Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

decisions. Our results also show that despite a perceived lack of autonomy, some GTAscontinue to act autonomously when faced with decision-making in the classroom. These resultscan help inform faculty as they seek to support GTAs in the GTAs‟ teaching responsibilities.IntroductionFor many years, graduate students have served as laboratory assistants and graders forundergraduate engineering courses. Due to recent efforts to increase hands-on activities inengineering education, many institutions are now also employing graduate teaching assistants(GTAs) as course instructors and lecturers 1-3. While researchers have studied GTAs in thehumanities and physical sciences, little is known about GTA experiences in engineering. Thepurpose of this study is to

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

, multivariate statistics, and nonparametric statistical techniques as well as qualitative analysis to measurement development and model construction for assessing learning and evaluating innovations in intercultural educational practice and global engineering programs.Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joe J.J. Lin is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interest includes: student success models in engineering, global engineering education, teamwork and team effectiveness, and production systems control and optimization. He worked as a production control engineer in Taiwan, and has taught laboratory classes in manufacturing engineering and freshmen engi

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr. Rover is

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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Aerospace

flight simulator for education and research”, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, 2002, Monterey, CA9. Rogalski, T., Tomczyk, A., Kopecki, G., “Flight simulator as a tool for flight control system synthesis and handling qualities research”, Solid State Phenomena, 2009, 147, 231-23610. Tomczyk, A., “The flying laboratory for aeronautics students’ education”, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 2010, 82(5), pp 320-33011. Frasca International, Inc., “Frasca CRJ: Regional jet flight training device”, www.frasca.com/pdf/CRJbrochure.pdf12. Hoak, D. E., et al., "The USAF Stability and Control DATCOM," Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories

Conference Session

Design Spine

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 22.912.2electromechanical engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Theelectromechanical engineering program is a faculty-driven, high-quality EAC-of-ABETaccredited five-year interdisciplinary electromechanical engineering program.1 It wasestablished in 1992 at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Under EAC rules, theelectromechanical engineering program had to simultaneously meet the accreditation criteria forelectrical engineering and for mechanical engineering. The graduates of this program are trueinterdisciplinary engineers proficient in tackling interdisciplinary projects in all their electricaland mechanical complexity. In addition, the graduates have excellent laboratory and machineshop skills. Recently,1,2 a

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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International

region. First are visits to a variety of differentwater resources structures and laboratories. Advance arrangements are made for behind-the-scenes tours of these facilities and to interact with local engineers for discussion of their uniquechallenges. Second, each tour includes an opportunity for students to meet and interact withengineering students and faculty at one or more universities. This includes formal time together(which includes a presentation about IIHR by course participants) and unstructured timeinteracting with each other24. The previous course offerings showed that the field trips andassociated activities require a well structured management plan initiated at least one year fromthe date of the field trip. The yearly cycle of

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

deal of debugging. Gragson tells arepresentative story of a chemistry laboratory class that was modified in an effort to promotegeneral improvement in student writing skills by offering extended instruction on report writingand better writing feedback on graded reports.9 To meet these goals, the number of projectreports was reduced from 10 to 4, and the instructors created from scratch a writing manual foruse in the course. An elaborate peer-review process was also implemented, along with a systemfor assuring that students actually performed their peer-reviewing tasks. This paper judgesstudent performance to be satisfactory, but large questions remain open; student retention of thewriting lessons was not assessed in subsequent classes or in

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

Page 22.1266.3concepts is an active process involving visual thinking; looking is not seeing, nor is seeingnecessarily believing, understanding, and being able to demonstrate knowledge. Upon viewing anew concept students often reflect about their own tacit knowledge and try to make a connectionto the new concept, thereby creating their own knowledge. Unfortunately, as educators we oftenassume we don’t have control, or even awareness, of such connections in each of our students’minds, thus it is exceedingly difficult to correct miss-steps along the way. However, by taking aproactive and creative approach, we can guide the visualization process through seeded commonexperiences generated in the classroom, study hall, or laboratory. Setting

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-1399: SOLVING THE ENGINEERING PIPELINE CHALLENGERobert W. Whalin, Jackson State University - Dr. Whalin Associate Dean, Professor of Civil Engineering, and Director, Center of Excellence for Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

involves more technical issues than those covered in a traditionalengineering analysis course, the teaching approach presented in this paper provides a broad, flexiblecontextualized alternative to cover technical competence that is different from traditional engineeringprograms which are made up of structured sequences of lecture-based and laboratory courses. Page 22.1389.2I. Introduction Project-based learning (PBL), or project-centered learning (PCL) to distinguish it from thepedagogy of problem-based learning1, was first adopted by Aalborg University in Denmark2. In a PBLcourse, students are given project assignments and they work in

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College, Santa Clara

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Two Year College Division

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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Civil Engineering

objectives to guide my learning. 15 My instructor communicated effectively. 16 In this course, laboratory exercises contributed to my learning. 17 My instructor demonstrated positive expectations of the cadets in the class. 18 My instructor used visual images (pictures, demonstrations, models, diagrams, simulations, etc.) to enhance my learning. 19 My instructor gave me timely and accurate feedback on my learning progress. 20 In this course, the WPR's were fair and relevant. (WPR = Written Partial Review, also known as a mid-term examination) Page 22.1685.7 21

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

Profs. Edward Coyle and Leah Jamieson7-9. The program has grown steadily in bothsize and breadth to where it is recognized as its own academic program under the College ofEngineering. It has dedicated laboratories in the Armstrong Hall of Engineering. In the 2010-2011 academic year, almost 700 students participated on 90 projects , addressing needs rangingfrom data management for human services to creating energy efficient, sustainable home designsfor low income families and from designing learning centers for local museums to developingcustom play environments for children with disabilities. EPICS spans all engineering disciplinesat Purdue and includes students from over 60 majors across the university.Each project involves a team of eight to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia

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Computers in Education

Course for Engineering StudentsAbstractFor Spring 2011, a senior-level robotics course (first taught in Spring 2010) had been revisedaccording to principles for “Smart Teaching” described in the book “How Learning Works”.Homework, laboratory sessions and anchor projects had been redesigned to provide betterscaffolding for students with 2 different but complementary engineering backgrounds, and alsofor a better flow towards the theme of humanoid robotics. The e-portfolio tool EMMA wasintegrated into this course as a collaboration and feedback tool between instructor and students tohelp improve student algorithm development work, but EMMA was not found to be responsiveenough nor useful for this kind of use.IntroductionIn the Summer 2010, the

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

contentaccompanied the lecture links and were provided to students by way of BlackBoard® learningmanagement software. Weekly at-home assignments and quizzes also accompanied the onlinelectures. Working sessions, with associated assignments, were held weekly as well, with thesecond class session each week dedicated to reviewing solutions, solving other exampleproblems, and providing high-level perspective for the short online lectures. In the workingsessions, students were encouraged to work together using open notes, open books, opencomputer/internet, and open access to the instructor, but individual submission of results wasrequired prior to leaving the class. The three-hour, hands-on laboratory also took place eachweek but was unchanged from previous

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jakob Fritz, Oklahoma State University; Wira Mulia, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems 6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 7. An ability to communicate effectively 8. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning 9. A knowledge of contemporary issues 10. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Choosing and effectively implementing a Computer Engineering design course laboratorycomponent is a challenging task. In many Computer Engineering design courses, the complexityof designs and the ease of use of simulation tools have resulted in laboratory courses tendingtoward the exclusive use of small example problems, simulation and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

areconsidered right and wrong—behaviors often articulated in codes of ethics. The studiesmentioned above, and others like them, use the DIT to measure groups of people organized bytheir professions (i.e. IT professionals15,16, medical laboratory professionals17, and universityhousing professionals18) or they use it to establish a baseline description of individual’s ethicalreasoning abilities in order to look for correlations with other behaviors or to help validate resultsfrom other instruments19. They do not use the DIT as a measure of moral reasoning in anengineering context.Our own preliminary research showed that generalized, non-engineering-specific ethicaldilemmas, such as those encountered in the DIT are not seen as the same types of issues

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo; Harry Tempelman, Hitachi Construction Truck Mfg Ltd.; Ryan Spencer; Steve Lambert, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

ofimportant behaviors. Recommendations include incorporating a professional spine in thecurriculum, whereby students may have an opportunity to integrate their knowledge in acontextual environment. A second recommendation outlines the need for students to makeconnections between theory and practice and to develop the thinking skills required forengineering practice. This requires an inductive, as opposed to a deductive, approach to teachingand learning.The integration of professional identity, knowledge and skills requires that students have anopportunity to experience engineering practice, through so-called approximations to practice.Often this means exposing students to laboratory or design project teaching methods (they aredifferent). A recent

Conference Session

Managing Dual-Career Issues

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Women in Engineering

researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools. Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003.Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University Beena Sukumaran is Professor and Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. She has been at Rowan University since 1998. She is also Director at Large for the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE.Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed is a

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

director of the undergraduate program in computer engineering at MSU. She also served as interim department chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2000 to 2001. She was a research staff member in the Scalable Computing Laboratory at the Ames Laboratory under a U.S-D.O.E. Postdoctoral Fellowship from 1989 to 1991. Her teaching and research has focused on the areas of embedded computer systems, reconfigurable hardware, integrated program development and performance environments for parallel and distributed systems, visualization, performance monitoring and evaluation, and engineering education. She currently serves as principal investigator for NSF STEP and S-STEM grants in the college. Dr

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Igel, Polytechnic Insititute of New York University; Ronald Leonel Poveda, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scanners and other mobile devices in Holtsville, N.Y. His largely experimental research is focused on parametric studies of novel lightweight composites and simulations of functionally-graded materials under load.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Re- mote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Accreditation Cycle. 2010, Baltimore, MD: ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission.2. Gentner, D, & Stevens, A. L. (1983) Mental Models, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.3. references forthcoming4. Duit, R. (2009). Bibliography – Students' and Teachers' Conceptions and Science Education (STCSE), Retrieved January 17, 2011, from http://www.ipn.uni-kiel.de/aktuell/stcse/stcse5. Hestenes, D., Wells, M., & Swackhamer, G. (1992). Force concept inventory. The Physics Teacher, 30(3): 141-151.6. Thornton, R., & Sokoloff, D. (1990). Learning motion concepts using real-time, microcomputer-based laboratory tools. American Journal of Physics. 58, 858-867.7. Thornton, 19968. Thornton, R., & Sokoloff, D. (1998). Assessing

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Komives, San Jose State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Theresa A. Good, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Laurent Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John P. O'Connell, University of Virginia; Jeffrey John Chalmers, Ohio State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Erik Fernandez, University of Virginia

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2605: BIOLOGY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: PREPARINGSTUDENTS FOR A CAREER IN THE LIFE SCIENCESClaire Komives, San Jose State University Dr. Claire Komives is presently an Associate Professor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering De- partment at San Jose State University (SJSU). She has taught ten different courses, including core chem- ical engineering courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, Biochemical Engineering lecture and laboratory courses and a bioethics general education course. She has research experience in the areas of biosensors, enzyme kinetics, cell culture, fermentation and bioprocess engineering. Among her profes- sional positions, she has spent one year as a Visiting Scientist at

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

effectively on multidisciplinary teams. While students work in teams of 4-5 in Chemical Plant Design, neither the teams nor the design problems can be well described as “multidisciplinary.”  Some program objectives are related to ability to perform hands-on experimental and laboratory work. Chemical Plant Design at Rowan University makes extensive use of process simulation but has never been taught with a wet-lab component.Junior/Senior Engineering ClinicRowan University has an eight-semester Engineering Clinic program intended to provideEngineering students with experience solving practical, open-ended engineeringproblems. The sequence culminates in the Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic, in whichstudents work on

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

larger range of materials than traditional mechanics of materials courses.Evaluation of the redesign is preliminary at this stage. More data on student performance indownstream courses needs to be collected and analyzed.Bibliographic Information1. Wiggins, G.P. and J. McTighe, Understanding by Design. 2nd ed. 2005: Prentice Hall. Page 22.357.132. Rais-Rohani, M. and D.T. Brown. Development of a virtual laboratory for the study of mechanics. in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2000. St. Louis, MO.3. Borchert, R., D.D. Jensen, and D. Yates. Development and assessment of hands-on and visualization modules

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Marchese, Colorado State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1606: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GRADUATE COURSE INSUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SCIENTISTSAND ENGINEERSAnthony Marchese, Colorado State University Anthony Marchese is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University and a PI at the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute. He is currently funded by NSF to study pollutant formation and combustion chemistry of algae-derived biofuels and is the fuel conversion/characterization team leader for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, a $48 Million

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

situations, such as, classrooms orlaboratories during a wide-spread flu pandemic. The project is also aimed at ensuring that thestudent learning leads to many of the standard outcomes. The proposed design is divided intofour sections: Measurement, Control, Communication, and Monitoring. The sensor selected forthe Measurement implementation is a medical grade version of the Melexis MLX90614 series ofsmart infrared temperature sensors. Two Texas Instruments MSP430 microprocessors areselected to implement Control and Monitoring. Communication is implemented using an 868MHz wireless network. For laboratory testing of the proposed fever screening system, thetemperature sensor is mounted on a gantry at the entrance to a lab or lecture hall and the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanics

received his BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. His research interests lie in micro-structural material modeling, finite element and numerical analysis. He was a senior staff member at Sandia National Laboratories California in the Applied Mechanics and Materials Modeling departments for eleven years. He joined the mechanical engineering faculty at MSOE in September 2000. Page 22.83.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Philosophy of Integrating FEA Practice throughout the Undergraduate CE/ME

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Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; William Trotter Nichols

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy that reachesthe Earth’s surface over the course of a day. It is usually expressed in kWh/m2/day. The solarenergy and temperature information used for this study was obtained from the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) software6 called “PV Watts v.2” based on analysis of theNational Solar Radiation Data Base (NSRDB). This data is from the Typical MeteorologicalYear Two (TMY2) which was collected during the 1961-1990 time period7. While thecalculations are based on historical data, the actual performance of any PV system may vary.However, the values would be accurate within 10 to 12% 8. The solar insolation received forfixed arrays facing due south at various tilt angles is shown in Table 1. TABLE 1: Solar

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Lorenzo M. Smith, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; David Schall, Oakland University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

experience is then capped by oraland/or poster presentations by the students of their research projects. Throughout this program,students worked closely with faculty, industrial mentors and graduate students. More than 40professionals from industry, varying in rank from senior vice presidents to researchers, toprogram directors, to young engineers, assisted the program at different levels. These industrymentors volunteered to assist the REU students in a number of different ways; Some providedguidance or materials for the research projects; others organized laboratory/industrial tours, gaveseminars, found speakers, or simply had informal discussions with the students on a variety oftopics including the automotive or energy industry, technology and