AC 2012-3310: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ONLINE OFFER-ING OF A NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Simin Hall, Virginia Tech Simin Hall is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at Vir- ginia Tech (VT). She earned her Ph.D. in education and statistics and a post-master’s certificate in adult learning and college teaching from the University of North Carolina and holds degrees from Virginia Tech in engineering science and mechanics and mechanical engineering with a minor in mathematics. She has research and applied experience at Virginia Tech, Westinghouse, and Babcock and Wilcox (AREVA) fo- cused in the areas of structural engineering, seismic, and loss of coolant accident
AC 2012-4653: EFFECTS OF STUDENT-LED UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCE ON LEARNING AND ATTITUDES TOWARD EN-GINEERING IN AN INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE COURSEDr. Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University Raymundo Arroyave is an Assistant Professor with the Mechanical Engineering Department. He also belongs to the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. He received his Ph.D. degree in materials science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His teaching interests include under- graduate courses on materials science and numerical methods and graduate courses on thermodynamics of materials science. He has more than 60 publications (peer-reviewed journals and proceedings) on the general
AC 2012-3794: A FIRST-YEAR ”INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING”COURSE AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE USING HANDS-ON MATLABEXPERIMENT CONTROLProf. Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University Stephen W. McKnight received a Ph.D. in solid state physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1977 and had postdoctoral positions at Emory University and as National Research Council Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory before joining the faculty in the Physics Department at North- eastern University in 1980. In 1988, he became an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and in 2001 was promoted to Professor of electrical and computer engineering. He has published more than 50 refereed
AC 2012-4282: AIDING AND ABETING: THE BANKRUPTCY OF OUTCOMES-BASED EDUCATION AS A CHANGE STRATEGYDr. Donna M. Riley, Smith College Donna Riley is Associate Professor and a founding faculty member in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. Her research interests include liberative pedagogies, engineering ethics, engineering and social justice, and exclusionary structures of power in engineering education. Page 25.141.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Aiding and ABETing: The Bankruptcy of Outcomes-Based Education as a
AC 2012-3518: ATLAS SHRUGGED: ASSESSING COMMUNICATION ANDGLOBAL COMPETENCE SKILLS IN A TECHNICAL WRITING COURSEDr. Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University Carolyn Kusbit Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. Dunn holds a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in professional and technical discourse, and she teaches technical writing. Her research interests are crisis communication, language and power, and teaching technical and professional communication. Page 25.238.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-3971: THE RAISE THE BAR INITIATIVE: CHARTING THE FU-TURE BY UNDERSTANDING THE PATH TO THE PRESENT - ACCRED-ITATION CRITERIACol. Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy Stephen Ressler is professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a master’s of science in civil engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 19 years, teaching courses in engineering me- chanics, structural engineering, construction
AC 2012-3965: UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY LED TRANSPORTATION FO-CUSED WEEKEND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR 7TH-12TH GRADEGIRLS: A CONTEXT FOCUSED FRAMEWORKDr. Kristina M. Fields, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Kristina Fields is an Assistant Professor of civil engineering focusing on transportation at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Providing the age-appropriate transportation STEM outreach programs, the topic of her paper, has been a excellent experience for her. She is passionate about non-motorized transportation and links this to opportunities to improve community livability and connectivity for all ages of users, which she does through a variety of service learning projects.Ms. Tammy J. Salmon-Stephens
AC 2012-5585: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: LINKING A GEOGRAPHICALLYDISTRIBUTED REU PROGRAM WITH NETWORKING AND COLLAB-ORATION TOOLSDr. Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University Thalia Anagnos is a professor of general engineering at San Jose State University and a Co-leader of education, outreach, and training for the George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation.Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State UniversityDr. Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sean P. Brophy is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and the Co-leader of the education, outreach, and training theme for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES). He has been working with advanced learning
AC 2012-4772: REEL ENGINEERS: PORTRAYAL OF ENGINEERS ANDTHE ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN THE FEATURE FILMSDr. Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor Zbigniew J. Pasek is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Windsor. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. His research interests include manufacturing systems automation, risk management, health care engineering, and informal engineering education. He is a member of IEEE, ASME, SME, and ASEE. Page 25.1107.1 c American Society for
AC 2012-4973: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TABLET PC INTERAC-TION TECHNIQUESMahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education. Before attending Virginia Tech, she earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer engineering from Mississippi State University and worked full-time in a scientific visualization research lab. Currently, she is a Dean’s Teaching Fellow and ENGE Ambassador. She is teaching a freshman engineering course while pursuing her research interests involving technology use in the engineering classroom.Dr. Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech
AC 2012-4064: SYNCHRONOUS DISTANCE LEARNING FOR UNDER-GRADUATE THERMAL ENGINEERING COURSES: TRIALS AND IM-PROVEMENTSDr. Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin’s University Amanie Abdelmessih is professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, and Director of the Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has industrial, teaching, and research experience. Abdelmessih started her career in the paper industry, then she taught in several higher education institutions, with the last 15 years at Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has per- formed research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Research Center, Ar- gonne National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest
AC 2012-5052: SYNERGIES OF CONVERGING ABET, ATMAE, AND IN-STITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION PROCESSESDr. Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael J. Dyrenfurth is a Professor of Industrial Technology in the College of Technology at Purdue Uni- versity. He is a member of the ASEE and he has served on the Board of the ETD and as program chair for the CIEC in New Orleans (2008). Previously he completed a four year term as Assistant Dean for Grad- uate Studies in Purdue University’s College of Technology. He is co-PI of two international EU-FIPSE funded grants. His scholarship agenda focuses on technological innovation, technological literacy, work- force development, and international dimensions of
AC 2012-4501: TEACHING SOFTWARE SECURITY: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARYAPPROACHDr. Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S.E.E. from Ohio Northern University and M.S.E.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He worked for Ford Motor Company and Visteon as an Embed- ded Software Engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one U.S. patent, Schilling has numerous publications in
AC 2012-5597: BEST PAPER PIC II: DESIGN IN CONTEXT: WHERE DOTHE ENGINEERS OF 2020 LEARN THIS SKILL?Prof. Betsy Palmer, Montana State University Page 25.254.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012AC 2011-2129: DESIGN IN CONTEXT: WHERE DO THE ENGINEERSOF 2020 LEARN THIS SKILL?Betsy Palmer, Montana State University Betsy Palmer is an Associate Professor of Adult & Higher Education and Educational Research & Statis- tics at Montana State University. She conducts research on college student outcomes and university teach- ing, particularly focused on student epistemology, non-traditional pedagogies, and
AC 2012-4948: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING: PREPARING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FOR AN INFORMED MAJOR CHOICEProf. Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder Brian Argrow is the Alfred and Betty Look Professor of aerospace engineering sciences, past Associate Dean for Education of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and Co-founder and Director of the Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His current research includes small autonomous UAS design and the integration of these aircraft into the National Airspace System; other research is focused on rarefied gas dynamics and satellite drag. His teaching and education awards include the 1995 W.M. Keck
AC 2012-3231: CHARACTERIZATION OF STUDENT MODELING IN ANINDUSTRIALLY SITUATED VIRTUAL LABORATORYErick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a doctoral student in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Through his undergraduate studies, he has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. He is currently studying the growth of self-forming barrier layers in copper thin films, as well as investigating the student teams’ use of models during completion of the Chemical Vapor Deposition Virtual Laboratory project.Dr. Edith Stanley Gummer, Education NorthwestDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a professor of chemical engineering
AC 2012-3360: A HALF BRAIN IS GOOD: A WHOLE BRAIN IS MUCHBETTERDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE, is an independent consultant provid- ing management, engineering, education/training, and marketing services. Prior to beginning his consul- tancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a Project Engineer and Manager, Department Head, Discipline Manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and Dean of an engineering college. Walesh authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presentations. His most recent book is Engineering Your Future: The Professional Practice of En
AC 2012-4601: ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM TO FA-CILITATE TRANSFER OF STUDENTS FROM TWO-YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMSDr. James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler James K. Nelson received a bachelor’s of civil engineering degree from the University of Dayton in 1974. He received the master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees in civil engineering from the University of Houston. During his graduate study, Nelson specialized in structural engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in four states, a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and
AC 2012-3820: THE NATURE OF PEER FEEDBACK FROM FIRST-YEARENGINEERING STUDENTS ON OPEN-ENDED MATHEMATICAL MOD-ELING PROBLEMSMiss Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University Kelsey Rodgers is a graduate student at Purdue University in the School of Engineering Education. She is currently conducting research on peer feedback within model-eliciting activities (MEAs) in the First- year Engineering program with her advisor, Professor Heidi Diefes-Dux. Prior to attending Purdue, she graduated from Arizona State University with her B.S.E in engineering from the College of Technology and Innovation. She began her research in engineering education on disassemble, analyze, assemble (DAA) activities with her previous advisor at
AC 2012-3987: SPATIAL ABILITY IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSMs. Kristin L. Brudigam, Lake Travis High School Kristin Brudigam is a mathematics and engineering teacher at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. She earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics education from Wayne State College and her mas- ter’s degree in science education with an emphasis in engineering education from the University of Texas, Austin. Additionally, Brudigam is certified to teach civil engineering/architecture and Introduction to En- gineering Design as part of the Project Lead the Way curriculum at Lake Travis High School. Brudigam developed a curriculum entitled ”Careers Involving Mathematics” as an undergraduate in the John G
AC 2012-3421: STUDENT-CREATED WATER QUALITY SENSORSMs. Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Liesl Hotaling is a Senior Research Engineering with the College of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida. She holds a B.A. in marine science, a M.A.T. in science teaching, and a M.S. in maritime systems (ocean engineering). She is a partner in Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW) and specializes in real time data education projects and hands-on STEM educational projects supporting environmental observing networks.Dr. Susan Lowes, Columbia University Susan Lowes, Ph.D., is Director of Research and Evaluation at the Institute for Learning Technologies
AC 2012-5271: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY HANDS-ON DESKTOP LEARN-ING MODULES AND MODERN PEDAGOGIESProf. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Bernard Van Wie has been teaching for 29 years, first as a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma and then as a professor at Washington State University. Over the past 14 years, he has devoted himself to developing novel teaching approaches that include components of cooperative/collaborative, hands-on, active, and problem/project-based learning (CHAPL) environments.David B. Thiessen, Washington State UniversityDr. Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach FL Dr. Compere’s research in renewable and sustainable technology includes water purification for
AC 2012-5378: PHILOSOPHY AND UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ANDLEARNING: THOUGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDr. John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin John Heywood is Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College, Dublin, and formerly professor and Di- rector of teacher education in the university. He has a background in engineering and is a Fellow of ASEE and an SMIEEE. His book on Engineering Education: Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction received an award from the American Educational Research Association. He has contributed several papers on philosophy and the design of the curriculum at ASEE and FIE, and is particularly inter- ested in the design of trans-disciplinary courses
AC 2012-3271: A COLLEGE-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP: THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERINGDr. James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach James Ladesic is the Associate Dean of Industry Relations and Outreach and Professor of Aerospace En- gineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has been with Embry-Riddle for 38 years, serving in many different capacities as faculty member and engineer. He is the recipient of the 1993 University Research Achievement Award, the 2001 Outstanding Teacher Award, and the 2009 Outstanding Service Award at ERAU. A registered Professional Engineer in Florida and FAA structures designated engineering representative. He is a recognized
AC 2012-4040: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE: THE MOTIVATIONAL EF-FECTS OF OPTIONAL PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEER-ING CLASSDr. John Reap, Virginia Tech John Reap currently serves Virginia Tech’s educational mission as an instructor in the Department of Engineering Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses as part of the freshman year engineering program. Research interests include topics in sustainable design and manufacturing (SDM) life cycle assessment, design for environment, green manufacturing, renewable energy, and system efficiency (energy and material). He specializes in approaching SDM problems from the perspective of holistic biomimicry, which encompasses identification, development, and
AC 2012-3211: FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS ETHICAL ISSUES IN MULTIPLE-AUTHORED AND MENTOR-SUPERVISED ENGINEERING PUBLICA-TIONSDr. Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University Islam H. El-adaway is Assistant Professor, civil and environmental engineering, Mississippi State Univer- sity, 501 Hardy Road, 235C Walker Engineering Building, P.O Box 9546, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Email: eladaway@cee.msstate.edu.Dr. Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University Marianne M. Jennings is professor, legal and ethical studies, Department of Management, Arizona State University, Main Campus, P.O. Box 874006, Tempe, AZ 85287. Email: marianne.jennings@asu.edu
AC 2012-4573: THE RAISE THE BAR INITIATIVE: RESPONSE OF THREECURRICULA TO ASCE’S EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONSDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley is professor and Head of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. A strong advocate for improving the pre- paredness of future engineers, Fridley recently served as the Vce-chair of the ASCE Body of Knowledge 2 (BOK2) Committee and served as Chair of the ASCE BOK Educational Fulfillment Committee. Fri- dley also served as an Educational Consultant to the NCEES Engineering Education Task Force, which developed recommendations for changes to the national model law and rules
AC 2012-4488: EVOLVING A RUBRIC FOR USE IN ASSESSING ENGI-NEERING GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES IN A STUDENT SENIOR RESEARCHTHESISMr. Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication program at the University of Toronto, housed in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, where he teaches technical communication to undergraduate engineering students. He has spent the last five years working with engineering faculty to conduct research on and develop integrated courses in engineering design, research and communication, focusing on designing tools for better assessment and instruction, and improving students’ critical thinking skills.Ms. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto
AC 2012-3049: FACULTY BELIEFS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DE-SIGN EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY COMPARING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP AND DESIGN FACULTYDr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Sarah Zappe is the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the College of Engineering at Penn State University. In this role, she provides support to faculty in trying innovative ideas in the classroom. Her background is in educational psychology with an emphasis in applied testing and measurement. Her current research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance
AC 2012-5106: ON INTEGRATING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY RE-SPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY CAPABILITIES: A CASE STUDY FROMHAITIDr. William Joseph Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez William Frey teaches business, computer, and engineering ethics at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez. For several years, he directed the university’s Center for Ethics in the Professions. His interests, besides practical and professional ethics, include moral pedagogy and moral psychology. He is active in the So- ciety for Ethics Across the Curriculum and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and has presented and participated in workshops at ASEE since 2000. He is also a Co-investigator on the project Graduate Research and