Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

future.In response to these needs, the California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances inTechnological Education (CREATE) proposed the development of international learningexchanges to provide a cohort of renewable energy faculty with relevant international exposurein their discipline. As a result, the National Science Foundation’s Advanced TechnologicalEducation program funded two CREATE learning exchanges. Participants were charged withlearning how their international peers had met similar challenges in terms of teaching renewableenergy technicians, with expanding their knowledge of the global renewable energy sector, andwith sharing the results of their study. Fourteen nationally recognized educators from across theU.S. were selected to

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, thermal man- agement, and fuel cells: materials synthesis, fabrication, test and characterization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). His research is currently focused on the experimental and analytical investigation, and the development of innovative SOFCs combined heating and power (CHP) system, ceramic membrane for CO2 recovery from combustion processes, all solid state Li-Ion batteries, and thermal transpiration based propulsion, pumping, and power generation. Currently, his research is conducted in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER) at SU. Prof. Ahn has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals (including Nature and other high impact journals) and books, and made over 150 technical pre

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #16410Introduction of Renewable Energy to High School Students in a SummerCamp: Hands-on Experimental ApproachDr. Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Farshid Zabihian, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering West Virginia Uni- versity Institute of Technology Education: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering,Ryerson University, 2011 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, 1998 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology, 1996 Authored or coauthored more than 80 papers in Journals and peer-reviewed conferences

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

approach.Literature Review: The Flipped EE ClassroomThe flipped classroom, which was implemented in this course in the fall 2014 semester, is anactive-learning approach that enables higher-engagement activities during class, such as problemsolving, with the instructor present as a guide; this is done by having students review lecturecontent beforehand using media such as online videos3, 4.Upon a review of the literature, we found other electrical engineering courses that have beenflipped, with mostly positive results. In a signal processing course, the instructor noted that ittook a few weeks for the students to adapt to the new environment, engage with their peers, orask for assistance5. However, by the end of the term, less than 10% indicated a preference

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #15377The Role of Engineers as Policy Entrepreneurs toward Energy Transforma-tionsProf. Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Efra´ın O’Neill-Carrillo is a professor of power engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He holds a Ph.D. (Arizona State), an M.S.E.E. (Purdue), and a B.S.E.E. (UPRM). His profes- sional interests include energy policy, sustainable energy, distributed generation, power quality, social and ethical implications of engineering, and technology. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. O’Neill