This week we talk with Professor Susan Gentry from UC Davis.  Susan is a teaching professor in the Materials Science and Engineering department.  She is very active in education and has been a long time contributor to the materials community.  She is currently on the TMS education committee and has recently presented her work at the North American Education Symposium.  You can find more about Susan at her website:
https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/gentry/

You can find out more about the North American Materials Education Symposium this coming summer in Ann Arbor here:
https://java.engin.umich.edu/NAMES24/

The YouTube version of this episode can be found here:  https://youtu.be/Jtlaxe61I8g?si=rwxNz5xS9eTx8Jsf

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

A discussion about Materials Science and Engineering education with the Open AI app, Chat GPT - the free voice model.

You can find out more about the North American Materials Education Symposium this coming summer in Ann Arbor here:
https://java.engin.umich.edu/NAMES24/

The YouTube version (audio and subtitles only) of this episode can be found here: 
https://youtu.be/troom2aJ2_A?si=yWaUmoBYJtis1-f9

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Today we talk with Alexa Goldstein, the President of the Michigan Materials Society - a student run organization.  She explains what it is like to manage the events, speakers, professional development opportunities, and her own experiences in our department. 

The YouTube version of this episode can be found here:  https://youtu.be/M0nHslqkbxA?si=2KqdzxWm67LiDagy

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Tim and Steve talk about math education at the college level, what engineering students are and are not getting from their math courses, and the math skills MSE students need to have to be successful.  We also tease the creation of a new sophomore course at Michigan - Math Methods for MSE!  Also a little nerding out about math topics from different levels of infinity to functions as bases of vector spaces.

You can find the YouTube video (audio only) here:
https://youtu.be/w1zPN1WBB5E?si=6Q07_R-uolFwZIr9

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Willie Rockward has been teaching at HBCUs for many years.  He is now the chair of the physics department at Morgan State University in Baltimore.  Previously he taught at Morehouse College in Atlanta.  Today he gives us advise on how materials programs can best support African American students in primarily white institutions.
Links discussed in the podcast:
National Society of Black Physicists:  https://nsbp.org/
Morgan State Physics:  https://www.morgan.edu/physics
Optics in the City of Light Physics REU: https://java.engin.umich.edu/ParisREU/

A video version of this podcast can be found here:
https://youtu.be/G4x1FNBDbZ0?si=j_ms5wRP4Ua2K1IL

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Tim talks with Dave Choberka, a curator at the University of MIchigan Museum of Art. 

YouTube link: 
https://youtu.be/InXwN-zoAtE?si=MmNxRpzeJfjEidjd

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Tim and Steve talk about their experiences using team based teaching in a laboratory setting and to replace lectures.  They talk about how they make their teams, what their teams do, how they monitor the teams, and how the use peer review.  Tim uses a tool called Tandem and Steve uses a tool called CATME.  They also talk about how others might ease into team based teaching in lecture settings.

YouTube link (audio only): 
https://youtu.be/yoeO976pW2E?si=cqhhtb4rAETCECYI

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Steve talks to Tim about his alloy design module in the undergraduate lab he teaches.  He has students use ThermoCal and COMSOL to design an alloy, make the alloy, and then test the mechanical properties to see if they get what they designed.

YouTube Link (audio only): 
https://youtu.be/__sfWeJ4ZFM?si=PjmH4-DbLYthEbai

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Kevin Jones is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida.  He has been working on the Impact of Materials on Society (IMOS) project since 2010 when he was the chair of the department and was looking for a way to expose students to Materials Science and Engineering. 

You can find the YouTube version of this podcast at this link:
https://youtu.be/AUsfURmqb3U?si=A9Mfrvu33fwXm_A5

If you or your department is interested in accessing the Canvas shell and resources (slides, videos, homework, etc.) for the course you should send him an email:  [email protected]

Here are some links that are discussed in the show:

CATME - a team building and peer review tool for team based classes:  Catme.org

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).

Tim and Steve discuss gamification and social media in materials education with Bosco Yu from the University of Victoria.

The video version can be watched here:
https://youtu.be/ukEqJoB6E4s?si=L2eMVPc66Pf4Lce6

Bosco is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in the mechanics of materials. Currently, he teaches an introduction to materials science for a 2nd-year cohort and a 4th-year elective on materials selection for sustainable development.

Viewers can find more information about:

Taxonomy of game thinking: S. Deterding et al., Gamification: Toward a Definition. CHI 2011 (http://gamification-research.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02-Deterding-Khaled-Nacke-Dixon.pdf)

Bosco’s gamification publication on: Earle, S et al., Making Learning Fun: Implementing a Gamified Approach to Materials Science and Engineering Education, ASEE, 2023. (https://peer.asee.org/43520)

 You can find Bosco’s YouTube channel and other social media (Instagram and X) on:
@boscoyu_sci

Other great YouTube videos? Social media on the theme of materials science:

SmarterEveryDay on tempered glass: https://youtu.be/0i5rycLJ3D8?si=XxbOKbqfLlMywHL-

Veritasium on Transistors: https://youtu.be/IcrBqCFLHIY?si=kVcDI6KSuvQHtuSj

Physics Girl on polarized light: https://youtu.be/CSu0cV3fqi8?si=AmbgN2UvGZ1NTx1q

Steve Mould on crystal oscillators: https://youtu.be/_2By2ane2I4?si=EU2DcTKa3_nGKnuD

Breaking Tips on DIY scanning laser microscope: https://youtu.be/9TYlQ4urcg8?si=FhR2S9LX4rJWt6ls

Instagram: @metallurgywithmarina; @metallurgical_engineering

This episode is sponsored by the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).