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Margot Vigeant

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Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr.; Kate Peterson

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Michael Shares; Zachary Lemke; Caitlin Kneapler; Kirk Ingold; Brian Souhan

Rapid Prototyping of Metalenses using a Focused Beam Michael Shares, Zachary Lemke, Caitlin Kneapler, Kirk Ingold, Brian Souhan Photonics Research Center, D/Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 michael.shares@usma.edu Metalenses offer an alternative to typical glass lenses allowing for unique physical characteristicssuch as negative indices of refraction [1]. These distinctive properties allows metalenses to be used invarious applications such as sensor substrates for humidity sensors, apertures for computational imagereconstruction, and sub-diffraction limited focusing [2-4]. Kapton film, a

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Abdullah Konak

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Julie Wang

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Tyler Moser; Rungun Nathan; Barbara Mizdail

Undergraduate Research Experience in First Year Seminar courses – A student’s perspective Tyler Moser1, Rungun Nathan1,2, Barbara Mizdail1 1 Penn State Berks, Division of Engineering, Reading, PA 2 Corresponding Author: rungun.nathan@psu.edu Engineering careers have changed significantly in the new millennium. While engineerstraditionally work in teams to address pressing issues, new fields and the rapid development ofthe internet have required engineers to apply never before seen magnitudes of information to newproblems. This requires the ability to rapidly grasp

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Linda S. Hirsch

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Brent Beckley

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Lunal Khuon; Vladimir Genis; Andrew Rich; Arlene Solnick; John Cornele; Melanie Whitehead; Michael Hunn

Providing Complementary Viewpoints of Healthcare Technology Through An Interdisciplinary Learning Experience Lunal Khuon1, Vladimir Genis1, Andrew Rich2, Arlene Solnick3, John Cornele3, Melanie Whitehead3, and Michael Hunn4 1 College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3 College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 4 Draeger Medical Systems Inc., Telford, PAWe describe an interdisciplinary learning experience consisting of interactions

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Joe Tranquillo; Eric Santanen; Doug Allen

A Vision for the Institute for Leadership in Technology And Management Joe Tranquillo, Eric Santanen, and Doug Allen Bucknell UniversityThe purpose of this presentation is two fold: 1) to describe Bucknell’s Institute forLeadership in Technology and Management 2) to share the mechanisms by which aformal vision statement was developed for the program.The ProgramThe Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM), first offered atBucknell University in 1993, is in an intensive, six-week, student-focused summerprogram that focuses on accelerating undergraduates on their path toward becomingleaders of technology-focused organizations. The learning environment is composed oftwo

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Brianna Derr; R. Alan Cheville

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Kirk R. Barrett

during the storm, they multiplied the rainfall that fell during the storm bythe drainage area of the streamflow gauge, which is listed on the gauge’s web page.This assignment offered several advantages over traditional academic assignments.1) Students gained experience assessing accuracy and completeness of real-world data.2) The assignment more closely simulates real-world engineering than traditional academicassignments by requiring students to find needed information themselves, rather than havingeverything given to them in the problem statement.3) By analyzing multiple storms, students learned for themselves the importance and benefit ofdeveloping a solution that is easy to replicate and adapt– something important in real-worldengineering

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Carol Stokes-Cawley; Katie Cadwell

addition, Halpern et al found inorder to cultivate girls’ interest in STEM they should be exposed to women in STEM rolemodels and come to understand and appreciate their achievements in math, science andengineering8. 1 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education Making Engineering Attractive to Middle School Girls through Project ENGAGEProject ENGAGE aims to foster girls' understanding of engineering as an avenue through whichthey can contribute to societal change and have a positive impact on people and the environment.By introducing engineering to girls at the middle school level, a pivotal time when so many girlslose interest in STEM9, and

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Arnav Kavadia; Sanjna Pawar; Tomislav Bujanovic

•  Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Figure 1: The Smart Grid Puzzle Figure 3: Solar Power in Ladakh Figure 4: PV panel characteristics Figure 6 & 7: Smart Meters and their Opposition Utilities, Peter Fox‐Penner, Island Press, 2010.

