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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, improving access to clean water, and enhancing virtual reality. In itsreport, “Educating the Engineer of 2020,” the NAE contends that solving problems, such asthose posed in the Grand Challenges, will require more than just providing students withtechnical training. An engineering education must, it is argued, produce graduates who combinetechnical excellence with a multitude of other skills including communication, teaming, ethicalreasoning, and contextual analysis1. Yet, without exposure to real-world applications in thecontext of a technical education, students may neither develop these important skills nor gainsufficient motivation to pursue careers in engineering. A key finding within the currentengineering education literature is that

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division; John V Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ; Arman Hovakemian, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

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build an increasing number of local students qualified and interested inpursuing careers in engineering.The Navy Metrology Engineering Center has been a proactive and engaged partner in the STEPProgram since its inception. STEP is funded privately by partner companies investing in theeducation of local youth to attempt to raise the numbers of high technology educated workers inthe local community. STEP‟s primary mission is to “Inspire students to pursue careers in math,science, engineering and technology” through an innovative, proactive approach that engagesstudents, teachers and the local K-12 educational system with high technology companies,universities/colleges, high tech government agencies and all of their collective resources toachieve

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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AC 2011-1392: TEMPERATURE ALARM LABORATORY DESIGN PROJECTFOR A CIRCUIT ANALYSIS COURSE IN A GENERAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMLoren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in biotechnology applications.Jason Yao, East

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 22.883.6 Literature on women and engineering A primary concern of educators in engineering is the underrepresentation of women inthe math and science. Many explanations have been offered toward understanding the inequalityin representation of women in engineering fields of study, academic departments, and inengineering careers. Researchers in the social sciences argue against traditional explanations thatcite a paucity of the number of women with the ability to contribute to science to explain thecurrent low rate of women’s participation.4 Rather, they note that there is strong evidence thatsocialization barriers contributing to impaired self-confidence and low expectations regarding thepotential for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineer at the University of California–Berkeley and worked for the Water and Sewer Department of the city of San Francisco beforebeginning a career as a newspaper cartoonist, editorial cartoonist, and sculptor. Goldbergdeveloped a number of cartoons, including “Mike and Ike (They Look Alike),” “FoolishQuestions,” “Lala Palooza,” and “Boob McNutt.” Page 22.1522.2* Although the projects here are not associated, please note that Rube Goldberg is the ® and © of Rube Goldberg, Inc.“It was in 1914 that Goldberg created the series that brought him lasting fame — a series thatwas inspired by his academic studies. Recalling the so

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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presented her research at several conferences and has published her work in refereed journals. Mrs. Caruso was a classroom teacher of grades 7-12 for five years and is currently working to complete a Master of Science in Computer Science.Prof. Gregory R Reuter, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Greg Reuter has been a professor of Art at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi since 1978. Greg started his career as an artist in Hawaii where he went to graduate school and received an MFA in sculpture and ceramics from the University of Hawaii. He has shown nationally and internationally; his work is represented in numerous public and private art collections including the Art Museum of South Texas. Greg has

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

course. The course is an activity within abigger plan to develop undergraduate educational modules, and outreach activities, innanotechnology. The lab activities covered multiple aspects of nanotechnology to expose thestudents to as many parts as possible of the spectrum of nanotechnology. This was by-design toprovide the students with a practical background that will enable them to have more choices,should they decide to pursue a career in nanotechnology.Lab activities were assessed directly and indirectly to improve the following offering ofactivities. Achievements by students differed depending on the level of difficulty of the labtopic, but most students managed to grasp the material very well.In the next offering, an attempt will be made to

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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extreme events on critical power infras- tructure which included performing damage assessments after several natural disasters, such as hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Ike (2008), and the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake. Dr. Kwasinski is also an active participant in Austin’s smart grid initiative: the Pecan Street Project. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Argentine Electrotechnical Association during the years 1994 and 1995. In 2005, he was awarded the Joseph J. Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship and in 2007 he received the best technical paper award at INTELEC. In 2009 he received an NSF CAREER award. Dr. Kwasinski is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) The Effective Prototype Principle: The concepts that students must formulate, construct, modify, etc. must be robust in terms of their applicability to the future academic and professional life of the engineering students. A high-quality MEA will help students work with several important and common concepts.In a course on mechanical measurements at California State Polytechnic University, we haveused the MEA principles to develop a series of assignments which require teams of students tosolve problems of a scope and nature very similar to that which they are expected to encounter intheir engineering careers. To successfully solve these problems, the students must work inteams, understand the physical principles relevant to the

Conference Session

ELOS Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

career choice." 1Two of the (original three) students involved in the design and development of this project havesuccessfully completed their graduate studies. Additional students have continuouslycontributed to the improvement of the project and redesign of several components and aspects ofthe apparatus.IV- Design of the Experiment and the Apparatus1. PedagogyThis project has been designed for sophomore level students. Pedagogical measures have beentaken for its realistic effectiveness (nation-wide). Therefore, the framework of the project hasbeen set at a level that sophomores may: a) succeed in its implementation and b) develop somedegree of understanding and appreciation for the optical measurement processes and potentialapplications.2