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Events for materials educators in undergraduate engineering, design, science, and sustainability

7th North American Materials Education Symposium University of California, Berkeley, March 17-18, 2016

8th International Materials Education SymposiumUniversity of Cambridge, UK, April 7-8, 2016

2nd Asian Materials Education SymposiumNational University of Singapore, Dec 8-9, 2016

Materials have played an enormous part in the technology advances of the 20th century. Emerging structural, functional, and bio-materials are poised to play an even larger part in the technology of the 21st century. Almost all the “Grand Challenges” identified as the essential technological and social advances for the next three decades have a material dimension. For these (and many other) reasons, the education of materials-literate engineers and of informed and innovative materials scientists is an essential task.

The Materials Education Symposia have three aims:

• To share ideas, innovations, experiences, successes and failures in university-level materials teaching.

• To provoke productive discussion on this topic.

• To expand the links that form such a key feature of the Materials Community.

The interdisciplinary nature of materials teaching is always a major focus, exploring how materials can link different subjects together, and learning from experiences of teaching materials and processes across the curriculum.

Past Symposia have been praised for providing extended opportunities for discussion and for encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences. The events have fostered an atmosphere of

community amongst educators involved in teaching materials-related courses across disciplines including engineering, design, and science. The symposia are coordinated by: Granta Design; the Symposia Academic Advisory Committee; and educators at: University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, National University of Singapore, SUTD, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The organisers are grateful for support from ASM International and MRS Singapore, and additional help from FEMS, IFEES, the Materials Division of ASEE, and SEFI.

After seven successful years, the Materials Education Symposia are probably the biggest international meetings of university-level Materials Educators in the world. Join two days of talks, discussion sessions, networking, poster sessions, and a social program with plenty of opportunities to meet people and exchange ideas.

Advisory CommitteeA committee of leading materials educators and researchers selects the speakers:

• Prof Mike Ashby (Committee Chair), University of Cambridge, UK

• Prof John Abelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• Prof Diran Apelian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA

• Prof Yves Brechet, INP, Grenoble, France• Prof Rudolph Buchheit, The Ohio State University, USA• Dr Tim Bullough, University of Liverpool, UK• Prof Seh Chun Lim, Singapore University of Technology

and Design• Prof Bill Clyne, University of Cambridge, UK• Prof David Embury, McMaster University, Canada• Mr Marc Fry (Committee Secretary), Granta Design• Prof Peter Goodhew, University of Liverpool, UK• Prof Trevor Harding, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, USA• Dr Ronald Kander, Philadelphia University, USA• Prof Suk Joong L. Lang, KAIST, Korea • Prof Ke Lu, National Laboratory for Materials Science,

P.R. China • Prof Kiyoshi Okada, Tokyo Institute of Technology,

Japan • Prof Christine Ortiz, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, USA• Dr Noel Rutter, University of Cambridge, UK• Prof S. Ranganathan, Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore, India • Dr Hugh Shercliff, Department of Engineering,

University of Cambridge, UK• Dr Matthew Sherburne, University of California,

Berkeley, USA • Prof Richard Sisson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute,

USA • Prof Boade Sun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R.

China• Prof John Wang, National University of Singapore • Prof Alexander Wanner, Karlsruhe Institute of

Technology, Germany

• Prof Sybrand van der Zwaag, TU Delft, Netherlands

2016 Materials Education Symposia Visit the event website for the latest information on the agenda and abstract submissions. Register before December 31 to benefit from early-bird fees and to secure your place—space is limited.

Poster sessions & social program The Symposia offer extensive opportunities for networking and sharing ideas—plus chances to relax! All participants are invited to present a poster on any novel or interesting approach to the teaching of materials and processes in engineering, science, processing, or design, or describing research that may be of interest to fellow participants. The social program includes a symposium dinner (pictured).

Berkeley & Cambridge Abstract Deadline: Sep 30, 2015

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