Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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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

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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Materials

of the rod). There are perhaps twopossible ways of explaining this answer. First, the knowledge that brittle materials fail in tensionleads to a failure plane perpendicular to the load direction since the load is parallel to the lengthof the rod. Another possible thought may come from an assumption that the rod will fail due toshear stress, leading to the choice of the perpendicular plane as the failure plane, since this is theshear plane. The correct answer is (b), where the rod does not experience necking and thetension plane is at an angle of 45o with respect to the length of the rod. Page 22.645.6 1. A cylindrical rod made of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

AC 2011-2370: INFORMATION LITERACY AS PART OF THE MATERI-ALS SCIENCE COURSEMary B. 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, her M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her B.S.M.E. at Western New England College. She has held engineering positions in industry (in particular, the materials science area) and was former Chair of the ASEE Materials Division. Page 22.873.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

polymers. a b c dFigure 3. a)-c) Samples of wood with nails driven through them with a liquid nitrogen cooled Silly PuttyTMhammer, d). Notice in d) the hammer handle has remained soft and crept down the edge of the lab bench whereas thehammer end is cold and has nucleated ice crystals. The board with the writing on it (a) and b)) is on permanentdisplay in the author’s office to encourage all those who see it to hazard a guess. Photos © John A. Nychka, 2010. Page 22.1266.6 The Silly PuttyTM hammer demonstration has been

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

. M. M. Zurale and S. J. Bhide, Mechanics of Composite Materials, 34, No. 5, 631-663 (1998).3. H. M. Park, W. K. Lee, C. H. Park, W. J. Cho, and C. S. Ha, J. of Materials Science, 38, 905-915 (2003).4. S. A. McGlashan and P. J. Halley, Polymer Int., 52, 1767-1773 (2003).5. M. Du, M. Guo, and D. Jia, European Polymer Journal, 42, 1362-1369 (2006).6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloysite7. M. Liu, B. Guo, M. Du, X. Cai, and D. Jia, Nanotechnology, 18, 1-9 (2007).8. http://www.nsti.org/Nanotech2008/showabstract.html?absno=426 Page 22.474.9

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2011-77: MEASURING ANGLE OF TWIST IN A TORSION EXPERI-MENTSurendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Ma- terials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science.Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology Senior Mechanical Technician - Mechanical Engineering Department

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Gyeszly, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

AC 2011-58: IT BASED INTERACTIVE TEACHING OF MATERIALS SCI-ENCESteven W. Gyeszly, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar Will be provided after the paper is accepted. Page 22.982.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Information Technology Based Interactive Teaching of Materials ScienceIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to describe an information technology-based interactive method ofteaching a sophomore level Materials Science course for mechanical engineering students.Materials science is a unique course within the mechanical engineering curriculum in partbecause it is a

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

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is cur- rently conducting research with NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory Materials Course, Tracking Student Learning Trajectories of Atomic Structure and Macroscopic Property Relationships, and Assessing the Effect of Learning Modes on Conceptual Change. Page 22.232.1

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

Paper ID #2235Renovating Education Inside and Outside of the Classroom: An Update onan Ongoing NSF Grant Featuring Innovative Initiatives to Revolutionize aFirst-Year Construction Materials CourseDavid S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. David S. Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and re- tired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Special Session: Creating, Using, and Assessing with Concept Maps in Introductory Materials Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

material 3. Identify the “Big Questions” for a topic a. What is it? b. What does it do (in an engineering sense)? c. Why should I learn about it? d. What are the important terms and nomenclature involved? 4. How is the topic material arranged/interconnected; what are the relationships? 5. Find expressed models of multiple representations for important ideas. Page 22.472.8 a. Definitions b. Charts, graphs c. Macroscopic & microscopic images d. Real life/everyday representations e. Equations f. Historical context 6. Enter the topic, sub-topics, and

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Materials

  20   Post-­‐test   10   0   Group-­‐A   Group-­‐B   Group  A-­‐  Scored  an  average  of  60%  in  pretest

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Materials

in 1995. In 2003 Professor Bowman’s name was added to the Purdue Book of Great Teachers. In 2007 he received the Purdue College of Engineering Mentoring Award and he became a Professor of Engineering Education (by courtesy). His research in engineering education is focussed on development of materials that encourage interest and retention of students in engineering fields, approaches for assessment of student learning and the role of diversity and diverse perspectives in engineering education.Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University Dr. Brenda Capobianco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and holds a courtesy appointment in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliated

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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Materials

, 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 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

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Arthur D. Morken, Central Washington University

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Materials

AC 2011-1144: ASYNCHRONOUS USE OF ENGINEERING (MATERI-ALS) EDUCATION VIDEOSCraig Johnson, Central Washington University Craig Johnson, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor at Central Washington University teaching materials courses and managing their foundry. He coordinates both the Mechanical Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology Cast Metals programs.Arthur D. Morken, Central Washington University Mr. Morken is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Central Washington University. With more than ten years experience as an educator Mr. Morken has been immersed in educational technology relevant issues. Due to the escalating demands placed on instructors he is constantly looking for more efficient methods of student