Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

forms completed by faculty members duringa dedicated one-day symposium of senior project presentations. While this instrument is notperfect, it is a reasonable one given the extremely broad range of projects that our studentscomplete.The quality of the AFV program is attested to by a variety of evidence. First, several AFVstudents have won departmental awards for outstanding projects (two won best project), nationalawards (SAE conference presentation), and college-wide grants. Several other students haveused their projects to complete the requirement for the University’s Honors Program. Second,many graduates point to their work in the AFV as the highlight of their undergraduate education.A variety of letters, e-mails, and conversations with

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2008-161: MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OF STUDENT PROJECTS INDEVELOPING COUNTRIESJim Chamberlain, Clemson University Jim F. Chamberlain is a Ph.D. student at Clemson University in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. He received his M.S. in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson in 1994 and has worked as an environmental consultant for 12 years. His research interests are in the environmental impacts of growing monocultural switchgrass as a biofuel. Jim is a registered professional engineer and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education. Page 13.913.1© American