JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION
Volume 28, Nrs. 1-2, 2006

 

Preparing the Materials Researchers of the Future: Who, What, How
Rosemary R. Haggett
West Virginia University and National Science Foundation

1

Implementing an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Concentration in Nanomaterials Science and Engineering
Lisa C. Klein
Rutgers University

7

Trans-disciplinary Graduate and Refresher Programs for Education, Research and Training in the Fields of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Tadashi Itoh,  Hisazumi Akai,   Hisahito Ogawa,  Wilson Agerico Diño,  Satoshi Ichikawa
Osaka University, Japan

15

NSF NSDL Materials Digital Library & MSE Education
Laura M. Bartolo1, Sharon C. Glotzer2, Cathy S. Lowe1, Adam C. Powell IV3, Donald R. Sadoway, James A. Warren4, Vinod K. Tewary4 and Krishna Rajan5
1
Kent State University; 2University of Michigan; 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4National Institute of Standards and Technology; 5Iowa State University

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Museum Exhibits: Bringing Informal Education into the Classroom
O.M. Castellini1, C.E. Holladay1, G.K. Walejko1, T.J. Theim1, G.M. Zenner1, P. Krajniak2 and W.C. Crone1
1
University of Wisconsin-Madison; 2Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics and Technology

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An On-Line, Open-Book Quizzing Environment for an Introductory Materials Science Course: How Measurement is Informing the Process
R. H. Locklin and P. R. Howell
Pennsylvania State University

35

Materials Engineering Education in Two New Engineering Degree Programs at the Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering
R. Corkish, S.R. Wenham, J. Cotter, A.B. Sproul, A.G. Aberle, A. Bruce and M.A. Green
University of New South Wales

57

The Molecule, the Monomer and Materials Science Education
P. R. Howell
Pennsylvania State University

69

Crystal structure visualizations in three dimensions with support from the open access Nano-Crystallography Database
P. Moeck1, O. Čertík1,2, G. Upreti1, B. Seipel1, M. Harvey3, W. Garrick1 and P. Fraundorf3
1
Portland State University; 2Charles University of Prague, The Czech Republic; 3University of Missouri at St. Louis

83

The Transport Phenomena Archive on the NSDL Materials Digital Library Pathway
Adam Powelland Laura Bartolo2
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2Kent State University

91

An Exploration of Microscopy for Educational Applications in the High School Physics Classroom
R. Fitzsimmons, R. Koekkoek, C. Caragianis-Broadbridge, A. Lehman and K. Cummings
Southern Connecticut State University

99

The future of materials undergraduate programs: Can we avoid extinction?
Linda Vanasupa
California Polytechnic State University

105

Design and Accreditation for Materials Programs
G. S. Cargill III1 and I. M. Robertson2
1
Lehigh University, Bethlehem; 2University of Illinois

113

Non-Traditional Assessments for New Learning Approaches: Competency Evaluation in Project-Based Introductory Materials Science
Jonathan Stolk, Steven Krumholz and Mark Somerville
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

121

The Effectiveness of Active Undergraduate Research in Materials Science and Engineering
David F. Bahr and M. Grant Norton
Washington State University

127

The Assessment of the Influence of Summer Research Experiences on Student Academic Performance
Wm. C. Hughes, B. H. Augustine and Gerald R. Taylor
James Madison University

137

An Internship Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Polymer-Based Nanocomposites
Peggy Cebe1, Daniel Cherdack1, Robert Guertin1, Terry Haas1, B. Seyhan Ince1 and Regina Valluzzi2
1
Tufts University;  2Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences, Inc.

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