Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer Engineeringcurricula. Due to costly hardware needed for communication and networking teachinglaboratories, many of these courses are taught without a laboratory. Additionally, such hardwarebased teaching labs lack the flexibility to evolve over time and adapt to different environments.Supported by an NSF TUES type II grant, we have developed a software defined radio (SDR)based general modulation/demodulation platform for enhancing undergraduate communicationand networking curricula. In our previous NSF funded CCLI project “Evolvable wirelesslaboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineeringeducation”, we have developed and demonstrated the first nationwide

Conference Session

Simulations and Project-Based Learning II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Ed Moran, Western Washington University; Jeremy Ruhland, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

engineering Technology curricula and made critical impact in improving teaching efficiencyand enhancing students understanding of abstract topics [8]. In this section, we elaborate on asuccessful laboratory exercise that is designed for antenna radiation pattern measurement usingthe proposed RF measurement system. Antenna radiation pattern, used to characterize an antenna,plays an important role in understanding antenna principles. Lab objectives and lab proceduresare presented below in brief.A. Lab Objectives and Pedagogical Goals This lab exercise (a two-hour lab session) aims to provide students a hands-on opportunity to • enhance understanding in antenna radiation pattern theory. • accumulate hands-on skills in antenna measurements

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi; Wael Ibrahim

. Development and assessment of synchronous andasynchronous distance learning curricula has gained a large momentum due to the new emergingvirtual universities. It has been argued that the ease of transfer of different disciplines from on-campus teaching to online teaching is discipline dependent. In engineering disciplines, laboratoryexperiments always served as the tool for relating the theoretical world to the real one. Otherdisciplines on the other hand do not necessarily require extensive hands-on labs. Practical orhands-on experiments delivered in traditional laboratory settings are now delivered throughsimulation software. Even though simulation is needed to reinforce concepts, practicalexperiments develop the student’s skills in dealing with

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

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Electrical and Computer

saw them as being totally unrelated.As the authors believe that conceptual knowledge is best developed with “hands-on” experience,major changes were again made to both the laboratories and lecturing styles in 2007. Thesechanges were made to introduce a concept of “global learning” where the laboratory experimentsundertaken by individual students are directly related to the material being covered in thelectures5. The “global learning” concept is based the best teaching method of induction, asdefined by Felder and Silverman6, 7. The pass rate for the course improved to 80% in 2007 and74% in 2009, showing an improvement for two successive cohorts.Students entering the university in 2009 were the product of both a major curriculum change anda new

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

, University of North Carolina, Charlotte MR. ROBERT H. SWAN, JR., is a Faculty Associate and the Director of Laboratories at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. Though Mr. Swan is relatively new to teaching, he has brought to the university over 25 years of work experience involving geotechnical and materials testing and engineering. He has owned and managed various testing laboratories with an emphases on performance testing of geosynthetics and soil-geosynthetic interaction. He is a proponent of test method and equipment development and Quality System implantation

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Carlos Luck

engineering students. The students learn thatdifferent team members have different skill sets and that their backgrounds are complementary for the goals of theproject – a practice that is commonplace in industry and is emphasized by ABET. Finally, the array of upper-division technical electives includes several courses that were designed to be attractive to both EE’s and ME’s, suchas controls, robotics, and MEMS. The options of pursuing minors and double-majors between EE and ME with arelatively low additional effort reinforce the interdisciplinary approach. An important asset to both our programs isthe delivery of laboratory-integrated courses – as opposed to theory classes, followed by separate lab classes, oftenin a different semester, which

Conference Session

Advisory Boards & Program Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sindee Simon; Theodore Wiesner; Lloyd Heinze

, coupled with the course survey results, was the documentation of poorinstruction by a particular instructor. In this case, the instructor was temporarily removed fromthe classroom and from teaching required chemical engineering courses. Upon makingimprovements in his or her teaching, as documented by course surveys of the elective coursestaught, the instructor was re-integrated into the teaching of required chemical engineeringcourses.Significant changes in the Chemical Engineering curriculum have also resulted fromimplementation of our assessment/improvement/assessment cycle. For example, we recentlycombined three junior-year transport laboratories, associated with fluid mechanics, heat transfer,and mass transfer, into a single two-credit

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

James E. Cross

Teaching ROM for theTMS320C6000 DSPs. However, shortly thereafter (early January 2005) TI states that due to itspopularity, there is a back-order and it will be delivered as soon as the stock is replenished. Asan alternate source for finding teaching material, other persons who have experience using thiskit should be sought. A few faculty members have posted their preliminary laboratories on theInternet. A limited number of persons have published books with practical teaching material.One such person is Dr. Rulph Chassaing. Over the last ten years, he has taught DSP workshopsfor other faculty members, such workshops being sponsored by the National Science Foundationand Texas Instruments. He has published books on the TI TMS320C25, C30, C31 and C6x

