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Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Session # 2526 Establishment of Mechatronics Laboratory at UMES Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, Srinivas Sai Shyam, John Wood, Anthony Stockus University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299AbstractModern mechanical engineering curriculum not only emphasizes the fundamentals ofsolid mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermal sciences but also the applications of thesesubjects in design, control and manufacturing.Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanics, instrumentation and control,software engineering and information technology. As such it integrates well with not onlythe

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Design Through the Curriculum

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2003 Annual Conference

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Michael Ellis

Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 4. Mission statement for Solar Decathlon project teamOur mission as Senior Mechanical Engineering students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University, is to enhance our education through the design and construction of acompetitive entry for the Solar Decathlon that uses efficient technology powered exclusively bysolar energy to provide an architecturally appealing, comfortable living and workingenvironment.class learn about the technology and also helped the presenters to become comfortable withmaking brief relatively informal presentations. In addition, the student team which consisted ofseventeen mechanical

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Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Reid; Elaine Cooney

Session 3547 Transparent Anatomical Mannequin Upgrade Elaine M. Cooney, Kenneth Reid Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroductionThe Ruth Lily Health Education Center has had TAM1 (Transparent Anatomical Mannequin)since the mid-1980’s. She is a life size model of an adult female with clear plastic “skin” andorgans that light up. She is used to teach pre-school, elementary and middle school childrenabout health and fitness. For instance, each year hundreds of fifth graders come to the

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Garth Thomas

Session 2793 Applying Engineering Software Tools Throughout the Curriculum Garth E. Thomas Jr. Chemical Engineering Department West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThere is no aspect of modern engineering practice that does not make use of computer-basedtools. This has created an expectation that graduates from engineering programs will have strongcomputing skills. Graduates can be provided with these skills by integrating the application ofsoftware tools throughout the engineering

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Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Kevin Dahm

semester-long or year-long research projects led by anengineering professor. Most of these projects have been sponsored by regional industries.Student teams under the supervision of chemical engineering faculty have worked on emergingtopics including enhancing the compressive properties of Kevlar, examining the performance ofpolymer fiber-wrapped concrete systems, advanced vegetable processing technology, metalspurification, combustion, membrane separation processes and many other areas of interest. Everyengineering student participates in these projects and benefits from hands-on learning, exposure toemerging technologies, industrial contact, teamwork experience and technical communications.The difficulty arises in trying to assess student

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Robert LaFarge; Chaouki Abdallah

students majoring in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and consisted of a four-week term. Eachweekday had 6 hours containing a blend of lecture and laboratory activities. The activities weredivided into two tracks: technical and non-technical. The technical track consisted mainly ofSOE faculty members making presentations on either their research areas or areas of expertise.The non-technical track consisted of the skill/information building activities.The Diversity Programs and the Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering (EECE)Department in the School of Engineering were responsible for the Bridge Program. Chaouki T.Abdallah (Graduate Advisor for EECE) was responsible for obtaining the faculty and other

Conference Session

Learning and Teaching Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

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Gul Okudan Kremer

) Design Engineer.Male. BS Mechanical Engineering Technology, 20 years of manufacturing experience. 6)Product Development Manager. Male. AA Industrial Design Technology, 15 years experience.7) Tooling Engineer. Male. No degree, 35 years of manufacturing experience. 8) IndustrialEngineer. Male. BS Industrial Engineering, 10 years of manufacturing experience. 9) IndustrialEngineer. Male. BS Mechanical Engineering Technology, 10 years of manufacturing experience.10) Industrial Engineer. Male. No degree, 20 years of manufacturing experience. This Page 8.466.5information indicates a strong masculine orientation of the design task given to the students

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ET Distance Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Session 1647 Distance Learning: Things to be Aware of or Wary of When Combining a Resident Course With a Distance Learning Course Charlie P. Edmonson Donna C.S. Summers University of DaytonAbstractThe University of Dayton recently entered into a 2 + 2 matriculation agreement withEdison Community College located in Piqua, Ohio. Students in the program willcomplete their Associates Degree requirements at Edison before transferring to TheUniversity of Dayton to finish their Bachelors Degree in Engineering Technology. Sincethe distance between the

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ahmet Eskicioglu

) of these forms increase in the given order. Multimedia data isincreasingly used in a variety of applications ranging from entertainment to education. There areseveral key reports in the literature that analyze the contribution of IT to education:27,28,29,30In April 1996, the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation(NSF) convened a workshop titled “Information Technology: A workshop on Its Impact onTeaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering and TechnologyEducation” to discuss the issues regarding the use of IT in higher education.27 The meetingbrought together about 35 participants who represented a cross-section of the broaderundergraduate educational community. The group included

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Wilmorat Ratchukool; Arnold Lumsdaine

associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering and Engineering Science. He has collaborated with numerous institutions nationallyin the development of instructional technology for engineering, with particular emphasis onserving minority institutions.WILMORAT RATCHUKOOLWilmorat Ratchukool is a doctoral student in Instructional Technology where she has worked inthe development of multimedia instructional tools as well as in video development. Page 8.868.13Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American

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Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Holly Ault

Technology Resource Center at WPIsince 1999. In the fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of DesignSciences, Lund Technical University, Lund, Sweden. She served as the Director of Liaison for the EngineeringDesign Graphics Division of ASEE from 1995-8 and EDGD Program Chair for the ASEE Annual Conference in2002. Her teaching and research in terests include computer aided mechanical design, geometric modeling,kinematics, design methodology, machine design and rehabilitation engineering. She is a member of ASME,ASEE, SWE, ISGG and RESNA. Page 8.1306.4Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Leonid Preiser

Session 2258 Efficiency and Dynamics of the Client-Server Interaction in the Information Systems: Conceptual Approach Leonid B. Preiser Department of Computer Science and Communications Technology School of Engineering and Technology National University 11255 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011 (858) 642-8483, fax (858) 642-8489 lpreiser@nu.eduIntroductionProviding service to the user community in the IS environment is a two

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Donald Wilcher

objective thereby requiring the student to add an existing circuit from either the analogor digital workbook. This mini lab exercise will allow the student to research possible circuitblocks for creating flexible LEGO P-Brick/ECU architectures.The key to creating an ECU architectural lab project using the Hately/Pirhbai method isinteractivity. Another important criterion of an engineering education technology is the degree towhich it encourages "interaction" between the learner (the student) and the ideas embodied by theengineering education technology [3]. Using the LEGO P-Brick is successful as a pedagogicaltool because the student is engaged in expressing their systems ideas and knowledge directly withthe material, evaluating their design

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Partnerships in IE Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ratna Babu Chinnam; Joe Nguyen; Jenny Wang-Chavez; Hemalatha Sathya

, Greenfield Coalition for New Manufacturing Education, a multi-university-industrycoalition housed at Focus: HOPE organization in Detroit, MI, has been working hard to producesuch graduates, called a Renaissance Engineer.Greenfield Coalition education programs focus on instilling real-world experience into the studentpool by embracing “learning factory” techniques and e-learning technologies. The design and Page 8.740.1development of an Operations Management (OM) course reflect this set of beliefs and practice. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003

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ET Design Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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C. Richard Helps

computing, electronics and/or mechanics. As part of the course requirements,each team of students was required to create and program an autonomous robot that wouldcompete in a task-oriented competition at the end of the semester. The evolution of the EETdepartment into the current Information Technology department offered the opportunity todesign a new mechatronics course to meet new needs. Page 8.223.1 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationPedagogical ApproachAs noted earlier, the nature of

