Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil Cox, Gaston College; Mary Beth Ross, Gaston College; Phyllis EssexFraser, Gaston College

robots, trebuchets, and school team performance on the annual JuniorEngineering and Technology (JETs) exam. The community colleges worked with the highschools in their service areas to provide mentoring and guidance for both the students and theteachers (few of whom knew much about the JETs exam or building robots, etc.). The author andthe author’s school participated in these activities. Page 12.1322.2 During this same time period the author’s school received a Duke Energy Foundationgrant that created a state-of-the-science biotechnology/genetics laboratory. Also, a majorregional interest in creating the infrastructure for the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Brown, U.S. Air Force Academy; Lynnane George, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Figure 3: EyasSat3 The complete satellite measures 20x20x25 cm and weighs approximately 2.3 kg, making it easy to transport between the laboratory and the classroom. It was designed to be taken apart and reassembled many times. This has enabled over 1,700 students around the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niall Seery, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick

machine tool training on other machine tools. On completionof the prescribed exercise on the augmented milling machine, each participant within the Page 12.203.5experimental group was requested to complete the evaluation questionnaire. Studentswere allocated fifteen minutes to complete all sections and encouraged to criticallyevaluate their experience.Knowledge transferThree weeks following the original machining exercises, the entire cohort (control andexperimental) participated in a transferability experiment. Each student was randomlycalled to the milling machine from his or her regular laboratory work. A member of thetechnical staff requested the

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; Liping Guo

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electrical Circuit Gear set Gear set and DC Voltage (V) and DC motor Measurement motor Figure 11: The picture of system in our electrical laboratory during tests Page 12.613.11The PMDC motors selected for our experiments are: the FA-130 and RC-260 PMDC23. Theexperimental results are given in table 2. In this experiment, the hydraulic door closer handle ismoved by hand without any stop for 90 degree

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peng Li, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Microsoft Virtual Server. For example, VMware Workstation 5.5 (license required) supports DOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Netware and Solaris; whereas Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 only supports Windows and limited Linux distributions. It was important for us to be able to emulate an environment with diversified platforms.Xen was not considered because it did not support Windows XP as the host operating system.Xen could be only hosted under Linux or NetBSD with a customized kernel. The Mac-basedvirtual machine solution based on Parallels was not considered because the department policyrequires students to purchase PC based machines.2. Laboratory Setup2.1 Preparation of the Virtual Machine for Student UseVMware Workstation 5.5

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Andre Benard, Michigan State University; Norbert Mueller, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-dimensional steady state conduction solutions for cases where temperatureboundary conditions were prescribed. The present research expands the features of the programto include prescribed heat flux boundary conditions as well as convective boundary conditions.Moreover, the expanded program also handles transient cases so that students can watchtemperature changes in a material on a real-time basis. The addition of these boundaryconditions also now allows one dimensional problems to be solved by specifying a zero heat fluxcondition on opposing sides of the body.The solutions for the original version of the program were generated using a code developed forSandia National Laboratory which was DOS based. The revised program has replaced thiscomputational

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice Girouard, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

collectively supportfive four-year ET undergraduate programs:[1] ‚ Architectural Engineering Technology (AET) in the Architecture Department ‚ Audio (AuET), Electronic (EET) and Computer Engineering Technology (CET) in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department ‚ Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) in Mechanical Engineering Department Page 12.417.2The curriculum of each ET program is designed such that students must complete: ‚ One 4-credit lecture/laboratory course in a basic science elective ‚ Two 4-credit lecture/laboratory courses in algebra-based physics ‚ Four 3-credit All University Curriculum (AUC

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Manufacturing Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos; Vedraman Sriraman, Texas State University-San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

assigning team based projects, research paper topics were assigned on an individualbasis. Thirty percent weight was given to this research activity.Students were systematically prepared for taking up the research paper activity. Demonstrationswere organized in the research laboratories in the Chemistry department pertaining to basicpolymer characterization techniques. These techniques include GPC, TGA, and DMA. Threeindustrial visits were organized to expose students to injection molding, extrusion, and carbon-composite manufacturing processes. Students also viewed videos prepared by the ‘Society ofManufacturing Engineers’ in the areas of processing.The instructor suggested a few important research topics. These topics included

