Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-2005: ENGINEERING DESIGN: ARE WE TEACHING THE RIGHTSTUFF?Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University RUDY J. EGGERT, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boise State University. His research interests include Engineering Design, Optimization, Design Theory and Methodology, Machine Design, and Probabilistic Analysis. In addition to a number of conference papers and journal articles he authored Engineering Design, published by Prentice Hall in 2004. A long time member of ASEE, he is the 2006/7 Design in Engineering Education Division Chair-Elect. Page

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-80: TEACHING OPERABILITY IN UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICALENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATIONThomas Marlin, McMaster University Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Tom Marlin joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as NSERC Research Professor in Industrial Process Control in 1988. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in 1972; then, he practiced engineering for 15 years in the chemical and petroleum industries. In 1987, he served as the Visiting Fellow, for the Warren Centre Study located at the University of Sydney, Australia. During the one-year project, a

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Bell, University of Illinois-Chicago

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Computers in Education

benefits to thosestudents by providing them opportunities to work together with others to meet long-term goals.This paper will discuss how one such laboratory, the Virtual Reality Undergraduate ProjectLaboratory, VRUPL, serves education on two fronts by developing large-scale virtual realityeducational simulations in an undergraduate research laboratory, and distributes the resultingproducts free of charge.PEDAGOGICAL BACKGROUNDThe work presented in this paper is based upon three important pedagogical foundations: 1. Dale Edgar’s Cone of Learning: Students retain more knowledge for a longer period of time when the information is presented through multiple delivery channels, particularly when one or more of those channels involves

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming; Andrew Catellier, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

laboratory experiments, where students get hands-on experience with a variety of signals such as BPSK, QPSK, and QAM. Any undergraduate labwith workbenches outfitted with standard PC and data acquisition equipment will be able tomake use of this novel VSA.1. IntroductionMany universities offer a laboratory component as part their introductory digital and analogcommunication course. In traditional undergraduate teaching laboratory environments, manycommunication topics are difficult to convey because of their complexity in implementation. Inthe first reference1, a framework for meaningful hands-on undergraduate communicationlaboratories was introduced using a set of LabVIEW-based exercises that interact with computer-controlled industry-standard test

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

12.1045.10AcknowledgementThe authors wish to thank Dr. Peggy Lin who, as a graduate student, diligently conductedmany of the preliminary tests of many types of food samples, as well as the calorimetercalibration experiments. She also took the time to train several teaching assistants in thepreparation of food samples.References1. Mark A. Palmer, Gary E. Wnek, Joseph Topich, John B. Hudson, and James A. Moore, “A One- Semester Engineering Chemistry Course,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2. Carmela Amato-Wierda, Christopher F. Bauer, Eleanor Abrams, David Bourgeois, Anneliese Mueller, and Emma Torbert, “A Laboratory-Driven General Chemistry Course for Engineering and Physical Science

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University

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Computers in Education

discovered,“changing how we teach is more difficult than changing what we teach.” (p. T2A-15) Thischange required not only faculty buy-in, but also administrative and institutional support. Thereis a two-fold message here. The first is that change in content or pedagogical delivery methodsis, in fact, difficult for faculty. Second, systemic change, particularly if attempted in a“revolutionary” way (with all change to be implemented simultaneously), is yet more difficult.Although the several NSF coalition program goals have in some sense set a standard forcurricular program change (such as those stipulated through the Engineering Coalition ofSchools for Excellence in Education and Leadership, ECSEL), such change is often difficult toaccomplish on a

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar

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Computers in Education

knowledgegained from computer system related courses to design a data acquisition system. Theyemployed microprocessor hardware, C programming, A/D & D/A conversion, electronics, andused modern engineering tools such as a cross compiler and a schematic entry software. Buildingthe data acquisition system provided students real-world application examples, such as a digitalthermometer and an arbitrary waveform generator.Bibliography1. IEEE Computer Society; ACM, “Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering,” IEEE Computer Society, December 20042. J. Mossbrucker, “Using Embedded Systems to Teach All Level of Programming to Electrical Engineering Students,” In Proc. of 2006 ASEE Annual

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1038: COMPARING THE WALSH DOMAIN TO THE FOURIERDOMAIN WITH A LABVIEW-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TOOLKITMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA from Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

. His research interests include Computer Extension and Analysis of Perturbation Series, Scheduling Algorithms, and Computers in Education. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data communications, operating systems, and computer algorithms. He is a member of ACM and ASEE.Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University Page 12.803.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 High Performance Computing Student Projects Hassan Rajaei and Mohammad B. Dadfar Department of Computer Science

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Zissman, University of Texas-Austin; Philip Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-3085: ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR PRODUCING WIND TUNNELMODELS FOR STUDENT PROJECTS IN FLUID MECHANICSEric Zissman, University of Texas-Austin Eric Zissman is a December 2006 BSME graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.Philip Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin Philip Schmidt is the Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as Associate Chair for Undergraduate Program Development and Director of the PROCEED Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Page 12.195.1© American Society for

