AC 2011-2416: MICROWAVE PLASMA CLEANER DESIGN FOR SEMI-CONDUCTOR FABRICATION AND MATERIALS PROCESSING LABO-RATORY USEMustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine Mustafa G. Guvench received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey. His research interests and publications span the field of mi- croelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling
). Students also completed amodified version of the LAESE survey at the beginning and the end of the course (allowing us toassess objective #2).2.3 i-Newton DemonstrationsThe i-Newton is an innovative and inexpensive technology platform that stimulates learning ofNewtonian mechanics. Utilizing new technology in the laboratory experiments to initiateengaged learning is beneficial19, 20. The technology behind i-Newton is a miniature inertialmeasurement unit (IMU) that measures the acceleration and angular velocity of any object towhich it is attached; see example in Figure 1. For this study, we employed a commerciallyavailable IMU called the YEI 3 - Space sensor21 (Yost Engineering, Portsmouth, Ohio), whichincorporates a MEMS accelerometer (3-axis
AC 2008-1407: LEARNING ANALOG ELECTRONICS THROUGHPROJECT-BASED INVESTIGATION OF FM COMMUNICATION CIRCUITSOscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University Oscar Ortiz, MS, Oscar Ortiz is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 2002. He received his B.S.E.E. from the state university of West Virginia at Morgantown and his M.S. degree from Northeastern University at Boston, Ma. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau he was involve in several voice and data communication companies. His professional interests include digital signal processing, analog and digital communications. Email: oscarortiz@letu.eduPaul Leiffer
AppliedMathematics”.1 Laboratory courses are also important in accreditation and in ASEE Quality inEngineering Education Project.2,3 The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) requires that engineering programs demonstrate that their students attain elevenoutcomes, including one that most specifically addresses laboratory courses:2Outcome (b): Our students will have an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as toanalyze and interpret data.At the University of Kentucky, all mechanical engineering students are required to take asequence of experimentation courses: ME310-Engineering Experimentation I and ME311-Engineering Experimentation II. While ME310 focuses on fundamentals of measurementtechniques, instrumentation, interfaces
directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of- care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Arab GulfStates. Proceedings, 2005 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education.[8] Al-Sammik, A., Al-Shehabi, H. (2006) Special Issue: From Region to Countries: Engineeringeducation in Bahrain. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 25. 2. Pg. 12-17.[9] Akili, W. (2005). Active Learning: A Range of Options Intended for Engineering Faculty in the Arab GulfStates. Proceedings, 2005 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education.. Page 15.739.12[10] (2009) Education City Enrollment. TAMUQ Internal Document. 12-9-2009.[11] Oberst, B., Jones, R. (2006) Today and Tomorrow: Engineering Education
Page 22.271.2 • Be just plain fun!In the context of the larger HMC curriculum, E11 also fills a number of gaps. Neither of the firsttwo required engineering courses (E4, Introduction to Design, and E59, Introduction toEngineering Systems) involve substantial amounts of detailed design informed by technology, somost students don’t get a sense of “what engineers really do” until far into their studies. Facultyhave observed that sophomores struggle in the Engineering Systems course partly due to a lackof context and practical applications for the theory of systems analysis. Moreover, the requiredCore computer science course focuses on Python; engineering majors are presently not requiredto learn C programming, limiting their ability to work
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shortening of the students’ learning curve and the reduction of the starting “torque” of theirmicrocontroller-based projects. The projects incorporated the reference designs weresuccessfully completed with positive feedbacks as indicated in their project reports. Thereference designs are suitable for engineering curriculums that emphasize hands-on experienceand should continually be updated and expanded to include the latest in technology if budgetspermit.Bibliography[1] Almy, T., Designing with Microcontrollers the 68HCS12, Rev. 1A, 2005.[2] Cady, F., Software and Hardware Engineering Assembly and C Programming for the Freescale HCS12Microcontroller, 2nd ed., Oxford, 2008.[3] Choi, C.H., “Undergraduate Controls Laboratory Experience,” Proceedings
Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving her PhD, she spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Her academic career began in 1994 when she became an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1999, she accepted a position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech where she was promoted to Professor in 2003 and was recognized as the William S. Cross Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2005. In 2006, she was appointed and continues to hold the position of Head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University
AC 2008-2502: UNIFYING LABORATORY CONTENT OF A DIGITAL SYSTEMSAND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CURRICULUM THROUGH HORIZONTALAND VERTICAL INTEGRATIONSteve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet Steve Naumov graduated in 2007 with highest distinction from Purdue University Calumet with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and minor in applied mathematics. He intends on pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His research interests include high performance computer architecture, digital system verification, and computer architecture education. Along with initiating the accomplishments described in this paper, he has held two consecutive internships at Intel Corp. as
and 2007, respectively. From 1993 to 1997, he worked for Telefnica of Argentina for four years designing and planning telephony outside plant net- works. Then he worked for five years for Lucent Technologies Power Systems (later Tyco Electronics Power Systems) as a Technical Support Engineer and Sales Technical Consultant in Latin America. For three years, he was also a part-time instructor in charge of ITBA’s telecommunications laboratory. He is currently and Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and his research interests include power electronics, distributed generation, renewable and alternative energy, and analysis of the impact of
Paper ID #9526Green Plastics Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning(POGIL)Dr. Spencer S Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s
lab results.Group lab reports were due one week after completing the lab.Assessment Our hypothesis for the educational study was case studies can increase student learningand address the various learning styles represented in the course. To evaluate the hypothesis, theassessments were selected to measure three key factors, 1) Student Interest and motivation, 2)course preferences for millennial learners, and 3) increase in student efficacy related to the keyconcepts required by the National Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).Both qualitative and quantitative responses were measured. Students were evaluated usingtraditional metrics, such as lab reports and group presentations, which were an essential part
Paper ID #19402Creating a Functional Model of a Jet Engine to Serve as a Testbed for Me-chanical Engineering Students’ Capstone Design WorkMr. Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar Yasser Al-Hamidi is currently working as a Laboratory Manager in the Mechanical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar. He is specialized in instrumentation, controls and automation. He worked as a Lab Engineer in the College of Engineering, University of Sharjah before joining TAMUQ. His other experiences include Laboratory Supervisor/Network Administrator at Ajman University of Sci- ence and Technology (Al Ain
Paper ID #7484Models of Mobile Hands-On STEM EducationProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, en- gineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such
University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recent recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice.Prof. Josh Boyd, Purdue University Josh Boyd is associate professor and
journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)Dr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and
Paper ID #10499Point-of-Care Medical Tests Devices and their Value as Educational Projectsfor Engineering StudentsDr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel UniversityDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel Univer- sity’s Department of Engineering Technology. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology program and Drexel’s College of Engineering, Eric enjoys finding
engine, collect and analyze the output data and relate the resultto the theory learned in the thermodynamics courses. The broader educational objectivesare to improve the students’ understanding of thermodynamics, to help them integratethis knowledge with other subjects, and to give them a better basic understanding of howa jet engine works. Page 13.662.2EquipmentThe gas turbine experiment was conducted using the SR-30 turbojet engine manufacturedby “The Turbine Technologies, LTD”; a cut-away view of the SR-30 model gas turbineengine is shown in Figure 1. and its major engine components are shown in Figure 2.The SR-30 turbo jet engine is comprised of
practicemethods of dissemination of the MHOS pedagogy to the entire STEM community have not yetbeen identified.Mobile hands-on pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is arelatively recent innovation in the teaching of electrical engineering. Three of the universitiesthat have been involved in the development of this pedagogical approach for the past decade areRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Virginia Tech (VT), and Georgia Institute of Technology(Georgia Tech) [1-18]. Colleagues at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), HowardUniversity (HU), Morgan State University (MSU), and Virginia Western Community College(VWCC) were early adopters and have contributed significantly to the refinement of theapproach [19-24
Group for Engineering Education at the German Society for Higher Education (dghd).Mr. Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund University Since 2009, he is senior researcher, lecturer and trainer in higher engineering education. Since 2012, he is scientific lead of the ”Engineering Education Research Group” at the Center for Higher Education / TU Dortmund University. He holds a degree in education and works for many years in engineering education research, higher education research, and science and technology studies. His current research fields are: teaching and learning in the engineering lab; fostering creativity in engineering; digital media in higher education and vocational training; engineering education cultures.Mr
, Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering. The workaddresses applications of inexpensive 3D printers in support of many engineering and non-engineering courses and activities at our university. Challenges of running a successful 3D-printer lab are addressed. A number of student projects are described. Based on the shear amountof 3D prints and their quality it can be concluded that the acceptance of this technology is highwithin the undergraduate engineering student population.Introduction Early laboratory demonstrations of additive rapid prototyping systems were conductedthirty years ago (1984). However, the acceptance of these systems in undergraduate engineeringcurricula was relatively slow due to the high cost of the equipment, the high cost
ground-vehicles, engines, and conventional and alternative fuels that are subjected to extreme conditions in race competitions. At the heart of ground-vehicle racing is data acquisition and analysis. Virtually every racecar in motorsports competitions is equipped with computerized systems that help engineers, technicians and drivers to measure vehicle-physical parameters, understand and evaluate car driver behavior and interaction, and implement strategies to optimize overall performance. This paper discusses the principles and practice of data acquisition and analysis under real-world conditions, a core aspect of education and training of motorsports engineering and technology students
any program which intendsto enhance the quality of its engineering design curriculum, particularly in coursesoffered to non-engineering majors. Page 13.618.3IntroductionStudents at the United States Military Academy (USMA) must demonstrate proficiencyin six key domains in order to graduate: ‚ Engineering and Technology ‚ Math and Science ‚ Information Technology ‚ History ‚ Culture ‚ Human BehaviorThe goal of exposing students to each of these areas is to create well-rounded graduateswho appreciate not only history, culture, and the social sciences, but also math andengineering as well. Unfortunately, achieving this goal is
Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, developing energy effi- ciency programs and researching technical and non-technical barriers to energy efficiency in the buildings industry. She has a background in collaborative design and integrated project delivery. She holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Civil Engineering Systems from University of California Berkeley.Dr. Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, and Director of the Sustainable
Paper ID #6793Innovations in Remote Laboratories & Simulation Software for Online andOn-Site Engineering StudentsDr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National University in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, electric circuits, and other applied engineering courses. She is also the lead faculty for the Data Analytics program in the School of Engineering, Technology, and Media at National University. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager
AC 2007-410: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MECH LAB I AT THE UNIVERSITYOF SOUTH FLORIDADon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961
technology (became available in August 2006) and the National InstrumentsLabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT (became available for downloads in mid-December 2006) are implemented in this novel engineering design experiment. Bluetoothtechnology is used for robot-to-robot communication and control.Previous Work and JustificationThe LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban Challenge experiment is a part of the pedagogical systemimplemented in the Introduction to Mechatronics course and the Mechatronics curriculum. Thispedagogical system is based on McCarthy’s3 version of the Kolb4 learning cycle and wasmotivated in part by work presented by Harb et al5. According to Kolb and McCarthy one canlearn new concepts by following a pattern (the learning cycle
Paper ID #9061Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout theCore Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 3Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His