Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

- partment. His teaching focus is in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics but has also taught classes such as numerical methods and introduction to engineering. His interests include student pathways and mo- tivations into engineering and developing lab-based curriculum. He has also developed an interest in non-traditional modes of content delivery including online classes and flipped classrooms and incorporat- ing the entrepreneurial mindset into curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A First-Year Power Plant Design ProjectAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper discusses the development and refinement of a first-yearengineering design project related to

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

who bring these skills to thetable. Engineers who have developed both traits have the advantage of being able to determinewhy something is done in a certain way and then be able to create an improvement to the productor process. This can lead to the desired entrepreneurial mindset where engineers approach theirwork with an eye towards creating value, either in products for others or society, or forthemselves.10The primary driving force behind the redesign of the design project in the Internal CombustionEngines course was to encourage curiosity in the students so that the student teams would be ableto be creative in modifying existing engines to add value to the engines. Along the way, it washoped to address shortcomings that had become