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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

traditional programs will be tracked over time for surveying perceptions ofstudent creativity and overall success. After six months managers will be surveyed regarding theirperceptions of early career effectiveness of the students they hired. These evaluations will includecharacteristics such as job performance, creativity, interpersonal skills, team buildingeffectiveness, and leadership skills. Follow-up questionnaires will continue to be administered toemployers at yearly intervals for five years. The longitudinal tracking of student performance isintended to provide a measure of long-term success and career advancement. Program graduateswill also be surveyed on the same schedule regarding their perceptions of their academicpreparation for the

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Hemminger; Ralph Ford

the senioryear. We have successfully introduced fairly advanced DSP concepts in the junior yearincluding FIR and IIR filter design. Introducing DSP tools and concepts earlier provides abenefit in that the software and hardware tools can be used in multiple courses (Signals, ControlSystems, Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing). MATLAB, which is commonlyused in many curricula, is an example of this. However, the use of a real-time developmentsystem, provides the advantage of allowing rapid real-time DSP systems to be created that hasnot been available in MATLAB until recently. This allows students to experience real-time DSPapplications earlier in their academic career than is typical. This work has successfully shownthat advanced

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mary Anderson-Rowland

is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the CEAS at ASU. She received her PhD instatistics from the U. of Iowa. Her awards include the YWCA Tribute to Women 2001 Award (Scientist/Researcher) and ASEE Fellow in 2001. A frequent speaker on the career opportunities in engineering, especiallyfor women and minority students, she is a faculty member in Industrial Engineering and does statistical consulting. Page 7.1018.8 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Billy Koen

“procrastinator” and taken measures to intervene. It is worth noting, that if all of the 120 freshmen in the course were graded on a Figure 5. Novice Student curve based on examinations offered at stated times, the high school computer gurus would get most of the A’s, leaving the competent, butless experienced student to begin their college career with a lesser grade. 7. Conclusions As they used to say on television before

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

weimpressed with the depth and comprehension exhibited in the students’ responses. For example,one student noted “during the first month of my college career I believed that all the professorswould teach their classes the same way, much as they did in high school. This proved to be ahindrance to my grades. The first few assignments in English were designed to teach us thatcollege is different from high school and that each professor has their own way of teaching aclass. Once I caught on to this, I was able to adjust my work and study habits.” Another studentnoted that “the laid-back , indifferent tactics I used in high school did not prove to be sufficientany more.” Students agreed with one peer who said that “every class in the FIPE program

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Wendy Reffeor; Jeffrey Ray

submission media. Please staple all problems in a given assignment together in numerical order.Academic Honesty: In order to learn this material, each individual must do homework problems. Since there is no absolute right answer when designing, many questions arise in performing even the simplest of problems. If you have not done your own homework, you will not have overcome these obstacles and will not know how to approach a different problem on an exam. In addition, and more importantly, you will not know how to approach these problems when you are faced with them during your career

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Cultivating Professional Responsibility

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2002 Annual Conference

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Julia Williams

of their undergraduate career students engage in developing a full range of ethical skills. These include not only making judgments about whether some action is ethical, or which of a set of multiple choices is the best (or least bad), but skills such as the ability to: · Find statements of ethical standards by reputable bodies and evaluate the legitimacy Page 7.674.2 of those standards Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education · Conduct an ongoing

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Innovative Laboratory Instruction

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Hietpas

longer adequatelyprepares undergraduate students for a career in power engineering. The effective integration ofpower electronics, electric drives, and system related issues into the EMEC curriculum demandssignificant redesign of both the course and laboratory exercises. One such redesign is currently beingsupported under the Adaptation and Implementation track of the NSF’s CCLI program at SouthDakota State University3. Emerging from this work is an efficient pedagogical approach forintegration of power electronics, drives and the permanent magnet DC motor.Using a "just-in-time" strategy, successfully developed at University of Minnesota4 and furthermodified at SDSU3, four laboratory exercises and corresponding lecture material associated with

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Vavreck

Page 7.952.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationof electronics, mechanics and computers/microprocessors which have been covered during theirundergraduate career. In addition, it is an opportunity to hone project management elements suchas teamwork and communications skills, with students usually in teams of two and the courserequiring weekly status reports and a final report, as well as three presentations and anacceptance test.1 8 One of the additional project management elements of the course is therequirement that the students learn how to use Microsoft Project® 2000 (a three

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Shinn

] Colorado State University, URL http://www.colorado.edu/ASEN/ASEN_SOPH/ASEN2004/EL3.1.html and URL http://www.colorado.edu/ASEN/ASEN_SOPH/ASEN2004/EL4.1.htmlDR. RACHEL SHINNDr. Rachel Shinn is an assistant professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University inPrescott, AZ. She received her PhD in Applied Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena,California. Before beginning her teaching career, she spent five years in the space industry, at Hughes Aircraft Co.(currently Boeing), working as a spacecraft systems engineer, with a specialty in spacecraft attitude dynamics.DR. RONALD MADLERDr. Ronald Madler is an associate professor and chair of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity

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Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ann Saterbak

discussed.Bioengineering Curriculum at Rice UniversityThe Bioengineering undergraduate program at Rice University is designed to prepare studentsfor careers in the rapidly developing areas of biomedical engineering and bioprocessing. Theundergraduate educational program in Bioengineering has the goal of producing a new type ofbiomedical engineer, fully conversant with modern biochemistry and cell and molecularbiology.1-2 This type of biomedical engineer translates bench-scale scientific advances inbiological sciences into cost-effective new products and processes. New and innovative curriculain lecture and laboratory courses are being developed to educate bioengineers who not onlycreate new tissues and cell-based therapies but also deliver them at a cost

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Design and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

violating the public trust. Designsshould be dependable and live up to the expectations of those who use them. Roger Boisjoly andother engineers who pointed out the O-ring deficiencies before the launch of the space shuttleChallenger exemplify the norm of trust.6 Expanded Decision MatrixA common design tool introduced to engineering students early in their academic careers is theuse of a decision matrix (sometimes called a “design matrix”). The matrix allows the designer toquantify and rank the merits of multiple alternative solutions to a specified problem. The columnsof the matrix represent the various potential solutions. The rows of the matrix are the criteria bywhich the alternatives will be judged. The criteria can include “low cost

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve York

between“MacGyver” and a miniature “Junk Yard Wars”. This approach to introducingengineering design results in an experience that the students find both engaging andeducational.MacGyver Learning ObjectivesThe concept of the MacGyver box can be extended to incorporate any number of specificlearning objectives by changing the nature of the assignments and/or the contents of thebox. However, several primary learning goals remain constant: · Develop teamwork skills among the engineering student body that may be carried forward in their academic and professional careers. · Help students to appreciate the value of input from peoples of different backgrounds and cultures. · Introduce the design process including, brainstorming

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

desired specifications.” Bieniawski5 recognized that manyskills required for engineering design, frequently not taught in formal classroom settings, aredeveloped only through practice. He describes a process of developing behavioral standardsnecessary to produce a quality product. Our sequence, on the cutting edge of engineering designmethodologies, provides students with a broad-based introduction concerning engineeringdesign, technical communications and teamwork early in their academic career. This report summarizes several years of research and engineering activities conducted byundergraduate students to fulfill their requirement for engineering design throughout theircurriculum. During the past 4 years 42 undergraduate students at various

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples

who has more to offer than just excellent instruction onthe course content. Candid and sincere responses by the professor begin the critical process ofdeveloping mutual trust, and respect so essential for success in the teaching component of theprofessor's academic career. Page 7.852.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe successful integration of a new untenured faculty member into the university communityrequires mentoring beyond the traditional interpretation of that

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Assessment in EM Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bonnie McCormick; Jessica Matson; David Elizandro

program. high technology professional laboratory programs. environment. Pursue Pursue graduate Chemistry professional studies in a --Environmental career in natural

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Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

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William Jordan; Stan Napper; Bill Elmore

, and what is the basis for drawing the line at a given point.All decisions within the engineering ethics domain fundamentally appeal to an authoritative source. Onecommon authority is the engineering code of conduct. The various professional societies have alladapted codes of conduct. So have the state boards of registration. The state boards have the powerof government behind their rules and their rules need to be treated with respect. However, we believewe need to ask the question of whether these codes of conduct are sufficient in themselves to be usedas a basis for engineering ethics decision making.In this paper we analyze the legitimacy of these codes of conduct. Are they really a sufficient basisupon which to build an engineering career

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jon Dixon

along in their careers, they may beresponsible for divisions or entire companies that are producers of goods. To understandthe production of excellent products, one must understand the essence of excellence fromthe perspectives of both producers (from the design and manufacturing vantages) as wellas consumers. The course fits well within a manufacturing program because it highlightsthe importance of design. If the design is poor, average or good at best, manufacturingcannot make it better than it is. If excellent, manufacturing can certainly make a designless than it should be.Excellence in Product Design – A Unique ApproachI graduated in 1994 from St. Thomas having earned the Master of ManufacturingSystems Engineering (MMSE) degree. I was

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

Discuss case where employer’s interests conflict with the interests of the public Give step-by-step Discuss the need for a professional code of Control description of ethics Post-Module solution Discuss the importance of engineering ethics in the career Control

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Wright; Andrew Wright

experienced the same problems, and many tread slipsolutions had been found. The student, who had attempted the treaded design, approachedand discussed this problem with these teams. For every design element, whethersuccessfully or unsuccessfully accomplished, at least 100 other, successful designs willbe present at the National Competition. Due to the student’s intense focus on a problem,he is prepared to communicate and understand the details of the other solutions, and he isreceptive to learning the other approaches.The lessons learned in year two were: 1. The good senior design students were capable of contributing design details to the project in a timely fashion. However, it is rather late in the student’s career to gain the full

