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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university

applications.Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University Slobodan Petrovic is an associate professor at the Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus. He received B.Sc. in physical chemistry from the University of Belgrade, Serbia and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Technical University of Dresden, Germany. He has over 20 years of experience in various areas of technology such as fuel cells, Si processing, catalysis, and sensors.Govindasamy Tamihzmani, Arizona State university Govindasamy Tamizhmani (Mani) is an associate professor of Department Electronic Systems and the director of Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory at Arizona State University. Dr. Mani has over 24 years of research experience and 7

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU and is the Thermal-Fluids Laboratory Coordinator. He is on the ASME PTC committee on Air-Cooled Condensers.Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University Bruce L. Cain is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University. He teaches courses in laboratory techniques and experiment design, and traditional courses in energy conversion, system dynamics and automation, and materials engineering. His

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Introduction to Mechatronics Experiment: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban ChallengeAbstractThis work describes a laboratory experiment designed for an introductory mechatronics course toemploy discovery-based learning. Two robotic vehicles are constructed using new LEGOMindstorms NXT sets. One of the two moving robots is equipped with sensors and programmedto follow the prescribed path on an enlarged city map. The other robot has no sensors and isprogrammed to follow the first robot. Programming of the robots is accomplished using theNational Instruments LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT and the Mindstorms NXTsoftware. The inter-robot communication necessary for

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tarek El Doker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Justin Gigliotti, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Computers in Education

around the senior design project. While the Aerospace Engineeringdepartment has been active in increasing design and laboratory content throughout thecurriculum, certain courses have changed little over the many years they have been taught. SolidMechanics is one of these courses.Solid Mechanics, typically taken during the second semester of the sophomore year byengineering students, has been taught to aspiring mechanical, civil, and aerospace engineers fornumerous decades, and the course content has changed little over that period of time. SolidMechanics may be considered the first course in engineering structures (perhaps this could beargued, depending on how one views the prerequisite course Statics), and involves computingthe stresses and

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Prepare students for and begin their integration into the culture of the mechanical engineering program.Course StructureThe three-credit course was taught in a lecture and laboratory format. A syllabus for the coursemay be found in Appendix 1. Lectures were held twice per week for 50 minutes each. Thelaboratory sessions also met twice per week for 80 minutes each. To provide students with Page 12.931.2continuity and a logical connection between the lecture topics and the practice of solutionmethods in the laboratory sessions, lectures and laboratory sessions met on the same days of theweek (Tuesdays and Thursdays), with lectures given in a

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation

sensing and hardware systems, and fault-tolerant sensing and control. Page 12.1051.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mechatronics and Systems Instruction Across Graduate, Undergraduate, and Research Applications Using Rapidly Reconfigurable HardwareAbstractA challenge with the development of any new laboratory is the cost-effective use of hardwareresources. This work discusses the development of a reconfigurable data-acquisition architectureacross three different application areas in university mechatronics and control systemsinstruction setting: undergraduate

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Pauline schwartz, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Agamemnon Koutsospyros, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

necessaryfoundation for incorporation of biological applications in upper level engineering courses such asmass transfer.The course includes a laboratory component incorporating experiments from biology andenvironmental engineering concepts with classical general chemistry. Approximately one half ofthe experiments are common with a typical second semester general chemistry course. Theremaining experiments include protein assay, enzyme kinetics, acid base behavior of amino acidsand biochemical oxygen demand. The laboratory component also places a heavy emphasis ondata analysis, uncertainty analysis and applications of statistics in experimentation.This paper will detail the development and delivery of Chemistry with Applications toBiosystems. Comparative data

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Bigelow, University of North Dakota

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Focus program that was developed required that five additionalcourses be inserted into the curriculum. These courses are provided in Table 1. Although thesecourses are specific to our institution, there are similar courses at other institutions that could beadded if a similar program were to be implemented.Table 1: Courses added for the biomedical focus program. Course Name Number of Credits General Biology 1 (w/ Laboratory) 4 General Biology 2 (w/ Laboratory) 4 General Chemistry 2* (w/ Laboratory) 4 Anatomy 3 Human Physiology (w/ Laboratory

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wing Chan, Alabama A&M University; Peter Romine, Alabama A&M University

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Manufacturing

for Biotechnology(HAIB). In August 2005, Alabama officials formally announced the location of the Hudson-AlphaInstitute for Biotechnology (HAIB) in Cummings Research Park (CRP) in Huntsville, Alabama,and the creation of a 120-acre biotechnology site to be named the CRP Biotech Campus. Whencompleted in mid-2007, the HAIB will be the second-largest biotechnology institute located onthe second-largest biotechnology campus in the nation [2]. The institute will contain state-of-the-art laboratories for biotechnology and is expected to employ some 400 scientists and staffupon opening. According to Jim Hudson, institute founder and president, the institute isexpected to employ 900 at full capacity. The property, sold by the City of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering(ECE) topics a rough draft of a second2 book was used. Other books were considered4,5,6, andmay be reconsidered for future offerings. Whenever possible these topics were interwoven withtutorials or laboratory experiences to reinforce the material. Aug 28 Jack2, Ch. 2 – Drafting Jack, Ch. 3 - Metrology Jack, Ch. 4 - Cutting Jack, Ch. 5 - Joining Jack, Ch. 6 - Rotations Sept 12 Jack, Ch. 7 – Feedback Control Page 12.71.3 Jack, Ch. 8 – Mechanical Transmissions Jack, Ch. 9 – Mechanical

