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Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

influencing undergraduate Hispanic and other minority students’ decision to considerengineering as their major; 3) Dual programs for Community Colleges and summer programs aswell as High Schools at one of the institution are providing access for pre-college minority andwomen students to careers in engineering and technology; 4) Our project aims to develop andestablish an integrated research-oriented educational facility to support and enhance teachingand learning in these areas, by providing a set of comprehensive laboratory experiments,teaching and learning modules; and 5) The design and implementation of a computationalworkbench for simulating hybrid power systems and distributed energy resources.2. Curriculum ChangesEngineering and technology

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Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Saied Hemati, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

addresses issues of creating such an integrated photovoltaic / piezoelectric energycollection system with communications and display. The preceding discussion has addressedtechnical issues. There are pedagogical and administrative issues in a two-department seniordesign project.The university hosts a strong interdisciplinary senior design program within its College ofEngineering. The program dates back to 1999 when two Mechanical Engineering professors andone Electrical Engineering professor combined their efforts in teaching a two-semester seniordesign course sequence. Initially, there were only a few interdisciplinary projects. Emphasiswas on creating a unified curriculum that spanned the disciplines. Common elements wereidentified and a common

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, theprogram faculty consist of members from chemical engineering, electrical engineering,mechanical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, civil engineering, andenvironmental sciences and policy. Program faculty worked the remainder of 2011 and into 2012to develop a curriculum that integrated technical fundamentals and some advanced topics fromexisting courses, economic analysis from existing Engineering Economy and Economics ofEnergy courses, a revived Engineering and Public Policy course, a new Applied SystemsEngineering course, and a few Energy Engineering specific courses on Fuel and EnergyConversions. A flowchart of the current curriculum is included as an Appendix to this paper.It is important to note that the program is substantially

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Installation, Integration, and Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Jones, Ball State University; Janet Fick, Ball State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Maintenance on campuses will support an institution’s sustainability goals by reducing the environmental impact of buildings and grounds; creating a positive effect on student, faculty and staff health; and preparing students to be global sustainability citizens. With the goal of transforming existing campus facilities around the world, we have developed a clear vision for the future: LEED Lab. An innovative solution for integrating sustainable practices into daily campus operations and maintenance, LEED Lab is an interactive, multidisciplinary immersion course designed to transform the academic environment by preparing students for competitive 21st century careers in sustainability. In the course

Conference Session

Energy Conservation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nitt Chuenprateep, University of the District of Columbia; Warren Orlando Abrams, University of the District of Columbia; Alicia Marshall, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

addition, mechanical engineering experiencehelped to take this project’s concept into completion. Utilizing the mechanical engineeringstudent’s experience with modeling and operations research, the group was able to modify theGridLab-D to model the experiment. As the nation’s only urban land-grant university, the University of the District of Columbia hasa special focus on urban sustainability, which is reflected in its curriculum and research focuses.The experience that these students brought to the framing of this project was integral to itssuccess. Collaboration through the capstone project allowed students to share the lessons they’velearned through their internships or research projects in a concrete manner. One student, who haddone

Conference Session

Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

allow students to work on projects that can be relevant tocurrent leading edge research and technology. The development, content and structure oflaboratory activities and project-based learning as part of this effort to embed renewable energyinto our curriculum are also presented. [7]Background and Curricular Context: ET curricula descriptionEngineering education moves into the twenty first century charged with an environmental agendato respond to wider changes in the society. However, the educators are regularly modifyingcurriculum content to embrace technological changes into the learning outcomes. On the otherhand, renewable energy and sustainability are highly interdisciplinary, crossing over between anumbers of research areas, which makes

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Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, the studentsare prepared to effectively integrate energy system development over a broad spectrum of technologieswith the socio-economic requirements to successfully implement them and to compete in the globalenergy market. Thus, the second part of the course module focused on improving the presentation Draft of a paper submitted for presentation at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 25-28, 2017.skills. In this part, authors critically evaluated the paper they had selected. The topics ranged fromoptimizing energy storage for California (potential of solar and wind in that region with scoping ofbattery such that renewable could supply constant power for an entire day) to review of the currentstate of