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonard Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Dana Johnson, Michigan Technological University; Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; John Sutherland, Michigan Technological University

these characteristics, a workshop wasconvened at Michigan Tech in August 2006 to define a Service Systems Engineering curriculum.Workshop participants consisted of faculty from several universities as well as industry leadersinterested in engineering for the service sector. An additional grant from NSF’s CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program was recently awarded for theimplementation of this curriculum.IntroductionWe are living in a service economy and our educational system has failed to keep pace toprovide employers with graduates meeting the demands of the service sector. Over 80% of theeconomic activity in the United States is within the service sector1 with similar high rates inother developed countries.2 This sector

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

International

second semester of the sophomore year was targeted because this is the last semester inwhich engineering students at Boston University share a substantially common curriculum.Program participants take the same technical courses at TUD that they would have taken inBoston. These courses are taught in English by TUD faculty using the same textbooks andsyllabi as in Boston and incorporate equivalent laboratory experiences. In addition, students takea sociology course which focuses on technology and society in Germany (also taught in English),and an intensive German language course.To date, 124 students have completed the program in Dresden. Several approaches have beenused to assess the success of the program. These include annual debriefing

Conference Session

Teaching Courses in Renewable Energy Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy; Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy; David Chew, University of Detroit Mercy; Krysten Dzwigalski, University of Detroit Mercy; Chris Keimig; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit Mercy; Tim Rourke, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-455: A STUDENT-CENTERED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICINSTALLATION PROJECTArthur Haman, University of Detroit Mercy In his fifty years at the University Arthur C. Haman has progressed through the academic ranks to his current position of Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Operations. His industrial experience was acquired as a Structures and Armaments engineer at Northrup Aviation and as an engineer in the Scientific Laboratory of the Ford Motor Company. He has also held visiting professorships at what was Carnegie Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College. His current interests are in thermodynamics and internal combustion engines.Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Shaykhian, NASA; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-456: IMPROVING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THROUGHADAPTING PROGRAMMING TOOLSLinda Shaykhian, NASA Linda H. Shaykhian Linda Shaykhian is a computer engineer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Kennedy Space Center (KSC). She is currently co-lead of the Information Architecture team for the Constellation Program’s Launch Site Command and Control System Proof of Concept project. She was lead of the Core Technical Capability Laboratory Management System project, which is currently used for resource management and funding of KSC Core Technical Capability laboratories. She was the Software Design Lead and Software Integrated Product Team Lead for the Hazardous Warning

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

instructors to perform the assessmentreliably is needed. This is discussed later.Capstone Experiences Capstone experiences are where students are supposed to apply what they have previouslylearned to a comprehensive, usually design-oriented, problem. Therefore, this is a very logicalplace to assess what students have learned. Furthermore, since these experiences are usually Page 12.548.4done in teams and they usually involve written reports and oral presentations, the professionalskills (teamwork, communication, global/societal context, life-long learning, contemporaryissues) can be assessed similarly. Laboratory experiences may also fall into

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Langdon Winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

leading to bachelor degrees in both mechanicalengineering and H&SS. The program is administered through our Science and TechnologyStudies (STS) Department in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The studio designcourses introduce students to a broad range of open-ended design experiences, where they learnhow to combine cultural, aesthetic, and technical skills and knowledge with the insight andcontext of social concerns and issues. As students move through the PDI program, theyultimately have culminating experiences with Rensselaer’s Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory(MDL), which serve as senior capstone design studios. We have found that compared to typicalengineering seniors, PDI students clearly distinguish themselves. They are

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford

7 Department of Chemical Engineering Survey Fall 2006 Advisory Board/Student Luncheon Our educational objectives are to prepare our students, through a high-quality course of instruction involving classroom, laboratory, and professional activities, for successful employment in the chemical process industries, including energy-related industries, environmental, materials, or biotechnology, for graduate studies in chemical engineering; or for graduate studies in other fields such as medicine, law and business administration. For the purposes of ABET accreditation, and to help keep our program current by responding to changes in the global economy

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

L. Kuczynski; C. McGuinness; S. Farrell; B. G. Lefebvre; C. S. Slater

Engineering Clinics The Engineering Clinics are taken each semester by every engineering student at RowanUniversity. In the Engineering Clinic, students and faculty from all four engineeringdepartments work side-by-side on laboratory experiments, real world design projects andresearch. The solutions of these problems require not only proficiency in the technicalprinciples, but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and oral communication skills andthe ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team which are essential skills for professionalsuccess 2, 3, 4. Rowan’s Clinic Program integrates these diverse challenges of “real-world”projects with pedagogically valuable hands-on learning experiences 5, 6 and technicalcommunications7, 8, 9

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Chang-Hee Won

simply cannot be introduced in conventional lecture and laboratory courses. From proper documentation techniques and the systems engineering philosophy to teamwork and systems-level integration, students learned valuable lessons in both the technical aspects of engineering and the group dynamics of a large-scale project. • Large-scale system integration also rarely takes place in either undergraduate or graduate education. The satellite project allowed the students to gain valuable experience that is generally not found in either the on-campus curriculum or through cooperative (co-op) education. • Dealing with group dynamics helps students to polish their “soft skills,” which

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

TxDataReg Tx 0x08 16 Word StatusReg Tx FIFO 0x0C ControlRegFigure 8: Xilinx OPB UART Lite CoreIn addition to the cores just discussed, Interrupt Controller, External Memory Controller andSerial Peripheral Interface cores are also presented in class. Students complete a final designproject in lab in which they are required to use a new core, use a prior core in a new mode, ordevelop their own core. The use of soft cores in the laboratory and the closeness to the hardwareimplementation required by memory mapping cores

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Smith, University of Arkansas; Waleed Al-Assadi, University of Missouri

Figure 8. This provides the students withapproximately 14 weeks of topic lectures, leaving around 2 weeks for discussion of laboratoryassignments and their solutions, holidays, and occasional quizzes. Note that the final exam isscheduled the week after the 16-week semester concludes, and is utilized for each group topresent their semester project design. The class requires a substantial amount of laboratory work;however, after successful completion of the course, students are well versed in VLSI designusing the Mentor Graphics CAD tools.1) Introduction to VLSI SystemsLab#1: VHDL coding, synthesis, and simulation2) CMOS Transistor Theory3) Fabrication, Layout, and Design RulesLab#2: gate-level and transistor-level schematics and simulation4

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-2381: FACTORS FOR AN EFFECTIVE LSAMP REULeo McAfee, University of Michigan Leo C. McAfee received the BS degree from Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, in 1966, and the MSE and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1967 and 1970, respectively, all degrees in Electrical Engineering. He joined the University of Michigan in 1971 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has had summer and leave positions at General Motors Research Laboratories, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Telecom Analysis Systems. He has held leadership positions for curriculum and degree

Conference Session

An International Perspective

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Bianca Bernstein, Arizona State University; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

givers set them apart from men.Women with children feel a constant stressor in their doctoral program due to the timedemands by both their academic work and their family. Single, women parents caring foryoung children have an especially difficult time with time allocation and enough time todo well in both the academic and family arenas. An international mother spoke of thedifficulty of leaving her young child with her husband in their native country in order forher to pursue a doctoral degree in the states. The question, “Is it worth it?” popped upfrequently.A second area mentioned by both domestic and international women doctoral studentsincluded physical problems inherent in a laboratory situation. The lab may require heavymanual work such as

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

studentlearning in their graduate teaching. Most of the faculty currently rely on paper-and-pencil homeworks rather than homeworks submitted electronically. Likewise,the faculty regularly use paper-and-pencil exams during class time but only oneperson uses electronically-submitted exams administered during class time.Generally, our faculty do not currently use take-home exams, either paper-and-pencil or with electronic submission. The faculty are split on the extent to whichthey use laboratory activities and associated reports to assess student learning ingraduate courses. On the other hand, projects, which are completed outside ofclasstime and may involve group work, are often used in our graduate curriculum.Similarly, graduate student learning is

