Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

how it works. Last, using a Girder and Panel hydrodynamic building set15, they constructed a continuous process (with water circulating) and observed the response of the system when various valves were closed, and described how a siphon in the process worked. 5. Synthesis of indigo: Using benzaldeyde, acetone and NaOH, each student synthesized indigo. Before beginning the lab, they had to show me that they had found and summarized the MSDS for each component. I demonstrated the use of a graduated cylinder, analytical scale and Buchner funnel for the nonengineering students. All students were instructed on yield calculations and waste disposal. 6. Project weeks: The students were given a

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

, then practice in translation could proveuseful. Translation as an activity in problem solving is noted by Diana Laurillard in herbook, Rethinking University Teaching: A Conversational Framework for the Effectiveuse of Learning Technologies, 2nd ed9. She discusses a crystallography lecture, in which areal world object (crystal) is represented three ways: the actual object, a threedimensional sketch, and a diagram derived from a mathematical representation. Theresponse from one student indicates translational difficulties: “There are so many ways of describing one crystal, it seems illogical. We draw it naturally, the way our eyes see it, then we’re told to draw it in three-dimensional projection to see it that

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1778: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: INCORPORATIONOF LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN SIX INTEGRATED PILLAR COURSESMichael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Baird joined the chemical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He also teaches a graduate course entitled ”Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing”. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate pro- fessor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for nine years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving the

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the number of engineers, to attract more women and minorities, we need new models forlearning that better represent the hybrid nature of engineering and science that make these thearenas for innovation and discovery.References1 Brown, A. L. Design experiments: theoretical and methodological challenges in creating complex interventions in classroom settings. Journal of Learning Sciences 2, 141-178 (1992).2 Brown, A. L. & Campione, J. C. (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994).3 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Benchmarks for Science Literacy Project 2061. (Oxford University Press, New York, NY1993).4 Lisenmeier, R., Kanter, D.,Smith, H.,Lisenmeier, K.,McKenna, A. . Evaluation of a

Conference Session

Tablet PC use in Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

of promoting faculty development, and the TFLC wasbased on the authors’ experiences in a different University Faculty Learning Community. Thegoal for both the seminar and TFLC were simple: provide faculty with technical andpedagogical information, and then offer support for their attempts to incorporate Tablet PCs intothe classroom teaching.A major innovation developed for the seminar, and used in the workshop, was a multipleprojector approach to help faculty see each of the following: (a) the instructor’s Tablet PCscreen with controls, (b) the classroom projected content, and (c) a sample student Tablet PCscreen. As part of the TFLC, faculty participants were required to develop material for one oftheir courses using a Tablet PC and then

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Colin Coghill, University of Auckland

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Computers in Education

education, although recent focus has been on the teaching of software engineering and providing assistance with various IT projects. He has spent several years creating the OASIS E-learning software application, a tool to assist with teach- ing which also provides a base for education related research. Before joining the University, he worked as a consultant in the computer security industry. Page 22.1708.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work in Progress: Virtual outreach - facilitating the transition to university studyAbstractGlobally

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

sig Soft No No (2-Engineering Program Skills Co-op Co-op Co-op Co-op F tailed)Aerospace: Experimental Fluid Y 545 161 3.14 3.33 8.692 *** Dynamics Introduction to Aerospace Y 672 181 2.98 3.17 8.505 *** Vehicle Performance System Dynamics & 646 170 2.56 2.77 7.178 ** Control Aerospace Design Project I Y 384 114 3.32 3.50 6.298 ** Jet & Rock Propulsion

Conference Session

Ethics in different disciplines

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

road commission fornot maintaining sufficient road safety along this 3 three mile stretch. Both were dismissedbecause the drivers were going well in excess of the 45 mph speed limit.8. Exceeding Pollution Limits(Web Page on this Site) Hypothetical CaseMarvin has just prepared a report that indicates that the level of pollution in the plant's waterdischarges slightly exceeds the legal limitations. However, there is little reason to believe thatthis excessive amount poses any danger to people in the area; at worst, it will endanger a smallnumber of fish. On the other hand, solving the problem will cost the plant more than $200,000.9. Bringing in the First Woman(Web Page on this Site) Hypothetical CaseJim Grimaldi, projects manager in the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin S. High, Oklahoma State University; Steve Harrist, Oklahoma State University; Scott D. Gelfand, Oklahoma State University, Department of Philosophy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

