Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Theis, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; patricia watkins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library; Mary Angela Beck, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

“principles of sustainable development”1 as primary to the ASCE’s code of ethics to beimplemented in engineering education. Previously, in June of 1999, the Board of Directors forthe American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) approved the following statement onsustainable development in education: Engineering students should learn about sustainable development and sustainability in the general education component of the curriculum as they are preparing for the major design experience. . . . Engineering faculty should use system approaches, including interdisciplinary teams, to teach pollution prevention techniques, life cycle analysis, industry ecology, and other sustainable engineering concepts.2ASEE has aligned

Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Kara Cunzeman, Purdue University

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Materials

anddevelopment projects. Hands-on learning is emphasized, in an effort to enable each student toreturn to school with concrete evidence of their experience. Teamwork is required, and each Page 13.1302.2student is responsible to prepare a final technical report on his or her project. Below is a reducedschematic of Packer Engineering’s Summer Intern Program structure (Figure 1). This figuredoes not represent the exact pairing of interns and engineers to projects, but rather offers asimplified outline for how the internship program was structured at Packer. The red linesrepresent the major focus projects for the individuals involved. These major projects

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Lisa Brooks, Texas A&M University; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Culture; 444 Harrington Tower; College Station, TX 77843; Telephone: (+1) 979.8621713; e-mail:yalvac@tamu.eduLisa Brooks, Texas A&M University Lisa Brooks is a graduate student of Science Education at Texas A&M University. She holds an M.Ag. degree in Entomology from Texas A&M University and a B.S. degree in Animal Science from Rutgers University. She specializes in research focusing on the design of learning environment that support transfer of learning to practical situations. Address: Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning, and Culture; 343 Harrington Tower; College Station, TX 77843; Telephone: (+1) 979.696.5034;e-mail: lisaabrooks@tamu.eduChristine Ehlig-Economides

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Valenzuela, University of Evansville; James Allen, University of Evansville; Brian Swenty, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

instrument was adapted from “AssessingGeneral Education: A Questionnaire to Initiate Campus Conversation” by Jack Meacham anddistributed by the American Association of Colleges and Universities. The last question in thesurvey asked faculty to rank the quality of the general education program on a scale from 1 to 5,where 1 was associated with the statement, “Our general education program satisfies the minimalaccreditation requirements.” The score of 5 was associated with the statement, “Our generaleducation program surpasses in quality those of our peer institutions.” With 40 % of the facultyresponding (and 61% of the respondents from the college of arts and sciences), the meanresponse to this question of quality was 2.9, the median was 3.0 and the

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Callaway, CH2M HILL; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Figures 1 and 2, posed unique challenges and opportunitiesfor sustainability. The site was a 53-acre parcel adjacent to a water-quality impaired river. Theland had historically been riparian habitat in an unconfined river system, but was significantlyimpacted by reclamation efforts of the 1940s. In recent years the parcel had been used asirrigated pasture land, but was purchased by the state department of transportation fordevelopment as a wetland mitigation bank. Current wetland delineations had to be considered, asdid mitigation requirements for wetlands impacted by proposed construction. Additionally, thesite was located far from any existing utilities, a significant barrier to tying-in to existing systemsand a unique opportunity to explore

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Tech University; Michael Allen, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

borders. Courseobjectives are to: 1. Practice and knowledge of managing global business practices; 2. Gainknowledge of business environment within which the company operates on the factor of nationaland organizational culture; 3. Gain knowledge of the influences of national culture on theinternal arrangements of a company; 4. Gain knowledge of how internal arrangements influencethe strategy of a company; 5. Practice and knowledge of International Human ResourceManagement issues in making the company strategy work; 6. Gain knowledge of cross culturalnegotiations and communications; 7. Experience in interviewing and interacting with peoplefrom other countries/cultures.Marketing – Strategic Marketing Graduate CourseThis MBA level strategic marketing

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs II (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Brooks, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

collection of the results for analysis. The initial deployment ofWISE in the curriculum is presented.Introduction:It has been shown that, with traditional instruction, students are better rewarded by rote learningthan by conceptual understanding.1 In fact, one study has shown that chemistry studentsdemonstrated a 38% success rate on conceptual problems as compared to a 95% rate onnumerical problems.2 However, it has also been shown that the lack of conceptual understandingseverely restricts the student’s ability to solve a new problem.3 Alternatively, concept-basedinstruction is based on the premise that the understanding of concepts is central to understandinga subject and extending knowledge to new problems and areas.4 By incorporating concept

