Book Review: "Survival Skills for Scientists", by Federico Rosei and Tudor Johnson
Víctor M. Castaño
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Santiago de Querétaro, México

On Geometrical Interpretation of the Formation of Holz Lines
X.Z. Li
University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Scientific  Literacy  and  Ecomaterials  Research for  Global  Mankind
M A Basith¹, A Constantin² , M Huq¹ and M Kano^3
1Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh; ²Radu Greceanu Colegiul National, Slatina, Romania; ³Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Remote Materials Science Internet Experiments: Solid State Photovoltaic Cell Characterization
M F. Schauer¹, F. Lustig² and M. Ozvoldova^3
1Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic; ²Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; ³University of Trnava, Slovak Republic

Numerical Approximation of Hydrogen Transport in  Steels  Using  Java  Programming
J. Torres Santiago, S. Charca Mamani, O. Marcelo Suárez, Oswald N. C. Uwakweh
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez

A Multidisciplinary Introductory Nanotechnology Course  with  Hands-On  Experiments
C.P. Liu¹, J.J. Wu², D.H. Chen², J.C.A. Huang³, C.K. Chung⁴, Y.C. Lee⁴, J.L. Huang¹, D.R.Sahu¹, D.B. Shieh⁵and Y. Tzeng^{6, 7
1-6}National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; ⁷Auburn university, Alabama

“WESPA”,  A  Multilingual  European  Project  for Teaching  Energy  and  Semiconductor  Concepts Using  Interactive  Approaches
Paolo Bussei, Marco Bianucci, Roberto Fieschi, Licia Gambarelli, Carlo Mantovani, and Silvia Merlino
Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia (CNR-INFM), Parma, Italy

Evaluation of Gender Bias in Use of Modular Instruction on Concepts of Organic Chemistry Nomenclature
Susai Rajendran¹, A. Raji¹, J. Arockia Selvi¹, A. Rosaly² and S. Thangasamy^3
1GTN Arts College, Dindigul, India; ²St. Joseph’s Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Dindigul, India; ³Lakshmi College of Education, Gandhigram, Tamilnadu, India

Core Competency Needs in Materials Technology
Robert L. Mott ^1,2, Thomas G. Stoebe ^3,4, Robert Simoneau ^4,5  and Imelda Cossette ^4,6
1University of Dayton, Ohio; ²Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio; ³University of Washington, Seattle; ^4,6Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, Washington; ⁵Keene State College, Keene, New ampshire

Use of Hardness Tester for the Measurement of Different Mechanical Properties of Metals
Amit Bhaduri
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Introduction to Outstanding Women in Materials Science and Engineering: An Outreach Activity
Yin Kiong Hoh
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Materials Engineering Instruction Using Interactive Multi-Media Pre-Labs
Jeremiah Woolsey and Chunyan Zhang
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Simple Analytical and Computational Model for Shot-Peening
C.H. Wörner
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

A CD-ROM Based Teaching Resource in Support of a Foundation Materials Science Course
B.J. James and E. Ramsay
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Polymeric Surfaces and their True Surface Tension in Solids and Melts
Agnieszka Kopczynska and Gottfried W. Ehrenstein
University of Erlangen – Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany