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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to more clearly emphasize the characteristics of a correct response, and have increasedthe scaffolding to guide students. Additionally, the revised activity is more focused than theoriginal, allowing students to spend more time on the reflection portion of the activity. Studentperformance is measured and compared in two courses at different institutions. Studentresponses on a concept inventory at the beginning and end of the term are also compared toinvestigate the development and persistence of their learning gains.1. IntroductionUnderstanding the three-dimensional relationships in crystal structures is an important skill formaterials science and engineering students. However, students struggle to visualize many of theatomic relationships

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.

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the propertiesof the same material in different processed states. Themotive here is to stimulate discovery and pose questions:why does this property change in that way when thematerial is processed? Why is this other property leftunchanged? Worked examples show what you can do Figure 1. The Process-Structure-with the package, and a set of “micro-projects” (with Properties-Performance tetrahedronspecimen answers for the Instructor’s use) promptstudents to explore for themselves. We have trialled the package, which is currently in Pre-release form, with a small number of students and are now looking for feedback, particularlyon the Interactive Phase Diagram Tool and the Active Learning “Micro Projects”. The paperwill

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

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research has shown clear benefits to student-centered and active learning [1].Providing students the opportunity to talk through challenging concepts, as opposed to passivelylistening to lecture, provides measurable benefits in terms of understanding and retention ofinformation [2]. There is often resistance, however, at both the faculty and student level, toincorporate active leaning in undergraduate STEM courses [3]. Classroom space, availability ofresources, and scheduling logistics can make active learning challenging. At the University ofSouthern California, MASC 310: Materials Behavior and Processing is a high-enrollment coursethat introduces engineering students from a range of backgrounds to the basics of materialsscience. The course is

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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properties of specimens produced by thesemachines. Four students designed and built a 3D printer and a thermoforming machine. Thesemachines were used to create tensile test specimens to analyze (1) material degradation due toaqueous environment exposure, (2) effect of raster and print orientation, (3) strengthening byepoxy impregnation, and (4) strength as a function of orientation in thermoformed materials. Theindependent study spanned two semesters for six total credits. The first semester focused ondesigning and building the machines, and the second semester was dedicated to fabricating andtesting material specimens. Experimental results reveal several interesting conclusions amongthe four focus areas. The overall experience of pursuing the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bilal Mansoor, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Mustapha Jamal Makki, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Dena Al-Thani, Hamad bin Khalifa University

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selected threshold concepts of crystal structures and Miller indices with the aim toimprove student performance and understand their spatial visualization ability in the mixedreality environment. Our preliminary results on spatial visualization ability indicate theeffectiveness of mixed reality tools and highlight their tremendous potential in improvingsuch skills in engineering students.1. Introduction Improving academic performance of the students in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) fields is a national priority for many countries. STEM educatorsaround the world often rely on abstract theory, but a continuing goal is to provide studentsmore tangible experiences to effectively explain important concepts. Often, new

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajay P. Malshe, University of Arkansas; Salil T Bapat, University of Arkansas

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Academy of Engineering (NAE) for ”For innovations in nanomanufacturing with impact in multiple industry sectors”; Society of Manufactur- ing (SME)’s David Dornfeld Blue Sky Manufacturing Idea Award for ”Factories-In-Space”; SME-S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award; three Edison Awards for Innovation; Tibbett Award by the US Small Business Association sponsored by EPA for successful technology transfer; R&D 100 Award, (the ”Os- car” of innovation); Fellowships to the International 1. Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), 2. the American Society of Materials (ASM), 3. the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), and 4. the Institute of Physics (IoP), London, England; multiple best paper awards

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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. He has also developed many computation-based curricular units for use in K-16 that are used internationally. He is the co-inventor of, and continues to develop restructuration theory that describes the changing content of knowledge in the context of ubiquitous computation, and its implications for making sense of complexity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning About Diffusion at Two Levels: Agent-based Micro-scale and Equation-based Macro-scaleAbstractDiffusion is a crucial phenomenon in many fields of science and engineering, and it is known tobe difficult for students to learn and understand. Ideally, students should understand (1) themacro-level

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Oscar Sanchez-Mata, McGill University; Mathieu Brochu, McGill University; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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-related positions: he was the Research Officer on electron beam welding and freeforming of aerospace materi- als at the NRC-IAR-AMTC, and Post Doctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. He is leading research projects in two main fields: (1) additive manufacturing and joining of advanced materials, and (2) high heating rate sintering processes. He received several distinctions, including the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers (2009), the METSOC Brimacombe Award (2011) and the AAC Donald I. Johnson Award (2014).Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the

