Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System; Shruti Karulkar, University of Houston

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Educational Research and Methods

manner as well as in presenting the findings of atask performed. The goal of this project was to assess the efficacy of the C Map techniquethrough mentor-mentee interactions.The primary objective of this project was: 1. Increase students’ capacity to engage in “real world” problem solving: The fundamental goal of this program was to initiate critical thinking amongst the students. The students were motivated to apply the knowledge gained in the lectures during the laboratory sessions. 2. To better retain and engage underrepresented students: The mentoring sessions had mentees from diverse backgrounds and the mentors conducted the sessions with such a varied group and instilled the principles of equality, discipline

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

opportunity by adapting Louisiana Tech’sclasslab concept (integrating class and lab facilities at scale) and large portions of theirinnovative, NSF-funded LivingWithTheLab (LWTL) curriculum. The LWTL curriculumemploys hands-on, project-based instruction for first-year engineering design and demandsavailability of classrooms featuring equipment often restricted from wide student use byavailability and safety concerns. This adaptation included developing an updated interpretationof the classlab concept (where traditional lecture and laboratory activities are seamlesslyinterwoven into the same course, taught in two-hour blocks) and adding new supporting spacesdedicated to collaboration and access to equipment outside of class hours. As the

Conference Session

Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Monty, University of Akron; Alvaro A. Rodriguez, University of Akron; Zach Griffith

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

project-based learning curriculum integrated into math or science courses (Table 1). Students must conduct laboratory and simulated experiments, carry out analysis, and develop a hands-on model based on their results. Laboratory experiments are described in Table 2. Each lesson consists of PowerPoint presentations and laboratory handouts with student worksheets. It should be noted that the CorrSim II program used in the module is a free software available at (http://corrdefense.nace.org/corrdefense_Spring2014/tech4.asp). Instructor professional development materials are also included, consisting of lesson plans, PBL Learning Experience Design (LED) template, student success rubrics, and instructional material on the laboratory and simulation

Conference Session

Academe/Industry Collaboration

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mark Bradley Kinney, West Shore Community College; Scott A. Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Mark Highum, Bay de Noc Community College; Prince Mehandiratta, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

significant coverage on the rationale of the workforce development andeducational need in robotics education and the details of this in-depth research can be found inour previous publications 2-15, 18, 20-25The overall goal of the project is to help meet the nation’s forthcoming need for highly trainedIndustrial Robotics workers. Strategies include developing, testing, and disseminating anupdated, model curriculum, laboratory resources, and simulation software package suitable foruse in both 2- and 4-year EET programs. To complement this effort, outreach to K-12 studentsand teachers will work to enlarge the pipeline and diversity of students interested in careers inrobotics. Programs will also be offered to students at other institutions and to

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Serge Raymond Maalouf, University of Maine; Olivier Putzeys P.E., University of Maine

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Mechanics

new material. In the activity sessions, students work on hands-onexperiments, computer simulations, and/or problems with support from the instructor andteaching assistant. The new aspects of this statics course are: (1) the blended format; (2) thedevelopment of novel activities for the classroom and laboratory; (3) the use of a “lightboard”, inwhich the instructor writes on a glass board while facing the video camera, to record the mini-lecture videos; (4) the flexibility for the instructor to “flip” any desired percentage of thesemester’s lectures; (5) the collections of videos and activities are available for instructors acrossmultiple campuses. Direct assessments and student surveys indicate that the blended format wasgenerally effective

Conference Session

Promoting Communication Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charlie Bennett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Technological & Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering (also in 2019)Divisions sponsoring papers on communication in 2019 1. Chemical Engineering (also in 2015) 2. Civil Engineering (also in 2015) 3. College Industry Partnerships 4. Design 5. Educational Research and Methods (also in 2015) 6. Engineering Ethics 7. Engineering Physics and Physics 8. Experimental and Laboratory Oriented Studies 9. First Year Programs (also in 2015) 10. Graduate Studies 11. International 12. Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (also in 2015) 13. Manufacturing 14. Mechanical Engineering (also in 2015) 15. Military and Veterans 16. Minorities in Engineering 17. Multidisciplinary (also in 2019) 18. Pre-College

