Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1909: INTRODUCING K-12 TEACHERS TO LEGO MINDSTORMROBOTICS THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE ONLINE PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT COURSEMeltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluat- ing programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plans designed to assess pro- gram impact to monitoring plans

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Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1650: STEM PROFESSIONALS WITH CLASSSharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education Sharon Bendall started her career as a professional physicist at IBM’s T.J. Watson Laboratory but early on switched her focus to physics education. She is an Adjunct Faculty member of the San Diego State University Physics Department and a Senior Scientist in SDSU’s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. As a nationally recognized materials developer and leader of professional develop- ment, she has been the PI or co-PI on many NSF grants in science. She has developed and implemented numerous content and pedagogical workshops for K-12 teachers, and is a

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New Faculty Development

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Walter W. Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2011-631: PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF STUDENT EVALUA-TIONS FOR STARTING PROFESSORSWalter W Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an assistant professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, WI. He received his BSEE from Ohio Northern University and his MSES and PhD from the University of Toledo. He worked in the automotive industry as an embedded software engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one US Patent, Schilling has numerous publications in refereed

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Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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Nan Niu, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Kui Xie, Mississippi State University; Chris Smith, Mississippi State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-322: REUSE A ”SOFTWARE REUSE” COURSENan Niu, Mississippi State University Nan Niu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from the University of Toronto, where he specialized in requirements engineering for software product lines. His research interests include software reuse, requirements engineering, program comprehension, and software engineering education. He is a member of IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and ASEE.Dr. Donna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna Reese is a professor and interim head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Mississippi State University. She has

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SE Tools and Techniques

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Shane Markstrum, Bucknell University; Gary M. Haggard, Bucknell University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2011-818: USING GRAPH THEORY VISUALIZATION TO MOTIVATESOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONCEPTSShane Markstrum, Bucknell University Shane Markstrum is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University. His primary research focus is on the intersection of programming languages and software engineering–language tools. His recent work in this area includes the JavaCOP pluggable type framework for Java, and refactoring support in Eclipse for the X10 language. At Bucknell, he has taught the Introduction to Computer Science courses, as well as courses on the theory of computation and theory of programming languages. Prior to arriving at Bucknell, Prof. Markstrum received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA.Prof

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1411: ”THE ENGINEER AS LEADER” COURSE DESIGN ANDASSESSMENTDr. Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State UniversityLawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education and lean manufacturing.Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University Zulma Toro-Ramos serves as

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part II

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Michael C Smith, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Systems Engineering

AC 2011-2832: A ”HIGH TOUCH, HIGH VALUE” APPROACH TO A PRACTICE-ORIENTED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMFOR WORKING PROFESSIONALSMichael C Smith, University of Virginia Michael C. Smith, Ph.D. University of Virginia Department of Systems and Information Engineering Box 400747 151 Engineers Way Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4747 434-924-0320 mcs5f@virginia.edu Currently Executive Director of the Accelerated Masters Program in Systems Engineering at the Univer- sity of Virginia, Dr. Smith’s experience involves teaching, research, and application of a broad spectrum of systems engineering techniques with emphasis on systems analysis, design, and evaluation problems in public and private sector

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Project-Based Learning

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Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1199: A NEW MODEL OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN EN-GINEERING EDUCATIONRonald 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 curriculum.Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development in the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate

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Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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Jim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanics

AC 2011-2300: A PHILOSOPHY OF INTEGRATING FEA PRACTICE THROUGH-OUT THE UNDERGRADUATE CE/ME CURRICULUMJim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout JEREMY J. M. PAPADOPOULOS Jim Papadopoulos, P.E. is a Lecturer in the Engineering and Technol- ogy Department of University of Wisconsin Stout. His Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering is from MIT (where he received the Exxon Fellowship and was awarded the Departmental Instructorship), and he also had post-doctoral training in the Cornell Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He has been an R&D engineer for 20 years in areas such as power transmission equipment and paper converting equip- ment. He is the recipient of 7 patents, and co-author of an MIT

