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Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangram Redkar, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

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Multinational and International Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA. Page 13.340.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Creating a Solar Oven Industry in Tanzania: A Capstone Design Experience AbstractTanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. The primary method of cooking isopen, wood-burning fires. This approach has lead to major environmental, health, andsocietal problems, examples of which include deforestation and respiratory illnesses. Ata latitude of 7°S, Tanzania receives a consistently high level of solar energy. It seemsapparent that the use of solar energy

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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Bibel, University of North Dakota

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Aerospace

AC 2008-122: EDUCATIONAL USES OF AIRPLANE ACCIDENT REPORTSGeorge Bibel, University of North Dakota Dr.Bibel is a professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1975 from Case Western Reserve University and his M. S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Bibel, a former NASA Summer Faculty member and NASA researcher, joined the UND faculty in 1993 where he developed new courses on engineering disasters

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New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; David Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

2007 ASEE Summer School, Pullman, WA. 2. E. Seymor and N. Hewitt, Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1997. 3. K. Solen and J. Harb, “An Introductory ChE Course for First-Year Students”, Chem Eng. Ed., 32 (1), 52 (1998). 4. D. Visco and P. Arce, “A Freshman Course in Chemical Engineering: Merging First-Year Experiences with Discipline-Specific Needs” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2006. 5. S. G. Sauer, “Freshman Design in Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology” Chem. Eng. Ed., 38 (3), 222 (2004) 6. C. Coronella, “Project-Based Learning in a First-year Chemical Engineering Course: Evaporative Cooling”, Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

%for the pre-engineering students. Page 13.5.9Table V: Retention of engineering students who started Fall 2002 and were enrolled inENGR 101.Engineer ing Level Number of Student in Number of those Student Retention Rate Engineer ing 101 still in engineer ing (After thr ee year s) (Fall 2002) (Fall 2005)Pr e-engineer ing (star tingmath level is less than 25 1 4

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Hennia cavallini, University of Costa Rica

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International

Reading Assignment Laboratory/ Recitation/Miscellaneous Module I Energy Issues and Concepts S: Serway 6th Ed. H: Hinrichs 4th Ed. 1 July 9 Course introduction; Energy H/ 1/29, 87/92 Meet in the Heat Transfer issues and concepts Lab 2 July 10 Conservation of energy; S/ 580-595; 605-607 Temperature; Ideal gas model H/ 33/57 3 July 11 Heat transfer by conduction, S/ 623/631 Lab 1 (UCR

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MIND: Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

’s (Lorenz 1963; Baker and Gollub 1996; Flake 2001). The dictionary meaning of the word “chaos” is complete disorder or confusion. Chaosin science and engineering refers to an apparent lack of order in a system thatnevertheless obeys certain laws and rules. This understanding of chaos is the same as thatof dynamical instability. Deterministic system can produce results which are chaotic andappear to be random. But these are not technically random because the events can bemodeled by a nonlinear procedure/formula. The pseudo-random number generator in acomputer is an example of such a system. A system which is stable, linear or non-chaoticunder certain conditions may degenerate into randomness or unpredictability (may bepartial) under other

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Mechanical Engineering

rb C t s O A x Fig. 1 The involute curve of a circle of radius rbBecause the string is inextensible, the length of the circular arch AB subintended by angle t isequal to length BC of the string: BC ? rb © t (1)Moreover, the center of curvature around point C of the involute is located right at the tangentpoint B between the string and the base circle, and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

signal)5_ Power output amplification6_ Antenna and impedance matchingI am attaching the ck207.pdf file with the technical information about your transmitter.You need to research and study how the transistor(s) or diode(s) used perform the particular function of each stage.Perform a system functional analysis, and a mathematical input/ output gain analysis at each state, and then write aformal report and a prepare power point presentation.(Remember that for the report and Power point presentation you will need to describe how the transmitter work as awhole, and how the transistor(s) or diode(s) combined with other circuit elements perform the functions of eachstage.Study and research assignment for members of the Receiver groupThe following are