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; ancienttechnology is short on its documentation. As a result, one cannot just pull an ancient period bookfrom the shelf and read about the then current technology from 10 to 20 thousand years ago.However, there are two prominent people, who have studied the history of the stone tool periodand learned how to recreate the artifacts of that period. By using the reference material,researched and produced by Crabtree3 (1972) and Whittaker11 (1994), the process of building aset of Stone Age tools (refer to Figure 1) was started.Figure 1. Stone Age tools. Page 13.259.4To help with the classroom delivery of these newly created ancient tools, an AV cart wasacquired

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology; Wim Thijs, TU Delft; Peter Wieringa, TU Delft

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

recommendations in the literature. Based on previous research a new set of instructions is drawn up. In order to find out the difference in effectiveness of these new set of instructions, a comparison with the old ones will have to be made. Also the research should provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of the newly implemented movements of the driver’s chair.Research questions 1. Do people learn faster how to drive away with the new instruction? 2. Do people learn faster how to drive away when extra feedback is given in the form of movements of the driver’s chair?Specifications It is expected that o

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirstie Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

one credit class.BackgroundWhat is the FE Exam? The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a measure of minimum competency toenter the engineering profession[1]. Employers hiring recent engineering graduates often look tosee if the applicant has successfully passed the FE exam. Passing the exam also demonstrateshow serious you are about your engineering career. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is theorganization that oversees the development, distribution, and grading of the FE Exam, along withits counterpart, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The FE Exam is a"limited reference exam," which means that the only reference material an examinee can useduring the exam is

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristyn Jackson, Stanford University; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

into a dual degree program appears to be growing; in mechanicalengineering at this School, the number of students has grown to twenty percent. The School’sdual degree requirements are shown in Table 1. Table 1. Academic Requirements to enter The School’s Dual Degree Program • Applicants must have earned a minimum of 120 units toward graduation (UTG) as shown on the undergraduate unofficial transcript. This includes allowable Advanced Placement (AP) and transfer credit. • Applicants must submit their application and, if admitted, respond to the offer of admission no later than the quarter prior to the expected completion of their undergraduate degree. This is normally the Winter Quarter prior to Spring Quarter

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno

. Page 13.519.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Project Laboratory Modules for an Introduction to Materials CourseAbstractThe final results of curriculum development under an NSF, CCLI-EMD sponsoredproject, “Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules”(DUE # #0341633) is discussed. A multi-university team of faculty developed fivelecture and three laboratory modules for use in Introductory to Materials courses. Thiscourse is required by most engineering programs in the U.S., with an annual enrollmentof 50,000 students.1 This freshman/ sophomore class is an ideal place to excite studentsabout their engineering majors and expose them to real world

Conference Session

IFEES: The Globalization of Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Claudio Borri, Universita' di Firenze; Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University; Bruno Laporte, World Bank; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Seeram Ramakrishna, National University of Singapore; Xavier Fouger, Dassault Systemes; Jose Carlos Quadrado; Adriana Garboan, Politechnica University of Bucharest; Duncan Fraser, University of Cape Town; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE Global Programs

History, Vision, and MissionDr. Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Price laureate 2006) mentioned in his Commonwealth Lecture in2003 the need to “recognise the role of globalisation and engineering and information technologyin reducing poverty.” 1 He stressed a “need to be urgently revisited” to address the needs of thepoor so “…that they can get themselves out of poverty if we give them the same or similaropportunities as we give to others. The poor themselves can create a poverty-free world: all wehave to do is to free them from the chains that we have put around them.” Therefore,recognizing that the 21st century global economy requires well-trained and culturally-sensitiveengineers, representatives of 31 organizations in 10 countries gathered in Rio de

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Manufacturing

. Page 13.991.7 Figure 1. Object on a turntable being scanned by E-Scan 3D scannerFigure 1. shows the set up to scan objects by E-Scan 3D scanner which is connected to the laptopcomputer with a USB cable. Results of the successful projects, with original objects and theprototype made in 3D printer are shown in the figures 2 and 3. Figure 2. Original clay idol and prototype made in 3D Printer Page 13.991.8 Figure 3. Original hammer and prototype inside the build chamber of 3D Printer (Note: small columns of support material to facilitate building process)Lessons Learned and Future ChallengesCurrently the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

.” (By comparison, a similar search for“Electronics Workbench” produced 312 “hits”). The evaluation version of PSpice is frequentlybundled with textbooks. Examples of these include texts on general circuit analysis 1, generalelectronics 2,3, communication systems 4,5, power electronics 6, and photovoltaic systems 7.There are also textbooks intended as primers or introductions to PSpice itself 8,9,10,11. Publishersoften support web sites that provide worked-out examples from the textbooks.However, it is often easier to create one’s own additional PSpice examples rather than to siftthrough the mountain of available resources. This was the genesis of the PSpice Archive of theUniversity of Texas at Tyler. The collection began as an ad hoc effort to

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Ferrara, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona; Andrew Vavreck, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

in the College of Engineering programs, as well as the overall rate of attrition.Data was compiled to determine where the students who completed the Introduction toEngineering course EDSGN 100 in each year of interest were two years later. Numbersare reported in Table 1 for students who completed EDSGN 100 in seven differentacademic years – Fall 2000/Spring 2001, Fall 2001/Spring 2002, Fall 2002/Spring 2003,Fall 2003/Spring 2004, Fall 2004/Spring 2005, Fall 2005/Spring 2006, and Fall2006/Spring 2007. In each case, except for the last group of students listed, the numbersindicate the status of the students two years later. So, for example, for students whocompleted EDSGN 100 in Fall 2000/Spring 2001, data has been collected to report

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

,formulate subcontracting strategies, measure project progress, control cost and manage cashflow. These needs led to the redesign of the engineering “economics” course.Offering this course at a senior or graduate level allows integration of the accounting, financeand economic topics with the student’s understanding of engineering and product development.Table 1 lists a variety of engineering assignments and some of the key knowledge areas Page 13.122.2Table 1. Financial Knowledge Areas Required for Engineering Work Assignments Engineering Assignment Knowledge Areas • Scope Assessment

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

Successful Space Launches, and Existing and Planned Transoceanic Fiber Cables. This paper is based on a book that I wrote about three years ago published by www.XanEdu.edu (ISBN# 1-59399-033-0). Page 13.21.2

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nichole Au, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

represents those engineers who will strugglewith energy issues over the ensuing century. In our Engineering Energy Solutions designproject, students are asked to design, construct, test, and evaluate a system for collecting, storing,transporting, converting, and utilizing renewable energy from a water, wind, or solar source.The overall goal of the project is to light a 1 cell AAA Maglite® light bulb after being allowed tocollect energy for 45 minutes and up to two hours.As part of the INSPIRES (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest and Recruitment inEngineering and Science) Curriculum (funded by the NSF), the design projects have been testedwith a wide range of students who include: high school pre-engineering students, freshmenengineering

Conference Session

The Pipeline

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tania Monterastelli, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Julia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

start of each session. During the program a guided tour of theNorthrop Grumman site located near BWI (November 1) was arranged for the students. In aneffort to reward student participation, dedication, and interest in the program, numerousopportunities to win gift card prizes for Best BuyTM were provided. Cash prizes were alsoawarded to the top performing design projects at the final evening of the YESS program.Weekly SeminarsThe 7 week YESS seminar program was designed to inform students about the field ofengineering, including its importance and opportunities, as well as to expose students to thinkinglike an engineer. These goals were accomplished through presentations from weekly guestspeakers and games and design challenges held throughout

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reynaldo Pablo, Jr., Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

measure of the variability is thecoefficient of variation (COV) which is the ratio between the standard deviation and the meanvalue, σR /µR.The margin of safety for a bridge component can be defined as Z=R–S (1)where R is the resistance or the load carrying capacity of the structural component, and S is theload effect or the load demand to the component. They are modeled as random variables herebecause their uncertainty is evident. In general, the uncertainty associated with the resistance isdue to material production and preparation process, construction quality control, etc. Theuncertainty associated with load effect is related to truck weight, truck type, traffic

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, College of St. Catherine

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

—succeeded despite the fact that most studentsenrolling in the courses had no intention of majoring in CS. How were so manywomen motivated to take more CS courses during a time when many CSprograms across the nation lost students—especially women—starting with theintroductory course?To answer this question, a survey was sent out to students/alumnae with a 55%response rate (20/36). Qualitative analysis was used to determine the themes thatemerged. Strategies for instruction and evaluation were then identified for 1)encouraging students to continue in their CS education and 2) improving theiremployability.Although many participants took the first CS course because of a requirement,four main strategies motivated them to take more CS courses:1) Creating

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Reising, University of Evansville; Mark Randall, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

arbitrary units used forthe transmitted pulse.The received signal is the sum of the noise and the transmitted pulse, delayed by the sampleperiods selected by the user (constrained so the “received” pulse cannot overlap the transmittedpulse) with amplitude attenuated by the square of the reciprocal delay.Both the transmitted signal and the received signal are represented by sequences of length N (setto 2000 in the program). The sequence representing the transmitted pulse is zero-padded tolength N.The detector output is computed as the cross-correlation1 of the received signal and the N −1− ktransmitted pulse sequences: R(k ) = 1 N ∑x

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Ilya Leipunsky, Russian Academy of Science; Nadezda Berezkina, Russian Academy of Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Destructive testing. Some of thesetechnologies are quite sophisticated and expensive. Among them, however, Penetrant Testing(PT) is distinguished by its simplicity, flexibility, and affordability 13, 20.Penetrant Testing is a technique capable of detecting surface discontinuities and material flaws(cracks, microporosity, blisters, etc.) using substances that seep into surface defects analogous tothe way coffee deposits detect a crack of a ceramic cup (Figure 1). In a majority of cases, thepenetrant used is commonly in the liquid phase. For this reason, this NDT technique is oftenknown as “Liquid Penetrant Test” (LPT). Figure 1. Coffee seepage into cracked wall of ceramic cup. In this case, a simple visualization of the

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

modules use National Instruments'LabVIEW for their programming and development platform with the Speedy-33 DSP board andLEGO Mindstorms NXT Brick as the hardware platforms. Many of the modules can also be runcompletely on the host computer's sound card. Modules have been developed for examiningdifferent aspects of topics such as sampling, aliasing, and filtering, while working with data thathas been captured and processed in real-time. Students are able to interact with the hardware anddata through GUIs, thus obviating the need to first develop real-time programming skills. Thispaper will describe these modules and how they are designed to be used both in lectures and aspart of homework assignments.1. IntroductionRecent advances in embedded

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Cullum, Utah State University; Christine Hailey, Utah State University; Daniel Householder, Utah State University; Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; James Dorward, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and one Hispanic female. The demographic of theprofessional development providers included seven white males, one African Americanmale, one Asian male and one African American female.The professional development workshop was guided by three goals. 1) Increase high schoolSTEM teachers’ content knowledge regarding constraints, optimization and predictiveanalysis in an engineering design context; 2) Increase high school STEM teachers’ ability todevelop, use and assess curriculum materials that addressed engineering design; and 3)Involve all participants in reflection on their experiences in order to establish thecharacteristics of an effective PD program for high school teachers infusing engineeringdesign concepts into STEM classrooms

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Louis Frenzel, Electronic Design Magazine; James Hyder, Intel; Michael Lesiecki, MCCCD; Thomas McGlew, Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

massiveimplications for changes in program content and structure so the intent of this paper is tolayout the issues and promote wide-ranging discussion that will lead to a community ofinterest to support all relevant program change initiatives. The authors represent a rangeof academic, publishing and industry interests but they have a common commitment tounderstanding the change agents that should drive curriculum planning. It has been arecurring theme at past ASEE conferences 1, 2 and this paper is intended to furtherstimulate the dialog but more from the perspective of 2-year colleges. Page 13.1269.2There are two commonly used techniques that can help. The first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Brian Randolph, University of Toledo

significantupdates since the approach was reported one year ago, including the effect of EGR 101 on two-year student retention and subsequent performance in calculus, the introduction of EGR 100 as aprecursor to EGR 101 for initially underprepared students, and the ongoing expansion of theWSU model to collaborating institutions.2.0 Background - The WSU Model This section provides an overview of the WSU model for engineering mathematicseducation, which involves three primary components: 1) The development of EGR 101, a novelfreshman-level engineering mathematics course; 2) A large-scale restructuring of theengineering curriculum, where students can advance in the program without having completed atraditional freshman calculus sequence; 3) The

Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs II (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardine Botte, Ohio University; Keeley Schneider, Ohio University; Bryan Boggs, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

chemical engineering at Ohio University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVUIT). He is working on his dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Gerardine G. Botte, which focuses on ammonia as a source of hydrogen for fuel cells. Page 13.828.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES: “HAVING FUN AND LEARNING ENGINEERING”Abstract According to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)1, interest inscience, math, and