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Mir Atiqullah; Norman Russell

Development of a Drag Coefficient Laboratory via Capstone Design Mir Atiqullah Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology. Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 30060 Norman Russell Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology. Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 30060MIR ATIQULLAHPhD in Mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1996.Research areas include computational optimization in design, genetic algorithm

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; Kehinde Abimbola; Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott

Teaching a Sophomore Course with a Laboratory Component Online Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Kehinde Abimbola, Yacob Astatke, Craig Scott Morgan State University 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239 Jumoke.Ladeji-Osias@Morgan.Edu, Kehinde.Abimbola@Morgan.Edu Yacob.Astatke@Morgan.Edu, Craig.Scott@Morgan.EduJUMOKE LADEJI-OSIASJumoke Ladeji-Osias, Ph.D. is an associate professor of electrical engineering at MorganState University. She teaches courses and conducts research in the area of digital design.KEHINDE ABIMBOLAKehinde Abimbola is a doctoral student in civil engineering at Morgan State University

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Warren Rosen

A New Online Laboratory-based Engineering Technology Course in Networks for the Industrial Environment Warren Rosen wrosen@ece.drexel.edu 575 A New Online Laboratory-based Engineering Technology Course in Networks for the Industrial EnvironmentAbstractThis paper describes the development of a new online graduate engineering technology course inadvanced networks for industrial environments. The course is intended to provide an in-depthoverview of high-performance wired and wireless networks for industrial control,communications, and computing. The emphasis is on understanding current and newly

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Artur Liamin; Jeffrey Gorn; Timothy Golden; Ezekiel J. Blain; Bryndol Sones; Timothy H. Trumbull; Brian Moretti; Don Gillich

, Timothy H. Trumbull2, Brian Moretti1, Don Gillich1 1 Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 2 Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180AbstractCadets majoring in Nuclear Engineering (NE) at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at WestPoint have the opportunity to participate in a blended learning laboratory experience using the reactorcritical facility (RCF) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). RPI, through a grant from the NuclearRegulatory Commission, developed a series of laboratory modules and associated lectures using theirRCF. As a pilot

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Svetlana Neretina

introduction of the College ofEngineering’s first course offering dedicated solely to nanotechnology. The course, NanotechnologySolutions for a Sustainable Urban Environment (ENGR 4577), will be offered as an elective to juniorand senior students from all engineering departments. The second objective is advanced throughthe introduction of five undergraduate laboratory modules and through ten week summerresearch internships in nanotechnology. In the 2011 summer semester seven undergraduates haveworked in research laboratories undertaking projects which advance nanotechnology in suchdisparate topics as water purification, fuel cell technologies for the transportation sector,renewable energy, self-assembly and bioengineering. The presentation will

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Bryan Dallas; Parsaoran Hutapea

The Mechanics of PEM Fuel Cell Stack Compression Bryan Dallas Composites Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering Temple University Parsaoran Hutapea Composites Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering Temple University 756The Mechanics of PEM Fuel Cell Stack CompressionBryan Dallas and Parsaoran HutapeaComposites LaboratoryDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringTemple UniversityThe decreasing performance of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells can be caused by changes instack clamping pressure (i.e., compression). When the stack is compressed, the membrane electrodeassembly (MEA) typically deforms 50 to 200 nm. Lee

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Richard Y. Chiou; Michael G. Mauk; M. Eric Carr; Bret Davis

Engineering Technology School of Technology and Professional Studies Goodwin College Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 19104AbstractEngineering Technology (ET) is an undergraduate degree program at Drexel University(DU). Several innovative laboratory components are integrated in MET 205 Robotics andMechatronics (a 10-week upper-level undergraduate course) to achieve maximumeffectiveness in teaching multi-disciplinary concepts in emerging fields. The primaryeducational objective of the course is to introduce students to the multidisciplinary theoryand practice of robotics science and technology, integrating the fields

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Donald D. Joye

Now That Computers Are Here, What Do We Do In Lab? DONALD D. JOYE Department of Chemical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085DONALD D. JOYEDr. Joye has been at Villanova for 30 years and counting. He graduated from PrincetonUniversity (B.S.E. 1967) and did graduate work at Lehigh (M.S. 1969, Ph.D. 1972). Hismajor interests are in Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Polymers andRheology. He has five years industrial experience with Sherwin-Williams Chemicals,Engelhard, and Hercules, Inc. doing process engineering, patents, and process R&D. He hasheaded the laboratory program in chemical engineering at Villanova

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Atin Sinha

facility. He is a licensed professionalengineer. 622 A Reverse Engineering Project for an Introductory Engineering CourseAbstractA reverse engineering project is used as a part of the laboratory class of the introductory levelundergraduate engineering course every fall since 2007 to train students attending transfer engineeringprogram conducted by Albany State University with Georgia Institute of Technology. In earlier yearsstudents scanned their teammate’s face which proved to be a challenge. The new reverse engineeringproject introduced in 2009 allowed students to scan a part in NextEngine and rebuild it in RapidWorkssoftware that proved to be significantly easier and guarantees project

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Walter W. Buchanan; Robert J. Herrick

the Franklin Institute of Boston) in 1947. [1] Theseprograms very successfully educated engineering technicians and made them a valuable part of theengineering team.After Sputnik was launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union, leaders in the United States became veryconcerned that the Russians were surpassing the U.S.A. in engineering. As a result, moremathematics and science was pumped into the engineering curriculum. Something had to give andthat was experiential learning laboratories with most of the engineering classes. As a personal aside,when one of the authors majored in electrical engineering at Purdue University, only five or six ofhis engineering classes had laboratories with them. Later when he became a faculty memberteaching electrical

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KENNETH WADE JACKSON

Engineering Education for the 21st Century-Balancing Engineering Science, Information Technology and Multidisciplinary Studies Kenneth W Jackson Ph.D., P.E. Southern Polytechnic State UniversityKENNETH WADE JACKSONDr. Ken Jackson holds a Ph.D. in ME, an MSME, MSIE-OR, BSME and is a RegisteredProfessional Engineer. Prior to academia, he worked 31 years for AT&T, including 15 yearsat the Bell Telephone Laboratories on the design of fiber optic products. He also worked onthe SAFEGUARD ABM System, and in product development and manufacturing. Dr. Jacksonhas authored 17 patents and 24 technical papers, and is a member of the ASME, ASQ, andASA. 373Engineering Education

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David Hergert

with ten community colleges. Students complete a two yearengineering technology degree at the community college, then complete the bachelors primarilythrough live videoconferencing. One of the most challenging aspects of this program is thestudent laboratory experience. The focus of this paper is on a bottling process that allows forremote monitoring and control.Comments on Engineering Laboratory InstructionIn the last thirty years there has been “major paradigm shift in technology, starting from analogto digital, macro to micro, from fixed (or wired) communication to mobile (or wireless)communication, etc.”1. Tiwari also notes that there is a lag in traditional engineering laboratoryexperiences, especially with regards to remote monitoring

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Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

classroom presentation. 531Computational and hands-on project-based learningThe aim is to implement a methodology based on computational and hands-on project-based learningmodel [1], [2] such that to improve and enhance students’ hands-on experiences, problem solving skillsand communication capabilities through the new Mechatronics Engineering program developed atVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. Figure 1 shows the graphical model of computationaland hands-on project-based learning.To provide students with the skills needed in Mechatronics Engineering, the department has developed astate-of-the-art Automation Mechatronics Laboratory to provide students opportunities to gain hands-on

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Daniel Schmalzel

panel ofprofessors makes the final team lists, and by noon on Thursday the teams are announced, andstudents are to report to their first clinic meeting. Although it may seem chaotic when described itis actually very well orchestrated and serves as a good view into the pace at which project teamsmay be assembled. This pace and limited initial knowledge introduces them to another vital skill inengineering, confidence. Often the student will have to confidently make decisions after arelatively short learning curve.Rowan University’s Center for Sustainable Design (CSD) DescriptionAt Rowan University, a number of sustainably focused clinics and projects are regularly offeredfrom The Center for Sustainable Design (CSD). The CSD has laboratory space

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Radian Belu

. Interest in the production of electricity from renewable energy sources is rapidlyincreasing. Carbon tax, pollution reduction, and emissions trading legislation are paving the wayfor environmental accountability and sustainability in the industries. In the last two decades therehave been significant advances in the renewable energy technologies, as well as increaseddemands for engineers and technicians trained in these areas. These require the development ofinnovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educate students to work in this rapidlydeveloping industry, or to help professionals become acquainted with these new technologies.However, the pace of change in education curriculum is growing exponentially due to legislativechanges

