Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-706: THE COLUMBIA CITY TRAILHEAD: A COLLABORA-TIVE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE EX-PERIENCEBarry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and ma- terials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineering, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is an experienced contra dance caller.M. Regina Leffers, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Regina Leffers, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for the Built Environment and

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-460: USING SCREENCASTS TO ENHANCE INTRODUCTORYENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPhilip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Philip Parker is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Page 22.1635.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Screencasts to Enhance Introductory Environmental Engineering EducationOverviewActive learning is widely accepted as a best practice in higher education

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-372: ESTABLISHING GREEN BUILDING INSITUTE IN A SCHOOLOF ENGINEERINGAmitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE is the Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture and Construction Management at Farmingdale State College, SUNY. He de- veloped and implemented the new four-year program in Construction Management and the new B.S. pro- gram in Architectural Technology at Farmingdale State College. Dr. Bandyopadhyay has been appointed by ABET as the Commissioner to the Technology Accreditation Commission. Dr. Bandyopadhyay’ pri- mary research field is construction engineering and management. He served in the Word Trade

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Inci Ayranci, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1283: BI-MODAL NO MORE SHIFTING THE CURVE IN MA-TERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES COURSESSuzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta Suzanne Kresta is a Professor at the University of Alberta who has been teaching process analysis since 1994. During the last 15 years, her class sizes have doubled but the student performance on mastery of the material has improved. Inci Ayranci is currently developing new active learning materials for the course through a Fraser and Shirley Russell Teaching Fellowship.Inci Ayranci, University of Alberta Inci Ayranci is currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. As part of the Fraser & Shirley Russell Teaching

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Emerging Information Technologies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Computing & Information Technology

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

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

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Manufacturing Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

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

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs

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

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-783: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED PROJECT-BASEDAPPROACH WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED AND EAC-OF -ABET ACCRED-ITED INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTROMECHANICAL/BIOMEDICALENGINEERING PROGRAMSalah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor SALAH BADJOU, Ph.D. Wentworth Institute of Technology Electronics and Mechanical En- gineering Department Boston, MA 02115 USA Email: badjous@wit.edu Telephone: 617 989 4113. Salah Badjou received a B.S. in physics and mathematics and a M.S.in physics from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He has a combined multidisciplinary experience of more than 25 years university teaching, research, and industry

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1949: INTRODUCE ENGINEERING TO 6TH GRADERS VIA”SPEED DATING”Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Melanie Ford is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. She previously taught computer training for military and civilian employees as well as worked for a software company. She received her BA in Computer Science and Mathematics at the State University of New York at Potsdam. She currently teaches computer programming for engineering majors and is Head of the Engineering Outreach Center. Her research and outreach interests are in the K-12 outreach education areas. Ford won the 2010 Penn State Women in the Sciences and Engineering (WISE) Institute Faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; William J Calvo, Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1031: INTRODUCTORY LEVEL TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS IL-LUSTRATING CONCEPTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERINGStephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering and adjunct professor in Biomed- ical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, respectively. Stephanie’s educational interests are in laboratory develop- ment and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1762: INTEGRATING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE INTO OC-CUPATIONAL LEARNING ABOUT ENGINEERSBrianna L Dorie, Purdue University Brianna Dorie is a Ph.D student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She previously received her M.S. in environmental engineering from the University of Arizona, and her B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Portland. For the past three years, Brianna has coordinated the K-5 outreach program through the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) at Purdue.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and is the Co-Director of As- sessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tao Xing, Tuskegee University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Heshmat A. Aglan, Tuskegee University

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-1296: INTEGRATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY INTO UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMTao Xing, Tuskegee University Tao Xing is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering department at Tuskegee University. He re- ceived his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2002. His recent research focuses on computational fluid dynamics, most recently applied to renewable energy, and integration of mobile technology into engineering courses and laboratories. Address: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Luther H. Foster Hall, Room 532, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 Ph: (334) 727-8986 (O), Fax: (334) 727-8090, Email: taox@tuskegee.edu, Web

Conference Session

Computer Science Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Li, Northern Arizona University

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1958: A PRACTICE-ORIENTED APPROACH TO TEACHINGUNDERGRADUATE DATA MINING COURSEDan Li, Northern Arizona University Dr. Dan Li received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, in 2005. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science De- partment at the Northern Arizona University. Her current research interests include large-scale databases, spatio-temporal data mining, information security, and computer science education. Page 22.85.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-968: ALTRUISTIC ENGINEERING PROJECTS: DO PROJECT-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING DESIGNS IMPACT ATTITUDES IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS?Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder MALINDA SCHAEFER ZARSKE is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder in engi- neering education. Her research interests include engineering student learning, diversity and recruitment. Her current research is centered on the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, recruitment, and retention in engineering. She is a Co-Director of the Engineering for American Commu- nities student organization, on the development team as well as a content editor for the TeachEngineer- ing.org digital library

