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Nanotechnology/RFID

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Anderson, CET; Ghassan T. Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-229: LOCATION IDENTIFICATION USING PASSIVE UHF RFIDSYSTEMPatrick Anderson, CETGhassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University Associate professor at the Physics and Engineering Technology Department. Research interest is in the field RF communication. Page 22.1021.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 LOCATION IDENTIFICATION USING PASSIVE UHF RFID SYSTEMAbstract Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been widely utilized and applied in retail stores andmanufacturing environments. Over the years the advances in the technology provided

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Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2662: OPPORTUNITIES IN POWER BEAMING FOR MICRORENEWABLE ENERGYNarayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Page 22.1125.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Opportunities In Power Beaming For Micro Renewable EnergyAbstractDeveloping advanced concepts that go well beyond today’s practices, is a useful way forstudents to learn about innovation across discipline barriers. In this paper, the experience ofaerospace engineering students is described as they develop a concept that cuts acrossaerospace technology, several areas of

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-2532: AUTOMATED BATTERY CHARGER INSTRUMENTATIONINTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE INTERCONNECTED BATTERY STRINGSAS A STUDENT PROJECTHerbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow Herbert L. ’Herb’ Hess received the PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1993. He then joined the University of Idaho where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering. His work is in power electronic converters, great and small, alternative energy systems, power quality, energy storage electronics, and on-chip designs of energy management systems. In ASEE, he is currently Program Chair of the Instrumentation Division and is immediate past chair of the ECE Division and a past chair of the ECC Division

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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Jan Rinehart, Rice University; Eden B. King, George Mason University; Mikki Hebl, Rice University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-912: A TRIAD FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAMJan Rinehart, Rice University Jan Rinehart is Executive Director of the National Science Foundation funded ADVANCE Program at Rice University. The goals of the ADVANCE program are to increase the number of women faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics at all levels of leadership, and change the institutional climate. She has over twenty years in higher education with most of her work focused on diversity in STEM fields. Prior to assuming the ADVANCE position, she served as the Deputy Director of the Space Engineering Institute for two years and the Director of Engineering Student Programs at Texas A&M University. She initiated the Women in Engineering

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Modeling and Problem-Solving

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morris M. Girgis, Central State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Knowledge in an Interactive Learning Context,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 57-68, 20076. Girgis, Morris, “A New Engineering Taxonomy for Assessing Conceptual and Problem-solving Competencies,” ASEE Annual Conference, AC 2010-1793, June 20107. Mills, J.E., and Treagust, D.F., “Engineering Education—Is Problem-Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer?” Australian Journal of Engineering Education, http://www.aaee.com.au/journal/2003/mills_treagust03.pdf.8. Dym, C., Agogino, A., Eris, O., Frey, D., and Leifer, L., “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 103–120.9. Kjersdam, F., and Enemark, S., “The Aalborg Experiment: Project

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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Kathryn Mobrand, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-2241: REVISITING COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCES TO PRE-PARE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICEKathryn Mobrand, University of Washington Kathryn Mobrand is a doctoral candidate and research assistant in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. She is working with Dr. Jennifer Turns on preparedness portfolios for engineering undergraduates; her focus is on the communication of practicing engineers.Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-202: STUDENTS LEARN FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERINGDESIGN WHILE PURSUING THEIR OWN ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEASKevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from WPI in 1992 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998. He has published on teaching engineering design, assessment of student learning, and use of process simulation in undergraduate education. He is the recipient of the 2004 Fahien Award and the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Section Outstanding Teaching Award from ASEE.William Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Engineering Department at Rowan University. His research interests include design

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-917: WE-IMPACT- WOMEN IN ENGINEERING - IMPROVINGPROGRAM ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR OUTREACH AND RETENTIONPROGRAMSElizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Elizabeth Dell is the Director of Women in Technology, an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing & Me- chanical Engineering Technology and the Miller Endowed Professor at the Rochester Institute of Tech- nology. She is the Program Chair for Undeclared Engineering Technology. Dell received degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and Macromolecular Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan. Research interests include sustainable materials development, selection and characterization and increasing the diversity

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1167: CCLI: MODEL ELICITING ACTIVITIES: EXPERIMENTSAND MIXED METHODS TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNINGLarry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

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William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-1370: ALL INNOVATION IS INNOVATION OF SYSTEMS: ANINTEGRATED 3-D MODEL OF INNOVATION COMPETENCIESWilliam D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences William D. Schindel is president of ICTT System Sciences, a systems engineering company, and devel- oper of the Systematica Methodology for model and pattern-based systems engineering. His 40-year engineering career began in mil/aero systems with IBM Federal Systems, Owego, NY, included ser- vice as a faculty member of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and founding of three commercial systems-based enterprises. He has consulted on improvement of engineering processes within automotive, medical/health care, manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, and consumer

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-273: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROBOTICS AC-TIVITIES IN UNDERSERVED K-12 COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASS-ROOMRayshun J Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc. Rayshun Dorsey is currently the Founder and President of WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, an organization that works in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently offers an extensive in-formal education collaboration through various outreach projects to include AroPability, a federally funded initiative in conjunction with California Institute of Technology, Center for the Vi- sually Impaired, National Federation of the Blind and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite that seeks to stimulate STEM

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

AC 2011-2146: USING TOP METHOD TO ENHANCE THE CONSTRUC-TION ENGINEERING STUDENT LEARNINGZhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University Assistant Professor, Dept. of Const. Mgmt. & Eng., North Dakota State University, Dept 2475, P.O. Box 6050/Fargo, ND 58108 Jerry.Gao@ndsu.eduCharles McIntyre, North Dakota State UniversityZhi GE, Shandong University Zhi Ge Associate professor 17923 Jingshi Road School of Civil Engineering Shandong University Jinan, China 250061 Page 22.1649.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using TOP Method to Enhance the Construction

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New Trends in ECE Education

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

., “Applied Engineering With LabVIEW: Experiences From a Plug-in Hybrid Project,” paper AC2008-2707, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (ASEE’08), 2008.6. Backer, P. and Garcia J., “Assessment of LabVIEW and MULTISIM in the Delivery of Electronics LaboratoryContent,” paper AC 2007-235, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition(ASEE’07), 2007.7. Zhang, Y., Akujuobi, C., Wang, Y., and Cui, S., “Engineering Technology Laboratory Enhancement WithLabVIEW,” paper AC 2010-1646, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition(ASEE’10), 2010.8. Stone, W., Ball, A., and Howell, B., “Integrating LabVIEW® into Engineering Technology Curricula

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

Engineering Education. NSF Report. 25 pp.11. Bielefeldt, A.R., K.G. Paterson, and C.W. Swan (2010). Measuring the Value Added from Service Learning in Project-Based Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Education. In press for Special Issue on Problem-Based Learning, Accepted for 26(2).12. Burack, C., J. Duffy, A, Melchior, and E. Morgan (2008). Engineering Faculty Attitudes Toward Service- Learning. ASEE Annual Conference. Paper AC 2008-152113. Christy, A.D. and M. Lima (2007). Developing creativity and multidisciplinary approaches in teaching engineering problem solving, International Journal of Engineering Education, 23, 4, 636-644.14. Creswell J.W. (2003). Research Design-Qualitative, Quantitative

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Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-260: INFORMED INFLUENCE: PREPARING GRADUATE EN-GINEERS TO PRESENT WITH POWER INSTEAD OF JUST POWER-POINTChristine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Christine G. Nicometo is an associate faculty associate in the Engineering Professional Development (EPD) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Within EPD, she teaches technical commu- nication courses in three programs: Technical Communication Certificate (TCC); Masters of Engineering Professional Practice (MEPP); and Masters of Engineering Engine Systems(MEES). Through the College of Engineering, she also directs the New Educators Orientation Program. She has been an active member of ASEE since 2006.Traci M Nathans-Kelly, University of

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering

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Systems Engineering

AC 2011-1295: INVESTIGATING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOR DE-VELOPING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CURRICULUM: THE SYSTEMSENGINEERING EXPERIENCE ACCELERATORAlice F Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology Alice Squires has nearly 30 years of professional experience and is an industry and research professor in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in the School of Systems and Enterprises. She is a Primary Researcher for the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) and Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator projects. She has served as a Senior Sys- tems Engineer consultant to Lockheed Martin, IBM, and EDO Ceramics, for Advanced Systems Support- ability Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christina Matta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Technical Communication Program

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-999: ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE DIS-CIPLINES: USING ONLINE VIDEO MODULES TO STANDARDIZE IN-STRUCTION AND EXPECTATIONSLaura R. Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin, Madison Laura Grossenbacher is Director of the Technical Communication Program in the College of Engineer- ing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at Austin, and has been teaching courses in engineering communication for fifteen years. She has done consulting work in professional engineering writing for private firms (such as HNTB, Inc. and Affiliated Engineers, Inc.) and has taught technical communication as part of the UW-Madison College of Engineer- ing study abroad

Conference Session

Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Rosa Goldstein, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1521: COMPARISON OF INSTRUCTOR PERCEPTIONS ANDSTUDENT REFLECTIONS ON MODEL ELICITING ACTIVITIESNora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh Nora Siewiorek is a graduate student in the Administrative and Policy Studies department in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where she also received her MS in Information Science. Her research interests include: engineering education and educational assessment and evaluation. Her K-12 outreach activities are organizing a local science fair and a hands on workshop in nanotechnology. Her other research interests are: higher education administration, comparative and international education.Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; David Walton Gardner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; James K. Nelson, University of Texas, Tyler

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-2251: ”TUNING” ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN THE CON-TEXT OF ABET ACCREDITATIONMary Eileen Smith, Ph.D., Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Mary E. Smith has been employed with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 1987 and now serves as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy. She is responsible for the administration and management of matters related to the Board’s higher education academic planning and policy functions, and she provides leadership on key projects, reports, and studies that cut across divisions of the agency. She has taught at The University of Texas at Austin, and she currently is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication at St. Edward’s

