Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-governance may mean an institution governing itself,Heidegger clearly states that Dasein’s continuous self-examination within the academic sphere isthe only path to subject mastery. The discussion place of the apprentice engineer in modern society and how he or shenegotiates that sphere, and in the greater context how engineering as a whole can be grounded interms of design and soiological principles. Engineering design research currently(41,42) concludesthat engineering expertise and thus engineering mastery is not something that can be explicitlynoted, but something that one knows when one sees it. While there are books, classes, and“capstone” projects in engineering, a real engineer cannot be strictly defined by any textbookdefinition. The

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

been researched and evaluated in the alternativeenergy lab.14, 21 Understanding the energy usage of robots and alternative energy applicationswithin robots has become a fertile ground for research at Lawrence Tech.22, 23 Approximately 65students have been involved in funded research projects. Approximately 22 students have donetheir senior design capstone engineering project in the lab. These have also resulted in thecustom design and building of equipment for the lab. These senior design projects havesignificantly expanded the research capabilities of the laboratory.7.3) Employment OpportunitiesSeveral employment opportunities have arisen for students who are either still in or havecompleted this energy program. Lawrence Tech is in the heart

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Marwan Abumahaimed; Joseph J. Rencis

contended that the experiential learning is the fundamental base ofeducational settings. Dewey first identified experiential learning as a fundamental foundation informal educational at the beginning of the 20th century. After Dewey, many psychologists andeducators believed that experiential learning is a valuable process and could be added totraditional instructional methods rather than replace them. Others believed that experientiallearning is an enhancement tool of the learning process that cannot be replaced.27Experiential learning is a stage or process where the student is prepared to do more than just anobserver. Labs, workshops, projects, presentations, class discussions, and teamwork all fall intothe experiential learning category

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-565: UNDERGRADUATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THATACHIEVE DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMESFiras Akasheh, Tuskegee University Dr. Akasheh is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He joined in 2008.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating and testing assessments and curriculum materials for engineering design and professional skills, especially for use in capstone engineering design courses. He has been a Fellow

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SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

engineering student misconceptions in thermal and transport science.Dr. John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, BoulderMichael J. Prince, Bucknell UniversityMargot A Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering with research interests in Engineering Education and Bioprocess Engineering. She is also Associate Dean of Engineering at Bucknell University.Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1778: UNIT OPERATIONS LAB BAZAAR: INCORPORATIONOF LABORATORY EXPERIENCES IN SIX INTEGRATED PILLAR COURSESMichael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Baird joined the chemical engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2008 as Instructor of Undergraduate Laboratory Courses. He also teaches a graduate course entitled ”Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing”. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird was an associate pro- fessor of chemistry at Wheeling Jesuit University for nine years following his retirement from the U.S. Department of Energy. While at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, Dr. Baird managed projects involving the

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

, failure-imbued learning experiences truly offer a glimpse of the real work done inadvanced science and engineering professional environments. Moreover, the greater number ofengineering students going into industry can also benefit from this kind of learning experiencebecause real-world problems and work contexts are not constrained like textbook assignments orlecture halls. Real world problems are messy, require collaboration and often involve moderatefailure from which rebound is necessary, much like a research lab. Interdisciplinary reasoningand problem-solving is so complex and challenging that undergraduates need to can onlydevelop the requisite habits of the mind over four years, not just one time in the capstone designcourse.Design

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central; Jean Jiang, Purdue University North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

programs. After learning the digital filterimplementation, students enhanced their skills in the embedded system design significantly sothat they could apply their gained knowledge and proficiency into their senior capstone projects.Our future improvement could include developing more practical projects with applications ofprocessing low frequency signals like instrumentation, vibration, and biomedical signals.IV. ConclusionIn this paper, we have demonstrated the feasibility and our pedagogy for teaching a real-timeDSP course using the 68HC12 microcontroller. We have validated that using the 68HC12microcontroller as a platform in our DSP course is not only cost-effective but also learningeffective. The developed method could be an alternative when

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gina M. Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Stefi Baum, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven LaLonde, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

her college’s leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Dr. Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, Ph.D. is a Professor and Associate Dean in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, previously serving as Department Head in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She performed ergonomic training, job/workplace design, and product development functions in manufac- turing and office environments for several years. Most recently, she has been engaged in research and activities related to the recruitment and advancement of women students and faculty in STEM-related areas. She has a keen interest in undergraduate

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Mobrand, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

and, further, that communication skills are very important in theworkplace.Mastery. Participants describe the various communication activities that they have engaged in,and some describe the particular competencies that they have mastered, as illustrated in thefollowing excerpts from portfolios and survey responses.In this first example, the participant describes in her experiences communicating in differentmodes and media and the importance of that communication to her groups’ work. A game capstone project "Paint bomber" is a good example of how exchanging thoughts and ideas with others was crucial to the game design process and very beneficial. I had to explain and describe our ideas to the rest of our classmates visually

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Prashant Rajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea H. Choi, Purdue University; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

learning, engineering, the social sciences, and technology, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning environments, social computing/gaming applications for education, and problem solving in ill-structured/complex domains.Dr David F Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. David Radcliffe is the Kamyar Haghighi head and Epistemology Professor of Engineering Education in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue. His research focuses on the nature of engineering; engineering habits of mind, how engineering knowledge is created and shared and how it is learned especially outside the classroom. Over the past 20 years he has conducted field research on the practice of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Insititute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scanners and other mobile devices in Holtsville, N.Y. His largely experimental research is focused on parametric studies of novel lightweight composites and simulations of functionally-graded materials under load.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Re- mote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

general safety practices within a six month period, or suspension oreven immediate termination because of breaking safety related rules and/or policy. TheState of Michigan (2008) has documentation that states that the safety and health ruleswill uniformly enforce disciplinary action among partnering employers on their projects.It further states that employees who fail to work in a safe manner will be automaticallydismissed from a project due to the deliberate violation of safety rules or safety policiesand procedures. Therefore, it is important that an organization develops a technique tohelp employees to adhere to their safety rules or policy17. a. Application of Creativity Concept/Technique: PPC Technique An idea generated to reduce

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christina Matta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Technical Communication Program

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

require that they write and speak in such a way that they can be understoodby all of the others; the Mechanical Engineers must be able to talk to classmates who arestudying Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, EngineeringMechanics, Nuclear Engineering, or any other of the eleven undergraduate majors within ourcollege – not including the students from other programs who venture into our class. Allstudents, regardless of their major, must be able to describe their chosen technical projects using Page 22.579.3the jargon of their field but explaining those concepts well enough that all of those otherengineers

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Coon, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Derek Allen Cline, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

the Voiland School of School of Chemical Engineering and Bio-engineering at WSU. He is married with three children.509-338-5724.Mr. Derek Allen ClineAshley Ater Kranov, Washington State University Dr. Ater Kranov is Director of Educational Innovation and Assessment for the College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University, USA. She is affiliated assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science where she co-teaches the 2-semester senior design capstone sequence. The paper describing her collaborative work with faculty in the WSU College of Engineering and Ar- chitecture, ”A Direct Method for Teaching and Assessing the ABET Professional Skills in Engineering

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

. Jesiek B, Newswander L, Borrego M. Engineering Education Research: Discipline, Community, or Field? Journal of Engineering Education. 2009;98(1):39-52.13. Madhavan K, Schroeder J, Xian H. Evaluating the Effectiveness and Use of Cyber-learning Environments in Engineering Education: A Qualitative Analysis. In: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Austin, TX: 2009. p. 1863-1877.14. Prince M. Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education. 2004;93(3):223-232.15. Dutson AJ, Todd RH, Magleby SP, Sorensen CD. A review of literature on teaching engineering design through project-oriented capstone courses. Journal of Engineering Education. 1997;86(1):17-28.16. Webster J, Watson RT. Analyzing the

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

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Materials

J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K- 12 engineering outreach. He has been working on Project Pathways, an NSF supported Math Science Partnership, in developing modules for Physics and Chemistry and also a course on Engineering Capstone Design. He has also co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jonna M. Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

courses. Astatke etal.1 investigated how a physical understanding of mathematics can be taught to students in a pre-calculus course. Cardella and Atman2 have studied how engineering students use mathematics inan engineering capstone design course. Students in the study used mathematics as a tool, as aproblem solving method, and also as a way to describe physical problems.Spatial-reasoning measures have also received attention in the literature because of the importancein determining academic success in engineering. Devon, Engel, and collegues3,4 determined thatthe students’ ability to rotate and transform geometric objects in three-dimensional space is relatedto graduation and retention patterns in engineering programs. Sorby5 has developed

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

Evaluations During the 2008-2009 Accreditation Cycle A. Inc., 2007.3 S. Gorka, et al., "Developing realistic capstone projects in conjunction with industry," presented at the Proceedings of the 8th ACM SIGITE conference on Information technology education, Destin, Florida, USA, 2007.4 J. S. Lamancusa, et al., "The Learning Factory: Industry-Partnered Active Learning," Journal of Engineering Education, p. 7, January 2008 2008.5 L. H. Jamieson, et al., "Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education: Ensuring U.S. engineering has the right people with the right talent for a global society," American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE)2009.6 D. A

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1299: ADDRESSING MISCONCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGEGAPS IN THE RESTRUCTURING OF ATOMIC BONDING COURSE CON-TENT TO ENHANCE CONCEPTUAL CHANGEStephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluat- ing conceptual knowledge, misconceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

products businesses. Schindel earned the BS and MS in Mathematics.Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Peffers is Professor of Military Science at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology and a PhD student in Technology Management at Indiana State University.James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology James Hanson is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where he has been teaching since 2002. Among the courses he teaches is the capstone design course where he has begun to introduce training on innovation to complement the systems approach to design. He has received several teaching and paper awards including the ASEE

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Graduate Studies

. Page 22.248.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment Based on Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.Abstract Scholars in the area of cognitive science and educational psychology agree that‘assessment’ as ‘learning’ should not be treated like a third-party research project orsome administrator’s questionnaire. Assessment must be actually viewed as acommunity effort or nothing. Assessment must be driven by a faculty's owncommitment to reflect, react, innovate and improve. Educators have also recognized thatit is very important that instructors make a strong effort to teach to the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

in engineeringcomes from the capacity to resolve complex problems; with a scientific approach, engineeringwill achieve more efficiently its purpose of serving society. However, this faith in the power ofsciences can be described as an intrinsic characteristic of who practices sciences and resolvesproblems using its theories and methods. Thomas Kuhn suggests that a “normal” science has thecapacity to establish paradigms and more rigid definition of its field and its problems, rejectingthe vision of other disciplines and problems that are “just too problematic to be worth thetime.”57 Upon these assumptions, engineers could have projected an idealistic scientificengineering that overlooks other essential parts of professional work, such as

Conference Session

Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhsin Menekse, Arizona State University; Glenda Stump, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Michelene T.H. Chi, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is cur- rently conducting research with NSF sponsored projects in the areas of: Modules to Promote Conceptual Change in an Introductory Materials Course, Tracking Student Learning Trajectories of Atomic Structure and Macroscopic Property Relationships, and Assessing the Effect of Learning Modes on Conceptual Change.Michelene T.H. Chi, Arizona State University Micki Chi is a

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick W. Pace, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian K Skibba, Air Force Research Laboratory

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Mechanical Engineering

U.S. Air Force. After completing his Ph.D. in 2002, he returned to the Air Force Academy where he has been on the faculty ever since. The current focus of Dr. Wood’s research is the continued development of empirical testing methods using similitude-based approaches. This approach provides significant potential for increasing the efficiency of the design process through a reduction in required full-scale testing and an expansion of the projected performance profiles using empirically-based prediction techniques. Dr. Wood’s research also includes the development of micro air vehicle systems using innovative conceptual design techniques for current technology implementations, as well as futuristic projections