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3rd North American Materials Education Symposium, 2012
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Thursday, March 29: Symposium, Day One
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 |
9.00 am | Dr. John Nychka University of Alberta, Canada Playing with Silly Putty: Not so Silly a Proposition in Materials Education |
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 |
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 |
4.25pm | Dr. Barry Wiskel University of Alberta, Canada Development and Delivery of a Completely Online Senior Level Course for Material Engineers |
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
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 |
9.35 am | Sydney Mainster University of Texas at Austin, TX Supporting and Promoting Material Pedagogy within a School of Architecture |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2.10 pm | Dr. Mark De Guire Case Western Reserve University, OH Engaging First-Year Students with Materials Science and Sustainability |
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 |
3.00 pm | Refreshments & poster session (2) continued |
3.30 pm | Prof. Peter Goodhew University of Liverpool What students know about Materials Engineering |
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 |
5.15 pm | Close |