The undergraduate engineering educational experience can be enhanced when students get to see and do things that compliment traditional class room lecture. To accomplish this, the Gateway Materials Group is developing education modules that demonstrate materials science and engineering concepts at introductory and intermediate levels. These modules contain hands-on laboratory and instrumentation procedures, multi-media instruction modules, and video demonstrations. Educators can pick and choose these tools according to the requirements of their university�s curricula.
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Casting and Phase Diagrams(This page has several animated graphics and may take a while to load. For this reason there is also a low bandwidth version.)
Dr. Jed S. Lyons, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina
In this video based module, castings are made from aluminum-copper alloys. The effects of varying the alloy composition are discussed with respect to the equilibrium phase diagrams.
Dr. Charles McMahon, University of Pennsylvania
This video based module documents a set of experiments which demonstrate the effects of heat treating 1040 steel with quenching performed by air, oil, water, and furnace.
Dr. Philip C. Perdikaris, Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
This page discusses the system developed by Dr. Perdikaris which will be used to generate video based laboratories.
Dr. Linda Schadler, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University
In this multimedia module, electrical conductivity and the factors which affect it in both metals and semi-conductors are explained using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The module is available for download in both Windows and Macintosh formats.
Dr. Alan Lawley, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University
In this multimedia module, three types of corrosion are explained using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The module is available for download in both Windows and Macintosh formats.
Dr. Alan Lawley, Dr. Surya Kalidindi, Dr. Linda Schadler, Mr. Sundararaman Narayanan, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University
In this multimedia module, fracture mechanics of materials is discussed using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The module is available for download in both Windows and Macintosh formats.
Dr. Charles McMahon, University of Pennsylvania
This CD-ROM contains illustrations, animations, and video clips for learning materials science and engineering. The module is available for download in both Windows and Macintosh formats.Click HERE to download the file.Windows users Unzip the contents and run the "gloss" file. Macintosh users run the "Glossary" file
Dr. Gary Ruff and Mr. Sudararaman Narayanan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University.
In this multimedia module, the optical properties of matter are discussed using text descriptions, animated graphics, and equations. The module is available for download in both Windows and Macintosh formats.
Dr. John Lannutti, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University
This is a Web based module on the microstructure of metals and ceramics.
Dr. John Lannutti, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University
In this multimedia module, several types of welding, as well as brazing and soldering, are discussed using diagrams, animated graphics, and real world examples. The module is available for download in Windows format.
Laboratory and Lecture Manuals:
Dr. Alan Lawley, Dr. Surya Kalidindi, Dr. Linda Schadler, Mr. Sundararaman Narayanan, Department of Materials Engineering, Drexel University
This page is the viewable lab hand-out for the fracture toughness laboratory developed at Drexel University to accompany the fracture multi-media module.
Dr. Jed S. Lyons, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina
In this module, the materials engineering laboratory experiments which were developed at the University of South Carolina by Dr. Lyons are listed, along with their descriptions, and can be downloaded.
Prof. Fred Fontaine, Department of Electrical Engineering, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
This page details an electrical engineering course, ESC 310, which includes topics concerning the materials and materials processing used in semiconductors.
Meet the USC Gateway Materials Project Team
Go to the Gateway Coalition Home Page
Special thanks to Rob Szypicyn of Drexel University for designing the graphics used on this page.