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University

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Construction

beginning node of activity, and j represents as the ending node of activity. Onecan calculate the total float of an activity (LSi-ESi), we can determine the critical path(s). As anillustrative example, Figure 1 showed the network of an example facility project with tenactivities. Table 1 showed the normal time vs. crash time scenarios of all activities of theproject network, and their time and costs to complete the activities. Figure 1: Illustrative example of a building construction project networkFollowing the critical path method describes above, one can apply Excel to calculate the totalfloat of each activity, thus draw the critical paths of the normal and crash scenarios. Find ES,EF, LS, LF, FF, and TF for the arrow diagram in

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osama Mohammed, Florida International University; Nagy Abed, Quanta Technology

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Electrical and Computer

components) to be executed at different update rates, cycles can befreed up for executing the subsystem(s) that need to be updated faster.The real time multi-distributed modelling can involve different real time operating systems.Real time operating systems (RTOS) are those operating systems that guarantee that thesystem will respond in a predetermined amount of time. Real time operating system (e.g.QNX, Linux) reduces considerably the simulation time requirement.This paper describes a real time simulator for motor drives, and outlines its software andhardware subsystems. Examples and implementation of different motor control algorithmsusing this simulator are also discussed.System DescriptionThe software and hardware tools used in the development

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Oswald, Oklahoma State University; Charlie Huddleston, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition, (2004 ).2. "Office of Post Secondary Education."3. L. McAfee, and A. Kim, "Successful Pre-College Summer Programs," American Society for EngineeringEducation, (2007).4. D. Oppliger, S. Oppliger, M. Raber, and R. Warrington, "Engineering Enterprise Alliance A K-12,University and Industry Initiative to Create a Pathway to Engineering and Science Careers," American Society forEngineering Education, (2007).5. B. Matanin, T. Waller, J. Kampe, C. Brozina, and B. Watford, "A STEP in the Right Direction: StudentTransition to Engineering Program," American Society for Engineering Education, , (2007).6. C. Vallas, L. Richards, and A. Miodek, "SUMMER INTRODUCTION TO

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Don Schillinger, Louisiana Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of mathemaatics, educatiion, andengineeriing faculty. The T goal is to t develop engineering and a science explorations e s and curricuulumfor impleementation innto participaant schools. During D thesee preparationns, connectioons betweennnational and a state con ntent standarrds and the mathematics m s and sciencee showcasedd in theworkshopps are identiified and disccussed. Figuure 2 describbes both topiics presentedd during theSummer Teacher Wo orkshops andd an

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

assembles the simulator which serves as a hands-on experience unit formultidiscipline students enrolled in the HEV technology courses. The virtual HEV simulator notonly enhances the HEV training and education, but also increases students’ interest in the greenmovement of transportation.AcknowledgmentThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant number DUE-0501546.References1. Hirose, K., Abe, S., Killmann, G. “Overview of current and future hybrid technology,” Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) paper 2002-33-0016, 2002.2. Ronning, J. and Grant, G. “Global hybrid electric vehicle markets and missions,” SAE paper 1999-01-2946, 1999.3. http://www.macomb.edu/academics/CareerTechEd/HEV/default.asp4

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Jarvis, University of St. Thomas; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of St. Thomas; Mari Heltne, University of St. Thomas

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Computers in Education

instructions had to be doable andunambiguous. As the students quickly learned, even when the solution to a problem is wellunderstood, it is sometimes difficult to express the solution in elementary steps.The class then built on the idea of the kind of steps needed in an algorithm by writinginstructions for an imaginary S robot. The S robot was defined to be able to pick up one playingcard from a deck and hold it in its hand. It could make some determination about the card such asits suit or value and it could either put the card back on the top of the deck or discard it to thefloor. The students were again placed in groups, given some playing cards, and assignedproblems to solve of the nature: count the number of cards in the deck. New instructions

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle Camacho, University of San Diego; Christina Aneshansley, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT.4 IEAust, (1996) “Changing the culture: Engineering education into the future,” Institution of Engineers Australia, ACT 1996.5 Tonso, K., (2007) On the Outskirts of Engineering: Learning Identity, Gender, and Power via Engineering Practice, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.6 Romney, A. K., S. C. Weller, and W. H. Batchelder, (1986) "Culture as Consensus: A Theory of Culture and Informant Accuracy," American Anthropologist, 88: 313-38.7 Fox, R.G. (ed) (1991) Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present, Sante Fe, NM: School of American Research Press.8 Marcus, G. E. and M. J. Fischer, (1985) Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Hart, University of Louisville; Veronica Hinton-Hudson, University of Louisville; James Lewis, University of Louisville

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Minorities in Engineering

population groups are expected to be more than half (52percent) of the resident college-age (18–24 years old) population of the United States by 2050.Additionally, just about a quarter century ago, the National Science Board’s Commission onPrecollege Education in the Mathematics, Science, and Technology (MST) assessed the state ofUS precollege education in the subject fields and found it seriously lacking to meet the projecteddemand.[1]In the late 1980’s the Task Force of Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Scienceand Technology called for cooperation among schools, colleges, industry and federal and stategovernments to increase the pool of science and engineering talent, particularly forunderrepresented minority groups, through

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

and active exercise would be to calculate the longitudinal speed ofsound in aluminum, point out the E/ is also the specific stiffness of a material, and thendemonstrate how easy it is to initiate both the longitudinal and transverse waves in a rodby hitting them with a hammer (a rubber mallet) parallel and perpendicular to the end ofthe aluminum rod14. The typical speed of sound in aluminum is 5150 m/s while in steel itis about 5100 m/s. 2.84 x10 9 N / m 2v? = 1551.4 m/s (Average Values, Extruded Acrylic11) 1.18 x10 3 kg / m 3 12.0 x10 9 N / m 2v? = 5855 m/s (measured values, soundboard Engelmann Spruce) 0.35 x10 3 kg / m 3The calculated speed of a longitudinal wave in a

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Alaa E. Abdel-Hakim, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

, and microcomputers to the building, testing, operation and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems. (ABET 8.a) The application of physics or chemistry to electrical/electronic(s) circuits in a rigorous Outcome 13 mathematical environment at or above the level of algebra and trigonometry. (ABET 8.b) The ability to analyze, design and implement control systems, instrumentation systems, Outcome 14 communication systems, power systems, or hardware and software computer systems. (ABET 8.c) The ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s)/computer Outcome 15 systems. (ABET 8.d

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Razwaan Arif, Farmingdale State College; Han Chu, Farmingdale, SUNY; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Adam Filios, Farmingdale, SUNY; Hazem Tawfik, Farmingdale State College; Kamal Shahrabi, Kean College of New Jersey

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Engineering Technology

, Sweden, Chapman & Hall, 1997.[2] J. St-Pierre, D. P. Wilkinson, S. Knights and M. Bos, “Relationships between watermanagement, contamination and lifetime degradation in PEFC,” Journal of New Materials forElectrochemical Systems, Volume (3), 99-106, 2000.[3] T. J. P. Freire and E. R. Gonzalez, “Effect of membrane characteristics and humidificationconditions on the impedance response of polymer electrolyte fuel cells,” Journal ofElectroanalytical Chemistry, Volume (503), 57-68, 2001.[4] D. Chu and R. Z. Jiang, “Performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)stacks part I, evaluation and simulation of an air-breathing PEMFC stack,” Journal of Power

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Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shripad Revankar, Purdue University

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Nuclear and Radiological

modeling. The paper highlights the experience inhandling the undergraduate students for research participation and presents students’ experienceworking in nuclear engineering program. The undergraduate participation in research providedunique opportunity in recruiting students in the nuclear engineering program for graduateprogram.IntroductionSince the beginning of the nuclear industry, early 1960s, chemical engineering has been asignificant discipline within the U. S. nuclear industry1. Traditionally the chemical engineershave made and now continue to make significant contribution in the areas of fuel fabrication,isotope separation, fuel reprocessing, and waste management. Chemical engineers monitor thechemistry of the coolant and cleanup systems

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

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Manufacturing

procedure with variable time step size adjuster. The time step size isvaried between 10-4 second and 10-6 second, such that convergence is achieved. Page 13.1115.6The following numerical values are used in the numerical computationsMx = 90kg, My = 120kg,Kx = 108 N/m, Ky = 108 N/m,Cx = 1900 N-s/m, and Cy = 2200N-s/mThe above damping values are based on a damping ratio of 1% of the critical dampingcalculated from the stiffness data. The mass and stiffness values correspond to that of atypical CNC machine. The stiffness values correspond to those of the lead screwsdriving the two tables. These values may vary somewhat from the nominal values, butfor this

