Paper ID #22488Alumni Grassroots Leadership Enables Sponsored Course DevelopmentDr. Vladimir I. Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Vlad Prodanov received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the State Univer- sity of New York at Stony Brook in 1995 and 1997 respectively. He was with Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies from 1997 until 2000 and Agere Systems from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he was a member of MHI Consulting. He joined the EE Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA in 2008 where he is now a tenured Associate Professor. Dr. Prodanov has worked on
important problems at the interface between chemistry, physics, engi- neering, and biology preparing the trainees for careers in academe, national laboratories, and industry. In addition to research, she devotes significant time developing and implementing effective pedagogical approaches in her teaching of undergraduate courses to train engineers who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and able to understand the societal contexts in which they are working to addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Peer Review and Reflection in Engineering Labs: Writing to Learn and Learning to WriteAbstractClear
onwhich future mobile-application researchers can base the designs of their project is imperative.Hopefully, this will contribute to a greater emphasis on mobile-learning using the benefits ofmodern technologies, and eventually result in the widespread usage and implementation ofmobile-learning principles and resources in modern educational management software.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. The next section gives some backgroundinformation on educational application programs in optics and photonics, as well as the use ofsimulations in virtual laboratories. The following section describes the Optics and PhotonicsEducational App, its capabilities, and its user interface. This section also includes the link to thecode repository for
Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring an inquiry-based learning with peer-teaching pedagogy in a physiological signals lab courseIntroduction and BackgroundActive learning can support meaningful engagement with science concepts and practices, whichhas been known to improve students’ affect toward science [1]. Professors recognize theopportunity for students to engage in such active learning during laboratory courses and haveemployed successful methods of doing so that foster meaningful engagement [2,3,4]. Onemethod of active learning and enhancing student engagement is using inquiry-based learning in alaboratory environment. This method also helps to develop creativity and critical thinking skills[8,9] which are
Paper ID #22642Academic Practice/Design Interventions: An Activity-Based Design Coursefor Conceptualizing Failure and Factor of SafetyMr. Nikolaos E. Vitoroulis Jr, Stevens Institute of Technology Nikolaos Vitoroulis supervises the Engineering Design Laboratories at Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens and specialized in Robotics, Mechatronics, and Manufacturing. As a member of the Innovation, Design & Entrepreneurship at Stevens (IDEaS) team, he works with the development team to update and generate engineering curriculum con- tent. His past industrial
Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He received a Diploma in Applied Mechanics in 1989 from Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, and was awarded M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to mechanisms and machine dynamics, integrated product development, solid mechanics and plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote
curriculum,requiring an efficient and integrated process. By incorporating EML in different coursesequences such as circuits, electronic design, and communication sequences, students will havethe opportunity to develop and build up their entrepreneurial mindset.The paper reviews the CoE’s experience and preliminary evaluation results of integrating EMLin our junior level course EE375 Electronic Design I. EE375 is the first electronics course of athree-course electronics design sequence. The course covers circuits design using diodes andtransistors with several laboratory experiments.This lab modification is part of a curriculum-wide effort to integrate EML to different coursesequences. Students will be repeatedly exposed to entrepreneurship skills
Paper ID #22432Benefits of Active Learning Embedded in Online Content Material Support-ing a Flipped ClassroomDr. Jean-Michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California Jean-Michel Maarek is professor of engineering practice and director of undergraduate affairs in the De- partment of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His educational interested include engaged and active learning, student assessment, and innovative laboratories c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Benefits of active learning embedded in online content material
biomedical scientist in Immunology, Dr. Borges balances the world of what STEM professionals do and brings that to STEM education in order to provide PD that aligns to The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Since 2008 she has provided teacher PD to science teachers in the tri-state area, including international visiting teachers and scholars. Dr. Borges’ research interests include: building STEM professional-teacher relationships, diversity and equity, and enhancing urban science teaching and learning.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a
, industry tours, laboratory experiments andleisure activities. This program works to enhance the workforce development of undergraduateand graduate power engineering students.In the summer of 2017, the summer program was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh. Duringthe week-long program, students were given two different technical presentations, including apresentation on multi-physics analysis of adjustable speed motor drives, and a presentation ondeveloping demand response programs. Students also participated in interactive workshops ondefining the smart grid, distribution line modeling, and researching vehicle-to-grid technology.The program also had three tours to local utilities. The first tour was a tour of Duquesne LightCompany’s operations
Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Tech- nological Education (CREATE). With funding from the National Science Foundation, CREATE seeks to advance renewable energy education nationwide by supporting faculty and academic programs in renew- able energy. Dr. Walz is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) Program, and he is an instructor for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Summer Institute, providing professional development for middle and high school teachers. Dr. Walz has been recognized as Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and as the Energy Educator of the Year by the
antennas for wildlife tracking. She has over 100 publications and 5 U.S. patents.Dr. Melde is an IEEE Fellow and was University of Arizona College of Engineering TeachingFellow in 2012. She is currently the director of Graduate Studies in ECE at the University ofArizona. Her teaching interests are in Antenna engineering, Microwave Engineering, andElectrical Packaging.Dr. Jonathan Chisum, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universityof Notre DameJonathan Chisum is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of NotreDame. Prior to this he was a Member of Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory where hisresearch focused on millimeter-wave circuits, antennas, and phased arrays for wirelesscommunications
power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi.Dr. Li Bai, Temple University Dr. Li Bai is a Professor in the ECE department, Temple University. He received his B.S. (1996) from Temple University, M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) from Drexel University, all in Electrical Engineering. He was a summer research faculty in AFRL, Rome, NY, during 2002–2004 and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Philadelphia, PA, during 2006–2007. His research interests include video tracking, level 2+ information fusion, array signal
their scientific communication skills. ´Mr. Jerome Harrison, Ecole de Technologie Sup´erieure ´ Jerome is a M.A.Sc. student at the Imaging and Orthopaedics Research Laboratory at ETS. He specializes in medical image processing, analysis and visualization. ´Mr. Prasun Lala, Ecole de Technologie Sup´erieure ´ Prasun Lala is a member of SARA’s team at the Ecole ´ de technologie sup´erieure (ETS), in Montr´eal, where he focuses on helping graduate students learn skills
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 given him an important perspective and exposure to industry. He has been directly involved c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #21620 in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries from petroleum and nat
for RDM education for their students[6], the same faculty also acknowledgethat graduate students were not prepared to manage data effectively[4] but that they as facultycould not provide adequate guidance or instruction and that they would benefit from experts“helping us to do it right.” Carlson’s work also points out multiple faculty perceivedshortcomings of RDM: self-directed student learning in the laboratory through trial and error,absence of formal policies governing data in the lab, and lack of formal training in datamanagement.[5] RDM education for graduate students has taken a variety of approaches. Theseapproaches range on the intensity and commitment scale from no-credit seminars and workshopsto for-credit stand-alone
Sustainabil- ity Practices, energy management of Data Centers and to establish Sustainable strategies for enterprises. He is an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy efficiency of IT Equipment in a Data Centers. As a means of promoting student-centric learning, Prof. Radhakrishnan has successfully introduced games in to his sustainability classes where students demonstrate the 3s of sustainability, namely, Environment, Economics and Equity, through games. Stu- dents learn about conservation (energy, water, waste, equity, etc.) through games and quantifying the results. He has published papers on this subject and presented them in conferences. Before his teaching
/Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989. Dr. Woehr served on the faculty of the Psychology Department in the I/O Psychology program at Texas A&M University from 1988 to 1999 and as a Professor of Man- agement at the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2011. He has also served as a Visiting Scientist to the Air Force Human Resource Laboratory and as a consultant to private industry. Dr. Woehr is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the American Psychological Associa- tion (APA), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS). His research on managerial assessment centers, job performance measurement, work related attitudes and behavior
Paper ID #22280Work in Progress: Retrospective Analysis on the Perspective of Instructorsabout Transitioning to Using Active-learning Strategies to Teach MechanicalEngineering ClassesMr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California - Davis Mr. Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cali- fornia - Davis. He works as a Graduate Student Researcher at the Western Cooling Efficiency Laboratory and as a Teaching Assistant Consultant at the Center for Educational Effectiveness, both on the UC Davis campus. As a Teaching Assistant Consultant, Sreenidhi focuses on improving
technology at Korea Tech in 2008 and a master degree in manufacturing engineering technology at Oregon Institute of Technology in 2014. His research interests are focused on 3D printing of piezo-, pyro-, and dielelectric materials for pressure/temperature/strain sensors and energy storage. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 4D Printing of Pressure Sensors Devices for Engineering EducationAbstractThis paper elaborates on the development of laboratory project modules in the Industrialmanufacturing and systems engineering department at The University of Texas El Paso based onFour-Dimensional (4D) printing technology. These modules are aimed at introducing the studentsto interdisciplinary
experiences be evaluated?A study of two groups of students in a Digital Fundamentals lab-based course is presented. Bothgroups of students completed identical experiments and differed only in the environment and testequipment used to conduct the experiments. The on-campus students completed the labs in theregular semester in the physical laboratory facility on campus. The online (distance education)students also completed the lab in the regular semester during the same time period as the on-campus students. However, the online students used breadboards and miniaturized testequipment and portable power supplies. Both groups were supplied with the same componentssuch as integrated circuit chips. Both groups were assigned lab partners and encouraged to
engineering analysis.In 2013 UNHM established the Engineering Computing Laboratory (ECL). Initially the ECLwas intended to house the Senior Capstone project laboratory for Engineering and ComputingTechnology students. The 1,900 square foot facility was funded by a private foundation and hasseveral workbenches outfitted with electronic work stations and light material fabricationequipment. In 2016 a 3D printer laboratory was added, currently there are eight 3D printers and atable top CNC machine, shown in Figure 1. Initially the facility was secured and onlyEngineering and Computer Technology students were allowed badge access to the space whilethey were enrolled in a capstone project class. As students, other faculty, and staff became awareof the
students this opportunity, especially if done in an in-class orlaboratory setting. Laboratory courses give students a more hands-on approach to the conceptsand skills they are learning, making it a great time for individual and group reflection. However,if reflection is to be implemented within the laboratory setting, it is critical that the workload ofthe laboratory is not significantly increased. Adding a reflective portion to laboratory exerciseswithout revising the other activities will most likely contribute to students becoming overworked,which is detrimental to the very thing trying to be accomplished. This is discussed more later.Overall, this evolution towards making connections and reflective learning necessitates a shift inthe mindset
classroom activities that meet the goals of the standards in the context ofteaching and learning science [6]. Such activities must be rigorous, coherent, and related tostudents’ lived experiences [7]. Prior work by the research team involved afterschool engineeringand science programs and summer camps that resulted in improved confidence, self-concept, andinterest in STEM-related post-secondary study and careers [8]-[11], particularly for studentsfrom traditionally underrepresented groups [12], [13]. Although there has been significant workin developing high school engineering coursework and out-of-school programs (see, forexample, Project Lead the Way [14]), more work is needed on developing engineering activitiesand laboratory experiences that
wasperformed using Smart Grid Laboratory at SUNY Buffalo State. The testbed was developedusing various state-of the art laboratory modules, such as microgrid controller, Double-FedInduction Generator (DFIG), photovoltaic systems (PV) with grid inverter, underground linemodule, and a number of smart meters and sensors. Monitoring and control utilized SupervisoryControl and Data Acquisition System (SCADA).The project resulted in a testbed to demonstrate the effects of distributed renewable resources onthe balanced operation of the distribution system/microgrid as well as transactive energy in termsof automatic switching operations as applied to residential microgrid. The project was part of asenior design course with associated assessment of student
), typically in large arrays or “windfarms” that produce utility scale amounts of power. However, small-scale systems have also seenlarge growth, 35% in 2012, with particular attractiveness for rural and agricultural areas [2]. TheNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) suggests that greater use of small wind turbinesin the built environment can positively affect the public perception of wind energy [3].An alternative to the HAWT design is the vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). A VAWT spinsaround a vertical axis with the wind moving perpendicular to the axis. Blades can take differentforms (Figure 1) and are based on lift or drag principles. VAWTs are not as prevalent as HAWTsand can suffer from lower efficiencies and height limitations. However
the Year Award from the National Society of Black Engineers.Dr. Todd Pagano, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf Todd Pagano is the Associate Dean for Teaching & Scholarship Excellence and Professor of Chemistry at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) where he is responsible for oversight of NTID’s undergraduate research initiatives and has mentored over sixty Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing undergrads in his own scientific research projects. He was the founding director of the Laboratory Science Technology program at NTID; a unique degree granting program for Deaf/Hard- of-Hearing students. In this role he led the design and
Paper ID #23532Using Distinctive Student Engagement Elements in a Technical Elective CourseDr. Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University Rambod Rayegan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Prairie view A & M University. He has a strong background in conducting research in building energy efficiency and renewable power generation for buildings. He served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at University of North Texas before joining PVAMU. He oversaw the research in the Zero Energy Laboratory at UNT and worked as a researcher at UNT in
gives insight into the performance and potential pitfallsof each algorithm. By the end of the course, students implement a number of FIR and IIR filtersas well as a variety of other signal processing techniques and use them to analyze ECG signals.At the beginning of the course, an ECG laboratory teaches about analog signal acquisition andpreprocessing by having each student build circuitry on a breadboard for amplifying his/her ownECG. Students use this ECG amplifier circuit throughout the lab course to provide live ECGsignals to the input of the microcontroller as one test of their filter designs.Students individually complete all the course prelabs and work individually on the first five in-lab experiences. For the final five labs, they
materialssuch as filtration media, catalysts, adsorption media, and electrodes. In fact, the successfulcommercialization of solar cells, new lighting technologies, fuel cells, and batteries may dependon the ability scale-up laboratory prototypes to large-area products in high-yield, low-costmanufacturing processes. Tools based on imaging and two dimensional probing will be veryuseful for process control, quality assurance, and reliability studies. Multicrystalline solar cells are particularly interesting due to the intricate grain structures[2-6] which results from the details of the casting process used to solidify silicon ingots fromwhich the silicon wafers are cut. The silicon wafers are processed into solar cells using emitterjunction