Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Bret Alan Davis

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Manufacturing

cell surfaceroughness measurement laboratory for student learning experience in the emerging field ofrenewable energy. Renewable Energy science and technology stimulates discoveries anddevelopments that promise to sustain a wave of new technological and economic innovationsthroughout the world. It is likely that the use of renewable energy will become an increasingnational priority that will affect the next generation of college students. This system is comprisedof several subsystems and elements that are together utilized to automate the gathering andprocessing of solar cell roughness data. While a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is usedfor controlling the I/O between the robots in the workcell and the Laser Check system, aLabVIEW program

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3915: STRUCTURING A SYSTEM DESIGN LABORATORY COURSETO FACILITATE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTProf. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served one year as Associate Dean for Assessment in the College of Engineering. He is a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3436: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF CREATING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS A LABORATORY) FOR USEIN THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMMr. Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young Univer- sity. He holds a professional engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point, and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics, and piano technology. Page 25.293.1

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Marie Catchpole; Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

currently serves as Associate Department Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Page 25.643.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 For Students By Students: Labware and Courseware DevelopmentAbstractWe have successfully implemented a program whereby students develop labware andcourseware for other students. We have called this approach “For Students By Students orFSBS.” In this program students as either for a senior design or graduate level project design,prototype and implement laboratory equipment and courseware for use

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg N Droge, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2012 Distributed Laboratories: Control System Experiments with LabVIEW and the LEGO NXT PlatformAbstract:This paper explores the inclusion of control system experiments into lecture-based introductorySystems and Controls courses. The experiments are implemented in two modes: as an in-classexperiment and as a take-home project. The LEGO NXT kit with LabVIEW software is theplatform. The experiment is supported by a website that includes a tutorial on the fundamentaltheoretical concepts, a video tutorial on the operation, and an online test representative ofquestions the students might be asked on an exam in the course. A discussion of the assessmentmethods for this laboratory module is included

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tooran Emami Ph. D., U.S. Coast Guard Academy ; Richard J. Hartnett, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

mask important operational limitations such as op-amp slew-rate nonlinearities for higher frequency sinusoidal inputs.This paper presents some of the successful measurement methodologies that our students use atthe U.S. Coast Guard Academy in a junior-level Linear Circuits laboratory. As part of this lab,students use the Agilent 35670 Dynamic Signal Analyzer (DSA) to measure some of thespecifications of an inverting amplifier op-amp (µA741) circuit. They use averaging on themeasurement data to minimize the impact of noise in the measurements of the µA741circuit.Here we present typical measurement results, along with informal student feedback that suggeststo us that the “real-time” nature of a DSA frequency domain presentation (that looks

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; W. David Harding P.E., University of New Haven

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-4629: NETWORK-BASED DATA COLLECTION FOR A PROJECT-BASED FRESHMAN CLASSDr. Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven Dr. Daniels is an associate professor of mechanical engineering with more than 20 years of experience teaching laboratory classes. He also teaches in the multidisciplinary engineering foundation spiral cur- riculum at the University of New Haven. Research interests are in engineering education and renewable energy systems.Dr. Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven Dr. Cheryl Qing Li joined University of New Haven in the fall of 2011, where she is a senior lecturer of the Industrial, System & Multidisciplinary Engineering Department. Dr. Li earned her first Ph.D. in Mechan- ical

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Sergio Martin, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera Martín, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Tovar Edmundo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Martin Llamas-Nistal, University of Vigo; Gabriel Diaz Orueta, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Juan Peire; Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3227: COMMON MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROTOTYPES OF RE-MOTE LABORATORIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA OF ELEC-TRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGMr. Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED) Mohamed Tawfik received a M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain, and a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Ain Shams Univer- sity, Cairo, Egypt, in 2011 and 2008, respectively. He is an IEEE member since 2009. He is a Research Associate in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (DIEEC) at UNED. He is author\co- author of more than 18 publications, including conference papers, book chapters, and journal articles on remote

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae-do Park, University of Colorado, Denver

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3351: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FUNDAMEN-TAL ELECTRIC MACHINE LABORATORY USING INDUSTRIAL DE-VICESDr. Jae-Do Park, University of Colorado, Denver Jae-Do Park received his Ph.D. degree from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in 2007. Park is currently an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver. He is interested in various energy and power system research and education areas, including electric ma- chines and drives, energy storage and harvesting systems, renewable energy sources, and grid-interactive distributed generation systems. Prior to his arrival at the University of Colorado, Denver, Park worked for Pentadyne Power Corporation in

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University

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Computers in Education

Table 4 Significant Significant Class Major Topic Areas Laboratory Student Outcomes Objectives Objectives Students completing Validation of Student Students completing Students completing course acquire level Outcomes will be course will show they course laboratory will appropriate content measured in a process

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego; Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto

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Biomedical

(CISR) microscope facility, and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto. She is also the Academic Advisor to the IBBME Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory. Page 25.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development and Assessment of a Textbook for Tissue Engineering Lab InstructionAbstract Over the past decade, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of biomedicalengineering/bioengineering (BME/BE) programs offering lecture courses in

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-5457: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS AND INTELLI-GENT SYSTEMS LABORATORY FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCHDr. Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University Biswanath Samanta is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. His expertise and research interests include broad areas of system dynamics and control, robotics, mechatronics, intelligent systems, advanced signal processing, prognostics and health manage- ment, and applications of computational intelligence in engineering and biomedicine. Samanta has de- veloped and taught numerous courses in these areas and supervised students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has more than 100 refereed research

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

field in the undergraduate curriculum. This paper will present a cell-culture based biocompatibility module with laboratory and lecture components that can be easilyintegrated into an engineering or biomaterials course.This module was developed to introduce students to basic cell culturing techniques and toprovide students with exposure to the issues related to the interaction between living and non-living materials (ABET Bioengineering Program Criteria). The lecture component focuses onbiocompatibility issues, including: the definition of biocompatibility, cellular response toimplantation of a foreign material, and the types of biocompatibility tests recommended by theFDA. For the laboratory component, students are first introduced to basic

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Babatunde Isaac Ishola; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University; Kayode Peter Ayodele; Oluwapelumi Olufemi Aboluwarin

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Computers in Education

nodes in wiring up a particular circuit, the client utilizes a depth-first-search algorithm to construct circuits from an arbitrary number of student node-to-nodeconnections. An attempt was made to prevent student disorientation by employing the use ofintuitive control actions to zoom and pan the view, as well as hide interface elements as desired.Lab assessment was done in two phases. First, a questionnaire was administered to students afterusing the lab. Their responses were compared with those for a previous generation of theoperational amplifier lab. Secondly, a small study was carried out to verify a previous argumentthat realistic interfaces improved students’ laboratory experience. The results of the study arediscussed and attempts are

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Ben P. Horan, Deakin University; Robynne Hall, Deakin University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mobile robotics. He is currently a lec- turer in the School of Engineering, Deakin University, where he teaches various electronics and robotics units.Ms. Robynne Hall, Deakin University Robynne Hall spent 13 years in the photographic industry designing cutting edge commercial print labo- ratories throughout Australia, maintaining and teaching silver halide and digital printing machines. As a mature age student, she returned to study and in 2002 completed an advanced diploma in electronics. She has since spent 12 months at the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong as a Laboratory Technician and tutor. During the past eight years, Hall has been at Deakin University as the Technical Officer for electronics

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chuan Yue, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Weiying Zhu, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Gregory Lynn Williams, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Edward Chow, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Rebel Umphlett, BioNetwork Capstone Center; David Hobson Yarley, BioNetwork Capstone Center

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

25.1075.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Professional Development-Styled Short Courses for a Highly Effective Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory ExperienceAbstractProfessional development-styled short courses often provide working engineers an intensivehands-on learning experience that is difficult to achieve within the confines of the dailyworkplace. Can this model be extended into engineering education and provide engineeringstudents hands-on laboratory experiences that are difficult to achieve within the confines ofcampus? This collaborative project between the Engineering Department at East CarolinaUniversity (ECU) and the BioNetwork Capstone Center, an industrial-scale

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology; Essy Behravesh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

. She also conducted an NSF-funded ethnographic study of learning in a problem-driven, project-based bio-robotics research lab at Georgia Tech. In addition to her duties in BME, she is a member of the interdisciplinary research team conducting the Science Learning: Integrating Design, Engineering, and Robotics (SLIDER) project.Dr. Essy Behravesh, Georgia Institute of Technology Essy Behravesh is the Director of Instructional Laboratories in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in bioengineering from Rice University

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwapelumi Olufemi Aboluwarin, iLab Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Kayode Peter Ayodele; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University; Babatunde Isaac Ishola

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Computers in Education

liberty to investigate systems that are difficult to model1. Unfortunatelyhowever, for a variety of logistic and economic reasons, conventional telecommunicationscourses in Nigerian educational institutions are often unable to include sufficient laboratorycomponents to serve their students 2.A possible remedy to this problem is the use of remote laboratories (rlabs). Rlabs arearchitectures in which users interact with remote real equipment using appropriate webbrowser-delivered user interfaces 3, 4. They facilitate more efficient sharing of a wide rangeof lab resources like unique and expensive equipment and greatly simplify the logisticrequirements of laboratory work like scheduling of equipment, lab space, staffing and safetyof the users and

