Symposium Day One: Wednesday 7 August 2024

Talks will be in 1670 Bob and Betty Beyster Building
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TimeSession
8:45 AMRegistration, coffee, and poster setup
8:55 AMElizabeth Holm, UM MS&E Department chair, Welcome to the conference
SESSION 1: Attracting Students to Materials
9:00 AMSession Chairs
Session introduction
9:05 AMBill Callister, University of Utah, USA
Concept-Based Learning and Understanding for Materials Courses
9:25 AMScott Ramsay, University of Toronto, Canada
Better than Cats: Engaging Materials Students in a Fast-Paced World
9:45 AMRonald Kander, Jefferson University, USA
Soft, Natural, Sustainable Materials: A Case Study in Attracting New Students
10:05 AMCoffee Break
10:40 AMJohn Harrold, MIT, USA
Empowering Educators through MIT's Open Online Materials Science Courses
11:00 AMSheldon Hewlett, University of Delaware
Benchtop Polymerization and Characterization of Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate in an Undergraduate Materials Science Laboratory Course 
11:20 AMLiza-Anastasia DiCecco, Penn State University, USA
Using Intuitive Demos to Teach First-Year Learners Mechanical Materials Properties 
11:40 AMCarrie Wilson, Peggy Jones, Lisa Ogiemwonyi, Justin Sickles, Darren Greschuk, and Priscilla Oshikiri, ASM Foundation Teacher Camp and various high schools, USA
Bringing MSE to K-12 and Bridging the Interest into University Programs
12:00 PMMorning discussion led by the session chairs
12:20 PMSymposium photograph
12:30 PMLunch
SESSION 2:  Curricular Development and Best Practices 
2:00 PMSession Chairs
Session Introduction
2:05 PMHimani Sharma, Georgia Tech, USA
Integrating UN Sustainable Development Goals into the Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum at Georgia Tech
2:25 PMSusan P. Gentry, UC Davis, USA
Leveraging Learning Assistants in Introductory and Upper-Division Courses
2:45 PMJacob Kelter, Northwestern University, USA
Rethinking Electrical Properties: A Bottom-Up Perspective Using Pauling's Metallic Bond and Computational Models
3:05 PMPoster Session Teaser
3:25 PMPosters and Coffee/Afternoon Tea
4:10 PMBen Torralva, University of Michigan, USA
Discovery Science and Open-ended Modeling Problems in Engineering
4:30 PMDavid C. Martin, University of Delaware, USA
Creating a New Undergraduate Materials Science Curriculum: The Blue Hen Experience
4:50 PMIstem Ozen, ArtCenter College of Design, USA
Adventures in Materials: perspectives on materials teaching in art and design education
5:10 PMAfternoon discussion led by the session chairs
5:30 PMEnd of day 1
5:45 PMBus to hotel
6:45 PMBus to Zingerman's Roadhouse from hotel
7:00pmBanquet at Zingerman's Roadhouse (ticket required)



Symposium Day Two: Thursday 8 August 2024

Talks will be in 1670 Bob and Betty Beyster Building
TimeSession
8:45 am Registration, coffee
SESSION 3: Curricular Development - New Strategies
9:00 amSession Chairs
Session introduction
9:05 amAmir Saeidi, UC Davis USA
Revamping Senior Design: Fostering Practical Skills and Industry Connections
9:25 amVincent Sokalski Carnegie Mellon University, USA
New Course Design: "Teaching Materials Science & Engineering”
9:45 amEllen Solomon, University of Michigan, USA
Application of Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning Models to Materials Engineering Challenges 
10:05 amCoffee Break and Posters
10:40 amAmy Robinson, Penn State University, USA
AI – A Useful Tool, A Challenge for Academic Integrity, or Both?
11:00 amDr. Bosco Yu, University of Victoria, Canada
Attracting New Engineers to Materials Science through an Interactive Game: Materials Marbles
11:20 amClaudia Loebel, University of Michigan, USA
Strategies to increase the visibility and attractiveness of MSE
11:40 amMorning discussion led by the session chairs
12:10 pmLunch and Posters
SESSION 4:  Teaching materials engineering - Next Generation
2:00 pmSession Chairs
Session Introduction
2:05 pmKaitlin Tyler, Ansys, USA
Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers via a Sustainable Product Design Methodology
2:25 pmAndrew Gryguć, University of Waterloo, Canada
Bridging Theory and Practice: Enhancing Engineering Education through a Hybrid Case Study based approach with Ansys Discovery
2:45 pmJulia Attwood, Bloomberg, UK
Creating the next generation of net-zero materials engineers
3:05 pmPosters and Coffee/Afternoon Tea
3:50 pmAbdon Pena-Francesch, University of Michigan, USA
Sustainable Materials Design in Undergraduate Engineering Education
4:10 pmThom Cochell, University of Kentucky, USA
Preparing Materials Science Students for AI Integration in Industry
4:30 pmAfternoon discussion led by the session chairs
4:50 pmEnd of Conference Announcements
5:00 pmEnd of day 2
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