Conference Session

Critical Conversations on Being Valued

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Robert W. Carpick, University of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

National Laboratory. He served as Department Chair from 2011-2019, and currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for his department. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A DEI Task Force within a Mechanical Engineering DepartmentMotivation and BackgroundThe events and movements of 2020 have put into stark relief the fact that most academicinstitutions are not doing enough to address issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessamong undergraduates. More specifically, these topics are often considered tangential to coreengineering topics, and are therefore relegated to breadth requirements for coverage, if at

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., Howard University; Hyung D. Bae, Howard University

, CFD, rocket propulsion and automotive engineering. He was a U.S. Department of Energy Visiting Faculty Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories in 2012 and 2013. He has educated and trained many underrepre- sented minority and female students via various STEM programs including NSF-funded AMP (Alliance for Minority Participation) program.Hyung D. Bae , Howard University Dr. Hyung D. Bae received his B.S. M.S. degree in mechanical engineering of Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering of the University of Maryland in 2013. He was a Research Assistant of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland from 2013 to 2016. He

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Alexander T Wray, Purdue University Northwest; Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

Paper ID #243582018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Identifying Boolean Logic Processes via the Basis of a NACA 2415 AirfoilAlexander T Wray, Purdue University Northwest Alexander Wray is a Masters-seeking Mechanical Engineer enrolled at Purdue University North Central. He conducts research into dynamic system modelling and CFD modal systems for the purpose of mod- elling arduous or complex systems. As well, he presents and assists with teaching projects to classes in Solid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Fluid Mechanics in undergraduate courses.Prof. Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Misty L. Loughry, Rollins College; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #20194Progress toward Optimizing Student Team Skill Development using Evidence-Based StrategiesDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey; Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #19773Introducing First Year Engineering Students to Engineering ReasoningDr. Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University Lizzie Y. Santiago, Ph.D., is a teaching associate professor for the freshman engineering program in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. She holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and has postdoctoral training in neural tissue engineering and molecular neurosciences. She teaches freshman engineering courses and supports the outreach and recruiting activities of the college. Her research interests include neural tissue engineering, stem cell research, absorption of

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Howard D. Edington; Philip E. Empey, University of Pittsburgh ; David Clement Whitcomb, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and Carnegie Mellon University; Alan John Rosenbloom, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical

, an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Austin Community College in Austin, TX, and an Assistant Profes- sor of Surgery and Bioengineering at The Pennsylvania State University in Hershey, PA. He also worked for CarboMedics Inc. in Austin, TX, in the research and development of prosthetic heart valves. Dr. Zapanta’s primary teaching responsibilities are Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and Design. Ad- ditional teaching interests include medical device design education and professional issues in biomedical engineering. Dr. Zapanta’s responsibilities as Associate Department head include overseeing the under- graduate curriculum and undergraduate student advising. Dr. Zapanta’s research interests are in developing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Caymen May Novak, Oakland Unversity

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17713REU programs and K-12 outreach: A natural synergyDr. Laila Guessous, Oakland University Laila Guessous, Ph.D. is a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Oakland Univer- sity (OU) in Rochester, MI. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on computational methods. She is the program director for the NSF- funded AERIM Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at OU, as well as a co-PI on the Oakland University WISE@OU NSF ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) grant. She is

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Ann Vallie; Josh Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Teri Ann Allery; Karl Haefner, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

program.Mrs. Lori Nelson, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Lori Nelson began her professional experience as an Industrial Engineer working the capacity of business process manager for a major U.S. aerospace manufacturing firm. This role provided functional consulting for supply chain with key ownership responsibility ensuring appropriate data design of master data, IT architecture and solution design for all ERP solutions across the organization. She holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching Mathematics from Minot State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from North Dakota State University, and post-masters certificate in Experiential Education through Equine Assisted Learning from

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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FYEE Conference Sessions

, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, curricula and assessment; evidence-based teaching practices and curricular innovations applied to mis- conceptions; and game-based learning. His funded research explores the nature of global competency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of engineering students. His dissertation investigated how best to design and operationalize effective global

Conference Session

Industry and Engineering Technology Partnerships

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

at the chance to talk to the students, and most have beenrepeat speakers. The students have gained invaluable knowledge from these speakers and somehave led to later employment. It should be pointed out that the author had previous professionalrelationships with these guest speakers prior to asking them to come and speak (which lendscredence to the argument regarding maintaining outside consulting jobs).While industry volunteers have always been a welcome addition to the “teaching arsenal”, it wasnot until the proposed creation of the new program came that their true worth became apparent.It was decided that instead of starting the new degree program, and then forming an advisorycommittee, that industry leaders would have an opportunity to

Conference Session

Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

junior in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. Page 13.198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Oft-overlooked Resource: Undergraduate Students Can Be a Valuable Asset to Help Improve the Curriculum, Facilities, and PedagogyAbstractMany college campuses do not have graduate students to use as a resource for teaching, research,grading, and other pedagogical activities. These schools include some satellite campuses ofmajor universities, many private colleges that focus on undergraduate education, and communitycolleges

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip J. Morris; Martin L. Brady; Lyle N. Long; Ali Haghighat

examples and computer code demonstrations are used. The principal developer of thecourse is Dr. Lyle Long. The goals of the course are to teach the student to: 1. understand the differences between current parallel computers Intel Paragon, Cray T3D, CM-5, KSR, nCUBE, IBM SP-2, etc. SIMD and MIMD paradigms Message passing and data parallel architectures Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) 2. effectively map a wide range of algorithms onto parallel computers 3. understand parallel processing performance 4. learn language features for parallel (especially FORTRAN 90)The students participate in four program development projects. Each project requires the writing of acomputer program to solve a particular problem and a report that

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Norbert L. Ackermann; Anthony G. Collins

. TABULATION OF DEPARTMENT GOALS Issue addressed by Goal % of replies sharing this issue as a goal1. Undergraduate education 100% 1.1 Preparation for professional practice 63% 1.2 Development of social, ethical and professional values 61% “ 1.3 Preparation for graduate school (post Baccalaureate) 47% 1.4 Development of laboratory and teaching facilities 30% 1.5 Maintenance of ABET accreditation

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihua Xu, University of Minesota Duluth; Victor Lai, University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Materials

ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #13545. 2. Sohail Anwar, Todd Batzel, and Ed Sell, “Integration of Project Based Learning into A Freshman Engineering Design Course”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 23625. 3. Sven K. Esche, and Hamid A. Hadim, “Introduction of Project-based Learning into Mechanical Engineering Courses”. Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2366. 4. Eric Constans, Jennifer Kadlowec, “Using a Project-Based Learning Approach to Teach Mechanical Design to First-Year Engineering Students”, Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference, AC 2011-511. 5. Narendra Sharma , “Project-Based Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical Engineering”, Systemics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Tiantian Li, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ali Khalid Raz, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; John W. Sutherland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics. His research interests are in model-based systems engineering, system-of-systems, and information fusion. He also holds a temporary faculty appointment with U.S. Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, IN. He has worked with the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on fusion systems and prior to joining Purdue University, he was a flight controls and flight management systems engineer at Honeywell Aerospace. He is a Certified Systems Engineering Professional from the Interna- tional Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) where he is a co-chair of the Complex Systems Work- ing Group and the assistant director of

Conference Session

Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Jordan Nicole Bowen; Mardigon Max Toler, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

-Champaign. From 2002 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Electromagnetics Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was an assistant professor with the Department of Elec- trical Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington from 2005 to 2012. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2012, and he is currently an associate professor. His current research interests include wireless power transmission, radar systems, microwave remote sensing, antenna design, and computational electromagnetics. He was the recipient of the first prize award in the student paper competition of the IEEE International

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: BYOE Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #16337BYOE: Introducing the Time and Frequency Domain Relationship in an In-troductory Circuits CourseProf. Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia Ronald Williams is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. His teaching responsibilities have typically been in the area of digital systems, embedded computing, and computer design along with fundamental electrical engineering courses. He has recently been actively involved in the redesign of the undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. His research interests have focused on embedded

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #14723Design For Impact: Inquiry-based Activities for Important Concepts in HeatTransfer that Faculty Will Actually UseDr. Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot Vigeant is a professor of chemical engineering and an associate dean of engineering at Bucknell University. She earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University, and her M.S. and Ph.D., also in chemical engineering, from the University of Virginia. Her primary research focus is on engineering pedagogy at the undergraduate level. She is particularly interested in the teaching and learning of concepts related to thermodynamics. She is

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

its steering committee for several years. He has invested over twenty-five years in the development and maintenance of a multimillion dollar manufacturing laboratory facility complete with a full scale, fully integrated manufacturing sys- tem. Professor Harriger has been a Co-PI on two NSF funded grants focused on aerospace manufacturing education and is currently a Co-PI on the NSF funded TECHFIT project, a middle school afterschool pro- gram that teaches students how to use programmable controllers and other technologies to design exercise games. Additionally, he co-organizes multiple regional automation competitions for an international con- trols company

