component modeling of elastomeric space seals for manned spaceflight; an asset to NASA and the development of advanced aerospace seals for the next generation of manned spacecraft. The unique problem necessitated a grasp of both fluid dynamics and material science, as well as experimental and computational analysis. As a DAGSI/Air Force Research Laboratory Ohio Student-Faculty Fellow, Dr. Garafolo gained experimental knowledge in structural dynamics of turbomachinery. In particular, his research on engine order excitation yielded insight into generating high cycle fatigue of turbomachinery using acoustic excitation.Dr. Nidaa Makki, University of Akron Dr. Nidaa Makki is an Associate Professor in the LeBron James Family
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science. 3.71 4.00 0.29 I have learned about ethical conduct in my field. 4.18 4.07 -0.11 I have learned laboratory techniques. 3.82 3.93 0.11 I have an ability to read and understand primary literature. 3.82 4.07 0.25 I have skill in how to give an effective oral presentation. 3.79 4.29 0.50* I have skill in science writing. 3.43 3.89 0.46* I have self-confidence. 4.29 4.21 -0.08 I understand how scientists think. 3.71 3.89 0.18 I
in the Spacecraft Navigation Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and then taught for two and half years in the Department of Aerospace Science Engineering at Tuskegee University before joining California State University, Sacramento. While at Tuskegee University, she received the Teacher of the Year award in Aerospace Engineering for two consecutive years. At Sacramento State, she was named Outstanding Teacher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2000. She teaches courses in the areas of Computer Applications in Engineering, Dynamics, and Controls. Her research interests are in optimiza- tion and robotics. She also serves as a design judge for FIRST Robotics competitions at the
fourstudents were active members and officers of student organizations, Association of ComputingMachinery Women’s chapter (ACM-W) and Society of Women Engineers (SWE) , and two ofthem were members in honor societies. The feedback received from the participants regarding thetours were unanimously positive. Also, everyone appreciated the information presented and thelabs they toured which included the Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory, the 3Dprinting lab by the Long Beach Maker Society, and the lab space where Mechanical andAerospace Engineering students work on an annual Baja car, Formula car, and rockets.B. Revise websites and printed publicationsThe second recruitment strategy was to review and improve the language used in websites
started with an NSF grant to support significantrevision in the way we taught the Introduction to Engineering course, changing it from a "talkingheads" tour through disciplines to active engagement in project work that demonstrated theinterdisciplinary quality of most projects, while also showing how each discipline contributed itsexpertise.We went from a one-unit lecture course to a one-unit laboratory course, and then, after a fewyears, added another unit so we could have a one-unit lecture and a one-unit lab each week. Wetracked the student response to each of these changes, but in addition, we tracked the students’demographics, entering expectations, preparation and motivation for studying engineering,commitment and confidence of success.We
of fluid intelligence, with a base reference of algebra crystallized intelligence. Futurestudies could include an examination of the effect of the liberal arts fluid intelligence on spatialreasoning fluid intelligence building.VI. AcknowledgementsPartial supports from several CUNY grants are gratefully acknowledged. We thank AlexeiKisselev for laboratory support. We thank Dr. Eric Cheung, University of Illinois MedicalSchool, for discussion on neuroscience and its applications. We thank the anonymous reviewersfor their suggestions.VII. Bibliography1. Keith Devlin 2017. Number Sense. Edge.org Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUhttps://www.edge.org/response-detail/270972. Keith Devlin. 2017. All the
. Nicolette Ognjanovski et al. (2017) Parvalbumin-expressing interneurons coordinate hippocampal networkdynamics required for memory consolidation. Nature Communications 8, Article number: 15039 (2017)http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms1503925. Karplus R. 1977. Science teaching and the development of reasoning. J Res Sci Teach. 1977;14:169.26. Bergquist W. 1991. Role reversal: Laboratory before the lecture. Physics Teacher. 1991;29:75–76.27. Stewart M, Stavrianeas S. 2008. Adapting the learning-cycle to enrich undergraduate neuroscience education forall students. J Undergrad Neurosci Educ. 2008 Spring;6(2):A74-7.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2349362628. Hendel, RJ. Effective Verbal Persuasion in Prayer, Business, and TeachingWMSCI 2016 - 20th
