AC 2011-2541: EMBEDDED ASSESSMENT OF LIBRARY LEARNINGOUTCOMES IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEMelissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming Melissa is the Instruction and Assessment Coordinator in the Reference and Instruction Services Depart- ment at University of Wyoming Libraries.Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming Larry Schmidt is the Physical and Applied Sciences Librarian at the University of Wyoming Libraries. Page 22.554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Embedded Assessment of Library Learning Outcomes in a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstract:When
AC 2011-2900: ENGINEERING ENERGY SOLUTIONS: FACILITATINGHANDS-ONLeslie Wilkins , Maui Economic Development Board Leslie Wilkins has served as the Vice President of the Maui Economic Development Board since 1999. She was hired to design, launch and direct the Women in Technology Project with a mission to engage girls/women and under represented populations into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pipeline. In its tenth year, the program serves annually more than 14,000 students, educators and industry members throughout the state of Hawaii from elementary school to job placement.Diana Papini Warren, Maui Economic Development Board Diana Papini Warren is a Project Manager with the Maui Economic
AC 2011-204: FACILITATING STUDENT PROFESSIONAL READINESSTHROUGH INDUSTRY SPONSORED SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTSChip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University Dr. Chip W. Ferguson Chip Ferguson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He has five years of industrial experience working with mechanical and fluid power systems. His areas of interest include 3D constraint- based modeling and rapid product development.Phillip A. Sanger, Western Carolina University Page 22.699.1 c American Society for
AC 2011-1992: CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND GLOBAL COMPETENCY:A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENGINEERING STUDENTSYi Shen, Purdue University Yi Shen is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research examines cyberin- frastructure for interdisciplinary scientific research, global engineering education and global competency, and social informatics. Having expertise in mixed quantitative-qualitative methods, she applies factor analysis, multivariate statistics, and nonparametric statistical techniques as well as qualitative analysis to measurement development and model construction for assessing
AC 2011-2331: A CROSS-NATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF CONFIDENCEIN ABET SKILLS AND KOLB LEARNING STYLES: KOREA AND THEUNITED STATESKimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley Kimberly Lau is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.Mary Kathryn Thompson, KAIST Mary Kathryn Thompson is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). She is engaged in design research at the bound- ary, both within engineering and beyond, and is actively working on the development and application of formal design theories to civil, environmental, and urban engineering. Kate is the Director of
AC 2011-1884: A WEB-BASED LEARNING MODULE FOR TEACHINGGIS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGSirjana Dahal, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRichard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & TechnologyProf. Glenn Morrison, Missouri University of Science & TechnologySeth Paul Lamble, Missouri University of Science and Technology Currently a Masters student at Missouri S&T pursuing his degree in Environmental Engineering.Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science & Technology Ronaldo Luna is a Professor and Assistant Chair for Civil Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri. He received his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Tech- nology in 1995
AC 2011-1610: ARE WE GROWING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIO-ENGINEERS? AN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ONE BIOINSTITUTESUMMER CAMPRobin Guill Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Robin Guill Liles is associate professor in counseling and counselor education in the Department of Hu- man Development and Services in the School of Education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro. Liles is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Coun- selor. Liles’ is also Associate Director for Educational Assessment for the NCA&T Engineering Research Center Education and Outreach program, and she is co-principal investigator for research on the NSF Con- tent
AC 2011-2181: RE-DESIGNING CAPSTONE DESIGN: TWO YEARS OFEXPERIENCECameron J Turner, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Cameron Turner is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines where he runs the Design Innovation and Computational Engineering Laboratory. At CSM he teaches undergradu- ate and graduate courses in engineering design and is a member of the Senior Design Leadership group. Dr. Turner is currently the course coordinator for the Engineering Capstone Design program and is active in the Computers and Information in Engineering Division of ASME. Page 22.1213.1
DISSIPATED BY OLDAND NEW TENNIS BALLS, Proceedings of the 2010 National Conference and Exposition of The AmericanSociety for Engineering Education, Louisville, Kentucky, paper AC 2010-269.7. Bernstein A D 1977 Listening to the coefficient of restitution Am. J. Phys. 45, 41- 44.8. Smith PA Spencer C D and Jones D E, Microcomputer listens to the coefficient of restitution, Am J. Physics, 49,1981, 136-140.9. Stensgaard, I., and Laegsgaard, E., Listening to the coefficient of restitution-revisited, Am. J. Phys. 69, 2001,301- 305.10. Aguiar, C. E. and Laudares, F., Listening to the coefficient of restitution and the gravitational acceleration of abouncing ball, Am. J. Phys., 71, 2003, 499-501.11. Fontanella, John Joseph, The physics of basketball
AC 2011-2823: ENSURING CURRICULUM INTEGRITY FOR ENGINEER-ING TECHNOLOGYMike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Mike Eastman is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunications En- gineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr. Eastman spent six years as a hardware design engineer with Intel corporation before entering academia to specialize in embedded systems de- sign. Most recently he has been involved in curriculum development and academic calendar conversion at RIT. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology and a MS in Computer Science from RIT.H. Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) H. Fred Walker is Dean of the College of
AC 2011-1230: AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT: THE DE-SIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY HY-BRID BOATFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityKeith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University Mr. Keith L. Coogler is an instructor of industrial technology at Sam Houston State University. He re- ceived a BS in Design & Development and holds a MA in Industrial Education and is pursuing an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Texas A&M University Commerce. His primary teaching area is Construc- tion Management. Research interests include: automation, electronics, alternative energy, and ”green” construction.Ayhan Zora, Deere & Company
AC 2011-1452: SPECIAL SESSION: MOVING TOWARDS THE INTENDED,EXPLICIT, AND AUTHENTIC: ADDRESSING MISALIGNMENTS IN EN-GINEERING LEARNING WITHIN SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY ED-UCATIONKevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kevin Anderson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on primary through university STEM education policy and practice, and the alignment of education with professional practice. He previously taught science and math at the secondary level and earned the distinction of National Board Certified Teacher.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is PI for the ”Aligning
AC 2011-2431: TEAM TEACHING THAT GOES THE DISTANCE: TEAMINSTRUCTION FOR A BROADCAST INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERINGCOURSEAngela Minichiello, Utah State University Angela (Angie) Minichiello, Principal Lecturer in the Department of Engineering and Technology Edu- cation at Utah State University, instructs core engineering courses at the Brigham City Regional Campus. Angie is a registered professional mechanical engineer and has over 15 years industry experience as a practicing engineer. She holds a BSME degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a MSME degree from Georgia Tech. Her research interests include adult learning theory, blended learning techniques, and improved methods for technology based
-college primer course in composite engineering. Journal of Engineering Education Jan. 1995 pp. 1 – 4. Retrieved from http://soa.asee.org/paper/jee/paper- view.cfm?pdf=484.pdf.10. Genalo, L.J., Schmidt, D.A., and Schlitz, M. (2004). Piaget and engineering education. Proceedings of ASEE. Retrieved from http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=19765.11. Hynes, M. (2007). Impact of teaching engineering concepts through creating lego-based assistive devices. ASEE AC 2007-1684. Retrieved from http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view.cfm?id=4946.12. Jacobson, M. and Reimann P. (Editors) (2010). Designs for learning environments of the future: international perspectives from the learning sciences (first
AC 2011-1196: EET PROJECT SESSION IN A PROJECT LEAD THE WAYCONFERENCE FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSGene L. Harding, Purdue University, Statewide Technology GENE L. HARDING is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he has taught for eight years. He has three years of industrial experience with Agilent Technologies and over 25 years of combined active and reserve service in the United States Air Force.Danny H Cole Page 22.530.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 EET Project Session in a
AC 2011-974: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE IRON RANGE ENGINEER-ING (IRE) MODELDan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering Dan Ewert is the Director and Professor of Iron Range Engineering, Virginia, MN – a program of Min- nesota State University – Mankato.Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully implemented engineering learning communities in first year programs. Recently, Ulseth began a new 100% project-based, industry- sponsored, engineering
AC 2011-2713: EXPERIENCE WITH SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR MAN-AGING STUDENT-AUTHORED WIKI TEXTBOOKSEdward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University Ed Gehringer is an associate professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University and has also taught at Carnegie-Mellon University and Monash University in Australia. His research interests lie mainly in computer-supported cooperative learning. Page 22.676.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-1714: A COMMUNITY COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE OF HOW OCEANAPPLICATIONS CAN ENHANCE TECHNICAL PROGRAM COURSE OF-FERINGS AND EXPAND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIESScott Fraser, Long Beach City College Scott Fraser is the Department Chair of Electrical Technology at Long Beach City College. As the Chair, he is responsible for the largest community college Electrical Technology Program in California. The program has in excess of 730 students per semester in a 45 unit program that covers industrial electrical to CISCO Networking. He has been teaching since 1998. Prior to LBCC, Scott was the President of Dolphin Scientific, Inc. for 12 years where the company developed a line of Digital Signal Processing platforms for both
AC 2011-2785: APPLICATION OF PARAMETRIC SOLID MODELINGFOR ORTHOPEDIC STUDIES OF THE HUMAN SPINEJorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University Jorge Rodriguez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer- ing, and Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Design (CID) at Western Michigan University. He re- ceived his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison, received an M.B.A. from Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ., and a B.S.E. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from ITESM - Monterrey Campus in Monterrey, Mexico. Dr. Rodriguez teaches courses in Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, Mechanical Design, PDM/PLM, and Biomechanics and Finite
AC 2011-188: STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EN-GINEERING PIPELINE USING TABLET PCS AND ONLINE INSTRUC-TIONAmelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Canada College. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science and engineering. Page 22.1327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-686: MAKING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK: LESSONSFROM PARTNERSHIPS AND PRACTICETHE SYSTEMIC PROJECT, MARY-LANDPamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University Dr. Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood
AC 2011-214: WIP-DEVELOPMENT OF A SENIOR LEVEL ROBOTICSCOURSE FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSChi N. Thai, University of Georgia Chi N. Thai is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept. He teaches courses in Robotics, Machine Vision and Systems Modeling. His research areas are in 3-D Spectral Imaging as applied to plant health monitoring and quality characterization of agricultural products. Page 22.1702.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work-In-Progress - Development of a Senior Level Robotics
AC 2011-1000: ENERGY HARVESTING FOR ENGINEERING EDUCA-TORSEric C Dierks, The University of Texas at Austin Mr. Dierks is currently a Master’s student at The University of Texas at Austin working on powering structural health monitoring systems through energy harvesting and scavenging. He also earned a BSME from the same university in 2008. Following this he worked for the Institute for Advanced Technology in Austin modeling, simulating, optimizing, and testing battery-inductor pulsed power supplies for electro- magnetic rail guns for the US Army and Navy. There, he also briefly served as a reviewer for Carnegie Mellon’s autonomous platform demonstrator robotic program.Jason M Weaver, The University of Texas at
AC 2011-1588: EMBEDDING LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS INTO AFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSE THROUGH INTRODUCTION OFAN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT AND INFORMATION LIT-ERACY SKILLSChris Plouff, Grand Valley State University Dr. Plouff currently serves as Assistant Professor & James R. Sebastian Chair of Engineering Cooperative Education and Educational Development at Grand Valley State University. He is responsible for coordi- nating assessment efforts for the School of Engineering, including the mandatory cooperative education program. His research interests include first-year engineering program development, effective assessment of engineering education, and transition to and from the engineering educational environment
AC 2011-1013: HEV GREEN MOBILITY LABORATORYMark G. Thompson, Kettering University Dr. Mark G. Thompson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University. He teaches in the areas of electronic design and automotive electronic control. He has been involved in many alternative energy and alternative fueled vehicle research projects including development of power electronic and control interfaces for photovoltaic arrays, hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles.Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University Dr. Craig J. Hoff is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He teaches in the areas of thermal design, mechanical design, and automotive engineering. His research focuses on
AC 2011-96: IMPLEMENTING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELINGIN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CURRICULADon Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Professional Preparation Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Civil Engineering Ph.D. 2006 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Civil Engineering M.S. 2002 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Statistics M.S. expected in 2011 Tongji University, Shanghai, China Civil Engineering B.S. 1992 Professional Appointments 5/09 present Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology& Construction Management, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 8/06 5/09 Assistant Professor, Department of Technology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 8/00 8/06 Graduate Research
AC 2011-1321: WE’VE BEEN FRAMED! ENDS, MEANS, AND THE ETHICSOF THE GRAND(IOSE) CHALLENGESDonna M Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College. Page 22.1677.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 We’ve been Framed! Ends, Means, and the Ethics of the Grand(iose) Challenges AbstractSince the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges were first publicly articulated in2008, engineering educators have used its ideas to motivate their work. While there is a sense ofmoral imperative around pursuing selected Challenges
AC 2011-2764: UNCOVERING THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN ENGINEER-ING EDUCATION WITHIN AN INTEGRATED CURRICULAR EXPERI-ENCENadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia Nadia Kellam is an Assistant Professor and engineering educational researcher in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Georgia. She is co-director of the CLUSTER research group. Her research interests include interdisciplinarity, creativity, identity formation, and the role of emotion in cognition.Tracie Costantino, University of GeorgiaJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative
AC 2011-616: SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY (SEA), A UNIVER-SITY OF ARIZONA STEM INITIATIVE TO RECRUIT HIGH-SCHOOLSTUDENTS INTO ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE DISCIPLINESRanji K Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University Dr. Ranji Vaidyanathan is presently the Herrington Professor in Advanced Materials at the Helmerich Research Center at OSU Tulsa. He is also the Director of the New Product Development Center (NPDC) and the Inventors Assistance Service (IAS) at Oklahoma State University. The mission of the New Prod- uct Development Center at Oklahoma State University is to link the innovative ideas and capabilities of small manufacturers and inventors with the knowledge and multi-disciplinary expertise of the land grant
AC 2011-2913: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 3D PRINTER WITHRECYCLING SYSTEMR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is currently working as Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Mercer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MCIE) at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has thirty eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experi- ences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary research