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Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Rubina Nashine, Purdue University; Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

2006-289: MEASURING CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS: A COLLABORATIVEPROJECT CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS FOR A MIDWEST TRUCKINGCOMPANYEdie Schmidt, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityRubina Nashine, Purdue UniversitySorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University Page 11.917.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Measuring Customer Perceptions: A Collaborative Project Conducted by Students for a Midwest Trucking CompanyCompanies are recognizing the benefits of working with universities on a variety of collaborativeprojects. The benefits, however, accrue to more than just the companies. The students, faculty,and companies all benefit from such partnerships

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

. She received her B.S.M.E., Washington State University in 1993 Page 11.737.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving Performance and Reducing Professor Workload In a Capstone Design Class using Project Management SoftwareAbstractIn the past ten years, many varieties of Project Management (PM) software have becomeavailable, most notably Microsoft Project. However, such software can be difficult toimplement, requiring dedicated time from an IT professional, and a server that alsorequires maintenance. Further, the instruction burden of delivering software skills tostudents coming into the course adds

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Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Fayerweather, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-897: POWER PLANT PROPOSAL AND FEASIBILITY: A STUDENTPROJECT FOR A THERMODYNAMICS COURSECarl Fayerweather, University of Toledo Carl is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering.Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo Dr. Cioc is a visiting professor of Mechancial Engineering.Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo Dr. Oliver is undergraduate director of the mechanical engineering program at the University of Toledo. He is also an attorney. Page 11.1001.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Power Plant Proposal and Feasibility: A Student Project for a Thermodynamics

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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

2006-973: REVIEW OF AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY GRADUATECOURSE PROJECT TO DEVELOP UNDERGRADUATE COURSELABORATORY CURRICULUMJohn Denton, Purdue University John P. Denton is an Associate Professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University. His primary teaching responsibilities are electronic communications and advanced circuit analysis courses. He has won four outstanding teaching awards in ECET.Grant Richards, Purdue University Grant P. Richards is pursuing a Ph.D. in Technology at Purdue University focusing on the use of visualization technology in electromagnetic education. He currently serves as a Graduate Instructor for the Electrical and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology; Dana Barry, Clarkson University

2006-455: SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT FOR DELIVERY CLASSES INELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE INJAPANHideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering), MIMF (Professional Member of Institute of Metal Finishing, UK), Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzuka National College of Technology. Publication Committee Member of Institute of Metal Finishing(2002.10-present), Editorial Board Member of Japan Institute of Metals(2003.4-2005.3), Editorial Board Member of Tokai Chemical Engineering Association(2001.4-present), councillor of Surface Finishing Society of Japan(2000.4-2002.3, 2004.4

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Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Lisa Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach; Darris White, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Women in Engineering

workforce.To promote more female participation in the engineering curriculum, the Embry RiddleMechanical Engineering program has created a student project where undergraduatewomen design and build an off-road race vehicle for the SAE Mini-Baja competition2.The project is integrated into the Mechanical Engineering curriculum and is funded by agenerous grant from The Boeing Company. The project has increased womenparticipation in the project by 10 times compared to last year.This project has three goals. The first goal is to increase retention of women in thecurriculum. Potential women students turn away from engineering for a variety ofreasons, which are typically related to their perception of the engineering field3. Manyfemale students view

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Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Whitney Smith, UMES/Rutgers University; Uditha Poddalgoda, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Omar A. Omar, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Amy Jarrett, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Aaron Redden, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Daniel Seaton, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Robert Johnson, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-525: PROJECT BASED ACTIVE LEARNING INVOLVING FRESHMAN ANDSOPHOMORE ENGINEERING MAJORS AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDEASTERN SHOREAbhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is active in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, mechatronics, control systems and remote sensing. He obatined his M.S. degree from Tulane University in 1989 and Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 1992.Whitney Smith, UMES/Rutgers University Ms. Smith was an engineering student at UMES during the 2003-2005 academic years. She is now a Junior at

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Successful Grant Proposals

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

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Engineering Technology

2006-599: UTILIZING A CAPSTONE PROJECT AS A CATALYST FORREENGINEERING, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONDorene Perez, Illinois Valley Community College Dorene Perez, Program Director/Instructor of CAD/CAE at IVCC, was one of the MIMIC project originators. Co-leader of the Tech Prep team, she has been recognized for her pioneering in the development of online courses. She is the PI for NSF grant #0501885 and is participating in an NSF-funded revision of the CAD program at Moraine Valley Community College. Before teaching, she served as a CAD manager in industry.James Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College Jim Gibson is the Program Director/Instructor of Electronics at IVCC. He is a past State Director

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Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GWEN EBERT, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-622: INTEGRATING COURSES THROUGH DESIGN PROJECTS IN A HIGHSCHOOL ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAMAmit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin-Madison AMIT J. NIMUNKAR is currently a doctoral student at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a teaching assistant at the Department of Chemistry and worked as a chemistry instructor and curriculum coordinator for the Engineering Summer Program in the College of Engineering. He is pursuing the Delta Certificate in Teaching and Learning.Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison SANDRA SHAW COURTER teaches technical communication courses in the College of Engineering. As director of the Engineering

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What's New in Statics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanics

2006-650: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS:INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS OF A HISTORIC TRUSS BRIDGEShane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University Shane M. Palmquist is an assistant professor of civil engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. Prior to becoming a faculty member at WKU, Dr. Palmquist was a structural engineer for Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers in Natick, Massachusetts. He received a BS in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire, his MS in civil engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and his PhD in civil engineering from Tufts University. His technical interests include project-based engineering education

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Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Haight, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

2006-1838: KATRINA IN THE CLASSROOM: ENGINEERING AND PUBLICPOLICY THROUGH PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGJoel Haight, Pennsylvania State University JJoel M. Haight, Ph.D., P.E., CIH, CSP was appointed in January 2000 as an Assistant Professor in Penn State University’s Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, both from Auburn University. Dr. Haight worked as a safety engineer for the Chevron Corporation for 18 years prior to joining the faculty at Penn State. In addition to human error research, Dr. Haight also does research in the areas of safety program effectiveness and leading

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Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-2078: WHAT IS RECYCLING? A PROJECT TO DEVELOP K-12ENGINEERING CURRICULUM ABOUT REUSE OF WASTE MATERIALSChris Swan, Tufts University Dr. Swan is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. His current interests are the reuse of recovered or recyclable materials and sustainable construction. Page 11.1442.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 What is Recycling? A Project to Develop K-12 Engineering Curriculum about Reuse of Waste MaterialsAbstractWhile over the last 25 years, recycling programs have developed

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

, pattern recognition, semantic web technologies, and computer science education. She has been involved in several computer science curriculum projects. Most recently she chaired the Intelligent Systems focus group of the IEEE-CS/ACM Task Force on Computing Curricula 2001.Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida JIMMY SECRETAN is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of Machine Learning and cluster computing. Page 11.234.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Capstone Design and Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ochs, Lehigh University; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; Todd Watkins, Lehigh University; Graham Mitchell, Lehigh University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2006-1330: A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR INTEGRATINGENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS WHILEEXCEEDING ABET REQUIREMENTSJohn Ochs, Lehigh University John B Ochs is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh and Director of the Integrated Product Development Program (IPD), which he co-founded with Dr. Watkins in 1994. He is the past chairman the Entrepreneurship division of the American Society for Engineering Education. From 1985-95 Dr. Ochs did extensive industry consulting and was involved in the start up of three companies. In 1996 the pilot courses IPD won the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ curriculum innovation award and in 1997 IPD won the Newcomen Society award for

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ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Coronella, University of Nevada-Reno

