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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas; Lin Liu, University of Kansas

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has studied the effects of occupational exposures such as vibration on the lumbar spine and low back disorders. She is involved in the development of medical devices used in physical therapy, obstetrics, and internal medicine.Dr. Lorin P Maletsky, The University of Kansas Dr. Lorin Maletsky joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Kansas in 2000. He has created and taught a project, team-based freshmen course in Mechanical Engineering as well as helped to develop different academic support programs across the school including Undergraduate Teaching Fellows to support active learning in the classroom, small-group tutoring in courses, and the Practice Exams.Dr. Lin Liu, University of Kansas

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

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acting chair (1985-1987) of the Mechanical Engineering of the University of Delaware.Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas Professor Reza Mirshams is Associate Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs at the University of North Texas. Dr. Mirshams has degrees in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering in the area of mechanical behavior of metals and alloys from the University of Birmingham, England and the University of Tehran. He is a Full Professor in the area of Materials Science and Engineering in the Engineering Technology with joint appointment in the Materials Science and Engineering Departments. He has been a Principal Investigator and Project Director for several

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit, Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit, Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

probe the ability of students to a)explain the societal context of engineering, b) explain the importance of pro-active communityservice, and demonstrate an inclination to continue such service in the future, c) exhibit anappreciation of communication with non-engineers and finally, d) challenge some of thestudents’ stereotypes regarding others. The service-learning project was executed incollaboration with a local not-for-profit organization. Reflections were conducted by thestudents by answering a set of carefully-phrased questions after conducting the project. Analysisof students’ responses as well as the implications of the trends obtained, are explained in thispaper. The recorded benefits of service learning are described and can be

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliott Vega, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

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incorporate a material selection design textbook with an associated professional-level software program. Materials selection concepts and methods were interspersed throughoutthe course and integrated into three student-group design projects involving springs, bearings,rotating shafts, and gear elements. This approach resulted in a practical and effective method ofintroducing materials selection into the design process and provided needed skills for the follow-on, senior-level capstone design course. At the end of the class, an easy-to-follow, student-written material selection reference guide (with examples) was produced to provide guidance forfuture classes and students needing a quick overview of the materials selection process and useof the

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Thermal Sciences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Eric Judd EIT, University of Central Oklahoma; Brock Philip Ring; Andrew Wayne Henderson, University of Central Oklahoma; Grant M Armstrong

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session (includes a quizand discussion of quiz problems) conducted by a teaching assistant over a 16 week period. Weeklyhomework is due during each drill session and graded and returned by the next drill session. There is acomprehensive final exam for the course. There is a design project, where students work in two persongroups to design, analyze, and a report on a thermal system for power production. In the Fall 2012 courseoffering, the course structure was kept the same with the exception of the lectures and that there was aportion of the grade that depended on taking notes outside of class.In preparation for flipping the classroom, the lectures for the Spring 2012 offering of this course wererecorded using a LiveScribe Smartpen [8]. The

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University

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mechanical engineering students at South Dakota State University isThermo Fluids Laboratory. The purpose of this one-credit course, usually taken in a student’slast semester before graduation, is to enrich the student’s understanding of thermodynamics,fluid mechanics and heat transfer principles in an experimental laboratory setting. TheMechanical Engineering Department at SDSU recognizes the importance of laboratorycoursework in the curriculum, so a project was undertaken to improve student learning outcomesfrom this course. The goals of this project were to formally assess how well the current ThermoFluids Laboratory course achieves the desired course outcomes and to update the course contentand equipment based upon the findings of the

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Embedded in Junior Level Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics CoursesAbstractIn collaboration with the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), the faculty at LawrenceTechnological University developed and implemented fluid-power based modules (i.e.,classroom exercises) for two BS Mechanical Engineering (BSME) core courses:Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. The project aims to teach students the basic theories andconcepts in fluid power and expose them to real-world hydraulic and pneumatic applications.Modules designed for the Fluid Mechanics course focus on addressing hydraulics relatedapplications, and modules designed for the Thermodynamics course focus on pneumatic systems.Fluid power modules include homework to be completed

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Bruce Cain, Mississippi State University

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textbooks which sell in the thousands of copies annually,each PTC sells at most a few hundred copies per year) and 2) when used as legal documents,even a steep price (a few hundred dollars) is insignificant in light of the larger legal and testingcosts. For use of PTCs in education to become widespread, the cost will have to be lowered.(Note: Copies of PTCs used in the projects described in this paper were donated to the author’sprograms by ASME).3. Experiences in Using Performance Test Codes in the CurriculumA. A Student-Performed Performance Test This option was investigated at the University ofEvansville. The students were enrolled in a senior-level elective, Principles of Turbomachinery.The emphasis in this course is primarily on industrial

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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associated model. (a) ECP inverted pendulum 38 (b) Simulink model of ECP inverted pendulum Figure 2: ECP-505 inverted pendulum and associated model.pendulum is balanced by driving a rod back and forth at the top; this results in a difficult plant tocontrol that is both unstable and nonminimum phase. The Simulink model of this invertedpendulum system is shown in Figure 2. Students will use this as a pre-lab exercise to test theircontroller designs before using the hardware equipment in SDSMT’s Spring 2015 control systemselective, and this model will also be used for a class project on dynamics modeling andlinearization in a future semester of the dynamic systems course.The third system that was modeled was a

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

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AC 2007-815: INDIVIDUAL COURSE ASSESSMENT AS A CORE ASSESSMENTTOOLHyun Kim, Youngstown State University Hyun W. Kim, Ph.D., P.E. Hyun W. Kim is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Fluid Power Research and Education Center at Youngstown State University. He has been teaching and developing courses and research projects in the fluid thermal area. He is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Ohio and is currently conducting applied research in fluid power control and computational fluid dynamics with local industries. Dr. Kim received a B.S.E. degree from Seoul National University, a M.S.E. from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. from the Univ. of Toledo

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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theLaser Micromachining Laboratory, the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the ResearchCenter for Advanced Manufacturing, the Laboratory for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics of Page 14.1227.2Materials, and the Micro Sensor Laboratory.A website (http://lyle.smu.edu/REU) was used as the central source of information forprospective applicants. The website included detailed program information including programlocation, dates, stipend, housing, and dining. The website also included a list of participatingresearch laboratories and projects, eligibility requirements, contact information, requiredapplication materials and optional survey forms. The required

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Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University

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realistic problems to show the students how to apply the concepts with thetheory. If a student can visually see how all the pieces fit together, they will be able to master thesubject and apply it to real world applications.Projects with real world applications are another tool used in teaching MATLAB. Many schoolsuse projects to teach their students a variety of different subjects.At Northern Illinois University5 they used MATLAB to design and simulate a sun tracking solarpower system. The simulation consists of four modules: solar tracking cells, signal conditioningcircuit, controller, and motor. The simulation provides an excellent platform for undergraduateengineering technology students to study the design and theory of a sun tracking solar

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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, primarily-undergraduate institution. These changes were made with the goal of improving alignmentbetween in-class assessment practices and ABET assessment requirements. The first majorchange involves reviewing and revising the Performance Indicators for all Student LearningOutcomes. Specifically, the PI’s were rephrased for strong alignment with the revised Bloom’sTaxonomy, with a focus on higher order learning. The second major change is the developmentof descriptive rubrics for several major assessment tools. Two rubrics will be examined asexamples: one for peer assessment of team members’ contributions in the program’s capstonedesign project and the second for a position paper on contemporary issues related tothermodynamics. Initial results from

