AC 2011-2781: USING PORTABLE ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENT KITSFOR ELECTRONICS COURSES IN A GENERAL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMJason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao joined the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in August, 2005. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi university of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in elec- trical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. His research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, control systems, and biosignal processing. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven
AC 2011-1634: A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE FOR ENGINEER-ING AND BUSINESS STUDENTS: THE GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICALINDUSTRYWilliam J Kelly, Villanova University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Page 22.77.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A new interdisciplinary course for engineering and business students: the Global Pharmaceutical IndustryAbstractThe workplace today is changing. Technological breakthroughs often cross disciplines countriesand continents. In highly regulated industries such as the pharmaceutical business, it is essentialfor engineers designing the products and
AC 2011-149: AN ONLINE MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN ENGI-NEERING TECHNOLOGYVladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Vladimir GenisProfessor and Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technol- ogy and Professional Studies, Drexel University, has developed and taught graduate and undergradu- ate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific journals and presented at the
AC 2011-579: HYBRID LESSONS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DE-SIGN: A STUDYCatherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines Catherine Skokan is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. She received her BSc, MSc, and PhD from the Colorado School of Mines in Geophysical Engineering and was the first woman to receive a graduate degree from that institution. Her educational research interests include multidisciplinary engineering, humanitarian engineering, and curriculum devel- opment and design. Page 22.790.1 c American Society for Engineering
AC 2011-1301: IMPLEMENTING AN AFFORDABLE HIGH PERFORMANCECOMPUTING PLATFORM FOR TEACHING-ORIENTED COMPUTERSCIENCE CURRICULUMJeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport Jeongkyu Lee received a B.S. from Sungkyunkwan University in Mathematic Education and an M.S. from Sogang University in Computer Science, both of Seoul, Korea in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Before he pursued his doctorate, he worked as a database administrator for seven years with companies including IBM. In fall 2002, he entered the Doctoral program in Computer Science and Engineering at the Univer- sity of Texas at Arlington. After he received Ph.D. degree in summer 2006, he joined the Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering at University of
AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University
AC 2011-339: INCORPORATING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING ANDCASE STUDIES IN LAB COURSES: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS AND ED-UCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR THIS TEACHING PEDAGOGYCindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng)Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Stephanie Luster-Teasley is a tenure-track assistant professor with a joint appointment between the Departments of Civil, Architectural, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. She has a BS in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University, a MS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University. She
AC 2011-98: INCREASING BROADER INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATIONIN ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSDr. Bill Heybruck and Ms. Linda Thurman, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. Heybruck received is BSEE degree from Merrimack College in North Andover MA, a Masters in Computer Science from Union College in Schenectady NY and his Ph.D. in EE from UNC Charlotte. He was with IBM for 32 years where he was a consulting engineer for test technology, a wireless consultant and a Product Development Manager in Printer Development. He retired from IBM as a Hard Disk Drive Consultant when Hitachi bought his division and worked for Hitachi Global Storage Technology for 5 years before coming to UNC Charlotte
AC 2011-40: INDUSTRY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: MECHATRON-ICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTNiaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). He is also the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. Dr. Latif served as an Assistant Dean for Statewide Technology Administration in the College of Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, before joining Purdue University Calumet on July 1, 2007. He is the Principal Investigator of the 2010 NSF-ATE grant, ”Meeting workforce needs of Mechatronics Technicians.” Mr. Nick Wilson is the founder and President of Morrison Container Handling
AC 2011-42: INTRODUCING YOUNG CHILDREN TO ENGINEERINGTHROUGH EARLY STEM LITERACYEmily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M UniversityMichelle L Pantoya, Texas Tech University Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Specialty in Combustion of Energetic Materials.Aaron S. Hunt, Canyon Independent School District I am in my ninth year in public education. Three years teaching high school Spanish, two teaching 8th grade history, one as a graduate student and researcher, and three years as an assistant principal in middle school. I love working with students and know the value of the education business. I also am in my last year of
AC 2011-1100: INSPIRING GIRLS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM WITHA MENTOR-SUPPORTED ROBOTICS PROJECTSanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tabriz in 2004, followed by a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from Iran University of Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Her areas of interest are Control Systems and Robotics.Chris Macnab, University of Calgary Chris Macnab received his B. Eng. in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. He
AC 2011-266: INVESTIGATING INFLUENCES OF THE MESA PROGRAMUPON UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTSChristine E. Hailey, Utah State University Christine E. Hailey is a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering at Utah State University. She is the Principal Investigator on a recently funded NSF study to better understand the influence MESA activities have on the engineering self-efficacy, interest, and perception of underrepresented students.Chandra Y Austin, Auburn UniversityDr. Cameron Denson, Utah State UniversityDaniel L Householder, Utah State University Daniel L. Householder is a Research Professor at Utah State University and Co-PI of the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education
AC 2011-715: INTEGRATING BIOLOGY AND ENGINEERINGCindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng)Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Sanjiv Sarin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Associate Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a member of ASEE and IIE, and a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina. Page 22.896.1
AC 2011-124: INTEGRATING INNOVATION INTO ENGINEERING EDU-CATIONMatthew Spenko, Illinois Institute of Technology Matthew Spenko is an assistant professor in the Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prof. Spenko earned the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001 and 2005 respectively. He was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, at Stanford University from 2005 to 2007. His research is in the general area of robotics with specific attention to
AC 2011-609: LEARNING ROBOTICS THROUGH DEVELOPING A VIR-TUAL ROBOT SIMULATOR IN MATLABYang Cao, University of British Columbia (Aug. 2007 - Present) Instructor, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia Okanagan Cam- pus (Aug. 2005 - June 2007) Postdoc, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Windsor Page 22.1006.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Learning Robotics through Developing A Virtual Robot Simulator in MatlabAbstractDue to the expensive nature of an industrial robot, not all universities are equipped with arealrobots for
AC 2011-531: THE MONTANA MULE: A CASE STUDY IN INTERDISCI-PLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGNBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engi- neering education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres is also studying the pedagogical impact of interdisciplinary capstone projects compared to traditional discipline-specific de- sign projects. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware
AC 2011-1319: THE EFFECT OF SKEWED GENDER COMPOSITIONON STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGPROJECT TEAMSLorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Lorelle Meadows is Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In this role, she holds primary responsibility for the design, management and delivery of the first year program to undergraduate students. She also serves as a catalyst for coordination among the engineering programs encompassed by the Office of Undergraduate Education, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the International Programs Office and the Multidisciplinary Design program. In this role within the college, she also has
AC 2011-1198: INTEL: INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT FOR ENGINEERINGLEARNING CONTEXTUALIZING STATICS PROBLEMS TO EXPANDAND RETAIN WOMEN AND URM ENGINEERSJanet H. Murray, Georgia Tech Professor in Digital Media Graduate Program, Georgia Tech, interaction designer, and author of Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (1997) and Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice (MIT, forthcoming in 2011). She is Director of Georgia Tech’s Experimental Television Lab where she has created prototypes for PBS’s American Experience, POV, and the History Channel. Before coming to Georgia Tech she directed educational computing projects at MIT with funding from NEH, Annenberg/CPB, and
AC 2011-1805: USING GEARSET TO PROMOTE STUDENT AWARENESSOF LEARNING OBJECTIVESDavid R. Bowman, Clemson University David R. Bowman is a Lecturer in the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. His educa- tional background includes a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from Clemson University.Elizabeth A. Stephan, Clemson University Page 22.1620.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using GEARSET to Promote Student Awareness of Learning ObjectivesIn fall 2009, several new grade reporting modules were added to GEO (General
AC 2011-1635: UNDERSTANDING FACULTY AND PRACTITIONER IN-VOLVEMENT IN A CAPSTONE INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN EXPE-RIENCEShane A. Brown, Washington State University Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wash- ington State University. His research includes understanding how and why faculty adopt curricular inno- vations using Diffusions of Innovation Theory and the Concerns Based Adoption Model.Nadia Frye, Washington State University Nadia Frye is currently working on her PH.D. in Civil Engineering at Washington State University focus- ing on Engineering Education research.Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State UniversityPaul M. Smith, The Pennsylvania State University
AC 2011-1496: REDESIGNING A COURSE ON ELECTRONICS DISTRI-BUTION NETWORKS TO MEET THE CONTEMPORARY INDUSTRYNEEDSMalini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Malini Natarajarathinam is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Distribution in the Department of Engi- neering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She received her BE from Anna University, her MS in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University, her MA in Management Sci- ence and MS in Applied Statistics from The University of Alabama and her PhD from The University of Alabama. Her teaching activities surround classes in purchasing, distribution networks and strategic relationships. She has been involved in numerous research
AC 2011-1055: USING PEER EVALUATION TO ASSESS INDIVIDUALPERFORMANCE IN TEAM PROJECTS FOR FRESHMEN ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE EASTGhada Salama PhD, Texas A&M University at Qatar Lecturer at Texas A&M ,Chemical Engineering ProgramBeena Ahmed, Texas A&M University at Qatar Page 22.1627.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Using Peer Evaluation to Assess Individual Performance in Team Projects for Freshman Engineering Students in the Middle East1. AbstractSince 2003, Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has offered Bachelor of Science degreesin chemical, electrical, mechanical and
AC 2011-1502: ELICITING MEXICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ IM-AGES OF ENGINEERING: WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?Caridad del Carmen Cruz Lpez, Universidad de las Americas PueblaRocio C Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West LafayetteAurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and
AC 2011-122: ENHANCING GRADUATION RATES THROUGH HIGH IM-PACT ACTIVITIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, MEN-TORING, AND SCHOLARSHIPSPaul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University Paul Plotkowski is the Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. Extensively involved in experiential education, he is the recipient of the ASEE - CEED Service Award and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University Dr. Jann Joseph is the Associate Dean for Professional Development and Administration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). She works closely with the profes- sional
AC 2011-1227: EXAMINING CURRENT AND HISTORICAL EVENTS INA FRESHMAN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINARRebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received her B.S.ChE, M.S.ChE and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001 Outstanding Faculty Woman Award, a 2001 Hearin Professor of
AC 2011-79: FABRICATION OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODESIN AN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS COURSERobert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Robert A. Ross is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. His research interests include semiconductor devices and physics pedagogy. Ross received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Wayne State University in Detroit.Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy Meghann Murray has a position in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at University of Detroit Mercy. She received her BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from UDM and is certified to teach high school chemistry and physics. She has taught in
AC 2011-561: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE ENGINEERING LIT-ERATURE: DEVELOPING AN ONLINE TUTORIAL SERIES FOR ENGI-NEERING STUDENTSJanet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Janet Fransen is the librarian for Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, Electrical & Computer Engi- neering, Computer Science & Engineering, and History of Science & Technology at the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities. Jan earned her MLIS from Dominican University/College of St. Catherine in 2008, joining the library world after two decades as a computer programmer, trainer, and writer. Her undergraduate degrees are from the University of Minnesota: a B.A. in Speech-Communication, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and
AC 2011-2848: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORIES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTLEARNINGJohn D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering JOHN D. GASSERT, Ph.D., P.E. John D. Gassert is currently a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE) and an Adjunct Professor of Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Gassert is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. He is currently the Chair of the Accred- itation Activities Committee for BMES. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University in 1995. He earned his MS degree and BE degree in Electrical Engineering in 1974 and 1971 respectively, both
AC 2011-1677: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION CENTER FOR WATER TREATMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Her role includes project coordination and budget management of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Univer- sity, and is currently conducting research for her Master’s thesis on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportunities for students in STEM disciplines. Ms. Fattic worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an
AC 2011-590: A MODEL FOR THE POST-BACHELOR’S DEGREE EDU-CATION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS THROUGH A COLLABORA-TION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIAMartin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology Martin Bollo is a Faculty member at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. He joined BCIT in 2000 after ten years of consulting engineering experience in California and British Columbia. He is a registered P.E., P.Eng. and S.E., and is a member of the Certificate in Structural Engineering Program Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia (SEABC). He was a founding member of the SEABC in 2005, and was a past President of its predecessor, the Vancouver