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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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Computers in Education

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kang-Mieler

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Biomedical

. Email: derwent@iit.edu Page 11.741.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Incorporating Peer Assisted Learning into a Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement LaboratoryAbstractThe Biomedical Engineering (BME) 315 Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory classwas created to expose BME students to biological instrumentation and measurement laboratorymodules. This is a time intensive laboratory class where both the instructor and teachingassistant are required in the laboratory at all times. Often times, having one teaching assistant isinsufficient to interact with the more than 30 students (in

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-1246: INTEGRATION OF A DSP HARDWARE-BASED LABORATORY INTOAN INTRODUCTORY SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS COURSELisa Huettel, Duke University LISA G. HUETTEL, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. Her research interests include the application of statistical signal processing to remote sensing and engineering education. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Page 11.797.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University; James Patton, California Polytechnic State University

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experimental data in the turbulent regime, and the data predictablydeviates during transition. The Reynolds number of transition was demonstrated to vary fromthe accepted value of 2300, depending on tube inlet geometry. Finally, experimentallydetermined values of pipe friction factor were plotted against Reynolds number, and found toclosely match the classic Moody Diagram. A pedagogical approach is developed along with theexperiment facility, and is also described in detail.Introduction The development of an undergraduate engineering laboratory is challenging, because alaboratory serves two sometimes distinct sets of goals. The first are generally classroom-specificgoals: to demonstrate physical phenomena developed in the classroom, to compare

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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2006-565: LABORATORY FROM THE FIRST DAY: AN EFFICIENT METHOD TOCONVEY ELECTRICAL CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERING STUDENTSJason Yao, East Carolina University Jianchu Yao received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. Dr. Yao joined East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Research Engineer in China from 1995 to 2001. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University Phil Lunsford received a B.S

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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2006-738: SECOND ORDER MECHANICAL ONLINE ACQUISITION SYSTEM(RUBE)Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Tracy is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. She is currently working on her Master’s Degrees in the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory while

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Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Volino, U.S. Naval Academy; Andrew Smith, U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-743: A LABORATORY PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH ASPARK IGNITION ENGINE IN A REQUIRED THERMODYNAMICS COURSERalph Volino, U.S. Naval Academy Associate Professor. Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy since 1995. M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. B.S., Michigan State University.Andrew Smith, U.S. Naval Academy Assistant Professor. Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy since 2001. Ph.D., University of Virginia. B.S., Villanova University. Page 11.59.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Laboratory Providing Hands-On Experience

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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early 1970’s, state budget cuts forced the elimination of funding for instructionalequipment and laboratories. Rapid changes in technology, particularly the growing application ofcomputing, presented challenges to maintain quality in the instructional laboratories in theCollege of Engineering. A funding program in the 1980’s helped to revitalize some of the engineering lab facilities;however, many objectives were unfulfilled. The realization of the importance of computertechnologies by industry prompted significant contributions by technology companies. TheIllinois Society of Professional Engineers promoted the establishment of the Illinois EngineeringEquipment Grant Program for the purchase of lab equipment and other resources. The need

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ChE: Innovation in the Laboratory

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

constructivist view implies thenon-transferability of knowledge, and that “knowledge is acquired not by the internalization ofsome outside given but is constructed from within.”5 Contrast this with an alternative position inlearning theory, that “if you want somebody to know something, you teach it to them … if youwant somebody to know something and retain it for a long time, then you have them practice it.”6In addition, Matthews states that “… many, if not most, things in science are beyond theexperience of students and the capabilities of school laboratories to demonstrate. The cellular,molecular and atomic realms are out of reach of school laboratories, as is most of the

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Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-2534: NONE OF MY LAB DATA MAKES ANY SENSE - LEARNING TOINTERPRET AND REPORT EXPERIMENTAL RESULTSJed Lyons, University of South Carolina At the University of South Carolina, Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has developed laboratory experiments for freshman engineering, engineering materials, measurements and instrumentation, and mechanical systems. He currently serves on the advisory board for the Center for Teaching Excellence, and is Chair of the Faculty Committee on Instructional Development Director, Director of the Center for Engineering and Computing Education, and Principal Investigator of a NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education award. With

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Arman Molki, The Petroleum Institute; Michael Ohadi, The Petroleum Institute

