| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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REWAS 2022: Coupling Metallurgy and Sustainability: An EPD Symposium in Honor of Diran Apelian
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| Presentation Title |
Materials-aware STEM Education as a Foundation for a Sustainable World |
| Author(s) |
Glenn S. Daehn |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Glenn S. Daehn |
| Abstract Scope |
I've had the pleasure of working with Diran Apelian as successive Chairs of the ASM Materials Education Foundation Board of Trustees with him preceding me. Here we tried to make the world a better place through spreading the gospel of materials science in the highest leverage way we could imagine -- supporting the materials education of K-12 teachers. The ASM Foundation spent over $1M/year, year after year on this endeavor. I will reflect on the successes and opportunities in bringing materials science teaching to the K-12 level. The hands-on, problem-based approach works very well, but to take it to the next level takes considerable coordination between stakeholders and rallying around core principles. I will present a roadmap that can help provide STEM-skills at scale, involving underrepresented populations, and make a case that this is the what is needed to develop a prosperous and sustainable future. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Sustainability, Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Other |