JSAP Spring / Autumn Meeting

Engineering practices have shifted from a reliance on high-level quantitative skills to high-level design, innovation and facilitation skills. Engineers and scientists become involved in all aspects of devising, designing, manufacturing and disposing of every man-made artifact. It can be argued that conventional university education in engineering, including materials, design, simulation and more, does little to prepare a graduate for this parade of experiences and knowledge in employment and further studies.
The purpose of this talk is to introduce our new models in teaching materials, physics and engineering design which favors a system approach to these topics. This practice attempts to involve students deeply from the beginning of the course, in the development of basic knowledge and concepts using different visualization tools. Practical examples and case studies (on the topics of biomechanics, thermal, or fluid dynamics) allow to quickly explore and understand the impact of different materials usage and physics parameters on engineering design. We will finish the discussion with a few examples of implementation of these new models at universities and share the outcomes for students and educators.