Volume 29, Nrs 1-2

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION

Volume 29, Numbers 1 - 2

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM AND FORUM

“EDUCATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING”

E-MRS IUMRS ICEM Spring Meeting, Nice, France, May 29 - June 2, 2006.

Organizers: P. Glasow, R.P.H Chang, J. Baglin, N. Kishimoto, V. Castano, Heng-de Li, and G.C. Chi

Some Thoughts on Education in Materials Science,Technology and Engineering: The Mexican Perspective Sergio M. Alcocer ¹ and Víctor M. Castaño ^2 1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Edif. Fernando Hiriart, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico; ²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico	1
The DOITPOMS Project - A Web-Based Initiative for Teaching and Learning Materials Science Z.H. Barber, J.A. Leake and T.W. Clyne University of Cambridge, UK	7
Materials Science Education and Research in Bangladesh: Present Trends and Future Perspective for Industrial Development M. A. Basith ¹, A. Constantin ² and M. Huq ^1 1Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; ²Radu Greceanu Colegiul National, Slatina, Romania	17
Publications for Materials Education and Research in Japan Masao Doyama Teikyo University of Science and Technology	23
“From Material to Prototype” - Integrating Advanced Materials in Engineering Studies A. Duta, I. Visa and D. Perniu Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania	29
Material Science for Energy Saving: New Approaches to Teaching and Learning (Practiced at the Department of Energy Physics of the Belarusian State University) A.K. Fedotov, N.A. Drozdov, A.V. Mazanik, N.A. Karbalevich, A.N. Kostin and G.M. Volokhov Belarusian State University	35
Active Learning of Materials Science P.J. Goodhew University of Liverpool and UK Centre for Materials Education	43
Education and Economy - An Analysis of Statistical Data H.-U. Habermeier Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany	55
Innovative On-Line E-Learning of Ferrous Metallurgy Ruth Hambleton and David Naylor International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Belgium	67
Introducing Problem Based Learning in Electronic and Electrical Engineering A.J. Kenyon, J. Mitchell and J. Smith University College London , UK	79
Projects about WEEE Toxic Materials Management in Greek Schools Evangelos P. Koltsakis and Hariton M. Polatoglou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece	87
Environment and Health Related Applications of Nanotechnology and Training Opportunities at the Joint Research Centre D.G. Rickerby European Commission - DG Joint Research Centre, Italy	95
The Integration of Biomedical Nanotechnology Education Program in Taiwan Dar-Bin Shieh, Chen-Sheng Yeh, Wen-Chang Chang, Yonhua Tzeng National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan	107
Integrated Tool for the Teaching of Structural and Optical Properties of Nanostructures N. Skoulidis and H. M. Polatoglou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece	117
Asynchronous Teaching Methods and Electronic Assessment Applied to Students of the Module “Physics of Semiconductor Devices” D. Triantis, K. Anastasiadis, P. Tsiakas, Ch. Stergiopoulos Technological Educational Institution (T.E.I.) of Athens, Greece	133
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Human Resource Development for Higher Education in Taiwan Yonhua Tzang^{1, 2} and Dar-Bin Shieh^1 1 National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and ²Auburn University, USA	141
The “Open-Lab” Initiative or How to Raise Awareness of Nanoscale Research in French Students before University Christophe Vieu¹, C. Séverac¹, Danielle Pons² and Nathalie Panissal^1 1University of Toulouse, France; ²Lycée Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France	149
Nanosciences: From the Elementary School to the University Level D. Duvivier and M. Wautelet University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium	159
Developments During the Last Two Decades in Material Science Education in Romania Doina Manaila Maximean Politehnica Bucuresti University, Romania	165