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L. Kuczynski; C. McGuinness; S. Farrell; B. G. Lefebvre; C. S. Slater

Sponsored Industrial Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students: Student Perspectives on Collaborative Projects with Pharmaceutical Industry L. Kuczynski, C. McGuinness, S. Farrell, B. G. Lefebvre, and C. S. Slater Rowan University Chemical Engineering 201 Mullica Hill Rd. Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701 USAAbstract Rowan University’s Engineering program uses innovative methods of teaching and learningto prepare students better for a rapidly changing and highly competitive marketplace, asrecommended by ABET1. Rowan has developed a program that fosters synergistic

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Shari J. Klotzkin; Howard S. Kimmel

Using Working Model Simulations in a First Statics Course Shari J. Klotzkin (Cincinnati, Ohio) Howard S. Kimmel (NJIT, Newark, NJ)IntroductionIntegration of computer activities into the engineering classroom enables students to gain hand-on activelearning experiences without the expense of laboratory experiments. In addition, they can gain valuableexperience with exercises that are closer to practical real-world problems than those that can be solvedwith pencil, calculator and paper. These kinds of problems enhance the students’ understandingcomplement the textbook problems because students would focus on analysis and interpretation of theresults. Students feel

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E. Hou; T. N. Chang; A. Dhawan; J. Ji; E. Luxford; D. Rodriguez; W. Stoddart; S. Siddiqui

2007 DARPA Urban Challenge – Highland RacingE. Hou*, T. N. Chang*, A. Dhawan, J. Ji+, E. Luxford, D. Rodriguez*, W. Stoddart*, S. Siddiqui *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering + Department of Mechanical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 071021. Introduction The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Public Law 106-398, Congressmandated in Section 220 that “It shall be a goal of the Armed Forces to achieve the fielding of unmanned,remotely controlled technology such that… by 2015, one-third of the operational

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E.N. Bart; Joseph Kisutcza

systems involved were extremely dilute.The rigorous equations were known for some time and one of these is as follows: y2 V dy Z= ∫ (1) ky a S y1 (1 − y )( y − y i ) (1 − y )ilmThree additional equations could be written to accomplish the same result. Z is thenecessary height of packing. Since some of the terms did not change greatly in a dilutesystem it was common practice to remove some of these from under the integral sign andmaking use of an average value between the top of the column and the bottom. The

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V. Briller; E. Deess; R. Calluori; K. Joshi

scientists and engineer gave rise to policy initiatives to increase the numberof women in science and engineering. Their review of the literature suggested that the persistentunder representation of women in the fields of science and engineering was in part due tomindset of education and public policy. Recent data from the National Science Foundationshows that the number of S&E bachelor's degrees awarded to women has increased every yearsince 1966 (excluding 1988), reaching 227,813 in 2004. Bachelor’s degrees awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields, by sex: 1966–2004 SOURCE: Women, Minorities and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering (December 2006

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Sunghoon Jang; Robert Russo; Hong Li

. Further work willbe needed to determine the ultimate sensitivity and accuracy. Once these huddles areovercome, the optical glucose sensing method introduced in this study can beminiaturized using current integrated optics, opto-electronics, and semiconductortechnology and has the potential to provide a low cost, fast, and compact noninvasiveglucose sensor for the diabetic patients within near future. REFERENCES[1] Coster S.; Gulliford M.C.; Seed P.T.; Powrie J.K.; Swaminathan R.: “Monitoring BloodGlucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review ”, Health Technology Assesment,2000, vol. 4, no. 12.[2] Frost M.C.; Batchelor M.M.; Lee Y.; Zhang H.; Kang Y.; Oh B.; Wilson G.S.;Gifford R.; Rudich S.M

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Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

