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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

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), Measurement Science Conference (2003); • MSC Andrew J. Woodington Award in (1997); and • Department of Commerce Bronze Medal (1992). She holds a Bachelors Degree in Biology from the MN State University (Moorhead) and a Masters Degree in Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering.Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company Chris started his Metrology career in 1979 as a USAF PMEL technician - Chris presently is Hewlett-Packard’s (formerly Compaq Computer) manager of Houston Metrology group. Prior to HP (Compaq) Chris was a principal engineer supporting IC manufacturing for DEC, an electronic engineer supporting NASA calibration

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helga Alexander, Keithley Instruments Inc

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manufacturing companies whose end products aredesigned to measure some physical quantity, whether it is chemical, electrical, or mechanical innature. The graduates’ college engineering training prepares them for careers in all kinds ofengineering areas, whether it be manufacturing processes, new product design, or testing. As partof their undergraduate or graduate work, they are taught sound engineering principles andreceive a thorough foundation in their chosen fields to become the designers of tomorrow’sproducts. However, although many end up designing measuring and test equipment, their collegetraining never introduced them to metrology, the science of measurement. They are unaware ofthe importance of traceability to the international system of

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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“Metrology” causes it to be a hard sell for institutions tobolster up attendance numbers. Initial introduction to the field among grade school and highschool students has been accomplished only by select individuals at science fairs and career dayseminars. One reason for this is that the career field was not entered into the U.S. Department ofLabor, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), therefore did not have a formal, presentablecareer path to offer to students. Without a recognized career path, Metrology isn’t being talkedabout by guidance counselors to younger students to consider as their profession. This problemhas been addressed and Metrology should be added to the register in the next publication of theSOC (2010).Sypris Test &

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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clear that the lack of numbers of qualified students “entering” theengineering educational pipeline was the limiting factor in meeting the needs for the increasingdemand for engineers.The Navy Metrology Engineering Center has been a proactive and engaged partner in the STEPProgram since its inception. STEP is a 501C(3) non-profit corporation funded privately bypartner companies investing in the education of our youth in an attempt to raise the numbers ofhigh technology educated workers in our community. STEP’s primary mission is to “Inspirestudents to pursue careers in math, science, engineering and technology” through an innovative,proactive approach that engages students, teachers and the “educational system” to hightechnology companies

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet; William Obermeyer, Purdue University Calumet; Rahul Singhal, Purdue University Calumet; Eduardo Garcia, Purdue University Calumet; Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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a validation engineer. Contact him at naumov82@gmail.com.William Obermeyer, Purdue University Calumet William J. Obermeyer is an undergraduate computer science student at Purdue University Calumet and anticipates graduating with highest distinction in May 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science, Associates of Arts in History, and minor in applied mathematics. He intends on obtaining a graduate degree in mathematics from Purdue University – Calumet to pursue his passions of education with a career in academia. Additionally, William has over ten years software development and engineering experience. Contact him at obermeyer@calumet.purdue.edu.Rahul Singhal, Purdue

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in biotechnology

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose

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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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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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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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