Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John G. Cherng P.E., University of Michigan-Dearborn; Ben Q. Li, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Narasimhamurthi Natarajan, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(b) a video clip that demonstrated the operation of the drive. The students reallyenjoyed the video clip demonstration. (a) Actual Parts (b) Operation Video Figure 1. Actual Parts and Operation Video of a Harmonic DriveLaboratory ProjectsThe hands-on laboratory sessions consisted of two different types: weekly lab projects andcourse projects. There were ten weekly laboratory projects that consisted of two portions. Thefirst portion covered the description of the project including objective(s), required parts and partdescriptions, a wiring diagram, a sample program, and step-by-step tutorial instructions attachedin appendices. The second portion required the student to apply the knowledge

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

23.432.14References[1] Carliner, S., An overview of online learning, Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Publications/HRD Press, 1999.[2] Connick, G. P., 1997, “Issues and trends to take us into the twenty-first century,” In T. E. Cyrs (Ed.) Teaching and Learning at a Distance: What it Takes to Effectively Design, Deliver and Evaluate Programs: No. 71. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, San Francisco: Jossey- Bass, pp. 7-12.[3] Herring, S., 2002, “Computer-mediated communication on the Internet,” Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), Vol. 36, pp. 109-168.[4] Hollandsworth, R., “Toward an Instructional Model for Asynchronous Instruction of Interpersonal Communications,” a paper presented at

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

integrating opportunities to develop non-disciplinary workplace related skills into college classes.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Uni- versity of Louisville where she also received her B.S., MEng, and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering. Her educational research interests include the use of technology in engineering education, incorporation of critical thinking in engineering education, and ways to improve retention. Her other interests include process modeling, simulation, and process control

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Ware; David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College; Harvey F. Silverman, Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Program SolicitationNSF 11-514, http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11514/nsf11514.htm.2. W. A. Wulf. Editorial “Engineering Ethics”. The Bridge 32 (3), Fall, 2002, p. 3.3. J. R Herkert. “Continuing and Emerging Issues in Engineering Ethics Education”. The Bridge 32 (3), Fall, 2002,pp 8–13.4. J. R Herkert. “Collaborative Learning in Engineering Ethics”. Science and Engineering Ethics, 3, 4, 1997, pp447-462.5. C. E. Harris, Jr., M. Davis, M. S. Pritchard, M. J. Rabins. “Engineering Ethics: What? Why? How? AndWhen?”. Journal of Engineering Education, April 1996, pp 93-96.6. A. Colby and W. Sullivan. “Ethics Teaching in Undergraduate Engineering Education”. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 2008, 97, 3, pp 327-3387. Bryant University first-year program

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isolde Adriana Parker, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Seetha Veeraghanta, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

undergraduates “tend to overrate theirabilities a great deal when it comes to finding information on the Internet”[5]. According toBuschman and Warner, undergraduates generally consider themselves to be competent and effective Page 23.478.3researchers, though assessments of their information literacy skills show that they are not nearly ascapable as they believe themselves to be [6]. More often than not, “[s]tudents do not understand theresearch process as well as they know electronic tools”[7].Furthermore, undergraduates overestimate the effectiveness of their information searches. A search isgenerally deemed successful if it yields numerous

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Harry R. Diz, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

(in the end of the1st semester) and a final project report (in the end of the 2nd semester). Although students in eachdepartment were mostly responsible for the subsystems falling in their discipline areas, thesedeliverables were deemed reasonable indicators of effectiveness in student learning.On the liberal arts-related and communication-skills related outcomes, assessments were conductedbased on student team’s participation in various oral presentations within their department. Suchevents are typically offered at least twice in a semester including final oral presentations in fall andspring semesters, and IEEE student paper competition (ECE-specific) in spring with externaljudges as part of the preparation for IEEE Region 2’s Student

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

(Phase 1 report).Washington, DC; 2009. Available at: http://www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/advisory-committees/CCSSIE/CCSSIEE_Phase1Report_June2009.pdf.8. ISSOTL. ISSOTL: International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2009. Available at:http://www.issotl.org/index.html. Accessed January 4, 2012.9. Boyer EL. Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. Princeton, N.J.: Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of Teaching; 1990.10. Thompson S, Bloomington IU. SOTL home. Available at: http://www.issotl.org/tutorial/sotltutorial/home.html.Accessed December 28, 2011.11. Hutchings P, Shulman LS. The scholarship of teaching: New elaborations, new developments. Change.1999;31(5):10–15.12. Singer SR, Nielsen NR

