Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

thetwo semesters of the student’s senior year. The requirements set forth for the capstone groupwas to produce an R2D2 robot which could move on flat surfaces via remote control,autonomous navigation, and a combined mode where manual remote control would beaugmented by collision avoidance capability. In the latter two modes, obstacles were to besensed and avoided, regardless of travel speed. Walls, objects and barriers were to be mappedand displayed on a retractable color screen on the R2 unit. In autonomous mode, those obstacleswere to be navigated around. The unit was to make appropriate sounds consistent with thosemade by the R2D2 in the movies. A battery lifetime of 1 hour between charges and a maximumspeed of 5 mph were expected. Kill

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ansari, Virginia State University; Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Krishan Agrawal, Virginia State University; Arthur Fridrich, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

projectoutcomes are listed. Lessons learned from this project at VSU as well as the intellectual merit ofthe program are outlined. The broader impact of the project is discussed.IntroductionIn 2005, the National Science Foundation awarded a Historically Black Colleges and UniversityUndergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) Implementation grant to the Virginia State University(VSU).The HBCU-UP Implementation Project provides support to implement a comprehensiveinstitutional project to strengthen STEM education and research. The strategies should be theresult of an institutional STEM self-analysis, address institutional and NSF goals, and have thepotential to result in significant and sustainable improvements in STEM program offerings 1.The UniversityVirginia State

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

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Manufacturing

developing new research, development, and applications programs supporting government and private industry in product / process design improvements based on new rapid applications software, enhanced constitutive models using multi-scale concepts, and software verification and validation based on real world applications. 2003-2007: Director, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Extension, Mississippi State University Developed and implemented strategic plan and operational concept for technology transfer of R&D products developed at Mississippi State University to Nissan, Tier-1 suppliers, and small to medium size industries in Mississippi. 2001-2003: R

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of thisexperience by stating that “Students who use their learning to solve real-world problems findthey not only gain a stronger understanding of material they have studied, they are betterprepared to absorb new information when they return to classes [1]. Work integrated learningexperiences allow students to better understand how skills and knowledge will be mostmarketable in assisting them to transition into their professional fields. In addition, students withprofessional experience gained through these types of experiences have a competitive edge overtheir counterparts in the job market. This is particularly important in today’s tight job marketwhere competition for opportunities can be intense and students find themselves

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

requirements declare their major discipline. Discipline-specific courses begin in the Fall of the sophomore year.Statics as a Pre-requisite to DynamicsUnder the old curriculum, students were expected to take Statics in their first semester as amechanical engineering student, and then proceed to Dynamics in their second semester, asshown in the Figure 1. The curricular content in the first and second semesters was thereforequite limited because students would not yet have mastered the fundamentals of engineeringmechanics. Students were not fully immersed in mechanical engineering content until theirjunior year. Foundations of Mechanical Systems was taught co-requisite with Statics, thereforeinstructors had their hands tied, and were forced to limit the

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

which was to developexperiments that would provide undergraduates with a firm grounding in structural dynamics.Numerous teaching models that were used to achieve this goal are on the UCIST’s website3.However, though the UCIST provided detailed structural dynamic experiments, they did notprovide soil dynamics experiments particularly those related to liquefaction induced damage tothe built environment.Liquefaction, which is the loss of strength of supporting soil, is one of the major factorscontributing to severe damage to the built environment in various forms such as groundsettlement and movement, slope failure, damage to buried utility lines. Figure 1 shows aphotograph of liquefaction induced damage to structures after 1964 Niigata earthquake

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

soil.Biodegradability Testing Using Biometer FlasksEquipment / Reagents required to set up test: Page 15.231.5One (1) Biometer Flask assembly 250 mL10 mL Syringe15-gauge syringe needleScale to weigh samplesMoisture meterpH meter0.5N Potassium Hydroxide (KOH)Ascarite-20 mesh; 20-35 grams per biometer flaskSoilCompostTest SampleGlycerolProcedure to set up the test: 1. Obtain approximately 100 grams of soil that must be sieved to a particle size of at least 2mm. 2. Add 1 gram of compost to each 25 grams of soil. 3. Test soil's pH (pH must be between 6 and 8). 4. Test moisture content of soil (50-70%). 5. Obtain sample material (approximately 500 mg

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Patrick Gardner, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

objectives such as to create a unique product or service, usually to bringabout beneficial change or added value. The primary challenge of project management is tosuccessfully achieve all of the project goals and objectives within the project constraints relyingon optimized allocation and integration of inputs and resources. The challenge of projectmanagement comes often in the form of nonlinear progresses typically with multiple iterations.Projects can be modeled to have some common structures such as project lifecycle as illustratedin Figure 1. Although the Fig. 1 shows a more linear progress of the project development, oftenthe Project Planning and Design, Execution, and the Monitor & Control interact with each otherresulting in a repetitive

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

level capstone experience. This newcapstone course is coupled with two other required graduate courses: 1) a newly developedapplied finite elements (analysis) course, and 2) a pre-stressed concrete design course. Thisstructure requires the students to be a cohort through these courses and allows them to developlearning communities, to gain experience on high stakes teams, and to work on a larger projectthan normally available in an academic setting. These integrated projects allow for leveraging ofresources and just-in-time teaching and learning. The capstone design course is designed tofunction as a small structural engineering design office, where the class as a whole is developingalternative design solutions for a common client. A detailed

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

) permits us to more easily incorporate time each week into in-class problem solving, aswell as running simulations, or carrying out the projects and experiments unique to our offering . Page 15.21.3Course Learning Outcomes and ContentLearning OutcomesLearning outcomes for this course involve five main themes as follows. After completing thiscourse, students will be able to: (1) demonstrate understanding of relationships in cell membranebiophysics which are pertinent to design and use of medical and laboratory devices anddiagnostic instruments; (2) use software tools for simulation of excitation and propagation incardiac and neural tissues; (3

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas McGlamery, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

identify the ways thatpracticing engineers developed their epistemic frame9.The first of three methods used to collect our qualitative data involved interviews andobservations with practicing engineers within six different organizations across a spectrum ofengineering employers. Specifically, we aimed to work with employers from government andindustry, from small to large-multinational conglomerates in size, and across a broad range ofwork sectors. For more information about the six organizations we worked with during ourstudy, see Table 1. Page 15.1391.3 Table 1: Study Sites Overview. In choosing sites, we focused on getting a range of

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley Hunley, Michigan State University; Joshua Whitman, Michigan State University; Seungik Baek, Michigan State University; Xiaobo Tan, Michigan State University; Drew Kim, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

current projectbased on these assessments. Page 15.715.2 11. IntroductionThe Office of Recruitment and K-12 Engineering Education Outreach at Michigan Statedesigned to attract prospective engineering students from middle and secondary schoolsthrough a plethora of visiting opportunities and workshops, some of which include:Design Day, Grandparents University, Wireless Integrated Microsystems (WIMS) Pre-College Enrichment Programs, which includes WIMS for Teens and WIMS for Womenin Engineering [1]. At such venues, the visitors are exposed to actual research and areinvited to engage in hands-on

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Maines, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-605: ENGINEERING AS LAW: INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY ANDCONSENSUS CODESRachel Maines, Cornell University Page 15.477.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 1 Engineering as Law: Injury Epidemiology and Consensus CodesAbstract British Field Marshal John Slessor observed during World War II that the first socialservice a nation can provide for its people is to keep them alive.1 As the recent experience of theHaiti earthquake has forcefully brought home to us, engineering safety codes and standards playa major role in this vital function of government.2 ,3 From the point of view of keeping citizensalive, the

Conference Session

Learning By Doing in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peyton Richmond, Lamar University; John Gossage, Lamar University; Qiang Xu, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

students were also provided with the following table5 to help them determine theconsequence severity if the operator took no action when the potential alarm occurred:Category Consequence Consequence Consequence Severity: Severity: Severity: MINOR MAJOR SEVEREPersonnel Safety Slight injury (first aid) Injury affects work Lost time injury > 1 or health effect performance maximum week, or worker one week disabling or severe

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

advanced mechanicscourses including Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Mechanics of Materials. Students who havetrouble with Statics often face great difficulty learning the more advanced concepts insubsequent courses.In an effort to enhance learning, many educators have successfully developed and integratedmultimedia and computer technology in Statics instruction.1-4 Some of these tools are used toenhance the traditional (face-to-face) lecture format whereas others provide a framework forfully Web-based (online) or blended delivery of the course content. Although these tools help todiversify the delivery of instructional materials, the pedagogical paradigm of lecture-basedinstruction (on campus or distance) remains the same.Despite students’ mixed