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

AC 2008-1371: ARIZONA -TEXAS CONSORTIUM FOR ALTERNATIVE ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIESLakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is the Chair of the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard L. Newman recently retired from the Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus as Director of Training Operations for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory. Prior to joining

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

supported by a National Science FoundationAdvanced Technological Education3 (ATE) Grant. The goals of the grant project are to: a) createand implement a new Associate of Applied Science Photonics and Laser Technology (AAS PLT)program; b) fully equip an Optics and Photonics Laboratory for education and training; c) trainfaculty to teach core courses in the AAS PLT program; d) perform outreach activities to localhigh schools to promote the new program; e) educate 30 or more students or workers by the endof the project.The paper discusses the efforts and activities performed towards achieving the project goals, andthe results and outcomes obtained in the first year of the grant. Activities included convening anAdvisory Board with industry

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe Stanley; Daryl Beetner; Donald Wunsch; Rohit Dua

to the projects are possible. Depending on budget constraints, an attemptwill be made in future semesters to provide a cache of SSI chips and other relevant componentsfor loan to students to help make projects less expensive. If more time is available, a variety ofsimilar projects can be developed, allowing different groups to implement different projects,possibly projects that will all be used together to make a greater whole.References[1] Y.-Y.J. Leung, “The use of computer-aided engineering workstation in digital-circuit design laboratory,” IEEETransactions on Education, 32 (3), pp. 375-377, August 1989.[2] P. Corsini, and L. Rizzo, “SSCSSC: a tool for the teaching of digital circuits,” IEEE Transactions on Education,34 (1), pp. 70-75

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kemeny; Bryan Zeitler

. Interactivity is anotherimportant element of the engineering classroom experience. One of the challenges in developingthe online course was to develop an approach that can effectively capture these classroomelements. In addition, the rock lab provides a hands-on, kinesthetic experience for the students,as well as a writing experience in the form of laboratory reports. The second challenge was todevelop an innovative approach to capture these important laboratory experiences.Several innovative multimedia components have been adapted to meet the challenges describedabove. For the lecture portion of the course, an approach that utilizes streaming audio and vectorgraphics was adapted. The streaming audio comes from actual lectures, and animated

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

the original project definition. Working in 4 teams - each of whichhad 2-3 students at its core, this diverse body of students was completely responsible for alltechnical aspects of the project, communications, project management, teamwork/conflictresolution, and procurement issues.What was noteworthy about this approach was the iterative nature of taught theory, library andvendor research, laboratory experimentation for the feasibility of ideas, and the ultimateimplementation in the project. The delivery of the course in the project format placedsignificant demands on all concerned (students and faculty) in terms of the time and effortnecessary to participate or teach in an effective manner. However student evaluations andcomments made

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Hollein; Nada Assaf-Anid

Biopharmaceuticals,” Chemical & Engineering News, August 12, 1996, pp. 13-21. 7. P.A. Belter, E.L. Cussler, W.-S. Hu, Bioseparations: Downstream Processing for Biotechnology, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1988). 8. H.C. Hollein, C.S. Slater, R.L. D'Aquino, A.L. Witt, "Bioseparation via Cross Flow Membrane Filtration," Chemical Engineering Education, 29, pp. 86-93 (1995). 9. C.S. Slater, H.C. Hollein, “Educational Initiatives in Teaching Membrane Technology,” Desalination, 90, pp. 291-302 (1993). 10. T.D. Conlee, H.C. Hollein, C.H. Gooding, C.S. Slater, “Ultrafiltration of Dairy Products as a ChE Laboratory Experiment,” Chemical Engineering Education, 32, pp. 318-324 (1998). 11. M. Mulder, Basic Principles of Membrane Technology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; James Franklin Wysong Jr., Hillsborough Community College; Peter Stiling, University of South Florida; Gerry G. Meisels, University of South Florida; Robert L. Potter, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

general satisfaction with the training sessionand several specifically mentioned that the videos and role-playing were useful. Fivespecifically indicated that the opportunity to observe an EBT method in practice was valuable.Most, but not all, thought that the feedback they received from their group members was helpfuland that the feedback they provided was appreciated. All interviewees indicated that theyexpected to make changes to their teaching based on the experience and several had already doneso.Surveys of 45 participants in the training program for graduate laboratory assistants indicategeneral satisfaction with the training, with 90% moderate to strong agreement that the facilitatorsdiscussed and modelled effective teaching strategies

