Paper ID #12157A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS). He has
influencing undergraduate Hispanic and other minority students’ decision to considerengineering as their major; 3) Dual programs for Community Colleges and summer programs aswell as High Schools at one of the institution are providing access for pre-college minority andwomen students to careers in engineering and technology; 4) Our project aims to develop andestablish an integrated research-oriented educational facility to support and enhance teachingand learning in these areas, by providing a set of comprehensive laboratory experiments,teaching and learning modules; and 5) The design and implementation of a computationalworkbench for simulating hybrid power systems and distributed energy resources.2. Curriculum ChangesEngineering and technology
’ hands-on exploration of aconcept occurs prior to formal instruction. In the course, student exploration of fundamentalstructural engineering concepts was facilitated through the following activities: (i) full-classphysical demonstrations led by the instructor during lecture, (ii) small-group experimentation ina laboratory setting, and (iii) case studies highlighting both failures and exemplarynatural/engineered structures presented via instructor lectures and supplementary multi-mediamaterials. The objective of this paper is demonstrate how the “exploration before theory”approach can be implemented and what is required to accomplish the hands-on, inquiry,discussion, and formal teaching aspects that comprise this teaching style. Associated with
, soilclassification, and includes eight laboratory experiments. The course content matches very wellwith the knowledge needed to produce a geotechnical report such as required at the Minka site.From the faculty members prior experience teaching the course, it was desired to have the lab bea more dynamic and formative experience for the students. To do this, the Soil Mechanics classincorporated the Minka site soil into the laboratory portion of the class. A formative approachwas taken to the individual labs that would all come together to produce a summative project of ageotechnical report of the Minka site.For the first lab and before ground was broken at the Minka sites by the contractor, studentscollected soil samples at various depths to determine the
Paper ID #37276Development and First-Year Outcomes of a NSF-Funded Summer ResearchInternship Program to Engage Community College Students in EngineeringResearchDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, embedded systems, and engineering education. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next
Delivery to Support the Industrial Role of a Mechanical Engineering TechnologistAbstractThe COVID-19 Pandemic has created widespread disruption in higher education. This has beenespecially felt in the engineering field, which has traditionally relied on applied laboratories todeliver course material effectively and efficiently. In particular, courses in the Mechatronicdomain that integrate mechanical components, electrical systems, and programing rely heavilyon applied labs to instruct students on this interdisciplinary topic through hands-on activities. AtNew Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), these applied labs have been facilitated in theMechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program by using a
of his years at Ford were as an Information Technology manager in areas of development, installation and support. His primary research and teaching interests are in scheduling, heuristics and process modeling. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Introducing Production Concepts – A Hands On Learning Experience Scott Schultz and Sinjae Hyun Mercer UniversityAbstractIntroducing production concepts to engineering students can be quite challenging. The highresource cost of setting up and maintaining a production
Paper ID #243442018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Solar Photovoltaic Modules Degradation Rate Comparison and Data Analy-sisDr. Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York Dr. Dugwon Seo is an assistant professor in Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Community College. Dr. Seo has been teaching engineering technology courses including digital circuit, computer applications, computer-aided analysis, and renewable energy. Her research interest includes various renewable energy, digital circuit system, remote sensing, and technology
and Engineering Department). Her research interests include materials science, physical chemistry and non-conventional technologies for materials and process engineering. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Work in Progress: Fundamentals of Engineering Design (FED) for Chemical Engineering 1st Year UndergraduatesThis is a work-in-progress report on continuous improvement of our first-year chemicalengineering design / laboratory course. Such courses continue a tradition identified severaldecades ago of the importance of freshman engineering experiences [1, 2]. We present amodified structure of our traditional introductory course successfully running since 2006. Thiscourse, and
early so that the project and all the clerical type stuff can be taken care of ahead of time. Better organization and less last minute decisions would really help to improve this course.” “The lab course lost value after the trip since we were done with the project” “Course should only be 8 weeks long if there is only one trip during spring break”V. Conclusions, Lessons Learned, and Future Work:Teaching the Global Engineering Laboratory component for the first time was a transformativeexperience that significantly enhanced the first author’s teaching skills. The development of thelaboratory content and structure allowed the refinement of the instructional approach, focusing onthe Inquiry-based learning model. This model, centered around student
the lab. Following introductions, the 15 students were split intotwo groups: Group A (8) engaged in the laboratory experiment first while Group B (7) was takenon the engineering tour first. This arrangement was mirrored at the 1 ½ hour mark. Thelaboratory experiment was led by a university-trained undergraduate teaching assistant. Studentswere told that they should try to complete at least one of the experimental exercises, but wereencouraged to attempt as many as possible. Student learning was self-regulated: trying first anddiscovering the results. The tour was led by a trained undergraduate university student tourguide.The Student Laboratory Experience: Results and Feedback from the ParticipantsOf the 15 student participants, 87% started
resources can be more effective in engaging students andimproving student performance than those provided by textbook publishers38.The online Graphics class at Cañada College was developed by an engineering instructor whohas been teaching the face-to-face version of the class for about 20 years, and has been teachingonline lecture courses (Statics, Dynamics, Circuits lecture, Materials lecture) deliveredsynchronously for the past several years. The online Graphics class is the first asynchronousclass to be developed by this instructor. Online course materials that have been developedinclude PowerPoint lectures, lecture videos, video tutorials, laboratory exercises, and homeworkassignments. Most lecture videos and video tutorials were created and
laboratory experi- ments. He is currently doing a collaborative research funded by NSF on Smart Grid energy routers design. Dr. Osareh can be reached at osareh@ncat.eduDr. John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University Dr. John Okyere Attia is Professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of Electronics, Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation Systems, and VLSI Design. Dr. Attia earned his c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17045 Ph.D
interests: biotechnology for renewable energy and innovation in engineering education ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Implementation of MyOpenMath in Chemical Engineering InstructionAbstractOften when teaching large classes it is desired to have an automated online grading system forhomework and/or tests, and to have the option of giving each student a different set of parametervalues so that each student has a unique problem set. While some textbooks have onlineplatforms with question databanks for that purpose, many textbooks do not have anaccompanying online system. The textbooks that have the online question and grading systemare frequently expensive for students and limited to databank
. This course has been developed and is taught by faculty from bothdepartments. The course includes the use of discrete components and FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays (FPGA). A set of custom hardware components have beendeveloped that can be interfaced to an FPGA and a microcontroller. Instructional videoshelp students prepare for laboratory exercises and the course concludes with a finaldesign-build project.The overall goal of this project is to teach students how to work in multi-disciplinaryteams and to make it easier for students to switch between AS and AAS programs. ACapstone Design course is being developed where small teams comprised of PrecisionMachining, Engineering Science, and Computer Technology students will solve asemester long
a logicalmanner. This characteristic of tutorial makes it an effective way to teach Pakistani studentsthe basic knowledge which they didn’t have access to in Pakistan.Power systems laboratory designed and organized specific tutorials for the students in theUSPCAS-E program. The tutorial covers four portions, including the classic power systemprotection schemes, the operation of digital relays, the design of the smart grid, and thePSCAD simulation. Each portion is introduced and discussed in four one-hour lectures.Four projects are carefully designed for each portion of the tutorial. The exchange studentsneed to use the knowledge covered in the tutorial to finish the corresponding projects.Students are also required to submit project reports
received the Kerry Bruce Clark award for Excellence in Teaching, Florida Tech’s highest teaching award, for the 2013-2014 aca- demic year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Fatigue Life Experiment for Aerospace Engineering UndergraduatesAbstractThe importance of fatigue in aerospace structural design suggests the need for this topic to beaddressed as part of aerospace engineering undergraduate curricula. This paper describes asequence of laboratory experiments for upper level aerospace engineering students thatemphasizes stress concentrations and their role in quasistatic and fatigue loading. The fatigueexperiment is conducted with a
students with a national labs, beneficial relationship building withand guidance from program managers, and cross-discipline collaborations.5.2.3 Tenure Track Mid-Career Faculty Research indicates that participating in a professional development programs, positivelyimpacts mid-career faculty’s life inside and outside of the academy10. In addition, facultyreported that their energy and enthusiasm was recharged from these experiences. Facultyobserved enhancement in their knowledge, teaching satisfaction, and confidence10. Recognizing needs unique to mid-career faculty, the COE Faculty Development Officeprovides programs tailored to promote productivity and career refreshment such as NSF fundingagency and national laboratory trips to renew
Paper ID #39693Board 200: A New Mentoring and Undergraduate Research Experience Modelbetween REUs and RETs at the Stevens REU/RET Site Program on Sustain-ableEnergy and BioengineeringDr. Patricia Muisener, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Patricia Muisener is a Teaching Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate and Undergraduate Educa- tion in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. She teaches and coordinates General ChemistryProf. Pinar Akcora, Stevens Institute of Technology Pinar Akcora received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland-College Park in 2005
Paper ID #34004Virtual Intensive Training for Experimental Centric Pedagogy TeamMembers: Effectiveness During COVID-19 PandemicDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering. His academic
Research Faculty at Rutgers University. At Rutgers, he was heavily involved in research and teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels. In the period of 2011-2014, Dr. Al-Sharab was a visiting professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. In addition to his work with academic institutions, Dr. Al-Sharab was a consultant of various technological companies es- pecially in the areas of structure-property-correlations and advanced characterizations. Dr. Al-Sharab’s research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Electron Microscopy, Structure-property correla- tions, synthesis and characterization of energy related
