Paper ID #23586Implementing Graphene and Graphene Oxide in a Proton Exchange Mem-brane Fuel CellDr. Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale Prof. Tawfik obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, from University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has held a number of industrial & academic positions and affiliations with organizations that included Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Stony Brook University (SBU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Atomic Energy of Canada Inc., Ontario Hydro, NASA Kennedy, NASA Marshall Space Flight Centers, and the U.S
algorithm can be efficiently implemented in computer graphics and parallel programming development settings (for example using GLSL shaders and then openCL or CUDA). 3. Reflection. A culminating document is required in the form of a laboratory report. Teams are required to work together to solve the two labs. We ensure collaboration by requiring each student to submit a lab report with students expected to be able to answer questions about any part of the lab by the TA or instructor. Students report computational timings for both implementations (CG and PP) and explanations for the differences in these timings.Section II ResultsTo assess the students, experience with the inter-class collaboration we used an anonymous
Earth and Environment Sciences and CREATE for STEM Institute for Research on Science and Mathe- matics Education. Currently, her research focuses on cognition, assessment of student learning, validity and reliability in research, curriculum and visual design, and discipline-based education research.Miss Anastasia Katharine Ostrowski, University of Michigan Anastasia Ostrowski graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Biomedical Engineering where she worked with the Daly Design and Engineering Education Research Group and Transforming Engineering Education Laboratory. Her research focused on entrepreneurship self-efficacy and under- standing how biomedical engineering students engage in idea generation
breach FAQ, Target. https://corporate.target.com/about/shopping-experience/payment- card-issue-faq (Last browsed in February 2018)3. Richard Weiss, Jens Mache, Michael Locasto, and Frankly Turbak, “Hands-on Cybersecurity Exercises That are Easy to Access and Assess,” Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on computer science education, Seattle, Washington, March 2017.4. Jessica Chisholm, “Analysis on the Perceived Usefulness of Hands-on Virtual Labs in Cybersecurity Classes,” Ph.D. dissertation, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO, 2015.5. Dongqing Yuan, “Design and Develop Hands on Cyber-security Curriculum and Laboratory,” Computing Conference, London, UK, July 2017.6. Melissa Carlton, ”Development
students into engineeringprograms. Hoit and Ohland showed, with statistically significant evidence, that presenting the realengineering content, in the first-year itself, helps retain women students31. They changed theintroduction to engineering course to a laboratory format, where they employed active learningwith smaller class sizes, and rotated students through laboratories in each undergraduateengineering department. They studied three different cohorts, wherein students could chooseeither the new laboratory format, which 42 women students did; or traditional lecture basedformat, which 92 women students did. The authors found women retention (remaining in theprogram till the third year of study) in the lecture-based format was at 16
decode theconcepts or terms used and apply them correctly to the problem or question. Depending on theobjectives and content area, a question or task may require integrating content knowledge,problems solving ability, laboratory experience and ability to apply information (Patz, 2006). Ifthese concepts and vocabulary are not fully captured, students are likely to do poorly.Most mathematics course knowledge is tacit, so only a fraction can be verbalized or signedduring a lecture. Often students pick this up by integrating lecture material within their mentalschema by discussion and practice with their peers. In mainstream classrooms, deaf studentshave fewer opportunities to integrate academic knowledge, including reflection on experience.Given
serve as a Teaching Fellow for the National Effective Teaching Institute; and more.Dr. Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she teaches design throughout the curriculum. She is particularly interested in human-centered design. Her B.S. and M.S. are from the University of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. Her industrial experience includes Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Chicago Bridge and Iron, and a sabbatical at Eli Lilly. She is a registered Profes- sional Engineer in the State of Tennessee and a Fellow of ASME.Dr
knowledge on the application of computerscience and engineering to UAV technologies and were able to acquire some of the skillsnecessary to conduct meaningful research in UAV technologies, understand research process, andlearn laboratory techniques. Most of the projects described below are highly interdisciplinary.Each REU student had a primary mentor. However, the students were co-supervised by othermentors depending on the nature of the projects.A. Autonomous Collision Avoidance of UAVs Utilizing ADS-B TranspondersFor the UAVs to be successfully integrated into the U.S. national airspace, the ability to detect andavoid both manned and unmanned aircraft is a necessity. This project involved the students indeveloping a method for collision
4,5,15,16.In engineering in particular, graduate education is highly understudied, and relies heavily onoutside disciplines to study graduate attrition. While it is likely that theories of socialization stillhold, and can be interpreted across disciplines, there are contextual differences in disciplinaryacademic culture that do not align well9,12,17. For example, reliable funding is one of the primarycauses for attrition in the humanities, although, as Crede and Borrego 18 note, this reasoning doesnot typically apply to graduate engineering students, who are upwards of 80% fully funded.Advisor relationships do still play a strong role in the attrition process, as does the laboratoryculture, since a student’s laboratory is like a family and plays
support staff, enabling issues to be addressed before being reported by endusers.KeywordsUndergraduate laboratories, undergraduate projects, user experience, network analytics, K-12schools, technology management, cloud services, performance monitoring© American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 2018 ASEE National ConferenceProblem statementK -12 schools across the nation are moving the resources that their information technologydepartments once provided locally, to Cloud Services offered by many different providers [1],[2], [3]. A 2013 study by the Fordham University, Center for Law and Information Policy,conducted a nationwide survey of school districts to determine the prevalence of cloud servicesin the
difficult-to-graspconcepts in a lecture/laboratory environment. The hydraulic system used to control the motionof the arm consists of an electric water pump, four mechanical valves, flow control valves,hydraulic cylinders, and a large reservoir. This system utilizes an electric water pump that canrun on a standard electrical outlet and uses water for the systems hydraulic fluid, making the arma very versatile tool. This mechanical excavator arm utilizes a layered Lexan design, enablingthe system to be transparent. The use of a transparent designs in technological tools permitspectators to observe mechanical components from multiple angles during operation, seen inFigure 1. Figure 1. Layered Lexan DesignThis arm was
for the railroad industry under the mentorship of the faculty involved in the Railroad Research Team. She worked as a full-time Research Assistant at what is now known as the Railway Safety Center continuing her work on sensor technology for Amsted Rail and their subsidiaries. After her work with the Railroad Research Team, she worked in Texas State Technical College as Depart- ment Chair of the Associate of Science in Engineering Program. She currently works in The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and teaches introduction to engineering materials and engineering materials laboratory, engineering graphics, dynamics, numerical methods, and engineering vibrations. c American Society for
Education, 2018 Effect of Entrepreneurial Mindset on Funding Opportunities for Fundamental ResearchAbstractProliferation of Lean Launchpad, a curriculum designed by Steve Blank and adopted by NationalScience Foundation as Innovation-Corps program, has created myriad opportunities forcommercialization of existing technology and funding innovative ideas which otherwise mayhave never seen the light of the day. Identifying the merits of funding research based on valueproposition and customer demand, key components of the Business Model Canvas, has created aparadox for Endowment Funds, Family Offices and even Federal Funding agencies on whetherto continue support for fundamental research in hi-tech laboratories or to think like a VentureCapital investor
cohorts provided visual insights into learners'research pathways from online to laboratory work. 1IntroductionThe pathways to STEM careers are diverse and varied. It is well known that early exposure toSTEM environments can inculcate and reinforce interests in technical fields at key decisionpoints when individuals choose career pathways [1]–[3]. Given the importance of a strong STEMtalent-base to global economic competitiveness and prosperity, there exists a need to cultivate apre-college landscape gives all students broad, authentic exposure to STEM fields earlier in theireducation [4]. In the framework of cognitive career theory, individuals choose careers based oninterests, attitudes, and values
technology programs have sought to establish the correct balance of theory andpractice to maximize student learning. It is often difficult to overcome preconceived notions thatstudents bring with them, such as the comparative speeds at which objects of different weightsfall under the force of gravity [1]. By engaging students through demonstrations, hands-ondesign and fabrication projects, and physical laboratories, misconceptions can be overcome, thusreinforcing the fundamental principles needed in engineering education [2], [3].Eight years ago, the School of Engineering and Technology restructured its undergraduatecurricula to include the PBL core in each program. Each academic year BSEE, BSECET, BSE,and BSET students experience one or more PBL