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Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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environmental processes involve particle transport,deposition and removal. In the last decade, significant research progress in the areas ofnano- and micro-particle transport, deposition and removal has been made. A series ofcourses was developed to make these class of new important research findings availableto seniors and graduate students in engineering through developing and offering ofspecialized curricula. This project involved integration of numerical simulations andexperiments in the developed courses. The course materials were mostly made availableon the web and some courses were taught at University 1 and University 2 campusessimultaneously. Based on the course materials, a series of short courses was also offeredat several countries. The

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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than 25 papers span a wide spectrum of problems in the dynamics of systems and structures. Dr. Orabi has also been involved in developing schemes for vibration control of space structures during the lift off and in orbit. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and undergraduate level capstone design courses, thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi’s most recent projects involves the development of learning modules. These modules provide undergraduate engineer- ing students with improved learning of basic, conceptually-difficult engineering concepts in the context of a basic knowledge

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ming Z. Huang, University of San Diego; Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines

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the Division of Engineering, Design & Society at Colorado School of Mines. She is a social scientist, holding a PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Irvine and an MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. She is Co-Chair of the Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology and Computing in the American Anthropological Association. She studies experts and their work in relation to environments, technolo- gies, and human lives. Her current research projects deal with earthquake risk management technology in Mexico and the United States, environmental data justice in the US/Mexican borderlands, and the development and practice of engineering expertise

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Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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includes acoustics, vibrations, dynamic Page 13.610.1 system modeling, fluid power noise, and acoustic sensor development. His research and educational projects have received support from NSF, DOE, Ford and TVA. He has published ten referred journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports. Dr. Chen was the recipient of Tuskegee University Outstanding Teaching Award in 2006, and Tuskegee University Outstanding Service Award in 2007. He is also a member of ASME, ASEE, and SAE. Currently he serves as© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Service Award in 2007. He is also a member

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How We Tackled the Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Francisco Herbert got his B.Sc. degree in engineering physics from the Monterrey Institute of Tech- nology and Higher Education (ITESM) in 2009, as well as the certificates of concentration in energy engineering and intelligent systems, his Ph.D. degree from the same institution in 2015, and completed a post-doctorate in the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2018. He has more than 12 years of experience in the wind energy field; he worked as as wind energy analyst and CFD specialist in DNV GL Energy. He has been involved in the development of large-scale wind farms and analyzed of 1.5 GW of wind projects in north, central, and south America. He is currently

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing Teaching Practices for Fluid Power Class with Interactive Learning Exercises and its Impacts on Students

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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alternative solutions. Without elaborate custom programming, MS Excelwill only be able to handle simpler problem solving, and its core functionality would certainlynot replace any commercial codes that are highly specialized, and used for high-levelengineering design and analysis. However, in some cases, it can be used as a cost effective,simple, and quite useful tool to perform analysis or automate tedious and error prone tasks andcalculations.Over the past four years, several MS Excel examples and projects have been implemented intothe MET curriculum to illustrate concepts being taught in various courses. Additionally,periodic student assignments using MS Excel have been used to further reinforce basic conceptsas well as give cursory instruction

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

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Thermodynamics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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and Techniques for Improving Students Learning6.1 Real-life Examples and ExperimentsSeveral real-life examples, hands-on experiments and projects have been constructed and used tohelp students in tackling thermodynamics concepts and principles, and to connect abstract ideasto accrual hardwere.38- 44 Flotterud et al.38 for example described a micro-combined heat andpower system sized for residential distributed power generation. The system has been used as alaboratory experiments in which students take measurements to complete an energy balance andperform second-law analysis. The real-life experiment enhanced students learning of somethermodynamics principles. Li and Zhou39 described a thermodynamics project in whichstudents had to select a

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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chapter and research papers on machining of composites. He has a diverse industrial experience for 27 years, in design, research and manufacturing of electro me- chanical systems, such as design of various types of gear and gear boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised more than 40 senior/capstone projects. One of his project won the national award from Airforce Research Laboratory

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Thermal Sciences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Lin, University of Southern Maine; James W. Smith, University of Southern Maine; Stephen Knittweis