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Carl A. Erikson

Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research (Collab). The IPC is a servicelearning base course of study in the Department of Engineering at Messiah College while underthe umbrella of the Collab, under the School of Science, Engineering, and Health at the college.IPC has been operating and evolving over its 4 or 5 year history. Over 100 engineering studentsare involvedin studying, researching, designing, prototyping, and implementing projects. Sixmajor project areas include biomedical, communication, disability resources, energy,transportation, and water. Students have recently completed projects in Honduras, Nicaragua,Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.The study and use of Appropriate Technology principles in the classroom and laboratories allowthe

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PAUL FAGETTE; SHIH-JIUN CHEN; GEORGE R. BARAN; SOLOMON P. SAMUEL; MOHAMMAD F. KIANI

, laboratory experiences,research based upon appropriate professional literature, and communication skilldevelopment (both written and oral). Teams within the Department configured unique courses to fit the guidelines. Bothcourses have evolved through time with feedback from both instructors and students.Accordingly, more discrete skills sets were refined and delivered. The net result is atandem of courses that engage and expand student awareness about the engineeringaspects of their world.Call to ArmsIn 2005, the General Education Program at Temple University challenged the many collegeson campus to create a new series of general education courses to expand the offerings for 91students and enhance

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

classroom learning, laboratory experiences and cooperative education alliances withindustry.”The school offers graduate and undergraduate degrees showcasing the best of RobertMorris University’s practical, real-world philosophy of engaged and applied learning. Inbiology, environmental science, pre-medical, mechanical engineering, and mathematics,our faculty are experts in their fields.Close ties to the business world allow our students to tackle real problems under theguidance of their professors. Internships and research are key to our curriculum, helpingour graduates gain subsequent employment. Students work with sophisticated labequipment, such as our 7,500-square-foot Engineering Learning Factory and dedicatedscience laboratories in physics

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Nikola Jovic; Abayomi Dairo; ASHENAFI TESFAYE; AIME VALERE; YANNICK ROLAND KAMDEM; Sasan Haghani; Paul Cotae

orcoauthored more than 100 papers in these areas and 4 books. Dr. Paul Cotae is a SeniorMember of IEEE, member of ASEE, member of HKN (Eta Kappa Nu) and SIAM. He is cited inWho’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in America, and in Who’s Who in the World.Dr. Paul Cotae is Vice Chair of the IEEE Washington Section, Chair of the CommunicationChapter Washington Section. He is the recipient of the 2011 IEEE ComSoc ChapterAchievement Award and 2011 IEEE ComSoc Chapter of the Year award. He has beenselected as ASEE Fellow by the Naval Research Laboratories in 2009 and 2010. 422 Detecting Falls among Elderly Patients in Nursing Homes by Using Wireless Sensor

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B. Rajavel; M.G. Prasad

Acoustic Noise Synthesis For Muffler System Design And Simulation B. Rajavel Noise and Vibration Control Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ-07030 M.G.Prasad Noise and Vibration Control Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ-07030 729 Acoustic Noise Synthesis for muffler system design and simulationAbstract: Mufflers are typically used to reduce the automotive exhaust noise, which is one of the

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Frank M. Croft

engineering students and feedback receivedfrom co-op employers was very positive. Seeing these results, OSU decided to adapt the Drexel E4model in a slightly modified format.In the early days, the OSU adaption involved a select and dedicated faculty from the College ofEngineering and the College of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Engineering Mechanics wascombined with Math with accelerated Calculus, Statics, Particle Dynamics, and Rigid BodyDynamics. Engineering Fundamentals and Graphics as well as the programming course included ahands-on laboratory where students could experience different engineering disciplines throughoutthe first two quarters and thus they spent more productive time in engineering. First year studentswere offered the

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Harvey Lyons

ofthe laboratory component in the Machine Design course. Here, the formative skills needed forthe Capstone Senior Design project are further improved. Open-ended design projects are createdto complement the specific mechanical element – or topic – being covered. The purposes of theseproblems are twofold: (1) to understand, use and become proficient in the ‘design process’; and(2) to explore, discover and learn a relatively basic yet significant facet of engineeringtechnology as it is practiced. A detailed design report is required and can include: title; table ofcontents; introduction; technical body with sketches, figures, tables, chronological development;results; conclusions/recommendations; appendix; and references. Preference may be given

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Aaron Abugaber; Rohit Dayal; Noah Greenbaum; Sally Hong; Jon Hunt; Joseph Saltzman

, and aworkshop from Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M), I gained more knowledge of therequirements for these devices and how to receive up-to-date, FDA information related tomedical devices.Since the Active HOAD appliance includes electronic circuitry, one other area that we will lookinto is to apply for the equivalent of an Underwriters Laboratory (UL) listing, but use aharmonized standard IEC 60601-1, which also covers other countries. Additionally, we mayseek a specialized marking for Medical Equipment for the European Union (CE Marking) whenthe devices are to be sold through licensees in Europe.33.7 HOAD Student Self-Evaluation (By Edward Land)Student: _______________ Advisor: _______________ BME, MechE, or EE: ______Evaluation

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Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

revision and updating of 5 existing courses atCity Tech and HCC. The project will result in i. Developing curriculum for two new multidisciplinary courses “Introduction to Research Management”, and “Special Topics in Remote Sensing”. ii. Updating and revising six courses to incorporate NASA-relevant material (4 courses at City Tech and 2 at HCC); the courses will be detailed in the next section. iii. Acquiring a limited amount of engineering laboratory equipment to support the new course and the revised courses. iv. Overall, improving the quality and content of the offerings at City Tech and HCC.(3.c) To enhance students’ skills in research. The project helps students in developing their

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Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

might be shown mathematics laboratories, the media production facilities, and computer-assisted instruction programs. But on the way to those installations, they will pass dozens of classrooms with instructors lecturing and conducting discussions just the way they and their predecessors have been doing for decades (p. 155).Service learning is an appropriate teaching and learning approach in which the workplaceprovides a practical setting for structured problem-based learning experiences.Blumenfeld, Soloway, Marx et al. (1991) concluded that technology can play a powerful role 151in project-based learning. Technology contributes to students’ learning by enhancinginterest

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

the following reasons: 1. To ascertain the relative benefit of using a peer-to-peer active learning technique with a first semester freshman class. 2. To encourage students to communicate, provide teamwork practice and encourage learning techniques for self-directed continuing professional development − all of which are criteria of the “Program Outcomes for Engineering Technology Programs” by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)15 and part of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Green Report – “Engineering Education in a Changing World.” 3. To add variety to a nearly 3 hour lecture class that does not have a laboratory component beyond soil sieve testing, thus

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Ted E. Batchman

using the most modern communications technology. They need to attract significantamounts of research funding, they need to publish extensively and they need to help develop the K-12 pipeline into an engineering career. In addition, they need to insure that the curriculum is up-to-date and meets the needs of new and developing industries.Will the rewards still be there for our young faculty members? Can we maintain the tenure andpromotion bar at a level that is reasonable to attain or will we lose too many of our good teachers?We also must look at opportunities to use retired engineers from industry to teach some of ourcourses and laboratories. Their experience is valuable to our students, but we must treat theseinstructors with the respect they

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Pawan Tyagi; Christine Newman

67 75 8three dimensional objects 649 Use math to analyze data 74 80 6 Work with laboratory instruments or 78 84 6 tools Apply trigonometry to word problems 71 74 3 Identify when you don’t know 77 80 3 something in a problem Visualize three-dimensional objects 73 76 3 Understand and solve word problems

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PATRICA A. S. RALSTON; JEFFREY L. HIEB

Requisites for Engineering is a summerenrichment program for local high school students targeting female and ethnic minority students whotraditionally are underrepresented in engineering fields. This four-week, half-day, non-profit program isdesigned to enable 20-30 participants to acquire a degree of understanding of the engineering fieldsthrough participation in laboratory-oriented studies. Participants typically will have completed the 9th,10th or 11th grade, have above average math and science skills, a solid academic record, teacherrecommendations and a commitment to participate for the full four weeks. This program has been inoperation by Speed School of Engineering since 1981, with the following results: 692 participants from1981-2011, 462