deal of hands-on tinkering experience while others had none. The team metwith the instructor once each week for status reporting and problem resolution. With the help ofthe electrical laboratory and machine shop managers, the students were able to produce very highquality test setups and fixtures which produced very good test results.TEG Project, Year OneThe first year of the TEG project began with no test fixtures and a few TEG samples fromMarlow Industries (which were actually marketed as thermoelectric coolers). The challenge forthe team of four freshmen students was to construct a test fixture which could reliably producehot and cold surfaces and obtain electrical data to characterize the performance of the TEG units.The members of the
institutions in the USA and Europe. The engineering programs at TAMUQ haveconsistently put significant emphasis in providing students the opportunities to gain skills inkey areas including internships, ethics, communications, and project management in additionto acquiring hands-on knowledge in the state of the art laboratory facilities generouslyestablished by the Qatar Foundation for TAMUQ students. This paper will highlight oneexample of the success stories of TAMUQ’s ELITE program that is related to theengagement of the students in research activities associated with their discipline beforegraduation. Other examples and success stories of this program will be highlighted in ourpresentation during the conference.The Impact of the Undergraduate
. Ogunfunmi, “Pedagogy of a course in speech coding and voice-over-IP”, ASEE 2008 Annual ConferenceProceedings, AC2008-2673[2] B. Barkana, “A graduate level course: audio processing laboratory”, ASEE 2010 Annual ConferenceProceedings, AC2010-1594[3] V. Kepuska, M. Patal, N. Rogers, “A Matlab tool for speech processing, analysis and recognition: SAR-Lab”,ASEE 2006 Annual Conference Proceedings, AC2006-472[4] T. Falk, W. Chan, “Performance study of objective speech quality measurement for modern wireless-VoIPcommunications”, EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing, Volume: Jan. 2009, Article No. 12,doi: 10.1155/2009/104382[5] S. Moller, W. Chan, N. Cote, T. Falk, “Speech quality estimation: models and trends”, IEEE Signal
Turbulence Research (jointly operated by NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford University) and at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he worked on large eddy simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flows and source inversion of atmospheric dispersion events, respectively. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind energy forecasting, parallel computing with GPUs, cavitation and multiphase flows, turbu- lence modeling, atmospheric transport and dispersion, and inverse problems.Dr. Dazhi Yang, Boise State University Dazhi Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Technology Department at Boise State University. Prior to coming to Boise State, she was a postdoctoral researcher and
Paper ID #10801Educating Students about Energy: A Practical ApproachDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology since 2001. He has worked over 15 years for both private industries and national research labs such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engi- neering company in 1995 and performed many private and government projects. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration
-Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 50 publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu
Paper ID #9001Emerging Impact on Graduation Rates/Times From A Summer EngineeringEnrichment ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station
be more productive and produce higher quality work on the engineeringdesign project. In future, this course will include the following components as well. • Identify mentors for each incoming engineering student from the following groups (a) senior level students in their chosen major (b) local industry representatives who serve on the engineering curriculum advisory board – these individuals will guide the student throughout their undergraduate degree program at our institution • Emphasize the relevance of proper laboratory practices and their relation to field activities in the context of the community-based engineering project
Paper ID #8404Enticing Undergraduate Students to Pursue Graduate Research at an Undergraduate-Focused InstitutionDr. Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University Dr. Aaron Wemhoff earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2004. He started work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 2008 after working for 3 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Page 24.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enticing Undergraduate
different situations, suchas human-human interaction or cultural learning, affect the student’s progress and perceivedefficacy of learning and laboratory participation. Looking at tacit knowledge management fromthe viewpoint of a student developing through the research lab process shows helps to elaboratedifferent facets of contextualized learning when trying to develop engineering experience,expertise, and integration.IntroductionThis paper describes, from a participant observation standpoint, the development of expertise andsituation awareness as applied to student experience in engineering research as an aspect ofundergraduate engineering education. Because several critical aspects of educationaltransformation are both subjective and
2013 0–4 Admission Type New/Transfer Admission Status Direct/University College Class Standing Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior Gender Male/Female Math Level Pre-college Algebra/College Algebra /Calculus CIT 10600 Using a Personal Computer Completed? Yes/No CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals Yes/No CIT 12000 Quantitative Analysis I Yes/No CIT 14000 Programming Constructs Laboratory Yes/No CIT 21200 Web Site Design Yes/No CIT 21400 Introduction
electrical energy from the reaction of hydrogenand oxygen. Each of the experiments lasts for two weeks.In Engineering Foundations, students are also introduced to a number of professional skills, suchas technical writing, communication, engineering ethics, and the engineering design process.Technical writing is covered by requiring the students to prepare laboratory reports for each ofthe four hands-on experiments. Communication is emphasized through a group presentation thatrequires the students to research one of the fourteen Grand Challenges9 identified by the NationalAcademy of Engineers and to present their findings to the class. Ethics is covered during alecture that uses practical examples and role playing to emphasize the challenges in
Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 24.175.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Investigation of Engineers’ Use of a Virtual Collaborative Environment for Automated Assembly System DesignCollaborating over a distance is essential to the business of system integration. Often the keyplayers on system integration projects are in different locations. For
and enhancing their quality of education.Highly recommend this approach to attracting and retaining students to the embeddedcomputing, and wireless networking.All developed source code and curriculum material is available for use. Besides the author, thestudent coauthor is also very positive about the laboratory outcome and appreciates the enhancedunderstanding of wireless sensor networks and wireless API for Bluetooth and Zigbeeapplications. With proper mentoring, capable tutelage, and guidance, these burgeoning andtalented young students will contribute to the best practices in implementing future smart phone Page 24.234.11applications
a strategic plan for clinic use in the region.A medical team composed of staff from a district hospital was the first to take the clinic into thefield (along with the institute team). The team included a clinical laboratory scientist, midwife,two community nurses, three nurses for vitals and shots, two pharmacists, an insurance agent,and driver. The hospital’s doctor led and organized this team. He was also the one to develop themost effective strategy for seeing patients in periphery villages. For five days, the leadershipinstitute team worked with the medical team to observe how the clinic was being used and togather ideas for improvement. Each morning, the van was stocked with supplies for the day,which included medication, malaria rapid
of Laboratory Sciences) and as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering (Neuroengineering) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. He has published over 38 papers in peer-reviewed journals, referred conferences and 2 issued patents. He is an Editorial board member of Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, and Journal of Nanoscience and the recipient of NCA&T Rookie of the Year award. Shyam’s research interests lie at the intersection of micro/nanotechnology, electronics and environmental and life sciences.Dr. Diedrich A. Schmidt, North Carolina A&T State UniversityDr. Hany Nakhla, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Hany Nakhla is an associate Professor at the Department of
Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis. Prior to his academic career, Russomanno was employed by Intergraph Corporation, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, and Michelin Tire Corporation as an engineer. Russomanno has secured several million dollars in ex- tramural funding for basic and applied research, as well as for initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of STEM students. Sponsors of his research include the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, the U.S. Army Redstone Technical Test Center, as well as numerous sponsors from the
implement the same concept. The system has two tachometers (based on Hall-effect sensors) which measure the speed of the air engine and electric motor. Overall control ofthe system is achieved using a microcontroller, in this case an Arduino UNO. Finally, the systemhas a “load box” with the aim of simulating the up and down grades of a road.Laboratory ImplementationProviding the students with a StationIn order for the students to implement the required control scheme, three laboratory stations havebeen fabricated. The first cohort of students that has undertaken the project have already built allof the components within the HPT, with the exception of the battery pack, load box, electricmotor, generator and solenoid valves. Each station is shared by
type of packaging for their product while initiated thedevelopment of product nutritional label.Regarding the actual development of the product, in this stage teams were given requiredfreedom, since the process was performed in the laboratories, they were free to use required toolsand were given full autonomy to start its development. The design process is iterative, presentsitself as a spiral of decisions that occur in cycles due to evaluations of the product to beundertaken to achieve the ideal (Figure 1). Decisions taken during the design process requiredcreative and analytical thinking, so the whole process was considered a creative act17.The third stage: description and processing evaluationIn this stage students continued with
Devil’s Advocate and Driving Creativity Throughout your Organization. New York: Double Day (2005). 12. Hofstein, A., & Lunetta, V. N. The laboratory in science education: Foundations for the twenty‐first century. Science Education, 88(1), 28-54 (2004). Appendix List of expert innovator participants Page 24.354.91. Nate Alder Klymit Developed the idea of insulating climbing vests with Argon gas2. Marc Benioff Salesforce.com First to offer online/on-demand downloads for software3. Jeff Bezos Amazon.com Among the first online book
productive. Thegoal is to prepare teachers and leaders for schools, industry, business or community who areknowledgeable, skillful, and innovative in their technology related professions. Theseindividuals should be change agents to help advance their fields.The Role of Graphics Education and the Development of Graphical CompetenciesSince one of the goals of the NCSU program is to prepare innovators, many of the classroomand laboratory activities are based on engineering design processes where students createmodeling artifacts to help develop solutions to problems. These artifacts include conceptualmodels, graphical models, mathematical models, and working models [18]. Graphics tend to bea large part of creating these models, so students need to
Paper ID #9101How to Improve a Textbook with Engineering Technology StudentsDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Pur- due University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller
theoretical and less practical elements of engineering education . Until recently, most engineering programs were happy to have packed and information-‐pleasing curricula based on physics, mathematical foundations, and problem-‐solving exercises based on theoretical aspects. The more such classes were added to the curricula, the less space was allowed to open design and design iteration activities. Students tended to spend more time and focus on instructional laboratories and procedures, and less on building and designing challenges. This model worked very well for technician training. So, it seemed to be useful for engineering training. The
repeatedwith a higher-quality mesh, and students are educated about the differences in meshes and whichcharacteristics are important for a mesh. They are also shown how to determine whether a meshproduces realistic results. Figure 1: Rectangular Channel ModelIn the second part of the laboratory, students model flow through a channel from a standard chipwhich is used in initial introductory lab experiments. The computer model of the channel isagain provided (see Figure 2 below), and students find the same properties as in the simplechannel, with an explanation of entrance length. Students compare the results from the CFDsoftware to the output of their own programs, and discuss reasons for discrepancies
skills, and toteach the fundamentals of a computer aided design. The students meet the instructor twice aweek in the laboratory during this three-credit-hour semester-long course with each class lastingtwo hours. The course is taught using traditional teaching methods with the introduction tographics concepts and examples in the first hour, and tutoring the homework in the second hour.Students passively absorb the information and work individually to solve the problems. Thelimited class time means that not all students get the immediate help they need. In addition,many of them do not follow up during office or tutoring hours for additional assistance. Since itis early in their university career, they often are not mature enough to admit they are
, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice, L. materials and manufacturing processes, M. process, assembly & product engineering, N. manufacturing competitiveness, O. manufacturing systems design, and manufacturing laboratory experience.The ABET ao criteria for GVSU are listed in Table 1, sorted by the Four Pillars topics they address.Anyone familiar with the accreditation process knows that there is variability in interpretation andimplementation of these criteria. In this case the values in the table are relatively conservative listings forGVSU. Consider outcome i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelonglearning. This is called out in the foundation under
with Sandia National Laboratories and was President of HKN. She moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for graduate school. She completed an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineer- ing in 2008 and a Ph.D in 2011. Her graduate research has resulted in two patent filings. The first patent, the culmination of her masters research, was for a pattern reconfigurable microstrip antenna. The second patent resulted from her doctoral research and was for a placement insensitive RFID antenna. Her tech- nical research interests lie in the development and characterization of new electromagnetic devices and platforms such as antennas and packaging to improve the performance of wireless systems in challenging
have had laboratory experiences which enable them to measure manufacturing process variables and make technical inferences about the process.However, this will soon need to be changed and other major specific outcomes includingBiomedical, Mechanical, Industrial, and Software will need to be added based on the projectobjectives and content. In the past, most this course enrollment was coming from BS inManufacturing Engineering Program. Even though some of the Manufacturing Engineeringoutcomes are still relevant, some other major outcomes need to be added to assessment of thiscourse.Conclusions and Future WorkWithin the last few semesters, the course enrollment had grown into thirties, including 33students enrolled in upcoming Spring 2014
communication problems. The coursewas structured as a lecture-lab combination where the fundamental concepts and implementationissues were discussed in the lecture portion. The laboratory portion of the course uses twodifferent approaches to ensure the fundamental software skills as well as a clear understanding ofthe implementation challenges. The students were asked to complete individual projects in thefirst half of the course. The project consists of a small residential building which enables studentsto create a model from the beginning to the end in a limited amount of time. Different methods toaddress possible conflicts in design and construction are discussed and simulated in this process.The purpose of this paper is to provide a sample
Manufacturing Process Laboratory (1 cr.) ART 145RA Web Design (3 cr.) ETME 310 Machining and Industrial Safety (3 cr.) EMEC 403 CAE IV‐Design Integration (3 cr.) ETME 410 CNC & CAM Technology (3 cr.) EMEC 465 Bio‐inspired Engineering (3 cr.) ETME 415 Design for Mfg and Tooling (3 cr.) Take ARCH 121IA to satisfy university core requirement. Human Factors Healthcare PSYX 360 Social Psychology (3 cr.) CHTH 210 Foundations of Community Health (3 cr.) PSYX 380 Memory & Cognition (3 cr.) HADM 445 Managing Healthcare Orgs (3 cr.) PSYX 481