Non-Destructive Techniques for the Characterization of Structural Materials: Materials Science & Engineering Curriculum for the Education of an Innovative Model

2002 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia Moropoulou ◽  
Eleni Aggelakopoulou ◽  
Nicolas P. Avdelidis ◽  
Maria Koui
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Programme ◽  
Non Destructive

ABSTRACTIn this paper, the example of the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Curriculum that exists as a scientific direction in the undergraduate programme of the Chemical Engineering School, in the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), in Greece, is presented. The course content includes several tools, such as theoretical lessons, laboratory modules - nondestructive testing (NDT) and instrumental techniques - semi industrial scale devices, fieldworks and a dissertation thesis. The presented curriculum can be regarded as an innovative educational model for chemical engineering students that choose to become involved in the field of MSE.

scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 1192 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Publication Committee ◽  
The World ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Scientific Platform ◽  
International Advisory

Published by IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. The International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering held its 6th Edition on the 22nd and 23rd June 2021. With the theme ‘Nurturing Innovation for Sustainable Future’, the conference revolved around scientifically rigor findings that emphasize the elements of sustainability and innovation. ICBioE 2021 serves as a scientific platform for academic and industry researchers, entrepreneurs, and technologists to convene from around the world, and exchange their latest scientific findings in the field of Materials and Chemical Engineering. In addition, three keynote speeches by distinguished Professors from Malaysia and Singapore, as well as from a successful university spin-off entrepreneur, were delivered during this event. List of Proceedings Editors, Publication Committee, International Advisory Board, National Advisory Board, Organizing Committee are available in this pdf.

Virtual Environments in Materials Science and Engineering

2017 ◽  
pp. 1465-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Vergara ◽  
M. Lorenzo ◽  
M.P. Rubio
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Virtual Laboratories ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Virtual Resources

The use of virtual resources in university teaching is becoming a key issue, especially in engineering degrees where novel virtual environments are being developed. This chapter described a study on the opinions of engineering students with regard to the use of diverse virtual applications in subjects related to Materials Science and Engineering. From 2011 to 2014, engineering students of several universities and diverse nationalities were surveyed regarding their views on using virtual environments in learning. The results presented in this chapter showed that students gave great importance to the use of virtual resources in university teaching but, at the same time, they also considered the presence of the teacher in the classroom to be very essential. The findings also provided the timetable distribution of topics that, according to the students' opinion, should be considered in the subjects of Materials Science, such as master classes, problem solving classes, practical classes in both real and virtual laboratories.

Will the Integration of Materials Science into Engineering Core Undergraduate Curricula Ever Be Complete? Is the “Chemistry” Right?

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
John R. Ambrose
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Consensus View ◽  
Course Sequence ◽  
Certification Requirements

Those in charge of creating and endorsing curricula for engineering colleges appear to generally agree that materials science should be included. More than jus an acceptance of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) certification requirements, the consensus view is that engineers really need to know about the materials they will someday use Unfortunately, there appears to be some disagreement about where this exposure to materials science fits into the overal scheme of things (scheduling or course sequence, so to speak). There is also dis agreement as to what engineering students should know about materials and by inference, as to who is most knowledge able and best qualified to teach this information. As a result of these disagreements students at some engineering departments have had to take, during the final semester, an introductory materials course taugh by instructors whose professional experience lies outside materials science and engineering.

Incorporating Information Competence into Classes

2001 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine C. Chen ◽  
Paul T. Adalian
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Oral Presentations

ABSTRACTEnabling students to become independent learners is a desirable goal for many educators. However, the task is not always easily addressed with the long lists of concrete, technical objectives that must usually be covered in classes. As a result, information often follows a oneway path from the instructor to the student, and students can develop a reliance on “packaged” knowledge and answers from only teachers and textbooks. In efforts to engage students in the learning process and to encourage the self-directed exploration of knowledge, “information competence” [1] has been incorporated into an upper-level materials course. Using current topics in materials science and engineering, students formulate questions to address specific issues and then locate pertinent information. A variety of resources, such as newspapers, web sites, and scholarly journals, are explored and evaluated. The instructor acts as a facilitator that assists with search strategies and evaluation of the information. Students develop the ability to process and reorganize the information into useful forms (e.g., reports, oral presentations). Providing the tools and instructions to function effectively in this Information Age will hopefully promote lifelong learning in today's students.

