Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Matthew Pfannenstiel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Douglas Alvine, Alvine Engineering; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

andoutside building grounding measurements. Page 12.572.7C. Laboratory Environment – Teaching MethodsThis laboratory setting introduces the students to the production aspect of the industry andpromotes spatial awareness and equipment functionality. During the course of this lab, studentsalso further develop the ability to function in groups in a collaborative effort. According toRichard M. Felder, cooperatively taught students tend to exhibit higher academic achievement,greater persistence through graduation, better high-level reasoning and critical thinking skills,deeper understanding of learned material, more on-task and less disruptive behavior in

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Yeboah, North Carolina A&T State University; Harmohindar Singh, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Ilias has been engaged in membrane separations and membrane reactors, Energy and Environments research, since 1986 and is a recognized authority in his field. Over the past six years, Dr. Ilias received 15 grants and contracts totaling over $1.9 million in sponsored research. Most of his current research is funded by the US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (under Fossil Energy Program). Under his supervision, 31 graduate students completed their MS Thesis work. Dr. Ilias is also actively involved in teaching of graduate and undergraduate core courses in chemical engineering. To his credit, Dr. Ilias has over 30 refereed journal papers