Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University

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AC 2010-2182: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN THERMAL ANALYSIS OFPOLYMERS FOR A SENIOR/GRADUATE LEVEL MATERIALS SCIENCECOURSEMichael Kessler, Iowa State University Michael Kessler is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include the mechanics and processing of polymers and polymer matrix composites, thermal analysis, fracture mechanics, and biologically inspired materials.Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University Prashanth Badrinarayanan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include development and characterization of

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew P. Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

AC 2011-2789: USE OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IN UNDERGRAD-UATE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING AND EXPERIMENTATIONCOURSES.Dr. Andrew P Conkey, Texas A&M University at Qatar Andrew Conkey has been an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M at Qatar since January 2009. He is involved with the mechanical engineering capstone design class as well as vibrations, and mechanics of materials. His research interests are in fiber optic based vibration sensor for machinery condition monitoring.Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar 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

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng-Wei Lee, Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Shengchang Tang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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, received the NSF/CAREER award in 2009, the Xerox Award for Faculty Research at Illinois in 2011, the AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award in 2014, co-chaired the 2011 Physical Metallurgy Gordon Research conference, and became a Willett Faculty Scholar at Illinois in 2015. His research focuses on defects in materials using density-functional theory, and novel techniques to understand problems in mechanical behavior and transport.Prof. Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jessica A. Krogstad is an assistant professor in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD in Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara in

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Grace M. Lu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicola H. Perry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Illinois in 2015. His research focuses on defects in materials using density-functional theory, and novel techniques to understand problems in mechanical behavior and transport.Prof. Andre Schleife, 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 work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson P.E., Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University

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Materials

power (e.g. transmission,generation)? It is this specific issue upon which this research is focused.Method:Our university offers a mechanical engineering technology program in which students gainknowledge of materials starting with an introductory course. Though the major outcome of thecourse is a classic ‘structure property relationship’, there is room to consider other outcomessuch as 3j. It was decided to take the first few weeks of instruction and overlay an appropriateactivity. The more specific outcome was to have students be able to critically review theapplication of materials in large infrastructure systems using LCA and predict failureimplications with regard to various types of costs (e.g. financial, safety, efficiency).Pedagogically

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Anne-marie Nickel, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Materials

Paper ID #14845How Study of Chocolate as a Material Can Be Used to Enhance EngineeringEducationDr. Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering Cynthia Barnicki is a professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering and currently the interim chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Ohio State University. Cindy teaches courses in materials, manufac- turing processes, and engineering design and is currently the program director for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering program. In addition to her teaching experience, she

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

teaching approaches for introductory MSE classes.IntroductionIntroductory Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is a required course for engineeringstudents from fields which include materials, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,aerospace engineering, and chemical engineering. For students to be successful in the course andas engineers, they must develop an understanding of the basis for a material's macroscaleproperties. This requires an intuitive awareness of a material's structural, nanoscale, andmicroscale features and their influence on macroscopic properties. However, achieving this goalis a significant conceptual challenge that confronts all levels of learners in developing usefulmental models1 that link the concrete

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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. This is especially important in the interpretationof the effect of thermal treatment on phase behavior and the correlation of the resultantmicrostructure to materials’ properties.References 1. Donovan, M. S., Bransford, J. D. & Pellegrino, J. W. (Eds.) (1999). How people learn: Bridging research and practice. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 2. Hestenes, David, Wells, Malcolm, Swackhamer, and Gregg (1992). “Force concept inventory.” The Physics Teacher, 30(3): 141-151 3. Hestenes, David, Wells, and Malcolm (1992). “A mechanics baseline test.” The Physics Teacher, 30:159- 166 4. Hake, R.R. (1998). “Interactive-engagement versus traditional methods: A six-thousand survey of mechanics test

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabelle Dutil, University of Toronto; Varuna Prakash, University of Toronto; Jun Nogami, University of Toronto; Scott Ramsay, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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courses ranging from introductory materials science to thermodynamics, diffusion, materials selection, manufacturing, biomaterials, and building science. Page 26.1033.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Introduction of Reusable Learning Objects in a First Year Materials Science and Engineering CourseAbstractReusable learning objects (RLOs) were introduced into the introductory materials engineeringcourse for first year students at the University of Toronto. These RLOs were specificallydesigned to address the topic of fracture mechanics, including

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Materials

creative thinking and strategies to solve practical problems generated by needs and wants.4Throughout the Massachusetts science standards this pairing of materials to engineering designprovides a fertile context for problems derived from an interdisciplinary spectrum of materialsscience and engineering topics. These standards rely strongly on mechanical properties for gradelevels wherein abstract understanding of how bonding and atomic arrangements may lead tomaterials properties. At the middle school level the Materials and Tools elements includeconsideration of specific classes of materials and materials processing and the EngineeringDesign elements are upgraded to include iteration and constraints.The 2010 Indiana Science Standards5