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Cal Poly Pomona. He is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly Pomona). Before joining Cal Poly Pomona, Dr. Jawaharlal founded and developed APlusStudent.com, Inc., an online supplemental education company focusing on K-12 math. He also served as a faculty at Rowan University, NJ and General Motors Institute (renamed as Kettering University), MI. Dr. Jawaharlal is recognized as an outstanding educator for his innovative and engaging teaching pedagogy. Page 12.43.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A General

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo; K Cyril Masiulaniec, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2198: LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT: A STUDENT PROJECT TODEVELOP INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION AS A PERMANENT STATE OFMINDSorin Cioc, University of Toledo Sorin Cioc is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), College of Engineering, University of Toledo. He received a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. His main research and publishing area is tribology. He is a past recipient of the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award for the best paper on the practical aspects of lubrication

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger; Kristine Csavina, The CORE Institute; Cindy Orndoff

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Civil Engineering

include interdisciplinary engineering, asset management, decision-making, GASB#34, economic development, performance assessment, policy, performance-assessment, organizational assessment, and public relations. Dr. Orndoff’s research incorporates economics, public administration, public policy, political science, public finance, planning, and sociology aspects Page 12.1618.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 “Making Statics Dynamic!” -Combining Lecture and Laboratory into an Interdisciplinary, Problem-based, Active Learning Environment.AbstractThe new U.A

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kang-Mieler

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Biomedical

is to teach fundamentalconcepts of neural function with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. Originally, this class wascreated as a lecture only class based on a traditional neuroscience class. However, it has beenshown that students learn more effectively when the concepts are demonstrated through eitherhands-on or computer simulated laboratory modules. In order to enhance the learningexperience, several laboratory modules and computer simulations were incorporated into theBME 445 class. Students found the modules enjoyable and helpful to deepen theirunderstanding of the material. Overall, it was beneficial to introduce these hands-onexperimental modules into a traditional neural science class for the BME students.IntroductionWhat is hands

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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Engineering Technology

AC 2007-206: A LABORATORY EXERCISE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TOEXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINE THE OPERATING POINT FOR A FANRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at Erie where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University. Page 12.55.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Laboratory Exercise to Demonstrate How to Experimentally

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-235: ASSESSMENT OF LABVIEW AND MULTISIM IN THE DELIVERYOF ELECTRONICS LABORATORY CONTENTJulio Garcia, San Jose State University Dr. Julio Garcia is a Professor in the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. He teaches electronics and computer courses to undergraduate students and graduate classes in the MS of Quality Assurance.Patricia Backer, San Jose State University Patricia Backer is a Professor and chair of the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. She holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University, a MA and MS degree from Tennessee Temple University, and a MA and PhD from

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Mischa Kim, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He teaches Control Systems, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics & Control, Space Mechanics, and Dynamics. His research interests lie in the field of nonlinear dynamics and control with particular emphasis on spacecraft applications. Page 12.575.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Educational Tools for Systems Simulation and Laboratories Leading to the Capstone Design Sequence in Aerospace EngineeringAbstract During the industrial product development cycle simulation has

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1803: INTEGRATIVE DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS: AYEARLONG LABORATORY COURSE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGTimothy Allen, University of Virginia Dr. Timothy E. Allen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Allen's teaching activities include coordinating the undergraduate teaching labs and capstone design courses in the BME department at the University of Virginia, and his research interests are in the fields of computational systems biology and genomics.Brett Blackman

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

-onlaboratory practices promise an engaging experience, effective teaching time canpotentially be increased through the usage of remote-controlling capabilities ofequipment and systems: since the setup will be always ready for demonstrations, the bulkof a laboratory session can be devoted to the more important fundamental concepts on themeasurements, setups, system integrations, and component characteristics.We propose to use remote control techniques to provide a complete set of laboratoriescovering optical circuits. We plan to implement laboratories of sufficient generality suchthat subsets of adaptations of this set of laboratories may be used for numerous lower,upper division undergraduate as well as for graduate courses and a wide variety

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khosrow Farahbakhsh, School of Engineering, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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Environmental Engineering

toanalyze the data. The experimental setup is typically fully laid out by laboratory technologists orgraduate teaching assistants and analytical equipment is checked, troubleshoot and calibratedwith little or no input from the undergraduate students. In most cases such an approach toundergraduate laboratory experiments is driven by the need to move a large number of studentsthrough a lab with limited resources and within a prescribed time period. Page 12.1313.2There are several limitations with the conventional approaches to laboratory exercises inundergraduate courses. Conventional in-course laboratories do not encourage student enquiryand sense of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Tarek Abdel-Salam; Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Engineering Technology

of Adaptive Control, Neuro –fuzzy systems, Internet based Teleoperational systems and Robotics &Automation.Mohammed Faruqi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Faruqi is an associate professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Texas A & M University-Kingsville. His interests are: engineering education, and applications of composites to concrete structures. Page 12.981.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 INTRODUCING THERMAL AND FLUID SYSTEMS TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCEAbstractThis paper describes a thermal-fluid

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Roger Wood, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

, utilizing and integrating computers within loop isessential. Electrical power engineering has for many years been taught in a rather traditionalmanner. Laboratory equipment is based on large test sets using analogue instrumentation.Computerization of these teaching laboratories that allows data acquisition and display of datahas not been widely used. It should be noted that developing a fully functional high voltagePower Systems Lab that would cover all the various areas of power and their control systemswould require a large facility and hundreds of thousands of dollars and possibly into the millionsdollars1. A number of Universities work in conjunction with large power companies to subsidizethe cost of these larger laboratories2. An

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-2802: STUDENT FEEDBACK AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM ADDINGLABORATORY EXPERIENCES TO THE REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGNCOURSEMicah Hale, University of ArkansasSeamus Freyne, Manhattan CollegeStephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver Page 12.1311.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Student Feedback and Lessons Learned from Adding Laboratory Experiences to the Reinforced Concrete Design CourseAbstractIn an effort to demonstrate lecture course material, a class project was added to the seniorlevel Reinforced Concrete Design course that incorporated beam testing. The concept ofbeam testing is not new. Many universities test reinforced concrete

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2319: DATA ACQUISITION AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONINTEGRATED EXPERIMENT FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE MACHINEDYNAMICS LABORATORYPetru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Tulsa Petru-Aurelian Simionescu is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of Dynamics, Vibrations, Optimal design of mechanical systems, Mechanisms and Robotics, CAD and Computer Graphics. He is on leave to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa Jeremy S. Daily is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Suzanne Lessack, University of Michigan; Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Rebecca Wind, University of Michigan; William Woelk, University of Michigan; Theresa Biehle, University of Michigan; Laura Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Nathaniel Gallaher, University of Michigan; Katie Thorne, Michigan Technological University; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

Gallaher, University of Michigan Undergraduate Student, Electrical EngineeringKatie Thorne, Michigan Technological University Undergraduate Student, PhysicsRafael Ramos, University of Michigan Graduate Student, Space ScienceBrian Gilchrist, University of Michigan Professor, Electrical Engineering and Space SciencePeter Washabaugh, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Page 12.1065.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Microgravity Flight Testing as a Case Study on the Student Space Systems Fabrication LaboratoryAbstractAs a student-run organization, the Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL)provides over a

Conference Session

Radiation and Radiological Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; Paul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Dugan, Washington State University; James Elliston, Washington State University; Roy Filby, Washigton State University; Jeremy Lessman, Washington State University; Alena Paulenova, Oregon State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-620: DEVELOPMENT OF A RADIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY FORTHE PRODUCTION OF TC-99M USING NEUTRON ACTIVATIONSheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin Dr. Sheldon Landsberger is the Coordinator of the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin and teaches a graduate course in Nuclear and Radiochemistry.Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-AustinPaul Buckley, Lewis-Clark State CollegeDan Dugan, Washington State UniversityJames Elliston, Washington State UniversityRoy Filby, Washigton State UniversityJeremy Lessman, Washington State UniversityAlena Paulenova, Oregon State University

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York; Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-1284: A NOVEL LABWORK APPROACH FOR TEACHING AMECHATRONICS COURSEIoana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York Professor Ioana Voiculescu received a Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Politehnica University, Timisoara, Romania, in 1997 in the field of Precision Mechanics. She finished her second doctorate in 2005, also in Mechanical Engineering, but with the emphasis in MEMS. She has worked for five years at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, in Washington, DC in the area of MEMS gas sensors and gas preconcentrators. Currently, she is developing a MEMS laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department at City College of New York. She is an IEEE

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tyson Hall, Southern Adventist University

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Computers in Education

, three exams are given including a comprehensive final exam that assessesstudents’ achievement of items 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9.2.1 DSP System DesignA separate, but related course, Real-time DSP System Design, was taught for the first timein 2005 at Georgia Tech. This course had a much smaller laboratory component and wasdesigned to expose students to real-time DSP concepts and system design trade-offs.3 Proposed FPGA DSP CurriculumHaving covered previous courses in DSP hardware design and system-level design, a refinedfixed-point DSP hardware design curriculum that uses a system design approach will be pre-sented. Teaching fixed-point hardware design is most natural within a hands-on, laboratoryenvironment where real-world obstacles

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Griffith, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Lincoln Laboratory. He co-authored two textbooks on microcontrollers and embedded systems and authored over 70 journal and conference papers. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi (faculty advisor), IEEE (senior), and ASEE. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado. In 2005, Pack was named “Colorado Professor of the Year” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. His research interests include cooperative UAVs, intelligent control, automatic target recognition, and robotics. Email: daniel.pack@usafa.edu Page 12.1586.1

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University

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Civil Engineering

results demonstrated thatthe new teaching improvement is capable of adding students’ GIS knowledge.1. INTRODUCTION The GIS courses for graduate and undergraduate students are offered in Old DominionUniversity (ODU) via distance education mode. The distance courses are delivered to 15 states,50 higher education centers, and 4 oversee navy bases (Japan, Koera, Mid-East, and Canada) viaboth the regular classroom and ODU’s TTN (Tele-Tech-Net) system (active satellites, streamvideo, video tapes, DVD, etc.). One of the problems in the distance courses is that the remotestudents have difficulty to access the large volume of geospatial data for their homework anddistance laboratory via internet. The GeoBrain system, which is funded by NASA