Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University; Lori L. Bakken, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Women in Engineering

of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Prior to moving to academia in 2005, he led several industrial nanomedicine-based development projects as PI on NSF (SBIR), NIH (STTR), and NIST (ATP) grants. With a research focus in biomedical optics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in basic cancer research, biomedical electro-optic instrumentation, clinical cancer therapies, and mathemati- cal techniques for dealing with complex biological systems. Based on experiences instructing courses like Biomedical Engineering Senior Design and his previous experience in the medical device industry, he has developed a strong interest in optimizing gender interactions and productivity in engineering projects and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Timothy L.J. Ferris, University of South Australia; Joseph J. Ekstrom, Brigham Young University; Mary D. VanLeer, Perceptive-Systems; Garry Roedler, Lockheed Martin

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

expressed concern about the level of preparedness of graduates.These two positions reflect opposite poles of the breadth versus depth spectrum, neither ofwhich, when pushed to the extreme, represents a satisfactory position. The team developing theCorBoK determined an intermediate position reflecting that all systems engineers work in aparticular specialization of systems engineering, but that for different graduates thatspecialization will be different, and that all graduates are first assigned work in which theycontribute to a project but are under the authority of more senior systems engineers who areresponsible for the project as a whole. That is, it is unrealistic to expect a new graduate, even of amaster’s program, to be suitably

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Brent E. Nelson, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2012-4834: DEVELOPING A PERVASIVE, COLLEGE-WIDE APPROACHTO INTEGRATING ACHIEVEMENT OF GLOBAL COMPETENCE INTOTHE CURRICULUMDr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of engineering leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He works actively with students and faculty to promote and develop increased capabilities in global competence and leadership. His research and teaching interests include globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Warnick worked for Becton Dickinson, a

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University

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Computers in Education

objectives: to provide students withincreased access to technical knowledge and to facilitate communication between differentstakeholders on projects. Our experience on the use of social networks has encompassed avariety of platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. We have used the platforms ona diverse set of courses in computer science, including courses on data structures, softwarearchitectures, web services, and the senior design/senior capstone where we have providedstudents with learning experiences that are not only relevant in the classroom but also closelymodel workplace activities. Based on our experience, we have categorized the strengths andweaknesses of using different social networks by looking at generic activities that

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

learnt more from doingprojects in undergraduate aerospace analysis and design class than anything else. Project basedlearning begins with an assignment to carry out one or more tasks that leads to the production ofa final product. The final product could be a design, a model, a device or a computer simulation.The work done on the project is normally presented in the class and a written report is submitted.Students are required to summarize the procedure used to produce the product and represent theoutput. There are usually two projects given in the class. The first project is defined by theinstructor, which helps maintain a focus on course and curriculum objectives. In the secondproject, students are allowed to pick their own topic, which gives

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa; Ian M. White, University of Maryland; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa; R. Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Jennifer Wolk, University of Maryland, College Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

an Assistant Professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa. His research focuses on the effectiveness of simulations, roleplays, and other high-involvement training across a variety of organizational and educational contexts. His educational training projects have included engineering, computer science, and law, as well as responsible conduct of research.Dr. Jeremy S. Daily, University of TulsaDr. R. Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Alan Cheville in interested in engineering education and high speed optoelectronics. He is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Oklahoma State University and is currently serving as a program officer at the National Science Foundation.Dr

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Acevedo-Barga, University of Washington; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; RunLu Li, WASEDA University

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International

countries of Latin Americaand Africa4. Guanxi is built and maintained through the exchange of favors13. In order to securethe resources China needs, “China is capturing and integrating Latin America as much as it can,securing at least $65 billion in deals throughout the region since 2010” 6. In exchange for rawmaterials, China is pouring money into infrastructure projects in Latin America. A perfectexample is Venezuela’s “oil for loan” deal with China. State owned oil company, PetroChina,will invest $20 billion in Venezuela over a 25 year span14. This investment will help Venezueladevelop its infrastructure and in return, Venezuela will provide 2.9 billion barrels of oil14. Otherjoint ventures established between China and Latin America follow a

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Philip R. Brown, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

has been documented (see 16 for a discussion), how to do so,especially within different contexts such as first-year engineering courses, is less understood.The purpose of this study was to examine how PBL and TED affected first-year engineeringstudents’ perceptions of the usefulness of the course content and to provide examples of the waysin which course pedagogy impacted these perceptions of usefulness.Defining PBL and TEDThis project compares student motivation in a course that uses a well-established PBL approachto a course that uses a more traditional approach to teaching design, TED. Therefore, it isimportant to understand what we mean by PBL and TED.PBL, as defined in the literature, has specific features 17-19. In PBL, students work in

Conference Session

Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

planning. Maximum freedom to the developers of the courses and educational projects, within well defined framework of attainment targets, learning objectives, and distribution of study loads over the various disciplines and skills to be attained.Other survey respondents suggested that curriculum changes should be grounded in empiricaldata as well as other evidence of prior success: Having data (e.g. a comparison of other curricula) to support decisions. Past success --- ECE department here at Our University changed its curriculum in a dramatic way about twenty years ago and became a symbol for change in electrical engineering undergraduate curricula. Given the positive effects of that effort, we

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harovel G. Wheat, University of Texas, Austin

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Materials

individual assignments in all, one group project, and one report/presentation (aswell as two in-class exams and a final). Topics with a sustainability emphasis were Topics 2, 6,14, 15, and 16. The topics of Materials Selection and Materials Selection and Design weredeliberately covered twice, in Topics 2 and 16. Since this course is one that many graduatestudents take to supplement and enhance their research and since sustainability was a newemphasis for the course, there was no difference in the evaluation of the assignments thatinvolved a sustainability focus for the undergraduate and graduate class. However, there was adifference in contribution to their overall grade in terms of their homework and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne W. Scott, The Petroleum Institute

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International

‟competencies that contribute to an effective and optimal engineering design process. Writtenand oral communications skills, teamwork, marketing, leadership and project management skillshave long been recognized as valuable traits. This paper asserts, as a result of globalization andthe overall expansion of engineering industries across international borders, that there is a needfor a new, non-technical competency for engineering students in intercultural communication.Engineering educators should include this competency in curriculum in order to educate ourstudents as global citizens who are capable of working tactfully, graciously, and effectively ininternational settings.While other educators have found bases for courses and modules that address

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Harika Kuppuru P.E., Sonoma State University; Swathi Matsa, Sonoma State University

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Instrumentation

understanding of the topic 4.In this project we report on development of a remote laboratory platform that allows students tologin and complete different lab experiments in fiber optics and optical communications.Generally, performing such experiments are expensive and require costly instruments. Our setupoffers remote access to state-of-the-art optical test equipment. Thus, without having to bephysically present, students can remotely receive hands-on training in selected areas in opticalcommunications, such as learning about eye-diagram, bit-error test, and signal dispersion andattenuation in fiber optics.2. BackgroundOnline and web-based learning continue to expand, thanks to advances in computer,communication technologies, and interactive

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F. Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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International

to joining the academics, Safai worked in indus- try, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering Division at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has performed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF), and the oil industry. He has authored more 85 technical publications in technical journals, government and industry project reports, DOE, DOD, and NSF. Safai’s research areas of interest have been coupling of solid mechanics and fluid flow, 3-D multiphase flow in an unsat- urated/saturated deforming porous medium, wave propagation and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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International

experiencing living abroad,observing international workplaces, and performing research about international workplacecommunication. In addition to readings and lectures, students use the resources of London as anextended classroom. Following the existing ENG 331 curriculum and emphasizing theinternationalization of students’ current and future workplaces, students complete the typicalassignments for ENG 331: business memo/email, proposal, progress report, instructions, resumeand letter, presentation, and website or project. All these assignments are directly related to theirobservations and interactions in London and the site visits at engineering / technologyworkplaces

