Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

conversations withstudents, particularly with those who did very well in the initial assessment; it is plannedto implement this technique in a more formal manner in the next academic year alongwith well instrumented surveys to evaluate the success of DI in a undergraduatemechanics class.1. Tomlinson, C. & Kalbfleisch, L. (1998, November). Teach me, teach my brain: A call for differentiated classrooms. Educational Leadership, 52-55.2. Tomlinson, C.A., & Allan, S. D. (2000). Leadership for differentiating schools and classrooms. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.3. Fischman, B. (as viewed on Jan 17, 2007) http://www.education.pitt.edu/leaders/FAQ/differentiatedinstruc.htm4. Felder, R. M. (as viewed on Mar 7, 2007) http://www.ncsu.edu

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amajd Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

required to use Newton’s laws in vectorform; the vector-form equation was used to update the player’s fighter plane and enemy’s planesas well. In the final game design, each plane takes the following form – P(t)=P0 + s(t) d Page 12.573.6Where P0 is the initial location of the plane, d is a direction vector deciding the path of the plane,and s(t) is the speed of the plane.1.3. Vector TransformationsIn the game, a player’s fighter plane has the freedom to move paced on the feedback from theinput devices (mouse, keyboard, etc.). Basic left and right movements were implemented asvector transformation operations. For generality, we

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

servicing South Africa,Reunion, Mauritius, India and Malaysia. Telkom SouthAfrica later engineered an agreement with 36 Africantelecommunication operators to build the South AtlanticTelecommunications cable (SAT-3) and West AfricaSubmarine Cable (WASC) providing service along westernAfrica from South Africa to Spain and Portugal. About 40telecommunication operators around the world signed aconstruction and maintenance agreement for the combinedSAT-3/WASC/SAFE cable. In 2002, Tyco SubmarineSystems Limited (TSSL) completed the 13,800 –kilometerSAFE cable in June 2002, which has a capacity of about130 Gb/s and 6.3 million simultaneous phone calls.In 2002, France’s Alcatel Submarine Systems completedthe 14,350-Kilometers SAT-3/WASC segment with

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

local industry-driven and applicable (that would require excellent connections with local industry)Creativity Include principles of research as a 1-2 credit subject (not only capstone research project), possibly following the applied sciences format and experience in undergrad research. Special course(s) on innovations and inventions.Communication skills Team work and individual presentations of reports and papers (publishing the capstone/special projects in a typical format for engineering papers)Business and

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2007-2711: TEACHING HARDWARE DESIGN OF FIXED-POINT DIGITALSIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMSDavid Anderson, Georgia Institute of TechnologyTyson Hall, Southern Adventist University Page 12.1360.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Session: 2711 Teaching Hardware Design of Fixed-Point Digital Signal Processing Systems David V. Anderson1 and Tyson S. Hall2 1 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332–0250, dva@ece.gatech.edu2 Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN 37315–0370, tyson@southern.edu

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Hilda dos S. Alves COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and SciencesAbstractThe real challenge for all the Engineering Schools lately is to form the professional to act in thenew work market. Nevertheless many Institutions have been searching hard for the best way todo so. Some of them have promoted new kind of curriculum more flexible and more adequate tothe new student. One question remains: How to prepare the engineer for professional life? Forsome it is the internship that will provide the student the taste of what is to be an engineer. InCivil Engineer, the best way is also the internship at the building site if the choice of the studentis to make constructions. For Civil

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

International

to work in Benin, religious/spiritual motivations, or other motivations? 9 Thinking back on when you applied for this program, how would you characterize your primary objective(s) for becoming involved? (e.g., you wanted to determine your own interest in pursuing a research career, you wanted to determine your own interest in a future career in development, you wanted to expand your life experience to include living in a developing country, or other objectives . . .). 10 Do you believe that your objective(s) was(were) met? (Mote that this does NOT necessarily mean that you obtained the experience you anticipated. For example, if your objective was to determine your own interest in

