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Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aura Gimm, Duke University; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Robert Malkin, Duke University

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Biomedical

experience can be limiting for both student learningand the depth that project teams can achieve. While providing challenging engineering problems,all capstone design courses address basic principles of engineering design, teamwork, technicalcommunications, ethics, and professionalism. In this paper, we will discuss how a few simpledesign challenges have been used in three capstone design courses to practice and applyengineering design principles and problem solving skills. These challenges are relativelyinexpensive to implement and could be done in teams or individually. The competitive aspectsof the challenges can further motivate students. The design challenge goals can be tailored tofocus on specific aspects of design practice or skills, such as

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Computer Science Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan J. Meuth, University of Advancing Technology

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-120: USING THE PROCESSING PROGRAMMING ENVIRON-MENT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRyan J Meuth, University of Advancing Technology I graduated from UMR with a B.S. of Computer Engineering in 2005, after which I stayed at UMR (Now Missouri University of Science and Technology) to pursue and complete a Master’s and PhD in computer engineering. I worked for Dr. Donald C. Wunsch at the Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. There I worked on the Learning Applied to Ground Robotics project, developing a ground vehicle that can not only navigate unknown terrain, but be able to learn from experience with the world. During the summers since 2006 I worked at

Conference Session

Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Francisco Mondragon-Torres, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mahesh Nandan Kommi, Rochester Institute of Technology; Tamoghna Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

hardware implementation of the entire system would give the students a deepinsight of the OFDM concepts and would allow them to extend their research to various otherapplication of the OFDM communication system.The platform is being developed in Simulink which is a block level system design frameworkthat has time awareness. So what are the possibilities opened by using Simulink? First, we have aplatform that has time dependency as real systems do, at the same time the Simulink blocks canbe designed using Matlab code that is more algorithmic focused and do not have an embeddedtime relationship. Since the focus of the project is on hardware design, exploration andimplementation, the Simulink blocks can be implemented by FPGA vendor libraries, C or

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Ed.D., Florida Gulf Coast University; Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Minorities in Engineering

at The City College of The City University of New York. Prior to this position, he was employed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a research engineer. Dr. Villiers also was employed by The University of Florida and worked on several projects sponsored by the FDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.Shelby Gilbert, EdD, Florida Gulf Coast UniversityDr. Yves J. Anglade, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Page 22.664.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Examination of the Florida Education Fund’s Summer SAT Prep

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Arthur D. Morken, Central Washington University

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Materials

development of a program related task and guide students to higher levels of learning onBlooms Taxonomy through the development of student created learning aids.One specific need was reflected in the disparate skills of our majority component of ‘transfer’students in our programs. Through informal observations the authors realized students simplydid not have familiarity with the equipment at our facility (as opposed to their previousexperiences elsewhere). In this study, the authors target one simple skill relevant to resistancewelding that could be used as an introduction to metallurgy concepts (welding band saw blades).This student project was used not only to provide students with a practical skill for theirapplications toolbox but additionally as

Conference Session

Computer Science Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norena Martin-Dorta, University of La Laguna; Isabel Sánchez Berriel, University of La Laguna; David López Rodríguez; Héctor Amado; Jose Luis Saorin, Universidad de La Laguna; Manuel Contero, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano (I3BH)

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Computers in Education

is a professor of engineering graphics and computer aided design at La Laguna University. She received an MS degree in engineering from Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain in 1991. He made a PhD in developing spatial abilities using multimedia technologies and sketch-based modeling in 2006. She worked for private companies since 1992 as a project engineer in water supply systems. She joined La Laguna University in 2001Manuel Contero, Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigacin en Bioingeniera y Tecnologa Orientada al SerHumano (I3BH). Universidad Politcnica de Valencia Manuel Contero is a full professor of Engineering Graphics and CAD with the Graphic Engineering De- partment at the Universidad Politcnica de

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Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M. Keith, Michigan Technological University; Daniel López Gaxiola, Michigan Technological University; Daniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological University; David W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University; Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan Technological University; Dennis Desheng Meng, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey S. Allen, Michigan Technological University; John T. Lukowski, Michigan Technological University; Barry D. Solomon, Michigan Technological University; Jay Scott Meldrum Sr., Michigan Technological University; Thomas F. Edgar, University of Texas, Austin

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Chemical Engineering

ASEE.Daniel Lpez Gaxiola, Michigan Technological UniversityDaniel A. Crowl, Michigan Technological UniversityDavid W. Caspary, Michigan Technological University David Caspary is the Manager of Laboratory Facilities and Instructor in the Chemical Engineering De- partment at Michigan Technological University. He received a B.S. Engineering degree from Michigan Tech in 1982 and has also worked as a Training Specialist, Project Engineer, and Project Manager. He has over 25 years experience instructing and coordinating Unit Operations and Plant Operations Labora- tory, implementing distributed control and data acquisition systems, and designing pilot-scale processing equipment.Abhijit Mukherjee, Michigan TechDennis Desheng Meng

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Unique Developments in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

everyday life requires human-specialists with up-to-date knowledge to Page 22.9.2maintain and monitor existing robots, as well as to develop new, more advanced, smart, and safemachines. During the last decade, popular interest in educational exploitation has increasedsignificantly1,3. Robotics in education is seen as an interdisciplinary, project-based learningactivity drawn mostly on math, science, and technology and offering major new benefits ineducation at all levels2,4,5. Some specialized robotics jobs require new skills, such as those ofrobot installer and robot integrator. While universities have long included robotics research intheir

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Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washinton University

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Engineering Technology

Real Time Communication Systems With PCsAbstractCommunication system classes have been traditionally taught with a lecture-only format.However, the proliferation of new concepts and algorithms in communication systems makes itincreasingly hard for students to master them only through mathematical derivations.Furthermore, without a hands-on demonstration of how the algorithm is used in real-lifeapplications, students without strong mathematical skills can become frustrated and generate aretention problem in EET/CET/EE programs. To overcome this problem, the theory taught inlecture has been complemented with laboratory experiments and class projects. However, manytraditional communication systems’ laboratory experiments are related to various

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Carol Davis, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

thetribal college and Reservation high and middle school students3. This project with theparticipation of extremely dedicated faculty established a collaborative platform which is oftenthe most difficult thing to accomplish. As the ONR funding ended in 2004, the North DakotaExperimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NDEPSCoR) agreed to include theproject in their proposal to the National Science Foundation(http://www.ndsu.edu/epscor/NATURE/index.html). The project continued with the fundingfrom NSF under the title Nurturing American Tribal Undergraduates in Research and Education(NATURE). Major activities under the project continued to be Sunday Academy4 and SummerCamps5,6. A tribal college student research mentoring component was

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Dyah A. Hening, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-794: AN ANALYSIS OF FEMALE STEM FACULTY AT PUBLICTWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONSDavid A. Koonce, Ohio UniversityValerie Martin Conley, Ohio University Valerie Martin Conley is director of the Center for Higher Education, associate professor, and coordinator of the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Ohio University. She is the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions.Dyah A. Hening, Ohio UniversityCynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University Cynthia Anderson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Ohio Uni- versity. In addition to research on community college

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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NSF Grantees

completed so that we can devise effective methods for learning design and preserving knowledge that arises in the process. She has been actively teaching and reflecting upon engineering design issues for over 15 years. Dr. Schmidt was the 2008 recipient of the American Society of Engineering Education’s prestigious Fred Merryfield Design Award and is the co-author with George Dieter of the text ”Engineering Design, 4th edition”, published by McGraw Hill in 2008. Linda Schmidt has published over sixty refereed publications in the areas of mechanical design theory and methodology, mechanism design generation, graph isomorphism issues in generative design and effective student learning on engineering project design

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Cecelia Wright Brown; Kofi Nyarko; Kevin Peters

were engaged in exercises and activities that cultivated theirresearch skills. The girls also showcased their research projects and technology skills through aPowerPoint presentation recapping their summer experience. The classes, workshops, seminarsand presentations were conducted on the campus of a Historical Black College and University(HBCU) in Baltimore City. The coordination and instruction took place under the guidance ofthe Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education in the School of Education(CEMSE) at the HBCU. The WISE Program was supported by funds from a federal agencygrant Network Resources and Training Sites (NRTS).Introduction:Designing an academic enrichment program for girls was prompted by the vast amount

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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David Kazmer

SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF ENGINEERS David Kazmer, P.E., Ph.D. Associate Dean, University of Massachusetts Lowell’s College of Engineering Multidisciplinary Education & Research AbstractA statistical survey of engineering majors is presented to understand potential disconnectsbetween the supply and demand of engineering graduates. On the supply side, the primary metricis the annual number of engineering graduates by major from United States Universities. On thedemand side, the presented data includes the government projections of current and futureengineering positions, recent job postings on

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Buket D. Barkana; Nelson Ngoh; Allen Cook

still evident that these technologies offer entry to every student regardless ofhis/her ability, and they offer the student a means to achieve success at his/her level of education.In 1999, Infinity Project innovators prepared engineering curricula for middle school, highschool, and beginning college students by using audio and image processing techniques andtechnologies. The curricula and pedagogy developed through this project continue to helpeducators deliver maximum engineering exposure through hands-on engineering learning intoday’s classrooms. Our developed course expands this project to the post-secondary level ofboth teacher preparation and in-service teacher training.The principles of digital audio and image processing have

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Arthur Brown, Penn State University ; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She is a faculty development consultant with previous experience in instructional design and instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for engineering teaching assistants. Page 22.906.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011  Integrating Ethics into Undergraduate Environmental Science and Economics Education Abstract Good

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as a program administrator in the UVA School of Engineering & Applied Science, Ms. Trail served as a project manager and administrator for the UVA School of Medicine. Juliet is also a doctoral candidate with the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the UVA Curry School of Education, studying university organization, leadership, program evaluation and collaboration. Page 22.1251.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 RET Program Yields Elementary, Middle, and High School Teaching InnovationsIntroductionThe Research

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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

theviability of the passive UHF RFID system to locate the position of a tagged objects, stored in amultiple shelved warehouse environment is investigated. A pilot system was implemented and itsperformance was investigated by a team of two students in the electronics engineeringtechnology (EET) program during one semester senior design project. A 915 MHz RFID systemperformance was investigated and analyzed in a simulated environment in the radio frequency(RF) laboratory. The concept of using RFID system for position identification in the simulatedstorage environment was successfully proven. The pilot system was able to identify taggeditems’ locations with very high efficiency especially in an RF friendly environment. The workrequired the analysis of

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

real projects in thedifferent areas of electrical engineering.This paper will present the data collected as a part of the course offering over two academicyears, specifically split into two analysis categories. The first part of the data analysis will focuson the effect of the course on student retention, extracted from the freshman cohorts. The secondpart of the data analysis will focus on student surveys performed at the end of the semester. Thissurvey was designed to measure vital components of overall course effectiveness with finergranularity, including students understanding of topics such as the role of electrical engineersand their impact on society. The data collected and analyzed over the last two years clearlyshows an increase in

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

hours for remote studentswhich are essentially equivalent to face-to-face office hours.One of the strengths of our electrical engineering program has been that all but one of ourcourses has had an integrated laboratory component. In addition, most courses have requiredsignificant design projects. Distance students to date have completed their labs at their localtwo-year school instead of traveling across the state to main campus. Lab instructors have beenhired to provide equipment and lab support for these courses. This lab approach with an on-sitelab instructor has been serviceable for “cookbook” type laboratories, where all the instructionsare provided, and low-level design projects.Alternative approaches have been investigated for use with

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce M van de Vegte, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada; Alan P. Duncan, Camosun College, Victoria, Canada

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

under room temperature and cold conditions, and calculation energy densities by mass an volume.• Lab 10 Field Trip 2009 Race Rocks Tidal Turbine 2010 T’Souke Nation Solar PV Project and Jordan River Hydroelectric Dam Page 22.1239.9Industry feedbackThe Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology – Renewable Energy program has anindustry program advisory panel that meets every quarter. The members of the panel are selectedfrom a broad group of local companies representing both government and the private sector. Weheld a focus group session that was independently facilitated on 28 April 2009. The questionsposed were:What

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Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical and civil engineering and socio-economicissues. The subject is how to develop a power transmission and distribution architecture basedon wireless beaming complementing and reaching beyond the wired power grid. Theprocesses of defining requirements and selecting parameters in this wide-open area, are setout. The education here is not through course lectures but through cross-disciplinary learningon projects. Student experience over the years is reviewed, starting from initial conceptexploration to present refinement. It is argued that millimeter wave beaming is essential, andthat viable end-to-end efficiency can be achieved, to succeed in the marketplace. Studentparticipants in this concept development over the years, have been at levels

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie J. Parish, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

new design component. Instead of viewgraphpresentations, guest speakers were asked to bring in demonstrations to explain current aerospacedesign problems and applications of new technology. Industry representatives were invited topresent “real-world” problems they are resolving to give students a better appreciation of theunique challenges of the aerospace industry. Also, aerospace student organizations, graduatestudents, and upperclassmen were recruited to speak to the students about research opportunities,aspects of senior design projects, and ways to become involved in the aerospace community toencourage integration of students into the department after their freshman year.The course has continued to evolve with the addition of a freshman

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shamsnaz Virani, University of Texas, El Paso; Iris B. Burnham, Burnham Wood Charter School District; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Miroslava Barua, University of Texas, El Paso; Elaine Fredericksen, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso; Sally J. Andrade, Andrade & Associates, Inc., El Paso, TX

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Alabama at Huntsville, where she taught undergraduate courses in industrial and systems engineering and served as the faculty advisor for the In- stitute of Industrial Engineering local student chapter. At RIMES, she is involved in developing graduate courses and exploring research opportunities in systems engineering. She has written research proposals to National Science Foundation, Locked Martin Aeronautical, Raytheon Energy Systems, Texas Higher Education Board, and Texas High School Project. She conducts research with a local charter high school assessing the attitudinal changes in high school students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals and conferences

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-2310: UNDERGRADUATE CONCEPTIONS OF THE ENGINEER-ING DESIGN PROCESS: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A HUMAN-CENTEREDDESIGN COURSELora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley Lora Oehlberg is a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cal- ifornia at Berkeley, and a member of the Berkeley Institute of Design. She received a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (2008) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer- ing from Stanford University (2006). Her doctoral research is on how designers use personal design information tools during collaborative new product development projects. Her background includes both corporate product design and

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Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

profes- sionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering. Additionally, she works with middle school teachers and students on engineering projects.Melanie C Page, Oklahoma State University Melanie C. Page received her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from Arizona State University in 1998. She is currently a professor in the Department of Psyhcology and Director of the OSU Institute for Cre- ativity and Innovation (ICI) in the School of Entrepreneurship. Her research interests are mainly in pre- vention/intervention research; She is currently involved in several projects. One major project is looking at decreasing childhood overweight through family and peer interventions (FiSH project) with

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College; Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College; Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to mechanical, chemical, electrical, andcomputer engineering, computer science, design, controls, and energy. Course goals includeexposing students to many facets of engineering and computer science to aid in major choice,developing practical technical skills relevant to subsequent projects, generating enthusiasm forfuture studies, and developing teamwork, design, presentation, and technical writing skills.Through a series of labs including drawing and 3D printing a robot chassis, soldering amicrocontroller circuit board, assembling a gear box, building sensor circuits, machining andcharacterizing hydrogen proton exchange membranes (PEM) fuel cells, C programming, andgenerating and detecting Gold codes, the students design, build, test, and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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International

(1.5 gallon) is supplied to each faculty and stuff. Recyclingvarious papers, aluminum, cans, plastic bottles, and jugs, is encouraged.Green NSU and Cane River Green Market teamed up as partners for ‘Healthy Livings’ toarrange meetings with faculty and staff in the Student Union Building at NSU to promotethe importance and availability of fresh, locally grown and harvested fruits andvegetables.During fall of 2010, the University was awarded three projects through the EmpowerLouisiana Stimulus Funding through the department of Natural Resources Total.Finally the NSU has adopted 4.5 days week instead of 5 days week to cut its electric bill.Course Objectives The student should be able to: Understand, analyze, and explain the shift to

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

functions have also been used in conventional thermodynamics classes on projects whensolving large applied thermodynamic problems. In such cases, the time expended oninterpolation can quite easily constitute the majority of the time required for solving theproblems. The students can easily spend more time interpolating than in learning how to applythermodynamic principles. Therefore, once students have shown mastery of the skills needed tointerpolate tables to obtain properties for substances, more knowledge of thermodynamicprinciples can potentially be assimilated if the interpolation steps associated with homeworkproblems, projects and examinations were automated. Historically, in order to avoid excessivetime expenditure on interpolation, some

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Walter W. Buchanan; Robert J. Herrick

; BSET 1983; Vice President for Engineering at Emerson Climate Technology,Inc., Sidney, Ohio. He has continuing contact with and support of UD through projects in theSchool of Engineering's Design and Manufacturing Clinic and Innovation Center.William E. Sopko, Jr.; BSET 1971; President, William Sopko & Sons, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio; Tookover the ownership and management of the successful company founded by his father soon aftergraduation due to the untimely death of his father. Continuously expanded the company throughacquisition of related manufacturing companies: Manufacturer of heavy stampings for the truckindustry; Supplier of repair parts for grinding equipment.Kansas State University:Melvin Bergkamp (Mechanical Engineering Technology