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Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, farahmandfar@ccsu.edu

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Engineering Technology

availability, learning about VoIP, its protocols, and underlyingtechnologies can be considered as valuable academic investment. Consequently,engineering, IT, and technology students who are familiar with these concepts can beready for the future competitive job market.Unfortunately, as in many other universities and colleges, at Central Connecticut StateUniversity we offer no specific courses on VoIP technology. In fact, in the currentnetworking and IT curriculums, we don’t even cover the topic of Voice-over-IP.Consequently, many of our graduates and undergraduate students have very littleunderstanding of VoIP and its underlying technologies.In this paper we present a simple VoIP laboratory experiment that can be integrated in theclassroom. As an

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Devine, University of Notre Dame - College of Engineering

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Engineering Technology

semester of the course bynot only traditional means common in many surveying courses and but also new assignments andactivities. The current textbook used in the course covers the subject matter in the secondchapter. An active classroom exercise is used to bring the experience of the subject matter intothe classroom when covering this chapter. Laboratory exercises for the course still utilize thesteel tape. Thus, error corrections for temperature can be used to reinforce the concept of error.An Internet investigation assignment is used to get students to search beyond the class textbookand reinforce the types of error that occur with EDM and GPS equipment. Level survey workboth in the classroom and laboratory always involve “closing the circuit

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

enables students to perform experiments 24/7from any location thus maximizing the utilization of the equipment and providing schedulingflexibility to the students. Student laboratories for wireless devices can be problematic ininstitutions that offer wireless network access. This production wireless environment can bedisrupted or even disabled if a student misconfigures the laboratory equipment.This paper describes our success with the adoption of an isolated, remotely-accessible faradaycage that houses wireless equipment, permitting even the most invasive wireless projects to beperformed in an area that offers production wireless network access. Our lab isolation isoptimized for the ISM 2400-2483 MHz frequency band thus providing isolation for

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Neale, University of Waterloo; Jason Shirtliff, University of Waterloo; William Bishop, University of Waterloo; Cutberto Santillan Rios, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

processing.Cutberto Santillan Rios, University of Waterloo Cutberto A Santillan received the Engineering degree in Electronic and Communications from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico City, in 1999 and the M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, in 2002. He is also working towards his PhD degree in the same institution. He is currently working as a Laboratory Instructor for electromagnetic, communications and electronic circuit design courses at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include RF & Microwave design, measurement and analysis, RFICs, electronic circuit design and antenna modeling

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Phillips, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric Peskin, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Electrical and Computer

accepted into a graduate course of study focusing on biomedical ultrasound at the University of Rochester in 1992 and received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1998. He served as a scientist and an assistant professor of research in the Diagnostic Ultrasound Laboratory of Dr. Robert C. Waag at the University of Rochester from 1998 until 2000 at which time he was accepted into a tenure track teaching position in the Electrical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he received tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor in 2006. His interests include biomedical applications of electrical engineering including signal processing and embedded systems

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

all three of the above degreeprograms. The author’s describes how his industrial experience helped him shape aninterdisciplinary course that challenges the student to be creative and build on the strengths ofhis/her fellow students in four degree fields. The student of today needs to be more “Job Ready”and not just “know the theory” if he/she is to compete for the jobs of tomorrow. This includesbeing able to work in interdisciplinary groups to accomplish project goals. The use of selfdirected laboratory experiences can keep the students engaged and active in learning the courseobjectives. The use of laboratory teams made up of the different degree programs more closelysimulates the reality of autonomous interdisciplinary design teams in

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2248: COMPARISON OF THE STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO OFVARIABLE SECTION BEAMS WITH PRISMATIC BEAMSBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at TCNJ and currently serving as the chairman of the department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He served as the Program Chair of ASEE Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS) in 2005-06 and is currently chairing

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine

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Electrical and Computer

span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. Page 12.1132.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Optoelectronic Device and Fiber Link Characterization in Computer Integrated Electronics Laboratory AbstractThis paper describes how automated measurement capabilities of a Computer-Integrated

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Baughn, University of California-Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

2004-2005 and 2005-2006 academic years. Page 12.1369.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Psychrometry to Undergraduates by Michael R. Maixner United States Air Force Academy and James W. Baughn University of California at Davis AbstractA mutli-faceted approach (lecture, spreadsheet and laboratory)used to teach introductory psychrometric concepts and processesis reviewed. During introductory lectures, basic thermodynamicprinciples

