Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Environmental Engineering

Engineering, and environmental engineering is the only separatebachelor’s degree.After determining the relevant general or engineering science programs, department websites andcollege course catalogs were checked to determine which concentrations were offered withineach program. These results were compiled in a spreadsheet, and the programs offeringenvironmental, civil, or other related type of engineering were further evaluated by examiningcourse plans. The course plans were checked for what specific environmental engineering andsustainability-related curriculum was being offered as a part of the engineering curriculum.Specifically, course titles and course descriptions were searched for the key word“sustainability” or sustainability themes.Results

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Innovative Projects in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Gurau P.E., Kent State University at Tuscarawas

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the fuel cell industry; iv. To be knowledgeable with the computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) process; v. To acquire experience in project planning, team work, design and creative thinking; vi. To learn how to communicate effectively through reports, engineering drawing, oral presentations supported by PowerPoint and through poster presentations.The course is divided into a lecture session and a laboratory session. In the spring semester of2013 the lecture session covered an introduction to fuel cells, CNC programming, anintroduction to polymers and compression molding of polymers, robotics technology, robotprogramming and an introduction to bulk electrical resistivity measurements. The

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

0.950 1.500*14 Consider a relevant real-world problem -1.400 1.300 0.417 (Data not available) and develop a plan to address it15 Design or implement their own problem -1.500 1.417 1.583* (Data not available) investigation* significance results from difference in means being outside of bootstrapping 95% C.I.Table 3 is the statistical analysis comparing the past and current cohorts on their perceivedimportance of a variety of STEM concepts and the importance of using these as a teachingobjective. The difference in means was calculated by using (past cohorts mean value minuscurrent cohort mean value). Therefore, a positive difference in the mean values results in ahigher value

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Brianna R. McIntyre, University of St. Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

not discuss the case of themicrostrip in the first semester of our sequence, so the students would need to be quite confidentof their experimental and computational methods before tackling it. Thus the students wouldhave an example of validating a computational technique with known cases and the applying it toan unknown case.For the computational work, we decided to use MATLAB since all of the students had taken aprogramming course that included MATLAB at some point in their curriculum. The MATLABlanguage had also been used in prior physics and engineering classes taken by these students.The plan was that students would be given a sample program implementing a relaxation solverfor the coaxial cable geometry with specific inner and outer radii

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cho Sehyeong, Myong Ji University; Yeonseung Ryu, Myongji University; Sang-Kyun Kim, Myongji University

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Computing & Information Technology

editor/execution environmentThe ExperimentFirst, we conducted an experiment in order to see if there is any enhancement in learning withCFL. Instead of measuring a long-term effect (e.g., one semester), we decided to measure rathera short-term effect. The reason is that long-term effects are not only difficult to measure, but canalso be easily intervened by many unforeseen factors. Thus, in order to minimize such sideeffects, the study was planned as a very short-term and tightly-controlled experiment. We had two classes of the C programming course, one with 32 students and the other with33, all freshmen, CS majors. None of the students had taken programming courses before. Theywere taught by the same instructor on the same weekdays, but in

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Coloradans than anyother institution in Colorado. Among the programs and degrees offered at MSU Denver are threedisciplines in Engineering Technology: Civil, Mechanical and Electrical. The programs areABET accredited and, under the guidelines of this accreditation, the Engineering Technologydegree plans requires upper division elective courses to be completed by students. Thehumanitarian engineering curriculum, described in this paper, is designed to act as upper divisionelective credits, giving students a unique opportunity to do an applied service-learning project aspart of their educational experience. Moreover, these classes are designed to broaden thestudents’ engineering skills, competency and confidence. The nature of the projects

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

identified pertaining to studentabilities in mental rotation of geometric forms and pictorial visual rotation abilities.Summary statistics, frequency analyses, and hypothesis testing uncovered that studentmental rotation abilities of geometric forms collectively exceeds that of ability ofpictorial rotation ability.IntroductionContemporary curriculum policy and planning largely focuses on the development andpromotion of numeracy, literacy and articulacy skills1. However, research has identifiedthe importance of graphicacy across the education system in developing well-balancedhuman citizens2; 3. “Graphics” are the representation of visual images with the purposeof communicating some information. Representations differ vastly in their purpose,mode of

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryndol A. Sones, U.S. Military Academy

