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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

twenty years.The program of instruction includes a laboratory program that uses appropriate laboratoryequipment, kits, and a hands-on project to design, build, fabricate, populate, test, and iterate aDC/DC converter. Assessment summarizes nearly twenty years of successful instruction.IntroductionAlmost all electrical power in industrialized societies now is processed through at least onepower electronic stage. As such, electrical engineers (EE) often encounter power electroniccircuitry and systems when performing their routine duties. A knowledge of how these systemswork gives an EE an advantage in understanding and working with power of a nature that isprovided to every electrical system. As part of an innovative sequence of courses at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adrian Villalta-Cerdas, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson Ph.D., Sam Houston State University; Steven L. Hegwood, Sam Houston State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and a MEd degree in Instructional Systems Design Technology from Sam Houston State University. He is currently the General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator at Sam Houston State University and has an interest in online and hybrid instruction. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integration of research-based strategies and instructional design: creating significant learning experiences in a chemistry bridge courseIntroductionBridge courses are often designed to provide undergraduate students with learning experiences toremediate pitfalls in understanding or facilitating the practice of essential skills related to specificcontent

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Kevin R. Anderson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zechariah Alan Maynard, Cal Poly Pomona

Paper ID #35157Teaching PLCS and PID Tuning Virtually using DoMore SoftwareDr. Kevin R. Anderson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Kevin R. Anderson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic Uni- versity, Pomona. Dr. Anderson obtained his Ph.D. and MSME degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder and his BSME at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Dr. Anderson has over 100 technical publications. He was the previous director of the Control Systems Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona focusing on

Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Edward C Bent, Bucknell University; Rachel Cincotta, Bucknell University; Kyle Andrew MacDougall, Bucknell University Chemical Engineering Department

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Chemical Engineering

industries. Ideally I would like to be working as a process engineer on a chocolate production system. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Why not just run this as a demo? Differences in students’ conceptual understanding after experiments or demonstrationsChemical engineering enrollments have ballooned in the past five years, making it increasinglychallenging to find physical space for undergraduate student laboratory experiences. Rather thanhave laboratory sections with core chemical engineering courses such as fluid mechanics or heattransfer, most students’ in-major laboratory experience is limited to a unit operations laboratorycourse. Our previous work demonstrated that inquiry

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexa Kottmeyer

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

assessed students via a combination of computer laboratory assignments, projects, quizzes,midterm examinations, and a final examination. A significant disadvantage to that evaluativemodel was that students were required to hand-write their responses to computer programmingprompts on the midterm exams, and – depending on the instructor – sometimes also the finalexamination. This study therefore also set out to discover a more appropriate evaluative technique.A Brief Review of the LiteratureIt has been found that active learning can help students to better learn course content in theirscience courses1. Some authors2 have found that “flipping” classrooms can be an effective teachingstrategy. Online learning has been noted as being able to make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Tom Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, EduData4Action

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

educational resources and develop new ones for online lecture courses, as well as coreengineering laboratory courses that are delivered either completely online, or with limited face-to-face interactions. The initial areas of focus for laboratory course development are:Introduction to Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Materials Science, and Circuit Analysis.CALSTEP will also develop alternative models of flipped classroom instruction to improvestudent success and enhance student access to engineering courses that otherwise could not besupported in traditional delivery modes due to low enrollment. The project will also evaluate theeffectiveness of the curriculum and train other community college engineering faculty in theeffective use of the

Conference Session

Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

all three of the above degreeprograms. The author’s describes how his industrial experience helped him shape aninterdisciplinary course that challenges the student to be creative and build on the strengths ofhis/her fellow students in four degree fields. The student of today needs to be more “Job Ready”and not just “know the theory” if he/she is to compete for the jobs of tomorrow. This includesbeing able to work in interdisciplinary groups to accomplish project goals. The use of selfdirected laboratory experiences can keep the students engaged and active in learning the courseobjectives. The use of laboratory teams made up of the different degree programs more closelysimulates the reality of autonomous interdisciplinary design teams in