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Gonzaga University

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Materials

AC 2011-309: USE OF FINK’S TAXONOMY IN ESTABLISHING COURSEOBJECTIVES FOR A RE-DESIGNED MATERIALS ENGINEERING COURSEPatrick Ferro, Gonzaga University Pat Ferro is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University. Pat’s background includes five years of teaching Materials Engineering and more than ten years of experience as a Process Engineer in manufacturing. Page 22.1591.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use of Fink’s Taxonomy in Establishing Course Objectives for a Re-designed Materials Engineering CourseAbstractThe course

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

aspossible. Another illustration is that students have a difficult time conceptually understandingthat objects strain under load, but they do know that musical strings change pitch during tuning.Once the students understand the underlying concepts, they more easily make the transition toclassical problems. In addition to enhancements in the course and improving test scores, thisstrategy has succeeded in building excitement for materials engineering within the program. Forexample, two students subsequently worked on independent study courses and created an allcarbon-fiber composite violin, two students are working on creating new electric guitars, onestudent completed a senior project examining the dynamic mechanical properties of violin tonewood

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

engineering and technology teacher, as well as several years of electrical and mechanical engineering design experience as a practicing engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Rick Ubic, Boise State University Rick Ubic is an Associate Professor at Boise State University, where he is a member of the Micron School of Materials Science, Director of the Boise State Center for Materials Characterization, and Director if the REU Site in Materials for Energy & Sustainability. He was

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota

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Materials

Paper ID #14804Comparison of On-Campus and Distance Learning Outcomes in a FlippedMaterials Science CourseDr. Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota Dr. Cavalli is Associate Dean for the College of Engineering and Mines at the University of North Dakota. In that role, he supervises the Student Experience and Outreach Office that oversees the Engineering Living Learning Community and other first year programs. He is also a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department and is active in various pedagogical and teaching improvement activities. c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Computational Tools & Analysis

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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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- Champaign Jessica A. Krogstad is an assistant professor in the Department of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She received her PhD in Materials at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, she held a postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Her current research explores the interplay between phase or morphological evolution and material functionality in structural materials under extreme conditions. She also maintains interest in engineering education, specifically in outreach and design thinking.Dr. Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Cec´ılia Leal is an

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marguerite Anne Tuer-Sipos, University of Toronto; Stephen Manion, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, University of Toronto; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

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Materials

Paper ID #25924Quantifying Effectiveness of Three Unique Video Lecture Formats in a LargeFirst-Year Engineering Chemistry CourseMiss Marguerite Anne Tuer-Sipos, University of Toronto Marguerite Tuer-Sipos is a fourth year University of Toronto Materials Science and Engineering student currently pursuing her major thesis project in Engineering Education. Marguerite’s supervisor for the thesis project is Scott Ramsay, Associate Professor in the Materials Science & Engineering department at the University of Toronto.Mr. Stephen Manion, University of Toronto I am an undergraduate student in my final year of Materials

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC

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Diversity

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Paper ID #21754Development of a Materials Science Educational Program at Houston Com-munity College: University Partnerships and Assessment DynamicsMr. Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge Mr. Sheinberg serves as Director, West Houston Center for Science and Engineering, Houston Com- munity College Northwest. He has held senior administrative positions at HCC including Director of Governmental Relations, Assistant to the Chancellor and has served as a physics and engineering faculty member. His research interests include materials science education and related policy issues in lower division science and

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #20385Material and Processing Basics Through Reverse EngineeringProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay teaches mechanics, materials, manufacturing and design at University at Buffalo He has authored a text on Pressure Vessel s and till recently was an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. His research interests are in the areas of fatigue and fracture of metals, carbon nanotubes, multi-scale material modeling and engineering education. He had a very successful industrial career with Westinghouse Electric where he directed and performed

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paris von Lockette, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-1238: ALGORITHMIC THINKING AND MATLAB IN COMPUTATIONALMATERIALS SCIENCEParis von Lockette, Rowan University Paris von Lockette is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1999. His interests include the physics of polymers and numerical / computational methods in materials science. Page 11.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Algorithmic Thinking and Matlab in a Computational Materials Science CourseAbstractA course was developed to teach

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Christiansen, Brigham Young University; Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Guthrie, Brigham Young Univeristy; Gaurab Paudel, Brigham Young University

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University in 2002. He currently serves as the undergraduate coordinator in the department. His research efforts focus on pavements and materials.Gaurab Paudel, Brigham Young University Gaurab Paudel is an undergraduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University and a teaching assistant in the Engineering Mechanics Instructional Laboratory. Page 14.522.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Efficient Teaching of Elementary Engineering Mechanics CoursesAbstractElementary Engineering Mechanics classes (i.e. Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials)provide an

