Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

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International

numbers, a budget plan is generated by faculty supervisor(s) for the trip.Over the summer months, students must submit a formal application that includes letters ofrecommendation from faculty. After review by the College, students’ applications are the basisfor deciding eligibility. Students are informed of their acceptance to the program prior to theirreturn to campus in the fall. A deposit from accepted students has a mid-September deadline,allowing the College and Jacobs University to plan in greater detail. The size of the groupdictates whether one or two faculty will supervise the program. It is generally acknowledged byfaculty supervisors and study abroad administrators that twenty to twenty-five students is themaximum group size

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dana Clarke, Applied Innovation Alliance; Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

eventually evolves. For example, we are notusing Roman numerals, we are not stuck with the first written language of cuneiform based onsymbolic forms, of quality of 70 years ago based on the sorting of parts or the first invention ofan internal combustion engine in the 1600’s based on the use of gunpowder. All systems ofvalue evolve and TRIZ is no different and it is important for both academics and professionals tocommit to improving on the foundation work of Genrich Altshuller.In 1946, a Russian Navy Patent Office agent, Genrich Altshuller, realized that there was Page 14.114.6information hidden inside patents (and the history of technology) and

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

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Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

’ encouragement to choose biomedical engineering careers.These results indicate a and underscore the important need for K-12 and parent relatedinformational outreach so that students are encouraged in to engineering field s at young ages.REU Success in the LabIn addition to measuring the REU students’ BME efficacy, we measured their perceived successof the laboratory experience. We utilize an electronic survey of this reviewing students’perception about preparation for the research environment, multidisciplinary activities andresearch support using a 6-point Likert-type scale. The NAE Engineers for 2020 and applicableGrand Challenges descriptors were used to create the survey items

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Karanian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Joel Sadler, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

analyzing that which is observable but intangible, obvious but oftenineffable. Surely collaborative groups of humans are among the most complex systems ever to bestudied, and to extract knowable and repeatable results from the infinite subtleties of their interactionsis no small task. Ultimately, we should hope to establish Intergy as that “thing” that is neitherinspiration, creativity nor communication, but is the foundation for all of them.REFERENCES Page 14.1172.13[14] Baum, J., Locke, E. & Kirkpatrick, S. 1998. A longitudinal study of the relation of vision and vision communication to venture growth in entrepreneurial firms

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Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Minorities in Engineering

hard work as being a positive or beneficial attributes. More formally,work ethic can be described as the set of beliefs, values and principles that prescribe the mannerin which individuals interpret and act on their rights and responsibilities at any given time withinthe context of work 1. The origin of work ethic can be traced back to Max Weber’s interminglingof Calvinist religious ideology and economics in the early 1900’s. Weber’s philosophy laid thefoundation for the development of the term Protestant Work Ethic 2. Since then, having a strongwork ethic has become a widely accepted and desirable trait for students and thus futureemployees 3 and entrepreneurs to possess. Within the realm of engineering education the need for a “good

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

with complex geometry such as thedovetail root of a steam turbine blade. As with focusing, different steering angles correspond todifferent focal laws as well. These three operations can be utilized individually or combined invarious fashions for different applications. For example, a typical sectorial scan (S-scan) can be Page 14.909.5produced by performing a steering operation alone as shown in Figure 5. In this case, a plasticangle wedge is also used to increase (or rotate) the steering angle by adding an angle of refractionto cover the region of interest, which could not be reached otherwise due to limitations on beamsteering angle

Conference Session

Successful Mentoring and Outreach Programs for Girls and Minorities

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Friedman, Ohio State University; Linda Weavers, Ohio State University; Glenda La Rue, Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of Engineering (with the Extraordinary Women Engineers Coalition). Engineer Your Life. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from http://www.engineeryourlife.org/cms/8750.aspx?subpage=87654. Yaşar, S., Baker, D., Robinson-Kurpius, S., Krause, S., & Roberts, C. Development of a Survey to Assess K-12 Teachers’ Perceptions of Engineers and Familiarity with Teaching Design, Engineering, and Technology. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 205-216, July 2006.5. Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M, & Rogers, C. Advancing Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 369-387, July 2008

Conference Session

Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Carla Gould, Ontario College of Art and Design; Casey Wong, Ontario College of Art and Design; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Djordje Zegarac, University of Calgary; Sean Gibbons, University of Montana; Carl Hastrich, Ontario College of Art and Design; Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bruce Hinds, Ontario College of Art and Design; Denise DeLuca, Biomimicry Institute; jessica ching, Ontario College of Art and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