Conference Session

Computer Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M-Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

freely and publicly available andis in widespread active use by millions throughout industry, academia and privately [1].VNC is a desktop sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol totake complete control of a remote computer. The keyboard presses and mouse clicks aretransmitted from one computer (the viewer) to the other (the server) over a network.The set of laboratory exercises on Visual Route and Virtual Network Computing (VNC)software suites discussed in this article are: 1. Study the basic commands of networking 2. Implement traceroute for specific website name using Visual Route. 3. Implement ping for specific IP address using Visual Route 4. Study the basics of packet sniffing. 5

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Hathaway, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Edds, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Neil Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Howard McLean, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

by Marathon-Ashland Petroleum upon graduation.Neil Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Neil Miller is a senior Mechanical Engineering student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Neil will graduate with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May 2007.Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard A. Layton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His professional interests include system dynamics, curriculum and laboratory development, and project- and team-based learning. His interest in students' teaming experiences and the technical merit of team deliverables is founded on his years of experince in consulting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

theoretical research in actual laboratories. The benefitswould be not only that the students would gain valuable research experiences, but also that thestudents’ appreciation for the communication would deepen, because the students would be morelikely to attain deeper understanding and to assume more ownership of the content. One strategy for this research option would be as a frame for a summer researchexperience, such as a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation.11 This framing would entail preparing the students during the spring for thesummer research experiences and then allowing students enough time to document theexperiences in the fall. Such was the strategy for the course option that we

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ledlie Klosky; Decker Hains; Timothy Johnson, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, USMA; Jakob Bruhl, US Military Academy, Dept of Civil & Mechanical Engineering; Jared B. Erickson, U.S. Military Academy; John Richards, D/CME, USMA

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. USMA (Avg) C&ME (Avg) CE300 (Avg) Page 12.217.8 Figure 3. Assessment results for interpersonal rapport 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 In this course, laboratory exercises contributed to my learning. My instructor used visual images (pictures, demonstrations, models, diagrams, simulations, etc.) to enhance my learning. My instructor gave me timely and accurate feedback on my learning progress. Your grades accurately represented

Conference Session

TC2K Methods and Models

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Nan Byars, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

employment 5i: Exhibit the willingness to participate in a diverse group 3, 4, 5 k 3iii: Perform tasks in a professional manner 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Page 12.282.5 2iv: Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner 1, 3The next step was to determine how each performance criterion would be measured. The facultyexamined the MET curriculum and selected courses in which measures associated with a specificperformance criterion could be effectively taken. A combination of laboratory experimentation,traditional classroom instruction, and courses that

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Frederick Meyers, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

introduced for descriptive geometry. Thisapplication was replaced on the market with KeyCreator.ixThe 1950's: A leader emerges in academia Page 12.792.4Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory was a leader in the academicworld. They developed the first graphic system in the mid-1950's for the United States Air Forcefor SAGE (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) air defense system. Computer-processed radardata were displayed on a cathode-ray tube (CRT) display.In 1957 PRONTO, the first commercial computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software system,was developed by Dr. Patrick J. Hanratty. This Arizona State University graduate is

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Northern, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

last for two weeks. About 20 students will beadmitted into the camp each year. Some topics to be covered in the camp will include computerengineering, math, physics, english, electrical engineering, and laboratory exercises withLEGOs, plant visits, and engineering ethics. Table 3 shows a tentative schedule of activities forthe camp.By having the summer camp, we intend to get more students interested in the Engineeringprofession. The positive experience of the high school students due to the engineering campmay turn them on to study engineering. In addition, the summer camp will make the studentsunderstand that engineering can be fun, rewarding, and beneficial to society. Table 3 Tentative Schedule of Activities for the Summer Camp

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University; Brian Anderson, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

planned include the acquisition of direct blower power measurement. In addition,smoke visualization of the flow characteristics within the diffuser section would provide evenmore reinforcement of the mechanisms associated with the existence of significant losses in thissection, and how they are important to practical wind tunnel design.Bibliography1. B. T. Beck, “A Modular Wing-Tail Airplane Configuration for the Educational Wind Tunnel Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Anaheim, California, November 13-19, 2004.2. B. T. Beck and Nelson Pratt, “A Simple Device for Wind Tunnel Performance Testing of Small Scale Powered Propellers,” presented at the 2005 ASME