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Lynn Brugnano, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University; Allison L. Sieving, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sherry L. Voytik-Harbin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ann E. Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Biomedical

physical education teacher. He has also co-authored multiple papers and conference presentations related to physical education teacher professional development.Dr. Marcia A. Pool, Purdue University Marcia Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioin- strumentation, and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the senior de- sign capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem-based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve students’ experimental design skills and has modified

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies; Rajshri Jobanputra

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-3742: FACILITATING GROUP WORK: TO ENHANCE LEARN-ING IN LABORATORY BASED COURSES OF ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION IN INDIADr. Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies Sujatha J. is academically qualified with a Ph.D. in signal processing, from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and has more than 24 years of academic and industry experience. Over the years, Sujatha has participated in not only academic teaching and research but also in academic counseling for students, professional development programs, curriculum development, industry-institution relationship activities, and prototype development and team building. Currently, Sujatha is a core member of Research Center, Mission10X, Wipro Technologies

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-4676: FOSTERING STUDENTS’ CAPABILITY OF DESIGNINGEXPERIMENTS THROUGH THEME-SPECIFIC LABORATORY DESIGNPROJECTSDr. Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University Hyun W. Kim is a professor of mechanical engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Indus- trial Engineering at Youngstown State University. He has been teaching and developing the Thermal Fluid Applications course and the companion laboratory course for the past few years. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and is currently conducting applied research in hydraulics and micro gas turbines. He helps the local industry and engineers with his expertise in heat transfer and thermal sciences. Kim received a B.S.E. degree from Seoul National

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Arastoopour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Mohamed Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Joseph Clair P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

reputation for his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid particle systems, and fluidization. His computational work has shortened the time lag from laboratory- to commercial-scale for fluid/particle and fluidized bed systems. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Powder Technology Journal. He has received several AIChE awards includ- ing the Donald Q. Kern Award in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion, the Fluor Daniel Lectureship in Fluidization and Fluid/Particle Systems, the Ernest W. Thiele Award, and the Fluidization Process Recognition Award. He is also a Fellow of AIChE.Mr. Mohamed Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of TechnologyMr. Joseph Clair P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil K. Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University; Jaewan Yoon, Old Dominion University; Rick McKenzie, Old Dominion University; Petros J. Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Hector M. Garcia, Old Dominion University; Shuo Ren, Old Dominion University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Currently, he is working on the development of 3D virtual laboratory for solid mechanics lab. Page 25.724.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Implementation and Assessment of Virtual Reality Experiment in the Undergraduate Thermo-fluids laboratoryAbstractResults are presented from an NSF supported project that is geared towards advancing thedevelopment and use of virtual reality (VR) laboratories, designed to emulate the learningenvironment of physical laboratories. As part of this project, an experiment in the undergraduatethermo-fluids laboratory course

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University; David Kelley, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3980: INCREASING HANDS-ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENTEXPERIENCE VIA ROTATION OF NOTEBOOK RECORDING DUTIESDr. Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University Peter Mark Jansson is currently an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at Bucknell University. Prior to joining Bucknell, he was with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rowan University and spent nearly 20 years in professional engineering in large and small firms and as a consul- tant. He received his B.S. degree from MIT, an M.S.E. from Rowan University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has more than 33 years of professional and academic experience in renewable energy and power systems

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Patrick lee Kirby, Drexel University; Bailu Xu

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing “Lab-on-a-Chip” Type Experimental Activities in “Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory” CourseAbstractIn recent years, increasing industry demands for skilled graduates from universities has requireda substantial refocus on engineering technology programs across the nation towards improving oreven changing their traditional ways of imparting knowledge to students. One aim is toincorporate as much hands-on activities as possible in their curricula without having to curtail thetheoretical foundation and yet to stay within the total number of existing credit hours. However,adding more laboratory activities implies a financial burden on the department and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Henry Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4159: INTRODUCING LABORATORIES WITH SOFT PROCES-SOR CORES USING FPGAS INTO THE COMPUTER ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMProf. David Henry Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler David Hoe received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto. He held a position as a Staff Engineer at the General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center for five years prior to assuming his current position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas, Tyler, in 2008. Page 25.844.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justeen Olinger; Michael Hutton; Christopher Gretsch Covington; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College; Branden McKagen, Virginia Tech; John Harris, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3442: LAB-IN-A-BOX: TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIESTO MANAGE LARGE AND NOT SO LARGE LABORATORY COURSESMs. Justeen OlingerMichael HuttonMr. Christopher Gretsch CovingtonDr. Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Virginia Tech. She joined Virginia Tech in 2002 after having taught at the University of Denver (1997-1999) and West Virginia University (1999-2002). Her areas of research include optoelectronic materials and devices, optical spectroscopy, packaging for power electronic applications, and electrical engineering pedagogy.Dr. Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community CollegeMr. Branden McKagen