Hamilton, T., Sustainability by design: a reflection on the suitability of pedagogicpractice in design and engineering courses in the teaching of sustainable design. European Journal of EngineeringEducation, 32:2, 135–142, 2007.5. Helms, M., Vattam, S., & Goel, A. (2008) Compound Analogical Design, or How to Make a SurfboardDisappear. In B.C. Love, K. McRae, & V.M. Sloutsky (Eds.) Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of theCognitive Science Society (pp. 781 – 786), Washington D.C.:Cognitive Science Society6. Vattam, S., Helms, M., Goel, A., Yen, J., & Weissburg, M. (2008) Learning About and Through BiologicallyInspired Design. To appear in Proceeding from the 2nd Design Creativity Workshop Atlanta, GA.7. Vattam, S., Helms, M

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Amy Craig, North Carolina State University

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Computers in Education

job.However, the risk adverse individuals may conclude that the worst and most likely cases arebelow their current salary and decide to accept the new offer. Table 2: Example of level 2 task solutionCo m m ission % 2%Cu rre nt S a la ry $5,000Ba se S a la ry $3,000Bre a kEve n (L S L ) $2,000 M o st Like ly Ca se Be st Ca se W o rst Ca seRe ve n ueRental F ee per Unit $2,100 $2,500 $2,000Units under Leas e 85 100

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Corina Owens, University of South Florida

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Computers in Education

multiple and innovative approaches.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No 0717624 and 0836981, and the Research for Undergraduates Program in theUSF College of Engineering. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. We want to thank Dr.James Eison of the USF College of Education who helped in designing the assessmentinstrument for external evaluation.References 1. Maple 12, Advancing mathematics. http://www.maplesoft.com/, accessed January 2009. 2. MATHCAD 13, The industry solution for applying mathematics. , accessed

Conference Session

Using Classroom Technologies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Jalpa Bani, University of Bridgeport; Ying-ju Chen, University of Bridgeport

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Educational Research and Methods

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Conference Session

Professional Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Barry, Purdue University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

considers these findings and discussion inrelation to their own programs of engineering. Page 14.983.13References1 Malasri, S., K. Madhavan, and J. Ventura. Should engineering faculty be registered? inMid-South Annual Engineering and Science Conference. 2000. Memphis, Tennessee:Christian Brothers University.2 Madhavan, K. and S. Malasri, Professional registration of engineering faculty. Journalof Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 2003. 129(3): p. 122-124.3 Harichandran, R., Faculty hiring trends at small- to medium-sized research-intensiveCEE departments and balancing the needs of research and practice, in American Societyfor

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Greg Stephens

Space Flight Center’ s Leadership Alchemy Program whichuses storytelling for mid career employees to create ambassadors of positive change who canrespond to dynamic times and what’s happening in larger environments.Lori Silverman, in her popular leadership book Wake Me Up When the Data is Over, HowOrganizations use Storytelling to Drive Change explains that NASA “consciously designedstorytelling into their program through conversations, learning experiences, and tools to dealwith challenges that manifest in the workplace. Both storytelling and story listening skills werereinforced.”21In addition, the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company magazine areamong the many publications to have featured stories on this trend

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Watson, University of the Pacific Mr. Micah Lande, Stanford University Dr. Estelle Eke, CSU-Sacramento Prof. Sanjida Khanam, ITT-Alabama Dr. Shazzad Aslam-Mir, Senior Consultant Dr. Abu Sadeque, Arena Pharmaceutical Inc. Dr. Kiran George, CSU-Fullerton Dr. Thomas Maccalla, NUCRI Dr. Arun Datta, NUCRI Dr. Brian Self, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Dr. Ralph Belcher, National University Dr. Abu S. Amanullah, Olympus Communications Dr

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

been studiedwithin this framework.Identity and Career Choice With roots in Erik Erikson’s 20 foundational theory, career choice has remained connected todiscussions of identity development. In Erikson’s theory 20 successful resolution of the identitycrisis phase of development marks the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood. Crisisresolution includes selecting and committing to a vocation 20, 21. Marcia 22 operationalizedErikson’s theory as a four-staged model with the lowest stage representing no identity crisis andno career choice and the highest stage incorporating resolution of identity crisis and careercommitment. In this theory, identity and career choice are tightly linked. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, many identity studies

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, Clemson University; Shirley Yu, University of Houston; Denise Grant, Clemson University; Hibah Salem, Univesity of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

work.BackgroundThe eleven middle and high school teachers who participated in the RET site during the summerof 2008 spent six weeks conducting research under the mentorship of an engineering facultymember. Teachers typically interacted with a graduate student(s) or a post-doctoral fellow on aday-to-day basis. Program deliverables included several short presentations on researchprogress, a scientific poster for their classroom describing their research project, and the creationof a teaching module related to their engineering research project, which teachers were toimplement during the subsequent academic year. Professional development activities took placeonce or twice per week during the summer program. Some of these sessions were directly relatedto

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Amber Oliver, Purdue University; Matthew Verleger, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

solution” (Interview One) and how she “struggle[s] with like, what is best” (InterviewTwo). This emphasis on a “best” solution type is in contrast with Chris’ approach to workingwith whichever solution type the individual team had chosen, and giving feedback tostrengthening that particular solution type. In his interview, Chris recognized that when he was anew TA, he also was tempted to “advise [every team] to do the exact same thing” (InterviewTwo), which suggests that it may be common for new TAs to advise teams to adopt the “best”solution type, rather than helping teams to fully develop a strong solution for whichever solutiontype they had chosen.Robin, as a new Teaching Assistant, often identified with the role of grader. An

