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SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

, patents, and papers in re- ferred journals and conference proceedings. He has co-authored the textbook Source and Channel Cod- ing: An Algorithmic Approach. He has contributed to several books, including Mobile Communications Handbook and The Communications Handbook (both CRC Press). He holds several patents in the area of wireless location management and authentication strategies. He received the SAIC 1997 Publication Page 22.613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Prize for Information and Communication Technology. He has served on the Editorial Boards of IEEEPersonal

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

survey also asked students to rate their level of agreement with 12 other statementsrelated to international aspects, stakeholder impacts, and/or societal impacts of engineering(including four questions from the PFEAS4) using a 6-point Likert scale. The four statementsmost closely related to international issues were: 1. I would be equally comfortable teaming with an engineer from the U.S. as one in India Page 22.751.7 or China to work on a project. 2. The technology that is used in the U.S. is likely the best technology to use to solve similar technical problems in other countries. 3. I expect that a water treatment plant

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-784: REDISCOVERING RECIPROCATING STEAMMatthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Commander, US Navy PhD, PE Permanent Military Professor Nuclear Submarine Officer Member - The Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology Page 22.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Rediscovering Reciprocating Steam A Fresh Look at Historical Steam Power (Reciprocating Steam 101)introductionThe purposes of this article are: (1) to describe the most significant steam engines from the earlyperiod of steam power

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Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

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Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-1407: THE RESEARCH STUDIO: INTEGRATING INFORMA-TION LITERACY INTO A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCE COURSEMichelle Baratta, University of Toronto Michelle Baratta has held positions in academic and public libraries, as well as a corporate setting. Her education includes a Master’s degree in Information Studies (2007) and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree (2004), both from the University of Toronto. She is currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Toronto’s Engineering & Computer Science Library.Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. His pedagogical research is primarily in the

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First-Year Activities and Peer Review Strategies in Civil Engineering

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Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-533: INCORPORATING TECHNICAL PEER REVIEW OF CIVILENGINEERING STUDENT PROJECTSLuciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Luciana R. Barroso, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She has been with Texas A&M University for more than 10 years, and in that time has taught over a dozen different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has received funding for her engineering education research from the Department of Education FIPSE program and from the NSF CCLI program. She also has been involved in several professional developments that were provided by the NT

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

program has beenapproved by the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs(MUDEK) of Turkey in 2008 for a period of five years. 4 The evaluation process in MUDEK isvery similar to that of Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET). MUDEK isalso a full member of European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE)and is authorized to award EUR-ACE (European Accredited Engineer) label to the graduates ofapproved departments. 5As stated in the original declaration of Bologna Process 6 and agreed by most of the Europeanuniversities, higher education across European countries is standardized with respect to studentachievement and quality assurance. One of the essential components of the Bologna

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University; James P Abulencia, Manhattan College; Powell Draper, Manhattan College

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1929: ENGINEERING AND NONENGINEERING STUDENTS’PERCEPTIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUESSeamus F Freyne, Mississippi State University Seamus Freyne joined the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State University last fall. Previously he was employed at Manhattan College and the University of Oklahoma. His research interests include structures, statistics, and ethics.James P Abulencia, Manhattan CollegePowell Draper, Manhattan College Powell Draper is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Man- hattan College in New York City. Page 22.576.1

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-254: FIVE FORCED-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSUSING TWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CAL-IBER ACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has taught a wide

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Mechanical Engineering

the director of Architectural Engineering Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He was re- sponsible for developing the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). During his stay at IIT, he taught fundamental engineering courses, such as thermodynamics and heat transfer, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervise many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects program (IPRO). In few months, Dr. Megri will defend his ”Habilitation” (HDR) degree at Pierre and Marie Curie Univer- sity - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities

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Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla; and ME in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida - Gainesville. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. Her research interests include measuring groundwater contaminant flux, and engineering education. Page 22.188.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Introduction to Infrastructure for All DisciplinesWHY A COURSE ON INFRASTRUCTURE? To the relief of many civil engineers, the word infrastructure has come into vogue with theAmerican body politic; in the most recent

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Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Nadar Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Chemical Engineering

ethics include: 1. Engineering and moral complexity 2. Moral reasoning, technology, values and society 3. Commitment to safety, risk and product reliability 4. Engineering as a social experiment 5. Workplace rights and responsibilities 6. Environmental ethicsIn the second part of the course real world case studies are discussed. Typical casesrelated to chemical engineering that have been studied in the past include: 1. The chemical disaster at Bhopal India 2. Dow Corning breast implants 3. Environmental clean-up and problems with the superfundThe Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010 is an interesting case for an ethicscourse. It was included for the fall 2010 semester and is planned to be included for thespring 2011

