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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

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engineer at the University of California–Berkeley and worked for the Water and Sewer Department of the city of San Francisco beforebeginning a career as a newspaper cartoonist, editorial cartoonist, and sculptor. Goldbergdeveloped a number of cartoons, including “Mike and Ike (They Look Alike),” “FoolishQuestions,” “Lala Palooza,” and “Boob McNutt.” Page 22.1522.2* Although the projects here are not associated, please note that Rube Goldberg is the ® and © of Rube Goldberg, Inc.“It was in 1914 that Goldberg created the series that brought him lasting fame — a series thatwas inspired by his academic studies. Recalling the so

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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into several lab courses, and students will benefit from the shortened study curve, and improved concentration on the course subjects.2. Enhancing student comprehensive capability from hardware to software, benefiting their future career development and also motivate more students of choosing STEM related majors Page 13.833.9 in their undergraduate studies.3. Promote the integration of research and education in department and support faculty professional development.4. Some other universities who have similar program can follow this exemplary pedagogy of using consistent graphical tool from freshman to senior courses to benefit more

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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interfacing design. These five experiments were carriedout by three groups of students in the fall of 2005, 2006 and 2007. At the end of fall 2007, asurvey was conducted among the students to assess these five experiments. The assessmentresults are presented in this paper.Introduction“Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing” is a core subject in both Electrical and ComputerEngineering curricula. Since there is large variety of microprocessors, an engineering programhas to pick the ones that benefit students the most in their future career. With the rapid changesin microprocessor technology, laboratory courses associated with this topic have to becontinuously kept up-to-date. Some years ago in the Department of Engineering at IndianaUniversity – Purdue

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University; Mina Hosni, Kansas State University

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academic research in their discipline early in their college careers.2 CSI studentsparticipate in a variety of projects with research teams throughout the College of Engineering.The students worked in labs, testing facilities, and on their own to learn what academic researchis like. The CSI Program is one of six initiatives that are funded by STEP. STEP (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program) is supported by theNational Science Foundation’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Talent Expansion Program.The modifications to the existing wind tunnel facility take the form of test section inserts, whichcan be constructed from inexpensive materials to form a wide variety of different nozzle

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LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Edwin Bartlett, East Orthopedics

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practical application, especially the two female students who were interesting inpursuing future career in the medical field. One of the students, in response to a post-project survey,attached a statement: “My experience working on the injection trainer project was wonderful. I enjoyedevery part of the project starting with the problem solving, going through the design and finishing withthe presentations. It was a great experience to work on a provisional patent and creating somethingnobody has ever created before. This project gave me great experience in prototypical product design,and I would be glad to work on it or any project like it again.”The student learning outcome assessment results are summarized in Figure 11, where for all the

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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Headquarters Commander for the 439th Engineer Battalion (USAR) while deployed and attached to 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. MAJ Korpela is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course, Engineer Captains Career Course, Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School. His awards include the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His research interests include embedded systems and autonomous control of small, unmanned ground vehicles.Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy Page 14.839.1

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

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interpersonal and written communication skills 5. Teach students to design their own experiments using available equipment to achieve a specified objective.The first four goals can be accomplished with traditional experiments1, in which studentsfollow a specified procedure to generate a clearly-defined set of data. During the first twoyears of their college careers, students encounter this approach numerous times. The fifthobjective, while often an essential skill in professional practice, is seldom considered inintroductory labs. This paper discusses efforts by the Mechanical Engineering faculty atONU to provide a laboratory experience which satisfies all five of these goals by integrating

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: BYOE Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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seeking careers in energy-related fields. In the Spring of 2015, we conducted a survey of 2nd year Electrical and ComputerEngineering students through our Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering courses to assessstudent interest in a laboratory class devoted to an energy-related topic.1 The results indicatedthat 80% were interested in learning about energy efficient systems design and would either be"very likely" or "absolutely certain" to take a laboratory course that illustrated how such systemsare designed and analyzed.Switching voltage regulators are at the heart of nearly all alternate energy system designs thatinvolve electrical machines and devices, thus motivating an introduction to the techniquesinvolved in realizing such devices; the

