objectives in education,outreach activities, and research in relation to sustainable development. Further itchallenged “civil engineers to fully understand, embrace, and apply the principles andpractices of sustainability in their work.”The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers(ASHRAE) has also included sustainability in their policies and guidelines as describedin Standards 90.1 and 90.2 for energy efficiency.12 ASHRAE’s “Sustainability Roadmap”sets forward the following set of overarching goals: ≠ “Expand our efforts to foster sustainable buildings. ≠ Conduct our own affairs in a sustainable manner. ≠ Lead in researching technologies that enable the design and application of sustainable HVAC&
AC 2010-2221: WATERSHED IMPERVIOUS SURFACE STORM WATERASSESSMENTWilliam Roper, George Mason University Dr. Roper is a professor at George Mason University. He is a Founding Director & President of Rivers of the World Foundation and a Sr. Advisor to the consulting firm of Dawson & Associates. He joined George Mason after serving as Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. During that time he also served as Sr. Science and Technology Advisor to the NGA. Prior to this position he was the director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, VA and earlier Dir. of the Corps of Engineers world-wide civil works
(strategic management of the company, entrepreneurs, business plan: company presentation card), (40); 6) Innovation Management and Technological Management in Civil Engineering. (innovation in civil engineering, innovation in project lay-out, innovation management), (20); 7) Process Reengineering (process reengineering, constant improvement systems, balanced scorecard), (20); 8) Communication and Emotional Intelligence (oral communication techniques, emotional intelligence, communication media: opportunity or threat), (40); and 9) Knowledge and Talent Management. Mentoring and Coaching (knowledge management, business communication and coaching, mentoring and
AC 2010-1187: KEY SUBJECT INDICATORS AND ADMISSION IMPACT FROMSUBJECT GRADES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING-BASED BACHELORPROGRAMS AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITYKuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University Kuntinee Maneeratana is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She earned a Ph.D. and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, both from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK as well as a B.Ed. in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand. Her area of expertise is computational mechanics.Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University Angkee Sripakagorn is an Assistant Professor in
study’s purpose was to teaseout the values and ethical positioning that engineers apply moment to moment during their work.Engineering, like all professional work, reflects an intricate interplay of social forces, economicforces, legal constraints, technological demands, and organizational cultures1. Any discussionabout ethics on the job is complex, unwieldy, and may resist even the best attempts atcategorization or standardization.As part of our mixed-method, multi-year study of practicing engineers, we collected evidenceregarding how ethics were enacted, enforced, or observed on the job. We asked engineers aboutthe importance of engineering ethics, if ethical issues were encountered on the job, and wherethey learned about engineering ethics
AC 2010-1331: THE HYREV PROPULSION SYSTEM: A B20 POWER-SPLITEXTENDED RANGE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR THE ECOCAR CHALLENGEVincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Vincent Sabatini is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus in Robotics and High Performance Vehicles. He is currently the Team Leader for ERAU's EcoCAR Team, the EcoEagles.Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ryle Maxson is a second year graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with an B. S. in Aerospace
learn complex engineering skills such as engineering design and interdisciplinary collaboration. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Page 15.546.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Examining Students’ Perceptions of Interdisciplinarity Based on Gender and Disciplinary AffiliationAbstractThe aim of the research proposed here is to contribute to theories about the development ofundergraduate engineering students as interdisciplinary engineers, by examining engineeringstudents’ perceptions of
new Introduction to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)course was developed and taught for the first time during the summer in 2009 to dual-enrollment college students at South Texas College (STC). The new Introduction toSTEM course was developed in collaboration between STEM Faculty members at theUniversity of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and STC, with the objective of creating,supporting and strengthening STEM pathways for students in the Dual-EnrollmentEngineering Academy (DEEA) and other dual-enrollment or similar programs. Thecourse was offered to two groups of students, at two different campuses in the DEEAprogram at STC. DEEA students take college courses to accomplish an associate degreein Engineering by the end of
Engineering Education, 33, 3, 2008, pp. 307-319.18. Slim, H. and P. Thomson, Listening for a Change: Oral Testimony and Community Development. Philadelphia, PA.: New Society Publishers, 1995, 167 pp. Page 15.26.13 Appendix A Term Project: Wastewater Treatment Design Onsite Water Reclamation and ReuseAs the Environmental Protection Agency increases its pressure to improve water quality, manycommunities find that they need to upgrade their treatment facilities. The sanitation industryrelies on many technologies to treat domestic wastewater
AC 2010-726: A MODULE FOR TEACHING BATCH OPERATIONSRichard Turton, West Virginia University Richard Turton received his B.S. degree from the University of Nottingham and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Oregon State University. His research interests are include particle technology and modeling of alternative energy processes. Dick is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (3rd ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2009.Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University Joseph A. Shaeiwitz received his B.S. degree from the University of Delaware and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. His professional interests are in design, design
Energy: Properties and Policy IssuesAbstractStudents following a curriculum designed to provide a degree in mechanical engineering (ME)inevitably take one or more courses in Thermodynamics along the way. One of the many keysbeing addressed in such courses is the Principle of Conservation of Energy, otherwise known asthe First Law of Thermodynamics. Whereas one of the program accreditation requirementsspecifically addresses the need to incorporate design of components or processes of thermalsystems1 into the curriculum, does this necessarily include all (or any) of the following: fossilfuel combustion, greenhouse gas production, alternative energy sources, energy conservation, orenergy policy?It is our contention
“demonstrate the incorporation of social sciences knowledge into the professional practice of engineering,” further restrictions for the history elective may include limiting the choice to HIST 383 or HIST 384. HIST 383, Technology and History, covers the impact of technological developments on attitudes, behavior, religion, industrial and agriculture public policies, urban life and the environment. HIST 384, Science and Society, explores methods and values in the scientific endeavor and the impact of scientific developments on attitudes, behavior, religion, industry and agriculture, public policies, urban life, and the environment. Also, in further efforts to address BOK2 Outcome 17, Public Policy, the behavioral science elective
AC 2010-1938: NEW KNOVEL INTERFACESasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation Sasha Gurke is Sr. Vice President of Knovel Corp. He was one of the co-founders of Knovel in 1999, having joined a predecessor company in 1996 as VP Product Development. In this position, Sasha has led the development of Knovel award-winning e-book library, focusing on product development, functional design, information architecture, search logic and production. Prior to Knovel, Sasha spent 15 years with Chemical Abstract Service/American Chemical Society in Product Development and Editorial. Sasha is a trained Chemist and Process Engineer with years of industrial and lab experience. His major contribution
AC 2010-2378: ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a senior member of
Small World: Developing the MEMs/Nanotechnology Curriculum,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2009, Austin, TX.12. Phillip Wankat and Frank Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering, McGraw-Hill College, 1992.13. Course website: http://users.rowan.edu/~bakrania/nano/.14. William D. Callister Jr., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 7th Edition, Wiley, 2006.15. Technology Review, MIT Press, link: http://www.technologyreview.com/. Page 15.782.13
AC 2010-630: PATHFINDER: ONLINE TEXTBOOK WITH RANDOMLYGENERATED ASSIGNMENTS, WITH POTENTIAL FOR ONLINECOOPERATIVE CREATIONJess Everett, Rowan University Page 15.943.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PathFinder: Online textbooks with randomly generated assignments, with potential for cooperative creationAbstractPathFinder is a developing online entity that will ultimately combine aspects of on-line referredencyclopedia, online-textbook creator, and online exercise generator/administrator/scorer. It iswritten in html, asp.net 2, C#, JavaScript, xml, and mathML. Content is stored modularly in txtand xml files. Current content includes units
attention needs to be paid to this function in order to keep the libraries’ missionrelevant to an increasingly competitive academic environment. The experience of University ofMaryland librarians is described, and typical classes given from 2001-2009 for K-12 students arediscussed. Out of 9224 total instruction sessions, 151 were for K-12 students. Thirty one of thosewere devoted strictly to Engineering and science; the others were general library orientations thatoften included some science and technology resources.IntroductionWhat do the nicknames His Airness, Tinchie, Kitchen, Skeets, and Babsie all have in common?These five individuals were recruited by at least one of the twelve Atlantic Coast Conference(ACC) schools. So what do libraries such
interdisciplinary science: Exploring preferences and consequences. Research Policy, 36(1), 56-75.5. Geiger, R., and Sa, C. 2005. Beyond technology transfer: new state policies to harness university research for economic development, Minerva, 43(1), 1-21.6. Lattuca, L., Vogt, L., and Fath, K. 2004. Does interdisciplinarity promote learning? Theoretical support and researchable questions. Review of Higher Education, 28(1), 23-48.7. Borrego, M., and Newswander L. 2008. Characteristics of successful cross-disciplinary engineering education collaborations. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(2), 123-134.8. Qualters, D., Sheahan, T.C., Mason, E.J., Navick, D.S., and Dixon, M. 2008. Improving learning in first-year engineering courses through
AC 2010-454: ORGANIZATION OF TEAMS FOR GROUP HOMEWORKS ANDPROJECTSScott Post, Bradley University Scott Post is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He previously taught at Michigan Technological University, and worked as a summer faculty fellow at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. His research interests include aerodynamics, fuel injectors and sprays, and diesel engines. Page 15.932.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Organization of Teams for Group Homework and ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the organization of
, learning changes from lecture to team projects. Grulke et al.(2001) found that students in a professional and technologically-equipped workspace performedsignificantly better on technical content and communication than students asked to completetheir project in available space in campus engineering buildings 8. Dinsmore et al. (2008)focused on how changing the student learning environment from traditional classroom lectures toa student team project changes declarative, procedural, or principled knowledge. In this context,declarative knowledge includes understanding engineering terms such as benefit-cost analysis,procedural knowledge applies to understanding processes such as pavement design, andprincipled knowledge is being able to explain the
80% 4 Urban and Regional Planning 80% 5 Geomatics (Surveying, GPS and GIS) 78% 6 Wastewater (gray/black) and Solid Waste Management 76% 7 Transportation Engineering 74% 8 Power Generation and Distribution 74% 9 Information Technology 70%Guidance for Developing a SolutionThe following requirements were to be satisfied in developing the new CE curriculum. Page 15.115.5 ≠ The CE
AC 2010-2169: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RICH INTERNETAPPLICATION (RIA) FOR THE SIMULATION OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBERMark Patterson, San Diego State University Mark is finishing his MSME degree at SDSU.Christopher Paolini, San Diego State UniversitySubrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University Page 15.348.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design and Implementation of a Rich Internet Application (RIA) for the Simulation of a Combustion ChamberAbstractThe TEST web portal, www.thermofluids.net, is a comprehensive, freely accessible,thermodynamic courseware that includes a large number of Java applets, each one
(such as composites), modeling joints (forexample, welds), etc. As the technology advances both in terms of computational power andtheory, performing FEA has become routine in many industries that engineers withundergraduate education are able to validate and interpret the results of FEA with experimentaldata or with other models.A simple structural 1D bar or beam element consists of two end nodes with zero or one or moremid-nodes. Each such element in the linear analysis is treated as an axially-loaded member ortransversely-loaded beam (or a combination of these as a beam) for which stress and deflection Page 15.212.4equations are used. The
understand what students think about tencontemporary ethical issues, all real cases with great complexity. The ethical issues involve thework of engineers, but the topics also fall within the realms of philosophy, politics, economics,law, sociology, and psychology. The ethical issues are as follows:1. New transportation corridors through neighborhoods. Commerce depends on an efficient transportation system, but how should society balance public interest and individuals’ rights?2. SUVs. SUVs are very prevalent on roadways now, but should they vanish?3. Agricultural enhancements. To feed a growing world population, should society employ all available technological agricultural advances or adhere to natural practices?4. Space
., Inc.6. Krathwohl, D.R., B.S. Bloom, and B.M. Bertram (1973). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the Classification of Educational Goals. Handbook II: Affective Domain. New York: David McKay Co., Inc.7. Simpson, E. (1972). The classification of educational objectives in the psychomotor domain: The psychomotor domain. Vol. 3. Washington, DC: Gryphon House.8. ASCE (2008). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century – Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future. Second Edition. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers.9. Caldwell, C., Hanus, J., Chalmers, J.(2009), “Integration of Information Technology Software in a Civil Engineering Program, Proceedings of the 2009 Annual
Page 15.307.2 in their textbooks and by their predecessors, i.e., “tame problems”[1]. “Wicked problems” cannot be solved conventionally and it is not likely that conventional training will mitigate them. While it is clear that there is a need to grow the numbers of scientists and engineers required to take on the challenge of these types of problems [2], the idea of reforming the way in which they are trained has gained little traction. Recent advances in technology have enabled neurologists and cognitive scientists to map brain activity and describe ways in which people best learn and retain information. Scientists know that for learning to occur, neural pathways must be formed. New neural paths begin with existing
AC 2010-941: COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD ACAPSTONE CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEGregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jay S
AC 2010-512: HOW DOES IT WORK? USING TOYS TO INSPIRE WONDER ANDDEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN FLUIDS MECHANICSCamilla Saviz, University of the Pacific Camilla M. Saviz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in the area of hydrodynamic and water quality modeling. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. Her current research interests include sustainable
AC 2010-1888: A SOPHOMORE LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS COURSE BASED ONBEST PRACTICES FROM THE ENGINEERING EDUCATION LITERATUREMilo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels
AC 2010-2189: GRADE-BASED CORRELATION METRIC TO IDENTIFYEFFECTIVE STATICS INSTRUCTORSRandall Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio Dr. Randall D. Manteufel is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio where he has taught since 1997. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. His teaching and research interests are in the thermal sciences. He is the faculty advisor for ASHRAE at UTSA. Manteufel is a fellow of ASME and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas.Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical