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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Zoë Yi Yin Hensler, University of Portland

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Paper ID #17634Design and Implementation of an Aspirational Ethics Laboratory CourseDr. Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland Dr. Timothy A. Doughty received his BS and MS from Washington State University in Mechanical and Materials Engineering and his Ph. D. from Purdue University. He has taught at Purdue, Smith College, and is now an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. From 2009 to 2011 he served as a Faculty Scholar with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and has served as the Dundon-Berchtold Fellow of Ethics for the Donald. P. Shiley School of Engineering. His

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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Thomas A. Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Bruce R. Babin, Kansas State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Emily Dringenberg, Kansas State University

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. Figure 5: Two Bar Linkage DiagramMeasurement and Instrumentation LaboratoryMeasurement and Instrumentation Laboratory develops an understanding of differentmeasurement devices and techniques. Students study how there is uncertainty associated withevery measurement device. Students can demonstrate this concept by experimenting withdifferent temperature measuring devices on the boiler. The students’ familiarity with the specificcomponents will give them a physical object they can analyze, thus deepening theirunderstanding of measurement and instrumentation.Control of Mechanical SystemsControl of Mechanical Systems develops an understanding of controlling a dynamic system.Students study how to model a control loop diagram. Students can demonstrate

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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Cody McKenzie, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Paper ID #17756A Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Experiment to Investigate the Fre-quency Analysis of Bells and Chimes with AssessmentMr. Cody McKenzie, Clemson University I am currently a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree.Dr. Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering and Undergraduate Laboratory CoordinatorDr. John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University JOHN WAGNER joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson in 1998. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and Purdue University. Dr

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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Jeffrey C. Hayen, Oregon Institute of Technology

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theend of this article). It is the inaugural experiment undertaken for this course, and it is typicallyperformed during the second week of an academic term since the necessary background materialis reviewed during the laboratory session of the first week. This activity lends itself well to thisplacement within the laboratory schedule because it involves the unforced (or ‘free’) vibration ofa single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system that is almost undamped, so it essentially illustratessimple harmonic motion. Also, it does not depend upon advanced concepts or principles whichare covered at later stages in the course, yet it is easy to perform and does not require expensiveequipment or elaborate instruments.Before they perform the experiment, the

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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,statics) would require the course to cover all of that course’s content, severely restricting the natureof the research projects and the time available to work on them. Also, the program is tailored toengineering research objectives that include elements of innovation and technology development,as opposed to discovery (in the natural sciences). Rather than spending extensive periods in aformal teaching laboratory, the students often spend time in the engineering makerspace and/or inthe research labs of their faculty mentors. Research projects are conducted in small teams,generally 2-4 students per team, and students are expected to spend approximately 5 hours/weekon their research—enough time to make steady progress on their project but not

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Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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in a Junior-Level Machine Design CourseAbstractThere is currently a trend in engineering education that emphasizes a blending of theory with theapplication of that theory to engineering practice. Current ABET criteria for accreditation ofengineering programs focus on the ability of students to recognize engineering problems in a realsystem and to correctly apply engineering principles to those problems. In this paper, the authorsdescribe a junior-level course in machine design that integrates a classic, theoretical treatment ofthe design of machine elements with a semester-long laboratory in which students design andanalyze a ski lift to be used on their campus. This is a required course for all Engineering

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Reissman, University of Dayton; Timothy Reissman, University of Dayton

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minimalguidance given. This construct argues that student learning is strongly enhanced when students arechallenged to discern and develop every aspect of the experimental process primarily on their own.Based on these relative two extremes, the instructors (authors) opted to explore if course goalscould instead be achieved through structured levels of guidance using a scaffolded learningapproach. In developing a scaffolding approach for laboratory experiments, instructors consideredkey aspects of the experience and how each aspect could be gradually incremented toward a finalgoal. Overall categories for scaffolding included guidance provided, experimental complexity,analysis complexity, and critical thinking. Aspects of scaffolding in each category are

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Automotive Systems and Delphi Delco Electronics (formerly Delco Electronics as a subsidiary of General Motors Hughes Electronics) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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sophomore levelengineering mechanics course that incorporates topics in statics and dynamics; the courseincludes a laboratory component. The course is part of the required curriculum in theEngineering program at James Madison University; the program is not discipline specific.Classification of frames and machines Analysis of frames and machines is a topic that typically follows coursework in equilibriumof forces and moments; it describes how multi-member objects can be analyzed using a group ofrelated equilibrium equations. For this article, eight textbooks were reviewed to provide basisfor observations related to typical presentation of the frames and machines topic. The eighttextbooks are:  Statics: Analysis and Design of Systems in

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Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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their performance. The students were made aware ofthe fact that a material and the process for making it must be chosen in concert. This papersummarizes the overall experience of the mechanical engineering sophomore students onmaterial and process selection for a wide range of consumer products chosen by them.INTRODUCTIONProduct dissection (teardown) process has become a popular way to teach students aboutengineering concepts and design principles associated with engineered products around them.This process of reverse engineering helps the student design teams learn how the productfunctions and how the parts or subassemblies interact with one another. The reverse engineeringprojects have been incorporated as a laboratory component of a

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Ohio University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University

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Paper ID #18997Examining Student Misconceptions of Conservation of Mass and Energy inPipe Flow using Very Low Cost ExperimentsProf. Robert F. Richards, Washington State University Dr. Robert Richards received the Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. He then worked in the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST as a Post-Doctoral Researcher before joining the faculty of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. His research is in thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer. Over the last five years he has become involved in developing and disseminating

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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. No required courses feature Mechatronics as a prerequisite, though some technicalelectives do. While cataloged as a 3000 level course, the majority of students are seniors withjuniors and new graduate students making up the balance.   Figure 1. The interdisciplinary nature of Mechatronics [14]. Figure 2. EME 3214 – Mechatronics with prerequisite courses.The four-credit course is taught with three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory. Becausethe lecture and laboratory sessions are considered a single section, class size is capped at16 students per section to accommodate the available laboratory stations. Both daytime andevening

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Sabine Linke, University of California, Davis; Ian C. Garretson, University of California, Davis; Fahad M. Jan, University of California, Davis; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis; Mohamed M. Hafez, University of California, Davis

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Paper ID #17859Design and Manufacturing of Nozzles and Airfoil Shapes for CompressibleFlow Visualizations in a New Engineering CourseProf. Barbara Sabine Linke, University of California, Davis Barbara Linke got her German Diplom (2002) and doctorate (2007) in mechanical engineering at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. She worked with Prof. Fritz Klocke at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL at RWTH Aachen University from 2002 – 2010. From 2010 - 2012, Barbara was a research fellow at the University of California Berkeley at Prof. David Dornfeld’s laboratory. Since November 2012, Barbara has

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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complete a junior level course in dynamics (MECH 320). Based onNewtonian Mechanics, this course requires students to model and analyze the motion of particlesand rigid bodies, with and without forces applied. Historically, this course endures large classsizes and/or multiple sections to accommodate the high volume of students enrolling. As well,the course content of Dynamics has largely focused on homework, quizzes and exams. Notsurprisingly, students often suffer difficulty in understanding the key concepts which aremathematically intensive. Worse still, many are unable to appreciate the relevance of dynamicswithin their respective majors and become disaffected. Including a laboratory component inwhich students perform several experiments to

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura A. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Paper ID #18161Pop-Culture Learning Technique Applied to ThermodynamicsDr. Laura A. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Laura Garrison received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and her M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University. She then worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Federal Systems before deciding to pursue her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at Penn State University in the area of experimental fluid mechanics associated with the artificial heart. After graduating, she worked at Voith Hydro for five years in the area of Computational Fluid Mechanics. For the

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Colin J. Reagle, George Mason University; Mary K. Handley, James Madison University

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Paper ID #17858Flipping an Engineering Thermodynamics Course to Improve Student Self-EfficacyDr. Karim Altaii, James Madison University Dr. Altaii holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and received his doctorate from The City University of New York. He is a registered Professional Engineer. He holds five patents in solar energy applications and in irrigation system. He is the director of two international summer programs. He is the Co-Director of the Advanced Thermal-Fluids laboratory. His primary interests are in renewable energy applications, fluid-thermal sciences, and international education.Dr. Colin J. Reagle

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver

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. Courses taught include undergraduate finite elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Dr. Bradley Davidson, University of Denver Dr. Bradley Davidson is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the University of Denver and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. 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 Virginia Tech–Wake Forest

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; John F. Dannenhoffer III, Syracuse University

