Materials in engineering systems

University of New Haven Tagliatela College of Engineering & Applied Science

Materials in Engineering Systems EASC 2213 2017 TO: EASC 2213 Students FROM: Dr. Emily Yoon Subject: Research Paper on Materials Date: November 7, 2017 One of the required course outcomes for EASC2213 is that “on successful completion of this course students will have an appreciation for social, economic, and environmental considerations related to material selection”. To better achieve this outcome, students will perform some independent research and submit a 3-4 pages technical memo following the EAS112 format (same as this memo). Students will research a specific material and determine:

• the primary locations where the material is mined or produced, and the environmental concerns tied to the production.

• the labor or machinery and infrastructure tied to the production and distribution of the material.

• the environmental concerns for using and recycling the material (health, safety, byproducts).

• the cost relative to other alternative materials on the market. • the usage in engineering applications and its future business opportunities based on social

and environmental trends.

A technical memo is written by the student using the EAS112 Tech Memo format. Papers will be returned without grading if they do not follow the format and all papers must use: Times New Roman, 12 pt font, normal line spacing, 1 inch margins to be accepted. ALL references that are not citable are attached to the memo as an appendix. Use the appendix number for these citations. Facts referenced outside of the introductory or conclusion paragraph must have citations. The body of the paper must reference the citations and/or appendixes. Note: A web site is NOT a normal citation but is legitimate if it is a government or business website (avoid academic websites). For these references, print the web page as a pdf and attach as an appendix. You can do this by going to INSERT>OBJECT (text section)>CREATE FROM FILE>select pdf print out web page.

The paper will present the results of your research and provide a discussion where the topics above are combined into the following three topics in the body of the paper and discussed in sequence.

• Technical Memo header/format, to-from-data-re. (same format as above) • INTRODUCTION: 1 paragraph overview of the results of your research • BODY

• Discussion of societal issues tied to production, distribution and use of the material (jobs, general safety of workers, politics/government a concern at production site) based on your research and NOT OPINION.

• Discussion of economic issues: How does the cost compare to other similar materials, is cheap labor used for production compared to where the material is used? Are there any concerns over limited supply and expected cost increases?

• Discussion of environmental issues: toxic, dangerous, flammable, non-recyclable, reusable, by products of production or use are a concern.

• Discussion of the usage in engineering applications and its future business opportunities based on social and environmental trends.

• CONCLUSION: Review of your research, similar to introduction. • LIST OF APPENDIXES • APPENDIXES

• Citations: a numbered list of references, books & journals • Web page printouts for government/business website included as an appendix.

Grading Policy Grades are based on a simple A-B-C-D-F scale.

A. Well written and researched, easy reading with good examples for each of the 4 content areas. Follows the required format.

B. A reasonable discussion of the 4 content areas but contains a few errors in formatting, citations, logic, appendixes, etc..

C. A reasonable discussion of the 4 content areas but contains a numerous errors in formatting, citations, logic, appendixes, etc..

D. Poor research and discussion, insufficient resources/references, errors in formatting. F. Paper does not follow the format required, return without grading

DUE DATE: Saturday, DECEMBER 16 You must submit the paper via Turnitin on BLACKBOARD!