Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

. A construction of knowledgethrough meaningful activities, reflected in socio-constructivist ideas, rather then acquisitionthrough transmission in formal instruction, became important for deeper conceptual knowledgedevelopment, and scientific inquiry became an integral part of the learning sciences.Our instructional module should be effective in improving students learning based uponeducational theories such as multiple intelligences and constructivism. The unit provides alearning environment based on several principles of Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. Avariety of learning activities are included, such as discussions that promote student–studentinteractions, group projects that allow for creative elements and laboratory

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Alice Scales, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

collect similar data. Fourth, an emphasis on using the data outside of the classroom needs tobe expanded and emphasized in future studies. Fifth, students in graphics courses should be Page 13.1203.12surveyed concerning their preferred formats of instruction (traditional lecture/laboratory, hybridstructure, or total distance education as learning environments). Since some students taking thissurvey were in hybrid course (on-line lectures and face-to-face laboratory), but the majority werein traditional lecture/laboratory, all formats of instruction were considered equal on all levelswith student interest. Finally, the survey needs to be conducted

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

International Conference Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2001.7. P.S. Hong, D.V. Anderson, D.B. Williams, J.R. Jackson, T.P. Barnwell, M.H. Hayes, R.W. Schafer, and J.D. Echard, “DSP for Practicing Engineers: A case study in internet course delivery,” IEEE Trans. on Education, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 301-310, August 2004.8. LabVIEW User Manual, http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/320999b.pdf9. LabVIEW Run-time Engine, http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/485010. NI Speedy-33 User Manual, http://digital.ni.com/manuals.nsf/websearch/104061C41B6A2362862570460052AEE911. Sharon Gannot and Vadim Avrin, "A Simulink© and Texas Instruments C6713® based Digital Signal Processing Laboratory", The European

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

which I had no previous knowledge • Ability to take on projects and tasks just outside of my comfort zone • Programming skills • Interconnectedness of research - no one person can move a discipline forward without the input, help, and support of the team they work with • Importance of networking • The ability to identify logistical problems and solve them to avoid delays. • Database search and laboratory etiquette • Friendships, dedication, and compromise • Self-motivation • Working with various high tech tools and equipment • Sensitive to time frame/deadlines • Improving time management skills • I learned what it takes to be a scientist or an engineer

Conference Session

Novel Courses and Content for ChEs II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; James Maneval, Bucknell University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; William Snyder, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

would be sufficiently flexible to work with other processesshould the project change in the future. While this was not known at the time, buildingthis flexibility into the projects from the start enabled the highly flexible designenvironment currently used.In the Spring 2000 implementation of Senior Design, one of three course projects wasdevoted to paper-only design of the soap plant that could be built in the existing unitoperations laboratory space. Based upon their work, and continued work by Dr. Manevaland Hanyak, the department faculty were convinced that switching second semesterdesign to the practical process would be a good idea.From Spring 2001 to 2003, the course model switched entirely to practicalimplementation of different aspects

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Reed, Louisiana Tech University; Taylor Creekbaum, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew Elliott, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Davis Harbour, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

set up in a lecture / laboratory formatand meet twice a week for 1 hour and 50 minutes. These three engineering courses add up to sixsemester hours and span the entire freshman year.The “original” freshman engineering course sequence between 1998 and the spring of 2007included engineering fundamentals (circuits, material balance and statics), computer applications(Excel, Mathcad and Solid Edge), statistics, engineering economics, teamwork, communicationskills, and a design project. The students did most of their work in teams, including homeworkproblems, laboratory activities and presentations. The freshman year culminated in a designcompetition between student teams.In 2002, the College began to pilot a robotics-centered set of freshman

