Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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Diversity

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actual events or situations. This work explores the impact ofthe use of case studies in an environmental engineering laboratory, introductory engineeringcourse, introductory biology seminar course, and upper level biology course. Motivations forimplementing the cases include determining how case studies teaching impacts students’ abilityto carry out a scientific investigation (from hypothesis to data analysis to discussion of results)and if the results correlate to students’ learning style preferences. This work is part of acontinuing funded investigation of the use of case studies with the potential to contribute to thebody of knowledge related to the use of learning styles assessments in educational practiceacross a variety of disciplines. The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Bo Chen, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

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distributed and renewable energy technology research. Weaver is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Michigan Technological University.Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University Jeremy John Worm is the Director of the Mobile Sustainable Transportation Laboratory at Michigan Tech and a Research Engineer in the Advanced Power Systems Research Center. Worm teaches several courses pertaining to hybrid vehicles, and IC engines. In addition to teaching, his research interests include internal combustion engines, alternative fuels, and vehicle hybridization. Prior to coming to Michigan Tech, Worm was a Lead

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Susan M. Montenery, Ohio Northern University; Courtney M. Hetrick, Ohio Northern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 22.179.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Innovative Interdisciplinary Student Project: Engineering and NursingAbstract:Typical projects involving engineering students identified as „interdisciplinary‟ usually involvedifferent disciplines within engineering. Projects that are truly interdisciplinary can bediscovered when faculty from different areas of campus work together toward the developmentof a project involving students from outside their respective discipline. This paper presentsresults of one such arrangement.During a tour of a new nursing laboratory, engineering noticed possible design improvements invarious manikins (life-sized

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Patrick Lee Kirby, Drexel University (Eng.); Justin Bryan Gillander

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

opportunities that cannot be taught in a class or laboratory. Cost andspace issues can be addressed by the current trend in engineering for miniaturization and micro-scale systems, systems that can be readily designed and prototyped by students.This paper discusses the development and implementation and educational outcome assessmentof two student projects using micro fluidic devices, involving a number of junior and seniorundergraduate students at our engineering technology program. The goal of the design projects isto explore and enhance students understanding of the fundamental engineering principles, andhands-on demonstration of system prototyping. Here we report two micro-fluidic projects whichexplore the principles of heat transfer as well as

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

NanomaterialsWe have recently developed a one-credit course designed for first-year students considering thenew major in Microsystems and Nanomaterials Engineering. It is based on a successful“Engineering Projects” course offered through our General Engineering department, which hassubsequently been made into a popular summer program for prospective students. The goal ofthis new course, which meets two laboratory hours per week, is to expose students to several ofthe important ideas and concepts in microsystems and nanotechnology, and to give them hands-on projects that will help them learn these multidisciplinary ideas. Further, the “ulterior motive”of this course is to inspire students to stay in engineering, and to give them a flavor of

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

: A Multidisciplinary Course in Mechanical Engineering Electrical EngineeringAbstractThis paper presents pedagogy and experiences in teaching system modeling and analysis as wellas feedback control systems in the engineering curriculum. The course is a requiredmultidisciplinary course to be offered at the junior level for both electrical and mechanicalengineering students. In addition, electrical engineering (EE) students and mechanicalengineering (ME) students who pursue an electrical engineering (EE) minor are required toconcurrently complete a laboratory course. But regular ME students who do not pursue an EEminor are not required to take the laboratory course. The motivation for offering thismultidisciplinary

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Frederic Sansoz, University of Vermont; Donna Rizzo, University of Vermont; Adel Sadek, University of Vermont

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configuring system and displaying data.Mechanical Engineering Laboratory This laboratory course is a requirement of ourmechanical engineering juniors and has an annualenrollment of ~40 students. Wireless sensors are beingutilized to study the deformation of beams and their modesof vibration. To illustrate the use, Fig. 5 shows an Vertical beamsexperiment in which the response of a small structure to Excitation motorvibration is being analyzed. A small electric motor with aneccentric drive induces vibration into the structure. The Strain gageflexible vertical beams will exhibit different modes ofvibration depending on the motors

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

college of engineering thatbenefits humanity by educating socially responsible engineers inspired for life-long learningusing an innovative learn by doing philosophy in partnership with industry and otherstakeholders.” PBLI is consistent with this mission because it promotes the use of a multi-disciplinary, participatory, learn by doing, “hands-on” laboratory, project and design centeredapproach. The PBLI enhances educational outcomes for students in accordance with the strategic Page 13.1010.2plan, it enhances the professional development of the faculty in conformance with the strategicplan, by encouraging and supporting expansion of faculty

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Loren Limberis is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at East Carolina University. Prior to joining ECU, he was a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The College of New Jersey. He received both his BS degree in Electrical Engineering and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. His research interests include the study of motor protein motility mechanisms and the incorporation of motor proteins and their associated tracks into bio

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, IUPUI; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

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1985. From January 1985 to September 1986, he was employed as a Research Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, and an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet until September 1986. Then, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI where he is now Professor and Associate Chair of the Department. His research interests include solid State devices, VLSI signal processing, and electromagnetics. He is a senior member of IEEE and a PE registered in the State of Indiana.Dr. Sudhir Shrestha, IUPUI Dr. Shrestha received his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kathmandu University in 2003 and his Ph.D. in Engineering with an emphasis on Micro/Nanosystems

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

processes.Students are asked questions concerning classical engineering failures, dangers of materialsubstitutions, environmental and social impact on product design and also on o materials usedin the school’s laboratories by research students and staff. Instructional knowledge forms aplatform for further inquiry.The teaching, in this subject, is presented in grand narrative form. Students are required toundertake further reading of recommended and referenced texts. The course material is alsosupported by the course material l written and compiled by this author.Experimentation and ObservationIn a traditional schema this is normally referred to as to laboratory practical session. However,as important as traditional laboratory sessions are in developing

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of an REU Summer ProgramAbstractAn NSF-funded Center, a three-university partnership with research focused onnanomanufacturing, has held a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)Program for undergraduate students over the past three years. Over 70 students have participatedin the program, in which each student is guided in a project to learn more about research relatedto nanomanufacturing. In our laboratories, students with diverse technical backgrounds gainskills in electron and atomic force microscopy; chemical synthesis; MEMS and NEMSfabrication; dip pen nanolithography; template-guided assembly and transfer of polymers andnanoparticles; high rate polymer processing; assessing the impact of nanoparticles on theenvironment

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

projects, progressing through an on-site industrial CO-OP and culminating with a team Senior Project or Masters Thesis.Problem-Based Learning within a Multidisciplinary, Industrial Project-Based ContextCalifornia Polytechnic State University has an earned reputation as a proponent of the hands-on,laboratory-based, learn-by-doing approach to education. We have also won a reputation as acollege whose students are steeped in open-ended problems and underpinned by anunderstanding of design and the process of design. As part of our newly-created Biomedical &General Engineering Department, it was our goal to implement Problem Based Learning (PBL)within a larger, industry project-based context. Based on our experience with industry as a keypartner in

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Paper ID #5817Impacts of New Modes of Instructions for Nanotechnology Education withinEngineering and Science ProgramsDr. Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Maher Rizkalla received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. From January 1985 to September 1986, he was employed as a Research Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, and an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet until September 1986. Then, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI where he is now Professor and Associate

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Electromechanical Engineering and Energy and PowerEngineering at Temple University. Only existing courses in EE and ME were integrated intothese plans of study for the BSE degree. The BSE program utilizes no new courses, requires nonew faculty and only administrative resources. Interdisciplinary design objectives were promotedand utilized in discipline undergraduate course laboratories and the capstone design project forthese students. The BSE program is uniquely administered by the College and not by aDepartment and has a Director and not a Chair.IntroductionThe Electrical Engineering (EE) discipline was once embellished with a significant number ofMechanical Engineering (ME) courses suitable for between-the-world-wars technical training

