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Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

considers whether entrepreneurshipcan be learned and the specific skills and traits that are associated with successfulentrepreneurship. It examines the activities of entrepreneurship centers and otherprograms for engineering students and concludes that there are a lot of resourcesavailable to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. The problems are that we need to reachfar more students, continually learn more about what works to make them effectiveentrepreneurs and innovators and develop more champions within the engineeringfaculties to get our students what they will need.The importance of entrepreneurial thinking for engineersThe National Academy of Engineering has pointed out that engineers will need to bemuch more entrepreneurial in the 21st

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University

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Graduate Studies

immediately upon graduation. While excellent for its intended purpose of ‘scientific discovery’, investigation, and ‘inquiry’, the National Collaborative Task Force concludes that traditional research- oriented M.S. and Ph.D. graduate education does not meet the full professional spectrum of educational needs or reflect the ‘engineering method’ of creative engineering practice for the majority of the nation’s engineers, who are not pursuing research-careers of scientific investigation and inquiry, but rather who, as working professionals, are pursuing the creative practice of engineering in industry for technology-development and innovation. For these engineers, a different approach and educational method is needed

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

, it also takes a very talented leader to blend the voice of the customer with thevoice of the business to create a true culture of innovation. This type of culture is especiallyimportant to product design, as well as to the sustainability of further growth as technology-based organizations dominate industrial productivity.2.1 Building a Culture of InnovationIn today’s innovation-driven economy, the vast majority of engineering innovations are needs-driven and market-focused, requiring deliberate engineering problem-solving and responsibleleadership. Today the practice of engineering for creative technology development and Page

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

)techniques for motivating students unsure of “why they need…”, and (4) a better understandingof where their future students are coming from.The North Texas-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) center is a partnership ofour university and a Dallas Independent School District (DISD) that establishes a center forSTEM education that will research, create, and provide information on best practices forinnovative teaching and learning. Our strategy is to create campus design teams, bringingtogether school administrators, teachers, students, STEM professors, STEM business partners,community-based informal STEM institutions such as museums and existing science networks inorder to provide opportunity for interaction between all of these

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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Environmental Engineering

employed in private engineering practice,K-12 education, and government. Phase I provides some preliminary evidence that our initialassumption about the impact of the ISD program on engineering graduates may be correct. Inthe second phase of our assessment program we will perform a more detailed assessment toquantify this assumption.IntroductionIn today’s global economy, there is a large need for engineers to understand how to communicateand operate with foreign customers and co-workers. International education opportunities helpbreak down cultural barriers and provide engineers with the experience and knowledge to designunique solutions to innovate solutions in a global setting. Although there are more internationalopportunities to take

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jakob Carnemark, SKANSKA

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Engineering Economy

Jersey, 07030 Work telephone: 201-216-5504; E-mail: dmerino@ stevens.edu.Jakob Carnemark, SKANSKA Jakob Carenmark is the head of SKANSKA's Mission Critical Center of Excellance (COE). Jakob developed this team to showcase SKANSKA's expertise in constructing Mission Critical facilities and to share best practices among various regions. Within this CEO team, Jacob leads some of the most creative and innovative minds in the data center construction industry. Mr. Carnemark has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia, as well as 25 years of experience. His expertise covers all aspects of construction and enables him to provide meaningful and accurate insight to a project. His

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Joseph Rencis; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; David Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; David Quick, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Albert McHenry; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Timothy Lindquist, Arizona State University; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Edmund Segner, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Barry Farbrother, University of New Haven; Ken Burbank, Western Carolina University; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Randall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc.

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Graduate Studies

design andimplement a new model of advanced professional graduate education for the nation’s engineers inindustry that fosters ‘lifelong learning’ and professionally-oriented, practice-centered engineeringgraduate education that supports: All nine levels of engineering practice for the purposeful generation, development, and innovation of useful technology for competitive advantage to the engineer’s company or to meet meaningful societal needs ─ from the beginning growth levels of entry-level engineering at project level through the senior engineering growth levels of chief engineer responsible for corporate technology policy making, leadership and execution. The modern paradigm of the practice of

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

EngineeringEducation[14], and the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education[15] — arespecifically focused on engineering and technology education.In 2002, the National Academy of Engineering opened the Center for the Advancement of Page 13.863.3Scholarship on Engineering Education[16]. CASEE represents a collaborative effort to improvethe alignment of the knowledge and skills possessed by future and current engineers with theknowledge and skills sought by various stakeholders of engineering education. This effort ispursued through programs for engineering education research and innovation as well as activitiesto translate promising practices

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyu Yon Lim, Pennsylvania State University; Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-616: IMPACT OF INSTRUCTORS’ USE OF THE TABLET PC ONSTUDENT LEARNING AND CLASSROOM ATTENDANCEKyu Yon Lim, Pennsylvania State University Kyu Yon Lim is a PhD candidate majoring in Instructional Systems with emphasis of instructional design with emerging technology. Her research interests relate to technology integration, generative learning, and problem-based learning. She can be contacted at kylim@psu.edu.Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Roxanne Toto is an Instructional Designer and e-Learning Support Specialist for the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University where she teaches faculty, teaching

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma

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Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1586: CAMP CONCRETE – GROWTH OF A GRADUATE PROGRAMChris Ramseyer, University of Oklahoma Ph.D., P.E. is an assistant professor at the School of CEES at OU. He has spent 5 years as a structural steel designer. His research interests include cold formed steel, structural stability, bridge issues and concrete materials. His educational interests include undergraduate research in engineering and alternative learning paradigms. He received the OU-CEES George W. Tauxe Outstanding Professor Award in 2004. Page 13.272.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Camp

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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International

proven theories and effective practices for instilling global competence. Most programs are thoughtfully designed and carefully implemented, but they are seldom rigorously and scientifically evaluated for their educational impact. Does learning a second language really matter? How long and what kinds of international experiences are best? Should international coursework be required? What subjects are needed and when should they be taken? Increasing the knowledge base of proven theories and effective practices for instilling global competence in engineering graduates, indeed all graduates, needs to be a major priority [p. 41].These problems in the current efforts in preparing students for the global

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity in Graduate Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Paige Smith, University of Maryland; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce Corporation

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Graduate Studies

AC 2008-1248: IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH FORPROMOTING DIVERSITY IN GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONEugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University Eugene Deloatch is Dean of Morgan State College of Engineering. He served as the President of ASEE in 2002-2003.Sherra Kerns, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Sherra Kerns is Vice President for Innovation and Research at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. She served as the President of ASEE in 2005-2006.Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell is Director of Hewlett Packard Latin America University Relations Program and former Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.Carla Purdy, University of

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

decision support research center at CU for nine years. She received her PhD in environmental health physics and toxicology from Purdue University.Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and Program. He holds a BA in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current responsibilities include the

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology; Robert Olsen, Washington State University; Carl Hauser, Washington State University; Laura Girardeau, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

University Carl H. Hauser is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Washington State University (WSU). His research interests include concurrent programming models and mechanisms, networking, programming language implementation, and distributed computing systems. Prior to joining WSU, he worked at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and IBM Research for a total of over 20 years.Robert Olsen, Washington State University Robert G. Olsen is Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture and the Boeing Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. He

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan; Anthony Lachawiec, University of Michigan; Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

that our ASEE Student Chapter offers are centered onprofessional development for those entering the academic community. A novel idea that wepropose for the future is to unify some of these activities under a certification program, similar tothe Engineering Futures certification offered by The Tau Beta Pi Association, Inc.4 We proposethis program, under the preliminary moniker ‘ASEE Enhance’, as a collection of activities thatcould be completed to achieve competency in core areas of development for future educators,such as academic research, inspiring creativity and innovation among students,5 collaborationwith industry, mentorship, etc. The components could be designed to address some of theconcerns of new faculty.6 The structure and

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley; Danielle DeCristoforo, Lockheed-Martin

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Design in Engineering Education

of Graduate Professional Studies, Pennsylvania State University, where she concentrated on problem solving in science and engineering and completed her professional paper on the creative style of products of invention. Page 13.1094.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Sorting Out “Creativity” in Design AssessmentAbstractThis paper describes the early development of a practical framework for the assessment ofproducts of design that is aimed at resolving some of the confusion surrounding “creativity”within that field. In particular, key concepts from problem solving theory are used to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

equipmentfailures.Although it is too early to assess the impact of the research experience on these students’ careers,the experience appears to have been a success. All four students reported a greater depth ofunderstanding of the concepts taught in electromagnetics and communications courses.Additionally, students gained valuable experience in developing and carrying out fieldexperiments—sometimes in less than ideal conditions—and as a result of this experience, somestudents expressed a desire to pursue a graduate degree. Designing this research project alsoprovided several valuable lessons to the instructors which will aid in the further development ofhands-on learning activities for electromagnetics and communications courses. Page

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

family support services, identifying and disseminating best practices and policies. A graduate of Williams College, she Holds an Ed.M from Harvard University and a PhD in in Educational Psychology from Boston College and has taught courses and workshops in applied research to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at Boston College and Wheelock College. Page 13.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Decade of Technological Innovation: A Retrospective View of the First Decade of the NCIIAAbstractThe role of entrepreneurship in engineering, science

Conference Session

Programs that Serve Industry & Academia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Continuing Professional Development

facilities•Evaluation of effluent treatment optionsCost Reduction•Refinery scheduling – development of dynamic model•Improved nitrogen generation facilities for purge gasHuman Resources•Skill pool management in an ageing workforceNew Product Development•Business case and preliminary design for a new pilot-plant facility•Critical review of the new product development systemProcess Development Page 13.513.13•Practical implementation of SPC 12•Technology Transfer – the role of Co-Development between research andmanufacturingand some Project deliverables have meaningful impacts

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

English learnersand limited long term follow up. 4 This study suggests a significant need for professionaldevelopment such as the type offered in the BMERET program so that teachers andstudents can benefit. Intervening with teachers via professional development may be animportant way of impacting student outcomes particularly in science. Low achievementin science is not inevitable for students who do not, as a group, do well. These points areessential for strategic intervention connected to professional development for teachersand are precisely the focus of the BMERET.A large private urban research university with a school of engineering, medical schooland school of education through engineering research center (ERC) has partnered with alarge

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

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Engineering Ethics

Change To achieve excellence in engineering learning and instruction today’s engineersnot only need to acquire all the skills of the predecessors but have to understand manymore and in broader areas. Faculty’s weakness in engineering practice causes a sizeablebreach between the lessons taught in school and what employers and customers expectfrom graduating engineers. Engineers design and create products and processes toimprove safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of their professionalduties. This definition was given by the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) to substantiate ethics and professionalism engineers have to have.However, in doing the first part, engineers should give paramount

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling

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Graduate Studies

of graduate studies impacting practicing professionals, project management issues,and job search issues.1. IntroductionIt can be said that, from many aspects, the best time for an engineering student to obtaintheir Ph.D. is after a period of working in industry. By the time one completes five toseven years of higher education, students can be “burned out” and otherwise not ready forthe rigor of a Doctoral Degree. By breaking at this point and working in industry for afew years, students can obtain a better understanding of the practice of engineering thancan be obtained from the classroom and co-operative (co-op) or internship experience.Furthermore, they can better understand exactly what area of engineering they wish topursue in their

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning / International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; James Carlsen, University of Florida; Meghan Ritter, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

Volume based method of payment for waste (with little local municipality involvement) services Curbside recycling offered Support regional landfills with neighboring (using drop-off centers if applicable) counties and high-technology practices like bioreactor landfills Drop-off centers available for outer regions Support initial pickup schedule to begin a and bulk waste (and promote usage in areas transition towards one pickup per week where no other pickup service is available)When doing a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of the model, one will see that the increasedcosts of transition to the program may in fact be offset by the long

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

will also impact education inthese fields. Further, some of the materials have been disseminated for middle school and highschool students. This paper discusses how a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)program engaged undergraduates in this work, benefiting both the students and the VaNTH ERCand argues that similar programs, or even aspects of this program, would be very helpful to Page 13.128.2students considering faculty careers in engineering or graduate school in engineering education.1.2 Rationale for an REU program in bioengineering education research Almost any research experience is valuable as a component of an

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Samuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

knowledge but considerably decreasing originalityand fluency of ideas generated in fact resonates with many. Industrial leaders long expressed amounting concern about the impact of traditional engineering education on the creative potentialof future engineers. A lack of creativity is viewed as problematic in a rapidly changingtechnology-oriented world where generating new ideas is essential to survival.9 In addition,industry has perceived new BS engineering graduates as lacking design capability or creativity,as well as an appreciation for considering alternatives. Further, a 1995 ASME report rankedcreative thinking as 5th of 56 top desired “best practices” for new BS-level engineers as seen byindustry and academe.10 In the past several years

Conference Session

Learning from Entrepreneurship Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Blessing, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kristen Mekemson, Kern Family Foundation; David Pistrui, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

founding Director of the Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership at Alfred University (Alfred, NY). Dr. Pistrui serves as the Managing Director of Acumen Dynamics, LLC, a strategy based education, training and research firm that helps organizations align vision and strategy with execution and performance. Dr. Pistrui is an active researcher and author of over 40 publications spanning scholarly journals to the popular press. Dr. Pistrui holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Cum Laude) in Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Management from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, (Spain), a Ph.D., in Sociology from the University of Bucharest, (Romania), a

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Mathematics

Directorate, NASA KSC. Shaykhian has worked at KSC since 1986. He joined NASA in April 2000. He is a professional member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic (IEEE). He has a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), Melbourne, Florida. Ali teaches graduate courses at FIT, University College, Melbourne, Florida. Page 13.688.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Impact of Computing Power on Computing ScenarioAbstract Computing scenario over centuries/millenniums has been

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P K Raju, Auburn University

campus atManapakkam, Madras, is acknowledged as an “outstanding corporate campus” and is India’slargest construction organization. Seventeen Strategic Business Units (SBUs) drive ECC’sbusiness activities to formulate policies, perform marketing functions, and ensure projectexecution to international benchmarks of quality and speed. The design activities are centralizedin the Engineering Research and Design Center (ERDC) located at Madras, India. The EDRCoffers engineering, design, and consultancy services in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,and instrumentation engineering for a variety of projects and industrial structures. With over 350experienced engineers, architects, and 100 draftsmen, EDRC is the largest and best

Conference Session

Sustainability and Engineering Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Larimer, University of Pittsburgh; Michaelangelo Tabone, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

EngineeringAbstractThe University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering (Pitt) recently launched a newInternational Research Experience for Students Program (IRES) sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation in sustainable engineering research. The Pitt IRES program presents aninnovative international research experience in sustainable design for a select group ofundergraduate engineering students who have high potential to pursue graduate education.Interns in the IRES program participate in a 12-week summer internship where they join amultidiscipline research team focused on a complex sustainability problem. Each team is co-ledby faculty from the Pitt and the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Campinas, São Paolo,Brazil. The first year included eight

Conference Session

Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-1891: INTEGRATING TECHNICAL, SOCIAL, AND AESTHETICANALYSIS IN THE PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO: A CASE STUDY AND MODELFOR A NEW LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERSDean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dean Nieusma’s research and teaching focus on interdisciplinary design collaboration and the expertise that enables it. With a BS in mechanical engineering and another in general studies and a PhD in interdisciplinary social sciences, Dean has worked as a member of design teams in contexts as diverse as the U.S. and European automotive industries; Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector; and STS, engineering, and design curriculum planning. He teaches across Rensselaer’s Product Design and