AC 2011-1502: ELICITING MEXICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ IM-AGES OF ENGINEERING: WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?Caridad del Carmen Cruz Lpez, Universidad de las Americas PueblaRocio C Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West LafayetteAurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and
AC 2011-122: ENHANCING GRADUATION RATES THROUGH HIGH IM-PACT ACTIVITIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, MEN-TORING, AND SCHOLARSHIPSPaul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University Paul Plotkowski is the Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. Extensively involved in experiential education, he is the recipient of the ASEE - CEED Service Award and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University Dr. Jann Joseph is the Associate Dean for Professional Development and Administration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). She works closely with the profes- sional
AC 2011-1227: EXAMINING CURRENT AND HISTORICAL EVENTS INA FRESHMAN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINARRebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received her B.S.ChE, M.S.ChE and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001 Outstanding Faculty Woman Award, a 2001 Hearin Professor of
AC 2011-79: FABRICATION OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODESIN AN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS COURSERobert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Robert A. Ross is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Detroit Mercy. His research interests include semiconductor devices and physics pedagogy. Ross received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Wayne State University in Detroit.Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy Meghann Murray has a position in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at University of Detroit Mercy. She received her BS and MS degrees in Chemistry from UDM and is certified to teach high school chemistry and physics. She has taught in
AC 2011-561: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE ENGINEERING LIT-ERATURE: DEVELOPING AN ONLINE TUTORIAL SERIES FOR ENGI-NEERING STUDENTSJanet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Janet Fransen is the librarian for Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics, Electrical & Computer Engi- neering, Computer Science & Engineering, and History of Science & Technology at the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities. Jan earned her MLIS from Dominican University/College of St. Catherine in 2008, joining the library world after two decades as a computer programmer, trainer, and writer. Her undergraduate degrees are from the University of Minnesota: a B.A. in Speech-Communication, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and
AC 2011-2848: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORIES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTLEARNINGJohn D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering JOHN D. GASSERT, Ph.D., P.E. John D. Gassert is currently a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE) and an Adjunct Professor of Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Gassert is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. He is currently the Chair of the Accred- itation Activities Committee for BMES. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University in 1995. He earned his MS degree and BE degree in Electrical Engineering in 1974 and 1971 respectively, both
AC 2011-1677: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICALEDUCATION CENTER FOR WATER TREATMENTJana Fattic, Western Kentucky University Jana Fattic is the Associate Director of the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky Uni- versity. Her role includes project coordination and budget management of state and federal grants totaling over one million dollars annually. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky Univer- sity, and is currently conducting research for her Master’s thesis on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportunities for students in STEM disciplines. Ms. Fattic worked in both the public sector as a regulator and private sector as an
AC 2011-590: A MODEL FOR THE POST-BACHELOR’S DEGREE EDU-CATION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS THROUGH A COLLABORA-TION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIAMartin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology Martin Bollo is a Faculty member at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. He joined BCIT in 2000 after ten years of consulting engineering experience in California and British Columbia. He is a registered P.E., P.Eng. and S.E., and is a member of the Certificate in Structural Engineering Program Committee of the Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia (SEABC). He was a founding member of the SEABC in 2005, and was a past President of its predecessor, the Vancouver
AC 2011-521: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF CONDUCTING SEMI-STRUCTUREDINTERVIEW AS METACOGNITIVE ASSESSMENT IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN: ISSUES AND CHALLENGESHarry B. Santoso, Utah State University Harry B. Santoso received a BS and MS from Universitas Indonesia (UI) in Computer Science. Before pursuing his PhD program majoring Engineering Education at Department of Engineering and Technol- ogy Education, Utah State University, he taught some courses at UI (e.g., computer-assisted instruction and multimedia technique). He has been an administrator of e-Learning system for several years in his de- partment and university. He is also a member of E-School for Indonesia (Esfindo) research group that has main objective to promote a
AC 2011-1115: ALIGNMENT OF PREPARATION VIA FIRST-YEAR PHYSICSMECHANICS AND CALCULUS COURSES WITH EXPECTATIONS FORA SOPHOMORE STATICS AND DYNAMICS COURSEKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Prof. arun r srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Srinivasa received his batchelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian
AC 2011-165: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO ASSESSING MILITARYTRAINING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTO ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSKevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology Kevin Wainwright a faculty member in the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Tech- nology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. BCIT has over 50,000 full and part time students and is the second largest post-secondary institute in the province of British Columbia Kevin has his Ph.D. in economics from Simon Fraser University where his fields of specialization were mathematical economics, industrial organization, law and economics, and environmental economics. He is co-author of the book, Fundamen- tal Methods in Mathematical
AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork
AC 2011-2303: HIGH POWER ROCKETRY PROGRAM: UNDERGRAD-UATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR AN HBCUShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Nano-composites, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer and Combustion. Previously, he worked as a Pro- fessor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning Inc. He earned his Ph.D
AC 2011-1254: INVOLVING PARENTS CAN IMPROVE GIRLS’Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College SUSAN M. CALEY OPSAL, anatomy and physiology instructor at IVCC, is Co-Principal Investigator for NSF grant #0802505 and served as internal evaluator for NSF grant #0501885. She has extensive experience leading math, science and technology camps for middle school girls and is an experienced grant writer. In 2008 she received the Faculty Excellence Award from Illinois Valley Community College. She holds an M.S. and B.S. in biology from the University of Wisconsin.Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College DORENE PEREZ, program Director/Instructor of CAD/CAE at IVCC, is Principal Investigator for Na
AC 2011-1979: IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY LITERACY CRITERIA DE-VELOPMENTSteven R Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, PE, is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is owner and founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Walk earned BSEET and MSEE degrees at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a University Scholar
AC 2011-1687: ISU ADVANCE SUSTAINING AND INSTITUTIONALIZ-ING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND AD-VANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERINGKristen P. Constant, Iowa State University Kristen P. Constant is a Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. Her physical research is in the area of photonic materials and her academic research is related to Gender in the Sciences. Page 22.980.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ISU ADVANCE – Sustaining and Institutionalizing Efforts to Enhance Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women Faculty in
AC 2011-1826: INTEGRATING THERMODYNAMICS AND FLUID ME-CHANICS INSTRUCTION: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES OF CON-SISTENCYBobby G Crawford, U.S. Military Academy Bobby Grant Crawford is a Colonel in the United States Army and the Director of the Mechanical En- gineering Program in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He graduated from West Point with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. He holds MS and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering, is a Senior Army Aviator in fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.Daisie D. Boettner, U.S. Military Academy Colonel Daisie Boettner graduated from West Point in 1981
AC 2011-130: MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TELE-HEALTHCARE ENGINEER-ING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION VIA BUILDING-BLOCK-BASEDMEDICAL SENSOR LABSFei Hu, University of Alabama Dr. Fei Hu is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. His research interests are wireless networks, wireless security and their applications in Bio-Medicine. His research has been supported by NSF, Cisco, Sprint, and other sources. He obtained his first Ph.D. degree at Shanghai Tongji University, China in Signal Processing (in 1999), and second Ph.D. degree at Clarkson University (New York State) in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering (in 2002
AC 2011-320: INTERDISCIPLINARY SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN ANDDEVELOPMENT EDUCATION: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DIS-COVERYRonald Scozzari and Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin - Stout Ronald Scozzari is an assistant professor of engineering graphics, CAD and Sustainability Design and Development at the University of Wisconsin - Stout campus. He brings 23 years of corporate techni- cal training and development experience to his position and is pursuing a terminal degree in Education Leadership and Management. Jennifer Astwood is an assistant professor of industrial design at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. She earned her MFA Industrial Design from the University of Illinois.Jennifer Astwood, University of
AC 2011-2158: USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST AND ASSESS DIS-TANCE STUDENTS IN INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSESDale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Wisconsin Teaching Fellow 2009 - 2010, Electrical Engineering Assessment Chair 2008 - Present, ASEE Mathematics Division Chair 2006-2007, ASEE Mathematics Division Program Chair 2005-2006Phil J Sealy, University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleJohn Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Page 22.1599.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use
AC 2011-2701: THE UNIQUE VALUE OF HUMANITARIAN ENGINEER-INGRyan C. Campbell, University of Washington Ryan is pursuing his doctorate through the University of Washington Graduate School’s interdisciplinary Individual PhD (IPhD) program, in which he combines faculty expertise in the College of Engineering and the College of Education to create a degree program in the emerging field of Engineering Education. Ryan earned his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea, and his B.S. in Engineering Science from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Ryan’s research interests include: engineering education, ethics, humanitarian engineering, and computer modeling of electric
AC 2011-504: THE HYBRID REFERENCE DESK: CHANGING STRATE-GIES FOR CHANGING TIMESLarry A. Thompson, Virginia Tech Page 22.1463.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Hybrid Reference Desk: Changing Strategies for Changing TimesAbstractOver the past several years, the discussion among librarians regarding the fate of the referencedesk has increased in both volume and tempo. The range of opinions has varied, with someadvocating its complete banishment, while others counter that the traditional reference interviewat the reference desk is valid. This case study highlights some of the wanderings and waypointsof our
AC 2011-1934: SHIFTING TO A STUDENT-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYCOURSE FOR FRESHMAN STUDENTSKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University D. C. Lagoudas currently is the Department Head and the inaugural recipient of the John and Bea Slattery Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the
AC 2011-182: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES FOR TECH-NOLOGICAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AT COLLEGE LEVELRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J. Gustafson, P.E., PhD Honda Professor for Engineering Education and Director of the Engineer- ing Education Innovation Center Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering College of Engineering The Ohio State University.John Krupczak, Hope College Professor of Engineering, Hope College, Holland, MI USAJames F. Young, Rice University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Houston, TX James F. Young received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1965 and 1966
AC 2011-694: ENCOUNTER ENGINEERING IN EUROPE, EQUIPPINGSTUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE GLOBAL MARKET PLACEPaige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Emma M
AC 2011-1091: ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH TO PRACTICE(E2R2P)Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University Steven W. Villachica, PhD, CPT, is an Associate Professor of Instructional and Performance Technology (IPT) at Boise State. His research interests focus on leveraging expertise in the workplace. A frequent conference presenter and author, Steve co-authored a chapters on cognitive task analysis and performance support systems that appears in the Handbook of Human Performance Technology and the Handbook of Training and Improving Workplace Performance: Volume 1. Instructional Design and Training Deliv- ery. A certified performance technologist, he completed his doctorate in educational technology at the
AC 2011-2061: ENGINEERING IN HEALTHCARE: A HEART LUNG SYS-TEMMr. Zachary Vonder Haar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Zachary Vonder Haar graduated Cum Laude in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While an undergraduate at UMBC, he participated four years at the varsity level on the swimming and diving team while leading his team to a seventh consecutive America East Championship in his senior season. He will finish his Master’s degree in May 2011, also in Chemical Engineering from UMBC. He has been working on the INSPIRES project since May of last year.Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D
AC 2011-75: ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESOxana S Pantchenko, University of California at Santa Cruz Oxana Pantchenko received B.S. degree and M.S. degree in electrical engineering from University of Cal- ifornia, Santa Cruz in 2006 and 2008 respectively. She is currently pursuing her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Santa Cruz. Her interests include education, renewable energy sources, sustainability engineering and ecological design.Daniel Scott Tate, University of California, Santa Cruz Daniel Tate is finishing his B.S. degree in Bioengineering from the Univserity of California, Santa Cruz. He will be attending law
AC 2011-2173: EVALUATION OF RISK IN EARLY DESIGN’S USABIL-ITY IN FAILURE ANALYSIS INSTRUCTIONKatie Grantham, Missouri University of Science & Technology xRyan Arlitt, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 22.652.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 EVALUATION OF RISK IN EARLY DESIGN’S USABILITY IN FAILURE ANALYSIS INSTRUCTION ABSTRACTWhen engineers retire, they take their expert knowledge with them. Preservation of thisexpert knowledge in a usable form is beneficial for the advancement of any engineeringfield. Risk in Early
AC 2011-1620: EXPLOITING A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT: MATUR-ING A MODEL FOR AN ENGINEERING DEGREE COMPLETION PRO-GRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY COLLEGESKenneth Wayne Santarelli, California State University, Fresno Dr. Santarelli received an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He received a B.S. in Engineering (Ocean Engineering) from California State University and is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer. He is currently employed by California State University, Fresno as the Director of the Antelope Valley Engineering Program located in Lancaster California. Dr. Santarelli retired from Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in 2007 after 27 years working on a variety of