Conference Session

ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Jerry Meldon, Tufts University; Anatoly Peresunko, Southern Federal University (Russia)

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

context for virtual science, engineering and technology investigations. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of integrated adjustable virtual laboratories. To facilitate these methodologies for academic education, corporate and military training, his company developed new ground-breaking e-learning solutions, as well as relevant assessment and authoring tools. Dr. Cherner holds an MS in Experimental Physics, and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science. He published over 70 papers in national and international journals and made dozens presentations at various national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Cherner has served as a Principal Investigator for several

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

2006-1185: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANINTERNET-ENABLED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTJohn Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 11.450.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development and Implementation of an Internet-Enabled Environmental Engineering ExperimentAbstractSome degree of laboratory experience is desirable for a comprehensive education inenvironmental engineering. While it would be advantageous for all students to obtain hands-onlaboratory skills in a laboratory class on campus, it is not feasible for some students to attend labcourses either because of time constraints (e.g. part-time students) or

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Analysis (FEA) and 2) biomechanics of body motion that requires themotion tracking system. However, setting up these two types of experiments can lead to asignificant financial investment in the laboratory. Worst of all, it is often very challenging tosynchronize data collected from different types of experiments. Without the properlysynchronized data collected from tissue mechanical test and body motion analysis, the studentswill have difficulty understanding the causality between the biomechanics of body motion andtissue mechanics A successful example of the implementing FEA simulation in tissuebiomechanics lecture1 or the introduction of a digital image motion analysis in the lecture tocover biomechanics of body motion2 were reported in the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

describe the first offering of Introduction to Tissue CultureLaboratory Techniques. In this lab makeover, we significantly changed expectations, lab format,lecture content, lab protocols, and grading policies in order to engage novice students. Theinstructor observed striking improvements in overall student engagement, mastery of techniques,preparedness, and confidence in lab performance. These observations are supported by studentfeedback in written reflections, informal communication, and end-of-course student surveys.Briefly, the course learning objectives include: 1) Demonstrate ability to work safely with animal cells and mastery of aseptic technique 2) Perform laboratory techniques essential for establishing and maintaining cell lines

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering and ComputerEngineering programs. They also told us about their strong interests in the applications ofsoftware-hardware co-design (SHC) in embedded systems. With their assistance, we wereable to set up a digital design laboratory with design software from Cadence, Synopsisand Xilinx.There are many inexpensive FPGA boards from several vendors, which offer flexibility,performance and ease of use. Our students can design, implement and test digital circuitsusing a hardware description language, Verilog or VHDL. Many FPGA boards allowusers to instantiate a high performance processor, such as MicroBlaze, PowerPC, andARM, etc., and its memory and I/O devices on an FPGA chip. Therefore, we can use theboard to implement a very

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

knowledge in the areas regulatory affairs, and safety which are becomingmainstream capabilities for engineers. To meet the demands for a rapidly changing, technology-driven workforce, the industry and educational advisory bodies have recommended thatacademic instruction should include industry practice training2. Many programs and universitieshave accomplished industry practice training through co-operative education, industry fellowsprograms, guest lectures, capstone projects, courses co-taught with the industry, and field trips3,4. This poster describes an effort to translate some industry practices into classroomeducation. Experiential laboratory, design projects, classroom lectures or seminars can be used toinclude industry practice

Conference Session

Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Ram Prasad Diwakaran, Texas A&M University; Justin Zsiros, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-996: CONVEYING THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURINGPROCESS DESIGN USING SIMULATION RESULTS AND EMPIRICAL DATAMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Summers

to us by other human beings. A third element that especially applies totechnical students is the availability of parts and equipment to perform laboratory experiments and appliedlearning activities. Most schools have well equipped laboratories, staffed with laboratory assistants toguide the students through assigned projects. Remote students traditionally have had to get parts andequipment on their own, rely on available local facilities, use only computer synthesis of the laboratoryexperiments, or not do the hardware part of the learning exercises at all.Working on a grant from the Utah Educational Council and funding from Orchid Educational Enterprises,Inc. (OrchEd ®); Dr. Summers researched methods of remote presentation of technical

