Introducing Science Faculty to Materials

Science and Engineering

A workshop cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and The University of Alabama College of Engineering

 

Course Outline

June 1-20, 2008

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in Room 101 in the Bevill Building.

Day

Times

Schedule

Instructors

Sunday 6/1

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Orientation

 

6:00 - 8 p.m.

 Dinner

Monday 6/2

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Introduction;

Atomic Structure/ Bonding

Dr. Acoff

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Crystal Structure

Dr. Weaver

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Lab # 1

Metallography (Group 1) SEM (Group 2)

Dr. Acoff/TA

Tuesday 6/3

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Defects in Crystals

Part 1

Dr. Acoff

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Defects in Crystals

                   Part 2                 

Dr. Weaver

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Lab # 2

Metallography (Group 2) SEM (Group 1)

Dr. Acoff/TA

 

Wednesday 6/4

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Phase Equilibria and Transformations

Dr. Acoff

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Thermal Properties

Dr. Acoff

1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

(Bus departs 11:30am)

Tour 1 –

Honda Manufacturing

 

Thursday 6/5

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Ceramics

Dr. Acoff

10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

Guest Lecturer

“The Collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers – A Metallurgist’s View”

Dr. Frank Gayle

Chief,  Metallurgy Division NIST

1 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Lab # 3

Slip Casting (Ceramics)

Dr. Acoff/TA

Friday 6/6

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

(Bus departs 8 a.m.)

Tour 2 –

Lafarge Cement

 

Monday 6/9

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Metals

Dr. Weaver

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mechanical Properties

Dr. Weaver

1 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Lab # 4

Mechanical Properties

Dr. Weaver/TA

Tuesday 6/10

 

 

 

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Polymers

Dr. Wiest and

Dr. Nikles

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Composites

Dr. Weaver

1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

(Bus Departs at 1p.m.)

Tour 3 –

Nucor

 

Wednesday 6/11

8:30 a.m. –  10:00 a.m.

Crystal Engineering

Dr. Blackstock

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Composite Research

Dr. Reddy

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Electrical Properties

Dr. Gupta

3p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Summer Research Opportunity

Dr. Acoff

Dr. Weaver

Thursday 6/12

 

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

Metal Casting

Dr. Viswanathan

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Greetings from the Dean of the College of Engineering

Dr. Chuck Karr Dean

9:15 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Lab #5

Metal Casting

Dr. Viswanathan

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Lab #5 (Continued)

Metal Casting

Dr. Viswanathan

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Breakout/Brainstorming Session

Dr. Acoff

Dr. Weaver

Friday 6/13

10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.

(Bus departs 8:30 a.m.)

Tour 4 -

ACIPCO

 

Monday 6/16

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Optical Properties

Dr. Bradt

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Computational Materials Science

Dr. Turner

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Lab # 3 (Continued)

Slip Casting (Ceramics)

TA

Tuesday 6/17

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

The MINT Center

Dr. Butler

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thin Film Processing & Clean Room Tour

Dr. Mankey

1:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Magnetic Materials

(Lecture & Lab #6)

Dr. Harrell

Wednesday 6/18

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Visitation with Workshop Instructors

 

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Electron Spectroscopy of Materials

Dr. Szulczewski

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

(Bus departs 12:15 pm)

Tour 5 –

ZF Industries

 

Thursday 6/19

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Guest Lecturer

Writing Effective Proposals; Overview of PREM

Dr. Maiji Kukla

NSF Program Director

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Guest Lecturer

“Effective Teaching of Introductory Level Materials Science”

Dr. Kevin Trumble

Professor,

Purdue University

1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

(Bus departs 1:00 p.m.)

Tour 6 –

JVC

 

Friday 6/20

9:00 a.m. – 10:30a.m.

Course Summary

(Room A27 Bevill)

Drs. Acoff and Weaver

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Farewell Luncheon

All

TA = Teaching Assistant; Revised May 29, 2008