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
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Edif. Fernando Hiriart, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico

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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

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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
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; Radu Greceanu Colegiul National, Slatina, Romania

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Publications for Materials Education and Research in Japan
Masao Doyama
Teikyo University of Science and Technology

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“From  Material to Prototype”  -  Integrating Advanced Materials in Engineering Studies
A. Duta, I. Visa and D. Perniu
Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania

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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

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Active Learning of Materials Science
P.J. Goodhew
University of Liverpool and UK Centre for Materials Education

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Education and Economy - An Analysis of Statistical Data
H.-U. Habermeier
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany

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Innovative On-Line E-Learning of Ferrous Metallurgy
Ruth Hambleton and David Naylor
International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Belgium

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Introducing Problem Based Learning in Electronic and  Electrical  Engineering
A.J. Kenyon, J. Mitchell and J. Smith
University College London , UK

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Projects about WEEE Toxic Materials Management in Greek Schools
Evangelos P. Koltsakis and Hariton M. Polatoglou
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,  Greece

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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

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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

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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

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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Human Resource Development for Higher Education in Taiwan
Yonhua Tzang1, 2 and Dar-Bin Shieh1
1
 National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and 2Auburn University, USA

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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 Panissal1
1
University of Toulouse, France; 2Lycée Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France

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Nanosciences: From the Elementary School to the University Level
D. Duvivier and M. Wautelet
University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium

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Developments During the Last Two Decades in Material Science Education in Romania
Doina Manaila Maximean
Politehnica Bucuresti University, Romania

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