Conference Session

WIP It! Faculty Development Style!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rucha Joshi, University of California, Davis; Jason R White, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #31508Design Thinking Approach to Identify Barriers to Engineering EducationReform in IndiaDr. Rucha Joshi, University of California, Davis Rucha received her BS in Biotechnology from Kolhapur, India and thereafter came to Vanderbilt Uni- versity to work on her MS developing smart bio-materials for drug delivery applications. A biomedical engineer with expertise in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, Rucha is now a faculty in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at UC Davis with a background of post-doctoral work in engineering education at Purdue University. Dr. Joshi focuses on enhancing teaching

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. L. Kolar; K. M. Dresback; E. M. Tromble

, which we have hosted over the summer for the lasteight years; and students hired to work on single-investigator projects. Mentoring requires a muchdifferent skill set than teaching, so carrying out this activity in conjunction with their major pro-fessor is excellent preparation for academic life.Instructional Activity Sequence - Year 4. In the fourth year, GAANN Fellows serve as one of thefollowing: 1) primary instructor for a team-taught course; 2) sole instructor for a laboratory orrecitation section; or 3) team leader for one CEES’s K-12 programs (see above). Also, GAANNFellows will take the second of the two required education courses (EDAH 5123).Year 4 educational tasks culminate with GAANN Fellows submitting their completed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Josh Gardner, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

aspects of a course subject focused on a personalinterest area, such as music, relevance would be high and motivation would be quite positive, ifwell taught. For good teaching, the general theoretical underpinnings are based on the principlesof effective learning are found in How People Learn1, Knowing What Students Know2, and HowStudents Learn3. The materials developed were “learner-centered, knowledge centered,assessment centered and community centered”. This was done by developing, teaching, andassessing a course which integrates required courses in mathematics and laboratory science forliberal arts and fine arts majors. It used inquiry and project based learning of the math andscience content that was embedded in the engineering design

Conference Session

LEES 6: Writing & Communication

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Stella, IUPUI; Steven Higbee, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Paper ID #37827Thinking Beyond the Service Course Model: IntentionalIntegration of Technical Communication Courses in a BMEUndergraduate CurriculumJulie Stella Julie Stella is a Visiting Lecturer in the Technology Leadership and Communication de- partment of the IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology. She teaches writing and communication to undergraduate engineering students at IUPUI. She has also taught courses at the graduate level in education technology, usable interface design, and ed- ucation public policy. Her background is fairly diverse, though it centers on writing and teaching. Ms. Stella spent 11

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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Computers in Education

biomedical engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She coordinates the departmental graduate program and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in computer engineering, primarily in designing digital systems for hardware. She is the PI for Scholars in Engineering (SiE), an NSF S-STEMS scholarship for undergraduate and Master’s students. She is a member of the Morgan team that is developing online laboratory courses for undergraduate students. Her research expertise is in algorithm optimization for FPGA implementation and her research group has developed a novel biologically inspired image fusion algorithm. She has over 35 journal and conference publications combined.Mrs. LaDawn E. Partlow M

Conference Session

ET Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Biswajit Ray

understanding ofelectronics to building a television to learning new technology innovations and breakthroughs.The course becomes interesting to students only when the subject material is discussed inrelation to real-world electronic gadgets as evidenced by the course-level assessment-improvement-verification feedback process. The course starts with basics of electricity and endswith microcomputer architecture, and encompasses significant hands-on circuit building andtesting throughout the semester. Details on curriculum, assessment, l aboratory exercises,teaching and laboratory methodologies, homework and textbook issues, and techniques that workas well as the ones that do not work are presented herein.IntroductionAn introductory electronics course as

Conference Session

Remediation and Curricular Changes to Improve Student Learning and Outcomes

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Hui Ma, University of Virginia

, L., Sturtevant, H., & Mumba, F. (2019). Exploratory Study of the Impact of a Teaching Methods Course for International Teaching Assistants in an Inquiry-Based General Chemistry Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(11), 2393–2402. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b002394. Wheeler, L. B., Maeng, J. L., Chiu, J. L., & Bell, R. L. (2017). Do teaching assistants matter? Investigating relationships between teaching assistants and student outcomes in undergraduate science laboratory classes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(4), 463–492. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.213734. Guadagni, G., Ma, H. and Wheeler, L., (2018), June. The Benefit of Training Undergraduate Teaching Assistants. In

