AC 2011-1877: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A BIOMETRICS COURSEON STUDENTS’ DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING KNOWLEDGEShane F. Cotter, Union College Shane Cotter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Union College. He received his undergraduate degree (with first class honors) from University College Dublin in 1994. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Digital Signal Processing from the Univerity of California at San Diego in 1998 and 2001 respectively. He worked at Nokia Mobile Phones as a senior design engineer between 2002 and 2004. In 2004-05, he worked as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. In
AC 2011-14: ASSESSING THE RELIABILITY OF SOME CLASSICALMECHANICAL VIBRATION DESIGNS VIA SIMULATION SOFTWAREArnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University ARNALDO MAZZEI is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1998. He specializes in dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems and stability of drivetrains with universal joints. His current work relates to modal analysis, stability of drivetrains, finite element analysis and CAE. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, SAE and SEM.Dr. Richard A. Scott, University of Michigan
AC 2011-815: BODY-STORMING, SUPER HEROES AND SCI-TECH PUB-LICATIONS:TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE THE IDEATION PROCESSDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Science) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes development of innovative design methodologies and en- hancement of engineering education.Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy Kendra
AC 2011-2159: BRINGING CURRENT RESEARCH TO THE CLASSROOMUSING LINKED COLUMN FRAMED SYSTEM IN AN UNDERGRADU-ATE STRUCTURES LABRupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles Professor of Civil Engineering at California State University at Los Angeles, a predominantly an un- dergraduate institution. He teaches courses in computer aided analysis and design and capstone design project course.He is a co-PI for a NSF/NEES funded research project on Linked Column Framed system.Peter Dusicka, Portland State University Associate Professor Dusicka focuses his teaching and research on infrastructure engineering. He is the director of iSTAR (infraStructure Testing and Applied Research) Laboratory where he leads a team of
AC 2011-33: BUILDING AN ACADEMIC CENTER INFRASTRUCTUREFOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTMitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He sits on many university and community boards and advisory
AC 2011-2012: BUILDING EXPERTISE ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY(BEES) - AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL TO INCREASE RESEARCH ANDEDUCATION IN ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYJose F. Espiritu, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Jose F. Espiritu is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at El Paso. He is interested in interdisciplinary research that focuses in the understanding of the energy and sustainability challenges and alternative energy issues through innovative solutions for consumers and industry. His research work has been published in several recognized journals such as Electric Power Systems Research, The Engineering Economist, Journal of Risk and
AC 2011-1246: COMMUNICATING WITH HYPER-TWEETSJohn M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus John Robertson, PhD, is a Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Arizona State Univer- sity Polytechnic where he specializes in semiconductor technology. His research interests include process control and its application to educational development. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium. Page 22.342.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-2704: COMPUTING STUDENTS RELATIVE USE OF COOPER-ATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES WITHIN AN URBAN UNIVERSITYAnthony Joseph, Pace UniversityMabel Payne, Independent education researcher Page 22.365.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computing Students Relative Use of Cooperative Education Services within an Urban UniversityAbstractComputing students used the cooperative education services of an urban university at a relativelylower rate than business students. However, this lower participation did not appear to negativelyaffect the overall employment outcomes of computing students in
AC 2011-1815: COURSE EMBEDDED CLASS ROOM ASSESSMENT TECH-NIQUE FOR THE STEM EDUCATIONLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Arizona State University. Page 22.388.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Course Embedded Class Room Assessment
AC 2011-714: DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBOTIC PLATFORM FOR TEACH-ING MODEL-BASED DESIGN TECHNIQUES IN DYNAMICS AND CON-TROL PROGRAMBingen Yang, University of Southern California Dr. Bingen Yang is Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, who has taught courses (includ- ing AME 301, 420 and 451) and conducted research in the area of dynamics and control at USC for 21 years. He has expertise in modeling, analysis, and simulation of dynamic systems and structures. He has developed more than 300,000 lines of MATLAB codes for simulation of dynamic and control systems, which have been used in some courses taught by him. Dr. Yang is the author of the book ”Stress, Strain, and Structural Dynamics: An Interactive Handbook
AC 2011-2779: ASSESSING COLLABORATIVE UNDERGRADUATE STU-DENT WIKIS AND SVN WITH TECHNOLOGY-BASED INSTRUMENTA-TION: RELATING PARTICIPATION PATTERNS TO LEARNINGErin Shaw, University Of Southern CaliforniaErin Shaw, University of Southern CaliforniaJihie Kim, University of Southern California Jihie Kim is the Principal Investigator of the Intelligent Technologies for Teaching and Learning group in the USC Information Sciences Institute (http://ai.isi.edu/pedtek). She is also a Research Assistant Profes- sor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California (USC). Dr. Kim received a Ph.D. from the USC, and a master’s and a bachelor’s degrees from the Seoul National University. Her current interests
