We would like to thank all those whose presentations and contributions made this such an interactive and collaborative event. Find out more about the 2012 Symposia here »
2011 Materials Education Symposia
The themes for each of the two-day Symposia which took place in 2011 were developed by the Advisory Committee (below) . The Symposia are coordinated by Granta Design and supported by the following organizations:
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Materials Division
- ASM International
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge
- European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
- The Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS)
- The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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2011 Academic Advisory Committee
| Committee Member | Affiliation(s) | Link to website |
| Prof Mike Ashby (Committee Chair) |
University of Cambridge, UK, & Chairman, Granta Design |
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| Prof Diran Apelian | Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US , & President of TMS (2008-9) |
Here » |
| Prof Yves Brechet | INP, Grenoble, France | Here » |
| Prof Rudolph Buchheit | Ohio State University, US, & University Materials Council |
Here » |
| Dr Tim Bullough | University of Liverpool, UK, & Director, UK Subject Centre for Material Education |
Here » |
| Prof Seh Chun Lim | Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore | Here » |
| Prof Bill Clyne | University of Cambridge, UK, & President of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) (2008-9) |
Here » |
| Prof David Embury | McMaster University, Canada | Here » |
| Prof Peter Goodhew | University of Liverpool, UK | Here » |
| Prof Trevor Harding | Cal Poly, US, & Chair, ASEE Materials Engineering Division |
Here » |
| Prof Ke Lu | Director, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, China, & Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Here » |
| Prof Christine Ortiz | Dean for Graduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US | Here » |
| Dr Lyle H. Schwartz | University of Maryland, US | Here » |
| Prof Richard Sisson | Dean of Graduate Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US | Here » |
| Prof Alexander Wanner | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany | Here » |
| Prof Sybrand van der Zwaag | Chairman, Delft Centre for Materials, TU Delft, Netherlands |
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