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering Cheryl Farmer is the founding Program Manager and Project Director of UTeachEngineering. Funded through a five-year, $12.5 million Math and Science Partnership grant from the National Science Foun- dation, UTeachEngineering offers a well-designed, well-rounded, design-based high school engineering course that can be implemented at low cost in virtually any setting, as well as a variety of professional de- velopment programs for pre-service and in-service teachers who want to add engineering to their teaching portfolio. Prior to co-founding UTeachEngineering, Farmer spent several years managing programs for both K-12 and higher education. Before entering higher education, Farmer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Iqbal Omar P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Amit Verma, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David W. Stollberg P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3735: A MODULAR APPROACH FOR TEACHING A FIRST UN-DERGRADUATE COURSE IN NANOELECTRONICSDr. Syed Iqbal Omar P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville Syed Iqbal Omar is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. The areas of his current research interests are computational nanotechnology and spintronics.Prof. Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Reza Nekovei is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Texas A&M Univer- sity, Kingsville. He has many years of experience in developing graduate and undergraduate programs. Nekovei is currently co-PI for two NSF projects related to teaching by design research and develop

Conference Session

Engineering Management Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Managers, and Campus Recruiters charged withsourcing and acquiring baccalaureate-level technical talent and the potential role of EngineeringTechnologists in meeting this need.IntroductionDuring the 2010/2011 academic year, the author participated in a collaborative project betweenRose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College, Terre Haute campus.The opportunity sought to provide engineering and technology students with project experiencefocused on a new product development process that is truly reflective of the 21st centuryworkplace. A primary goal of the project was to provide students with an educational experiencethat mirrored their potential work environment in terms of technical rigor, managerialresponsibility, and

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Barbara Burks Fasse Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Barbara Burks Fasse is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives, specifically problem-based and project-based learning, in classrooms, instructional labs, and undergraduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007, following 10 years in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing where she was a member of the NSF-funded Learning By Design problem-based learning curriculum development and research project. 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

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

thought that doctoralprograms would well prepare them to design experiments, communicate in writing, givepresentations, review literature, write peer reviewed papers, write reports, learn independentlyand work independently. Over 40% of the undergraduate respondents believed that doctoralprograms would prepare them well in the following areas: innovation, finding problems, designcomputational studies, follow environmental regulations, work across disciplines, createproposals, work in teams and manage multiple projects. Approximately 12% of undergraduateparticipants felt that doctoral programs would not prepare them for marketing products/processesand identifying customer needs, but most participants indicated some degree of preparation inthese

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

, Interna- tional Journal of Management Science, OMEGA, and others (more than 100 refereed publications). He has been serving as a principle investigator of several research projects funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an Editor of the Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Mr. Bret Alan Davis Page 25.1136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Robotics and Mechatronics-based Solar Cell Roughness Measurement LaboratoryAbstractThis paper discusses the design and implementation of a mechatronics-based solar

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Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet

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Graduate Studies

anticipated to rise 13% from 2009 to 2020, based on projectionsfrom the NCES’ “Projections of Education Statistics Through 2020” cited above. The Councilof Graduate Schools (CGS) also projects that graduate enrollments will increase as well (seediscussion below). The CGS Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2000 to 2010provides information based on 655 responding institutions, receiving nearly 1.77 millionapplicants for admission to graduate programs.5Enrollments v. Long Term Projections for GrowthRecently, there has been a slight decline in graduate enrollments. The CGS reports that theenrollments for new students in US graduate schools declined for the first time in seven years forfall of 2010.6 Enrollment s fell by 1.1%, despite having

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Society for Engineering Education, 2012a Fellow of ASME. He was selected as an SES Fellow in 2009. He served as an Associate Vice Presidentfor Research for Texas A&M University from 2001-2004, and as the First Chair of the Materials Scienceand Engineering Program at TAMU from 2001-2003. Page 25.926.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Mechanical Characterization of Sn and Shape Memory Alloy InTl Nanowires as Part of an Undergraduate Research ExperienceAbstractThis paper provides a description of an undergraduate student’s summer project and an analysisof his overall learning and research

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Lawanto holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in human resource education. His research interests include areas in cognition, learning, instructions, engineering design, and e-learning. Currently, he is working on two research projects that investigate students’ cognitive and metacognitive activities while learning engineering. Both projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Page 25.989.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Offsetting Gender Bias in Engineering

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Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul A. Klenk Ph.D., Duke University; Gary A. Ybarra, Duke University; Rodger D Dalton Jr, Techsplorers

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oper- ated a private tutoring business that served hundreds of students and developed curriculum for the electric circuits lab. While attending graduate school at Duke, he coordinated the Techtronics after-school pro- gram at Rogers Herr Middle School in Durham, N.C. The excitement of working with younger students led Dalton to create Techsplorers in 2009. Techsplorers is an engineering enrichment program that oper- ates summer camps at three locations in Raleigh and Chapel Hill in addition to online learning via HD streaming videos and electronics project kits. Page 25.297.1 c

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

industry-academia collaboration on many fronts. It was inspired by a round tablediscussion, where engineering graduates of Region’s colleges have suggested ways to startdeveloping viable and enduring connections between local industries and the academicinstitutions of the Arab Gulf States. Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort areoutlined. In particular, activities (plans, and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gapbetween academia and industries are described. Training, capstone courses, consulting by facultyand joint research projects, aimed at serving the interest of both parties (academia & theindustrial partners) are also addressed. The paper sheds light on: the mission, the nature, andrelevant benchmarks of

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

. Theyconcluded that soft skills can be taught, albeit not through traditional lecture means and a degreeof mentoring is recommended in the workplace, if possible. They tended to see the skillsenhanced through experiential project work. Similarly, Parker and Anderson5 at the Universityof Wisconsin deleted specific lectures on time management and team work skills in favor ofhaving students do appropriate project work to learn these same skills in a trial introduction tocivil and environmental engineering course. Vasko, et al11 concluded that once a projectexperience was concluded, soft skills such as life-long learning could be adequately assessed bystudent survey techniques. Tallon and Budny10 took a different approach in adding specificpublic speaking

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

severalinstitutions. Exploring different ideas and new techniques are always a challenging task.Even though several high schools have rigorous curricula, students' knowledge varieswith the courses and the level of the courses they have taken. As a good example, mosthigh schools have physics or physics-related courses, but their students' knowledge ofelectrical circuit elements such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors varies. For first yearengineering students, a background in physics is an important aspect to deal with variousactivities and projects1-3.Incorporating projects with Physics concepts in the freshmen engineering courses, suchas dealing with circuit elements and exposing the use of those elements in realapplications is one way to build the

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Osama M. Jadaan, University of Mount Union; Tsunghsueh Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Esther N. Ofulue

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 2005. Her Ph.D. thesis work was in the area of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) with a focus on effect of space charges on micro- to nano-scale electrostatic actuation. Upon receiving her Ph.D., she worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering in the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, where she collaborated with Prof. William P. King and Prof. Mark A. Shannon in multiple projects using scanning probe microscopy to study material properties. In 2009, Yan Wu joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville.Prof. Esther N. Ofulue

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

served as the Chairman of Aerospace Engineering Division of ASEE, and received their Distinguished Service Award in 2006. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Penn State Engineering Society in 1993 and the Premier Teaching Award in 2001. For the past two decades, he has been the ”cat herder” for a project-based learning course, based on the German Akafliegs, in which freshman through seniors together are designing and fabricating sailplanes, participating in the AIAA Design-Build-Fly competition, and currently working on a human-powered aircraft to compete for Kremer Prize Competition administered by the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain.Dr. Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University Robert

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Johne' M. Parker, University of Kentucky

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Engineering and Public Policy

Economicsand Public Policy. As part of this new course undergraduate and graduate students fromelectrical, mechanical, biosystems, mining and civil engineering receive training in public policytheories including institutional rational choice, multiple stream framework, punctuated-equilibrium, and innovation-diffusion. The instructors present these theories as a means tostructure the public policy process in a manner that would be familiar to engineers. The studentswere then asked to use the public policy theories in engineering decision making in homework,exam, and term project problems related to electric market regulation, renewable energy, nuclearenergy, and generation selection decisions. The public policy theories allowed the student astructured