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Mechanics and Heat Transfer Page 23.302.21. Introduction:It is common knowledge, and has been demonstrated by numerous studies, that thecombination of theory and hands-on experience is a critical component of engineeringeducation1-5. Hands on, i.e. open-ended laboratory experiences can be delivered in variousways. They are either integrated into courses that contain both lectures and lab componentsor offered separately as lab courses which may, in turn, be formal group-based activities orsingular individual project-based. In an effort to give students the full benefit that they cangain from in-depth laboratory activities, departments devote money and effort to purchase orupgrade lab

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Youssef, San Diego State University; Vladimir Arutyunov, California State University Northridge

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Vladimir Arutyunov2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, San Diego State University 2 Mechancial Engineering Department, California State University NorthridgeAbstractSenior design projects are essential capstone experiences to Mechanical Engineering studentsthat allow them to integrate and apply the knowledge they attained in all of their prerequisitecourses. Generally, senior students are required to engineer a system that can be purelymechanical or interdisciplinary such as a biomedical, automotive, or aerospace system.Traditionally, Mechanical Engineering curricula focus on the specifics of each component orsubsystem with no regard, or at best little regard, to the overall system

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Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

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Alabama A&M university. He has lead the development of a new mechanical engineering program for the school of engineering and technology. Among his academic, research and industrial research interests are developing engineering higher education towards world class quality and prominence, facilitate collaboration among university’s faculty for project development and research, research and project development in a diverse range of engineering discipline. Page 11.1089.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Retention and Recruiting Activities in a Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; C. Cy Yavuzturk, University of Hartford

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implementing collaborative projects withsimulation components as high impact practices into a Thermodynamics I course. The results ofthe present study have indicated that the implementation of such a collaborative project intosections of Thermodynamics I did not directly result in better performance on the specific pre-requisite exam problem. Further, it was observed that the amount of time that had passed since astudent had completed the Thermodynamics I course, did not impact performance on this examproblem. The method of administering Pre-requisite Exams is demonstrated and suggested as amethod which can be strategically utilized to uncover, describe, and assess the impact (or lackthereof) of specific perceived enhancements in the

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Putko P.E., University of Massachusetts - Lowell; Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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optimization under uncertainty. She is a member of the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative.Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell Juliette N. Rooney-Varga is Director of the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative and Associate Pro- fessor of Environmental Biology. Her microbial ecology research has spanned diverse topics related to carbon cycling, climate change, and energy; from feedback loops in microbial production of methane in the Arctic and the climate system, to harnessing electricity produced by anaerobic microorganisms in soil. She recently led the NASA-funded Climate Education in an Age of Media (CAM) Project to integrate student-produced media and climate change science, while

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Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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design the vehicle in a real-worldatmosphere. Sponsors of the competition provide teams with the engineering tools andequipment needed to create a realistic vehicle design project. Using these tools the ERAU team,the EcoEagles, have devised a Power-Split EREV propulsion system. The team will build aprototype vehicle that will be tested at GM’s Desert Proving Grounds in Yuma, Arizona andMilford Proving Grounds in Detroit, Michigan.Vehicle electrification is a major component of the vehicle design. The team designed around a25-mile electric range, which provides a significant benefit for most consumers. The averagecommuter (50%) drives less than 40 km per day. This means that a consumer using theEcoEagles vehicle almost never has to use the diesel

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

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, and educators have advocated moving from educating engineers in a waythat reinforces that engineering is a purely technical endeavor to one that recognizes that it issociotechnical, and happens in a global context. As part of a National Science Foundation -funded project, our engineering program is exploring ways for engineering educators to do thiswithin required engineering courses. In this paper, we present an example of how content relatedto sociotechnical and global context was integrated into a required senior-level Heat Transfercourse in mechanical engineering. We describe the design of the Social Relevance and GlobalContext Module and its use with students in Fall 2017. The module is designed for use in theHeat Exchanger section of