AC 2012-4172: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCES IN OP-ERATIONS RESEARCH CLASS DELIVERED BY AN INNOVATIVE AP-PROACHMr. Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University Yaseen Mahmud is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Morgan State University’s School of Engineering.Dr. Masud Salimian, Morgan State University Masud Salimian is a faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Department at Morgan State Univer- sity. He is the Interim Director of the Advanced Engineering Design lab and Center for Multimedia In- structional Design and Technology. His research interests are in optimization, simulation, manufacturing systems and processes, and engineering education
AC 2012-5089: ATTITUDE CONTROL FOR OPTIMAL GENERATIONOF ENERGY FROM MULTIPLE ENERGY SOURCESProf. Ricardo G. Sanfelice, University of Arizona Ricardo G. Sanfelice is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engi- neering, University of Arizona. He is also an Affiliate Member at the Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona. He received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from the Universidad Na- cional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2001. He joined the Center for Control, Dynamical Systems, and Computation at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2002, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 2004 and 2007, respectively. During 2007 and
AC 2012-3188: THE DIGITAL CARNIVAL: OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROLEOF GAMING IN STUDENT LIFE AND COMPUTER SCIENCEDr. James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University James Palmer is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. His research concerns the use of language and visualization to solve problems and improve computer science education.Dr. Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an Associate Professor of computer science at Northern Arizona University. His research interests fall within the broad area on ”Groupware Support for Online Groups,” with active research in portal-based tools to support distributed scientific communities, groupware tools to support small, distributed engineering design
AC 2012-4913: THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF AN ENGINEERINGCOURSE FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE ENGINEERINGRenata A. Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Renata Revelo Alonso is a doctoral student in higher education in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her B.S. and M.S. are in electrical engineering from the same institution.Prof. Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael C. Loui is professor of electrical and computer engineering and University Distinguished Teacher- Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and the
AC 2012-4578: TOWARDS AN ”ADAPTIVE CONCEPT MAP”: CREAT-ING AN EXPERT-GENERATED CONCEPT MAP OF AN ENGINEERINGSTATICS CURRICULUMMr. Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech Jacob Moore is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Dr. Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College Robert Scott Pierce is an Associate Professor of physics and engineering at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Va. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 13 years in industry designing automated equipment.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech
AC 2012-3452: TRAINING APPLES TO PERFORM LIKE ORANGES: ALOOK AT UNIVERSITY TEAMING EDUCATIONJill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University Jill Nelson is an Assistant Professor for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, Calif. Nelson came to Cal Poly with more than 25 years of structural design and project management experience. She is a registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the states of California and Washington. Nelson received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a M.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.Dr. Andrew J. Holtz P.E
AC 2012-4268: UNDERSTANDING FACULTY AND STUDENT BELIEFSABOUT TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLSDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education. Matusovich earned her doctoral degree in engineering education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in materials science with a concentration in metallurgy. Additionally, Matuso- vich has four years of experience as a Consulting Engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Matuso- vich’s research interests include the role of motivation in learning
AC 2012-4831: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLASS-ROOM LEARNING AND ONLINE LEARNING ON MEDICAL IMAGINGWITH COMPUTER LAB EXERCISESProf. Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology Hong Man joined the faculty of electrical and computer engineering at Stevens in Jan. 2000. He re- ceived his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Dec. 1999. Man is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of ECE. He is serving as the Director of the undergraduate Computer Engineering program, and the Director of the Visual Information Environment Laboratory at Stevens. His research interests have been in image and video processing, medical imaging, data analysis and pattern
AC 2012-5045: USING BIM TO TEACH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONOF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGSDr. Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Zhigang Shen is an Assistant Professor of Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in construction from the University of Florida. Shen received more than $1.7 million in federal research grants on energy efficient buildings and innovative engineering education, from NSF, U.S. EPA, and DOE. Shen authored and co-authored more than 30 journal and conference papers in construction, energy efficient buildings, sustainable built environment, BIM applications, and innovative engineering education.Dr. Wayne G