The College-Wide Interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 46-48
Author(s):  
D.L. Bourell ◽  
H.L. Marcus
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Program ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Course Content ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Program Approach ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
The University

The college-wide interdisciplinary graduate program approach to graduate education is a viable alternative to the departmental structure for areas of study that span two or more traditional disciplines. This article will explore the nature of this organizational style using materials science and engineering as the example discipline. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the graduate program approach in the light of more than 18 years of experience at the University of Texas at Austin.The primary task of any center for higher learning is the education of students in an environment conducive to the open exchange and dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Traditionally, the university has approached this task by assembling scholars with common foundations of expertise into a collective group, the department. Besides the obvious function of providing a structured setting for the concentration of scholars with similar interests, the department also serves as the front line of faculty governance for matters including tenure, promotion, salary, resource management, and distribution. For example, course content and degree requirements are initiated at the department level. Thus the organizational structure of the college, and hence of the university, is firmly built on the traditional concept of department, a concept that has served education well.However, there are liabilities to the departmental structure since its natural tendency is to compartmentalize knowledge with the concomitant academic provincialism. This mindset poses a particularly serious problem for a number of subject areas that are intrinsically multidisciplinary. Several examples in the field of engineering science are biomedical engineering, manufacturing and industrial engineering, nuclear engineering, environmental engineering and also materials science and engineering.

Assessment of Directions and Opportunities in Current and Future Materials Education

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
I.M. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Unified View ◽  
The University ◽  
Comprehensive Study

There is considerable excitement and some turmoil in undergraduate and graduate education in the broad field of materials, as well as in its subfields of metallurgy, ceramics, and polymers. While the reasons are many, the underlying driver is the growth in the visibility and diversity of a young field evolving rapidly into a true discipline, much like chemical engineering and biology from their early roots mainly in chemistry.The University Materials Council (UMC), the group representing accredited materials departments has had a longstanding, obvious interest in education and has been actively involved in assessing current and future directions. More recently, a comprehensive study under the auspices of the National Research Council (the Materials Science and Engineering Study), has been undertaken to develop a unified view of recent progress and new directions in materials science and engineering (MSE), and to assess future opportunities and needs. As part of this ambitious endeavor, a panel on education (Panel 5) was established with the following charges:• To investigate and document existing human resources in MSE;• To identify future directions of education in MSE, including education in and out of materials departments;• To identify needs and opportunities for increasing interdisciplinarity in MSE; and• To identify needs and opportunities in lifelong education.

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.

Views on a Comprehensive Materials Science and Engineering Education Program

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
G.J. Abbaschian ◽  
P.H. Hollow
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Processing Application ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Evolutionary Growth

Educational programs in materials science and engineering (MSE) departments must be comprehensive, addressing the main theme of structure-property-processing-application relationships in all materials. In addition, the programs must be dynamic in order to improve materials according to the requirements of our society. Dynamic materials limits and societal needs require the materials field to change constantly over relatively short times. In this respect, education in MSE differs substantially from that in traditional departments such as chemistry, physics, mechanical and chemical engineering, and even the more narrow fields of metallurgical, ceramics and polymer engineering.It may be argued that all departments, scientific or engineering, are dynamic because they are constantly changing and maturing. Obviously, though, departments close to maturity change less rapidly than young departments. MSE, a young department, is changing rapidly from both steady evolutionary growth as well as quantum changes in scope (e.g., electronic materials). In fact, advances in MSE have necessitated a redefinition of scope for other fields. A good example is the field of computers and communication, which is directly tied to the growth, processing, and characterization of high purity semiconductor materials. The opposite is true as well (e.g., high transition temperature superconducting materials). The old adage of “a good design will be limited by the materials available” is true. As such, MSE plays a dual role—simultaneously advancing and impeding progress in other areas of science and engineering.

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