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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Field, University of Southern Indiana; David Ellert, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

something for the assignments that were group work.Descriptions of the Three ProjectsWashington Avenue HouseThe Washington Avenue house project was the first of these projects to be run, and wasincorporated into the T-HX course in the fall semester of 2008. Developed in conjunction withthe Service Learning Institute on campus, the purpose of the project was to address energysavings in an older construction house located in a low-income neighborhood. Service Learningis a community-based pedagogy technique which integrates meaningful community service withinstruction. The Washington Avenue house was an abandoned (possibly due to a bankforeclosure), 1,950 square foot, two story residential house with no insulation in the exteriorwalls and single-pane

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1307: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT AN UNDERGRADUATEINSTITUTIONHui Shen, Ohio Northern University Dr. Shen is an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University. She teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Materials Science. She has conducted undergraduate research work for a few years since she came to Ohio Northern University.Richard F. Miller, Ohio Northern UniversityDavid Sawyers, Ohio Northern University DAVID R. SAWYERS, JR. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches courses in General Engineering and in the Thermal Sciences. He received a BSME degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the MS and PhD, both in Mechanical

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1837: INTEGRATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF MECHANICALENGINEERING SKILLS BEGINNING IN THE FIRST-YEAR DESIGNEXPERIENCEDebra Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK as well as a B.Ed. in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Her area of expertise is computational mechanics. Page 15.351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design as the Priority for Engineering Education: An Implementation in a Senior Project CourseBACKGROUNDThis work originated from a restructuring effort at the Mechanical Engineering Department,Chulalongkorn University, Thailand to revise the curriculum in the face of challenges from thetransformation of the status of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yunfeng Wang, The College of New Jersey; Christopher Ault, The College of New Jersey; Teresa Nakra, The College of New Jersey; Andrea Salgian, The College of New Jersey; Meredith Stone, Independent Evaluator

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 15.166.3practices: theme-based learning and student-centered pedagogy.3.1 Theme-based learningTheme-based learning “shifts the role of curriculum from mastery of disciplinary content to thecritical integration of multiple bodies of knowledge relative to a specific question.”1The theme of our course is to develop robotic and/or graphic conducting systems to direct anorchestra. In order to fulfill this theme, students need to learn related subjects from severaldisciplines instead of a single one. At the very least, they need to equip themselves with notionsof robotics from mechanical engineering, conducting theory and practice from music,abstract/multimedia animation from IMM, algorithms, data structures, and artificial intelligencefrom

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

the students engaged in aclassroom and to add value to the course. A typical Machine Design course truly integrates thecore concepts taught in Linear Algebra, Statics and Mechanics of Materials courses to a greatextent that no other course sequence exists in an undergraduate engineering curriculum, the onlyexception could be a Capstone Design course that usually requires many other pre-requisites inorder to give a truly multi-disciplinary design experience. Use of some of the math and/or CAEtools as a part of a machine design course is believed to help performing parametric studies andto evolve alternative designs. Due to its nature, students should be taught to appreciate open-endedness and ambiguity of design requirements that are inherent

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

software such as MATLAB.Robotics integrates computer programming, electronics and mechanical design into a finalproduct or system. As such, it provides an exciting platform for hands-on learning1-7. However,the lecture-only format of the typical robotics courses cannot take full advantage of this. It ispossible to change the format into a lecture-and-lab format, as is the case at many universities.But often there is no room in the curriculum for additional credits or additional resources, suchas teaching assistants for the lab, are not available to accomplish this change.This paper presents a hybrid course format as an alternative way to introduce hands-onexperience into an otherwise lecture-only format robotics course. The course runs as a

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Remediation: Evidence from Functional MRI," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 4 March 2003, pp. 2860-65.4. Dee Fink. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Page 15.307.19 Designing College Courses,. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.5. Jensen, Eric. Enriching the Brain: How to Maximize Every Learner’s Potential. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.6. Erickson, Lynn. Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2007.7. Ibid8. Ibid.9. Sweller, John. “Cognitive Load During Problem Solving

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Foster, George Fox University; Chad Hammerquist, George Fox University; Robert Melendy, George Fox University

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Mechanical Engineering

control theory effectively in an industrial oreven a research environmentThis paper reviews the literature devoted to control systems education. It shows how academia isusing PLCs in education and how it can complement the traditional focus on continuous-basedcontrol. A key objective of this paper is to review the PLC use in mechanical engineeringeducation, which traditionally takes place in a control systems engineering course. This paperwill also address a proposal by the authors that implementing PLCs into a control systems coursefor mechanical engineering students can enable a natural integration of continuous andnon-continuous control theory.IntroductionEngineering control problems can generally be categorized solely or as a combination of

