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
2006-339: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR MATERIALS TECHNOLOGYEDUCATIONMel Cossette, Edmonds Community CollegeThomas Stoebe, University of WashingtonJohn Rusin, Edmonds Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonRobert Simoneau, Keene State University Page 11.952.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006session number 1526The National Science Foundation has recently funded a project at Edmonds Community Collegethat will create a National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education. The objectiveof this project is to develop a clearinghouse of teaching materials for the broad field of materialstechnology. All materials considered for this Resource Center will
2006-1652: INTRODUCTION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN MECHANICSOF MATERIALSHonghui Yu, The City College of New YorkFeridun Delale, The City College of New York Page 11.839.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Introduction of Emerging Technologies in Mechanics of Materials Abstract Though technologies have advanced dramatically in the last century and Mechanicsof Materials(MoM) has found more applications in many new technologies, the MoMcurriculum has been fixed for decades. This paper presents our efforts in keeping MOMcurriculum current with the times by incorporating examples from emerging technologiesand everyday
2006-345: A DESCRIPTION OF AN INTEGRATED CAPSTONE PROJECT TEAMWITH ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityJerome Tapper, Northeastern UniversityJoel Weinstein, Northeastern University Prof. Weinstein is the Program coordinator for the Computer engineering technology unit at Northeastern University.Len Dowd, Northeastern University Prof.Dowd is the Electrical Engineering Technology program coordinator at Northeastern University and specializes in electrical power engineering. He has over 30 years experience with the Boston Edison company before joining Northeastern University in 1995.Randy August, Northeastern University Randy
2006-1745: DESIGNING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COURSE FORELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSMichael Filsinger, University of Cincinnati MICHAEL D. FILSINGER is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BA in Mathematics and MS degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, 1992, and 1994, respectively. In addition to teaching, he has served as a computer system administrator. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Page 11.417.1
2006-2371: SUPPORTING K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONKurt Becker, Utah State University Kurt H. Becker, Ph.D is Interim Department Head in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education, College of Engineering at Utah State University. Areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He is the co-project director for the NSF funded "National Center for Engineering and Technology Education" and the PI for the NSF funded "Communities of Effective Practice: A Professional STEM Development Model for Teachers of American Indian Students". He also
2006-1528: PREPARING TOMORROW’S ENGINEERS AND ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGISTS: AN EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT LEAD THE WAYOUTREACH PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ININDIANALisa Ncube, Purdue University Lisa Ncube is an assistant professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Her main areas of interest are Organizational Effectiveness; and Skills and Technology Transfer. A native of Zimbabwe, she has been an educator for more than twenty years. Prior to joining the department she was Director Evaluation for CAPE in the Department of Educational Psychology at Ball State University. She was also an assistant professor in the School of Education at Anderson
2006-129: BRINGING "REAL WORLD BUSINESS" INTO THE CLASSROOM:INTRODUCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSPhilip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University Mr. Philip Rufe is an Instructor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He is a certified Manufacturing Engineer and a registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent agent. He is the program coordinator of the Manufacturing Technology and Manufacturing Engineering Technology programs. He is also heavily involved with the Center for Product Reseach and Development at Eastern Michigan University.Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University Gary Rodak, President of
; Sadowski, 2005) was awarded the Chair Award for the outstanding paper of the American Society of Engineering Educators Engineering Design Graphics Division.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard L. Newman joined Arizona State University in August of 2001 and currently serves as Director of Training Operations for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory. In this position Mr. Newman is responsible for the identification, development and delivery of education and training for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Arizona State University, Richard served 20 years as a faculty member and administrator within the Division of Technology and Applied Sciences at Arizona
2006-511: USING REMEDIATION TO IMPROVE VISUALIZATION ABILITIES INMINORITY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSNancy Study, Virginia State University Dr. Study is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. She formerly was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, and also taught as an Instructor at Missouri State University in the Department of Technology. Her research interests include the visualization and haptic skills of engineering and technology students. Page 11.1405.1
2006-1798: A NON-CREDIT MODEL FOR REAL-LIFE TECHNOLOGYTRANSFER EXPERIENCE FOR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY STUDENT TEAMSPaul Swamidass, Auburn University Paul M. Swamidass, Auburn University. Dr. Paul Swamidass is Professor of Operations Management in the College of Business, and the Director of the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University. Under his direction, the Center runs an Internship program for engineering and business graduate students who evaluate Auburn University inventions for commercialization. He has published over 80 papers and proceedings, two books and an encyclopedia. He has presented in national and regional ASEE
