2022 Program
11th North American
Materials Education Symposium
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Carnegie Mellon University - Doherty Hall A302
Symposium Day One: Monday, August 8, 2022
| 8:00 am | REGISTRATION AND POSTER SET UP AT DOHERTY HALL |
| 8:45 am | WELCOME ADDRESSES |
| 8:45 am | Robert Heard, Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 8:50 am | William Sanders, Dean, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 8:55 am | Claes Fredriksson, Ansys Academic Development |
| 9:00 am | SESSION 1: CORE PROGRAM REVIEW: WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH? |
| 9:00 am | Session ChairsSteven Yalisove, University of Michigan Marc DeGraef, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 9:05 am |
Marc DeGraef, Carnegie Mellon University Steven Yalisove, University of Michigan Open Source Textbook |
| 9:25 am | Veronica Caro, University of Michigan Dimensions of Disciplinary Literacy in Materials Science and Engineering |
| 9:45 am | Amir Saeidi, Texas A&M University Implementing changes in engineering classes lessons learned |
| 10:05 am | Rajan Kumar, Stanford University Materials Matter – Showing Students What It Means to Be a Materials Scientist and Engineer |
| 10.30 am | Poster Session Tease |
| 10.50 am | Poster Session and Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:30 am | Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University Are Material Engineering Curricula Aligned with Student Worldviews? |
| 11:50 pm | Carrie Wilson, ASM Materials Education Foundation Teaching Material Science at the high school level |
| 12:05 am | Chair Discussion – Morning Session |
| 12:25 am | Group Photo |
| 12:30 am | Break for Lunch |
| 1:45 pm | SESSION 1b: CORE PROGRAM REVIEW CONTINUED: WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH? Claes Fredriksson, Ansys Academic Development, Cambridge (UK) Soma Chakrabarti, Ansys Academic Development, Office of the CTO, Cambridge (UK) |
| 1:50 pm | Rachel S. Goldman, University of Michigan Transforming Introductory Materials Education using Writing-to-Learn |
| 2:10 pm | Vincent Sokalski, Carnegie Mellon University Inclusive Pedagogy in Introductory Materials Science Courses |
| 2:30 pm | Liza-Anastasia DiCecco, McMaster University Gamified Materials Science Education – Driving Learner Engagement in Fun New Ways |
| 2:50 pm | Poster Session Break Award for Ashby Educator of the Year |
| 3:45 pm | SESSION 2: TEACHING DATA LITERACY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE |
| 3:45 am | Session ChairsTanya Faltens, Purdue University/nanoHUB Chris Pistorius, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3:50 pm | Tanya Faltens, Purdue University / nanoHUB Data Literacy in materials science |
| 4:10 pm | Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Computational and Data Literacy embedded in Materials Science Courses |
| 4:30 am | Liz Holm, Carnegie Mellon University Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Materials Education |
| 4:50 pm | Chair Discussion – Afternoon Session |
| 5:20 pm | End of first day |
| 6:30 pm | Symposium Dinner
Carnegie Museum of Art Music Hall Foyer 6:30 pm Reception 7:00 pm Dinner Tickets for Purchase ($75 per person): Contact Us |
Symposium Day Two: Tuesday August 9, 2022
| 9:00 am | SESSION 3: TEACHING COMPUTATIONAL LITERACY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE |
| 9:00 am | Session ChairsElizabeth Holm, Carnegie Mellon University Katsuyo Thornton, University of Michigan |
| 9:05 am | Katsuyo Thornton, University of Michigan Integrating Computation into Materials Science & Engineering Education |
| 9:25 am | Alison Polasik, Campbell University Teaching the Why: Motivations for Learning Computational Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering |
| 9.45 am | Ben Torralva, University of Michigan Teaching Partial Differential Equations to Freshmen for Materials Applications: After All, You Only Need Algebra and Taylor’s Series |
| 10:05 pm | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 am | Jincheng Du, University of North Texas Development of computational material science and related computational programs at University of North Texas |
| 11.00 am | Lakshana Mohee, Ansys Academic Development, Cambridge (UK) Teaching additive manufacturing in bioengineering through simulation and material selection |
| 11:20 am | Chair Discussion – Morning Session |
| 11.50 pm | Spare time for announcements |
| 12:00 pm | Break for Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Characterization Lab Tour |
| 2:00 pm | Ansys Academic Program: Thanks - Dipankar Choudhury |
| 2:15 pm | SESSION 4: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING “WHAT TO KEEP AFTER THE PANDEMIC |
| 2:15 pm | Session ChairRobert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University |
| 2:20 pm | 1. Ron Kander, Thomas Jefferson University Education Versus Experience: Where is Engineering Education Going? |
| 2:30 pm | 2. Norman Bier, Carnegie Mellon University Evolving From Covid: How the crisis has changed our teaching and learning |
| 2:40 pm | 3. Alison Polasik, Campbell University When Online Learning Meets a Hands-on and Project-based Curriculum |
| 2:50 pm | 4. Claes Fredriksson, University West, Sweden European and Student Perspectives |
| 3:00 pm | Roundtable Open Discussion |
| 3:30 pm | Conference Close |