Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

software and projects in recent past.f) ENGR 1203 – Engineering Graphics (Fall 2001) This is a traditional introductory level course in engineering graphics and design including sketching, drawing, projection theory, tolerances and computer-aided graphics. This course was changed from a two hour to three hour course in order to provide more time in developing three dimensional solid modeling. Students use SolidWorks software to draw 2D sketches and then convert them to 3D model by either extrude, revolve, sweep or loft commands. At least one assembly project, where multiple solids have be to be mated keeping in view of mutual interference and relative movements is also covered. This course is required for only Mechanical, Aerospace

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Creating successful NEEs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Osman Tokhi, University of Sheffield, UK.

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New Engineering Educators

not allowed to carry anyfirearms. There is very little armed gang violence in the UK’s cities and towns, which arecommonplace in major cities and towns of the US. The UK has organized and well trainedpolice forces throughout the country, and the police have a very high standing in society. The UK is to introduce a compulsory national identity card scheme to help tackleorganized crimes, prevent terrorist attacks, and protect the identities of their citizens. Usingcutting-edge technology, the cards will link individuals' unique biometric data, to a securenational database. This is an ambitious, controversial, and long-term project. The trial forthe system has already being launched in Scotland. Due to the gun ownership provision

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

include providing a communityservice as a role model and learning the organizational, project supervision, and professionaldevelopment tasks required to plan and implement a successful PFSD each year. Parents andteachers are exposed to the excitement of spaceflight through the eyes of their children andstudents, respectively. The University shares the quality of its campus and student volunteerswith the community and benefits from the future enrollment of PFSD participants as universitystudents.Assessment results received from surveys filled out by the students, parents, and volunteers areintegrated into the next PFSD program thus benefiting from lessons learned and sustaining PFSDfor the next generation. Ten years of experience, assessment, and

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior- level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including ethical responsibility, participation in professional organizations, and service (g) an ability to communicate effectively developed through report writing and in-class presentations (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, sustainable, and societal context (i) a recognition of

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

applications ofinterest to middle school students. Although many wonderful resources are available thatprovide educators with a connection between engineering, science, mathematics, and real worldapplications, there is a need for development in support of inquiry-based engineering applicationtasks for the middle school mathematics classroom, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Integration of Project GoalsAt the same time, narrow views of what constitutes engineering have resulted in increasinglyreduced pools of students interested in pursuing engineering as a career, a decrease ofapproximately 2,000 students from 1991 to 2002 [2,3]. This is especially true among groups,including women and minorities, who have

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Cook, Montana State University; Robb Larson, Montana State University; Keith Fisher, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

obtainemployment within large manufacturing organizations, the growth in the construction sector,locally and nationally, has provided additional opportunities for these graduates in the thermalsciences related field. Opportunities in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system design,as well as project management and systems integration are quite common and growing. Also,many graduates are gaining employment in the applied design, test, and maintenance functionswithin industry. Rapid changes in technology and management practices are compounding thecomplexity of this shift, leading employers to continuously provide recommendations andrequests related to program content and desired graduate capabilities and attributes.Responsibility for program

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

Electronics began workingon the X10 project (the project was their tenth project).2 Using Power Line Carrier Technology,or PLC, this technique is easy to implement for the installer, but the reliability of the system isoften much less than desired. In recent years wired and wireless devices have been developed tocompete with the X10 lineup, many with little success.Reinventing Home AutomationThe proposed home automation system is comprised of modules: a Master Control Module(MCM), one or more General Purpose Input Modules (GPIMs), one or more User Input Module(UIMs), and one or more Lighting Control Modules (LCMs). A programming module is alsoavailable which allows for plug-in firmware upgrades from a PC. An example of all modulesinterconnected is

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

minute presentation. This past fall students requested that they present a secondISP. Due to class time limitations, we were only able to accept one additional presentation.Since the ISPs were designed to introduce the students to each other, we were taken by surprisethis past fall when a student gave his presentation on a friend, who was “more interesting thanhimself.” We will close that loophole with more exact directions in the future.The class team projects have remained basically in tact through the first three years. A problemwith the assignment for the students has always been that it is open-ended and the students wouldrather have exact directions on how they are to carry out the research project. Beginning in thethird year we gave more

