AC 2011-2364: FACULTY AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN A GRAD-UATE LEVEL CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMINARRichard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas Richard A. Coffman is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering (geotechnical emphasis) at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rick received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2002, his masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2009. Rick is a licensed professional engineer and licensed professional land surveyor in the state of Missouri, and is a member of ASCE, the Missouri Society of
having another tool to assist them in learning about process heaters. Theuniversity benefitted from the financial relief created by the corporate sponsorship and thepositive image from having an award-winning student team. Page 24.287.9 References 1. C. Baukal, J. Colannino, W. Bussman, and G. Price, Industry Instructors for a Specialized Elective Course, Paper AC 2010-67, proceedings of 2010 American Society for Engineering Education conference, June 20- 23, 2010, Louisville, KY.2. C. Baukal, G. Price, G. Silcox, M. Newton, and T. Phipps, Local and Remote Unrelated Universities Partner on Industry-Taught Course, paper ID
AC 2011-2248: INDUSTRY ADJUNCTS: LESSONS LEARNEDCharles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC Dr. Baukal is the Director of the John Zink Institute which is the training organization for the John Zink Co. LLC in Tulsa, OK which is a leading manufacturer of industrial combustion equipment. Dr. Baukal has over 30 years of industrial experience and over 20 years of teaching experience. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, has authored or edited 8 books on industrial combustion, and is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents.Geoffrey L Price, University of TulsaJohn E Matsson, Oral Roberts University John E Matsson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chairman of the Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics
AC 2011-296: AN INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPTO DEVELOP TALENT AND TECHNOLOGYLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategic Innovation and Research Services Office of Hewlett Packard Laboratories in Palo Alto, California. She is part of the team facilitating co-innovation with government, partners and universities. From 2002-2008, she was in charge of developing engineer- ing/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology areas and former director of HPL University Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean in charge of build- ing research and education collaborations with universities throughout the
coursework program in the Australian environment, proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2007-1562.9. C. Baukal, J. Colannino, W. Bussman, and G. Price, Industry Instructors for a Specialized Elective Course, Paper AC 2010-67, proceedings of 2010 American Society for Engineering Education conference, June 20- 23, 2010, Louisville, KY.10. F.S. Gunnerson, R.T. Jacobsen and G. Pillay, A strategic alliance between regional universities and industry at a national laboratory, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 3895-3903.11. J.V. Farr and D. Verma, Involving industry in the design
Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2006-1330.17. C. Baukal, J. Colannino, W. Bussman, and G. Price, Industry Instructors for a Specialized Elective Course, Paper AC 2010-67, proceedings of 2010 American Society for Engineering Education conference, June 20- 23, 2010, Louisville, KY.18. C.E. Baukal (ed.), The John Zink Combustion Handbook, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001.19. M. Moore and G. Kearsley, Distance Education: A Systems View, Second Edition, Thomson Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2005.20. S.T. Muench, Self-managed learning model for civil engineering continuing training, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 209-216, 2006.21. C.E. Baukal and M. Crawford-Fanning
of AC/DC Power System Interactions, distributed energy systems, power quality, and grid-connected re- newable energy applications including solar and wind power systems. He is a senior member of IEEE, member of ASEE, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and ATMAE. Dr. Pecen was recog- nized as an Honored Teacher/Researcher in ”Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” in 2004-2009. Dr. Pecen is a recipient of 2010 Diversity Matters Award at the University of Northern Iowa for his efforts on promoting diversity and international education at UNI. He is also a recipient of 2011 UNI C.A.R.E Sustainability Award for the recognition of applied research and development of renewable energy appli- cations at UNI and
AC 2011-859: THE LAND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN INITIATIVERandel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech Dr. Randy Dymond is a professional engineer and an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Coordinator of the Land Development Design Initiative (LDDI) at Virginia Tech. After obtaining degrees from Bucknell and Penn State, Dr. Dymond has accumulated more than 25 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering instruction, research, consulting, and software de- velopment. He has taught at Penn State, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and has been at Virginia Tech for 12 years. Dr. Dymond has published more than 40 refereed journal articles and proceedings papers, and been the principal
advisor dedicated to assisting students with academic issues in the technologyprograms.The degree map is complimented by a degree plan, shown in Figure 3, giving students aperspective on the time required to complete the AAS CT degree with courses outlined for eachsemester. The academic advisor can assist students with a custom-fit plan adjustable to balancewith their life schedule. Required Engineering Technology Courses (23 credit hours) EET 1130 - Digital Systems Credits: (4) EET 1140 - DC Circuits Credits: (3) EET 2010 - AC Circuits Credits: (3) EET 2120 - Power and Motors Credits: (4) EET 2170 - Industrial Controls Credits: (3) MFET 2410 - Quality Concepts and Statistical Applications Credits: (3) MFET 4580 - Process Automation
AC 2012-4713: SUMMER BRIDGE: AN ENGINEERING DIVERSITY COL-LEGE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE BETWEEN NUPRIMEAND RAYTHEON-IDSMr. Richard Harris, Northeastern University Richard Harris is Assistant Dean for Academic Scholarship, Mentoring, and Outreach, and Director of Northeastern University Program In Multlicultural Engineering (NUPRIME), College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.Dr. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115.Ms. Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Assistant Dean for Engineering Enrollment and Retention, as well as Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. Prior to
AC 2012-4475: INCREASING THE RETENTION OF UNDER-REPRESENTEDSTUDENTS IN ENGINEERING THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH ANINDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEEDr. Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University Karen Marosi has been Associate Dean of Engineering at Bucknell University for 11 years. She has worked extensively in the area of student success in undergraduate engineering programs and has played a major role in the launching of the Engineering Success Alliance Program at Bucknell. Marosi holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and is a 2011 alumnus of the HERS Women in Higher Education Leadership Institute.Ms. Barbra Steinhurst, Bucknell University Barbra Steinhurst is the Director of the Engineering
AC 2011-98: INCREASING BROADER INDUSTRIAL PARTICIPATIONIN ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSDr. Bill Heybruck and Ms. Linda Thurman, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. Heybruck received is BSEE degree from Merrimack College in North Andover MA, a Masters in Computer Science from Union College in Schenectady NY and his Ph.D. in EE from UNC Charlotte. He was with IBM for 32 years where he was a consulting engineer for test technology, a wireless consultant and a Product Development Manager in Printer Development. He retired from IBM as a Hard Disk Drive Consultant when Hitachi bought his division and worked for Hitachi Global Storage Technology for 5 years before coming to UNC Charlotte
AC 2012-5288: COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS: THE SAM,TANZANIA POLYTECHNIC, AND WELD QUALITYDr. Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University Craig Baltimore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and he is a licensed California Structural Engineer. His areas of expertise are in sustainable knowledge transfer, masonry, earthquake engineering, sustainable practices, and curtain wall design. In addition, he has interest in bringing concentrated solar power to urban areas through heliostat and solar tower power technology. He is actively involved with the Masonry Society and the Architecture Engineering
AC 2011-1677: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION CENTER FOR WATER TREATMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Her role includes project coordination and budget management of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Univer- sity, and is currently conducting research for her Master’s thesis on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportunities for students in STEM disciplines. Ms. Fattic worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an
AC 2011-1222: INTRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR TEST ENGI-NEERING INTO THE BSEE CURRICULUMDavid H. K. Hoe, University of Texas at Tyler David H. K. Hoe did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Toronto, culminating with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1991. His professional experience includes positions at General Electric’s Research and Development Center as a Staff Engineer and at the University of Texas at Ar- lington as a Research Associate and Adjunct Professor. He assumed his present position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Tyler in August 2008. He teaches classes in Computer Architecture and VLSI Design. His research
AC 2011-269: A COLLEGE-INDUSTRY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ONSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSAna Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University Ana Goulart is currently an assistant professor at the Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology Program at Texas A&M. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research interests include protocols for real-time communications, IP telephony, wireless networks, and engineering education.Chris Corti, Ph. D., Cisco Systems, Inc.Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco Manager, Software Engineering at Cisco
AC 2012-4767: SYNERGISTIC LEARNING AND INQUIRY THROUGHCHARACTERIZING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: ANINTERNSHIP-BASED BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABIL-ITY INNOVATIONSDr. Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Pearce has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED-accredited Professional, Pearce brings the latest in green building methods, technologies, and best practices to the classroom. Her specific
AC 2011-2558: ”I JUST THOUGHT I DID INSIGNIFICANT TASKS”: US-ING E-PORTFOLIOS TO UNDERSTAND CO-OP AND UNDERGRADU-ATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCESKathleen F Gygi, University of Washington Kathleen Gygi is recent graduate of the doctoral program in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research and teaching explores collaborative learning and professional socialization in e-portfolios and student research groups. She has extensive experience in higher education and industry.Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of
AC 2011-355: IMPLEMENTING THE MASTERS FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONALS DEGREE AT NJITStephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 22.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing the Master’s for Engineering Professionals Degree at NJITAbstract This paper reports on a plan for implementing a Master’s for Engineering Professionals atNew Jersey Institute of Technology. The Master’s for Engineering Professionals is intended forthe early career development of engineers in industry. It teaches the skill sets and abilitiesrequired of these
AC 2012-5087: ARTICULATION OF CURRICULUM ACROSS UNIVER-SITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND ADULT AND CAREER CEN-TERS TO MEET THE EMERGING INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS IN CLEANAND ALTERNATIVE ENERGYMs. Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo Margaret Anna Traband, M.B.A., is the Grant Director for the National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant entitled An Innovative Model for a New Advanced Energy Workforce. Traband earned a bachelor’s of arts from Bowling Green State University and her master’s of business adminis- tration in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization from the University of Toledo. Previously, Traband worked as the Program Manager for the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio (UCEAO
AC 2012-4112: SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS: CREATIONAND ASSESSMENTDr. Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington Yvette Pearson Weatherton received her Ph.D. in engineering and applied science (environmental engi- neering) from the University of New Orleans in 2000. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington, and is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana. Pearson Weatherton has served (and continues to serve) as PI or Co- PI on several projects funded by the National Science Foundation, including ”Engineering Sustainable Engineers,” which is the focus of this paper.Prof. Victoria C. P. Chen
AC 2011-363: A SURVEY OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR PH.D. ENGI-NEERS IN INDUSTRYJoy Watson, University of South CarolinaJed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is engaging K-12 students, undergraduates, graduate students and faculty in inquiry- and design-oriented learning activities. Page 22.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Survey of Essential Skills for Ph.D. Engineers in IndustryAbstractThe broad
AC 2011-683: INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INTO THEENGINEERING CURRICULUM: A PROPOSED MODEL AND PROTO-TYPE CASE WITH AN INDUSTRY PARTNERRichard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Schoephoerster is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he leads a College of over 3000 students (including approximately 500 graduate students) in 17 different BS, MS, and PhD degree programs, and 80 faculty members in six different departments with approximately $25 million in research funding from local, state, and national agencies and companies. Dr. Schoephoerster received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1985, and his M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) in Mechanical
-aged masterbuilder but as a by-product it may develop a standard for the industry.REFERENCESAtman, C. J., Sheppard, S. D., Turns, J., Adams, Robin S., Fleming L. N., Stevens, R., Streveler, R. A., Smith, K. A., Miller, R. L., Leifer L. J., Yasuhara, K., and Lund, D.(2010), Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. San Rafael, CA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers.Darwish, M. M., Nejat, A., Ghebrab, T. (2012), AC 2012-5583: Globalization and the New Challenges for Construction Engineering Education. ASEE Conference & Exposition.Gourman, J. (1993), The Gourman Report. 6th Edition. Los Angeles: National Education
AC 2011-142: DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP ATTITUDES AND SKILLSIN WORKING ADULT TECHNICAL GRADUATE STUDENTS: RESEARCHINTERVIEW RESULTS WITH ALUMNIRonald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.Elaine R. Millam, EdD, University of St. Thomas
AC 2012-4255: STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX: EDUCATION OF GLOBALENGINEERSDr. Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University Samuel P. Clemence, P.E., Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, is a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of Chi Epsilon and Sigma Xi, and was elected to Tau Beta Pi as an Eminent Engineer in 1977. He has received Outstanding Teacher awards at the University of Missouri, Rolla (1974-75, 1976-77) and at Syracuse University (1988-89). The Division of Higher Education and Ministry of the Methodist Church selected him as the 1990 Scholar/Teacher of the Year at Syracuse
three offices in 5Academic and Corporate Engagement. By 2015, there are 19 companies engaged with all threeoffices. Cooperation among the division with at least 14 of the 19 companies can be directlylinked to the increase in overall engagement with the university. In 2010, only 7 of the 19companies were involved with two of the three ACE departments.Our customers now have a primary point of contact that is involved in the relationship regardlessof the need. This primary relationship manager works with the customer to understand the needand brings in the right internal entities to discuss the need. We also utilize better communicationsystems and
AC 2011-2055: IMPROVING A PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY IN EN-GINEERING PROGRAM THROUGH INCREASED COLLABORATIONBETWEEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCarla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati Carla C. Purdy is an Associate Professor in the School of Electronic and Computing Systems, College of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of Cincinnati, where she also directs the College’s Preparing Future Faculty program. Her research interests include intelligent embedded systems, bioinfor- matics, and computer simulations of biomolecular systems. She is a Senior Member of IEEE.Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati Xuefu Zhou received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and 2006
AC 2012-4775: DEVELOPING STEM-PRENEUR THROUGH ENGINEER-ING INNOVATION HANDS-ON PROJECTSDr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Kai Jin is an Associate Professor and Interim Chair in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Her current research interests include STEM education, green product and sustainable manufacturing, life cycle assessment, decision-making support systems, and sus- tainability assessment. This paper is based on her funded project from HP STEM catalyst initiative.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Hua Li is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. His
AC 2012-3271: A COLLEGE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP: THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERINGDr. James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach James Ladesic is the Associate Dean of Industry Relations and Outreach and Professor of Aerospace En- gineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has been with Embry-Riddle for 38 years, serving in many different capacities as faculty member and engineer. He is the recipient of the 1993 University Research Achievement Award, the 2001 Outstanding Teacher Award, and the 2009 Outstanding Service Award at ERAU. A registered Professional Engineer in Florida and FAA structures designated engineering representative. He is a recognized