minimalassistance, whether they see someone who needs assistance carrying groceries to a car, pickingup some dropped items or putting the final touches on a research project before a deadlinepasses. During most of one’s waking hours, one operates at level-1. For example, when a personpasses someone in need of (minimal) assistance; this person is likely on the way to anappointment or a class or trying to finish a task. How one responds or recognizes that they areconfronted with an ethical situation – whether to help the person in need of assistance – is to aconsiderable extent a function of habit and one’s emotional states. [This last, that emotion playsa significant role in ethical/ethical behavior at level-1 is important. Numerous studiesdemonstrate both

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University, West

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Research Initiative (NAAMREI). Dr. Gonzalez is a founding leader of the initiative which seeks to develop the infrastructure for an integrated PK through practice educational system for the Rio South Texas Region. This endeavor involves a strong relationship with the Economic Development community, South Texas College and Region One Education Service Center which facilitates the activities of the proposed project. Because of his experience and role as a regional leader in a wide variety of endeavors, Dr. Gonzalez has served and continues to serve in leadership positions in technology based economic development in the Rio South Texas Region.Connie M Borror, Arizona State University West

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

STD $2062 LDX #$2020 ; filtering data LDY #$2042 EMACS $2060 ;b0*w(n) INX INX INY INY EMACS $2060 ;b1*w(n-1) INX INX INY INY EMACS $2060 ;done with sum of b(n)*w(n) LDD $2044 ;update the linear buffer for w(n) STD $2046 LDD $2042 STD $2044 LDD $2060 LSLD ; change y(n) to Q-15 LSLD ; scale up by 4, S=4 LSLD ADDA #$80 ;add DC offset STD $2060Figure 18. A sample program segment for IIR filter implementation in direct form II. Page 22.1384.17With the established knowledge and sample programs, students can further conduct their ownfilter implementations using their own designed filters. Finally, a group project can be assignedto students to

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

hands-onaspects. The two courses in the first-year program have design-to-build team projects, multi-media presentations and activities, case studies, design problem sets, along with embeddedapplications in programming, computer classrooms with classroom assessment techniques,designed to actively engage the students, focused on their learning and learning styles. Yet evenwith continuous improvement and a strong focus on student learning and engagement, theproblem of students e-tasking persists in creating distractions in the classroom, even with effortsto dissuade them from doing so.Current Classroom Strategies for Reducing E-tasking DistractionsIn an attempt to reduce the e-tasking in class, some new strategies were adopted at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Grantham, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ryan Arlitt, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

areas with poor usability. Initial improvements to theinterface were made based upon feedback from the questionnaire. Page 22.652.2 1. INTRODUCTION The goal of this research project is to test usability of the Risk in Early Design(RED) application when used as an expert knowledge source for tasks previously thoughtto require engineering experience. As technology progresses, it is critical that educationalefforts focus on preparing students to build on the new developments, rather thancontinuously teaching them to “reinvent the wheel.” The teaching of new technology isnot limited to the integration of novel

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Harold Jay Harris, Eastern Illinois University School of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

bias - Discuss the result appropriatelyAt this point several thesis and research projects have been conducted with great success. Thepossibility to offer services to private or governmental institutions in order to test if biases arepresent in their FRS remains a possibility.Conclusion One important benefit of this paper may be to provide private or governmental institutionswith valuable information into how demographic and environmental conditions may lead to falsenegatives. The research could also determine, through statistical analysis, whether or not an in-service FRS is significantly effected by internal and external conditions, resulting in a biasresponse toward different complexions. This paper presents a system testing

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

helps us understand which students learn best under what conditions. Overthe past several years, the author has experimented on a wide variety of research projects and hascollected lot of data on several topics of interest. He has also reported on his findings at anumber of other ASEE conferences (Narayanan, 2007, 2008). As a part of the literaturesurvey, some of the paragraphs have been reproduced here for sake of clarity and completeness.In this particular presentation, he draws from the experience and expertise he has gathered overseveral years of research. According to guidelines proposed by the American Association for Higher Education( AAHE Assessment Forum, 1992 http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/june97/ameri1.htm

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

Tagged Divisions

International

mistakenly assume boredom or alack of engagement from the seemingly passive listening displayed as a mode of preferredlearning for an Auditory student. Likewise, the learning materials and activities that an instructormight generally utilize with success, such as projected presentation materials, handouts of lecturenotes, hands-on demonstrations or laboratory experiments, and assigned readings of textbookchapters, can be less meaningful for students who exhibit a monomodal preference for Auditorylearning.When faced with an increased proportion of students who exhibit a preference for Auditorylearning, instructors may find increased success in their teaching by ensuring that main conceptsfrom the course are specifically described verbally in detail

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Jack McGourty

learning outcomes and hypothesize how ourfocus on each may result in an improved educational environment.To date, five engineering schools have gone through the pilot Engineering Criteria (EC) 2000reviews; twelve more have undergone EC-2000 reviews (fall 1998) and are waiting for finaldecisions. ABET had anticipated that 16 to 18 additional engineering schools would select thenew criteria next year [6], but apparently almost 40 institutions have elected this option. Clearly,it is time to reflect about the foundations of these learning outcomes before too many moreinstitutions proceed through EC-2000. No doubt, the new ABET criteria together with NSFsponsored engineering education projects (including the coalitions) have served as majorcatalysts

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John Parsons

memberspresent overviews of the biology and how it relates to engineering devices in these areas.Assignments from biomedical engineering are also selected to illustrate the importance ofbiological sciences in this area. One assignment concentrates on analyzing ventricular fibrillationdata from a swine heart. The data is part of research project comparing normal sinus rhythm withventricular fibrillation. The students analyze the data using both spreadsheets and a Fortran 90program. Another sample problem from Fall, 1998, analyzing a hypothetical problem on chillingblood for an operation is given in Appendix 1.Guest presentations and example problems from the environmental engineering concentrationalso show the integration of biological and engineering

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Lee; Charles Sampson; Ingrid St. Omer

Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2050, P25-1130, by Jennifer Cheeseman Day. (Washington DC 1996). On-line: .6. National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Studies. Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 1996, Detailed Statistical Tables, NSF 97-329, by Susan T. Hill (Arlington, VA 1997). On-line: .7. University of Missouri-Columbia, Office of Student Life Studies. On-line: .8. National Science Board, National Science Foundation. Science & Engineering Indicators – 1998, NSB 98-1 (Arlington, VA 1998). On-line: < http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind98/start.htm>

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Devault

Session 2220 Robot Stories: Interdisciplinary Design with Autonomous Mobile Robots James E. DeVault Electrical and Computer Engineering Kansas State UniversityAbstractOver the past seven years, interdisciplinary teams of engineering students have designed mobilerobots to compete in an annual robot contest. Open to all students that have completedengineering physics, the mobile robotics course requires teamwork, project management, and amixture of theoretical understanding and laboratory skills. Mobile robots are

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan W. Scott; M. A. Mannan; H. P. Lee; Brian J. Stone; A. Y. C. Nee

teaching and alsoSingapore students with Australian. Page 4.480.11. IntroductionIt appropriate to give some background to the two universities involved in this project. NUS isthe older of the two universities in Singapore. Singapore is an island state with a population ofabout three million. The history of the National University of Singapore can be traced back tothe establishment of the King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1905. It was merged withRaffles College of the Arts and Sciences to create the University of Malaya in 1949. It was laterchanged to the University of Singapore in 1962. It was merged in 1980 with the NanyangUniversity to form the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecil Beeson; William Gay

of meeting it. If it iscapable of meeting the need, it must construct a plan and begin securing resources required fordeveloping such a program. The University of Cincinnati Clermont College has undergone sucha process many times in its effort to provide its service area with up-to-date and substantial newprogram offerings. This paper chronicles the birth, growth, and projected future development ofone of UC Clermont College’s new technical programs: “Computer Systems Support (CSS).”For those considering development of a new, or significantly revised, technology-drivenprogram, this article can provide a framework for planning and implementation.UC Clermont College was founded in 1972 as an open-access two-year branch campus of theUniversity

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Ramirez; Saleh M. Sbenaty

technique may influence the selection (favorablyor unfavorably). Accuracy, reproducibility, and speed of response are as important as cost,particularly in control installations. Proper selection of the best analyzer for a givenmeasurement requires a complete knowledge of the monitoring process variables such ascompositions, temperatures, and pressures. Selection is then based on a sound understanding ofthe principles of operation and an equally sound understanding of the chemistry and operation ofthe processes.This paper represents a survey that will aid in the selection and understanding of air pollutionmonitors and their basic operating principles. The main focus will be on gas pollutants. It is asummary of the author’s research project completed

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexandre Cabral; Rolland Viau; Denis Bédard

SITUATED LEARNING AND MOTIVATION STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE COGNITIVE LEARNING IN CE Alexandre Cabral, Rolland Viau and Denis Bédard Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaAbstractThis papers describes the results obtained and the main observations made during a year longresearch project whose main purpose was to integrate situated learning and some motivationaltools in an undergraduate civil engineering course (Soil Mechanics I). New teaching material wasdeveloped almost from scratch around a main theme and several secondary themes. Orienteddiscussions and exercises were prepared in order to help the students acknowledge the newprofessional skills they had acquired. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman; Harvey Wolfe

playground design problem22. (This is a revisedversion of a term-long design project used at the University of Maryland as part of the NationalScience Foundation's ECSEL coalition)23. Students were asked to address this relatively un-structured problem, and were encouraged to ask the monitor for specific information or clarifica-tions during the experiment.Early results of the playground design experiment (based on 50 subjects) show that engineeringstudents have a wide variety of approaches when problem solving. However, one consistentfinding is that most student subjects, both freshman and seniors, do little information gathering.Although seniors asked for significantly more categories of information than freshmen, in generalstudents’ requests for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

P. David Fisher

comply with ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 [1], [2]? What has changedin terms of the institutional self-study process? What important feedback has come fromconstituents? What benefits have been realized? What are some of the ongoing projects to furtherimprove the academic programs? And, finally, how much did this effort cost? IntroductionIn the April of 1996, I attended an IEEE-ABET/EAC Program Evaluator's Workshop in SanDiego, California. For me, this was a refresher workshop since I had previously been certified bythe IEEE-ABET/EAC as a Program Evaluator for electrical and computer engineering programs.Attendees were given a draft of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 (ABET 2000), and it wasdiscussed for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. N. Dahiya; B. F. Draayer

. Furthermore, interfacing through the parallel portteaches students the fundamentals of parallel port communication, multiplexing (since only 4 bitscan be read through a printer port at once), and data manipulation. After students complete theirparallel port A/D converter projects, they go on to interface a commercially available A/Dconverter to a microwave spectrometer. Although it may seem peculiar to not make use of the Page 3.153.3students' converters, we find the spectrometer requires a more user-friendly interface than whatthe students can provide if they are to finish their spectrometer projects in a reasonable amount oftime

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Sara Skiles, University of Notre Dame; Sean Kelly, University of Notre Dame; Leo McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

scrutinize factors that affected enrollment and persistence in engineering.This longitudinal retention study thus began in the fall of 2001, with the development of a hands-on first-year engineering course sequence that continues today, although in modified form.Analyzing student demographic data, along with retention data and academic performance data,has become an important aspect of evaluating the success of that experiment on an annual basis.Brockman et al.17 and others 18,18,20 have described in detail the motivations for and structure of theIntroduction to Engineering Systems I and II (EG 10111 and EG 10112) courses. The coursesequence comprises a series of team-oriented projects conducted over two semesters, andemphasizes a student-centered

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mrinal Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

engineering concepts. For example, the materialsand manufacturing course is offered in both the University of Oklahoma (OU) andTuskegee University (TU) in a traditional style and is found that the students often havedifficulties understanding abstract concepts and lose their interests. The medium ofinstruction that engages students’ learning complex engineering concepts is necessary intoday’s changing world.Learning through a medium that combines course materials with interactive visualizationand simulation is proven to be a very powerful tool for engineering education. Accordingto recent NSF funded projects it has been found than students learn best when (i)presented with organized information that relates in some way to their own experiences,and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

women to UWM's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is focusing her dissertation on the policy and production of sustainable textiles. She has served as Co-chair of UWM’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders since its inception in 2007 in which time they have completed two water distribution projects in Guatemala. Marissa Jablonski was a 2008 recipient of the National Science Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, the 2008 Wisconsin Water Association Scholarship, and the 2007, 2008, and 2009 UWM Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards. Marissa is a member of ASEE. She received her BS degree in Natural Resources and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point