Engineering Technology (EET) shouldcover the following topics:1) Robots and Degrees of Freedom2) Representation of Rigid-Bodies in 2D and 3D Space3) Kinematic Chains and Forward Kinematics4) Velocity Kinematics and Statics5) Inverse Kinematics6) Dynamics7) Control Systems, Actuators and SensorsActuators, Sensors and Control Systems are important elements of the EET program. We madea point to emphasize these areas of Robotics in the Laboratory section of the course.Course LayoutWe felt the textbook that best fit our needs was “Modern Robotics Mechanics, Planning andControl” by Kevin M. Lynch and Frank C. Park. One of the many advantages of the textbook isshort video lecture segments provided on-line for students to view. The videos covered
high output performance under low illuminance conditions Stable performance in extreme environmental conditions (high temperature, high moisture, extreme cold) Conform to RoHS/SVHC standardsStudents sought assistance from a laboratory RA for safety inspection and suggestions of thecomponents prior to testing. The device was encased for safety and tested prior to testing(Figure11). FIGURE 11 SAFETY INSPECTION P RIOR TO TESTINGA market analysis was completed to determine manufacturing costs of the device with a specified number of units toproduce (Table 2). The costs are much more affordable than current marketed bioreactors. Initial Capital Investment
someobservable characteristics of the modeled system. To analyze the existing system, a model was created where pressure, temperature and flow in inlet and outlet, RPM and torque were selected as parameters and system efficiency was selected as output. The analysis found that the outlet pressure and RPM were the most significant parameters for optimizing efficiency. Further analysis was done using Excel considering only pressure and RPM. It was found that system gains maximum efficiency (89.34%) at pump pressure of 196 psi and speed of 1700 RPM. Conclusion A prototype of a hydraulic system is created in the laboratory and the performance data of the pump under all operating conditions within the range of the design limits is acquired
Paper ID #21717Supporting Veteran Students Transitioning to EngineeringDr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals such as Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Statics. Her teaching interests include development of solid communication skills and enhancing laboratory skills.Dr. Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an engineering context. Her research interests
13 Semester Project Report 14 Lab Final (No lab assignment) 3.4 Lab Environment The DS course uses one of the dedicated CNSA laboratories for its lab assignments. The lab contains 22 desktop workstations. All workstations are updated Dell OptiPlex server with 2G RAM. There is also a server farm mounted on a computer rack with another 20 workstations, which is used in other courses. We utilize Virtual Machines (VMWare [6] and VirtualBox [8]) to set up a lab environment for students. Each of the 22 host machines runs VMWare Server, and students do all of their work in virtual machines. Figure 2 shows lab setup. There is a virtual test bed with
Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Technology’s Role in Student Understanding of Mathematics in Modern Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper seeks to identify important implications on the use of technology in the teaching ofmathematics in modern undergraduate engineering courses. These are used to create a big pictureof the current situation of engineering mathematics teaching
the Wright State Model First-Year Engineering Mathematics Course in a Startup School of EngineeringIntroductionThe Wright State Model was first implemented in 20043 with the goal of increasing studentretention, motivation and success in engineering at Wright State University. “The WrightState Model approach begins with the development of a novel freshman-level engineeringmathematics course, "Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications." Taught byengineering faculty, the course includes lecture, laboratory and recitation components. Usingan application-oriented, hands-on approach, the course addresses only the salient math topicsactually used in core engineering courses. … The result has shifted the traditional emphasison math
laboratory course.This course has been taught as a traditional introduction to Materials Engineering. Over theyears the author has used a number of editions of William Callister’s Materials Science andEngineering [1], now in its Ninth Edition.The course topics are rather typical for an introductory materials course. The topics covered areshown in Table 1 below. Table 1 ME 3322 Materials Engineering Baylor University Course topics for years 2014, 2017, 2018 2014 shows what has traditionally been covered 2017 and 2018 show after new topics were added into the course Chapter