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Computers in Education

these various use cases unless otherwise disallowed by the assignedprivileges. See main menu options below.The AdministratorThe administrator will assign roles to new user accounts, but can also create customized roles byassigning a customized set of use cases to a user. S/he can also assign the new user to adepartment and course code prefix. A less frequent activity of the administrator is to edit thereference tables which are used to fill the department names, program names, program-department associations, course code department prefix, list of program outcomes, and others.When deploying a new installation of Unisyllabus the administrator will spend some timesetting-up the reference tables but afterwards his/her role is mostly limited to

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

, systematic and Page 13.596.5well organized. They thought that the lab experiments complemented the lecture material verywell. They suggested that SPM experimental datasets could have been more interesting and thatthe instructor should have provided more guidance in class in using the WSxM software foranalysis.AcknowledgmentsFinancial support from the National Science Foundation through grants # EEC-0530575 (PI: Dr.Santosh Kurinec) and # ECS-0521341 (PI: Dr. S. K. Gupta) is gratefully acknowledged. Someparts of this paper were presented at the ASEE St. Lawrence Section Meeting held in Toronto,ON in October 2007.Bibliography1. S. K. Gupta, Micro

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

El n er o e Mo ctri w ssi to c Po mi rs Design s Dynamics an Statistics Tr Transportation Research Vibrations & Resonance Materials

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas-San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

graphs for fin efficiencies, transient temperature distribution charts for heattransfer in slabs, cylinders, or spheres (Heisler Charts), and radiation shape (view) factor charts.In the early 1970’s calculators replaced slide rules as the basic computational tool for solvingengineering problems. A few years later programmable calculators were available. Modulescontaining basic solutions to heat transfer problems were developed for these calculators.Authors included sections in their textbooks to introduce students to numerical techniques forsolving heat transfer problems.The computer application software for solving engineering problems has also changed. Prior tothe introduction of personal computers (PCs) in the early 1980’s, complex computer

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1575: “MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH TEAM” (MRT) PROJECTCOURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and CFD. He is a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course, and also serves as co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course.Donald Gray, West Virginia University Donald D. Gray

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

all kinematic and dynamic parameters for an assumed constant angularvelocity of the input crank of a one-cylinder, or multi-cylinder inline, vee, opposed, or W engineconfiguration. The program provided a realistic animation of the motion and the students couldreadily appreciate the connection between the input torque at the crank and the output motion ofthe slider. The force, moment, and torque balance configurations are also calculated for anyselected engine configuration based on the chosen crankshaft phase angles, number of cylinders,and vee angle(s), as shown in Figure 4-b. Figure 4: Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the slider-crank mechanismA side-objective is to introduce the use of MathCAD as a powerful software tool

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

”, J. Eng. Edu., 90, 507 (2001).[6] Allwood, J. M., B.M. Cox, and S.S. Latif, “The Structured Development of Simulation-Based Learning Tools With an Example for the Taguchi Method”, IEEE Trans. Educ., 44, 347 (2001).[7] Harmon, T.C., G.A. Burks, J.J. Giron, W. Wong, G.K.W.K. Chung, and E. Baker, “An Interactive Database Supporting Virtual Fieldwork in an Environmental Engineering Design Project,” J. Eng. Edu., 91, 167 (2002).[8] Jayakumar, S., R.G. Squires, G.V. Reklaitis, P.K. Andersen and B.K. Dietrich, “The Purdue-Dow Styrene Butadiene Polymerization Simulation, J. Eng. Edu., 84, 271 (1995).[9] Kuriyan, K., W. Muench, and G.V. Reklaitis, “Air Products Hydrogen Liquifaction Project: Building a Web

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Yuan-Teng Cheng, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

pattern in the database that mostclosely matches the learner’s error. Once the most similar error pattern has been identified, themisunderstood concept(s) will be displayed for the learner to see. System randomly selects and administers test questions at Pre-test various knowledge levels Questions