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Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Shannon Twigg; Eric Johnson

flightcontrol system design. Use of a simulation gives the engineer a safe, quick and convenientmethod for testing or designing new controllers. In the past several years, many colleges havebegun using computer simulations in conjunction with teaching control design. At the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology School of Aerospace Engineering, one of the senior level aerospaceengineering laboratory courses, AE 4525, has developed three new experiments to utilizecomputer flight simulator technology. This allows the students to design and test variouscontrollers using a high fidelity flight simulator; instead of studying only more idealizedtheoretical models.Nomenclature V Total Velocity feet/second alpha (α

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ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

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Douglas Acheson

Session 3447 The Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) – A Humanitarian Capstone Project Douglas C. Acheson Computer Graphics Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractEngineering and technology schools, departments and students are encouraged to explore acapstone design project option that possesses significant, far-reaching implications forinternational humanitarian application. An Indianapolis, Indiana-based non-profit organizationcalled the “Institute of Affordable Transportation (IAT)” engages young engineering andtechnology talent

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Daniel Jones

Session 1737 A New Workstation for Teaching Statics in Machinery Daniel K. Jones, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Technology State University of New York, Institute of TechnologyIntroductionWith increasing enrollment and decreasing funds for laboratory equipment, manyprofessors are facing challenges in providing hands-on experience for students inengineering technology. To address these concerns, a simple, inexpensive workstationhas been designed, built, and tested to teach students practical aspects of staticequilibrium. During Fall 2002, this new workstation

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Yichong Zeng; Patrick Kwon; Muhammad Sohail Ahmed; Jenny Wang-Chavez

Page 8.826.9blurred the boundary between real world practice and classroom learning. By focusing on real- Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationworld applications, learning becomes meaningful and real. While students actively participate insolving real world problems, they are also able to make full use of the capabilities of web-enhanced technologies to make their learning more efficient and engaging.Using web-based media will not only combat the challenges mentioned above, but also makes iteasier for other engineering programs to access and share courses and resources created byGreenfield

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Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

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Frank Wicks

convergence of space, atomic clock, microwave, process computers and efficientproblem solving algorithms technologies and sciences that have made the system possible. This paper will discuss how some of the GPS related concepts that have beenintroduced into various courses taught by the author, along with National Engineer’sWeek lectures over the last few years. Additional descriptions and applications arecontained in the “Where on Earth?” article by the author which was the cover story on theJuly, 2002 issue of Mechanical Engineering (Reference 1).2. Defining the Navigation Problem Navigation means getting from where you are to where you want to be. We start ourdaily travel from home to work by first knowing where we are and from

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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James Rehg; Peter Shull

fieldbus system, it is important to teach Differential Pressure Foundation fieldbus in the educational environment. The Transmitter education of future control engineers in this new technology is the key to moving process control from the distributedcontrol system model to the networked model described by Foundation fieldbus.AcknowledgementsWe gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions in both equipment and assistancefrom ControlSoft (INTUNE) and Emerson (Rosemount and Micromotion). We wouldlike to thank Philip B. Szajnuk Jr., Michael Mihuc, and Lance Baum from Rosemount andGraham England and Paul Botzman of ControlSoft This work was partially supported byNSF under grant number 0127013

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Web-Based Instruction

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2003 Annual Conference

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Anthony Trippe

an instructor “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education”fills out. Communication with students can be enhanced with myCourses through the use ofintegrated class email lists, discussion boards or live chat rooms. Also available are an onlinegrade book along with a tool for creating online tests and surveys.Comparison of Course FormatsThe Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Department at RITdeveloped a three-course sequence which teaches technical programming skills. The foundationobjective for the course sequence is that students learn the grammar and syntax

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Innovation in Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Peter Young

Engineering curriculum. An integral part of the Department’s CDIO (conceive – design –implement -operate) educational strategy, the Unified Engineering DBF course is in its fifth yearof development with continuous improvements incorporated each year.This paper will provide an overview of the educational strategies employed, the learningobjectives, and their connection to the Department’s CDIO Syllabus. Fundamental assumptionsand cognitive progression of teaching design-by-redesign will also be discussed.1 Senior Lecturer, Colonel USAF (ret.), Room 33-240, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139, telephone: (617) 253-5340, e-mail:pwyoung@mit.edu – corresponding