of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the School’s efforts to promote collaboration, creativity, design and manufacturing activities at Yale’s academic makerspace. His professional interests in Mechanical Engi- neering are in the areas of data acquisition/analysis and mechanical design. He is the Co-Chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the FIRST Foundation and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineering. Previously, he was the Dean of Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and has had fellowships at the MIT Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, the Harvard School of Public Health and with the American Council on Education. He has also served as the Vice President
match well. The compressedtime period of the NAU courses at CQUPT provides some additional flexibility for unforeseenproblems, such as travel documents processing or illness. After the completion of the lectures bythe NAU professors, there are several weeks that are used by CQUPT to require supplementalrelated projects and laboratory learning experiences for the students. These are lumped togetherinto a single item near the end of Table 1.managementAt NAU, the 3+1 program is managed in several key ways. The program is overseen by the Deanof the College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences (CEFNS) and administered bySICCS, the academic entity within CEFNS that contains the NAU EE program. Reporting to theDean, a Project Director is
Engineeringdepartments get opportunity to learn about the application of these disciplines to the AerospaceEngineering and unmanned aerial systems.80% of the students who responded to the survey questionnaire said that the project was helpfulfor them in learning disciplines in engineering and science other than their major discipline.Most of the students also said that the projects helped them acquire new skills.Also, a number of Aerospace Engineering have been getting employment for the industry careersthat have traditionally required Computer Science or Electrical & Electronics Engineeringgraduates such as in Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Unmanned Systems Division of NorthropGrumman Corporation.D. Continued Involvement in UAS Research ProjectsMost of the
, particularly in extended uses of CAS-based instruction into laboratories,via simulation, visualization and modeling tools. Traditionally, educators are using dedicatedsoftware packages to demonstrate the practical theory applications. These are efficient andsuitable to solve a large variety of engineering problems. The students learn programminglanguage and its capabilities to use them for homeworks or projects. There are such computer-based tools available for teaching electrical machines, power system analysis, power electronicsor other engineering topics. However, they are specific and confined to dedicated objectives,often lacking the interactivity, and become obsolete once the operating environment is changed5-8 . When dedicated programs are
) 2005.Gentile, J. R., Teaching methods. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, January, 2016Hunt, L. et al., “Assessing practical laboratory skills in undergraduate molecular biologycourses,” Assess. Eval. Higher Educ., vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 861–874, 2012.Miller, J., “Case study in second language teaching,” Queensland J. Educ. Res., vol. 13, pp. 33-53, 1997.Popil, I., “Promotion of critical thinking by using case studies as teaching method, “ NurseEducation Today, vol. 31, pp. 204-207, 2011.Pugh, S. (1991), Total Design: Integrated Methods for Successful Product Engineering, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.Radon, N., Zhou, C., Wingfield, A., Gu Shuo, Systems Engineering Research Project: Light RailSystem, Management of Systems Engineering ENM 505
: Teachers learn aboutprogram, Center faculty and graduate students host lab tours, give Center research during a nanofabrication facility tourpresentations about their research, and engage teachers in hands-on projects and activities related to current research. A fewexamples include building and testing a thermoelectric harvesting watch (Fig. 5), motion capturefor activity tracking, tours of the NC State Nanofabrication Facility (Fig. 6), AnalyticalInstrumentation Facility, and laboratories in the College of Textiles. During the school year,teachers can share these experiences with their students as well as organize field trips forstudents to visit these facilities
-process/search-patents.[19] Trend Hunter, Retrieved from http://www.trendhunter.com/.[20] Google Trends, Retrieved from https://www.google.com/trends/.[21] A. M. Starfield, K. A. Smith and A. L. Bleloch, How to Model it: Problem Solving for the Computer Age.Burgess Intl Group. 1994[22] Abarca, Javier, et al. (2000) “Introductory Engineering Design: A Projects-Based Approach,” Third Edition,Textbook for GEEN 1400: First-Year Engineering Projects and GEEN 3400: Innovation and Invention, IntegratedTeaching and Learning Program and Laboratory, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University ofColorado Boulder. Available online athttp://itll.colorado.edu/index.php/courses_workshops/geen_1400/resources/textbook/.[23] Curtis R. Carlson and