AC 2012-3932: USING SELF-ASSESSMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY STRUC-TURES COURSE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERSJohn Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the construction management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineering career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis. He was also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of
AC 2012-4695: WISENGINEERING: A WEB-BASED ENGINEERING DE-SIGN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTPeter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia Peter T. Malcolm, p.malcolm@virginia.edu, is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville. His primary interest is in developing software to help elementary and middle school students collaborate to understand and interact with STEM concepts.Prof. Jennifer L. Chiu, University of VirginiaMr. Edward Pan, University of VirginiaDr. M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University Page 25.1480.1 c American
AC 2012-3055: PARALLEL SIMULATION OF MANY-CORE PROCES-SORS: INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONProf. Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College Tali Moreshet is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering at Swarthmore College. Her research interests are in computer architecture, energy-efficient multiprocessor, many-core, and embedded systems. Her research is funded by NSF. Moreshet earned a B.Sc in computer science from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer engineering from Brown University.Prof. Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park Uzi Vishkin has been professor of electrical and computer engineering and permanent of the University of Maryland Institute for
AC 2012-3165: PARTICIPATION IN AN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHINGASSISTANTSHIP: EXPERIENCES, INFLUENCES, AND OUTCOMESDr. Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Kerry L. Meyers is a professional faculty member in the College of Engineering at Notre Dame and an in- structor and Co-coordinator in the First-year Engineering program, and she is also involved with students at a variety of levels, including a graduate student teaching apprentice program, an undergraduate peer mentoring program, and STEM outreach. She has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue Univer- sity, M.S. in mechanical engineering from Oakland University, and completed her Ph.D. in engineering education at Purdue University. Meyers has several years of
AC 2012-5328: PEDAGOGY FOR PEDAGOGY: USING A WIKI TO PRO-MOTE THE ADOPTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OFCHALLENGE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN STEM EDUCATIONDr. Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American Stephen Crown is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Pan American. He has been actively involved in a number of grants supporting innovative and effective teaching methods for engineering education. Crown directed the faculty development component of a large Department of Education grant that supports Challenge Based Instruction and is the director of the Texas Pre-freshman Engineering program in Edinburg.Dr. Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American Arturo Alejandro
AC 2012-4658: PREPARING ENGINEERS FOR SERVICEDr. Michael Robert Foster, George Fox University Michael Foster received a B.S. in engineering from Messiah College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at George Fox University. His research interests include control systems education and ther- mal/uid science applications.Dr. Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University Gary Spivey received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona in 1988 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. From 1988 until 1999, he served as an electronic
AC 2012-4011: PROGRAMMING IS INVISIBLE OR IS IT? HOW TOBRING A FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMMING COURSE TO LIFEDr. Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty devoted to the developing and enhancing the First-year Engineering program at Northeastern University (NU). They also each maintain a close affiliation with the Mechan- ical and Industrial Engineering program at NU, bringing expertise from their majors to the first-year classroom. The focus of this team is to provide a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional, and
AC 2012-4777: ROBOTIC CELL USAGE IN INDUSTRY: THE REBIRTHOF A FRONTIER FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Alister McLeod, Indiana State Uniersity Alister McLeod is an Assistant Professor at Indiana State University in its Applied Engineering Tech- nology Management Department. He is also the Program Coordinator for the Advanced Manufacturing Management program. In 2009, he obtained doctorate of philosophy in industrial technology from Purdue University. His research interests span the widespread adoption of operational improvement strategies, as well as technologies in the manufacturing sector. Previously, his research has made contributions to the sustainability of lean improvement strategies for first time
AC 2012-3870: RULE THE AIR! SUMMER CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTSMiss Brittany L. Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology Brittany Luken is pursuing a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research interests include investigating how revenue policies impact operations in the airline industry. Luken earned a M.S. in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011 and a B.E. in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2008.Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology Susan Hotle is a first-year graduate student and a 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship recipient. In 2010, she received a B.S. in civil engineering at the
