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best practices for participating in global teams.This course is specifically designed for engineers, technicians and others who manage projects witha global scope. It addresses the specific awareness, knowledge and skills required to navigate thechallenges of time zones, language, technology, culture and collaborative dynamics in a globalmatrix organization. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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different in different fields of engineering (information technology vs. others).The paper is not a scientific study but a starting point for deliberations on these differences that couldlead to a better understanding of the situation. It could help identify and resolve issues related toengineering manpower faced by employers including faculty in the US. BackgroundIn late 2007 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation vice president Michael S. Teitelbaum told the House ofRepresentatives Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation that “ contrary to conventional 2wisdom, [the U.S.] has more than enough scientists and engineers” . His position on behalf

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Mohamad H. Ahmadian

Session 18-2 Promoting Critical Thinking Skills Through a Capstone Course Mohamad H. Ahmadian Electronics Engineering Technology Eastern New Mexico University AbstractStudents must be taught to think critically, communicate, and work together effectively. Ifstudents are to become disciplined thinkers, they need to do a good deal of active thinking to takeownership of the content they are learning. Learning to think well requires many opportunitiesfor practice in thinking through problems and issues

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Nripendra Sarker; Cajetan M Akujuobi

Session umber 8-3 Establishing Multiple Assessment Methods for Accreditation ripendra Sarker and Cajetan M Akujuobi Department of Engineering Technology Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX 77446 AbstractProgram Outcome (Criterion 3) is one of the eight Criteria used by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) in assessing the quality of a program. The objective of thiscriterion is to assess the professional attainment of graduates over several years

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Matthew Moreno; Amador Salazar; Rafael Gijon; Sangita Prajapati; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Mayuri Mahajan; Aditya Gupta; Prafulla Kesari

Session 12-5 Active Vehicle Water Level Monitoring System Matthew Moreno, Amador Salazar, Rafael Gijon, Sangita Prajapati, Farrokh Attarzadeh, Mayuri Mahajan, Aditya Gupta, Prafulla Kesari Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper describes the results of a senior project completed in December 2007 andshows details of the subsystems along with future enhancements of the Active VehicleWater Level Monitoring System or “Puddle Jumper.” The project is currently beingreviewed by the office of Intellectual Property

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Juan Hernandez; Michael Alegre; Dragan Siljegovic; Robie Calong; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Ankur Shukla; Vishal Naik

Session 12-6 Network Controlled Data Acquisition Drone Juan Hernandez, Michael Alegre, Dragan Siljegovic, Robie Calong, Farrokh Attarzadeh, Ankur Shukla, Vishal Naik Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper describes the result of the senior project completed in December 2007 and shows thedetails of the subsystems along with future enhancement to the drone. The project is currentlybeing reviewed by the office of Intellectual Property Management at the University of

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Ronald E. Barr; J.P. Mohsen; Jane M. Fraser; Amir Karimi; Nelson A. Macken; John A. Stratton; John J. Uhran, Jr.; Sandra A. Yost

. Major action items that ASEE can address are presentedin the conclusion. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Introduction In January 2006, the ASEE Board of Directors endorsed the “Rising Above the GatheringStorm” (RAGS) report [1]. RAGS called for wide-scale reform in engineering education to meetthe global challenges to America’s technological status. The issues in the RAGS report had beendiscussed at length by the Board, and as a result, a committee was organized to orchestrate aseries of events

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Victor Gallardo; Mequanint Moges; Enrique Barbieri; Aymara Boggiano; Carlos Ramirez

Session 4-2 Development and Assessment of Online Modules for Hybrid Orientation Program Victor Gallardo, Mequanint Moges, Enrique Barbieri Engineering Technology Department University of Houston Aymara Boggiano, Carlos Ramirez Hispanic Studies Department University of Houston AbstractCurrent and future teaching methodologies rely on the careful use of technology in education as wellas in offering training opportunities

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel Ramos

Session 6-1 The Evolution of a Senior Capstone Course in the Context of a Research-Based University Quality Enhancement Plan Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel Ramos Engineering Technology Department College of Technology University of Houston AbstractThe process of reaffirming accreditation at the University of Houston has identifiedresearch-based instruction as a critical component of the campus learning environmentfor the foreseeable future. This assertion is consistent with broader trends in

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Susan M. Bogus; Kerry J. Howe

Professional Outcomes,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 208-216.SUSAN M. BOGUSDr. Bogus currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico. Her researchinterests include design-build, concurrent engineering, sustainable design and construction, and asset management. Prof.Bogus is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin.KERRY J. HOWEDr. Howe currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His researchinterests include environmental engineering, physical chemical treatment processes, membrane technologies, andengineering design. Prof. Howe is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin

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Gary Rubendall; Sergio Chacon; Mequanint Moges

Session 12-8 Project-Based Learning of Telecommunication Networking Gary Rubendall, Sergio Chacon and Mequanint Moges Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThis paper presents a student project in the telecommunications course that has beendeveloped to provide a solution that is an improvement over a baseline design. Thebaseline design is the Optical Network Research Laboratory, a telecommunicationsnetwork used by the College of Technology and the AT&T Technology Laboratory fortraining and research. The project uses