to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Fellows program at Baylor University. She co-leads the Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Development Seminars, and is a KEEN Fellow. c American Society for Engineering Education
cover over a tent.- An app and device displaying rates of water impurities and pH levels for user’s water and water in surrounding areas. In addition to learning and using engineering tools to invent new devices, studentswere introduced to researchers and guest speakers. It provided students a window into thereal world of scientific research, invention and entrepreneurship. Three professors invitedstudents into their research laboratories to perform scientific experiments: testing theeffect of absence of gravity on objects or materials in a drop tower; testing aerodynamicsof different objects in a wind tunnel; and using different sensors to experiment the effectsof earthquakes on different structures. In addition to these academic experts
Stress Laboratory Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.[7]. Sadid, H., & Wabrek, R. (2009, June), A New Approach To Teaching Mechanics Of Materials Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas.
Research Laboratory: A Case Study”, the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14-17, 2009, Austin, Texas, USA.[5]. Hsieh, S., “Research Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering Students”, the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-26, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 11[6]. Kaul, S., & Ferguson, C. W., & Yanik, P. M., & Yan, Y., “Importance of Undergraduate Research: Efficacy and Student Perceptions”, the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 26-29, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.[7]. ATSM E8/E8m-15a, Standard test methods for tension testing of metallic materials,[8]. R.C. Hibbeler, “Mechanics of Materials”, 10 Edition, Prentice Hall; 2013[9
Engineering, Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering, Logic Systems I, and Electronics Laboratory. Her passions and research interests include robotics, educa- tion, cognitive science, early childhood education developmental tools, adaptive and assistive technologies for developmentally disabled persons, and visualization research.Ms. Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Nabila (Nan) BouSaba is a faculty associate with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 2008; she is the senior design instructor for the department, courses taught include Basic Circuit for non- majors, and Technology Innovation and En- trepreneurship
processing, and engineering education. Specific areas of controls and signal processing research include the design and modeling of intelligent controls, Kalman filters, and automation. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development for these concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Google Apps to Collect and Organize My Tenure PortfolioIntroductionAt most universities, promotion and tenure decisions are made based on performance in threecategories: teaching, research, and service. However, the emphasis on each category variesbetween universities depending on their institutional priorities. One thing is consistent; acandidate for promotion needs to
. in biological sciences and his B.S. in environ- mental health engineering from Northwestern University (1995), and he earned his M.S. (1998) in envi- ronmental health engineering and his Ph.D. (2002) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has completed postgraduate coursework in Microbial Ecology from the Marine Biology Laboratory, in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University, and Public Administration from Indiana University, Bloomington. Oerther is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE, Ohio), Board Certified in Environmental Engineering (BCEE) by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES), and registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the U.K. Engineering
canoe competition requires student to work in the evenings and weekends. This means the veteran and active duty students are bringing their families or at least interacting with their families in front of traditional students. This provides additional examples to traditional student on how to balance life with professional responsibilities. Figure 5: Active Duty Student working on the Concrete Canoe StandSenior Capstone Projects (ELEC)The electrical and computer engineering senior design project is a mandatory two semestersequence of lecture and laboratory work culminating in a working prototype. These designprojects can cause anxiety and apprehension for students because of the numerous decisions andopen
included in the INST are shown in Figure 1. Fig. 1. (a) Sample questions in the INST, original version in Spanish. (b) Translation to English.Since our goal was to detect those students with the highest probability of failure in calculus, theproblems selected to construct the INST evaluated only the most basic concepts in the areaspreviously mentioned. Even more, our test was divided in 4 sections, where each one contained10 questions about basic concepts, operatory skills and word problems (applications). Thosestudents who did not obtain a satisfactory grade (less than 60 out of 100 points) in this test wereenrolled in the Math Operatory Skills Laboratory (MOSL). MOSL is our approach to
of female and male studentswith representation from underserved groups. Half of the participants were sophomores, andthe other half primarily juniors and one senior.The program covered the expenses of the participating students including travel expense,meal allowance, housing, and stipend. REU students lived in university-affiliated housing,and the work was done in the various research laboratories associated with the project. Theprimary activity of the program was for each of the students to complete a research projectunder the supervision of a faculty. Each student was paired with a faculty mentor and workedon research projects ranging from software design, security and privacy, hardware fabricationto the study of the social implications
Math & CS, TrumanState University,1997 – 1999 Director of CAD Laboratory, Institute of Technology, PANDA ElectronicsCo., Ltd, 1995 – 1997 Electronic Engineer, Institute of Technology, PANDA Electronics Co., Ltd, 1995 –1997 Assistant Electronic Engineer, Institute of Technology, PANDA Electronics Co., Ltd, 1989 – 1996(c) Publications Five publications closely related to the project[1] W. Zhu & W. He, ”Wavelet Tight Frames for linear NURBs: Intervals”, Essays on Mathematics andStatistics, Volume 4, Athens Institute for Education and Research, November 2013. [2] W. Zhu, ”Themultilevel structures of NURBs and NURBlets on intervals: Monograph on NUMBlets modeling,” ISBN:978-3-659-19291-3, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, November 2012
whoare enrolled in these classes. Based on the results from these pilot studies, a multi-year studywas implemented to investigate the use of online quizzing and incremental feedback to promotestudent self-directed learning and improve student confidence. This approach is not areplacement for, but instead a supplement to traditional assignments and projects.This paper describes the results of that multi-year study implemented in different types ofelectrical engineering courses. The purpose of the project and student outcomes aresummarized. The implementation differences and limitations for the different types of electricalengineering courses (theoretical, mathematical, laboratory) are discussed. The results of studentsurvey data clearly show that
vibrational spectroscopy. Rohit has been at Illinois since as Assistant Professor (2005-2011), Associate Professor (2011-2012) and Professor (2012-). He was the first assistant professor hired into the new Bio- engineering department and played a key role in the development of its curriculum and activities. He later founded and serves as the coordinator of the Cancer Community@Illinois, which is to become a unique technology-focused cancer center. Research in the Bhargava laboratories focuses on fundamental c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #19986theory and simulation for vibrational
enforcement,in their haste to degree completion). What may appear to be an unusual struggle withfundamental courses (e.g., math, physics and chemistry), along with the missing linkage ofSTEM practice, results in students’ losing motivation before they experience core curricula(typically at the junior/senior level) that are more directly connected to the subject of theirchoice. In contrast, by engaging in hands-on problem solving, undergraduate students experiencea shift from passive to active learning [21]–[23], improve their design and laboratory skills [24]–[27], ultimately resulting in improved confidence and interest in STEM courses and careers [28].More precisely, for first-year students, hands-on engineering courses retention rates have
instillstudents’ drive to gain new knowledge (Kuh, 2007). Astin (1993, 1999) found that frequentstudent-faculty interaction is more strongly related to student satisfaction in college than anyother type of involvement. Lin and Tsai (2009) and Holt et al. (2007) observed that engineeringstudents valued a learning environment that was student-centered, peer-interactive, and teacher-facilitated, and favored both classroom and laboratory instruction. Chen et al. (2008) echoedAstin’s (1999) call for educators to be more focused on student engagement, advocating highlevels of faculty engagement in the design, revision, and improvement of undergraduateengineering programs, and teaching that effectively addresses students’ cognitive and affectivestates of mind