Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Materials

credit for such work. Accept design reports, oral and written, if presented in true professional style, in lieu of certain conventional course work and examinations.25Craft builds on the broad creativity definition in her recent examination of creativity ineducation, and distinguishes among the “everyday creativity” of Maslow, the “extraordinarycreativity” of the likes of Einstein, and “localized creativity” that lies between the two Page 14.918.7extremes.26 Craft argues that creativity is relevant across the entire curriculum but manifestdistinctly in different fields – an approach that should spark some excitement

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kalan Kucera, University of Kentucky; John Balk

Tagged Divisions

Materials

content anddismiss any negative precepts the students had about the steel industry in general.Students would understand as well that the iron and steel field, as the largest metals-based market in the world, still has a wealth of exciting discoveries to be made4. Throughintegration with an existing curriculum, the steel industry and engineering students wouldbe greatly aided by this new material. The specific structure of the lesson given at theUniversity of Kentucky in 2008 is described below in detail.Background and Structure of Plan In their first semester at the University of Kentucky, all engineering freshmentake introductory major-related courses. These introductory courses are designed mainly

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Medlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

processing methods change the microstructure, how the resultingmicrostructural changes affect the material properties, and how the properties control the finalperformance of an engineering component. Evaluations of student homework problems andwritten reports will show an improved understanding and enthusiasm of this material.Table 1. Changes in Properties of Materials LaboratoryLaboratory Description of Changes in Properties of Materials Laboratory Module This module has traditionally been “Introduction to Basic Statistical Computations” and this will be replaced by “Basic Forging Processes and Microstructures”. The basic statistical computation portion of the laboratory will be integrated into a

Conference Session

Advanced Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Materials

students find fascinating andthought provoking. The purpose of this document to provide teachers and studentswith a baseline knowledge, and an opportunity to physically work with one of theseinnovative substance. MR fluids have served as topics in a variety of curriculums. Influid power courses such as hydraulics, MR fluids have the potential to revolutionize Page 14.156.2the “valve” component that currently relies on interfacing electro-mechanical devices.In applied process control engineering curriculums, such as programmable logiccontrollers, MR fluids are easily activated and deactivated by controllers to maintainprocess set points. Using these fluids in

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

slides on experimental principles and theory, (c) step-by-stepinstructions to use the equipment, (d) sample data and analysis, (e) a set of multiple-choicequestions, and (f) a student survey. At the beginning of each term, these instructional materialsare integrated into MyCourses, the online course management system developed by Desire 2Learn (www.desire2learn.com) for our institution. Thus, all lab instructors and students nowhave access to and use the same instructional materials.Assessment Rubrics and Design of Instructional MaterialsFor BSME curriculum to meet or exceed the accreditation criteria of the Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology (ABET), our department has developed a set of nine mechanicalengineering program outcomes

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

integrating ethics throughout our curriculum.] SulzerOrthopedics (later Centerpulse Orthopedics, later acquired by Zimmer Holdings) recalled 25,000of its Inter-Op® acetabular caps in December 2000 with approximately 17,500 having beenimplanted47. Later reports showed the scope of the problem to be more than 30,000 devices withmore than 20,000 implanted50. More than 2700 revision surgeries were needed as a result49-51 ofa manufacturing process error that occurred after Sulzer brought the process to manufacture thecups in-house. A mineral oil based lubricant had accidentally contaminated the machine coolantand the acetabular cups during CNC machining (subsequent cleaning operations did not detectthe contamination). The mineral oil on the cup prevented