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Gonzalo B. Farfan; Roshan R. Rammohan; Mahmoud R. Taha; Ihab El-Kady

© 2008, American Society for Engineering Education IntroductionPhotonic Crystals (PCs) are a new and promising technology that could enable high efficiencyemission devices and fast computing devices. Composed of periodic dielectric or metallic-cum-dielectric structures as shown in Fig. 1, PCs are designed to control the propagation ofelectromagnetic waves (EM) in ways similar to how the periodic potential in a semiconductorcrystal controls electron motion by defining allowed and forbidden electronic energy bands. Anelectromagnetic wave passing throughout an array of periodic scatterers will undergo destructiveinterference for certain combinations of wave-vectors at certain frequencies, thus

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

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andprovide ample opportunity for them to learn in an environment that allows them to fail safely.Educators and researchers have looked at using computers to enhance classroom instruction eversince the technology made it feasible to do so. It is now widely accepted that computer aidedinstruction can help students gain a better understanding of the subject matter if implementedappropriately15. This is particularly true for topics that involve motion of objects, three-dimensionalstructures or other significant visual components that are not easily represented on a black board.For example, engineering dynamics is the study of motion but this motion cannot be showneffectively using traditional teaching tools, including mechanical models, which are

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Marwan Al-Haik; Zayd Leseman; Claudia Luhrs; Mahmoud Reda Taha

. 5. Al-Haik, M., Trinkle S. S., Garcia, D., Yang, F., Martinez, U., Sumali, H., and Miltenberger, S. "Investigation of the nano-mechanical and tribological properties of tooth/ fillings materials," in 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2007. 6. M. M. Reda Taha, Sheyka, M., Su, M. F., El-Kady, I., Khraishi, T. , Verleyd, J.C. , "An Integrated Numerical Approach for Microdamage Detection Using Nano Photonic Sensors," in SPIE Conference on Advanced Sensor Technologies for Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring II, San Diego, USA, 2006, p. 617907. 4 7. Choudhury, J

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Steve Menhart

Session 17-2 Teaching a Modern Digital Systems Design Course: How to Select the Appropriate Programmable Devices and Software? Steve Menhart Department of Engineering Technology University of Arkansas at Little Rock AbstractFaculty face many tradeoffs and choices when they are called upon to select the programmablelogic and associated software that they will use in their digital courses and that is the primaryfocus of this paper. The integrated lecture/laboratory digital systems design course in

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Ryan Schnalzer; Mahmoud Reda Taha; Mehmet Faith Su; Ihab El-Kady; Zayd C. Leseman

Regents’ Lecturer in 2007, the highest recognition to bebestowed on junior faculty members at UNM.MEHMET F. SUMehmet Su received his M.S. degree in computer engineering from University of New Mexico in 2006. He is continuinghis studies as a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UNM. Mr. Su is the author/co-author of more than 14 publications in the fields of photonic and phononic crystal research.IHAB EL_KADYIhab El-Kady is with the Department of Photonic Microsystems Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories inAlbuquerque, NM, USA.ZAYD C. LESEMANZayd Leseman is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico inAlbuquerque NM, USA. Dr. Leseman is a graduate of the University of

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structural engineering, from Ain ShamsUniversity, Cairo, Egypt in 1993 and 1996 respectively and his PhD from the University of Calgary inCanada in 2000. His research interests include structural health monitoring, nanotechnology for structuralmaterials, modeling and simulation using artificial intelligence, and biomechanics. Dr. Taha was named asUNM Regents’ Lecturer in 2007, the highest recognition to be bestowed on junior faculty members atUNM.I. El-Kady is with the department of photonics Microsystems Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories,Albuquerque, NM, USA. He is a research assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineeringdepartment at the University of New Mexico. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf

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Caleb Hanson; Marwan Al-Haik; Claudia Luhrs; Jonathan Phillips

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education References1. Friedlander, S. K. “Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Agglomerates: Aerosol Reactors.” World Technology Evaluation Center. Jan.-Feb. 1998.2. Kirk-Othmer, comp”Aluminum Compounds.Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Volume 2. 4th ed. 26 vols. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.3. Luhrs, C., Phillips, J., and Fanson, P.T.,”Production of Complex Cerium-Aluminum Oxides Using an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Torch,” American Chemical Society, 2007.CALEB HANSONGraduate student at the Department of Mechanical

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larger vision for comprehensive energy education atthe Museum, eventually including alternative fuels, fuel cells, large-scale power generation, andtransportation. As a functional laboratory, new technologies can be adapted and tested with theresults becoming part of the exhibit. The Museum provides an outstanding venue to stage theresults.Construction of the Wind and Solar Exhibits for the Mayborn MuseumThe wind and solar exhibits for the museum were constructed as part of the senior capstonedesign class. “Senior Engineering Design II” is divided into sections of between 10 and 30engineers of all disciplines. Each section is organized into a “company,” with a project manager,departments and department heads, a budget and a project client. In

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Mark Atwater; Zayd Leseman; Jonathon Phillips; Marwan Al-Haik

Session 12-25 Novel Graphitic Structures by Design Mark Atwater, Zayd Leseman, Jonathon Phillips, and Marwan Al-Haik Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 AbstractGraphitic Structures by Design (GSD) is a novel technology for growing graphite in precisepatterns from the nano to the macroscale, rapidly (>1 layer/sec), at low temperatures (ca. 500oC),and in a single step using ordinary laboratory equipment. The GSD process consists of

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. 3, pp. 1102-11069. Karlsson, F., Rohdin, P., Persson, M.L.; “Measured and Predicted Energy Demand of a Low Energy Building: Important Aspects when using Building Energy Simulation,” Building Service Engineering Research and Technology, v. 28, no. 3, 2007, pp. 223-23510. Lazzarin, R. M., Castellotti, F., Busato, F.; “Experimental Measurements and Numerical Modelling of a Green Roof, Energy and Buildings, v. 37, no. 12, 2005, pp. 1260-126711. Lior, Noam; “MEAM 402/502: Energy Engineering,” http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~meam402/12. Loutzenhiser, P.G., et. al.; “Empirical Validation of Models to Compute Solar Irradiance on Included Surfaces for Building Energy Simulation,” Solar Energy, v. 81, no. 2, 2007, pp. 254

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Carolyn Muska; Benjamin S. Kelley; Leigh Ann Marshall

Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-specific Career Fair, and other ECS-targeted activities, with other improvements and services on the horizon. IntroductionThe undergraduate enrollment of Baylor University is nearly 12,000 students. Many of thesestudents choose to major in the liberal arts, resulting in a vibrant campus life with a diversity ofperforming and visual arts attractions. Baylor also has a well established reputation of excellence inmedicine, and as such, pre-medicine is the most often intended field of study among first-yearstudents. Baylor too has a nearly 100-year-old history of offering academic programs in business,which comprises the second largest academic unit with over 3,000

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Mario Ortiz; Professor Andrea Mammoli; Professor Peter Vorobief

Session xxxx 12-14 A TRNSYS Model of a Solar Thermal System with Thermal Storage and Absorption Cooling Mario Ortiz, Professor Andrea Mammoli and Professor Peter Vorobieff Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractA combined flat plate and vacuum tube solar thermal array on the roof of the University of NewMexico Mechanical Engineering building is used to produce hot water. The hot water fires alithium

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Richard Bannerot

. Energy storage technologies: Discuss how these technologies may “fit” with intermittentresources, e.g., solar and wind, and as a “fuel” for transportation. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education10. The relative cost of electricity generation: Include coal, oil, gas, nuclear, wind, hydo, andsolar (both the parabolic thermal plants in California and large photo-voltaic systems) generatingplants. Determine the amounts of electricity generated in the US from each these technologies.11. A hydrogen economy: What is it? Discuss its feasibility, pros and cons

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and Development14. Building and Buying Green in Indian Country-A Practical Guide For California Tribes, May 2004.GOVERDHAN KANAPURAMGoverdhan R. Kanapuram was awarded a M.E. in Civil Engineering from Lamar University, Texas. Heearned his Bachelor of Technology degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India.ENNO KOEHNEnno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Professor Koehn has served as theprincipal investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects ofconstruction and has experience in the design, scheduling and estimating of facilities. In addition, he hasexperience in the design, scheduling and estimating of facilities. In addition, he has authored/co

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design, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, 26 (1) February 32-41[9] Ang, K., Chong, G., Li, Y., 2005, PID control system analysis, design, and technology, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 13 (4) July 559 – 576[10] Newcomer, J., 1998, Design project based approach to teaching automatic control theory to mechanical engineers, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 7775-7789. 11HORACIO VASQUEZDr. Vasquez is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas Pan-American. Heteaches courses in Mechatronics and Digital Control Systems. His research interests include Mechatronics,Instrumentation, and Automatic Control Systems.JAVIER KYPUROSDr. Kypuros is an

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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth W. Van Treuren

Session 2-1 Developing an Energy Literacy Curriculum at Baylor University Ian A. Gravagne Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Baylor University Kenneth W. Van Treuren Department of Mechanical Engineering Baylor University AbstractAs part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation effort at BaylorUniversity this past year, the authors proposed a unique course

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Cheryl L. Willis

Session 11-1 Using the Labor Market Information System to Inform Continuous Program Improvement Efforts Cheryl L. Willis Information and Logistics Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe federal government has recognized the need to coordinate efforts of key government agencies; educationalproviders; and private business to build a common approach to workforce and economic development. Thisapproach to build a

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Titilope Z. Alagun; Dr. Shahryar Darayan

Session 12-21 Automated Control of Chicken Environment and Egg Production Titilope Z. Alagun and Dr. Shahryar Darayan Department of Engineering Technologies Texas Southern University Houston, TX 77004 AbstractThis paper will discuss the design of a Fully-Automated Prototype Chicken Farm. Theproject has been completed and tested to work properly. The aim of this project is toutilize a computer to control the living environment of chickens and transport the chickeneggs from the nest to the separator unit where the eggs would be