AC 2011-1245: A BALANCED VIEW OF NEW TECHNOLOGIESJohn M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus John Robertson, PhD, is a Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Arizona State Univer- sity Polytechnic where he specializes in semiconductor technology. His research interests include process control and its application to educational development. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium.Slobodan Petrovic, Oregon Institute of Technology Slobodan Petrovic is an Associate Professor at Oregon Institute of Technology iin Portland, OR. Prior to that he was as Associate Professor at Arizona State
AC 2011-763: A GUATEMALAN IMMERSION FOR TEACHING ENGI-NEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSKristine R. Csavina, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Kristine Csavina is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering in the U. A. Whitaker School of Engi- neering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Csavina received a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Dayton and the Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Arizona State University. Her research inter- ests range from motion analysis of human movement in movement disorders, orthopedics and sports to engineering education research in student learning, pedagogical approach, and K-12 outreach initiatives.Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University Lisa A. Zidek is
AC 2011-1759: A LOW COST PROJECT COURSE TO ENHANCE LEARN-ING IN A STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSECharles G. Drake, Ferris State University Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan MS Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological University BS mathematics Lake Superior State University 12 years in Product Development, R & D, Reynolds Metals Company (now ALCOA) Richmond, Virginia Page 22.60.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Low Cost Lab Project Course to Enhance Learning in a Statics
AC 2011-541: A METAL CASTING LABORATORY EXERCISE: COL-LABORATION BETWEEN THE ENGINEERING AND ART DEPARTMENTSAT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTIP. A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Dr. Simionescu is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Program of the Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. He received his B.Sc. from Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Romania in 1992, a doctoral degree from the same university in 1999 and a Ph.D. degree from Auburn University in 2004. His research interests include mechanical design, CAD and computer graphics. He has authored 18 journal papers and has been granted 7 patents.Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dr
AC 2011-2444: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT -REDSIGNED TO INCREASE INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERACTIONSteven G Northrup, Western New England College Steven G. Northrup is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, MA. His research interests are: systems engineering and control systems in alternative energy power production, embedded control systems, humanoid and mobile robotics, and pedagogy of multidisciplinary teamwork. He has worked on alternative energy systems in Guatemala and the US and worked in automotive electronics design for several years
AC 2011-184: A UNIQUE UNIVERSITY-TRIBAL COLLEGE COLLABO-RATION TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE AMERICAN PATHWAYS TO STEMEDUCATIONG. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University G. Padmanabhan, Ph. D., P.E., M. ASEE, F. ASCE is a professor of civil engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He is a long standing member of ASEE and ASCE. Currently, he is also the Director of North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute. He has been active in STEM education outreach activities to minorities at the college and high and middle school levels for the last ten years.Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University Bob Pieri is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NDSU in Fargo, ND. He has many conference publi
AC 2011-2849: A WORLD OF EDUCATION: HEALTHCARE WITHOUTBORDERSMegan Ida O’Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering Megan O’Connor is currently a Biomedical Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She looks forward to earning her BS degree in biomedical engineering in May of 2011 with a minor in technical communication. As a student, Megan is a member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), BMES, and SWE. In the fall of 2008, O’Connor assisted in the creation of a campus organization called Healthcare Without Borders (HWB), and has since participated as secretary, vp/engineering crew manager, and presi- dent. She intends on continuing her education in graduate school with a bioengineering focus on artificial
AC 2011-2732: ABET REPORT GENERATIONRichard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) I am an Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology. My main responsibilities are schol- arship, teaching and curriculum development. I have developed significant new curriculum in both the Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology departments. Courses and Labs include: Digital System Design, Principles of Electronic Design Automation, Circuit Theory I III, Electro-Optic Devices (new), Electronics I III, Electronic Principles for Design I & II, Applied Microprocessors (new) and, Advanced Electronics (new). I was the single recipient of the ”2002 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for
AC 2011-2406: ACCELERATED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPE-RIENCE IN COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATIONSRatchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University RatchaneekornThamvichai received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Col- orado, Boulder. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering depart- ment at Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. She was a Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Wireless@VT group in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2009 and 2010. Her research interests include signal classification and signal processing for cognitive radios and one-dimensional and two-dimensional
AC 2011-443: ADOPTION OF THE TABLET PC BY THE ENGINEERINGEDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT VIRGINIA TECHShreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech Shreya Kothaneth is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vir- ginia Tech. She is also the lead of the College of Engineering’s Instructional Technology Team. Her research interests include diffusion of technology, usability, and cultural ergonomics.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia TechDr. Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech Dr. Glenda R. Scales serves as both Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Tech- nology and Director of the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. As
AC 2011-2165: AN EVALUATION OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLEPROGRAM BASED ON STUDENT MOTIVATION AND LEARNING EF-FECTIVENESSAshley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science and Technology Ashley is a Masters student at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, graduating in May of 2011. As a graduate research assistant at the Center for Technology Enhanced Learning, Ashley has developed a passion for the fields of usability and educational research. She has worked on educational course evaluation of two research grants, both in engineering education. In her spare time, she enjoys studying the subjects of human factors and leadership.Richard H Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology
AC 2011-607: AN EVALUATION OF THE ”JUST IN TIME TEACHING”METHOD ACROSS DISCIPLINESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and
AC 2011-1264: AN EXAMINATION OF FACULTY PERCEPTIONS ANDUSE OF BLACKBOARD LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJulie M Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette Doctoral Student, College of Technology, Purdue UniversityLinda L Naimi, Purdue University Dr. Naimi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University and an attorney at law. Her research interests focus on leadership and innovation, in which she examines ethical, legal and global issues in leadership and explores the unintended consequences of technology innovation on culture and the quality of life. Page
AC 2011-1082: AN INEXPENSIVE HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO PER-MANENT MAGNET DIRECT CURRENT MOTORSGarrett M. Clayton, Villanova University Dr. Garrett M. Clayton received his BSME from Seattle University and his MSME and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington (Seattle). He is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. His research interests focus on mechatronics, specifically modeling and control of scanning probe microscopes and unmanned vehicles.Rebecca A Stein, University of Pennsylvania Rebecca Stein is the Associate Director of Research and Educational Outreach in the School of Engi- neering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She received
AC 2011-1253: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY, TEAM-BASED MOBILE ROBOTSDESIGN COURSE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYFernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University Fernando Rios received a Bachelor of Communications and Electronics Engineering from Mexico’s Na- tional Polytechnic Institute, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University, New Orleans LA. After teaching Electrical Engineering at the Universidad de las Amricas (Mexico), he is now Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University. His interests include robotics, digital and embedded systems.Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University Rocio Alba-Flores received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University. She
AC 2011-1356: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE DESIGNPROBLEM IN IDEATION EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCHGul E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Gul Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
AC 2011-88: APPLYING THE INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION FRAMEWORK: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONALTECHNOLOGYCatherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Catherine Amelink is currently serving as the Research Coordinator for the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning at Virginia Tech and Assessment Coordinator for the College of Engineering in the Office of the Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Technology. Previously she worked on assessment initiatives with the Division of Student Affairs and the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Education at Virginia Tech and has served as the Assessment Coordinator for undergraduate education at
AC 2011-2287: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS NOVICE DESIGNERSNathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nathan Mentzer is an assistant profession in the College of Technology with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher.Kyungsuk Park, Utah State University
AC 2011-1533: HOW DO THEY THINK? ENGINEERING COLLEGE STU-DENTS’ CONCEPTIONS OF ELECTRICITYChih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University Associate prof. and director of Graduate Institute of Science Education and Center for Science Education.Wen-Cheng Chen, National Dong Hwa University doctoral student of science education Page 22.782.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011How do they think? Engineering College Students’ Conceptions of ElectricityAbstractThe present study was a follow-up research1 in which we had found that Electro-Magnetics wasconsidered as the most difficult