A Way to Get Students Interested in Materials Science: Research Presentations for the K-12 Group

2004 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Martínez-Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
K 12

AbstractThe GK-12 program involves students doing a masters or a Ph.D. in science and engineering working with a science teacher to develop demonstrations and laboratories which will bring the excitement of science into the schools. They work for an entire semester with the same group in school. We expect that the teachers will be able to carry on these demonstrations after the GK-12 students have left. Another aspect we want to bring to the students is the excitement of doing research in the field, and that what they are learning may be helpful in doing this research. As part of their work, we ask the GK-12 participants to prepare a research presentation for their schools. They have to present it in language that the students will understand, and with the material that the students have learned. In doing this, the students learn how to explain their research in much better terms and the K-12 students are exposed to real research and new approaches that nonetheless are based in the lessons they are learning.

Making Stuff at Princeton University

2011 ◽  
Vol 1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Steinberg ◽  
Shannon Greco
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Science Center ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Scientists And Engineers

ABSTRACTThe Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) joined the PBS NOVA/MRS Making Stuff coalition and created a program to inspire middle school students and their teachers about materials science during exciting large programs at Princeton University and multiple pre and post events. As a National Science Foundation funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, it is part of PCCM’s mission to inspire and educate school children, teachers and the public about STEM and materials science. Research shows that it is critical to excite students at a young age and maintain that excitement, and without that these, students are two to three times less likely to have any interest in science and engineering and pursue science careers as adults. The Making Stuff TV series offered a great teachable moment in materials science for students and teachers alike. The four episodes, Stronger, Smaller, Smarter and Cleaner aired in January and February, 2011. Our complementary education program helped promote the viewership of the Making Stuff series in the region, and the NOVA episodes helped us by priming the teachers and students to learn more about materials science research conducted at Princeton University. The Making Stuff coalition events we conducted were designed to have the maximum positive impact on students’ attitudes towards science and scientists, in general, and materials scientists and engineers, specifically. Each and every student had an opportunity to interact with dozens of scientists and engineers, in the lab, at table demonstrations and lecture presentations. As an ongoing MRSEC education and outreach program we have developed many successful educational partnerships to increase our impact. Plus, through years of successful education programs and the participation of our materials scientists and engineers, we have cultivated great trust in the schools and local community. The schools eagerly joined as partners in the program to bring their students to the event. Teachers from those partner schools actively participated in associated professional development programs conducted by education staff and PCCM professors before and after the big event. Included were presentations by MRSEC members and the partners from Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Princeton University’s chemistry department, DOE funded centers PP-SOC and PPPL, Liberty Science Center, Franklin Institute, our PBS partner NJN and our many school district partners.

Kowari – OPAL’s Residual-Stress Diffractometer and its Application to Materials Science and Engineering

2008 ◽  
Vol 41-42 ◽  
pp. 439-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Kirstein ◽  
Vladimir Luzin ◽  
Alain Brule ◽  
Hien Nguyen ◽  
David Tawfik
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Research Reactor ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Material Science Research ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has recently started commissioning the new Australian Research Reactor OPAL that has replaced the old HIFAR reactor in January 2007. At the first stage, the new reactor will provide neutrons to several neutron scattering instruments. Among them is the residual stress diffractometer Kowari that was designed to study engineering problems related to residual stresses as well as allow material science research using neutron diffraction. We give an update on the progress of the instrument’s installation and commissioning and present an example to illustrate how neutron diffraction can be used to obtain information about residual stresses in a flash butt welded plate.

Teaching Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) in the Pre-College Classroom as a Vehicle for NGSS Implementation

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (31-32) ◽  
pp. 1661-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Granucci ◽  
Carol Jenkins ◽  
Melanie Bauer ◽  
Ashley L. Gard ◽  
Bryn Pinkerton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
College Classroom ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Summer Program ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Science And Engineering Practices ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Teaching Modules

ABSTRACTAdoption of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) into the pre-college classroom is an ideal strategy for addressing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), specifically the Science and Engineering Practices. MSE offers core science and engineering topics that can be incorporated into existing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) curricula through teaching modules. Using MSE as a teaching vehicle, the Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) conducted a series of small-scale studies of its teacher professional development workshops and a student summer program, along with related teaching modules, in an effort to measure the contribution MSE has on students and K-12 STEM educators. Based on participant survey feedback, CRISP found improvement in students’ MSE knowledge, interests, and career goals. For teachers, in addition to improving their MSE knowledge, they also increased their comfort and confidence in teaching MSE concepts in their classroom. These results provide evidence for the use of MSE modules as productive teaching tools for NGSS Science and Engineering Practices, as well as producing workforce-competitive STEM students.

Inspiring 1000 Middle School Students at Princeton University's Materials Science and Engineering Expo

2007 ◽  
Vol 1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Steinberg ◽  
Shannon Swilley
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Educational Outreach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Successful Model ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
K 12

AbstractPrinceton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM) is a National Science Foundation-supported Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. The educational outreach team conducts many educational outreach programs. Since 2004, one of our largest k-12 education programs has been the Science and Engineering Expo at Princeton University (SEE Princeton) for middle school students in partnership with other outreach programs at Princeton University. The goals of the program are to allow hundreds of Princeton University scientists and engineers the opportunity to share their enthusiasm for science with middle school students, to instill excitement for science and engineering in the students, to expose the students to learning opportunities in science and engineering, and to introduce them to the field of materials science. This paper provides a brief guide to developing and conducting a science and engineering expo based on a successful model.

Integrating the NAE Grand Challenges and Holographically-formed Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Thin Films (H-PDLC) into the Kenyan High School Curriculum.