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Doughty, University of Portland; Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1647: A CROSS CURRICULAR NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTALSTUDY IN HEAT TRANSFERTimothy Doughty, University of PortlandSteven O'Halloran, University of Portland Page 15.23.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Cross Curricular Numerical and Experimental Study in Heat TransferAbstractIn this study, the integration of numerical and experimental analyses for the heat transfer of acooling cylinder is revisited. In the spring of their Junior year, students in an introductory heattransfer course are asked to perform a numerical analysis of the cooling phenomenon for the freeconvection of cooling cylinder. The students study both aluminum and acrylic cylinders

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Benson, Kettering University; Ada Cheng, Kettering University; Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic

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Mechanical Engineering

Failure AnalysisThe research being conducted under the NSF’s Course, Curriculum and Laboratory ImprovementProgram (CCLI) consists of pre-instruction and post-instruction assessment of student capabilitywith support topics and skills (integration, differentiation, dot product, equilibrium conditions,etc.) across the curriculum. Student responses to these assessment questions are analyzed todetermine the approach which each student took in addressing the problem and to identifyaspects of their thinking process: this is especially important in those problems where thestudents answered the assessment questions incorrectly. The different methods by whichstudents approach these problems are then be categorized and a catalog of the most common“modes of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

: American Society for Engineering Education, 2001). 7. Sepahpour, B., and N. L. Asper, “A Promising Model for Integrating Design in Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2001). 8. Byam, B. P., “An Enhanced Educational Experience for Capstone Design Projects: Using SAE Student Groups in An Industry Sponsor Role,” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2002). 9. Porter, J. R., Morgan, J. A. and B. Zoghi, “Integrating Project Management into the Capstone Senior Design Course,” Proceedings, 2002 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

Masters program with 150 students, areadministered by 4 departments with a combined fulltime faculty of 38 and a professional staff of5. Page 15.1271.2Our experience parallels other institutions in seeking new and better ways to addressaccreditation and assessment planning1-9. Given the level of work required to demonstrateprogram achievement and faced with substantial teaching, research and service loads, programadministration must be streamlined. Since continuous improvement and embedded outcomeassessment is an integrated effort on the part of faculty, small efficiencies become magnifiedwhen applied across the College.Continuous ImprovementOver

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University; Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1187: KEY SUBJECT INDICATORS AND ADMISSION IMPACT FROMSUBJECT GRADES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING-BASED BACHELORPROGRAMS AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITYKuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University Kuntinee Maneeratana is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She earned a Ph.D. and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, both from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK as well as a B.Ed. in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Her area of expertise is computational mechanics.Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University Angkee Sripakagorn is an Assistant Professor in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

practicing engineers, to applyindustrial-strength simulation software to obtain useful and reliable solutions to practicalengineering problems, an important skill for the modern engineering workforce. At the sametime, simulation offers the opportunity to enhance learning through an interactive, visual mediumand build excitement among students about engineering.2. Pedagogical ApproachA university-industry workshop, ISTEC 2008, on the Integration of Simulation Technology intothe Engineering Curriculum was organized in July 2008. The purpose of the workshop was tobuild a community of educators and practitioners collaborating on the deployment of simulation

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

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Mechanical Engineering

works. It was definitely one of the most fun projects we have done in the curriculum.” Page 15.311.9 “I thought the project was a great way to incorporate real life heat transfer problems into the class. I feel that alot of the times we take these classes and never see how it is actually applied in real life. I really enjoyed the project.”Comments regarding the integration of the two classes included the following: “We ran into a lot of troubles getting 350 done and then making it work for 495.” “It would have been nice to have the 350 project due before the 495 project that way the analysis of the heater could have

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Post, Bradley University

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Mechanical Engineering

learners.” Thisreference also notes it is possible to successfully train engineering students in communicationskills and group work.Haag3 notes that there is widespread interest in the retention and matriculation of female andminority engineering students. One effort to reform education with a goal of improvingeducation to these groups is the NSF-supported Foundation Coalition. Some of the goals include“improvement of the interactions that affect the educational environment through teaming, …integration of subject matter within the curriculum, and the promotion of life long learning.”Some of the challenges in self and peer evaluations in group working include that “some studentswere reluctant to write critical comments about others fearing

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett Clayton, Villanova University; James O'Brien, Villanova University; Kenneth Kroos, Villanova University; Amy Fleischer, Villanova University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1048: INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - AHANDS-ON APPROACHGarrett Clayton, Villanova University Dr. Garrett M. Clayton recieved his BSME from Seattle University and his MSME and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle). He is an Assitant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. His research interests focus on mechatronics, specifically modeling and control of scanning probe microscopes and unmanned vehicles.James O'Brien, Villanova University Professor Jim O’Brien, a tenured Faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Villanova University, has graduate degrees from Villanova University and Temple University. At

