Polytechnic, and Worcester Polytechnic 8. While all threeuniversities provided curriculum infusing concepts of sustainable development and the role ofmaterials in a sustainable environment, only California Polytechnic linked it with a project basedlearning opportunity for students in their freshman year 8. In many courses using a theme ofsustainability, emphasis is placed on learning

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

bothbeing more confident in their ability to be successful as a researcher and appreciating theopportunity to learn more about the practice of engineering research in an academic setting. Forthe teachers involved in the program we describe how participation influenced their leadership,perceptions of adoption educational innovations, and willingness to provide more opportunitiesto engage their students in authentic STEM research.The participants also provided several recommendations for improvement to the summerresearch program. For the students, these included more materials in advance and a morestreamlined onboarding process to allow them to get up to speed on their projects more quickly,consistent access to their supervisors, and work that is

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Materials

Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s premiere teach- ing award at RIT. Dr. Kim has directed numerous undergraduate research projects and several students won the first place in the undergraduate and graduate research competitions at the 2012 and 2013 GPEC (Global Plastics Environment Conference; Division of Society of Plastics Engineers). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 m-POGIL (modified-Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) based Plastics LaboratoryIntroductionThe higher education has strived towards reforming the undergraduate STEM education, so thattraditional lecture-based instructions and laboratory exercises shift to more student-centered,active learning methods

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

in various applications. This is preceded by a detailed accountof the mathematical basis of the various rheological models and a consideration of theirrespective limitations. A dedicated website has been created for this project. Measures to ensureease of use and broad utilization include packaging of the interactive Matlab programs in theform of downloadable apps. Furthermore, the provision of downloadable experimental data filesalso broadens the scope of future analysis and presents the potential for lecture-only courses tofeature a lab based activity to engage students in greater depth. This format enables the learningmodules as well as the developed simulation apps, which are also available at the Mathworkswebsite, to be used by external

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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orthopedic disorders in today’s modernsociety, there is a necessity to engineer biomaterials that improve the quality of life for peoplewith painful and debilitating diseases. This will require educational institutions to providespecialized instruction in these areas. Yet, there have been relatively few published reports onbiomaterials and tissue engineering-related lab activities, and existing activities lack a foundationin materials science. A primary deliverable of this project is to address this need and thusstrengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education by developinginteractive experiments that introduce tissue engineering through a biomaterials designperspective, emphasizing mechanics, cell behavior, and drug delivery

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Kohne, Loyola College in Maryland; Steven O'Donnell, Loyola College in Maryland

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Materials

. To develop a tool for demonstrating the principles and for future research;3. To demonstrate that people can create tools to perform design projects requiring knowledge more advanced than that held by the designer of the tools.Equipment and Materials (include sources if appropriate):1. A high-end PC with Windows 2000 (or better)2. A compiler for Visual Basic 6.0 (or better)3. MatrixVB (MATLAB product)4. Access to an engineering reference library (To use the tool developed by this project, only the PC is necessary)Introduction: Most analog circuit design is inherently evolutionary in that the final product isachieved through an analytical analysis to determine parameter values, build a prototype, and testthe prototype

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

them to develop this interest further.This paper presents the methodology, tools and resources of CES EduPack. Thisteaching aid provides a simple, highly visual and engaging framework that enablesstudents to build a perspective, understanding and an enthusiasm for the subject ofmaterials and processes. The paper also illustrates how CES EduPack’s tools can beused to complement a range of teaching and learning styles, including: design-led,science-led, and project-based techniques.Approaches to materials teachingThere are two main approaches to teaching materials: the science and the design-ledapproaches. In many circumstances (for example, when teaching students of Physicsor of Materials Science) it makes sense to use the traditional science

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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Materials

introducing the topic of natural fiber composite materials.The students then spend several weeks doing literature searches in this area. They then writeproposals of a research project they can complete in the final 12 weeks of the course. Theprofessor’s only restriction on topic has been that it has to use natural fibers in some fashion.While the professor’s personal research interest is in structural composites, the students havecome up with a number of creative applications that are not structural.Student responses to this experience have been very positive. These classes have resulted in twoconference publications, which is not common for purely undergraduate research. A thirdassessment is how many students are now motivated to go graduate school

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harovel G. Wheat, University of Texas, Austin

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Materials

individual assignments in all, one group project, and one report/presentation (aswell as two in-class exams and a final). Topics with a sustainability emphasis were Topics 2, 6,14, 15, and 16. The topics of Materials Selection and Materials Selection and Design weredeliberately covered twice, in Topics 2 and 16. Since this course is one that many graduatestudents take to supplement and enhance their research and since sustainability was a newemphasis for the course, there was no difference in the evaluation of the assignments thatinvolved a sustainability focus for the undergraduate and graduate class. However, there was adifference in contribution to their overall grade in terms of their homework and

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Arthur D. Morken, Central Washington University

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Materials

development of a program related task and guide students to higher levels of learning onBlooms Taxonomy through the development of student created learning aids.One specific need was reflected in the disparate skills of our majority component of ‘transfer’students in our programs. Through informal observations the authors realized students simplydid not have familiarity with the equipment at our facility (as opposed to their previousexperiences elsewhere). In this study, the authors target one simple skill relevant to resistancewelding that could be used as an introduction to metallurgy concepts (welding band saw blades).This student project was used not only to provide students with a practical skill for theirapplications toolbox but additionally as

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Science Using Innovative Methods

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Rushe, Granta Design; Arlindo Silva, Granta Design

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Materials

, with a set of objectives, requirements, constraints and free variables.One reoccurring comment from the case studies can be illustrated with the following: “Ipersonally feel that the teaching resources offered on [the] website have been really supportivefor my lecture preparation and students guidance.”Another way in which TRW supports academics is through an extensive portfolio of exercises.Academics’ feedback highlights how ready-made exercises and projects, that are thenpersonalized to their teaching, help them develop and improve the course, but also allow moreactual teaching time otherwise spent on course development. Some of the content is even givento students as self-study materials to complement other traditional resources. ‘Visual

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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Materials

. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Structures

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

program, with sponsors including the OBOR, the NSF and the NIH. He has supervised two postdoctoral fellows and has served as primary graduate advisor to more than 30 masters and doctoral students. In addition, he has supervised more than 130 undergraduate senior design projects at UT as part of his community engagement and service learning activities.. Dr. Hefzy is the recipient of many awards, including the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the ASME, the Edith Rathbun Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement from The University of Toledo in 2006, the University of Toledo Outstanding Faculty Research Award in 2004 and the College of Engineering’s Outstanding Teacher Award and the Outstanding Undergraduate

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth; Hongyan Liu, Colorado School of Mines; PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Materials

boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised more than 40 senior/capstone projects. One of his project won the national award from Airforce Research Laboratory in spring 2017. Project was on ”Design of the Load Carrying Vehicle (LCV)”- The project solution is a fully electric, autonomous, all terrain, load carrying vehicle. c American Society for

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Targeted Academic Research Center), and Semiconductor & MicrosystemsFabrication Laboratories (SMFL). Materials characterization and testing needs in these researchprojects are partially met by equipment available in the Advanced Materials Lab (AML).AML is the only facility at RIT that has equipment for scanning probe microscopy (SPM), x-raydiffraction (XRD), micro- and nano- indentation, and quantitative imaging. With greaterparticipation of undergraduate students in research projects involving microelectronic thin films,photo-voltaic materials, MEMS devices and nano-crystalline tribological coatings, AML hasexperienced a surge in demand for its materials characterization and testing services in the lastfive years. To help undergraduate and

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University

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Materials

Minerals, Metals and Sustainability:Meeting Future Material Needs by John Rankin5 as the text.Based on lessons learned in the first offering of MATL 2210, the courses have since followed acommon format. The approach in the first offering of MATL 2210 was to survey the varioustopics and then have the students choose a topic to present in multiple formats (oral / poster /paper). This resulted in too much emphasis on the final project which came at the same time asassignments and examination in other courses. In subsequent offerings of this course, and in theother two courses, students were asked to prepare brief (usually one slide) presentations

