Materials Engineering Department faculty specialize in complementary research areas: development of polymers designed for sustainability, product design using ceramics, energy storage of batteries and supercapacitors, improvement of learning through visual representation, computation modeling and simulation, application of conductive composites and additive manufacturing.
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Submissions from 2006
Engineering Students' Perceptions of and Attitudes Towards Cheating, Donald D. Carpenter, Trevor S. Harding, Cynthia J. Finelli, Susan M. Montgomery, and Honor J. Passow
Work in Progress: Crossing the Engineering Border into Art and Society with a Materials Selection for the Life Cycle Course, Katherine C. Chen and Blair London
Infusing the Materials Engineering Curriculum with Sustainability Principles, Katherine C. Chen, Linda Vanasupa, Blair London, and Richard N. Savage
Cheating in College and its Influence on Ethical Behavior in Professional Engineering Practice, Trevor S. Harding, Cynthia J. Finelli, and Donald D. Carpenter
Examining the Underlying Motivations of Engineering Undergraduates to Behave Unethically, Trevor S. Harding, Cynthia J. Finelli, Donald D. Carpenter, and Matthew Mayhew
Work in Progress: The Five Basic “Positions” of Engineering, Blair London and Lisa Deyo
Use of Friction Stir Processing and Friction Stir Welding For Nitinol Medical Devices, Blair London, Murray Mahoney, and Alan Pelton
Factors Influencing Engineering Students' Decisions to Cheat by Type of Assessment, Honor J. Passow, Mathew J. Mayhew, Cynthia J. Finelli, Trevor S. Harding, and Donald D. Carpenter
Effects of Hydrogen on the Phases and Transition Temperatures of NiTi, Amanda Runciman, Katherine C. Chen, Alan R. Pelton, and Christine Trepanier
Laying the Foundation for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology with an Introductory Module for High School Students, Maynard Valerie, Hsu Mathew, Katherine C. Chen, and R. H. Chang
Curricula to Educate the 2020 MSE Engineering Professional: Simple But Powerful Changes in the Way that MSE is Taught, Linda Vanasupa, Blair London, Katherine C. Chen, and Richard Savage
Nanotechnology, Biology, Ethics and Society: Overcoming the Multidisciplinary Teaching Challenges, Linda Vanasupa, Matthew Ritter, Barbara Schader, Katherine C. Chen, Richard N. Savage, Peter Schwartz, and Lynne Slivovsky
Global Challenges as Inspiration: A Classroom Strategy to Foster Social Responsibility, Linda Vanasupa, Lynn Slivovsky, and Katherine C. Chen
Submissions from 2005
Undergraduate Course in Environmental Design and Manufacturing, Andrew S. Borchers, Trevor S. Harding, Terri Lynch-Carls, Benjamin Redekop, Craig Hoff, Jackie El-Sayed, and Daryl Doyle
Work In Progress - An Investigation into the Effect of an Institutional Honor Code Policy on Academic Behavior, Donald D. Carpenter, Trevor S. Harding, Cynthia J. Finelli, and Matthew Mayhew
Passport to the Materials World: Materials Engineering Outreach Activities, Katherine C. Chen, Lisa Christensen, and Amanda Runciman
A Case Study on Research in Engineering Education: Designing, Testing, and Administering the PACES-2 Survey on Academic Integrity, Cynthia J. Finelli, Jamie L. Szwalek, Donald D. Carpenter, and Trevor S. Harding
Plasma Deposition of Spin Chucks to Reduce Contamination of Silicon Wafers, Emir Gurer, Ed C. Lee, and Richard Savage
Cheating in College and the Workplace: An Examination of Engineering Undergraduates' Ethical Behavior, Trevor S. Harding, Donald D. Carpenter, and Cynthia J. Finelli
The Ballet Model in Engineering Classes – What Works, What Doesn't, and What's New, Blair London and Lisa Deyo
Fabrication and Composition Control of NiTi Shape Memory Thin Films for Microactuators, Richard N. Savage and David J. Getchel
Submissions from 2004
Travelogue from the Materials World: A First Week Laboratory Activity, Katherine C. Chen, Blair London, Linda Vanasupa, Timothy T. Orling, and Lisa Christensen
Interactive Demonstrations and Laboratories Using Shape Memory Alloys, Wendy C. Crone, Eric J. Voss, and Katherine C. Chen
The Role of Moral Philosophy in Promoting Academic Integrity Among Engineering Students, Brian K. Etter, Trevor S. Harding, Cynthia J. Finelli, and Donald D. Carpenter
Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Green Manufacturing Education, Trevor S. Harding