Summary of Projects:

Resilin//Flea story—resilin very bouncy, much more than latex rubber, common in insects—fleas have resilin and use it to jump (otherwise they would not be able to do so). Not clear how he is going to use this.

2 credit course in mtls—for non technical students. Will use Ashby as text—to be developed.

Team dynamics vs. composites. See her writeup. Survival exercise as team dynamics; problem solving, risk analysis, consensus decision meeting. Then use composites as example of materials in a team.

ID of steel by sparks—to be developed.

2 day module on Materials Science—as part of intro to engr course—slides/processes on computer—nice job—will send us his presentation and his photos.

Comparison of plastics to glass—use technology curriculum from England—will develop materials component re properties. Properties experiments, structure relationships.

Ky Acad Math and Sci. (HS students at WkyU). Machine design program—how do devices go together, with materials selection—w/w. Will develop for HS level also.

Add comparison of materials, esp plastics. "Secrets of building a plastic injection molding machine"-- ISBN 1878087193 by Gingery—inexpensive.

Mech of mtls—structures like bridges. Plans to add composites, analyze as cantilever. Extend to other materials, translate terminology to practical use. Also materials for bicycles.

Heat treating—first year course in engr mtls. Metallurgy focus, heat treatment comparison experiments, materials selection programs. Charpy tests, table of data for materials applications for each of the heat treat conditions.

Manufacturing—plastics, several types.

Labs, demos, modules for CC physics/engr courses. Al-Zn phase change. Physics, engr classes. Inference and observation. What’s the evidence for atoms and molecules?—used TEM.

Foundry processes—casting, sand casting; lost foam process, quicker for use in lab. Pattern to final project, 2 hours. Saturn plant uses lost foam process for their engines.

Critical crack size analysis tied into NDE techniques. To tie analytical knowledge to real testing.

Scanning tunneling microscopy. Borrow equip from university. Look at atomic scale.

NDE principles, means used such as electromagnetic, etc. 2 – 3 hour modules on each method, plus time to do the test.

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