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

: Energy at break (J) for hybrid materials Page 22.474.7Undergraduate Research for Green MaterialsThe establishment of an undergraduate scholarship activity in materials for engineeringtechnology education is difficult, although large engineering institutes may have noproblem to provide opportunities for undergraduate students to be involved in variousresearch projects. The project titled in “Hybrid Biodegradable Thermoplastic Cornstarch(TPS) Materials” was developed for undergraduate students to promote scholarshipactivity and to stimulate students’ interests in green materials technology for themanufacturing and mechanical

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

-certified administrative processes. These good practices are havingimpact on an steadily increasing enrollment, a high employment rate and high satisfaction of theemployers. We firmly believe that one key factor that accounts for the attainment of our PEOs isthe strong collaboration with the regional industry which help us to offer a realistic project-basedexperience to our students which often results in successful research projects and publications.We also believe that our model can be of help for other Latin American engineering programstrying to evolve to international standards.IntroductionThe aim of these paper is to share, in a somewhat colloquial way, our experience in adapting ouracademic practices and processes to comply with the

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

class: hands-on experienceAs a part of this course, each student was required to complete a project (Table 3). Depending onthe number of students enrolled in the course, the project work involved working individually orin groups on an experiment and then writing an individual or a group report. At the end of theproject, each individual/group was required to make an oral presentation on his/her/their workcontribution and findings. The individual/group report was 10-15 pages in length with adequatetechnical content and literature survey.Guest Lectures and Laboratory Tours: The special feature of this course was lectures by a limitednumber of guest speakers (maximum two). In Spring 2005, one of the guest speakers (from ourDepartment of Electrical

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

pursueresearch projects with faculty members, these programs also offer workshops,2,3,4 courses,5,6 andeven “boot-camp”-style summer research experiences7 that focus on topics such as performingscientific literature searches, the role of the engineer in society, research and engineering ethics,communicating research findings, careers in research and even applying to graduate school.The topics covered by these programs and the ones we describe below are among the issues thatthe Council on Undergraduate Research points to as critical for a successful undergraduateresearch experience associated with "socializ[ing] students in the research laboratory culture."8This ranges from topics as diverse as the values and ethics of research, safety, group dynamics

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

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Materials

“implant” for Distal Bicep Fracture in Athletes. bGiving the students a contextual project with relatable and recognizable applications helps ignitestudent interest and maintain engagement.Background for the design project is that approximately 5.2 million sports injuries occur everyyear which leads to yearly spending of $1.83 billion dollars on athletic injuries.12 Five percent ofthese injuries occur in the wrist or forearm, meaning that annually $91.5 million dollars is spentrepairing and rehabilitating forearm injuries. One of the most prominent forearm injuries is adistal bicep rupture. This occurs when the tendon that attaches the biceps muscle to the elbow istorn from its insertion in the bone (Figure 1). This injury occurs mainly in

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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Materials

Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The 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. Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University Her research team is skilled matching these newer manufacturing techniques

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

aspossible. Another illustration is that students have a difficult time conceptually understandingthat objects strain under load, but they do know that musical strings change pitch during tuning.Once the students understand the underlying concepts, they more easily make the transition toclassical problems. In addition to enhancements in the course and improving test scores, thisstrategy has succeeded in building excitement for materials engineering within the program. Forexample, two students subsequently worked on independent study courses and created an allcarbon-fiber composite violin, two students are working on creating new electric guitars, onestudent completed a senior project examining the dynamic mechanical properties of violin tonewood

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University

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Materials

Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The 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. Dale R Baker, Arizona State University Dale Baker is a science educator researching issues of equity and teaching and learning in

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Natalie Rachel Sheffield, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Materials

(JTF)’ is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant thatincorporates the use of ‘Muddiest Points’, survey data collection, and other tools; in severalengineering material science courses offered at Oregon Institute of Technology. The ‘Just InTime Fast Formative Feedback’ project is in collaboration with several other colleges, includingArizona State University, Oregon State University and North Carolina A&T. The purpose ofJTF is to encourage fast response to students misunderstanding of material. One of the keyelements is ‘Muddiest Points’, which is a survey presented to the students in the classes on aweekly basis to collect what topics within that week’s lecture were challenging to understand, orthat the students wished to learn more