Conference Session

Educational Software

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Michael Morrow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mark Allie, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thad Welch, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

developed a software pack-age tailored to the TMS320C6711 and TMS320C6713 DSK (DSP Starter Kit). The 6713 DSKis shown in Fig. 1. After several years of experience with our original winDSK program for theTMS320C31 DSK, the new winDSK6 software package is greatly improved and more capable,and takes full advantage of the higher performance DSKs. The winDSK6 program is a WindowsVista/XP/2000 application that provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI), and ensuresthat the first experience with the DSK is a positive and motivating one. This software makes theDSK hardware much more accessible to new users, and facilitates easy-to-use, ready-made class-room and laboratory demonstrations. For simplicity, all application software and DSK code

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vijay Renganathan, Institute of International Education; Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Peggy Blumenthal, Institute of International Education; Allen Greenwood, Mississippi State University

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International

, Poland, and Slovakia). The fellowship Page 13.731.8supports laboratory research that aids the student in their pursuit of their advanceddegrees. As a benefit of this program, selected students who are unable to find anappropriate host will be aided in placement by IIE’s European office in Budapest,Hungary. CESRI Fellows are expected to arrive in Budapest for a one-weekorientation to Central Europe, and then end their internship with a two-day debriefingsession sharing results.BenefitsMany of the benefits of a graduate summer internship stem from the fact that it takesplace during the summer. Students are not expected to interrupt ongoing academicwork, or

Conference Session

STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Rathbun, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

partnership of 13 university-based laboratories supported by the NSF. The NNIN alsohas extensive education outreach programs for the K-gray population. One such program is ourNNIN Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). NNIN has a strong commitment to thebroader mission of nanotechnology education, knowledge transfer, and outreach for the nation.Since 1997, NNIN (and its predecessor NNUN) has conducted a network wide, multi-site REUprogram. Between 40 and 80 students participate annually in the NNIN REU and over 500undergraduates having completed this summer research program. We have several years’ worthof evaluation results from annual surveys which we use to modify the program and to measurethe impact of our program on career choices. The

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

than in high school? How do you feel about the quality of instruction in the program? Do you feel comfortable with your instructors? Do you feel comfortable interacting with them in small groups, or in a one-on-one situation? Where do you learn the most? In class? In laboratory? When working individually? When working on your own? In tutorials? What do you find particularly challenging about learning from a lecture? Do you find that learning is more independently-driven than when you were in high school? How do you feel about assessment in university? Is there anything else you’d like to add about the challenges in transitioning from high school to university?After

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chandler, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

user interfaces (C-based text, Visual Basic GUI), and two data acquisitiondevices (USB data acquisition, simulated multi-channel IO device).IntroductionThe popularity and importance of automated controllers has grown rapidly over the past fewdecades1. The subject of Control systems has grown in importance in education as well. Thereare numerous challenges educators must face when teaching a control systems course. Studentslearn far more from their studies when they have an actual laboratory experiment to help relatethe abstract concepts of engineering to real life design problems2. While simplified physicalsystems such as the inverted pendulum or the digital servo are common in academicenvironments, design for more practical systems is

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Ritz, Old Dominion University; James Eiland, Blue Ridge Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

system with supporting instructional materials to assist the teaching of these concepts.Individual laboratory activities are being developed to reinforce student learning and skilldevelopment in programming concepts. This basic system format eventually will support anarray of technology courses. This project involves two community colleges, Blue RidgeCommunity College (BRCC), VA and Olympic College (OC), WA, and a four-year university,Old Dominion University (ODU), VA, in a collaborative research team to design and develop aspecific PIC microcontroller training system with customized designed software and curriculummaterials to support related engineering technology courses. The functions of the hardware andsoftware cover different areas of

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

achievement of the programeducational outcomes. These outcomes are further connected to standardized assessment criteria Page 13.326.2provided by accreditation boards. A case study will be presented for the B.S. in ComputerEngineering Technology (CET) at Eastern Washington University (EWU). Expected benefits ofthe application of the proposed method are threefold: 1. Increased student ownership of learning objectives. 2. More cohesive and relevant set of class activities (i.e. tests, homework, laboratory experiments, projects, etc.). 3. A uniform program-wide way of assessing program outcomes against a set of accreditation criteria

