Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David N Raizen, UMES; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Evaluation1.IntroductionThe Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in North America, stretching nearly 300 km long andpossessing a watershed spanning parts of six Mid-Atlantic States and more that 165,700 km3. Itis a vital resource to more than 16 million people that live in its watershed and beyond, providingfood, jobs, habitat, recreation, and other benefits. It is, however, a fragile resource madeespecially vulnerable to eutrophication (nutrient-enrichment) due to its long dendritic shorelineand the many human activities that are prevalent. These include high concentrations ofagricultural activities as well as several major population centers3, 10. Additionally, theChesapeake Bay has a large ratio of watershed area to estuarine area, (14.3:1) which

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

site in mechatronics, ASEE Mid Atlantic Spring Conference.[50] Prewit, C. and Bachnak, R. (2004). Implementing PID temperature control using LabVIEW, ASEE Gulf- Southwest Annual Conference, Texas Tech University.[51] Quanser Academic, http://www.quanser.com.[52] Educational Control Products, http://www.ecpsystems.com.[53] National Instruments, Inc. http://www.ni.com.[54] MathWorks - MATLAB and Simulink for Technical Computing, http://www.mathworks.com.[55] Speedgoat - Real-Time Simulation and Testing, http://www.speedgoat.ch.[56] Boe-Bot Robot Information, http://www.parallax.com/go/boebot.[57] LEGO Education NXT, http://www.legoeducation.us.[58] iRobot: Education & Research Robots, http://www.irobot.com/create