Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

projectwas something new and different. I learned a lot from researching more into origami and howEngineers are planning on using the concept. China had created the paper, Japan started theorigami and todays Engineers are origami to be able to produce a light weight, fast assemblingstructures. The technology improves by the day and in the future origami designs will be morecommon.”“The attempt took me about two tries as I am not very arts and crafty with paper especially. Theproject was overall satisfying, setting out to do something I am not good at and seeing theprocess as I made the object come into fruition with its result. I can see why engineers use thismethod to hand create their project to have a visual of what the result might be and go

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Perry, University of Michigan; Timothy Chambers, University of Michigan

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Materials Division (MATS)

(0.26 ≤ p ≤ 0.79).Despite having a lower perceived competence in these areas, freshmen were more confident in theircapacity to manage their time and plan for computational assignments. Our initial hypothesis was thatlower self-efficacy would lead to a lower perceived ability to plan and execute programming andsimulation tasks, especially considering many NCS freshmen indicated having little-to-no experienceworking with these tools. However, we believe that the freshmen students ranked their confidencehigher due to a belief that their abilities to strategize and efficiently manage their time for otherdisciplines would transfer to computational tasks, even though they didn’t have high confidence in theirabilities to complete them.Additionally, we

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Himani Sharma, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

academic path, providing a relatable perspective on career paths andprofessional journeys. The younger professionals, having recently transitioned from beingstudents in the same lab, became approachable mentors.Harnessing the presence of field experts on campus provided an excellent opportunity tocultivate more personalized interactions for the students. Once the groundwork was laid forinviting the engineers, a distinctive approach was adopted by allowing students to volunteer ashosts for our esteemed guests. This empowered students to take charge of planning logistics andestablishing email communications with the industry professionals. As hosts, students wentabove and beyond by organizing tours of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Materials Division (MATS)

curriculumrevamp of Materials Engineering programme in our institution – from good to great.2. MethodologyWe believe that a great curriculum is not a sole responsibility of a singular academic unit ordepartment in a university. Rather, a great curriculum should take into consideration theinputs from all stakeholders. Therefore, planning and execution of our curriculum review andrevamp exercise involves four key phases, as shown in Scheme 1. Identify relevant Gather input from Analyze input and Revamp the stakeholders stakeholders survey results curriculumScheme 1. Phases of curriculum review and revamp exerciseIn the first phase, four groups of relevant stakeholders were identified, namely students

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shayna Earle, McMaster University ; Liza-Anastasia DiCecco, McMaster University; Dakota M Binkley, McMaster University; Muhammad Arshad, McMaster University ; Andrew Lucentini, McMaster University ; Gerald Tembrevilla, McMaster University, Mount Saint Vincent University; Bosco Yu PhD, P.Eng, McMaster University, University of Victoria

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Materials Division (MATS)

were fun, 2) your attention was kept for theduration of the lab, and 3) the session was interactive. This positively reinforces the learningconcepts which inspired the incorporation of gamified means in our laboratories involving makinglearning more fun, keeping learners engaged, and interacting with learners. Moreover, it supportsthe idea that the favorite laboratories as chosen by learners were directly related to theirinterpretation of how much fun the presented activities were, followed by how well the activitieskept their attention and interactions with learners throughout. This is informative for educators onwhat should be prioritized in laboratory lesson planning to enable learners to have an improvedand memorable educational

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sofia Ahmed, University of Florida; Matthew J. Traum

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Materials Division (MATS)

-based research methods class. They were mentored byan B.S. student (and past URSP participant) who took the day-to-day lead on managing theproject. The URSP freshman, the B.S. student, and their faculty advisor met once per week todiscuss project progress and develop forward-looking activities. Figure 2 shows the Gantt chartdeveloped by the team, which evolved throughout their two semesters of interaction. The Ganttchart included both project-related experimental work as well as a section to plan the authorshipassignments and progression toward completion of this ASEE Conference paper. Action itemswere planned in week-long time intervals with milestones coming due the week a deliverablewas needed to meet an internal or external deadline. One or

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enze Chen, University of California, Berkeley; Mark Asta, University of California, Berkeley; Andrew Minor, University of California, Berkeley and Larwrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Materials Division (MATS)

%Supported learning MSE concepts 56 % Adapted to MATLAB 11 %Improve Python skills 56 % Would distract from MSE 11 %Already planned to use Python 33 % Too difficult to understand 11 %Improve DS skills 33 % Not helpful for the reports 6% (a) Used the modules, nused = 18. (b) Did not use the modules, nnot = 11.Table S4: Top reasons for (a) using and (b) not using the Python-based online modules.Percentage is given out of the number of students who identified with each group.Multiple selections were allowed and thus percentages may not sum to 100 %. Question Topic

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

duration of astudent’s time at this institution. Perhaps in future iterations of this course, projects could beevaluated by campus staff and selected for the possibility of implementation. However, a focuson projects that would be practical to implement may dissuade students from being as creative aspossible.Another limitation of the project itself was identified by commuter students, who noted that itwas challenging to formulate an idea for an issue on campus. To make this project more inclusiveof commuters, we plan to open up the project to areas of opportunity on campus or in students’home communities.A limitation of this work related to the data analysis is that terms in the survey, such as “sense ofcommunity” and “prior knowledge,” were not

