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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Venkat Allada, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

changes.Bibliography1. Krathwohl, D. R., “A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy: An Overview”, Theory into Practice, 41(4), 212-218, 20022. Nakamura, M.S., S. Sakakibara, R. Schroeder, “Adoption of Just-in-Time Manufacturing Methods at US- and Japanese-Owned Plants”, Transactions on Engineering Management, 45, 230-240, 1998.3. Moskal, B. M., “Scoring Rubrics: What, When and How?”, Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(3), 2000a.4. Moskal, B. M., “Scoring Rubric Development: Validity and Reliability”, Practical Assessment, Research & Page 15.766.5 Evaluation, 7(10), 2000b.5. National Research Council (NRC), How People

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2010-1950: CONSIDERING GRADUATE RESIDENCIES AND CO-OPS INHEALTHCARE ENGINEERINGBarrett Caldwell, Purdue University Barrett S. Caldwell, PhD Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics Phone: (765) 494-5412 E-mail: bscaldwell@purdue.edu; URL:https://engineering.purdue.edu/GrouperLab Prof. Caldwell is a Professor in Industrial Engineering, and Aeronautics & Astronautics, at Purdue University. His background includes undergraduate degrees from MIT in 1985 (one in astronautics; one in humanities) and a PhD (1990) in social psychology from the University of California-Davis. He is a research leader and innovator in human factors engineering

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, 1991.2. Bonwell, C.C. “Active learning and learning styles,” Active Learning Workshops Conference, 1998. http://www.active-learning-site.com/work1.htm.3. Gehringer, E. F. and Miller, C. S., “Student-Generated Active-Learning Exercises,” Proceedings of the 40th Association for Computing Machinery technical symposium on Computer science education Chattanooga, TN, 2009, pp. 81-85.4. Rosario, R. A. M. and Widmeyer, G. R., “An Exploratory Review of Design Principles in Constructivist Gaming Learning Environments,” Journal of Information Systems Education, v. 20 no. 3, Fall 2009, pp. 289- 300.5. Prince M., “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research,” Journal of Engineering Education, July 2004, pp. 223-231

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Ricco, Purdue University; Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Russell Long, Purdue University; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

undergraduates leave the sciences. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press; 1997. x, 429 p. p.4. Ohland MW, Sheppard SD, Lichtenstein G, Eris O, Chachra D, Layton RA. Persistence, Engagement, and Migration in Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education 2008;97(3).5. Astin AW. What matters in college? : Four critical years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass; 1993. xxi, 482 p. p.6. Lord S, Brawner CE, Camacho M, Layton RA, Long RA, Ohland MW, Wasburn M. Work in Progress: Effect of Climate and Pedagogy on Persistence of Women in Engineering Programs. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education, Saratoga Springs, NY 2008.7. Lord S, Camacho M, Layton RA, Long RA, Ohland MW, Wasburn M. Who's making it? Race

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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

OrganizationalDevelopment Network of Thailand Higher Education (ThaiPOD).Bibliography1. D. Lavansiri, and S. Koontanakulvong, Use of CUQA in Quality Assurance System of Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Proceeding of the 4th ASEE/AaeE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, Sydney, 26-29 September 2005.2. A. C. Cleland and B. J. Wakelin, Graduate Profiles for Washington Accord degrees; Broad Principles and the Design Component. Engineering Design in Engineering Education: JABEE Symposium/Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, December 2004.3. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE), Task Force Report on the Future of Engineering Education, July 1988.4. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS), Engineering Employment

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC Light + - P N A O E S G C 12V BatteryFigure 2. Major components and their connections of the training unit2.1. Metal Stand (Frame)To begin planning the units, the current commercial training units were studied to get a generalconcept of different training station metal housings, the nature of parts used and

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Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University; Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University

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Materials

difficulties, however, here we briefly describe a preliminarypilot sample exercise to help students address a small subset of these difficulties. The exercise isintended to be completed by students in small groups of 3 or 4 in a “recitation” type format. Therecitation instructor(s) do not lecture, rather leave the students to complete the task and posequestions to individual groups when they have problems.The exercise focuses on student understanding of the potential energy of two metal atoms as afunction of separation. We chose this topic for several reasons. First, a basic (and we stressbasic) conceptual understanding of the major features of the potential is fundamental tounderstanding the nature of atomic bonds and this can be used throughout the

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Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

