. Page 24.1216.2In addition to its pedagogical role, this library also serves a practical role in providing studentshands-on experience using microcontroller peripherals in the course of their laboratory exercisesand also scales to enable students to employ multiple microcontroller peripherals in the course oftheir capstone design experience. This library has been used since late 2008, and Google Analyt-ics numbers for the library’s website give 84,000 visits since January 2009, with approximately52% of these visits originating from within the United States.2. BackgroundSweller’s Cognitive Load Theory5, 6, 7 (CLT) provides a framework for understanding why stu-dents learn (or do not learn) new concepts and problem solving strategies. CLT focuses
Robert M. Bunch is a Professor of Physics and Optical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy and an Innovation Fellow at Rose-Hulman Ventures. Since joining the Rose-Hulman faculty in 1983, he has been active in developing undergraduate and graduate courses and laboratories for the optical en- gineering educational program. He has directed 23 completed master’s degree thesis projects, consulted with industry, and is co-inventor on two patents. In 2000, he received the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award. His research and technical interests include development of optics-based products, fiber optics, optical instruments, and systems engineering.Dr. Thomas W. Mason, Rose-Hulman Institute of
3.36California State University Fresno F 2009 4.10 4.59 3.95 S 2010 4.26 4.57 4.04 S 2011 4.74 4.67 4.19At University of North Carolina Charlotte, the course ETCE 3163L is required for the bachelor’sdegree in civil engineering technology, as well as the bachelor’s degree in constructionmanagement. There were 70 student responses from this course. The course description is: • ETCE 3163L. Structures and Materials Laboratory. Laboratory designed to evaluate structural materials commonly encountered in the civil and construction environments. Basic beam, truss and frame experiments will be conducted. Standard laboratory and field tests
from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering, Pakistan. His research interests include aircraft design, experimental aerodynamics, and engineering education. Page 23.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using a UAV to Teach Undergraduates Math and Aircraft PerformanceAbstractHands-on activities based pedagogies have been determined to be effective in motivating andenhancing understanding of complex engineering concepts in undergraduate education. The useof laboratory exercises supporting theoretical concepts in the classroom
Paper ID #6549Using Social Networking to Mentor 9th-grade Girls for Academic Successand Engineering Career AwarenessDr. Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Patricia ”Pat” A. Carlson is a transplanted middle westerner, having spent her childhood in Norfolk, Va. She came to Rose-Hulman early in her teaching career and has taught a variety of courses over the past three decades. Dr. Carlson has held a number of American Society for Engineering Education sum- mer fellowships that have taken her to NASA-Goddard, NASA-Langley, the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland, and NASA’s Classroom of
criteria, and faculty expertise. Difficultiesin fitting the multitude of desired outcomes into the curriculum were addressed throughintegrative lab experiences and electives. Laboratory and faculty resources were largely alreadyin place due to prior programmatic strengths in automated technologies but were grown with theincreased faculty and student focus. Establishment of an Industrial Advisory Board dedicated torobotics and automation has formalized and increased employer input into curriculum, lab, andstudent development opportunities. Program assessment and feedback from industry informscontinuous-improvement updates to the curriculum. The automation-focused degree andcapabilities of its graduates has resulted in increased interest with local
development strategies in software design,” Des. Stud., vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 567– 589, Nov. 2010, doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2010.09.003.[8] A. Cherns, “The Principles of Sociotechnical Design,” Hum. Relat., vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 783– 792, Aug. 1976, doi: 10.1177/001872677602900806.[9] A. Johri and B. M. Olds, “Situated Engineering Learning: Bridging Engineering Education Research and the Learning Sciences,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 151–185, 2011, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2011.tb00007.x.[10] M. Koretsky, C. Kelly, and E. Gummer, “Student Perceptions of Learning in the Laboratory: Comparison of Industrially Situated Virtual Laboratories to Capstone Physical Laboratories,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 100, no. 3, pp. 540–573, 2011
