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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Rodhouse, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Cooper, Savant LLC; Steve Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

are perceived to be too complicated to learnat a young age. Opportunities for pre-college students to learn programming concepts can helpdevelop critical thinking and problem solving skills that will enhance their educationalexperiences. Also, conceptual understanding of programming techniques in one language canaid in learning other languages. This project developed an integrated series of programmingtutorials for using Squeak Smalltalk. Squeak Smalltalk is an open-sourced, object-orientedprogramming language that is being used for educational software and through the One-Laptop-per-Child initiative as well as for database and multi-media applications. The intent of thetutorials is to allow anyone, no matter their current programming

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IE Applications and Systems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Industrial Engineering

engineering based on systems theory.We now discuss each of these meanings.1. INCOSE: According to INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering),13 “Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and a means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on defining customer needs and required functionality early in the development cycle, documenting requirements, then proceeding with design synthesis and system validation while considering the complete problem.” Practitioners of system engineering in this meaning focus on one-time, large projects with a definite start and end, where a new system is to be designed and created to meet customer needs. Practitioners focus on industries such as information

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Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University; Sandeep Tirunagari, Lamar University

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Construction

AC 2010-369: GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION: INDIAEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

WPI graduate, it will be possible to get a better sense of their professional success.The third measure, program assessment, is well underway, as discussed in the next section.3. Assessment ProcessThe assessment process is motivated top-down in an effort to improve upon the program’ssuccess in meeting its objectives. The goal is to continuously improve the quality of educationwhile keeping the overall curriculum on trajectory.3.1. Continuous Improvement ProcessThe continuous improvement process forms feedback loops that include objectives, faculty,courses and projects, students, and student work as shown in the figures below. RBEFigure 2. Curricular revision flow.The Accreditation Coordinating Committee

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Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

answered adequately without being able to share the same piece of paper.In our SV offerings, we have experimented with web conferencing software to obtain equivalentoffice hours for distance students and found that this was successful, provided that both theinstructor and the student had tablet PCs. Unfortunately the cost of tablet PCs provides a barrierto both students and to academic institutions. In response to this need, a Scholarship of Teachingand Learning Project (SoTL) was designed to investigate the use of a relatively inexpensivetechnology, pen tablets, to improve the access of place-bound students to assistance frominstructors and fellow students. Each participating student in the fall section of analog electronicswas provided with a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

capabilities). Dr. Wicker’s current research interests are in the areas of advanced manufacturing (focused on layered manufacturing), tissue engineering (including scaffold fabrication, polymer synthesis, and in vitro and in vivo testing), and experimental fluid mechanics (with recent emphasis on cardiovascular flows). Dr. Wicker has published in excess of 100 refereed articles, provided more than 50 technical presentations at conferences and meetings, and managed more than $8 million in funded projects from agencies such as NSF, DoD, DoE, NASA, Sandia National Laboratories, and others, including a variety of corporations. Courses taught include topics in the thermal sciences.Rong Pan, Arizona State

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Shirley Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

, corrosion, impact, composite materials failure,statistical analysis of failures, non-destructive evaluation (NDE), and structural healthmonitoring. Typically, these topics are not presented in undergraduate engineering degreeprograms, especially in a laboratory-based format. A significant amount of new learningmaterials has been created and is being made publically available through course webpages. Inaddition, student learning assessments and project evaluation tools are being constructed,including a short concept inventory exam. Select portions of the laboratory component are beingassembled into a module on engineering failure for the yearly Aerospace Engineering SummerCamp held at the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle, exposing high school

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

sophomore year and the other in thesenior year. This experience strengthens their ability to communicate technical materialeffectively. In their senior design course, students are expected to write reports, makepresentations, create a project website, prepare a poster, and satisfy other requirements thatenhance not only their ability to communicate verbally but also electronically using variousmultimedia options. In addition to these two courses, ECE students are required to take twoseminar style [W] courses that require extensive writing on non-technical subjects. Theseseminars often include discussions among students of various backgrounds and countries oforigin. Furthermore, about a quarter of our students participate in a semester-long study

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

emphasize active learning and provide higher-order challenges, butthese laboratories are often subject to the constraints of (a) increasing student enrollment,(b) limited funding for operational, maintenance, and instructional expenses and (c)increasing demands on undergraduate student credit requirements. Here, we presentresults from a pilot project implementing virtual (or online) laboratory experiences as analternative to a traditional laboratory experience in Fluid Mechanics, a required third yearcourse. Students and faculty were surveyed to identify the topics that were most difficult,and virtual laboratory and design components developed to supplement lecture material.Laboratories were assessed by comparing student ratings of topic difficulty

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

sophomore year and the other in thesenior year. This experience strengthens their ability to communicate technical materialeffectively. In their senior design course, students are expected to write reports, makepresentations, create a project website, prepare a poster, and satisfy other requirements thatenhance not only their ability to communicate verbally but also electronically using variousmultimedia options. In addition to these two courses, ECE students are required to take twoseminar style [W] courses that require extensive writing on non-technical subjects. Theseseminars often include discussions among students of various backgrounds and countries oforigin. Furthermore, about a quarter of our students participate in a semester-long study

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

emphasize active learning and provide higher-order challenges, butthese laboratories are often subject to the constraints of (a) increasing student enrollment,(b) limited funding for operational, maintenance, and instructional expenses and (c)increasing demands on undergraduate student credit requirements. Here, we presentresults from a pilot project implementing virtual (or online) laboratory experiences as analternative to a traditional laboratory experience in Fluid Mechanics, a required third yearcourse. Students and faculty were surveyed to identify the topics that were most difficult,and virtual laboratory and design components developed to supplement lecture material.Laboratories were assessed by comparing student ratings of topic difficulty

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Nebojsa Jaksic; Jeff Piquette; Melvin Druelinger; David Lehmpuhl; Helen Caprioglio; Juyun Cho; Paul Chacon; Michael Mincic

four-year scholarships. This work analyzes the third-year activities of re-building, sustaining, and nurturing the cohort of about 20 scholars consistingof mechatronics, civil engineering technology, computer information systems, physics, biology,chemistry, and mathematics students. When compared with the previous year, results show asignificant improvement in retention. Mentoring needs and activities increased while tutoringneeds ended. Some cohort members started undergraduate research projects with their mentorswhile some others became involved in engineering design projects and competitions. Through anaggressive student placement program and two career fairs, some cohort students were able tosecure internships.IntroductionTo battle high

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

improve the outcome of tendon injuries through engineering. As a graduate student, Dr. Dischino became heavily involved in educational outreach work with inner-city public school students in Philadelphia. It was through this work that she realized her passion for teaching technology and engineering concepts at all levels and encouraging students to achieve their full potential in these fields. She is currently a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, the International Technology Education Association and the Association for Science Teacher Education, as well as a Champion Board Member of the Connecticut branch of the National Girls Collaborative Project and Board

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Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

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Students Constituent Committee

, working with an advisor, andpublishing in addition to some more specific scenarios like teaching a course, landing a summerinternship, and dealing with the cancellation of a research project. For each topic presented, Iextrapolate valuable pieces of advice that have enriched my grad school experience in thecontext of personal stories and life lessons learned culminating with the opinion that althoughgraduate school is hard, it is manageable and has the potential to be some of the most rewardingyears of your life where you can learn and grow into the professional you want to be.IntroductionSimilar to the pages of a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book for kids, the graduate schoolexperience is a virtual cornucopia of decisions, opportunities, and

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POTPOURRI

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Chad Dean, Utah Valley University

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Information Systems

from it. There is no doubt that it is a great idea toteach a data mining course in computer science curriculum. As you can tell, students taking adata mining course need to have background in quite a few areas to be successful. Not everystudent taking this course may have the background required in all these areas. The question ishow can an instructor remedy the challenge of teaching a group of students with widely-rangingbackgrounds, and at what level should this course be taught. Furthermore, the issue of groupwork arises, specifically as to whether data mining course projects should be accomplishedindividually or as teams.Studies show that many universities are teaching data mining course(s) within their computersscience curriculum. Each

