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Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2008-336: EXCELLENCE OR DISASTER? A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT ONGRADING, TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ENGINEERING SCHOOLNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Narayanan Komerath has taught aerospace engineering, and served as an undergraduate and graduate advisor at Georgia Tech since 1985, at the rank of Professor since 1994. He has been an ASEE member since 1993, and as member of its aerospace executive committee since 2004. He served as a Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow in 2004, as Fellow of the NIAC since 2002, a Senior Fellow at the Sam Nunn Center for Strategy, Technology and Policy, and a Hesburgh Senior Teaching Fellow at Georgia Tech's Center for Teaching and Learning. He had guided 15

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1849: DREAMS TO REALITY: BRINGING "FAR-OUT" BACK INTOAEROSPACE EDUCATIONNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 13.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Dreams to Reality: Bringing “Far out” Back Home to Aerospace Education Through Concept DevelopmentAbstractDespite the harsh realities of the professional workplace, aerospace engineering still lights up theeyes of many. This paper argues that there is a special place for high-risk, ambitious conceptarchitecture and design in the aerospace curriculum. This is essential because of the specialcharacteristics and aptitudes of

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Aerospace

AC 2008-337: PARTNERSHIP FOR MENTORING: THE GEORGIA TECH CSEMSPROGRAM AT AGE SIXNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor of Aerospace Engineering. Directs the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts program. Served as Fellow of the NAIC, Boeing Welliver Fellow in 2004, Sam Nunn Security Fellow at the Center for Strategy, Technology and Policy, 2004-06, and Hessburgh Senior Teaching Fellow, 2005.Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology MARILYN J. SMITH Marilyn J. Smith, an Associate Professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech, joined the faculty in 1997 after fifteen years of industry experience at Lockheed-Georgia (now LMAS), McDonnell

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-2296: IMPACT OF RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITIES ONENGINEERING STUDENT OUTCOMESJames Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Currently an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering where he teaches structural analysis, computer aided conceptual design, and aircraft detail design courses. He has 21 years of industry experience with McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and Northrop Grumman Corporation where he specialized in structural fatigue loading and served as manager of F-5/T-38 Engineering.Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Currently an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering where he teaches experimental methods, wind tunnel testing and high speed aerodynamics. He

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

Mississippi State University and his MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Koenig teaches introductory courses in aerospace engineering and flight mechanics, and upper division courses in aerodynamics and propulsion. His research areas include rocket and scramjet propulsion and sports equipment engineering.Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University Chris Hamm is a first year graduate teaching assistant in the aerospace engineering laboratories. He obtained his BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as a candidate for a master of science degree. He assists in teaching upper division laboratory classes and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

opportunities. The Lab alsocoordinates education and public outreach to inspire younger students to pursue careers inscience, technology, engineering, and math.As a development strategy, the SSPL focuses on fostering a collaborative and open environment Page 13.1253.2for its students. By providing a location for students to congregate between classes or to meetfor homework discussions, the Lab is a confluence of students from various majors, years,backgrounds, and experiences. In addition, multidisciplinary teams are encouraged rather thansingle-major groups. By bridging the otherwise disjoined diversity of students’ majors andideas, the Lab’s students

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

Aerospace Engineering. He received his BS degree from Mississippi State University and his MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Koenig teaches introductory courses in aerospace engineering and flight mechanics, and upper division courses in aerodynamics and propulsion. His research areas include rocket and scramjet propulsion and sports equipment engineering.Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University Lorenzo Coley is a first year graduate teaching assistant in the aerospace engineering laboratories. He obtained his BS degree in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and is currently enrolled as a candidate for a master of science degree. He

Conference Session

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

research • encouraging participation in science and math through space-science • using the broad appeal of space to foster programs and curricula in public schools • increasing the pool of high school graduates — with an emphasis on under- represented minorities and women — who enter college to study science, technology, mathematics, and engineering 9Program BackgroundThe Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Program has its roots in theNASA/USRA Advanced Design Program [NASA/USRA ADP] that existed from 1985 through1995 5. This program, administered for NASA by the Universities Space Research Association[USRA], promoted NASA-focused design efforts at forty universities across the United States,and provided the impetus for the

