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Ideas for Seminar Topic
It is my big pleasure to be offered a demonstrator job for undergraduate module 'Materials for Aerospace Applications' in school this year. I have been awarded to give talks for 6 seminar sessions, and I have already realized that it is very difficult to transfer personal interests into professional discussions. My area is in biosensor, which is very far from aerospace. Could you please share some suggestions about how to make the seminar sessions attractive and interesting?
2 finished seminar sessions as example:
In session 1, I used some research papers about wing surface modification for anti-ice property as templates to show them how to read or write scientific papers or reports. Introduction about some basic characterization methods used in the papers like SEM, EDS, XRD and some interesting experiment methods like contact angle measurement and self-clean property experiment for hydrophobic materials.
In session 2, I introduced some interesting element engineers might want to consider during materials selection. As any materials science student would think about like mechanical, chemical and anti-corrosion properties, anti-ice, anti-bird strike and anti-lightening strike are not very common for general consideration. Here I gave a materials competition between metals and composites, and some examples in current designs.
Most important parts like phase diagrams or equations are covered in their lectures so no worries with our seminar. My only purpose is to make them think about that anything come with aviation, aerospace, aircraft, 'is not boring'. Thank you very much and any suggestions would be appreciated!
2 finished seminar sessions as example:
In session 1, I used some research papers about wing surface modification for anti-ice property as templates to show them how to read or write scientific papers or reports. Introduction about some basic characterization methods used in the papers like SEM, EDS, XRD and some interesting experiment methods like contact angle measurement and self-clean property experiment for hydrophobic materials.
In session 2, I introduced some interesting element engineers might want to consider during materials selection. As any materials science student would think about like mechanical, chemical and anti-corrosion properties, anti-ice, anti-bird strike and anti-lightening strike are not very common for general consideration. Here I gave a materials competition between metals and composites, and some examples in current designs.
Most important parts like phase diagrams or equations are covered in their lectures so no worries with our seminar. My only purpose is to make them think about that anything come with aviation, aerospace, aircraft, 'is not boring'. Thank you very much and any suggestions would be appreciated!