coping mechanism developed during thecivil war and its aftermath. This might surprise people from different cultures, even Hispanicfriends, who may perceive it as not taking things seriously. However, it is often a way of dealingwith serious topics.In my teaching role for a biological engineering laboratory and assisting in other courses, I haveobserved that Guatemalans, and maybe other internationals, often use English as if translatingdirectly from Spanish, leading to amusing situations and further discussions. In engineering, thepragmatic and straightforward nature of scientific topics helps, though it gets challenging whenadding nuance or developing narratives for experiments or engineering situations.Graduate school in English has been a
Paper ID #17401Engaging Minority Students in Sustainable Bioenergy and Water Qualitythrough an Education and Research NetworkDr. Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio Dr. Krystel Castillo is currently the GreenStar Endowed Assistant Professor in Energy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-Director of the Manufacturing Systems and Automation Laboratory at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Castillo’s research expertise is in two primary areas. The first is mathematical programming and optimization techniques for analyzing large-scale, complex systems under uncertainty
separated for convenience ratherthan some requirement of mechanics. Constitutive stress-strain relationships can be skillfullyapplied in a numerical model developed using the finite element method or finite differencemethod to reasonably predict the behavior of soil and soil-structure interaction1; however, astudent needs to believe what they are seeing is “true” in order for the teaching tool to beeffective. Soil behavior previously observed in the field or in the laboratory can be expressed in avariety of ways including charts, as shown in Figure 1, and photographs, as shown in Figure 2.These ways of illustrating soil behavior can help student appraise the reasonableness of theories
Tagliatela College of Engineering at University ofNew Haven takes a multipronged approach to the teaching of process safety. This includesintegration of SAChE Modules into most required Chemical Engineering courses, safetyactivities in the unit operations laboratory, incorporation of safety topics in the ChemicalEngineering Design sequence, and the availability of an optional Process Safety course. Thisapproach is in keeping with the programs philosophy that integration of topics is the bestapproach to support learning of critical concepts and skills. This approach is also consistent witheducational psychology principles that learners are better able to incorporate concepts when theyare offered in context and at an appropriate level of complexity.At
this goal by sharing our findings with thenext cohort of Teaching Assistants in our department. We see an opportunity to build communityamong the Graduate Students that will have their first teaching experience and more experiencedfellows in our department.ConclusionsStudents perceived a sense of community in the classroom and the laboratory, and they perceivedthat building a strong community requires deliberate efforts to connect with people. As noted bythe laboratory instructor, students actively engaged during the weekly meetings and mademeaningful connections inside and outside their assigned teams. Students felt that class contentwas delivered, and communication drove the teams forward. Students expressed their motivationto work further
Publishing, 2021.16. Deniz, Sabri, Ulf Christian Müller, Ivo Steiner, and Thomas Sergi. "Online (remote) teaching for laboratory based courses using “digital twins” of the experiments." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 144, no. 5 (2022): 051016.17. Maksimović, Mirjana, and Nikola Davidović. "The role of Digital Twin technology in transforming engineering education." In 9th International scientific conference Technics and Informatics in Education, pp. 264-270. 2022.18. Zacher, Serge. "Digital twins for education and study of engineering sciences." International Journal on Engineering, Science and Technology 2, no. 2 (2020): 61-69.19. Sepasgozar, Samad ME. "Digital twin and web-based virtual gaming technologies for
to both the lecture and laboratory componentsand the focus of the new course is on improving of the course. We modified the lectures to focus on thestudents’ performance and retention in calculus, we mathematics topics emphasized in the Wright Stateevaluated the effectiveness of the new course by curriculum, including trigonometry, vectors, solvinglongitudinally tracking students’ success and persistence systems of equations, and derivatives and integrals. We alsoin subsequent engineering mathematics courses. The incorporated using Matlab, with an emphasis on using it as aresults of these analyses show that students’ tool to solve engineering mathematics problems
image processing” book starts with the assumption that the reader hasaccess to an image. It generally does not cover on how to select/develop an imageacquisition system for a given application. This gap was addressed in this course.In summary, this designed course designed was to cover the four key segments ofcomputer vision systems, i.e. a) image acquisition, b) image processing, c) imageanalysis, and d) image understanding (pattern recognition). Table 1 illustrates thefour learning objectives of the course and their associated Bloom’s taxonomy. Toachieve these learning objectives, active teaching and learning techniques alongwith modified conventional lectures and hands-on laboratory activities were used.In addition to the assignments, and
Architectural Engineering at the California Polytech- nic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems including laboratory courses.Dr. Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Graham Archer, P.Eng., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems.Dr. Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Cole McDaniel, P.E., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the