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2000 Annual Conference

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Karen Horton

tests.The five laboratory classes in the manufacturing sequence introduce students to drawing andmachining skills. Students develop hand and CADD drawing techniques in Technical Drawingand Machine Drawing. In Machine Tool Laboratory I students machine a project, and inMachine Tool Laboratory II students machine a project that they have designed and drawn inMachine Drawing. Students create computer numerical control (CNC) codes from drawings andlearn the basics of welding in Introduction to Computer Aided Machining (CAM) and Welding.A large portion of the baseline year MET 270 syllabus focused on the machining, CNC control,and welding topics of the laboratory classes.In the baseline year students also performed company studies. Student groups

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2000 Annual Conference

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Patrick A. Tebbe; Christa Weisbrook

toolswhich allow programs to be accessed through HTML code. The fact that LabVIEW isprimarily used for data acquistion is actually an advantage in several ways. Any program Page 5.74.3created with LabVIEW will be capable of being directly linked to the outside world. This linkcould involve control of an instrument or input of sampled data. The capability therefore existsto use the software as a stand alone tool or in combination with laboratory experiments andother software.The THERMOVIEW ConceptThe graphical structure of the LabVIEW programs suggests certain similarities to the processand cycle diagrams commonly used in thermodynamics courses. The

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2001 Annual Conference

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Charles Moore

Session 3286 Add Sizzle to Your Electronics Curriculum Charles Moore Arkansas State Technical InstituteI. IntroductionThis paper, of particular interest to the new educator in a two-year electronics program, presentsinnovative classroom and laboratory techniques which have proven to enhance student learningand interest. Technology students, often kinesthetic learners, may not learn easily from lecturesbut respond well to alternative methods and will listen if their interest is piqued by an element offun or sizzle.II. Improving Classroom AttitudeSince attitude

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2001 Annual Conference

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Terry Beck

to high school students participating in the Engineering andScience Summer Institute (ESSI) at KSU. The ESSI Program is offered to high school students(and high school instructors) as an opportunity to learn about engineering, as well as physics,chemistry, biology and mathematics. Lectures and laboratory activities are given to illustrateimportant problems and challenges faced by society presently and into the future. The programis also designed to aid the students in determining their career interests. In addition, students aregiven opportunities for leadership activities and for learning about life on campus at a university.Further information about the ESSI Program can be obtained by contacting the College ofEngineering at Kansas State

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

ordinary and partial-differential equations describing heat and fluidflow. Several of the modules may be considered “virtual” laboratories, that is, they allowstudents to take data from the computer screen for post-processing  much as if theywere working in a real, extremely well-equipped laboratory. Others give the option ofperforming dozens of "what if” calculations rapidly, thus inviting their use in the designprocess. Some merely replace the table and chart lookups that are so commonly used inthe study and practice of heat transfer. In the studio projects, students are exposed tomodern computational techniques while seeing them applied to fundamental problems.With the complete field solution available from the numerical model and not just a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Paul Furth

required course is to cover topics in electronics. In particular, wedevote the majority of the first lab period of the semester to career development. Prior to 1998,electronics laboratories did not even meet during the first full week of the semester. We oftenspent that week organizing our laboratory equipment, supplies, and assignments. In addition, onemight argue that students lack sufficient background material to undertake a significant labassignment after only one or two lecture periods. On the other hand, career developmentactivities require no particular knowledge of electrical engineering. Thus, students are ready toparticipate by virtue of being at least sophomores in the electrical engineering program.Here we list the career development

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Rudko

designed to encompass areas, and develop analytical and applied skills which can be expected to form the basis of electrical engineering in the future. (2) To give the students a more in-depth mastery of at least one area of electrical engineering. (3) To instill in the students the ability to apply this knowledge in the analysis, design and testing of engineering systems, processes and components. This includes the ability to use the computer and appropriate software tools, a facility with laboratory techniques, and with the analysis and interpretation of data. (4) To expose the students to engineering practice and to its ethical and societal aspects, and to make them proficient in

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1998 Annual Conference

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Robert Heidersbach; David Gibbs; Daniel Walsh; Alan Demmons

Constituents,it will Provide for Programmatic Excellence and it will Establish and Maintain Linkages to key Partners.We have created an upper division capstone course treating Failure Analysis which promotes the development ofthese skills and provides a vehicle for their demonstration. The course is based on a systems approach toengineering challenges. The course provides a laboratory setting for active learning in which students candemonstrate a basic understanding of engineering science, and of design and manufacturing, of experimental designand data analysis. Furthermore, students are encouraged to exhibit skill in the communication of ideas, initiative inacquiring information and knowledge, and a familiarity with contemporary tools, all in a team

