Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Materials

engineers. These societies are also beneficial to the career progression of their members byproviding networking and professional service opportunities.1 Typically, engineers are firstexposed to professional societies as college sophomores or juniors through pre-professionalstudent chapters of the society, where students are able to join at substantially reduced fees andparticipate in a variety of networking, project, and service experiences.2 Most often, studentscontinue their membership upon graduation from college and as a way to stay abreast of thechanges in their field and enhance their professional and technical capabilities.3At universities, active student pre-professional societies can greatly enhance the engineeringcurriculum. Reid and

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

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

µE StudentsWe have developed a five course minor in microelectronics for non-µE science and engineeringstudents who desire exposure and experience to the exciting world of nanotechnology. Webelieve that this minor may do more to increase the number of women students with engineeringexperience at RIT by utilizing the large number already enrolled in the College of Scienceprograms, as opposed to separate recruitment strategies geared solely toward engineering. Thisprogram is designed to provide basic knowledge to students from other engineering and sciencedisciplines interested in a career in the semiconductor industry that include design, manufacture,equipment, chemicals, and software sectors. The minor consists of five courses: three core

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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Materials

appropriatedefinition is that a portfolio is a collection of evidence that is gathered together to show aperson’s learning journey over time and to demonstrate their abilities. This is the approach takenin the work developed in the materials science and engineering subjects to understanding andimplementing engineering concepts9. When extending the definition to the graduate experience,the portfolio is considered as a way of documenting all aspects of professional and personalgrowth when progressing through university and their career. However, not all portfolios are thesame. Recent work done in developing portfolio concepts for mathematics education, definedthree types of portfolios: showcase (which focused on the student's best and most representativework

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Tagged Divisions

Materials

. degreeprogram in manufacturing engineering, and the other with students from non-technical majorsthat, for the most part, also took many of the same classes. The widely different backgroundknowledge and skills of studentsi, and their diverse career aspirations demanded an approach to Page 13.1412.2teaching materials and processes courses that was relevant to both groups. Both groups needed tobe exposed to content balanced between the applied and the theoretical (albeit with a greateremphasis on vocational component, consistent with the university’s historic strengths andapplied character. The exigencies of program accreditation, a high university