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2005 GSW

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Wendy Otoupal; Pete Hylton

into these two categories in an environment that permittedthem to attempt some new approaches to fostering and maintaining interest inengineering related subjects. Thinking Like an Engineer in Middle SchoolAfter 28 years in engineering related jobs in the aerospace industry, Wendy Otoupalopted for a career change, and returned to classroom teaching Mathematics to MiddleSchool students. However, after nearly three decades of thinking like an engineer, shecould not simply change the way she thought. Fortunately, her school, the Key LearningCommunity, is a designated developmental site within the Indianapolis Public Schoolssystem. This afforded her the opportunity to utilize curriculum and classroomapproaches that were quite

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2005 GSW

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Raviganesh Singh; Matthew Siik; Ioana C. Finegan; Gowri V. Kumar

, the damping characteristics of composite materials are becoming moreimportant. In particular, polymer composites have generated increased interest in thedevelopment of damped structural materials because of their low density and excellentstiffness and damping characteristics. Although there is a need for highly damped,lightweight structural polymer composites in applications such as aerospace andautomotive components, it appears that none are currently available. Vibration stiffness and damping are becoming increasingly important for improvedvibration and noise control, dynamic stability, and fatigue and impact resistance inadvanced engineering systems. There is a particularly strong need for information onmethods for improvement of

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2005 GSW

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Pete Hylton

with the extent of the design effort in which they are involved. ExampleThe author typically models the Risk Management process to the students by walkingthrough an example from the aerospace industry, involving the design of a large jet-thrustdirecting vane that serves as a control surface for a vertical take-off aircraft.IdentificationFirst, the uses and operation of the vane must be described to the students. Then thestudents are afforded the opportunity to brainstorm risks associated with the vane. Oneof the risks that always arises is vane failure.Risk AssessmentSince failure of the vane means loss of thrust directional control in vertical take off mode,it has potentially catastrophic effects for

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2005 GSW

Authors

Wayne N.P. Hung; V. Jorge Leon

-skills to effectively working with offshoremanufacturers. In the lower-level courses, the basic manufacturing courses taught and illustratedifferent processes while emphasizing on the scientific foundation and introducing of emergingtechnologies. Laboratory exercises emphasize understanding, exploring, and integrating ratherthan following a rigid procedure. Frequent discussion of new technology innovation encouragesstudents to explore new technologies in advanced courses. The senior and graduate courses givein depth knowledge and prepare students for research in emerging fields such as micro/nanomanufacturing that help to shape the future products in biomedical, aerospace, and others. Inaddition to the discipline-specific hard-skills, the

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2005 GSW

Authors

Rita Caso; Kristi J. Shryock; Jo Howze; Jeffrey Froyd; Arun R. Srinivasa

. Students who had elected to major in Aerospace, Civil, Industrial, or Mechanical Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationEngineering were assigned to Track A. Students who had elected to major in Computer orElectrical Engineering were assigned to Track B. Students who had elected to major inBiomedical, Chemical, or Petroleum Engineering were assigned to Track C. Content of the twofirst-year engineering courses in each track was modified to reflect the goals of faculty membersin departments associated with each track. However, if students change majors

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2005 GSW

Authors

Scott Starks; Sally Blake; Eric MacDonald

&pageno=1.7. Starks, S, S. Blake and M. Tshoshanov, “Using Rockets to Stimulate Interest in Science and Mathematics,” Proceedings of IEEE Aerospace Conference, CD-ROM, Big Sky, MT, Feb. 2003.8. Twiggs, B., Getting Started with Space Craft Hardware, Colorado Space Grant Consortium Workshop CD-ROM, Boulder, CO, 2002.9. Blake, S. and S. Starks, Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program, Final Report, 2004.10. El Paso Chapter of Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program website, http://research.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=13328.SCOTT A. STARKSDr. Starks currently serves as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Pan AmericanCenter for Earth and Environmental Studies, a NASA-sponsored University Research Center