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choosing and sizing proper machine elementshaving certain final design specifications. This involves having a working knowledge of machineelements such as linkages, bearings, gears, springs, screws and fasteners, shafts, and columns.Over the years, the machine design course has been improved with efforts to introduce project-based learning [3], hands-on machine design laboratories [4] and finite element analysis projects[5]. Despite advances in overall curriculum, junior-level machine design course delivery hasnot changed much from authoritative lecture style in the classroom, together with homeworkassignments that only reinforce analysis concepts by solving problems through pluggingexplicitly given parameters in the problem statement into

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Natasha Smith P.E., University of Southern Indiana; Michael McLeod, Accuride Corporation

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discussed. Then specifics on how the project was executed are presented. This is followed bya discussion of assessment and recommendations for improvement. Finally, the paper concludeswith an overview of the project challenges and benefits.Course BackgroundThe Introduction to Finite Element course is a mechanical engineering technical elective for under-graduates, brought to the program in 2013. The course format includes two hours of lecture and atwo hour computational laboratory. The course begins by introducing students to one-dimensionalsingle degree of freedom problems. We present theory for solving axial displacement & temper-ature problems. In addition, the course provides practice with two and three dimensional models,incorporating

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Fellows program at Baylor University. She co-leads the Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Development Seminars, and is a KEEN Fellow. c American Society for Engineering Education

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Herb Connors; Vitaliy Victorovich Saykin, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mohammed Khalid Alhuwayrini

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Research Laboratory: A Case Study”, the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14-17, 2009, Austin, Texas, USA.[5]. Hsieh, S., “Research Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering Students”, the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-26, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 11[6]. Kaul, S., & Ferguson, C. W., & Yanik, P. M., & Yan, Y., “Importance of Undergraduate Research: Efficacy and Student Perceptions”, the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 26-29, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.[7]. ATSM E8/E8m-15a, Standard test methods for tension testing of metallic materials,[8]. R.C. Hibbeler, “Mechanics of Materials”, 10 Edition, Prentice Hall; 2013[9

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Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Relmane Baptiste, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; DeOndre L Clark Jr, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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the students to design a realistic system and its components under realistic design requirements and constraints.2- The project aims to improve the ability of the students to understand and apply fundament of mechanics of materials for strain measurement, basics circuits, circuit simulation, chemistry, electronic laboratory testing and validation.3- The project is to improve the ability of the students to apply modern engineering tools (such as Multisim, Excel, Circuit lab equipment) to analyze and design a realistic system and its components.4- The project is to improve the students’ hands on skills in fabricating circuitry and working prototype of circuitry system.5- The project aims to improve the ability of the students to

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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and Inquiry Learning: A Response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006), Educational Psychologist,42(2), 99–107, 2007, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.6. Barroso, L.R. and J.R. Morgan, Developing a Dynamics and Vibrations Course for Civil Engineering Students Based on Fundamental Principles. Advances in Engineering Education, 2012. Winter: p. 1-35.7. Kypuros, J.A., et al. Guided Discovery Modules for Statics and Dynamics. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2011. Vancouver, Canada.8. Mativo, J. M., & Smith, N. (2011, June), Learning in Laboratory Compliments to Lecture Courses via Student Designed and Implemented Experiments Paper presented at 2011

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2017 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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serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair of the First Year Engineering Experience committee, chair for the LTU KEEN Course Modification Team, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team. Dr. Gerhart conducts workshops on active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, entrepreneurial mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Embedding Fluid Power into Fluid Mechanics and

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Learning and Assessment in ME 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Vishalkumar Jayantibhai Ahir, California State University Fullerton; Iulian Mocanu

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. Gibbons Kevin A., Philip Knodel, JoelWilliam Noble, Nathan W. Seibt, “An Approach to UsingUndergraduate Student Teams to Develop Undergraduate Laboratory Experiences,” American Societyfor Engineering Education, (2012).13. Jakobsen, C.H.; Hel, T.; McLaughlin, W.J. “Barriers and Facilitators to Integration Among Scientistsin Transdisciplinary Landscape Analyses: A Cross-country Comparison”. For. Policy Econ., 6, 15-31,(2004).14. Cummings, J.N.; Kiesler, S. “Collaborative Research Across Disciplinary and OrganizationalBoundaries.” Soc. Stud. Sci., 35, 703-722, (2005).15. Russell, A.W.; Wickson, F.; Carew, A.L. “Transdisciplinarity: Context, Contradictions andCapacity.” Futures, 40, 460-472. Sustainability, 3 1107, (2007).16. Tress G, Tress B, Fry G