thatproduct or feat possible. Moreover, the predisposition to associate “airplanes” withmechanical/aerospace engineering, “bridges” with civil engineering, and “medical implant” withbiomedical engineering further hides from common view the contributions of materials scienceprinciples to the development of modern technology.Many materials science courses do not adequately address this disconnect between theory andapplication. Materials science courses taught to non-majors tend to be lecture-style, large, andseemingly disconnected from the student’s academic major. These courses can be augmented bysmaller sections (e.g. recitations or study sessions), but these sections are generally focused on theproblem solving approaches in materials theory
aerospace industry with the Boeing Company initially as a design engineer and then later in systems engineering. At Missouri S&T, she teaches a variety of courses emphasizing Project Management and Financial Management for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Her research interests focus on engineering education with a special interest in Service Learning and project management. Schuman is also the Departmental Experiential Learning Coordinator. She has developed her undergraduate project management class into a Service Learning class where the students work with area communities on real projects that benefit both the communities and students. c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #29854Exploring how innovation self-efficacy measures relate to engineeringinternship motivations and outcomesAmy Huynh, University of California, Irvine Amy Huynh is a mechanical and aerospace engineering undergraduate student at the University of Cal- ifornia, Irvine. She is interested in better understanding and supporting the experiences of female and underrepresented engineers in the classroom and in industry. She is a Brooke Owens Fellow and has interned at NASA Goddard, Made In Space, and NASA Ames.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab
the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Min- eral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research
group of female junior faculty and professional staff affiliated with STEM fields atSyracuse University attended an honorary lecture by Mimi Koehl, UC Berkeley, which coveredboth academic topics and a description of a peer mentoring group which she had been part of formany years. The attendees were inspired to convene a peer mentoring group as Koehl describedand as outlined in the book Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from SuccessfulWomen Scientists by Ellen Daniell[1].The group has a stable membership of ten women in the fields of aerospace engineering,architecture, biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, library science,mechanical engineering, physics, and psychology. At the outset, the group’s members
- tems engineering for a major U.S. aerospace manufacturing firm. This role provided functional consulting for supply chain ensuring appropriate data design of master data, IT architecture and solution design for all ERP solutions across the organization. She holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching Mathematics from Minot State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from North Dakota State University, and post-masters certificate in Experiential Education through Equine Assisted Learning from Prescott College. Currently she serves as the Land Grant Director and also as PI of the Pre-Engineering Education Col- laboration (PEEC) Grant at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town, ND
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis Unviersity, Dr. Gorlewicz is currently the director of the Collaborative Haptics, Robotics, and Mechatronics (CHROME) Lab. Her research interests are in medical robotics, haptic devices, human-machine interaction, and in creating and evaluating novel learning technologies.Dr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University Dr. Sridhar Condoor is a professor, KEEN fellow, a Coleman Fellow, and the editor of the Journal of En- gineering Entrepreneurship. He teaches sustainability, product design, and entrepreneurship. His research interests are in the areas of design theory and methodology, technology entrepreneurship, and sustain- ability. He is spearheading technology
specimens for exercises that can be included either in a compositematerials course or to supplement an introductory materials science or mechanics of materialscourse.Fiber-reinforced composites can be made by wet layup, in which liquid resin is mixed andapplied to dry fabric, or with materials that are preimpregnated with resin (prepreg). Wet layupis messy and controlling the amount of resin in the composite is difficult. The main drawbacksto using prepregs have been cost, availability of small quantities, and facilities, as aerospace-quality parts are cured in an autoclave or hot press. Over the past few years, lower-cost carbon-epoxy prepregs that can be cured without an autoclave have become available. The authors sharedetails regarding material
industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the university’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality assurance. He has contributed papers on management, ground-test laboratory and flight test facilities, and ethics to several technical and professional organizations. In education, he has served as a consultant and curriculum developer to the Ohio Board of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the Missouri
Computer Studies (CACS) at University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He serves as the Site Director for NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy program at ECSU. His areas of in- terests include embedded systems design, cloud instrumentation, remote computing applications, UAS applications research, mobile robotics, and innovative uses of educational technologies. Dr. Rawat may be reached at ksrawat@ecsu.edu.Dr. Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Tech- nology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in Computer Aided Manufacturing and
AC 2007-985: BLENDED LEARNING: ENRICHING THE CLASS ACTIVITYWITH TECHNOLOGYMark Russell, University of Hertfordshire Mark Russell's teaching and learning interests are varied, and include exploring the effective use of technologies to support in-class activities, developing collaborative learning opportunities and developing innovative tools for electronic-assessment. Marks current interests lie in the area of Just-In-Time teaching and using the students' own understandings to help guide the lecture experience. In addition to winning the UK e-tutor of the year (2003) Mark was awarded a UK National Teaching Fellowship (2005). Mark spreads his time between the School of Aerospace, Automotive
below:TOPICS: 1. Automotive 2. Aerospace 3. Civil/ construction 4. Environmental 5. RailwayDuring semester 2 they carried out the project and reported back at certain milestone pointson progress. The project work required that both staff and students were trained andsupported in the use of new teaching methodologies, particularly the use and production ofmedia material.Students were prepared for their project work in a number of ways. A series of seminars onvideo and media production were given during semester 1 and reinforced in semester 2 with‘drop-in’ sessions available. Also, students were introduced to the Belbin11 model of teamroles to help them get the most from their group working. Students undertook a self-perception Belbin questionnaire
divided into small teams to work on real-world problems involving engineering,mathematics and science. These real-world problems are derived directly from the currentengineering clinics led by engineering faculty and incorporate hands-on activities typicallydeveloped for Rowan freshman engineering students. For example, teachers are taught how todesign an efficient soda bottle rocket using their science and math skills. This exposes them toconnect Newton’s third law of motion to concepts in aerospace engineering and get their studentsexcited about careers at NASA. A module on preparing lip gloss exposes them to chemicalreactions in preparing cosmetics and to chemical engineering processing. A human body moduleteaches participants the similarities
interest in higher education pedagogy. He was Professor of Communications at Kettering University prior to joining the faculty at Michigan Tech. While at Kettering, he received the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Charles L. Tutt, Jr. Innovative Teaching Award. He has published extensively in the area of pedagogical design, innovation, and experimentation. Page 12.1078.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MOM in Action1. IntroductionThe application of mechanics of materials continues to grow beyond aerospace, civil and mechan-ical engineering where it
AC 2007-1114: IMPROVING TEACHING TECHNIQUE FOR OUTCOME BASEDFLUID MECHANICS COURSE AT AAMUZhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University Dr. Z.T. Deng is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Deng has an extensive background and research experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics numerical simulation in particular high-speed aerodynamics/flows with heat transfer phenomena. He earned his Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1991. He is currently teaching fluid Mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, gas dynamics and senior design classes.Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiaoqing (Cathy
problems involving engineering,mathematics and science. These real-world problems are derived directly from the currentengineering clinics led by engineering faculty and incorporate hands-on activities typicallydeveloped for Rowan freshman engineering students. For example, teachers are taught how todesign an efficient soda bottle rocket using their science and math skills. This exposes them toconnect Newton’s third law of motion to concepts in aerospace engineering and get their studentsexcited about careers at NASA. A module on preparing lip gloss exposes them to chemicalreactions in preparing cosmetics and to chemical engineering processing. A human body moduleteaches participants the similarities between the human body organs and many
engineering courses to be given by faculty in Page 12.1406.4the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and ComputerEngineering.The BSE Mechatronics program was established in collaboration with UNC Asheville in 1998.An on-site director was hired to complement the existing 2+2 program faculty and staff. Soonafter an additional faculty member was hired to help meet the on-site needs of the students. Theeducational objectives of the Mechatronics Program are: 1. To produce graduates who are able to apply the principles of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals, especially multi-disciplinary knowledge and
enhance the science, engineering and technologyenterprise so that the U.S. can successfully compete, prosper, and be secure in theglobal community of the 21st century. One of the four resulting recommendationsfocused on actions in K-12 education. The goal associated with thisrecommendation is to increase America’s talent pool by vastly improving K-12science and mathematics education.The problems are being recognized, but can they be corrected before it is too late?The nation is playing catch-up: the pipeline of STEM talent is too small to feedthe need in industry caused by retirements and general growth and change intechnology. Giants in the aerospace industry such as Lockheed-Martin, Boeing,and NASA know the urgency. Lockheed-Martin expects to
AC 2007-925: USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT ENGINEERINGLABORATORY STUDIESMark Russell, University of Hertfordshire Mark Russell's teaching and learning interests are varied, and include exploring the effective use of technologies to support in-class activities, developing collaborative learning opportunities and developing innovative tools for electronic-assessment. Marks current interests lie in the area of Just-In-Time teaching and using the students' own understandings to help guide the lecture experience. In addition to winning the UK e-tutor of the year (2003) Mark was awarded a UK National Teaching Fellowship (2005). Mark spreads his time between the School of Aerospace, Automotive and
at the Washington State University in Pullman, from 1992-1997, and with The Aerospace Corporation from August 1997-2001. He received the B.Sc (Hons) physics degree from Bangalore University in 1973, the B.E and M.E degrees in Electronics and Communication from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1976 and 1978 respectively. He received the Ph.D degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1982. Dr. Raghavendra is a recipient of the Presidential Young Investigator Award for 1985 and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Page 13.1122.1© American Society for
(Multidisciplinary), also MS in Aerospace, MS in Mechanical, MSE in Civil Engineering, and an MSE in Reservoir Engineering/Water Resources (all from Princeton University), as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State. Prior to joining the academics, Nick worked in industry, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has erformed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oil Industry. He has authored over 85 technical publications in Technical Journals
AC 2008-666: USING A TWO-COURSE SEQUENCE IN TECHNICAL DRAWINGIN THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM THAT ESTABLISHES ABASELINE OF KNOWLEDGE, PROMOTES INDEPENDENT WORK ANDLIFE-LONG LEARNING, AND INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO RAPIDPROTOTYPINGJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is currently an Assistant Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation
Manufacturing Bio Technology Digital Electronics Engineering Aerospace Drafting/CAD Engineering Design & Development Other ___________________ Bio Technical Engineering None Other ___________________ None10. Which of the following extra-curricular or course related activities did you participate in during middle school and/or high school? Please check all that apply. Sports FIRST Robotics LEGO League
and Aerospace Technology at UDC. He is a Past President of DCSPE and is currently the Director of the Civil Engineering Program and the Chairman of the Professional Engineers in Higher Education (PEHE) of DCSPE. Over 30 years of teaching and engineering practice in Europe, Japan and the US. Page 13.1252.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 THE PEDAGOGY OF THE SURVEYING LABORATORY Abstract Surveying and surveying laboratory (field work) fifty years ago were standard fair for most engineering programs in all disciplines. Today, in the 21st Century, surveying is no longer an
AC 2007-2977: USE OF A NEURAL NETWORK MODEL AND NONCOGNITIVEMEASURES TO PREDICT STUDENT MATRICULATION IN ENGINEERINGP.K. Imbrie, Purdue University P.K. Imbrie is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He holds B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University. His educational research interests include: assessment of student learning, modeling of student success, modeling of student team effectiveness, and technology enabled learning. His technical research interests include: solid mechanics; experimental mechanics; microstructural evaluation of materials; nonlinear materials characterization
engineering programs within the State. His early years in the aerospace field were followed by a position as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Cooperative Education at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. Author of professional articles, active in ASEE, ASME, NSPE, and a licensed Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Florida, he is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, 1955; City College of New York, BME – 1960 and Manhattan College, MS – 1978. Page 12.684.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007
Institute of Technology in 1980 and her PhD from the University of California Los Angeles in 1990.Marvin Abrams, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Marvin Abrams received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Nevada and PhD. in Physical Chemictry from Washington State University. He spent 33 years in Aerospace industry. Page 12.1511.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Undergraduate Senior Research Project to Develop a ComputerControlled Power Supply for LEDsAbstractThis paper describes an active senior research project which is sponsored by theCalifornia Energy Commission
, SMTA, IEEE and ABET. Prior to joining NDSU, he held manufacturing engineering and management positions in aerospace, commercial sheet metal and automotive industries for 25 years. He also held a faculty position at University of Cincinnati for 15 years. He is a certified manufacturing engineer and earned the BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and the PhD in Engineering Management from University of Missouri-Rolla.Daniel Ewert, North Dakota State University Daniel L. Ewert has been Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2001. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical
) (electronicaccess). It also maintains Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) aerospace and ground vehiclestandards.4 It can therefore be assumed that it is within the reach of university libraries in theUnited States to maintain some collections of Codes and Standards as well as links toprofessional societies and organizations that develop standards. Furthermore, nowadays students are known to be excellent World Wide Web navigators,and as such, could by themselves sail into professional society websites and access informationavailable on codes and standards. If library tours and searches and class lectures introducestudents to professional societies and organizations’ codes and standards, then students candevelop the taste and the desire to go by