-author many dozens of scientific journal papers and communications in international conferences. President of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Engineering since 2011 and Vice-Dean of School of EngineeringProf. Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral, University of Minho - ALGORITMI Born in 1960 is Associate Professor at Department of Information Systems in the School of Engineering of University of Minho. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15641 Researches and teaches in the areas of Information Systems Planning, Information Systems Management and the Information Society
board certified coach with experience in developing students’ leadership and professional com- petencies through teaching and one-on-one coaching. She is most interested in developing student knowl- edge of leadership to impact their successful transition to the workplace. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 ‘Lion Leadership Lessons Video Series’ Delivering Engineering Leadership Fundamentals to a Broad AudienceAbstract Leadership skills are in ever-growing demand among companies who recruit engineeringgraduates. This need has been recognized in numerous studies and addressed in engineeringaccreditation standards1-9. Many universities struggle to find space
Maghiar, Georgia Southern University Marcel Maghiar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University teaches Construction Man- agement courses at junior and senior level in the Civil Engineering and Construction Management de- partment. His research experience includes development of computer syntaxes to unequivocally describe construction activities and development of a consistent methodology to explicitly classify and quantify construction methods (emerging taxonomy of construction methods). Marcel’s main expertise is in com- puter modeling of construction processes. His doctoral work allows the profiling of each journeyman’s affinity for productivity, quality and safety. By analyzing the behavior of
responsible for the structural and thermal analysis of payloads. She served as Director of the Space Engi- neering Institute and in 2010 she accepted a position with the Academic Affairs office of the Dwight Look College of Engineering where she oversaw outreach, recruiting, retention and enrichment programs for the college. Since 2013, she serves as the Executive Director for Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships with responsibilities to increase opportunities for undergraduates engineering students to engage in experiential learning multidisciplinary team projects. These include promoting capstone design projects sponsored by industry, developing the teaching the Engineering Projects in Community Service course, and developing
Paper ID #15390Student Portfolios for Assessment and Self-LearningDr. Derek G. Williamson, University of Alabama Dr. Williamson obtained his undergraduate degree in 1990 in Engineering and Public Policy from Wash- ington University in St.Louis. He received his MS (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees in environmental engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Williamson joined the faculty of the the Depart- ment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama in 1999. He has enjoyed 15 years of a dynamic profession of teaching, research, and service. he now serves as the Director
, congestion pricing, traffic simulation, and engineering education.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and teaches part-time at two other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles. He participated and advised several student academic competition teams for several years. His team won 1st place in the 2012 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. He holds a M.F.A. in Television Production, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and a B.S. in Sustainable Energy. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #16049Impacts of a University-wide Service Learning Program on a Senior Under-graduate Capstone CourseDr. Jennifer Queen Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate seniors.Kelly Summerford Ellenburg, The University of Tennessee
Rice University. Saterbak was responsible for developing the laboratory program in Bioengineering. Saterbak introduced problem-based learning in the School of Engineering and more recently launched a successful first-year engineering design course taught in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. Saterbak is the lead author of the textbook, Bio- engineering Fundamentals. Saterbak’s outstanding teaching was recognized through university-wide and departmental teaching awards. In 2013, Saterbak received the ASEE Biomedical Engineering Division Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award. For her contribution to education within biomedical engineering, she was elected Fellow in the Biomedical Engineering Society and
. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009. She teaches un- dergraduate courses in thermodynamics, heat transfer, thermal fluids analysis and capstone design and graduate courses in thermodynamics and combustion science. Dr. Strzelec’s research interests are in the area of heterogeneous reaction kinetics and characterization with specific focus on automotive emissions aftertreatment; low temperature catalysis; particulate filtration; pyrolysis; and remediation of hydrocarbon contamination. www.andreastrzelec.comDr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor in the Office of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs at Texas A&M University, College Station
solution for managing wiring harnesses of laboratory rodents in large-scale obstacle courses. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 1495 East 100 South, 1550 MEK, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801-808-3571 Email: nicolas.n.brown@gmail.comMs. Joy Velarde, University of Utah Joy Velarde is an Academic Advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.Dr. Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah
University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms.Ms. Audra Hilterbran, Ohio University Audra Hilterbran is an instructional technologist in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. She works with faculty to design and
taught for many years at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, a visiting professor at George Mason University, and then to the University of Florida, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, where he is currently a professor in the Engineer- ing School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. He has received numerous awards including Fulbright cholarship awards, teaching awards, best paper awards, community service awards, and admission as an Eminent Engineer into Tau Beta Pi. His research on passive radon-resistant new residential building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional
Paper ID #15686Experiments for a Unit Operations in Food Engineering CourseDr. Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Polly R. Piergiovanni is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College. Besides chemical engineering courses, she teaches an engineering course to nonengineering students. Her current research interests include critical thinking evident in student writing and assessing learning in experiential learning activities.Mr. John H Jarboe Lafayette College class of 2016 chemical engineering student c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiments for
Paper ID #14935Robosub: A Contest-based Multidisciplinary Senior Design Capstone ProjectDr. Todd Kaiser, Montana State University Dr. Todd J. Kaiser is an Associate Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Montana State University (MSU). Dr. Kaiser teaches and conducts research in the area of microfabrication of sensors and actuators. He has developed four microfabrication based courses where students use a clean room facility to fabricate transistors, solar cells or MEMS structures. Dr. Kaiser’s research group is currently creating radiation sensors for a radiation tolerant computer system for
photos, video and stories, the author canprovide current industry perspective with credibility from actually being there. Developingexample project scenarios to teach plan reading, estimating, work breakdown structures, methodsand management for the laboratory and classroom has been much easier when based on directexperiences. For example, a set of modified airport standard specifications from a real projecthas been used to stimulate discussion about the importance of reading construction specificationsthoroughly, and how they can be misleading. The essence of the disputed language was how toquantify fill materials with different unit prices. With only a few pages, the students quicklyrealize the importance of wording, as opposed to just working
Paper ID #14800Skill Sets Needed for Industrial Automation CareersDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University
Social/Behavioral Science Figure 1. As-Is Curriculum Map of Selected Industrial Engineering Technology Program Introduction to Engineering Technology: Specific information for engineering technology students about degree requirements, scholastic resources, careers in engineering technology, job opportunities, academic skills for success in engineering technology, scholarship, and preparing for the future. Occupational Safety and Health: Principles and practices of accident prevention and safety program operation in industrial facilities and school laboratories; effective safety organization, management and supervision; teacher, administrator and management liabilities; Occupational
. Demonstrate an experiential understanding of engineering design impacts relevant to the various engineering disciplines. 9. Apply basic calculation procedures and computational tools used in engineering. 10. Apply the engineering design process and employ it to solve real-world issues. Textbox 1: Stated educational objectives of the Impacts of Engineering course.the roles and responsibilities of an engineer in society. More in depth coverage of the writingaspects of the course will be presented in a later work. The second component of the course isorganized around a laboratory setting in which students explore the course curriculum through thecompletion of a comprehensive engineering design project. The intent behind the
rates of students at 2-year institutions to 4-year institutions.4,5These programs provide exposure to meaningful applications of basic scientific principles andreinforce knowledge presented in the classroom.This paper describes a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent ExpansionProgram (STEP) program at a2-year college whereby “outside” classroom instruction via STEMindustry visits and undergraduate research opportunities were provided to program participantsin an effort to increase graduation and transfer rates. During STEM industry visits, programparticipants interacted with STEM professionals, toured STEM industrial research laboratories,learned about cutting-edge technology, and gained information regarding skills that are
in the educational sector in both live and online environments as an adjunct instruc- tor in computer technology for Greenville Technical College and as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Kris earned a B.S. in Management from Clemson University, a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Business Education from the University of South Carolina, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology and online learning from the University of Florida. Her research interests include implementation of digital learning solutions in technical and vocational education, development of career pathways utilizing stackable certificates, educator professional develop- ment in communities of
5. A corresponding ThingWorxMashup can be designed to display the collected information as shown in Figure 6, and to sendout an email alert when the temperature or humidity exceeds a pre-set threshold. As part of our future work, IoT-based activities will be embedded in the curriculum, as aresult of which undergraduate students will be exposed to applications of IoT in the context ofcore electrical and computer engineering courses and laboratories. The author hopes to conduct astudy using qualitative and quantitative methods to determine impact of this curriculumenhancement in recruitment and retention efforts. In addition to the curriculum impact, IoTserves as an effective platform to motivate undergraduate research. The author and
(Figure 15) using parts from a compact optical CD playerand G-code software for CNC. Recently, very inexpensive (∼ $100) laser scannerengravers are commercially available which may be adaptable to this application.Figure 13: Robotic arm manipulating laser pointer for LBIC measurements that maplocalized solar cell photocurrent to position on the surface of the solar cell.Figure 14: One-dimensional scans of solar cell (LBIC vs. position).Figure 15: Laser scanner of solar cells.Conclusion and DiscussionSolar cells and solar cell materials (e.g., multicrystalline silicon wafers) provideexcellent vehicles for teaching image capture, processing, and analysis formaterials and device characterization and quality control. Solar cells images,captured by
different ways.1 Realizing this, effective instructorsprovide course content using a variety of methods to appeal to different learning styles and assiststudents in developing their ability to learn in styles other than their preferred.2-4 In-class andout-of-class content delivery methods often include: lecture, small-group discussion, problem-solving sessions, demonstrations, hands-on experiences such as laboratory experiments, textbookreadings, slide shows, movie clips, computer simulations or short instructional videos.5 Eachoption is created or chosen by the instructor and used by the students. Perhaps a student’spreferred content delivery method was not provided, rendering it unavailable unless they create itthemselves as a study aid during
his Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineer- ing at Auburn University, AL, USA in 2007. He obtained his master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 2000 and his Bachelor’s degree was in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 1998. Prior to entering PhD study, Dr. Kang worked as a Senior Civil Engineer in Hong Kong site and Seoul Headquarter of Hyundai Engineering and Con- struction Co., Ltd. during 2000- 2002. After his PhD study, he had taken many projects supported by ALDOT and Air Force Research Laboratory as a research associate at Auburn University during 2007 – 2011. Dr. Junsuk Kang has taught
Technological University Dr. Mansoor Nasir received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California-Berkeley. He worked as a research scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. before joining the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He has several publications in the areas of microflu- idics, chemical and biological sensors, and MEMS technology. He is also passionate about engineering pedagogy. He has not only published articles on engineering education but has also led several workshops on using instructional methodologies that make classroom instruction more engaging and
” aspects into the studies of applied science,computing, engineering and engineering technology. ABET’s Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) is explicitly linked to acquiring a global skill set, by teaching the “broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global economic,environmental, and societal context”. Similarly, ABET’s Technology Accreditation Commission(ETAC) requires “a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societaland global issues”4. The EAC and ETAC’s student learning outcomes based on the criterion ofglobal competency are that the students:a) “will demonstrate substantial knowledge [or factual understanding] of the similarities and differences among engineers and
chamber, vocal, and stage settings, his music traverses wide-ranging topics such as Sumerian legends, nuclear war, and the American Dream. He has been named a national finalist in composing competitions sponsored by SCI/ASCAP (twice) and the National Opera Association (one of three works selected). Dr. Gullings is committed to improving the quality and efficiency of undergraduate music theory and com- position education through classroom innovation, collaboration, and scholarship. In addition to teaching in the core music theory sequence, he maintains a growing interest in developing, practicing, and sharing efficient assessment methods. Dr. Gullings has taught at The University of Texas at Tyler since 2011. He lives
Paper ID #14786Racial Microaggressions within the Advisor-advisee Relationship: Implica-tions for Engineering Research, Policy, and PracticeDr. Brian A. Burt, Iowa State University Brian A. Burt is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University. He studies graduate stu- dents’ learning and achievement, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM fields. He also examines the institutional policies and practices that influence students’ educational and work- force pathways. His research, writing, and teaching and advising directly relate to his personal journey as a collegiate student
participation in the forum. Results describe student behaviors related to participation and resistance in the onlinesupport forum. Several factors were shown to affect student resistance including instructoractivity in the forum, forum response times, technological barriers to participation, and theparticipation grading scheme. Implications for instructors seeking to employ asynchronousactive learning with nontraditional students using currently available online forums are provided.Introduction“I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”Albert Einstein Einstein explains that his main goal as an instructor was to provide the means andopportunities for students to take control of their own
Associates Architects, (2011 - 2013) Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Louisville, (2006 - 2011) Tata Bluescope Steel Ltd Designation: Design Manager Publications: Desai, N., & McGinley, W.M. ”A study of the out-of-plane performance of brick veneer wall systems in medium rise buildings under seismic loads.” Engineering Structures 48 (2013) 683 694. Desai, N., & McGinley, W.M. ”Effects of brick veneer wall systems loaded in-plane on the seismic re- sponse of medium rise buildings.” Proc. The 12th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, June 2013. Awards: Alan H. Yorkdale Memorial Award, 2014.Dr. George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central Ph.D. Electrical Engineering