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A critical review of approaches to teaching artificial intelligence in undergraduate materials engineering

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joel L Galos, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Mohsen Beyramali Kivy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California; Ken-ichi Nomura, University of Southern California; James E. Saal, Citrine Informatics, Inc.
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Materials Division (MATS)
learning module in a Jupyter Notebook showing interactive links, editable python code and data visualization [30]. Figure 5: Visualization of material property predictions from an ML model [31]. Table 2: Published examples of computer-science-driven approaches to teaching AI/ML topics. Programming Computer Science and/or AI/ML Language, MS&E Topic Ref. (s) Topics Library, and EnvironmentPlotting, curve fitting, functions and Python, Materials characterization [30
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Human-Centered Design Framework and Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Restructured Materials Science and Engineering Capstone Course

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew D Goodman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Taylor Parks, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; jean-charles stinville, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Materials Division (MATS)
qualitativedata collection and analysis, such as interviews, which could have provided a deeperunderstanding of how and why students develop these mindsets over time.References[1] C. J. Atman, R. S. Adams, M. E. Cardella, J. Turns, S. Mosborg, and J. Saleem, "Engineering Design Processes: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners," J. Eng. Educ., vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 359-379, 2007, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2007.tb00945.x.[2] P. Biney, Assessing Abet Outcomes Using Capstone Design Courses. 2007, pp. 12.261.1- 12.261.20.[3] C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey, and L. J. Leifer, "Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning," (in English), J. Eng. Educ., Review vol. 94, no. 1
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Integrating Sustainability Issues into a Materials Science Course using Universal Design for Learning Principles

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
Reference(s) Chapter 22 Economic, environmental, and societal issues Callister and Rethwisch [32]; [38] in materials engineering; Wind power example Wind turbine blade materials [39] 2 Rare earth elements - mining [40] 8 Safety, testing – faked submarine material tests [41] 14 Plastic pollution during its lifecycle [42], [43], [44] 14 Nanoplastics prevalence and health concerns [45] 15 Road made of recycled plastic [46] 12, 13 Ceramics, carbon footprint, water usage, Bubble charts [47] recycled fraction 17 Corrosion of lead pipe and Flint [48] 17 Biodegradable
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Mathematica Demonstration for Project Based Materials Science Course

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joshua Paul Steimel, Humboldt State University; JuEun Lee, Humboldt State University
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
Answer?" Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 2-16, 2003. 3. Maldonado, S., Khan, M. A., & Moon, S. K., "Designing for the Future: AI and Machine Learning in Engineering Education," Computers & Education, vol. 123, pp. 100-113, 2018. 4. Bordogna, J., Fromm, E., & Ernst, E. W., "Engineering Education: Innovation through Integration," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 3-8, 1993. 5. Reynolds, A., & Lewis, D., "Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse," Harvard Business Review, March 30, 2017. 6. Freeman, S., et al., "Active Learning Increases Student Performance in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics," Proceedings
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Increasing In-Class Participation in Materials Science Education through Anonymized Discussions

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2: Activities with Impact! Special Session
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
discussions to be an effective tool forencouraging class participation in both small and large classes from the sophomore throughsenior level. These issues can be explored in detail in future work by comparing anonymous andnon-anonymous settings and using student surveys about their perceptions of the classroomenvironment and efficacy of the technique.Bibliography[1] A. S. N. Kim, S. Shakory, A. Azad, C. Popovic, and L. Park, “Understanding the impact of attendance and participation on academic achievement,” Scholarsh. Teach. Learn. Psychol., vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 272–284, 2020, doi: 10.1037/stl0000151.[2] T. Newkirk, Embarrassment: And the Emotional Underlife of Learning. Heinemann, 2017.[3] C. Reddington and R. Cañada, “How does student
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Multi-Material Marbles Game: An Interactive Educational Board Game Incorporating Embodied and Gamified Learning to Attract New Engineers to Materials Science and Materials Selection

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2: Activities with Impact! Special Session
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Asher Barnsdale, University of Victoria; Olivia Daugela, University of Victoria; Joel L Galos, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Elisabeth Hülse, ANSYS, Inc.; Kaitlin Tyler, ANSYS, Inc.; Bosco Yu, University of Victoria
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Materials Division (MATS)
Examples of: a) physical qualitative versus b) computer-generated quantitative material property charts.Game Mechanics Variation with Enhanced Gamification Element: Currently, the Multi-Material Marbles Game is designed as an activity that encourages playful interaction to achievethe potential learning objectives. The tactile nature of the multi-material spheres and theopportunity to collaborate with other players keep participants engaged throughout the experience.Although there are “game mechanics”, the activity currently does not have the concept of a“winner”. Under Deterding et al.’s taxonomy of gamification, this game lies between aneducational game, a science demo, and an educational toy, see Fig 1. We believe this achieves agood balance
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BOARD # 173: Teaching elasticity through jigsaw classrooms: Impact on students’ experiential learning

