Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deana Lucas, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Rebecca Martinez, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

)-fundedproject on transdisciplinary education, known as the M3 (mission, meaning and making) project.The research project aimed to understand the transformative potential of transdisciplinaryapproaches in undergraduate education through a cross-college co-teaching model encompassingdisciplines such as engineering technology, anthropology, and business. Over three years, datawas collected and analyzed through interviews with over 100 students, faculty, andadministrators. During the NSF project research, graduate student researchers discovered thattheir endeavors not only signify an added value to the research but also embodied theconvergence of diverse disciplines. This convergence is vital for reshaping traditional highereducation paradigms, echoing the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Cecilia La Place, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context and storytelling in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. Jordan is PI on several NSF- funded projects related to design, including an National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Award entitled “CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and “Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant “Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s “20

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Romero Galvao, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs

Paper ID #36430The Capstone Course – A New ApproachFernando Romero Galvao Prof. Romero has been working globally as a Construction Project and Program Director. The knowledge acquired over his career of more than 30 years, opened doors for him to have an international career in the area of project management working in several countries, including Japan, China, South Korea, Austria, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Suriname, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil. While his professional career permitted him to manage projects covering the full scope of construction and with a value of more than $18.5 billion, he also possesses wide

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Amir Abtahi, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Paper ID #39195Curriculum Development in Renewable Energy and SustainabilityDr. Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Ali Zilouchian is currently the Director of Applied Engineering Program and a Research Center Director at Keiser University. He is also the Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and Founding Project Director of a HSI Title III project funded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) at FAU. His distinguished career in academia and industry has many notable accomplishments focused on research and industry partnerships, and national models

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State University; Tanzeena Karim, Middle Tennessee State University; Tamir Shahir Hussain; Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The TNT Board: An Interactive Electronic Board GameAbstractIn summer 2020, a research and enrichment program funded by a Student Engagement,Retention, and Success (SERS) grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents took place in theform of online/remote delivery. The goal of the program was to improve the GPA and retentionrate of underrepresented and minority students by engaging them in multidisciplinary andcollaborative summer projects. This paper presents the project carried out by one of the studentgroups, in which two students in Mechatronics Engineering and one student in Computer Scienceworked together remotely and designed and implemented an

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Session 15-1 How the Capstone Class Students Perceive Their Knowledge Base?Farrokh Attarzadeh, Enrique Barbieri, Miguel A. Ramos, Mayuri Mahajan, Vishal Naik, Aditya Gupta Engineering Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe Capstone Course is a 5-credit Research and Development course covering all aspectsof project development and implementation, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity,team-work, and communication. The philosophy behind the course is to provide trainingand real-world, small-scale project experience

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Derlis Ortiz Coronel; Lucas Domingo Moreira Bogado, Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Blas Fernando Vega, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Unidad de Formación Superior

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

theylearn how to build CanSats for future projects in order to encourage undergraduate and high schoolstudents to get interested in space science. The teacher participants begin by comparing CanSatdesigns to mission requirements; redesigning the CanSat taking into account the technicalknowledge limitations; implementing the new design; launching the CanSats and collect the data,and finally, organizing a training course for students. Impact on learning effectiveness will bemeasured with indicators like: Experimentation and iteration, Trial and debugging, Reusing andremixing, Abstraction and modularization [2] and will be scored as low, medium or high. Inaddition, problem-solving competencies based on Polya method [3] [4] will be considered

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Donna Kay Chrislip; Rex Allen Parr; Victoria Alexandra Sauber, Arapahoe Community College

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Two Year College Division

(SC ATE) Center of Excellence since 1994, leading initiatives and grant-funded projects to develop educational leadership and increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians to support the American economy. Currently serving as Principal Investigator, Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE; Co-Principal Investigator, SC ATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education; and Co-Principal Investigator, ATE Regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education Us- ing Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). The SC ATE Center is widely known for developing and broadly shar- ing successful educational models and practices in technician education

