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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip Coonley, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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the Undergraduate Laboratory Manager in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, Durham, NC. His interests include undergraduate engineering education, power electronics, plasma physics, and thin films.Lisa Huettel, Duke University Lisa G. Huettel received the B.S. degree in engineering science from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, in 1994 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Duke University, Durham, NC, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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. Page 12.1562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid SciencesIntroductionThis paper documents the start of a research project involving laboratory exercises for coreundergraduate classes in the thermal and fluid sciences. Students perform experiments oneveryday technology such as a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply,and a toaster, or very simple hardware such as a tank of water with a hole in it, or a pipe sectionwith a change of area. The equipment is chosen because it is familiar to students, or at least thatthe physical principles of operation are easy to understand. The laboratory

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University

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also an area in which she holds a patent. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories and the diffusion of educational interventions and practices.Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University Jaynie Whinnery is a graduate student studying Public Policy at Oregon State University. She also holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State Univer- sity. Her research in engineering education is focused on student teams engaged in the Virtual Bioreactor (VBioR) Laboratory project. She is specifically interested in understanding the student-instructor interac- tions and feedback that occur during this project and how these factors influence

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Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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. Page 11.113.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Review of the Current Status and Challenges of Virtual ExperimentationAbstractVirtual experimentation generates reactions of great enthusiasm and trepidation amongengineering educators. Many educators see wide ranging applications of these techniques withadvantages in terms of learning pedagogies, equipment costs, and online education. However,there are several well-founded concerns such as the realism of the data and the impact on studentoutcomes. This paper will review the history and several current examples of virtualexperimentation, including the author’s own experience developing a virtual refrigerationexperiment. Learning objectives for laboratory courses defined by the

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2011 at the University of Virginia. His current research interests include machine learning, embedded systems, electrical power systems, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 BYOE: Self-Contained Power Supply Experiments with an Instrumented TransformerPresenter Information:The author welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on the development of courseware andexperiments related to power supply design as well as general Electrical and ComputerEngineering laboratory work. Design files and printed circuit fabrication for these experimentalsetups are available as well.Contact information:Prof. Harry

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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AC 2009-2461: COMPUTER-AIDED PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTATION FORINSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS CLASSES IN ANUNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMJerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette JERRY K. KESKA, Ph.D. Dr. Keska is an Associate Professor and a member of the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Although most of his professional experience is from academia, he has been employed in both the private sector (Copeland Corporation and Technicon Instruments Corporation) and in government laboratories (Pacific Northwest Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory). His primary research interests are in

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; John E. Shamma; Brian Phan, California State University of Los Angeles ; Howard Lum, California State University Los Angeles

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Education, 2015 Life Line Research to Vertically Integrated Classrooms via a Four- Point Bending Test of a PipeAbstract Research dealing with earthquake response of lifelines was brought to classrooms at apredominantly undergraduate urban university as part of an education, outreach, and trainingactivity centered on a simple four-point laboratory-bending test of a ductile iron pipe. AFreshman Civil Engineering Design class, a Junior Structures Laboratory class, and a GraduateStructures class participated by integrating the subject matter amongst these classes. Theexperiment simply represented the pipeline behavior subject to fault displacement by simplefour- point static bending tests. In addition, the ductile

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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and Failure Analysis, at Endicott Interconnect Technologies, IBM Microelectronics, Universal Instruments SMT Laboratory and EMS Technologies. He has been involved in electronics manufacturing process development, reliability testing, component qualification, failure analysis, materials characterization and new product/process introduction since 1994. He has several publications related to solder paste evaluation, soldering processes and failure analysis techniques. Scott holds the following degrees; AS, Engineering Science, Broome Community College, BS and MS Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, NY State licensed Professional Engineer, and is currently pursuing a Ph. D

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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, Optimizing Student Learning, and Leadership Skills. Dr. Ater Kranov is also adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. Page 24.933.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM ON MULTI-AXIS INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROLAbstractOver the past couple decades, mechanical engineering programs have made significant advancesin developing educational materials and laboratory exercises in controls and mechatronics1-4.However, there is an important gap remaining between the

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Andrew Peter Borowski, University of Delaware

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. student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Revised Undergraduate Controls Lab Featuring Exposure-based Experiences1 IntroductionMost ABET accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering programs have some sort ofcontrols course and accompanying laboratory experience [1]. The goal of most of theselaboratory courses is to give the students hands-on experience working with hardware andimplementing control algorithms while learning the theory in an accompanying lecture course.As early as 1981, Balchen et al. [2] asserted that the criteria for a good experiment is that itshould (1) demonstrate important

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

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voltage constant, kE; to determine motor torque constant, kT;to explore the use of a dynamometer to measure the conversion of electrical energy intomechanical energy; and to investigate the use of a motor as a generator. Despite the low-costequipment, experimental results proved to be reliable, accurate, and repeatable. For example, themotor kE – kT match was typically found to be within 5%. Student learning was assessedthrough questionnaires at the beginning and end of the laboratory period. The questionnairesaddressed both student knowledge and student confidence levels. The assessment showed asignificant overall increase of both student knowledge and confidence scores as well assignificant incremental increases. The data also showed that each

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida

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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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenshen Pong; Tim Le, San Francisco State University

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. Page 11.476.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of Hands-on Experimentation Experience For Civil Engineering Design Courses At San Francisco State UniversityAbstractThis project will describe the revision of structural design courses, such as Reinforced ConcreteStructures and Steel Structures, at San Francisco State University’s School of Engineering, amajor undergraduate degree granting institution. Development of hands-on experience fordesign courses originated with and was supported by funding from the National ScienceFoundation to set up an integrated undergraduate structural engineering laboratory. It aims tohelp students maximizing learning through hands

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Brent Walter Reed

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research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, biosignal processing, and control systems. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).Mr. Brent Walter Reed c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Facilitating Student Learning with Hands-on Projects in an Electronics Course in a General Engineering CurriculumIn a general engineering program at East Carolina University, an electrical

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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supported by a National Science FoundationAdvanced Technological Education3 (ATE) Grant. The goals of the grant project are to: a) createand implement a new Associate of Applied Science Photonics and Laser Technology (AAS PLT)program; b) fully equip an Optics and Photonics Laboratory for education and training; c) trainfaculty to teach core courses in the AAS PLT program; d) perform outreach activities to localhigh schools to promote the new program; e) educate 30 or more students or workers by the endof the project.The paper discusses the efforts and activities performed towards achieving the project goals, andthe results and outcomes obtained in the first year of the grant. Activities included convening anAdvisory Board with industry

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jose Salinas, United States Military Academy

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critical concepts, the most recentevolution of ME450 incorporated four new laboratory exercises intended to challenge 60new students to delve into specific aspects of the assigned EDPs and, by doing so, derivea better appreciation of the complexity of the technical problems involved.In order to facilitate student learning, a crawl-walk-run methodology was employed forthe four new laboratories. This approach was based on United States Army TrainingDoctrine.2, 3 While this may at first seem to be an unlikely source of inspiration forteaching in an academic environment, the Army has, in fact, been focused on effectivelyteaching complex subject matter to college-aged students for literally hundreds of yearsand therefore has a wealth of institutional

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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engineering.Introduction Research is an important component of many engineering students’ undergraduate educationand it is generally believed to enhance the student’s interest in pursuing graduate education andmarketability in their chosen profession1. Undergraduate research experiences are usuallymentored by individual faculty and are highly dependent on the availability of space and ongoingprojects in faculty research laboratories that may be suitable to undergraduate studentparticipation. With increased engineering enrollment at many universities and colleges, includingours, the availability of undergraduate research opportunities within individual faculty researchlaboratories can become a limiting factor in placing all undergraduate engineering students

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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requiredfor the design of systems which haveelectrical, mechanical, and programmableaspects. A laboratory-driven approach wasdeveloped to bring together the differentsubjects and to relate classroom theory toreal world application. Four laboratoryexercises develop the students’understanding of the material, reinforceprerequisite knowledge, and develophands-on skills. Engineering mathematics,dynamic modeling of physical systems,Matlab / Simulink simulation, andteamwork are applied to solve several realworld problems. The first activity is aresistance-heating thermal system with on-off control for temperature regulation. The Figure 1: Mechatronics students learn through hands-onsecond activity requires students to write activities.program code to

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Introduction to Mechatronics Experiment: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban ChallengeAbstractThis work describes a laboratory experiment designed for an introductory mechatronics course toemploy discovery-based learning. Two robotic vehicles are constructed using new LEGOMindstorms NXT sets. One of the two moving robots is equipped with sensors and programmedto follow the prescribed path on an enlarged city map. The other robot has no sensors and isprogrammed to follow the first robot. Programming of the robots is accomplished using theNational Instruments LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT and the Mindstorms NXTsoftware. The inter-robot communication necessary for

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Paper ID #8596Effectiveness of Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Cur-riculumProf. Jin-Lee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach Jin-Lee Kim, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP BD+C is an Assistant Professor of Dept. of Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management at California State University, Long Beach. He is a Director of Green Building Information Modeling laboratory at CSULB. He has earned a doctorate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, majoring Construction Engineering Management with a minor in Statistics. His research interests include construction engineering

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Development of Agent-based Tutor & Simulator System and Assessment of Instructional Modules Implemented in areas of Quality Control, Metrology and Prototyping (Year II of the Project)AbstractOne of the main goals of our project is to enhance the cognitive learning of our online laboratoryactivities. In this paper we briefly discuss the new learning modules developed during the secondyear of the project (virtual 3-D laboratory activities) as well as the status of development of ourAdvance Knowledge of How Cognitive Learning Develops in Tele-presence System, ourDevelopment of an Agent-based Tutor & Simulator System (ATSS) and our assessment andevaluation process.IntroductionThe fundamental

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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enables students to perform experiments 24/7from any location thus maximizing the utilization of the equipment and providing schedulingflexibility to the students. Student laboratories for wireless devices can be problematic ininstitutions that offer wireless network access. This production wireless environment can bedisrupted or even disabled if a student misconfigures the laboratory equipment.This paper describes our success with the adoption of an isolated, remotely-accessible faradaycage that houses wireless equipment, permitting even the most invasive wireless projects to beperformed in an area that offers production wireless network access. Our lab isolation isoptimized for the ISM 2400-2483 MHz frequency band thus providing isolation for

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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NSF -ATE Final ExamEquations, Electronic cam using Module 3-3: 83.3 85 Project 3 92 5 2 1 0 3.50 Problemservomotor, Motion instructions Exam I(6). Design and Configuregraphical screens for HMI NSF -ATE Laboratory(Human Machine Interface) units Module 3-4: 79 84.3 Project 4 4 2 2 0 3.25

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl J. Spezia P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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technicaleducation through online programs is increasing due to the flexibility of delivery that this type ofeducational experience provides. This delivery method is very attractive to adult learners withestablished careers and family responsibilities that prohibit regular on-campus attendance.However, a major obstacle to online delivery is providing laboratory experiences that arepedagogically equivalent to the traditional experience, that is, the manipulation of physicalequipment in a campus laboratory facility.This challenge has a number of possible solutions, especially when the laboratories involvesimple circuit analysis experiments and the fundamentals of electronics. In these cases suitableminiaturized equipment and industry grade software are

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey

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AC 2007-2248: COMPARISON OF THE STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO OFVARIABLE SECTION BEAMS WITH PRISMATIC BEAMSBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at TCNJ and currently serving as the chairman of the department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He served as the Program Chair of ASEE Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS) in 2005-06 and is currently chairing

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; D. Fu, Wayne State University

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educating engineering students in this new and emergent technology of electricdrivetrains.In response to the need of a trained and educated workforce in vehicle electrification, severaluniversities and colleges recently have developed projects, courses, and degree programs fortraining students and automotive engineers and technicians in electric-drive vehicle technology[5-10]. Developing new education and training for electric-drive vehicles requires carefulplanning of support laboratory, equipment and facilities. Existing courses in power electronicsand electrical machines can be expanded and their laboratory resources leveraged with moderatecost. However, the costs will increase if the instruction includes hands-on experience withelectric-drive

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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,  most  classes  on  heat  transfer  did  not  have  a  laboratory  section  and  therefore  it  was  particularly  challenging  to  find  time  for  students  to  complete  even  short  experiments.    In  addition  to  class  time,  set-­‐up  time  was  a  challenge  as  well.      To  address  these  challenges,  we  have  re-­‐developed  our  activities  in  the  following  ways:   • Web-­‐based  computer  simulation  of  the  activity     • Thought  experiment  replication  of  the  activity    These  specifically  remove  the  expense  of  laboratory  equipment,  and  the  second  removes  the  expense  of  web-­‐accessible  computers/phones.        We  are  testing  these  activities  through  several  implementation

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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Paper ID #9458Interactive, Modular Experiments and Illustrative Examples to Integrate Phar-maceutical Applications in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum and K-12Outreach ProgramsDr. Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University Zenaida Otero Gephardt is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University in Glass- boro, NJ where she has served as founding Director of Engineering and Assistant Dean. Her interests are in experimental design and data analysis. She teaches fluid mechanics, process fluid transport, process dynamics and control and unit operations. She developed the laboratory operations and safety program

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Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

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project focused on characterizingthe fire on the 96th floor of WTC1 (North Tower) and evaluating the contribution of the fire tothe structural collapse. Students contacted vendors and suppliers for the World Trade Center toget information regarding construction details and fire properties of building materials andfurnishings. Students also obtained information reported from the National Institute of Standardsand Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory investigation of the World Trade Centercollapse. A 1/20th scale model of the original structure (including damage effects from theaircraft and liquid fuel dispersed from the aircraft impact) was designed, constructed, andinstrumented over ten weeks corresponding to the last half of the

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University

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design of electronic circuitsare included in the course. The course also offers a laboratory component that introducesstudents to simulation/modeling CAD tools such as PSpice and Mathematica’s toolbox AnalogInsydes for the design and analysis of electronic circuits. By the middle of the semester studentsare assigned into groups to complete a midterm project where they build, test, and present theirwork. Several mini-projects are assigned throughout the semester. The prerequisite for thiscourse is Circuit Analysis. The assessment for the course is as follows: 20% Laboratory, 10%Home Work, 10% Quizzes/Presentation, 30% Midterm Exam, 30% Final Exam. The majority ofthe students are from the electrical engineering program since this is a core