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Bolaños

designedto strengthen the engineering skills, and also the so called “transferable” skills (i.e., teamwork,communication, self evaluation, and creativity) of the ChE students, and to provide studies ofinterest for the local industrial sector.The class activities are designed to explore aspects related to teamwork, process synthesis,process safety, cost estimation and application of economic engineering concepts. Each classsession is followed by a workshop in which the students work in teams and immediately practicethe concepts previously studied. We use cooperative learning by asking each team to select oneleader of process technology, one of market intelligence, and one of economic evaluation, andby offering specific workshops on these topics to

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Real-World Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dhirendra Bhattarai; Christopher Ibeh

(DLA) and the life cycle value analysis (LCVA) methodsoperate on the basis of assigning expertly, pre-determined weighting factors to the pre-specified properties to portray their levels of importance. The weighting factor approachmakes it possible to rank pre-selected materials in order of suitability. This paperdiscusses the successful and innovative use of the DLA and LCVA techniques, as part ofthe “advanced engineering materials,” graduate engineering technology course atPittsburg State University (PSU), in the materials selection for the housings of signal andradar detection units. It is the authors’ position that the costs/performance-importance ofmaterials in product, process and system’ design and development dictate that

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

effectively in writing to a variety of audiences. (7a) I am able to make effective oral presentations to a variety of audiences. (7b) I am comfortable expressing my views and questioning others in a group discussion situation. (7c) I am comfortable communicating electronically (email) with a variety of audiences.(7d) I am able to create a web page for a specific purpose. (7e)10 I feel I am able to interact comfortably with people of other cultures. (8a) I am able to function comfortably in a foreign country. (8b)9 I am comfortable using information technology to search and gather relevant information from a variety of sources for use in the solution of engineering problems

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Curriculum Issues in Graphics

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2003 Annual Conference

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Dioselin Gonzalez; Ronald Glotzbach; Carlos Morales

WindowsMedia. To receive Windows Media the author embedded a Windows Media Player COMobject within Director. This did have a negative aspect on the tool. COM is a Microsoftonly technology. Thus the tool would only be compatible with Windows Media when Page 8.659.4 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session:running on a Windows system. On a Macintosh, users could only receive Real Mediaand QuickTime.In the third scenario

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Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Leah Jamieson; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

Session 2525 Evaluating Multidisciplinary Design Teams Lynne Slivovsky, William Oakes, Leah Jamieson Purdue UniversityAbstract Many program look for ways to simulate “real” design experiences. At PurdueUniversity, the EPICS - Engineering Projects in Community Service – program does thisthrough long-term team projects that solve technology-based problems for local communityservice organizations. The program currently has 24 project teams with approximately 450students participating during the 2002 academic year. Each EPICS project team consists of tento 20 students, a local

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

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Lee Greguske; Justin Reese; Frederik Betz; Chad Weis; Michael Swedish; Glenn Wrate

Director, Jon Kuhl,Application Engineer, and Alan Gilgenbach, Director of Internet Applicance Technology atEngage Networks, Inc. and Mr. Richard Westmore, Principle of Enertech for their ongoing workon this project.Bibliography1 Glenn Wrate, “Focus on Energy – Wisconsin’s Initiative to Reduce Industrial Energy Consumption”, Proceedingsof the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 23332 Glenn T. Wrate, “Development of a Building Electrical Power Systems Design Specialty,” Proceedings of the2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 1433

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh

Session 2003-2484 Issues Encountered with Students using Process Simulators Mariano J Savelski and Robert P. Hesketh Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University 201 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro, New Jersey 08028-1701AbstractProcess Simulators has become an indispensable tool for design and retrofit of refineries andpetrochemical plants. Originally created for the commodity industry, the advantages provided bythese tools have made them also an attractive option for other