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2215: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF UNDERGRADUATEVIBRATIONS COURSEAnca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Raghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years of teaching, research and consulting experiences in Design and Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes. He has published several educational and research papers at ASEE, ASME and other

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Ashley Elisabeth Thibodeaux, Louisiana State University; Laura H. Ikuma, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-680: PEER MENTORING, A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM TOIMPROVE RETENTION IN THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGSummer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Paige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Ashley

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Osterwood, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Jason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Koch, GTECH Strategies; Maureen Copeland, GTECH Strategies

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1859: SERVICE RESEARCH AND SERVICE LEARNING: DE-VELOPING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BETWEENA UNIVERSITY AND A NONPROFIT.Kristen Osterwood, University of PittsburghAmy E. Landis, University of PittsburghJason Douglas Monnell, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Monnell is a Research Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Union College (Schenectady NY) his PhD in Chemistry from Penn State in 2005. He investigates chemical and phys- ical interactions between surfaces and their environments. He is especially interested in heavy metals, chacogen containing molecules, and catalytic materials. Dr

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Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1908: THE RESEARCH PROPOSITION AND PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT: UPDATE ON FIRST YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT PREPA-RATIONDavid F. Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. He has taught professional development and technical writing courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Page 22.1494.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Research Proposition and Professional Development: Update on First Year Graduate Student Preparation Twenty years ago, our

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Status of CE Education: Today & Tomorrow

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1436: TODAY’S BSCE: A SURVEY OF CREDIT HOUR REQUIRE-MENTSKenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Page 22.1531.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Today’s BSCE: A Survey of Credit Hour RequirementsAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of a survey and analysis of today’s civilengineering and closely related curricula in terms of credit hours required for degree. There hasbeen considerable discussion nationally about a trend to reduce credit hour requirements. Whilethis paper does not address any historical trends, it does provide a comprehensive description oftoday’s

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Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University; Sydney M. Wait, Marshall University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-235: USING KEFIR TO TEACH MICROBIAL KINETICS IN ANUNDERGRADUATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT COURSEIsaac W. Wait, Marshall University Isaac W. Wait is an assistant professor of engineering in the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Wait conducts research and teaches courses in the area of water resources and environmental engineering, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Ohio and West Virginia.Richard F. McCormick, Marshall University Richard F. McCormick is a Professor of Engineering at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He received his BSCE from WV Tech in 1971 and MS and PhD from Va Tech in 1973 and 1979

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Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Civil Engineering

, E. T., Gavrin, A., and Christian, W. (1999). Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Webtechnology. Prentice Hall series in educational innovation, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.2. Mazur, E. (1997). Peer Instruction: A User's Manual. Prentice Hall series in educational innovation, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J.3. Fagen, A., Crouch, C. H., and Mazur, E. (2002). “Peer Instruction: Results from a Range of Classrooms.” The Physics Teacher, 40(April), 206-209.4. Denton, N., and Cooper, H. (2006). “JiTT in an engineering technology class.” 113th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2006, June 18, 2006 - June 21, 2006, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, Cal Poly, SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

unable to devote time to, provide an additional resource for company engineeringprojects, and contribute to creative and innovative project solutions.BackgroundThe Medical Engineering Development and Integrated Technology Enhancement Consortium(MEDITEC) is a partnership between industrial partners and academia that matchesundergraduate and master’s-level engineering students with the project needs of biomedicaldevice developers. MEDITEC currently consists of three industrial consortium members alongwith our university. Membership in the consortium requires each of the industrial partners tomake an annual donation of $50,000, which enables each company to populate a project databasewith projects. Depending on the needs of each project, a single

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Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

the capstone design course for the department. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, appropriate technology, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA. Page 22.278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Benefits of Mentoring Students in Design CompetitionsAbstract A very rewarding opportunity, that many educators overlook, is the chance to mentorstudents who are participating in

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Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

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Environmental Engineering

; Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA since 2001; Pro- gram Manager of Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness, Stanford University; and Part-time Ph.D adviser of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. He graduated from Harbin Architectural & Civil Engineering Institute, Harbin, China (1976), received a Masters of Engineering de- gree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (1984) and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1991). Dr. Wu was Engineer/Project Leader of Michigan Biotechnology Institute (1992-2001) and the Manager for Asia-Pacific Business Development (1998-2001). In the 1980s, he was an

