Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-2850: THE METROLOGY TRAINING CRISIS: INDUSTRIAL /EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS MAY CLOSE THE GAPMark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc Mark spent over 20 years in the US Army in the TMDE (Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment) field. His jobs ranged from Calibration Technician to Team Chief then finally to Instructor Supervisor in the Calibration School at Keesler AFB, MS. He went with the Army’s move to relocate the school to Redstone Arsenal, AL and retired there at Redstone. After a brief tenure with Yulista at the Army Primary Standards Lab at Redstone, he took the position of National Technical Training and Support Mgr with Sypris Test & Measurement. In this role Mark

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin Hsieh, Portland State University; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-1351: IMPLEMENTING INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIMENTS IN A FLUIDSCIENCE LABORATORY CLASSCalvin Hsieh, Portland State University Calvin Hsieh is a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University. He works in the Hydroelectric Design Center Branch of the US Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. He is a teacher for the Lego Robotics program at Buckman Elementary School in Portland, Oregon.Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE and SIAM. His research interests are in fluid mechanics, heat