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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University

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2006-2465: ENGAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY: PREPARING UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE STUDYWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes manufacturing and six sigma quality, which are current areas of interest. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in solid mechanics, quality, and capstone design at Western Carolina.Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University Chip W. Ferguson is an Assistant Professor of

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Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2006-115: LEVERAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THEMANAGEMENT OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMSWayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology Wayne E. Whiteman is a Senior Academic Professional and Director of the Office of Student Services in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his BS degree from the United States Military Academy in 1979, a master?s degree from MIT in 1987, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1996. Whiteman is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army and completed 24 years of active military service. He served on the West Point faculty from 1987 to 1990, and 1998 to 2003

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Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Michael Gibson, University of Houston; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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2006-2437: TOWARD AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE DEGREE INTECHNOLOGYHeidar Malki, University of Houston Heidar A. Malki received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a senior member of IEEE and associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. Dr. Malki was the general chair for the 1997 ASEE/GSW Conference and one of co-chairs of 1997 ICNN-IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks. Currently, he is Associate Dean for Research in the College of Technology and a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Houston. His research interests are applications of neural networks

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LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook; LaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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2006-2177: STATUS AND EXPERIENCES OF MINORITY GRADUATESTUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND FACULTY IN SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS DISCIPLINESLaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher, National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Technology and Society 1999 University of Michigan Graduate (B.S.E.), Chemical Engineering 2005 MIT Graduate (Ph.D.), Chemical EngineeringDavid Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook Distinguished Service Professor Chair, Department of Technology and Society Joint Appointment, Applied

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Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Noonan, Purdue University; Jaemeen Baek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sangil Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Grant Michalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chia-Hung Hou, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2006-925: A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT-INITIATED ASSESSMENT METHOD FORAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE PROGRAMScott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Mr. Rogers is a Ph.D. candidate in environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as chair of the student-survey subcommittee of the Georgia Tech Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists Dialogue for Academic Excellence Committee (DAEC) from August 2004 to June 2005 and has served as chair of DAEC since June 2005.Jeremy Noonan, Purdue University Mr. Noonan is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. At the time of this study

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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)printed electronics * process engineering for stencil printing of representative features of micro-batteries (a;f,g;i)5 * process engineering for stencil printing of antenna forms for wireless microsensors (a;g;i)6 * predictive model for screen printing of microsensor antennas (a;f,g)assembly of printed circuit boards * effects of lead finish on solder joint integrity (a;e,f,g;i)7 * management and mitigation of electro-static discharge in printed circuit board assembly (a;e,f,g;i)8 Page 11.971.10 * alternate soldering methods for lead-free printed circuit board assembly (d;e,f,g)applications of radio-frequency-identification technology

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Kenneth Ports, QTS, Inc.; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech

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2006-2635: TECHNOPOLIS CREATION - A SURVEY OF BEST PRACTICESFROM AROUND THE WORLDCarmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech Dr. Carmo A. D’Cruz is Associate Professor in the Engineering Systems Department at Florida Tech. A twenty-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, Dr. D’Cruz has studied and taught at Engineering and Business schools. His experience ranges from R&D and engineering to manufacturing, operations, marketing and Business Development. His research areas include Technopolis Creation and Engineering Entrepreneurship. He has developed pioneering courses in Systems Engineering Entrepreneurship, Technical Marketing, High Tech Product Strategy and Technology Commercialization

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Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Michael Clare, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; John D. Graham, Western Carolina University

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2006-1509: ACADEMIC CAPABILITY PRODUCING ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT: A SUCCESS STORYPhillip Sanger, Western Carolina University Phillip Sanger is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology and serves as the Director of the Center for Integrated Technologies at Western Carolina University. He holds a B.A. in Physics from Saint Louis University and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Technology development including MRI magnets and SiC power devices plus economic development has been his career foci.Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University Aaron K. Ball is an Associate Professor and serves as the Graduate Program Director in

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Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

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NNCS Leadership Symposium: Adding a Leadership Component to Science EducationAbstractThe NSF Navy Civilian Service (NNCS) program is now in itssecond year of operation and has embarked on a course to add asignificant leadership training component for participatingstudents. This paper will describe the nature and history of NNCS,the rational for the leadership component, and a description of thesymposium itself. Also included will be a programmatic overviewfrom the perspective of its origins in ONR’s workforcedevelopment programs.NNCS has the following main three goals:• To identify and fully develop a diverse group of science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionalswith advanced

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Shekhar Bhansali, University of South Florida; Ashanti Pyrtle, University of South Florida; Louis Martin-Vega, University of South Florida; Peter Betzer, University of South Florida

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is the author or co-author of over 80 journal papers, book chapters and technical articles. Dr. Martin-Vega has been recognized nationally for his advocacy of increased participation of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) programs.Peter Betzer, University of South Florida DR. PETER R. BETZER, Dean and Professor, College of Marine Science, joined the University of South Florida in 1971. He received a B.A. in geology from Lawrence College (1964) and a Ph.D. in chemical oceanography (1971) from the University of Rhode Island. His research interests are in the realm of aquatic geochemistry. He has authored over 60 publications in

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Carol Mullenax, Tulane University

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2006-766: TO BE OR NOT TO BE - REVISITING AN ANALYTICAL METHODUSING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO PREDICT ASEE STUDENT CHAPTERVIABILITYCarol Mullenax, Tulane University Carol Mullenax is finishing up a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University while also employed by Bastion Technologies as a project manager on the NASA Non-Exercise Physiological Countermeasures Project in Houston, Texas. Page 11.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 To Be or Not To Be – Revisiting an Analytical Method Using Demographic Data to Predict ASEE Student Chapter ViabilityIntroduction

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Shashi Marikunte, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Frances Harackiewicz, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lizette Chevalier, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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of presentations and discussions were one hour and wasfound to be adequate to maintain student attention.Table 1. Seminar Topics Fall 2005 1 Classroom / Engineering Ethics 2 Communication Skills: Speaking, Writing, and Student - Teacher Interaction 3 Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning 4 The Art of Resume Writing 5 Understanding Individual Differences in Learning Page 11.268.4 6 Intellectual Property, Technology, and E-CommerceAssessmentAssessing the effectiveness of the training seminar is critical for the continuation of thispilot project. Success of this project also depends on

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Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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Training System Design CourseCourse Description and DesignThis course was initially designed to prepare engineering students to make effective training anddevelopment decisions within their organizations. Specifically, the course emphasizedconducting training-needs analysis, training design and development, training technology, andprocedures to evaluate training effectiveness. The course customarily began with an introductionof some fundamental principles of performance to help analyze the causes of performanceproblems. It then addressed topics of adult learning and training principles, and how to applythese topics to individuals, teams, and organizations.During the first classroom session of the revamped role-play designed course, the usual

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Janet Davis, University of Washington

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2006-1170: THE JOURNEY TO A TEACHING-ORIENTED FACULTY POSITION:A HANDBOOK OF ADVICE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSTammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Tammy VanDeGrift is an assistant professor at the University of Portland. She earned a Bachelors degree in math and computer science at Gustavus Adolphus College. She completed a Masters and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests include computer science education, educational technology, and media distribution systems.Janet Davis, University of Washington Janet Davis will join the faculty of Grinnell College as Assistant Professor of Computer Science in August 2006. She expects to