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

notpay tuition. Faculty from engineering and education disciplines served as instructors for theworkshop and were responsible for developing course materials, demonstrations, and laboratoryexperiments. They also served as consultants in engineering design activities. Topics covered inthe workshop are mostly in the field of mechanical engineering because mechanical systems areclosely related to concepts of mechanics, energy, and structures.We adopted the inquiry-based learning style that relied heavily on active participation and hands-on activity to implement collaborative learning throughout the entire workshop. Participants wereorganized into teams of four to conduct discussions, laboratory work, and engineering design.Daily activities

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

Agenciesb. State Government Agenciesc. Foundations andd. IndustryIn majority of the cases, the applied research projects are funded by industry. The motivation forcontracting out these services lies in the fact that a number of these companies do not have thesufficient manpower to support such an effort or they may not have the desired expertise. FederalAgencies like National Science Foundation (NSF) do support development of new laboratoriesunder programs like Course-Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) programs or MajorResearch Instrumentation Program (MRI). NSF also offers targeted funding for research in UGinstitutions. This paper discusses an industrial project which was funded by the Center forInnovative Technology of the State of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas G. Boronkay; Janak Dave

. Page 2.264.1Current FormatAssociate Degree students in Mechanical Engineering Technology are required to take thefollowing courses as a part of their design sequence.Course Credit hoursEngineering Drawing I 3Engineering Drawing II 4Statics 4Mechanics of Materials I 4Mechanics of Materials II 4Design of Machine Elements 5All of the above courses are one quarter in duration and all of them have a laboratory associatedwith them except for Statics.In Engineering Drawing students learn fundamentals of design and drawing

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Robert R. Krchnavek; Raul Ordonez; Peter Jansson; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

Electrical Engineering. The recent ABET Criteria 2000 guidelinesfor electrical and/or computer engineering make explicit distinctions between electrical and computerengineering based only on mathematics. Electrical Engineering requires differential equations, linearalgebra, complex variables, and discrete mathematics. Computer Engineering requires discretemathematics.Engineering Clinics All four engineering programs share an Engineering Clinic component, which is an eight-semester sequence of laboratory-based instruction. One of the members of the Rowan Advisory Boardwas from Harvey Mudd—the Engineering Clinic was proposed as one component of the upper-divisionprograms of study. In addition, there were some “workshops” in the curricula as

Conference Session

Session/Panel 2: New Opportunities – Breaking into Federal Agencies that are New for You

Collection

2017 ERC

Authors

Reginald Williams

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers Enterprise Research (PECASE) recognizes and honors extraordinary achievements of Programs young professionals at the outset of their independent research Laboratory Research careers in S&T Programs • The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Program (VBFF) provides extensive, long-term financial support to distinguished university faculty and staff scientists and engineers to conduct unclassified, basic research on topics of interest to DoD

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

) software package is used toaccompany the teaching of a power electronics application course. PSCAD is a software packagefor power system simulations developed by Manitoba HVDC Research Centre1. Free trial andstudent versions are offered on the web site at www.pscad.com. This is especially attractive forstudents because they are able to download the software on their personal computer and work onthe simulation before or after the laboratory. PSCAD results are solved as instantaneous valuesin time, but can be converted to phasor magnitudes and angles via built-in transducer andmeasurement functions. This is very similar to how real system measurements are performed,such as rms meters and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectrum analyzers. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

applications in this course. This coursehas been taught four times during the past two years. This is a four-credit-hour course consistingof three credit hours of lecture and one credit hour of laboratory. The evaluation and feedbackfrom students show that it is considered as one of the fun courses they had which helps themunderstand many of the topics in computer and network security field, and gain some hands-onexperience and skills to defend computer systems.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: Section two discusses course developmentand describes the context, course objectives, references, and laboratory exercises. Section threepresents our teaching experiences and reflections and, finally, Section four presents ourconclusions.2

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Arup Maji; Mahmoud Reda Taha

