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Lionel Hewavitharana; Mahbub Ahmed; John Hauver; Joseph Lonigro; Allan Derrickson

Design, Construction, and Testing of a Prototype Test Unit for “Impact of a Jet” Experiment through Senior Design at Southern Arkansas University Lionel Hewavitharana, Mahbub Ahmed, John Hauver, Joseph Lonigro and Allan Derrickson Department of Engineering and Physics Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, AR 71753Abstract"Impact of a Jet” experiment is a commonly offered laboratory exercise in most undergraduateengineering programs. The equipment available in the market for this experiment can beexpensive despite the fact that no sophisticated technologies are involved

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Tammy Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar Clausen

,APLU 2016). Major changes were made at these institutions, including the formation of theUniversity of California Center for Laboratory Safety (Gibson 2014).At the University of Arkansas (U of A), the Ralph E. Martin Department of ChemicalEngineering implemented a three-year safety strategy in 2014, resulting in increased safetycompliance, as well as impacting safety culture, both inside and outside the department.Although the department has employed a chemical safety officer for the last 17 years, safety wasviewed previously as something to be enforced rather than integrated into everyday lab work. In2013, implementation and education required by OSHA for a Globally Harmonized System ofClassification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) created an

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Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

Comparison of Experimental Data and Model Results for the Depressurization of an Air Tank Martin A. Christie, John A. Dominick III, Robert E. Babcock, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasAbstractA laboratory experiment/demonstration and modeling study was developed for junior-levelchemical engineering students that can serve as excellent training for the venting calculationsperformed in practice. A simple incompressible flow experiment was conducted indepressurizing an 11 gal (0.042 m3) air tank from 80 to 22.5 psig (5.4 to 1.5 atm

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John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

ethics emphasize theresponsibility of engineers to consider the “safety, health, and welfare of the public” [2,3].Regulations, standards, laboratory practices, etc. reflect the importance of safety in engineeringwork. Also, the negative consequences associated with safety-related failures such as accidentsand product defects make such issues a priority for industry. Creating a safety culture isdifficult. It involves the performance of proper actions and the avoidance of improper actions.Any definition of safety must specify what is considered proper, what is considered improper,and what is an acceptable degree of risk.In engineering education, practical safety concerns are necessarily part of laboratory courses andsafety concepts are often

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Nathan Hutchins; Kaveh Ashenayi

ideas and findings inan engineering environment. This style of course has been shown to display “a definite andmeasurable increase in student awareness and understanding of the engineering profession2.” Thisone day a week class is set up in a laboratory structure where there is a lecture followed by someexperimentation with software or hardware.The evolution of this class is based on the changes to the curriculum at the University of Tulsa aswell as faculty and student feedbacks, and will continue to change to reflect changes in the subjectsand engineering tools used.Software Tools © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceThe software tools that

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Stuart Baur; R. Joe Stanley

% 131 974ChemistryChemistry 1319 – General 6.85% 185 1389Chemistry Laboratory I Table 5. Improvement in Average GPA for Missouri S&T Students with PLTW Course Experience in Select Speech CourseCourse % Improvement Number of Students Number of Students w/ PLTW Exp. w/out PLTW Exp.Speech 1185 – Principles 1.66% 116 694of Speech Table 6. Improvement in Average GPA for Missouri S&T Students with PLTW Course Experience In Select Statistics CoursesCourse

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt

and mass balances, and software to complete their design. Students work in groups andwrite a report summarizing their findings. The activity connects course concepts to real worldapplications and requires students to design their own case studies through exploring the researchand patent literature. These aspects engage students in topics they are interested in whilesimultaneously relieving the burden off of faculty for constructing new projects each courseoffering.IntroductionProblem-based learning and laboratory experiments are common teaching methods for theundergraduate kinetics and reaction engineering courses in chemical engineering (Silverstein2011). However, these approaches typically are concentrated on one course topic at a time

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Abu Asaduzzaman; Farshad Mashhadi; Manira Rani

organization (hardware) andhow to program it (software). Particular attention is given to the following areas: handlinginterrupts and interfacing analog/digital input/output devices. Laboratory work should givestudents hands-on experience. Pre-requisites include Introduction to Computer Architecture andProgramming in Assembly/C Languages. Examples of topics/activities include microprocessororganization, interrupt service routine (ISR), interfacing input/output signals, programmingADC, DAC/PWM, Sensors, etc. Development board (such as NXP DEMOEM board), softwarepackage (such as NXP CodeWarrior), and peripherals (such as LED, light sensor, temperaturesensors, motor, LCD display, etc.) are used to design and develop microprocessor basedembedded

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Virginia Charter P.E.; Carisa Ramming; John Reck; Heather Yates

” is the number of participants.Discussion:For the programs studied, junior level Architecture, Architectural Engineering, ConstructionManagement, and Fire Protection and Safety students have all completed Engineering Staticscoursework. All of the students had previously completed coursework in Calculus, Physics andEngineering Statics. These courses are not considered to be experiential learning courses, but aremore typically taught in a lecture format. Both Physics and Engineering Statics have anassociated laboratory or recitation section. The students in the junior level cohort were identifiedby post-requisite courses in which they were currently enrolled. This group of students waschosen based on their similarities in early, sophomore level

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Gopi K. Mandadi; Subeshan Balakrishnan; Eylem Asmatulu

MechanicalEngineering at WSU and actively involving in teaching, research, and scholarship activities inthe same department. She received her PhD degree from the Department of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at WSU in May 2013, which was mainly focused on the “Life CycleAnalysis of the Advanced Materials”. Prior to the WSU, she also worked in the EnvironmentalHealth and Safety at WSU and Composite Manufacturing Laboratory at NIAR of WSU.Throughout her studies, she has published 8 journal papers and 23 conference proceedings,authored 8 book chapters, presented 8 presentations, and reviewed several manuscripts ininternational journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Asmatulu is currently conducting researchon “e-waste recycling, water recycling, active

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Neville Tay; Xiu Jie Low; Vinay Patil; Eylem Asmatulu

at WSU and actively involving in teaching, research, and scholarship activities inthe same department. She received her PhD degree from the Department of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at WSU in May 2013, which was mainly focused on the “Life CycleAnalysis of the Advanced Materials”. Prior to the WSU, she also worked in the EnvironmentalHealth and Safety at WSU and Composite Manufacturing Laboratory at NIAR of WSU.Throughout her studies, she has published 7 journal papers and 23 conference proceedings,authored 7 book chapters, presented 8 presentations, and reviewed several manuscripts ininternational journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Asmatulu is currently conducting researchon “e-waste recycling, active carbon processing

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Virginia Charter P.E.

assessment across multiple accreditation agencies.” Journal of Industrial Technology, 20(4), 1-7.Ejiwale, J. A. (2014). “Limiting skills gap effect on future college graduates.” Journal of Education and Learning, 8(3), 209-216.Ezeldin, A. S. (2013). “International accreditation for engineering programs: Mission, learning objectives, and outcomes.” Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 102 (pp. 267-275). Elsevier Ltd.Feisel, L. D., & Rosa, A. J. (2005). “The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education.” Journal of Engineering Education, 121-130.Felder, R. M., & Silverman, L. K. (1988). “Learning and teaching styles in engineering education.” Engineering Education, 78(7), 674-681

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Kim Fowler; Don Gruenbacher

AppliedPhysics Laboratory between 1994-1997 and 1989-1990. He received a bachelor's in electricalengineering in 1989, a master's degree in 1991, and a doctorate in 1994, all from K-State. During his career at K-State, Don has chaired and served on various committees at thedepartment, college, and university level. He has been recognized as an outstanding facultymember by both Eta Kappa Nu and Mortar Board. His research activities are focused in theareas of computer networks, communications, and digital design.

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Nicolas Ali Libre; Jeff Jennings; Amy Skyles

laboratoryredesign practices using best pedagogical methodologies. Skyles is recognized as the “go-to”person on the S&T campus for learning about instructional design of laboratory courses andexperiential learning activities, including DELTA Labs, which strive for the goal of DeliveringExperiential Labs to All.Skyles has a passion for learning and would consider herself a lifelong learner who is perpetuallytrying to discover new things and new ways of doing the things that she has already made a partof her life. Teaching and learning are both very enjoyable for Skyles and she is passionatelybelieves that using active learning strategies as well as flipped, blended and online learningmodels should be considered as a part of the standard way of teaching

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Nathan M. Schneider; Mark Janzen; Eylem Asmatulu

”. Prior to the WSU, she also worked in the EnvironmentalHealth and Safety at WSU and Composite Manufacturing Laboratory at NIAR of WSU.Throughout her studies, she has published 7 journal papers and 23 conference proceedings,authored 7 book chapters, presented 8 presentations, and reviewed several manuscripts ininternational journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Asmatulu is currently conducting researchon “e-waste recycling, algae based biofuel productions and CO2 capturing. 14

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different in the selected puff waveforms. Their effect on ECaerosol deposition and translocation will also be investigated. Our numerical results indicate that the model can accurately predict the time courses of ECtoxicants at multiple organs. Also, compared to those lumped parameter approaches and semi-empirical models, the CFPD-PBTK model is based on thenatural law of physics and chemistry with fewer assumptions and simplifications30. Aircraft Computational and Resource Aware Fault Tolerance (Aircraft) Laboratory at Saint Louis University Mathey Dreyer, Andrew Hoelscher, Federico Garcia Lorca, Ryan Caobts, Joseph O’ Neil and Srikants Gururajan