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

History and Future of Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Digendra Das, SUNYIT

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

): 3 Cr. iv) Carbon Nanotube Technology: 3 Cr. v) Molecular Biology of the Cell: 3 Cr. vi) DNA Computing: 3 Cr. vii) Membrane Computing: 3 Cr. viii) DNA Laboratory: 3 Cr.Several faculty members from the participating institutions with five to twenty years ofteaching and research experience in these fields were actively involved in thedevelopment of these under-graduate level courses.Two labs were developed to support the courses mentioned above. These labs are locatedat the SUNY Oneonta Campus. The names of

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Materials

course dealing with Portland cement included both traditional classroominstruction as well as the laboratory experiences presented in this paper. The subset of theCourse Learning Outcomes regarding Portland cement is rather well developed and dealsparticularly with understanding the nature and application of Portland cement; it includes thefollowing: 1. Appreciate the historical development of concrete and its current physical composition. 2. Understand the basic steps in producing Portland cement. (Refer to www.cement.org/basics/images/flashtour.html for audio-visual presentation.) 3. Understand the process of hydration and its critical role in achieving compressive strength. 4

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

purpose of the workshop (module) is to bring students up to a minimum standard ofaccepted grammar structure in short order through specific targeted subject areasincluding person, active/ passive voice and documentation. It was hoped that increasedstudent skill in these areas will dramatically improve student effectiveness in creatingreadable and grammatically correct technical reports, laboratory reports and dailyengineering communication appropriate for the field. Pre and post assessmentinstruments were employed with the workshop to measure the impact on the studentlearning of subject areas. Results of the assessment findings will be discussed. Lastly, theworkshop has been taught both on site and from remote location by use of distancelearning

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

mediums by which students’ leadership skills could be assessed. Some areasare through co-operative education, internship, job shadowing, and many more. Given the factthat most students in the industrial technology program would have not been able to put intopractice their leadership skills before graduation, the integration of service learning and learningcommunities would be of immense benefit. While service learning would provide the avenue forstudents to put into practice the knowledge gained in the classroom and laboratory, the learningcommunities would function in the capacity of facilitators and mentors by giving constantfeedback on students’ performance while engaged in service learning to enhance their leadershipskills.The integration of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

testingprocedures, measurement and data acquisition, and includes both lecture and laboratory sessions.It is an ideal venue for adopting the new developments of nanotechnology in civil engineering.The key element in instructional strategies is to fully utilize the excitement and innovationbrought forward by nanotechnology to create diverse learning opportunities for stimulatinginterest and broadening vision of students in engineering and research, fostering active learningand life-long learning, and inspiring innovation and creativity. The proposed diverse learningactivities and expected outcomes are essentially aligned with these ABET-specified engineeringeducational outcomes and shown below in the conceptual model of the new course modules (seeFig.1).New

Conference Session

Two Year College Tech Session I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Sherry Reid, Western Kentucky University; Alan Cranford, Murfreesboro Water & Sewer Department

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Two Year College Division

Water Resource Studies and Operations Director of the WATERS Laboratory at Western Kentucky University. Ms. Fattic’s role as Associate Director of the Center includes budget development and project coordination of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. Ms. Fattic’s responsibilities include day-to day administration, budget and personnel management, quality assurance and quality control, and maintenance of certifications. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University, and has worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an environmental consultant prior to being employed by the Center.Sherry Reid, Western

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diala Gammoh, University of Central FLorida; Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

in different engineering fields is shownin Table.1 6.As shown in the table, it is obvious that the percentage of women engineers alternates from oneengineering track to another, and this is due to the idea that engineering have relatively lowstatus, and there is considerable misunderstanding about what they actually do. There is alsosome confusion between the jobs of professional engineers and other technical personnel such as,for instance, car mechanics and electricians. This is likely to make the profession less attractiveto women 7. It is noticeable that the engineering tracks that involves lot of indoors work (officeor laboratory work) such as the architecture and chemical engineering attracts more women to itrather than other tracks

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Saginaw Valley State University(SVSU) using MATLAB), the second one is a Computational course (“Course 2”, taught atBaker College (BC)), and the third course is Machine Design (“Course 3”, taught at KetteringUniversity (KU) using Excel and other CAE/FEA tools). The first and the third courses are 4-credit and junior level subjects that include workshop sessions and laboratory assignments, whilethe second one is a 4-credit, senior level theoretical course. These example courses have bothindividual and collaborative assignments, which include conduction of experiments in order togenerate data. Experience from all these courses taught at these universities shows that whenstudents generate data on their own using good engineering judgment, they can

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University of Arkansas. He manages the college-wide recruitment operation and directs the engineering summer programs.Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Recruitment, Retention, Honors and Diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. In this latter role, she directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts in recruitment, retention and diversity.Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University Dr. Brad Dearing is a faculty associate at Illinois State University and teaches Engineering and Technology at the University’s laboratory high school, and has a B.S. and M.S. from

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.

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Environmental Engineering

MultiphaseFlow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser used was a 120mJ Nd:YaG laserwith a 20fl adjustable width sheet generator. In this experiment, the sheet width was 0.5mm. The digital camera that was used was a Kodak ES1.0 MegaPlus camera. Thecamera had a pixel range of 1008x1008. The pixel size was 25 micrometers and theinterframe delay between pictures was 12 microseconds. A picture of the experimentalsetup is show in Figure 4. A sample PIV measurement of the velocity field behind a stepis shown in Figure 5. Page 13.961.5 4 Figure 4. A picture of the aerosol wind tunnel.Figure 5. Sample PIV

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

. Instructors wrestled with studentfrustration and the reality that good projects were tough to come by and an engineer’s“final design” could always be modified by a client.In 2000, the classroom and the capstone design components of this course began tochange. Planning and Design of Construction Projects continued to consist of two 50minute classroom sessions each week and two three hour laboratory periods per week. Toenhance student achievement of various educational outcomes and better meet the needsof the Coast Guard, the classroom portion of the course expanded its focus to coverlecture topics that can be assigned to six broad categories: 1. Planning 2. Cost Estimating 3. Scheduling 4. Engineering Economics 5. Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Delton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1330: AN INVESTIGATION OF ACCELERATION AND JERK PROFILESOF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLESDelton Martin, Pennsylvania State University-Berks Delton L. Martin is an Electromechanical Engineering Technology student at Penn State Berks in Reading, PA. He received his associate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Penn State (2005). He has served as vice president and president of the Berks student chapter of SAE and is also a research assistant for the EET program and a laboratory assistant for the MET program.Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College in Reading, PA. He received

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to student centered learning. The pedagogy has changed but nothinghas been eliminated from the menu of teaching methods. A short list of pedagogical methodsincludes: lecture, collaborative learning, cooperative learning, laboratory reinforcement,technology in teaching and learning, practical applications, student centered exercises, ongoingassessment, and student capstones. The use of any or all of these constitutes an environment that Page 13.838.4touches the learning style of students and the teaching styles of faculty. All cannot be utilized atonce, nor should one be utilized exclusively – thus, it will take some time to learn these and

Conference Session

Investigating Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuels in the Classroom and Lab

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cortney Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brandy Bratton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Dillard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maggie Bump, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

foreign oil. Two videos were shown, Earth’s Clean EnergyDestiny (2000) and The Hydrogen Age (2005). The history of the fuel cell was explored to leadinto the next activity. A hands-on fuel cell laboratory experience enabled the students to morefully engage with and appreciate the processes as they used solar energy to hydrolyze waterwhich then powered small circuits (Figure 1). Figure 1. Hands-on learning with fuel cells.Six fuel cell seminar/discussion programs were offered featuring speakers from outside industryas well as from within the university. The seminars included entrepreneurial, scientific, andglobal energy perspectives to broaden their understanding of contemporary fuel cell and energyresearch needs.Three