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Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Aerospace

demonstrate how aerospace exploration and research transcends national boundaries;• Address economic, historical, ethical, and social perspectives;• Use appropriate technologies such as modeling, simulation, and distance learning to enhance aerospace education learning experiences and investigations;• Present a balance of aeronautics, space exploration, and robotics by offering a relevant context for learning and integrating STEM core content knowledge.UAF has attempted to incorporate as many of these concepts into our fledgling aerospace courses,aerospace minor, and design team experiences as possible. This is accomplished through the useof student teams to investigate research topics, individual student-led course material presentationsand

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Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas at Austin

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Aerospace

program for undergraduate students and NASA should continue this. Sanjana Datta, Texas Tech University – Red Raider – Ice / Water Transportation System on the Lunar Surface – Fall 2007 • I loved the Design Challenge! It gave my team experience in writing documents, and practice in conveying our research in a succinct and professional manner. I think my favorite part of the Design Challenge was the Showcase. It was a feeling of satisfaction from completing the first steps and presenting, as well as learning about other research projects. Eva Wang, Rice University, Team Phoenix – Medical Diagnostics for Space Application, Fall 2007 • I enjoyed participating in the Design Challenge very much. It was

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Scott Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #12239Managing and Exchanging Knowledge Underlying Aerospace EngineeringDesign DecisionsElizabeth Scott Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology Elizabeth ”Scottie-Beth” Fleming is an Aerospace Engineering PhD candidate and NSF GRFP Fellow in the Cognitive Engineering Center (CEC) at Georgia Tech. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Her research within the CEC examines interdisciplinary teams within the engineering design process, training approaches for pilots, and human interaction with technology.Dr. Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology Amy R. Pritchett is the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Suzanne Lessack, University of Michigan; Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Rebecca Wind, University of Michigan; William Woelk, University of Michigan; Theresa Biehle, University of Michigan; Laura Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Nathaniel Gallaher, University of Michigan; Katie Thorne, Michigan Technological University; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

Machining team, a TSSIT team member workeddirectly with them as the TSSIT representative. This reduced the lead time for machining theparts, since questions that arose during the fabrication and assembly process could be promptlyanswered. The relationship also benefited the C-9 project in that the Machining team’s memberswere able to suggest improvements that contributed to the final design of the end masses. TheMachining team made use of the equipment available in the Wilson Student Project Center,including Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, lathes, drill presses, and assorted sawsand hand tools, to complete the fabrication of hardware for flight.3.2.4 Summer research studentsAs part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dolores S. Krausche, Florida Center for Engineering Education; Erian A. Armanios, University of Texas, Arlington

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Aerospace

university-industry collaboration. Through workshop sessions and mentoring, faculty are guided through the assessment process to meet program educational objectives and achieve best practices following ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000. As a consultant, she has contributed to the University of Florida’s MAE program by conducting numerous assessments and comparative gap analyses, based on the Department’s database as well as ratings and data from the ”US News & World Report,” American Society for Engineering Education and the Aerospace Department Chair’s Association. She has also conducted a faculty mentoring program with the objectives of supporting and validating an instructor’s effort to enhance teaching methods

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Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; John A. Voth, Oral Roberts University; Connor A. McCain, Oral Roberts University; Jordan David Reutter, Oral Roberts University; Nathaniel Shay Frailey; Matthew Samuelson; David Ahrens, Oral Roberts University

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student at Oral Roberts University.Mr. Jordan David Reutter, Oral Roberts University Jordan is Mechanical Engineering Student at Oral Roberts University Graduating in May 2018. He’s been involved with many projects such as The Hyperloop Competition and is currently interning with The Boeing Company. He was primarily involved with the design and manufacturing of Team Soar’s flight simulator serving as a design engineer.Nathaniel Shay FraileyMatthew SamuelsonMr. David Ahrens, Oral Roberts University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Development of a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator to Assist in the Design of Original Aircraft (Work in Progress)ABSTRACTThe

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

University Ibrahim H. Yeter is currently a PhD candidate in the Curriculum and Instruction program at the College of Education, and at the same time, he is pursuing his Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University. He is highly interested in conducting research within the Engineering Education frame- work. Mr. Yeter plans to graduate in December 2016 with both degrees and is looking forward to securing a teaching position within a research university and continuing his in-depth research on Engineering Ed- ucation. He is one of two scholarships awarded by NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teach- ing) to attend the ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) summer

