Title :
Work in progress - implementation of a unified materials processing laboratory course
Author :
Trumble, Kevin P. ; Trice, Rodney ; Youngblood, Jeffrey ; Kvam, Eric ; Slamovich, Elliott B. ; Krane, Matthew J M
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mater. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
A junior-level materials processing laboratory has been developed and implemented taking a unified approach to processing ceramics, metals, and polymers spanning (1) deposition, (2) solidification, (3) powder, and (4) deformation processing. Three three-week core experiments stress interactions between shaping, microstructure, and properties in an open-ended "make-it-from-scratch" format. Lectures and prelab discussion groups are used to connect laboratory exercises with fundamental concepts. The course is capped off with student-proposed processing projects geared towards specialty materials. Each of the four main classes of processing can be studied at an advanced level in individual senior elective courses. Results from the lab and its role as the gateway into the senior electives were be discussed
Keywords :
ceramics; educational courses; engineering education; mechanical engineering; metals; physics education; polymers; ceramics processing; elective courses; laboratory exercises; metals processing; polymers spanning deformation; polymers spanning deposition; polymers spanning powder; polymers spanning solidification; unified materials processing laboratory course; Aluminum; Ceramics; Chemical processes; Education; Inorganic materials; Laboratories; Materials processing; Microstructure; Polymers; Powders; Ceramics; Materials Processing; Metals; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Indianopolis, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9077-6
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2005.1612121
