Introducing Science Faculty to Materials
Science and Engineering
A workshop cosponsored by the
National Science Foundation and The University of Alabama College of
Engineering
Day |
Times |
Schedule |
Instructors |
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Sunday 6/1 |
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Orientation
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6:00 - 8 p.m. |
Dinner |
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Monday 6/2 |
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Introduction; Atomic Structure/ Bonding |
Dr. Acoff |
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Crystal Structure |
Dr. Weaver |
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1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Lab # 1
Metallography (Group 1) SEM (Group 2) |
Dr. Acoff/TA |
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Tuesday 6/3 |
8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. |
Defects in Part 1 |
Dr. Acoff |
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10:30 a.m. 12
p.m. |
Defects in Part 2 |
Dr. Weaver |
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Lab # 2
Metallography (Group 2) SEM (Group 1) |
Dr. Acoff/TA |
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Wednesday 6/4 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Phase Equilibria and Transformations |
Dr. Acoff |
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10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. |
Thermal Properties |
Dr. Acoff |
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1:30 p.m. 5 p.m. (Bus departs 11:30am) |
Tour 1 Honda Manufacturing |
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Thursday 6/5 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Ceramics |
Dr. Acoff |
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10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Guest Lecturer
The Collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers A Metallurgists View |
Dr.
Frank Gayle Chief, Metallurgy Division NIST |
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1 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Lab # 3 Slip Casting (Ceramics) |
Dr. Acoff/TA |
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Friday 6/6 |
10 a.m. 12 p.m. (Bus departs 8 a.m.) |
Tour 2 Lafarge Cement |
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Monday 6/9 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Metals |
Dr. Weaver |
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10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Mechanical Properties |
Dr. Weaver |
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1 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Lab # 4
Mechanical Properties |
Dr. Weaver/TA |
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Tuesday 6/10 |
8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. |
Polymers |
Dr. Wiest and Dr. Nikles |
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10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Composites |
Dr. Weaver |
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1:30 p.m. 5 p.m. (Bus Departs at 1p.m.) |
Tour 3 Nucor
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Wednesday 6/11 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Crystal Engineering |
Dr. Blackstock |
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10:30 a.m. 12 p.m. |
Composite Research |
Dr. Reddy |
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1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
Electrical Properties |
Dr. Gupta |
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3p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Summer
Research Opportunity
|
Dr. Acoff Dr. Weaver |
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Thursday 6/12 |
8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. |
Metal Casting |
Dr. Viswanathan |
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8:45 a.m. 9:15 a.m. |
Greetings
from the Dean of the College of Engineering |
Dr. Chuck Karr Dean |
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9:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Lab #5 Metal Casting |
Dr. Viswanathan
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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Lab #5 (Continued) Metal Casting |
Dr. Viswanathan |
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3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Breakout/Brainstorming Session |
Dr. Acoff Dr. Weaver |
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Friday 6/13 |
10:00 a.m. 12 p.m. (Bus departs 8:30 a.m.) |
Tour 4 - ACIPCO |
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Monday 6/16 |
8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. |
Optical Properties |
Dr. Bradt |
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10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Computational Materials Science |
Dr. Turner |
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Lab # 3 (Continued)
Slip Casting (Ceramics) |
TA |
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Tuesday 6/17 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
The MINT Center |
Dr. Butler |
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10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Thin Film
Processing & Clean Room Tour |
Dr. Mankey |
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1:00 p.m. 5 p.m. |
Magnetic Materials
(Lecture & Lab #6)
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Dr. Harrell
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Wednesday 6/18 |
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Visitation with Workshop Instructors |
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10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Electron Spectroscopy of Materials |
Dr. Szulczewski |
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2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. (Bus departs 12:15 pm) |
Tour 5 ZF Industries |
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Thursday 6/19 |
8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. |
Guest
Lecturer Writing Effective Proposals; Overview of PREM |
Dr.
Maiji Kukla NSF Program Director |
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10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Guest Lecturer Effective Teaching of Introductory Level Materials
Science |
Dr. Kevin Trumble Professor, Purdue
University |
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1:30 p.m. 5 p.m. (Bus departs 1:00 p.m.) |
Tour 6 JVC
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Friday 6/20 |
9:00 a.m. 10:30a.m. |
Course Summary
(Room A27 Bevill) |
Drs. Acoff and Weaver |
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Farewell Luncheon |
All |
TA = Teaching Assistant; Revised May 29, 2008