AC 2012-3742: FACILITATING GROUP WORK: TO ENHANCE LEARN-ING IN LABORATORY BASED COURSES OF ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION IN INDIADr. Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies Sujatha J. is academically qualified with a Ph.D. in signal processing, from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, and has more than 24 years of academic and industry experience. Over the years, Sujatha has participated in not only academic teaching and research but also in academic counseling for students, professional development programs, curriculum development, industry-institution relationship activities, and prototype development and team building. Currently, Sujatha is a core member of Research Center, Mission10X, Wipro Technologies
Paper ID #10154Developing Critical Thinking Skills in a Mixed-Signal Test and Product En-gineering CourseDr. Tina Hudson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tina Hudson is an Associate Professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000. She teaches in the areas of analog and digital circuits and systems, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design and testing, and MEMS. Her education research interests include the development of critical thinking skills and intuition in undergraduate students and course development based on
Paper ID #19320Use of an Automated Grading Circuit for a Lab-based CourseDr. Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Chris is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. His interests include engineering education, embedded systems, and ubiquitous computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Use of an Automated Grading Circuit for a Lab-Based CourseAbstract: Laboratories and hands-on projects are an important part of courses in embeddedsystems and microcontrollers
member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Richard A. Layton P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 24.1289.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Diverse Pathways: Disciplinary Trajectories of Engineering Students—NSF REE Grant 1129383Project goalsThis project focuses on examining the research question “How do the trajectories of engineeringstudents in different engineering disciplines vary by both race and gender?” Trajectories aremeasured at matriculation, four years later
Paper ID #12013Chua’s Circuit for Experimenters Using Readily Available Parts from a HobbyElectronics StoreMr. Valentin Siderskiy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Valentin Siderskiy received his B.Sc. degree from the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering and M.Sc. degree from Columbia University. He conducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory, where his interests include controls and chaos. Siderskiy is also the CTO of a technology startup.Mr. Aatif Ahmed Mohammed, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Aatif Mohammed is currently enrolled in his second year of B.S. Mechanical Engineering at NYU Poly
Paper ID #6217Interconnecting the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Through An Inte-grated Multicourse Model Rocketry ProjectDr. Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Matthew J. Traum is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2007] where he held a research assistantship at MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN). At MIT he invented a new nano-enabled garment to provide simultaneous ballistic and thermal pro- tection to infantry soldiers. Dr. Traum
AC 2012-4917: DESIGN OF A CELL PHONE-CONTROLLED BIONICROBOTDr. Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel UniversityMr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Eric Carr is currently the Laboratory Technician for Drexel University’s Engineering Technology pro- gram. Carr assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various engineering technology courses and enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other technologies to enhance Drexel’s engineering technology course offerings. Carr holds an M.S. in computer engineering from Drexel University and is an author of several recent technical papers in the field of engineering technology education
Industrial Control Centre, Strathclyde University, U.K., (1995) and at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (1999). From 2000 to 2008, he has served as faculty in the Flight Control Group at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University. His research at WVU involved adaptive and nonlinear control, system identification, fault tolerant systems, sensor fusion, and machine vision, with UAVs being the typical application. Since Jan. 2009, he works for MathWorks as the Technical Evangelist for the USA west coast area. Page 25.1406.1
AC 2012-4866: SMART BOX FOR SECURE DELIVERY OF CONTROLLEDSUBSTANCES IN MEDICAL CENTERSDr. Ghassan T. Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University Ghassan T. Ibrahim is Associate Professor at the Physics & Engineering Technology Department. He cur- rently teaches communication systems, RF effects and measurements, and senior design project courses. He received his B.Sc. in electronics engineering from University of London, U.K., and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University at Raleigh.Mr. Aaron J. Homiak, Geisinger Health System Aaron Homiak is a Process Engineer (supply chain and logistics) at Geisinger Health System. He holds a bachelor’s of science in electronics engineering technology from Bloomsburg University and an
AC 2012-3081: LOW-COST HANDS-ON DOE EXPERIMENTSDr. Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy Page 25.905.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Low cost hands-on DOE experimentsAbstract At the University of Detroit Mercy, “Design of Experiments (DOE)” is a graduate level classthat teaches students multiple methods of experimental design. Each DOE method allows thestudent to systematically, efficiently and accurately gather data and make objective conclusionsbased on their analysis. This is a very important skill for engineers to have, however, the class isheavily mathematical and