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; Cecile Grubb, Western Washington University

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allergic reaction in normal tissue after repeated exposure to thechemical”.11,12 The sensitization of a student to formaldehyde or another chemical has thepotential to severely limit their future career, as it would limit the materials with which theycould safely work with for the remainder of their life.Two separate but complimentary approaches were taken to prevent chemical exposures duringprepreg manufacturing: the implementation engineering controls in the form of a point of sourcecapture ventilation system and usage of extensive personal protective equipment (PPE). Duringthe construction of the prepreg treater, adequate ventilation levels were determined with theassistance of EHS, by simultaneously measuring volatile organic compound (VOC

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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possible career opportunities. The analysis material was transferred Page 26.1480.2to ECE 102, with most non-EE topics removed to make time for more EE focused material. ECE103 took on the role of teaching intermediate-level programming in C. Surveys from industryand former students made it clear that the single programming course required of EE studentswas not meeting the expectations of prospective employers. So, it was decided that ECE 102would expand the MATLAB portion of the course to include general programming in addition tocovering its calculation and graphing tools. Effectively, in our courses MATLAB has become aprimer for C due to

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Bradford G Orr, University of Michigan

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Evaluation of Self-Efficacy Treatment on Technical Scientific Career Outcomes. ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997. Page 26.1228.716 H. Fencl and K. Scheel, “Engaging Students: An Examination of the Effects of Teaching Strategies on Self-Efficacy and Course Climate in a Nonmajors Physics Course.” Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 20, 2005.17 D. H. Schunk and C. A. Mullen, “Self-Efficacy as an Engaged Learner,” in dl2af5jf3e.search.serialssolutions.com, no. 10, Boston, MA: Springer US, 2012, pp. 219–235.18 R. M. Marra and B. Bogue, “Women Engineering Students’ Self Efficacy – A

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

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willalways be developing as advances in technology take place, but the fundamental conceptsassociated with measurement will remain unchanged.It is the understanding of the fundamental concepts that are important for a students’ career, thetechnology of the moment for one’s first job, and an appreciation of how and why things arewhat they are so that they may add to the continuing development of our engineered world.ConclusionIn the first half of 20th century, all engineering students in the US studied surveying regardlesstheir discipline. Measurements are an essential part of not only every engineering discipline butvirtually every field of study. The concepts of error, random and systematic, are also common toall disciplines. The value of surveying

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Professor Pejack’s fields of expertise include Solar Energy, Thermodynamics, Vibrations, etc. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Pejack published numerous scholarly journal and conference papers. Dr. Pejack is the founder of Solar Cookers International, a Nonprofit Corporation in the U.S.A.Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific Ravi Jain, PhD., PE, is Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Prior to this appointment, he has held research, faculty, and administrative positions at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), Massachusetts

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); David S Martins, Rochester Institute of Technology

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for redesign of labs: 1) activate students’ self motivation 2) scaffold labs to develop component skills first and then integration skills 3) provide a framework for students to organize new knowledge 4) manage cognitive overload  5) develop practical universal implementation skills 6) use “writing to learn” to promote deeper understanding Figure 1. Principles for redesigning labs to improve learning. connection between labs. To the extent a connection between labs existed, it was not clearlycommunicated to the students how the laboratory exercises were a path to build skills they wouldneed in their career. As a result, many

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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serving as the department chair. His current research interests include incremental and online learning, learning in nonstationary and evolving environments, ensemble based systems, and various applications of computational intelligence in bioinformatics and biomedical engineering. He has over 140 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Polikar is a senior member of IEEE, and member of ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. His recent and current works are funded primarily through NSF’s CAREER and Energy, Power and Adaptive Systems Programs. He is also an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.Dr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and

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Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Bogan Daniels, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; W. David Harding P.E., University of New Haven

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Engineering from National University of Singapore in 1997. She served as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor in Mechatronics Engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore respectively. In 2006, she resigned from her faculty job and came to Connecticut for family reunion. Throughout her academic career in Australia and Singapore, she had developed a very strong interest in learning psychology and educational measurement. She then opted for a second Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, specialized in Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment at University of Connecticut. She earned her second Ph.D. in 2010. Dr. Li has a unique cross-disciplinary educational and

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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International Dictionary Unabridged, page. 1983.3. http://icarusfilms.com/cat97/t-z/the_way.html4. http://www.tabloidcolumn.com/honda-accord-cog.html5. http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1289436. http://www.rubemachine.com7. http://www.anl.gov/Careers/Education/rube/goodrubes.html8. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/news/stories/videos/rube-goldberg.php9. http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/10/06/LaVida/Engineering.Students.F lex.Mechanical.Muscles.Demonstrate.Rube.Goldberg.Machines-3470113.shtml10. DeBartolo, E. & Robinson, R. , A freshman engineering curriculum integrating design and experimentation, International journal of mechanical engineering education, , Volume 35

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach

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experience.IntroductionThe growing need for professionals with specific training in sustainable building practices willincrease significantly over the next decade as the importance of accelerating sustainability in abuilt environment has been well recognized all over the world. Thus, undergraduate studentsneed to advance their career and maintain their competitive edge with training in the greenbuilding areas. Many schools, with undergraduate engineering programs in many disciplines,attempt to include environmental sustainability and sustainable design in their curricula.5 Thechallenges and opportunities are laid out in construction engineering management disciplines asto how to incorporate sustainability practices into their educational formation.1, 5, 6, 9

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Huang, Wright State University; Steven R. Higgins, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University; Aaron Joseph Blake, Wright State University, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; Jason Allen Deibel, Wright State University; Ioana Sizemore, Wright State University, Department of Chemistry

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. The lab sequence schedule listed in Table 2 is grouped based on thecontents but they can be varied if necessary. For instance, Lab #13 in Table 2 was actuallyoffered in week 3, after students completed a few lab practicums and before they started to writetheir first journal article-like lab report. In the last week of the semester, students will give a 10-minute presentation on the selected laboratory module/topic that matches better with their futureresearch/career interest.3. Exemplary Experimental ResultsDue to the page limitation, the experimental results of the three-week lab series on GNSs wereselected for presentation in this paper (see figures 1-4). Laboratory results on AgNPs relatedcontents have been published in the Journal of

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Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Corbet Johnson, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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like solid state micro-electronics, students’ exposure to experiences related to equipment and processes used for thefabrication of functional devices greatly impact their education and understanding of the field.Moreover, it provides them the opportunity to develop a skill set and an advantage that helpsthem as they start their careers in this field.The production of completed devices often entails a considerable investment of time andresources owing to the number of processing steps associated with these devices as well as thecomplex nature of the processing technology. Successful device fabrications necessitate acertain level of procedural optimization, which is not suitable for integration into a semester longundergraduate course. This is

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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course. The course is an activity within abigger plan to develop undergraduate educational modules, and outreach activities, innanotechnology. The lab activities covered multiple aspects of nanotechnology to expose thestudents to as many parts as possible of the spectrum of nanotechnology. This was by-design toprovide the students with a practical background that will enable them to have more choices,should they decide to pursue a career in nanotechnology.Lab activities were assessed directly and indirectly to improve the following offering ofactivities. Achievements by students differed depending on the level of difficulty of the labtopic, but most students managed to grasp the material very well.In the next offering, an attempt will be made to

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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presented her research at several conferences and has published her work in refereed journals. Mrs. Caruso was a classroom teacher of grades 7-12 for five years and is currently working to complete a Master of Science in Computer Science.Prof. Gregory R Reuter, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Greg Reuter has been a professor of Art at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi since 1978. Greg started his career as an artist in Hawaii where he went to graduate school and received an MFA in sculpture and ceramics from the University of Hawaii. He has shown nationally and internationally; his work is represented in numerous public and private art collections including the Art Museum of South Texas. Greg has

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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, Arizona State UniversityDr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture?(EEC 1232772), and is senior personnel on an NSF-funded grant entitled Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (i-Corps-L). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest M. Kim P.E., University of San Diego; Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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, rotation, and stratification, bio-fluid mechanical problems at the microscale, and engineering education topics. He currently serves as the faculty advisor to the student section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at the University of San Diego. He is the vice chair of the Education and Career Outreach Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society. He serves at the chair of the Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences Section as well as on the Council and Executive Committee of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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background relates totheir chosen degree programs, let alone theirfuture careers. And despite the national call toincrease the number of graduates in engineeringand other STEM disciplines7 , the inability ofincoming students to successfully advance pastthe traditional freshman calculus sequenceremains a primary cause of attrition inengineering programs across the country. Assuch, there is a drastic need for a proven modelwhich eliminates the first-year mathematicsbottleneck in the traditional engineeringcurriculum, yet can be readily adopted byengineering programs across the country. Such Figure 1. The Derivative Labis the focus of this work.The Wright State model begins with the

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MURAT OKCAY; BILGEHAN UYGAR OZTEKIN

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industry. Students learning the design optimizationprocess early in their career will benefit from this experience greatly. In fluid mechanicsengineering a product development cycle starts with a design, and this initial design is optimizedusing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The purpose of the CFD is to minimize the number Page 13.463.1of tests that needs to be performed during the validation process of the design. This reduces thecost of development as tests are more expensive then the computational effort. The optimized Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Guvenc, Florida International University; Natalie Paul, Florida International University; Rhys Bowley, National Instruments; Maria Lorelei Fernandez, Florida International University

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heterogeneous wireless networks and future radio ac- cess beyond 4G wireless systems. He has published more than 100 conference/journal papers and book chapters, and several standardization contributions. He co-authored/co-edited three books for Cambridge University Press, served as an editor for IEEE Communications Letters (2010-2015) and IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2011-present), and as a guest editor for several other journals. Dr. Guvenc is an inventor/coinventor in 23 U.S. patents, and has another 4 pending U.S. patent applications. He is a recipient of the 2014 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award and 2015 NSF CAREER Award.Dr. Natalie Paul, Florida International University Dr. Natalie Paul has a

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Seaber, Old Dominion University

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real opportunity forengineers, technologists and researchers to subject engines, body and structure of groundvehicles to extreme conditions that test and verify their durability, power, safety andaerodynamics.Motorsports is indeed a dynamic industry. It attracts countless businesses and sponsorsand offers a multitude of career opportunities for engineers, scientists and technologists.MOTORSPORTS ENGINEERING AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITYMotorsports engineering is a relatively new field of specialization in higher education.This is an educational program that focuses on the science and the technology behindrace vehicles and race competitions.In the early days of motor racing a very limited number of engineers were part of theteams since decisions

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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“Theworkshop has the potential to motivate Spanish-speaking students to pursue engineeringeducation” and “Translating other LITEE case studies into Spanish is valuable for engineeringfaculty and students”. The LITEE cases were originally conceived to motivate all gifted U.S.students to pursue engineering careers. The fact that the cases are now being put to use in aforeign country, with the potential for further growth, is a major outcome of the Chilean venture.The statement receiving the least positive support involved the organization of the workshopwith only 11% of the participants disagreeing or strongly disagreeing that the workshop was wellorganized. Participants were also required to write down strengths and weaknesses they

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Design of Laboratory Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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practical design skills. To prepare for a successful career in signal processing,whether in industry or academia, students should develop expertise in two domains: thetheoretical understanding of signal processing problems and the design of devices or algorithmsto solve those problems. As part of its ongoing curriculum reform, the ECE department at DukeUniversity has implemented a new DSP laboratory that impacts student instruction in multiplecourses. The overall vision for this vertically-integrated, application-driven laboratory has beenpresented previously1. This paper described the motivation for integrating a hardware-basedlaboratory into the introductory Signals and Systems course, the specific laboratory experimentsthat were conducted, and