AC 2009-1161: DESIGNING AN UNDERGRADUATE ROBOTICS ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM: UNIFIED ROBOTICS I AND IIMichael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteEben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Taskin Padir is a visiting assistant professor in the robotics engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to WPI, he was an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University where he taught undergraduate courses in robotics, machine vision and systems integration, circuit analysis, electronics, and introduction to
AC 2009-750: EDUCATING GENERATION Y IN ROBOTICSDavid Chang, United States Military AcademyPeter Hanlon, United States Military AcademyKirk Ingold, United States Military AcademyRobert Rabb, United States Military Academy Page 14.510.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Educating Generation ‘Y’ In RoboticsAbstractWe present our approach to educating the new Generation ‘Y’ using robotics in undergraduateeducation. This course is a laboratory based education for life-long learners through a look at anew course for non engineering majors in the senior year. As the centerpiece of this course, weuse a robotics platform to integrate introductory
holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts using active learning strategies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress – Designing a Capstone Course Towards Effective Collaborative Behaviors in Interdisciplinary EnvironmentsAbstractSenior capstone classes are unique and crucial experiences for undergraduate students, in thatthey provide long-term, often synthesis-based
AC 2010-89: A NEW APPROACH TO MICROELECTRONICS ANDNANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATES OF ALLDISCIPLINESJohn Cressler, Georgia Tech John D. Cressler received his Ph.D. in applied physics from Columbia University in 1990. He was on the research staff at IBM Research (1984-1992), the faculty of Auburn University (1992 to 2002), and currently is Ken Byers Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research interests center on silicon-based heterostructure devices and circuits, and he and his team have published over 500 papers in this area. He is also very interested in the teaching of highly technical topics to non-specialist audiences. He is the co-author of
AC 2010-1735: A NEW FULL YEAR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGSENIOR DESIGN PROJECT COURSE: STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND LESSONSLEARNEDLily Laiho, California Polytechnic State UniversityRichard Savage, California Polytechnic State UniversityJames Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Page 15.65.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A New Full Year Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Design Project Course: Structure, Content and Lessons LearnedAbstract A new full-year multidisciplinary senior design project course has been implemented atCalifornia Polytechnic State University. This course series utilizes externally sponsoredcomprehensive
AC 2011-415: IMPROVING TEAM LEARNING IN SYSTEMS DESIGNColin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Colin J. Neill, associate professor of software and systems engineering and associate division head of en- gineering and information science, earned his Ph.D. in software and systems engineering, M.Sc. in com- munication systems, and B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom. He is the author of over sixty articles on software and systems design, ar- chitecture, and team effectiveness and serves as associate editor-in-chief of Innovations in Software and Systems Engineering.Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco
AC 2011-1859: SERVICE RESEARCH AND SERVICE LEARNING: DE-VELOPING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BETWEENA UNIVERSITY AND A NONPROFIT.Kristen Osterwood, University of PittsburghAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghJason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Monnell is a Research Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Union College (Schenectady NY) his PhD in Chemistry from Penn State in 2005. He investigates chemical and phys- ical interactions between surfaces and their environments. He is especially interested in heavy metals, chacogen containing molecules, and catalytic materials. Dr
AC 2011-1061: ENCOURAGING ART AND SCIENCE CROSS-DEPARTMENTALCOLLABORATION THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMahmoud K Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville Dr. M K Quweider is an Associate Professor at University of Texas at Brownsville. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, M.S. in Engineering Science, and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering all from the University of Toledo, Ohio. After graduation, he worked at several places including Pixera, a digital image processing company in Cupertino, CA, and 3COM, a networking and communication company in Schaumberg, IL. He joined the UTB in 2000. His areas of interest include Imaging, Visualization and Animation, Web Design and
AC 2011-553: EXPERIENCE TEACHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED ROBOTICS COURSE BUILDING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTSWayne W. Walter, PhD, P.E. , Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE) Wayne Walter is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his BS in Marine Engineering from SUNY Maritime College, his MS in Mechanical En- gineering from Clarkson University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Walter has worked for the U.S. Army, Rochester Products and Delco Products Divisions of General Motors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in New York State. He has thirty five years experience teaching design
AC 2010-834: WHAT MAKES A TEAM “CROSS-DISCIPLINARY”?DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF CROSS-DISCIPLINARY LEARNINGMEASURESScott Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P Schaffer is currently an associate professor in the Educational Technology program in the College of Education at Purdue University where his research and teaching focuses on workplace learning and performance. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Florida State University and teaches courses such as E-Learning Design, Program Evaluation, Learning Systems Design, and Human Performance Technology at Purdue. Dr. Schaffer's research involves assessment and evaluation of cross-disciplinary team learning and
