Conference Session

Nanotechnology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti; John Muth; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

] Hsinchun Chen, Mihail C. Roco, Jaebong Son, Shan Jiang, Catherine A. Larson, and Qiang Gao. Globalnanotechnology development from 1991 to 2012: patents, scientific publications, and effect of NSF funding. Journalof Nanoparticle Research, 15(9), September 2013.[5] S Wansom, TO Mason, and MC Hersam. A rubric for post-secondary degree programs in nanoscience andnanotechnology. International Journal, January 2009.[6] N Chopra and RG Reddy. Undergraduate Education in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. JOM Journal of theMinerals, January 2012.[7] Roberto Cingolani. The road ahead. Nature Nanotechnology, 8(11):792–793, November 2013.[8] KS Martirosyan and D Litvinov. NanoScience Concentration Program for science, engineering and technologycurricula. (IEEE

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Environmental Engineering

professional expertise: Toward measurement of expert performance and design of optimal learning environments 412 (pp. 405–431). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. 3. Velegol, S.B., Zappe, S. E., Mahoney, E. (2013) The Evolution of a Flipped Classroom: Evidence Based Recommendations. Advances in Engineering Education. Accepted. 4. Leicht, R., Zappe, S. E., Messner, J., & Litzinger, T. (2012). Employing the Classroom Flip to move “Lecture” out of the Classroom. Journal of Applications and Practices in Engineering Education. 3(1): 19-31. Page 24.953.10Appendix A: Focus Group QuestionsHello, I am_____ the facilitator for

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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First-Year Programs

Education. Engineering in K-12 education  : understanding the status and improving the prospects. (National Academies Press, 2009).2. Brophy, S., Klein, S., Portsmore, M. & Rogers, C. Advancing Engineering Education in P-12 Classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education 97, 369–387 (2008).3. Hester, K. & Cunningham, C. Engineering is elementary: An engineering and technology curriculum for children. in Proceedings of 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2007).4. Bottoms, G. & Anthony, K. Project Lead the Way: A Pre-engineering Curriculum that Works. (Southern Regional Education Board, 2005).5. International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Engineering byDesign. (2011). at 6. FIRST. USFIRST.org. Vision and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Christopher Joseph Franzwa

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

]. Douglas, J., Iversen, E., and Kalyandurg, C., “Engineering in the K-12 Classroom – An Analysis of Current Practice and Guidelines for the Future" http://www.asee.org/documents/conferences/k12/WorkshopDocuments/Engineering_in_t he_K-12_Classroom.pdf[2]. Ying Tang, Sachin Shetty, Kauser Jahan, John Henry, and S. Keith Hargrove, “Sustain City – A Cyberinfrastructure-Enabled Game System for Science and Engineering Design,” Journal of Computational Science Education, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2012, pp. 57-6[3]. Chris Franzwa, Ying Tang, Aaron Johnson, “Serious Game Design: Motivating Students through a Balance of Fun and Learning," Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Games

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raquel Perez-Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Priya Radhi Santhanam, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10147Student-led Mentoring Program Fostering Retention of Female Undergradu-ate Students in STEM FieldsDr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Insti- tute of Technology (NJIT). Her research (www.tissuemodels.net) focuses on the development of tools for cell and tissue biology using micro- and nanotechnologies. Raquel obtained her Ph.D. with the National Center of Microelectronics in Barcelona. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Miniaturized Systems (Univ. S˜ao Paulo, Brasil

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

Motorsports Program.” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE IL/IN Section Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 2007.2. Hylton, P. & Otoupal, W. (2014). “Engineers Can Interact in a Liberal Arts World.” Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE National Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June, 2014.3. Hylton, P, Raymond, S. & Otoupal, W. (2012). “Constructing a Collegiate Motorsports Engineering Program.” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2012, Seattle, WA.4. Lynch, D. & Russell, J. (2009). “Experiential Learning in Engineering Practice.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 135(1). Doi 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2009)135:1(31

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Industrial Engineering

and evidence to arrive at a conclusion. Any special circumstances encountered during the lab experiment should be discussed as relevant to the lab topic. V. Synthesis (20 pts): Demonstrate Synthesis of the lab topic by describing how the results of the lab experiment can be used to design a safe and productive workplace.VI. Lab Specific (10 pts): Provide raw data sheet(s) and specific analysis as required by lab experiment discussion.VII. Spelling, Grammar, Neatness (10 pts)3. Method: Using Feedback for ImprovementThere is no doubt that feedback is required for continuous improvement. Three different methodsof feedback are utilized for the enhancement of the course. Formative assessment through amidterm student

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ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

, T., Kirkpatrick, A. T. (2012). AC 2012-4832: ASME’S VISION 2030’S IMPORT FOR MECHANICAL. ASEE 2012 Conference Proceedings (p. 10). San Antonio: ASEE. 6. Dieter, G.E. and Schmidt L.C. (2012). Engineering Design, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill Book Co. 7. Hallgrimsson, B. (2012). A Model for Every Purpose: a Study on Traditional Versus Digital Model-Making Methods for Industrial Designers. Retrieved from www.idsa.org/sites/default/files/A%20Model%20for%20Every%20Purpose.pdf. 8. Evans, M. (2002).The Integration of Rapid Prototyping within Industrial Design Practice. PhD diss., Loughborough University. 9. Jones,T.S., Richey R.C. (2000).Rapid Prototyping Methodology in Action: a Developmental Study

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather E Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

Julian, and Chika Eke.Thanks to Dr. Joseph Hoffbeck, Dr. Ken Lulay, and Dr. Tammy VanDerGrift for thoughtfulinsights and discussion about this work.The survey methods described in this paper were reviewed and approved as exempt by the Univer-sity of Portland IRB committee.References1 W B Stouffer, Jeffrey S Russell, and Michael G Oliva. Making The Strange Familiar : Creativity and the Future of Engineering Education. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, number Torrance 1963, page Session #1615, 2004.2 Kazem Kazerounian and Stephany Foley. Barriers to Creativity in Engineering Education: A Study of Instructors and Students Perceptions. Journal of Mechanical Design, 129(7):761, July

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Two Year College Division

. These linkages with business and industry enhance ouruniversity’s ability to provide an education that meets the needs of the job market, and aidsstudents in their pursuit of successful careers. During their first academic term, all TiPi scholarsare required to take an existing non-credit course in which they learn to prepare resumes, cover Page 24.1274.6letters, practice interviewing, and become familiar with the services of OCE to conduct the jobsearch for their first co-operative employment experience.A brochure on the TiPi Scholarship Program was designed and produced in-house describing theprogram, scholar selection process and criteria, S

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

tours of support facilities upon arrival.References [1] University Strategic Plan TBD reference will be provided after blind review. [2] Haas, C., McElholm, L., Renfro, S., Herkenham, E., Marshall, M., Alley, M. (2013). Engineering ambassador network: Establishment of successful ambassador engineering programs at four UTC Partner Schools. Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, January 23 – 26, 2013, paper Page 24.1308.8 ID#7461. [3] Pike, G. and Kuh, G. (2005). A typology of student engagement for American colleges and universities. Research in Higher Education, 46, 185 – 209.[4

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mladenov, Kansas State University; Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University; Mara London, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

activities, inparticular, increased rigor of the course by promoting higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.References cited:1. Felder, R.M. and Silverman, L.K. (1988). Learning and teaching styles in engineering education [Electronic Version]. Engr. Education, 78(7), 674-681.2. Estes, A. C., Welch, R. W., and Ressler, S. J. (2005). The ExCEEd teaching model. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(4), 218-222.3. Felder, R. M., and Spurlin, J. (2005). Applications, Reliability and Validity of the Index of Learning Styles. Int. J. Engng Ed. Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 103-112, 2005.4. Campbell, M. (1999). “Oh, now I get it!” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society of Engineering Education Annual

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson PE, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

draft papers from the instructor.References1. American Society of Civil Engineers, (2008). Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century,Preparing the Civil Engineer for the Future, Second Edition, ASCE Press, Reston, VA.2. Nelson, S. (2003). “Engineering and Technology Student Perceptions of Collaborative Writing Practices,” IEEETransactions on Professional Communications, Vol. 46, No. 4, 265-276.3. FitzPatrick, K. A. (2004). “An Investigative Laboratory Course in Human Physiology Using ComputerTechnology and Collaborative Writing,” Adv Physiol Educ, 28: 112-119.4. Gragson, D. E. and Hagen, J. P. (2010). “Developing Technical Writing Skills in the Physical ChemistryLaboratory: A Progressive Approach Employing Peer Review,” Journal

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Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

”, CivilEngineering Department Heads Annual Conference, Department Head Council Executive Committee,Educational Activities Division, Madison, Wisconsin, May 22-24, 2011.http://www.asce.org/PPT.Content.aspx?id=1288490721 accessed December 26, 2011.4 Estes, A., Nuttall, B., Nelson, J., McDonald, M. and Starzyk, G., “Interdisciplinary Design – Forming andEvaluating Teams” Paper 2013-7404. 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE,Atlanta, June 23-26, 2013.5 K’nex Corporation. K’nex Eduation, http://www.knex.com/Educators/ accessed January 4, 20146 Ressler, S. “The Project Management K’nexercise: Using Role-Playing to Facilitate Learning AboutDesign and Construction.” 1998 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, 1998.7

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Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

(see the 555 datasheet for details). It is unlikelythat a tie will occur if the clock frequency is very high.A breadboard with the circuit was passed around during the lecture so that students could see thecircuit in operation (see Figure 2). Vcc CD4013BE 14 Vcc LED 0 6 Vcc S q0' 1 14 3 5 q 1 q0

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Arar Alkhader; Junling Hu; Akinwumi Akinkunmi; Prabir Patra; Xingguo Xiong

perfusion rate [ml/100ml-s], ρb the Material properties are important issue, as these properties density of the blood [kg/m3], Cb is the specific heat capacitywill directly affect the heat flow within the layers of the design, of the blood [J/kgK], and, (Ta - T)is the difference betweenand overall heat exchanging as well. arterial blood temperature and local tissue temperature. In this type of analysis, the main interest is with the With these three equations it is easily recognized the effectthermal properties of the material, that's why choosing the of any variable on the total heat flux, but in this project and asmaterials is

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Priscilla Tengdin; Kayla Santello; Robert Henry

environment.project must be able to read, accurately interpret and work The AISC Steel Sculpture was the example used for thiswith the project drawings. project. “It is crucial for anyone involved in construction and II. S URVEY R ESULTS manufacturing projects to have the ability to read and understand blueprints and building plans. Whether you're In October 2013, notification of a Construction Drawing in the field or in the office, you need to know how the Survey was sent to all the department heads and chairs that site plan affects the building plan, …” [1] are registered with the Department Heads Council (DHC

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Sithisone Kalaya; Hussain A. Alhazmi

robot and uncalibrated stereo," in Robotics and Automation, 1989. Proceedings., 1989 IEEE International Conference on, 1989, pp. 984- 989. [5] I. Jebari, S. Bazeille, E. Battesti, H. Tekaya, M. Klein, A. Tapus, et al., "Multi-sensor semantic mapping and exploration of indoor environments," in Technologies for Practical Robot Applications

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Lile Yu; Jingyun Xiao; Xingguo Xiong; Prabir Patram

optimized designparameters, we can get the change volume of one diaphragm Fig 10. First vibration mode of middle membrane of micropumpin one cycle ∆V 1.371 10 L, if we assume 80HZ, (f0=377908Hz)flow rate of magnetic micropump in one cycle Q 4.3910 pL/s. VI. ANSYS SIMULATION ANSYS is an engineering simulation software. It is used tosolve mechanical problems such as static or dynamicstructural analysis, and electro-magnetic problems. Thedynamic analysis of this magnetic micropump predicts therelationship between device performance parameters andvarious design parameters (such as pump length, pump width,and pump thickness). However, those parameters are based onthe theoretical analysis. In order to

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Thair Jamal Khdour; Shaima Salem

stiltedexpression, “One of us (R. B. G.) thanks . . .” Instead, try“R. B. G. thanks”. Put applicable sponsor acknowledgmentshere; DO NOT place them on the first page of your paper or asa footnote. REFERENCES[1] Aldrich, Clark, “The Learning Revolution”, Gartner Symposium, IT XPO 2000, Orlando, Florida, October, 2000.J[2] Elsa Rhoads – 2012, “KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ELEARNING ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN”.[3] Cross, J. (2006). Informal learning: Rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.[4] Minhong Wang and Stephen J.H. Yang - Knowledge Management & ELearning: An International Journal, Vol.1, No.1 – 2009[5] Ravet. S, “eLearning and Knowledge

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk; Zhineng Li; Rahel Steffen; Brendan O'Brien; M.C. Damas; Vazgen Shekoyan; Paul Marchese; Tak Cheung

(about 10 million Kelvin) has been used tostudy magnetic flux rope in side-loop images [10]. Sunspotprobability density function (pdf) modeled with Fokker-Plankequation (Figure 7) on star-spot cycle has been published [11]. Figure 8: Bright area fractal dimension histogram for the entire studied duration.Figure 7: Fokker Planck equation tracks the development of thesunspot number probability density function f (s, t) with s0 forthe initial sunspot number and t0 as the initial time. The righthand side contains the diffusion term with coefficient σ , and The speculation whether the standard deviation in the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ryan Kondracki; Courtney Collins; Khalid Habbab; Bijan Karimi

://NEWSDESK.GMU.EDU/2013/07/SOLAR-POWERED-STATION- LETS-YOU-RECHARGE-OUTDOORS/ [3] CALAHAN, R. (2012). UT STUDENTS PUMP UP AT CAMPUS SOLAR STATION. ALCADE. [4] GOAL ZERO. (2013). RETRIEVED FROM STREET CHARGE: HTTP://STREET-CHARGE.COM/ [5] TOOTHMAN, J., & ALDOUS, S. (2000, APRIL). HOW SOLAR CELLS WORK. RETRIEVED FROM HOW STUFF WORKS: HTTP://SCIENCE.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/ENVIRONMENTAL/ENERGY /SOLAR-CELL.HTM [6] KIETH, J. (2008). MAXIMIZING SOLAR PANEL EFFICIENCY AND OUTPUT POWER. RETRIEVED FROM ELECTRO SCHEMATICS: HTTP://WWW.ELECTROSCHEMATICS.COM/8280/MAXIMIZING- SOLAR-PANEL-EFFICIENCY-AND-OUTPUT-POWER/ [7] WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION, INC. (2014, FEBRUARY 7

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Alessandro DiMarco; France Marquez; Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk; ShuaiXiang Zhang; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Tak Cheung

protein sequences [11]. It would be instructive to compare translation elongationfactor to transcription elongation factor, and to expand therange of entropy and free energy values and to search for abroad understanding. In particular a virus would havetranscription elongation factor with no need for translationelongation factor. The recently discovered large genomePandoravirus carries transcription elongation factor S-II withsequence data catalogued in Genbank as Pandoravirus salinuspartial genome KC977571 and Pandoravirus dulcis completegenome KC977570 [12, 13]. The HB8 and E. colitranscription elongation factors were included in thecomparison. The result is displayed in Figures 4 and 5. Figure 5: The di-nucleotide

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Robert Hood; Mark Jacobs; James Masi; Kayla McCaffrey

order to observe the flow of air over a model is an application of particle tracer Keywords—wind, wind tunnel, wind turbine, turbine design,turbine modeling, wind tunnel modeling, Betz’s Law. visualization. Schlieren photography is a method of optical visualization in which the varying density of the air results in I. INTRODUCTION a set of lighter and darker patches corresponding to positive and negative density gradients. These methods can beThe 1990’s saw a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Amanda Zielkowski; Melody Baglione; David Wootton

!"# = 𝑘 ℎ (4) 𝑑ℎwhere k is a flow coefficient, measured in m /s, and h is, 2.5 𝜏 +   ℎ = 0 (15) 𝑑𝑡again, level. it is apparent that:A simplified model of fluid system is: 2𝐴ℎ

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Mohamed Tayseer; Fouad Zoghieb; Ismail Alcheikh; Mohammad N.S. Awadallah

[Accessed: 3rd of September 2011].[3] M. J. Stollak, A.Vandenberg, A. Burklund, S. Weiss, "Getting social:The Impact of Social Networking usage on grades among collegestudents", Volume 18 Number 1, Las Vegas: ASBBS Annual Conference,February 2011. Available at: asbbs.org,http://asbbs.org/files/2011/ASBBS2011v1/PDF/S/StollakM.pdf [Accessed03/10/2011].  

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mohammad Amin; Gordon Romney; Pradip Dey; Bhaskar Sinha; Debra Bowen

, California, http://online.nu.edu/ (available to authorized users only).8. SOAR, (2014). National University Database, https://nus.soar.cci.nu.edu/ (available to authorized users only).9. Wang, J., Ruan, Y., Zhang, X., and Zhou, X. (2013, June), Application of Multi-mode Teaching Based on Project and Case Driven in Java Programming Course, 2013 International Conference on Education Technology and Information System (ICETIS), Sanya, China, retrieved on 1/25/2014 from http://www.atlantis- press.com/php/pub.php?publication=icetis-1310. Gilakjani, A. P., Ismail, H. N., and Ahmadi, S. M. (2011). The Effect of Multimodal Learning Models on Language Teaching and Learning, Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Academy

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Jeff Ashworth; Will Quinn

phase in the preliminary design process is to research similar air vehicles. The teams researchexisting aircraft that have similar missions to the selected RFP. The teams then determine a design spacefor their aircraft based upon assumptions or constraints of the RFP and CFR. Determination of thedesign point allows the teams to begin initial sizing of the aircraft based upon takeoff thrust to weightratio (T/W)TO, takeoff wing loading (W/S)TO, stall speeds in different configurations, and certainregulations from the CFR or Military Specifications (MIL-SPECS). This process of researching similaraircraft and determining a design point gives the teams a basis upon which to begin to calculate essentialdesign parameters.6The critical design parameter

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Manoochehr Zoghi; Hernan Maldonado; Syreeta Martinez

but not aninstructor and does not present any new course material.16 S/he is trained prior to assumingher/his tasks as a SI leader and is supervised throughout the process. Supplemental instructionwas launched for the first time for a course in the Lyles College Engineering in fall 2013. Inorder to determine what engineering courses should be targeted for supplemental instruction, theAcademic Committee of the Lyles College of Engineering examined data on the courses with thelowest passing rates. Five courses were identified, but only one SI session was offered for theDigital Logic course in the Electrical and Computer engineering program (ECE 85). The coursewas chosen because the two sections were being taught by two different faculty members

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

students about various stakeholders, asdesign projects often require students to think beyond the product and to pay attention to thepeople: users, suppliers, manufacturers, regulators, and so forth. P1’s Design Clinic team workedon improving a ceramic water filter for households in Nepal. P1 and her teammates travelled toNepal, talked to engineers, NGO workers, potters, and went into local residents’ families to seehow the existing water filters were used. “Users” is one of the key concepts emphasized in thefirst DIS studio course. In order to design an environmentally friendly replacement for plasticbags, students went out to interview customers in grocery stores about their shopping habits. Foranother project aiming at improving education