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Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Robbins; Rajapandian Ayyanar; Paul Imbertson; Ned Mohan; Ben Oni

Successes with NSF CCLI-EMD and CCLI-ND Grants N. Mohan, W. Robbins, P. Imbertson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 R. Ayyanar Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287 B. Oni Department of Electrical Engineering Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 36088AbstractThis paper outlines how a

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TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Rider

for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1166mechanical engineering. It is left for the mechanical or electrical engineering student to learnafter graduation. The introduction to PLC concepts, applications, and programming places theengineering student in touch with current technology used in the manufacturing arena. PLCs aredesigned to operate in a manufacturing environment and interface directly with the process or themachinery being controlled. Feedback is provided by directly interfacing with different types oftransducers. The purpose of the paper is to describe the way

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brandon Rogers; Joseph Ekstrom

number of requests per minute successfully served bythe database engine. Results of the testing are compiled and interpreted, showing performancetrends and comparisons of the database implementations.IntroductionIn 2003, Brigham Young University’s School of Technology began building a laboratory forhardware and software testing and performance analysis. The lab contains 20 workstationcomputers, a few high-speed machines and switches, and one Itanium 64-bit computer. Thepurpose of this lab is to provide students and faculty with a means to perform research that canbe used to characterize the performance of a system. This experimental environment is ideal forcreating and performing benchmarking tests to scientifically describe the performance of

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Web-Based Instruction

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2004 Annual Conference

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JoDell Steuver

years. She is currently teaching occupational safety andhealth in an on-line format. Her graduate work is in adult education and in health and safety management.Nathan W. Harter, J. D., is an associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership at Columbus,where he teaches courses in leadership philosophy and ethics. He practiced law in Ohio County, Indiana, beforejoining the Purdue University faculty.Appendix A – Technology Tools to Assist TeachersSites that can assist in a search for plagiarism: Glatt Plagiarism Services, Inc.: http://www/plagiarism.com Plagiarism.Org: http://plagiarism.org Turnitin: http://www.turnitin.comMeta search engines: Dogpile.Com: http://www.dogpile.com

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Design for Community

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2004 Annual Conference

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J. Darrell Gibson

people outside their socio-economic groups anddisciplines, and also to include issues other than engineering. Key components ofservice-learning include reflection and reciprocity. [1] Reflection requires the student toponder and articulate the service learning experience. Reciprocity requires that studentsmeet actual community needs - not contrived needs -to address desired learningoutcomes.At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology the senior mechanical engineering capstonedesign courses have included projects to help the disabled for more than ten years. Theseprojects are initiated by a variety of groups such as local hospitals, schools, physicians,therapists, support groups, and members of the community who have heard of pastprojects. Past

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Innovations in Nuclear Education I

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Rezak

NUCLEAR POWER: TIME TO START AGAIN William D. Rezak President Emeritus State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY 14802 Phone: (770) 287-0505 rezakwd@alfredstate.edu Page 9.951.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ali Kashef; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

interviewed him. Page 9.1251.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationMORTEZA SADAT-HOSSIENYMorteza Sadat-Hossieny is an Associate professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology atNorthern Kentucky University. Dr. Sadat-Hossieny is actively involved in consulting and research in different areasof Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology fields such as CADD, Automation, and technologytransfer mechanisms. He regularly publishes papers in different

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Capstone Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

Session 2225 Capstone Design Courses and Assessment: A National Study Larry J. McKenzie, Michael S. Trevisan, Denny C. Davis, Steven W. Beyerlein Duke Energy/Washington State University/University of IdahoAbstractABET EC 2000 Criteria 3 and 4 specifically focus on student learning objectives and associatedassessment and evaluation practices that are often integral to capstone design courses. This paperreports findings from a two-phase study conducted to better understand the nature and scope ofassessment practices within capstone design courses across engineering disciplines, and in particular,the extent to

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ERM Potpourri

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Mukai

Session #3630 Effectiveness of Various Components in a Mechanics of Materials Course David J. Mukai University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural EngineeringIntroductionThe pressures on undergraduate Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (SME&T)education are well documented (1). Some of these problems include: undergraduateSME&T courses tend to filter out students, leaving only a few highly-qualified graduates;low retention in SME&T courses because students find them boring; and an increasedamount of knowledge that needs to be transmitted. This project modifies materialsdeveloped by Gregory Miller at the

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gregory Tonkay

explanation of this approach and the process used to develop material for thecurricula have been previously presented2. It should be noted that Greenfield Coalition does notoffer any degrees. Instead, partner universities offer the degrees. Greenfield oversees andcontrols the curricular issues pertaining to the degrees.Measurements and Instrumentation are each one-credit courses required for each of the degrees:Associate of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Bachelor of ManufacturingEngineering, and Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. TheMeasurements course is offered first in a student’s education and is followed by Instrumentation.Course details for Instrumentation and Measurements are presented in the