, facilitatingconflict resolution and team cohesion.Teamwork has been widely recognized as a cornerstone for academic and professionalsuccess in engineering and science education. Wilson et al. [12] highlighted thetransformative potential of teamwork assessments, which provide a more comprehensiveeducational experience by fostering a diverse range of skills. Despite this, students frequentlyreported challenges, such as unequal workload distribution within groups, and preferredpractical or informal collaborative settings, like laboratory experiences, over formalassessment environments.The evaluation of teamwork quality has been explored extensively. Herrera et al. [13]identified six key dimensions for assessing teamwork among engineering students:collaboration
experimentation, simulation-enhanced learning, and active andcollaborative learning techniques. Each component is specifically designed to addresschallenges in electromagnetics education by fostering deeper engagement, enhancingconceptual understanding, and preparing learners with practical engineering skills. Byincorporating these elements, the framework ensures that learners acquire both theoreticalknowledge and hands-on experience, effectively bridging the gap between abstract conceptsand real-world applications.The course implementing this framework consists of both lecture-based and lab components.The laboratory sessions provide students with hands-on experience, complementingtheoretical concepts covered during lectures. Some experiments are
graduate with a goodengineering degree without ever sketching something out and physically making it in a laboratory or workshop.After several experimental courses and much student feedback a new course was developed and finally approved asmandatory for all first year engineers. This was offered every fall and spring starting in 2003. A new feature was theincorporation of two 5-6 week ‘Engineering Practice’ lab sessions spread across the seven departments in theengineering college [14]. In fall 2011 as result of other associated curriculum changes it became possible to offerthis course in the fall semester for the whole entering class of 331 students. Several new features were able to beincorporated exploiting Project-Based Learning with ‘Virtual
Institute for Medicinal Pharmacy to internship at BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany This Chemical Engineering & German senior was involved in Chemical research in three different labs—stretching across both the spectrum of scientific fields and different locations. His undergraduate engineering research journey took him from a project sponsored by NSF led by Geoffrey Bothun in URI’s Bionanotechnology Laboratory trying to enhance oil spill treatment methods, to characterizing drug delivery systems under Professor Heike Bunje’s guidance at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology at TU Braunschweig to attempting to increase the lifetime of a battery cell at BASF’s Ludwigshafen headquarters. At first glance these research topics seem to be
Engineering28 since 2007.Universities that have graduate degrees focused on robotics include Carnegie Mellon University,MIT, UPENN, UCLA, WPI, and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT).Michigan State University has a well-established Robotics and Automation laboratory, but it isutilized for graduate robotics courses and research. Very few universities across the US offer adegree and/or certification specifically in robotics automation. In fact, Lake Superior StateUniversity (LSSU) is one of very few universities in Michigan that specializes in roboticsautomation; however, it does not have a program to certify industry representatives29. Driven byindustry needs, the new curriculum designed in this project will be adapted for both two
Email: Ioannis Raptis@uml.edu Email: Jack Price@student.uml.edu Abstract—Multi-robot teams with many members can be very to map new environments [6]. The iRobot Create was useddemanding in terms of both monetary and spatial resources, to exhibit the usefulness of even a robot with very fewmajor limitations in both laboratory and classroom settings. A sensors in certain swarm scenarios [7]. Scribbler representsreduction in both the size and cost of robots that remain capableof testing a myriad of algorithms allows for much more research a versatile robot for educational purposes with an accessibleand education in the field of swarm robotics. The developed
authors own work – and referencing a recent systematic review of masterylearning in engineering in higher education – this case study offers a “formula” that faculty mayfollow to incorporate modified mastery learning into their classroom or laboratory setting. Theapproach to modified mastery learning outlined in this article accomplishes two important items.First, the flexibility afforded to the instructor when adopting modified mastery learning meansthat cost savings may be accomplished in the use of institutional resources while accommodatinga diversity of student learning preferences. Second, while traditional approaches fail to guaranteethat every student master every concept, the modified mastery learning style not only maintains –but in
undergraduate education. Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison.4. Gardner, G. E., & Jones, M. G. (2011). Pedagogical preparation of the science graduate teaching assistant: Challenges and implications. Science Educator, 20(2), 31–41.5. Sundberg, M. D., Armstrong, J. E., & Wischusen, E. W. (2005). A reap praisal of the status of introductory biology laboratory education in U.S. colleges and universities. The American Biology Teacher, 67(9), 526529. https://doi.org/10.1662/0002- 7685(2005)067[0525:AROTSO]2.0.CO;26. Marbach-Ad, G., Egan, L. C., & Thompson, K. V.,(2015). Preparing graduate students for their teaching responsibilities. In A Discipline-based Teaching and Learning Center: A Model
and Engineering at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, his research focus is cognitive workload assessment. He also has interests in health informatics and natural language processing.Prof. Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. In Fall 2018, Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla worked as a postdoctoral research associate in Coordinated Science Laboratory at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since Oct 2016. He received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University in 2016
students in hands-on projects and problem-solvingactivities [1], [10]. These are not simply introductory surveys; they involve active design andbuilding experiences. This early and consistent exposure to design and prototyping continuesthroughout the program. Laboratory courses, integrated with lectures, reinforce theoreticalconcepts in subsequent years. The curriculum culminates in team-based senior capstone projects.These capstone projects frequently address authentic engineering challenges, often in collaborationwith industry partners, providing students with invaluable real-world experience. This approach,embedding industry partnerships, internships, and co-op experiences throughout the studentjourney, ensures graduates possess both technical
Laboratory at RPI (hereafterabbreviated MDL) were responsible for equipment selection, visualizing plant layouts, andpreparing detailed designs for specialized process equipment such as heat exchangers. Thispaper reviews our findings regarding design guidelines and the educational aspects ofmultidisciplinary design for modular processing plants.Student and Faculty Engagement The overall design effort supported involvement of 21 undergraduate students and severalfaculty members from multiple departments. Two students from chemical engineeringparticipated via semester-long, paid independent study experiences, rather than through aconventional design course. Three teams of students (19 total) from other engineeringdisciplines completed their
. Suwanasri, "Semiconductor Synergy Capacity Building: Enhancing Laboratory Hands-On Excellence through University-Industry Collaboration," in 2024 9th International STEM Education Conference (iSTEM-Ed), 2024: IEEE, pp. 1-6.[4] Y. S. Sun, Q. Zhu, and J. M. Case, "Preparing Future Semiconductor Talent in the Global Context: A Comparative Study of the Semiconductor Engineering Curriculum in the US and Taiwan," in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2024.[5] S. S. Patankar, "Practical Design of Experiments for the Next Generation of Semiconductor Process Engineers," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 240-246, 2024.[6] I. Rocio Vazquez, P. Sharma, V. Law, N. Jackson, and M. Pleil, "Initial
of experience in engineering education, several projects in innovation of engineering education such as the use of 3D virtual ambProf. Israel Zamora-Hernandez Israel Zamora-Hern´andez has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. He has a M.Sc. in Digital Systems from Tecnologico de Monterrey, currently collaborating with this university since 2004 holding different positions and responsibilities, among which stand out; the creation of the electronics laboratories in 2005, assuming the direction of the Electronic Engineering and Communications degree in 2006, the creation of the networks laboratory in 2007, the creation of the media center laboratories in 2008, assuming In
Paper ID #45964A Call for the expansion of intercultural competency to graduate engineeringeducationErin Johnson, Pennsylvania State University Erin Johnson is a PhD candidate at Pennsylvania State University in Mechanical Engineering. She is under the advisement of Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory (ECRL). In 2024, Erin was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). She completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University and a M.S. in Engineering Design at Pennsylvania State UniversityJiuqing Yu, Pennsylvania State
CAD/CAM softwaretraining and on-machine demonstrations. The CAD/CAM software activity includes fixturedesign and toolpath generation to perform a facing operation on the silicon brass METALmedallion. A CAD model of the METAL medallion machining setup with visible toolpaths isshown in Figure 6. Figure 6. CAD model of the machining setup for the METAL medallion with visible toolpaths.Other METAL level one in-person training activities include mechanical testing (i.e., tension andhardness testing), heat treatment of steel alloys (i.e., AISI 1060 and/or 1045), forging, androlling. The topics for each day of the four-day schedule are summarized. These activitiesinclude both classroom and laboratory sessions. The detailed daily itinerary can be
Dr. Brian Sanders is a distinguished aerospace engineer and former U.S. Air Force officer whose career spans over three decades. He began his service as an aircraft weapon systems technician and progressed through roles including acquisition officer and senior research scientist within the Air Force Research Laboratory. Sanders made significant contributions to adaptive structures and unmanned aerial systems, leading pioneering research on morphing aircraft technologies. He also served as Assistant Chief Scientist at Air Combat Command. Currently, he is an associate professor at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, where he continues to advance aerospace research and education. ©American
difference illustrated the details of the UV lights reflected and fluorescentattributes in this example. The developed fusion algorithm between RGB and UV providedsuccessful results that the proposed algorithm was further tested on various UV images that wereacquired as contaminations on surfaces in a laboratory setting. Figure 7 showed one of those testimages. a. b. c.Figure 7. (a) Stainless steel surface with invisible ink under visible light, (b) Under UV light with 254 nm, (c) CUV composite image after processingThere were about 500 images used in this research with various types of biological and non
, identify the appropriate solution, design the system, and then test it.This paper describes the laboratory environment and the project guidelines, and presentsthe student project implemented in the Spring Semester of 2004. IntroductionPLCs are used extensively in a wide range of industrial applications1. Because of thisfact, the Control Systems Engineering Technology students are required to take a coursethat focuses on this topic. Students in this course are required to complete a final project.This project requires that students design, program, and implement a system thatsimulates a real world application of the PLC.Students were allowed to use any of the ideas and techniques discussed in class to
domestic undergraduate students in focus in the United States higher education institutions. In addition, Mr. Halkiyo is interested in broadening the participation of engineering edu- cation in Ethiopian universities to increase the diversity, inclusivity, equity, and quality of Engineering Education. He studies how different student groups such as women and men, rich and poor, students from rural and urban, and technologically literate and less literate can have quality and equitable learning experiences and thrive in their performances. In doing so, he focuses on engineering education policies and practices in teaching and learning processes, assessments, laboratories, and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo has been
. Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gregory L. Long, PhD is currently the Lead Laboratory Instructor for NEET’s Autonomous Machines thread at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has a broad range of engineering design, prototype fabrication, woodworking, and manufacturing experiNathan Melenbrink, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDr. Amitava ’Babi’ Mitra, The Pennsylvania State University Amitava ’Babi’ Mitra linkedin.com/in/babimitra|+1-617-324-8131 | babi@mit.edu Dr. Amitava aˆ C˜Babiˆa C™ Mitra is the founding Executive Director of the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) program at MIT ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023The
Paper ID #38203Undergraduate Research as a Tool for Building Entrepreneurial Mindset inEngineering StudentsDr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining academia, she worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer working on both energy efficiency and renewable energy systems, where she received the US Department of Energy Office of Science
Paper ID #39576Unconventional Applications of Introductory-Level Aerospace EngineeringConcepts: Evaluating Student Engagement and Performance in aFree-Response Exam FormatBenjamin Casillas, Texas A&M University Ben Casillas is a senior aerospace engineering major at Texas A&M University. As an undergraduate researcher at the NUANCED Laboratory, their work focuses on novel presentations of introductory-level curriculum. Outside the lab, their interests include chemical rocket propulsion, spaceflight human systems integration, digital art, and music composition.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
fellow in the Particulate Media Research Laboratory. Her research interests focus on the characterization and behavior of fine-grained soils, their response to changing chemical environments (i.e. changes in pH and ionic concentration), and traditional and non-traditional soil modification techniques (e.g. polymer-modified soils) for improving engineering properties. Dr. Palomino teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in materials character- ization and testing, soil mechanics, geosynthetics, and soil properties.Dr. Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee at Knoxville American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022