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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Paul Steimel, Humboldt State University; JuEun Lee, Humboldt State University

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Paper ID #46126Mathematica Demonstration for Project Based Materials Science CourseDr. Joshua Paul Steimel, Humboldt State UniversityJuEun Lee, Humboldt State University Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cal Poly Humboldt Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Mathematica Demonstration for Project Based Materials Science CourseAbstract:This project-based materials science course integrates experimental design, computationalmodeling, and peer-reviewed publication using AI-powered tools like Mathematica. The courseenhances traditional

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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whether to work alone or in self-selected groups for the course projects; and (2)allowing students the option of how to communicate their knowledge on the projects (writtenreport, website, or recorded video). The quality of the students’ knowledge about sustainabilityas revealed through the projects was highly uneven, and on average weaker than their scores onthe more traditional technical portions of the project. It is hoped that the examples and lessonslearned will help others integrate sustainability topics into materials science courses. However, itappears difficult to instill a sociotechnical mindset and overcome the engineering culture whichpreferences technical topics.IntroductionIt is important that engineers work to create products and

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Chambers, University of Michigan; Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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shapeproject constraints and user needs [2]. In other cases, the aim is to help students approach designin the context of ethics or sustainability, with an eye toward the long-term impacts of their workacross a range of users and circumstances [3]. Immersive classroom experiences like design-build-test assignments and community engagement projects can help facilitate this kind ofknowledge [3-5]. Lab classes are good candidates for doing this kind of work, given the alreadyhands-on nature of a typical materials science lab course. One area where the lab class has yet toexcel, however, is in preparing students to communicate meaningfully about their work acrossdiverse audiences and situations. In this paper, we argue that strategic focus on

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Lisa Lao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; LAY POH TAN

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our students with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to excel inthe ever-advancing materials engineering industry. The collective curriculum review exercisesought to evaluate the existing curriculum, identify gaps and areas for improvement andaddress future needs of the materials engineering industry.Gathering relevant stakeholders’ input is a crucial element to guide this endeavour. Supportedby an education grant, this project, thus, aimed to survey and consult various stakeholdersincluding students, educator (faculty), alumni and employers on their feedback about theexisting Materials Engineering curriculum and their views of the future developments inMaterials Engineering industry. Subsequently, this study forms the basis for

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2: Activities with Impact! Special Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University

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subscription. Relevant alternatives include the paid software PollEverywhere [12] and free option Kialo Edu [13]. One can also repurpose existing more familiartools such as anonymous discussion boards on a learning management system (Canvas andBlackboard both have this capability) by setting the discussion to be only open briefly duringclass, and reviewing the results with the class as they come in.Using TopHat or similar software, an instructor is able to assign a discussion and project a livefeed with anonymized student responses (which can include text and, optionally, digitalsketches), while student submissions are still saved elsewhere in the system with their namesattached. The saved data could be used, for instance, to later address any

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olubiyi Obada, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Simeon Akindele Abolade, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland; Shittu Babatunde Akinpelu, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Emmanuel Okafor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia; Cynthia Ujuh Odili, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Vanessa Faustina Ogenyi; Sokoga Victor Ategbe, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Fatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Akinlolu Akande, Atlantic Technological University. Ireland; Raymond Bacsmond Bako

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research area. He is currently the academic and research coordinator with the African Center of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education (ACENPEE), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; a World Bank funded Development Impact project with the aim of scaling up post graduate education at the MSc/PhD levels through regional specialization and collaboration in the West African Sub-region. Adrian is a registered Engineer with Council for Regulation of Engineering Practice in Nigeria (COREN), a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, a member of the American Society for Civil Engineers as well as the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMG).Fatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Roberts, University of Florida

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Paper ID #39350Exploring how Different Instructional Methods Compare to Improve StudentPerformance and Satisfaction in an Online Environment.Mr. Michael Roberts, University of Florida Currently, I work as a Technology Coach for a research grant. I have research experience in numerous fields including Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (MBN) in HY80 steel, Engineering Education, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and my current senior design project involves designing a sensor to detect volatile gases in moon regolith (moon rock). long with my research experience, I have developed my programming and computational skills which have

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 6

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claes Fredriksson, University West, Sweden; Claes Fredriksson

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materials. This town has also made itself known for forward-thinkingactivities within domestic infrastructure, such as biogas city buses [1], extensive renewabledistrict heating [2] and production technology [3], as well as higher education. It is a medium-sized Swedish town with links to this industrial history that makes it a main local provider ofgraduated Engineering students. That was also one reason for the online professionaldevelopment course program that was created by this University as an Industry-Academycollaboration, within the ExSus project (EXpert Competence for SUStainable Production).Since the Aerospace and Transport industry are some of the main local stakeholders, it wasnatural to include a strong focus on relevant, so called

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Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayanta K. Banerjee, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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, namely, Mechanical,Civil, Electrical, Chemical and Industrial, have courses on materials, both at the undergraduate andgraduate levels as well as funded research projects in materials. Furthermore, the Faculty of Arts andSciences has similar emphasis in materials, in the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geology.In sum, the Division of Materials of ASEE is of great interest for our academic improvement [1]. Hence, thispaper!Over the last few years, several natural and man-made phenomena have affected any progress of thissmall island. While the earthquakes and the hurricanes are natural phenomena, not disasters, COVID-19was certainly a man-made cataclysm. We had a severe earthquake, over 7 on Richter’s Scale, plus COVID-19 started

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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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) metallurgy, CAD made. I’ve always been projects. focused more on the aesthetics of crochet more than how it can impact the material properties of a fabric. It introduced me to the potential that