2013 ◽  
Vol 1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared P. Coyle ◽  
Adam K. Fontecchio
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal ◽  
Polymer Dispersed ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
K 12

ABSTRACTAccess to cutting-edge technologies in materials science and engineering within K-12 education is a great struggle in developing countries. In this work, a problem-based, hands on set of seven modules for integrating Holographically-formed Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (H-PDLC) Bragg Grating thin films into the Kenyan secondary physics, chemistry and mathematics curriculum is proposed. Through funding provided by the National Science Foundation, a pilot study of the integration of these modules, using the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) Grand Challenges for Engineering as a contextual vessel, is carried out. The efficacy of these curriculum-integrated modules in communicating real world materials science and engineering challenges is examined using qualitative and quantitative means. A method for expanding the use of this experience with other graduate students is proposed.

Graduate Teaching Fellows in the Classroom: Connecting University Research and Resources to the K-12 Community

2004 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Hammer ◽  
Deepa Srikantaiah
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
Teaching Fellows ◽  
New Science ◽  
Graduate Teaching ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

AbstractUniversity-based education outreach efforts in the areas of science and engineering are continuing to grow and be refined as their success stories rapidly increase. As we have learned, effective outreach to K-12 schools and the broader community requires an understanding of the K-12 educational system, making a long-term commitment to support and enhance the existing curriculum, training researchers, and meeting our own goals of integrating the excitement of new science and technology into the classroom.The University of Maryland (UMD) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Graduate Teaching Fellows Program (GK-12) is making strides to accomplish these objectives. This paper will be a descriptive overview of the of the UMD GK-12 Program. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of developing viable partnerships, integrating research-based concepts into the curriculum (emphasizing materials science related topics), and training research Fellows to develop the necessary skills to take advantage of their research background and to refine their teaching and communication skills within the scope of informal science and engineering education.

scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 2114 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Physical Science ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
Physics Department

The 3rd International Conference in Physical Science & Advanced Materials PAM2021 Sep.24-28/2021 ISTANBUL/TURKEY. WISH MORE HOTEL The conference was held by the EEGA-Education Energy Global Academy, Maarif schools BAGHDAD, AUS, SA, USA, BALKAN, MENA, AFRICA. Physics department, College of Science, University of Baghdad, ST. Thomas Schools, AL Farah Schools, Shroouq Schools, Advanced Science Research Centre – ASRC, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Iraqi Academics Syndicate, I. A. S., and ARID – ARAB RESEARCHER ID, the first International platform for scientists, experts and researchers, speaks Arabic language. More than 100 persons were attended the conference from Asia, Africa and Europe, the Opportunity to meet the experts of researchers and engineers and students were successfully present by discuss recent innovations and new techniques in Physics, Material Science and Engineering. and. Through the Conferences, we have actively created a global forum spanning across the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa for the advancement of physics and materials science. We launched a conference in 2019, 2020, 2021 and hopeful in 2022. List of Logos, Images are available in this Pdf.

Everything you've always wanted to know about what your students think they know but were afraid to ask.

2000 ◽  
Vol 632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Werwa
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Museum ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Museum Exhibit ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Materials Science And Engineering ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Formal Science ◽  
Lay Public

ABSTRACTA review of the educational literature on naive concepts about principles of chemistry and physics and surveys of science museum visitors reveal that people of all ages have robust alternative notions about the nature of atoms, matter, and bonding that persist despite formal science education experiences. Some confusion arises from the profound differences in the way that scientists and the lay public use terms such as materials, metals, liquids, models, function, matter, and bonding. Many models that eloquently articulate arrangements of atoms and molecules to informed scientists are not widely understood by lay people and may promote naive notions among the public. Shifts from one type of atomic model to another and changes in size scales are particularly confusing to learners. People's abilities to describe and understand the properties of materials are largely based on tangible experiences, and much of what students learn in school does not help them interpret their encounters with materials and phenomena in everyday life. Identification of these challenges will help educators better convey the principles of materials science and engineering to students, and will be particularly beneficial in the design of the Materials MicroWorld traveling museum exhibit.

scholarly journals Solvent-Controlled Self-Assembled Oligopyrrolic Receptor

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1771
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Kejiang Liang ◽  
Mads Christian Larsen ◽  
Steffen Bähring ◽  
Masatoshi Ishida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Polymeric Chain ◽  
Supramolecular System ◽  
Receptor System ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Host Guest Complex ◽  
Colorimetric Response ◽  
Strong Acids

We report a fully organic pyridine-tetrapyrrolic U-shaped acyclic receptor 10, which prefers a supramolecular pseudo-macrocyclic dimeric structure (10)2 in a less polar, non-coordinating solvent (e.g., CHCl3). Conversely, when it is crystalized from a polar, coordinating solvent (e.g., N,N-dimethylformamide, DMF), it exhibited an infinite supramolecular one-dimensional (1D) “zig-zag” polymeric chain, as inferred from the single-crystal X-ray structures. This supramolecular system acts as a potential receptor for strong acids, e.g., p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA), methane sulfonic acid (MSA), H2SO4, HNO3, and HCl, with a prominent colorimetric response from pale yellow to deep red. The receptor can easily be recovered from the organic solution of the host–guest complex by simple aqueous washing. It was observed that relatively stronger acids with pKa < −1.92 in water were able to interact with the receptor, as inferred from 1H NMR titration in tetrahydrofuran-d8 (THF-d8) and ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectroscopic titrations in anhydrous THF at 298 K. Therefore, this new dynamic supramolecular receptor system may have potentiality in materials science research.

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