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2004 Annual Conference

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Daniel Pack; Steven Barrett

. Page 9.1042.10 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska atOmaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from TheUniversity of Texas at Austin in 1993. He was formally with the United States Air Force Academy,Colorado and is now an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University ofWyoming. He is a member of IEEE (senior), Tau Beta Pi (faculty advisor), and serves as the President,Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc. His research interests

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Dunbar

via the weir. The turbidity is further reduced asparticles and organisms migrate from the water to the filter media’s surface due to mass transportgradients. Fiinally, a disinfectant is added to destroy microorganisms.Figure 1- Typical Treatment train for Surface WaterAlternative TreatmentsThis system consists of technologies commonly found in surface water treatment systems. Page 9.339.2However, newer technologies could be utilized if determined to be economically viable or the Proceeding of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conferences & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society

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Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

implemented at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute7. This approachuses mini-lectures interspersed with student activity. Technology is integrated into the coursevia Blackboard. Students use Blackboard to summarize class and out of class activity including Page 9.1211.6weekly teamwork progress reports. After 1.5 semesters of implementation, the pedagogical Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education

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Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Carl Steidley; Rafic Bachnak

granted using security features available through the software.Features such as password protection can prevent private information from being viewedby the general public. This paper describes the design and implementation of a virtuallaboratory that enables engineering technology students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC) to perform laboratory experiments online using a webbrowser. The system uses LabVIEW to provide data acquisition, storage, and processingcapabilities and real-time viewing of the laboratory environment using a digital camera. Page 9.1103.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

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Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

, molecular-scale, and atomic-scale technologies that are at the forefront of chemicalengineering research.1 This curriculum would replace a significant portion of the macro-scaletechnology that has been taught in chemical engineering for most of its history as a professionwith multi-scale technology, while retaining a sufficient amount of the traditional technology topermit teaching and learning of manufacturing. Traditional course titles may change, reflecting arearrangement of topics based on length scales.1In any new curriculum paradigm, there will still be a need for a capstone experience. In the newcurriculum paradigm, the capstone experience may include design of a product at multiplescales, from the product at the atomic through the colloid

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Lean Manufacturing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zbigniew Prusak

also observed by the author of the paper:- Poor ability in designing a pull system based on visual controls- Marginal ability in designing the visual controls (writing was continuously preferred over sketching, words were preferred over symbols)- Problems in designing quality control into each activity of the production- Inability to efficiently use principles of Group Technology to simplify interaction between storage and assembly Page 9.1009.9 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jess Everett

”, Proposal to National Science Foundation, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.2. Bert, R. (1998) "Designing Sooner, Not Later", ASEE Prism, December Issue, pp. 18-19.3. Siegel, D. (1999) "Technology Creates New Ways of Teaching Design", NSPE Engineering Times, pp. 11, 14,April 1999BIOGRAPHYJess W. EverettJess W. Everett is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at RowanUniversity. Dr. Everett is a registered Professional Civil Engineer and is actively involved in environmentalresearch and education. Dr. Everett received B.S.E., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering from Duke University in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively.Marianne CinagliaMarianne Cinaglia is an Assistant Professor in

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ilya Grinberg

, www.labvolt.comILYA Y. GRINBERGIlya Grinberg graduated from the L’viv Polytechnic Institute (L’viv, Ukraine) with an MS in EE and earned a Ph.D.degree from the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (Moscow, Russia). He has over 30 years of experience indesign and consulting in the field of power distribution systems and design automation. Currently he is Professor ofEngineering Technology at Buffalo State College. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ASEE.RONALD C. MATUSIAKRonald C. Matusiak graduated from the University at Buffalo with a BSEE. He has 13 years of industrial experiencein digital and analog design with the Sierra Technologies prior to moving to Buffalo State where he is aninstructional support specialist for the Department of

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Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2004 Annual Conference

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Robert Mueller

Session 1359 The Inverted Pendulum Problem as a Senior Design Project Robert Lynn Mueller The Pennsylvania State University New Kensington CampusAbstractThe 4-year baccalaureate degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology at Penn StateNew Kensington requires a project design course in the senior year. It is a capstone course thatallows the students to apply the engineering principles encompassed in the courses that lead upto and include the senior year. A recent project was the so-called inverted pendulum problem. Itconsists of wheeled

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sara Ross; Patrick Giordano; James Blanck; Dona Johnson; Peter Jansson

industrial and commercial energy conservationtechniques as part of this innovative laboratory experience. The results they have generated arecreating motivation for a broader introduction of these concepts into the engineering curriculum.Background As our university's enrollment grows, new buildings are constructed and we increase ouruse of technology, we create a significant increase in our use of energy. In 2001 our universityadministration joined 46 other colleges and universities across New Jersey in endorsing aSustainability Greenhouse Gas Action Plan for the state that calls for a 3.5% reduction ingreenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 20053. This commitment as well as ongoing

