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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University; Ji Ma, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jaime Grunlan, Texas A&M University

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AC 2007-2475: DEVELOPMENT OF A NANO-FILLED COMPOSITEEXPERIMENT FOR A FRESHMAN CLASSRichard Griffin, Texas A&M University Richard B. Griffin, Ph. D., P. E. (TX) has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University since 1977. He earned his BS at Pennsylvania State University (1964) in Metallurgy/Metallurgical Engineering, and his PhD at Iowa State University (1969) in Metallurgy. His expertise is in the area of materials where he has taught and done research for more than 30 years. Dr. Griffin has worked in various areas of corrosion: erosion/corrosion, scc cracking of high strength steels, and corrosion under organic coatings. He has also worked in tribology where he studied the

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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, pp. 917-924.7. Muryanto, S., “Concept Mapping: An Interesting and Useful Learning Tool forChemical Engineering Laboratories,” Int. J. Engng. Ed., Vol. 22, No. 5, 2006, pp. 979-985.8. Evans, D. L., McNeill, B. W. and Beakley, G. C., “Design in Engineering Education:Past views and future directions,” Engineering Education, July/August, 1990, pp. 517-522.9. Dym, C. L., Engineering Design: A Synthesis of Views, Cambridge University Press,New York, 1994.10. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, Longman, NewYork, 1956.11. Safoutin, M. J., Atman, C. J., Adams, R., Rutar, T., Kramlich, J. C. and Fridley, J. L.,“A Design Attribute Framework for Course Planning and Learning Assessment,” IEEETransactions on Education, Vol

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilan Grave, Elizabethtown College; Nat Hager III, Elizabethtown College

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Time span Students / Courses Students’ tasks Details in months1 (a) Design/fabricate pin sensors. (a and e) 3 students (a, e) Design, fabricate and (b) Optimize cement/sensor. from EGR 110, EGR test sensors, using CNC/lathe (c) Upgrade calibration. 1-8 291, EGR 391 (d) Integrate 15 ps generator (d) Upgrade 15 ps stimulus (d) Junior electrical into TDR station and test. (e) Design/fabricate large sensor engineering student.2 (a) Free-water analysis 4-24 (b, c, and d) 3 teams (b) Coordinate TGA with (b) Thermogravimetric analysis

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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resistancesof straight ceramics and the metallized ceramic anode material. After this, the students alsomeasure and compare the resistance of water straight from the faucet with that of water with anAlka Seltzer table dropped in (Figure 3). Concepts of electronic and ionic conductivity are Page 12.726.4explained. (a) (b) (c) (d)Figure 3. (a) Students listening to the presentation about energy concepts, (b) Studentslearning to use the multimeter, (c) Students do measurement on resistors and (d) Studentsdo measurements on

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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course. In some cases, quizzes were designed to asses thespecific outcomes while in other cases particular questions were designed to test the specificoutcomes. The following description of quizzes, mid term test and a specific question illustratethe assessment approach more clearly. Quiz 1 and 2 were designed to assess the knowledge ofscience and quiz 3 was designed to test the knowledge of engineering. Question 7 on the finalexamination was: “(a) Indicate the position of yield strength, tensile strength and fracturestrength using a typical engineering stress-strain curve. Also sketch the geometry of thespecimens at various points along the curve. (b) Draw schematically the five stages of fracturevia cup-and-cone mechanisms.” This question

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anastasia Micheals, San Jose State University; Emily Allen, San Jose State University; Jeanne Linsdell, San Jose State University

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from instructor B. One of the goalsof the rubric was to make grading more consistent between different instructors. We expect thatif this goal is met, then the deviation between average grade from instructor A and instructor Bshould be small. In Fall 2005, before the new program, there were six sections taught by 5instructors; the average grade was 84, with a standard deviation of 4.5. During Fall 2006, of thefour instructors and four sections using the new program, the average grade was 87, with astandard deviation of 2.6.If the reduced deviation holds in the future, then the rubric will bevalidated.The rubric allows for more uniformity in grading between instructors, and is consistent withholistic grading results. Several faculty members

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Oladapo Akinyede, North Carolina A&T State University

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without involvement of significant cost. The paper will address threedifferent fabrication processes that has been developed and implemented. These three methodsinclude (a) dispersing alumina particles using high energy mixing (using ultrasonication, highshear and pulverization), (b) electrospinning technique to manufacture and deposit nanofibers (c)X-Y Computer controlled spray technique to deposit single wall carbon nanotubes on the wovenfabric. This paper demonstrates limitless bounds of nanomaterials, as well as would eventuallyhelp to modify and strengthen the existing engineering curriculums in materials, manufacturing,and mechanical and engineering technology.Nanocomposite Fabrication Methods(a) Dispersion of nano alumina particles2

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Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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” 1. Joseph Lowman in Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, statesthat “college classrooms are fundamentally dramatic arenas in which the teacher is the focalpoint, like the actor or orator on stage” 2. What better way to break the monotony of informationtransfer than a good story. Papadimitriou has recognized three main ways of using storytelling inthe teaching of a technical subject: (a) providing historical/biographical context to a subject, (b)illustrating a concept by a story, and (c) embedding educational material into a story 3. Thispaper provides examples of storytelling in a Materials Science class and student reactions to theclass. The paper is intended to serve as the starting point of an audience discussion during thepresentation

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Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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curator. a) b) Page 12.704.2Figure 1. a) The SciTechatorium at the Bellvue Santa-Fe K-6 Charter school in Avila,CA houses b) numerous demos and items that promote scientific inquiry for all ages.The SciTechatorium is open for a few hours per week (depending on docent volunteers),and is available to the K-6 students during recess and lunch. The children can come inand spend as much (or little) time as they wish to take out the reptiles, use the computers,look at displays, talk to Chick and the docents, and play with any of the numerousinteractive items at the museum. The museum is an amazingly fun and inviting

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Foundation (Grant#EEC- Page 12.367.140530760). The views expressed within this paper are solely those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Valuable contributions weremade to some of the project-based learning activities by Katherine Chen, Blair London, TrevorHarding and William Hughes.References1. Brito, C., and C. Tenente, “Working with Projects in Engineering Education,” Proceedings ofthe 1999 ASEE Annual Conference: Engineering Education to Serve the World, June 20-23,1999, pp. 5765-5773.2. London, B., Chen, K.C. and Vanasupa, L., "Materials Selection for the Life Cycle - A NewCourse

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Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Bridge, Maine Maritime Academy; Barbara Fleck, Maine Maritime Academy

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AC 2007-2686: ENGINEERING MATERIALS IN A JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGHSCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMJohn Bridge, Maine Maritime Academy John W. Bridge, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado and from the University of Dayton in Ohio with degrees in engineering mechanics and materials engineering. He served for over 20 years as an Air Force engineering officer and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He has taught mechanical engineering at several institutions including the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He is a registered Professional Engineer and currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. He

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Leach, Purdue University

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AC 2007-1821: HORSESHOE APPLICATIONS: A MATERIALS SELECTIONPROJECT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTSSarah Leach, Purdue University Page 12.808.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Jqtugujqg"Crrnkecvkqpu

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

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AC 2007-1005: MECHANICS, PROCESS, AND DESIGN SIMULATION OFFIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS – A NEW COURSEDEVELOPMENTYaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dr. Dong has extensive R&D experience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dr. Dong's areas of expertise include metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed is the Director of the Center for Excellence of Teaching and Learning and Associate

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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schematic diagrams of beakers with water wereshown to students from which students had to match the appropriate word with the diagram. Theunsaturated solution had a low density of dots (sugar molecules dissolved in water) in the beaker(C). The saturated solution had a higher density of dots and also had a small mound of saturatedsugar sitting at the bottom of the beaker (B). The supersaturated solution had the highest densityof dots but there was no sugar sitting on the bottom of the beaker (A). A significant majority,78%, incorrectly chose beaker B as being supersaturated. The primary reason that was given wasthat there was excess solute (undissolved sugar) sitting in the beaker. This result is similar to theprevious one, with both studies having

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Beth Rogers, Yakima Valley Community College; OraLynn Manweller, Smiths Aerospace Corporation

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, O., Bender, B., Hoover, A., “Young Women’s Aviation, Construction and Engineering Academy”,Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Session 1793, Page 67, 2005.2. www.mated.com, National Science Foundation, Materials Science Resource Center, Award DUE0501475, 2007.3. www.merlot.com, Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching, 2007.4. www.nde.com, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) Resource Center, 2007.5. Mott, R., “Report on the Development of the List of Core Competencies for the National Resource Center forMaterials Technology Education At Edmonds Community College”, MatEd, Feb. 20, 2006.6. Krause, S.J., Decker, J.C., Niska, J., Alford, T., Griffin, R., Identifying Student Misconceptions in Introductory