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

throughdrought periods using the excess rainwater collected in wetter periods. Page 12.1539.2At the end of each case study, the students were presented with an Engineering Design ProcessSummary document, outlining the design steps they followed. The Summary document for theEWB case study is shown in Table 1. The students were encouraged to fill out a blank summaryform (available on-line at: http://design.uwaterloo.ca/cases/Drinking_Water/summary) whendoing their own design projects to emphasize the design process. 1. Needs Problem Statement: Provide drinking water to villagers in Mavukall Analysis: Order of Magnitude Calcs

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Tycho Fredericks, Western Michigan University; Steven Butt, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshops have activities that expose them to technology in the shortworkshops, and introduction and use of technical concepts (via use of Lego sets) for the longerworkshops, with emphasis on the design process as well.For both groups, the students are assigned interactive projects that stimulate imagination andcreativity incorporating hands-on science, technology and computer programming concepts.Appropriate design challenges are given to the students so that emphasis is not only onengineering and computer programming concepts but also on experimentation and teamworkwhile having fun. The paper will discuss the experiences by the authors, in a period of two years,when carrying out these activities at our institutions; together with the opinion by

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Yang, Troy High; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Purpose Sensor Board for Mechatronic ExperimentsIntroductionIn the past decade most undergraduate engineering programs have adopted mechatronics in someform into their mechanical engineering curriculum. However, due to their multidisciplinarynature, mechatronics courses1-3 across the programs vary significantly. Some courses focus onmicroprocessors and programming, some on sensors and others on controls. There are alsomechatronics courses based on robotics. There are also mechatronics capstone design projects.At Cal Poly Pomona, mechatronics is offered in all these flavors depending upon the course andthe instructor. Experience indicates that students who are involved in mechatronics projects arethe ones who had some prior exposure in this field

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Robson, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Tanner Bateman, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Page 12.761.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Foundational Predictors of Success in the Collegiate Engineering ProgramAbstractSeveral engineering and education faculty at Virginia Tech received a Department Level Reform(DLR) grant from NSF in 2004 to reformulate Freshman Engineering (also called GeneralEngineering (GE)) and Bioprocess engineering using a spiral approach. The Office of AcademicAssessment assisted the DLR investigators with the development and implementation of anassessment component of the DLR project for continuous improvement of the GE program. Acentral element of this component was a series of targeted assessments designed to identifypredictors of success in

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

, is the world’s largest chip maker. IntelCorporation has recently initiated two innovative projects5-19. The first is a collaboration withMicrosoft Corporation to deliver flexible pay-as-you-go PC purchasing for consumers inemerging markets such as India. The pay-as-you-go model, enabled by FlexGo, would makePC’s more accessible by reducing the cost of computers and enabling customers to pay forcomputers through subscriptions or as they use them through prepaid activation cards ortokens10. Intel’s second project is a one billion dollar, five-year World Ahead Program8 (WAP)with India. Intel said the company would provide free training in computer technology for800,000 Indian teachers over the next five years14.The iPod20-22 was originally

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francisco Gamboa Valderrama, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira; Bianey Ruiz, University of Tachira; Dilia Alcalde, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Page 12.793.4 1. Group Test 5. Objective Test Assessment TEQ Achievement ECO (Group Characteristics) Assessment 6. Members Test 2. Task Project Interaction EIM Assignment Assessment Gantt Chart 7. Teacher Test 3

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

(BME), there is a continual challenge toteach concepts from an ever-increasing set of courses that span curricula from multipledisciplines. For example, a typical BME program[1,2,3] today overlaps with the courses fromelectrical engineering, mechanical engineering and the sciences. However, the time period tocover all the concepts is still the same as before which presents the challenge to find ways to beefficient with the time spent learning tools versus learning concepts. With graphicalprogramming tools evolving rapidly in the past few years, it is now possible to have a singleplatform that can span multiple courses and senior design projects. In this paper, we willillustrate the use of graphical programming platforms to teach concepts