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Nuclear and Radiological

with a solution for a peer. This paper discusses an example for executing these MCNP demonstrations and provides preliminary assessment plan in improving student gains in understanding these topics. Key words: modeling & simulation, education research, nuclearIntroduction In 1996, The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) began holding newfaculty workshops to help new faculty “understand how to become more effective educators andsupport their quest to gain tenure.”1 The next year, Harvard University physicist Eric Mazur Page 24.1040.2published his manual on peer instruction and began a campaign to question

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida; Kyle Heyne, University of Central Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

.  Meeting support tools, including templates and a citation for an article about using team charters and team-member preparation before the first team meeting, and templates for a meeting agenda and meeting minutes. These additional CATME tools to support teamwork were developed this year.Impact on engineering educationIn engineering education, we have had a significant impact on classroom practice in how facultymanage teams. As our report shows, in addition to the large user base from engineering, there areengineering education researchers who not only cite our work, but also do research usingCATME as a tool. Thus, we are benefiting students, faculty, and researchers as we planned. Theselection of CATME

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Christopher George Wright, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Patricia C. Paugh, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

following research questions. 1. What patterns of language constitute reflective decision-making by elementary students during engineering design? 2. What linguistic resources for engaging in reflective decision-making do elementary school students bring to engineering design? 3. How do paper-based and digital engineering notebook tools support engineering processes (via students’ reflective decision-making) and products (students’ tangible design constructions)?In this paper specifically, we highlight work with teacher researchers in identifying the practicesand linguistic patterns associated with reflective decision-making in engineering planning anddesign. In this first phase of the

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Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Knoke, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Computing & Information Technology

computer systems which, with suitable software might have to cope withsuch problems include humanoid robots (cf. Isaac Asimov and his Three Laws of Robotics2.The name “wicked problems” has appeared in recent years and generated considerableinterest. It was originally applied to the field of social planning, where it was defined by a10 point list3 That was later generalized to a 6 point list by Conklin as follows: 1) The problem is not understood until after the formulation of a solution. 2) Wicked problems have no stopping rule. 3) Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong. 4) Every wicked problem is essentially novel and unique. 5) Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one shot operation” 6) Wicked problems

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Competencies of Figure 1 are concerned with: • S1. Describing the target of innovation from a systems perspective; Page 24.1230.4 • S2. Applying a system stakeholder view of value, trade-offs, and optimization; • S3. Understanding system’s interactions and states (modes); • S4. Specifying system technical requirements; • S5. Creating and analyzing high level design; • S6. Assessing solution feasibility, consistency, and completeness; • S7. Performing system failure mode and risk analysis; • S8. Planning system families, platforms, and product lines; • S9. Understanding roles & interdependencies across

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Dazhi Yang, Boise State University

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Continuing Professional Development

, while adapting to a newwork environment. Faculty who are either in imbalanced departments or who exist in isolation attheir institutions often find themselves both with leadership and service responsibilitiesconsidered unusual in established programs (e.g., chairing the graduate admission andcurriculum committee, developing departmental policies and bylaws, running major researchcenters, and serving on strategic planning committees). The few senior faculty with expertise inengineering education tend to either be too sought after nationwide or are otherwise engaged tobe able to spend much time with junior faculty. The imbalance makes it difficult to receiveprofessional mentoring from established leaders.In addition to this imbalance, there have

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard Mendoza; Brian Stuckman; Anthony Melkonian; Alexander Gilman

Mathematics at Rogerflow into the containment unit so that the fans are not working Williams University. He has accepted a Product Design Engi-against a vacuum. Spatial constraints and fluid flow efficiency neering Position at Carling Technologies after graduation.issues make this solution difficult, but not impossible. The se- Anthony Melkonian is from Plymouth, MA. He is majoring incond method for venting would be to vent from the Mechanical Engineering at Roger Williams University andcontainment unit to directly outside of the pinball back glass. plans to begin his career as a mechanical engineer after gradua-This method employs the same duct-and-fan approach as the tion.previous method, except that the

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

David Cain; Brian Layng; Kyle McNulty; Ryan O'Connor; Tomas Estrada

than 77 would cause the lowest value to become the new 0% website [4]. [7]. V. P E R F O R M A N C E A N D T E S T IN G VI. R E F L E C T IO N S A N D D IS C U S S IO N Due to inclement weather we have set-up a small indoor With many hours of planning, decision making and testing track used for testing our code. The test track is black while a few key take always we have learned from the project thus the outside track is red. We believe that the indoor track is a far is to set goals for each week. Having pre-established goals sufficient test analogue. We rigorously testing but are

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Marissa Buell; Nehad Dababo; Rene Figueroa; Peter Moala; Amelito Enriquez; Kanjun Bai; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen; Kwok-Siong Teh; Hamid Shahnasser; Wenshen Pong; Hao Jiang

) (b) Figure 3. LTspice simulation, schematic and simulation results. (a) and (b) stand for opposite voltage/current polarityPhase 2: Improve the existing circuit. Once students are familiar with the circuit’s operatingprinciple, they were asked to optimize the circuit, following the flow illustrated in Fig. 4. Eaglewas used for the schematic and layout development. The schematic is redeveloped and furthersimplified. Creation of the layout necessitates careful planning. Parasitic effects are detrimentalbetween certain components and negligible between others. In this phase, a new printed circuitboard is designed. Figure 4. The flow chart of making a printed circuit board

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

into the themes of “connecting with others” and “being overwhelmed” at the mid-point.) I want to change things back home and I want to change things back home and worry I worry I will not be able to. My worries will not be able to. Some worries are still are general rather than specific. general, but others express concrete hopes, fears, and plans. I worry about my English proficiency. (Not mentioned in mid-point feedback.)Table 3. Perceptions and motivations transitioning towards self-authorship as a method oftransfer Workshop start

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University ; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

showing comprehension of the material in lieu of a language barrier. Thesummer outreach program spiked international students interest in STEM related fields andenrolling in United States universities to pursue higher education. Common results observedfrom surveying the three groups were that the students were better able to connect theory anddesign principles to application after performing hands-on activities. It was observed thatstudents became inspired and encouraged after planning, designing, constructing and testing anengineered solution during various activities. Page 24.438.2IntroductionInteractive STEM summer programs provide visiting

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, poor,fair, good, and excellent or strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree) andeight open-ended questions. For the purpose of this study, we only examined the open-endedquestions from the survey as they pertained to our research questions. Among the eight open-ended questions, seven questions inquire about three important things teachers learned from theengineering TPD, meaningful aspects of the engineering TPD, how they were motivated by theTPD, teacher’s plans for future classroom instruction, suggestions for future topics, andcomments regarding the Summer Academy, including one question to clarify responses on theprior questions if needed. The last question requested comments about the instructors. This studyutilized

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roy W. Melton, Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shanchieh Jay Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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First-Year Programs

Page 24.488.2quantitative and qualitative results of the project. Finally, it offers conclusions drawn from theexperience.ProjectThe project was announced to computer engineering freshman at the time they were beingadvised for spring registration, and their advisor encouraged them to register for it. It wasoffered as a zero-credit course with a satisfactory/unsatisfactory indicator rather than a lettergrade. The project execution consisted of four phases: planning, instruction, design, andcompetition. The subsections that follow describe each of these phases.Planning. Concurrent with adjustments made to the curriculum last year, it was decided toexperiment with a freshmen design project in the spring quarter. In particular, the intent of

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; R. Edwin Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

mathematicalbased problems 19. Polya’s four step model for problems solving with mathematical methodsincludes: (1) Representation of the problem, (2) Goal setting and planning, (3) Execution of theplan and (4) Evaluation of the solution. These steps were mapped to the assignment questions for Page 24.582.6each group as shown in table two. These mappings helped examine and highlight students’documented goal-oriented tasks towards developing their solutions to the problem assignment.Students’ responses were investigated using open-coding analysis to identify the patterns andthemes embedded in student responses 20. In particular, an inductive analysis

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Joshua Schmidt, Brigham Young University; Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

transportation technology coupled with economic factors thathave made international trade virtually ubiquitous, engineers are now required to work in aglobal environment. The global workplace has placed increased demands on engineers,specifically in the realm of the professional skills. Employers now seek graduates who not onlydemonstrate strong technical ability, but also have developed leadership skills necessary tosucceed in industry4,5,6,7,8. These skills include: • Self awareness • Integrity and ethical decision making • Interpersonal skills • Communication • Problem solving • Project management • Teamwork and team development • Conflict resolution • Planning, organizing and strategy formulation

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundacion Universidad del Norte; Sarah Spencer-Workman, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Yaneth Correa-Martinez, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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First-Year Programs

issuessuch as sustainability. Therefore, one of the most important outcomes of this course is toencourage students to understand the challenges when designing product and services whileconsidering sustainability into their designs.At the large private university in South America, the Introduction to Industrial Engineering is arequired one-credit hour, first-year course for all students pursuing a major on industrialengineering. The course meets for 60 minutes once a week over the 16 weeks of the semester.In addition to the topics presented in the Introduction to Engineering course, this coursedescribes the administrative process in the large private university and asks the students todevelop and present a business plan for a potential start-up

