Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

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Diversity

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Materials

State Physics Department and the Center for NanoscaleScience, a National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center(NSF-MRSEC), made a rapid pivot of our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)program from an in-person 10-week research experience to a virtual research preparation andprofessional development program which was designed to prepare science and engineeringundergraduate and master’s students for entrance into the workforce or their continuation in agraduate program. The overarching goal of this virtual experience was to develop and refineprofessional skills that are often not explicitly taught in science and engineering classes. Theprogram had three distinct areas: (1) Career Preparation (Professional

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

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Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Materials

to your learning of visits Materials Science? 3 What were the benefits, if any, of these visits to your future career? Evaluation of 4 What do you think you missed out on, if anything, by having these online format visits virtually instead of having the visitor come to class in person? Relation to 5 Which visit was the most interesting to you personally, and why? personal 6 Which visit was the least interesting to you personally, and why? interests and goals 7 Which visit was the most beneficial to you personally, and why?Data analysisThematic analysis was used to determine

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

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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

Foundation CAREER award and the NIH New innovator award.Prof. Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pinshane Y. Huang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University, as well as a B.A. in Physics from Carleton College.Prof. Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Andr´e Schleife is a Blue Waters Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineer- ing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He obtained his Diploma and Ph.D. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical

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Advances in Materials Education

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Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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demanding thatgraduates have the minor, we will advise students early in their academic careers to enroll.ConclusionsDeveloping a new class every semester for several years in a row is time-consuming. Inretrospect, I should have requested release time for course development.Working with the physics department on common courses was rewarding, and should lead topartnerships with other departments interested in materials topics.The most disheartening part of the process has been the lack of interest or support from theuniversity administration, especially with respect to laboratory funding. Conversely, the mostrewarding part has been the response from students. Classes are now filling well before thesemester begins, and student feedback shows that