, synthesis, integration of previous course work, and experimental work. Differentdepartments, majors, areas and topics may have other evidence based criteria to consider.Regardless, it is incumbent on the center advisor(s) to insure that all team members are aware ofthe criteria and that the students are directed along a learning path that will address the criteria.Although WPI has been focused on projects based education for well over thirty years it wasonly in 2009 that outcomes were approved for the capstone design (Table 2). Table 2: Capstone Learning Outcomes Students who complete a Major Qualifying Project will: (a) apply fundamental and disciplinary concepts and methods in ways appropriate to their

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

of external groups (e.g., societal needs, state or related professional societiesaccreditation requirements, institution or department curricular goals), nature of the subject (e.g.,convergent or divergent, cognitive or physical skills, stable or rapidly changing), characteristicsof learners (e.g., life situation, professional goals, prior knowledge and skill, learning style),characteristic of teachers (e.g., prior experience, competence in the subject), and specialpedagogical challenge. Since the learning suites are intended to be materials that faculty caneasily insert into an existing course(s), each suite was designed for three-hours of in-class time(i.e., a one-week class period in a common class setting or common length of a workshop

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IE and the Classroom

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizabeth Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University

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Industrial Engineering

. Education, 96(4), 309-319.10. Schimmel, K.A., King, F. G., Ilias, S., (2003) Using Standardized examinations to assess engineering programs. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.11. Buckendahl, C. W, and Plake, B. S. (2006) “Evaluating Tests”, in Handbook of Test Development edited by Downing S. M. and Haladyna, T. M., Lawerence Erlbaum, Mahwah, New Jersey.12. Geiser, S. and Studley, R., (2002) “UC and the SAT: Predictive Validity and Differential Impact of the SAT I and SAT II at the University of California.” Educational Assessment, 8(1) p1-26. Page 15.1202.14

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Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Reed, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Daniel Ludois, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Maria Hamlin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. How much does the choice of application affect (or how you would expect it to affect): (1 = Not affected at all, 3 = Affected, 5 = Extremely affected) Your engagement in a course 1 2 3 4 5 Your interest in the course material 1 2 3 4 5 8. Overall, would you say that having an application-based curriculum is beneficial to you as a student (compared to the conventional alternative)? Why or why not? 9. Overall, would you say that some applications would be more beneficial than others? Why or why not? 10. If yes, which application(s) in the above list would be the most beneficial to you as a student? Why

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Newly Developed Engineering Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1605: ET CONTRIBUTION TO UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUMTHROUGH A COURSE ON SUSTAINABILITYAnoop Desai, Georgia Southern University Dr. Anoop Desai received his BS degree in Production Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics. In addition to teaching ET courses in these fields, he is an instructor and co-developer of the core course described in the paper.Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University Phillip S. Waldrop

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Information and Network Security

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University

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Information Systems

skills which are practical and valuable.We believe that this paper will help others to reuse, redesign and redevelop hands-on modulesfor mobile and wireless networking courses in both electrical engineering and computer scienceprograms. Some these hands-on labs could be used as either introducing laboratory modules inexisting computer network courses or to aid in the creation of new stand-alone mobile andwireless networking course.Bibliography[1] Abbott-McCune. S., Newtson, A. J., Girard , J., Goda, B. S., (2008). Developing a Reconfigurable Network Lab, Proceedings of the 9th ACM SIGITE conference on Information technology education, pp255-258[2] Cannon, K., Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition, Thomson Course

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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

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Computers in Education

) shell and tube, one-shell pass and two tube passes, d) Cross flow, single pass, both fluids unmixed. Fluid 1 as a specific heat of 3500 J/kg-K and a flow rate of 2 kg/s initially at 80 C and needs to be cooled to 50 C. Fluid 2 is water with a flow rate of 2.5 kg/s initially at 15 C. Assume an overall heat transfer coefficient of 2000 W/m2 K. Use thermalHUB.org to solve this problem. 2. Find the oil flow rate and length of the tubes required to achieve an outlet temperature of 100 C with an initial temperature of 160 C. The heat exchanger is this case is a shell-and-tube with 10 tubes, each 25 mm in diameter, making 8 passes and the other fluid is water initially at 15 C and ending at 85 C flowing at 2.5 kg/s. You

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0525484. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do Page 15.127.2not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.”toward science-related activities than boys.18 With respect to achievement in courses and moreparticularly on advanced placement exams, females are more likely to excel over male peers inlanguage arts, and males are more likely to excel in science.13, 19, 20, 21 Progress in addressing thisproblem is evident since striking gender inequities in

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Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