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

1983.9. Dollár, A. and Steif, P.S., “Learning Modules for the Statics Classroom,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.10. Steif, P.S. and Dollár, A., “A New Approach to Teaching and Learning Statics,” 2003 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.11. Crouch, C.H., Fagen, A.P., Callan, J.P., and Mazur, E., “Classroom demonstrations: Learning tools or entertainment?” American Journal of Physics, June 2004.12. Yoder, D.C., Parsons, R., Pionke, C.D., and Weber, F., “Hands-On Teaching of Engineering Fundamentals,” 1998 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.13. 80/50 Inc., 1701 S. 400 East, Columbia City, IN 46725, www.8020.net. Page 12.151.12

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gypsy Denzine, Northern Arizona University

-directed learning capabilities shows apromising line of research for meeting the needs of individual learners (and fulfilling one of theABET standards). Perhaps one area for improvement may be to consider more ways to providestudents with feedback about their scores on the two self-directed learning scales utilized at PennState University. My review of Litzinger et al.’s paper suggested the data is used for programevaluation and researchers have yet to explore the benefits of using the data to designintervention strategies for individual students. In addition to the work at Penn State University,the Freshman Year Experience course for engineering students at the University of Connecticutprovides a nice model for how to design an orientation course

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Rahul Marathe, Iowa State University; Pavlo Antonenko, Iowa State University; Piyamart Kumsaikaew, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

of the parameter(s) on which to conduct the sensitivity analysiscan be considered as an indirect measure because the most relevant information is that whichprovides the best prediction of the most critical parameter (i.e., the parameter that will have thegreatest impact on the decision criterion). The online environment also tracks the informationresources visited by the student teams and the time of visitation. Data collected from a largeengineering economy course are used to evaluate the effectiveness of these assessment methods.IntroductionMaking good engineering decisions is a critical skill for every engineering discipline. Thecomplexity of decision making is tied to multiple criteria which can often be in conflict. Largevolumes of

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico Statale; Fabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

of formulae. For example, ourintuition tells us that the words tree or eat can not be broken down into any meaningful parts.In contrast, the words trees and eating seem to be made up of two parts: the word tree, eatplus an additional element, -s (the ‘plural’) or –ing (the ‘past o present participle’). In thesame way, our intuition tells us that the chemical word Fe can not be broken down into anymeaningful parts. In contrast, the word Fe(s) seems to be made up of two parts: the word Feplus an additional element (s), which indicates the solid state of aggregation.Inflectional versus derivative morphemes‘Tree’, ‘eat’ and ‘Fe’ are called free morphemes; while ‘–s’, ‘-ing’ and ‘(s)’ are called boundmorphemes. Two or more morphemes in

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

product multiplication, anduse of i, j, k unit vectors), unit conversions, and dimensional analysis. If they lack calculus orvector algebra, an introductory course in these subjects could be taken during the first semesterof their senior year while taking GSEN. Topics such as vector algebra and dimensional analysiscan easily be integrated into existing algebra and pre-calculus courses. In many cases thesetopics are already being taught and only lack an engineering applications emphasis. In somecases special primer courses can be developed to address deficiencies in pre-requisite subjects.The instructor(s) for a GSEN type course does not need to possess an engineering background(although preferred). Only a background in instructional applied

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

between thestudent and professor. Sometimes the contract is required to specify deliverables.An independent study usually addresses a topic that is not covered in a regular course. Facultycan use them to build up their teaching and research program. For example, an independent studymay be used to introduce a student to a particular research area in which (s)he may pursue athesis (though in some cases, students are not allowed to earn both independent-study and thesiscredits on the same topic). It may also be used to assist another student on a thesis project, aswhen an undergraduate gathers data that a graduate student can use in writing a thesis.Independent studies can also be used to enrich existing courses. A faculty member may want

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

ECE Core Course Digital I Computer Networks Microprocessor Design I Networking M Machine Design Engineering Drawing A Hands-on Skills Machining Skill Circuit Design P Java & Visual BASIC S Limnology BIO Core Course Environmental

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

ce le ge S ad ca H en M le -R tis at ci ol

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-2939: KEEPING FROM REINVENTING THE WHEEL: SOME LESSONSLEARNED FROM A SUCCESSFUL TC2K PROGRAMDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B.K. Hodge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

