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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tammera J. Mittelstet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

generation science standards: For states, by states. National Academies Press, 2013.[4] “NGSS Hub.” [Online]. Available: https://ngss.nsta.org/About.aspx. [Accessed: 08-Oct-2019].[5] E. R. Banilower, P. S. Smith, K. A. Malzahn, C. L. Plumley, E. M. Gordon, and M. L. Hayes, “Report of the 2018 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education,” Horizon Research, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC, Dec. 2018.[6] Afterschool Alliance, “The Growing Importance of Afterschool in Rural Communities,” Afterschool Alliance, Washington DC, USA, Mar. 2016.[7] E. R. Banilower, P. S. Smith, I. R. Weiss, K. A. Malzahn, K. M. Campbell, and A. M. Weis, “Report of the 2012 National Survey of Science And Mathematics Education,” p. 311, 2013.[8] R. Hammack

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, B. M. Wallen, and J. A. Starke, “An Environmental Engineering Sequence: Deliberately Addressing and Evaluating Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge (presentation & 6-page paper),” presented at the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference, 2017.[3] S. Dexter, E. Buchanan, K. Dins, K. R. Fleischmann, and K. Miller, “Characterizing the Need for Graduate Ethics Education,” in Proceeding of the 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, New York, NY, USA, 2013, pp. 153–158, doi: 10.1145/2445196.2445245.[4] A. R. Bielefeldt and N. E. Canney, “Changes in the Social Responsibility Attitudes of Engineering Students Over Time,” Sci Eng Ethics, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 1535–1551, 2016, doi: 10.1007/s11948-015

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Ilse Nava-Medina; Angie Hill Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom

able to disseminate knowledge and clarify concepts across the team. It should bementioned that in the case of large teams (~10 members), there was usually a graduate studentmentor who served to coordinate individual/team activities and progress, and this graduate studentalong with the undergraduate team members would report to the faculty mentor(s).Accelerated Summer Projects with/without University Support and/or Involving Exchange StudentsThis type of projects included those with durations lasting one summer session (~6 weeks) or bothsummer sessions (~3 months). The participant students were either registered for light course loads(1-2 courses), or were not taking classes during summer. Some of the students were pursuing non-academic hourly

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

. Furthermore, The Crucibleprovides a culminating experience conducted primarily in a one week timeframe without addinga separate 3-hour (or 6-hour) course, which could prove useful to other programs withconstrained curriculums.References[1] R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, C. D. Sorensen, B. R. Swan, and D. K. Anthony, “A survey of capstone engineering courses in North America,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 165–174, 1995, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1995.tb00163.x.[2] S. Howe and J. Wilbarger, “2005 National survey of engineering capstone design courses,” presented at the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2006, pp. 11.4.1-11.4.21.[3] ABET, “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2019 – 2020,” ABET, 2019. [Online]. Available

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Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

would also like to recognize the positive attitude, technicalhelp and input of the entire Colorado School of Mines’ Petroleum Engineering faculty and staff.Bibliography1. ABET, "ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs (Effective for Evaluations During the 2006-2007Accreditation Cycle)," (Maryland: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 2005).2. Jennifer L. Miskimins, Ramona M. Graves, and Craig W. Van Kirk, "Developing a Supplemental AssessmentDocument for ABET Certification: How Capstone Design Classes Can Help," (paper presented at the ASEE AnnualConference and Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21, 2006).3. R. S. Thompson, C.W. Van Kirk, R.D. Benson, T.L. Davis, R.M. Graves, and R.M. Slatt, “SPE 36771

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Curricular Innovations

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hillary Hart, University of Texas-Austin; Christy Moore, University of Texas-Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

mentored to provide such labeling seemsvanishingly small. William S. Cleveland has provided useful insight on how to design graphicsfor clarity and to eliminate distortion of data,18 but his work is not generally cited in Engineeringpublications and courses.Problems with publishing research (questions about anomalous data, duplicate publication,authorship status, plagiarism, and copyright violations) have been addressed by numerousresearchers.19,20,21 Much of this work, however, has come out of the medical community, whichhas developed ethical codes in response; as an example, see the explanation of applicable codeson publication and authorship developed by the American Psychological Association.22Responsible Conduct of Research (2003)23 uses

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Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

internationalexperience. This paper presents the evidence that there is an overwhelming need for providinginternational experience for students in technical fields and evidence that American students arenot receiving such experience. The lack of student participation is especially prominent atCommunity Colleges or regional campuses, where large number of students tends to live at homeand commute to campus. The paper then presents several programs that have been attempted atvarious institutions and discuss their shortfalls. Finally the paper examines several programs thatoffer promise in providing such experience.The need for International Experience According to Byron Newberry, [1] and J. C. Swearengen, S. Barnes, S. Coe, K.Subramanian [2

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naveen Nattam, Purdue University; Kermin Martinez-Hernandez, Purdue University; Doug Danforth, Purdue University; Steve Emberton, Purdue University; Ryan Pedela, Purdue University; Eugene Elkin, Purdue University; Carlos Morales, Purdue University; Kellen Maicher, Purdue University; Gabriela Weaver, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

the art assetsand code the game.A playable version of individual challenges of the game (“game segments”) are tested byvolunteers from our targe audience of high school and college students. Game testingtakes on two main forms. First, each game segment is tested for playability anddebugging. After revisions based on this round of testing, the game segments are testedfor instructional impact. This round of testing involves interviews, “think aloud”strategies, and pre/post surveys to test content knowledge.Motivation for the ProjectThe use of digital games has grown exponentially since the early 1980’s, when personalcomputers first appeared. Pong, the first commercial video game, became available in1974. The oldest of today’s traditional

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Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

analysis.IntroductionThe authors of the National Academy of Science report Rising above the Gathering Storm1 writewith urgency of the need for the United States to strengthen the scientific and technical buildingblocks that lead to economic prosperity. The number of Master’s and Ph.D. degrees awarded inengineering has decreased approximately 7% and 13%, respectively, from 1996 to 20012 and thenumber of Ph.D.’s awarded in mechanical engineering has decreased approximately 19% from1996 to 20043. Engineering dynamics, which encompasses areas such as flight dynamics,vibration isolation for precision manufacturing, earthquake engineering, structural healthmonitoring, signal processing, and experimental modal analysis is naturally affected by thisdecrease in numbers

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ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Follman, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Mica Hutchison, Purdue University

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Chemical Engineering

students, animportant measure to consider in attempts to boost both the retention of capable students and theperformance, satisfaction, and enthusiasm of those who persist.Acknowledgments The authors would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Nicholas Delgass for his cooperationand support in this study, Jason R. Green for his assistance in computerizing survey materials,and the ChE Division reviewers for their useful suggestions. Page 11.1259.10Bibliography1. Seymour, E. and N. Hewitt, Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduate Leave the Sciences, Westview Press,Boulder, CO, 1997.2. Lent, R. W., S. D. Brown, J. Schmidt, B. Brenner, H. Lyons and

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Programs,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).6. P. Hirsch, J. Anderson, J.E. Colgate, J. Lake, B. Shwom, and C. Yarnoff, “Enriching Freshman Design Through Collaboration with Professional Designers,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2002).7. P. Larochelle, J. Engblom, and H. Gutierrez, “A Cornerstone Freshman Engineering Design Experience,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).8. H. K. Qammar, H. M. Cheung, E. A. Evans, S. Prettyman-Spickard, F. S. Broadway, and R. D. Ramsier, “Impact of

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech; Lynette Osborne, National Academy of Engineering; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

.Before actual measures of network growth can be discussed, the concept of strong andweak ties must be defined. Within a network or community, there are variations in thestrength of the connections between different members. For engineering education, hereare some example ties, listed in order of increasing strength: 1. heard of a person and/or her work 2. met that person once 3. talk with that person semi-regularly, regularly or frequently 4. cite the other person’s scholarly work 5. collaborate with the person on proposal(s) or conference paper(s) 6. coauthor a journal article with this personTo run a social network analysis, the researcher must decide which level is mostappropriate to the study. For example

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ChE: Innovations in undergraduate and graduate programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Zachry Kraus, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 Analysis of experimental data Phase Equilibrium Conservation of mass Atomic species balances Heat of Reaction Recycle/By-pass/Purge Heat of solution Ideal solution vs. nonideal solution Conservation of mass Phase equilibrium Conservation of energy Types of systems Process classification Conservation of mass S-S

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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Engineering Ethics

., Griffin, P. M., Kirkman, R., & Swann, J. L. (2005). Engineering Ethical Curricula: Assessment and Comparison of Two Approaches. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(2), 9. 6. Boatman, L. (2011, 10 3). Engineering: Throwing our ethics into the trash (literally). (Berkeley Science Review) Retrieved 9 2, 2012, from http://sciencereview.berkeley.edu/engineering- throwing-our-ethics-into-the-trash-literally/ 7. Masters, K., & Pfatteicher, S. (2008). Lowering the Barriers to Achieve Ethics Across the Engineering Curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA. 8. Perlman, B., & Varma, R. (2001). Teaching Engineering Ethics. ASEE Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM. 9. Freeman, R., Johnaon, P., &

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Melissa Isabel Zelaya, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University for Workforce Development; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Sabarish V. DUPE Babu, School of Computing, Clemson University

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Engineering Technology

Science. After theCAD modules were converted into the ".dae" format, the digital source was sent to these twogroups to be imported into the VR tools so that the properties and functions were introduced. ME Department Develop Pass 3D Module Preliminary CAD Request Review? Model(s) No Yes No Email Yes

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Moriarty, National Science Foundation; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Elena Rose Yasinski, Carnegie Mellon University

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Women in Engineering

Academy of Sciences. Biological, social, and organizational components of success for women in academic science and engineering, 166-174.Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.7. Shibley-Hyde, A. (2007). Women in science: Gender similarities in abilities and sociocultural forces. In S.J. Ceci & W.M. Williams (Eds). Why aren’t more women in science? 131-145., DC: American Psychological Association.8. Spelke, E.S. & Grace, A.D. (2007). Sex, math, and science. . In S.J. Ceci & W.M. Williams (Eds). Why aren’t more women in science? 57-67 Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.9. Sheppard, S., Gilmartin, S., Chen, H.L., Donaldson, K., Lichtenstein, G., Eris, O., Lande, M., & Toye, G

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

. An interesting observation regarding these last result was detectedthrough students’ comments during the self-assessment stage: in these teams with lowerperformances, the commitment level of some team member(s) was not the adequate throughoutproject development, which was reflected on the quality of requested deliverables, including thefinal presentation.The Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT) is a powerful tool used by creativity researchersin which panels of expert judges are asked to rate the creativity of creative products such asstories, collages, poems, and other artifacts18, 23. In our case, experts in the domain (chemical,food, and environmental engineering teachers and senior undergraduate students) in question(material balances

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Ethics, pro- fessionalism, and Education. Dr. Barakat is currently the chair of the Technology and Society (T & S) Division and the ASME district B leader. He is the current secretary/treasurer of the ASEE Ethics Division. Page 24.69.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Model for Engineering Ethics Education Leveraging Workplace Experiences through a Co-op ProgramAbstractEducating engineering student about professional ethics involves multiple challenges. Thesechallenges can be extrinsic such as finding a proper place, timing, and quantity

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Learning styles affect on students in graphic and design courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Y. Scales, North Carolina State University; Terri E Varnado, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

 collaborative  instruction  as  classroom  practice.  The  use  of  collaborative  learning  strategies  has  been  around  since  the  1970’s.  Research  in  this  field  during  the  1980’s  primarily  focused  on  face-­‐to-­‐face  collaboration  in  primary  through  higher  education,  but  research  on  collaboration  since  the  inclusion  of  the  computers  in  the  field  has  created  a  new  area  of  research  known  as  Computer-­‐Supported  Collaborative  Learning  (CSCL).10According  to  Krug  (2001),  “The  success  of  collaborative  learning  opportunities  must  be  judged  on  the  basis  of  their  process,  purpose,  and  products.  It  is  self-­‐evident  how  process  is  related  to  collaboration,  for  classroom

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University ; Cali L. Anicha, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

. Prime J, Moss-Racusin CA. Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know.In: Research Reviews. New York, NY: Catalyst; 2009.8. Barker G, Greene ME, Goldstein-Siegel E, et al. What Men Have to Do With It: Public Policies toPromote Gender Equality. In: The Men and Gender Equality Policy Project. Washington, D.C.: InternationalCenter for Research on Women; 2010.9. Harper S, R., Harris III F. College Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research, and Implications forPractice. In. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2010.10. Kimmel MS. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of GenderIdentity. In: Harper SR, Harris-III F, eds. College Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research, and

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlea Noelle Krupa, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

females in engineering and because middle and high school femalestudents are more lik kely to see th hemselves beeing able to ssucceed as aan engineerinng student iff theysee a fem male engineering student only a few years y older tthan them suucceeding.7 Engineering E students s cannnot just join the Engineeering Ambasssadors, but instead areselected through t an application a and a interview w process. O Once selectedd, students eiither undergo athree-credit course orr training woorkshops. Du uring the

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"Modular" Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qinghua He, Tuskegee University; Rong Zhang, Auburn University; Jin Wang, Auburn University; Frank Leonard Armstead III, Tuskegee University; Rong Zhu Walburn; Donald Ray Johnson Jr; Julius Lenard Taylor II, Tuskegee University Research Assistant

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Chemical Engineering

oxidation and pyrolysis) makes contact with biomass from the feeding chute. During the process, free moisture and cell- bound water in the biomass are removed by evaporation. The up-flowing gas mixture consists of 29% H2, 34% CO, 17% CO2, 15% CH4 and 5% H2O, all in mol %. If the heat transfer in this process is 108 kJ/s, the up-flowing gas mixture enters the heating zone at a steady rate of 350… Figure 2 Schematic diagram of an updraft gasifier Page 23.69.8 mol/s at 800oC, what is the temperature of the gas mixture leaving the heating zone? Solution: (omitted)【Homework Problems】 Totally 10

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Sally Sue Richmond, Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

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Educational Research and Methods

metrics within educational settings. Previous reviews of concept mapping theory andapplications include Ruiz-Primo and Shavelson’s investigation of concept map tasks17, responseformats, and scoring systems, and Besterfield-Sacre et al.’s overview of concept mapterminology, scoring approaches, and mapping applications in engineering2; both were excellentresources. We also examined Bayram’s weighted scoring system based on a map’s hierarchicallevels, propositions, and branches1, Ruiz-Primo and Shavelson’s work in assessing declarativeknowledge16, and Turns et al.’s exploration of the breadth, depth, and connectedness of conceptmaps19. From our review, it was evident that while concept mapping is fairly standardized as anactivity, the metrics used

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

the needs, for all key processes, and then § Develop a comprehensive object oriented system model. § Create a pilot system, a prototype that you can realistically implement, validate, refine, then § Create the full system as specified by your customer(s)/ sponsor(s) and then § Validate/ test, support, maintain and educate all parties involved. Page 8.761.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education. § In more detail, the process by which you can achieve the above outlined and expected

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Durgamadhab Misra; Fadi Deek; Kamal Joshi; Vladimir Briller

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education Table 3: Program specific average grades for REU and control groups in Spring 2001 Control REU Mean 2.63877 3.22483 SD 1.06167 0.84292 SEM 0.10361 0.24333 N 105 15Table 4 analyzes student s’ overall academic performance by Spring-2001. Student t-testshowed statistically significant difference in performance between REU students and controlgroup (t = 1.9659, df = 118 standard error of

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Innovations in the Aerospace Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Olivier de Weck

Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationthe 1950’s and 1960’s. Only with the advent of spaceflight in the 1960’s and 1970’s were manyaeronautical departments encouraged to incorporate other domains into their learning objectivesand course offerings. Today’s situation in aerospace engineering shows a heterogeneous mix ofapplications. Commercial airliners use GPS satellites for navigation. High altitude balloons areused for monitoring and studying layers of the upper atmosphere. Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) transmit high bandwidth imagery and telemetry data via communications satellites backto the ground

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Page 25.926.121. Varde, K. S., “Energy and engine research through undergraduate research program,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005. 2. Schuster, P., and Birdsong, C., “Research in the undergraduate environment,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2006. 3. Revankar, S., and Mbuga, F., “Summer and academic year undergraduate research in nuclear engineering,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2008. 4. Feng, G., Nix, W. D., Yoon, Y., and Lee, C. J., “A study of the mechanical properties of nanowires using nanoindentation,” Journal of Applied Physics, 99, 2006, pp. 074304-1 – 074304-10. 5. Cao, G., Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis

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Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

testing of candidate assessment items is accomplished using cognitive interviews. Oncea number of questions have been brainstormed for a particular assessment, the questions areprinted (one to a page) and tested with students. Each interviewer takes a number of thequestions (no more than can be tested in 20 minutes with a student) and sits one-on-one with astudent to test the questions.During a cognitive interview, the interviewer first reassures the student that the purpose of theinterview is to see if the questions are good ones, not to test the student. Whether or not thestudent knows the answer to a question, we ask that s/he let us know what s/he thinks thequestion is asking, and whether any words or phrases are particularly confusing. The

Conference Session

Spatial Ability and Visualization in Graphics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui (Celia) Pan, Purdue University; Shih-Ping Kuo, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Batra & Davis6and Crismond9’s work, which investigate expertise in design across different domains,find that experts tend to recognize similarities among situations and make connectionsbetween their works. Cross’s8 study summarizes most of the vital features of expertperformance, like the ability to form abstract conceptualizations and decompose Page 15.797.5problems explicitly. An additional summary of characteristics of expertise wasconducted by Farrington-Darby and Wilson20: Experts are inclined to perceive largemeaningful patterns, encode new information quickly, adapt decision strategies tochanging task conditions, possess the ability to make more

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

has been steadily and rapidly changing for many years. From about the mid-1980’s, concepts of cost control, quality and overall efficiency have become an increasingly sharp focus. In recent years, many companies have tunneled in on lean manufacturing as their savior. It is certainly true that the precepts and procedures of lean, ToC, TQM and other regimens are essential for modern manufacturing competitiveness, and instruction in these matters has become a fundamental component in manufacturing education. With far less visible excitement, however, another ‘revolution’ has entered the scene. The fastest growing sectors of product type are those that require new processing technologies. In 21st century