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Arthur Pallone

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Engineering Physics & Physics

member and a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the University of Western Ontario and is now Assistant Professor at Murray State University, Department of Engineering and Physics.Art Pallone, Murray State University Art Pallone holds a Ph.D in Applied Physics from the Colorado School of Mines (2000) in Golden, CO USA. He also holds an M.S. in Applied Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1995) and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan (1991). From 2000 to 2003, he held a Davies Fellows Postdoctoral Teaching and Research appointment cosponsored by the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. He

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Chan Hilton, Florida State University

provide students hands-on learning of groundwater concepts; and 2) incorporate andimplement these physical models and activities in the Introduction to Environmental Engineeringand Laboratory courses. The target audience of this project is sophomore- and junior-levelundergraduate students enrolled in Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Laboratory,which both are required courses. Minorities and women comprise approximately 50% of thestudents in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at this institution. Thusstudents from underrepresented groups will be directly affected and involved in all aspects of thisproject.This paper presents a summary of the physical models and real-world activities developed andimplemented in the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

, including active learning opportunities, a hands-onlaboratory experience, and a summary/wrap-up lecture. The lectures are delivered to thestudents in a single classroom, large lecture format; the labs are conducted in smaller sectionsof the overall course. The lab/lecture materials are carefully developed to be tractable forfirst-year engineering students from a wide range of backgrounds. Examples include:arrhythmia detection algorithms for implantable cardiac defibrillators (Signal Processing);blackout prevention (Electrical Power Systems); and detecting tumors using tomographicimage reconstruction (Biomedical Imaging).This paper will discuss the implementation of a particular four-part lecture/laboratory modulein the area of Sensors and Wireless

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

Full Implementation for Over 400 First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractTwo years ago a robotics-centered sequence of three first-year engineering courses wasexpanded to include all beginning engineering students as part of an NSF CCLI grant. Theobjective of this course sequence is to immerse students in a skill-based, project-drivencurriculum that builds creativity and a can-do spirit. Students purchase a Parallax BASIC Stampcontroller, sensors, servos, and software to provide the basis for a mobile laboratory and designplatform; this mobile platform, which is owned and maintained by the students, provides amechanism for boosting experiential learning to a level that would be difficult to achieve usinguniversity

Conference Session

Research and Education in Radiation and Radiologic

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas, Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas, Austin; David Hearnsberger, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

-day lectures, followed bypractical hands-on experience with a variety of portable and laboratory radiationinstruments. Half of each day will be devoted to practical hands-on exercises, which willcover instrument calibration collection of survey and dosimetry measurements.The course will cover the following: ≠ Radiation Counting Statistics; Discuss briefly the calculation of o Standard deviation of counts, o Confidence Limits, o ε2 Criterion for data rejection, o Chauvenet’s Criterion for data rejection, o Optimizing source count time for a given background, o Instrument efficiency, o Lower Limits of Detection (LLD), and o Minimum Detectable Activity

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

engaging laboratory and continuous assessment oflearning outcomes; c) utilizing students’ pre-existing knowledge, providing examples andteaching subject matter in depth; and d) sharing ideas and materials so that projects can be builtand connected to enhance the work of each other within a group. As such any coursedevelopment activity needs to take these factors into account in order to ensure its success.Students in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering are introduced to Digital Logic asthe first course that lays the foundation for many other courses. Such courses includeMicroprocessors / Microcontrollers, Assembly Language Programming, and ComputerArchitecture to name a few. With the knowledge built through this chain of courses

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

to a more efficient curriculum by eliminating unnecessary redundancies.The authors made an index card for each topic, which included the topic name, associatedlearning outcomes, traditional course area, and scores (Figure 2). The cards were then treatedlike trading cards when developing the modules. It was easy to move a topic from one module tothe next to see where it fit best.Step 6The modules developed in Step 5 are the ideal way to group topics together. This step addresseshow to bring different modules together to fit into the overall semester course structure. Thecourse format is determined; lecture, laboratory, or a combination. The sequence of moduleswithin a semester and from semester to semester must be determined. This step should

Conference Session

Freshman Experience in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

past 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board, programmable logic controllers

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Maria Herrera, University of South Florida

