Jerry Floro and the MS&E program at U. Virginia

Episode 15 of the Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast podcast, hosted by Steve Yalisove and Tim Chambers, titled "Jerry Floro and the MS&E program at U. Virginia" was published on April 6, 2025 and runs 42 minutes.

April 6, 2025 ·42m · Undercooled: A Materials Education Podcast

Summary

Tim and Steve were at the TMS meeting in Las Vegas and ran into Professor Jerry Floro from the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Virginia.  We talk about his efforts to bring active learning into his classes, his work in helping start an undergraduate program at UVa, and lots of other fun things.  You can learn more about Jerry and the MS&E department at UVa at the links below:About Jerry:https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/jerrold-floroAbout the MS&E department at UVa:https://engineering.virginia.edu/department/materials-science-and-engineeringYou can find the YouTube video of the podcast here:https://youtu.be/1vupBU4yBuI?si=yXqFL5cYqCTnr79AThis episode is sponsored by the North American Materials Education Symposium, a gift from Prof. Ron Gibala, and the University of Michigan Materials Science and Engineering department (https://mse.engin.umich.edu).Please attend the North American Materials Education Symposium next summer, August 5th - 6th at Georgia Tech.  Workshops on August 4th:https://www.names25.mse.gatech.edu

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