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; William Springer, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

institution where the authors teach in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, thecourse MEEG 4103 Machine Element Design is a course for mainly seniors in the curriculum.The specified prerequisite to this course is MEEG 3013 Mechanics of Materials. In MachineElement Design, we explain and emphasize the theories of failure resulting from either staticloading or fatigue (i.e., dynamic loading) as well as the design of components commonly used inmodern machines.The tension test is uniaxial (i.e., “simple”) and elongations are largest in the axial direction;therefore, strains and stresses can be measured and inferred up to “failure.” However, the state ofstress at a point of a machine component is usually not “simple.” Today the generally

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

courses. While many concepts that comprisetraditional courses must remain the same, the supplemental topics can evolve and thepresentation of the material must be updated to address the ever-changing environment theundergraduate student encounters. The Villanova University Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, as part of their continuous improvement program, has undertakenthe task to rethink its mechanics curriculum. Instead of looking at individual courses as a whole,a methodology that evaluates the individual topics within a curriculum was used and is describedherein.Essentially a Body of Knowledge (BOK) is developed that is targeted towards rethinking acurriculum at the course, discipline, and department levels. The methodology’s

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

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Mechanics

2006-434: ANIMATION AS THE FINAL STEP IN THE DYNAMICS EXPERIENCEThomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy Thomas Nordenholz is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Maritime Academy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998. His present interests include the improvement of undergraduate engineering science instruction, and the development of laboratory experiments and software for undergraduate courses. Page 11.215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Animation as the Final Step in the Dynamics ExperienceAbstractA

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Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

2006-936: SOLVING NONLINEAR GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF MOTIONUSING MATLAB AND SIMULINK IN FIRST DYNAMICS COURSEAli Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University ALI R. MOHAMMADZADEH is currently assistant professor of Engineering at School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology And his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is fluid-structure interaction.Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University SALIM M.HAIDAR is currently associate professor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rohit R. Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nimit Patel, McKinsey & Company; Austin Zadoks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Taylor Prebel, Purdue University; Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Purdue University; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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biological sensing, electromechanical signal processing, and computing; the dynamics of parametrically-excited systems and coupled oscillators; the thermomechan- ics of energetic materials; additive manufacturing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, includ- ing the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech and Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Doggett; Steven Culver, Virginia Tech; Jaime L. Williams

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Perceptions on Learning Experiences in Large Mechanics Classes: An Analysis of Student Responses to Course Evaluation SurveysIntroductionFundamental mechanics courses (e.g., Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials) provide thefoundation upon which advanced discipline-specific courses are built. They are alsocharacterized by conceptually-challenging material and are usually taken with similarlychallenging courses, such as Physics and higher Calculus1. However, rising costs and studentpopulations have led large institutions that offer multiple engineering programs to teach certaincourses (usually courses taken across multiple disciplines, such as Mechanics courses) in largeclasses in order to manage resources2–4. As such, students are being

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #19806Demo or Hands-on? A Crossover Study on the Most Effective Implementa-tion Strategy for Inquir–Based Learning ActivitiesDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring P.E., U. S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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. These activities enabled and encouraged knowledgeacquisition through personal effort which inspires deeper inquiry. This introductory coursecombines statics and mechanics of materials: the activities described in this paper address bothfoundational topics. Inspired by inquiry-based learning techniques, these activities are student-focused rather than instructor-led activities and are somewhat open-ended.The first activity required students to assemble an engine hoist and use four basic scales andbasic concepts in statics to determine the weight of an engine block. Students then predictedwhat would happen to the distribution of the weight as the location of the engine block movedalong the engine hoist arm, reinforcing the concepts of reactions

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

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Mechanics

2006-2156: INTEGRATING MULTI-MEDIA AIDS (TABLET-PC, STREAMINGVIDEOS, ELECTRONIC SLIDES) TO THE FUNDAMENTAL INSTRUCTION INMECHANICSRungun Nathan, Villanova University Dr. Rungun Nathan is an assistant professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Villanova University since fall 1999. He got his BS from University of Mysore, DIISc (electronic design technology) from Indian Institute of Science, MS (System Sciences) from Louisiana State University and PhD (Mechanical Engineering) from Drexel University. He worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics. His research interests are in the areas of mechatronics, robotics, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Blicblau, Swinburne University of Technology

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eportfolios for First Year studiesOf the over 400 students enrolled in first year engineering at Swinburne University ofTechnology (SUT) approximately three quarters are enrolled in the subject HES1230 Materialsand Processes, a first year course in materials science and engineering. The engineeringdisciplines at SUT comprise mechanical, civil, electronic & electrical (EE).and product designengineering (PDE). Only the students enrolled in EE do not have MSE as a compulsory subject(but is available as an elective). This subject, HES1230, is only one of eight which the studentsmust complete to pass their first year. In this context, it may not appear to be important to thestudents.The subject content is based on a traditional mechanical properties