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Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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engineering, active discovery-basedlearning is considered an important part of this learning cycle6. In Bruner7, discovery learning isdefined as a cognitive instructional model whereby students are empowered and encouraged tolearn concepts and principles through active hypothesis testing and discovery, just as during thedescribed experiment.ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) EAC (Engineering AccreditationCommission) has developed a set of accreditation criteria8 for all undergraduate engineeringprograms. Criterion 3 deals with program outcomes and assessment whereby students atgraduation must be able to demonstrate having certain abilities, knowledge, and understanding.The described nanotechnology experiment addresses students

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Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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AC 2008-699: MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGYEDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTSTHROUGH CURRICULUM REFORM AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIESSantosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology Santosh K. Kurinec is Professor and the Department Head of Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has led the effort on curriculum reform and is the Principle Investigator of this work. She teaches courses on microelectronic processing and electronic materials. She has extensive experience on materials integration in semiconductor devices.Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology Mike Jackson is an Associate Professor of Microelectronic

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Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2008-260: EXPERIMENTS IN MICRO-/NANO-CHRACTERIZATION OFMATERIALS SURFACESSurendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, and the recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science. Page 13.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Experiments in Micro-/Nano- Characterization of Material SurfacesAbstractThis paper describes major revisions made in Spring

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Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoli Jeune, University of Florida; Henry Hess, University of Florida

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AC 2008-2024: USING MICROTUBULES TO ILLUSTRATE POLYMERPROPERTIESYoli Jeune, University of Florida Yoli Jeune is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Florida. She has received a Bachelors degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (1999) and a Masters degree in Secondary Science Education with a concentration in Biology (2002) from the University of South Florida. She worked for 3.5 years at the Hillsborough County School District in Florida teaching Biology and Chemistry to High School students. She is a recipient of the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan, and Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2008-18: A LABORATORY SESSION DEVELOPMENT: STUDY OFMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTIC COMPOSTBAG AND BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC COMPOST BAGSeung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Spencer Seung Kim is Associate Professor in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department and works as Associate Director in American Packaging Corp. Center for Packaging Innovation at RIT. His research areas are in composite materials synthesis and characterization. Dr. S. Kim graduated with M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1993) from University of Illinois at Chicago.Bok Kim, Div. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University Dr. Bok H. Kim is Professor

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

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engineering firm, keeping the staff at the forefront of theirfields, and cognizant of the latest developments. A number of disparate R&D efforts becamevery active in early summer of 2007, and to address the need for additional help, the internsbecame intimately involved. One project, undertaken by a team comprised of three interns,prepared the first working prototype of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)training tool designed for middle school learners1. Another project was staffed by five collegeinterns who retrofitted a plasma cutter to become a plasma torch. The torch is needed topyrolyze biomass in a project to help farmers become energy independent. A different projectaimed to improve the energy harvesting efficiency in a

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Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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AC 2008-1374: USING ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO REPOSITORIES AS ASTUDENT RESOURCE FOR MSE APPLICATIONSAaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology "Aaron Blicblau graduated as materials engineer and worked in the manufacturing and steel industry for ten years. He then commenced lecturing at Swinburne University of Technology specialising in materials science and engineering to students ranging form first year to final year. . He has been involved in implementing novel teaching procedures to improve the learning aspects of students as well as his own teaching processes. Over the past few years he has adopted and implemented active learning measures including problem based and project based

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Emily Merrick, Iowa State University; Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University

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those interested in materials science and engineering.Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University Larry Genalo is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. He served as Chair for the Freshman Programs and DELOS Divisions, and runs the Toying with Technology Program at Iowa State and the recruitment program in the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Page 13.867.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Material Advantage at Iowa State: A Case Study for Student Pre- professional Society

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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challenging for instructors to adapt their courses toincorporate more active learning, we have found it to be easier to incorporate active learningtools and techniques when these concepts are designed into the course from the beginning.BackgroundIn fall 2004 the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin – Madisonintroduced a third bachelors degree program with the name “Engineering Physics” (EP); this wasin addition to graduate and undergraduate degrees already established in Nuclear Engineeringand Engineering Mechanics (with an Astronautics Option). The EP majors spend two years oncommon math, science, engineering and liberal electives courses and then specialize in aresearch-active emerging technology focus area in their last

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Professional Development in Materials Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Holt, MSE at VT

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AC 2008-2965: JUMR: JOURNAL OF UNDERGRADUATE MATERIALSRESEARCHSusan Holt, MSE at VT Susan Holt is a graduate research assistant in Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She was a member of the inaugural editorial board for JUMR and continues her membership on the editorial board as the Communications and Data Manager. She is currently working on her PhD in MSE and plans to teach in academia when she graduates. Page 13.823.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR)AbstractThe Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University

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AC 2008-803: COMPOSITE COLUMN DESIGN/TEST LABCraig Johnson, Central Washington University Craig Johnson is a Professor and Coordinator of the Mech. Eng. Tech. Program (ABET) in the Ind. & Eng. Tech. Dept. at Central Wash. Univ. (www.cwu.edu/~cjohnson). He is also Coordinator and FEF Key Professor of the Industrial Technology Cast Metals Program. He has a P.E. in Metallurgical Engineering, but also has a B.S. in Phys. Sci. and previously taught high school. His BSME is from U WY, an MSMSE from UCLA, & a Ph.D. in Eng. Sci. from WSU. Dr. J. is a past ASEE Materials Division Chair. He specializes in test design, interface characterization/joining. & process optimization

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mir Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University

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AC 2008-1447: UNDERGRADUATE MATERIALS RESEARCH: TENSILEIMPACT TOUGHNESS OF POLYMERSMir Atiqullah, Southern Polytechnic State University Dr. Mir Atiqullah is an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, West lafayette, Indiana in 1996. He has been teaching engineering and engineering technology since 1996 and has interest in design, materials, manufacturing, mechanics, optimmzation, biosensor, among others. He is a regular participant in ASEE conferences and active member of various divisions

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harvey Abramowitz, Purdue University Calumet

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contributes to fulfillingABET progam outcomes a, c and e. Student surveys also show that the learning objectives forthe project are being met. Page 13.248.9Bibliography1. Abramowitz, H., “Determination of Viscosity Using a Falling Sphere Viscometer,” National Educators’ Workshop New Update 2000 Standard Experiments in Engineering, Materials Science, and Technology, Kettering, OH, Oct./Nov. 2000, pp.183-196.2. Skurla, C., Thomas, B. and Bradley, W.L., “Teaching Freshman Engineering Using Design Projects and Laboratory Exercises to Increase Retention,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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AC 2008-1455: WRITING A BOOK ON THE ROLE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE INMANUFACTURING FOR INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH: LESSONS LEARNEDRajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout RAJIV ASTHANA, Ph.D. (1991, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, materials engineering), is a professor of Engineering and Technology and author or coauthor of three books, Materials Science in Manufacturing (Elsevier, 2006), Solidification Processing of Reinforced Metals (Trans Tech, 1998), and Atlas of Cast Metal-Matrix Composite Structures (Motor Transport Institute, Warsaw, 2007). He is the co-editor of special issues of Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science and Materials Science and Engineering A, associate

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Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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AC 2008-35: USING INTERNET SOURCES TO SOLVE MATERIALSHOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTSBarry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen worked for 9 years in the automotive industry as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and laboratory manager. For the past 5 years, he has taught Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). His primary interests are in materials engineering, mechanics, contra dancing, and engineering technology education. Page 13.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Internet Sources

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Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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AC 2008-1816: AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS COURSE: MAKINGCONCRETE STAND UP TO THE TASKDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and