The North America Materials Education Symposium Scientific Committee and Ansys Academic Development Team are bringing 14th North American Materials Education Symposium (NAMES 2025) to the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from Tuesday August 5th to Wednesday August 6th, with workshops on Monday August 4th, 2025. This event is a unique opportunity for the Materials Education community to come together for two days of talks, networking, and interactive sessions. Come and share in the latest best practice, ideas, and tools relating to the teaching of materials.
Symposium Overview
The symposia series will keep its spirit fostering an atmosphere of community amongst educators involved in undergraduate and other materials education across disciplines, including engineering, design, science, and sustainability. This symposium has the role:
- To share ideas, innovations, experiences, successes and failures.
- To provoke productive discussion around these issues.
- To expand the links that form such a key feature of the Materials Community.
Scientific Committee
Chairs: Himani Sharma & Mary Lynn Realff, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Joel Galos, California Polytechnic State University (USA)
Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
Mark Losego, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Richard Neu, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Lily Turaski, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
Kaitlin Tyler, Ansys Academic Program (USA)
Steve Yalisove, University of Michigan (USA)
Bosco Yu, University of Victoria (Canada)
Open for Abstract Submissions
Deadline for talks and posters: April 15, 2025
Please note that only abstracts (not papers) are necessary for submission.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Atlanta, Georgia in August 2025, thank you!
Himani Sharma and Mary Lynn Realff
NAMES 2025 Scientific Committee Chairs
himani.sharma@mse.gatech.edu
marylynn.realff@mse.gatech.edu
Materials Education Symposium:
https://www.materialseducation.com
