incorporate the soap film apparatus and thenumerical simulations into undergraduate physics and engineering laboratories at Loyola.Key Words: Soap film apparatus, Reynolds Number, vortex, laminar, CFD* undergraduate student, Department of Engineering** faculty member, Department of Physics*** faculty member, Department of Engineering 1Introduction and BackgroundHydrodynamics, a branch of fluid mechanics, deals with flows of fluids with no density change.The hydrodynamic phenomena investigated in this study were the wakes behind solidobstructions in liquid flows. While other investigators have extensively studied the wake behinda single cylindrical obstruction (see, for example references 1,2
through the 2005 survey and exit interview, and the 2009follow-up email survey. From these, we present only the data associated to the professionalcareer and the diversity statement.In the 2005 Exit interview, we asked the participants ‘What Job would you like to have in theFuture.?. In Table 1 we report the answers in order of preference, and we code them asfollows:-‘Industry-Research’= industry or research laboratory-‘Research Teaching’ =faculty in a Carnegie Extensive (Carnegie 1) institution-‘Teaching-Research’=faculty in a Carnegie Intensive (Carnegie 2) institution-‘Teaching’= faculty in a Carnegie three or a Community College.We compare those answers with the present-day work positions of people, as found on a generalinternet search or as
mathematical formulas. Combined with wirelessnetworking technology, Tablet PCs have the potential to provide an ideal venue for applyingpreviously proven collaborative teaching and learning techniques commonly used in smallerengineering laboratory and discussion sessions to a larger, more traditional lecture setting. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 33Currently, the range of use of Tablet PCs in the classroom includes enhancing lecturepresentations8,9, digital ink and note taking10, E-Books (books in electronic format) that allowhyperlinks and annotations11
failure to pass the prerequisite skillsexam can be a useful indicator for at-risk students.IntroductionThe Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree programs at Embry-RiddleAeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona, are somewhat traditional four-yearundergraduate engineering degree programs. The Prescott campus of ERAU may be categorizedas a “teaching institution,” where the engineering faculty place emphasis on instructor-studentinteraction, design experiences, and hands-on laboratory learning.Student retention is receiving increasing interest at Embry-Riddle, especially in recent monthswith the troubled economy. This is not a unique position for a small, private, tuition-drivenuniversity such as Embry-Riddle. Many such
248 Using Model Eliciting Activities in a Dynamics Course Teresa M. Ogletree, Brian P. Self, and James Widmann California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoAbstractTypical assignments in a traditional dynamics course often do little to motivate students or togive them an indication of how they would use the material in a future job situation. Manyinstructors are now attempting to provide motivational projects, hands-on demonstrations, andeven laboratory assignments to increase understanding and motivation. To
through the 2005 survey and exit interview, and the 2009follow-up email survey. From these, we present only the data associated to the professionalcareer and the diversity statement.In the 2005 Exit interview, we asked the participants ‘What Job would you like to have in theFuture.?. In Table 1 we report the answers in order of preference, and we code them asfollows:-‘Industry-Research’= industry or research laboratory-‘Research Teaching’ =faculty in a Carnegie Extensive (Carnegie 1) institution-‘Teaching-Research’=faculty in a Carnegie Intensive (Carnegie 2) institution-‘Teaching’= faculty in a Carnegie three or a Community College.We compare those answers with the present-day work positions of people, as found on a generalinternet search or as
endeavor that helps Page 14.743.14people) should also be revisited to create a program that is uniform and consistent with itslab activities.ConclusionsOverall, the Engineering Days summer program was successful in serving students ofunderrepresented groups. The combination of different hands-on laboratory activities,industry tours, speakers, and fun activities all contributed to the positive experience thestudents reported. While the survey indicated an increase in their understanding of whatengineers do, plan to study engineering in college, and confidence to be an engineer, wealso noted that most of the participants were already starting out very high
for Social, Economic of engineering base to Organizations to achieve9 classroom/laboratory facilities and infrastrural be funded by all set objectives in terms of development stakeholders (e.g. awareness and funding of government, companies) activities - To assess funds from funding global
/. Accessed on January, 15th, 2009.13. J. Lang, G.C. Nungent, A. Samal and L.-K. Soh, “Implementing CS1 with Embedded Instructional ResearchDesign in Laboratories”. IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 157 – 165, February 2006.14. M. Domínguez, P. Reguera and J.J. Fuertes, “Laboratorio Remoto para la Enseñanza de la Automática en laUniversidad de León (España)”. RIAI (Revista Iberoamericna de Automática e Informática Industrial), Vol. 2, No.2, pp. 36 – 45, April 2005.15. D. Deniman and T. Sumner, “Merging Metadata and Content-Based Retrieval”, Journal of Digital Information,Vol. 4 No. 3, Article No. 231, November 2003.16. L. Kecheng et al, “Interoperability for digital learning resource management”, in Proc. ICALT 2005, Fifth
focus on manufacturing- Explore new avenues for leveraging unique capabilities of the national laboratories and universities for the benefit of small and medium sized manufacturersStrengthening Education, Retraining, and Economic Diversification- Enhance workforce skills essential for employment in the manufacturing enterprise of the future- Establish high school and technical education partnership initiative- Establish personal reemployment accounts- Coordinate economic programs for manufacturing communities- Improve delivery of assistance for retraining of displaced workersPromoting Open Markets and creating a Level Playing Field Page
Associate Research Professor in the School of Materials at ASU and has been teaching and developing new content for materials science and engineering classes and laboratories. She has developed new content and contextual teaching methods from her experience as a researcher and General Manager at Honeywell Inc. She is currently working to develop new assessments to reveal and address student misconceptions in introductory materials engineering classes.Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging
decision to fill thebulleted textbox with text has led to the addition of redundant information. The slide violates themultimedia principle, the principle of coherence, and the principle of signaling. Synthesizing Diamonds • How would we feel about the uniqueness of diamonds if it was possible to make one in a laboratory, just like the real thing? • Science has finally found a way to replicate in a few days something that nature has taken millions of years to produce - diamonds. These synthetic diamonds are so close to the real thing, that they have the same atomic structure as natural diamonds. Even the most sophisticated machines are finding it hard to tell the difference. More
principles that have shown tolead to success in the classroom.20Developing Different SkillsWorking at NMAA also required us to establish their laboratory equipment and training. An in-depth look at each course was required to determine lab requirements. This was followed by thesynthesis of the cost and contracting limitations, lab space constraints, and most importantly,training requirements. Without the luxury of lab technicians at NMAA, the maintenance,accountability, and training aspect took most of our effort. American mentors assisted theAfghan instructors to establish an organized setup to the lab. After a time gap in American Page
students to take a course in fluid mechanics (CEE 1402) with and accompanying lab. This course teaches principles that prepare engineers to basic design fluid mechanic design, such pumping systems, pipe systems, open channel flow, etc. The project was to help in the development of laboratory experiments designed to improve student learning of basic fluids concepts. Project will involve design and construction of various experiments requiring the use of the machine shop.J) Freshman Engineering Program, University of Pittsburgh. The project was to Design & Develop an Online Interactive Scholarship Information WebsiteBased on the experiences and the modifications the students had with these projects and our newgoals, we found
, pp. 253-262.2. “Real-World Experience Can Revitalize Teaching”, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, http://www.nwrel.org/nwreport/dec98/article.html, retrieved 3/18/2009.3. Uluatam, S. S. (1992) “Civil Engineering Experience and Education”, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 118, No. 1, January, pp. 71-76.4. “Civil Engineering Overview”, Sloan Career Cornerstone Center, www.careercornerstone.org, retrieved Feb. 3, 2009.5. Akili, W. (2006) “Case Studies in Geotechnical/Foundation Engineering: Engaging Students and Bringing the Practice into the Classroom”, Conference Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. June 18-21, Chicago, IL.6
) Demmert, W. J., Jr. and Towner, J. C., “A Review of the Research Literature on the Influences of Culturally Based Education on the Academic Performances of Native American Students”, Portland OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003.7) Cheng, K., “Can education values be borrowed?”, Looking into cultural differences, Vol. 73, No. 2, Pages 11-30, 1998.8) Zha, P., Walczyk, J. J., Griffith-Ross, D. A., Tobacyk, J. J., Walczyk, D. F., “The Impact of Culture and Individualism–Collectivism on the Creative Potential and Achievement of American and Chinese Adults”, Creativity Research Journal 18:3, 355-366, Online publication date: 1-Jul-2006.9) Kim, K. H., “Learning From Each Other: Creativity in East
in a group, except for small laboratory assignments, or participated in aproject. They have never given an oral presentation, written a technical report, or faced solving areal problem presented by a client.To support the project, students attend a project management course of 6 ECTS (European CreditTransfer System), lasting 16 weeks.The course is evaluated through an individual as well as a group exam. The individual exam iswritten and based on a questionnaire. At the group exam, the report written for the client is Page 14.1163.5presented by the group in front of a panel comprising the teachers and the client and attended bythe rest of the
. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Millunchick is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and is affiliated with the Applied Physics Program and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UM in 1997, Millunchick was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 1990, and her Ph.D. in
U-M. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Millunchick is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and is affiliated with the Applied Physics Program and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UM in 1997, Millunchick was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 1990, and her Ph.D. in
attributes are mainly what the MESAprogram focuses to teach and assess in the students that enroll in the study abroad.The MESA course has its beginnings from internally funded grants that allowed some students totravel to Egypt and Chile to help train civil engineers in the use of water modeling softwaredeveloped by the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory (EMRL) at BYU. In March of2005, a similar trip to Mexico was received with deep interest and led to an ongoing relationshipwith the University of Zacatecas (UAZ). This partnership has subsequently expanded to includeITESO University in Guadalajara. Because the benefits derived from the grants included thedevelopment of global engineering attributes in students that participated, an official
programreviewed, regardless of their sex, had equal access to facilities, laboratories, research equipment,research opportunities, and programs and benefits offered by the University. Energy’s first reportcontained a great deal of anecdotal information, and the results of conversations with individuals,but little data other than the gender composition of the cohort of graduate students and faculty.The department’s second report did contain more actual data, but still skewed toward reliance onanecdotal reporting. Thus, although Energy found the institutions in compliance with the law, thelack of data and the overall content of the reports makes it difficult to determine the bases forthese findings of compliance. It appears that Energy based its findings
developing formal methods for design. Her educational interests include the development of student project team training materials to build more effective engineering student project teams. Dr. Schmidt is the founder and director of the Designer Assistance Tool Laboratory (DATLab). She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the America Society of Engineering Education. Page 14.1063.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sketching During Mechanical Design: Studying Sketching at the University of MarylandAbstractThe
to begin to incorporate bio intotheir courses. The database would function as a supplementary solution manual to the textbooksolution manual. An NSF Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement proposal was Page 14.1086.2 1funded in January, 2007 to the authors of this paper, and the plan was to develop 100 problemswith solutions for the Material and Energy Balance course.BioEMB has a number of useful attributes for faculty. Unlike a static solution manual, theproblems on BioEMB can be easily modified. Thus, mistakes in calculation, typo's and othererrors can be easily fixed and reposted
AC 2009-2452: THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DETERMININGWORLD CARRYING CAPACITYScott Morton, University of Wyoming Scott Morton received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He worked as an engineering consultant, a self-employed business owner, and a plant engineer before joining the University of Wyoming Mechanical Engineering faculty as a Research Scientist in 1999. He holds four patents and has two pending. Current research activities are in the areas of wind and solar renewable energy and computer aided laboratory instruction. Some of his many projects include radial flow and augmented flow
scheme used at the UofA to number courses is such that the fourth digit in a course number corresponds to the number of semester credit hours for the course.The required courses in the Spring Semester are: GNEG 1121 Introduction to Engineering II MATH 2564 Calculus II ENGL 1023 Composition II Freshman Engineering Science Elective (4 credit hours) University Core Elective (3 credit hours) For the Freshman Engineering Science Elective, FEP students choose between CHEM 1123/1121L University Chemistry II (with laboratory) and PHYS 2074 University Physics II. This selection has no impact on the students’ selected CoE major at the conclusion of their first year. The
Ridge National Laboratory, National Institute of Health, Frito-Lay, Quaker Oats, M&M Mars, ALCOA, Entergy, Yodlee, Black & Decker, Boeing Corporation, Hughes Network Systems, McCormick, Nextel, Tennessee Valley Authority, State of Tennessee, Bell- South, L.M. Berry & Company, Bryce Corporation, among others. Russell developed the Executive Coaching Program for the EMBA program at The University of Maryland and at The University of Tennessee. As the Director of both Coaching programs, she has provided executive coaching for hundreds of executives over the past decades as well as selected and trained numerous executive coaches. She has published over 50 articles, books, or book chapters
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