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The latest on materials education CES EduPack Bulletin
September 2009
Quarterly materials education update from Granta Design
Contents
 

Sample resources Top

Download a PowerPoint lecture
Free access for two weeks

In each Bulletin we highlight particular EduPack teaching resources and provide free access for a limited period. The theme in this edition is research and advanced teaching:

  • EduPack PowerPoint lecture unit 5, "Objectives in conflict " discusses advanced materials selection, including trade-off methods and penalty functions

  • Recorded case study—See how CES Selector, Granta's materials selection software for industry and research, can be applied in selecting a material for a real product. CES Selector is an advanced version of the selection tools and data available in CES EduPack

Download the resources »



EduPack tips Top

Here are this edition's tips to help you make more of your CES software:

1. Support for FE/CAD packages How can we export materials data from the CES EduPack software or CES Selector for use in finite element or computer-aided design packages?
2. Some tips for advanced graphs How do we specify compound properties (e.g., specific stiffness: Young's modulus / Density) and group material types together on the axis of a graph?
3. Using material indices How do we plot material indices that help us to identify the optimal materials for a specific design scenario—in CES EduPack, and using the advanced performance index finder feature in CES Selector?

Get the tips »



Web seminar Top

"Materials Information Resources for Research and Advanced Teaching"

Date: Wednesday, September 23rd
Time: 10am EDT (US East Coast)
3pm BST (London)
4pm CET (Paris, Berlin, Rome)
Requirements: An Internet-connected computer and a telephone (local dial-in numbers will be provided for US and most international attendees)

Jointly hosted with ASM International, this 45 minute web seminar will introduce and demonstrate advanced information resources and software tools that help university researchers and teachers to:

  • Explore materials alternatives and find detailed property and application information for use in research

  • Capture, maintain, and use materials data in research

  • Teach advanced materials topics and support final year and masters projects in engineering and related course

The seminar will include live demonstrations of Granta software and of the ASM Handbooks Online. The software demonstrated is currently used to support research in universities and at enterprises including Boeing, Emerson Electric, GE, Honeywell, NASA, and Rolls-Royce. It also supports teaching in 600 universities worldwide. A question and answer session will allow you to ask the presenters about the relevance of these resources to your work.


Details and registration »



Symposium announcements, March 2010—USA & Europe Top

Short course lecture The First International CES EduPack Symposium in April attracted eighty materials educators from 21 countries. We are delighted to announce a second Cambridge event in March 2010, and a new Symposium providing a similar opportunity for the US EduPack community.

Symposium & Short Courses
"Information Technology in Support of Materials Education"
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ, USA
March 18-20, 2010

2nd International CES EduPack Symposium & Courses
University of Cambridge, UK
March 24-26, 2010

Confirmed speakers at these events include:

  • Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge
  • John Berry, Mississippi State University
  • Mark De Guire, Case Western Reserve University
  • Trevor Harding, CalPoly and ASEE
  • Matt Murphy, University of Liverpool
  • Javier Orozco, University of Valencia
  • Erik Templeman, TU Delft
  • Rob Wallach, University of Cambridge
  • Alexander Wanner, University of Karlsruhe

The Symposia and Courses will provide a great opportunity to meet colleagues, share ideas, and provide input into future releases of CES EduPack. Register by Nov 30 for early-bird rates.


Full details »



EduPack community Top

New campus-wide members—the worldwide community of CES EduPack users continues to grow as we enter a new academic year in the northern hemisphere. The following have recently taken new campus-wide licenses, enabling the use of EduPack across their faculties, departments, or entire university: University of Southern Denmark; ENSMM de Besançon, France; Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany; Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; University of Bath, University of Northumbria, UK; University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Virginia Tech, University of California Los Angeles, USA.

Managing research data—EduPack users who also undertake research that generates materials test data may be interested in the GRANTA MI software. Widely used in industry and at government research agencies, GRANTA MI helps you to capture, keep, and use specialist materials information.


Case study—using GRANTA MI in university research  »


EduPack community web pages—don't forget this section on the CES EduPack website, dedicated to supporting the EduPack community. You can download teaching resources, find out what's new, read the archive of hints and tips from past Bulletins, and find out about the latest events and training options.


Access the Community pages »



Industry web seminars Top

The following upcoming web events cover the use of Granta software in industry. Academics with related research or teaching interests, or with relevant industrial collaborations, are welcome to join.

Date Event More information
Sep 17 Materials Selection for Medical Devices Details and registration »
Oct 14 Materials Information for Nuclear, Pressure Vessel, and Similar Applications Details and registration »
Nov 25 Managing and Using Materials Information for Materials Producers Details and registration »
Dec 2 & 3 Managing Critical Materials Data in Aerospace, Defense, and Energy Details and registration »

 


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