AC 2012-3919: INVESTIGATING SWEDISH TEACHER’S APPROACHESTO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICEProf. Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University Arnold Pears received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and was a Senior Lecturer there1991 to 1998, before moving to Uppsala University, Sweden, to take a position there as Senior Lecturer in 1999, where he has remained. Pears is Associate Professor in computing education research at Uppsala University, and has a strong interest in teaching and learning research in computer sci- ence and engineering. He has published more than 25 reviewed articles in international journals in the area and is well known as a computing education researcher through his
AC 2012-4313: IONOSPHERIC ROCKET PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT:PROJECT AND COURSEProf. Dimitris Vassiliadis, West Virginia University Dimitrios Vassiliadis received his Ph.D. in plasma physics, University of Maryland, College Park, in 1992. Following that he was a Postdoctoral Fellow under the National Research Council program at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center for two years. He went on to work for NASA/Goddard as a con- tractor scientist in magnetospheric and ionospheric physics until 2007, when he moved to West Virginia University as a Research Associate Professor. His interests and teaching experience are in the fields of plasma physics and engineering, nonlinear signal processing, forecasting and control theory, microcon
AC 2012-3235: LIVE ENERGY: AN INITIATIVE FOR TEACHING EN-ERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATEAND RELEVANT CONTENT.Dr. Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Sukesh K. Aghara, Prairie View A&M University Sukesh Aghara is a tenured Associate Professor at Prairie View A&M University (PV) in the Department of Chemical Engineering (nuclear), a member of the Texas A&M University System. He is the PI/Director of the $1 million per year, five-year, NSF CREST Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. His expertise includes radiation shielding analysis and experimental design, applications of nuclear analytical techniques, and nuclear energy and security.Dr. Sarma V
AC 2012-5278: NEW DIGITAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY: NEW CHAL-LENGES IN TEACHING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY COURSESMr. Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke-Ramirez, Daytona State College Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke-Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in Venezuela and a master’s of science in computer science from Santa Clara University in California. He has managerial experience in telecommunication, finance, and food industry. He has been an Adjunct Instructor for more than 26 years at the Computer Science Department at Uni- versidad Central de Venezuela and in the School Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Central Florida and, since Aug. 2010, is an
AC 2012-4533: ONLINE MODULES FOR WOOD DESIGN COURSES THROUGHNEESHUBProf. Mikhail Gershfeld S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., is a Professional Practice Professor, Chair, Wood Education Institute (WEI), Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif.Dr. Charles B. Chadwell, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Charles B. Chadwell is an Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.1007.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-4896: BUILD TO LEARN: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO TRAINTOMORROW’S DESIGNERSMr. Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University Vimal Viswanathan is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M Uni- versity. He completed his bachelor’s of technology in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, and master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M Uni- versity. He is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Aug. 2012. He has published three journal papers and more than 10 conference papers. His primary research interest is the effect of physical representations in engineering idea generation process.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M
AC 2012-5008: CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM ALGINATE SPHERESIN DESIGN-BASED LEARNING COURSEDr. Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin Steve R. Marek is a lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. He received a B.S. in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a minor in biomedical engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009 and transitioned to the College of Pharmacy, Division of Phar- maceutics, for his postdoctoral research in pulmonary drug delivery. He began his career as a teaching faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2011. Marek’s primary
AC 2012-4723: DO HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER AND AP COURSES ANDSAT TEST SCORES HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE STEM MAJORS IN COL-LEGE?Dr. Alpaslan Sahin, AggieSTEM Center at Texas A&M UniversityDr. James R. Morgan, Texas A&M UniversityMr. Niyazi Erdogan, Texas A&M University Niyazi Erdogan was awarded with a B.A. degree in science education by Hacettepe University, which is one of the top universities located in Ankara, Turkey. After a period of working as a science teacher, he began to study science education as a M.Ed. student at Texas A&M University in Fall 2009. He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant and a Ph.D. student in Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University. His research
AC 2012-5589: A SYSTEM TO SUPPORT TEACHING GLOBAL SOFT-WARE DEVELOPMENTRobert P. Brazile, University of North TexasKathleen Swigger, University of North TexasMr. Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North TexasMr. Brian Lee, University of North TexasBrandon Nelson, University of North Texas Page 25.113.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A System to Support Teaching Global Software DevelopmentAbstractTeaching students how to work in globally distributed groups is being done throughout theWorld. As such, a myriad of different tools have been created to help students work in teams andcollaborate. However, there is still
AC 2012-3175: THE ATE CENTER FOR ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECH-NOLOGY (CAAT)Dr. Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University Chih-Ping Yeh received his B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Taiwan, M.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical en- gineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Prior to joining Wayne State University, he worked as Senior System Engineer and a data analysis specialist in defense industry. Currently, he is the Director and Chair of the Division of Engineering Technology at WSU. His current research interests are in electric drive vehicle technology and advanced energy storage, including
AC 2012-5367: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DFXMr. Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto Geoffrey Samuel Frost is a graduate student studying biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. He completed an undergraduate degree in engineering science at the University of Toronto. He has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Praxis suite of engineering design courses at the University of Toronto for the past three years.Mr. Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto Jason Foster is the Senior Lecturer in engineering design education within the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. Trained as a Systems Design Engineer and with industry experience in software development and management
AC 2012-4110: THE SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MAS-TERS PROGRAM AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY: A COMPUTER SCI-ENCE AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTDr. Susan Darling Urban, Texas Tech University Susan D. Urban received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science in 1976, 1980, and 1987, respectively, from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. She has been a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University since 2011 and was previously a professor in the De- partment of Computer Science from 2007-2010. She was at Arizona State University from 1989-2007, where she currently holds the status of Emeritus Professor. She was also an Assistant Professor at the
AC 2012-3082: TRANSFORMING A LIBRARY INTO A BOOKLESS BRANCHAND INCREASING DISCOVERABILITY OF THE VIRTUAL LIBRARYMs. Jill H. Powell, Cornell University Jill Powell is Engineering Librarian at the Engineering Library, Cornell University. She worked in pub- lishing before coming to the library in 1986. She has a B.A. from Cornell and a M.L.S. from Syracuse University. Active in the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Edu- cation, she served as Program and Division Chair in 2004-2005. She is the library liaison to these de- partments: biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical and aerospace engineering
AC 2012-3417: YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM: SUMMER RESEARCHOPPORTUNITIES FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTSMr. Yair Joseph Mega P.E., Northeastern University Yair Mega is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeast- ern University, and a Research Fellow at the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. His area of research involves non-linear optics applications for bio-medical imaging. Mega has also worked as a program coordinator with the Young Scholars Program (YSP) at Northeastern Univer- sity for the last two years. His involvement includes matching the technical contents of the research to students’ background and interests. Mega holds an M.S. degree
AC 2012-4547: PEER-TO-PEER ASSESSMENT IN LARGE CLASSES: ASTUDY OF SEVERAL TECHNIQUES USED IN DESIGN COURSESDr. Peter M. Ostafichuk, University of British Columbia Peter Ostafichuk is a Senior Instructor and the Associate Head (yeaching) in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He has co-developed and coordinates the multi-award winning integrated Mech 2 program for second-year mechanical engineering. Ostafichuk received a B.A.Sc. in engineering physics in 1997 and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 2004, both from the University of British Columbia.Mr. Jim Sibley, University of British ColumbiaDr. H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, University of British Columbia H.F. Machiel Van
AC 2012-3317: PILOT INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ”SENSE OF BE-LONGING” OF MINORITIES IN ENGINEERINGKari L. Jordan, Ohio State University A Detroit native, Kari L. Jordan received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University and is now pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering education at the Ohio State Univer- sity. She is a former GEM Doctoral Fellow and King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellow. Her research experience includes engineering for sustainability, and she is currently studying engineering self-efficacy of minority students at predominantly white institutions.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University Sheryl Sorby is Visiting Professor in the Engineering Education and
AC 2012-3008: RESPONDING TO THE CALL: EXTENDING THE UNI-VERSITY RELATIONSHIP VIA CONTINUING EDUCATIONDr. Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Craig G. Downing is the Interim Department Head of Engineering Management with responsibility for Continuing and Professional studies at Rose-Hulman of Institute of Technology. Prior to that, his teach- ings assignments focused on delivering graduate-level instruction in the operational and quality aspects of engineering management. Downing has more than 15 years of experience providing instruction in the areas of manufacturing, management, and mathematics at the post-secondary level. Additionally, he has amassed 13 years of industrial experience, four years
AC 2012-3571: RU RET-E: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING-BASED LESSONS FOR THE PRE-COLLEGE CLASSROOMDr. Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Evelyn Hanna Laffey is the Assistant Dean for Engineering Education with the Office of Student De- velopment at the Rutgers University School of Engineering. She has a bachelor’s in mathematics and doctorate in mathematics education from Rutgers University. She has over ten years experience working with K-12 students and teachers. Her research interests are in engineering education at the K-16 level and understanding how to provide an excellent and equitable education to all students.Prof. Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Mechanical and Aerospace
AC 2012-4767: SYNERGISTIC LEARNING AND INQUIRY THROUGHCHARACTERIZING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: ANINTERNSHIP-BASED BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABIL-ITY INNOVATIONSDr. Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Pearce has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED-accredited Professional, Pearce brings the latest in green building methods, technologies, and best practices to the classroom. Her specific
