and Technology, 5(3), 232-253, 2013.[8] Akl, R. G., Keathly, D., and Garlick, R., "Strategies for Retention and Recruitment of Women and Minorities inComputer Science and Engineering", Innovations 2007: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research ,2007.[9] Feisel, L.D. and Rosa, A.J., "The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education”, Journal ofengineering education, pp. 121-130, January 2005.[10] Thomas, J.W., "A review of research on project-based learning", California: The Autodesk Foundation. URL:http://www.bie.org/images/uploads/general/9d06758fd346969cb63653d00dca55c0.pdf , March, 2000. AccessedMarch 13, 2018.[11] Waks, S. and N. Sabag, N., "Technology Project Learning Versus Lab Experimentation", Journal
investigate such an idea further. We identified multiple areas for improvementincluding a refined experimentation and measurement process and system designs that canincrease the system’s power-generating capability and ultimately reduce emissions fromvehicles. The paper is a result of a yearlong honor’s course. The student and faculty that conductedthe research created methods of investigation that enabled them to generate data and analyze it.The methods are presented as a reference point for future research.Introduction The course MCHE 4960H is a one credit hour per semester directed study offered as anindependent laboratory research and design for mechanical engineering students at the Center forUndergraduate Research Opportunities
intrinsic motivation and performance. Journal of Educational Psychology 78: 210-216.5. Leroy, N., and P. Bressoux. 2016. Does amotivation matter more than motivation in predicting mathematics learning gains? A longitudinal study of sixth-grade students in France. Contemporary Educational Psychology 44-45: 41-53.6. Vigeant, M., D. Silverstein, K. Dahm, L. Ford, J. Cole, and L. Landherr. 2018. How we teach: Unit Operations Laboratory. Proceedings of American Association for Engineering Education.7. Vigeant, M., M. Prince, K. Nottis, and A. Golightly. 2018. Curious about student curiosity: Implications of pedagogical approach for students’ mindset. Proceedings of American Association for Engineering
August 2016, Syracuse University created faculty member ranks for full-time non-tenure trackfaculty that focus solely on teaching (Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate TeachingProfessor, or Teaching Professor) to facilitate longer term contracts and institute a process forpromotion for non-tenure track faculty[7]. The expectations for teaching professors includeexcellent teaching in the classroom or laboratory and all the attendant tasks and qualifications.Teaching Professors are not expected to conduct research or engage with practitioners, but can soby choice extramurally. Their positions may also carry administrative duties and they areexpected to participate in routine department, colleges, or university service. Two members ofthe Group
working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia funAbstractStatics is commonly the first engineering class students take. The version of statics taught at thisuniversity ends with a final lecture on mass moment of inertia. This is a segue to dynamics andstrength of materials, two classes the students take the following semester. Through the years,students have noted on end of the semester course
skills learned from this project were invaluable, as research, design,trial and error, as well as technical writing are all important experiences within engineering andenergyReferences:1. Clean Revolution, Robert F. Service, Science, Vol. 350, Issue 6264, 20152. Electricity without Carbon, Quirin Schiermeier, Jeff Tollefson, Tony Scully, Alexandra Witze & Oliver Morton, Nature, Vol 454, 816–823 (2008)3. The Science of Teaching Science, M. Mitchell Waldrop, Nature, Vol 523, 272-274 (2015)4. Physical and Virtual Laboratories in Science and Engineering Education, Ton de Jong, Marcia C. Linn, and Zacharias C. Zacharia, Science, Vol. 340, Issue 6130, 20135. Renewable Energy Sources - Energy Explained, Your Guide To Understanding Energy
-Engineering Department. He assisted with writing the AMI accreditation report to the HLC, wrote several successful grants, and managed CCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Curricu- lum and Pre-Engineering Educational Consortium. In addition the Advanced Manufacturing initiative at CCCC has hired two undergraduates to run the 3-D/Scanner Laboratory. The aforementioned gives the students hands on training in a STEM related field. Mr. Haefner has 13 years’ experience teaching college STEM courses. He has taught construction man- agement at Westwood College in Chicago; mathematics at Mid-Michigan Community College and Cor- nerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI. Mr. Haefner has taught algebra, engineering statics, several HVAC
Paper ID #29327Project-based smart systems module for early-stage mechanicalengineering studentsJennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis UniversityDr. Jenna L Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Jenna L. Gorlewicz received her B.S. in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University Ed- wardsville in 2008, before pursuing her PhD in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, where she worked in the Medical and Electromechanical Design (MED) Laboratory. At Vanderbilt, she was a National Science Foundation Fellow and a Vanderbilt Educational Research fellow. As an Assistant Pro- fessor in
students for 21st centurycareers. The resulting report, Phys21, contains key recommendations: incorporating more real-world skills into the curriculum, including applications of physics to commercial problems andproducts; diversifying the skill base in experimental and laboratory equipment, software, andmodeling; incorporating of core workplace skills into the student experience [15].These kinds of professional skills will become increasingly important to the 21st centuryemployer, who is increasingly likely to own a smaller company producing highly specializedtechnologies. This work environment benefits from individuals who can navigate a complexsystem of relationships and are competent in a variety of roles within a company – and thechallenges of
size of buttons or ads on ascreen has been thoroughly studied and optimized – in many cases to increase revenues [2]. Ingeneral, big data comes from interactivity, i.e., either a person clicking or scrolling on a webpageor sensors in either a home or chemical plant. In the same vein, combining interactivity withtextbooks has begun to create big data in the engineering classroom.Student-centered teaching techniques are commonly called active learning [3-8]. This type ofpedagogy focuses on students learning by doing in many cases. Despite the large body of evidencesupporting these best practices of teaching, adoption is not the norm. While not adopting the newstandard techniques in laboratory research leaves faculty behind, the same expectation
refrigeration cycleoperation, trouble shooting, analysis and optimization.An ASHRAE grant was awarded to modify a 12,000 BTU “TRIPP LITE” portable air-conditioning unit to setup a teaching laboratory experiment related to refrigeration cycles. Theexperiment was equipped with pressure and temperature sensing apparatus to help in analyzing,troubleshooting, and operating various refrigeration cyclesThermodynamics and heat transfer principles are applied to evaluate cycle efficiency,compressor power, and temperature rise and drop though the evaporator and condenser. Therelative working pressures are plotted on pressure-enthalpy diagram of R410A refrigerant whichwas used inside the refrigeration cycle. Experimental informational outcomes will help
involve the REU participants in the UAV related cutting-edge researchprojects. The UAV Lab at Cal Poly Pomona provides a suitable research environment for theparticipants [1]. References 1 and 2 provide the details on some of the projects that the participantswere involved in. The participants are provided with an opportunity to gain knowledge on theapplication of engineering and computer science to UAV technologies, acquire skills necessary toconduct meaningful research, understand research process, and learn laboratory techniques. Inmost cases, the participants tested the algorithms they developed in simulation and flight tests. Forexample, Figure 1 shows the concept of operation for the obstacle detection and avoidance usingoptical flow for a
, 2, 34-42.[6] Pinter-Wollman, N., Penn, A., Theraulaz, G., & Fiore, S. M. (2018). Interdisciplinary approaches for uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B37320170232[7] Self, J. A., & Baek, J. S. (2017). Interdisciplinarity in design education: Understanding the undergraduate student experience. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 27(3), 459-480.[8] Yocom, K., Proksch, G., Born, B., & Tyman, S. K. (2012). The built environments laboratory: An interdisciplinary framework for studio education in the planning and design disciplines. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 7(2), 8-25.
), 232-253, 2013.[8] Akl, R. G., Keathly, D., and Garlick, R., "Strategies for Retention and Recruitment of Women and Minorities inComputer Science and Engineering", Innovations 2007: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research ,2007.[9] Feisel, L.D. and Rosa, A.J., "The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education”, Journal ofengineering education, pp. 121-130, January 2005.[10] Thomas, J.W., "A review of research on project-based learning", California: The Autodesk Foundation. URL:http://www.bie.org/images/uploads/general/9d06758fd346969cb63653d00dca55c0.pdf, March, 2000. AccessedMarch 13, 2018.[11] Waks, S. and N. Sabag, N., "Technology Project Learning Versus Lab Experimentation", Journal of ScienceEducation and
Paper ID #29347Strategies for flipped classroom video development: educating generationZ engineering studentsDr. Michelle Alvarado, University of Florida Dr. Michelle Alvarado is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She obtained her Ph.D. and M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University and her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Alabama. Dr. Alvarado is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the HEALTH- Engine Laboratory. The aim of her engineering education research is to develop new methods and best practices of flipped classroom video development for simulation and
completion of projects and presentations of results to improve the learning quality of the corresponding course work as well as to promote the presentation of technical skills. The first part of the course had a set of laboratory activities and the last 6-weeks required the completion of a project. During the final presentations, a faculty member was invited to observe the results of the students [4].This paper seeks to help students learn in a project-oriented environment that will allow them todevelop important skills to engineering, such as rapid prototyping, system integration,troubleshooting software and hardware, and time management. Using mechatronics as a medium,a vast array of work can be completed
Republic in 1986, M.S. from Univ. of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in 1991, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1999. His current teaching and research interests include design, characterization, and rapid prototyping of information processing systems, embedded cyber-physical systems, and engineering education. He is the lead author of the textbook Introduction to Embedded Systems: Using Microcon- trollers and the MSP430 (Springer 2014). From 2013 to 2018 served as Associate Dean of engineering at UPRM. He currently directs the Engineering PEARLS program at UPRM, a College-wide NSF funded initiative, and coordinates the Rapid Systems Prototyping and the Electronic Testing and Characterization Laboratories at UPRM. He is
consulting firm.Stephen A. Szygenda, PhD. Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Southern MethodistUniversity (SMU)Dr. Szygenda was formerly the Dean of the Engineering School at SMU and The University ofAlabama – Birmingham; and was the Chairman of the ECE Department at The University ofTexas – Austin. In industry, Dr. Szygenda served as President of COMSAT General IntegratedSystems, The Rubicon Group, and Comprehensive Computing Systems and Services; and was aMember Of Technical Staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering
Educationprinters, microcontrollers such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi are also fairly popular. As thecomplexity of projects increase, there may be a need for items like CNC machines and lasercutters that may not be available in all university makerspaces Such equipment may, however, beavailable within specialized laboratories and/or shops within the institution.BackgroundThe Aggie Innovation Space (AIS) is a college-based maker space facility at New Mexico StateUniversity originally established as a pathfinder project by engineering faculty participating inthe cohort-based Pathways to Innovation project led by Stanford University and VentureWelland funded by the National Science Foundation. Following several iterations of managementmodels, the AIS has
(ATMega328) microcontroller Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual ConferencePrototype development is supported by classrooms and laboratories equipped with hand tools,machine tools, test equipment, and a stock of sensors compatible with their microcontroller.Engineering fundamentals are introduced on a just-in-time basis to provide the knowledgerequired to complete the projects. The Integrated Engineering Curriculum is composed of threecourses in series: Engineering
] United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA- ARS).http://www.ogallala.ars.usda.gov, 2016(accessed 01.09.16).[7] Wilcox, S. (2012) “National Solar Radiation Database 1991-2010 Update.” National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Technical Report NREL/TP-5500-54824.[8] Tiwari, G.N., and Sahota, L. (2017) “Review on the Energy and Economic Efficiencies of Passive and Active Solar Distillation System.” Desalination, Vol. 401, pp. 151-179.[9]Adusumilli, N.C., and Almas, L.K. (2006) “Cost comparisons of water treatment systems to improve water quality for municipal use.” University Council on Water Resources Conf. 9
On The Performance of Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks: An Experimental Approach Paul Cotae, Mahmoud Elsayed Ira S. Moskowitz University of the District of Columbia Naval Research Laboratory School of Engineering and Applied Science Information Management & Decision Department of Electrical and Computer Architectures Branch, Code 5580 Engineering, Washington, DC 20008 Washington, DC 20375 pcotae@udc.edu, mahmoud.elsayed@udc.edu ira.moskowitz@nrl.navy.milAbstract -In this paper, we propose an experimental approach using both the bit error rate (BER) andsignal
• Current: requests for full proposals going out • DOE • Community engagement (Jan 2019) • Notice of Intent (early summer) • Many responses from the community! • Current: preparation of initial solicitation • Also: supporting the National Quantum Initiative Advisory committee (nominations closed Oct 4) • NIST • Formed the “Quantum Economic Development Consortium” with 109 members 38Industrial engagement NQI calls for an organization to allow broad interaction between academia, industry, national laboratories and government agencies. NIST is implementing this through the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (started
to Professor Hamid Namdar (department chair), Professor Stuart Asser (formerdepartment chair), and Mr. Jerry Sitbon (chief college laboratory technician) for their supports,encouragement, and guidance.6. References[1] B. Thompson, “How 3D Printing Will Impact The Manufacturing Industry,” Manufacturing Business Technology, Jan., 2016.[2] B. Jackson, “GE Aviation Celebration 30,000th 3D Printed Fuel Nozzle”, 3D Printing Industry, Oct. 2018.[3] N. Sankar, K. Natarayan, G. Iyer, A. Kalathil, “Printing the Future: From Prototype to Production,” Cognizant 20-20 Insights, pp. 1-8, Nov., 2015.[4] T. Letcher, M. Waytashek, “Material Property Testing of 3D-Printed Specimen in PLA on an Entry-Level 3D Printer,” ASME IMECE 2014 Proceedings
, beam structural elements are often a critical design component,and it is not surprising that beam stresses and deflections are fundamental course topics inall undergraduate mechanical and civil engineering degree programs. In the MechanicalEngineering Department at RIT, students are introduced to beam bending and deflectionin a second-year strength of materials course (MECE 203). The approach is a traditionalone, starting with pure beam bending, followed with transverse loading leading to theconstruction of shear-moment diagrams. Torsion of beams of circular cross-section isalso covered. The discussion concludes with the derivation of beam deflection usingEuler-Bernoulli beam theory assuming uniform flexural rigidity. Laboratory
with a laboratory that was being conducted in the Mechanical andAeronautical Engineering lab class that utilized a magnetic stirring rod. This presented an easy,last minute subject for the flow visualization project that required very little preparation on thepart of the students who chose it. In general the images were of low to moderate quality in termsof the aesthetics, and the seriousness of the reflections followed this general trend. Anothercommon theme for the flow visualization images was, unsurprisingly, coffee. The two samplesof this topic in Figure 1 show the range in image quality. The image of the coffee pot was poorlycomposed and the flow was difficult to observe from the image. In contrast, the image of thecoffee cup with the
, SAE faculty advisor, coordinator of Purdue University Technical Assistance Program atPNW, and a member of the university senate and university promotion committees. Dr. Mojtahedalso served as faculty visitor and consultant at Argonne National laboratory for five years, andNASA Summer faculty visitor. He is highly active in experimental and analytical research and hasover 60 publications in the areas of experimental and applied mechanics. Dr. Mojtahed is an activemember of ASME, SAE, ASEE, and served as the chairman of ASME Calumet section for over10 years.
Experimental2.1 Materials © American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2 2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Wichita State University-Wichita, KS) EPS was collected from various sources including general shipment packaging, electronicspackaging, and laboratory chemicals packaging and then clean, rinsed, and chopped into smallerpieces. Dimethylformamide (DMF) (99.8%) and acetone were purchased from Fisher Scientific.TiO2 nanopowder with an average particle size of 40 nm (anatase, 99.5%) was purchased fromU.S. Research Nanomaterials Inc., Houston, TX, USA
microfluidics technology was advanced rapidly in the last few years and gained greatattention from various universities, research centers and industrial laboratories working on theplant cells. Using microfluidics will open up new possibilities in the plants and agro-industry,including new microfluidic products and techniques, creating new generations of smart agricultureproducts, and so on. The main problems that engineers are facing include the primary gaps amongthe researchers, lab-scale experiments, and manufacturability. This new opportunity will advancethe technology in agriculture and other disciplines. Also, there are some needs to develop standardsand validation for the microfluidic systems, convincing evidence for manufacturing profitability
Based Learning in the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory,” Eng. Educ.,[2] Nasr, K. J., & Ramadan, B. H., (2005). “Implementation of problem-based learning into engineering thermodynamics,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc.[3] Jonassen, D. H., and Khanna, S. K. , (2011). “Implementing Problem Based Learning in Ma- Terials Science,” Am. Soc. Eng. Educ.,[4] G. Mason, T. Shuman, yen han, and K. Cook, (2015). “Facilitating Problem-Based Learning with an Inverted Classroom,” p. 26.752.1-26.752.10[5] Perez-Mejia, A.A., (2019). Blending project-based learning and the flipped classroom model in a Civil Engineering course, ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc.,[6] Nasr, K. J., & Ramadan, B. H., (2008). Impact