Materials Research Society

Tuesday, November 30:

SESSION PP3: Coupling Materials Science Education with Research and Technology
Chair: Susan Rosevear
Tuesday Morning, November 30, 2004
Back Bay Ballroom D (Sheraton)

8:00 AM Breakfast on your own: Opportunity to meet with your mentor

8:30 AM PP3.1

Research Experience for Teachers at MIT: From the Laboratory to the Classroom

Michael F. Rubner, Materials Science and Eng., MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Center For Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts

9:00 AM PP3.2

Scienceline: A Tale of Three Perspectives

Fiona Goodchild and Martina Michenfelder; University of California, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), Santa Barbara, California

9:15 AM PP3.3

Turning Cutting-Edge Research into Secondary Curriculum

Greta M. Zenner1, Wendy C. Crone1, J. Aura Gimm1, Ken W. Lux1, Paul M. Voyles2, Anthony P. Cina3, Ann Pumper Comins4, Johan Tabora9, Pamela Tuchscherer5, Tyson Tuchscherer6, P. John Whitsett7 and Cindy G. Widstrand8; 1Engineering Physics, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; 2Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; 3O'Keefe Middle School, Madison, Wisconsin; 4Madison Memorial High School, Madison, Wisconsin; 5Gearhart School, Gearhart, Oregon; 6Daly Middle School, Lakeview, Oregon; 7Fond du Lac High School, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; 8Stoughton High School, Stoughton, Wisconsin; 9Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois

9:30 AM PP3.4

Research Experiences for Teachers in Materials Science: Building an Apparatus for Making Magnetic Fluids

Michelle Strand2 and Diandra Leslie-Pelecky1,3; 1Department of Physics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; 2Pius X High School, Lincoln, Nebraska; 3Center for Materials Research & Analysis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.

9:45 AM PANEL DISCUSSION WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS:

Coupling Materials Science Education with Research and Technology

9:45 AM

Writing Effective and Engaging Science Modules that Work

Peter Ozimba; Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.

9:57 AM

Curricular DesignConsiderations for Science Course Restructuring and New Course Proposals

Nathan Unterman; Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois.

10:09 AM

Employing Microfluidics in the Demonstreation of Cell Encapsulation for HS Biology Students

Rebekah Ravgiala; Mirrimack high School, Merrimack, New Hampshire.

10:15 AM BREAK

10:30 AM PP3.5

Multilevel Education Activities in Polymer Science and Chemistry: Multimedia Materials, Teacher Workshops, Undergraduate Research Center and NSF IGERT Program

Lon J. Mathias, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

11:00 AM PP3.6

Conducting Interactive, On-line, Web-Based SEM Lessons Around the World

Scott Chumbley1, Amy Chumbley1, Gary Casuccio2 and Heidi Barron2; 1Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; 2RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

11:15 AM PP3.7

On the Use of "Flash Movies" for Instruction and Assessment in High School Science Curricula

Ralph H. Locklin2, Andrew J. Wiesner2, Michael W. Fleck1, Ian R. Harrison1, Eric J. Spielvogel3 and Paul R. Howell1,3; 1Materials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; 2Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, Pennsylvania; 3E-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, Pennsylvania.

11:30 AM PP3.8

Enhancing Science Teaching through Business/Education Outreach Programs based on High-Technology Instrumentation

Gary S. Casuccio1, Hank P. Lentz2, Stephen K. Kennedy1 and L.Scott Chumbley3; 1RJ Lee Group, Inc, Monroeville, Pennsylvania; 2RJ Lee Group, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona; 3Metals and Ceramics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

11:45 AM PP3.9

Long Term Integration Plan of Nanotechnology and Materials Science into Fourth and Fifth Grade Science Curriculum

Gary S. Zekri 1, L. Clayton2, Ashok Kumar1, G. Okoogba3 and L. Martin-Vega3; 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida; 2Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida; 3Department of Industrial and Management Systems, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

12:00 – 1:30PM Lunch on your own: Opportunity to meet with your mentor

• 12:00 – 1:30 PM Other Technical Talks with Pizza, Grand Ballroom (Sheraton) 

Symposium X: Materials Innovations to Impact: Medicine and Sports
Chairs: Shefford P. Baker and Bethanie J. Hills Stadler

• 12:05 PM X2.1

Innovations in Biomaterials: Achievements and Opportunities

Rebecca Bergman, Medtronic Inc., Fridley, Minnesota.

• 12:45 PM X2.2

Metallic Liquids and Glasses - Science and Applications

William Johnson, Corporate Office, Liquidmetal Technologies, Lake Forest, California.

SESSION PP4: Demonstrations of Materials Science for Outreach in Secondary Schools--Mini Tutorial
Chair: Shenda Baker
Tuesday Afternoon, November 30, 2004
Room 200 (Hynes)

1:30 PM PP4.1

Improving Materials Science Education with Demonstrations

Ainissa G. Ramirez1 and Amy Moll2; 1Mechanical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; 2Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

SESSION PP5: Materials Science Education: Ties with Industry/Focus on Middle School
Chairs: Shenda Baker and Fiona Goodchild
Tuesday Afternoon, November 30, 2004
Room 200 (Hynes)

3:00 PM PP5.1

Materials Education for the Twenty First Century Workforce: A Report on the 18th Biennial Conference on National Materials Policy, Washington D.C.

Aris Christou, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

3:30 PM PP5.2

NSF Sponsored Academic/Industrial Research Programs for Undergraduates and Teachers

Charles G. Wade1, Dolores C. Miller1, Joseph Pesek2, Maureen A. Scharberg2, Marni Goldman3 and Curtis W. Frank4; 1Materials Analysis and Characterization, IBM Almaden Research Center E1, San Jose, California; 2Department of Chemistry, San Jose State University, San Jose, California; 3Center for Polymer Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California; 4Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

3:45 PM PP5.3

Integrating Materials Science into the Uruguayan Curricula

Laura Fornaro, Hector Espinosa and Gustavo Laborde; Compound Semiconductors Group, Faculty of Chemistry, Montevideo, Uruguay

4:00 PM PP5.4

Development of Computer Game Based Instruction: The Periodic Table Game

Martin Gerard Bakker1,4, Garry W. Warren1,2, Nancy Earnest3, Timothy M Bryant3, Brenda O'Neal1, Amos Newsome1 and Peggy Wallace1; 1Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; 2Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; 3Center for Communication and Educational Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; 4Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

4:30 PM PP5.5

Broadening Middle-School Student Images of Science and Scientists

Diandra Leslie-Pelecky1,4, Shirley J Mills2 and Gayle A. Buck3; 1Department of Physics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; 2Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; 3Project Fulcrum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; 4Center for Materials Research & Analysis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

4:45 PM PP5.6

"Advanced Potions: A Journey Into the Nanoworld." A Nanoscience Camp for 5th-8th Grade Students

Andrew Greenberg1,2, Jackie Bortiatynski2 and Dan Sykes2; 1Center for Nanoscale Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; 2Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

5:00 PM Dinner on your own: Opportunity to meet with your mentor

• 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Government Funding Seminars, Room 207, Hynes Convention Center

Clare M. Allocca and Douglas T. Smith
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, NIST
Topic: Instrumentation and Metrology for Nanomechanics: A Roadmap

http://www.mrs.org/meetings/fall2004/government_seminars.html

• 8:00 – 11:00PM

Technical Poster Sessions

Evening poster sessions will be held Monday through Thursday from 8:00-11:00 p.m. in Exhibition Hall D of the Hynes Convention Center.

• Optional highly suggested sessions

Please refer to the MRS Fall Meeting Program book for additional Technical Talks and Exhibits