Approaches to an Integrated Undergraduate Education in Materials Science and Engineering

1985 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merton C. Flemings ◽  
Donald R. Sadoway
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Electrical Engineers ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The Way

This is an era of great excitement and opportunity in the materials field, particularly for those of us in universities. Our field has expanded greatly in recent years. Materials scientists and engineers have joined forces with physicists, chemists, electrical engineers and others to pave the way for major technological advances. Remarkable strides in instrumentation have brought insights unimagined a decade ago. The realization is growing in so many other fields of research and education that further advances are limited largely by the capabilities of materials. There is no field of engineering that could not improve the efficiency or performance of its products, if better materials were available.

Views on an Electronic Materials Education

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-48
Author(s):  
G.Y. Chin
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Extreme Case ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Microelectronic Devices ◽  
Electrical Engineers ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

Electronic materials constitutes a sub-field of materials. Therefore the issues raised concerning an electronic materials education must necessarily be viewed in the broader context of a comprehensive materials education. Yet electronic materials do differ from other subfields in several ways.First, unlike the traditional metals, ceramics and polymers, which are defined primarily by chemical composition, electronic materials are defined by functions, i.e., they are used in devices that provide electronic functions. As such, electronic materials encompass metals, ceramics, and polymers as well as semiconductors.Second, workers employed in electronic materials industries come from a diverse set of academic disciplines. They are physicists, chemists, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers as well as metallurgists, ceramists, and materials science and engineering (MSE) graduates. Thus activities in the electronic materials industries represent an extreme case of interdisciplinary activity which is characteristic of MSE.Third, the electronic materials industries play a dominant role in world economy today and the technology is changing at a dizzying pace. Thus issues in education in electronic materials become more challenging than other subfields and may require fresh and nontraditional approaches.When speaking of electronic materials, one generally thinks of semiconductors, such as silicon and more recently gallium arsenide, that are used in microelectronic devices.

Thoughts on the Occasion of the Second Transformation in Materials Science

2006 ◽  
Vol 512 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
M. Meshii
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Soft Materials ◽  
The United States ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Hard Materials ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
To Come ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Science Methodology

The discipline of Materials Science is, we believe, in the midst of the second transformation. The research and education of most of the Materials Science and Engineering departments in the United States have traditionally emphasized hard materials. The recent surge in research of soft materials and our perceptions that the Materials Science Methodology (both experimental and numerical) holds the advantage in the research of the soft materials prompt us to expand the area of soft materials at the expense of hard materials. Clearly the struggle between the two types of materials will continue for some time to come. The current struggle in weighting will be described in an historical fashion comparing it to the struggle in the first transformation that took place in the 1950's and 1960's.

Making Education in Materials Science and Engineering Attractive to Undergraduate Students

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Gregory C. Farrington
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Educational Mission ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Research And Education

Materials research and education is currently one of the liveliest areas of science and engineering and is likely to be so for many decades. It is an outstanding example of an interdisciplinary field; persons who call themselves materials researchers are found in departments of chemistry, physics, metallurgy, ceramics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering, and also in many departments that now call themselves by the name “materials science and engineering.” The field has grown so rapidly that the term “materials science and engineering,” has many different meanings. In fact, most of the funding that supports materials science and engineering research is awarded to investigators in the more traditional disciplines, and the vast majority of scientists and engineers working in the field were educated in these traditional core disciplines.There is no question that the field of materials science and engineering is a success. However, is materials science and engineering now a discipline as well as a field? Should MS&E departments exist and what should be their educational mission? Should MS&E departments offer undergraduate and graduate majors? These questions are being discussed by many university faculties as they work to devise effective research structures and educational programs to respond to the growth of interest in a field that does not fit neatly into any single traditional discipline, but is far too important to ignore.Recently, the University Materials Council appointed a committee to consider these issues and specifically address the challenge of creating effective, attractive programs of undergraduate education in materials science and engineering.

NSF Workshop on Undergraduate Curriculum Development in Materials: A Synopsis of the Report

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 54-57
Author(s):  
Robert J. Reynik
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Workshop Report ◽  
National Science ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

