into the house.Students involved in this project have been experiencing structured independent research,creative thinking, and hands on experiences that benefit their future career and further the currentknowledge of alternative ambient energy sources. Most of the energy sources were defined bythe students and are being investigated. During the investigation a variety of software simulationtools such as LMS AMESim[29], Matlab, NI Multisim[30] etc. would be used prior to hands-onconstruction. Each source of ambient energy have been assigned to a student or student groupsaccording to their major/minor or individual interest. Page
an economist. Theteam membership also rotates, so each student gets to work with most of the others. At theend of each project, students evaluate each team member in terms of their contributions inability to work together, contributions, and their overall performance from starting with theMost Valuable Player at the top of the scale. While students can be somewhat uncomfortablerating others, it is explained that is a preparation for their future careers where honest andconscientious judgements of the performance of others is often required.A grade for each student is based upon the ratings of their classmates, and the instructor'sevaluations based on posters, presentations and reports. The results of the two methods areusually remarkably
, often to non-engineers, toensure funding and application. Building this communication piece into this assignment, coupledwith real-world facts the students gathered and a personal commitment to change, workssynergistically to build career skills and inspire intrinsic motivation that will carry them pasttheir undergraduate education and into a satisfying and productive career.Data & AnalysisIn the course Green Facilities Management, the intent was to provide a broad understanding ofenergy and its use within buildings. Specifically, students learned about energy consumptionprocesses and how to perform energy audits of buildings as well as gaining knowledge of theeffectiveness of energy management through economic life cycle analysis of
to the US Armed Forces in his 32-year military career. He was elected an ASEE Fellow in 2018. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student-Led Study of Energy Flow and Storage in an Emergency MicrogridAbstractStudents investigate the feasibility of forming a microgrid in the downtown area of a larger cityin the Pacific Northwest. The objectives of this study are twofold: 1) Create a microgrid toprovide for prioritized urban loads and 2) prepare students who will likely design and installseveral microgrids in the region in the next few years. Generation is two hydroelectric units anda nearly equal amount of distributed photovoltaics. The grid is
chapter S362. His mission is to attract top quality talent to an advanced manufacturing career by linking in-demand skilled manufacturing positions with a Univer- sity Degree. Education and Licensure: • Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, No. E-62837 • Master of Technology, August 2003, Kent State University, Kent, OH. • Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, March 1986, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH. Experience: • Twenty years’ experience teaching in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. • Thirty plus years’ of manufacturing and mechanical engineering experience in the design and manufacture of products, automated
power systems, in particular, electric machinery and electromagnetics. Robert has worked as a mathematical modeler for Emerson Process Management, working on electric power applications for Emerson’s Ovation Embedded Simulator. Robert also served in the United States Navy as an interior communications electrician from 1998-2002 on active duty and from 2002-2006 in the US Naval Reserves.Mr. Dekwuan Stokes, University of Pittsburgh Dekwuan is a senior electrical engineering major at University of Pittsburgh. He plans to enroll in the PhD program with a focus in power, as well as, achieve his MBA throughout the process. His career choice and long term goal is to become a professor and to start his own businesses
developed undergrad- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings
energy knowledge and projects are important to prepare students to becompetitive for careers in the growing fields of instrumentation, automation & control, energy-related engineering, science, and technology. Preliminary projections from the Bureau of LaborStatistics state that the number of expected energy related green jobs is expected to increase by11% by 2016, and most of it in environmental or energy-related sectors [20-21] . Edgar Dale’scone of learning shows that participating in discussions or other active experiences may increaseretention of material by up to 90% [22]. Richard Felder and Linda Silverman recommend severalteaching techniques to address all learning styles, one of which is to provide demonstrations forstudents with
construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, renewable energy, and public works. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 100% Renewable energy for Pennsylvania
14% August 1,416 1,240 14% September 1,262 1,087 16%Project assessmentThrough the implementation of the project, the involved student gained extensive experience inthe field of HVAC, energy and cooling load calculations, controls and measurements, statisticalanalysis, and commercial software utilization that can help in future career placing. Projectoutcomes were evaluated against ABET learning outcomes summarized in Table 6. Performanceassessment and feedback were done through the evaluation of biweekly submitted reports by thestudent. There were four main categories toward the final GPA of the student: biweekly reports(15%), draft report (10%), final report
be and can be better designed through 3Dmodeling software to create a more effective and efficient wind turbine. Through an understandingof aerodynamics and air flow, it is possible to generate an airfoil design for the blade of the windturbine, which induces lift by creating a low pressure, high velocity flow of air over its curved topsurface and a high pressure, low velocity pocket under the curved top surface, which will reducethe amount of drag back into the fan, increasing efficiency of the fan. The overall length and widthof the new design is similar to the flat blade design, but because of its curvature it has less surfacearea for the wind to contact it [12-15].In preparing students for their future career, virtual reality experiences
, [https://www.euci.com/pdf/1206-non-engineers.pdf]. 2/23/07.[3] Söder, L., “Explaining Power System Operation to Nonengineers,” IEEE Power Engineering Review, April 2002.[4] IEEE Malaysia PES Chapter, “Power System Basics For Non-Engineers,” Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, July 12, 2005.[5] Alexandra von Meier, “Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction”, E-Book. June 2006.[6] S. Blume, ” Electric Power System Basics for Non-Engineers,” May 2007, Wiley-IEEE Press.[7] PES Power Engineering Education Committee, Digital Educational Resources, Video #1: Electric Power: A New Generation, Video #2: Power Engineering: Careers that Make technology Work, [http://www.ece.mtu.edu/faculty/ljbohman/peec/Dig_Rsor.htm]. 2/23/07
refrigerators on a chip, and waste heat recovery systems. He is also working on a new interdisciplinary sustainability curriculum in collaboration with colleagues in engineering and social sciences. He has initiated an international summer school on renewable energy sources in practice. He received the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering in 1999, the NSF Career award in 2000, and the UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering FIRST Professor Award in 2004 Page 23.537.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH A REALWORLD PROJECT IN A
energy (particularly alternative energy for Illinois), foundational and appliedenvironmental science, with societal and policy issues. The strategies are twofold: 1. To train people in a broad-based environmental studies curriculum that complements our existing focused programs 2. To strengthen our research in environmental and alternative energy issuesThe programs will produce graduates prepared to meet these challenges via careers in industry,small business, federal, state and local governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO),and academic research. The Initial work of the ESE Institute was the development of world-class comprehensive and competitive undergraduate programs in Interdisciplinary EnvironmentalStudies and
author of a textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences.Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet OMER FAROOK is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in 1970and 1972 respectively. He further received BSEE and MSEE in 1978 and 1983 respectively from Illinois Institute of Technology. Professor Farook’s current interests are in the areas of Embedded System Design, Hardware – Software
environmental paradigm.‖ Journal of Environmental Education. 40(1): 19-28.7. Gross, M. 2007. You, too, can be green: The case for campus commitment and action, Community College Journal. 31: 463-474.8. Inglehart, R. 1990. Culture shift in advanced industrial society. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.9. Jorgenson, H. 2006. A green campus culture in Wisconsin, Techniques Connecting Education and Careers. 81(4): 23-25.10. Kalkani, E., Boussiakou, I., and Boussiakou, L. 2004. Application of educational theories in restructuring an introductory course in renewable energy engineering, European Journal of Engineering Education. 29(3): 401-413.11. Keeney, R., von Winterfeldt, D., and Eppel, T. 1990. Eliciting
_____ c. Humanitarian efforts _____ d. Group work, team building _____ e. Grades _____ 4. Do you think power electronics will play an important role in your engineering career? a. Extremely important b. Very important c. Important d. Slightly important e. Not very importantMost course are taught using problem sets for each separate topic. Imagine that you are taking acourse that instead teaches theory and assigns problem sets based around one specific applicationof the technology from the class. For example, a course on hydraulics that teaches theory usingthe Boeing 777
professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and an Associate Professor at Tennessee Technological University for seven years prior to joining the University of the District of Columbia in the Fall of 2001. Ososanya is interested in new applications for VLSI, MEMS, parallel
AC 2012-2997: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND CLASS EXPERIENCES WITHON-DEMAND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN AN ELECTRIC MACHINESCOURSEDr. Carl J. Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Carl J. Spezia is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the Depart- ment of Technology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC). He joined the program in1998 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He worked as a power systems engineer for electric utilities for eight years prior to seeking a career in higher education. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois. His in- dustrial assignments included power system modeling, power systems protection, and substation design. He received his M.S
North America women are severely underrepresented inengineering and technology. Despite efforts made in recent decades, young women continue to Page 22.1239.12choose these fields dramatically less often than young men,8 9 even though many womenengineers and technologists report high job success and satisfaction.10 Girls are more likely tochoose careers that they perceive help people and with which they feel a positive association, andthey prefer to work in teams.11 12 For this reason, when girls visit the department, we showcasesuch renewable energy applications as the use of solar pumping for clean water supplies or solarlighting for rural
school next year in pursuit of a career in patent law. His interests include electrochemistry, DNA sequencing, renewable energy and microfluidics.Daniel OLeary, Univ. of Calif. Santa Cruz Having earned a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and a BA in Management Engineering from Claremont McKenna College; Dan O’Leary is currently working on a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research at the Renewable Energy Lab at NASA Ames in Mountain View, CA investigates the use of wind and solar power on electric vehicles, energy storage, and smart grid technologies. More information on this project can be found at re.soe.ucsc.edu.Dr. Michael S
independent research, creative thinking,team work skills, and hands-on experiences with current and future systems that will have greatimpact on their future careers. This project will be used in a renewable energy and electronicsrelated undergraduate course for training and hands-on lab section purposes. The topics include,but are not limited to: a) photovoltaic systems, b) hydrogen fuel cell systems, c) measurement oftemperature, speed, solar insolation, voltage, current, gas flow and regulation, d) motor controlsystems, e) battery technology, f) circuit analysis, energy harvesting and conversion.Students who enroll in the related classes will be asked to extend the project to an advanced levelimplementing more alternative energy systems to
regularly volunteered at Eaton’s Power Systems Experience Center in Warrendale, PA designing electrical demonstrations. In his career thus far, he has contributed to 50+ articles in the general area of electric power engineering (emphasis on electric power conversion) and all of which have been published through the IEEE. Dr. Grainger is a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), and Industrial Electronics Society (IES) and is an annual reviewer of various power electronic conferences and transaction articles. Dr. Grainger is a Senior Member of the IEEE and served as the IEEE Pittsburgh PELS Chapter Chair over the last 3 years for which the section has won numerous awards
rather dry but important topics in science andengineering. And where better to generate interest than at the very beginning, when freshman arestill forming their view of the academic process, the relevance of their professors andcoursework, and their potential career paths? This is the context of the two projects described inthis paper.The Museum ProjectThe Museum Project began as an idea to build and install a laboratory exhibit in the MaybornMuseum focusing on alternative and renewable energy. The museum is a great place wherechildren of all ages can come and learn in a warm, friendly environment.29 The DiscoveryCenter, a part of the museum, has 16 hands-on discovery rooms for interactive education. Oneof these rooms, the Energy Room, will
AC 2008-1075: USING INEXPENSIVE A.C. MOTOR DRIVES IN ANINTRODUCTORY POWER AND CONTROLS COURSETimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Tim Skvarenina was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. During his college career he worked four summers at U.S. Steel as an assistant electrician, rewinding motors and installing electrical equipment. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, including six years designing, constructing, and inspecting electric power distribution projects for a variety of facilities. He spent five years teaching and researching pulsed power systems
use their names as appropriate. Thequestions and responses to-date are given in Table 5. Several more are awaited and will beincluded in the final version of this paper.Table 5: Alumni Assessment (edited/ paraphrased for conciseness)1 Question: Why did you take the course, and how did those reasons and expectations compare with what you found in the course? Responses: • To learn more about the development of different renewable energy systems and recent technologies being used. Enjoyed the opportunity to focus on researching wind energy. I expected a bit more background (more comments on this in later questions) • Renewable energy is a growing field with career opportunities. Micro-renewable energy is often
ObjectivesThe main learning objectives for this project focused around engineering applications andgaining field experience. The purpose was to apply the concepts, skills, and practices discussed Page 14.532.5in a classroom setting to a scenario that would commonly be experienced throughout a typicalcivil engineer’s career. The four main learning objectives of this project were: 1. Gain real world engineering experience. 2. Implement educational knowledge in a professional setting a. Environmental systems analysis b. Engineering principles 3. Develop and expand skills necessary in a professional
building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai has been an ASEE officer and has served in multiple divisions
concepts using the Azelis line of construction additives and admixes for the mortar and concrete industry. Previously, Jessica worked as the principal scientist for the startup construction consulting company Concrete Process and Science (CPS). Before joining CPS Jessica was the Senior Scientist for CalStar Products a masonry products company specializing in the use of supplementary cementitious materials. Early in her career she performed numerous research projects for the Federal Highway Administration and through the University of Wisconsin-Madison including the use of nanomaterials for use in construction materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018