AC 2012-4070: TEACHING NETWORKED EMBEDDED CONTROL ATTHE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE LEVELProf. Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Gary J. Mullett, a professor of electronics technology and Co-department Chair, presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) located in Springfield, Mass. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-department Chair of the four tech- nology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the mid-1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the
AC 2012-3494: TEN YEARS OF ABET EC 2000: ONE PERSON’S RE-FLECTIONSDr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in structural engineering and in construction management from Stanford University in 1987, and a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997
global competence intheir students and faculty. However, a more pervasive and integrated curriculum approach willhelp ensure that all students and faculty have an opportunity to develop globally competent skillsthat will better prepare them for success in the future.Bibliography1 Hawks, V., Harb, J., Parkinson, A., & Magleby, S. A college-wide program for teaching leadership: Framework, model, and outcomes. Proceedings of 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. AC 2009-1287, Austin, TX: ASEE.2 Warnick, G. M., Global competence: Determination of its importance for engineers working in a global environment. PhD diss., Department of Educational Administration, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 2010. Accessed
AC 2012-5260: LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING IMPROVESCONFIDENCE OF ENGINEERING SKILLS IN WOMENJennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley Jennifer Wang is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, studying engineering edu- cation. She has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and computer science. Currently, she does research with the Lawrence Hall of Science, a public science center.Mr. Eli Patten, University of California, BerkeleyRyan Shelby, University of California, BerkeleyFarzana Ansari, University of California, BerkeleyDr. Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley Lisa Pruitt received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and materials engineering from the
AC 2012-5551: MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE: REPORT ON NSF-ATE PROJECT PERTAINING TO MECHATRONICS TECHNICIAN DE-VELOPMENTDr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet Niaz Latif is the Dean of the School of Technology at Purdue University, Calumet (PUC). He is also the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. Latif served as an Assistant Dean for Statewide Technology Administration in the College of Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, before joining Purdue University, Calumet, on July 1, 2007. He is the Principal Investigator of the 2010 NSF-ATE grant ”Meeting workforce needs of Mechatronics Technicians.”Dr. Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet Mohammad A. Zahraee
AC 2012-4202: ENGINEERS SERVING EDUCATION: BRINGING MATHAND SCIENCE TO LIFE IN THE K-8 CLASSROOMStephen Rippon, Arizona State University Steve Rippon is the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Ari- zona State University. In this capacity, he oversees the engineering schools’ K-12 outreach, undergraduate student recruitment, undergraduate engagement programs, and the Engineering Career Center.Dr. James Collofello, Arizona State University Page 25.565.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Engineers Serving Education
AC 2012-3160: EXCHANGE: MOUSE-WHEEL GENERATORDani Sledz, Colorado School of Mines Dani Sledz, GK-12/Bechtel Fellow,Colorado School of Mines, is a mechanical engineering graduate stu- dent with a thesis focus on manufacturability of CdTe thin film solar cells. Sledz has experience through NSF fellowships with instructing students from 1-12th grade in STEM topics and as a Teaching Assistant for undergraduate college engineering labs.Ms. Allison M. Silvaggio, STEM Magnet Lab School Allison M. Silvaggio is currently pursuing a doctorate in science education with a focus in experiential learning through the University of Colorado, Denver. Her master’s is in elementary education, curriculum and instruction, with a
AC 2012-3560: FROM DEFENSE TO DEGREE: INTEGRATING MILI-TARY VETERANS INTO ENGINEERING PROGRAMSDr. David L. Soldan, Kansas State UniversityDr. Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State UniversityDr. Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State UniversityMrs. Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University Rekha Natarajan is an instructor in the Mathematics Department at Kansas State University, coordinating college algebra. She received her B.S. and M.A. in mathematics from Arizona State University, B.S. in secondary education from Kansas State University, and is currently a doctoral student in the Mathematics Department at KSU. Her research area is undergraduate mathematics education.Mrs. Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University Blythe Vogt joined the
AC 2012-4835: HARD CORE VS. SOFT CORE: A DEBATEDr. Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology Antonio F. Mondragon-Torres received a B.Sc. degree with honors from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, a M.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, and a Ph.D. degree (as a Fullbright-CONACYT scholarship recipient) from Texas A&M Univer- sity, College Station; all degrees in electrical engineering in 1990, 1996, and 2002, respectively. From 1988 to 1995, he worked in a telecommunications company TVSCOM, Mexico City, Mexico, design- ing teletext products, first as a Design Engineer and later as a Design Manager. In 1995, he joined the Mechanical
AC 2012-5006: INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MOD-ULES IN THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., in 1988 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, in 1989 and 1995, respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, and she was previously with the University of Kentucky, Lexington, in a similar position from 1996 to 1999. Her research interests are split between technical
AC 2012-4278: INTRODUCING RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITYIN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYDr. Ramesh V. Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Ramesh Narang is an Associate Professor of industrial engineering technology in the Department of Manufacturing & Construction Engineering Technology and Interior Design at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Ind. He has received his M.S. and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, in 1975 and 1992. His research interests include: automated feature recognition, lean manufacturing, ergonomics, and statistical process control