Volume-26-3-4

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION

Volume 26, Nrs. 3-4, 2004

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MRS SYMPOSIUM, Spring, 2004

“EDUCATING TOMORROW'S MATERIALS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS”.

Guest Editors: K.C. Chen, M.L. Falk, T.R. Finlayson, W.E. Jones, Jr., and L.J. Martinez-Miranda
Based on the MRS Electronic Proceedings Volume 827E, by courtesy of the Materials Research Society.

Crystals (A Freshman Seminar): An Exercise on Cooperative and Peer Learning M. Krimo Bokreta and J.J. Santiago-Avilés University of Pennsylvania	181
Teaching Undergraduates Nanotechnology J.G. Shapter¹, P. Hale², L.M. Maddox¹, M.J. Ford³, and E.R. Waclawik⁴ ¹Flinders University; ²LaTrobe University; ³University of Technology, Sydney; ⁴Queensland University of Technology, Australia	185
Biomedical Nanoscience: Electrospinning Basic Concepts, Applications, and Classroom Demonstration Kristin J. Pawlowski, Catherine P. Barnes, Eugene D. Boland, Gary E. Wnek, and Gary L. Bowlin Virginia Commonwealth University	195
DNET: The Drexel Nano Engineering Track Christopher Y. Li, Kishore Tenneti, Dan Solari, Antonios Zavaliangos, Surya Kalidindi, Yury Gogotsi, Karl Sohlberg, and N. John DiNardo Drexel University, Philadelphia	207
MatDL.org: The Materials Digital Library and the National Science Digital Library Program Laura M. Bartolo¹, Sharon C. Glotzer², Javed I. Khan¹, Adam C. Powell IV³, Donald R. Sadoway³, and Kenneth M. Anderson⁴ ¹Kent State University; ²University of Michigan; ³Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ⁴University of Colorado, Boulder	213
Teaching Computational Materials Science for Nanoscale Science and Engineering S.C. Glotzer, M.A. Horsch, M.H. Lamm , C.R. Iacovella, and Z.L. Zhang University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	219
AtomLab: A Tool for Teaching Materials Science and Simulation on the Atomic Scale Michael L. Falk University of Michigan	225
A New MSE Curriculum David Roylance Massachusetts Institute of Technology	233
Goniometry of Direct Lattice Vectors Supporting Students' Comprehension of Crystallographic Core Concepts and Demonstrating Image-Based Nanocrystallography P. Moeck¹, K. Padmanabhan¹, W. Qin², and P. Fraundorf^3 1Portland State University; ²Motorola Technology Solutions; ³University of Missouri at St. Louis	239
Graduate Teaching Fellows in the Classroom: Connecting University Research and Resources to the K-12 Community Donna Hammer and Deepa Srikantaiah University of Maryland	245
An Impact Study of the Implementation of a Materials Science and Engineering Module at the Fifth Grade Level Souheil Zekri, LaNetra Clayton, Emily Ferguson, Geoffrey Okogbaa, Ashok Kumar, Tapas Das, Grisselle Centeno, and Louis Martin-Vega University of South Florida	251
A Way to Get Students Interested in Materials Science: Research Presentations for the K-12 Group L.J. Martínez-Miranda University of Maryland	257
What Constitutes Successful Undergraduate Research? Colin Inglefield and Adam Johnston Weber State University, Ogden, Utah	261
Incorporating Diverse Majors and Backgrounds in Materials Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites D.F. Bahr and M.G. Norton Washington State University	267
Nanotechnology Summer Undergraduate Research Intern Program: Comprehensive Introduction to Life as a Researcher M.R. Melloch and J. Lax Purdue University	273
Implementation of Paul Revere: Tough as Nails, an Integrated Project-Based Course on Materials Science and History of Technology Jonathan Stolk and Robert Martello Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	279
Teaching Corporate Culture-An Engineer's Survival Guide Richard N. Savage California Polytechnic State University	287
Curricula for a Sustainable Future: A Proposal for Integrating Environmental Concepts into our Curricula Linda Vanasupa¹ and Frank G. Splitt^2 1California Polytechnic State University; ²Northwestern University	293
Shape Memory Alloys for Classroom Demonstrations, Laboratories, and Student Projects Katherine C. Chen¹, Wendy C. Crone², and Eric J. Voss^3 1California Polytechnic State University; ²University of Wisconsin - Madison; ³Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	301
An Approach to the Teaching of Functional Materials for Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Courses Trevor R. Finlayson and Barry C. Muddle Monash University	307
Nanotechnology Education and Training M. Meyyappan NASA Ames Research Center, California	313
Educational Software for Materials Processing Gary L. Gray, Andrew J. Miller, Thomas J. Yurick Jr., and Suzanne E. Mohney Pennsylvania State University	323
Realistic Roles for Scientists in K-12 Education Carol C. Johnston and Fiona M. Goodchild University of California, Santa Barbara	333