AC 2010-228: THE CHALLENGE OF TEACHING SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WITHINTEGRATED PROCESS DESIGNAnouk Desjardins, École Polytechnique de Montréal Anouk Desjardins has worked on the evolution and the teaching of the course Sustainable Development Capstone Project. After graduating in civil engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal she obtained a Master’s of Applied Science in 1999. Then she worked in industry as a process engineer. Since 2008 she joined Ecole Polytechnique as a research assistant for sustainable development projects and as a lecturer.Louise Millette, École Polytechnique de Montréal Louise Millette is, since 2002, the first (and only) woman to
AC 2010-395: ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A COURSE FORMAJORS AND NON-MAJORSCatherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines Page 15.481.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Design for Sustainability: A Course for Majors and Non-MajorsAbstract As part of a one-semester international experience for undergraduate students, a lower-division course in engineering design for sustainability was offered. The course participantsconsisted of majors in engineering, architecture, political science, and economics from numerousuniversities. This survey course, beyond providing a basic introduction to
AC 2011-2742: ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: IN-TEGRATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER-INGAhmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, associate professor of architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming (UW), teaches several HVAC and energy courses. Dr. Megri is also teaching a course titled ”Compre- hensive Performance of Building Envelope and HVAC Systems” for Summer School at UW, and ”Smoke and Fire Dynamics” during summer session at Concordia University, Canada. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Prior to his actual position at UW
AC 2010-1885: DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTERS DEGREE ON SUSTAINABILITYMANAGEMENTShekar Viswanathan, National University, San DiegoHoward Evans, National University, San Diego Page 15.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Master’s Degree Program on Sustainability ManagementAbstractThis paper summarizes the development of a unique, master’s degree program insustainability management based on fundamental concepts relating to energy,environment, products and processes. The interactions among practitioners andacademicians at the National University that lead to the development of this program arehighlighted. This
AC 2010-2151: PROJECT BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION FORUNDERGRADUATESHuanmei Wu, IUPUI Dr. Huanmei Wu is an assistant professor at the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, joint with Indiana University School of Informatics. Her research is focusing on database, data mining, and tumor motion management in image guided radiation treatment. Page 15.997.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project Based Multidisciplinary Education for UndergraduatesAbstractMotivation: Integrating the multidisciplinary technologies
AC 2010-2259: RFID BASED ASSISTIVE DEVICES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARYPLATFORM FOR SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESKumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. His current research interests are in the areas of RFID, VLSI Circuits, Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Computer Aided Design tool development, digital design automation, autonomous adaptive systems, applied electronics, and engineering education. He has served as a technical reviewer for several IEEE/ASME/ASEE international conferences and journals, and has written over 45 publications in
AC 2012-5469: INTERDISCIPLINARY PEDAGOGY FOR PERVASIVE COM-PUTING DESIGN PROCESSES: AN EVALUATIVE ANALYSISDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech where she serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Education and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engi- neering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, communication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design, writing across the curriculum in stat- ics courses, and a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios
AC 2012-4604: PROFESSEURS SANS FRONTIERES: SPREADING FAC-ULTY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AROUND THE WORLDDr. Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy Grant Crawford is currently the Director of the Mechanical Engineering Program at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. He graduated from West Point in 1985 with a bachelor’s of science in me- chanical engineering. He earned a master’s of science in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas in 2004. He has taught courses in aeronautics, thermal-fluid systems, heat transfer, computer-aided design, and aerospace and mechanical engineering design. He is a licensed
AC 2007-1064: A NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONINITIATIVEFernando Tovia, Philadelphia University Dr. Fernando Tovia is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Engineering Programs at Philadelphia University. He joined the faculty of the School of Engineering and Textiles in 2004. He earned a B.S. from the University of the Americas (Mexico) in 1981 and an M.S. from Oklahoma State Univ. in 1987 (both in industrial engineering) and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Arkansas in 2004. He spent 20 years working in production planning, strategic planning and as an executive in the textile industry in Mexico. His research interests include supply chain
AC 2012-4955: INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF THE BUILTENVIRONMENT ON OBESITY IN TWO COMMUNITIESDr. Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham Fouad H. Fouad is professor and Chairman of the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA. He teaches and conducts research in the area of reinforced concrete structures and concrete materials, and has published numerous technical papers in the field. His research efforts have led to the development of national standards and specifications for a number of concrete products and building systems, including spun prestressed concrete poles and autoclaved aerated concrete. Fouad is a Past Chairman of ACI
AC 2010-1117: INTEGRATION OF JOURNAL CLUB IDEOLOGY INTO ANANOTECHNOLOGY COURSESmitesh Bakrania, Rowan University Smitesh Bakrania is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his PhD from University of Michigan in 2008 and his BS from Union College in 2003. His research interests include combustion synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications. Page 15.782.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Journal Club Ideology into a Nanotechnology CourseNanotechnology is bound to dramatically impact how we use materials in all aspects ofengineering
AC 2011-1435: SYSTEM SAFETY LITERACY AND MULTIDISCIPLINARYENGINEERING EDUCATION: TEACHING ACCIDENT CAUSATION ANDPREVENTIONCynthia C. Pendley, Georgia Institute of Technology Biographical sketch: Cynthia Cox Pendley Cynthia C. Pendley is a Program Coordinator for the Center for Space Systems in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology where she has served since 2005. Prior to joining Georgia Tech Ms. Pendley was a product developer at Kimberly-Clark Corporation where she was awarded two patents for specialized filtration products. She received her B.S. in Textiles from Georgia Tech and is currently pursuing a Masters in Educational Psychology at Georgia State University. Ms. Pendley’s
AC 2011-812: RE-ENGINEERING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: A COM-PARISON OF STUDENT MOTIVATION, ABILITY DEVELOPMENT ANDCAREER PATHS IN TRADITIONAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY EN-GINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMSBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara Masi, Ph.D., is the Director of Education Innovation in the MIT School of Engineering. Anette Hosoi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Shanette Go and Neha Batra graduated from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering with an SB Engineering in 2010. Ms. Go is currently completing a medical degree. Ms. Batra is currently working in the energy field.A. E. Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyShanette A. Go
Paper ID #8653Integrated 2D Design in the Curriculum: Effectiveness of Early Cross-SubjectEngineering ChallengesProf. Kevin Otto, Singapore University of Technology and Design Dr. Otto is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore Uni- versity of Technology and Design. He teaches the design courses as well as disciplinary courses including thermodynamics, and is very interested in multidisciplinary education.Mr. Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin, and Singapore University of Technology & Design BSME Carnegie Mellon 2008 MSME University of Texas at Austin 2010 PhD
AC 2009-997: ROBOTICS ENGINEERING: A NEW DISCIPLINE FOR A NEWCENTURYMichael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteEben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDavid Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMichael Demetroiu, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGreg Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMichael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteYiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteKenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteJames Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
AC 2010-1775: A CASE STUDY ON TRANSFORMING UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONSteven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering UW-Madison College of EngineeringWendy Crone, University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Department of Engineering Physics UW-Madison College of EngineeringJeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department Chair and Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering UW-Madison College of EngineeringMoira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison Director of Assessment UW-Madison College of EngineeringPaul Peercy
AC 2012-3349: TEAM DECISION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH MBTISTEP IIDr. Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and Pro- fessor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Arlington, is in indus- trial engineering. He also has 10 years’ experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and lean manufacturing.Dr. Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University Don E. Malzahn is professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at
AC 2010-615: ROBOTICS INNOVATIONS COMPETITION AND CONFERENCE(RICC): BUILDING COMMUNITY BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRYTHROUGH A UNIVERSITY-LEVEL STUDENT COMPETITIONRichard Beach, Western New England CollegeMichael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteJames Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 15.1047.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference (RICC): Building Community between Academia and Industry
AC 2010-893: LEVERAGING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF A GENERALENGINEERING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIALMINDSETRandall Brouwer, Calvin CollegeSteven VanderLeest, Calvin CollegePaulo Ribeiro, Calvin CollegeRobert Medema, Calvin College Page 15.843.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Leveraging the Unique Character of a General Engineering Program to Enhance Students’ Entrepreneurial MindsetAbstractThe General Engineering degree provides a unique foundation to connect engineering withbusiness and entrepreneurship. A significant portion of engineering students are interested inaspects of entrepreneurship which provides a springboard to
AC 2010-364: DEVELOPING AN OPEN ENDED JUNIOR LEVEL LABORATORYEXPERIENCE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAPSTONE DESIGNJames Palmer, Louisiana Tech UniversityHisham Hegab, Louisiana Tech University Page 15.384.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing an Open Ended Junior Level Laboratory Experience to Prepare Students for Capstone DesignAbstractA junior level Nanosystems Engineering open-ended laboratory course was developed to providestudents with a common experience to enable them to be more effective in their capstone designcourse. Traditionally, the lecture and laboratory courses build specific technical skills that thestudents apply