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Consi

” underwater vehicle can serve as a window intothe many facets of the complex and exciting field of ocean engineering. We have capitalized onthis fact and designed a freshmen-level undergraduate course to introduce students to oceanengineering and encourage them to consider careers in the field. In the process of developingand teaching this course we have designed simple and inexpensive devices to enhancelaboratory-based ocean engineering education. Page 7.751.7 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hedrick

essentiallyindependent, with separate learning objectives. Page 7.1153.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the fall of 2000 the first two weeks of the lecture portion were devoted to looking at some ofthe engineering careers involving each of the engineering disciplines taught at Union College(Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and ComputerEngineering). In the fall 2001 this material was moved to the last two weeks of the term. Arecurring theme in all of the material

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Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

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Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2522 Web-based Distance Learning Environment To Teach Computer Aided Engineering Design and Analysis Tools Rujin Cheng, Keith Adolphson, Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractComputer aided engineering design and analysis technologies have become very important inengineering development. They increase product reliabilities and decrease product developmenttime and cost. Many engineering students hope to learn and use these tools for their researchprojects and in their future careers. This paper

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Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

market and high technology of aircraft engines forces companies to use highlysophisticated computational methodologies to meet today’s development rate. Theturbomachinery education program at the ETH Zurich has recently undergone a refinementaiming to create a modern teaching program that prepares students for an engineering career andincludes a wide range of state-of-the-art topics in line with the interests of the relevant industry.The traditional lecture series have been reorganized to meet the demands of the ever-increasinguse of computational methods within the design process. To prepare the integration ofcommercial design software packages into the lectures and the exercises of "TurbomachineryDesign" course, a pilot phase was performed to

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Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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2002 Annual Conference

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D. Reinhard

all team members of not only the content and theapplication of the content but also on methods that would facilitate inquiry-based, collaborativelearning reflective of higher level career patterns. Within this multi-stage cyclical model fordeveloping curriculum, several components were noted as key to the development of soundinstructional modules. These included the following: · Need for content and instructional design/technology reviews. The use of standardized content and instructional design/technology reviews were seen as fundamental to the process of developing validated curriculum. The information provided by outside reviewers allowed developers and project staff to design material that would interface

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel McAdams; Robert B. Stone; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

to deliver a working product. We justcouldn’t disappoint them.”In addition to high student motivation, service-oriented projects provide other positivecharacteristics. They often provide a satisfying closure within the constraints of the academiccalendar. A well-scoped project allows students to experience a complete product developmentcycle, from gathering customer needs to delivering a functioning prototype. Additionally,service-learning offers opportunities to broaden engineering education into a “global and societalcontext23,” exposing students and faculty to new outlets to pursue humanitarian interests throughresearch and career opportunities

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The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Clough

clock, students prefer todo their work on their own computers. For about 50% of the course, this need is easily answeredby Excel, a standard package on their computers. Many students elect to acquire Mathcad for astudent price of about $125. Fewer choose to buy the student edition of Matlab, although manydo this later in their academic careers when the software package comes into more frequent use.From our alumni and employer surveys, we find that Mathcad and Matlab are not generallyavailable to practicing ChE’s. Of course, Excel is available to all. So, the former packagesanswer mainly educational and academic needs.An example of the pedagogical approach used in the courseThe engineering computing course in ChE at Colorado introduces students

Conference Session

Rethinking Culture and Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone

transfusion of blood, and in addition, was known to be doing valuable work on morbid growths. Then suddenly his career was closed. He had to leave England. (21)Indeed, as Moreau explains his research to Prendick, he justifies it in terms of its connection toprevious, well known, and well regarded research: “These creatures you have seen are animals carven and wrought into new shapes. To that, to the study of the plasticity of living forms, my life has been devoted….I see you look horrified, and yet I am telling you nothing new. It all lay o n the surface of practical anatomy years ago, but no one had the temerity to touch it. It’s not simply the outward form of the animal which I can change. The

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Krumholz; Steve Schiffman; Sean Munson; John Bourne; James Krejcarek; Dan Lindquist; Susan Fredholm

take on leadership roles, engineers must have a firmgrasp on business and entrepreneurial skills at the outset of their careers. This Page 7.379.3integration of engineering and business will begin as an undergraduate student at OlinProceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationrather than requiring additional education after graduation. Olin is not just trainingengineers; indeed, we envision the institution as training the business leaders thatpropel tomorrow’s technologies.Gauging the reality of the visionAs a first

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Industry Participation and Ethics in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kara Bliley; Emily Mowry; Amy Gray; Jerry Collins; Christina Mathieson; Sean Brophy

. in BiomedicalEngineering.AMY GRAYAmy Gray is a recent graduate in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University.CRISTINA MAHTIESONCristina Mahtieson is a student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University,Nashville, TN. In summer 2001 she served as an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates summerintern in bioethics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Mathieson plans a career inbiomedical engineering with an emphasis in research on female reproductive diseases.EMILY R. MOWRYEmily R. Mowry is a rising senior in the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering (VUSE). She hascompleted several internships in both the VUSE and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC),including research in