fields [2, 3]. This study aims tointroduce the use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) as an active learning intervention in anotherwise traditional (lecture based) engineering course in dynamics. IMUs are relativelyinexpensive and versatile enough to employ in a large lecture setting without the need for adedicated laboratory. The IMUs in this study incorporate three-axis MEMS accelerometers andangular rate gyros together with on-board memory. These sensors have the added benefits ofbeing relatively small (1.5”x1”x0.5”), not requiring students to provide their own hardware (i.e.smartphones), and allowing for standardization for conducting experiments. The interventiondocumented in this paper represents the first of three levels that will
First Year Engineering Students really need: A Study and Survey, Bala Maheswaran, ASEE Conference Proceeding, AC 2012-3390. 10. Impact of a Design Project on Engineering Physics: Does motor design project motivate students? Bala Maheswaran, ASEE Conference Proceeding, AC 2013. 11. A New Teaching Approach for Ancient Engineering Physics: Master Physics via Mastering Physics! A Study and Survey, Bala Maheswaran, ASEE Conference Proceeding, AC 2014. 12. Physical and Virtual Laboratories in Science and Engineering Education, Ton de Jong, Marcia C. Linn, and Zacharias C. Zacharia, Science, Vol. 340, Issue 6130, 2013 13. Developing Interactive Teaching Strategies for Electrical Engineering Faculty, Margret
years of industrial Research and Development experience at IBM Microelectronics, DuPont and Siemens. He has also conducted research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NASA, Naval Research Lab and Army Research Lab. Presently, he is a tenured Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at Virginia State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Integration of Agriculture Research into the Manufacturing Design and Implementation ProjectsAbstractVirginia State University (VSU) is an 1890 Land-Grant institution. In the fiscal year (FY) 2015, aUSDA project jointly submitted by College of Agriculture and College of Engineering &Technology was funded
) investigating object properties in a virtual reality (VR) environment using ahaptic robot and VR system; (5) investigating human walking patterns using a computer simulationof gait (BioMotion Laboratory, Queens University; Kingston, Ontario, Canada); (6) measurementof basketball dribbling characteristics with a smart basketball (InfoMotion Sports Technology;Dublin, OH). The remaining four activities were new. They were as follows: (1) exploringcompression in materials; (2) investigating anatomical features of lower extremity bones; (3)design of an ankle-foot orthosis; and (4) learning about the scientific contributions of universityresearchers in an engineering trivia game.To address our second goal, we developed the engineering trivia game as an
recording of protocols and progress has been done via paper labnotebooks. With the popularity of the internet, many have been turning to electronicmeans to record their study data, though this does not imply that paper lab notebookshave been completely abandoned. In the beginning, many were making use of tools notnecessarily created for the sole use in laboratories, such as Microsoft Word, Evernote,Google Docs, or other means of recording notes online and/or via a computer.However, there proved to be a market for products used especially by those doingresearch on scientific fields and thus the electronic lab notebook was born. New YorkUniversity Abu Dhabi has a growing faculty specializing in STEM fields. As with anyother university, the STEM
Technology (MMET) department and he also teaches in the Biomedical Engineering (BIME) department at RIT. He joined the MMET faculty in 2016 after working in applied research at Lockheed Martin, University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and Eastman Kodak Company. Dr. Rice specializes in using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) techniques to develop mathematical models that accurately predict empirical data of electromechanical systems.Prof. Gary De Angelis, Rochester Institute of Technology Currently a Lecturer at RIT, with a total of 27 years experience in college-level education (mostly as an Adjunct). Gary holds a BS/MS degree in Plastics Engineering from University of Massachusetts at Lowell and has 34
Austin, and an M.S. in Computer Science from FIU.Prof. Shahin Vassigh, Florida International University Shahin Vassigh is a Professor and Co-Director of Structural and Environmental Technologies Laboratory in the School of Architecture at Florida International University where she teaches building technology, structures, and design studios. Vassigh’s research is focused on improving building technology and sus- tainable building design education by developing alternative teaching pedagogies. She is the recipient of several federal grants for improving structures and technology education for developing alternative teaching methods and learning environments that utilize the state of the art computing technologies. Vas