Conference Session

ETD Manufacturing/3D Printing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University; Ayodele O. Abatan, Miami University

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printed parts for strength, geometry and dimensionalaccuracy for potential use in consumer products. The evaluation was done using a CubePro™FDM printer. Results included geometric and dimensional tolerances, mechanical properties,anisotropic properties, flatness, concentricity, and parallelism. See Figure 7 for the parts printedwith CubePro™ for this evaluation. Figure 7: Sample parts printed with CubePro™ for student design projectsIn many ways, the senior design project course is considered as one of the best opportunities toinvolve undergraduate engineering technology students in research. Several faculty members,who work on various research projects, often work with students as advisors or mentors andallow the students to

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ETD Green Energy/Sustainability

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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State University. She leads a comprehensive research agenda related to issues of cur- riculum and instruction in engineering education, motivation and preparation of under served populations of students and teachers and in assessing the impact of operationalizing culturally responsive teaching in the STEM classroom. As executive director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, she collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiatives through NASA MUREP, NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education and NSF DUE . Araceli holds Engineering degrees from The University of Michigan and Kettering University. She holds a Masters degree in Education from Michigan

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Troy Harding, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; Thomas E. Mertz, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; Sue A. Guzek, Kansas State University, Salina; Timothy Bower, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus

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larger campuses or theory-based programs. • Emphasize the junior year as the start of a new curriculum and help all juniors to feel part of the same cohesive cohort. • Add distance courses to enable remote students to complete the curriculum Student Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor Degree Option Graduates of the Computer Systems Technology option will demonstrate: • An ability to identify and apply current technical concepts and practices in the core computer systems technologies of database management, web technology, computer programming, digital media, and network/system administration. • An ability to analyze, design, implement, test, and maintain complex computer

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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techniques. To support the abbreviated fielding cycles often associated with arctic research andpublic safety missions, ACUASI requires a practical means of creating UAS components for rotary-wing and fixed-wing platforms. While rapid prototyping is commonly used in making components forwidely popular rotary-wing UAS, much of this same technology may be harnessed and brought to bearon the design and fabrication of more complicated fixed-wing aircraft in order to satisfy a broader setof mission flight envelopes and payload requirements.Motivation.The desire for UAF to develop an organic fixed-wing UAS capability is motivated by several factors.From an academic perspective, students learn and develop best by doing. Students are most motivatedwhen

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel Peter Kuehn, The Urban Institute; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University; Melvin L. Roberts P.E., Camden County College

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- neering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University for ten years, in addi- tion to leading the multidisciplinary industry-sponsored capstone design courses. Before joining Grand Valley State University he was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University. His degrees include both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt he worked for the Vanderbilt University Department of Orthopaedics performing skeletal biodynamics research. Before beginning engineering school he completed an apprenticeship and was awarded the title of Journeyman Industrial

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando M, Ayala, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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. Ayala spent three years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Delaware where he expanded his knowledge on simulation of multiphase flows while acquiring skills in high performance parallel computing and scientific computation. Before that, Dr. Ayala hold a faculty position at Universidad de Oriente at Mechanical Engineering Department where he taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses for a number of subjects such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Multiphase Flows, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machinery, as well as Mechanical Engineering Laboratory courses. In addition, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pam Page Carpenter, NC State University; Nasim Lari; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; David Matthew Sander, Wake Forest High School

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experience through an appliedapproach (theory-to-practice) with sustainable transportation. The program parallels theengineering challenge of designing plug-in electric vehicles on a 1/10 scale. Students arechallenged to design efficient battery powered vehicles and solar charging station torecharge the vehicle’s batteries.Introduction Existing literature emphasizes the importance of hands-on learning. Nersessianbelieves hands-on experiences constitute the core of science learning (Ma and Nickerson,2006). Most recently, Bigler and Hanegan (2011) have found that allowing students touse equipment for DNA extraction and gel electrophoresis in a biotechnology classimproved students' content knowledge. The use of laboratories in enhancing courses

Conference Session

ETD Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Nestor Escobales P.E., Old Dominion University; Isaac L. Flory IV, Old Dominion University

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. He has been active in the technology application research and teaching training courses for the local industries and technology application centerMr. Nestor Escobales P.E., Old Dominion University Mr. Escobales is a licensed professional engineer (PE) with 18 years of progressive structural engineering experience in the US. Mr. Escobales expertise is in the area of pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB), low rise building construction, and forensic engineering. Mr. Escobales is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and is currently serving as the Civil Engineering Technology Program Director at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. He is also the Materials Laboratory Direc- tor

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Riley Sevan Harding, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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results of this study the benefitsoutweigh the costs (i.e., cost in time and effort).It is anticipated that future research efforts will include an expanded study to collect additionalassessment data from a more robust sampling. Statistical analysis of the data will determine thecritical indicators of the success of living learning communities. Evaluation of the criticalindicators will lead to the development of “best practices” for creating and sustaining livinglearning communities.References1. Bechtel, J. (2012). Building an Entrepreneurial Living-Learning Community. Innovation Living-Learning Community, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.2. Flynn, M.A., Everett, J. W., & Wittinghill, D. (2016). The impact of a living learning

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ETD Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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. Smart robots – both personal and industrial -are proliferating fueled by efficient manufacturing combined with energy dense battery technology. Atthese devices contain embedded controllers and computing processors termed as microcontrollerswhich typically offer less performance than the latest processors used in laptop and desktop personalcomputers.Electrical and computer engineers will not be successful without having a good skill set and anunderstanding of how these proliferating smart devices work in terms of processing data andproviding various control functions for the device such as voice and image recognition, speaking,precision movements, etc. While most of electrical and computer baccalaureate graduates may notenter careers to design