University PAUL E. ROSSLER directs the Engineering and Technology Management Program and co-directs the Legal Studies in Engineering Program at Oklahoma State University and is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management. He is a licensed professional engineer and holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech.Karen High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests
University J. PAUL SIMS holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wales (U.K.), an M.S. from the University of Tennessee in Aviation System /Flight Test Engineering, a BS in Physics from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), and a BS in Aerospace Science, also from MTSU. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Technology Department at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Sims is also a Federal Aviation Administration Designated Engineering Representative in the areas of aircraft systems and equipment and flight analysis for large transport FAR part 25 and General Aviation FAR part 23 aircraft (DERT-510369-CE). He has nine FAA and two foreign STC
2006-2066: SHORT AND LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF EXCELLENTINSTRUCTORS ON GRADUATES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: A CASESTUDYMaher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Maher Murad is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad was a visiting assistant professor at Bucknell University and had overseas teaching experience. He also worked as a highway project manager for Acer Freeman Fox International (Hyder Consulting). Dr. Murad received M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Toledo in 1994. His teaching interests include transportation, highway design
President?s Council on Multicultural Affairs and the Tilford Group at Kansas State University at Manhattan. Beverlee is known for her presentations on Practical Humanities.Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital
2006-2562: HOW DO WE PROVIDE AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FORUNDERGRADUATE TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS AT REGIONAL CAMPUSES?Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne ISKANDAR HACK is currently an Associate Professor at Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW). He received his MSE at Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Indiana. He has taught at IPFW since 1984. He has taught in Malaysia for about two years, as well as workshops in Abu Dhabi and Accra, Ghana. His interests are embedded microprocessor systems, field programmable gate arrays, and digital circuits.CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2006-1386: THE GLOBAL RELEVANCE OF BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES TOENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONKurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS KURT A ROSENTRATER is a Lead Scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, as well as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, in Brookings, SD, where he is spearheading a new initiative to develop value-added uses for residue streams resulting from biofuel manufacturing operations. He is formerly an Assistant Professor at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, in the Department of Technology.Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University
2006-495: VISUALIZATION IN CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONMohammed Haque, Texas A&M University Dr. Mohammed E. Haque is the holder of Cecil O. Windsor, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Construction Science at Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas. He has over fifteen years of professional experience in analysis, design, and investigation of building, bridges and tunnel structural projects of various city and state governments and private sectors. Dr. Haque is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and members of ASEE, ASCE, and ACI. Dr. Haque received a BSCE from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, a MSCE and a
-disciplinary interaction among engineering, physics, and mathematics. In addition, he holds an appointment with the Academy’s Loeb-Sullivan School, a graduate program in International Business and Logistics. He has sixteen years of industrial, manufacturing and academic experience that encompasses the fields of materials engineering, applied physics, reliability engineering, acoustics, applied statistics, shock and vibration, sensor design, radiation effects, and technical marketing. As the Principal Staff Engineer and Program Manager at Wilcoxon Research, Inc., he led several of the Company's high technology programs in the research, development, and commercialization of directional, acoustic
2006-647: TEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AS A QUEST, OR"SEARCHING FOR SELF IN THE ENGINEERING COSMOS"David Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.1227.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Technological Literacy as a Quest, Or “Search for Self in the Engineering Cosmos”Abstract At an April 2004 NSF-NAE faculty workshop on teaching Technological Literacyat the undergraduate level, it became obvious that: There was no consensus definition of “technological literacy,” and There was no consensus format among the twelve presenters of technologicalliteracy courses. Why would twelve different
2006-694: RECRUITMENT IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSINTEGRATING HOME SCHOOLERS, WOMEN AND INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS.Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University Page 11.1071.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 20062006-2673: Recruitment In Engineering and TechnologyPrograms Integrating Home Schoolers, Women and InternationalStudents.Dr. Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State UniversityThe Author has written a number of articles published in the ASEE AnnualConference proceedings over the years. The Author teaches at the highlyrespected institution.Jennifer Atkinson, American Society for Engineering EducationJennifer Atkinson is the Program Coordinator for the American