∫ h(v, k , c) ⋅ 8760 ⋅ v3 ⋅ dv (8) 0The best way to assimilate the aforementioned is to consider some example problems.Wind Energy ExamplesExample 1Find Vmode, Vmean, Vrmc , the power density available distribution, and the power extracted per m2for a wind turbine at a site which possesses a Weibull wind distribution with c = 15 m/s and k =1.5. The density is 1.225 kg/m3.Solution:A graphical representation of the Weibull distribution for k = 1.5 and c = 15 m/sec is presented inFigure 2. The mode, the most probable wind speed, occurs at 7.21 m/sec. The mean wind speedand the root-mean-cube speed are defined in Eqs. (2) and (4), respectively. The arithmetic forthis example is

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

. Page 12.1381.12References[1] King, P. M. and K. S. Kitchener, Developing Reflective Judgment, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1994.[2] Lynch, C. L. , S. K. Wolcott, and G. E. Huber, “Steps for Better Thinking: A Developmental Problem Solving Process,” http://www.WolcottLynch.com, 2002.[3] Sims, R., and Sims, S., The Importance of Learning Styles, Understanding the Implications for Learning, Course Design, and Education, Greenwood Press, 1995.[4] Rosati, Peter, “Specific Differences and Similarities in the Learning Preferences of Engineering Students,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 1999.[5] Astin, A., What Matters in College? Four Critical Years Revisted

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George List, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

reverseengineering and imitation. Typical civil engineering problems are used to present theprogramming concepts. Especially in the instance of VBA, students learn how to combine theuse of spreadsheet functions with VBA code. The paper includes an overview of the course andexamples of the materials covered and the teaching techniques employed. General thoughts arealso presented about the directions in which programming education may be headed in the future.1.0 IntroductionCourses about computer programming have been part of undergraduate curricula for more thanhalf a century. For example, the electrical engineering department at CMU was teachingcomputer programming in FORTRAN in the late 1960’s as a way to introduce logical thinking(e.g., flow charts) and

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Anita Todd, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

F W S S F W S S F W S S F W S S F W S Freshmen Sophomore Pre-Junior Junior Senior n School WorkThe students enrolled in each major are divided into two sections. As one sectionis in school the other is on a work assignment and vice versa. Each studentcompletes six quarters of co-op, over three of their undergraduate years.Engineering and Engineering Technology students average 1.7 employers perstudent. This alternating schedule requires the university to offer all sophomore,pre-junior, and junior courses twice during each academic year.Co-op students

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University; Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

programs with oneof the following program titles (with a few slight variations): Engineering (including GeneralEngineering), Engineering Physics, and Engineering Science(s). This paper presents informationabout ASEE’s new role, including the related activities of its Accreditation ActivitiesCommittee, the recruiting and training of prospective program evaluators and their participationin the actual accreditation process, some perspective from the first year of actual visits, and otherinformation about the near future. Also included is information about the 67 multidisciplinaryengineering programs at 65 institutions that are currently accredited by ABET and now assignedto ASEE for program review.IntroductionOne of the significant distinctions of a

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

student’s peer reviewed document, prepared for inventory Content—RDC RDC on the comment inventory sheets stands for Rhetorically-Driven Content analysis,corresponding to what many have called higher-order concerns.17 We teach the course with a Page 12.278.7rhetorical emphasis, by which we mean students are taught to evaluate communication by the degree towhich it successfully adapts to its rhetorical situation: its audience(s), genre (communication type),purpose, topic, and specific context (recognizing that communication does not occur ‘in a vacuum’).Rhetorically-driven content analysis, then, will comment, for example, on whether the

Conference Session

ChE: Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ρ A = 0 at t = 0 (2) ρ A = HP0 at x = 0 (3) ρ A = HP at x = L (4)The boundary condition given by equation (4) is in terms of the unknown instantaneous pressurein the upper chamber. The auxiliary equation needed to determine this pressure can be obtainedfrom an integral mass balance on the upper chamber as follows: d V dP D S ∂ρ A ( cVu ) = u = − AB c