AC 2012-4412: SENIOR DESIGN EXPERIENCE USING NASA’S LUN-ABOTICS MINING COMPETITION: BEST PRACTICES AND EVALUA-TION OF STUDENT LEARNINGMs. Bethany M. Miller, John Brown University Bethany M. Miller received a bachelor’s of science in engineering with a mechanical concentration and Presidential Honors from John Brown University in 2012. She was a member of the Leaders Scholars Institute at JBU. In addition, she was the Engineering Editor of the university’s undergraduate journal Broaden for three years, and was Vice President of the Engineering Club during her senior year. She was a member of the JBU Lunabot team, which competed at NASA in May 2012.Dr. Will C. Holmes, John Brown University Will Holmes is an Associate
AC 2012-5107: SENSORS AND STRUCTURES: OUTCOMES FROM APROJECT-BASED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GRADUATE COURSEProf. Elizabeth Basha, University of the PacificProf. Luke S. Lee, University of the Pacific Page 25.1155.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Sensors and Structures: Outcomes from a Project-Based MultiDisciplinary Graduate CourseAbstractThe goal of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of a project-based, multidisciplinary course ina small engineering program with BS and MS students. At engineering programs withoutdoctoral degrees, limited faculty resources and small
AC 2012-5015: SKILL AND CONTENT TRAJECTORY MAPPING IN AMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM OF STUDYDr. David B. Benson, Kettering University Page 25.1160.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Skill and Content Trajectory Mapping in a Mechanical Engineering Program of StudyAbstract In engineering education there are a number of central concepts and skills that formthreads which connect one content area to another within a discipline. These threads form thecore of an engineering education and are the scaffold upon which all future knowledge is built.An incomplete understanding in
AC 2012-3885: STUDENT LEARNING IN MULTIPLE PROTOTYPE CY-CLESDr. Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University Steven Zemke is the Director of the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Gonzaga University. This center is chartered to enhance the design courses throughout the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Zemke teaches the mechanical design courses at Gonzaga. His area of research is the pedagogy of design with an emphasis on practically improving student learning. Page 25.1185.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Student Learning in
AC 2012-4343: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION THROUGH PAR-TICIPATION IN ENGINEERING COMPETITIONSDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Texas A&M International University Fernando Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor of engineering at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. Previously, he was a technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory and an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Gonzalez holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include intelligent control of autonomous systems, robotics, and modeling and simulation
AC 2012-4441: TEACHING CREATIVE THINKING USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNINGProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 25.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Creative Thinking Using Problem-Based LearningAbstractAs global competition and technological innovation continue to challenge businessorganizations, the ability to solve diverse and complex problems has become essential forstudents in every academic discipline. While pursuing their careers, technology andengineering students will soon realize that the development of creative problem solvingskills is fundamental for success in today’s
AC 2012-3349: TEAM DECISION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH MBTISTEP IIDr. Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and Pro- fessor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Arlington, is in indus- trial engineering. He also has 10 years’ experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and lean manufacturing.Dr. Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University Don E. Malzahn is professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering at
AC 2012-3215: TEAMS, DESIGN, MENTORING, AND MANAGING FORCOMPUTER SCIENCE UNDERCLASSMENDr. David Wilczynski, University of Southern California David Wilczynski has a long history at USC. He was the first Ph.D. graduate from USC Information Science Institute in 1975, where some of the initial work on Arpanet was done. His research specialty at the time was in Knowledge Representation. In 1984, he left USC for almost 20 years to be an entrepreneur. Most of his work was in manufacturing, both in Detroit and Japan. During that time, he worked on programming real-time systems using an Agent methodology, which he now teach in his CSCI 201 class. He returned to USC in 2002 to teach full time. Mostly, he worries about how to
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AC 2011-1147: TEACHING DEMO TO REINFORCE HOW MECHANI-CAL PROPERTIES CHANGE DUE TO HEAT TREATMENT PROCESSESDaniel J. Magda, Weber State University Daniel J Magda, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineer Twelve years teaching in the Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology program at Weber State University. Research interest ( metallic materials associated with aging aircraft ) Page 22.11.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Demo to Reinforce how Mechanical Properties Change Due to Heat Treatment ProcessesAbstractLecture coupled with some hands on