Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Billy L. Clark, The Citadel; Robert Hudson Imhoff IV; Luiz Dos Reis

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #23351Water Tunnel Design: A Senior Capstone Project to Promote Hands-on Learn-ing in FluidsDr. Nathan John Washuta, The Citadel Dr. Nathan Washuta is an Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received both his B.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maryland – College Park. His primary research interests include Hydrodynamics, Turbulence, and Experimental Methods.Dr. Jason Howison, The Citadel Jason Howison is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The Citadel. His research areas include computational fluid dynamics

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Ocean and Marine

project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and ap- plied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, numerical modeling, elec- tromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa

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Ocean and Marine

undergraduates interested in studying naval and marine engineering, norhave those industries actively recruited bachelors degree graduates. Therefore, it is particularlyimportant to the vitality of the certificate that students achieve depth in the fundamentals toensure transferability and thus mitigate risk in students’ career planning. It is also necessary toprovide students with this comprehensive background through existing and new elective coursesusing limited faculty resources. We leverage faculty effort by designing new project-intensivecourses, that naturally support learning communities, and provide an online bulletin board tofacilitate student communication.The positive impact of learning-community
participation on student success in

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Yu, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Gail M. Stephens, Massachusetts Maritime Academy; William Haynes, Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Ocean and Marine

companies, it would be beneficial to seek theindustrial expectations on a national scope.This paper targets the industrial expectations for the marine engineering major students on anational scope. Job hunting websites, including indeed, linkedin, glassdoor, monster andcareerbuilder, have been used to collect national information on the 115 marine engineering jobsavailable from May 2017 to Oct 2017. Statistical analysis has revealed the industrial expectationsfor the top job placements (locations), the top job categories, and software skills most in demand.The paper also discusses possible modifications to the existing MMA curriculum and coursecontents to better meet these industrial expectations, including assigning practical projects incourses

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas R. Consi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jocelyn Frances Lorrey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michelle Kornberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

the capabilities of thevehicle through the incorporation of new sensors and actuators. We present the design of theflight recorder and our first experience using it in an educational program. We also present thedesign of the onboard computer system.IntroductionEver since the publication of their little yellow book “Build Your Own Underwater Robot andOther Wet Projects” by Harry Bohm and Vicki Jensen [Westcoast Words, Vancouver, BC]thousands of students have built and flown Sea Perch remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)(www.seaperch.org). Made of PVC pipe, toy motors, switches, and other low-cost easilyobtained parts, the Sea Perch has provided students with hands-on experience in marine roboticsand introduced them to basic concepts in ocean