AC 2011-2432: LIVING IN A MATERIALS WORLD: MATERIALS SCI-ENCE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 ED-UCATORSLouis S. Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is conducted within the context of STEM education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has published research ranging from teacher professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological and Physics Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The
AC 2011-2046: MAKING SENSE OF NANOSCALE PHENOMENA: A PRO-POSED MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND THINKINGAlejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra J. Magana is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and the School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University. Alejandra’s research inter- est are focused on identifying how computational tools and methods can support the understanding of complex phenomena for scientific discovery and for inquiry learning.Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ruth A. Streveler is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Before coming to Purdue she spent 12 years at
AC 2011-2608: TEAM BUILDING IN A PROJECT-BASED LEARNINGCOURSEBernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Ok- lahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He has been on the WSU faculty for 28 years and over the past 13 years has focused strongly on innovative pedagogy along with his technical research in biotechnology. His recent Fulbright Exchange to Nigeria set the stage for receipt of the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.eduDenny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of
AC 2011-422: WHEN YOU CAN’T HEAR ME NOW - NONVERBAL COM-MUNICATION IN DISTANCE LEARNINGMorgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy Major Morgan Reese is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. She received her BS from the United States Military Academy; MS in Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla; and ME in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida - Gainesville. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. Her research interests include measuring groundwater contaminant flux, and engineering education.Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Hanus is
AC 2011-134: TRANSFORMING CULTURES IN INDUSTRY: BUILDINGLEADERSHIP ATTITUDES AND SKILLS FOR WORKING ADULT GRAD-UATE STUDENTSRonald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas RONALD J. BENNETT PhD is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.Dr. Elaine R. Millam, University of St. Thomas Dr. Elaine
AC 2011-1416: RETENTION: QUANTIFYING THE APPLES AND OR-ANGESThomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he
AC 2011-1225: ROBOTIC LASER TAG: A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERI-ENCEJames K. Archibald, Brigham Young University James K. Archibald received the B.S. degree (summa cum laude) in mathematics from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1981, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Since 1987, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University. His current research interests include robotics and multiagent systems. Dr. Archibald is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and Phi Kappa Phi.Doran K Wilde, Brigham Young University Dr. Wilde started his career as an electrical engineer in Oregon where he
AC 2011-43: TO WELDOR NOT TO WELD - EVALUATION OF AN UN-DERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WELDING AND FAB-RICATION COURSESteven Fleishman, Western Washington University Steven Fleishman is currently an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University in the Engineering Technology Department, and Vehicle Research Institute. He has more than twenty years of experience in automotive drivetrain R&D, and is currently engaged in a hybrid bus research project with his undergrad- uate student team and industrial partners. Page 22.1530.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2011-1873: UNDERSTANDING THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION RE-SEARCH PROBLEM SPACE USING INTERACTIVE KNOWLEDGE NET-WORKSKrishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Krishna P.C. Madhavan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He is also a member of the Education Research Team of the NSF-funded Network for Com- putational Nanotechnology (nanoHUB.org). Prior to his arrival at Purdue, he was an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Computing and the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Dr. Madhavan also served as a Research Scientist at the Rosen Cen- ter for Advanced Computing, Information Technology at
AC 2011-2205: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL AND AS-SESSMENT TOOL FROM STUDENT WORK ON A MODEL-ELICITINGACTIVITYMicah S Stohlmann, University of Minnesota Micah Stohlmann is a Math Education doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota where he also received his M.Ed in Math Education. He also is minoring in statistics education. Previously he taught high school math in California and Minnesota. His research interests include STEM integration, cooperative learning, elementary education, and the effective use of technology.Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Tamara J. Moore is the co-director of the University of Minnesota’s STEM Education Center and an
AC 2011-2514: DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY CURRICU-LUMDeepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University Deepak Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial & Engineering Technology department at South- east Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He is a Qualified Specialist in Process Heating, Steam, and Compressed Air Systems (certified by the US Department of Energy), a Certified Quality Engineering (ASQ-CQE), and a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma. His research interests include Industrial Energy and Waste Reduction, Industrial Productivity Enhancement, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Lean
