Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

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Biological & Agricultural

contamination 5. Second, experimental protocols dependent on using cells generally requirelonger periods of time compared to the commonly used three-hours time periods for traditionallabs 9. Third, the cost of the equipment needed to run the experiments is generally an impedimentto have duplicates or triplicates that would allow for multiple experiments to be carried out bythe students at the same time in a teaching laboratory. Current examples on cellular engineering laboratories are largely found in the chemicalengineering curricula where educators in that field have paid special attention to prepare theirstudents to take leading roles in the biotech and bioprocessing industries 10-12. However, most ofthese labs are biochemical in nature and

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

. Page 22.207.2  Observed coursesThe first course we observed was Introduction to Engineering Design (EI-100), which is a first-semester 3 credit required course for almost every engineering program of UDLAP since springof 2001. UDLAP’s Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Food, Industrial,Mechanical, and Mechatronic engineering students have in EI-100 a great opportunity for amultidisciplinary collaborative experience. EI-100 is a team-taught course that uses active,collaborative and cooperative learning. Course content and classroom activities are divided intothree, two-hour sections (Modeling, Concepts, and Laboratory) per week. Students have sixdifferent EI-100 facilitators (an instructor and teaching assistant for each

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Sanjiv Sarin, North Carolina A&T State University

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Biological & Agricultural

College of Engineering and the Biology Department at North Carolina A&T StateUniversity (NCA&T).One example of cross-campus sustainable collaborations is team teaching by faculty from thetwo disciplines. The mechanical engineering department faculty has recognized that researchinto new biomaterials is a significant area of emphasis for modern materials research andtherefore is an area worthy of study. In order to prepare students, the regularly scheduled courseentitled Modern Engineering Materials is being upgraded to include biomaterials. Recognizingthat the human body is an amazing machine made up of a series of macro and nano-scalesystems including biological pumps, valves, pipes, filters, wiring, as well as contents underpressure, the

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

today’s societal needs.According to the review of the literature, research experience for undergraduate students is animportant educational tool to expose them to research, to increase their interest in graduateschool, and to help them to develop their technical and communications skills. Additionally,Zydney, et al. found the interaction between undergraduate researchers and graduate students notonly benefits undergraduates but also provides an important teaching experience for graduatestudents 3. All these different factors have served as the greatest motivation to explore the studentexperience of participating in REU programs in chemical and biological engineering. This studydemonstrates the benefits of REUs and how they can be improved in