AC 2011-702: INTEGRATING GALLERY WALKS AND WIKIS IN A SYN-ERGIC INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OFSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONSJohn Patrick Hogan, Missouri S&T Dr. John P. Hogan is an associate professor of Geology in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. and MS degrees in Geology in 1990 and 1984 from Virginia Tech. He also holds a BS in Geology from the University of New Hampshire. His research interests include igneous petrology, structural geology, and tectonics. He has active projects in Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, Egypt and southern Africa. He is also interested in enhancing student learning through integration
designing for, understanding, and exploiting the dynamics of mobile systems in the context of challenging environments. He focuses on biologically-inspired locomotion, novel vehicle designs, and robot-terrain interaction. He is a member of IEEE and ASME and an associate editor of the Journal of Field Robotics.Jamal S Yagoobi, Illinois Institute of Technology Jamal Yagoobi is a faculty member of the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering Department at Illinois Institute of Technology. Page 22.908.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating Innovation
Paper ID #2235Renovating Education Inside and Outside of the Classroom: An Update onan Ongoing NSF Grant Featuring Innovative Initiatives to Revolutionize aFirst-Year Construction Materials CourseDavid S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. David S. Cottrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and re- tired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering
AC 2011-615: TEACHING DYNAMICS WITH A DESIGN PROJECTSDavid R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University David R. Mikesell is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. He joined the faculty in 2007 after work in automotive engineering at Ohio State (MS 2006, PhD 2008), six years designing automated assembly machines and metal-cutting tools for Grob Systems, and four years’ service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds bachelor degrees in German (Duke 1986) and Mechanical Engineering (ONU 1997).John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received all of his degrees (B.S., M.S
Direc- tors have laid the foundation to be recognized as the experts on their respective campuses for identifying strategies to improve under represented engineering student access and success. Virginia serves on the National Advisory Board of NSBE and is currently on the National Board of the National Association of Multi-Cultural Program Advocates (NAMEPA).Dr. Carol S Stwalley P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.1267.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Impact of Transition Programs on the Retention of Underrepresented Minority
AC 2011-2432: LIVING IN A MATERIALS WORLD: MATERIALS SCI-ENCE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 ED-UCATORSLouis S. Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is conducted within the context of STEM education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has published research ranging from teacher professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological and Physics Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The
AC 2011-1345: THE PROFESSIONAL SPINE: CREATION OF A FOUR-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PRACTICE SEQUENCEBrian Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is the Director (Program Development) and DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.David S. Strong, Queen’s University Professor David S. Strong has held the NSERC Chair in Design Engineering since joining Queen’s Uni- versity in 2003. His previous experience includes 22 years in the private sector in research, development, and manufacturing with three companies spanning the metals
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Campus, and her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. She is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Muskingum University in New Concord, OH. Her interests focus on engineering education and electromagnetics, especially electromagnetic characterization of materials.Richard S Taylor, Muskingum UniversityDr. William R Wilson, Muskingum College Page 22.1292.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Similar Consecutive Bridge Design Projects for Freshmen and Sophomore Level Engineering CoursesAbstractThe
AC 2011-2321: USE OF JAVA-DSP TO DEMONSTRATE POWER AMPLI-FIER LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUESRobert Santucci, Arizona State University Robert Santucci is an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at Arizona State University researching the use of digital signal processing techniques for power amplifier linearization in wireless communications systems.Prof. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing
other uses. This enables VayuWind to extract wind power using existing structures such as commercial buildings and skywalks with minimal noise pollution.Dr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Page 22.1240.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Renewable Energy-based Senior Design Experience for Undergraduate StudentsAbstractEnergy is becoming very important in the economic development of our society. Thecombination of the limited fossil fuel supply together with concerns about pollution and globalwarming has brought
AC 2011-146: TEACHING ETHICS FOR PREPARING TRANSPORTA-TION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS FOR PROFESSIONALPRACTICERobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of
AC 2011-1672: PROOF OF CONCEPT, LLC: A PRIVATE COMPANY FA-CILITATING UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INDUSTRY IN-TERACTIONRobert S Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Professor and Director of the General Engineering Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President
AC 2011-135: DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR NEW ENGI-NEERING AND MATH EDUCATORSRobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for
AC 2011-754: DIGITAL DESIGN MEETS DSPChristopher S Greene, University of Saint Thomas Christopher Greene received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology (MIT) and proceeded to a 25 year career in industry. At Honeywell, he did research on adaptive control and navigation systems before becoming Program Manager for several large aerospace programs. At Horton and Nexen, he was responsible for the development of industrial control products. In 2002, Dr. Greene joined the engineering department at the University of St. Thomas where he currently is the Pro- gram Director for Electrical Engineering and teaches classes in signals and systems, controls and digital design as
AC 2011-140: ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FOR NON-ENGINERINGAND NON-SCIENCE MAJORSRobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for
AC 2011-1849: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF GO!: AN INNOVA-TIVE ONLINE PUBLICATION TO ATTRACT TEENS TO TRANSPORTA-TIONShashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Transportation and a Professor of Civil Engi- neering the at Iowa State University. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. Dr. Nambisan has led efforts on over 150 research projects. He has taught over a dozen under- graduate and graduate courses in various areas related to transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. He also has been very
