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AC 2012-3143: A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN AIR POLLUTION ENGI-NEERING COURSES: IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE INDOOR AIRPOLLUTION PROJECTMajor Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy Andrew Pfluger is an officer in the U.S. Army and an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. He holds two graduate degrees from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. He currently teaches environmental science and air pollution engineering at USMA.Mr. David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army David-Michael P. Roux, P.E., is a U.S. Army officer and was an instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the U.S. Military
in 1975, and his master’s in civil engineering from UAA in 1999.Dr. Neal A. Lewis, University of Bridgeport Neal Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Management, School of Engineer- ing at the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut). He has more than 25 years of industrial experience, having worked for Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Along with coauthors, he has received the 2005 Ted Es- chenbach award for the best article in the Engineering Management Journal and the 2009 Grant Award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. Neal received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla (now Missouri S&T) in 1974, M.B.A. from the University of New
, architectural, civil, and environmental engineering majors all reside within the samedepartment (i.e. University of Colorado Boulder, University of Detroit Mercy, Drexel University,Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Kansas, University of Miami, Missouri Universityof Science & Technology, North Carolina A&T State University, Ecole Polytecnique FederaleDe Lausanne (ENAC) ). Typically, the structural and construction sub-disciplines overlap inboth civil and architectural engineering. The water resources and environmental sub-disciplinesoverlap in both civil and environmental engineering. Today there are separate ProfessionalEngineering licensure examinations in all three disciplines8, indicating that there is uniqueknowledge for each
AC 2012-4671: MAKING THEIR BRAINS HURT: QUICK AND EFFEC-TIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THERMODYNAMICSDr. Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell UniversityDr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell UniversityDr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Katharyn Nottis is an Educational Psychologist whose research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of human constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, miscon- ceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, seismology, and chemical engineering
Science Foundation Engineering Education Program for fundingthis research through Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure(IEECI) grant (Award number 0935202).Bibliography 1. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987. 2. Davidson, Cliff I.; Matthews, H. Scott; Hendrickson, Chris T.; Bridges, Michael W.; Allenby, Braden R.; Crittenden, John C.; Chen, Yongsheng; Williams, Eric; Allen David T.; Murphy, Cynthia F.; and Sharon Austin. “Adding Sustainability to the Engineer’s Toolbox: A Challenge for Engineering Educators.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, pp. 4847-4850 3. Vest, Charles. “Context and Challenge for
AC 2012-3773: CHALLENGE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN MEASUREMENTSAND INSTRUMENTATIONDr. Isaac M. Choutapalli, University of Texas, Pan American Isaac Choutapalli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. His research interests include aeroacoustics and propulsion, experimental fluid mechanics, and optical flow diagnostics. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineer- ing from the Florida State University and a master’s in applied mechanics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India.Dr. Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan AmericanDr. Young-Gil Park, University of Texas, Pan American Young-Gil Park is an Assistant
students stated that they had at least some knowledge of basic environmental issues relatedto sustainable development and sustainable engineering (acid rain, air pollution, deforestation,global warming, ozone depletion, and water pollution) they reported relatively low knowledge ofother environmental issues, including design for the environment, life cycle assessment, wasteminimization, and components of sustainable development.4 In another survey, a majority ofstudents studying science and technology at the University of Plymouth in England ratedthemselves as “familiar” or “very familiar” with the terms “sustainability” and “sustainabledevelopment”, yet did not demonstrate a multifaceted understanding of the environmental,economic, and social
projects that require problem solving. The main problem solved in the current case was to find ways to make the subject of statics more easily and more deeply understood.Prof. Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine Mehrdaad Ghorashi is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario. In 1995, after receiving his first Ph.D. (on dynamics of structures under moving loads), Ghorashi joined the mechanical engineering Department of Sharif University of Technology as an Assistant Professor. In 2004, Ghorashi moved to Canada where he worked in Carleton University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. He also taught a few courses at Carleton for which he received the Best Professor Award from the Carleton Student
pedagogical tools is an excellent way to enhance a student’s knowledge.Introduction Providing proper educational needs for engineering students requires an understanding of basic foundational principles and laws. Some students start learning this information through a shroud of confusion or partial understanding. In this technological society, professors are inventing ways to engage their students while maintaining the integrity of engineering education. The discussion of results from a collaboration between several universities determined that students may not always understand a topic or how it can be applied in industry. (1) Additionally, professors believe that once students matriculate through their program an increased interest
AC 2012-3473: BIOMIMICRY INNOVATION AS A TOOL FOR DESIGNDr. Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University Terri Lynch-Caris, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Department at Kettering University and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Michigan. She serves as the Director for the Center of Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Kettering. Her areas of interest in teaching and research include ergonomics and human modeling, statistics, work design and lean princi- ples, supply chain management, and environmental sustainability.Dr. Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit MercyDr. Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy Darrell Kleinke has more than 25 years of
economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Edward A. Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D. in system and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona in 1995, a M.S. in reliability engineering from the University of Arizona in 1993, a M.S. in system engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1988, a M.S
-12 students [1], robotic soccer competitions have spanned the globe [2],and various professional organizations, including ASME [3] and IEEE [4], have included roboticcompetitions in their student design competitions.However, none of these competitions seem to have similarities to many other long-term,successful intracollegiate engineering competitions (such as SAE Baja or Heavy Lift). Thesecompetitions inspire students, but also allow teams to improve their designs and technology overthe years, rules that change slowly, and clear rules on what can and cannot be “reused” fromprior competitions. The result of this is that over the years, a winning Baja car from years agowould struggle to compete in today’s competition – teams have gotten much
the geotechnical effects of climate change on coastal areas? (9 votes) • How did ancient societies create long lasting structures before our modern understanding of geotech? (5 votes) • What is the future of mining? Its impacts, development of new mines and fate of old mines? (5 votes) • How long after a landfill is capped can it be built on? (2 votes) • How are new technologies helping geotechnical engineers realize their role in sustainability? (1 votes)Creating Participant Structures and PracticesCentral to knowledge building and its participant structure is discourse. Scardamalia13 writesabout the socio-cognitive dynamics of a successful knowledge building community:“Participants set forth their ideas and
AC 2012-3360: A HALF BRAIN IS GOOD: A WHOLE BRAIN IS MUCHBETTERDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent book is Engineering Your Future: The Professional Practice of En
of our Experience Integrating Multidisciplinary and International Design Projects within the Senior Capstone Design Course, 2011 ASEE Annual Conference Vancouver, Canada, June 26-29, 2011 Page 25.572.113. J. V. C. Vargas, PI, Project 558835/2010-4, Life cycle analysis, environmental impact and remediation of the microalgae and other sources derived sustainable biodiesel energy production, National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil, 2010.4. U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program, Project P116M100008, Sustainable Energy and Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Lead: Florida
Engineering and Technology (ABET) (2011) Criteria for Evaluating Engineering Programs. Available on line at http://www.abet.org/criteria.html.8. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2008) Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century, 2nd Edition, ASCE. Page 25.775.14
, government institutions andtheir partners to promote Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education 1-6.The original goal of the project was to start a “Mechanical Engineering Day”. Seniors, juniorsand sophomores, members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) andSociety of Women Engineers (SWE) student chapters, were to host middle school and highschool students one afternoon when they would learn about engineering careers, how engineersimpact everyday life, and they would have the opportunity to participate in three differentactivities guided by college students showcasing different aspects of Mechanical Engineering.In 2008, the authors mentored the two student groups to apply for the ASME Diversity ActionGrant7 with the
AC 2012-4172: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN OP-ERATIONS RESEARCH CLASS DELIVERED BY AN INNOVATIVE AP-PROACHMr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University Yaseen Mahmud is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University’s School of Engineering.Dr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Masud Salimian is a faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State Univer- sity. He is the Interim Director of the Advanced Engineering Design lab and Center for Multimedia In- structional Design and Technology. His research interests are in optimization, simulation, manufacturing systems and processes, and engineering education
Vision 2025, which follows:6 Entrusted by society to create a sustainable world and enhance the global quality of life, civil engineers serve competently, collaboratively, and ethically as master: • planners, designers, constructors, and operators of society’s economic and social engine—the built environment; • stewards of the natural environment and its resources; • innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public
. While there are several prominent methods for dissecting and analyzing a program ofstudy, in Mechanical Engineering two methods dominate the discipline. Accreditation drivenefforts, such as ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), take a large scaleapproach addressing entire curricula and generating large amounts of data. The structure of theaccreditation review imposes external drivers of interaction and investment and the focus inthese efforts is often on outcomes rather than instructional delivery and process. Otherstructured efforts, such as SUCCEED (Southeastern University and College Coalition forEngineering Education), focus on staging student learning and developing connections andtransitions between classes
, but those exemptions areunder pressure. This reduction in the number of credit hours in an engineering degree program iscausing much discussion as to whether the baccalaureate degree is adequate for professionalpractice in light of the expanding technology the students must learn. This question is verydifficult to answer until the body of knowledge for a discipline necessary for professionalpractice is developed.Table 1 Credit Hours in Engineering Degree Programs Credit Hours All Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Statistic Programs in Texas Programs in Texas Programs in SEC Mean 127.9 128.0
AC 2012-3043: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS LEARNING MODULESFOR AN UNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFER COURSE: IMPLEMEN-TATION AND ASSESSMENTProf. Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific Kyle Watson earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Villanova University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. He has been a faculty member at the University of the Pacific since 2003 and has taught undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, combustion, air-conditioning, dynamics, and senior capstone design.Dr. Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific Ashland O. Brown is professor of mechanical engineering, University of the Pacific, and Principal Inves- tigator. He
. Page 25.14.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 "Gamifying" a Library Orientation Tutorial for Improved Motivation and LearningAbstractThis paper evaluates the process and outcomes of converting a library orientation tutorial into agame in a cornerstone design and communication class in the Engineering Science program atthe University of Toronto. The purpose of the tutorial is to help students meet many of theInformation Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology, as well as introducethem to important resources in their field. A hands-on tutorial session aims to move 300 students(100 per session) from a reliance on brute force and shallow
Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is the Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engineering, at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. She has a master’s of arts degree in education and human development, specializing in educational technology leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She has worked extensively in the design of as- sessment tools for course methods and activities. She is a Faculty Development Consultant with previous experience in instructional design, and the instructor
AC 2012-2963: COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PEDAGOGICAL TECH-NIQUES TO TEACH MECHANISTIC-EMPIRICAL PAVEMENT DESIGNGUIDEDr. Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan UniversityDr. Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University Page 25.333.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Comparison of Different Pedagogical Techniques to Teach Mechanistic- Empirical Pavement Design GuideABSTRACTMechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) is relatively new design methodologyfor conducting pavement structural and materials design. MEPDG is a significant departurefrom the current Association of American Society of Highway
AC 2012-4239: A MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE PROJECT WITH AN IN-TERDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND AN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERDr. Blair T. Allison, Grove City College Blair T. Allison is professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Grove City College. He teaches courses in engineering design, mechanics of materials, materials science, control systems, and finite element analysis. Areas of research interest include the modeling and control of metal forming processes, manufacturing automation and control, and dimensional control of components and assemblies. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.S.M.E. degree from Carnegie Mellon
committees.Dr. Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint Anca L. Sala is professor and Dean of engineering and computer technology at Baker College of Flint. In addition to her administrative role, she continues to be involved with development of new engineering curriculum, improving teaching and assessment of student learning, assessment of program outcomes and objectives, and ABET accreditation. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA, serving in various capacities. Page 25.229.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH HOMEWORK
AC 2012-3385: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT ACADEMICINTEGRITY: COMPARISON OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC STU-DENTSDr. Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an Associate Professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, W.V. Wait conducts research and teaches courses in water resources and environmental engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Ohio and West Virginia.Dr. Armin Eberlein P.E., American University of Sharjah Armin Eberlein received the dipl-ing. (FH) degree in telecommunications engineering from the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the M.Sc. degree in communications
leadership.Designing curriculum is one matter; rebuilding an entire program’s educational outcomes(PEOs) is another. The Department of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological Universitydecided to adopt the BOK2 as the new standard for their PEOs just two years before their ABETaccreditation visit in 2010.13 Although this was very progressive, accomplishing this effort waslikened to “a quest to slay the Multi-Headed Hydra.” The department encountered numerouschallenges, including faculty members who were unfamiliar with the BOK2 and Bloom’sTaxonomy, adjunct professors who were suddenly bombarded with educational psychology Page 25.1188.5terminology, debates