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Chemical Engineering

2006-1454: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A FIRST-YEAR CHEMICALENGINEERING COURSE: EVAPORATIVE COOLINGCharles Coronella, University of Nevada-Reno Chuck Coronella is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he has taught since 1993. His Ph.D. is from the University of Utah, and B.S. and B.A. from Lehigh University. He has research interests in model-predictive control and in renewable energy. His teaching interests are wide ranging, and include undergraduate and graduate courses in chemical engineering, as well as engineering education of the broader society

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Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Guevara, University of Puerto Rico; Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Didier Valdes-Diaz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Eileen Pesantes, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Francisco Maldonado-Fortunet, University of Puerto Rico; Miguel Pando, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1605: INCORPORATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN EXPERIENCEIN THE INTEGRATED ENGINEERING PROJECT DESIGN MODELJose Guevara, University of Puerto Rico Dr. Guevara is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, he is leading the work to make improvements to the capstone course and helping also in the improvements to the curriculum. He has also work as a structural consultant for a wide variety of projects including commercial, residential, industrial, transportation, marine facilities as well as the tren urbano.Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezDidier Valdes-Diaz, University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezEileen Pesantes, University of Puerto Rico

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Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control, saturation control, and time-delay systems; closed-loop input shaping; spacecraft attitude control; mechatronics; and DSP/PC/microcontroller-based real-time control. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 Jacob’s Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-1751: USING THE SAE COLLEGIATE DESIGN SERIES TO PROVIDEHANDS-ON TEAM PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATESCraig Hoff, Kettering UniversityGregory Davis, Kettering University Page 11.1414.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using the SAE Collegiate Design Series to Provide Hands-on Team Project Experience for UndergraduatesLearning experiences that are “hands-on, minds-on” are often considered to be more successfulat achieving knowledge transfer than the traditional college lecture approach. The Society ofAutomotive Engineers (SAE) annually conducts a series of design competitions, where studentsfrom Universities throughout the

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Sustainable Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Environmental Engineering

2006-1763: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO A MULTI-PHASEENGINEERING PROJECT FOR THE DEVELOPING COMMUNITY OFARAYPALLPA, PERUVered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara Vered Doctori Blass is a graduate student at the Bren school of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB. She serves as the co-president of EWB-UCSB and as the Araypallpa, Peru project manager.Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara Mary Dinh is a Staff Engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCSB. She develops undergraduate laboratory courses. She also serves as the staff advisor for EWB-UCSB

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1990: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MACHINELEARNING RESEARCH: PROGRESS, EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTSOF PROJECT EMD-MLRGeorgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS C. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests are statistical machine learning, neural networks and data mining.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of neural networks and applications of neural networks in pattern

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Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Jan Jewett, Washington State University-Vancouver

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Manufacturing

2006-2054: COLLABORATIVE CLASS PROJECTS BETWEEN THEMANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAM AND THE CHILDDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMDave Kim, Washington State University-VancouverJan Jewett, Washington State University-Vancouver Page 11.329.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Collaborative Class Projects between the Manufacturing Engineering Program and the Child Development Program Dave Kim1, Jan Jewett21 School of Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University Vancouver, Vancouver, WA/ 2 Human Development, Washington State University Vancouver, Vancouver, WA

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind Royer, U.S. Air Force Academy; Allen Arb; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

2006-2134: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT USINGCOOPERATIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987 and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 1997. He has experience in developmental test and evaluation of radar systems and aviation navigation systems. His research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle and electromagnetic signal propagation modeling. He is a member of ASEE and IEEE.Erlind Royer, U.S. Air

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Youssef Allam, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University; Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Paul Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