Conference Session

Development of Undergraduate Distance Education Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hamid Hadim, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Robert Ubell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

engineering SCHOOL DEGREE TITLE(S) MAIN FEATURES • Accredited by NCA Higher Learning Colorado Technical Commission Software Engineering University 6 • Online academic library • Courses taught in multimedia format • Offered mainly to industrial partners Michigan Technical • Course delivery includes videotaped Engineering

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

theypropose, undertake, and complete projects for a variety of clients. The tenor of the sequence focuses on theunderlying principle that engineering is a profession in which services for clients are rendered in an equitable,economical and ethical manner. This paper describes the learning objectives, evolution, current status, andassessment of the four-course sequence. This paper details the content, implementation, activities, teaching loads,assessment, and student reactions to the design sequence.Index Terms – Creativity, Teamwork, Design, Project, Professional.Introduction“. . . the proper study of mankind is the science of design . . .”, Herbert A. Simon1In the mid-90’s, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Rose-Hulman Institute

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Kevin Liu, USNA; Bryan Waltrip, NIST; Andrew Koffman, NIST

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

this independence is that work progressed slowly and many codingideas were explored, found to be inadequate, and discarded. The end result of this project wasthat a well-planned and detailed LabView driver was successfully created, but integration intothe rest of the system was not achieved because of lack of time. References:[1] S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, K. Stricklett, and A. Koffman, "A Balancing Algorithm for system with correlated injections" IEEE IMTC Proc., Vail, Colorado, 2003.[2] B. Waltrip, A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic: "The Design and Self-Calibration of Inductive Voltage Dividers for an Automated Impedance Scaling Bridge", IEEE IMTC Proc. Anchorage, Alaska, 2002.[3] B. C. Waltrip S

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Mays, The Citadel; Kevin Bower, The Citadel; Robert Dullanty, ATM; Kelly Rutkowski, Applied Technology and Management

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

focuses on oil spills, a major reason for the development ofMOTEMS4.Summary and ConclusionsThis paper presents the development of coastal engineering design projects/studies in civilengineering Capstone courses at The Citadel. Specifically, a structural engineering professor hasdeveloped a project involving the design of a fixed marina dock system for gravity andenvironmental loading. An environmental engineering professor has included a separatecomponent to consider the environmental aspects of marine oil terminals.References1. ICC, 2003. International Building Code, International Code Council, Falls Church, VA.2. Department of Defense, 1 July 1999, “Mooring Design,” Mil-HDBK-1026/4A, Washington, D.C.3. Ferritto, J., Dickenson, S

Conference Session

ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Julia King, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, 2001. 4. Geankoplis, C. J.; Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003. 5. Kranz, W. B., “Pediment Graduate Course in Transport Phenomena,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition. 6. Thompson, K. E., “Teaching PDE-Based Modeling to ChE Undergraduates,” Chemical Engineering Education, 34, 146 (2000). 7. Sinclair, J. L., “CFD Case Studies in Fluid-Particle Flow,” Chemical Engineering Education, 32, 108 (1998). 8. Besser, R. S., “Spreadsheet Solutions to Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Problems,” Chemical Engineering Education, 34, 160 (2002). 9. Zheng, H.; Keith, J

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kam Jugdev, Athabasca University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

: • Hartman, F. T. (2000). Hartman, F. T. (2000). Don't park your brain outside: A practical guide to improving shareholder value with SMART project management (1st ed.). Upper Darby, PA: Project Management Institute. • Kerzner, H. (2001). Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (7th Ed.). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. • Kezsbom, D. S., & Edward, K. A. (2001). The new dynamic project management: Winning through the competitive advantage (2nd ed. Vol. 1). Toronto, ON: John Wiley & Son. • Project Management Institute, I. (2004). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide) (Vol. 1). Newtown

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-2855: PSCAD SIMULATION IN A POWER ELECTRONICSAPPLICATION COURSELiping Guo, University of Northern Iowa Liping Guo received the B. E. degree in Automatic Control from Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China in 1997, the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Auburn University, AL, USA in 2001 and 2006 respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Information Engineering Technology Program at the Department of Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. Her research and teaching interests are mainly in the area of power electronics, embedded systems and automatic control.Recayi "Reg" Pecen, University