2006-730: USING WIRELESS TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTERS TO EXTENDENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMS AND ENHANCE LEARNINGLisa Jones, Southwest Tennessee Community College Lisa G. Jones is currently Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tennessee. She joined Southwest in 2002 after 20 years of working as a design engineer and project manager in the electronics industry including Bell Labs, AT&T, Truevision, and Thomson Consumer Electronics. Ms. Jones earned her BSEE degree from Memphis State University in 1980 and her MSEE degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1981.James M. Northern, Southwest Tennessee Community
2006-2644: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS CAPSTONEEXPERIENCE TO ASSESS THE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: A CASE STUDYRobert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC Dr. Robert L. Long, Nuclear Engineering Technology Faculty, Excelsior College, holds the Ph.D. degree in Nuclear Engineering from Purdue University. He is owner of Nuclear Stewardship, LLC and a Past President of the American Nuclear Society.Altaf Memon, Excelsior College Dr. Altaf A. Memon holds MSCE, MPW, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently serving as the Interim Dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College, Albany, NY.Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College Dr. Li
2006-2645: TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED SCIENCE, ENGINEERING ANDMATHEMATICS (TASEM) EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS USING K-PH.D.CONCEPTDean Aslam, Michigan State University Page 11.1240.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Technology Assisted Science, Engineering and Mathematics Education at all Levels using K-Ph.D. ConceptIntroduction Although United States is the world leader in a number of technological innovations, othercountries are increasingly challenging this leadership by introducing science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) education with greater depth of knowledge at the grass root level (elementaryand middle schools). For example
2006-1900: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICSTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF A PILOT PROGRAMTaryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D. is a Professor the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC. She has spent half of her career working in industry and the other half in academia, and has received over $3M of NSF funding in Engineering Education & Outreach over the last three years. She has been recognized with several teaching and mentoring awards and the USM Regents' Faculty Award for Collaboration in Public Service.Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
2006-2105: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTER-UNIVERSITY ADVANCEDINSTRUMENTATION COURSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYMark Rajai, Northern Kentucky UniversityHank Javan, University of MemphisSeyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky UniversityHorold Wiebe, Northern Kentucky University Page 11.471.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Advanced Instrumentation for Graduate Students in Engineering TechnologyAbstractInstrumentation is one of the most important courses of engineering curriculum. Almost allprograms in engineering technology at undergraduate level offer labs and instrumentation.Also, most of the textbooks on instrumentation
applications of the electromagnetic field. Mr. Daniel regulary volunteers as a tutor for junior undergraduates studying electromagnetics. Page 11.628.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Extending electrical engineering research to undergraduate students through a multi-media technology internship programAbstractA means by which electrical engineering research can be effectively extended to undergraduatestudents through the use of a university-wide multi-media technology internship program isdescribed. A group of ten full time students participated in the program over a period of tenweeks during the
2006-1519: DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY ON-LINE COURSES: THE EXCELSIOR COLLEGEEXPERIENCEAltaf Memon, Excelsior College Interim Dean, School of Business and Technology, Excelsior College, 7 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203-5159Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College Director, Online Course Management, School of Business and Technology, Excelsior College, 7 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203-5159Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant Senior Nuclear Generation Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, CA 93424 Page 11.447.1© American
2006-1908: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INELECTRICAL (AND RELATED) ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES BETWEEN THECOLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND THE FACULTY OFENGINEERING, DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYRichard Hayes, Dublin Institute of TechnologyRobert Herrick, Purdue University Page 11.472.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Development of an International Collaboration in Electrical (and related)Engineering Disciplines between the College of Technology, PurdueUniversity and the Faculty of Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology.IntroductionThe College of Technology at Purdue University in the United States of America and the Facultyof
2006-655: A SOLAR-POWERED DECORATIVE WATER FOUNTAIN HANDS-ONBUILD TO EXPOSE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS TO NON-MAJORSCamille George, University of St. Thomas Camille George is an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and a fuel cell technology class. She is interested in technology literacy, engineering ethics and the internationalization of the engineering program. She has been instrumental in adding a humanitarian service-oriented engineering project option to the senior design curriculum and also in exploring ways of adding engineering content into classes for non-science and