tools such as the Student Assessment of Learning Gains survey.4 Videotaping and captioning – materials developed for the course have included interviews with experts in particular disasters, site visits (e.g. to the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society and the site of the Hindenburg disaster). Laboratory experiments and discussions also filmed (e.g. impact testing of alloys related to the Titanic disaster, electron microscopy of materials from Hindenburg recovered after the disaster). Lectures making use of VoiceThread (created by the instructor) for a number of asynchronous discussions of videos of engineering failures, news reports, videos of laboratory testing methods, and Powerpoint presentations to provide background information
electric circuits where the circuit to be built is constructedfrom existing parts and connecting wires that students can assemble. Some instructors will havestudents build a transformer during the course [6], which is a non-rotating machine. Others havehad the students build a simple dc motor [7] to demonstrate the application of the basicelectromagnetic principles to yield rotational motion. But a practical rotating electrical machineis complex to construct, given the need for bearings, insulation, balancing for vibration, anddesign for appropriate cooling.Second, the laboratory materials required to demonstrate the operation and machinecharacteristics can be prohibitively expensive, with some systems costing over one hundredthousand dollars to
Benson, Andrew Danowitz, Paul Hummel, and Joseph Callenes-Sloan Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cal Poly San Luis ObispoAbstractMany undergraduate engineering courses include laboratory work where students are asked towork in pairs or groups to complete assignments. Group work can offer many benefits includingimproved communication and team work skills, appreciation and respect for others, and evenincreased individual performance. However, group work may also present drawbacks includingostracism, unequal work distribution (some group members not ‘pulling their own weight’) anddecreased individual performance. When creating groups, instructors are faced with decidingwhether to allow students to form their own groups or to
. Social support must also beprovided by faculty, and further assistance can be provided by peer mentors.Method of ImplementationThe implementation of the PFE course series involves merging professional principles,experiential learning activities, and academic assignments. Faculty members, industryrepresentatives, university administrators, community members, graduate and undergraduatepeers, and the PFE students themselves all play significant roles in the implementation of thecourse. The format for the course is a cooperative learning style. Students are introduced toconcepts during guest lectures, workshops, and laboratory tours, and are required to exploreideas relating to those concepts through assignments and projects. All assignments and
Paper ID #26679Promoting Undergraduate Research and Education through ExtracurricularEPA P3 ProjectsProf. Woo Hyoung Lee P.E., University of Central Florida Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee, P.E. is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Con- struction Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2009. Prior to joining UCF in 2013, he worked for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory as a post-doc. His primary research area is to develop electrochemical
Mechanical Engineering with affiliate appointments in Biomedical Engineering, Material Science & Engineering, and Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she es- tablished and directed the Bone and Joint Biomechanics (BJB) Laboratory. Dr. Ploeg received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 2000. She was the Director Preclinical Stress Analysis Group in the Research Department at Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd. (now Zimmer-Biomet GmbH), Winterthur, Switzerland from 1992-2002. Dr. Ploeg’s research focus is ortho- pedic biomechanics including design of medical devices, bone modeling and remodeling, mechanical testing, and finite
decrease Primary Energy consumption,” Ph. D. Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, 2019.[6] BCHP Screening Tool. US Department of Energy: ORNL, 2007.[7] RETScreen. Natural Resources Canada, 2010.[8] HOMER (Hybrid Optimization of Multiple Energy Resources). HOMER Energy LLC, 2014.[9] DER-CAM (Distributed Energy Resources -Customer Adoption Model). Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2016[10] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, “DER-CAM User Manual,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, California, USA, Manual, 2016. Accessed: Apr. 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://building-microgrid.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/DER- CAM_User_Manual_V4
instructor. The first time the course wasoffered was two years before with only seven students. Therefore, a meaningful comparison wasnot available. Future research, possibly at larger institutions with multiple sections shouldexamine this technique along with a control to assess the effectiveness of this approach further.Also, this class did not have a requisite laboratory so it would be meaningful to compare theseresults to other courses with laboratories that conduct water hardness tests in that setting.The activities described in this paper were inexpensive and required a relatively low timecommitment. All the materials were easy to procure. The students greatly enjoyed the activitiesas evidenced by students requesting to bring in additional
such as microbiological laboratory wastes (blood and b) Infectious wastes blood containers, Serologic wastes, etc.), discarded surgery wastes, and air filters that contain bacteria and viruses. Tissues, organs, and fluids removed during surgery or c) Pathological wastes autopsy medical procedure. d) Sharp wastes Needles, syringes, blood vials, etc. e) Wastes with high content of heavy Batteries, broken thermometers, blood-pressure gauges
Industry as an electrical engineer and project manager. He joined Ohio University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Arduino Based Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Lab
requirement is minimal, it still provided a level of gee-whiz to theproject. Students were concerned about their design flying apart on the centrifuge which perhapsencouraged them to more carefully fasten and secure all components of their accelerometers. Byworking with the students in the laboratory, it was obvious that spinning and shaking somethingthat they had designed and built, certainly added some excitement to the course.References[1] J. Keska, “Instrumentation Emphasis In Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Programs,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, Louisville, KY, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/16249. [Accessed Jan. 25, 2018].[2] P. Avitabile, “An Integrated Undergraduate Dynamic
] NoLogin 01/26/17 23:27.40 Sketch2 [ProfileFeature] NoLogin 01/26/17 22:18:21 Sketch2 [ProfileFeature] NoLogin 01/26/17 23:26:55 Cut-Extrude1 [ICE] NoLogin 01/26/17 22:28:40 Cut-Extrude1 [ICE] NoLogin 01/26/17 23:31:09 Sketch3 [ProfileFeature] NoLogin 01/26/17 22:20:19 Sketch3 [ProfileFeature] NoLogin 01/26/17 23:29:57Sharing the Login Credentials: A false positive result appears when two students share the logincredentials in a CAD laboratory. This often occurs at the beginning of a term when one studenthas not updated his or her credentials and is only able to login by using classmate’s credentials
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- gineering and a Courtesy Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Since Oct. 2007, he joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was the Abel Bliss Professor of En- gineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering. He was the Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (mntl.illinois.edu), a campus-wide clean room facility from Oct 2007 to Aug 2013 and the Co-Director of the campus-wide Center for Nanoscale Science and Tech- nology (www.cnst.illinois.edu), a ”collaboratory” aimed at facilitating center grants and large initiatives around campus in the area of nanotechnology. Since Aug 2013, he has been the head of the Bioengineer- ing
Paper ID #19485WIP: Introducing MATLAB-based Instruction and Learning in the Creativ-ity Thread of a Novel Integrated Approach to ECE EducationProf. Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University Branislav M. Notaros is Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, where he also is Director of Electro- magnetics Laboratory. His research publications in computational and applied electromagnetics include more than 180 journal and conference papers. He is the author of textbooks Electromagnetics (2010) and MATLAB-Based
development organization.Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started
. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and Member of Washington State Academy of Sciences.Dr. Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University Prof. Olsen received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1968 and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO in 1970 and 1974 respectively. While in Boulder, he worked for Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory. He has been a member of the electrical engineering faculty at Washington State University since 1973 and holds the rank of professor. Between 2003 and 2013, he served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Student Services at Washington State University. He has been an
Miller Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016, the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2011, and the Dennis Woodford prize for his M.Sc. thesis in 2007. He was a Connaught Scholar at the University of Toronto.Dr. Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University Prof. Olsen received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1968 and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO in 1970 and 1974 respectively. While in Boulder, he worked for Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory. He has been a member of the electrical engineering faculty at Washington State University since 1973 and holds the rank of professor. Between 2003 and 2013, he
and change over time. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 BYOE: A Low-cost Material Testing Machine to Increase Engagement in a Materials Science Lab CourseAbstractAs a field, engineering is a profession with rich and deep theoretical foundations in each of itsnumerous subject areas. Helping students understand these foundational theoretical conceptscan sometimes be difficult, and it is not uncommon for students to "get lost" in the details andfail to understand the main concepts. One way to help overcome this problem is to use labora-tory classes. Laboratory classes provide students with hands-on learning experiences that helpthem connect theory and practice. One way
Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a regional and chapter chairman of IEEE, SME, and ASEE, and as a session chair and as a member of scientific and international
professor and di- rector of engineering technology at the University of Texas, Brownsville (UTB). Prior to joining the UTB faculty he was a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and an associate professor of production engineering technology at PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar University, India, where he served as the director of the Computer Vision Laboratory and National Cadet Corps – Engineering Division Director. With over 29 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing/mechanical engineering and engineering technology, he currently teaches in the areas of CAD/CAM/CIM, robotics and automation, product and process design, materials and manufacturing processes, machine design
reflect on their learnings with the aim of improving theirprogramming skills and the quality of their programs.Introductory programming courses have historically high attrition rates because often studentsare not sufficiently and dynamically engaged with programming tasks. In fact, failure rates of 30to 50% have been reported in literature [1]. Beginners frequently feel frustrated and disenchantedwith the subject since the challenges of learning programming appear to be too overwhelming toovercome. While laboratory components of these courses help students with getting feedbackand encouragement in the face of programming challenges, practice and motivation beyond thelab environment remain uncertain. Therefore, it is necessary to explore
aimed at understanding the effect of introducing the newmethods on the students gaining a more in-depth understanding of uncertainty analysis, as wellas improving their efficiency by using different methods. Four different instructors presentedthese three methods in ten different sections of a laboratory course, and 60 students volunteeredto fill a questionnaire. The survey questions and results are discussed below.1. How much has your understating of the role that uncertainty plays in an experimental analysis improved?2. Evaluate the difficulty of uncertainty analysis using the Law of Propagation of Uncertainty (Taylor’s Series Expansion) which you learned in EGR 220.3. Evaluate the difficulty of uncertainty analysis using Monte Carlo
Added Course Expenses and Technology Fees on Students of Differing Social and Economic StatusAbstractThe field of electronics has made immense advancements in affordability and portability that havetransformed engineering education. Engineering course curricula have increasingly incorporatedmodern technology that has made a positive impact by creating more hands on activities andexperiments. Specialized laboratory equipment and setups are being replaced with off the shelfdevices and components. Customized printed circuit boards can be purchased cheaply andfabricated in days instead of weeks. Creating these hands on activities has many timescorresponded with an increased expense that is passed on to the students in the form of a
assistant with the Visualization, Analysis, and Imaging Laboratory (VAIL), the GeoResources Institute (GRI), Mississippi State University. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering Technology, Prairie View A&M University. His research interests include digital signal processing, image and video coding, and wavelets.Dr. Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University Suxia Cui is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). She joined PVAMU right after she obtained her Ph.D. degree in Com- puter Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. Her research interests include image and video processing
Paper ID #27420Board 7: Work in Progress: Approaches to Introduce Biomedical Engineer-ing Design to a Class with Diverse STEM BackgroundsMs. Angela Lai, Carnegie Mellon University Angela is a current 5th year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mel- lon University. She is actively involved in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and promoting the field of BME to the younger generations.Ms. Elaine Soohoo, Carnegie Mellon University Elaine is a 5th year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity
, student experiences, and educational programs through the use of development and learning theories. Her areas of focus include, among others, experiential learning, internationalizing curriculum, online learning, and educational technology innovations.Dr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a lecturer and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechan- ical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, and engineering education. He oversees un- dergraduate laboratories in fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Pedagogically
over the Internet, computer-based learning increasingly happen in students’ personalspaces (e.g., homes, apartments), as opposed to public learning spaces (e.g., laboratories,libraries). In these personal spaces, it is difficult for students to get help from classmates orteaching assistants (TAs) when encountering problems. As a result, collaborative learning isdifficult and rare. This is especially true for urban universities such as Georgia State Universitywhere a significant portion of students are part-time students and/or commute. To address thisissue, we intend to broaden the concept of “virtual computer lab” to include general computer-based learning happening in “virtual space,” which is any location where people can meet
designed to continue the development of general research skills such as, 1)connecting coursework material to laboratory results, 2) literature review, 3) research reportwriting, and 4) data analysis. The three areas of ISR program focus are, 1) research, 2) culture,and 3) language. The model starts by creating relationships at an international university. Fromthe initial relationships started we started to develop three components of the program. Theresearch projects consisted of environmental monitoring to the current university led socialprograms in the community. The Cartagena, Colombia ISR program used a cross-culturalapproach to accomplish language exchange. This consisted of pairing a Colombian Spanishspeaking student to an English speaking
use of advanced teaching tools, such as project-based learning, team-learning, electronic-based learning envi- ronment, and laboratory/visualization-aided teaching. So far his students’ projects have involved with DBF competition and joint project with UML and University of Colorado Boulder. He serves as the academic advisor for AIAA student chapter at DWC. He is enthusiastic about avia- tion/aerospace educations and related applications. He participated AIAA academic conferences as well as student paper conferences regularly.Ms. Jennifer McInnis, Daniel Webster CollegeProf. Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College Linda Marquis teaches English composition courses at Daniel Webster College and is the communications