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanics

-onexperiments and demonstrations. For many students, the concepts of vectors, particleequilibrium, and rigid body equilibrium can be difficult to comprehend. In order to improvecomprehension in these areas, we developed a single apparatus that provides for the operation ofat least five experiments relevant to the study of statics. These experiments are well-suited foreither laboratory studies or, due to the device’s portability, for in-class demonstrations.In this paper we present the complete design, including the bill of materials, assembly drawings,and assembly instructions for the apparatus. The apparatus is easily assembled from readilyavailable parts and materials, especially sturdy, easily expandable, and very affordable(approximate cost of

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-188: PERSPECTIVE OF A TRANSFER ENGINEERING PROGRAMAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Regents Engineering Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in aeronautical research and industry (National Aerospace Laboratory - India, Learjet, Allied-Signal) for 12 years before moving to academia in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate students in inquiry based learning through laboratory experimentations

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE

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Minorities in Engineering

, activities and outcome werediscussed in the following area: (1) Establishment and enhancement of high performancecomputing laboratory at AAMU; (2) Training of minority graduate and undergraduatestudents in computational science and engineering; (3) DOE Computational Sciencescholarship program at AAMU; and (4) Minority undergraduate summer research interns atthe computational science division of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL). Outcomeassessment was discussed.IntroductionAccording to the US 1990 census, the total US population was 248,709,873 in 1990. Ofthese, approximately 51% were women, 29,986,060 (or 12%) were African American,22,354,059 (or 9%) Hispanic, and 1,878,285 (or 1%) Native American. In 1995, of the total132 million U.S. civilian labor

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Manufacturing

enrollment issues, laboratories, regional manufacturingindustrial base, graduate success, and student recruiting resources. Now, the survey has beenupdated and all programs currently listed on the ABET website have been contacted in early2007. This paper will present the original results of the survey as well as results from the spring2007 survey. Thus the paper helps establish overall national trends for, and, when possible,within manufacturing engineering technology programs. These results provide informationregarding manufacturing engineering technology program health. Thus, inferences are drawnregarding the state of manufacturing engineering technology education across the nation.IntroductionSeveral years ago, the Society of Manufacturing

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Student Diversity: attracting and retaining a diverse population of students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and Multimedia Engineering Analysis, and undergraduate level thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Experimental Stress Analysis , Machine Design and Introduction to Engineering. Professor Orabi has received a number of research awards from the State of Connecticut and Untied Technologies. He has established two Laboratories: the Materials Testing laboratory sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and the Engineering Multimedia Laboratory funded by AT&T. He is a member of ASME and ASEE. Page 12.777.1© American Society for Engineering

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Morton, Western Washington University

AC 2007-1887: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR COURSES IN EMBEDDEDMICROCONTROLLERSTodd Morton, Western Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level microprocessor and digital courses for Western Washington University's Electronics Engineering Technology program for 18 years. He is the author of the text ’Embedded Microcontrollers’, which covers assembly and C programming for the 68HC12. He has also worked as a design engineer at Physio Control Corporation and has worked several summers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an ASEE-NASA Summer Faculty Fellow. He has a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Washington

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Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Architectural

as a living laboratory, with exposed building systems andaccessible sensory equipment2.The Architectural Engineering program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, aided by itsindustry partners and unique living lab (The Peter Kiewit Institute), is an environmentempowered to provide students with fundamental and practical building system design. Thisincludes the hands-on learning environment necessary to fully understand the complex issuesinvolved in engineering. Students are given the advantage of learning directly from exposedsystems throughout the building, and direct interactions with industry professionals. Engineering Page

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project focused on characterizingthe fire on the 96th floor of WTC1 (North Tower) and evaluating the contribution of the fire tothe structural collapse. Students contacted vendors and suppliers for the World Trade Center toget information regarding construction details and fire properties of building materials andfurnishings. Students also obtained information reported from the National Institute of Standardsand Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory investigation of the World Trade Centercollapse. A 1/20th scale model of the original structure (including damage effects from theaircraft and liquid fuel dispersed from the aircraft impact) was designed, constructed, andinstrumented over ten weeks corresponding to the last half of the

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

interactions: advisor / student, and student / studentinteractions during three main venues. The first venue is written communications such as email,daily or weekly research summaries, literature review / discussions, and papers. The secondvenue is oral communication via face-to-face meetings in an office or in the classroom. Thethird venue is demonstrative communication via laboratory training, and side-by-side dataanalysis on computers. Each mode of communication plays a key role in helping students growinto professional researchers with skills in independent problem solving.IntroductionThe New Engineering Educator has many challenging tasks ahead of them as they progresstowards tenure. One of these challenges is establishing a fully functional and

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute; Wilbur Dale, Virginia Military Institute; Isaac Putnam, Virginia Military Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1139: ELECTRONS, HOLES, AND THE HALL EFFECTJ. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is a member of ASEE

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University

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Information Systems

the virtual technology market evolves, it is important to monitorand report the changes through course material.Due to the growth in networking and virtual technologies and the need for undergraduatestudents in non-networking majors to understand and learn about network protocols,network operating system fundamentals, network operating systems, database and webservers and directory services, a course for IST students was developed. To meet thepractical objectives of the course, students require dedicated computers on which toinstall operating systems and applications. However, providing each lab group adedicated machine would be space and cost prohibitive. By using VMware as theplatform, students are able to gain hands-on laboratory