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Anthony DePina; Kevin Burnett; Molly Mariea; Michael Bush; Christina Amendola; William Nowak; Jason Kolodziej

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design: VIA Dynamic Load Simulation On A Journal Bearing Test Rig In 2010, Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of rotating equipment, donated ESH-1 reciprocating compressor to the Rochester Institute of Technologyand has continually sponsored multidisciplinary senior design (MSD) projects. Dr. Jason Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringat Rochester Institute of Technology, commissioned the construction of a dynamic journal bearing similarity test rig. The objective of this rig is toreduce the time required to perform seed of fault research of journal bearings. The project was split into a two phase build utilizing twoconsecutive multidisciplinary senior design teams. While the

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Xingwu Wang; Bruce B. Rosenthal; Casey J. Busch; Jeff Porter; John L. Cusack

renewable energy engineering is fully functional, and anadditional masters’ program with emphasis on sustainability is being considered.Accompanying the new initiatives, the investigators conducted surveys to assist planningin course alignments and research projects. This article summarizes the lessons learnedand offers suggestions for future activities. I. IntroductionSustainability on a university campus typically involves curriculum, research, andoperations.1-2 Before introducing sustainability into curricula, a survey was conducted togauge the faculty’s willingness.3 Faculty development was considered a key componentduring curriculum revisions.4 Integrated curriculum models were proposed and tested.5Additionally, it is important to strengthen

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Asif Rahman; Gokul Gopakumar

Hourly Energy Prices Residential Load Type Flexibility (m) (hr) 500 30 Fig. 1 Coffee Maker 1

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Ryan Milcarek; Ryan Falkenstein-Smith; Jeongmin Ahn

Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education Developing T-Shaped Professional Energy Systems Engineers Ryan Milcarek1, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith1, and Dr. Jeongmin Ahn1 1 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, 13244Abstract A fuel cell science and technology course was created to promote the development of T-shaped professional energy systems engineers. The course structure consists of lectures as wellas laboratory sections to reinforce principles discussed in class. Survey results conducted on thefirst day of class, at the midterm and on

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Elena V. Brewer; Anthony P. Dalessio

semiconductor hub3 that has led to billions of dollars in privateinvestments. The project has been so successful that Governor Cuomo is using it as a model foreconomic development throughout NY.On November 21st, 2013, Governor Cuomo in conjunction with the Western NY regional officeof the Empire State Development Corporation and the Western New York Regional EconomicDevelopment Council, announced the Riverbend project in Buffalo, part of the Buffalo Billion 1 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering EducationInvestment Development Plan. This project will construct a $750 Million state-of-the-artresearch and development center for clean energy. The two

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Iulian Gherasoiu; Mohammed Abdallah; Digendra Das; Daniel K. Jones; Harry Efstathiadis

Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education Nanotechnology Education at SUNY PolyIulian Gherasoiu1, Mohammed Abdallah1, Digendra Das1, Daniel K. Jones1, Harry Efstathiadis2 1 College of Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute 2 Colleges of Nanoscale Science + Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic InstituteAbstractOver the last decade, New York State has become a hub of nanotechnology for the east coast andone of the leading centers in the country in this field. The creation of new nanoelectronicsfacilities and the expansion of others has generated a need for highly skilled, yet adaptable workforce to

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Abraham L. Howell

open source robot teaching tool, andintroduction to the target Computer Science course will be provided along with a discussion of 1 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Educationthe novel quantitative assessment methodology and the specially developed quantitative andqualitative assessment instruments. Finally, the assessment results from a Computer Science,micro-controllers and robotics course will be presented in detail. The compiled quantitativeassessment data show that on average student knowledge increased as they progressed througheach learning module. The assessment data tracked each student individually throughout all ofthe

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Katie Knowles; Nick Bovee; Duc Le; Keith Martin; Mollie Pressman; Jonathan Zimmermann; Rick Lux; Raymond Ptucha

people mover and beyond.IntroductionIt is only a matter of time until un-manned cars will dominate the automotive industry.Information Handling Services (IHS) Automotive, the world’s top automotive industryforecaster, estimates that in the 2020’s the autonomous vehicle will begin to take over themarket. IHS Automotive predicts that the number of autonomous cars will grow from 230,000 inthe year 2025 to 11.8 million by the year 2030 to 54 million by the year 2035, to virtually all carsand trucks by the year 2050 [1]. In 2014, Induct Technology started experimenting with theworld’s first commercially available driverless vehicle- an open air minibus for college andcorporate campuses that can top out at 12 mph. Self-driving vehicles will make our

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

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Walter W. Buchanan; Ali Mehrabian; Alireza Rahrooh; M. Kudret Yurtseven

the coursecoordinator for the healthcare certificate with the end goal being to get it approved. There is aneed for such a certificate due to the aging of our population in the United States.Certificate Program in HealthcareAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Healthcare was the largest industry in 2006,providing about 14 million jobs.1 With the baby boomers retiring now, the emphasis onHealthcare is becoming stronger. More people are in need of the right drugs/equipment at theright time, right quality, right quantity, and right price. 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Elizabeth MH Garcia

with the lecturetopics, the author referenced what had already been implemented in the U.S. Coast GuardAcademy course Mechanics of Materials: a concept map2,3.Concept maps were introduced into science and engineering by Novak and his research group atCornell in the 1970s9. Fang5 succinctly defined concept mapping as a “graphicalrepresentation” showing “how individual concepts are related to and connected with one anotherto form large wholes”. Concept mapping has been used as a way to “organize and representknowledge”10. 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast

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Corinna Fleischmann; Elizabeth Nakagawa; Tyler Kelley

the nation’s smallest service academy, the USCGA’s student body, of approximately 1000cadets, is tasked with the dual mission of earning a Bachelor’s of Science Degree and trainingservice ready Ensigns to commission in the United States Coast Guard. Due to this two-pronged 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conferencemission, cadets in the Civil Engineering program face challenging time constraints as they arerequired to complete an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)accredited CE curriculum in addition to military requirements

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Michael Geselowitz; John Vardalas

of New Jersey. At Rutgers, the IEEE History Center was part of theSchool of Arts and Sciences and was affiliated with the History Department. Rutgers engineeringstudents are required to take expository writing, and four completely open “ humanities/socialscience electives,” and a one-credit senior seminar of “ professional ethics” (normal courses are3-credit). 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Northeast Section ConferenceAt the same time, the authors themselves—Ph.D. social scientists with undergraduate technicaldegrees—taught separately and together with each other

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Hajar Jafferji; Naser P. Sharifi; Aaron R. Sakulich

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Moses Tefe; Tara Kulkarni

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Educating the Engineering Educator Moses Tefe1 and Tara Kulkarni2 1 Assistant Professor, Norwich University, Northfield VT/ 2Assistant Professor, Norwich University, Northfield VTAbstractEngineering education research largely focuses on student learning to meet industry demands,with little attention paid to faculty. An assumption is that professors get their “ training” atgraduate school. This may be true of content areas, but most graduate education occurs in largeresearch focused universities. With limited and variable training across institutions, theconsensus is that many graduates are

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Leonard Anderson; Michael Davidson

the students enrolled inthis Capstone Design Course to identify and obtain the services of at least one External Collaborator(Mentor). The mentor’ role wa to act a a resource throughout the semester for the studentsproviding design guidance, regulation interpretation, actual project details, key contacts, and otherrelevant information. In addition to guidance throughout the semester, the external collaboratorparticipated in an onsite mid-semester design review and attend/ assessed an end of semester formalpresentation by the students of their design. Table 1 list the project teams, a description of the studentproject and t e Mentor’ associated with each project. Table 1 - 2014 Civil Capstone Design Projects

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Anne L. van de Ven; Mary H. Shann; Srinivas Sridhar

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Outcomes of an interdisciplinary, dual-mentor doctoral training program in Nanomedicine Anne L van de Ven1,2 , Mary H Shann3, Srinivas Sridhar1,2 1 Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center, Northeastern University 2 Department of Physics, Northeastern University 3 School of Education, Boston UniversityAbstractThe Nanomedicine program at Northeastern University is a multi-year specialization programdesigned to supplement traditional graduate education