RMU SEMS Hosts American Society For Materials Teach Training Camp

American Society for Materials (ASM) International is an internationally reputed, the largest society of professional materials engineers, researchers and academics. The society has an active student chapter on RMU campus for the past 12 years led by RMU engineering faculty Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar. ASM Foundation has a NSF funded program to organize teachers camps across the country to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curricula at secondary (highschool) level.

Visit To Covestro

Visit To Covestro

 

American Society for Materials (ASM) International is an internationally reputed, the largest society of professional materials engineers, researchers and academics. The society has an active student chapter on RMU campus for the past 12 years led by RMU engineering faculty Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar. ASM Foundation has a NSF funded program to organize teachers camps across the country to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curricula at secondary (highschool) level. This year the science teacher's weeklong camp was organized on RMU campus similar to last year where ten science teachers from across the western PA region attended the camp. The teachers get 4 continuing education units (CEUs) and 2 graduate level credits. The course is taught by highly experienced, ASM-trained master teachers Mr. Bob Wesolowski (Physics major) and Mr. Justin Sickles (Chemistry major). The course contains lots of hands-on labs in materials science, corrosion, metal working, polymer processing and ceramics. The teachers learn relevant theory in the classroom and then they experiment with the materials they just learnt about. They are also given kits and resources to take back to their schools to deliver more interesting STEM education. The course also include an industrial site this. This year it was at Covestro to learn about Urethane Processing research and advanced Polymer Coatings division. The program was hosted by RMU ASM Chapter (RMU Material Advantage), RMU Engineering Department and financially supported by ASM Pittsburgh Chapter and ASM Foundation.