AC 2011-1500: DEVELOPMENT OF HAPTIC VIRTUAL REALITY GAM-ING ENVIRONMENTS FOR TEACHING NANOTECHNOLOGYDavid Jackson, VCU Haptics LabDianne T.V. Pawluk, Virginia Commonwealth University Dianne Pawluk (PhD, Harvard) is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Common- wealth University. She teaches courses in the areas of computational methods, haptics and rehabilitation engineering. Her active research areas include haptic perceptual organization, the development of haptic assistive devices and methods for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and the effective use of haptics in education.(Contact: dtpawluk@vcu.edu)Dr. Curtis R. Taylor, University of Florida Dr. Curtis Taylor, Ph.D. is an
AC 2011-1871: ENRICHING K-12 MATH EDUCATION USING LEGOSIrina Igel, NYU Poly IRINA IGEL received the B.S degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from NYU-Poly, Brooklyn, NY, in 2009. Upon graduating she received an Adjunct Instructor position at the Department of Mathematics at NYU-Poly, teaching undergraduate math courses to incoming freshmen. She is currently serving as a teaching Fellow at the Bedford Academy HS under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by NSF and CBRI consortium of donors. She is perusing the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Control and Dynamical Systems. Her research interests include cooperative control of multi-agent systems, flocking and shoaling behavior
AC 2011-614: EPISTEMIC BELIEFS AND USE OF COMPREHENSIONSTRATEGIES BY INDIAN AND U.S. ENGINEERING UNDERGRADU-ATESRoman Taraban, Texas Tech University Roman Taraban is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech Univer- sity, Assessment Coordinator for the Texas Tech University Howard Hughes Medical Institute (TTU/HHMI) Biological Sciences Education Program, Member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy Executive Coun- cil, past President of the Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP), and Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity. His interests are in how undergraduate students learn, and
AC 2011-2428: EXCHANGE - EXPERIENTIAL EARTHQUAKE ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHTHE CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICSAND SCIENCELelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a Lecturer (LPSOE) in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Van Den Einde’s research has evolved from large-scale ex- perimentation in earthquake engineering with primary focus on reinforced concrete bridges, to research in engineering education focusing on introducing cyberinfrastructure and technology into engineering curriculum.Samuel Lee, UC San Diego Structural Engineering
AC 2011-2176: FACILITATING TRANSFER OF STUDENTS FROM 2-YEARTO 4-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMSKevin Lemoine, Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardJames K. Nelson, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. James K. Nelson received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Dayton in 1974. He received the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in civil engineering from the University of Houston. During his graduate study, Dr. Nelson specialized in structural engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in four states, a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering
AC 2011-1311: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING LEARNING SPACE EN-HANCING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCEDiana Quinn, University of South Australia Diana is a medical scientist who has worked academic development (online teaching and learning) since 2000. In 2006 Diana commenced working with the first year engineering team at a suburban university campus of the University of South Australia to support their research in curriculum renewal, online en- vironments, student communication, new student orientation, learning space development and evaluation and supporting students at risk of failure.Elizabeth J Smith, University of South Australia I am currently a lecturer at the University of South Australia in the School of Natural and Built
AC 2011-2919: COMBINING THE FRESHMAN INTRODUCTION TO EN-GINEERING AND THE FRESHMAN WRITING COURSE INTO ONE CLASSDr. Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Page 22.340.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Combining the Freshman Introduction to Engineering and the Freshman Writing Course into one Class Dan Budny, Beth Newborg and Michael W. Ford, Jr. University of Pittsburgh, budny@pitt.edu, bateman@pitt.edu, ford29@pitt.eduAbstract- Collaborations between engineering faculty and skilled experts outside ofengineering proper build strong undergraduate engineering curricula that
AC 2011-1050: COMPUTATIONAL EXPERTISE IN ENGINEERING: ALIGN-ING WORKFORCE COMPUTING NEEDS WITH COMPUTER SCIENCECONCEPTS.Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University Claudia Elena Vergara. PhD Purdue University. Fields of expertise: Plant Biology and STEM Education Research. Dr. Vergara is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) at Michigan State University. Her research interest is in STEM education through research projects on instructional design, implementation and assessment of student learning, aimed to improve science, engi- neering and technology education.Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Director of Instructional Technology Research & Development
AC 2011-198: CREATING A CULTURE OF SUCCESS FOR WOMEN INSTEM - THE ADVANCEING FACULTY PROGRAM AT LOUISIANA TECHUNIVERSITYJenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Jenna P. Carpenter is Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives, Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics, and Director of the Office for Women in Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. She is also PI for Louisiana Tech’s NSF ADVANCE project. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Women in Engineering ProActive Network and was co-developer of the WEPAN Knowledge Center Project. She is the Chair of the Steering Committee for the National Academy of Engineering’s
AC 2011-2719: DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL UAV WITH REAL-TIMEVIDEO SURVEILLANCEDr. Changho Nam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campusScott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Scott Danielson is the Department Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Arizona State University and has served in this capacity since 1999. He has been active in ASEE in the Mechanics Division and the Engineering Technology Division, currently serving on the Executive Board of the En- gineering Technology Council. He has also been active in ASME; being awarded the 2009 Ben C. Sparks Medal for excellence in mechanical engineering technology education, serving as a member of the Vi- sion 2030 Task Force
AC 2011-989: A DESIGN COURSE IN CHINA FOR US AND CHINESESTUDENTS INVOLVING AN AMERICAN CORPORATIONCarl F. Zorowski, North Carolina State University Carnegie Inst.of Technology, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, 1956-1962; North Carolina State University, Associate professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Associate Professor, 1962- 1965, Professor, 1964-66, Reynolds Professor, 1966-1997, College of Engineering, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 1978-1983, Institute for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Director, 1985-1993, NSF SUCCEED Coalition, Director, 1993-1997, Reynolds Professor Emeritus, 1997- B.S. M.E., 1952, Carnegie Institute of technology M.S. M.E., 1953, Carnegie Institute of
AC 2011-741: A PORTABILITY RUBRIC APPLIED TO THE REDESIGNOF A SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEMDavid Bryce Holloway, United States Air Force AcademyDaniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Dan Jensen is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he has been since 1997. He received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), M.S. (Applied Mechanics) and Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Science) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and MSC Software Corp. His research includes design of Micro Air Vehicles, development of innovative design methodologies and enhancement of
AC 2011-1444: A RELEVANT, AUTOMOTIVE-THEMED EXPERIMENTTHAT TEACHES FUNDAMENTAL FLOW RATE CONCEPTS AND EX-PERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTYBrian P Sangeorzan, Oakland University Dr. Brian Sangeorzan, is registered Professional Engineer and an Associate Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he serves as the faculty advisor for the SAE student chapter and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion for the past 27 years. His research interests generally include heat transfer and fluid mechanic phenomena in internal combustion engines, as well as the instrumentation and optical techniques for thermal/fluid measurements. Past
AC 2011-2786: AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MODELFOR LEADERSHIP ENGINEERINGRicardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Ricardo L. Pineda holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees from Lehigh University and a B.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has over 25 years of experience in Systems Engineering in dif- ferent industries ranging from Research and Development at Bell Labs to Chief Technology Officer at AT&T in Mexico. He was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff (DMTS) at Bell labs where as a Systems Engineer he worked on requirements and the architecture of new services and technologies in the AT&T Network. He was the Chief Technology Officer for the definition, development
AC 2011-85: ARGUING TO SOLVE ENGINEERING ETHICS PROBLEMSDavid H Jonassen, University of Missouri Dr. David Jonassen is Curators’ Professor at the University of Missouri where he teaches in the areas of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology. Since earning his doctorate in educational media and experimental educational psychology from Temple University, Dr. Jonassen has taught at the Univer- sity of Missouri, Pennsylvania State University, University of Colorado, the University of Twente in the Netherlands, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Syracuse University. He has published 35 books and hundreds of articles, papers, and reports. His current research focuses on the cognitive
AC 2010-1843: AN EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMSBY PROGRAM AMD ETHNICITYMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the WEPAN Engineering Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE
AC 2010-1873: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF COMPLEX MANUFACTURINGTOPICS TO UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS UTILIZING A NOVEL, BROADLYBASED, INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL COMPANYMartin McCarthy, University of Auckland Martin McCarthy has a Masters Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Auckland and has recently submitted a PhD thesis. He is a is a Senior Tutor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Auckland and is a Chartered Engineer by profession with many years experience in mechanical and electronics product design, manufacturing systems and fire prevention. Mr. McCarthy's current interests include research into the effective teaching of engineering design and manufacturing with
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