AC 2011-1426: BEST PRACTICES IN K-12 ENGINEERING – ASSESS-MENTS OF PARTICIPANT OUTCOMESSusan E. Walden, University of OklahomaEugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech EUGENE BROWN Eugene Brown is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR and DoD since 2001 on STEM-outreach-related work-force development issues. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid mechanics, and his work in STEM outreach.Ms. Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder MALINDA SCHAEFER ZARSKE is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder
Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ulseth is an engineering instructor at Itasca Community and Iron Range Engineering. He is the co- developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechan- ics, and thermodynamics. For the past 10 years Ulseth has worked with a diverse group of engineering educators to develop and prototype a 100% project-based BS Engineering curriculum.Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University Paul S. Steif is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Sc.B. in engineering from Brown University (1979) and M.S. (1980) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees from Harvard University in applied mechanics. He has been active as a
AC 2011-1472: DERIVING ORIGINAL SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AS ANASSIGNMENT IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COURSESMurray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach, CA Murray Teitell, Ph.D. is a Professor at DeVry University, Long Beach, CA. He teaches courses in math- ematics, science and technology. His research interests are algorithms, solutions of equations and active learning. He is a Director of the Mathematics Division of ASEE.William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach Page 22.422.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Deriving Original Systems of Equations
Investigator Award in 2005.Prof. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J- DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0). He is author of two text books: Audio Processing and Coding by Wiley and DSP; An Interactive Approach. He served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and as General
AC 2011-1485: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IN-TERMEDIATE DESIGN COURSE USING ACTIVE LEARNINGJohn S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park John S. Lamancusa is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Founding Director of the Learning Factory at Penn State. Before coming to Penn State in 1984, he was employed at AT&T Bell Labora- tories where his technical experience included electronic packaging, product design and acoustic design of telecommunications equipment. At Penn State, he teaches courses in design, vibrations, noise control, product dissection and mechatronics, and supervises senior design projects. He is the faculty advisor for Penn State’s student chapter of Engineers
. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Windsor. Dr. Urbanic is presently an Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor. Her interests include integrating advanced technologies into manufacturing systems, in conjunction with balancing human characteristics and capabilities within the technical and business environments.Susan S. Sawyer-Beaulieu, University of Windsor Dr. Sawyer-Beaulieu a has more than 30 years professional engineering experience, including 10 years in the mining and mineral processing industry, 7 years in the metals recycling industry, 8 years in consulting, and holds professional engineering licenses in Ontario and Quebec. She is currently working as a Post Doctoral Fellow at the
AC 2011-1742: ”SUCCESS IS DIFFERENT TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE”:A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF HOW AFRICAN AMERICAN ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS DEFINE SUCCESSQuintin S. Hughes, University of Oklahoma Quintin Hughes received both is B.S. (2004) and M.S. (2009) in Industrial Engineering from the Univer- sity of Oklahoma. He received a Bridge to Doctorate graduate fellowship to fund his Master’s research, which was centered in Engineering Education and sought to understand the pre-college influences of suc- cessful African American engineering students. He is currently an Industrial Engineering doctoral student with the same emphasis in Engineering Education. His doctoral research will take a further look at identi- fying common success
AC 2011-363: A SURVEY OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR PH.D. ENGI-NEERS IN INDUSTRYJoy Watson, University of South CarolinaJed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. His passion is engaging K-12 students, undergraduates, graduate students and faculty in inquiry- and design-oriented learning activities. Page 22.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Survey of Essential Skills for Ph.D. Engineers in IndustryAbstractThe broad
development functions for automotive parts manufacturers in North Carolina and Germany.Raju S Dandu, Kansas State University, Salina Dr. Raju Dandu, professor in mechanical engineering technology at Kansas State University Salina, specializing in sustainable product design, development, manufacturing, energy efficiency, and effective equipment maintenance programs. He provided reliability centered maintenance instruction and hands on training to local food manufacturer. He has four years of plant maintenance experience as a mechanical engineer in thermal and nuclear power industry. He has been in education for last 13 years teaching design, manufacturing, and industrial automation related courses
AC 2011-432: ASSESSING AND IMPROVING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SE-QUENCE WITH INDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy S. Wilson, Western Kentucky University Stacy S. Wilson is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Program at Western Kentucky University. Her research interests include controls, system identification, and wavelets. She is actively involved in the assessment process.Mark E Cambron, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael L. McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 22.230.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing and Improving a Capstone Design
A Fabrication Procedure for a CdTe Quantum Dot Printable Hybrid Solar Cell Kyle D. Gilroy Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Mohammad S. Islam Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Robert A. Hughes Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Svetlana Neretina Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 Brandon Lee
Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education:Environmental Health Implications of Nanotechnology Mira S. Olson Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Patrick L. Gurian Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Alisa Morss Clyne Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Wan Shih Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Wei-Heng Shih Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Peter Lelkes Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 662 Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education: Environmental Health Implications of Nanotechnology Mira S. Olson
3-D Pore-Scale Resolved Model for Transport in a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery using X-ray Tomography and the Lattice Boltzmann Method Gang Qiu, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Abhijit S. Joshi Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Christopher R. Dennison Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
AC 2011-652: TRANSLATING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES INTO CLASS-ROOM PRACTICE: AN RET PROJECTJohn D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology JOHN D. CARPINELLI is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is past chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Kimmel is Professor of Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of