2012 Materials Education Symposia Call for Abstracts | ||||
Deadline: September 15, 2011 | ||||
View event details and call for abstracts in your web browser | ||||
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. |
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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. |
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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
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Materials, government, and industry
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Crossing disciplines—education for interface sciences
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Emerging challenges and opportunities in materials
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Visit the Symposia website (www.materialseducation.com) for more information, full details of the call for abstracts, and to register your interest in attending these events. | ||||