Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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, methods of exploring student’ conceptions, general knowledge claims and students’ alternative 15. Boo, H.K. (1998). Students’ understandings of chemical bonds and the energetics of chemical reactions. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35(5), 569-581. 16. Robinson, W. R. (1998). An alternative framework for chemical bonding. Journal of Chemical Education, 75(9), 1074–1075. 17. Coll, R.K., & Treagust, D.F. (2003). Learners’ Mental Models of Metallic Bonding: A Cross-Age Study. Science Education, 87(5), 685-707. 18. Jordan, W., Cardenas, H, and O' Neal, C. B. (2005). Using a Materials Concept Inventory to Assess an

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis

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or write well. These questions are adapted from Ref. [15].Appendix B summarizes the survey for Study 2.Overview of Studies 1 and 2Study participants were recruited from students enrolled in a junior-year materials kineticscourse at a large research institution. The required MSE course integrates CMSE topics using aseries of four MATLAB programming assignments throughout the term [16]. Students firstcomplete two introductory modules that prepare them to complete two comprehensive modulesrelated to course content. A comparison of the instructor and course enrollments are given inTable 1. The two terms represent the third and fourth times that the instructor had taught theclass, each time incorporating MATLAB programming assignments

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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? Explain your answers.Prep 1-2 Referring to Figure 10.2(b): For a 35wt% Ni alloy at 1250ºC, a mixture of solid α (alpha) and liquid is present. What is the composition of the liquid phase in that solid-liquid mixture? (Note that this is different than figuring out the amount of the liquid phase that is present!) Explain how you determined the composition of the liquid phase from the phase diagram.Prep 2-1 Yesterday in class we discussed various ways to understand and apply the lever rule. For example, you can use the see-saw or lever-arm analogy to figure out which phase you should have more of, or use the heuristic "opposite segment of the tie line over the

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Journal of Counseling Psychology 52, 84-92 (2005).15 Schaefers, K. G., Epperson, D. L. & Nauta, M. M. Women's Career Development: Can Theoretically Derived Variables Predict Persistence in Engineering Majors? Journal of Counseling Psychology 44, 173- 183 (1997).16 Lent, R. W., Lopez Jr, A. M., Lopez, F. G. & Sheu, H. B. Social Cognitive Career Theory and the Prediction of Interests and Choice Goals in the Computing Disciplines. Journal of Vocational Behavior 73, 52-62 (2008).17 Silvia, P. J. Self-Efficacy and Interest: Experimental Studies of Optimal Incompetence. Journal of Page

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; Ray Witmer, University of Tennessee-Martin

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– AISI1020, 4140, and 4340 – to demonstrate the effect of carbon and alloy content on hardenability. Page 11.739.6The 1020 alloy does not harden or demonstrate good hardenability due to the low carbon content.Both the 4140 and 4340 develop greater surface hardness than the 1020 alloy due to the highercarbon content. The 4340 alloy which has a higher chrome content demonstrates a much betterthrough thickness hardenability than does the 4140 alloy. As with the other experiments, thistype of experiment is also performed at other universities 1,4. Figure 5 a) Jominy specimen during quench, and b) students loading specimen in quench

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Glenn S. Daehn, The Ohio State University; Michelle R. McCombs, The Ohio State University

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has led a range of education efforts for CEM including working with undergraduate and graduate STEM students to teach science lessons to inner city elementary students in Columbus, OH; organizing on-campus outreach efforts for middle school students; coordinating a summer Research Ex- perience for Undergraduates (REU) program and organizing professional development experiences for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Prior to joining CEM, she worked at the University of California, Davis for a NSF funded Science and Technology Center, the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, where she led a variety of similar efforts. c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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materials and materialsprocessing technologies on society, and how societal influences have in turn shaped the develop-ment of materials. Through investigation of historical materials, students learn a variety offundamental materials concepts still relevant today, in addition to developing global competency,whether studying at home or abroad.References1. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011), Digest of Education Statistics, 2010 (NCES 2011-015), Table 199.2. V. Jovanovic, T.H. DeAgostino, M.B. Thomas, R.T. Trusty, “Educating Engineering Students to Succeed in a Global Workplace,” Paper 2012-3195, Proceedings, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2012.3. B. Hunter, G.P. White, G. Godbey, “What Does it Mean

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

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

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Thomas Schulte, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nathaniel Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elaine Lewis, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

implementation of a cardboard boat race that included AP students from WestIrondequoit High School and Batavia High School. This was the culminating project forstudents who had challenged the AP-B Physics course. Student teams were tasked withdesigning a boat made solely from cardboard and duct tape that would carry two students acrossa school swimming pool. Understanding concepts in structural design and buoyancy werecritical to this project. It provided faster response to student questions and certainly made for astronger learning environment in teacher’s classroom. The response to this program during thefirst quarter was positive from both a student perspective as well as a teacher perspective. Theability to have someone with the necessary technical

Conference Session

Outreach Activities and Introductory Materials Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mohammad Mayy, Norfolk State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tanya S. David, Norfolk State University

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Materials

Workshop Reflections 1) What aspect(s) of the workshop were well-received (i.e., seen as most valuable/clear/relevant?) 2) What aspect(s) of the workshop were not well-received? 3) Was there anything that educators identified that they would use immediately? 4) Briefly describe your presentation style and how you approached delivering the workshop 5) In future delivery of the workshop: a. How would I alter my presentation style, examples emphasized etc? b. How would I alter presentation content? 6) What were unexpected positives/surprises in delivering the workshop? 7) What unanticipated challenges were there in delivering

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven M. Yalisove, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Materials

Page 24.469.7 blank, or numerical questions. The quizzes were worth 10% of the course grade and the students received their score as soon as they submitted their answers. We allowed the students to retake the quiz as many times as they wanted until they got the score they were satisfied with. Most students ended up cycling through the entire pool of questions each week. While this did not force the students to read the entire chapter, at least it helped them read the parts of the book that we thought were the most important by our choice of question. Typical questions are listed below:! 1) To improve the lifetime of a part that experiences fatigue you can: A. Paint the surface B. Lower the mean

Conference Session

Outreach and Hands-on Materials

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

recrystallization process.Figure 3. The effect of annealing on the microstructure (a) cold work, (b) after recovery, (c) after recrystallization, (d) after grain growth.If the material is heated above the TR temperature grains will tend to grow in size. Diffusion ofatoms into the grain at high temperatures causes grain boundaries to move. Some grains grow atthe expense of others therefore reducing grain boundary energy. The driving force for graingrowth is the decrease in free energy associated with the grain boundary area at the expense ofincrease area of the grains. As grain growth continues its size is restricted by fine dispersion ofsecond phase particles in the microstructure.Engineering Design Consideration of Cold Work and Annealed

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Blair London, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

, 2004). Page 11.763.72 www.abet.org/3 www.sustainablemeasures.com/Training/Indicators/Def-Br1.html4 www.mate.calpoly.edu5 www.nspe.org/ethics/eh1-cred.asp6 “How to Save the Earth,” TIME August 26, 2002.7 “How to End Poverty,” TIME March 14, 2005.8 Fairley, P., “Hybrids’ Rising Sun,” Technology Review April 2004: 34.9 Voss, D., “A Fuel Cell in Your Phone,” Technology Review November 2001: 68.10 Fairley, P., “Solar on the Cheap,” Technology Review January/February 2002: 48.11 Taubes, G., “Whose Nuclear Waste?” Technology Review, January/February 2002: 60.12 Lemley, B., “Lovin’ Hydrogen,” Discover November 2001: 53.13 Wald, M

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M. Kuklja, University of Maryland College Park; Alexander Rudy, Institute of Physics and Technology of RAS, Yaroslavl Branch

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Materials

courses available from edX,Coursera, and Udacity and other courseware providers. Fig. 4 presents the virtual experiment Page 24.351.6associated with curriculum resources available at the web-based massive open online course(MOOC) platform edX,  d a b e c Figure 4. Virtual experiment on X-ray powder diffraction integrated with the MIT course “Introduction to Solid State

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

AC 2009-1725: ENHANCING FUNDAMENTAL MATERIALS ENGINEERINGEDUCATION USING BIOMEDICAL DEVICES AND CASE STUDIESKathleen Kitto, Western Washington University Page 14.567.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Enhancing Fundamental Materials Engineering Education Using Biomedical Devices and Case StudiesAbstractDuring the past six years several best practices in teaching and learning have been implementedin our Introduction to Materials Engineering course to transform the course from a traditionallecture only course to a course that is centered on conceptual and active learning. In addition,this academic year the content of the course was also

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lan (Samantha) Li, Boise State University

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Materials

, e.g. Assessment and Feedback1. Understand point Read Li et al. “Defect 5-min quiz and solutions, Conceptual questions indefects, including energies of graphite Q+A session assignmentadatom, vacancy, Stone- Density-functionalWales defect in carbon- calculations”, Phys. Rev.based materials. B 72, 184109 (2005)2. Prepare your own Payne et al. “Iterative Create a computational Computational modelingcomputational modeling minimization techniques modeling input file to questions in assignment,input file. for ab initio total-energy determine

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

2006-1851: HOW MUCH CAN (OR SHOULD) WE PUSH SELF-DIRECTION ININTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE?Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringAlexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Page 11.695.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How much can (or should) we push self-direction in introductory materials science?AbstractA capacity for self-directed, life-long learning is often cited as a critical skill for tomorrow’sengineers. The student response to high levels of self-directed learning, however, is not alwayspositive, particularly in introductory level courses. Some students enthusiastically embrace

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

direction per time step (assuming particles have a 25% of jumping in each direction). (b) Depiction of Fick’s 1st law: blue numbers with arrows indicate the flux of particles through that blue dotted line.Fick’s 2nd law describes how concentration will change over time. Figure 3a retains the bluenumbers indicating flux from Figure 2b and adds green numbers indicating how many atoms willbe gained or lost at each x-position. The change in number of atoms is simply the sum of theatoms entering or leaving that x-position, i.e. the flux on either side. For example, at x=2, the fluxon the left is zero and the flux on the right is -1 (1 to the left). So, the number of atoms at x=2will increase by 1 at the next time step. At x=3, the number of atoms

