K Thornton and Mark Asta 2005 Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 13 R53 doi:10.1088/0965-0393/13/2/R01
K Thornton1 and Mark Asta2
Show affiliationsWe examine the current state of computational materials science education based upon information compiled from top universities in materials science and engineering (MSE). We find that there is a large variation in the emphasis on computational modelling between universities. It is reported that a relatively large course offering is the result of changes in the curriculum made in the last five years, showing a rapid pace in the implementation of computational courses at these departments. We also collected information from industry and national labs regarding their current and future needs in MSE graduates, and the results are summarized. This paper also provides a list of resources that are currently used in computational materials science education.
01.50.H- Computers in education
81.90.+c Other topics in materials science (restricted to new topics in section 81)
Issue 2 (March 2005)
Received 4 April 2003, in final form 18 October 2004
Published 7 February 2005
K Thornton and Mark Asta 2005 Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 13 R53
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