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #13443The Rapid Adoption of SMARTER Teamwork Tools: the System for Man-agement, Assessment, Research, Training, Education, and Remediation forTeamworkDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David Jonathan Woehr; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12882Optimizing Student Team Skill Development using Evidence-Based Strate-gies—NSF Award 1431694Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

described here was designed to eliminateoutdated or overly canned experiments, while choosing robust equipment that the students couldinteract with in a much more open-ended way.Measurement and Analysis is a required course for junior level mechanical engineers. Theoverall purpose of the course is to teach students how to design experiments, how to measurecommon engineering variables, and how to use and select sensors. The experiment in question isdesigned to teach students how to measure strain. Students are asked to investigate the effect ofdifferent numbers of strain gauges on the output of a Wheatstone bridge circuit, and observe therelationship between physical location on the object and location in the circuit. The specificgoals are: 1. To

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart Taylor M.Ed., A&M Consolidated High School; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Dezhen Song

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #14539MAKER: From 2-D Projective Geometry to 3-D Object Recognition and 3-DPrinting Processes for High School StudentsMr. Bart Taylor M.Ed., A&M Consolidated High School A Dedicated career and technology teacher with fifteen years of experience in the classroom. Offer a proven track record of commended performance in teaching, and leadership, with a passion for educa- tion and a commitment to continually pursue student, school and district success. Experience includes classroom teaching, motivational speaking, district curriculum and instructional coaching, professional development planning/presenting, high

Conference Session

Materials Education Perspectives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Materials

AC 2008-35: USING INTERNET SOURCES TO SOLVE MATERIALSHOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTSBarry Dupen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen worked for 9 years in the automotive industry as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and laboratory manager. For the past 5 years, he has taught Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). His primary interests are in materials engineering, mechanics, contra dancing, and engineering technology education. Page 13.1342.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Internet Sources

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

courses called “Engineering Exploration EngE1024” in order toprovide avenues for educational research, provide teaching opportunities for graduate students,and reduce faculty teaching loads for pursuing scholarly activities. This model was fullyimplemented in the fall of 2005. Traditionally, EngE faculty members taught the two credit hour Page 11.943.2introduction to engineering classes similar to EngE1024 twice a week for fifty minutes each in atraditional classroom of about thirty seats. With the new model, the course had eight largeweekly lecture sessions with 150-170 students in each section and taught by a faculty memberfor fifty minutes

Conference Session

CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

works with the technology teacher education program in the department and teaches courses in pedagogy. He has extensive international experience working on technical training projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries he has worked include Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. Page 11.1180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Supporting K-12 Teacher Professional Development through the National Center for Engineering and Technology EducationIntroduction William Wulf [1], president of the

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Bates Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning techniques3,4. The programprovides guidance to K-12 teachers on using design problems in their classrooms to teachapplied mathematics and science. The PDIs teach engineering concepts through the use ofeveryday technology, directed laboratory activities, and design briefs. Since 1998 our programhas used LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robotics as the focus for hands-on experiences. The programhas its roots in engineering design theory and learning science research. To clearly demonstratethe effectiveness of this teaching approach, the entire program is taught using the methods theparticipants are expected to use in their classrooms. This curriculum exchange paper is presentedas a part of dissemination of the program’s research and resources; information

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Engineering and Neurology, and Associate Chair of Applied Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill. His research is concentrated in the application of Signal Processing to problems in medicine.Timothy A. Johnson, PhD Timothy A. Johnson holds a BSEd (1972) in education from Illinois State University, a MS (1976) in natural science from Chicago State University and a PhD (1983) in BME from UNC-Chapel Hill. Research interests include cardiovascular electrophysiology, sensors, instrumentation and data acquisition, processing and display. As an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, he teaches linear controls and directs BME laboratory

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

. • It is critical to work out details of both positions before arriving on campus, including salary, laboratory space, teaching loads, and research start-up funds. Resist the temptation to get this set with one person with an oral agreement on the trailing spouse that “everything will be taken care of when you arrive on campus”. • Talk to dual career couples at your present university to get some suggestions and ideas of how they handled their dual career search. • Talk with dual career couples at the university where you are interviewing to see how they feel the climate is for couples.Hints for Search Committees Dealing with Dual Career CouplesWhile finding a suitable dual career situation is a

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

explores the multi-disciplinary aspects and benefits of extracurricular team events.The primary audience for this paper is engineering and engineering technology teachers, teachersupervisors, teaching assistants and administrators.An Electric Bicycle club was formed comprised of students from multiple academic disciplines.The group included both deaf and hard of hearing participants adding diversity to thecommunications requirements and richness to the results. Team collaboration across disciplinesand between differing communication cultures was accomplished by providing students coachingand mentoring in project management skills. They were assigned specific tasks such as CADdrawings, part procurement, motor testing, performance monitoring