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Design Cognition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Jason Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; John Wood, United States Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

5 3 3 4 7 6 6 TIPS 0 27 0 9 4 10 6 7 TOTAL # CONCEPTS 96 71 100 89Note from the table that the students were also asked to rate the “innovativeness” of each of theCG techniques. While this is quite subjective, it is interesting to note that each team chose adifferent CG method as most innovative (red 10’s in the table). There are some observabletrends in the innovation data. The 6-3-5/Morphological Analysis, Design by Analogy/WordTrees and Far-Field Analogies ranked high while Transformational Design/Mind maps rankedlower. However, the relative dissimilarity of the ranking

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Kueker, Vivayvic; Pam Newberry, Project Lead the Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-mail: dkueker@vivayic.comPam Newberry, Project Lead the Way The Director of Strategic Curriculum Initiatives for Project Lead The Way, Inc. Prior to joining Project Lead The Way, Inc., in July 2002, she served as the Associate Director for the International Technology Education Association?s Technology for All Americans Project for five years. She taught technology education and mathematics for 10 years. During that time, she was an Albert Einstein Fellow in 1996 and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1994. Address: 177 Stone Meadow Lane, Wytheville, VA 24382 Telephone: (276) 228-6502 E-mail: pampltw@embarqmail.com

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

addition to their social status, their training and experience allows themto implicitly know where the boundaries are and what is appropriate in a complexmultidimensional and multivariable problem solving. Architectural historians and the generalpublic, on the other hand, are considered better long term arbiters. Many of the buildings thatreceive architectural awards and recognition by professional peers sometimes fade, or in extremecases are considered failures, by architectural historians and the general public. The Pruitt-IgoeHousing Project in St. Louis, designed in the early 1950’s, which won many architectural awardsbut was ultimately demolished less than twenty years later was considered a failure by thegeneral public and architectural

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

innovation as the core ingredient of theirfuture economic development. As Alan Wolf, member of the NRC-Committee on ComparativeInnovation Policy points out, China’s drive toward innovation has been an unmistakable messageof its top leaders for several years: “In today’s world, the core of each country’s competitive strength is intellectual innovation, technological innovation and high-tech industrialization.” [Jiang Zemin] “[We should give] priority to independent innovation in S&T [Science and Technology] work, take efforts to enhance S&T innovation capability, increase core competitiveness and [strive to make] S&T innovation with Chinese characteristics a reality … …We must aim to be at the forefront

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics - Courses and Curricula

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, United States Military Academy; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Mitchell, North Carolina State University; Robyn Fillinger, North Carolina State University; Marcia Williams, North Carolina A&T State University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2009-1904: ON THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN NSF-FUNDEDBRIDGE TO THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM IN STEM DISCIPLINESTony Mitchell, North Carolina State University Tony L. Mitchell, Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force, Retired, received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from North Carolina A&T State University, the M. S. in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Currently he is Assistant Dean, Engineering Student Services, Director, Minority Engineering Programs, and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Previous educational

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Saucerman, University of Virginia; Jason Papin, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

biological modeling approach to someone who already has a solid background in mathematics, cell biology, and physiology. You must provide your “student” with the known mechanisms of a particular disease (with which you yourself are already very familiar), and then teach this person to determine the appropriate length scale at which to model the disease process (e.g. cellular, molecular, tissue, etc.) and to identify functional modules in which to compartmentalize the model. Rate your current confidence level at accomplishing this task on a scale of 1-5 (5 being “extremely high confidence”).8. Would you feel comfortable picking up a book(s), researching journals, and integrating information across multiple length scales to set

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

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Mechanical Engineering

Sundial (1500BC) – Early Civilizations Cell Phone (1990s) – German Reunification Water Clocks (1400BC) – Thebes, Egyptian Capital Personal Computer with Clock (1980s) - Poland’s Soldarity Movement Sand Hourglass (300BC) – Construction of Great Wall of China Timex Wrist Watch (1950’s) – Space Race Begins Weight Driven Clocks (1270 AD

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Norman Egbert, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce Corporation; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Edward Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University Polytechnic; Duane Dunlap, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

part American universities have neither kept up with the paradigm shift in engineering for innovation nor with the changes required in professional graduate engineering education to reflect the modern process and practice of engineering for technology innovation during the last four decades. Emphasis on attracting federal funding for academic basic scientific research began during the late 1960’s, intensified in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s to the present day ─ resulting in the subsequent build- up of a generation of excellent research-oriented faculty at most engineering schools who are expert at scientific research, who can attract federal research funding, but who are not that proficient, experienced, interested, or rewarded in