AC 2012-3028: ASSESSING THE APPLICABILITY OF TECHNOLOGYSTUDIES THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF INNOVATION, THE SYS-TEMS INTEGRATION MODEL, AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR ROLEDr. Mitchell L. Springer P.M.P., S.P.H.R., Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitchell Springer is an Associate Professor in technology leadership and innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Ind. He possesses more than 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software engineer- ing, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. He sits on
AC 2010-765: A PROPOSED DOCTORAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE ANDRUBRIC FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDavid Vaccari, Stevens Institute of TechnologySiva Thangam, Stevens Institute of Technology Page 15.78.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A PROPOSED DOCTORAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE AND RUBRIC FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING David A. Vaccari and Siva Thangam Stevens Institute of TechnologyAbstract: Learning outcomes assessment has been ascendant throughout higher education, butlittle has been developed at the doctoral level. An assessment procedure for the doctoral studiesis proposed that has two
AC 2007-271: EXPLORING ACADEMIC FACTORS AFFECTING ENGINEERINGGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PROFICIENCYScott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT-EnvE) in Atlanta, Georgia. Served on the GT AEES Dialogue for Academic Excellence Committee (DAEC) as Assessment Subcommittee Chair from August 2004 to June 2005, Committee Chair from June 2005 to August 2006, and Past Committee Chair from August 2006 to present.Recep Goktas, Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. Candidate in GT-EnvE. Served on DAEC as Committee Secretary from August 2005 to August 2006.Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D
AC 2008-362: ENSURING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: THE FRAMEWORKOF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR INNOVATIONThomas Stanford, University of South CarolinaDonald Keating, University of South CarolinaRoger Olson, Rolls-Royce CorporationRandall Holmes, Caterpillar Inc. Page 13.560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Ensuring a Strong U.S. Engineering Workforce for Technology Innovation and Competitiveness: The Framework of Professional Education for Innovation1. IntroductionEngineering education has been the focus of numerous papers and reports in the last several decades.1
needfor reform, the vision for change, and enumerates the immediate impact, significance, and long-range returns to be gained from this unique national initiative between academia and industry todeliberately advance professional graduate engineering education that further strengthens the‘creative, innovative, and leadership’ capacity of the U.S. Engineering Workforce in America’sindustry for enhanced U.S. competitiveness and national security purposes.2. Engineering and the Nation’s FutureAs the National Academy of Engineering has pointed out, the modern practice of engineering is‘a profoundly creative process ... the outcome, of which, is new technology.’ 1, 2, 3 As such, ournation’s economic competitiveness and national security depends largely
included directing/coaching/mentoring degreed engineers in the performance of detailed finite element analyses and life analyses, in support of the preliminary design, final design, upgrade, engine testing, and the failure analysis of military, commercial, helicopter, and industrial gas turbine engine components. Chief Secretary/Treasurer of the Rolls-Royce Indianapolis, Engineering Education Committee. Member of the Indiana State Leadership Team for Project Lead the Way Member of the steering committee for the Rolls-Royce Purdue Master of Science in Technology Cohort degree program. Prior to my work at Rolls-Royce, I worked in various engineering and management
Mechanical Engineering, University of ArkansasEugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University EUGENE M. DeLOATCH is dean, School of Engineering, Morgan State University, and a past president of the American Society of Engineering EducationMohammad Noori, North Carolina State University MOHAMAD NOORI is dean, College of Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, and secretary/treasurer Graduate Studies DivisionEdward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University EDWARD SULLIVAN is associate dean and professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, California State Polytechnic UniversityDavid Woodall, Oregon Institute of Technology DAVID WOODALL is provost, Oregon Institute of Technology
2006-2177: STATUS AND EXPERIENCES OF MINORITY GRADUATESTUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND FACULTY IN SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS DISCIPLINESLaRuth McAfee, State University of New York-Stony Brook Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researcher, National Academy of Engineering Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Technology and Society 1999 University of Michigan Graduate (B.S.E.), Chemical Engineering 2005 MIT Graduate (Ph.D.), Chemical EngineeringDavid Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook Distinguished Service Professor Chair, Department of Technology and Society Joint Appointment, Applied
, interim dean, Kimmel School, Western Carolina University, and program chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division.Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University EUGENE M. DeLOATCH is dean, school of engineering, Morgan State University, and a past president of ASEE.Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology STEPHEN J. TRICAMO is professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, and former dean of engineering and technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology.Dennis Depew, Purdue University DENNIS R. DEPEW is dean of the college of technology, Purdue University.Gary Bertoline, Purdue University GARY R. BERTOLINE is professor and assistant dean for graduate studies of the college of
AC 2007-335: ENABLING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORK FORCE FORTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: THE ROLE OF INTERACTIVE LEARNINGAMONG WORKING PROFESSIONALSMark Schuver, Purdue University MARK T. SCHUVER is director of the Rolls-Royce-Purdue Master’s degree program, Purdue University.Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology MARK SMITH is director, product development & manufacturing leadership, Rochester Institute of Technology.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University DUANE D. DUNLAP is professor, interim dean, Kimmel School, Western Carolina University, and program chair ASEE-Graduate Studies Division.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of
. IntroductionThis is the fourth of four invited papers prepared for the special panel session of the ASEE-National Collaborative Task Force on Engineering Graduate Education Reform. This paperaddresses the importance for federal government and U.S. industry to invest in a nationaldemonstration project with innovative universities across the country to accelerate thedevelopment of professional master of engineering and doctor of engineering programs that meetthe needs of engineers in industry in bolstering U.S. technological innovation for the nation’sfuture economic growth, global competitiveness, and national security.1.1 Benchmarking National StrategiesToday, as the United States competes in the global economy, its industries are facing
Paper ID #25879Introducing a New Graduate Degree in Technology Management: ProgramOverview and Assessment PlanDr. Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale Dr. Gonca Altuger-Genc is an Assistant Professor at State University of New York - Farmingdale State College in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department. She is serving as the MS Technol- ogy Management Graduate Program Coordinator. Her research interests are engineering education, self- directed lifelong learning, virtual laboratories, and decision-making framework development for design and manufacturing environments.Dr. Bahar Zoghi, State
Paper ID #8422Overcoming the Writing Challenges of Students in a Distance Delivery Tech-nology Master of Science ProgramMr. Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mark Shaurette has a MS in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in Technology from Purdue University. He is a Fulbright Scholar with work experience that in- cludes 30+ years of senior construction management practice and work as a research engineer for the National Association of Home Builders Research Foundation. He currently holds the position of chair for the Master of Science program for the Purdue
Paper ID #19042Energy Science and Engineering Graduate Education at Tokyo TechProf. Jeffrey Scott Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology Jeffrey S. Cross received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 1992. He has worked in Japan at Fujitsu Lab Ltd., National Institute for Inorganics Materials, and at Tokyo Tech for over 20 years and is fluent in Japanese. Jeffrey is Prof. in the School of Environment and Society, Dept. of Transdisciplinarity Science and Engineering and graduate coordinate for the Energy Science and Engineering Major. He teaches online courses on academic writing and on education
AC 2011-355: IMPLEMENTING THE MASTERS FOR ENGINEERINGPROFESSIONALS DEGREE AT NJITStephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 22.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing the Master’s for Engineering Professionals Degree at NJITAbstract This paper reports on a plan for implementing a Master’s for Engineering Professionals atNew Jersey Institute of Technology. The Master’s for Engineering Professionals is intended forthe early career development of engineers in industry. It teaches the skill sets and abilitiesrequired of these
AC 2010-201: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORINNOVATION: IMPLEMENTING THE POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONALMASTER OF ENGINEERING CONCEPT AT NJITStephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 15.1107.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strengthening the U.S. Engineering Workforce for Innovation: Implementing the Postgraduate Professional Master of Engineering Concept at NJITAbstract This is the fourth of four invited papers prepared specifically for the NationalCollaborative panel session concerning the advancement of postgraduate professionalengineering education relevant to
AC 2009-886: THE ONLINE SURVEY: AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MEANSOF ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENT ASSESSMENTLokesh Padhye, Georgia Institute of Technology Mr. Padhye is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as a Chair of the Dialogue for Academic Excellence Committee (DAEC) of the Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AEES) from August 2007 to July 2008.Gretchen Goldman, Georgia Institute of Technology Ms. Goldman is a Ph.D. candidate in the CEE at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. She served as a President of the AEES and as a member of the DAEC from
2006-925: A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT-INITIATED ASSESSMENT METHOD FORAN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE PROGRAMScott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology Mr. Rogers is a Ph.D. candidate in environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as chair of the student-survey subcommittee of the Georgia Tech Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists Dialogue for Academic Excellence Committee (DAEC) from August 2004 to June 2005 and has served as chair of DAEC since June 2005.Jeremy Noonan, Purdue University Mr. Noonan is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. At the time of this study
AC 2007-63: ACCELERATED DUAL GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRonald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology Ronald S. Kane is Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before that he had been Dean of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Professional Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and before that served as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Manhattan College. He has industrial experience in the energy and aerospace industries and worked for a number of years on nuclear safety and alternative energy systems, with focus on modeling and evaluation of thermal/fluid