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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Ani Ural, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1201: AN INTEGRATED FRESHMAN PROJECT COURSE COM-BINING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING, ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ANDEXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONAni Ural, Villanova University Ani Ural is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. She received her B.S. degree in 1997 from Bogazici University,M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1999 and 2004 from Cornell University. She was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute between 2004 and 2007. She held a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Stony Brook University in Spring 2007. She joined Villanova University in Fall 2007. Her research interests include

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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C.S. Chen, Miami University; Steven Elliott, Miami University, Department of Economics; Mark Boardman, Miami University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-23: AN MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENERGY BASED CURRICULUMC.S. Chen, Miami University Dr. C.S.Chen is a professor and founding chair of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) depart- ment at Miami University (Ohio). He was the electrical engineering department head and the interim engineering dean at the University of AkronSteven Elliott, Miami University Dept. of Economics Dr. Steven Elliott is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Miami University. He has been a research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before entering academics. His professional interests include energy and environmental economics and behavioral economics.Mark Boardman, Miami University

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Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

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Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Moira M. Walsh, Independent Scholar

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-2571: APPLICATION OF CLASSICAL REALIST PHILOSOPHYPRINCIPLES TO ENGINEERING ETHICSClaire Komives, San Jose State University Claire Komives earned her Ph.D. degree at the University of Pittsburgh in Chemical Engineering. She worked at DuPont Research and Development before starting at San Jose State University, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. She teaches Process Safety and Ethics currently. She took an interest in ethics when teaching a freshmen seminar course, Biotechnology and Ethics. Her research interests are in whole cell bioprocesses and biochemical engineering education. Moira Walsh received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 1998, where

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1015: SIMPLIFYING ASSESSMENT USING DIRECT MEASURESRonald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ron Welch is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Until 2 Jan 2007, Ron was an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Ron received a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics from the USMA in 1982 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Ronald Welch@uttyler.edu. Page 22.1294.1

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-2032: SERVICE-LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS: IMPROVING ED-UCATION AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDSWilliam C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette William Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University, one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education and a courtesy faculty member in Mechanical Engi- neering and Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is active in ASEE and has served on the boards of ERM, FPD and CIP and is a fellow of the ASEE and NSPE. He was the first engineer to win the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for

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Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida ; Zaria T. Malcolm, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-277: MOVING BEYOND FORMULAS AND FIXATIONS: EX-PLORING APPROACHES TO SOLVING OPEN-ENDED ENGINEERINGPROBLEMSElliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Dr. Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Chair, Associate Professor, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His research activities are in the areas of active learning, problem solving, critical thinking, and use of qualitative methodolo- gies in engineering education. Specifically, he has published and presented work on the use of guided inquiry as an active learning technique for engineering; how critical thinking is used in practice by stu- dents; and how different epistemological

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Assessing Student Learning

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Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-375: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABET-TAC CRITERION 3 A-K STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENTByron G. Garry, South Dakota State University Byron Garry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Management in the College of Engineering at South Dakota State University, and has been Coordinator of the Electronics Engineering Technology program since 2000. Page 22.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Relationship between ABET-TAC Criterion 3 a-k student learning outcomes achievement data and student’s self-assessment of

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Public Policy in Engineering Education

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Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2011-766: TRAINING CIVIL ENGINEERS TO COMMUNICATE EF-FECTIVELYMaria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah Department of Communication PhD Student CLEAR Consultant for University of Utah School of Engi- neering Page 22.1539.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Training Civil Engineers to Communicate Effectively in the Public Participation Processintroduction Civil engineers are responsible for designing many of the public works projectssponsored by local, state, and federal agencies. They make sure all technical requirementsof the project are

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl F. Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-242: WRITING CHALLENGES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSIN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYJoy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is an Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision and Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet. She regularly teaches graduate courses in Leadership and Ethics and the Directed MS Project for the MS in Technology program at PUC.Jana Whittington, Purdue University Calumet Jana Whittington has a Ph.D. in education with a specialization in instructional design and online learn- ing. Additionally Jana has a MA in studio art and humanities, BFA in painting, and AA in graphic design. She has taught a variety of courses for 15+ years

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Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

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Jenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University; Rodney L. Custer, Illinois State University; Raymond A. Dixon, Illinois State University, CeMaST

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1183: THE USE OF CONCEPT MAPPING TO STRUCTURE ACONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION FOR SECONDARY LEVEL ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONJenny L. Daugherty, Purdue University Dr. Jenny Daugherty is an Assistant Professor in the Organizational Leadership & Supervision Depart- ment in the College of Technology at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the design of technology and engineering professional development and the associated learning outcomes.Rodney L Custer, Illinois State University Dr. Custer is Associate Vice-President for Research, Graduate Studies, and International Education at Illinois State University. His research focus is on engineering-oriented, secondary level professional development.Raymond A Dixon

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-22: PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: WHAT CON-STITUTES SUFFICIENT ASSESSMENT?John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is an ABET Program Evaluator, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is Program Director of

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Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Lauren Aprill

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-1197: DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING LABORATORY PROJECTSFOR GENERAL EDUCATION ENGINEERING COURSESJohn Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI 49423Lauren Aprill Page 22.493.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Development of Engineering Laboratory Projects for General Education Engineering CoursesAbstractA group of laboratory projects is being developed for use in either general education engineeringcourses to improve technological literacy or in introduction to engineering courses. The projectseach focus on the construction of a working

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Understanding Our Students

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

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2056: EMOTIONAL INDICATORS AS A WAY TO INITIATE STU-DENT REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJoachim 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 Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE

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Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

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Randy Dean Kelley, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Amy L. Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Brandon Dooley, Heat Transfer Research, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-729: ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THE CLASSROOMRandy Dean Kelley, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Randy Kelley is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Pitts- burgh at Johnstown. He earned a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering (Nuclear and Mechanical) at Texas A&M University, a Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M Univer- sity, a Masters of Business Administration from West Texas A&M University, a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University and a Bachelors of Science in Nuclear Engineer- ing from Texas A&M University. He joined the faculty at UPJ in 2010 after finishing his doctoral degree

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WIED Olio

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Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder; Wendy C. Chi, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1837: EVOLVING IDENTITIES: UNDERGRADUATE WOMENPURSUING THE ENGINEERING PROFESSORIATESarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.A. Susan Jurow, University of Colorado at Boulder A. Susan Jurow is an Assistant Professor and Co

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-254: FIVE FORCED-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSUSING TWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CAL-IBER ACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has taught a wide

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A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Quanser; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

AC 2011-205: ATTRIBUTES OF A GLOBAL ENGINEERStephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Stephen P. Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Ms. Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company Lynn Brown is the Boeing Corporate Program Manager for University Relations International for Strate- gic Workforce Planning and the Co-chair for the ASEE CMC Special Interest Group for International Engineering Education. Lynn was named as Boeing’s University Relations Program Manager in 2004 expanding her

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Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-1221: BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (BIOMAP)RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATEFrankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University Frankie Santos Laanan is an associate professor in the department of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University. He is director of the Office of Community College Research and Policy. His research focuses on college access, college impact, minority students’ pathway to STEM degrees, and the impact of community colleges on society and individuals. He is PI and co-PI on three NSF grants focused on increasing women and minorities in STEM fields.Dr. Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State UniversityMonica H. Lamm, Iowa State UniversityCarlos Lopez, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-806: COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEM LEANING THROUGHSTUDY OF ENGINEERING CASES USING 3D ANIMATIONSZhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Zhigang Shen is an assistant professor of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Con- struction at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Construction (2007) and M.S in Computer Engineering (2003) from the University of Florida. He had been worked as an architect in Shanghai, China before he moved to the United States. Dr. Shen is the recipient of several federal research grants, from NSF, EPA and DOE. He has many years industry experience in design and construction of large-scale complex building projects in both US and China. His

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Faith A. Morrison, Michigan Technological University; Maria Fernanda Tafur; Aytug Gencoglu, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1792: CONNECTING MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES TO THECONTINUUM SCALE WITH COMSOL DEMOSAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1905: DESIGNING AND TESTING WATER FILTRATION DE-VICES USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS: A DESCRIP-TION OF AN EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULAR UNIT ON BIOREMEDI-ATIONTirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal