[LA-SiGMA-funded] Call for Abstracts: 2012 Materials Education Symposia

Fri Jul 15 07:51:00 CDT 2011

Folks,

I thought this may be of interest for LA-SiGMA to have a presence in. It was brought to my attention by one of our ME master’s students.

Best

Dimitris

2012 Materials Education Symposia
Call for Abstracts

Deadline: September 15, 2011

View event details and call for abstracts in your web browser <http://lnk.ie/4QY4/e=meniki@me.lsu.edu/http:/www.materialseducation.com> 

Share in key events for material educators, joining two days of talks, discussions, a social program, and poster sessions. Two Materials Education Symposia, held next Spring, will focus exclusively on undergraduate materials education across engineering, design, and science.

3rd North American 
Materials Education Symposium
March 29-30, 2012 
CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, US 

4th International 
Materials Education Symposium
April 12-13, 2012
Cambridge University, UK

The advisory committee have just announced this year's themes <>  (below), and are making a Call for Abstracts. These will be reviewed for inclusion as either posters or presentations.

 Over 150 educators took part int the two Materials Education Symposia in 2011, which were coordinated by Granta Design, and supported by FEMS, ASM International, the ASEE Materials Division, SEFI, TMS, University of Cambridge, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. <http://www.grantadesign.com/images/symposium/2011/3rdMES_250.jpg> 

Photo: Prof. Mike Ashby thanks participants from 26 countries for their contributions to the 3rd International Materials Education Symposium earlier this year. 

The academic advisory committee are now accepting abstracts for both posters and presentations

Learn more at www.materialseducation.com <http://lnk.ie/4QY4/e=meniki@me.lsu.edu/http:/www.materialseducation.com>  » 

These events for materials educators follow on from the success of the 2011 Symposia: over 150 educators from 28 countries took part in the two 2011 events coordinated by Granta Design and supported by FEMS, ASM International, the ASEE Materials Division, SEFI, TMS, University of Cambridge, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Delegates praised the extended opportunities for discussion, the exchange of ideas, and for sharing experiences related to materials teaching. Many left with a renewed enthusiasm and plenty of practical tips to support their teaching. Read the reports here <http://lnk.ie/4QY5/e=meniki@me.lsu.edu/http:/www.grantadesign.com/news/news/symposia2011reports.htm> .

 Educators from across North America joined two days of presentation and discussions at the 2nd North American Material Education Symposia at Worcester Polytechnic Institute earlier this year. <http://www.grantadesign.com/images/symposium/2011/USroom_250.jpg> 

Photo: Educators from across North America joined two days of presentation and discussions at the 2nd North American Material Education Symposia at Worcester Polytechnic Institute earlier this year.

Themes for 2012

The advisory committee have now put together the four themes for each two-day event. Abstracts are invited on any of these topics. Presentations should cover innovative and interesting teaching approaches or resources for teaching materials in its widest context—throughout all years of study and across different disciplines.

Innovation and change 

*	Innovation in materials teaching 
*	Innovation in material development 
*	Innovation in material use 
*	Inspiring 1st year students

Materials, government, and industry 

*	National materials policy 
*	Matching teaching to the needs of industry

Crossing disciplines—
education for interface sciences 

*	Materials and energy 
*	Materials and micro-mechanics: designing hybrid materials 
*	Materials and the bio-sciences 
*	Materials and nano-science 
*	Materials and architecture 
*	Materials and (industrial) design 
*	Materials and society: responsible material sourcing, manufacture, use, and disposal 
*	Teaching triple bottom line design: technical, social (sustainable), and economic 

Emerging challenges 
and opportunities in materials 

*	Critical materials, supply-chain constraints, security of supply, and geopolitical factors 
*	Regulations that impinge on material use: REACH, etc. 
*	Material efficiency and related design-issues 
*	New and emerging materials 
*	Material substitution 

Visit the Symposia website (www.materialseducation.com <http://lnk.ie/4QY4/e=meniki@me.lsu.edu/http:/www.materialseducation.com> ) for more information, full details of the call for abstracts, and to register your interest in attending these events.

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