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Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Andrés Trucco; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs

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Aerospace

AC 2011-957: NOVEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECT:DEVELOPING ULTRA-LIGHT-WEIGHT AERIAL VEHICLE DESIGN ANDPROOF OF CONCEPTHoracio Andrs Trucco Mr. Trucco was a Vice President and Principal Scientist at GASL, Inc., where he has been a full-time staff member since 1968 until 1994. He headed both the design and fabrication departments. His activities have involved projects related to analytical and experimental research in advanced propulsion systems and components, low and high speed combustion, air pollution and energy conservation. Mr. Trucco was responsible for design and fabrication of wind tunnel components such as air heaters, water-cooled nozzles, vacuum-producing air ejectors and scramjet engine

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

, size, number of passengers, and power source.Students’ reflections and feedback demonstrate that this project is very suitable in offeringgraduating seniors unique opportunities to improve their analytical abilities, develop design,organizational, and project management skills, gain experience in working in multi-disciplinaryteams, solve cutting-edge engineering problems, and familiarize themselves with aerospacechallenges. Numerous other skills acquired in this project, such as leadership, managerial andinterpersonal skills, competition, mitigation of team conflicts and communication problems, areexpected to have a positive impact and pave the way for a successful career as practicingengineers.IntroductionSeniors enter their last year having

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Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Cooper G. Burleson, Purdue University; James M. Thom, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

. Most recently, he worked at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on the MAPI contract. He worked on the Lunar Gateway concept planning team, as well as the ISS’s requirements assurance team.Mr. James M. Thom, Purdue University J. Mark Thom is an Associate Professor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches courses in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology program, as well as courses in design analysis. He is a co- director in Purdue’s National Test Facility for fuels and propulsion, and has been a PI on work related to the FAA’s Piston Aviation Alternative Fuel development program. He has maintained research interests in propulsion systems and in fuels testing, in areas related to the recruitment of

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Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

participating in the 2003 Program forInternational Student Assessment (PISA) examination, which is designed to assess students’ability to apply scientific and mathematical concepts to real-world problems.6 Furthermore, theretention rate for engineering students is one of the lowest among all college majors. About one-third of all U.S. students intending to pursue engineering switch majors before graduating.5 Inpart, this is due to a demanding and rigorous curriculum, but the fact that some engineeringstudents realize quite late that the program is not the best fit for them also has a negative impact.Demographic Disparities in Math and Science AchievementAccording to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 20084, there

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

PRISM, 2004. 14(1).11. M Boylan, The Impact of Undergraduate Research Experiences on Student Intellectual Growth, Affective Development, and Interest in Doing Graduate Work in STEM: A Review of the Empirical Literature, in Cornell Higher Education Research Institute Conference, Doctoral Education and the Faculty of the Future. 2006: Ithaca, NY.12. Villarejo M Barlow A, Making a difference for minorities: Evaluation of an educational enrichment program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004. 42(9): p. 861-881.13. B C Clewell, et al., Revitalizing the Nation's Talent Pool in STEM. 2006, Washington, DC: Urban Institute.14. G Price, The causal effects of participation in the American economic association summer

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Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

practice of the techniques used in aircraft manufacturing and fabrication. They may include, but are not limited to, hands-on practice in working with aircraft materials and systems, seminar topics, field trips to aircraft designers, and reading aircraft plans and publications necessary for piloted flight. The primary purpose of the course is to compliment the capstone aircraft design sequence and give selected students significant exposure to aircraft fabrication techniques. By its nature this requires a team orientation, exposure to most if not all engineering disciplines as Page 12.918.3Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tyler Tallman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Tallman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. His research interests include multi-functional materials, structural health monitoring, nanocomposites, and inverse problems. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in mechanics of materials, theory of elasticity, and nondestructive evaluation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Student Paper: The current state of pedagogy on nondestructive methods in engineering education: A literature review and reflectionAbstractNondestructive

Conference Session

Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Space Sciences Page 11.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY: AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractThe Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) is a student-led organizationdedicated to providing students with practical space systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhanceeducation by coupling classroom knowledge with practicum experience involving realengineering design, analysis, test

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Georgia Tech has developedinto one of the world’s largest university resources for multidisciplinary system design studies.Learners working here range from freshmen to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, researchengineers and faculty. They work on a large number of problems from various government andindustry sponsors, and have organized themselves into an environment where team members atall levels can be integrated into teams. A range of analytical tools and standard operatingprocedures have been developed, that are available for use in courses. Thus we now have thefollowing formal resources as a starting point for the project: Page

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Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Keshmiri, University of Kansas; Aaron Blevins, University of Kansas; A Ram Kim, University of Kansas

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Aerospace

-practice model was developed when a team research component was included into theundergraduate aerospace engineering courses of Flight Dynamics and Control I and II. By takingadvantage of the unmanned aerial system fleet owned by the Department of AerospaceEngineering at the University of Kansas (KUAE), students were tasked with developing a physics-based model for one of eighteen different unmanned aircraft platforms, comparing the dynamicmodels to actual flight test data for the platform, and writing papers and presenting them to a panelof KUAE Faculty. As a result, forty-eight independent research projects were conceived, designed,built, and tested by teams of juniors in the aerospace engineering department. Since 2011, eightresearch projects

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Science Collaborator and has been awarded grants by the U.S. Air Force, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture to research Magnetic Mapping of Pico/Nano/Micro-Satellites and study the impact of magnetic field exposure on plant germination, growth. Dr. Asundi teaches courses in Space Systems Engineering and is actively engaged in collaboration with academic institutions in India. As part of invited visits, Dr. Asundi has conducted several short courses and workshops in Systems Engineering Based Design of PNMSats. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Archival-based Flipped Classroom Implementation for Enhancing the Performance of Academically

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Personnel Development & Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

, and elected university senate member. He has served as principle investigator on projects in biomimetic micro air vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems. In these research projects (and others) he advised several PhD and MSc postgraduate students to completion. Dr. Ward is also experienced in directing undergraduate student teams competing in the SAE Aero Design and Shell Eco-marathon competitions.He has authored a text book called Aerospace Propulsion Systems (Wiley, 2010) and over 50 journal and conference papers. Prior to 2006, Dr. Ward worked as an aerospace engineer with the US Air Force for 18 years, which included a special 4.5 year assignment to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence in London

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Jannette McFalls-Brown, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

perceptions, self-efficacy, and identity ofengineers and those teaching potential engineers. A previous researcher, Yasar, used an iterativemethod in his development of a survey to assess K-12 teachers’ perceptions of engineers andfamiliarity with teaching design, engineering, and technology.2 However, Yasar’s participantswere all pre-college level students and professionals. This process consisted of a literature searchto find items for the survey and multiple field tests and revisions to come to the final surveyinstrument. In this work, we adapted Yasar’s method and directly surveyed undergraduateengineering students.2In order to inform universities about which experiences work best for ASE, we developed asurvey in order to extract information from

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UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin Russell Walker, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

direct governement employee. One response to the survey isgiven in Figure 4.2 Figure 4.1Selected quotes from other former students concerning their assessment of the competition: “Being on the team taught me what it meant to be an actual engineer and how to approachreal world problems. Unlike problems I was given in class that always had correct answers, in thereal world there are constant tradeoffs and it is being able to figure out the best balance of tradeoffsthat produces the best design. If it weren’t for the team, I don’t think I would have continued withmy major as an aerospace engineer.” “Yes. Class teaches you all the theory but not how to apply it in a practical manner

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

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Aerospace

allow participants to apply newly learned techniques tospecific design problems and begin to “train their brain” to problem solve in a more innovativemanner.Upon completing this course, participants should be able to: ≠ Describe a short history of creative engineering solutions and effective methods for communicating new ideas; ≠ Explain the creative design process, then develop techniques for creative solutions and cost effectiveness; ≠ Identify appropriate tools for innovation, such as the Pugh or TRIZ methods, and apply them to existing NASA situations and challenges; and, ≠ Describe current industry best practices and relate them to real-world NASA program scenarios.The Innovative Design and Engineering

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Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

-worked or lazy, the pathof least resistance seems to be the assigning of an A grade, or at least an inflated grade, toeveryone”. Long quotes Zirkel23: “Stripped of its rationalizations, grade inflation exists becauseit is simply easier for teachers to give high grades…easier on students, parents, administratorsand certainly on teachers themselves. At Lake Wobegone, after all, everyone is not only aboveaverage, everyone is also happy and politically correct” (Zirkel, 1997, p.A15).Why is there higher resistance along other routes? Doesn’t faculty peer pressure make objectivegrading the path of least resistance? Long quotes Edwards24: “Research in the area of gradeinflation has led scholars to cite post-secondary administrative practices and the

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Brett Stone, Brigham Young University; Edward Red, Brigham Young University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Michael Wright; David E. French, The Boeing Company; Shigeo Hayashibara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Carl Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; John P. Sullivan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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turbomachinery aerodynamics. At BYU he teaches undergraduate courses in applications of fluid dynamics and gas turbine engine design; graduate courses on compressible flow and turbulence; and has coached Capstone teams. His research interests are experimental and computational fluid dynamics, turbomachinery, computational science and engineering, and engineering education. Dr. Gorrell is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, currently serving as Vice President - Education, and member of the AIAA Gas Turbine Engine Technical Committee.. He is also a member of the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute Turbomachinery Committee.Dr. C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityBrett Stone, Brigham Young University Brett Stone

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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

integration in undergraduate curriculum topositively impact the quality of education. The first recommendation of the Boyer Report 3 wasto “make research-based learning the standard”. Integrating research into the classroom can alsoaddress several ABET 4 outcomes. For example, engineering graduates should be able to designand conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, and have an ability to identify, formulateand solve engineering problems. However, in many engineering undergraduate curriculums,research is typically integrated into education mainly through university seminars and capstoneprojects. This paper presents an example of integrating research results in the classroom in a no-cost manner. By so doing, all students in the course have

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica E S Swenson, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Aerospace

University ofMichigan, students are required to take 41 credits of engineering science courses (32% of thetotal credits required for graduation) and only 19 credits of design and laboratory courses (14.8%of total credits). Furthermore, of the 11 current ABET Student Outcomes only one of these, a) anability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, directly speaks to thecontent of these engineering science courses [1].Despite the prominence of engineering science courses in the curriculum, these courses havebeen studied less in engineering education research than design courses [2]. Ideally, theseengineering science courses should give students the theoretical background that they can applyin engineering design courses, on student

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Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, Alaska Center for UAS Integration, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound

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Aerospace

system, the impacts are obvious. Similar to yesteryear’s informationrevolution which saw computers and cellphones move from a technical curiosity to a disruptivetechnology, and eventually to a mandate for participation in business and everyday life, there isnow a growing expectation for students to possess some level of exposure to or awareness ofUAS platforms, capabilities, and applications. Students understand this and they want on board.Courses ImplementedTo provide students with a foundational exposure to UAS/aerospace design principles whileoperating within the fiscal realities of a small developing program, UAF has instituted an initialmodest 2-course sequence. These courses provide an opportunity for graduate and undergraduatestudents to

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

US citizens or permanent residents2. They had to be taking full academic loads towards an approved CSEMS degree3. They should be aiming for technical careers in these disciplines4. The scholarship was intended to relieve students of the financial burden of seeking outside jobs, thus allowing them to focus on their academic programs.5. The program was prohibited from requiring research or other productive activities.Program Objectives & Elements Page 13.962.2The objectives of our program are to enable access to a top-quality education to the mostdeserving students and to ensure the best guidance for their success

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Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilin Feng, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Lorraine E. Holtaway, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Ryann Congdon, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Aerospace

accredited engineering technology program. She holds an FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificate. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Student Led Paper Student Perspectives on Using Hands-on Discovery Activities in a Critical Systems Thinking CourseIntroductionAt a large midwestern university, students in an aviation and aerospace engineering technologyprogram may choose to take a graduate course on Critical Systems Thinking (CST). This courseexplores the application of critical systems thinking to complex problems in aviation andaerospace industries. The course materials use systems theory textbooks and case studies thatexplore the practical applications of critical

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Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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Aerospace

the early school years and the paper suggests that Boeingand industry partners, because of their interest in the challenges of STEM education, could investmore of their resources to have a significant impact on STEM. Several recommendations aregiven to industry to position themselves for this challenge.IntroductionThe Boeing Company is a company dedicated to developing the best engineers in the world.Their commitment to the engineering education process is evident in the unique program calledThe Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program. This is a program that has been operated byBoeing every summer since 1995. The Welliver program is a unique program designed to: “… expose a small number of competitively selected professors from U.S