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L Taylor, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thus, the feminine in any representation is devalued.Consequently, the dichotomous relationships ensue. For example, understanding that to be anengineer is to not be a student in the humanities. The two colleges and cultures representgendered disciplines in this sense.3 Using Putnam et al.’s, explanation of hierarchy in difference,masculine is privileged and so it becomes the ideal.10 Therefore, anything outside of this standardarguably will be a tension.Examining the culture surrounding this tension and in order to better understand the output ofgraduates, Godfrey and Parker found that engineers have certain ways of performing engineer.2They contend that as long as people stay close to the engrained way of “being an engineer” theyare accepted

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

administrators in questionbothered to read these comments, had them read to them, understood or cared if they did either.Table 3: Comments from Interested StudentsCommentOne of the purposes of the course was to be able to design a military defense system. Thisproject was due on one of the last days of the semester and in order to do it we had to apply allthe knowledge learnt during the course. It is not true that we had no textbook. It was not veryused during the classes. But (the prof) gave us the syllabus the first day of class, and there wereall the topics of the course were related with the corresponding chapters of the book.He is not afraid to give the grades that one deserves. He has given me 40’s and has given me120’s, and every time I deserved

Conference Session

The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Libby Osgood P.Eng., University of Prince Edward Island and Dalhousie University; Clifton R Johnston, Dalhousie University; Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

-learning reflection for engineering. In E. Tsang & American Association for Higher Education (Eds.), Projects that matter (pp. 64-75). Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.6. Reynaud, E., Duffy, J. J., Barrington, L., Kazmer, D. O., Tucker, B. G., & Rhoads, J. L. (2012, June). Engineering faculty attitudes towards service-learning. Paper presented at the 119th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX.7. Pierrakos, O., Bielefeldt, A. R., Duffy, J. J., Mcvay, S., Paterson, K., Swan, C. W., & Zilberberg, A. (2012, June). Faculty survey on learning through service: Development and initial findings. Paper presented at the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-Hill. 11. Latham, G., Latham, S. D., & Whyte, G. (2004). Fostering Integrative Thinking: Adapting the Executive Education Model to the MBA Program. Journal of Management Education, 28(1), 3-18. 12. Miller, A. (1981). Integrative thinking as a goal of environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education, 12(4), 3-8. 13. Peterson, R. S., & Nemeth, C. J. (1996). Focus Versus Flexibility Majority and Minority Influence Can Both Improve Performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22(1), 14-23. 14. Arkowitz, H. (1992). Integrative theories of therapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 15. Showers, C. (1992). Evaluatively integrative thinking about

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Laura Darrah, Residence Life, Western Michigan University; Paul V. Engelmann, Western Michigan University; Cynthia Halderson, Western Michigan University; Bryan W. Thumme, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

.” Page 23.1041.3Denton, et al demonstrated that an integrated affective-cognitive approach had a positive effecton student learning and achievement in a first-year computing class5,6. Additional studies on theaffective development of first-year engineering students that included the involvement of StudentAffairs have occurred at Arizona State Universities7 in the 1990’s and The University of SouthCalifornia8 in the late 2000’s.Engineering HouseDesign of Engineering HouseOne of the research pilot projects is Engineering House (EH). Ninety-seven percent of first-yearengineering and applied sciences students choose to live in the residence halls even though thereis no requirement that first-year students live on campus. Enrollment in EH has grown

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

less: lessons from online learning. Learning & Leading with Technology, March/April, 18-22.13. B. Abernethy. (1993). Searching for the minimum essential information for skilled perception and action. Psychological research, 55, 131-138.14. E.R.. Guthrie. (1952). The Psychology of Learning: Revised Edition. Harper Bros:Massachusetts.15. E. Kim, J. Kim, & S. Hong. (2007). The effects of students’ intrinsic motivation on academic achievement and preference for cooperative learning" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Page 23.1060.12 Association, San

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

for data collection, system monitoring, and remote control. Thesystem is required to simultaneously record data from 30 to 40 sensors with samplingfrequencies between kilo to mega samples/s depending on the diagnostic input level and speed.During the preliminary planning of the project, students were responsible for developing theDAQ system from the probe (sensor) amplifier box to the GUI interface. A flow diagram wascreated with a “systems engineering” approach to constructing a timeline and procedure fordevelopment of the system. Project management eventualy became the most prominent hurddle for the collaboration.There were many competing demands on multiple key contributors to the collaboration and timeon task was imperative for

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington- Seattle; Elizabeth Burpee; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith P.E., Tuskegee University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

which students tend toward at that particular institution.Bibliography 1. Pascarella, E.T. & Terenzini, P.T. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 2. Inman, P. & Pascarella, E. (1998). The impact of college residence on the development of critical thinking skills in college freshmen. Journal of College Student Development, 39(6):557-568. 3. Brint, S. & Cantwell, A.M. (2006). Undergraduate time use and academic outcomes: Results from the University of California undergraduate experience survey 2006. Teachers College Record

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Jani M Pallis, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

questionresponse itself.Overall, clickers have shown potential to keep students engaged in the learning process andprovide a means to quickly assess learning success. Students are prompted to connect the newconcept(s) to those learned previously and demonstrate their mastery of it. This allows thestudents and the instructor to rapidly discover whether the introduction of a new concept wassuccessfully scaffolded onto prior knowledge by a critical portion of the class. If the answer is no,the instructor can return to the concept with a clarification or another example. If the answer isyes, the instructor may move on, but the students who privately know they were not correct are

Conference Session

Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Transfer Experience for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science StudentsAbstractSince 2002 an academic scholarship success and professional development program has beenheld at Arizona State University for transfer and non-transfer students supported by NationalScience Foundation CSEM and S-STEM grants for scholars in engineering and

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Susan E. Burger, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research agenda at the time the paper is presented in Atlanta.The goal is to ensure that the ASEE membership has access to the report close to the time of itsrelease and that ASEE is one of the first organizations to hear a summary presentation on its Page 23.1279.13content.References1. Sanders, M. (2009). Integrative STEM Education: Primer. Technology Teacher, 68 (4), 20- 26.2. Pruitt, S. (in development). Next Generation Science Standards. Achieve.3. Fogarty, R. (October 1991). Ten Ways To Integrate Curriculum. Educational Leadership, 61-65.4. Carr, R.L. & Strobel, J. (2011). Integrating Engineering into Secondary Math and Science

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University in Erie, the Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Accrediting Commission Criteria, website http://www.abet.org/DisplayTemplates/DocsHandbook.aspx?id=3150[3] Bergmann, L. S. and Zepernick, J., “Disciplinarity and Transfer: Students’ Perceptions of Learning to Write,” Writing Program Administration, 31, Fall/Winter 2007.[4] Walker, K. “Using Genre Theory to Teach Students Engineering Lab Report Writing: A Collaborative Approach, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 42, 1, March 1999[5] Mackiewicz, J., “The Effects of Tutor Expertise in Engineering Writing: A Linguistic Analysis of Writing Tutors’ Comments.” IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 47, 4, December 2004[6] Nelms, G. and Dively, R. L., “Perceived Roadblocks to Transferring Knowledge from First-Year

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

affects both the amount of time we expect students to spend onIPC project work, and progress they should make toward completion of their portfolio.Establishing a Policy on the Progress of Portfolio CompletionReasonable expectation of progress must be set on the collection and presentation ofportfolio entries by students. For practicality, we tie the policy of progress on portfolioentry categories to the number of credits in each project course. Thus, each semester, aproject student must include an entry (i.e., artifact(s) and reflective commentary) for at Page 23.1344.9least one activity per project course credit. Each new entry must be in a category