As a follow-up to the recommendations of a 1986 National Science Board Task Committee Report on Undergraduate Science & Engineering Education, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored a series of workshops on undergraduate education in science and engineering disciplines. In October 1989, the NSF's Division of Materials Research (DMR) organized a workshop in the materials area. It was held at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Donald N. Langenberg, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago, chaired the panel of 27 invited experts. They were charged to assess the needs and opportunities in the education of undergraduates with career opportunities in any of the areas of materials research or technology, and to recommend possible ways to improve undergraduate curricula in chemistry, physics, and materials science and engineering.The panel consisted of three subpanels: Chemistry chaired by Gregory C. Farrington, Condensed Matter Physics chaired by Phillip J. Stiles, and Materials Science and Engineering chaired by Reza Abbaschian. Robert J. Reynik, DMR/NSF, was the workshop organizer and coordinator. Each subpanel held separate meetings to discuss undergraduate education in materials and develop recommendations in its respective disciplines; plenary sessions featured group discussions of views and recommendations.Each subpanel prepared a separate report, and the chairman prepared a summary report, which organizes the findings and recommendations of the subpanel reports into five areas: curriculum development, undergraduate laboratories, computers in undergraduate education, textbooks and other teaching resources, and faculty and student development. These reports constirute the full workshop report, which is available at no cost from the NSF. The opinions and recommendations in the workshop report are those of the expert panel and do not represent NSF policy. The recommendations are currently under review by DMR.

Development and Delivery of an Online Graduate Certificate in Materials Characterization for Working Professionals

2009 ◽  
Vol 1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela L. Dickrell ◽  
Luisa A. Dempere
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Materials Characterization ◽  
First Year ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Graduate Certificate ◽  
Continual Professional Development ◽  
Engineering Industries

AbstractWithin materials science and engineering industries there exists a need for continual professional development and lifelong learning. University materials science and engineering departments and materials related centers have highly qualified instructional faculty, and course management infrastructure that can be utilized to deliver needed continuing education to working professionals via distance learning. This work examines the development and first year delivery results of an online graduate certificate in modern materials characterization techniques for working scientists and engineers.

Ways That Engineers Can Get Involved In Recruiting Future Materials Scientists and Engineers

2001 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy H. Gleixner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Materials Engineering ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Web Videos ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
The Web

ABSTRACTFor materials science and engineering departments across the country, recruitment of students is a critical concern. To increase enrollment, students' interest in materials science needs to be sparked early, preferably before they begin college. However, many entering college students have never heard of the major and/or are unsure of what a career in materials science would be like. There are many excellent resources that have been developed to target this problem directly including comprehensive career resources on the web, videos describing careers in materials engineering, and teaching materials developed for middle and high school teachers.

Graduate Education for Materials Scientists and Engineers: General, Special, or Fundamental?

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 42-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip J. Stiles
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
General Work ◽  
Different Levels

What is an appropriate educational program for preparing a PhD to enter the general work force, particularly in materials science and engineering, but also more broadly in all science and engineering fields? The question can be proposed at two different levels: What is the character of the information, knowledge, and the training a student ought to store away and be able to use after leaving the academy, and what specific information or courses does someone need to be an expert?Since I do not have expertise in every aspect of materials science and engineering, and since the latter question can be handled through concerted effort of the appropriate experts, I will focus only on the first question.To paraphrase the first question more starkly, how much of a generalist should a PhD be and how much of a specialist? I will try to define the generalist and specialist in polar perspective, in the sense that I use them:1. A specialist must be grounded in that specialty, conversant with its literature and new findings, and able to converse with other specialists in the field to exchange information and perspectives.2. A generalist must be well-grounded in the fundamentals of numerous fields. It is not necessary to be a specialist in many fields, but a generalist must have access to and be able to find and digest the happenings and literature in these other fields.

Everything you've always wanted to know about what your students think they know but were afraid to ask.

2000 ◽  
Vol 632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Werwa
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Museum Exhibit ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Formal Science ◽  
Lay Public

ABSTRACTA review of the educational literature on naive concepts about principles of chemistry and physics and surveys of science museum visitors reveal that people of all ages have robust alternative notions about the nature of atoms, matter, and bonding that persist despite formal science education experiences. Some confusion arises from the profound differences in the way that scientists and the lay public use terms such as materials, metals, liquids, models, function, matter, and bonding. Many models that eloquently articulate arrangements of atoms and molecules to informed scientists are not widely understood by lay people and may promote naive notions among the public. Shifts from one type of atomic model to another and changes in size scales are particularly confusing to learners. People's abilities to describe and understand the properties of materials are largely based on tangible experiences, and much of what students learn in school does not help them interpret their encounters with materials and phenomena in everyday life. Identification of these challenges will help educators better convey the principles of materials science and engineering to students, and will be particularly beneficial in the design of the Materials MicroWorld traveling museum exhibit.

scholarly journals Metal Nano/Microparticles for Bioapplications

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4543
Author(s):  
Xuan-Hung Pham ◽  
Seung-min Park ◽  
Bong-Hyun Jun
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Micro Particles ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

Nano/micro particles are considered to be the most valuable and important functional materials in the field of materials science and engineering [...]

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