2006-2326: LAB-ON-A-CHIP DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT WITH ANANOTECHNOLOGY COMPONENT IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEYoussef Allam, Ohio State UniversityDavid Tomasko, Ohio State UniversityJohn Merrill, Ohio State UniversityBruce Trott, Ohio State UniversityPhil Schlosser, Ohio State UniversityPaul Clingan, Ohio State University Page 11.856.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Lab-on-a-chip Design-Build Project with a Nanotechnology Component in a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstractA micromanufacturing lab-on-a-chip project with a nanotechnology component was introducedto first-year engineering students as a voluntary alternative within the standard

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Design for Manufacture and Industry

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; James Kamman, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Mohammed Elsamawal, Western Michigan University; Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

proficiency is in machine shop fabrication and maintenance of tractor and automotive system.Michael Desjardins, Western Michigan University Michael Desjardins is an undergraduate student of Engineering Graphics and Design Technology at Western Michigan University. He was a team member of the hydraulic bicycle design project and represented Western Michigan University in Parker Chainless Challenge in 2005. Currently Page 11.755.1 he is working as a design engineer with Mann+Hummel in Kalamazoo, MI. He is proficient in IDEAS, Pro-E and CATIA for design and analysis.© American Society for Engineering

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Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-2392: THE INFINITY PROJECT: ON THE DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMScott Douglas, Southern Methodist University Scott C. Douglas is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas and the Associate Director for the Institute for Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University

2006-318: USING A WIND POWER ASSESSMENT PROJECT ON THE HOPIRESERVATION AS A PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FORUNDERGRAD AND GRADUATE STUDENTSMark Henderson, Arizona State UniversityBradley Rogers, Arizona State UniversityRobert Grondin, Arizona State UniversityChell Roberts, Arizona State UniversityScott Danielson, Arizona State UniversityRajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University Page 11.1375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using a Wind Power Assessment Project on the Hopi Reservation as a Problem-based Learning Experience for Undergrad and Graduate StudentsIntroductionIn August 2005, a new multi

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Trends in Energy Conversion and Conservation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Healey, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-344: A DESCRIPTION OF A CAPSTONE PROJECT TO DEVELOP A WEBBASED ENERGY CENTER FOR MONITORING ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY SITESFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityRyan Healey, Northeastern University Mr.Healey is an ElectricalEngineering Technology student;Class of 2006. He is extremely versatil in electrical and computer engineering technology. He has authored the description of the web site engine. He expects to attend graduate school after graduation Page 11.37.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 ASEE 2006 Annual Conference, Chicago, Ill

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Multidisciplinary Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Edmonds Community College; Eric Davishahl, Everett Community College; Jill Davishahl, Edmonds Community College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-947: THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF STUDENT PROJECT COLLABORATIONBETWEEN COLLEGES: A HINDSIGHT VIEW FROM TWO COMMUNITYCOLLEGESNikki Larson, Edmonds Community College Ms. Larson is currently an assistant professor in the engineering technology department of Western Washington University. Before this appointment, she was an instructor in the materials science technology program for Edmonds Community College. There she is developed the coursework and laboratory experiments necessary to make the new program a success. She has 6 years of industry experience implementing lean manufacturing techniques, managing development projects, and leading cross-functional teams to assess technical capability of

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FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; William Bassichis, Texas A&M University; Jacque Hodge, Texas A&M University; Donald Maxwell, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1117: HOW DO STUDENTS IN A PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEARENGINEERING CURRICULUM PERFORM IN A SOPHOMORE ENGINEERINGMECHANICS COURSE?Jefferey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development at Texas A&M University. He was Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, one of the NSF Engineering Education Coalitions and now serves as Project Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning Communities,” a project sponsored by the NSF Research on Gender in Science and Engineering Program.Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University Xiafeng Li is a PhD student of computer science at Texas A&M

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Vincent Pizziconi, Arizona State University; Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Marilyn Carlson, Arizona State University

2006-1148: PROJECT PATHWAYS: CONNECTING ENGINEERING DESIGN TOHIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN AMATHEMATICS-SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor and an Associate Chair of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at ASU. His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering, and structural characterization of polymers and semiconductors. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge of students in