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering

outcomes fromthe professional plan, it is necessary to provide students with the opportunity to acquire tools andskills, as well as technical competency5.The ability of ME graduates to successfully design, conduct and analyze experiments is one ofthe skills integrated across the ME curriculum, and is demonstrated in the execution of multiplelab experiences in senior lab courses and of the senior capstone design course. Beginning in thefreshman year, students are provided with opportunities to acquire experimental, analytical andmodeling tools and skills, and to develop effective means of communicating the results of theirwork. In an analogous fashion to the capstone design project providing a measure of thestudents’ ability to perform a design

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; William Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories

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Mechanical Engineering

students view as a daunting topic, and provides a concrete link to the presentation most schools use while introducing the three modes of heat transfer. Again, it is a nice way to synthesize and integrate the topics covered in a standard heat transfer curriculum while using “real-world” problems as a vehicle.IX. ConclusionsPerhaps the best indicator of success of any such instructional program is the enthusiasm andextent with which the material taught is applied throughout other aspects of the curriculum.From the authors’ experience, it is “just in time teaching,” since there are routinely numerousinstances whereby the FDM has been put to practical use in the capstone sequence at USAFA.Student feedback indicates that the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Harlow, Western Kentucky University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; H. Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanical Engineering

performance characteristics.This paper focuses on the DBT process of the test bed and the development of the experiment.Moreover, an assessment of the project is provided through an analysis of the following projectoutcomes: 1) The student worker’s learning experiences during the execution of thisextracurricular project inclusive of both technical and project management aspects and 2) Theimpact of the implementation of this extracurricular project as a course experiment in theExperimentation and Instrumentation course as part of the ME Program’s curriculum sequence.IntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program at Western Kentucky University focuses on creatingprofessional learning experiences in order to “provide students with the opportunity

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1721: PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF THETHIRD YEAR OF A RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATESPROGRAMDavid Willis, Southern Methodist University David A. Willis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He received his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University in 1995 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. His areas of research interests are heat transfer, phase change, and fluid mechanics problems associated with short pulse laser-material interactions. His research involves experimental studies of laser microfabrication, high power laser-ablation, laser

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Chintalapati, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering curriculum at a mid-sized midwestern university in the United States. The Linear Axis RDS has a graphical userinterface with three main modes: simulate, emulate, and implement. The objective of thisevaluation was to test the overall effectiveness of the Linear Axis RDS. A combination ofqualitative and quantitative research methods were applied in the evaluation of thirty-fourparticipants from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Missouri Universityof Science and Tech. The Technology Acceptance Model, a model that has been usedextensively to study acceptance of technology was used to guide the study. Learning Styles andLearning Outcomes were added to study the learning effects of the system. Eye tracking

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

year graduate students inengineering through developing and offering of sequence of specialized courses. Anotherobjective was to integrate the simulation and experimentation into these courses, as wellattract industrial interactions. In these courses, the processes of particle transport,deposition and removal and re-entrainment were described. Computational simulationmethods as well laboratory experiments are integrated into the curriculum. In addition, acomprehensive website was developed for these courses, and the courses were taught attwo universities simultaneously on several occasions.Parallel to substantial scientific and technical advancements and massive public andprivate investments in the development of nanotechnology, the workforce

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Katja Holtta-Otto, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-822: EXTREME EXPERIENCE INTERVIEWS FOR INNOVATIVEDESIGNS: CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT OF A NEW NEEDS-GATHERINGMETHODMatthew Green, LeTourneau University Dr. Matthew G. Green is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University, Longview. His objective is to practice and promote engineering as a serving profession, with special interest in improving the quality of life in developing countries. Focus areas include remote power generation, design methods for frontier environments, and assistive devices for persons with disabilities. Contact: MatthewGreen@letu.edu.Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Carolyn C. Seepersad is an assisstant professor of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer-Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov

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Mechanical Engineering

project was also a common focus among the studentsas they compared two fuels. Though the Engineering Economics module taught to our MEs isintegrated into their senior-year Manufacturing course, the students stepped up and madeeconomic evaluations without the formal understanding of cost basis, capital investment, ordepreciation. By working through the details of this project, students were able to move past thesimple delivery charges of goods and delve into plant construction and transportation costsassociated with alternative energy systems.Discussion of ethics in engineering practice are rarely integrated into engineering curricula. Thisproject provided an opportunity for students to make “value” judgements as they contemplatedtheir trade-off