Orleans,LA.11. Gibbons, S., Kimmel, H., and O'Shea, M. (1997) “Changing Teacher Behavior Through Staff Development:Implementing the Teaching and Content Standards in Science,” School Science and Mathematics, 97 (6), 302-309.12. Cano, R.M., Berliner-Heyman, S., , Koppel, N.B., Gibbons, S. and Kimmel, H.S. (2001, October)..”Evaluationof Summer Enrichment Programs For Women Students.” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference. SaltLake City, UT.13. Hirsch, L., S., Gibbons, S., J., Kimmel, H., Rockland, R. and Bloom, J. (2003, November). “High SchoolStudents Attitudes to and Knowledge About Engineering”. Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, Boulder, CO.14. Gibbons, S., J., Hirsch, L., S., Kimmel, H., Rockland, R

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Kalyan Mondal

specification, the formula fororder calculation will be different.For a relative specification, the order N of a Butterworth lowpass prototype is given by: ⎡ log10 [(10 R p / 10 − 1) /(10 As / 10 − 1)] ⎤N =⎢ ⎥ , where R p denotes the passband ripple in dB, ⎢ 2 log10 (Ω p / Ω s ) ⎥As denotes the stopband attenuation in dB, Ω p is the passband edge angular frequency inradians/s, and Ω s is the corresponding stopband edge angular frequency in radians/s.In the case of absolute specifications in terms of 3-dB cutoff frequency Ω c , the order N is given ⎡ log10 [(1 / δ 22 ) − 1] ⎤by N = ⎢ ⎥ , where δ 2 is the absolute attenuation factor. ⎢ 2

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Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

⎜ − ⎟⎪exp⎜ ⎟ + exp⎜ − ⎟⎪ 2πuσ y σ z ⎜ 2σ 2 ⎟⎨ ⎜ 2σ 2 ⎟ ⎜ 2σ z2 ⎟⎬ ⎝ y ⎠⎪ ⎝ ⎩ z ⎠ ⎝ ⎠⎪ ⎭ Q = source emission rate [g/s] u= wind speed [m/s] y = crosswind distance from stack of point of interest [m] z = vertical height of point of interest (0 for ground-level concentration)[m] H =effective stack height [m] (includes plume rise) σy =horizontal stability parameter (a function of downwind distance x, and stability) [m] σz

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Stefan A. Robila

/ChoicePoint, (accessed October 10, 2005).[3] Scatlet S. D., 2005, The five most shocking things about the ChoicePoint debacle, CSO Magazine, May 2005, http://www.csoonline.com/read/050105/choicepoint.html, (accessed January 5. 2007).[4] Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, A Chronology of Data Breaches Since the ChoicePoint Incident, http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm, (accessed March 10. 2007).[5] Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Chronology of Data Breaches 2006: Analysis, http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/DataBreaches2006-Analysis.htm, (accessed March 10. 2007).[6] Attrition.org Data Loss Archive and Database, http://attrition.org/dataloss/, (accessed January 5. 2007).[7] Hasan, R. and Yurcik, W. 2006

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Deran Hanesian; Angelo J. Perna

to give a more mature group of students,independent research experience coupled with critical thinking, teamwork, andan extensive development of communication skills. Undergraduate research at NJIT has been an integral part of thecurriculum since the 1960’s. In recent years, two other research programs havebeen made available to the students and in some cases grant curriculum credit.These programs are the URE (1990) and the McNair (1999) programs, which aredesigned to recruit qualified students from underrepresented groups andintroduce them to the challenges associated with research. The students areexpected to perform original research under the guidance of a faculty mentor andto publish the results of their research in acceptable

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Paul G. Ranky

that learners can interrogate objects, takeproducts virtually apart in 3D, enjoy virtual factory or facility tours and evenparticipate/ collaborate actively by e-mail and other Internet methods.In terms of challenging the learner to learn and investigate the illustratedcase(s) further the cases give them several direct URL (web) contacts, e-mailaddresses so that they can get in touch with anybody over the web, includingany of the authors who have created/ presented the cases. In several cases,assessment is supported by spreadsheet-based automated tools, that in case ofan incorrect answer hyper-links the learner back to a variety of revisionsolutions, so that the missed material can be learned, and the test re-taken. Theassessment questions

