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3rd North American Materials Education Symposium

Key themes:

Innovation and change
Crossing disciplines
Materials, government, and industry
Architecture and design

Thursday, March 29: Symposium, Day One

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PDF copies of slides are now available for symposium attendees to download, linked (password protected) below

Photo: Dennis Steers,Cal Poly College of Engineering

Venue: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

7.30 am	Registration, coffee, and poster setup
8.15 am	Welcome address Prof. Debra Larson Dean, College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Session 1	ENGAGING STUDENTS Chair: Prof. Trevor Harding California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
8.30 am	Session introduction
8.35 am	Prof. Steve Krause Arizona State University, AZ A Toolkit for Student Engagement in Introductory Materials Classes	Download presentation » (password protected)
9.00 am	Dr. John Nychka University of Alberta, Canada Playing with Silly Putty: Not so Silly a Proposition in Materials Education	Download presentation » (password protected)
9.25 am	Prof. Satya Shivkumar Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA Illustration of Materials Science Principles through Food Engineering
9.50 am	Refreshments & introduction session
10.25 am	Dr. Jonathan Stolk (1) and Professor Linda Vanasupa (2) 1. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, MA 2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Workshop: Designing learning experiences that promote engagement, motivation, and well-being	Download presentation » (password protected)
11.35 am	Session discussion led by the session chair and invited speakers
11.45 am	Poster teasers (1) each poster presenter to give a 1-2 minute presentation using one PP slide
12.15 pm	Lunch & poster session (1)
Session 2	ADVANCED TEACHING, RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY Chair: Dr. Mark De Guire Case Western Reserve University
1.30 pm	Session introduction
1.35pm	Prof. Ian Robertson Division of Materials Research, National Science Foundation The Materials Genome Initiative—The National Science Foundation Perspective
2.10 pm	Prof. Rudolph Buchheit The Ohio State University, OH Integrating Databases, Visualization, Simulation and Computation into the Materials Science and Engineering Curricula
2.45 pm	Prof. Greg Olson Northwestern University, IL ICME Education: From Genome to Flight
3.20 pm	Refreshments & poster session (1) continued
4.00 pm	Dr. Jim Brenner Florida Institute of Technology, FL A Hands-On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Minor	Download presentation » (password protected)
4.25pm	Dr. Barry Wiskel University of Alberta, Canada Development and Delivery of a Completely Online Senior Level Course for Material Engineers	Download presentation » (password protected)
4.50 pm	Session and day discussion led by the session chairs and the days invited speakers
5:15 pm	Concluding remarks from session chairs
5.20 pm	Close

Friday, March 30: Symposium, Day Two

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8.00 am	Registration, coffee, and poster setup
8.30 am	Welcome
Session 3	ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Chair: Prof.James Doerfler California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
8.30 am	Session introduction
8.35 am	Prof. John Fernández Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA Materials in architectural design: a framework of internal motivation driving contemporary architectural material selection
9.10 am	Prof. John Abelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL Materials Selection for the Net-Zero Energy Home	Download presentation » (password protected)
9.35 am	Sydney Mainster University of Texas at Austin, TX Supporting and Promoting Material Pedagogy within a School of Architecture	Download presentation » (password protected)
10.00 am	Refreshments & introduction session
10.35 am	Prof. George Dieter University of Maryland, MD Five Decades of Capstone Design Course: an evolutionary experience	Download presentation » (password protected)
11.10 am	Dr. Katharine Flores The Ohio State University, OH Improving Student Learning in Materials Science: Specific Student Difficulties and the Development of Successful Group-Tutorials	Download presentation » (password protected)
11.35 am	Session discussion led by the session chair and invited speakers
11.45 am	Poster teasers (2) each poster presenter to give a 1-2 minute presentation using one PP slide
12.15 pm	Lunch & poster session (2)
Session 4	CROSSING DISCIPLINES CHAir: Dr. Hugh Shercliff University of Cambridge
1.30 pm	Session introduction
1.35 pm	Prof. Mike Ashby University of Cambridge, UK Materials education: adapting to needs of the 21st Century	Download presentation » (password protected)
2.10 pm	Dr. Mark De Guire Case Western Reserve University, OH Engaging First-Year Students with Materials Science and Sustainability	Download presentation » (password protected)
2.35 pm	Prof. James Shackelford University of California Davis, CA THE BIOLOGY QUESTION: How Much Biological Science to Include (or Not?!) in the Introductory Materials Science Course	Download presentation » (password protected)
3.00 pm	Refreshments & poster session (2) continued
3.30 pm	Prof. Peter Goodhew University of Liverpool What students know about Materials Engineering	Download presentation » (password protected)
4.05pm	Dr. Paul Eason University of North Florida, FL Assessment of Materials Selection Learning Outcomes Through an Open-Ended, Reverse-Engineering Design Challenge
4.30 pm	Session and day discussion led by the session chairs and the days invited speakers
4:55 pm	Concluding remarks from session chairs
5.00 pm	Introduction to the 4th North American Materials Education Symposium Dr. Ronald G. Kander, Executive Dean College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, Philadelphia University, PA An Adventure in Extreme Curriculum Integration To Stimulate Innovation and Collaboration	Download presentation » (password protected)
5.15 pm	Close

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ARCHIVE INFORMATION 3rd North American Materials Education Symposium

Thursday, March 29: Symposium, Day One

Friday, March 30: Symposium, Day Two

ARCHIVE INFORMATION
3rd North American Materials Education Symposium