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Graduate Studies

for RDM education for their students[6], the same faculty also acknowledgethat graduate students were not prepared to manage data effectively[4] but that they as facultycould not provide adequate guidance or instruction and that they would benefit from experts“helping us to do it right.” Carlson’s work also points out multiple faculty perceivedshortcomings of RDM: self-directed student learning in the laboratory through trial and error,absence of formal policies governing data in the lab, and lack of formal training in datamanagement.[5] RDM education for graduate students has taken a variety of approaches. Theseapproaches range on the intensity and commitment scale from no-credit seminars and workshopsto for-credit stand-alone

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University

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Graduate Studies

Sustainabil- ity Practices, energy management of Data Centers and to establish Sustainable strategies for enterprises. He is an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy efficiency of IT Equipment in a Data Centers. As a means of promoting student-centric learning, Prof. Radhakrishnan has successfully introduced games in to his sustainability classes where students demonstrate the 3s of sustainability, namely, Environment, Economics and Equity, through games. Stu- dents learn about conservation (energy, water, waste, equity, etc.) through games and quantifying the results. He has published papers on this subject and presented them in conferences. Before his teaching

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

has been used for the on-linematerials development, implementation of the assessment tools to evaluate the students’progress, and students' perception of all three models.IntroductionWith a growing emphasis on student learning outcomes and assessment, faculty and educatorsconstantly seek ways to integrate theory and research in innovative course designmethodologies1-5. Critics of engineering education argue that educational programs focus toomuch on the transmittal of information through static lecture-discussion formats and routine useof outdated laboratory exercises6, 7. This educational approach often results in graduates, who donot have a full range of employable skills, such as, the ability to apply the knowledge skillfullyto problems

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #16051of the Central Information Technology Services (RUS) at the same time. Some of the main areas of herresearch are complex IT-systems (e.g. cloud computing, Internet of Things, green IT & ET, semanticweb services), robotics and automation (e.g. heterogeneous and cooperative robotics, cooperative agents,web services for robotics), traffic and mobility (autonomous and semi-autonomous traffic systems, inter-national logistics, car2car & car2X models) and virtual worlds for research alliances (e.g. virtual andremote laboratories, intelligent assistants, semantic coding of specialised information). Sabina Jeschkeis vice dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the RWTH Aachen University, chairwoman ofthe board of

Conference Session

Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Dakotah M. Karrer, Texas A&M University; Vincent Michael Rodriguez, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of interest in research and education include product development, analog/RF electronics, instrumentation, and entrepreneurship.Mr. Dakotah M. Karrer, Texas A&M University Dakotah Karrer is a senior undergraduate student in the Electronics Systems Engineering Technology major within the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL) Manager and has been the hardware engineer for the STRATA-1 design team that developed flight hardware electronics for use on the International Space Station. Dakotah is pursuing a job in the private

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Project Planning and Development 4. Learning from failure* 5. Establishing the cost of production or delivery of a service, including scaling strategies* Project Management and Engineering Economics 6. Determining market risks* Applied Engineering Statistics Transport Operations II Mechanics and Structures Lab 7. Designing innovatively under constraints Software Project Analysis and Design Junior Design Laboratory Fundamentals of Mechanical

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Owen, University of Saskatchewan; Debora Rolfes, University of Saskatchewan

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 26.366.7well as (aspiring) engineers. Our small classes attempt to enculturate students into a rhetoricalmanner of thinking, that is, into a way of evaluating and responding to communicative situationsefficiently and effectively. As a result of this enculturation into a community of practice, ourclassroom is more like a laboratory than a lecture hall, a concept we discuss in section 5.As Wenger24 writes, “An identity is … more than just a single trajectory; instead, it should beviewed as a nexus of multimembership” (159). Thus, while communication professors seem tobelong to a community of practice that is fundamentally different from that which engineeringstudents hope to identify with, Wenger’s concept of multimembership enables

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

graduate study in their chosen field.9 Other research has shown thatinteracting with graduate students in a laboratory setting can help undergraduate students seethemselves as future graduate students and increase their confidence in their ability to besuccessful as graduate students.10 REU programs are well represented across engineering fields,and in materials science and engineering have focused on topics such as nanotechnology andnanofibers11 and additive manufacturing12.In addition to supporting undergraduate students’ development as researchers, summer researchexperiences can also be an effective way of helping in-service teachers develop a betterunderstanding of research and willingness to incorporate open-ended research projects in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Krishna Bista, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Ayodeji B. Wemida, Morgan State University; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Akinyele Oni, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University; Caroline Gathigia Ndirangu, Morgan State University; Emmanuel Olamidotun Olanrewaju, Morgan state university; Seong Lee, Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #31691Initial impact of an experiment-centric teaching approach in severalSTEM disciplinesDr. Jumoke ’Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engi- neering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a joint Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and UMDNJ. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering curricular innovations includes adapting portal laboratory instrumentation into

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of Saint Thomas; Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

substances should be approached prudently. This paperdescribes two hands-on activities that elucidate this common and influential technology. Bothactivities can be used in a standard, undergraduate engineering laboratory or in a technologyliteracy course that fulfills the common science with lab requirement in a liberal arts program.In one activity, laboratory refrigeration trainers, instrumented with thermocouples and pressuregages, are connected to laptop computers programmed with a graphical interface. Easilyunderstandable graphics enable the visualization of the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics. Therequired work input, the relationship of energy transfer through phase-change and the principalsof heat transfer all come alive by manipulating

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

astrophysical institute’s attemptsat “reconstructing and visualizing the universe’s early days” as “the ultimate reverse engineeringproject.”1 This reference to science as the reverse engineering of natural systems is consistentwith the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) recent announcement that one of theirGrand Challenges for the twenty-first century is to “reverse engineer the human brain.”2 Manyscientists and engineering educators are now beginning to recognize the value of the reverseengineering mindset, not only for unraveling the mysteries of nature, but also for teaching theintricacies of design in the engineering laboratory. The last two decades have seen a significantincrease in the number of universities that have integrated this method

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Barnekow, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Multiple-Access Message-Exchange Course Project for a Networking Course in a BS Computer Engineering ProgramAbstractSince the 2009-10 academic year, the seniors in the computer engineering program at MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering (MSOE) have been required to complete two networking courses,Networking I and Networking II. Each carries three credits on the quarter system and eachincludes a project-based laboratory. The first of these two courses concentrates on the physicaland data link layers of communication networks, and the second concentrates more on higherlayer protocols, with emphasis on those used in Internet applications. The first course includesa course

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Harry R. Diz, Gannon University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

transfer system to accept the raw materials and transform them into thefinished product; and electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students worked on a control andmonitoring system for the purposes of control, command, and monitoring of the entire system. Theproject team consisted of fourteen undergraduate students (four from ECE, seven from ME, andthree from ENV) and three faculty advisors from those departments. Students’ performance wasassessed within the senior design courses in each department in a form of course exit survey aswell as assignments and formal and informal presentations. Overall, the project provided studentswith great learning opportunities through extensive laboratory experiments and testing, as well ascollaborative

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

LEGOS w/HandyBoard43University of West Curriculum integration LEGOS w/HandyBoard44 Page 15.877.3FloridaSwarthmore College Research project preparation, AAAI Khepera, ActivMedia Pioneers45Missouri University State of the art of robotics and Instructor-created kit usingof Science and architectures embedded C, Matlab imageTechnology processing46Carnegie Mellon Robots for study problem-based LEGOS with HandyBoard47-48University laboratory experimentsPontificia

Conference Session

Technical Papers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Bradley Layton, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Engineering Libraries

, Chemical& Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, andNuclear Engineering are led through three ten-week terms of hands-on design, culminating in afinal term where teams of four or five design, build and test an engineered structure, machine,system, or computer code. The course is structured with a one-hour lecture where techniques arepresented and a two-hour lab where they are practiced. Module topics vary, but are typicallydesigned to be relevant to emerging technologies. Current examples include nanotechnology andsustainable energy. Laboratory experiences are supplemented with weekly guest lectures, givenby

