Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

original intent of the Departmentof Education grant was to develop the laboratory so that the students can gain an insight into howengineers use a combination of theoretical and experimental methods to solve real life problems.A secondary objective was to motivate incoming students as well as high school juniors andseniors to the rewards and challenges of an engineering career by providing them an opportunityof conducting experiments in industry standard equipment.Once the laboratory equipment started arriving and being installed and new experiments andprojects developed, it became apparent that the best vehicle to carry out the missions of the grantwill be to use the “Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design” course to introduce studentsto

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Professor Pejack’s fields of expertise include Solar Energy, Thermodynamics, Vibrations, etc. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Pejack published numerous scholarly journal and conference papers. Dr. Pejack is the founder of Solar Cookers International, a Nonprofit Corporation in the U.S.A.Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific Ravi Jain, PhD., PE, is Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Prior to this appointment, he has held research, faculty, and administrative positions at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Massachusetts

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

learning styles of minorities. Minority students were encouraged all the way alongthis course because they saw results and they learned by doing. They got very excited becausethey performed the experiments without following a strict sequence. They were allowed to usetheir previous knowledge and ingenuity to achieve the result when needed. They maintained theirinterest in every experiment knowing that if they got stuck they just needed to send themeasurements and the instructor would provide the needed assistance. When these students sawthe results, they became interested in pursuing careers in science, engineering and technology.ConclusionOne question being investigated in this study was the impact over time on attitudes and interestin electronics