Engineering and Construction Management. In an attempt to better integratethe Engineering students and Management degree students as well as to seek newefficiency in teaching, the Construction Management students were required to take a 4credit course that was previously required only of the Engineering students. The courseon “Civil Engineering Materials” includes a significant laboratory component and was tobecome the only laboratory course taken by the Construction Management students intheir 4-year curriculum. Starting Fall 2006, the prerequisites and course content werechanged to accommodate the new clientele. The integration proved to be challengingpartly due to the diverse academic background of the two cohorts of students(management and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

arenas,as shown by feedback from various internship sponsors. Similarly, topics in nanoscale scienceand other cutting edge research are presented in a weekly seminar series and each semester theseminar features a number of presentations by outside speakers, and a forum where studentspresent their research projects. Through this media, students from the Department of Technologytaking ITMF 420 are required to participate in the lectures and seminars series to enhance thehands-on application of the AFM and STM tools as a partial fulfillment of the course.Utilization of the core laboratories and facilities at JSUThe core laboratories and facilities at JSU provide researchers with adequate resources such asequipment, technologies, and support

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shripad Revankar, Purdue University; Felix Mbuga, Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology,

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

13.1120.3Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)The SURF program was initiated in 2003 using a portion of an unrestricted gift from PurdueUniversity Alum. Purdue’s College of Engineering launched the program to meet the increasingneeds of academia and industry by providing a dedicated laboratory experience to strengthenintegrated, research-related, hands-on learning through discovery for participating students. Thegoal of the SURF program is to provide students across all engineering, science and technologydisciplines with an intensive research component that allows them to work closely with graduatestudents and professors in their respective schools.The Purdue SURF Program has the following features: (1) Paid, hands-on research under

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin; Vanessa Sanders, Florida Memorial University; Chanika Symister, Florida Memorial University; Rose Stiffin, Florida Memorial University

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

has developed improved nuclear techniques to better determine the elements of critical importance in identifying regional sources of airborne particles, and characterizing solid waste leaching dynamics. His current research interests include low-level counting of natural radioactivity, corrosion studies, Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry and risk assessment in radioactivity handling. He is also involved in development of distance learning education.Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Biegalski is currently the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory (NETL). He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Texas and Virginia. His research focuses on

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. M. Waite; Rommel Simpson

thenecessary skill acquisition. This paper discusses the structure and support of this course, and our experiencewith teaching it.1. BackgroundFalling enrollments and problems with retention of sophomores prompted us to examine our curriculum in1992. We interviewed students, looked at initiatives at other schools, consulted with industryrepresentatives, and debated strategy and tactics internally. Our conclusion was that we needed to improvethe students’ laboratory experience and integrate it more closely with lecture material. In that way, we feltthat we could provide stronger motivation for the lecture material and also reinforce it through immediateapplication.There has been a trend at the University of Colorado towards a separation of lectures

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John Krupczak

students The objective is to develop a familiarity with howvarious Technological devices work, and to explain the basic scientific principles underlying their operation.Topics covered include: the automobile, radio and television, computers, and medical imaging. The format isthree hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week over a 15 week semester. The course was firstoffered in the Spring 1995 semester. The target audience for the course was seen as general liberal artsstudents. A major goal of the course is to reduce the fear and apprehension of this group toward understandingtechnology. The course focuses on the wide variety of technology used in everyday life to help in engaging thestudent’s interest. The lecture portion of the

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Suranjan Panigrahi, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

with required hardware and supporting software has beendiscussed. The design of new hands-on modular laboratory exercises and their implications onstudent learning has been presented. Team-based newly designed class projects emulated real-world solutions based on embedded systems. The class project also required the students tolearn and apply project management skill (i.e. SCRUM). The experience and implications ofthese class projects have been reported with respect to the course learning outcomes. Lastly,the author’s perspectives on how the course has prepared the students for the marketplace hasbeen incorporated.Introduction and Objective:Embedded system technology is a key aspect of modern electronic systems and devices.Every Electrical

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Linn, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and applications ofsome innovative technologies in the classroom. I have chosen to concentrate on one suchtechnology in this paper. This technology is the use of computer based laboratory experiments inlieu of or to supplement hands-on laboratory experiments. I will focus on computer based labexperiments. The driving force behind this technology is to speed up student progress onlaboratory experiments and make the learning experience in the lab more efficient. I choose theelectrical field to concentrate my discussion because my background is in electronics and I havesignificant experience teaching electrical courses with accompanying labs. I will first give some