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Skills thatneeded additional training according to the employers included both applied skills and basicskills. Skills which were listed as high need included Creativity/Innovation, Ethics/SocialResponsibility, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Lifelong Learning/Self Direction, and CriticalThinking/Problem Solving. Responding employers were grouped into four categories or industryclusters: manufacturing, financial services, non-financial services, andeducation/government/other non-profits.10 See Table 1 below for applied skills listed byemployers.11 Table 1. Applied Skills listed by Employers in 2009 Research Report • Creativity/Innovation • Ethics/Social Responsibility • Professionalism/Work Ethic • Lifelong Learning/Self

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Howell, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

semiconductors to networking to software to webtechnologies. Because of its location, most SJSU graduates are employed by Silicon Valleyorganizations. The CoE has embraced technological literacy as part of its commitment to the Page 15.408.3local community. The faculty in the CoE have technological expertise which can benefit theoverall SJSU community through the GE program. This focus on technological literacy has ledto the development of a new GE course in engineering, Engr 5—Science of High Technology.This course attracts students from all of the colleges and programs (see Figure 1). It is widelypromoted in freshman orientation sessions and GE

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Beach, Western New England College; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

international aspect of the community building effort, d) Steering Committeeformation involving robotics industry members and university faculty, e) several student projectson social aspects of the RICC, f) setting the format and schedule for the conference, g) refiningthe competition format and scoring rubric, h) holding the First Annual 2009 RICC, i) conductinga survey of RICC attendees and assessing the results.We report on the extent to which the competition and conference achieved four major goals: (1)stimulating students to imagine new robotics applications and encourage them to develop theirideas into working prototypes; (2) bringing student work to the attention of industry leaders whomay see opportunities to further develop the students’ ideas

Conference Session

Spatial Ability and Visualization in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Norma Veurink, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

orshop courses, a marginally significant factor was obtained.In various studies conducted through the years, many background factors have beenshown to be correlated with well-developed spatial ability. Although each study hasproduced slightly different results, it seems that activities that require eye-to-handcoordination are those that help to develop these skills. Activities that have been found todevelop spatial skills include: 1) playing with construction toys as a young child, 2)participating in classes such as shop, drafting, or mechanics as a middle school orsecondary student, 3) playing 3-dimensional computer games, 4) participating in sometypes of sports, and 5) having well-developed mathematical skills.In recent studies, the role of

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Joshua Quesenberry, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Western Community College; Kevin Diomedi II, Virginia Western Community College; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Richard Clark, Virginia Western Community College; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

undergraduatestudents to design, construct, and characterize electrical circuits. A unique featureof this laboratory course is that the students conduct much of their work using set of Page 15.636.2equipment, known as Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB), outside of a traditional classroomenvironment. 1 The LiaB kit contains an analog/digital trainer (shown in Figure 1), adigital multimeter, various electrical components including a set of 5% resistors, anumber of capacitors and light emitting diodes, an inductor, and several operationalamplifiers. The laboratory course has been offered by the department since 2004. Figure 1: The RSR/VT A and D trainer.Rationale for

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

particular topic atthe departmental level and specifically the role of the department head.21 It should be noted thatconflict resolution is a challenge for supervisors and front-line managers in all fields, but not allfields have the long term or lifelong employment issues present in academics.The research that Stanley and Algert (2007) performed examined both quantitatively andqualitatively twenty (20) department heads from a research intensive university in the southconsisting of three (3) women and seventeen (17) men with experience levels from 1 month to 23years. The main purpose of the research was to ascertain the conflict resolution and leadershipstyles of department heads when dealing with faculty to faculty, faculty to staff, faculty

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Sara Skiles, University of Notre Dame; Sean Kelly, University of Notre Dame; Leo McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

theorist Jeffrey Arnett explains, through the American college system,“young Americans are able to keep their work options open for a long time as they try outdifferent college majors before choosing a specific direction,”1 and delay their transition toadulthood. A student’s choice of an academic field of study relates to career goals and, in manyregards, to the student’s identity development as it pertains to a student’s level of exploration ofand commitment to a certain path.2,3 Some entering first-year college students have already fullyexplored their options and are committed to a certain career path, while others are still grappling Page

Conference Session

Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Beck, Carnegie Mellon University; G. Berard, Carnegie Mellon University; Bo Baker, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Nancy George, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

of the literature concerning engineering curriculum for girls reveals some broadtreatments of the subject. Following WWII-era handbooks offering engineering careerguidance to girls by listing vocational options for various science careers, two types ofliterature that inform this paper appear increasingly prominent from the late 1970s.1, 2, 3The first may be characterized as literature concerned with student perceptions and the Page 15.1146.2representation of professional scientists and engineers. The second is more concernedwith pedagogical strategies and programs designed for pre-college girls. Both treatmentsgenerally approach the subject as a way

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

problems, which are open-ended, with more than one solution,to freshman[1]. Most freshman still learn by acquiring knowledge from the teacher, assumingthat all knowledge is a collection of facts that are right or wrong[2]. Therefore asking them toachieve the next leaving of learning that is required of engineering design is not an easy task. Felder and Silverman in their paper “Learning and Teaching Styles in EngineeringEducation” nicely laid out the need for a teaching style that benefits the majority of engineeringstudents involves some hands-on and reflective activity, not just lecture[3]. Active learning,especially problem based learning, has been shown effective at increasing student interest incourses, and improving their retention of

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Solarek, University of Toledo; Hong Wang, The University of Toledo; Allen Rioux, The University of Toledo; William Evans, The University of Toledo; weiqing sun, The University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

computer engineering technology. As the program grows, we found thatComputer Science foundations are essential to prepare our students for more advancedtechnologies. Teaching our students theoretical foundation in Computer Science and teachingengineering technology with hands-on lab experiments turned out to be beneficial in improvingour student’s education and in improving the program outcomes. The program is now dualaccredited by ABET TAC (Technology Accreditation Committee) and CAC (Computer ScienceAccreditation Committee).1. Introduction.The Computer Science and Engineering Technology (CSET) program was created in January of1999 when approval was received from the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR). The program had itsfirst graduates in May of 2000

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

given, etc., but rather fromstudents’ hard to observe internal mechanisms. Such mechanisms regulate the extent to whichstudents can comprehend the complexities of a real system and how much of this complexitythey can reflect in a conceptual and calculational model.Self-efficacy is one such mechanism that has been shown to regulate learning, motivation andacademic performance of students. It is defined as personal judgments of one’s capabilities toorganize and execute courses of action to attain designated goals [1]. Individuals have high self-efficacy for a task when they believe they possess the capabilities necessary to successfullyperform the task and low self-efficacy if they believe that they do not have the necessarycapabilities. Hence

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“Science and Technology inthe Arts” course at a urban art and media communication liberal arts and science college. This structureincludes 1) a procedure to guide students in the generation of the “Definition of the project”, 2) thegeneration of a valid and reliable rubric to assess the project and 3) instructions for the evaluators on howto use the assessment tool.The analysis of the data collected by the writer during the past two years shows a strong correlationbetween the students’, quizzes and final examination, with the grade of their self-selected project.In conclusion, it is possible to develop and implement a model that will allow engineering and technologyeducation instructors to assess the content, skills and values learned by their

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

is stored in content areas. A content area can cover topics that arebroad (e.g., Engineering) or narrow (e.g. a composting windrow). At a minimum, a content areahas a ca.xml file containing a name and definition, e.g., “Engineering” and “Application ofscience and math to solve problems”. The ca.xml file can also identify other content areas thatare “based on” or “lead to” the content area. Figure 1 shows examples of “leads to” and “basedon” relationships. The content area at the base of an arrow leads to the one at the head. Thecontent arrow at the head is based on the one at the base. Figure 1: Leads to relationships

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; J. Douglas Klein, Union College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

”) courses.The grant supported several methods to help faculty find one another, including social events,faculty meetings, as well as direct suggestions from the PIs. As noted in the assessment sectionbelow, some of the most successful matches were likely to have happened even in the absence ofthe grant because one or both of the faculty members involved were predisposed to make thekind of connections that the grant promoted.Table 1 provides a summary of each of the kinds of interactions, and this is followed bydescriptions of particular examples. Page 15.779.4Type of Interaction Description Duration

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the next generation workforceneeded for research, development, and demonstration activities in government, industry, andacademia."1 The program is offered through awards to California State University Los Angeles,Humboldt State University, Michigan Technological University, University of North CarolinaCharlotte and the University of North Dakota.The first year of executing the educational program has overlapped with interestingdevelopments in the government and industry. The 2010 FY DOE budget proposal significantlyreduced the funding for the DOE’s hydrogen programs following Secretary Chu’s skepticism inthe readiness of HFCTs to reach the mass market in the near future. The DOE website2 cites “Dr