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff McAdams, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Engineering Libraries

collectiondevelopment goals will be to grow our electronic collections.The New Science and Engineering Building Our university is a new campus, relative to many universities in the state. However, it isgrowing rapidly, especially in the sciences. In the last five years, our university opened twomulti-disciplinary science and engineering buildings. The newest building, the AppliedEngineering and Technology Building, opened for occupancy in Fall 2009 and officially inSpring 2010; our library opened few months later, in May. In the original plans for the building, a laboratory space was built where our library isnow. The architects and builders outfitted the room with various lab specifications, including aneye-wash station, a multitude of power

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Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Technology Management from Villanova University. Her background and work experience is in K-12 engineering education initiatives. Rebecca has spent the past 5 years involved in STEM high school programs at Villanova University and The School District of Philadelphia. Ad- ditionally, she has helped coordinate numerous robotics competitions such as BEST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League and MATE. Page 22.177.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Inexpensive Hands-on Introduction to

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Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-299: IMPLEMENTATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATE-GIES IN THE ARAB GULF STATES: WHAT? HOW? WHEN?Waddah Akili, Iowa State University WADDAH AKILI: Professor (retired) of civil engineering & visiting faculty at Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA. Has been in the academic arena for over 38 years. He has held academic positions at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, Penna (66-70); at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (70-87); & at The University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar (87-00). Akili’s major field is geotechnical engineering. His research interests and experience includes: characterization of arid and semi arid soils, shallow and deep foundations, pavement design and materials

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Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

one of the EVEN studentessays was: “Environmental engineering can be defined as applying the principles ofengineering and science to improve the environment and make the earth a better place for allliving organisms... I love being part of this discipline. It is a science that has totally dedicated Page 22.1359.13itself to save both humanity and the environment.” An example of a usage context for passion inone of the EVEN student essays was: “I have worked for Environment Colorado over thesummer, and bettering the environment and technology to help with that has always been aninterest of mine. It’s something I feel good and passionate about

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2753: DOES STUDENT ACCESS TO SOLUTION MANUAL POSEA CHALLENGE?Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineer- ing from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-present). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASME, senior

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Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sanjeev K. Khanna, University of Missouri

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-177: IMPLEMENTING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING IN MA-TERIALS SCIENCEDavid H Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia Dr. David Jonassen is Curators’ Professor at the University of Missouri where he teaches in the areas of Learning Technologies and Educational Psychology.Sanjeev K Khanna, University of Missouri Dr. Khanna is a La Pierre Professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering department at the University of Missouri. His pedagogical research interests include integrated teaching of mechanics, materials and design, introducing problem based learning in undergraduate level engineering courses, and promoting the engineering discipline among high school teachers and students. He is the coauthor of a book

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Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2011-2465: INTRODUCING ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY INTOFORMAL AND INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EDU-CATIONJean D MacRae, University of Maine Jean MacRae is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine, where she is faculty adviser of the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders. Page 22.957.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Introducing elements of sustainability into formal and informal environmental engineering educationThe pressing need to find ways to improve quality of life on a crowded planet with

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

] Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, 250 B. C. Translation by W. D. Ross, 2009.[2] Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (2009). “Criteria For Accrediting Engineering programs”Baltimore, MD.[3] Gijselaers, W. H. (1996). Connecting Problem-Based Practices with Educational Theory. Bringing Problem-based Learning to Higher Education: Theory and Practice. Jossey-Bass, Inc. San Francisco[4] Du, W. Y., Furman, B. J., & Mourtos, N. J. (2005). On the ability to design engineering experiments. 8th UICEEAnnual Conference on Engineering Education. Kingston, Jamaica. February 7-11.[5] National Research Council (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience and school. Behavioral andsocial science and education. Branford, J. D., Brown

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Harvey Bell, University of Michigan; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail Susan Hohner, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

teams developing and implementing cleanercooking fuel technology for villages in Nicaragua, genetically engineering new bio-systems,designing and racing sophisticated solar cars (leading to 6 national championships since 1990), aswell as building and flying nano-satellites in space or in a NASA microgravity aircraft. Manyuniversities will have similar examples. These projects inherently include many of the featuresthat we believe are important in the education of engineers for professional practice as describedabove.The MD Program provides students the opportunity to acquire design skills as well as toexperience “creativity during engineering” through multidisciplinary project work. A range ofparticipation levels are available from single ½ day