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, 2011. Retrieved Mar 16, 2012 from http://csunplugged.org/. [3] Blum, L., and Cortina, T. J. CS4HS: an outreach program for high school CS teachers. In Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education (New York, NY, USA, 2007), SIGCSE ’07, ACM, pp. 19–23. [4] Blum, L., Cortina, T. J., Lazowska, E., and Wise, J. The expansion of CS4HS: an outreach program for high school teachers. In Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education (New York, NY, USA, 2008), SIGCSE ’08, ACM, pp. 377–378. [5] Bruckman, A., Biggers, M., Ericson, B., McKlin, T., Dimond, J., DiSalvo, B., Hewner, M., Ni, L., and Yardi, S. “Georgia Computes!”: improving the computing education

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Kay Gallagher, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: Sample questions from workshop participant content assessment Module Question A wave has a wavelength of 50 m and is traveling at 2500 m/s. What is itsSound frequency? a. 250 Hz b. 50 Hz c. 2550 Hz d. 125,000 Hz Which property concerning electric flow is true?Electricity a. Electrons move toward the positive terminal of the circuit b. Electricity flows fast if the circuit is an open loop, not a closed

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

. Ali, A., & Ali, U. (2010). Predictability of engineering students’ performance at the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar from admission test conducted by Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), NWFP, Pakistan. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2, 976–982.2. Andrew, S., Salamonson, Y., Weaver, R., Smith, A., O’Reilly, R., & Taylor, C. (2008). Hate the course or hate to go: Semester differences in first year nursing attrition, Nurse Education Today, 28(7), 865-872.3. Baker, J.G. (1998). Gender, race and Ph.D. completion in natural science and engineering, Economics of Education Review, 17(2), 179-188.4. Cohen, L. (1946). Predicting academic success in an engineering college

Conference Session

FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hyunyi Jung, Purdue University; Alena Moon, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

window (Team 8) Page 23.604.6The primary focus of this study is each team’s Project Executive Summary submittedelectronically. This assignment asked teams to write a maximum 2-page, single space summaryin which they were to address the following questions in a narrative form:  How is your project specifically related to nanotechnology? Why is your project important for learners?  How did you incorporate the [network]’s team in your solution?  What problem are you solving? What is your solution? Briefly describe the grade level target you are targeting, the engineering activity, the science

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI; Steven Anthony Zusack

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

www.spaceportindiana.com2 www.seds.org3 List, R.J., Smithsonian Meteorological Tables, vol. 114, 1951.4 Federal Standard 1037C, Telecom Glossary 2000, 7 Aug 1996.5 http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBAK Page 23.665.96 Yagi, H, and Uda, S., Japanese Patent No. 69115, 1926.

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cate Samuelson, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

participating institution by trained PACE researchteam members and consultants. Interview questions focused on reasons for choosing anengineering major, experiences with engineering departments, support structures, andexperiences specific to being an underrepresented student in engineering. An appropriatequalitative study sample size is one that sufficiently answers the research question(s).18Therefore, this project analyzed interviews with thirty-four underrepresented minority studentsranging in age from 18-28. See Tables 1-3 for demographic information about the participants.Data analysis, using NVivo 9 qualitative data analysis software, utilized a combination of bothopen and focused coding methods.19 Research questions provided a lens for the

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

Tagged Divisions

Materials

NON-PROPORTIONAL LOADINGThe distortion energy theory predicts that yielding occurs when the distortion strain energy perunit volume reaches or exceeds the distortion energy per unit volume for yield in simple tensionor compression of the material (Budynas and Nisbett, 2011). This leads to the failure criterionthat material yields when the effective stress or von Mises stress,   reaches or exceeds thematerial yield strength, Sy.   1  (1   2 )2  ( 2   3 )2  ( 3  1 )2  S y 1/ 2 (3) 2Where σ1, σ2, and σ3 are the principal

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

teacher ran MD simulation of the nano-composite by GROMACSin Linux system and learned to use Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) to visualize moleculartopologies and analyze the results, and discussed current issues and future work trends. Figure 1: PNIPAM and GO (water box not shown). The engineering process is about finding solutions to problems. Today’s high schoolstudents need to think like both scientists and engineers. Scientists ask a question and follow thesteps of the scientific method to answer the question. Engineers ask: Who need(s) what becausewhy?5 Both methods are important for students to understand and experience, but in order to doso current delivery and instruction practices require modification