engineering from the University of South Florida. He worked in the industry (SIEMENS) for nine years executing many critical projects. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), where he leads the Energy, Power and Stainability (EPS) group. His significant work in energy storage, microgrid and DSM is demonstrated by Sustainable Electric Energy Delivery Systems in Florida. His research areas are smart grids, Electric Vehicles, high penetration renewable systems, cyber-physical systems, power system reliability, large scale distributed generation integration, large scale data analysis, cyber security, and vehicular technology. Dr
undergraduate student (sophomore) in 2014. He is also a member of the mathematics, education, and engineering honor societies: Kappa Mu Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, and Tau Beta Pi respectively. He has extensive experience in curriculum development in K-12 and creates material for the Technology Student Association’s annual TEAMS competition. David has co-authored two texts related to engineering, Principles of Applied Engineering for Pearson-Prentice Hall and Introductory Engineering Mathematics for Momentum Press. His research interests include: model/method transferability, threshold concepts to inform curriculum development, information asymmetry in higher education processes (e.g., course articulation), and issues in
previous workwhich counterintuitively found that crudely-built demonstrations devices tend to confer greaterlearning retention than similar professionally built devices [12]. Specifically, we sought todetermine how preference for crudely vs. professionally-built demonstrations changed withacademic maturity. The current study employed a larger population of students pursuing anundergraduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in their freshmanor sophomore years. The results of the investigation revealed that both year groups experiencedgreater learning retention when the low-cost, homemade demonstrator was employed whencompared to the professionally manufactured demonstrator (p = 0.04). The results also show nosignificant
mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive video learning, and 3D/2D anima- tion
Paper ID #21580Incorporating PlutoSDR in the Communication Laboratory and Classroom:Potential or Pitfall?Dr. John ”Ed” E. Post P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University John. E. Post received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University in 1981, the M.S. degree in engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991, and the Ph.D. degree in electri- cal engineering from Stanford University in 2005. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army in December, 1981 and served on active duty until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in June, 2006. His military service
Director of the Rice Emerging Scholars Program, an initiative he co-founded in 2012. The Rice Emerging Scholars program is a comprehensive 2-4 year program that begins the summer before matriculation for a group of matric- ulating Rice students whose preparation for STEM is weaker than those of their peers.Dr. Kristi Kincaid, Rice University Department of Chemistry c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining First-Year Chemistry Outcomes of Underprepared STEM Students Who Completed a STEM Summer Academic Bridge ProgramAbstractThis NSF S-STEM Grantee poster examines the results of Rice University's summer science,technology
. M. Cummings and T. Cooklev, “Tutorial: Software-Defined Radio Technology”, IEEE 25th International Conference on Computer Design, Oct. 2007.3. V.Goverdovsky, et.al., “Modular Software-Defined Radio Testbed for Rapid Prototyping of Localization Algorithms”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 65, No. 7, July 2016.4. C.R. Johnson and W.A. Sethares, Telecommunications Breakdown, Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2004.5. S. Mao, et al., “Introducing Defined Radio into Undergraduate Wireless engineering Curriculum through a Hands-on Approach”, ASEE Proceedings, 2013.6. S. Mao, Y. Huang, and Y. Li, “On Developing a Software Defined Radio Laboratory Course for Undergraduate Wireless Engineering Curriculum
operationof the human neuron including the types of excitation, and subsequent electric spiking patterns.The second type of network is more of a functional ability of a system to “learn” as the humanbrain does. This system, while not a replication of biological brain function and cognition, iswidely used and is implemented in many search engine optimizations, digital data organizationtechniques, data processing, image classification, voice recognition, and much more. These arewhat are commonly referred to as neural networks in technology – or artificial neural networks.Just as the biological neurons in the brain are developed over time, artificial neural networks can“learn” based on the accumulation of past and present data available to the network
Paper ID #23737Teaching an Undergraduate Flight Dynamics Class for Three Semesters Dur-ing PhD Studies to Prepare for an Academic CareerMr. Dipanjan Saha, Texas A&M University Dipanjan Saha earned his Bachelors in Instrumentation Engineering and Masters in Control Systems Engi- neering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He is now pursuing his PhD in Aerospace Engineering with Dr. John Valasek at Texas A&M University, College Station. His career goal is to be- come a professor. At Texas A&M he has served as the instructor of record for the undergraduate Flight Dynamics class in Spring 2016
member of the IEEE Computer Society. Contact him at gursimran.walia@ndsu.eduMr. Alex Radermacher, North Dakota State UniversityDr. Otto Borchert, North Dakota State University Dr. Borchert received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Dakota State University in 2015 and has been teaching introductory computer science courses for three years (at Gonzaga and North Dakota State University). His research interests include immersive virtual environments for education, mobile app development, and STEM education through technology. He is currently teaching as a Lecturer at North Dakota State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evaluating Learning Engagement Strategies
Paper ID #23463Design and Implementation of MATLAB-Simulink Based Solar Cell Model-ing and PV System Design Exercises for Advanced Student LearningDr. Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University Sandip Das is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Kennesaw State Uni- versity. Dr. Das received his Ph.D. and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from University of South Carolina, Columbia and earned his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST, Shibpur, India). He is an expert in the field of solar photovoltaics and developed undergraduate and
, 2015, Seattle, WA, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/23470. [Accessed Jan. 25, 2018].[5] S. Kiefer, “Preparing Mechanical Engineering Students For Senior Design Projects With Electronics Components,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007, Honolulu, HI, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/2873. [Accessed Jan. 25, 2018].[6] D. Litwhiler, “Mems Accelerometer Investigation In An Undergraduate Engineering Technology Instrumentation Laboratory,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, Louisville, KY, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/16392. [Accessed Jan. 25, 2018].[7] D. Litwhiler, “A Custom Vibration Test Fixture Using
include engineering education, mathematics education, faculty development and mathematics teacher leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Moving toward student-centered learning: Motivation and the nature of teaching changes among faculty in an ongoing teaching development groupMotivation and BackgroundThis research paper describes a study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) faculty who are participating in ongoing teaching development communities. Theresearch literature provides a wealth of evidence that student-centered learning and practices thatencourage student engagement positively affect learning and retention in STEM
and Associate Provost in Hawaii; a College Director in Abu Dhabi, UAE; an Associate Professor and Assistant Provost in northern California; and an Assistant Professor and Director of Faculty Development in Florida. He has authored a textbook, an an- thology and published over 130 academic articles as well as offered hundreds of academic presentations. He has earned a B.S. in Oceanography from Florida Institute of Technology; an M.S. in Environmen- tal Engineering Sciences and a Ph.D. in Science Education from the University of Florida. Dr. Hargis’ research agenda focuses on how people learn while integrating appropriate, relevant and meaningful in- structional technologies. c American
. Journal of Engineering Education, 103, 302–330. doi.org/10.1002/jee.200443 Hjalmarson, M. A., & Nelson, J. K. (2014). Creating small interactive teaching groups. In Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.4 Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. PNAS Early Edition. doi:10.1073/pnas.13190301115 Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a design science: Building pedagogical patterns for learning and technology. New York: Routledge.6 McKenna, A. K., Yalvac, B. & Light, G. J. The role of collaborative reflection on shaping engineering
, profile and waviness height parameters, spacing, shape and hybrid parameters must be included.References[1] http://www.mmsonline.com/columns/surface-texture-from-ra-to-rz[2] Paul, S., Dhar, N.R., and Chattopadhyay, A.B., 2001, “Beneficial effects of cryogenictreatment over dry and wet machining on tool wear and surface finish in turning AISI 1060steel,” Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 116, pp. 44-48.[3] Luca, L., Neagu-Ventzel, S., and Marinescu, L., 2005, “Effects of working parameters onsurface finish in ball-burnishing of hardened steels,” Precision Engineering, 29(2), pp. 253-256.[4] Schmitz, T.L., Couey, J., Marsh, E., Mauntler, N., and Hughes, D., 2007, “Runout effects inmilling: Surface finish, surface location error, and
conditions can contribute to energy saving by operating a system at its highest efficiency in industrial applications. References1. Sullivan, J., Fluid Power Theory and Applications, Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 1998.2. Rydberg, K.; Energy Efficient Hydraulics – System solutions for loss minimization; National Conference on Fluid Power, Linkoping University, Sweden. March 2015.3. Choudhury, A. and Rodriguez, J.; Experimental Analysis for Energy-efficient Product Design, Journal of Engineering Technology, Volume 34(1), 2017.4. Choudhury, A., Rodriguez, P. Ikonomov, J. He, B. De Young, R. Kamm, S. Hinton, Human powered energy efficient vehicle design, Proceedings the American Society for Engineering Education
Paper ID #23949Teaching Power Circuit Breaker Testing to UndergraduatesDr. Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University Glenn T. Wrate received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological University (MTU) in 1984 and 1986, respectively. While attending MTU, he worked for Bechtel Power Corporation on the Belle River and Midland power generating stations. After graduating MTU, he worked for the Los Ange- les Department of Water and Power from 1986 to 1992, primarily in the Special Studies and High Voltage DC (HVDC) Stations Group. He returned to MTU in 1992 to pursue a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. While
Paper ID #22290New Resources for Introduction to Materials ClassMrs. Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd. Hannah Melia leads the Teaching Resources Team at Granta Design and has responsibility for Materials Educational Resources. She has a degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy and a Post Graduate Cer- tificate in Design, Manufacturing and Management from the University of Cambridge. She has worked in the United States and Germany on medical device design and technology transfer. Over the last 9 years she has interacted with academics that use CES EduPack around the world. c American Society for
students discussed the fact that their high schools didnot have information technology or computer-based classes in it, they did not know anyone whoworked in the field, and they had never tried programming before. In these cases, the studentsdiscovered the field of computer science by accident, typically by taking a class required for adifferent major. For example: Personally, I came to [university] to be an electrical engineer, because I'm really good at abstraction. I took Intro to Media Computation just for fun, and then I really liked it, but then I thought I couldn't get a job in computer science. I talked to my advisor, and she's like, ‘Yeah, there's actually like a field you can get a job in,’ and it blew my mind
the Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) program. Within this course set are the curriculum’s networking and communication courses. As is true with his ECET faculty colleagues, Border supports the program with teaching assign- ments, as needed, in freshman- and sophomore-level courses offerings. Examples of these include the sophomore level electric circuits and digital electronics courses. Border teaches a digital communication graduate course within a Ph.D. Consortium Technology Management program, as well as other graduate level courses at BGSU. Border served as interim department chair of the Engineering Technologies department. He served as chair of the university Faculty Senate
Paper ID #21171Pragmatic Framework for Graduate-level Sustainability Capstone ProjectsMr. Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University Prof. Ben D Radhakrishnan is currently a full time Faculty in the School of Engineering, Technology and Media (SETM), National University, San Diego, California, USA. He is the Program Director/Lead Fac- ulty for MS Sustainability Management Program. He develops and teaches Engineering and Sustainabil- ity Management graduate level courses. Ben has taught Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special interests and research include promoting Leadership in
NSF S-STEM(Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant awarded in January2017. Through an inclusive and long-range effort, the college identified a strong need forfinancial and comprehensive supports for STEM students. This project will offer financial,academic, and professional support to three two-year cohorts of students. The SEECRS projectaims to utilize a STEM-specific guided pathways approach to strengthen recruitment, retention,and matriculation of STEM students at the community college level.Scholarship recipients will be supported through participation in the SEECRS ScholarsAcademy, a multi-pronged approach to student support combining elements of communitybuilding, faculty mentorship, targeted advising
, West Lafayette Dr. Yingjie Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology of Pur- due University. He received his Ph.D. degree in the areas of human-computer interaction, information visualization, and visual analytics from the School of Interaction Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada. He earned the Bachelor degree of Engineering from the Tsinghua University in China, and a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from SFU. His research covers in- terdisciplinary domains of information visualization, visual analytics, digital media, and human computer interaction. He seeks to design, model, and construct new forms of interaction in visualization
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enhance students’ mastery of the subject matter. While it isessential to keep the laboratory equipment up-to-date with the latest technologies 2 , it is alsoimportant to design a cost-effective 3 and flexible solution 4 and a safe operating environment inthe laboratory course.Although the electric machine laboratory has been traditionally offered in Electrical Engineeringcurriculum in many of the engineering institutions, the laboratory for electric machine drives hasnot been common. While the electric machines have not changed much in their structure andoperation, power electronic converters and machine drive technologies have been substantiallyimproved. Recently, there have been efforts to implement electric drive laboratories 5 , but
an assistant professor of Student Affairs and Higher Education at Iowa State University. Michael’s program of research centers on the role of technology in the experiences of undergraduate stu- dents. His current projects focus on large undergraduate science and engineering lecture courses exploring how students use digital study resources, how faculty and instructors design and plan for the use of digital technologies in the classroom , and, how data from digital study resources (e.g., learning analytics) can be used with other forms of data to understand student learning and performance and ultimately, to improve instructional practices.Dr. Stephanie D. Teasley, University of Michigan Dr. Teasley is a Research
Paper ID #22183Data-driven Curricular Decisions in Introductory Computing ClassesProf. Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College Petra Bonfert-Taylor is a Professor and an Instructional Designer at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Technical University of Berlin (Ger- many) in 1996 and subsequently spent three years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan before accepting a tenure-track position in the Mathematics Department at Wesleyan University. She left Wesleyan as a tenured full professor in 2015 for her current position at Dartmouth College
Paper ID #21863International Student Recruiting and Retention in Post-graduate STEM Ed-ucationMr. Andres Alejandro Herrera, University of Arkansas Andres Herrera served as a Graduate Assistant at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering where he focused his efforts on engineering outreach and undergraduate recruitment. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Engineering and M.S. in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas.Mr. Eric Specking, University of Arkansas Eric Specking serves as the Director of Undergraduate Recruitment for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He directs the
mathematics from Harding University. His primary research interest is in how to use machine learning in fully online and hybrid educational environments to understand students and improve their learning.Dr. Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on methods of assessment for large-scale learning environments.Mr. Tarun Yellamraju, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tarun Yellamraju is currently a PhD student in the school of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He received his Bachelor of Technology with Honors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology