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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1995: ENHANCING LIFELONG LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIONABILITIES THROUGH A UNIQUE SERIES OF PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology MARGARET BAILEY, registered professional engineer, is the Kate Gleason Chair and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at RIT. She earned her BSE at Pennsylvania State University in 1988 and her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. She conducts research with students using advanced thermodynamic analyses and neural network modeling applied to various, energy-intensive, complex mechanical systems. Dr. Bailey serves in numerous leadership roles within her college, including Executive Director of RIT’s Women

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhukar Vable, Michigan Technological University; William Kennedy, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanics

ongoing process. ‘MOM in Action’ is one teaching aid in the educational tool kit thatincorporates insights on human learning to improve the impact of instruction. Can the impact ofusing ‘MOM in Action’ be measured? To answer this we must ask what it means to have a BS inthe fast changing technological society. Does engineering education transcend the simple sum ofall the course content? Would time spend in incorporating ‘MOM in Action’ in textbooks and lec-tures be better spent in solving another numerical example or covering an extra topic? The authorsbelieve that education and neuroscience research suggests that ‘MOM in Action’ course enrich-ment might have a positive impact on student learning and retention of concepts.The authors also

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EMD Program Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri; Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri; William Daughton, University of Missouri

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-1156: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIALENGINEERING: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCESCassandra Elrod, University of Missouri Cassandra C. Elrod is doctoral student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department at the University of Missouri – Rolla. She holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering Management with an emphasis in Management of Technology (2003), and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management (2004), both from UMR. Her research interests include learning styles, engineering education, and organizational behavior issues.Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri Ashley Rasnic is an undergraduate student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moshe Hartman, Retired; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

early socialization experiences from parents, Page 12.776.2teachers, academic preparation and success, work experience, and play (summarized recently byMargolis & Fisher9, and Tillberg & Cohoon14 ). Self-efficacy in the skills and characteristicsperceived as necessary to the major has also been noted as a motivator for choice of major3. Aprominent explanation for women’s selective representation across engineering disciplines hasbeen that women prefer majors in which the benefit to society is most clear5,13. The socialbenefits of science and technology seem to be much more important to women than to malestudents in similar fields11. As a

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Management

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Elson, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Howard Evans, National University

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Engineering Management

program development to the specificsof developing the MS Systems Engineering program (MSSyE) at National University’s Schoolof Engineering and Technology. Most particularly, the focus will be on incorporating principlesof engineering management into the MSSyE curriculum. This answers the question regardingwhich specializations, if any, should be included in this new curriculum, and why engineeringmanagement should be one of them. It also shows how this was accomplished according to alimited body of graduate curriculum design knowledge.Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Relationships Systems engineering, by its very nature, is not specialized and even seems to be difficult todefine. According to Blanchard and Fabrycky1, “to this day

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-2681: STORYTELLING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRobin Adams, Purdue University Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She also leads the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Dr. Adams received her PhD in Education, Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington, a MS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Adams' research is concentrated on design cognition and learning

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-2535: ADVANCED AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONPROJECTJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 12.183.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Education ProjectAbstractThe Aerospace manufacturing industry segment is facing problems of a “graying” workforce. Inaddition they face the challenges of increasing productivity and integrating new materialsaccentuating the need to attract new engineers to the manufacturing workplace.This paper describes a project funded by the National Science Foundation to examine thechanging needs of the aerospace manufacturing industries, and to develop curricula materials

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Part 1

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cleon Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1047: A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF THESUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM ON MINORITYENROLLMENT IN GRADUATE SCHOOLJillL Auerbach, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of TechnologyGary May, Georgia Institute of TechnologyCleon Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 12.22.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Comprehensive Examination of the Impact of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program on Minority Enrollment in Graduate SchoolAbstractA widespread strategy to encourage minority students to attend graduate school in science,technology, engineering

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Chang-Hee Won

Proceedings of the 2007 Middle Atlantic Section Fall Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 1 Spacecraft Systems Engineering Courses for Traditional Engineering Curriculum Chang-Hee Won, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Temple UniversityAbstract Systems engineering is an important skill for future engineers. Systems engineering is amanagement technology that allows engineers to effectively design, develop, and deploy large

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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International

Engineering and Systems) and a certain technology (Electricity, Mechanics,Chemistry, Computer Science or Mining; recently there is the possibility to choose also theHydraulics area). This last program has been particularly successful in the last decades (anaverage of approximately 65% of the students entering the school chooses this program) andhighly valued by both the professional market and students.Each curricular network requires the fulfillment of 570 credits or units, in which each creditcorresponds to 1 hour of weekly dedication to the course during one semester (this considers Page 12.1222.4lecture hours, teaching assistantships, labs and

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Willits, Saint Louis University