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1021: HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON INSTRUMENTATION INUNDERGRADUATE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDick Blandford, University of Evansville Dick Blandford is the EECS Department Chair at the University of EvansvilleMark Earl Randall, University of Evansville Mark Randall Randall@Evansville.edu Instructor of Electrical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering University of Evansville Page 22.772.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 High Altitude Balloon Instrumentation In Undergraduate Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractA high

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-2667: HOW THE NEW ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING PRO-GRAM CRITERIA DIFFERS FROM THE NEW CIVIL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM CRITERIAAllen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a Professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until January 2007, Dr. Estes was the Director of the Civil Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Al Estes received a B.S. degree from USMA in 1978, M.S. degrees in Structural Engineering and in Construction Management from Stanford University in 1987 and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Bielby, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Janel A. Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Eunjong Ra, University of Michigan ; Matthew Holsapple, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1952: IMPACT OF DIFFERENT CURRICULAR APPROACHESTO ETHICS EDUCATION ON ETHICAL REASONING ABILITYRobert M Bielby, University of Michigan Robert Bielby is a doctoral student in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education focusing in higher education policy and quantitative methodology.Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Trevor S. Harding is Chair and Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo where he teaches courses in biomaterials, solidification metallurgy, tribology and life cycle design. Dr. Harding has published numerous manuscripts in the area of ethical development of engineering undergraduates through

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

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Architectural

AC 2011-2821: IMPLEMENTING STUDENT-BUILT PHYSICAL MODELS:ADVANCED FRAMING AND 3” CUBE TO IMPROVE SPATIAL REA-SONING ABILITY AMONG FRESHMEN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER-ING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STUDENTSOrla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College Orla Smyth LoPiccolo is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture and Construction Man- agement at State University of New York, Farmingdale State College and a licensed architect. She is currently the Secretary and Treasurer of ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section. She received her undergraduate and professional degree from Dublin Institute of Technology - Bolton Street College of Technology and Trin- ity College, Dublin Ireland and her

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2011-415: IMPROVING TEAM LEARNING IN SYSTEMS DESIGNColin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Colin J. Neill, associate professor of software and systems engineering and associate division head of en- gineering and information science, earned his Ph.D. in software and systems engineering, M.Sc. in com- munication systems, and B.Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom. He is the author of over sixty articles on software and systems design, ar- chitecture, and team effectiveness and serves as associate editor-in-chief of Innovations in Software and Systems Engineering.Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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International

AC 2011-160: INCORPORATING GLOBAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN AFRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE THROUGH COLLABO-RATIVE DESIGN PROJECTSIvan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is actively involved in the International Division of the American

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2522: INTEGRATING ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROJECTSINTO A COMPUTER ENGINEERING CAPSTONE CLASSLynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University Lynne A. Slivovsky, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., Purdue Uni- versity, 2001), has led service-learning initiatives both within the College of Engineering and across the university at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 2003 she received the Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award. Her work in service-learning led to her selection in 2007 as a California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Faculty Fellow for Service-Learning for Political Engagement. She

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2793: JUST-IN-TIME DAILY QUIZZES AS LEARNING TOOLFOR SELF ASSESSMENT AND CONTENT MASTERYWilliam J. Sawaya, Texas A&M University William J. Sawaya is an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering Technology and Indus- trial Distribution in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in quality management and process improvement. He has done work and research on the topics of inter-organizational collaboration, inventory management, new product development, product introduc- tion, healthcare products, transportation systems analysis-focusing on railroads and multi-mode container operations, product testing, customer satisfaction, quality management

Conference Session

Computational Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch III P.E., Boise State University; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-2086: LABVIEW, THE USRP, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ONSOFTWARE DEFINED RADIODr. Thad B. Welch, P.E., Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Colorado in 1979, 1989, 1989, and 1997, respectively. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1979 and has been assigned to three submarines and a submarine repair tender. He has deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Arctic Ocean. From 1994 1997 he was an Instructor and Assistant Professor teaching in the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Martin W. Weiser, Eastern Washington University, Engineering and Design Department; Hani S. Saad, Eastern Washington University; Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-62: INTEGRATION OF NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTALSTUDIES IN A HEAT TRANSFER COURSE TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’CONCEPTN.M. A HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University Dr. Hossain is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Wash- ington University, Cheney. His research interests involve the computational and experimental analysis of lightweight space structures and composite materials. Dr. Hossain received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and Science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota. Martin Weiser is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Design Department at Eastern Washington University. He earned his BS in Ceramic

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui-Hui Wang, University of Minnesota; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Mi Sun Park, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2077: THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONTEACHERS INTEGRATING ENGINEERING INTO SCIENCE AND MATH-EMATICS CLASSROOMHui-Hui Wang, University of Minnesota Hui-Hui Wang is a graduate student in Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests are across both non-formal and formal setting. Her research primary relates to inquiry-based instruction and STEM integration in science education. She is also interested in developing STEM curriculum for K-12 science teachers.Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Tamara J. Moore is the co-director of the University of Minnesota’s STEM Education Center and an assistant professor of