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Peggy A. Johnson

for improvingthe situation institution were explored.CURRENT STATE OF ENROLLMENT Available data describing the enrollment of women in civil engineering (and similarly named)departments nationally were compiled. Table 1 lists the nationwide percentage of women graduating witha B.S. in Civil Engineering over a period of years. The percentage of women steadily rose during the1980's and 1990's, but has stabilized in the most recent decade at about 20 to 22 percent. For comparison,the 2004 national average for women graduating with engineering B.S. degrees for all engineeringdisciplines, which was 20.3 percent (Gibbons, 2004). Figure 1 shows the percentages of women in the 2005 B.S. classes in Civil Engineering for 233programs

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Stephanie Farrell

, havegained exposure to industrial culture, gain experience with deadlines, progress meetings,presentations and written deliverables, and in many cases have secured summer or full-timeemployment with the sponsoring company. Students have won external awards for their workand have presented their work at national conferences.References1. R. A. Buonopane (1997), "Engineering Education for the 21st Century: Listen to Industry!," ChemicalEngineering Education, Vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 166-167.2. J. K. Borchardt (1998), "Navigating the New Workplace," Graduating Engineer, Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 22-26.3. S. H. Bhavnani and M. D. Aldridge (2000), "Teamwork across Disciplinary Borders: A BridgeBetween the College and the Workplace," Journal of Engineering Education

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Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

Rogers of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has performed a lot of research inassessment. In her presentation on portfolios, she states the need to know the “importance of clearunderstanding of outcomes desired from portfolio use” are a “clear purpose” and the portfolio’s designshould be “driven by [a] desired outcome and skills to be assessed.” Rogers says portfolios serve as“growth model[s]”, “showcase[s]”, and “hybrid[s].” For the assessment of the portfolio, Rogers suggestsusing scoring rubrics that are “linked to performance criteria”, “known to [the] students”, and have“scales consistent with [the] purpose of assessment.” Rogers warns that the primary focus of the portfoliois not the portfolio itself but is “teaching and learning

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Fani Zlatarova

class projects Possess the needed Final projects background for Projects related to ethical behavior internships S Students Acquire professional L Lecturers Cover curricula requirements IS

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Hassan A. Kalhor; Mohammad R. Zunoubi

equivalent circuit of aninduction motor is shown in Fig. 2. 3 R1 jX1 R2 jX2 I 1− S V RC jXm RZ SError! Fig. 2- Equivalent circuit of one phase of an induction motorLosses in induction motors consist of stator copper loss, rotor copper loss, core loss, friction andwindage loss and stray loss. Using better and thinner and effectively insulated silicon-steellaminations for higher

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Graham Walker

) Gleixner, S., Young, G., Vanasupa, L., Dessouky, Y., Allen, E., and Parent, D. (1995), “Teaching StatisticalExperimental Design Using a Laboratory Experiment”, Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84; no. 4.3) Lyons, J., Morehouse, J., and Rocheleau, D. (2001) “Developing a Systems Approach to Engineering ProblemSolving and Design of Experiments in a Racecar-Based Laboratory Course”, Journal of Engineering Education, vol.90, no. 1.4) Munson-McGee, S. (2000), “An Introductory ChE Laboratory Incorporating EC 200 Criteria”, ChemicalEngineering Education, vol. 34, no. 1. 7

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Vincent Winstead

set provides the mechanical link connecting the ICE, the electric drive motor and an electricmotor/generator which are independently controlled to allow power flow to and from all threecomponents, typically called Power Split. Each power source component in equation (1), in this case, isdivided by its independent rotational velocity term to yield component torque,The planetary gear set, having a sun gear, planet or carrier gears and the ring gear, provides a linearrelationship between the component rotational velocities through the following [6],where ω s is the rotational velocity of the sun gear, ω r the rotational velocity of the ring gear, ω c therotational velocity of the carrier gears and k the ratio of the ring and sun gear radii. This

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Elisabeth McGrath; Dawna Schultz

universities, offer opportunities to expand the impact of programs to new audiences, but require clarity of goals and synergy of mission. 4References1. Massachusetts Department of Education. Science and Engineering Technology Framework. Malden, MA. http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/2001/2. New Jersey Department of Education. New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS). Trenton, NJ. http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs3. Lowes, S., Sibuma, B. 2006. Evaluation of the Spring 2006 Implementation of the EOFNJ Project: The AWIM Pilot. Teachers College/Columbia University. http://www.stevens.edu/ciese/eofnj

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Suzanne Keilson

ABET criteria and other calls for a more holistic engineering education,truly intelligent design of engineering education is called for [35].References[1] Orr, H. Allen, “Devolution: Why intelligent design isn’t”, The New Yorker, May 30, 2005 Intelligent Design and Engineering Design Education 5[2] Gould, S.J. (2002) The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.[3] Gould, S. J. (1977) "Evolution's erratic pace." Natural History 86 (May): 12-16[4] Dennett, Daniel, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Simon & Schuster; Reprintedition 1996)[5] Paley, William, Natural Theology, with an introduction and notes by Matthew D. Eddy and David

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James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

THE TRANSITION FROM THE 8085 TO THE “MODERN” WORLD James S. Finne, PE Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology Middlesex County College John Carpinelli, PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Center for Pre College Programs New Jersey Institute of Technology William Barnes, PE Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractTeaching the Introduction to Microprocessors

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John C. Giordano; J. Scot Ransbottom

learning styles, approaches to learning (deep, surface, andstrategic), and levels of intellectual development. (at http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/Understanding_Differences.pdf)[5] Army Regulation 25-1: Army Knowledge Management and Information Technology. Headquarters,Department of the Army, Washington, DC. 15 July 2005.[6] Ekstrom, J.J. and B. Lunt. Education at the Seams: Preparing Students to Stitch Systems Together;Curriculum and Issues for 4-Year IT Programs CITC4’03, October 16–18, 2003, Lafayette, Indiana.[7] Sobiesk, E. J., Blair, J. R., Cook, J. D., Giordano, J. C., Goda, B. S., and Reynolds, C. W. 2006.Designing an interdisciplinary information technology program. In Proceedings of the 7th Conference onInformation Technology

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Carol Siri Johnson

. Kahlenberg, ed., The Century Foundation: New York, p. 17-57, 2004.3. Spears, A.K., "Institutionalized Racism and the Education of Blacks," Anthropology and Education Quarterly 9(2): p. 127-136, 1978.4. Hsu, C., "Not Worth the Price," in U. S. News & World Report: Washington, 2003, p. 70-71.5. "How to Get Your Share of the $90 Billion Scholarship Jackpot," in Ebony 2003, p. p. 83A, 84, 84A, 84B, 85, 85A, 86, 86B.6. "Top Dollars for Black Scholars: How to Finance Your Educational Choice," in Ebony 2006, p. p. 178, 180, 182-176.7. Hoover, E., "Pushing the Envelope," in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Washington, 2003, p. 39-42.8. Bayiokos, C., "Uncle Sam Wants You! To Apply for FAFSA," in

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K. A. Narh; R. N. Dave

Poster presentations. Please be creative but also try to be clear in presenting your main results. Part C This portion should focus on your overall experience of the listed REU activities. You will be provided a print out survey form that you need to fill out and hand-in separately (without your name). In this part, please address any issues that were not covered in the survey. You may also suggest aspects of the REU Program you would like to see improved. Include any item(s) that you would like to be included in future REU activities. In addition, you may be asked questions that may contain similar topics as above.Fig. 3. A sample of Final Project Report Guidelines given to REU students