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

laboratory work thatincludes motor modeling and feedback control. There is also a major design project in the courseto reinforce theoretical and experimental design. The topics covered in the course are listed below. 1. Translation 2. Differential equation review 3. First/second order systems 4. Numerical methods 5. Rotation 6. The differential operator and input-output equations 7. Circuits (resistors/capacitors/inductors and op-amps) 8. Feedback control 9. Phasors 10. Transfer functions and Fourier analysis 11. Bode plots 12. Root locus plots 13. Analog IO, sensors and actuators 14. Motion control (single and multiple axes)Prerequisites for the course include basic

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Tracy Van Zandt

foundation courses can too easily become a “blur” to the students—nothing more than a “bunch of words” intermingled with sines, cosines, integrals, Taylor seriesexpansion, etc., with no particular reason or intent.In the UMASS Lowell Mechanical Engineering curriculum, an effort is being made to try torectify this by interweaving some of the fundamental STEM material between multiple coursesso that students obtain a deeper understanding of important concepts. In particular, it is helpfulto integrate the well-defined, theoretical material of foundation classes with the hands-onenvironment of later laboratory classes. Laboratory can be effectively used to reinforce lecturematerial that is presented in related courses [2]. It can also be the perfect

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Camille George

. Thomas (UST) where students were challenged to acquire new information, tocollect data, analyze it and express an educated opinion. The pedagogy of the class wasdiscovery-oriented. The approach was in stark opposition to the established lecture, textbook,homework and exam tradition. Students initiated their own learning, an experience that cannotbe overemphasized for future problem solvers. Assignments included student-led lectures anddiscussions, a formal laboratory notebook, and a final thought experiment written in the form ofa proposal. Students’ experimental proposals, lecture topics, and lab experiments will bepresented in this paper.IntroductionEngineering education must create innovators. How does one gather new information, assembleit

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

A Low-Cost Approach to Teaching Transmission Line Fundamentals and Impedance Matching David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstract:As part of a NSF-funded Project, Portland Community College has developed a series of low-cost experiments to teach transmission line fundamentals and impedance matching techniques.Using a MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, experimental exercises to measure reflections coefficients,standing wave ratios, and input impedance have been developed and used in the teachinglaboratory. With the addition of a matching unit and simulated load, impedance matchingexercises can also be implemented. These laboratory exercises

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Surya Kalidindi; Philip Perdikaris; John Lannutti; John DiNardo; Gary Ruff; Charles McMahon; Jed S. Lyons; Alan Lawley; Linda Schadler

and laboratory principles at the undergraduatelevel. The project develops multi-media, video and physical experimentation packages in modularform so that they can be used at a variety of schools and in a variety of settings. These include: (a)interactive, self-paced personal computer-based instructional modules on Fracture Mechanics,Corrosion, Electrical Conductivity, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Welding and Brazing, andMicroscopy; (b) video-based virtual labs on Phase Diagrams, Tensile Testing, Charpy ImpactTesting and Fractography, Heat Treatment of Steel, and others; and (c) innovative physicallaboratory experiments and sequences. This paper is intended to help disseminate these modulesand to report what was learned about creating these

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmood Nahvi

activities, students work together in groups of two or three. Each experiment includes pre-lab, design, implementation, testing and evaluation of DSP algorithms and their application.Each design project requires effort equivalent to the completion of three or four regularexperiments.The laboratory uses Texas Instruments' DSP boards and software development tools andindustry-standard computation engines, simulation, data analysis and display packages such asDADiSP and Matlab. The laboratory is also used in conjunction with four graduate courses inDSP and image processing, individual studies, senior projects, Master’s theses, and DSPresearch. The development of the course and the lab was supported by NSF/ILI grants, as well asby Cal Poly and donations

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Ting

Session 1526 Using Inexpensive Modern Equipment in Teaching Turbulence to Undergraduate Engineering Students Francis C. K. Ting South Dakota State UniversityAbstractThis paper summarizes the development of four laboratory experiments designed to enhancelearning of turbulence theory by undergraduate engineering students. The concepts taught bythese experiments included boundary-layer structure, flow separation, vortex shedding, surfacepressure distributions, Reynolds stress, and statistical description of turbulent motion. Therequired equipment included an