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Manufacturing

AC 2009-422: INTEGRATING REAL-WORLD MEDICAL-DEVICE PROJECTSINTO MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONSusana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida Susana K. Lai-Yuen is an Assistant Professor of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida, USA. She received her Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) degrees in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, USA. Her research interests include computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided molecular design (CAMD), human-computer haptic interfaces, computational geometry for design and manufacturing, and engineering education. She is the director of the Virtual Manufacturing and Design Laboratory for Medical

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; David Mares, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy

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Computers in Education

who wish to learn more about bioinstrumentation and biosignalprocessing who either have not taken all these foundational courses or do not feel well preparedin these areas. To meet this pedagogical challenge, the authors have incorporated a large numberof demonstrations and laboratory exercises into these courses, based upon our experience that thisgreatly aids learning.8–12 We take advantage of a new and highly flexible tool for educators: thenew ELVIS benchtop platform combined with the latest version of LabVIEW, both now availablefrom National Instruments (www.ni.com). In addition, the authors integrated various BIOPACproducts (available from BIOPAC Systems, Inc., www.biopac.com) with ELVIS in a way notseen before. The results of using

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Automotive Systems and Delphi Delco Electronics (formerly Delco Electronics as a subsidiary of General Motors Hughes Electronics) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

part of the University HVAC system. It is used tomonitor and save energy through energy performance contracting with different control systems.Recently, the HVAC laboratory facilities (Split-System Central Unit Heat Pump, Air HandlingUnits (AHUs), Variable Air Volumes (VAVs) box, and even a Wall-Mounted Heat Pump) havebeen incorporated into the University's BAS system to become a part of students’ education.BAS is the foundation of the energy management efficiency of modern buildings. Basically, acentral system, the intelligent Metasys BAS software, connects the HVAC, lighting, security andprotection systems and allows them to communicate on a single platform to provide the necessaryinformation to the energy manager; enabling them to make more

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Simon Jones, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

experimental test of the item being modeled, students will potentially lack theappropriate skepticism of finite element analysis and its associated assumptions.Vibrations courses often do not have a dedicated lab associated with them, and the only exposurestudents have to vibrations experiments is in more general laboratory courses on engineeringmeasurements [2, 3]. Some schools do have vibrations and structural dynamics courses withintegrated lectures and laboratories [4-9], but often the purpose of these labs is to illustrate themain concepts in the lectures with hands-on laboratory exercises or they primarily involveMATLAB/Simulink modeling and simulation. This approach can help motivate the coursematerial but can also afford students the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl J. Spezia P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technicaleducation through online programs is increasing due to the flexibility of delivery that this type ofeducational experience provides. This delivery method is very attractive to adult learners withestablished careers and family responsibilities that prohibit regular on-campus attendance.However, a major obstacle to online delivery is providing laboratory experiences that arepedagogically equivalent to the traditional experience, that is, the manipulation of physicalequipment in a campus laboratory facility.This challenge has a number of possible solutions, especially when the laboratories involvesimple circuit analysis experiments and the fundamentals of electronics. In these cases suitableminiaturized equipment and industry grade software are

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason R White, University of California, Davis

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Chemical Engineering

, and societal context, and to engage in life-long learning by immersing themselvesin the literature.In Fall 2018, this course (Process Economics and Green Design) was further redesigned toinclude a laboratory-component with a group-project focus. The new course format was similarto the studio model used at Oregon State University [8]. In order to allow students additionalopportunities to actively engage with the course material, the four hours previously allotted aslecture time were reallocated to include three hours of lecture/discussion with the class as awhole, and one hour of laboratory, or small group activities with no more than twenty-fourstudents at a time. The lecture period was redesigned to focus on topical case studies

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Cynthia Gautreau, California State University Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduates to Engage in Cross-Disciplinary ResearchIntroductionActive participation in undergraduate research has been shown to play a valuable role inenhancing the educational experience of undergraduate science and engineering majors. Inaddition to providing training in laboratory techniques, undergraduate research can facilitatedevelopment of higher thinking skills, expose students to the excitement of scientific discovery,immerse undergraduates in the culture of laboratory research, and contribute to preparingindividuals for careers in the professional workforce [1], [2]. The American Society forBiochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) recognizes research as an essential curricularfeature of recognized undergraduate biochemistry programs [3