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephen Fitzhugh; Robert Goodrich; Ronald Lessard; Jacques Beneat

electrical engineering students their anawareness of the impact of technology on society. This is also their first experience withNational Instruments’ LabVIEW in an instrume ntation and control application, and the SCADAsystem application illustrates the concepts of network-based computer systems. Studentsdevelop a SCADA system representative of a municipal water system using LabVIEW softwareand experiment with a simulated cyber attack. RoboLab-based programs for autonomous LegoMindstorm robots to compete in intramural versions of the Trinity College Home Fire Fightingand RoboCup Jr competitions are used introduce LabVIEW programming techniques and theinstrumentation and control issues they later apply to the SCADA problem solution. Thisexperience

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Industrial-Sponsored Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Monte Tull; Gerald Crain

Engineeringsince 1995. He came to OU as a Texas Instruments Professor in 1994 after 24 years inAdvanced Radar at TI. His research interests are in Phased Array Radar, Antennas andMicrowaves. BSEE Wichita University, MSEE and PhDEE University of Colorado.Monte Tull joined Electrical and Computer Engineering at OU in 1996 after a 29-year career inadvanced switching technology at AT&T, Bell Labs, and Lucent Technologies. Researchinterests are in digital hardware, multiple-valued logic, reconfigurable computing, and embeddedsystems. BS Physics, East Central State University; MSIE, OU; MSEE, OSU; PhDEE, OU. Page 9.11.9 Proceedings of the 2004

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference. St Louis, MO: (2000).12. Veal, D., Maj S. P. Fetherston A. & Kohli, G. Competency Based Assessment Techniques for use in a ComputerInstallation & Maintenance Unit. In The 3rd Baltic Region Seminar on Engineering Education. Goteborg, Sweden:(1999).13. Veal, D., Maj, S.P., & Swan. G. I., Physics: Implications for Computer Technology Education. In The American Page 9.1080.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSociety for

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ET Capstone Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Subhash Bose; Immanuel Edinbarough

, American Society for Engineering”file. The defect image and the output response text files were then used to trainseveral networks and to find the optimum network size and the network architecture.VIII Network architecture Bayesian regularization was used for training the neural networks withMatlab’s trainer function. Each IC has its own neural network used for defectidentification. The reason being, the pitch of IC packages vary. Also, pin height, pinconfiguration, and package technologies are different. It would be extremely difficultto find one neural network that can identify defects for all ICs with different packagetechnologies, pin configuration, etc. Also, due to limited resolution of the CCDcamera, only the defects shown in Table 1

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ali Mohammadzadeh

State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from SharifUniversity of Technology And his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University ofMichigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is fluid-structure interaction. Page 9.848.8Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition CopyrightÀ 2004. American Society for Engineering Education APPENDIX A Difference Equation Solution of the Projectile Motion of the Ball for Both Smooth and

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Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sarah Leach

through the stations until Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationeach group has worked at each station. At each station the team is directed to read andanswer a series of questions. The first station consists of a series of papers, packagingindustry publications, and technology information data sheets. The team is directed toscan through the printed material and gain some sense of the kinds of materials issuesthat are important to electronic packaging. They are also expected to develop a sense ofthe technical background necessary to work on packaging projects or research. A list ofinternet-based references

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Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sharon Sauer; Pedro Arce

Session 3513 Team Member Selection: A Functional-Based Approach Sharon Sauer and Pedro E. Arce Department of Chemical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre-Haute IN, 47803 E-mail: Sauer@rose-hulman.edu/ Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN 38505. E-mail: Parce@tntech.eduIntroduction and MotivationThe modern learning approaches in engineering education require substantial training of studentswithin a team-based environment1,2,3. The success or failure of these student teams dependsheavily on the

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TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Pines

Session 3666 Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Excite Undergraduate Students about Fluid Mechanics David Pines College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture University of HartfordAbstractComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been included in the junior-level Thermal-FluidsEngineering course at the University of Hartford. The laboratory modules consist of analyzingentrance length region of a pipe, a sudden contraction, and an orifice using Fluent 6.1. Two-dimensional mesh files are given to the students

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Computer-Based Measurements

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2004 Annual Conference

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Keith Koenig; Viva Austin; Bryan Gassaway; Thomas Hannigan

system. Nearly every component ofthe systems originally used had been replaced or upgraded several times in getting to thisconfiguration. This tunnel, its digital control systems and programs were inherited by anew generation of laboratory staff upon retirement of a group of long-time faculty andlaboratory staff in 1990. A legacy of continuing efforts to improve upon the facility wasthus passed on to engineers immersed in a decade of rapid progress into the currentcomputer age.Tunnel DevelopmentParticularly during the past decade, as digital technology and the personal computerbecame ubiquitous in the laboratory setting, the control of the tunnel was completelyautomated and data acquisition systems were combined with or controlled

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

Session 1332 UMIPS: A Semiconductor IP Repository for IC Design Research and Education Michael S. McCorquodale and Richard B. Brown Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122AbstractSemiconductor intellectual property (IP) and design reuse have recently become cornerstones ofcommercial integrated circuit (IC) development because they enable significant gains in