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Callister Jr., University of Utah; David G. Rethwisch, The University of Iowa

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Materials Division (MATS)

“QBU”) as an apt title for thisapproach of teaching. Regarding sources of questions, the authors plan on preparing one workbook for studentsand another for instructors; both will contain an exhaustive list of concept questions for all topicsin the textbook.The Paradigm of Materials Science and Engineering Another compelling problem in many introductory materials courses is that manyseemingly disparate concepts are discussed with virtually no rationale of how they are related to1 With regard to Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive skills [5], memorization of equations fits intothe lowest category (remembering), whereas developing concept understanding corresponds tothe second hierarchical level (understanding). Practicing engineers

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu; Kazeem A. Salami, Ahmadu Bello University; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University; Akinlolu Akande; Fatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello University; Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed

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Materials Division (MATS)

participatoryactions, it was recommended that some modifications be made to the jigsaw classroommethod to fit into the peculiarities. This recommendation was because the typical jigsawclassroom method may be a bit tricky to apply if the subtopics should be divided into thenumber of members of the home groups. Therefore, the jigsaw classroom was modified asfollows: 1. Activities and lesson contents were planned to give the students tasks to lead the home groups initially formed (with a greater number of students n=70) through their work. The teaching materials included videos and slide deck. 2. The jigsaw classes were then divided into 7 home groups as per their participation in a pre-lecture test (n=39). The seven home groups were as

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aroba Saleem, University of Florida; Idris Jeelani, University of Florida

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Materials Division (MATS)

andcomprehension among undergraduate students. The game is planned to be implemented in anintroductory Materials Engineering course with over 120 students this fall, with an evaluationstrategy that includes both qualitative and quantitative methods to comprehensively assess itsimpact.The integration of the curriculum into an immersive narrative and interactive gameplay enablesstudents to apply theoretical knowledge in practical, problem-solving scenarios. The tasks withinthe game are aligned with specific learning objectives, ranging from understanding basic crystalstructures to applying advanced techniques like X-ray diffraction analysis. "CrystallineConundrums" successfully demonstrates the potential of using popular TV series elements to makecomplex

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, The Ohio State University; Elvin Beach, The Ohio State University

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Materials Division (MATS)

, students learning towear safety gear and practice melting and pouring techniques and successful pouring ofaluminum alloy billets. (a) (b) (c) Figure 2. Photographs showing (a) the alloying elements weighed out for addition to the melt, (b) students aretrained and practice in full foundry safety gear prior to pouring their molten alloy, and (c) a student pouring molten aluminum into the mold.Thermomechanical process design and execution requires planning and teamwork to completeeverything in the allotted time period of 3 weeks (with the autumn break period built

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yljing Stehle, Union College

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Materials Division (MATS)

materialsscience lab experience at Union College, fostering creativity, engagement, and deeper learningamong students. 2. Project-based laboratory design At Union College, Materials Science Lab is planned weekly to reinforce studentunderstanding about the lecture content through hands-on experience in accordance with thelecture content. Therefore, all the lab content has a good match with lecture content. A detailedlist about lab content designed for book chapters can be found in Table 1 below. Table 1 Lecture content and matching lab content Chapter Lecture Content Original Lab content # 1 Introduction Lab safety &

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Materials Division (MATS)

both undergraduate and graduateeducation should reflect that change [1], [2], [3]. This commitment to a shift in the educationalapproach within MSE departments is highlighted in the strategic plan of the National Scienceand Technology Council’s Materials Genome Initiative, which posits that the next generation ofthe MSE workforce will need to master three competencies: experimentation, data management,and computation [4].MSE educators have worked to construct educational offerings that develop competencies in theareas identified by the Materials Genome Initiative. Several departments have developedcomputational courses or add-on computational modules for existing courses [5], [6], [7], [8],[9], [10]. However, while inroads have been made in

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel L Galos, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aaron Zachary Chandler Friedman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ethan Jamosmos, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sarah Isabel Allec, Citrine Informatics; Brina Blinzler, The University of Kansas; Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

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Materials Division (MATS)

more broadly in their careers. The applicationof a “no-code” software, such as the cloud-based Citrine Platform, can help enable studentswithout a coding background to understand the role of AI and ML in engineering problemsolving. Student perceptions of the “no-code” software exercise were overwhelmingly positivebased on responses to survey questions before and after class, which indicated the approach hasmeaningful benefits for student learning.A significant portion of the case study exercise utilized in MATE 245 relied on direct instruction.Moving forward, we plan to develop guided-teaching resources so students can more easilyengage with the exercise outside of the classroom. Guided-teaching resources are intended toassist in scaling the

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lessa Kay Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

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Materials Division (MATS)

concerns over potential plagiarism. A range oftopic options allowed students autonomy in their choice and ownership over their project, whileat the same time keeping assessment manageable.The project was highly scaffolded by design. This served multiple purposes. First, completingand submitting regular deliverables kept students on track and allowed for regular instructorfeedback on low-stakes assignments. Second, the organization of deliverables served as a modelof expert thinking. The role of undergraduate education is not simply to teach facts, but to trainexperts. One skill experts possess is the ability to plan a task and develop an effective approachto solving a complex problem [1]. A project is simply a series of tasks that are undertaken