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard Fasse, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

2006-1960: BLEND IT!Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology Seung (Spencer) Kim is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology/Packaging Science Department (MMETPS) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Kim received a B.S. in Ceramics Engineering from Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea). He has a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He worked in semiconductor industry for several years. He has developed and improved courses in materials and plastics technology in the MMETPS Department at RIT. His main interest of the research is in materials synthesis and processing using high

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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Paper ID #29797Impact of Integrating Computation into Undergraduate Curriculum: NewModules and Long-Term TrendsMs. Grace M. Lu, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Grace Lu is a Ph.D. student and the computational teaching assistant in the Materials Science and Engi- neering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She obtained her B.A. in Physics and Math from Northwestern University. Her research in the Trinkle Group uses machine learning and a variational principle to calculate mass transport in alloys.Prof. Dallas R Trinkle , University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dallas R. Trinkle

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

Paper ID #11236Application of Life Cycle Analysis with Systems in an Introductory MaterialsCourseDr. Craig Johnson P.E., Central Washington University Dr. Johnson is the coordinator of the MET Program at Central Washington University. He is also the Foundry Educational Foundation Key Professor and coordinates the Cast Metals Program. This will be is second year as the Chair of the Pacific Northwest Section.Prof. Charles Pringle, Central Washington University Charles Pringle is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. Charles teaches upper division courses including the

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

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Materials

AC 2008-969: ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS FOR LUNARPROCESSINGPeter Schubert, Packer Engineering Dr. Schubert conducts research into alternate energy, space-based manufacturing, and engineering education at Packer Engineering in Naperville, IL. He is Senior Director, and has served as PI on projects from DOE, NASA and the GSA. He has published 51 technical papers, has 26 US patents, and is an instructor with the Society of Automotive Engineers. Prior experience includes 21 years in automotive electronics with Delphi Corporation, where he was a Technical Fellow. His doctorate in EE from Purdue was sponsored by a GM Fellowship. His MSEE is from U. of Cincinnati on a Whirlpool

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Alison K. Polasik, Campbell University

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Materials

Paper ID #27790Interactive and Collaborative Materials Science and Processing Course withIntegrated LabDr. Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University Anastasia Rynearson is an Assistant Professor at Campbell University. She received a PhD from Purdue University in Engineering Education and a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her teaching experience includes outreach activities at various age levels as well as a position as Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

2006-2434: FAILURE ANALYSIS PROJECTS AS TEACHING TOOLS INMATERIALS SCIENCEElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at RIT. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and is active in the college’s K-12 outreach programs.Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology MELISSA A. ZACZEK is a student at Rochester Institute of Technology completing her BS and ME in Mechanical Engineering. Her

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Materials

AC 2008-1677: TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES IN THE BROADER CONTEXTOF THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISEKatie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - MadisonWendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison Page 13.1296.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Training Undergraduates in the Broader Context of the Research EnterpriseAbstractUndergraduate students participate in research through a variety of mechanisms, including on-campus research assistant positions, summer research experience programs, independent studyresearch credits, and even research-oriented degree requirements. Educators from several unitson our campus have collaborated to

Conference Session

Hands-on Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otto Wilson, Catholic University of America

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Materials

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

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

demonstration is a powerful teaching strategy forengineering students. This style of teaching was incorporated into an engineering materialsselection course. Students realize that changing material properties play an important role inunderstanding why materials are selected for different design specifications. Engineeringstudents take courses in mechanics of material, machine design, finite element analysis andcapstone senior projects. These courses require students to call out and specify the best and leastexpensive material according to some type of chemical, physical or mechanical loadingconditions. Students should understand the way a material behaves in service depends upon itsalloy composition, crystalline structure, manufacturing process and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Tyler, Granta Education Division; Hannah Melia

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Diversity

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Paper ID #26373Learn Materials: Making an Introductory Online Materials ResourceDr. Soma Chakrabati, Granta Design, Ltd. Hannah Melia leads the development of CES EduPack and Granta’s Education Hub at Granta Design. She has a degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy and a Post Graduate Certificate in Design, Manu- facturing and Management from the University of Cambridge. She has worked in the United States and Germany on medical device design and technology transfer. Over the last 10 years she has interacted with academics that use CES EduPack around the world.Dr. Kaitlin Tyler, Granta Education Division Kaitlin is

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University; Gregory Mark Skutches, Lehigh University; Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Materials

Paper ID #29199Enhancing student appreciation for materials science: Integration ofdomain specific project-based learning in an introductory materialsscience courseDr. Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University Siddha Pimputkar earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Ph.D. in Materials from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He joined the Materials Sci- ence and Engineering Department at Lehigh University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor and has since been establishing a lab focused on the bulk and thin-film synthesis of single-crystal nitride materials and other