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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further develop students’ technical writing skillsthroughout the semester by introducing a three-part strategy: (1) Focused instruction time –Allocating select times throughout the semester to focus on one section of lab report; (2)Reviewing samples as a group – determining which samples or attributes of samples wereeffective or ineffective; and (3) Peer review – Students reviewed each other’s lab reports andgave feedback. The goal of focused instructional time and reviewing samples was to allowstudents to improve their writing skills by focusing on one section of lab report at a time, andthus learning the writing techniques more effectively. The peer-review part of the strategy wasdesigned to draw students’ close attention to quality of writing

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Afshin H. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest

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Materials is an important foundation course for several engineering andengineering technology programs such as Mechanical and Civil Engineering and EngineeringTechnology. Over the past 18 months, the author has developed and taught a set of LaboratoryExperiments for this class at Purdue University Northwest (PNW), using a range of differentlearning and teaching methods, to enhance and improve the student learning in this coretechnical course.Laboratory experiments, using different methods, have been employed and examined to enhancestudent learning. Development of Virtual Reality (VR) experiments has received NSF supportand several VR experiments have been developed for on-line or physical delivery [1] [2] of theStrength of Material courses. Also

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; Ryan Cowdrey; Weston Scott Sleeper; Colin Bray; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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mechanicalengineering programs, in most instances, without demonstrating the connection of concepts andapplications [1-3]. Most undergraduate curricula of mechanical engineering programs emphasizehow well students can solve textbook questions of a single topic, without deeply understandingthe connection between various courses and fundamental engineering concepts. Althoughengineering curricula are well-designed and highly structured, a few research studies have reportedthat students who successfully completed the engineering education still faced challenges duringthe college to career transition [4, 5].In the last two decades, significant efforts have been focused on the development, implementation,and application of novel additive manufacturing technologies

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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engineeringprograms. A recent study at a large public institution in the West found that 38% of engineeringstudents who responded to a mental health survey (n~700) screened as high risk of seriousmental illness. When broken down by major, 25% of the materials engineering studentrespondents were at high risk, and 28% of the mechanical engineering student respondents wereat high risk, compared to 38% for the overall engineering population. To address this problem,we designed a study to understand the mental wellness goals important to materials engineeringand mechanical engineering students. This study sought to answer the following questions: 1)what types of goals, related to mental well-being, are important to materials engineering andmechanical engineering

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Grace M. Lu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicola H. Perry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering class; thus,students will be expected to use computational tools from their first year onwards. In this paper,we survey students who are currently taking courses with integrated computation to explore theeffects of gradually introducing students to programming as well as both macro- and micro-scalesimulations over multiple years. We investigate the improving confidence level of students, theirattitude towards computational tools, and their satisfaction with our curriculum reform. We alsoupdated our survey to be more detailed and consistent between classes to aid in furtherimprovements of our MSE curriculum.1 IntroductionComputational tools have become indispensable for materials science both in research andindustry. According to the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Zhang, Michigan State University; Robert Allen Bubeck, Michigan State University; Therese Aimei Joffre, Midland High School; Grace Anne Bremmer, H. H. Dow High School; Logan Patrick McNamara, H. H. Dow High School; Aaron Michael Heydenburg; Bingbing Li, Central Michigan University

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of theseconditions require the removal of shattered or malignant bone tissues and result in bone defects.Small bone defects can heal spontaneously through a regenerative healing process which followscellular and molecular mechanisms similar to those for the formation of embryonic bone.1,2However, bone defects larger than a critical size cannot heal spontaneously via the regenerativehealing process. Critical-sized bone defects are generally defined as those greater than 1-2 cm orthose correspond to greater than 50% loss of the bone circumference, depending on the anatomiclocation of the host tissue.3–5 Critical-sized bone defects, both congenital and acquired, areserious and costly impairments. To induce the bone regeneration across critical

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS Inc.; Claes Fredriksson, ANSYS Granta; Hannah Melia, ANSYS Inc.

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moving away from the “traditional lecture” model and moving towards more student-centricteaching models [1], such as active learning. The idea of active learning, or actively includingstudents in the teaching and learning processes, is not new and has been discussed for a long time[2]. While the benefits of active learning have been widely recognized [3]–[7], implementationcan often be met with resistance. STEM fields offer a source of resistance, where the lecturemodel often seems the best due to the sheer volume of theoretical information being taught inany given class.Besides the evolving discussions in active learning, a shift in higher education has come intofocus within engineering disciplines. What industries are looking for in college

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Interactive Shape Memory Alloy Demonstration for Smart Materials CurriculaAbstractThis paper presents the development, operation, and evaluation of an interactive Shape MemoryAlloy (SMA) demonstration. The hands-on device was developed to introduce Shape MemoryAlloys to anyone but especially to students in middle school and above. The device is designedto demonstrate the basic operations of an SMA and its common applications. The devicefeatures two independent processes with their own associated control buttons and dials, housedin a clear acrylic display case for easy visualization. The display features 1) an SMA wireweight-lifter to demonstrate the magnitude of the force exerted by the SMA wire and 2) anSMA wire actuated flexible

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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software suite.1. IntroductionComposite materials are widely used in diverse applications due to their advantages in highstrength to weight ratios, high corrosion resistance, high fatigue life in cyclic loading, and greatpotential in styling design. From aircrafts, spacecrafts, submarines, and surface ships to civilstructures, automobiles, and sporting goods, advanced composite materials consisting of highstrength fibers embedded in matrix materials are gaining increasing popularity. The PlasticProduct Design Specialty (PPDS) is one of the six Mechanical Engineering’s specialties atKettering University. As a specialty, PPDS does not offer a course on composite materials inKettering University today. Our students often ask for help in the field of

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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positive aspects and limitations of this standard.Finally we will review some of the existing and emerging resources that can help facultymembers either locate or create curriculum materials that are pertinent to ISO 14000.IntroductionThe ISO 14000 standard was created to influence corporate policy with the ultimate goal ofpromoting environmental stewardship. Essentially ISO 14000 encourages the development ofenvironmental management systems (EMS) with the central aim of pollution prevention.1 Manystakeholders within a corporation are involved with ISO 14000 certification and performanceassessment. As our collective consciousness is raised regarding ecological issues it is becomingapparent that many of these problems will require engineering and

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

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temperaturevs. inverse time before starting to cast. After making soap the student data was plotted, resultswere discussed and soap was compared.In consultation with the Central Washington University Human Subjects Review Committee,assessment questions were delivered to the group verbally, and responses were privately recordedby the instructors. Students unanimously indicated that the relationship (T vs. 1/t) ought to be a‘curve’. Results showed the linear relationship. Post-activity assessment showed a completereversal from the student’s earlier prediction to support the linear relationship. Studentcomments indicated support for this activity as having an ‘engineering’ component as opposed toother just ‘fun’ camp activities.IntroductionThis effort is

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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could, today’s high school curriculum preparestudents for these hi-tech careers?Academic programs and research, discussion with undergraduate and graduate students.Forum between faculty and teachers; opportunities, gaps, challenges, actionsFigure 1 shows K-12 course attendees conducting photolithography in a cleanroom andassembling an electronic circuit. Fig.1. K-12 Forum on Microelectronics and Nanotechnology participants conducting laboratory in the RIT microelectronics cleanroom (left); Participants trying electronic device test kit prepared by RIT faculty (right). Page 13.893.5Upon completion of the K-12 Forum on Microelectronics and

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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the help of thisremote hook-up to the WebSEM. The excellent core of highly involved undergraduatestudents who have been recruited now form an integral part of the outreach andrecruitment efforts. The student Materials Advantage organization has been namedoutstanding chapter in the country the past three years.NeedThe need for more engineers in the United States, including materials engineers, has beenwell documented in recent years. “Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing andEmploying America for a Brighter Economic Future,”1 a publication from the NationalAcademies, states that “Last year more than 600,000 engineers graduated frominstitutions of higher education in China. In India, the figure was 350,000. In America, itwas about 70,000

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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method but often they arenot exposed to design methods until their capstone senior project. We have developed aseven-step method that guides students through projects and enables them to achieve theskills we have identified as essential to their success as global engineers. The stepsinclude 1) identifying user’s needs, 2) developing product concepts, 3) translatingperformance requirements from the language of the customer into technical functionalrequirements, 4) brainstorming several conceptual designs and choosing the optimumsolution, 5) developing a detailed design solution, 6) fabricating a prototype and testingto ensure that it meets the performance requirements and 7) determining the commercialfeasibility of the design solution. An example

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otto Wilson, Catholic University of America

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processes. Hetero-coagulation is a termthat describes particle/particle adsorption interactions involving two or more types of particles1, 2.These interactions are typically driven by electrostatic (opposite charges attract), chemicalaffinity effects, or size effects. In size based hetero-coagulation, nanoparticles seek to lowertheir surface energy by adsorbing onto larger particles. In this demonstration, magneticnanoparticles are mixed with hydroxyapatite particles in suspension to allow visual observationof nanoscale heterocoagulation and adsorption interactions with the use of a strong magnet.ProcedureSynthesis of magnetic nanoparticlesA solution containing a 1:2 molar ratio of Fe2+ to Fe3+ (typically 0.5 M FeCl3 and 0.25 M FeCl2,50-100 ml) in

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Bok Kim, Div. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University

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biodegradable plastic films are also investigated forcomparison.IntroductionMany of today’s products are manufactured from petrochemicals and are notbiodegradable. As these products are based on petroleum-based synthetic materials, theyare a significant source of the environmental pollution and waste in nature.Biodegradable polymers, which are mostly derived from renewable resources, becomeattractive to address the sustainability of materials in commercial applications, since theyenter the normal geo-chemical cycle over intended life time.1, 2 In addition, thebiodegradable polymers can perform the intended functions as designed and can bemanufactured by most conventional plastics processing technology.3The demand for biodegradable materials in various

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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topic leads to a discussion ofmaterials for green-building.7. Find the linear coefficient of thermal expansion at room temperature and absolute melting point for Cd, Pb, Mg, Al, Cu, Ni, Fe, Ti, Nb, Ta, and W. Plot the coefficient of thermal expansion vs. the melting point. What relationship do you observe? (Moderate Success)The melting points are listed in the textbook, but students have to find the linear expansioncoefficients from technical handbooks or the internet. Graphs typically look like the left side ofFigure 1, where the outlier is magnesium. A few students annotate their graphs with questionsabout the outlier.A widely repeated error on the internet is the coefficient of thermal expansion for Mg. Manywebsites list it at

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

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of Learning Gains. Preliminaryanalysis of data from the MCI for a portion of the control group shows that there are significantgains in learning even in a traditional lecture class, and that the MCI appears to have some biasagainst women.IntroductionTraditional models of teaching are focused on the delivery of content. It is assumed that learningoccurs by the instructor telling the students the information. The problem with this approach isthat it does not match with the research on learning. The well-known cognitive model oflearning, developed in the field of psychology, describes the processes by which a learneracquires new information.1 Figure 1 illustrates this model. The key point to note in this model isthat information is actively

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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TOPICS AND LAB EXPERIMENTSClass Lecture Topics Weekly Lab Experiments 1 Course Policies & Introduction Lab Procedures & Safety Regulations 2 Lattice Points, Lines, Planes3 3 Bravais Lattices, Crystal Structure 4 Properties of X-Rays4 #1: Powder Diffractometer 5 Filters & X-Ray Tube #1: Acquiring & Indexing a Pattern 6 Bragg’s Law & Laue Equations 7 X-Ray Methods #2: Intensity Calculations 8 Scattering of X-Rays #2: Phase Identification using ICDD-PDF 9 Structure Factor 10 Diffraction by Polycrystalline Material #3: Alignment & Calibration 11 Summarize Part I of X-Ray

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

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and thecomplexity of the report format. Each assignment presents a short narrative, describing anengineering job and assignment, and presents some guidelines as to what content is appropriate.In the rest of the assignment, the audience is identified, and guidelines for length are given. Thestudent’s task is to extract relevant information from the experiment and effectivelycommunicate that information in writing.A short description of the laboratory experiment subject, the specific narratives and tasks for thewriting assignment are described below. For an example of a complete narrative, see Figure 1. ‚ Assignment 1. Metal Resistivity - Short Engineering Report o Your company fabricates copper wire. Elemental analysis of a metal

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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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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supplementary learning methods including pre-quizzes, multidisciplinary learning throughextramural speakers and off-campus lab visits, and service learning.1. IntroductionTeaching is an unnatural act, an incursion on another person's learning-in-progress. In particular,demonstrating the gee-whiz applications for new materials in trendy commercial products thatare smaller or faster or just plain better-designed is the glamorous side of teaching materialsscience. The challenge lies in delivering along with the applications the underlying science andmath principles needed to understand materials topics that strike terror at first glance in manynovices’ hearts, such as crystal structure and phase diagrams. Therefore, it is necessary for thestudy material

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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for the course; memory stickThe participants in this course were part-time Masters’ Degree students, who are young,working professionals looking to improve their engineering skills to better compete in theworkplace. Students have backgrounds in mechanical or industrial engineering and work asengineers in the areas of production support, test and project management. Only 1-3 years pastgraduation with their Bachelors’ degree and significant entry level experience at their companies,these students are eager learners. For most students, a Master’s Degree will be their highest levelof technical education attained. It is noted here that upper level undergraduates, who havecompleted courses in design, materials, manufacturing processes and