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning and Teaching Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emine Celik Foust, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

motivation. The class materials were delivered using powerpoint slides and recorded on cloud viaZoom. Each class contained many multiple-choice questions. Before the pandemic, instructorsused clicker questions in-class to collect prompt feedback and clarify any misconceptions. Eachclass section shares the clicker remotes and because of that, clickers were not used during thepandemic. Instead, Canvas quiz platform was used for questions.Fluid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics is a junior level engineering class. In Fall 2020, there were 48 studentsenrolled. The class has 3 lecture credits and 1 laboratory credit. The lecture portion of the class ison Tuesdays and Thursdays while there are laboratory sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays andThursdays

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 14.691.4required sophomore-level core course, but at a higher, fifth-year level. We believe thatWentworth’s biomedical systems concentration is not only competitive with Tufts’ program, butis stronger in terms of the classroom and laboratory experience in biomedical subjects providedto the students.Boston University:Boston University has an older and larger biomedical engineering undergraduate program.Boston University5 requires courses of signals and systems, control systems, and an electivechosen among biomechanics and fluid mechanics. These courses have the same theoreticalcontent as the corresponding electromechanical courses at Wentworth, in addition to applicationsin biology. The Wentworth biomedical concentration provides the same

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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integration, electric and pneumatic actuators, power transmission, materials and static force analysis, controls and programmable embedded computer systems, system integration and robotic applications. Laboratory sessions consist of hands-on exercises and team projects where students design and build mobile robots. RBE 2001 UNIFIED ROBOTICS I First of a four-course sequence introducing foundational theory and practice of robotics engineering from the fields of computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The focus of this course is the effective conversion of electrical power to mechanical power, and power transmission for purposes of locomotion, and of payload

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Kander, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

of proposed courses, outlined in Tables 3and 4. Table 3 organizes the proposed courses as a typical student would progress through the4-year, 120-credit curriculum. In order to better compare the proposed curriculum with thevision and design elements described earlier, the credit hours in Table 3 are broken down andorganized by curriculum area in Table 4. Page 13.262.7 Table 3: Proposed Courses for New Engineering Degree (L) indicates courses with one or more integrated laboratory credits Freshman Fall Freshman Spring Calculus I 4 Calculus II

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair McDonald, SUU Integrated Engineering; William Pratt, SUU Integrated Engineering; Nicholas Winowich, SUU Integrated Engineering

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the region, the engineering faculty proposeda fundamentally broad engineering curriculum reinforced with extensive hands-on laboratory anddesign experiences. The original program curriculum is summarized in Figure 2 with theschedule of specific courses shown in Table 1. The concept was initially developed as anEngineering Science degree; however, while gaining UBOR acceptance in April of 2001 thename of the degree was changed to “Integrated Engineering”. 1 Year Math & Science 1 Year General Education Calculus I, II & III Engineering Science Linear Algebra Differential Eqn’s Solid Mechanics* Fluid Mechanics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

SamuelFlorman, Kreisler-Borg Construction, author "Engineering and the Liberal Arts" 2. "Seeing your discipline as inherently bidisciplinary". Example: DavidBillington (NAE), Princeton,civil engineering as "structural art", author: "TheInnovators" 3. "Cross-college Collaboration:" Example: Our NSF-funded NCSUcollaboration to use an engineering device dissection laboratory to enhance achievementof student learning objectives for courses taught in our Colleges of Humanities and SocialSciences (Foreign languages: Spanish and French), Design (Industrial design studio), andEducation (Technology Education track).Introduction Among the eleven ABET EC 2000 criteria1 is found the requirement that everyengineering graduate have “an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb; David Chang, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

resources together forthe course to promote student learning. The instructors engage in meaningful dialogueconcerning their assignments, lesson preparations, laboratory exercises, and their results. Theinformation flow between instructors from different departments encourages faculty learning bypushing the instructors beyond their own discipline. This paper illustrates some of the coursedetails employed between two engineering departments to advance and enrich aninterdisciplinary controls engineering course. Advantages to empowering an interdisciplinaryfaculty are also described. The techniques described allow the students to benefit from the workof an interdisciplinary faculty team and enrich the students’ understanding by bringing in realworld

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hisham Hegab P.E., Louisiana Tech University; James D Palmer, Louisiana Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7847Assessment and Accreditation of a Nanosystems Engineering Degree at LouisianaTech UniversityDr. Hisham Hegab P.E., Louisiana Tech University Dr. Hegab is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. He has previously served as the program chair of Microsystems and Nanosys- tems Engineering and provided leadership in developing the B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering program. He has taught lecture courses and laboratories at the undergraduate and graduate level in areas of thermal design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, microsystems

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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AC 2011-421: INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ENGINEERING/SCIENCEVIA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSMaher E. Rizkalla, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University In-dianapolis, 723W Michigan Street SL160, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 Received his Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. He was research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory from January 1985 to September 1986 while he was an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet. He joined the Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI in September 1986 where is now Professor and Associate Chair of the Department. His research interests include solid State devices

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in the fieldof nanobiomedicine; and have been accepted into graduate medical physics programs. Based onthe new course Principles of Nanomedicine, a set of interdisciplinary laboratories has beendeveloped and offered for Rose-Hulman students by the Department of Physics and OpticalEngineering (PHOE) and Department of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering, whichcover the basic principles and practice of photonics, laser physics and nanoscience to addressfundamental questions in health science.We have organized and managed research on biophotonics and nanomedicine at RHIT for sixyears (2004-2010), during which time 40 undergraduate students have participated in a widerange of cancer-related projects. Currently, we are developing a

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratory facilities development for the program. Dr. Looft’s research interests have evolved from the analysis and modeling of tactile neural responses to now being focused on student capstone projects, systems engineering programs, and global education. Outside of the academic world, Dr. Looft is an avid sailplane enthusiast, pilot and flight instructor, and is a lifelong fitness enthusiast. Page 15.370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Robotic Systems: Preparation for an Interdisciplinary Capstone ExperienceAbstractThe Robotics Engineering (RBE

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; James Ogg, Purdue University

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, and toprovide hands-on experiences with the analysis, processing, and interpretation of earthsystems data. Page 13.947.10Bibliography1. Spanias, A.; Atti, V., “Interactive online undergraduate laboratories using J-DSP,” IEEE Transactionson Education, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 735- 749, Nov. 2005.2. Spanias, A., Atti, V., Ko, Y., Thrassyvoulou, T.,Yasin, M., Zaman, M., Duman, T., Karam, L.,Papandreou, A., and Tsakalis, K., “On-Line Laboratories for Speech and Image Processing and forCommunication Systems Using J-DSP”, IEEE DSP Workshop, 2002.3. Yasin, M.; Karam, L.J.; Spanias, A., “On-line laboratories for image and two-dimensional signalprocessing,” IEEE

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Paper ID #25660Work in Progress: Building the Mechatronics and Robotics Education Com-munityProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987 from MIT

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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, and has developed and taught many of the freshmen engineering courses, including ENGR 107 (Intro to Engineering) and ENGR 108 (Intro to Design). Other courses she is teaching are Dynamics, Dynamics of Machinery, and Engineering Materials. She is a member of ASEE and is developing a biomechanics laboratory as a center for research in bone and joint care.Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana Eric Sprouls has been the Chair of the Department of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana (USI) since 2002, where he has been teaching engineering technology and engineering courses since 1977. He holds a MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. Prior to coming

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2Dr. AC. Megri 2020 ASEE Annual ConferenceUniversity as the lead and several universities as the sub-recipients. The activities of thisconsortium are carried out in partnership with four national research laboratories. Theconsortium agreement favors greater coverage of expertise, the inclusion of technical forcesfrom several universities and laboratories, for a much greater impact through the interactionand collaboration as well as a greater coverage of research areas, equipment and labs.Launching and managing a functional consortium with multiple partner universities andlaboratories is often a complex task, because of the difficulties associated to the programs’complexity at a