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Biomedical

the demonstration. During these demonstrations, additional datawill be collected directed at assessing the usefulness of the demonstrations for the middle andhigh school students.AcknowledgementsThe author wishes to thank Emerson Electric for a Gold Star Grant to fund attendance at thisconference and the future distribution of video demonstration DVDs for local schools.Bibliography1. Willits, R.K. Design of a two-semester transport sequence for biomedical engineering undergraduates. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. 2002. Montreal, Canada.2. Criteria for Accrediting Programs in Engineering, The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET): Baltimore, MD.3

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University

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International

AC 2007-1339: MAKE A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY FOR SPECIAL SHORT COURSEWITH REMOTE EDUCATION SOFTWARE SYSTEMRamin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology Ramin Sadeghi, Power and water University of Technology (PWUT) The author is in charge of distance learning program at the institution. He has developed a Web-based distance learning software program – Director for Distance Learning Center of PWUT.Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford SAEID MOSLEHPOUR is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He holds PhD from Iowa State University and BS MS and EdSp degrees from

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Saravanan Swaminathan, Tennessee Technological University; Lisa Zagumny, Tennessee Technological Univesity; Holly Anthony, Tennessee Technological University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-621: INTERPRETING STUDENT-CONSTRUCTED STUDY GUIDESDonald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Don Visco is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his Ph. D. from the University at Buffalo, SUNY, in 1999. Don has taught many course offerings at Tenn Tech including thermodynamics, process optimization, process dynamics and control, introduction to chemical engineering, chemical engineering process analysis multi-scale modeling and math methods in chemical engineering. Don's technical research is in computational thermodynamics and bio-informatics.Saravanan Swaminathan, Tennessee Technological University Saravanan

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky; Stephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers

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Minorities in Engineering

- Doctorate Masters Figure 4: Classification DistributionFigure 5 illustrates the distribution of the majors for the respondents. As expected, the majorityof the students were engineering, science or technology majors. Page 12.139.7 Engineering 73.5% Science and Technology 20.1% Business 1.8% Social Science 1.4% Education 1.4% Unk/Undecided 0.9% Humanities 0.5

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-1261: EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DESIGN METHODOLOGY TO HELPSTUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE REAL WORLDKeith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc. Page 12.595.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Embedded Software Design Methodology to Help Students Succeed in the Real WorldIntroduction: A Tool for Entering the Workforce with ExperienceIn the good old days, new engineers could look forward to a long and rewarding career,working for a well-established engineering firm. They would typically spend their firstyear of employment “learning the ropes” from older, more-experienced engineers.During this apprenticeship, they would pick up the tips, tricks and

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2564: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME REMOTELABORATORIESYaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology Mr. Yoaye Li received his B.E. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Manufacturing from Beihang University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, he is a pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. His research interests include intelligent systems for design and manufacturing as well as remote experimentation.Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Sven K. Esche is currently holding a position as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. In 1989

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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International

School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Program Director of Electrical Engineering Technology and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He also currently performs systems engineering consulting for DISA (U.S. DoD) and for L-3 Communications. He received the Ph.D. degree (EE) from Purdue

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

AC 2007-502: USING THE SENIOR DESIGN JURY TO DIRECTLY ASSESSPROGRAM OUTCOMESMichael Bronzini, George Mason University Michael S. Bronzini currently holds the Dewberry Chair in Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering (CEIE) in the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and is also the Chair of the CEIE Department. Prior positions include Director of the Center for Transportation Analysis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Penn State University, and Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Dr

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cindy Orndoff; Susan Blanchard

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

is an increasingconcern in the United States that high school students are lacking in math and science skillsleaving them ill-prepared for college programs in the sciences, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM).1 According to a recent report form the US Department of Education, theUnited States ranks 27th in the world in mathematics problem solving,2 reiterating the point thatUS high school students are not well prepared for college after completing high school mathclasses. At one Southwest Florida university, more than 60% of the first year students were notacademically prepared for college calculus, prolonging their entry into the engineering programand increasing the time the students will spend in college. These deficiencies

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard Anderson, Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

newly-created knowledge of technologies in a traditional or emerging advanced Page 12.258.7 specialized technical area appropriate to civil engineering. (Bloom’s Level 6) Table 2 (continued) P r o f e s s i o n a l O u t c o m e s 19. Communication Plan, compose, and integrate the verbal, written, virtual, and graphical communication of a project to technical and non-technical audiences. (Bloom’s Level 5) 20. History and heritage Explain

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Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Gerry Galloway, Univ of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, American Society of Civil Engineers; James O'Brien, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Licensure Committee have been askedto serve as advisors to this committee – and CAP^3 has been asked to provide anadditional non-voting “consultant” to this NCEES committee.Accreditation Committee:In the United States, ABET, Inc. is responsible for accreditation activities for engineeringprograms. ABET is “owned” by a federation of 28 professional societies, includingASCE. ASCE has a proportional voice and vote in ABET, but certainly does not controlthe overall accreditation activities related to engineering. ABET accredits engineeringprograms through its Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and accredits othertechnological programs through its other three commissions (i.e., ComputingAccreditation Commission, Technology Accreditation

Conference Session

Influence of Race and Culture

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in Technology; Jenilynne Gaskin, Maui Economic Development Board; Kawailehua Kuluhiwa, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board

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Minorities in Engineering

at Hilo.Christine Andrews, Maui Eco Dev Board Page 12.193.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Aligning Indigenous Culture with ScienceAbstract“Excite Camp” now in its sixth year is premised upon the engaging curriculum marriage ofculture and science. The program creates interest in Native Hawaiian girls for math and sciencejust prior to entering high school, by exposing them to math and science applications in theircommunity―in tandem with the sophisticated science of their native culture and history.Program development for Excite Camp is provided by the Women in Technology Project (WIT)of the Maui

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gena Kovalcik, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Ries, University of Pittsburgh; Kim Needy, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Schaefer, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Environmental Engineering

focus is directed at fulfilling Mihelcic’s definition of sustainability by educatingthe engineers who will be designing the next generation of technologies to facilitate greenconstruction and sustainable water use. To do this, we must demonstrate how sustainability canbecome an integral part of both undergraduate and graduate engineering education systems, incontrast to the current tendency to narrow one’s focus when matriculating from an undergraduateto MS to PhD program. We propose that serious changes are needed in the way we educateengineers if sustainability is to become a meaningful component of US engineering practice.Further, if these changes do not occur, US engineering education and US engineering may soonfall behind more aggressive

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Dawn Denney, Northwest Cabarrus High School; Kelly Teague, J.M. Robinson High School; Bill Welch, J.M. Robinson High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-583: EXPANDING ENGINEERING DIVERSITY BY TEACHINGENGINEERING TO COUNSELORS AND TEACHERSBruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and PI on the NSF sponsored Teaching Engineering to Counselors and Teachers (TECT) project.Lyndon Abrams, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at CharlotteDeborah Bosley, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director of the

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-9: ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY: CHILDREN’S CHANGINGUNDERSTANDINGS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEChristine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston Dr. Christine Cunningham works as the Vice President of Research at the Museum of Science, Boston. In her work, she oversees research and evaluation efforts related to engineering and science learning and teaching in the Museum and in K-12 classrooms; a curriculum development project, Engineering is Elementary: Engineering and Technology Lessons for Children; and a number of teacher professional development programs about engineering and technology for teachers of kindergarten through community college. Her projects focus on making science and

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

experience involving manufacturing, design and analysis of Submarine Components and Navy related equipment. In addition Dr. Gates has worked in the aerospace industry, helicopter fuselage and rotor blade aerodynamics coupled with wind tunnel testing. Currently Dr. Gates is involved with high temperature Fuel Cell Research and development. Dr Gates earned a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and BS ME and MS ME from Rochester Institute of Technology. E-mail: GatesA@ccsu.eduZdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University Zdzislaw B. Kremens received the M.Sc. and Ph.D, degrees in Electrical Engineering from Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Llewellyn Mann, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Gloria Dall'Alba, University of Queensland

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-892: EXPERIENCES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AMONG PRACTICINGENGINEERS ? IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATIONLlewellyn Mann, University of Queensland LLEWELLYN MANN is a PhD student in the School of Engineering at the University of Queensland and a member of the Catalyst Research Centre for Society and Technology. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Space) and a Bachelor of Science (Physics) from UQ, as well as a Graduate Certificate of Education (Higher Education). Major research interests include; Engineering Education, Sustainability, Teaching and Learning, Engineering Design, Technology and Society.David Radcliffe, University of Queensland DAVID RADCLIFFE is the

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

AC 2007-375: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TEACHING ASSISTANTTRAINING AND ORIENTATIONRonald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology Ronald S. Kane is Dean of Graduate Studies and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before that he had been Dean of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Professional Education and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and before that served as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Manhattan College. He has industrial experience in the energy and aerospace industries and worked for a number of years on nuclear safety and alternative energy systems, with focus on modeling and

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Institute of Technology, currently serves as Technical Communication Course Coordinator. She teaches writing, public speaking, and humanities elective courses to engineering and science students. Her graduate work in rhetoric and literature was completed at Penn State, and her recent research often focuses on engineering and workplace communication.Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the IEEE Transactions on

Conference Session

The Evolution of Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University; David Enke, University of Missouri

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-1777: FINANCIAL ENGINEERING: THE SAVIOR OR END OFENGINEERING ECONOMY?Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University Joseph C. Hartman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lehigh University, holds the George Kledaras Endowed Chair, and serves as Department Chair. He received his Ph.D. (1996) and M.S. (1994) in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1992). His research interests are in economic decisions analysis and dynamic programming. His undergraduate textbook, "Engineering Economy and the Decision-Making Process," was released in the