Conference Session

Best Practices in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regena Scott, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-1743: IMPLEMENTING HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXERCISES INUNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONRegena Scott, Purdue University A Ph.D. student in the Industrial Technology Department at Purdue University, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies at California State University Long Beach and her Master of Science at Purdue University. Prior to returning to academia, Regena spent 20-years in the aerospace industry. During that time she worked in contract administration, in training and executive development and as a senior executive administrator. Since coming to Purdue, Regena has participated in a variety of research projects and as a conference presenter both in the U.S. and

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

leadership. One route is for technical specialists. It is often called a‘Technical Ladder’ and it is a way to retain and recognize the depth of expertise neededfor the business. The other path is through project management which requires broadexperience in many contributing functions. The paths are represented in figure 1 whichshows the trade-off between breadth and depth. New engineering or technologygraduates enter the job market with specific discipline skills and would normally staywith that specialization unless they make a deliberate move into project management. Project manager Technology

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

are relevant to interior design andarchitectural design with graphic images. Currently, limited generic procedures were found in thetextbook to guide students to create 3-D architectural components and interior space models with3-D AutoCAD. Therefore, creating appropriate tutorial examples is becoming more crucial incourse materials. This article presents the tutorial examples and case studies with images in thenewly developed course material, as well as how those 3-D examples and case studies werecreated. The author received a faculty research grant during summer 2006 to explore innovativedesign methods by using 3-D AutoCAD to achieve form transformation and space interlockingin design process. The goal of this research project is

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Martinez, Tarleton State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

evidence as part of the Course Evaluation Form. • Peer Evaluations: In courses involving team projects, the students complete a team evaluation form (content at the discretion of the instructor) assessing the participation of their teammates and themselves in the project. • Concept Inventories are administered in as many courses as they are applicable, available, and desired by the instructor. Nationally normed exams such as the Mechanics Baseline Test provide a measure of relative performance. • Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam: Engineering Physics students are encouraged, but not required, to take the FE Exam. Student performance and pass rate data are kept. This also provides a measure of

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-1012: PODCAST-ENHANCED LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERINGKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson has been on the Civil & Environmental Engineering faculty at Michigan Tech since 1993. His research interests include public health, engineering and social justice, effective teaching methods, and multimedia-based learning. His teaching repertoire ranges from first-year students to graduate students, all his classes are designed along best learning practices. Kurt is coordinator for several international study programs at Tech, and is co-director of the International Sustainable Engineering Initiative there. He is involved in many engineering projects

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Billy Walters, University of Southern Mississippi; Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

database applications development. His interests are in open source software deployment, programming, applications design, and project management.Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Construction and is the director of the Innovation for Construction and Engineering Enhancement (ICEE) center. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University Rafael Urdaneta in Venezuela and his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interest is on the impact of information technology resources on construction and engineering education and training

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong 'Jeffrey' Nie; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

projects include wireless sensor and digital signal processing technologies for data acquisition systems in machine condition monitoring, and ultra wide-band techniques for wireless sensor transceivers in industrial environments. Before Dr. Nie joined UNI in Aug. 2006, he won several federal level research grants in Canada as a principle investigator.Recayi "Reg" Pecen, University of Northern Iowa RECAYI “Reg” PECEN Dr. Pecen holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.S. in Controls and Computer Engineering from the Istanbul Technical University, an M.S.E.E. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming (UW). He has served as faculty at

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2926: PRECURSORS TO ENGINEERING THINKING (PET)Sean Brophy, Purdue UniversityDemetra Evangelou, Purdue University Page 12.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Precursors to Engineering Thinking (PET) Project: Intentional Designs with Experimental Artifacts (IDEA)IntroductionChildren’s play naturally employs skills of observation and experimentation that lead to thedevelopment of intuitive models for how things work. These spontaneously occurring activitiesare precursors to engineering thinking that we recognize as preparation for future learning. Weare engaging in a research agenda to explore the learning progression [1] of