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Poster Session
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University; Simeon Akindele Abolade; Shittu Babatunde Akinpelu, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland; RAYMOND BACSMOND BAKO; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu; Akinlolu Akande
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Materials Division (MATS)
computational tools and advanced techniques based on electronic structure theory. Akinlolu is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a recognition of his expertise in teaching and learning in higher education. In 2020, he was awarded a Teaching Hero, an award organised by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Union of Students in Ireland. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Teaching elasticity through jigsaw classrooms: Impact on students’ experiential learning David O. Obada1,2,7,8*, Ayodeji N. Oyedeji1, Simeon A. Abolade2, Shittu B. Akinpelu3, Adrian O. Eberemu4,7, Fatai O. Anafi1,7, Abdulkarim S
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Critically Examining Constructive Alignment for Marginalization: An Analysis of Foundational Works and Modern Applications in Engineering Education

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mackinley Love MSc, University of Calgary
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
introduces the core aspect of constructive alignment, thatlearning outcomes, activities, and assessments should be aligned and support one another. Biggs’development was to pair instructional alignment with a strong focus on the role of studentactivities in creating meaning, which he identified as the common core of constructivist learningtheories [1]. Biggs has periodically published updates of the model of constructive alignment in“Teaching for Quality Learning at University”, starting in 1999 and with the most recent 5thedition published in 2022 [6].Since the 1970’s, engineering education and the professional engineering field have becomeincreasingly diverse [7]. However, despite decades of concerted institutional efforts, parity in thefield
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Computational Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering: Student Responses to a Restructurated Introductory Course

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacob Z. Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery; Uri Joseph Wilensky
Tagged Divisions
Materials Division (MATS)
. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 13, no. 2, p. R53, 2005, doi: 10.1088/0965-0393/13/2/R01.[7] K. Thornton, S. Nola, R. Edwin Garcia, M. Asta, and G. B. Olson, “Computational materials science and engineering education: A survey of trends and needs,” JOM, vol. 61, no. 10, p. 12, Oct. 2009, doi: 10.1007/s11837-009-0142-3.[8] National Science and Technology Council, “Materials Genome Initiative Strategic Plan,” 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.mgi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/MGI-2021- Strategic-Plan.pdf[9] K. Ohno, K. Esfarjani, and Y. Kawazoe, Computational Materials Science: From Ab Initio to Monte Carlo Methods, 1999th edition. Berlin ; New York: Springer, 2000.[10] A. D. Rollett and P. Manohar, “The Monte Carlo
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Work-in-Progress: Design of a Material Science and Engineering Course to Promote Hands on Learning and Writing Proficiency

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anurag Srivastava, Texas A&M University; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University; Bilal Mansoor, Texas A&M University
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Materials Division (MATS)
. 259–289, 2024, doi: 10.46328/ijte.691.[18] U. Farooq and S. Anwar, “ChatGPT Performance on Standardized Testing Exam -- A Proposed Strategy for Learners,” 2023, [Online]. Available: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.14519[19] S. J. Bang and S. Anwar, “Utilizing Natural Language Processing for Assisting in Writing English Sentences,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., 2024, doi: 10.18260/1-2--48249.[20] A. J. Rojas, “An Investigation into ChatGPT’s Application for a Scientific Writing Assignment,” J. Chem. Educ., vol. 101, no. 5, pp. 1959–1965, 2024, doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00034.[21] J. K. West et al., “An Analysis of AI-Generated Laboratory Reports across the Chemistry Curriculum and Student
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Integrating Research, Design, and Communication Learning Outcomes in the Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rajan Kumar, Northwestern University
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Materials Division (MATS)
Shayta Roy, Keino Davis, Abby Carbone, Galvin Brady, AllanBuyinza, Laura Madril, Magdalena Ravello, Pierce Pettit, and Hyonseon Choi for their supportin developing course content, leading course discussion sections, and consistently contributing toa positive class experience. I also thank Dr. Haoxue Yan for teaching a section of MatSci 160under this design and contributing data for this study.References [1] J. Kozminski, N. Beverly, D. Deardorff, R. Dietz, M. Eblen-Zayas, R. Hobbs, H. Lewandowski, S. Lindaas, A. Reagan, R. Tagg, J. Williams, and B. Zwickl, “AAPT recommendations for the undergraduate physics laboratory curriculum,” AAPT Committee on Laboratories, Nov. 10, 2014. [2] A Saterbak, B. Beason, K. Cox, J. Bordeaux
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Materials Science Rocks! Using Geology Specimens to Teach Microstructures and Error Analysis

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Erika La Plante, University of California, Davis
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
, 2001, pp. 1550-1558.[5] Kemet. “Rock Thin Sections (Petrographic Thin Section Preparation).” https://www.kemet.co.uk/blog/petrography/rock-thin-sections (retrieved January 8, 2025).[6] P. C. Robinson and M. W. Davidson. “Polarized Light Microscopy.” https://www.microscopyu.com/techniques/polarized-light/polarized-light-microscopy (retrieved January 15, 2025).[7] Northern Geological Supplies Limited “Ironstone Slide.” https://www.geologysuperstore.com/product/ironstone-slide/ (retrieved August 15, 2024).[8] C. A. Schneider, W. S. Rasband, and K. W. Eliceiri, “NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis,” Nature Methods, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 671-675, 2012/07/01 2012.[9] Microtrac Particle
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Professional Development Based on Sustainability with Materials Components – Online vs In-Person

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Claes Fredriksson, University West, Sweden; Claes Fredriksson
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
and instructor quality (3.43-3.57out of 4, in-person vs 3.74-3.94 out of 4, online) indicates that the higher self-assessedknowledge improvement for in-person training is not an artifact of unhappiness online or"better" instructor performance in-person.It has not been possible to follow-up differences in retention of these two models, due topractical circumstances of professional development within VBG Group, but hope that the resultfrom the question in-person: 7. How well do you think this course will contribute to thesustainability work within VBG Group? is closer to very good than pretty good, as in the survey.References[1] C. Fredriksson and S. Bohlin, "Life-cycle inventory study of biogas production for vehiclesin Trollhättan, a medium
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The Significance of Project-Based Learning in the Understanding of Material Properties in a Sophomore Class

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Abigail Elizabeth Mayhan, University of Arkansas
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Materials Division (MATS)
well-rounded, competent engineers ready to address complex globalchallenges. Future research should continue to explore innovative PBL strategies and their long-term impact on student success and engineering practice.ReferencesCapon, N., & Kuhn, D. (2004). What's so good about problem-based learning? Cognition andInstruction.2. Bell, S. (2010). Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future. TheClearing House, 83(2), 39-43.3. Goff, P., et al. (2015). Exploring the Role of Reflection in Project-Based Learning. Journal ofEngineering Education, 104(4), 331-357.4. Thomas, J. W. (2000). A Review of Research on Project-Based Learning. San Rafael, CA: TheAutodesk Foundation.5. Prince, M., & Felder, R. M. (2006). Inductive
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"Let's Find Out"

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2: Activities with Impact! Special Session
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Materials Division (MATS)
acknowledge the support of Drs. Ashoka M. Tholangamuwe Gedara and MirkoSchoenitz and Mr. Guangliang Liu for assisting my students with the experiments.References[1] D. Colb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, 2nd ed. Pearson FT Press, 2014.[2] P. C. Blumenfeld, E. Soloway, R. W. Marx, J. S. Krajcik, M. Guzdial, and A. Palincsar, "Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning," Educational Psychologist, Article vol. 26, no. 3-4, pp. 369-398, 1991, doi: 10.1080/00461520.1991.9653139.[3] D. M. Sandra Fernandesa∗, Maria Assunção Floresb and Rui M. Limac, "Engaging students in learning: findings from a study of project-led education
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Teaching Mechanical Properties of Materials through Crochet

Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 4
Collection
2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah A Goodman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Louis Oh, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Elizabeth Zarr Paolella, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)
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Diversity
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Materials Division (MATS)
: https://www.activeminds.org/press-releases/new-data-emphasizes-correlation-loneliness- student-mental-health/[15] S. Vossoughi, P. K. Hooper, and M. Escudé, “Making through the Lens of Culture and Power: Toward Transformative Visions for Educational Equity,” Harv. Educ. Rev., vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 206–232, 2016, doi: 10.17763/0017-8055.86.2.206.
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