Workshop on Materials Science and Materials Engineering Education - Educating the Enablers of Tomorrow's Technologies, Arlington, VA, 9/17-19/08

该奖项为为期两天的研讨会提供支持，约60名与会者将聚集在一起讨论“材料教育”的问题、挑战和机会，并制定战略，以协同所有参与的利益攸关方，以取得进一步进展。这里的材料教育是指材料科学和材料工程领域的跨学科教育，包括物理、化学、工程以及越来越多的与生物相关的材料。这次会议将于初秋在NSF附近的一个地点举行。研讨会的讨论将集中在4个主题上：(1)通过成功的宣传教育公众材料研究的相关性；(2)针对K-12学生和教师的材料教育；(3)改革本科教育，使其课程灵活，包括多学科培训；(4)为研究生提供材料教育，以培养具备在当今全球研发环境中取得成功的技能的材料科学家和工程师。预计参与者将是那些不仅在其机构而且在国家一级能够对教育方案进行改革的人。会议形式包括半天会议，包括主旨演讲和分组讨论，然后就每个议题进行共同小组讨论。预期成果是加强各级材料科学和材料工程教育的路线图。会议结束后的几个月内，将发表一份报告，其中记录了会议的讨论情况和建议，以指导材料界、专业学会、资助机构和其他具有强有力的材料教育倡议的人的未来规划。该讲习班由数学和物理科学(MPS)部门的材料研究处(DMR)、物理部门(PHY)和多学科活动办公室(OMA)以及教育和人力资源部门的正规和非正式学习研究(DRL)和本科教育(DUE)共同资助。

This award provides support for a two-day workshop that would bring about 60 participants together to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities in "Materials Education" and devise strategies for synergizing all stakeholders involved for further progress. "Materials Education" here refers to interdisciplinary education in the fields of materials science and materials engineering including physics, chemistry, engineering, and increasingly bio-related materials. This meeting will be held in early Fall at a venue near NSF. The workshop discussions will be focused on 4 topics: (1) Educating the public about the relevance of materials research through successful outreach; (2) Materials education for K-12 students and teachers; (3) Revolutionalizing undergraduate education toward flexible curriculum that includes multidisciplinary training; (4) Materials education for graduate students to prepare materials scientists and engineers with the skills to succeed in today's global research and development environment. The participants are expected to be those in a position to introduce change in the educational programs not only at their institutions but on a national level. The meeting format includes half-day sessions consisting of keynote speeches and break-out group discussions followed by a common panel discussion on each topic. The anticipated outcome is a roadmap to enhance materials science and materials engineering education at all levels. A report which captures the conference discussions and recommendations to guide future planning by the materials community, professional societies, funding agencies, and others with strong materials education initiatives will be published within a few months following the conference. This workshop is jointly funded by the Division of Materials Research(DMR), Physics (PHY), and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA) within the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) directorate and by the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) and Undergraduate Education (DUE) in the Education and Human Resources directorate.