ASM Materials Experience 2017 Recap
By Paul Gasper
Held on May 22nd, 2017, the BU ASM Materials Experience Day 2017 was an all-day event in which about 60 local high school students came to BU and learned about Materials Science and Engineering. Student groups were led by a graduate student volunteer, and participated in 6 modules, which were led by local ASM Central Massachusetts Chapter industry members and helped by other graduate students. In all, about 15 BU graduate students helped. The event was quite the success! All student groups arrived safely, and participated in every module throughout the day. In addition, high school students got a tour of the BU College of Engineering, hopefully encouraging them to pursue further education in the engineering field. Thank you to all the students and volunteers!
Modules:
Materials Testing with Instron
Polymers and 3D Printing
Shape Memory Alloys
Corrosion and Batteries
Cryogenics
Spartan Materials Forming with Fay Butler Fabrication