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Mechanics and Heat Transfer course, ChE 332, into two sections. Onesection was taught using a novel pedagogy that combines Cooperative, Hands-on, Active, and Problembased learning (CHAPL). The other was taught initially in a manner that attempted to simply removethe hands-on component of the pedagogy. In response to student feedback, this was shifted to an inter-group collaborative environment with each group providing hands-on demonstrations for the rest of theclass. As shown by a focus group study, survey, and end-of-semester written course evaluations, thestudents in the CHAPL section showed greater enthusiasm for the course. Sections of the studentsreports from projects in the class were also analyzed using a critical thinking rubric (CTR

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Bai, University of Kansas; Oswald Chong, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Construction

literature review, there are severalmethods that have been used to assess program outcomes. Some of the examples include alumnisurvey, capstone project, employer survey, fundamentals of engineering (FE) examination,graduate questionnaire, focus group exit interview, and internship report5, 6, 7. Since there areeleven attributes in the ABET Criterion 3, it would be impossible to use only one assessmentmethod to evaluate the outcomes toward attaining acceptable performance of Criterion 3. Anengineering program has to use assessment portfolio approach, in which multiple assessmentmethods are utilized, to demonstrate that the program meets the ABET requirements.Assessment’s most powerful point of impact is the individual classroom8. Traditionally

Conference Session

Engineering in Elementary Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Debbie O'Hare, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Robin Little, Douglas L. Jamerson Jr. Elementary School; Pat Van Driessche, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Kim Parsons, Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr. Elementary School; Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

main instructional strategies used throughout the units is the implementation of theJamerson Engineering Design Process modeled after the Informed Design Process3. Our designprocess is used throughout the day in all subjects to provide a framework for students to solveproblems and adapt their thinking based on experiences, models, etc. at an early age. Our endresults is a curriculum that represents a tangibly reinforcement of Petroski’s views about earlyeducation4 and Miaoulis’ opinion that "Engineering in these (early) grades offers a wonderfulrange of problems and projects" that can encourage a child to "pull together a range ofdisciplines and see a project through from start to finish”. 5As suggested above, our curriculum units are

Conference Session

IE Program Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Jacqueline Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Diane Schaub, University of Florida; Patrick Patterson, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

knowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering. 13. An understanding of the elements of project management, construction, and asset management. 14. An understanding of business and public policy and administration fundamentals. 15. An understanding of the role of the leader and leadership principles and attitudes. Page 12.211.2The topics in Outcomes 13 through 15 in Table 1 are discussed extensively as requirementsengineers of the future in Educating the Engineer of 20202. The Body of Knowledge Committeeof the American Society of Civil Engineers viewed these outcomes as “raising the bar” andencouraged

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

students responded to a Page 12.46.4new educational paradigm as they entered third level education. This original study and itsresults lead to further investigation and inquiry which led to this current study. In the initialstudy the students’ preferential learning styles and the students’ performances in theirintroductory subject specific module were recorded. The students’ performances weremeasured under specific tasks. These included in-lab skills development assessment, on-going practical project work, a theoretical exam (traditional academic assessment) and anaesthetic design challenge. By using these specific tasks the assessment of the

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Stephen Bert, U. S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

in the K’nexercise, a construction management exercise requiringthem to serve as contractors, construction managers, architect-engineer firms, and suppliers.CE489 – Judging of student project posters prepared for display on USMA Projects Day.CE489 – Judging of student project presentations on USMA Projects Day.CE492 – Overall result of embedded indicator matrix. NOTE: CE492 is the CE CapstoneDesign Course. An extensive embedded indicator system encompasses the entire course.5Section III.C of the document presents the results of the overall program outcome assessment.The implementation of this process began during AY 05-06 with the first results based onembedded indicators being collected during AY 06-07. Throughout the semester, each

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa; John R. Shadley, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Computer Aided Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Vehicle Dynamics and Traffic Crash Reconstruction.John R. Shadley, University of Tulsa John R. Shadley is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He taught solid mechanics courses and laboratory classes at the University of Tulsa, and was engaged in research projects involving solid mechanics and materials. Page 12.439.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Data Acquisition and Computer Simulation Integrated Experiment for an Undergraduate Machine Dynamics