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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9027Development and evolution of a new mechanical design laboratory courseDr. Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University Steven P. Marra received his B.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1998 and 2001, respectively, all in mechanical engineering. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in mechanical engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include soft and hard tissue biomechanics, nonlinear mechanics of solids, mechanics of tissue damage, and undergraduate engineering education

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patricia Iglesias Victoria, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8574Enhancement of the Engineering Measurements Laboratory for SemesterConversionDr. Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology Michael J. Schertzer received the Bachelor of Engineering and Management and Master of Applied Sci- ence degrees from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, On- tario, Canada. He earned his Doctorate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto for his work characterizing the motion and mixing of droplets in Electrowetting on Dielectric Devices. Before joining the Mechanical Engineering

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; James Dautremont

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Mechanical Engineering

Page 24.431.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development, assessment and evaluation of remote thermo-fluids laboratory experiments: Results from a pilot studyAbstractAn integral part of a mechanical engineering and other engineering programs are laboratoryexperiences. While the benefits of hands-on laboratories are in providing environments forstudents to apply theoretical knowledge, the changing landscape of engineering education todayis spurring consideration of alternate means of offering laboratory-based education. Oneapproach is that of developing remote or online laboratory experiences, which is particularlyattractive for our mechanical engineering program at

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Philip Ring, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

 conduct PIV research using a small budget. Our main concern washow well a relatively inexpensive laser could illuminate particles of algae and how an inexpensiveCMOS camera with limited resolution could be used to obtain images usable within PIV software. Wewere able to test this by simply shining the laser through a beaker filled with water seeded with algaeparticles shown in Fig. 4. Figure 4. Image of algae particles illuminated by a laser.A simple lift was also designed in order to aid in the positioning of the laser. The main goal of this earlyrevision was to determine if such a system could be viable in a University of _______ laboratory bytaking simple videos illuminating algae flowing in beakers and tubing.  Testing

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Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University; Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 24.839.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Laboratory Development for Dynamic Systems Through the Use of Low Cost Materials and ToysAbstractIn an effort to provide students with a hands-on learning experience while demonstratingdynamics concepts, the authors have developed several laboratory activities. The goal of theselaboratories is to engage students in an active learning exercise that employs higher levelthinking skills to integrate multiple course concepts. The laboratories are focused on inducing theanalysis, synthesis and evaluation levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Each laboratory was designedwith low cost materials that are readily available at most hardware

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering

economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Bradley S. Davidson, University of Denver Bradley Davidson is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Human Dy- namics Laboratory at the University of Denver. He holds a BS in civil engineering from Tennessee Tech, an MS in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a PhD in biomedical engineering from the Vir- ginia Tech–Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. His research in musculoskeletal biomechanics emphasizes measurement of human movement and motor control, with applications in the lumbar spine stability, total knee

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University, Tuscarawas

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Mechanical Engineering

to communicate effectively through reports, engineering drawing, oral presentations supported by PowerPoint and through poster presentations.The course is divided into a lecture session and a laboratory session. In the spring semester of2011 the lecture session covered an introduction to fuel cells, CNC programming, roboticstechnology, robot programming and notions of engineering communication including progressreports, oral presentations supported by PowerPoint slides and poster presentations. The classnotes which are supported by PowerPoint slides were made available to students on BlackboardVista. During the laboratory session, students familiarized with PEMFC manufacturingprocesses, developed G-codes for machining fuel cell

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ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazeel Khan, Miami University; Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University

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Mechanical Engineering

created for completion by students and fourexternal faculty. The latter were invited to participate in the project based on their expertise ineducational research and prior work on NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement(CCLI) and Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES) projects. The ComEx Student Survey was co-developed by ComEx project personnel and the E&ACenter and administered online. This instrument consisted of three subscales with a total of 29items designed to obtain information about students’ experiences in using the ComEx Studios.The “Effectiveness of the ComEx Exercise/Activities” subscale consisted of nine items on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5

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ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Scott A. Miers, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University; Charles D. Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

integrate a number of content threads in the second and third years: application of core course concepts; programming, modeling, and simulation; laboratory skills including instrumentation, measurement, data acquisition, data analysis and experiment design; structured design process; making and tinkering; communication. 2. It reduces the number of core courses and increases the number of technical electives.Table 2 summarizes the change in the credit distribution. “Practice” in the old curriculumconsisted of four laboratory courses (5 credits) and a junior level engineering design processcourse (3 credits). The new curriculum replaces these with a sequence of four courses that spanthe 2nd and 3rd years. In the ME core, the

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Colleen M. Halupa, LeTourneau University

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Clemson University. Dr. Caldwell is a member of ASME and Pi Tau Sigma.Dr. Colleen M Halupa, LeTourneau University Dr. Colleen Halupa is currently the Director of Curriculum Design and Technology at LeTourneau Uni- versity. She has an A.S. in medical laboratory technology, a B.S. in healthcare management, an M.S. in health administration, and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in educational lead- ership, and management. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Halupa was a biomedical sciences officer in the United States Air Force. Prior to her retirement from the military, she held varying positions in health administration and education and served as the program director for all of the Air Force

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

the second author while the first author taught the MET classusing the same text at the third author had used for the MET course in 2008 and 2009 fromwhich data are not available in the same format as presented here.Figure 1 presents the instructor evaluation of the student performance for each of the courseobjectives. The student evaluation was based upon their scores on a mixture of homework,quizzes, laboratory reports, and exams that covered the topic. The mixture of these 4 elementswould change from topic to topic, but similar combinations of the instruments were normallyused from year to year. The average percentage scores on each instrument in a topic wereaveraged and then converted into the 0 – 4 grading scale used at EWU. Key points

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

tunnel is located inthe Turbulence and Multiphase Flow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser usedwas a 120mJ Nd:YaG laser with a 20 adjustable width sheet generator. In thisexperiment, the sheet width was 0.5 mm. The digital camera that was used was a KodakES1.0 MegaPlus camera. The camera had a pixel range of 1008x1008. The pixel sizewas 25 micrometers and the interframe delay between pictures was 12 microseconds. Apicture of the experimental setup is show in Figure 3. A sample PIV measurement of thevelocity field behind a step is shown in Figure 4. The formation of a recirculation zone inthe separated flow can be seen from this figure. The other experimental study is to perform is the particle resuspensionexperiment. In this

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanical Engineering

infrastructuredevelopment and has evolved through a continuous stream of projects from regional industry,equipment donations from alumni and industry supporters, part-time graduate student supportfrom the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, part-time graduate studentsupport from the Mechanical Engineering department, and two NSF educational research grants.Results from over 25 capstone design team projects are shared each year with the public, alumni,and industry partners at a signature university event known as the Design Expo. The universitycommitment to this program has resulted in construction of a 6000 ft2 design suite that includes aCNC-equipped machine shop, metrology lab, project assembly area, advanced CAD laboratory,3D printer

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

) an$appropriate$ aspects)of)engineering) Course$outcome$ laboratory)equipment measurements from$the$list$(j) A knowledge of provided$below.$ Describe)a)contemporary issues STEP$3:$For$each$ contemporary) STEP$4:$For$ 7.)))))Appreciate) outcome$ measurement)system) acOvity$provide$ measurement)and) provide$a$brief$ Lab)9)report,)graded

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satyajeet P. Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

theperformance.Figure 6 shows a similar comparison study of the same samples in the small tube. For the low-cost tube, the absorption measured is significantly higher than empty reference tube. This isattributed to the rougher surface finish the schedule 40 PVC pipes use that causes disturbance inplaner wave. For higher performing samples i.e. fiberglass and cotton shoddy, the agreement inperformance is acceptable.We believe the tube is very useful for instructional purpose as well as conducting relativecomparisons among various acoustic materials in order to rank order the test materials withoutrequirement of expensive laboratory testing or similar test practices. It appears that the relativerank ordering is the same for results from the reference tube as

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Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Mechanical Engineering

implemented in a junior-level fluid mechanics course thatincluded both lecture and laboratory components. A total of nine learning objectives werespecified for the course. These learning objectives are: calculate fluid thrust forces, calculateaerodynamic forces, solve pipe flow problems, select a pump for a system, select a flowmeter fora system, write a computer program to solve transient fluids problems, write a professionalquality lab report, acquire and analyze laboratory data, and be a valuable member of team thatsuccessfully completes a project. The learning objectives can be mapped to ABET studentoutcomes. In this implementation of Standards-Based Grading, all assessments are done on apass-fail basis. That is to say, there is no partial credit

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

pp.Brief narrative of procedure, measured Individual); Technical Analysis,data, deduced and analyzed data, plotted Economic Analysis, Recommendationresults with discussion and conclusions. for ActionME 391 – Mechanical Engineering ME 412 – Heat TransferAnalysis Design Project Documentation: FormalReading, thinking, and teamwork Report (1 @ 10 pp. + App., Individual) Memo Reports (X @ 2 - 5 pages App.IndividualME 451 – Controls (Senior)Laboratory and Project Reports: Laboratory Experiment Written Reports (2 Formal Reports,Individual); Abstract, Nomenclature, Introduction, Analysis, Results, Discussion

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

forms the basis for SMEcertification exams for Certified Manufacturing Engineer and Certified ManufacturingTechnologist.4The lintel spanning the pillars emphasizes that laboratory experiences, quality, continuousimprovement, and problem analysis pervade the manufacturing engineering field and integrate itsvarious facets. This approach aligns with many of the personal effectiveness techniques.While there are multiple uses of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge, for the purposesof this paper, the focus is on fostering ongoing dialog among faculty in mechanical engineeringand mechanical engineering technology programs whose graduates often work in manufacturingengineering functions of product-producing industries. Such dialog will help to

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Paper ID #9006The Purdue Mechanics Freeform Classroom: A New Approach to Engineer-ing Mechanics EducationProf. Jeffrey F Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeffrey F. Rhoads is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity and is affiliated with both the Birck Nanotechnology Center and Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, each in mechanical engineering, from Michigan State University in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. Dr. Rhoads’ current research inter- ests include the predictive design, analysis, and

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Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

-Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 50 publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather E Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10089Thermodynamics in the ArtsDr. Heather E Dillon, University of Portland Dr. Heather Dillon is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. Her teaching focuses on thermodynamics, heat transfer, renewable energy, and optimization of energy systems. She currently leads a research team working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and fundamental heat transfer. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer. Dr. Dillon’s research at PNNL supported the US Department of Energy and

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

clear and concisely and students incorrectly answering questions likelyhave conceptual misunderstandings.Specific Comments from Advisory WorkshopThe preliminary concept inventory for the second law of thermodynamics was presented to anadvisory council composed of thermodynamic experts from industry, academia, andgovernmental laboratories during a one day workshop evaluating the redesign of the FTC effort15 . The advisory council members were enthusiastic about the inventory, and in general felt thatthis preliminary version captured the basic concepts that they felt were important. Several of themembers had specific comments about the wording of certain questions, and a valuable dialogwas conducted that should help improve future versions of

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ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard N. Shapiro, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

students elect the course as well. The on-campus version of the course has been taught for many years, with two meetings a week for a 15-week semester. Beginning about five years ago, the college began offering a master ofengineering degree that is not specialized in any particular engineering discipline. At that time, allnon-laboratory master’s courses in the college were required to include online sections that havebeen taught concurrently with the face-to-face sections. Faculty members teach both sections asone course assignment.The advanced engineering thermodynamics course had an initial enrollment of eight students at adistance who were pursuing their master of engineering degrees while employed full time andtwenty-eight on-campus students

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Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Corey S. O'Hern, Yale University; Eric R. Dufresne, Yale University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Wilczynski served in fellowships at the MIT Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and at the Harvard School of Public Health, and was the National Director of the FIRST Robotics Competition. His professional interests are in the areas of data acquisition and analysis, mechanical design and virtual teams for product development. He presently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the FIRST Foundation and on the Naval Engineering in the 21st Century Committee of the National Academy of Engineering. Previously he served as the Vice President of Public Awareness for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as a national officer of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an evaluator for the New England

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica W. Clark, University of Maine; John R. Thompson, University of Maine; Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

, University of Maine John Thompson is an Associate Professor of Physics and Cooperating Associate Professor of STEM Education, and a member of the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education at the University of Maine. He is co-director of the UMaine Physics Education Research Laboratory, a research group of over a dozen faculty, postdoctoral research associates, graduate students, and undergraduates. His research focuses on the learning and teaching of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at the upper division, and student understanding at the physics-mathematics interface. He is very interested in cross-disciplinary studies of specific topics.Donald B. Mountcastle, University of Maine Donald Mountcastle is an

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Philip Caruso (GeneralElectric Water and Power), Dr. C. Stuart Daw (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), (ChevronCorporation), Professor David Foster (UW-Madison), Dr. Kevin Kirtley (General Electric Waterand Power), and Professor Robert Lucht (Purdue University). Faculty colleagues at Texas A&MUniversity Department of Mechanical Engineering are acknowledged for their assistance inadministering the concept inventory to their respective courses; these colleagues includeProfessor Michael Pate, Professor David Staack, Professor Andrea Strzelec, Mr. Joshua Bittle,and Dr. Jacob McFarland. Finally, Mr. Timothy McDonald, an undergraduate student researcher,is acknowledged for his efforts in processing data presented in this article.References1

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Mechanical Engineering

model for the course. The “Thermo-Fluids 1” course became, tostudents, the 7-mission “Hunt for Energy and Power”. The same textbook was used in thenew delivery model as had been used previously; the same laboratory experiments wereundertaken by students, but students had a different approach to the workload.Throughout the course, students proceeded at their own pace, and completed 7 “missions”,each with 5 levels of performance. The first 3 levels were successively more complexanalytical problems. The 4th level was a lab report based on a moderately challengingopen-ended lab experiment, and the 5th level was an opportunity for the student to extend aconcept based on the content of the earlier lab experiment. The concept of “Design” wasbuilt into

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold L. Stalford, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

sabbaticals (2001-2002 and 2008-2009) with the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM and has served as consultant to Sandia’s Microsystems Science, Technology & Components Division since 2001. His major research interest in the oil and gas industry is telemetry of borehole sensor data to the surface during drilling, com- pletions, and production. Dr. Stalford’s broad area of research is in microsystems and nanotechnology, seeking new and novel solutions to challenging oil and gas problems. His work with Sandia has focusing on designing, fabricating, testing and characterizing various micro/nanotechnology systems that includes Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tunable MEMS devices, RF nanotechnology

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Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanical Engineering

different models of interpretation. Finally, homework is an assimilativeexperience where the student reflects on learning and practices integrative thinking.Table 1 - Kolb Learning StylesConverging The dominant learning abilities are Abstract Conceptualization (AC) and Active(AC+AE)/2 Experimentation (AE). People with this learning style are best at finding practical uses for ideas and theories. They have the ability to solve problems and make decisions based on finding solutions to questions or problems. In formal learning situations, people with this style prefer to experiment with new ideas, simulations, laboratory assignments, and practical applications.Assimilating The dominant