Volume 28, Nrs. 1-2

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

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

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

NSF NSDL Materials Digital Library & MSE Education
Laura M. Bartolo¹, Sharon C. Glotzer², Cathy S. Lowe¹, Adam C. Powell IV³, Donald R. Sadoway³ , James A. Warren⁴, Vinod K. Tewary⁴ and Krishna Rajan^5
1Kent State University; ²University of Michigan; ³Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ⁴National Institute of Standards and Technology; ⁵Iowa State University

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. Crone^1
1University of Wisconsin-Madison; ²Discovery World Museum of Science, Economics and Technology

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

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

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

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

The Transport Phenomena Archive on the NSDL Materials Digital Library Pathway
Adam Powell¹ and Laura Bartolo^2
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology; ²Kent State University

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Valluzzi^2
1Tufts University;  ²Evolved Nanomaterial Sciences, Inc.