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Muldrow; Rosa Cano; Deran Hanesian; Henry McCloud; Angelo Perna; Howard Kimmel

education and careers which is well above thenational average. The structure of the program and its objectives, classroom discussions,lectures, laboratory experiments and demonstrations, homework, projects, mentoring sessions,and field trips are specific to appropriate grade course work.To accomplish a true academic continuum, a main thematic unit that is aligned with the NewJersey Core Curriculum Standards was created for each group that links all other subjects andactivities. Each unit and academic curricula follows the Standards for appropriate grade levelsand provides students with prior knowledge upon which we can build. FEMME groups and theirthematic focuses are: FEMME 4—Environmental Science FEMME 5—Aerospace Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville (TAMUK); Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

architecture, electric drives, and power electronics. He also focuses on engineering education research and engineering outreach activities. Dr. Yilmaz is a Member of the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society as well as IEEE and ASEE.Dr. Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, KingsvilleProf. Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Nuri Yilmazer received the B.S. in electrical and electronics engineering from Cukurova University at Adana, Turkey in 1996, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Uni- versity of Florida and Syracuse University in 2000 and 2006, respectively. He worked as a post-doctoral research associate in the Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Constantin Chassapis; Hamid Hadim; Kishore Pochiraju; George Korfiatis; Keith Sheppard; David Vaccari

, - Projects, ME Program Committee Select Student Work to represent Outcomes - Laboratory, etc. proposes changes to - Courses or Program, - Program Outcomes, or - Assessment Process Students Complete Course Survey via the Compile Information into Web SPAD Form

Conference Session

Useful Assessment in Materials Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech

, particularly as practiced in the workplace, usually involvesmultiple reports and presentations documenting the project for various stakeholders, includingclients, coworkers, and supervisors. A typical workplace document cycle might include thefollowing: Page 10.1422.5 • Project Proposal Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education • Progress Reports • Laboratory Notebooks • Final Technical Report or Journal ArticleNote that with the exception of the laboratory notebook, these texts may be either

Conference Session

Design Through the Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Kobus

provide insight into the physics of slowsystem leaks, which are distributed, in multiple unknown locations, throughout a vacuumactuated control system consisting of a vacuum reservoir, fittings, hoses and actuators. The besttesting scheme will be that which will accurately test each system to meet certain quality controlspecifications for the product and be accomplished in a maximum time of 40 seconds. Alongwith a cover letter to the chemical company requesting the bid, each team submits a technicalreport documenting their company’s proposed testing scheme. In addition, each team’s design isverified in the laboratory that simulates a testing station.II. Background of the Class BodyThe Fluid and Thermal System Design class mainly consists of

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan T Lima Jr., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Dakota State University

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ASEE Global Programs

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2003. In 2003, Dr. Lima became a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA, where he is currently an Associate Professor with tenure. Dr. Lima is a senior member of the IEEE Photonics Society and of the IEEE EMBS society. In 2006, Dr. Lima was as a Faculty Fellow in the 2006 U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, OH. Dr. Lima research interests have been devoted to optical communications, optical coherence tomography, volumetric displays, and biomedical engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University; Miladin Radovic, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

National Academy of Engineering at least half requiredesign and development of new materials1, 2. Making solar energy more economical, forexample, requires the development of photovoltaic semiconducting materials with broaderabsorption ranges3. Fusion power generation is even more challenging as sustained andcontrolled release of fusion energy has yet to be demonstrated even at the laboratory scale. Evenif the many technological and scientific hurdles related to controlled fusion power can beovercome, practical deployment of this possibly game-changing technology requires thedevelopment of materials capable of withstanding unprecedented operating conditions4, 5. In thebiomedical field, materials science has emerged as an essential tool for the

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

design process at least 1.2 times per week throughout the term of the project.IntroductionFreshman engineering design coursework, now widely termed “Cornerstone” experiences, beganwide adoption in the 1990’s and into the new millennium through the National ScienceFoundation’s eight Engineering Education Coalitions, among other efforts. These first-year Page 25.1141.2engineering design laboratories serve to complement the already established seniorundergraduate level, or “Capstone” design experiences widely adopted in the 1980’s atengineering colleges across the United States. The combination of the Cornerstone and Capstonecoursework for beginning

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhett J. Allain; Jeff Saul; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

specially designed multimedia classroom for 54students to teach the introductory physics course for engineering majors. This is an intermediatestep to the full SCALE-UP classes (99 students) that will be taught in Fall 2000 when the largerclassroom is completed. Both classrooms are designed to encourage students to work in groupsof three, provide each group with to a laptop computer that has access to the Internet, and allowinstructors to interact with each student group. Traditional lecture and laboratory are replacedwith an integrated approach using active-learning cooperative group activities. The project isinvestigating several aspects of instruction including classroom design, classroom management,and curriculum materials. The curriculum