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Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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laboratory course. ABET outcomes that are specifically addressed in thiscourse include:• a: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;• b: an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;• c: an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs;• e: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;• g: an ability to communicate effectively;• j: a knowledge of contemporary issues;• k: an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Page 12.1265.2Our mechanical engineering program

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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inFigure 5. (a) Bent left (b) In neutral position (c) Bent right Figure 5: Flexible-limb in Left, Neutral and Right Positions Page 12.525.7The demonstration is controlled by a simple, two-way, spring loaded, rotating dial which allowsthe user to choose to actuate the limb to the left or to the right. When one side of the limb isactuated, the SMA wire attached to that side of the limb contracts from 69-inches to 66-inchesthrough Joule heating, producing a 9-inch horizontal displacement of the limb’s free end.When the displacement reaches this predetermined value, the limb is then held there

Conference Session

Creating 'Materials' Awareness

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Scott Chumbley, Iowa State University

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the top lens of the overhead so no light reaches the screen.5. Pour the syrup slowly into the cylinder. Different colors of light will be visible as the thickness increases.6. Have the student rotate the polarized sheet they are holding. Different colors will be seen at different angles. MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS Goal of Experiments To demonstrate the strength of permanent magnets and cause the student to realize that nonmagnetic materials are still affected by the phenomenon of magnetism. Experiment 3. Permanent MagnetsObjectives:To illustrate the magnetic properties of Fe-Nd-B permanent magnets and the eddy currentresponse of nonmagnetic conductors to a

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Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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, 2007 The Sound of Materials: Creating Excitement for Materials Engineering and Science in Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractDuring the past four years the materials engineering aspects of musical instrument design havebeen incorporated into our Introductory Materials Engineering course to excite students aboutmaterials engineering and science and to help them understand various complex behaviors ofmaterials, such as anisotropic properties or specific stiffness, through familiar, practicalapplications. The answer to a seemingly simple question about why a Stradivarius violin soundsthe way it does is found more in complex materials properties than in many other basic

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Simoneau, Keene State University

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National Center for Materials Technology MatEd is one Page 12.1454.6of a number of resources that is being created to support faculty. Regardless, society will look tothe engineering and technology community to solve many of the problems associated with ourenvironment. The question remains: will we be ready?AcknowledgmentThis work was made possible in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation, grantnumber - DUE 0501475. References 1. West, G. A., Manta J. G., ISO 14000: An Executive Report, Government Institutes, 1996. 2. Clements, R. B., Complete Guide to ISO 14000. Englewood Cliff: Prentice Hall, 1996. 3

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Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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AC 2007-1906: MATERIALS SELECTION EXERCISES BASED ON CURRENTEVENTSMary Vollaro, Western New England College Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut and she has held engineering positions in industry in the materials science area. She is currently Chair of the ASEE Materials Division and works closely with longtime ASEE partners, The National Educators Workshop (NEW). Page 12.1038.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Otto Wilson, Catholic University of America

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Biomaterials (BONE/CRAB Lab). Otto is also very involved in K-12 educational outreach. He was recently awarded a NSF CAREER Award for his proposal entitled “Bone Inspiration in Research and Education. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife Debra and their wonderful sons, Otto III (7) and Daniel 18 months). Page 12.1095.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Nanoscale Hetero-coagulation and Adsorption Phenomena: Magnetic Bone MineralAbstractThe Magnetic Bone Mineral demonstration was developed to provide students with a simple wayto visualize

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Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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AC 2007-300: MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS REVOLUTIONIZINGPOWER AND CONTROL SYSTEMSJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine JOHN MARSHALL received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Electronic Control Systems, and Automation. Page 12.1027.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Magneto-rheological Fluids Revolutionizing Power and Control SystemsThe focus of this paper is a “hands-on” activity that

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2007-39: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORMICROELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGYSantosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology Santosh Kurinec is a professor and the department head of Microelectronic Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She has an extensive experience on integration of electronic materials in modern devices. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in microelectronics processing, electronic materials and solid state quantum mechanics.Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, and the recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in