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1998 Annual Conference

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John G. Nee

MTH 133 (4) Calculus II OR MTH 137 (5) Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists * PHY 130 (4) College Physics I OR * PHY 145 (4) University Physics I PHY 131 (4) College Physics II OR PHY 146 (4) University Physics II * PHY 170 (1) College Physics Laboratory I OR * PHY 175 (1) University Physics Laboratory I PHY 171 (1) College Physics Laboratory II OR PHY 176 (1) University Physics Laboratory II * CHM 120 (4) Survey of Chemistry OR * CHM 131 (4) Introduction to Chemistry CPS 150 (2) FORTRAN Programming OR * CPS 180 (3) Principals of Computer Programming * These courses also fulfill University Program requirements

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar

development of collaborativecourses, the cooperative instruction of video conferences, and the exploration of the use of newinformation technologies for teaching, learning and distance education.In 1996, three faculty members from the University Park Campus of Penn State, one facultymember from Penn State Altoona and one faculty member from Penn State New Kensingtontraveled to IUT Bethune to teach and observe in several departments. Two students from theUniversity Park Campus of Penn State spent two months in industrial placements in Bethune andLille.Again in 1997, four faculty members from University Park and one faculty member fromAltoona traveled to Bethune to teach lecture and laboratory sessions and to collaborate on aconference on the use of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Belanus; John Hartin

of data pointsacquired strongly influence the resolution of frequencies and their amplitudes in the spectracalculated for a signal. The use of simple laboratory structures for which experimental andanalytical frequencies are readily obtained enhances the understanding of vibrations, datasampling, and interpretation of Fourier analysis results. Since structural vibrations may produceclosely spaced harmonics, an understanding of the presented method is critical for a prioridetermination of frequency resolution.Introduction Much can be learned about the characteristics of a vibrating structure by experimentaldetermination of dynamic strains or kinematics. Often, extremely high loads can exist due toimpact loading or excitation of a

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1997 Annual Conference

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James R. Sherrard

they would not run, program budgets were based on FTEstudent populations not need, etc. The results were quick and predictable: numerous and diversetechnical elective courses effectively disappeared; multiple course offerings at differing times werereduced to a single course section; the Dean of Technology position was eliminated; and necessaryfunding for laboratory maintenance/upgrade and professional development needs was sharplyreduced. With fewer technology course/laboratory offerings and inconvenient/conflicting time slots,technical enrollment again decreased. Entry level technical employment had stabilized and evenslightly increased as fewer graduates were being produced. With the effect of supply-and-demandfor technology graduates now

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1997 Annual Conference

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Tamie Veith; John E. Kobza; Mario G. Beruvides; C. Patrick Koelling

Session 2457 Session 2457 MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION ON THE INTERNET C. Patrick Koelling*, John E. Kobza*, Tamie Veith*, Mario G. Beruvides+ *Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/+Texas Tech UniversityBackgroundIn August 1995 the National Science Foundation, through SUCCEED (Southeastern Universityand College Coalition for Engineering Education), funded a project to develop and test amultimedia laboratory experience in work measurement and methods engineering. The primarypurpose was to evaluate the efficacy of the multimedia

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1998 Annual Conference

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Milo D. Koretsky

Control, and Designof Experiments.2 Page 3.104.1When alumni, co-op interns and the department's Industrial Advisory Board were surveyed aboutstrengths and deficiencies in content in the OSU chemical engineering program, theoverwhelming short-coming was in the area of these production-based statistics topics.However, an examination of the transcripts of graduating seniors over several years revealed themajority had, in fact, taken introductory statistics. Apparently a formal statistics course plus thead hoc inclusion in senior laboratory did not provide students with sufficient exposure tointegrate into the production-based statistics they need

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Raffaello D'Andrea

[6], and the Working Model 2D and3D multibody code software from Knowledge Revolution [4]. A new course is being being developed aroundthese experiments, entitled “Experimental Model Based Control Design Using Multibody Codes”. Limitedversions of the experimental setups have, and will be used, in other senior electives at Cornell. To our knowledge, no other projects of this scope exist; there are several projects, however, which sharea similar philosophy. In [2], a laboratory is described where computer simulations are compared to actualmeasurements as integral parts of an undergraduate mechanics laboratory. It is argued quite convincingly inthis paper that simulations should not replace real experiments in the undergraduate curriculum

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren R. Hill

preparation, writing exams, quizzes and laboratory experiments, grading papers andassigning grades, setting up laboratories, assisting students outside of class with questions andproblems directly related to the subject being taught, running laboratories, and supervisingindependent study. Normally the time required outside of class will generally far exceed the timein class for a given course.In the scholarship area, there are the typical activities most commonly associated with the researchuniversities such as writing grants, supervising graduate students, writing for publication andworking on one s own research. These activities are also common in other kinds of institutionsand in Engineering Technology programs, but to a lesser extent. Frequently

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1999 Annual Conference

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James . McDonald

of Chapter 7 in the text Microcomputer Engineering by Gene H. Page 4.283.1 Miller1 . The text, and therefore the course, is based on the Motorola 68HC11 family of 8-bit microcontrollers, and laboratory projects use Motorola’s 6811 EVB evaluation board. 2. ECE 474 Microcomputers II introduces more advanced topics in assembly-language programming and software design through the study of a considerably more advanced microcontroller: the Motorola MC68332, a 32-bit processor and member of the large 68000 series of processors. The text used2 is specific to this processor, and laboratory projects use Motorola’s

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1999 Annual Conference

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P. M. Wild; B. W. Surgenor

at Queen’s University is described in detail. The primaryobjective of the course is to create a sense of opportunity and excitement about mechatronicssystem design. This course focuses on the practical implementation of simple mechatronicsystems with particular emphasis on the electronics for conditioning and interfacing of sensorsignals and driver control signals. The laboratory portion of the course is based on the BasicStamp II, a user friendly microcontroller from Parallax Inc. By the end of the course, studentsunderstand a relatively simple system of sensors and actuators under the supervision of amicroprocessor engaged in on/off or simple PID control.1. IntroductionMechatronics is a word which means different things to different people

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1998 Annual Conference

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John Marshall

: Internet resource to supplies and additional information: http://www.rmit.edu.au/departments/ch/rmpc/Biographical Information: Dr. JOHN ALLEN MARSHALL taught senior high school prior to receiving his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He has seventeen years of university teaching experience, and is currently the Coordinator of the Power and Energy curriculum and laboratories as well as the Internship Coordinator for the University of Southern Maine’s Department of Technology. Page 3.396.3

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1998 Annual Conference

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M. R. Foster; H. Öz

, Science and English Core Year 1 Engineering Foundations Year 2 Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics Dynamics, Systems Engineering Systems Year 3 Integration Structures Propulsion, Power Year 4 Elective Laboratory Design Page

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Kang K. Yen; Cesar D. Aguilar; Armando B. Barreto

elements for a real-time DSP learning environment. Two other types of elements are typically needed: Means of generating known, controlled signals to be applied to the DSP system as input, and means of monitoring and characterizing the output signals produced by the DSP hardware system. Although the necessary instruments for signal generation and monitoring are available in instructional laboratories at universities, or in some design departments in industry, they may not be available to many interested practicing engineers, or may represent a strong investment for small colleges that would like to implement real-time DSP courses

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1998 Annual Conference

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W.R. Kaminski

2648 A SERIES OF HEAT TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENT W.R. Kaminski Professor and Coordinator Mechanical Engineering Technology Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 98926 Abstract A series of five heat transfer experiments that are used to teach the laboratory component fora Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) heat transfer course at Central Washington

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bow, Fairmont State University; Sungmin Youn, Marshall University; Sukjoon Na, Marshall University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Marshall University.The main objective of the research project was to investigate the effects of carbon nanomaterialson the mechanical properties and durability of cement mortar. The non-engineering major wasinvolved in manufacturing and testing cement mortar cubes with different concentrations ofcarbon nanotubes and graphene using an ASTM standardized procedure. The paper reflects onthe benefits and challenges of conducting quantitative research in an engineering field, such aslearning how to use laboratory equipment, analyze data, and write technical reports. The paperalso discusses how the interdisciplinary nature of the project helped to broaden the perspectiveand enhance the problem-solving abilities of the non-engineering major, who applied

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Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aaditya Khanal, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

energy today provides about 9% of the world’s energy and8 to 10% of the U.S. needs [4]. However, in many parts of the world, these percentages are increasingsignificantly. Based on current data on global warming, as well as the current U.S. dependence onoverseas oil, there is an interest and urgency in utilizing alternative energy sources [5].In order to prepare students for their future careers, real-world training is imperative for their education.University campuses in the United States are taking important steps to establish alternative energyresearch and education [5]. For example, undergraduate engineering and engineering technologyprograms are now including laboratory-based curriculum in alternative energy [5]. Hands-on

Conference Session

Perspectives in Chemical Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zachary Rasmussen, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

go beyond the effort of asingle faculty teaching the same lecture course. This choice could conceivably add a small butindeterminable overestimation of faculty teaching loads.If a professor taught multiple sections of the same class, the faculty was attributed credit for theclass multiple times. In contrast, faculty who taught multiple laboratory sections were onlygiven credit for one section. It was found that some departments offer many laboratory sectionsattributable to multiple faculty members, where it’s unclear how workload is divided. So, if eachlab teaching professor was given credit for each lab course they would have a significantlyhigher credit count than their lecturing peers. These choices could respectively overestimate

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Introductory Physics Laboratory," The Physics Teacher 41, no.7 (2003): 394-401.2 Trevor S. Volkwyn et al., "Impact of a conventional introductory laboratory course on the understanding ofmeasurement," Phys.Rev.ST Phys.Educ.Res. 4, no. 1 (2008): 010108.3 Walter Bich, Maurice G. Cox, and Peter M. Harris, "Evolution of the 'Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty inMeasurement'," Metrologia 43, no. 4 (2006): S161-S166.4 R. Kacker, K. Sommer, and R. Kessel, "Evolution of modern approaches to express uncertainty in measurement,"Metrologia 44, no. 6 (2007): 513.5 BIPM et al., International Vocabulary of Metrology—Basic and general concepts and associated terms(VIM),Anonymous , 3rded. Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, 2008)6 Raymond T. Birge

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle D. Lutes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Teresa A. Shanklin, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

12 and 20 students per semester. The numbers are limited by the number ofworkstations and mobile devices in our mobile computing laboratory. Page 22.1305.2This first offering of CIT 355 had students programming applications for the Microsoft PocketPC PDA platform as this platform was the clear market leader in the handheld device space atthe time. Students used the C# programming language, the Visual Studio IDE, and the .NETCompact Framework class libraries when developing applications. In addition to being a popularplatform, this environment proved useful for pedagogical reasons as our students had used VisualStudio IDE and C# in prerequisite

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Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Andy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Farrukh Zia, New York City College Of Technology

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Engineering Technology

design technology) meet in the center to discuss and share their ideas,to test design concepts, to experiment with and to hold workshops and seminars.The MTC consists of a new robotic laboratory and several existing laboratories. The existinglaboratories are: CAD, Materials Testing, Manufacturing, Control Systems, Instrumentation, andComputer Controlled Systems Laboratories.These state of the art software and hardware give designers the necessary freedom to choose andtest their design ideas. They enable designers to try different options and to offer different designalternatives. New machines such as a CNC milling center, injection molding, water jet, and 3Dprinters have been utilized by faculty and students to make parts for their design

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Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston; Victor J. Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Morteza Sameei, Houston Community College Northeast

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Engineering Technology

concept mapping were presented by invited faculty. Samples of concept mapscreated by current lab assistants were presented as learning objects. One additional goal was thecreation of a library of concept maps for CLABS. In addition, at the beginning of each semester,the Lab Management team and faculty offer a two-day laboratory assistant orientation workshop.Topics such as teaching techniques, safety procedures, professional etiquette, and organization oflaboratories were covered during the workshops. The attendees included Lab Assistants (LA),Student Assistants (SA) and Undergraduate Mentors (UGM) although, this specific workshopwas aimed to the LA's, SA's and UGM who were involved directly in the ELET 1100, ELET1101, ELET 2103 laboratories as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees

engineering and other university students who want to explore engineering as a career path or for personal enrichment. He has written a textbook and a laboratory manual for the course ’Introduction to Electronics and Electrical Systems: A PBL Approach’.He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence at UALR including Donaghey Outstanding Teacher award. He has also received recognition for research excellence from the chancellor and college. His research interest is in the gen- eral area of signal processing (analog/digital) and he is working on new approaches in inverter design and solar controller to improve efficiency of solar energy conversion. He received the bachelor’s degree with honors from Indian Institute