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Penn State. Theunique inter-college minor consists of several clusters that center on entrepreneurship andinnovation in relation to different majors, industries, and contexts. An assessment plan wasdeveloped in conjunction with the minor and initial results will be reported. The overall goal ofthe assessment is to track the students’ progress, knowledge, skill development, and attitudinalchanges as the students proceed through the minor and begin their careers. As the first step inthis process, students from the core classes of the minor were asked to complete a survey nearthe beginning and end of the semester to capture their attitudes toward entrepreneurship andinnovation. A vast majority of the students who completed the survey were

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Jing Du, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

project planning due to the collaboration requirements between wide ranges of projectparticipants. Well-structured planning phase provides effectiveness in construction as well asmaintenance/operation and demolition phases. Since the top green building constructionproviders are construction management at risk (CM at Risk) and design-build (DB) contractors,it is suggested that is necessary to explore characteristics that can be extracted from thosedelivery methods to apply into a sustainable delivery method. The findings indicate that there aremany characteristics of conventional delivery methods that can contribute to various projectphases of a sustainable project delivery. Therefore, defining a sustainable building projectdelivery method needs

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrew P. Kruzic P.E., University of Texas, Arlington; Heather L. Frost; Ziaur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Civil Engineering

university-sponsorededucational research project over the last three years, called the Quality Enhancement Plan(QEP) Phase II. The CE QEP project, which started in the Fall semester of 2010, continuesthrough the summer of 2014. Within the QEP project, the research team uses alternative analysisas the method for developing critical thinking skills. The project includes making several minorrevisions to the curriculum, i.e., interventions, to include discussion of, and exercises in, criticalthinking at four points in the curriculum, spaced approximately one year apart.This paper presents the case for integrating more critical thinking into engineering programs andevaluates one university’s effort to try to enhance an engineering curriculum through a

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Erik R. Wright PE, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Evan Hansen

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineer Officer Basic Course, Maneuver Captain’s Ca- reer Course and the Joint Engineer Operations Course. Erik has served three one-year tours in Baghdad, Iraq with the most recent tour ending in June 2010. During that tour, Erik was an Infrastructure Analyst with various infrastructure related duties such as data collection and management, condition analyses of infrastructure systems, and functional subject matter expert for validating national critical infrastructure assets. Past assignments include: Forward Engineer Support Team – Main Detachment Commander; Pla- toon Leader; Infrastructure Analyst at Corps Level; Civil Engineer, Plans Officer and Logistics Officer at Battalion Level. Erik’s Current research focuses

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 24.664.2The HASP program requires and strictly enforces all student teams to 1) conform to the HASPpayload interface specifications and schedule set out in the CFP [1], 2) complete in-depthtechnical documents such as Payload Specification & Integration Plan (PSIP) and FlightOperation Plan (FLOP), and 3) pass a rigorous ~8 hour-long thermal/vacuum test at NASA’sColumbia Scientific Balloon Facility located in Palestine, TX. Some of the important milestonesfor the HASP program include i) Selection of student payloads (mid January), ii) PreliminaryPSIP document (mid April), iii) Final PSIP document (late June), iv) Final FLOP document (lateJuly), v) Student payload integration at CSBF (one week in late July ~ early August), vi) HASPflight

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha, IUPUI; Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutein 1983. From 1982 to 1992 he was with IBM Microelectronics, conducting research and development inthe realization of advanced semiconductor technologies. From 1992 to 2008 he was with Louisiana TechUniversity, where he was the Entergy/LP&L/NOPSI Professor of Electrical Engineering, in recognition ofhis teaching and research contributions in the microsystems and nanotechnology areas. From September2000 to June 2008 he was the Director of the Institute for Micromanufacturing, where, from 1992, hehad contributed to the growth and development of the Institute, including through planning and settingup of laboratory resources and facilities, development and implementation of major sponsored

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

continue in graduate studies. This paper reports on program activities andoutcomes to date, will include qualitative assessment and feedback from the S-STEM Scholarsthemselves, and a quantitative comparison of the retention rate of S-STEM Scholars incomparison to other identified student groups in the College of Engineering and AppliedSciences at Western Michigan University. Plans for a future extension of this program that willconcentrate on transfer and URM students will also be presented.Introduction to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencesat Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University is a comprehensive state-sponsored regional university located inKalamazoo, MI. In the Fall Semester 2013, 19,198 undergraduate and 5,091