AC 2012-3690: FACULTY HIRING PATTERNS IN MECHANICAL ENGI-NEERING AT ELITE UNIVERSITIESDr. Anil Saigal, Tufts University Anil Saigal is a professor of mechanical engineering at Tufts University, Medford, Mass., USA. He re- ceived his M.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, and his B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. He is a Fellow of ASME. His research interests include materials and manufacturing engineering.Arun K. Saigal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Arun Saigal is a student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA. His research interest is in the areas of data analysis and mobile application
AC 2009-1157: MEASURING THE IMPACT OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHPROGRAMS ON ENGINEERING STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDGRADUATE STUDIESLinda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology Linda S. Hirsch is the Program Evaluator in the Center for Pre-College programs. She has a doctoral degree in educational psychology with a specialty in psychometrics and a Masters degree in statistics. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for 15 years. Dr. Hirsch has extensive experience conducting longitudinal research studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming.John Carpinelli, New
strategies, nonlinear time series modeling applications, and fiber optic measurement systems.Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000. Page 12.1422.1© American
Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida (2005), where his specialization was Electromagnetics.Wanda Eugene, Auburn University Wanda Eugene is a doctoral student in the Human Centered Computing Lab at Auburn University interested in how cultural, social, and personal surroundings affect the appropriation of computational artifacts and ideas and how they can serve as a resource for the design of new technologies. Wanda received a Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering (2002) and a Master's in Industrial Engineering (2003) from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical-Florida State University, and a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies specializing in Instructional
AC 2009-447: GRADUATE STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND MENTOR BENEFITSOF THE PREPARING FUTURE FACULTY PROGRAM IN ENGINEERINGJin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology JIN-HWAN LEE is a post-doctoral research fellow in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He has been awarded the Rindsberg fellowship to prepare academic careers and joined Preparing Future Faculty program. His research and teaching interests include biosensors and microfluidic biochips for MEMS/NEMS applications.Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati CARLA C. PURDY
degree except in their depth andoccasionally in the rigor of the application of the engineering and scientific knowledge. Thisrepresented a fundamental problem for the program. What value is the program if it is inno way unique compared to a research degree?The original vision for the program was wrapped around traditional, and in many waysout-dated, understandings of engineering design. The Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology s (ABET) definition of engineering design figures prominently as anormalized definition commonly understood by engineering schools. Engineering design isperceived first and foremost as problem-solving. That is, given a design space, find the bestdesign point that best meets the criteria without violating the
Paper ID #34925Engineering Graduate Education: An Overwhelming Journey ofFirst-Generation ImmigrantsDr. Hoda Ehsan, Georgia Institute of Technology Hoda is a postdoctoral fellow at Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics & Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in mechanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests
Paper ID #30837Peer Presentations as a Student-centered Learning Approach in theNanotechnology ClassProf. Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University Dr. Choi is an associateprofessor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Tech- nological University. He has a strong passion for teaching and has research experience in multiple areas of heat transfer, phase changes, and biomedical applications. He is particularly interested in developing a versatile and highly capable multimodality imaging system. Dr. Choi has served as chair and co-chair for the visualization technical committee (K-22) in the
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and is Assistant Director for the Scholarship and Assessment of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of Engineering Physics at Lewis-Clark State College. Dr. Utschig has regularly published and presented work on a variety of topics including assessment instruments and methodologies, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching diversity, and peer coaching. Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His technical expertise involves analysis of thermal systems for fusion reactor designs.Donna
Paper ID #18266Graduate School Preparation within an Undergraduate Program (Work inProgress)Dr. Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Carpenter is an Assistant Professor at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, focusing on Com- puter Engineering. In 2012, he completed his PhD on the performance and energy of the on-chip inter- connect at the University of Rochester.Nate Derbinsky, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyDr. Yugu Yang-Keathley, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyProf. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and
AC 2011-2169: SURVEY BASED COMPARISON OF PERCEPTIONS AMONGCURRENT INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTSAND ALUMNI AT US UNIVERSITIESAnurag K. Srivastava, Washington State University Anurag K. Srivastava is working as Assistant Professor in School of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at Washington State University since 2010. He received his Ph.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, in 2005, M. Tech. from Institute of Technology, India in 1999 and B. Tech. from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, India in 1997. He was working as Assistant Research Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Mississippi State University during 2005-2010. His research