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Pedagogical Best PracticesAbstractThe pedagogy of laboratory courses has been well discussed in the literature, but the extent towhich these best practices are incorporated into laboratory experiment design varies wildly. AtNortheastern University, various capstone design teams over the years have been tasked withdesigning new experimental apparatus for the undergraduate teaching laboratories along withappropriate lab handouts and other instructional material. In many cases, the students involved inthese projects have taken the lab class for which they are designing the experiment and havereported negative experiences, and therefore are motivated to try to improve the class for futurestudents. Student designed labs have the potential to reduce burden

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sterling E. Skinner; Eric G. Chapman; Sheldon Jeter

Session 2566 Gravity Powered Block Transport: A Freshman Design Project. Clark T. Merkel, Patricia Brackin, Department of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyIntroduction:This paper describes a project used for a mechanical engineering, freshmen designcourse. Its focus is on how this project was used to introduce design methodologythrough practice with a project-based implementation. Four sections of a freshmandesign course with approximately 32 students each were divided into 4 person teams andwere all given the same design task: design a device which would

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

produce a total of15 fully functioning products. This was a good approach to the course when the students were amix of MET and applied technology students. When the ME degree was added to the program in2010, the course shifted more to a research and development focus than production. It requiresone single functioning prototype instead of 15, and has ME and MET students working togethersince a separate capstone course was created for the applied technology students. This hasdefinitely increased the complexity of the projects and made it easier to reach out to assist localindustry. In order to successfully complete these projects, students must spend a lot of time onresearch and design before they begin building their working prototype. This was

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Georgas, Northern Arizona University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

by the tight confines of the undergraduatecurriculum, this isolation results in the perception that the content of such courses are a skill-setwith limited applicability. Second, it means that students are generally unprepared for thechallenges of software engineering learning activities when first encountered. With mostintroductory software engineering courses applying experiential learning and couching learningactivities in the context of a team-based project, the challenge of mastering course content iscomplicated by what is, for most students, their first significant experience with teaming and thedifficulties of managing not just their own work but also the work of their teammates.These challenges motivate the need for better

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tazim Ahmed, The University of Texas at Arlington; Syed Mufid, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shuchisnigdha Deb, The University of Texas at Arlington; Mahmudur Rahman, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Safety, Human-robot Interaction, and Engineering Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Teamwork Skills in STEM Education: A Behavioral Theory-Based Approach AbstractThe ability to work in a team is one of the most important skills a college graduate can acquirefrom an educational institute. However, some students do not appropriately participate in courseprojects, making teamwork more challenging than it needs to be for others. As a result, manystudents fail to develop teamwork skills, and some become frustrated with course projects. Thisstudy adopted the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to develop tools

Conference Session

Educational Research Initiatives at NSF

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theo Brower; Meredith Knight; Chris Rogers

interface with hardware and software, and how to teach. After two years, theprogram has worked quite well, with all team members appreciating the chance to workon a real world problem, to work with students in other disciplines, and to learn how towork effectively on a team of people with many different backgrounds.Introduction Seniors in most undergraduate engineering programs undertake some kind ofsenior capstone design project. These are usually team projects that can range from paperdesigns to physical prototypes. In many cases, the teams are primarily composed ofengineers within the same discipline1; mechanical engineers working with othermechanical engineers and so forth. As a result, all team members have similar expertiseand

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Libby Osgood P.Eng.; Christopher Power

the act of reflecting in a two-semester engineering design course. Reviewing an end-of-year survey on the act of reflecting aswell as the reflections themselves, this study presents student perceptions of reflections andwhether the reflections changed throughout the design process. We found that 55% ofparticipants describe reflections as useful, and 78% of participants describe the reflections asimpacting their design project, team dynamics, or personal development. Seven themes aredocumented about student perceptions of reflections, including: expansive thinking, examiningthe project more deeply, team dynamics, goal-setting, looking back at progress, planning nextsteps, and functional critiques. We also found that the number of words for

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Charles R. Sullivan, Dartmouth College; Honor J. Passow P.E., Dartmouth College; Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Dartmouth College

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

reasons including: affordability, energy efficiency,minimalism, sustainability, portability, flexibility, and more.An interdisciplinary team of students, faculty, and researchers from Dartmouth, as well asindustry partners and community members is collaborating to design, analyze, and build a tinyhouse at the Dartmouth Organic Farm. Tiny house design-build provides a context for theconcepts learned in class and a tangible outcome but more importantly it engages students inauthentic, interdisciplinary, experiential learning and will result in the formation of a communityinterested in tackling issues related to energy, housing, and the environment. Through the tinyhouse project, students will:• Collaboratively design an innovative tiny house that

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

NSF and USDE awards for gender and dis- ability projects, and is currently co-PI on the KS-LSAMP project. Her research foci include gender and disabilities issues in post-secondary STEM education, mentoring and program evaluation. Thurston has conducted research and taught about disability, gender and evaluation issues for over 35 years.Dr. Beth A Montelone, Kansas State University Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences Page 26.1052.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 KS-LSAMP Pathways to STEM: A Systems

Conference Session

Where are We Going? The Future of Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Lee Hansen; Jorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

&CIS, the processes for the sustainable delivery and use of F&CIS, andthe resources required for the delivery and use of F&CIS in a sustainable way.In a sustainable approach to F&CIS, decision-makers need to integrate sustainability at all stages ofthe project life cycle, particularly the early funding allocation, planning and conceptual design phases.More specifically, to be successful in the pursuit of sustainability, the A/E/C industry needs to: (1)define, plan, and design more sustainable F&CIS; (2) procure, construct, commission, operate, andmaintain F&CIS in more sustainable ways; and (3) supply more sustainable building technologies,systems, products and materials used within F&CIS. Satisfying these needs

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

to submit preliminary engineering reports within one year of the permit renewal date tomeet these very stringent nutrient discharge limits. Based on the activity this is now generatingin Virginia, it is becoming clear that the 2010 deadline will be very difficult to meet simply as aresult of the demands placed on the environmental engineering community, not to mentionconstruction requirements. There have been reports that there are not nearly enough qualifiedengineers in the region to complete this work by 2010, even if all of those available did nothingbut this type of project work. Similar activity is occurring in other regions of the US

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 10: Teaming and Professional Skills

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Neha B. Raikar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Mariajose Castellanos1 and Neha Raikar1 1 Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyIntroduction/MotivationNovel practices are being implemented that deviate from the typical in-class instruction with anemphasis on applying classroom learning to real-world situations. Internships are a great way toenable the implementation of this objective. They provide hands-on experience and help connectthe subject matter to practical applications. In experiential learning, students learn by doing andreflect on their learning [1]. Creative projects can help accomplish this goal. In this work, webring the benefits of the internship experience to the

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session: Make-it!

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Chao Ma, Texas A&M University; Brey C. Caraway, Texas A&M University ; Jorge I. Roa, Texas A&M University; Alejandro X. Trejos, Texas A&M University; Pauline Davila, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

facultyadvisors. This team started their capstone as usual. However, in the middle of the first semesterof the capstone (Spring 2020), the team has experienced imposed restrictions due to COVID-19.Restrictions due to COVID-19 were still active in the second semester (Fall 2020). The teamcould complete the capstone project in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, thepowder compaction system is introduced. The details of the block diagrams and fabricatedprototype device are presented. Testing and verifications are shown, and the capstone evaluationis presented.I. Introduction A powder compaction system can be useful to various manufacturing technologies, such aspowder metallurgy [1] and additive manufacturing [2-5]. In powder metallurgy, a

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-2467: AN EXPERIMENTAL SET UP FOR OPTIMAL DESIGN OF AHUMAN-POWERED HYDRAULIC BICYCLEAlamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan UniversityPavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan UniversityJorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University Page 14.193.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Experimental Setup for Optimal Design of a Human-Powered Hydraulic BicycleAbstractProduct development competitions through capstone design courses pose both, opportunities andchallenges for graduating seniors in engineering and engineering technology programs. Facultiesof relevant programs recognize the value of industry-sponsored projects for involvement

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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Design in Engineering Education

1996, respectively. In addition to her current positions she has held various positions at the Naval Research Lab- oratory and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Breaking Down the Silos with an Integrated Laboratory Experience: Preparing Students for Capstone Design, Part IIIntroduction:In many electrical engineering programs, students are required to demonstrate the success oftheir senior capstone design project by building and testing a prototype of their design.Depending on the nature and complexity of the project, the final prototype may be a blend ofanalog and digital, hardware and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhn, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

materials perspective. With this mindset, we postulate that materialsresearch is entering discipline unspecific mindset, meaning that researchers across disciplines areinterested and able to contribute to solving key problems. That is, researchers in materialsscience and engineering projects self-select based on interests which are independent ofacademic training. This hypothesis will be tested by analyzing the correlation between academicmajor and department of the research advisor for ~ 150 applicants to the NSF-site REU programat the USF FMMI. REU applicants are mainly from science (chemistry and physics) andengineering (chemical, mechanical, biomedical, materials, and electrical) disciplines, and areasked to rank three projects of interest

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Robert Kuehl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

contact hours acrossthe curriculum.One of the opportunities in meeting the new curriculum requirements was merging therequirements and architecture courses. By merging the two courses, we could provide courseteam projects and individual activities that spanned the requirements specification andarchitecture design activities of software development. The tight relationship betweenrequirements and architecture development is often described with the Twin Peaks model,1,2emphasizing the iterative co-development of requirements and architecture. When the courseswere separate, we could not have a single project that spanned the two courses. With the mergedcourse, the students carry the same project from inception through to requirements specificationand

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Hunter Lovvorn, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #15792Building Computational Thinking Skills Using Robots With First-Year Engi-neering StudentsDr. Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University Dr. Sarah B. Lee is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineer- ing at Mississippi State University and is a Gender Studies faculty affiliate. She received her BS from the Mississippi University for Women, a Master’s degree in Computer Science at Mississippi State Univer- sity, and her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Memphis. She brings software development and project management experience to the classroom from her

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

multi- manages both first year engineering students in the First Year Experience Program and senior capstone students going through the Multidisciplinary Capstone Program. Outside teaching, he is also a graduate research associate (GRA) with a research focus on the aerodynamics of jet engines, jet engine simulators, and jet engine testing facilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Capstone Advisor Valuation of a Multidisciplinary Capstone ProgramIntroductionReal-world engineering projects typically lend themselves to multidisciplinary teams. Industryprojects are multidisciplinary in nature and require interdisciplinary teams and

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

interests in- clude creativity and innovation in learning and teaching, Design based learning, Cloud learning & located learning and engineering education innovation. His education philosophy is founded on the Project Ori- ented Design Based Learning (PODBL) approach at Deakin University.Dr. Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Ameri, Deakin University Al-Ameri is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and chartered Structural Engineer. Since 2010, Al-Ameri is appointed as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Deakin University. He have more than 25 years of mixed academic and industrial experience and involved significantly with academia, research, construction industry and consultations. He received his BSc in

Conference Session

BIM in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Hardin Bounds, University of Southern Mississippi

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Architectural

Paper ID #13413AEC Jobs in Healthcare Facilities Management through BIMMrs. Nancy Hardin Bounds, University of Southern Mississippi Nancy Bounds graduated with a Bachelor of Interior Design from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, later obtaining her Master of Science in Healthcare Interior Design from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. For over 35 years, Ms. Bounds has designed and managed a wide variety of projects, including major healthcare projects all over the world. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at University of Southern Mississippi where she teaches BIM

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergrad- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling