AC 2012-3680: LEARNING MATLAB IN THE INVERTED CLASSROOMDr. Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State University Robert Talbert is Associate Professor of mathematics at Grand Valley State University. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of mathematics and computing science at Franklin College, where he was also the Director of that school’s 3+2 engineering program with Purdue University. His scholarly interests include cryptography, computer science, and educational technology with a special emphasis on using technology to support active learning environments in the university classroom. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University
andgraduation rates at each of the System’s sixteen institutions. Administrators at each institutionhave been charged to review the status of student retention at their institution and to take thenecessary measures to improve retention rates and to set retention goals. Taxpayers want toknow their tax dollars are well spent. In North Carolina, retention of students at the University ofNorth Carolina campuses is of utmost importance for institutional administrators to ensureefficient stewardship of taxpayers’ funds. Retention of students is becoming a fundamentalconsideration for all university faculty and staff at North Carolina higher education institutions.Due to the generally accepted higher costs of their programs, engineering and technology
AC 2012-4663: DOES NEATNESS COUNT? WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONOF STUDENT WORK SAYS ABOUT UNDERSTANDINGMr. Timothy S. Van Arsdale, University of California, Riverside Timothy Van Arsdale earned his B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University in 2010. He is currently a Ph.D. student in mechanical wngineering at the University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley, in 1988. He received a M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and professor in the Mechanical Engineering
of technological innovation in architecture,engineering, and construction education: integrating recent trends into the curricula, Journal of InformationTechnology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 16, pg. 411-432, http://www.itcon.org/2011/24[5] Eastman, C., Teicholz, P., Sacks, R., Liston, K. (2008). BIM Handbook, Wiley & Sons[6] Bazjanac, V. (2008). IFC BIM-based methodology for semiautomatic building energy performance simulation.In L. Rischmoller (ed.), CIB W78, Proc. 25th conf., Improving the management of construction projects through ITadoption, Santiago, CL: 292-299. Universidad de Talca. ISBN 978-956-319-361-9.[7] Azhar, S., Brown, J., and Farooqui, R., “BIM-based Sustainability Analysis: An Evaluation of BuildingPerformance
AC 2012-4934: AUTOMATIC HANDWRITTEN STATICS SOLUTION CLAS-SIFICATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN PREDICTING STUDENT PER-FORMANCEMr. Han-lung Lin, University of California, Riverside Han-lung Lin has received his master’s degree at the University of Electro-communications in Japan. He is currently a Ph.D. student in computer science at University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley in 1988. He received a S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and professor in the mechanical
AC 2012-4556: AUTOMATICALLY UNDERSTANDING HANDWRITTENSELF-EXPLANATIONSMr. James Herold, University of California, Riverside James Herold earned his B.S. in computer science at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona in 2004. He is currently a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley in 1988. He received a S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the
AC 2012-4755: UNDERGRADUATE SIGNAL PROCESSING LABORATO-RIES FOR THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEMMr. Suhas Ranganath, Arizona State UniversityJayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State UniversityKarthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State UniversityMiss Shuang HuDr. Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State UniversityProf. Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University Andreas Spanias is professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the Founder and Director of the SenSIP Center and Industry Consor- tium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech process- ing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the
AC 2012-5327: USABILITY OF A COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL REAL-ITY ENVIRONMENT EARTHWORK EXERCISESDr. Lacey DuckworthDr. Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology with a con- centration in construction management and with a minor in computer engineering and strong statistical background. He has more than eight years of work experience in the A/E/C (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry with office and field experience in scheduling, estimating, and project man- agement in the United States and several international locations, including Venezuela, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand. Sulbaran is an
AC 2012-4915: VALIDITY OF THE METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISH-ING BASELINE WATER QUALITY FOR URANIUMMrs. Marisa Hamilton, Riviera Kaufer High SchoolDr. Lee Clapp, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Lee Clapp is an Associate Professor in environmental engineering.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville
AC 2012-4437: AUTOMATED PROBLEM AND SOLUTION GENERATIONSOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARYLINEAR CIRCUIT ANALYSISMr. Charles David Whitlatch, Arizona State UniversityMr. Qiao Wang, Arizona State UniversityDr. Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University Brian Skromme obtained a B.S. degree in electrical engineering with high honors from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He was a member of technical staff at Bellcore from 1985-1989 when he joined Ari- zona State University. He is currently professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engi- neering and Assistant Dean in Academic and
Engineering Educators. He has instructed courses on construction drawings and specifications, concrete technology and formwork, heavy civil construction methods, residential construction methods, and building systems.Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Page 25.893.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Integrated Project Based Construction Management Curriculum: A Faculty PerspectiveAbstractBeginning in the autumn quarter of 2008, the Construction Management Departmentat
AC 2012-5325: UTILIZING A COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL REALITYENVIRONMENT AS A TRAINING TOOL FOR CONSTRUCTION STU-DENTSDr. Tulio Sulbaran, University of Southern Mississippi Tulio Sulbaran received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology with a con- centration in construction management and with a minor in computer engineering and strong statistical background. He has more than eight years of work experience in the A/E/C (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry with office and field experience in scheduling, estimating, and project man- agement in the United States and several international locations, including Venezuela, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand. Sulbaran is an
AC 2012-4574: STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OFFACULTY MENTORING ON CAPSTONE PROJECTSDr. G. Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte G. Bruce Gehrig is Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.Dr. John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Page 25.1187.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Students Perception of the Effectiveness of Faculty Mentoring on Capstone ProjectsIntroductionMost construction engineering and management (CEM) related
AC 2012-4911: STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF SHAPE MEMORY POLY-MERS IN THE ACTIVE DISASSEMBLY PROCESSJ.A. Ortega-Saenz, PSJA High SchoolDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Hua Li is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of
the ASEE, and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Missouri.Ms. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On is Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Mis- souri, Columbia. He has a M.S. in instructional systems technology, Indiana University, Bloomington. Page 25.1241.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Circuit Theory Courses using Team-Based LearningAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to report progress made in adapting the learning strategy known asteam-based learning for use in the
AC 2012-3532: A PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP: DON’T GRADUATEWITHOUT ONEDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning. Page 25.93.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Professional Internship: Don’t Graduate Without
AC 2012-3622: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: INTERDISCIPLINARY CAP-STONE PROJECTSDr. Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University Full CV can be downloaded from: https://howdy.tamu.edu/render.UserLayoutRootNode.uP?uP tparam=utf&utf=%2fcp%2fip%2flog ssb.tamu.edu/pls/PROD/bwykfupd.p init upload Page 25.277.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: Integrating Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Capstone with Graduate Sustainable Construction CurriculaAbstractThe past four fall semesters, the COSC 440 Interdisciplinary Capstone
AC 2012-3507: DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A TWIN TANK WATER PRO-CESSMr. Trieu V. Phung, University of Houston, DowntownDr. Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Assistant Professor of control and instrumentation in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Houston, Downtown. Tzouanas earned a diploma in chemical engineering from Aristotle University, a master’s of science degree in chemical engineering/process control from the University of Alberta, and a doctorate of philosophy degree in chemical engineering/process control from Lehigh University. His research interests focus on process control systems, process modeling, and simulation. His industrial professional
AC 2012-3087: DEVELOPMENT OF A POWER ELECTRONICS LAB COURSEWITH RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONSMr. David S. Ochs, Kansas State University David S. Ochs received his bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2010. He is currently pursuing a master’s of science at Kansas State University. His research interests include power electronics and maximum power capture in wind energy systems.Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller, Kansas State University Ruth Douglas Miller earned a B.S.E.E. from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the University of Rochester. She has taught at Kanssa State University for 21 years and is presently Associate Professor. She
AC 2012-4572: SPY CODE: A LEARNING MODULE LINKING NANO-TUBES RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TOProf. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Abdelrahman’s research focus is industrial applications of sensing and control with major research fund- ing from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
, Northwestern University Matthew R. Glucksberg is a professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. His tech- nical expertise is in tissue mechanics, microcirculation, and optical instrumentation. His laboratory has developed image-based instrumentation to measure pressure and flow in the circulation of the eye, in- struments to measure the response of pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells to their immediate mechanical environment, and is currently involved in developing minimally invasive optical biosensors for monitoring glucose, lactate, and other measures of metabolic function. He is a Co-founder of Northwestern’s Global Healthcare Technologies Program in Cape Town South Africa and Co-director of an M.S
AC 2012-4524: EFFECTS OF STUDENT STRATEGIES ON SUCCESSFULPROBLEM SOLVINGMs. Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University Sarah Grigg is a Ph.D. candidate in the Industrial Engineering Department at Clemson University.Lisa Benson, Clemson University Page 25.508.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Effects of Student Strategies on Successful Problem SolvingAbstract In order to analyze students’ problem-solving strategies, tablet PCs were used to capturestudent problem solving attempts for 3 separate problems (n=76) completed by students in anintroductory engineering course. Specific
AC 2012-3055: PARALLEL SIMULATION OF MANY-CORE PROCES-SORS: INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONProf. Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College Tali Moreshet is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Swarthmore College. Her research interests are in computer architecture, energy-efficient multiprocessor, many-core, and embedded systems. Her research is funded by NSF. Moreshet earned a B.Sc in computer science from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Brown University.Prof. Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park Uzi Vishkin has been professor of electrical and computer engineering and permanent of the University of Maryland Institute for
currently working toward the B.CS degree in honours computer ecience (Bioinformatics Option) at the University of Waterloo. He is interested in pursuing research at the graduate level in bioinformatics or other related fields of applied computer science. He is also a Captain of the University of Waterloo Varsity Men’s Track and Field team.Dr. Manoj Sachdev P.Eng., University of Waterloo Page 25.1336.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Road to Success for STEM Student-AthletesAbstractVarsity athletics and university science, technology, engineering, and
AC 2012-4352: INCORPORATING NAHB PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONSINTO A UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATIONProf. Eric A. Holt, Purdue University Eric A. Holt is a Graduate Instructor at Purdue University in the Building Construction Management Department. Holt earned a B.S. in building construction technology and spent 19 years in the residential construction industry. His career includes construction material sales and marketing, building inspector, customer home project management, and architectural design for homes and remodel projects. He earned a M.S. in technology from Purdue University, in construction management. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in construction management, focusing on
AC 2012-3382: EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTION COST AND VOLUME ONCONSTRUCTION TIME OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN TEXASDr. Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright Scholar. Page 25.506.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2012-4854: MECHANIX: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SKETCH RECOG-NITION TRUSS TUTORING SYSTEMMs. Olufunmilola Atilola, Texas A&M University Olufunmilola Atilola is currently a doctoral student in the department of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University. She obtained her master’s degree from the University of South Carolina, Columbia and her bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, both in mechanical engineering. At Texas A&M, her research areas include representations in engineering design and innovations in engineering education.Ms. Cheryl OstermanFrancisco Vides, Texas A&M University Francisco Vides is a Graduate Researcher at the Sketch Recognition Lab at Texas A&M University
sustainability.Introduction to Materials has undergone a slight, albeit, simple transition as the current authorsof the text book used have modified material chapters to include sustainable considerations andcomparative information within each material chapter.Elective CoursesElective courses consist of related high performance and technology delivery courses. HighPerformance Green Building was an established elective that covered such topics as life-cycleassessment, life-cycle costing, energy modeling, value engineering, and sustainable rating Page 25.792.4criteria (e.g., LEED). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an elective that goes beyond thestudents’ an
AC 2012-3221: INVESTIGATION OF PROPORTIONAL AND NON-PROPORTIONALLOADINGS USING MOHR’S CIRCLEProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Somnath Chattopadhyay is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga. He teaches mechanics, design, and materials, and his current research emphasis is on fatigue crack intiation in metallic materials. He has authored a text on pressure vessel design and serves as an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology Page 25.859.1 c American Society for Engineering
AC 2012-3934: USING PEER TEACHING OBSERVATIONS TO GIVE FEED-BACK TO GRADUATE TEACHING INSTRUCTORSMs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon is an Instructional Support Specialist and instructor of the Graduate Teaching Assis- tants Seminar at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, College of Engi- neering, Penn State University. 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