AC 2010-1691: MEASUREMENT OF HANDS-ON ABILITYAnna Pereira, Michigan Technological University Anna Pereira is a graduate student in mechanical engineering. Her research interests include human factors and engineering education.Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an Associate Professor in mechanical engineering. She teaches classes on manufacturing and controls and does disciplinary research on microelectromechanical systems and precision machining. Her educational research interests include problem solving in the lab and informal engineering education.Margot Hutchins, Michigan Technological Universtiy Margot Hutchins is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical
2006-2201: FEASIBILITY OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR ASPHALTMIXTURES AND PAVEMENTSZhanping You, Michigan Technological University Zhanping You received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in civil engineering. Dr. You is the honored Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Michigan Technological University, and serves as the Associate Director of the Transportation Materials Research Center. Dr. Zhanping You is a member of American Association of Engineering Education.Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University Qingli Dai received her Ph.D degree from mechanical
AC 2012-4486: A MOBILE LABORATORY AS A VENUE FOR EDUCA-TION AND OUTREACH EMPHASIZING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTA-TIONJeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University Jeremy John Worm is the Director of the Mobile Sustainable Transportation Laboratory at Michigan Tech and a Research Engineer in the Advanced Power Systems Research Center. Worm teaches several courses pertaining to hybrid vehicles, and IC engines. In addition to teaching, his research interests include internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, and vehicle hybridization. Prior to coming to Michigan Tech, Worm was a Lead Engine Development Engineer at General Motors, working on high efficiency engines in hybrid electric vehicle applications.Dr
2006-1038: TEACHING RELIABILITY CONCEPTS TO UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS – AN NSF CCLI A&I GRANTS. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology Prof. Ramkumar is a faculty in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly. He teaches courses in surface mount electronics packaging, robotics and manufacturing automation. He was instrumental in developing the Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly at RIT. This Center is equipped with production scale equipment, used for training and applied research projects for
AC 2010-1333: A PRACTICE LEARNING OF ON-BOARD DIAGNOSIS (OBD)IMPLEMENTATIONS WITH EMBEDDED SYSTEMSYu-Wei Huang, National Changhua University of EducationJieh-Shian Young, National Changhua University of EducationChih-Hung Wu, Chienkuo Technology UniversityHsing-Jung Li, National Chung Cheng University Page 15.75.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Practice Learning of On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) Implementations with Embedded SystemsABSTRACTThis study presents the impact of embedded system on the development of on-boarddiagnostics (OBD) implemented by engineering students. The engineering students needprofessional skills in
AC 2008-246: MILESTONE-BASED ASSESSMENT: AN ALTERNATIVESTRATEGY FOR ASSESSING LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOMESEuan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology Euan Lindsay completed a PhD in the field of Engineering Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. In 2004 he moved to Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, telecontrol (particularly internet-based telecontrol), artificial neural networks, and rehabilitative technologies for people with sensing impairments. He is a member of the Executive of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, and co
AC 2009-1451: A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING A COHESIVE SET OFREMOTE LABORATORIES FOR DISTRIBUTED DISTANCE-LEARNINGSETTINGSAndrew Hyder, Georgia Institute of Technology Andrew Hyder Is working on his Mechanical Engineering masters in design at Georgia Tech. He is interested in working with engineering education and how to better distance learning practices for universities and companies. While getting his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University, he became involved in ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, ASME and various other organizations which he is still involved in today.Brian Post, Georgia Institute of Technology Brian Post holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
AC 2007-2564: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME REMOTELABORATORIESYaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology Mr. Yoaye Li received his B.E. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Manufacturing from Beihang University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, he is a pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. His research interests include intelligent systems for design and manufacturing as well as remote experimentation.Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Sven K. Esche is currently holding a position as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. In 1989
Paper ID #13900ENGR497 – An Introduction to Research Methods CourseDr. Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDr. Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of TechnologyBonnie HaferkampProf. Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology Paul Anderson is a registered professional engineer with over 30 years of combined industrial and aca- demic experience related to water resources. At the Illinois Institute of Technology for more than 20 years, he teaches courses in water chemistry, ground water contamination, chemical transport in the envi- ronment, and industrial ecology. His recent research interests emphasize
University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their under- graduate student population. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF
AC 2012-3464: NAVY METROLOGY ENGINEERING EDUCATION OUT-REACH: INSPIRING AND EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERSIN METROLOGYMr. John V. Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership John V. Fishell retired from his position as Technical Director of NSWC, Corona Division, Corona, Calif., in 2008, after 36 years of service. He holds a Juris Doctorate in Law from California Southern Law School and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Texas, El Paso, along with two certificates in management from the University of Texas McCombs Business School. Fishell has been an active participant and supporter on the non-profit Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) since its inception 12 years ago and a member of the
AC 2011-1796: NAVY METROLOGY ENGINEERING CENTER STEM OUT-REACH THROUGH THE STEP PROGRAM: CHALLENGES, LESSONSLEARNED AND APPLICATION TO DOD STRATEGYDouglas Sugg, Navy -NSWC Corona CA Doug Sugg is the Department Head of Product Engineering Assessement at the Corona Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.John V Fishell,JD, John Victor Fishell, President, Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) John V. Fishell retired from his position as Technical Director of NSWC, Corona Division, Corona, CA in 2008 after 36 years of service. He holds a Juris Doctorate in Law from California Southern Law School and a BSEE from the University of Texas, El Paso along with two Certficates in Management from the
Paper ID #9876Testing and Refinement of e-Learning Modules on Metacognition and Moti-vationDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State UniversityMiss Apurva Anil Kambale, Michigan Technological UniversityMegan Farrish
Paper ID #8706Building Capacity for Preparing Teacher-Engineers for 21st Century Engi-neeringDr. Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El Paso Elsa Q. Villa, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the College of Engineering and is Co-Director of the Center for Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREaTE). Dr. Villa received her doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction from New Mexico State University; she received a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and a Master of Arts in Education from UTEP. She has led and co-led numerous grants from
AC 2008-613: ONLINE WIND TUNNEL LABORATORYEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of TechnologyConstantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of TechnologySven Esche, Stevens Institute of TechnologySumei Dai, China University of Mining and TechnologyShanjun Xu, China University of Mining and TechnologyRuiqing Jia, China University of Mining and Technology Page 13.949.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Online Wind Tunnel LaboratoryAbstractWind tunnels are among the most important design tools used in engineering to study the effectsof air moving over or around solid objects such as airplane wings, cars, trains, skyscrapers,bridges, etc. While introducing
Paper ID #8120Getting More Learning From Labs - Six Principles to Build Understandingand SkillDr. Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)Prof. Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Richard C. Cliver is an Associate Professor in the department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommu- nications Engineering Technology at RIT where he teaches a wide variety of courses both analog and digital, from the freshman to senior level. He was the recipient of the 1998 Adjunct Excellence in Teach- ing Award, the recipient of the 2002 Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award and a finalist in the 2009
2006-943: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO EVALUATE THEREASONABLENESS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS RESULTSJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He teaches mechanics courses for the freshman through senior levels including structural analysis and design. He is a strong advocate of hands-on learning and problem-based learning. He is a licensed professional engineer. He has also taught at Cornell University and Bucknell University. Page 11.1225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006
Paper ID #10224NSF-NUE: Using Nanotechnology to Engage Students from High School throughGraduate SchoolDr. Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Insti- tute of Technology (NJIT). Her research (www.tissuemodels.net) focuses on the development of tools for cell and tissue biology using micro- and nanotechnologies. Raquel obtained her Ph.D. with the National Center of Microelectronics in Barcelona. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Miniaturized Systems (Univ. S˜ao Paulo, Brasil) and later
AC 2011-2830: A DESIGN FOR LOW COST AND SCALABLE NON-CONTACTFEVER SCREENING SYSTEMRoss B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ross Kaplan is an electromechanical engineering student studying at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He has experience in a wide variety of fields including nuclear and biomedical engineering. Interests include biomedical and digital systems.Timothy M Johnson, PE, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology since 2006. Interests include programming microprocessors, FPGA, Altera Nios II, and LabView.Ralf O Schneider, MDes, Wentworth Institute of Technology Ralf Schneider teaches Industrial Design coursework at the Wentworth Institute of
2006-1008: FOUR HARDWARE EXPERIMENTS FOR ADVANCED DYNAMICSAND CONTROLBradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology BRADLEY T BURCHETT is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He teaches courses on the topics of dynamics, system dynamics, control, intelligent control, and computer applications. His research interests include non-linear and intelligent control of autonomous vehicles, and numerical methods applied to optimal control. Page 11.648.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Four Hardware Experiments for Advanced Dynamics and Control