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Anthony DePina; Kevin Burnett; Molly Mariea; Michael Bush; Christina Amendola; William Nowak; Jason Kolodziej

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design: VIA Dynamic Load Simulation On A Journal Bearing Test Rig In 2010, Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of rotating equipment, donated ESH-1 reciprocating compressor to the Rochester Institute of Technologyand has continually sponsored multidisciplinary senior design (MSD) projects. Dr. Jason Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringat Rochester Institute of Technology, commissioned the construction of a dynamic journal bearing similarity test rig. The objective of this rig is toreduce the time required to perform seed of fault research of journal bearings. The project was split into a two phase build utilizing twoconsecutive multidisciplinary senior design teams. While the

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Katie Knowles; Nick Bovee; Duc Le; Keith Martin; Mollie Pressman; Jonathan Zimmermann; Rick Lux; Raymond Ptucha

carsare a hot research area for car manufacturers. By the mid-2020’s, most agencies predict this newphenomenon will transform the automobile market. These cars will make our roadways safer,our environment cleaner, our roads less congested, and our lifestyles more efficient. Because ofsafety, manufacturing costs, and limitations of current technology, autonomous off-road vehicles,such as people movers in large industrial or academic institutions, will probably emerge beforeautonomous high-speed highway driving. A three year multidisciplinary capstone project isunderway which will transform a golf cart into an autonomous people mover. In year one, thecart will be converted to remote control. In years two and three independent

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Elena V. Brewer; Anthony P. Dalessio

utilize free software for on-lineconnectivity, and faculty can run an SEM demo in their classrooms after only one practicesession.Educational Needs for Nanotechnology in WNYAccording to National Science Foundation (NSF) estimates the demand for the nanotechnologyskilled workers in the U.S. will reach one million workers in 20151 and two million workers by20202. By 2020, estimated U.S. market value of products using nanotechnology will be $1trillion1. This indicates there are very favorable projections for the fields of nanotechnology andsemiconductor fabrication in the U.S., and it is currently making a huge impact on New YorkState as well. The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has turned the Albany area intoa nanotechnology and

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Abraham L. Howell

and engage students while bringingreal-world context to the classroom. Students can extend the concepts and theories from class byworking with robots in lab or as part of a project or competition. Robots can be used as ateaching tool across the educational spectrum.Related LiteratureA review of the Engineering Education literature reveals that robots have been and continue tobe used as teaching tools in Kindergarten-12 (K-12) and undergraduate engineering curriculums.In K-12 environments it can be seen that robots are predominantly used to teach concepts andtheories related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM as it iscommonly referred to in the literature 2-8. In the realm of undergraduate engineering we find

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Iulian Gherasoiu; Mohammed Abdallah; Digendra Das; Daniel K. Jones; Harry Efstathiadis

nanotechnology andallowing the students to develop substantive capstone research projects. The undergraduate andgraduate curricula couples the intellectual and technological resources of CNSE's NanoTech 6 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering EducationComplex. CNSE is pioneering an institutional model that integrates closely the educationalactivity of the students with the academic and industrial research. This concept offers multipleadvantages. Among them it provides access to state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, andprocesses, expanding the range of research that can be undertaken along the educationalinstruction. In return, the industrial