. Liu serves as the Immediate Past Chair of Energy and Fuels Division of American Chemical Society and Officer at the Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (TAMU Chapter). She has been elected as Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (FIAAM), Fellow of Vebleo (Science Engineering and Technology), and the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, DEBI faculty fellow at the US Air Force Research Laboratory. She has been awarded the Chartered Scientist and Chartered Chemist in March and May 2019, respectively. She was awarded the “2012 to 2014 Annual foreign experts and talent from overseas project” supported by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, P.R. China (3 consecutive terms
understanding of BID incorporationwithin the engineering design process, as well as gauging potential student interest in BID.Ultimately, the final goal was the implementation of designed curriculums within high schoolengineering classrooms [2].The PL for this project was initially designed to be face-to-face as part of a six-week summerinternship at university research laboratories focused on biology and bio-inspired design [2].However, due to COVID-19 and research lab closures in the summer of 2020, the project teamhad to transition the summer PL experience to an online setting. BlueJean online meetingplatform was used for the PL meetings, and all PL artifacts/assignments and readings wereshared with teachers via Canvas. Though online, the goal of
Professional Shame as Experienced by Engineering Students Who are Minoritized in their Programs,” presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Virtual Conference, 2021.[19] C. D. Wylie, “Socialization through stories of disaster in engineering laboratories.,” Social Studies of Science, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 817–838, 2019.[20] C. Winberg, “The Making of Engineering Technicians: Ontological Formation in Laboratory Practice,” Engineering Studies, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 226-248, 2021.[21] K. Beddoes and A. Danowitz, “Learning from Universities’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the New Normal,” presented at the European Society for Engineering Education Annual
an introduction to engineering designcourse during the fall semester. This course consists of a twice-weekly, one-hour lecture and atwo-hour laboratory. The lecture on Monday mainly focuses on engineering topics related totwo interactive team projects. Guest lectures are presented on Wednesday. These lecturesrepresent the various engineering majors offered at Binghamton University. The laboratories aretaught by engineering instructors and graduate engineering students. Students are also requiredto take a weekly two-hour course with a focus on writing and oral presentations. The courseprovides instruction to students on how to write reports and present oral presentations regardingtheir projects. Both courses utilize undergraduate course
, a project evaluating species-specific usage ofwildlife crossing structures along a state highway). Research on innovative infrastructurematerials like self-healing concrete allowed for creative exploration and problem-solving, asmaterials did not always perform as expected in laboratory experiments.The ITS-RET hosted ten to fourteen teachers each summer. A subset of teachers participated intwo consecutive summer programs. In addition to research work conducted in teams of twounder the mentorship of experienced faculty and research staff, teachers participated in a varietyof professional development activities, to include: weekly research seminars; laboratory andtechnical tours; and a weekly professional development workshop. The
Technology I conduct research in diverse areas of engineering education from professional skills, to writing, to gender and ethics. I also maintain a structures laboratory to conduct full-scale structural component testing and field investigations of highway bridges.David A Saftner (Associate Professor) Dr. David Saftner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He earned a BS from the United States Military Academy and an MS and PhD from the University of Michigan. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Saftner spent five years as an engineer officer in the US Army and serving in Missouri, Colorado, Kuwait, and Iraq. His areas of research include beneficial reuse of waste soil material
x Students (AIMS2) Program Bridge Program x Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies x Clinical Laboratory Science Program x College Academy for Parents xCollege Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) -New Mexico State University x xCollege Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) -Washington State University xCollege Success Program x xColorado Diversity Initiative xCommunity Fellows Program of theCommunity-Based Learning Program
learning objectives Abstract Students in environmental science and engineering tracts are expected to meet basic knowledge and skill proficiency levels, in conjunction with ABET student outcomes. Best practices such as hands-on learning through laboratory experimentation and field data collection have been shown to improve technical and analytical skills. Additionally, community service and outreach programs have aided students in mastering communication skills and applying appropriate learning strategies. This study attempts to quantify the gains obtained by a service-learning/community outreach project course and determine if course design can
enormousdisruptions to global education systems, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190countries [9]. Students pursuing careers in disciplines like science and engineering, where in-person laboratory experiences are valuable to their preparedness for jobs in the industry, havebeen impacted severely by the disruption of COVID-19 [10], [11].Following the unprecedented disruptions caused by the pandemic, governments of manycountries took several extraordinary measures, including the closure of schools, publicgatherings, large and small businesses, social distancing, and campaigns to build healthawareness, in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic [4], [6], [7], [9].Moreover, as in-person learning ended for many schools, many
, sustainability curricula, and courses onenvironmental justice is growing. Previous authors have offered courses focused on challenge-based [29], experience-based [30], and laboratory-focused [31] approaches to teachsustainability and sustainable development, but our course is unusual in that it attempted thesubject in an entirely remote format. There is increased recognition of the need forinterdisciplinarity in approaching the topic of sustainability and alternative energy technologiesin engineering coursework; our work adds to the literature by presenting and assessing aninterdisciplinary course offered across majors and schools. Further, by assessing student interestand proficiency in course topics according to major, we can understand how these
these options do not include synchronous learning methods inconjunction, students lack the direction and assistance to learn the content systematically.It is common for many providers of remote education to use off-the-shelf video conferencing andclassroom management applications [8]. These apps are not optimized for microcontroller educa-tion and are not able to provide timely feedback to the students.Another option for remote microcontroller education is to use a simulation platform such as Tin-kerCAD, which can provide timely feedback on students’ work [4]. However, simulations are notvivid enough, especially simulations of sensors and motors. Remote Laboratory [9] is another op-tion where the experiments are performed remotely, and the
Materials. The Director of Technical Communications Across the Curriculum redesigned and clarified the guidelines for laboratory reports; commented on students’ reports to aid the instructor; and presented to the course on cohesion in engineering documents, one of the students’ weak areas. • CIVE 6311: Graduate Seminar in Civil Engineering. The Director presented to two sections on effective engineering presentations. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 1: Results from Fall 2004 End of the Semester UH Writing Center
Potential PointsIEQ Prerequisite 1 requires minimum air quality levels in the building. The Engineering Buildingwas designed to follow ASHRAE Standard 62. Verification of systems operation and measurementof CO2 levels in classrooms and laboratories is necessary to ensure that outdoor air levels complywith the standards. This reinforces the recommendation made in EA Credit 5.1-5.3. Option one ofIEQ Prerequisite 2 requires that smoking be prohibited in the building and that outside smokingareas be located at a minimum 25-foot distance from any entryway, window, and outdoor air intake.Although smoking is not allowed inside the Engineering Building, the current smoking regulations Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest
cycle. Collaborating with course developers, she discovers innovations for engineering education.Mr. Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Malcolm Porterfield is a Ph. D. candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and a GEM Fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. His current research focus is Molecular Dynamics with the long-term goal of unlocking a major breakthrough in Energy Sustainability. More specifically, he is exploring the possibility of thermal-to-electrostatic energy conversion to harvest waste heat. Raised in Albany, New York, Malcolm graduated from Albany High School before attending Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) where
. McMurrey, A guide to writing as an engineer. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.[20] J. McNeill et al., “Work in Progress: A Taxonomy for Faculty Scaffolding of Project-based Learning.” doi: 10.18260/1-2--33586.[21] Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, Benjamin Lee Stilwell, and Edgar Reyes, “Simulated Laboratory-Based Learning In A Thermal Fluid Laboratory Course,” 2021. 13[22] Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu, Handbook of Technical Writing, 7th ed. Macmillan, 2009.[23] V. Jovanovic, M. McKittrick
. These discussions make it clear that microgrids are a scientificallybacked alternative to the faulty electricity grid Texas is currently operating on.The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has done extensive research on how microgridscan be implemented into society and proposed a three step process to help policymakers makeinformed decisions. The first of the three steps is Market Preparation. This step requires lawmakers toinvest in extensive research and resilience planning to determine how to design microgrids in order tomeet the needs of the population, identify the most critical infrastructure facilities that will benefitfrom the deployment of microgrids, and determine how microgrids will feed into and out of thecentralized grid
the Science and Engineering Research Council at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Albin conducted research on Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 20 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Dr. Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University
,” 2020 8th International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid), 2020.7. H. Dong and H. Guo, “The doubly-fed wind power generation system based on Smart Grid Lab,” 2019 4th International Conference on Intelligent Green Building and Smart Grid (IGBSG), 2019.8. Giraldez, Julieta, et al. “Phase I Microgrid Cost Study: Data Collection and ... - NREL.” Nrel.gov, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 9 Oct. 2018, https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/67821.pdf. JOSEPH M. DOWELL Mr. Dowell is an Electrical Engineering PhD student at Prairie View A&M University. Mr. Dowell has a concentration on Power; to include Smart Grids and renewable energy systems. PENROSE COFIE Dr. Penrose Cofie has been a professor in the
Collegesof Engineering and Science formed a committee to revise the curriculum to focus on improvingretention in the required core math and science courses. To also accommodate limits on the numberof credit hours, the committee also eliminated a two-semester introductory engineering course tofocus on the common computational and algorithmic thinking skills development needs of allmajors in a one-semester course (Cahill, Ogilvie, and Weichold, 2020).Consequently, the first-course in engineering for entering students became an introduction toprogramming where each week consists of one hour of lecture and three hours of programminglaboratory activities. A typical laboratory activity would comprise of students working in teams of
source are underlined with the NSF REU supported Scholars additionally in bold.Cell Culture VineBrief Description: We shipped experimental kits for Scholars to engage in hands-on activities athome about cell culture, microscopy, and bioassays. Scholars were provided with detailedwritten directions and video demos. A CUReS graduate student mentor provided synchronoussupport via videoconferencing.Lessons Learned: Critical aspects of chemical and biological experiments were unsurprisinglychallenging to replicate outside of the laboratory environment. At the same time, the experimentsthemselves were scientifically more trivial than what Scholars would learn in person. In theevaluation process, the Scholars discussed difficulties of doing the cell
positive impact on their learning practices.The instructor himself learned many things from this new approach, and that has its pronouncedand constructive influence on his teaching abilities and skills. All of this enhanced theeducation process in this particular course. This approach seems to be useful in otherengineering undergraduate courses as well. Instructors at other institutes are encouraged to trythis new method of teaching, but they have to be careful with its limitations and constraints. References1. American Society of Engineering Education, , Washington, D. C., USA.2. Ogot, M., Elliot, G., and Glumac, N., An Assessment of In-Person and Remotely Operated Laboratory, Journal of
of fall 2020. Eleven of the applicantsthen decided to accept the offer to enroll in the program and started activities in the Spring 2021semester. In addition, a new student joined the program mid-Spring 2021 based on the advocacyof one of the scholars to help a racially minoritized woman who was in a negative researchlaboratory environment. The director and collaborators mentored her by providing guidance onpolicies for relocating laboratories within her program. At the start of Spring 2021, faculty mentors in different departments, but still in STEMdisciplines, were assigned to eleven of the 12 students that requested external faculty mentors.In addition, monthly seminars were planned for teaching the principles of self-advocacy. A
the Utility of Tomorrow competition, outperforming fifty-five international teams to bring home one of only five prizes. Additionally, he has developed and taught fourteen different courses, many of which were in the areas of energy, sustainability, thermodynamics, dynamics and heat transfer. He has always made an effort to incorporate experiential learning into the classroom through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories
season and structural components can expand and retract due totemperature fluctuations giving rise to various amounts of joint movements.REFERENCES[1] H. A. Pentas, R. R. Avent, V. K. Gopu, and K. J. Rebello, “Field Study of Longitudinal Movements in Composite Bridges,” Transportation Research Record, pp. 117–128, 1995.[2] B. J. Swanson, R. B. Malla, and M. T. Shaw, “Laboratory testing, Field Installation, and monitoring of a silicone foam sealant for bridge expansion joints,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 758–767, 2013.[3] J. Marques Lima and J. de Brito, “Inspection survey of 150 expansion joints in road bridges,” Engineering Structures, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1077–1084, 2009.[4] Y. Q. Ni, X. G
the deck to detect freezing conditions. - Linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) sensors on the stay cables to measure movement. - Load cells on the restrainers for recalibration in the event of an earthquake - Two weather stations to measure wind intensity, direction, air temperature, and relative humidity.One specific element of the system is the ability to detect and specifically treat earthquakeevents. The Department of Geology at the nearby to Rio University of Patras, monitors theearthquake activity especially in the region of modern Greece. The Laboratory is part on a widerNational and International network.Awards to the BridgeThe technical innovations that have been employed for the realization of this
Development and is active with ASCE’s ExCEEd Workshop.Dr. Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University Benjamin Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2017. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA, USA). His pedagogical areas of interest include active learning ap- proaches, ethics, and best practices as they relate to computational modeling. He runs the Mechanics and Modeling of Orthopaedic Tissues Laboratory at Bucknell, where they use computational and experimental techniques to better
considered as the start of geometric programming. Dr. Zenerwas director of the Westinghouse Research Laboratories in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zener also co-authored, with Professor Richard J. Duffin and Graduate Student Elmor Peterson of CarnegieInstitute of Technology in 1967, the first book focused entirely on geometric programming-Geometric Programming – Theory and Applications[2]. Geometric Programming was a popularresearch area with over 60 dissertations published on the topic during 1965 – 1995. Thesedissertations primarily focused on specific problem solutions, but they did not involve thedevelopment of design equations. This paper illustrates the development of design equationsfor metal casting riser design. Design equations allow the
), “COVID-19 & engineeringeducation: An interim report on the community response to the pandemic and racial justice,”ASEE, Washington D.C., USA, Tech. Rep., 2020.[18] S. Asgari, J. Trajkovic, M. Rahmani, W. Zhang, R. C. Lo, and A. Sciortino, “Anobservational study of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic,” PLOSONE, vol. 16, no. 4, 2021.[19] S. Nogales-Delgado, S. Román Suero, and J. M. Martín, “Covid-19 outbreak: Insights aboutteaching tasks in a chemical engineering laboratory,” Education Sciences, vol. 10, no. 9, p. 226,2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10090226[20] K. Beddoes and A. Danowitz, “Engineering students coping with COVID-19: Yoga,meditation, and mental health,” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content
MIT in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of the inaugural cohort of the Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship at CMU, was the 2020 recipient of the Frederick A. Howes Scholar Award in Computational Science and the 2016 MIT Graduate Teaching Award in the School of Engineering, and is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship and the Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowship. Wang directs the Mechanics of Materials via Molecular and Multiscale Methods Laboratory (M5 Lab) at CMU, which focuses on computational micro- and nanoscale mechanics of fluids, soft matter, and active matter, with applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering across the nexus of water, energy