Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Implementation of Virtual Labs in Aerospace Structures EducationAbstractVirtual laboratories are valuable resources to support students’ learning in engineering andscience. They allow students to perform experiments with minimum resources, be prepared forother hands-on activities or lectures, and better understand the conceptual knowledge of thediscipline. Due to those benefits, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at PurdueUniversity has been implementing virtual labs in the lab course of AAE 20401
content and topics in BME curricula [4]. Efforts to analyzecredit hour requirements across engineering programs have been conducted in other disciplines[5] and repeated throughout the years in BME programs to assess coverage of curriculum topicsand to assess program tracks [6]. However, while the VaNTH project, ABET, and BMESprovide guidelines on curriculum topics, no guidelines or requirements are given for laboratorycourses. Further, the costs of implementing lab courses, breadth of application areas, and varyingfaculty expertise on experimental techniques leads to a wide range of laboratory offerings acrossBME programs. A variety of BME laboratory courses, activities, assessments, and best practiceshave been described in the literature [7-12
Laboratory Majbah Uddin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy and Transportation Science Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Carolina (UofSC). Prior to that, he obtained a master’s degree in Applied Statistics as well as an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the UofSC. His research interests include freight transportation systems, intermodal network design, supply chain and logistics, and transportation safety. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Delivering Contextual Knowledge and Critical Skills of Disruptive Technologies through Problem-Based Learning in Research
ExperienceIntroductionLaboratory notebooks serve numerous purposes and have been used to document activities,results, success, and revisions [1]. Laboratory notebooks also serve as a means of organizingideas and serve as a record of legal ownership of ideas [2]. Beyond this, though, notebooksprovide valuable information that can be analyzed to answer an array of questions [3]. Forinstance, laboratory notebooks served as means of understanding how researchers catalogactivities [4]. Researchers have also addressed the ways in which lab notebooks are used todocument research activities and the degree to which notebooks should be considered vitalrecords [5]. Still others have investigated how implementing electronic notebooks influenceslaboratory activity [7]. In the
into circuits and communication links. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Measurement of the Effect of Interactive Questions in Lab Manuals on LearningAbstract -- This research paper will describe the results of an experiment in which two groups ofstudents in a laboratory class received different web-based lab manuals featuring interactivequestions, the treatment with many more interactive questions than the control. The hypothesiswas that asking students more questions would cause the students to reflect on the task at hand,which would in turn increase learning. This study was motivated by work on experientiallearning, particularly Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle, which suggests that
beeffective engineers, CEE Department faculty used the Kolb’s experiential model to implement aservice-learning project in Geotechnical Engineering laboratory course during the spring of2019. The objective of this study is to assess student learning as a result of service learningpedagogy implemented in a Geotechnical Engineering laboratory course. This paper provides asummary of the case study assignment, motivation for the project, student-learning activities,assessments of student educational outcomes, conclusions and suggestions for future research.Case Study-Service Learning and Community Engagement at The CitadelDuring the spring of 2019, a community service-learning project was incorporated into threesections of a senior-level Geotechnical
Education, 2020 A Virtual Reality Simulation and Experiment for Sputter Deposition and Vacuum TrainingMatthew Meyers, Anh Phan, Daniel Rodriguez, Marty Clayton, Afsaneh Minaie, and Paul Weber Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058 USA AbstractWe have developed a laboratory exercise that teaches students the method of RF sputterdeposition for coating both metals and dielectric materials onto silicon wafers. Since thesputter system involves the rather complex structure of two-stage vacuum system including adiffusion pump, we have created a virtual reality (VR) simulation that reproduces the operatingsequence of the system with high fidelity. This simulation requires students to perform
- Cost Brain Computer Interface TechnologiesAbstract:Advancing an interest and literacy in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)fields in high school students through summer and after school programs has been widelypopular since the 1990’s, and these programs are effective at improving retention and persistenceafter graduation. However, there still remains a lack of designing programs to increase interestand literacy of biomedical engineering (BME) related applications that are scalable at otherinstitutions. This is typically due to the challenges of providing costly resources that areavailable only in specific laboratory settings and require graduate level expertise to operate. Toprovide a low-cost and scalable approach to
Paper ID #29057The Design and Impact of a Combined Makerspace, Wet Lab, andInstructional Design Studio for Chemical Engineering CurriculumProf. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Associate Professor (Lecturer) in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory, capstone laboratory, first year design laboratory, and the introduction to chemical engineering. His research interests focus
Analysis (FEA) and 2) biomechanics of body motion that requires themotion tracking system. However, setting up these two types of experiments can lead to asignificant financial investment in the laboratory. Worst of all, it is often very challenging tosynchronize data collected from different types of experiments. Without the properlysynchronized data collected from tissue mechanical test and body motion analysis, the studentswill have difficulty understanding the causality between the biomechanics of body motion andtissue mechanics A successful example of the implementing FEA simulation in tissuebiomechanics lecture1 or the introduction of a digital image motion analysis in the lecture tocover biomechanics of body motion2 were reported in the
with required hardware and supporting software has beendiscussed. The design of new hands-on modular laboratory exercises and their implications onstudent learning has been presented. Team-based newly designed class projects emulated real-world solutions based on embedded systems. The class project also required the students tolearn and apply project management skill (i.e. SCRUM). The experience and implications ofthese class projects have been reported with respect to the course learning outcomes. Lastly,the author’s perspectives on how the course has prepared the students for the marketplace hasbeen incorporated.Introduction and Objective:Embedded system technology is a key aspect of modern electronic systems and devices.Every Electrical
ArmAbstractDevelopment of a MATLAB Robotics Toolbox ROS interface and educational resources for alow-cost robot arm (Dobot Magician) in a senior-level robotics design course are described. Theobjectives of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of a MATLAB interface to ROSservices to control an articulated robot manipulator and conveyor belt in a laboratory setting.Laboratory exercises are described that expose students to the MATLAB/ROS interface, thebasics of robot manipulator programming and an introduction to computer vision. Student surveydata shows a positive response to the MATLAB/ROS strategy with the robot. The significance ofthis study is that a low-cost robot arm with a professional-level ROS/MATLAB softwareinterface can greatly improve student
engineering courses, new courses and topicsmust be included into curriculum, such as renewable energy, advanced power electronics, smartgrids, energy management, to mention a few of them while still ensuring a four-year graduationtimeframe. There are also increased demands for continuous education of the professionals,engineers and technicians in these emerging energy technological areas. A well-designed powerengineering curriculum must offer a judicious balance between the basic sciences, strongelectrical engineering foundations, laboratory and hands-on experience, design work,communication skills, management, economics and humanities. This paper is proposing todiscuss some of the energy engineering education challenges, issues and
. This maker space provides additive manufacturing support for design courses, laboratory courses, and entrepreneur initiatives. This facility houses several differ- ent technology 3D printers that capable of printing parts from polymers, fibers, composites, and metals as well as 3D scanning and subtractive manufacturing equipment. His research focuses on machining and manufacturing with a specific concentration on the use of additive manufacturing processes for ad- vanced materials. He emphasis on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), topology optimization, lightweight applications, and finite element analysis in additive manufacturing processes. Dr. Vora exten- sively teaches the additive manufacturing
computationalanalysis were compared to students who only participated in the computational research project.The initial results indicate that there was no significant difference between the survey responsesof the two groups and that a computational CURE may have similar impact without including atraditional lab component. Further study of the project design and impact on students is plannedfor future semesters.IntroductionMost CUREs have been designed for laboratory courses or for joint lecture and laboratorycourses. This model works well for investigations in molecular biology or chemistry, but manycomputational research tools are taught in a lecture course only. There is evidence that lecturecourses can also be improved with the CURE model. The Genome Solver
Laboratory • MEEN 345, Fluid Mechanics Laboratory • MEEN 401, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design Studio • MEEN 402, Intermediate Design Studio • MEEN 404, Engineering Laboratory Studio • MEEN 315, Principle of Thermodynamics SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS • July 2017 – Aug. 2017 Giorgos Pilis (Research Internship) • May 2016 – Aug. 2016 Vasilis Tsigki (Research Internship) • Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2016 Younggyu Nam (Masters Program) • Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015 Jiatang Chen (Masters Program) CERTIFICATE Engineer in Training(EIT), 10/2012 TECHNICAL SKILLS • CAD/CAM Packages: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Pro/Engineer WildFire • Anal- ysis software: FLUENT, FEMLAB, ANSYS, COSMOSWorks • Others: LabVIEW, Fortran, MATLAB, C, Adobe
of Materials Sci- ence Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) as Visiting Professor in 2005. Before joining CMU, Dr. Hakem made several short and long-term visits as a Visiting Professor at l’Institut Charles Sadron (Strasbourg, France), Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz, Germany) and Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, USA) where she worked on mean field theory applied to uncharged poly- mers and polyelectrolyte systems and small-angle neutron scattering of amphiphilic polymer systems in the presence of electrolytes, at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS). Dr. Ilhem F. Hakem joined the Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces (CPS) Program and the Department of Chemical Engineering at
itself, does not improve student learning — but online homework can serveas a delivery vehicle for other pedagogical best practices. Another coded study concludes thatonline homework improves student learning, but relies on a self-selected sample population andlacks comparison to a control group — both indicative of lower quality results [15].The in-class methods described in [10] and [8] share a focus on replacing lecture with activelearning. [10] creates a studio format by uniting lecture and laboratory activities in a single classsession, while [8] assigned students into groups which work on conceptual problems. Bothstudies report very positive impacts on student learning. Other studies which scored well inquality assessment — [6], [16
allocation and management.5. Understand and use tools to monitor the progress of construction projects in terms of both schedule and budget.Active Learning Techniques Used in the CourseA previous offering of the course involved techniques such as informal groups, case studies,guest lectures, and peer review. Laboratory sessions were an integral part of the course, and theyinvolved working through practice problems and creating schedules in Microsoft Project. Thestudents followed step-by-step in completing the exercises and they were given take-homeassignments. In-class exercises such as creating network diagrams and line of balance scheduleswere completed. The students work in groups on a real project to develop a constructionschedule. Students
were single-session (ca. 160 students), and therewere six to eight identical laboratory sections (ca. 20-40 students). A single instructor taught alllectures, and a common undergraduate teaching assistant workforce (10-12 individuals) sharedcoaching responsibilities across all lab sections. All IDE-related laboratory periods were held inthe program’s undergraduate makerspace [29]. Prior to the start of the IDE, in-class time wasdedicated to safety and tool competency training. In the weeks preceding the IDE, all studentswatched a video-based safety orientation, took an online safety quiz, and completed a self-pacedlaboratory experience that involved them demonstrating competencies in-person to a teachingassistant. All students viewed the same
progresses. This places those studentsat a disadvantage relative to their peers, as they have difficulty understanding and masteringadvanced topics. The knowledge gap also often results in the repetition of topics and prolongedlab sessions, as well as more serious issues such as the mishandling of equipment.STEM instruction typically is based on verbal, deductive, reflective, and sequential learningmethods. However, studies show that students in science and engineering programs tend to dowell with visual, inductive, active, and global learning methods. With this information in mind,we developed custom pre-lab videos to address the knowledge gap. The pre-lab videosdemonstrate basic usage and implementation of laboratory equipment, software tools
testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential
education because many students can obtain theknowledge through hand-on learning experience. The pictures of the lecture room and laboratoryroom are shown in Figure 1. Lectures may take place in various locations based on the number ofstudents and availability of the classrooms. However, this is the picture for the embedded systemsoftware classroom in Fall 2019. This classroom is designed to support active learning. As it canbe seen, it is not a traditional classroom. It is well designed to practice active learning activitiesfor students’ learning. For the laboratory room, it was remodeled to support variousprogramming and design activities in a collaborative environment in a large open space. Eachtable has an equipment set including oscilloscope
Rowan and UMass, she developed a passion for undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum.Prof. Samira M. Azarin Azarin, University of Minnesota Samira Azarin is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. She earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from the
process that is used extensively to removecontaminants from water and air. Environmental engineering faculty typically teach this topic bydescribing mathematical models that are used to quantify adsorption. This approach, by itself,may result in students having an incomplete understanding of adsorption because studentsfrequently have difficulty visualizing scientific phenomena such as the mass transfer process thatoccurs during adsorption. A hands-on laboratory experiment (cf. Speitel, 2001) where studentscollect and analyze adsorption data, may enhance students’ understanding of adsorption.Undeniably, hands-on experiences help students develop a deeper understanding of principlesstudied in and out of the classroom (Butkus et al., 2004; Pfluger
Paper ID #29830Remotely Accessible 3D Printer for Teaching CNC Programming: LessonsLearnedDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufactur- ing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M
Paper ID #28451CardioStart: Development and Implementation of a Tissue EngineeringSummer High School ProgramJasmine Naik, University of California Irvine Jasmine Naik is currently a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California Irvine. She is working under the guidance of Dr. Anna Grosberg in the Cardiovas- cular Modeling Laboratory. Prior to beginning her Ph.D., she received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Throughout her years of schooling, she has become passionate about teaching and education research.Emil Martin Lundqvist, University
from underrepresented groups and averaged academicachievement. The program objectives are to: a) Enhance the teachers' professional knowledge by providing unique research experiences in modern and advanced manufacturing, b) Use a design thinking approach to help teachers integrating new research knowledge into their class /laboratory activities while motivating young students to pursue engineering careers, c) Support the school infrastructure for long term partnership, and d) Enhance the schools' quality and performance for continuous collaboration with the host university.This paper presents the program structures of the last two summers 2018-2019, feedback fromparticipants, and
, high-speed signal acquisition and processing for radar command-guidance of supersonic and hypersonic munitions, and advanced PCB packaging techniques. Previously, he was a graduate student with the Ra- diation Laboratory of the University of Michigan where his research focus was on ceramic prototyping techniques, integrated ceramic microwave systems, and applications of metamaterials and photonic crys- tals. He has authored four papers for refereed journals and given many conference presentations on the applications of advanced ceramic fabrication techniques to microwave devices. Dr. Brakora holds 5 US patents and has several unpublished patents and patent applications.Dr. Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State