Technical Legacy of Dr. John McMasters,” AIAA 2009 – 0867, 47th AIAA AerospaceSciences Meeting Including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 5-8 January, 2009, Orlando, FL.3. McMasters, J. H., and Matsch, L. A., 1996, “Desired Attributes of an Engineering Graduate – An IndustryPerspective,” AIAA 96-2241, AIAA Advanced Measurement and Ground Testing Technology Conference, 19th, NewOrleans, LA, June 17-20, 1996.4. “Boeing attributes of an engineer”, http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/attributes.html, accessed onDecember 14, 20095. “Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program”,http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/facultyfellowship/index.html, accessed on December 14, 20096. Gorman, M. E., Johnson, V. S., Ben-Arieh, D., Bhattacharyya, S

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International Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

Induction Generator”, Proc. IEEE,vol 1, No. 125, pp 743-746, 1978.[3] Miller, T. JE, “Reactive Power Control in Electrical Systems”, John Wiley and Sons, 1982.[4] Murthy, S., “Studies on the use on Conventional Induction Motors as Self-excited Induction Generators”, IEEETrans. On Energy Conversion, vol.3, No.4, pp 842-848, 1988.[5] Tandon, A.K., “Steady State analysis of Capacitor Self-excited Induction Generator”, IEEE Trans. On PAS, Vol.PAS-103, No. 3, pp 612-617, 1984.[6] Malik, N.H. and Haque, S.H., “Steady State Analysis and Performance of an Isolated Self-excited InductionGenerator”, IEEE Trans. On Energy Conversion, Vol.EC-1, No.3, 1986

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Rineck, Ed Beimborn, George Hanson,Todd Johnson, and Tina Current (all at UWM) for their assistance with this project.Bibliography1. National Science Board. 2003. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential.Publication NSB 03-69. (www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2003/nsb0369/nsb0369.pdf)2. Augustine, N. “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a BrighterEconomic Future”, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), 2007. Page 15.538.93. Bochis, C., Hsia, S., Johnson, P., Boykin, K., Wood, S., Bowen, L, and Whitaker, K. “Integrated EngineeringMath-Based Summer Bridge

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Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

. However, this colleague made at leastone critical mistake, and misspelled some MATLAB command(s):clear all;close all;%--------------------------------------------------------% Array of available area widths (a 1D array of numbers)Wmiles = [1:1:150]; % width of the square area in miles (vector)Wmeters = Wmiles*1609; % width of the square area in meters (vector)A = Wmeters.*Wmeters; % area in m^2 (vector); note element-by-element % vector multiplication!%--------------------------------------------------------% Array of available array efficiencies (a 1D array of numbers)E = [1:1:25; % efficiency percentage (vector

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Elizabeth Bagley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eric Breckenfeld, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Devin West, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Alison Stace-Naughton, Dartmouth College; David Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

. Their design choices will be evaluated on the basis of cost, biocompatibility,marketability, reliability and ultrafiltration coefficient. One key element to developing theengineering epistemic frame is that there is no optimal solution to the problem. That is, there is nosolution for which cost is minimized and the other performance criteria are maximized. Students willhave to find the solution(s) that best meet criteria of a diverse set of stakeholders, which is animportant part of the engineering professional practice. In Nephrotex, the stakeholders are a clinicalengineer, a manufacturing engineer and representatives from marketing and product support, allof whom are non-player characters like the head of research and development. Each

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Program, Professor Paul Duesing, andMr. Jon Coullard for the contribution in the presented projects. Last but not least, the authorwould like to thank the students who participated in the projects for providing the samples thatwere presented in the paper.Bibliography1. Duesing, P., Baumann, D., McDonald, D., Walworth, M., and Anderson, R., “Learning and Practicing the Design Review Process in Senior Capstone Design Classes” ASEE Annual Conference proceedings, no. 2465, 2004.2. Miller, R. and Olds, B., “A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design”, Journal of Engineering Education, , pp 1-6, October 1994.3. Todd, R., Magleby, S., Sorensen, C., Swan, B., and Anthonya, D., “A Survey of Capstone

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

robotic arm (Lynxmotion model AL5C). You must develop the grasping mechanism and the control and sensory systems for both the robotic arm and grasping mechanism.Motor/Sensory The task will be to move three eggs from one location to another location andTask determine which of the three eggs is the heaviest in the process.Minimum Develop a mechanism that is capable of grasping and holding an egg withoutDesign Goals breaking it while it is moved to a different prescribed location The grasping mechanism and robotic arm should be completely under the control of electromyogram (EMG) or electrooculogram (EOG) potentials recorded from the student operator(s) during the time

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Hennington, Mississippi State University

from Clemson University in 2001 and 2005. Dr. Walters has taught the undergraduate and graduate Transport Phenomena, Heat Transfer, Fluids, and Advanced Polymeric and Multicomponent Materials courses. Dr. Walters is a member of the MSU Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers and has been a member of ASEE since 2002Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University Dr. Priscilla Hill is an Associate Professor in the Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She earned her .S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Clemson in 1982 and 1984, respectively; and her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1996. While at MSU she

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Velankar, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 15.1190.8making timesAcknowledgementsNSF Grant number # 0935153, Purdue University’s Discovery Learning Center, School ofEngineering Education, and the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.References 1. Clough, W. (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. National Academy of Engineering: Washington, DC. 2. Seat, E., & Lord, S. M. (1999). Enabling effective engineering teams: A program for teaching interaction skills. Journal of Engineering Education. 88, 385-390. 3. Oakley, B., Felder, R. M., Brent, R., & Elhajj, I. (2004). Turning student groups into effective teams. Journal of Student Centered Learning, 2(1), 9-34. 4. Newstetter, W. C. (2005

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul; Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools; Ellen Johnson, Edina Public Schools; AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the period multiplier(a) using;7. Use the equation of rotation for modeling the blade position as a function of time. (equation1)8. Sketch two periods of rotation on the above graph.9. Use equation1 to calculate the height of the blades tip at t= 8seconds.10. At what time(s) during the first two cycles is the tip of the blade at a height of 3cm?11. Use the square on p.2 to repeat steps 1-10 for an additional 2 rotor and motor combinations. Figure 2: Page one of the student worksheet used with the windmills. Page 15.964.6 Radius =______ Equation: Period

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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International

. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University. 2009. Available at https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/StrategicPlan/2009-2014/StratPlan-2009-10- 20.pdf (Accessed January 8, 2010).10 Downey, G., Lucena, J., Moskal, B., Parkhurst, R., Bigley, T., Hays, C., Jesiek, B., Kelly, L., Miller, J., Ruff, S., Lehr, J. and Nichols-Belo, A. The Globally Competent Engineer: Working Effectively With People Who Define Problems Differently. Journal of Engineering Education. 2006. 95(2): 1-16.11 Parkinson, A. Engineering Study Abroad Programs: Formats, Challenges, Best Practices. Global Journal of Engineering Education. 2007. 2(2): 1-15.12 Groll, E. and Hirleman, E. D. Undergraduate GEARE Program: Purdue University’s School

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

bestrepresent these data. In addition, the “Know your Watershed” worksheet included relevantinformation and references s to explore the EPA website to learn more about impaired streamsand watersheds.LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS)The LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) is developed to enhance thesustainability component of EngE1024. This system has the capability to access water qualityand quantity data in a real-time from an on-campus stream. The advantages of using a real-timeremote monitoring system over traditional sampling is discussed in10. Furthermore, using real-time monitoring technology is becoming increasingly important for evaluating water quality11.From a broader perspective, using an on-campus creek as

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Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dazhi Yang, Purdue University; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; James Slotta, University of Toronto; Michelene Chi

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Educational Research and Methods

that is being driven towardequilibrium; or a detailed description about the behaviors of a single "element" (molecule, etc)and how it is independent, that participant’s response was coded as 1, otherwise it was coded as0. After the coding, we summed all the “1”s and “0”s for both groups of participants andconducted a nonparametric two independent samples test between the experimental and controlgroups because a nonparametric test makes minimal assumptions about the underlyingdistribution of the data. 9 The following section presents qualitative results.Diffusion Qualitative Results Based on the 22 verbal explanation questions on diffusion, the overall mean for theexperimental group (17.03) was much larger than that (2.97) of the control

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Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

functionality of the differentfourbar classes and inversions. In addition, the design project required the use of fourbars, whichthe students designed and modeled in SolidWorks®. The students assembled critical functionprototypes of their fourbar designs as part of a lab exercise, and then manufactured fourbars on awaterjet cutter for their competition robots. Lastly, two of 28 Excel® problems were related tofourbars: one in which the students analyzed S + L ? P + Q to determine the Grashof condition,and one that applied Excel®’s Solver function to solve for the output angle if the input angle andlink lengths are known.In the old ME 1000, students saw fourbars in one lecture (including synthesis examples), wererequired to use fourbars in the design

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Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Angie Andriot, Purdue University; Stephen Beaudoin, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

, when it comes to their mentors, students are more inclined to favorinformal interactions. They thrive under mentors who reach out, talk to the students, engage withtheir learning, and take an active role in their research experience, rather than just mentor fromafar.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0552933.Bibliography1 Terenzini, P. T. (1999) Research and Practice in Undergraduate Education: And Never the Twain Shall Meet?High Educ, 38, pp. 37.2 Kenny, S. S. (1998) Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America’s Research Universities. TheState University of New York: Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University.3 Kenny