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Helen Reed, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

methods in this paper.BackgroundFounded in 1932 under the name Engineers' Council for Professional Development, ABET(formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredits post-secondarydegree-granting programs. Many people interpret this to mean that ABET accredits departments,colleges, or even courses. In reality, ABET accredits programs, and your accreditation workshould reflect the program as a whole.Some programs treat the six-year time lag between visits with the following timeline: - Year 1 – Celebrate success of previous ABET visit. - Years 2-4 – Feel that ABET is a long time away. - Year 5 – Begin to worry about ABET visit the following year, and survey every class imaginable to be ready for year 6 with the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; G. Michael Palmer, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-1297: A “BALLOON SATELLITES” PROJECT COURSEJohn Kuhlman, West Virginia University John Kuhlman is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. He received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and his M.S. and B. S. Mechanical Engineering degrees also from CWRU in 1973 and 1970, respectively. His current research interests include spray cooling, reduced gravity fluid mechanics and heat transfer, and applied CFD. He is a course co-instructor for the WVU Balloon Satellites project course project course, and also serves as a course instructor for the WVU Microgravity Research Team project course.G. Michael Palmer, West

Conference Session

Best Practices in Aerospace Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Swami Karunamoorthy, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2008-535: SEVEN STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTOF A PROGRAMSwami Karunamoorthy, Saint Louis University Page 13.1076.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Seven Steps to Successful Continuous Improvement of a ProgramAbstractThe accrediting commissions of Applied Science, Computing, Engineering, andTechnology (ASCET) are moving towards a set of harmonized criteria with identicalnumbering and category names. This process leads to a framework for ABET inorganizing the categories of criteria across the commissions of ASCET. Individualcommissions define their criteria (or create their image) within that frame. Similarly, theeducational institutions in

Conference Session

General Topics in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Claudio Campana, University of Hartford

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Aerospace

AC 2008-2138: DESIGN OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE INSPECTION OFBROACHING TOOLDevdas Shetty, University of Hartford Dr. Devdas Shetty is the Dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MichiganClaudio Campana, University of Hartford Claudio Campana is a research engineer at the University of Hartford, CT Page 13.368.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ∋ΗςΛϑΘ ΡΙ ∆ 0ΗΩΚΡΓΡΟΡϑ∴ ΙΡΥ ΩΚΗ ,ΘςΣΗΦΩΛΡΘ ΡΙ %ΥΡ∆ΦΚΛΘϑ 7ΡΡΟ7ΚΛς ΥΗςΗ∆ΥΦΚ Σ∆ΣΗΥ ΚΛϑΚΟΛϑΚΩς ΩΚΗ ΥΗςΞΟΩς ΡΙ ΞΘΓΗΥϑΥ∆ΓΞ∆ΩΗ ςΩΞΓΗΘΩ ΥΗςΗ∆ΥΦΚ ΖΡΥΝ ΩΚ∆Ω Κ∆ςΕΗΗΘ ςΣΡΘςΡΥΗΓ Ε∴ ∆ΗΥΡςΣ∆ΦΗ ΛΘΓΞςΩΥ∴ ,Ω ΓΗΠΡΘςΩΥ∆ΩΗς ∆ ΠΗΩΚΡΓΡΟΡϑ

Conference Session

General Topics in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Bittle, University of North Texas; Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas

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Aerospace

AC 2008-298: A BALLISTIC MISSILE SEARCH AND TRACKING SYSTEMCharles Bittle, University of North TexasMitty Plummer, University of North Texas CHARLES C. BITTLE has been a Lecturer at the University of North Texas since 1997. He earned his B.S.E.E. at Lamar State School of Technology in 1960 and his M.S.E.T. at the University of North Texas in 2000. Mr. Bittle served in the U.S. Federal Service for 32 years. MITTY C. PLUMMER is an associate professor at the University of North Texas since 1992. He earned his BSEE, MENE, and PhD from Texas A&M. He worked in a variety of industrial positions for 22 years before joining UNT