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CES EduPack Symposium & Courses

Cambridge University

An event for materials educators in engineering, science, processing and design

Short course agendas, April 1 & 2, 2009

Day One - Wednesday, April 1 - Introductory Course (Half day)

Venue: Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department

1pm Registration opens
2pm

Introduction to CES EduPack, with Prof Mike Ashby

Course units:

  • The world of materials and processes
  • Materials charts: mapping the world of materials
  • Translation and screening: first steps in optimized selection
5pm CLOSE
Evening Drinks reception, Senior Combination Room, St Catharine's College

Day Two - Thursday, April 2 - Advanced Course

Venue: The Cormack Room, The University Centre

9am Registration opens
10am

Getting more from CES EduPack, with Prof Mike Ashby

  • Ranking: refining materials choice
  • Selecting processes: shaping, joining, and surface treatment
  • Objectives in conflict: trade-off methods and penalty functions
1pm LUNCH
2pm

Advanced topics, with Prof Mike Ashby

  • Eco-selection: environmentally-informed materials choice
  • Advanced editons (including Bio, Architecture...)
  • Advanced software features (including process modelling...)
5pm CLOSE
Evening SYMPOSIUM DINNER, The Hall, St Catharine's College