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1135: AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. OPTICS PROGRAMSLauren D. Thomas, Virginia TechLisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair, PhD, LinguisticsUniv of Chicago, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is involved in several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching interdisciplinarity in university and industry settings. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, and assessing com- munication in engineering. Her research includes communication and interdisciplinary collaboration

Conference Session

Making Elementary Engineering Work: Lessons from Partnerships and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1333: MAKING ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING WORK: PART-NERSHIPS AND PRACTICE–NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYElizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is a K-12 STEM curriculum and professional development consultant and the coordinator of K-20 STEM Partnership Development at North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering. She has over twenty five years of experience in industry and STEM education. Prior to her current position, Ms. Parry was the project director of RAMP-UP, an NSF and GE funded project focused on increasing math achievement in K-12 through the use of collaboration between undergraduate and graduate STEM students and classroom teachers. She is an active member of

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-1318: MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINEER-ING DESIGN GRAPHICS JOURNALRobert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a full professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina Uni- versity, where he has taught since 1986. He is the current Director of Publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s annual and mid-year conference program chair and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a program chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s vice

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-523: MEDICAL PHYSICS CURRICULUM FOR UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSRenat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Renat R. Letfullin is associate professor of physics and optical engineering department at the Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. He has extensive academic credentials in nanotechnology and specializes in laser physics, wave and quantum optics, aerosol physics, biophotonics and nanomedicine, where he is using laser-induced explosion of absorbing nanoparticles in selective nanophotothermolysis of cancer. Letfullin served as senior researcher at the Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Samara branch), 1993-2002, and research associate at Mississippi State

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1226: PROGRESS REPORT - THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHPERFORMANCE CAPSTONE PROJECT TEAMS AND THE SELECTIONPROCESSStephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2888: STUDY ABROAD IN GHANA AS A TOOL IN TASK IDEN-TIFICATION FOR BIOENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGNAndrew Darling, PhD, Syracuse University Andrew Darling is an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. He instructs the Bioengineering Capstone Design and Quantitative Physiology courses. His research interests are biomedical manufacture and biomedical applications of computer aided design. Page 22.1348.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Study Abroad in Ghana as a Tool in Task Identification for

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Purdue University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1394: SOCIOECONOMIC TRENDS IN ENGINEERING: ENROLL-MENT, PERSISTENCE, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTMarisa K. Orr, Purdue University Marisa K. Orr is is currently a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the hurdles faced by students of low socioeconomic status, the interaction of gender and socioeconomic status, and gender differences across engineering disciplines. She received her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate of Engineering and Science Edu- cation from Clemson University.Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University Nichole M. Ramirez is a graduate student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University

Conference Session

Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Jie Zhou, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Dyah A. Hening; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2011-289: WHAT IS STEM?David A. Koonce, Ohio UniversityJie Zhou, Ohio UniversityCynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University Cynthia Anderson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Ohio Uni- versity. In addition to research on community college faculty, Dr. Anderson has published research on inequality, labor markets, rural communities, and gender.Dyah A. HeningDr. Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University Page 22.1684.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 What is STEM?1. IntroductionSTEM in the U.S.The shortage US

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Morteza Sameei, Houston Community College Northeast

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2322: MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR A PEER-TO-PEERLEARNING ENVIRONMENT: LEADERSHIP VS. CURRICULUM BAL-ANCEFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzadeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.edu.Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and M.S

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering; Kyle P. Foster, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering, Michigan State University; Tonisha Brandy Lane, Michigan State University; Rickey Alfred Caldwell Jr, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1790: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM:THE DPO SCHOLARS PROGRAMMr. Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Diversity Programs Office/College of Engineering/Michigan State Univer-sity Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University Major: Advertising Degree & Year: BA, 1996 Graduate Institution: Jones International University Major: Higher Education Leadership and Adminis- tration Degree & Year: MEd, June 2011 (expected) Appointment: Director/Assistant to the Dean for Diversity (2008-present) Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering at Michigan State University Assistant Director (2007-2008) Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering at Michigan State University Retention

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Joseph McCoy Mydosh, Western Michigan University; Jason Michael Shane

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2359: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ENGINEERING DESIGN CUR-RICULUMAlamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP.Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University Jorge Rodriguez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Garene Kaloustian, Lebanese American University; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1707: ENGINEERING IN EARLY EDUCATION: A MULTICUL-TURAL COMPARISON OF WEB RESOURCESAikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette Having acquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Digital Com- munication in the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as an educator both in formal and informal settings for 10 years now, I have, since January 2008, started the PhD Program in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. My research interests are : Developmental Engineering; Engineering in PreK-3; Early Engineering Curriculum Development; Use of Art to enhance Engineering Design; Educational Software; Educational RoboticsSo Yoon Yoon, Purdue

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University ; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-340: ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMUNITIES: RELATION-SHIPS, RESULTS, AND RETENTIONPamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M UniversityDr. Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M UniversityEmily M. Hunt, Ph.D., West Texas A&M University Dr. Emily M. Hunt is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at West Texas A&M University. Page 22.597.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engineering Learning Communities: Relationships, Results, and RetentionAbstractLearning communities that dual enroll students in a block of two or more common courses havebeen implemented