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Ronald Adrezin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Mary Shalane Regan, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Ocean and Marine

. She is a graduate of the University of Hartford, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering (2007) and Master of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering (2013). Before coming to the Coast Guard Academy, Ms. Regan worked in the aerospace industry as a Project Engineer for Air-Lock, Inc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Design of an Economical Student-built Automatic Control SystemAbstractEconomical student-owned and built laboratory equipment is proposed as a means to increasestudent exposure to hand-on learning activities without the consumption of resources normallyassociated with offering a traditional laboratory course. The case presented

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, students are able to revisit or learn new background theoriesand principles and identify and test a hypothesis before they actually engage in physical hands-on activities. This reinforced learning strategy efficiently guided students in preparing,confronting, and tackling the open-ended, inquiry-based problem with solid theoreticalknowledge and principles. As a result, it provided better planning for the physical hands-onactivities. When engaged with physical hands-on activities, virtual laboratories were also used toidentify the disparity between theoretical and experimental results and additional activitiesdesigned to interpret the differences. This practice truly allowed students to experience the entirescientific process from solid theoretical

Conference Session

Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #12005Survey of U.S. Biomechanics InstructionProf. Anton E Bowden, Brigham Young University Anton E. Bowden is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory at Brigham Young University. His background and research inter- ests are in spinal biomechanics, biomedical device design, computational biomechanics, and recently in engineering education. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from University of Utah and his BS in Me- chanical Engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed professional engineer and a recipient of a National

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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First-Year Programs

engineering. This introductory freshmanengineering course has been offered since 1994, and is highly valued by faculty and students.2 Inthe laboratory section, they work in teams of 8-12 with a $200 budget (funded by our College ofEngineering) to solve a real-world, client-based engineering design problem proposed mostly byindividuals in the local community. Our regular clients often encourage others in the communityto apply to our program. To further recruit clients and projects, mass emails are sent out in thefall, spring, and summer to past clients, University researchers, and to local non-profitorganizations. For example, one of our clients is the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of our county.What started as one lone project in 2012 to build a stair

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

laboratory exercises designed to incorporate electrical circuit components, circuit analysis(AC and DC), sensors and actuators, and microcontrollers. Students also learned how to createsimple electro-mechanical devices using basic components. During the latter half of thesemester, students were tasked with group projects to design, build, and test electro-mechanicalsystems. These projects aimed to bring mechanical engineering, electronics, and computercontrol together. This paper describes the first-time experience of developing the course andmanaging student projects. This paper also presents students’ feedback regarding the course andhighlights student projects with testing and fabrication results.IntroductionMechatronics is a cross-disciplinary

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Work

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanne Petry, Central State University; Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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Educational Research and Methods

oral presentations and betterquality discussions of data as presented in final written reports.IntroductionFor more than 20 years, chemistry faculty have been proponents of Problem-Based Learning(PBL) as a means to bridge the gap between what students learn in the classroom and whatstudents’ experience in the laboratory.1 Traditional assessment measures such as formativefeedback on problem sets or draft laboratory reports enable students to improve learning prior tosummative assessments such as unit, midterm or final exams.2 However, students who performwell on exams may not possess the skills required to excel in the workforce environment such asa chemical production laboratory or manufacturing engineering plant.3 Senior undergraduateresearch

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan T. Lugowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Hutzel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. The numbered elements on the Figure highlight the key components. A smallbrazed plate heat exchanger (1) [8] has flow meters (2) connected to the hot and cold sides. Atotal of four integrated circuit temperature sensors (4) are used to measure the temperaturedifferential for both the hot and cold sides. All sensors are connected to a USB data acquisitionmodule from National Instruments.The heat exchanger apparatus has a number of subtle features based on experiences with thisequipment over time. The entire device is mounted inside a perforated stainless steel pan thatfits over the edge of a laboratory sink, see Figure 3, to contain any inadvertent leaks that occur.In addition, the HX apparatus has hose connections that quickly connect to the