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2006-1293: A PROPOSED PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV) SYSTEMFOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES IN A MODERN MECHANICALENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY PROGRAMAfshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute AFSHIN GOHARZADEH, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the petroleum Institute. An expert in experimental fluid mechanics, Dr. Goharzadeh obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Le Havre in France (2001). After his Ph.D. he joined the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen (Germany) as scientific researcher. He characterized experimentally the flow at water-sediment interface. Using the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Refractive Index

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Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

2006-1530: COSMM: AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FORENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX, ORGANIC SHAPESUSING NATURE AS A TEMPLATEDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Dan Walsh received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well. He is currently an Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering and a Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he worked for General Dynamics and for Coulter Curtin Matheson. His research interests include

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Weining Feng, University of Houston; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

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, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, in 1990. She is in charge developing UHD’s Control and Instrumentation laboratories and serves as coordinator of the Control and Instrumentation program.George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown George Pincus is Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, and Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown (1986-date). Prior service includes Dean of the Newark College of Engineering and Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology (1986-1994). Dean Pincus received the Ph.D. degree from Cornell University and the M.B.A degree from the University of Houston. Dr. Pincus has published over 40 journal articles, 2 books and is a Registered

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University

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Computers in Education

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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Computers in Education

Page 11.340.4commercial software packages have been developed.The last strategy is to encourage and provide opportunities for self assessment of the quality oftheir work. In Engineering and Design II, they are required to make the mass comparison.Students know even before we sit down to assess their solid modelling whether they have donewell or not. In the electronic reassembly exercise, the student’s get immediate feedback on thequality of their work just based on the quality of the fitting that they see. In Material Science,students are required to compare their FEA results against their own simplified hand calculations.In Fluid Mechanics, students are required to compare results against literature or laboratory data.All of these self checks

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

Lancashire, Nov-2004..4. “Xen Performance”. University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. 5-Nov-2004..5. J. Hess. “Pdmenu: Simple to use menu program”. .6. “A Stackable Unification File System”. File systems and Storage Lab, Stony Brook University. 15-Jan-2006.7. R. Ross. “Copy-on-write NFS server”. 5-Jan-2006. .8. T. Chung. “Fedora Project”. 17-Jan-2006. Page 11.1459.12

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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. Page 11.76.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Nanotechnology Experiment: Design of Low Cost Scanning Tunneling MicroscopesABSTRACTThis paper describes a set of laboratory exercises where upper-level undergraduateengineering students constructed and tested low-cost scanning tunneling microscopes(STM) of their own designs as an assignment for a nanotechnology course taught duringSpring 2005. Before attempting the design task, students were exposed tonanotechnology instrumentation principles, commercial-grade scanning probemicroscopes, current design methods and a number of design examples from literature.Three design objectives were met: each instrument cost below $500, a sustainabletunneling

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Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University; Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University; Leonard Bond, Idaho National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

2006-2657: THE 2+2 SCHOLARS PROGRAM: COLLABORATIVEUNDERGRADUATE NUCLEAR ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN IDAHOMary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, Idaho State University Dr. Dunzik-Gougar is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering at ISU and is Director of the 2+2 Nuclear Engineering Scholarship Program for the Institute. She holds a joint appointment with the Idaho National Laboratory as an Affiliate Research Scientist.Michael Lineberry, Idaho State University Dr. Lineberry is Director of the Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering for Idaho State University, University of Idaho and Boise State University. He is now a full-time Professor of Nuclear Engineering at ISU

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Instrumentation

2006-38: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENTATION AND EXPERIMENTALMETHODS COURSE AND LABORATORY FOR A BSE PROGRAMDavid Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin David Farrow is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989, 1990, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Farrow has taught courses in solid modeling, mechanical vibrations, automatic controls, automated production systems, and instrumentation and experimental methods at the University of Tennessee at Martin for three and a half years

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Electrical ET Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Jeff Willis, Utah State University

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Engineering Technology

2006-386: A NEW APPROACH IN MICROPROCESSOR/MICROCONTROLLERCOURSES/LABORATORIES MATERIAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTSteve Hsiung, Old Dominion University STEVE C. HSIUNG Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and a PhD

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Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Denton, Purdue University; Grant Richards, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University in electronic communications. He has won the university’s award for Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching. Page 11.1094.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Review of an Engineering Technology Graduate Course Project to Develop Undergraduate Course Laboratory CurriculumAbstract – This paper details a graduate course project to develop a laboratory series for anundergraduate course in wireless communications. The methodology and outcomes of theproject are examined. The project produced a successful and well-received series of

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Computer ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong-Kyu Jung, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 11.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A New Rapid Microprocessor System Design Laboratory Development for Digital Design EducationAbstractThis paper presents a new rapid microprocessor system design laboratory to be used in the earlystages of digital design education. To reduce a gap between current digital fundamentals andcomputer design courses, a register-transfer level (RTL) microprocessor design, which providesboth functional and structural features and implementation options of the design, is taught in thenew laboratory. In addition, this rapid RTL microprocessor system design laboratory offers acloser pre-industrial, real-world design experience, because an RTL design is considered as

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian Belu, Wayne State University

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Instrumentation

, 2006 Development and Implementation of a Cooperative/Distributed Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory for Diverse-Student Population1. IntroductionThe foundation for quality in product design and manufacturing is instrumentation andmeasurement, so it is somewhat surprising that Instrumentation and Measurements(I&M) has never been a major curriculum at universities1-7. Ideally, a properly trainedworkforce of engineers and technicians should have expert skills in measurements andinstrumentation to maintain higher productivity, and to improve safety standards in theindustry. There is evidence [1-12] that the complexities inherent in the new era ofautomation and intelligent systems require higher degree of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Lee, San Jose State University; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Tai-Ran Hsu, San Jose State University; David Parent, San Jose State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

DAVID PARENT is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University. He teaches courses and conducts research in semiconductor device physics, integrated-circuit (IC) manufacturing, digital/mixed signal IC design and fabrication, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Contact: dparent@email.sjsu.edu. Page 11.40.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Development Framework for Hands-On Laboratory Modules in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)IntroductionMany of the most popular and advanced consumer products in recent years

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Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Space Sciences Page 11.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY: AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractThe Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) is a student-led organizationdedicated to providing students with practical space systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhanceeducation by coupling classroom knowledge with practicum experience involving realengineering design, analysis, test

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Hashemi, Texas Tech University; Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University; Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University

2006-2008: WEB-BASED DELIVERY OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ANDITS EFFECTIVENESS BASED ON STUDENT LEARNING STYLEJavad Hashemi, Texas Tech University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University Graduate Student Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University Postodoctoral Instructor and Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Texas Tech University

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

2006-2076: ENHANCING LEARNING OF LOW ABILITY STUDENTS INMULTI-SECTION FRESHMAN LECTURE/LABORATORY CLASSESJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He has a strong research record in knowledge-based systems. His main contributions have been in the theory and application of task specific approaches and in model-based reasoning. Dr. Sticklen has led the effort to rejuvenate the MSU College of Engineering freshman gateway course in computational tools.Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is Director of Instructional Technology Research and

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Sanjay Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Dinesh Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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International

2006-1290: QUASI INTERACTIVE VIDEO: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TOTHE DELIVERY OF LABORATORY CLASSESPeter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Peter C. M. Burton is Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at RMIT. He has also taught extensively and worked in the microelectronics industry in the United States. A background and strong interest in video production, coupled with an appreciation of difficulties faced by some first year tertiary students has been the impetus for this current work.Sanjay Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Sanjay Kumar is a Research Associate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His background is in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Bean, Paul Smith's College; James Carroll, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University; Andrew H. Strong, Clarkson University; William R. Wilcox, Clarkson University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2251: ADDING A HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO THEFRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING CLASS AT CLARKSONUNIVERSITYJohn Bean, Paul Smith's CollegeJames Carroll, Clarkson UniversityJohn P. Dempsey, Clarkson UniversityAndrew H. Strong, Clarkson UniversityWilliam R. Wilcox, Clarkson University Page 11.158.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Adding a Hands-On Laboratory Experience to the FreshmanEngineering Programming Class at Clarkson UniversityAbstractClarkson University received a grant from the National Science Foundation to effectcurriculum reform by adding more hands-on experiences in engineering classes. The firstclass for attempted reform was the freshman