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Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati; Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

engineering technology programs at the University of Cincinnati,such as internships or co-ops, service learning courses, study abroad programs, field projects,academic research, etc. This paper will describe how two faculty members in the MechanicalEngineering Technology department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS)designed and delivered two avenues of concrete experience. One is a service learning coursewith entrepreneurship for honors scholars and the other is a study abroad course for allengineering technology students.IntroductionThe University of Cincinnati (UC) is a large urban public institution with students from aroundthe world. It is also classified as a research university by the Carnegie Commission. The city

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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International

engineering technology programs at the University of Cincinnati,such as internships or co-ops, service learning courses, study abroad programs, field projects,academic research, etc. This paper will describe how two faculty members in the MechanicalEngineering Technology department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS)designed and delivered two avenues of concrete experience. One is a service learning coursewith entrepreneurship for honors scholars and the other is a study abroad course for allengineering technology students.IntroductionThe University of Cincinnati (UC) is a large urban public institution with students from aroundthe world. It is also classified as a research university by the Carnegie Commission. The city

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; M. Hossein Hariri, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

effective toolto implement in their classrooms. Tablet PCs and pen slates provide a stylus that allows the userto input data (in the form of digital pen strokes) through a variety of applications, such as inkannotations in word processing software and handwriting in notebook software. While theseinnovations offer a promise of improved student learning and faculty teaching, researchers areonly beginning to measure these impacts in any systematic way.Since 2003, faculty members at our institution have been implementing digital ink through tabletPCs and slates in engineering, humanities, mathematics, and science courses. As theseimplementations have been developed, we have conducted assessments of the projects andreported these results to the faculty

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-816: S-STEM: ENG^2 SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS ENGINEERINGENGAGEMENTSarah Jones, Louisiana State University Sarah Cooley Jones is the College Programs Coordinator for the Office for Diversity Programs, College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. Ms. Jones develops and manages programs for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate engineering students. These programs include scholarships, seminar series and activities that develop the student academically and professionally. She joined LSU in 1992 as a College of Engineering research associate in the area of environmental analyses and worked on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water

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Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

onapplied skills as opposed to those more theoretical in nature. As described by Rita R. Colwell in Science Magazine4, “Most of these innovative ProfessionalScience Master’s (PSM) degree programs are interdisciplinary and provide hands-on learning throughinternships and team projects. They are not intended to displace traditional programs. Instead, they aim toengage students with professional goals and then become scientists uniquely suited to the 21-centuryworkplace, equipped with a broader scientific knowledge than that acquired with a Bachelor of Sciencedegree and the skills to apply it.”3. The Master’s for Engineering Professionals (MEP) Degree To answer this need, an alternative to the current pre-doctoral master’s degree is

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David Probst, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

ElectromagneticsElectromagnetics is a rather challenging topic for many physics and engineering students, as theelectric and magnetic fields are invisible and the mathematics is very complicated. Therefore,without the help of CAD software, students often feel that this abstract theory has littleconnection with the real world. As a result, students tend to memorize a few equations, butcannot apply them in practical problems. There are many advanced EM field simulation softwarepackages available, and we adopted QuickFieldTM, which is very easy to use and its limitation in2D simulation is not an issue for this class.The first project assigned in this course was in the area of electrostatics, and the topic wascapacitive sensor. As the capacitance depends both on the geometry

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Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Taiwan in 2002 and her Masters in I/O Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2005. Her research interests include measurement and evaluation issues, individual differences, leadership, cross-cultural studies, work motivation, and the application of technology on human resources management. Page 15.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Computational thinking: What should our students know and be able to do?AbstractA NSF funded project on our campus has two overarching goals: (1) to create a computationalthinking thread in engineering

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan Hynes, Tufts University; David Crismond, The City College of New York; Barbara Brizuela, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

teachers as they taught a LEGO-roboticsengineering curriculum for the first time. The teachers each participated in the same two-weeksummer professional development workshop developed and led by the first author of this paper.The teachers were interviewed and their classes were observed over the course of the study. It isimportant to note the teachers each taught the curriculum in an afterschool setting. One cannotdirectly relate findings from an afterschool program to those of in-classroom settings, which isproblematic for this study. However, this research study focused on teacher knowledge and theafterschool setting still required the teacher to present new ideas to students and then work withthem as they designed their final projects. Thus

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Sana Nawaz, Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the response of Indiana University-PurdueUniversity students’ and Construction Industry across North East Indiana towards LEEDAccreditation in general and LEED Accredited Professionals in particular.IntroductionThe need of the hour makes it incumbent for buildings to go ‘GREEN’ as there is no other wayto circumscribe the growing energy crises. One of the most authoritative rating system to certifybuildings as ‘GREEN’ is United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED ratingSystem. The number of projects acquiring certification under United States Green BuildingCouncil’s (USGBC) LEED Rating System is increasing at a great rate ensuing in the increaseddemand for the LEED Accredited Professionals.A LEED Accredited Professional is one who has

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Baker, Rowan University; Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

. Page 15.664.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Illustrating Bioseparations with the Production, Purification and Separation of Colorful ProteinsAbstractThe field of chemical engineering is undergoing a rapid change. Advances in biology areprompting new discoveries in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical technology, andchemical industries. Developing commercial-scale processes based on these advances requiresthat new chemical engineers clearly understand the biochemical principles behind thetechnology, in addition to developing a firm grasp of chemical engineering principles.1 Toensure that chemical engineering students are prepared to contribute to these expandingindustries, this project

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Hu J. Cui; Seong W. Lee; Alexander K. Kinyua

Exhaust Temperature Analysis of Biodiesel Fuels Using MATLAB Hu J. Cui, Seong W. Lee, Alexander K. Kinyua Morgan State University, cuihujun@gmail.com, seong.lee@morgan.edu, alex_kinyua@bigstring.comAbstract The primary goal of the engineering curriculum is to provide the student withnecessary skills to perform effective problem solving. Another goal is to teachundergraduate & graduate students how to transition from textbook problems torealistic engineering problems and processes. Students in the Industrial EngineeringDepartment at Morgan State University, participate in ongoing projects at thelaboratories of Center for Advanced Energy Systems & Environmental

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Hu J. Cui; Seong W. Lee; Alexander K. Kinyua

Exhaust Temperature Analysis of Biodiesel Fuels Using MATLAB Hu J. Cui, Seong W. Lee, Alexander K. Kinyua Morgan State University, cuihujun@gmail.com, seong.lee@morgan.edu, alex_kinyua@bigstring.comAbstract The primary goal of the engineering curriculum is to provide the student withnecessary skills to perform effective problem solving. Another goal is to teachundergraduate & graduate students how to transition from textbook problems torealistic engineering problems and processes. Students in the Industrial EngineeringDepartment at Morgan State University, participate in ongoing projects at thelaboratories of Center for Advanced Energy Systems & Environmental

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Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Fitzpatrick, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Scientist with the Legislative Office of Research Liaison of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has been Principal Investigator of a number of bioengineering research projects involving implantable transmitters and sensors and their use in physiologic measurements. He was the Principal Investigator of the Drexel E4 educational reform project, the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and is currently PI of an NSF funded GK-12 project. He is member of the NAE and a fellow of the ASEE, the IEEE, and the AIMBE. He is the recipient of a number of other awards and honors including the Bernard M. Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering

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Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Beach, Western New England College; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and providing a forum where thestudents can meet with industry representatives to learn about needs and new problems; (3)generating increased support for science and engineering nationwide by raising awareness of theroles of science and engineering in technical progress; (4) creating a new forum for educatorsfrom many institutions to share their successful ideas for curricular and project content related toinnovative robotics applications, thus speeding the growth of this new and important field.1. IntroductionRobotics—the combination of sensing, computation and actuation in the real world—has longcaptured the interest of the American public. Today, the field is on the verge of rapid growth, as

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Darko Korain, Desert Research Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, shown in Figure 1, whichmay operate as a stand-alone or a grid-connected system. The power generation devices areinterfaced with the DC and AC buses through appropriate power conversion devices. This is partof a larger project at our university in renewable energy technology, sustainability, education,and research. The aims of this projects is to develop novel concepts for learning communitiesand inter-site cooperation in which the stake-holders can share resources and use in place ofcostly laboratory equipment and facilities virtual and simulation laboratory experiments via theInternet. A major component of this project is to design, implement and evaluate virtual learningenvironment system. The system will consist of training platforms, e