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Menicucci, Montana State University; James Duffy, Montana State University; Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1748: HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALENGINEERINGJoseph Menicucci, Montana State UniversityJames Duffy, Montana State UniversityBetsy Palmer, Montana State University Page 12.796.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Hands-On Introduction to Chemical and Biological EngineeringAbstractMontana State University has revised our freshman seminar course by modeling it afterRowan University’s exemplary Freshman Engineering Clinic which utilizes a hands-onlaboratory approach to introduce freshman students to engineering.In the first half of the course, innovative laboratory modules developed by faculty atMSU and Rowan were adapted and

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

A. C. Rogers; Amir Karimi

Design, Build, and Activation Experience in an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program A. C. Rogers and Amir Karimi Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractMechanical engineering students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), whenparticipating in the Thermal Fluids Laboratory course (ME 4802), perform for the first half of thesemester a total of eleven laboratory experiments involving fluid statics and dynamics,thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Conjunct with this first half of the semester, each studentteam submits their

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank Miceli; Chip Ferguson; Aaron Ball

product. A call for proposalsaddressing the transfer of energy conservation and efficiency technologies into a workableprototype was issued by the Department of Energy. The ultimate goal is to stimulate regionaleconomical development and promote job growth. Resulting from an awarded contract, a uniquepartnership was formed among Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Western Carolina University,Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, and American Carolina StampingCompany to develop a marketable energy efficient hybrid water heating and dehumidifyingproduct. This partnership was made possible by securing funding from the Department ofEnergy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through a competitive request forproposals. Benefits

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gilbert Wedekind; Chris Kobus

-upSchool of Engineering. He is responsible for the vast majority of course development as well as the development ofmost of the hands-on laboratory experiences integrated into every fluid and thermal science course. In addition to ahighly respected research program that has garnered half a dozen NSF Grants as well as a number of corporatesponsorships, Dr. Wedekind has received numerous teaching awards, including the 1992-93 Outstanding TeacherAward by ASEE, North Central Section.CHRISTOPHER J. KOBUSChris Kobus is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. (1998) from Oakland University. Dr. Kobus was hired by Oakland Universityin 1998 and is maintaining a

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumit Dutta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Shreya Prakash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; David Estrada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eric Pop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer

connected computer or web-browsing mobiledevice (Fig. 1). Web browser (AJAX client)The initial WS design is aimed as part of a large under- Figure 2. Photograph of hardwaregraduate electronic device course (~150 students), where used for our remote laboratory (top)individual lab access is prohibitive. With the WS access, and schematic of the remote instru-students benefit from doing real-time measurements, and ment WS and Web interface archi-can perform subsequent data analysis. Currently, the WS tecture (bottom).enables measurements of typical silicon transistors fab-ricated at the University of Illinois (Fig. 2 and Fig. 5),state of the art nanoscale transistors provided by Intel

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan, Arizona State University; Barbara Rempel, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Bert Valenzuela, Arizona State University

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Information Systems

planning theeStudio Laboratory was that it be as hardware free and easy to support as possible.In an effort to achieve the same outcome as the General Engineering Department’s Studio90 environment, the eStudio Laboratory Planning Committee creatively did more withless. First, the original look and feel of the space prior to renovation was stale andindustrial. It was not a collaborative space that students would choose to congregate in orstudy. The room’s white walls were painted yellow and the grey linoleum tile wasoverlaid by red and yellow carpet. The final product is a collaborative teaching spacethat is attractively decorated in Arizona State University’s colors. It promotes Universitypride, spirit, and is one of the most attractive rooms at

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

83% Final Grade 84%Table 2: Summary of direct assessment averages.8. Final remarksOffering an undergraduate course in intra-vehicle communication, with a supplemental hardwarelaboratory, has some challenges. In this paper, the author outlined the course content and a fewexamples of laboratory experiments based on Seed studio CAN shield with MCP2515 CAN BusController board and Arduino Mega 2560. The teaching methods used have proven to beefficient tools in responding successfully to the challenge of teaching an automotivecommunication course to both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students. Additionalenhancements and improvements are planned for the laboratory experiments. This course canserve as a basis for other

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4064: SYNCHRONOUS DISTANCE LEARNING FOR UNDER-GRADUATE THERMAL ENGINEERING COURSES: TRIALS AND IM-PROVEMENTSDr. Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin’s University Amanie Abdelmessih is professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, and Director of the Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has industrial, teaching, and research experience. Abdelmessih started her career in the paper industry, then she taught in several higher education institutions, with the last 15 years at Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has per- formed research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Research Center, Ar- gonne National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest