Paper ID #7132Smart Grid, Industry Trends and Power Engineering EducationDr. Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston (CoT) Wajiha Shireen received her B.S degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1987, her M.S and PhD degrees in 1991 and 1993, both from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, all in Electrical Engineering. She joined University of Houston in 1993 and currently is a full Professor and holds a joint appointment in the Engineering Technology Department and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Her current research
Paper ID #6593Hands-on Learning of Commercial Electrical Wiring Practices for ElectricalEngineering Students Through Two-University Cooperative EffortDr. Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow Herb Hess received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1993. He then joined the Univer- sity of Idaho where he is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His interests are in power electronics, broadly construed, to benefit the people of the Inland Pacific Northwest.Dr. Brian Peterson, U.S. Air Force Academy Brian S. Peterson is a Principal Systems Engineer at the LinQuest Corporation providing technical
Paper ID #7655The Design of a Wi-Fi Enabled Cloud Monitoring DeviceDr. Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. Her Research Interests are in VLSI ASIC design, microcomputer architecture, Embedded Systems design, Biosensors, and Renewable Energy Systems. Dr. Ososanya has managed and Co-PI several research grants, and has
Paper ID #6635Piloting an Energy Specialist Training Program: Lessons LearnedDr. Sungwon S. Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Sungwon S. Kim joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at MSU Mankato in January of 2011. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (2008), working in the area of synthesizing carbon nanotubes, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), working in the area of designing and analyzing double spiral heat exchangers, and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University (2000
Paper ID #7533Motivating Student Learning Using Biofuel-based ActivitiesDr. Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University Dr. Craig J. Hoff is currently Professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Ket- tering University, in Flint, Michigan, where he teaches in the areas of energy systems and automotive engineering. Dr. Hoff’s research focus is on sustainable mobility technologies.Prof. Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering UniversityDr. Matthew R. O’Toole, Kettering UniversityDr. Gregory W. Davis, Kettering University Page
Paper ID #5673Enhancing Student Learning Through a Real-World Project in a RenewableEnergy Courses CourseDr. Oxana S Pantchenko, University of California at Santa CruzMs. Tiffany Wise-West P.E., University of California Santa Cruz My civil engineering background is in utility infrastructure planning, design and project management, specializing in urban water and energy systems. Broadly, I am interested in the sociocultural and political economic dimensions of community-based natural resource management. My current research work is focused on sustainable municipal infrastructure projects, ranging from renewable energy to
Paper ID #7332Promoting STEM with an Electric Energy SystemMr. Al Mundy, United States Air Force Academy Al Mundy received his M.S. from the University of Syracuse in 2000. Since that time, he has been associated with the United States Air Force Academy focusing in the areas of microelectronics and green/renewable energy.Lt. Col. Andrew Laffely, US Air Force Academy Lt. Col. Andrew Laffely is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the United States Air Force Academy. As a faculty member with eight years of teaching experience, he has taught ten different courses from intro circuits to
relevant. Our house design had to consider principles of sustainability because this concept has the power to change the way the society uses its resources. These necessary design changes helped us to realize that engineers face many limits in their designs, including availability of resources and budget. In addition, the necessity to make design changes made it clear to us that engineering design is not a one solution process. It requires a great deal of patience and an open mind, something we quickly learned when we had to think of how to effectively alter the house’s design without compromising the most desired features of the home.These quotes indicate that overall the project serves to increase
Paper ID #5893Incorporating Active Learning into a Thermal System Design LectureDr. Jennifer M Peuker, University of Alaska, Anchorage Jennifer Mott Peuker recieved her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2012, where her research focus was on aluminum combustion in explosive fireballs. In addition, she has two teaching certificates from the University of Illinois Center for Teaching Excellence. In the Spring 2013 semester, she was a Term Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the department of Mechanical Engineering, where she taught the freshman level engineering practices
Paper ID #8094Use of Various Software Tools in an Alternative Energy Systems CourseDr. Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University Dr. Mehmet S¨ozen is a professor of mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State University. His general area of interest is thermo/fluid sciences with specialty in transport phenomena in porous media, thermal management of high heat flux systems and applications of alternative energy systems. Page 23.1300.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013