Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

”)  Relationship between engineers and the public (e.g., “Cross Disciplinary”, “Collaborative”)  Engineers social footprint over time (e.g., “Increasing”) 4  Societal problems/issues in need of engineering solutions (e.g., “Physical Infrastructure Stresses”)A fuller discussion of emerging themes and their prevalence in engineering documents will beready for inclusion in the poster as part of this session.The research plan moving forward includes interviews with engineering students, faculty, andprofessionals, drawing upon the themes discovered in the professional documents analysis andfrom the theoretical foundation in social imaginaries

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

activities related to3D printing as common elements of the engineering design process in general, and rapidprototyping in particular. ABS and PLA 3D-printing materials were regarded as environmentallyresponsible products. Community involvement and appreciation of the sustainability efforts inthe department’s 3D-printing lab were unintended positive results.With further improvements of the desktop recycling system, new opportunities may arise. Forexample, the sustainable 3D-printing lab may accept 3D-printed recyclable materials from othereducational institutions in the area. Also, commercial applications could be developed to helprecycling efforts in 3D-printing shops and makerspaces. Further research is planned to includerecyclability

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston; Michael G Flynn, College of Charleston

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

and accompanying program schedule animations, slideshows based on unique  Everyone plays each team’s exergame needs of their schools 6-Sat  Each team presents afterschool implementation plans, anticipated issues  TECHFIT graduationTeachers are provided with a 230-page, lab-based workbook that includes lessons over the PDclassroom content. In addition to step-by-step, illustrated instructions, each lesson maps thecontent to state and national standards for grades 6-8. This feature allows teachers to integratesome of what

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

research on team learning processes in engineering student project teams. Additionally, she has co-developed a framework for measuring and interpreting an array of team dynamics. An online assessment tool has been created based on this framework which allows teams to diagnose and improve the ”health” of their team. She is passionate about her area of research and plans to continue conducting research on factors that contribute to effective teamwork.Ms. Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary Genevieve is a first year M.Sc. student under the supervision of Dr. Thomas O’Neill at the University of Calgary focusing on at team dynamics, training, and communication. She has been working with the Schulich School of

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

better understand what students learn in ENGR 1620. to sense a person’s posture, store that information, and display it. Make a flowchart of the design process you would use for such a system. What steps would you plan to go through? DO spend the full 10 minutes on your response Your job is to create a design process for a specific project. Print Your Name Here Print Your Instructor’s Name Here Page

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

concrete floor through 1” thick steel base plates and four 5/8” diameter bolts. Theweight of each floor, including the beams and columns, is about 6000 lbs. The plan dimensionsof the frame are approximately 50” x 50” and the floor heights are 54” and 71” for the 1st and2nd floors, respectively. The columns are oriented such that there is a strong and a weak axisdirection. An advantage of the structure is that it is simple enough to be assessed by handcalculations. It can be analyzed by hand when simplified to a 2D system with 1 translationaldegree of freedom per floor and used to validate the computer output.Figure 10: Laboratory structure, Beam/Column Connection and Column Base ConnectionFigure 11: Laboratory structure, Computer model [ETABS4

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Brent Walter Reed

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to build the circuits with thecomplete schematics provided. More design components are planned in the future in order tochallenge the students and provide more active learning experience. In the second project, theblock diagram of the triangle waveform generator will be provided, but the detailed circuitdesign and part value need to be figured out by the students.ConclusionsThis paper presents the implementation of two hands-on circuit building projects in anElectronics course in a crowded general engineering curriculum. The students independentlycompleted the two sequential projects outside of class time. While it was observed to bechallenging for the students and the learning experience can be further improved, the assessmentresults show

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

– and the potentialconsequences for new graduates – was demonstrated by a recurring practitioner comment that,since engineering is a detail-oriented profession, engineers need to demonstrate their attention todetail even in writing. One explained, "a resume or cover letter with a lot of mistakes tells methis person is not ready to be an engineer" and he immediately eliminates those applicants.Although we originally did not plan to have lessons about grammar and punctuation, thecomparative analysis convinced us they were necessary.Integration of writing and engineering: An important pattern that emerged when practitionersdiscussed writing was their view of the connection between writing and the practice ofengineering. Practitioners repeatedly

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University - Calumet; Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Venkatateja Koppaku

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Instrumentation

better response ascompared to controlling the reactive power [4].In this paper, a photovoltaic hybrid generation mechanism is studied and simulated. A hybridelectric system provides a greater quality electricity generation since the system is not solelydependent on one type of energy source. Whilst some of these devices may shutdown thealternate source still can deliver the electricity.Case StudyIn order to study power system behavior and operating conditions of different generators, buses,transformers, motors and loads in a system, power analysis and load flow calculations must beperformed. The flow of active and reactive power is known as load flow or power flow. Loadflow is an important tool used by power engineers for planning and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Gretchen A. Mosher, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University ; Tejas Dhadphale Ph.D., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

benefits of implementing a sustainable and successful capstone course were also expressed as opportunities to provide critical learning experiences for our students. References 1. National Science Foundation. (2014). Investing in science, engineering, and education for the nation’s future. Strategic Plan for 2014-2018. Downloaded October 16, 2015 from: www.nsf.gov 2. National Academy of Engineering. (2008). Grand challenges for engineering. Downloaded August 30, 2015 from: www.engineeringchallenges.org 3. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Cox, M.F., Borrego, M., Beddoes, K., and Zhu, J. (2014). Changing engineering education: Views of U.S. faculty, chairs, and deans. Journal of Engineer in Education, 103(2), 193-219. 4. Saunders, K. Brumm, T

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

institutions. He is a certified six sigma black belt and a certified quality engineer with ASQ c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Effect of Packing Density of Particles on RFID PenetrationABSTRACTRadio frequency identification device (RFID) technology has risen to become a drastic aspect insupply chain management which is not just a replacement for barcodes. RFID maintains accurateinventory control and also real time product information is available to make decisions. It makesthe supply chain significantly more accurate and improves efficiency and reliability. Also, due toreal-time information is made available for administration, the planning processes can besignificantly improved as

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

how theyattempted to meet each specification in their project report. Table II shows a tentative projecttimeline.Student ProjectsThe mechatronics class had three sections and there were 17 projects in total. Students worked ina group to plan, design, fabricate, and test the prototype. Group size varied from two to fourstudents. Each project includes sensing, processing, and actuating to control anelectromechanical device, typically a motor. The objective of the project is to demonstrate asystem level application of mechatronics. Upon the approval from the instructor, students weregiven full responsibility to select components, create a test bench, prove concept(s), developinterface circuitry, and integrate all sub-systems. This paper

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Brandon Scott Weisberg, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Joseph Boss; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

or barrierbetween professionals and novice students. The participation of a student in the creation of afixture aids in eliminating this barrier by making fuel cell’s bipolar plates production accessibleto inexperienced technology students. The process of manufacturing a fixture for the productionof hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen purifier plates required a careful planning and step-by-stepmethodological implementation.Through the use of our designed fixture it is, now, possible to teach students how to use a CNCmilling machine with relative ease while also allowing for precision part machining. The setup ofthe fixture allows students to observe the necessary measures to properly machine a part whilealso teaching them the benefits of

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

assignments.Based upon a survey of students, the flipped classroom was preferred by every student in thecourse. Students liked the ability to refer back to the lectures to study and they liked theopportunity to have more practice with course material during the lecture period. Final examresults indicate that there was a significant improvement in student performance on the exam inthe section with the flipped classroom format when compared to final exam performance in atraditional lecture format. In general, the flipped classroom gave students more opportunity tointeract with the microprocessor datasheet and more practice doing computations. It is not clearwhy students did worse on some code writing problems, but future offerings of the course plan tofill

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Baijian Yang, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

introduce students to the problem.It has to be written in a way that leads students to define the problem by themselves. Thestudents must then generate a plan of action that has to be followed to meet the client’srequirements. The problem-solving process obliges the team to go through numerous iterations,and test and review solutions in order to come up with a model that will address the client needs[10] . Similarly, teamwork is essential in MEAs due to the time available to come up with a viablesolution to the problem. Additionally, by requiring multiple point-of-views and perspectives,students can arrive to better solutions in less time [10].A Cybersecurity Themed Model-Eliciting ActivityThis paper presents an MEA called Migration to HTTPS

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary G. Noonan, Merrimack College; Marc Veletzos, Merrimack College; Cynthia Baker McGowan, Merrimack College; Maureen Walsh Sakakeeny P.E., Merrimack College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Her research interests include mobile and web technologies.Dr. Marc Veletzos, Merrimack CollegeDr. Cynthia Baker McGowan, Merrimack CollegeMs. Maureen Walsh Sakakeeny PE P.E., Merrimack College Ms. Sakakeeny is an experienced civil engineer and higher education administrator. Her engineering expertise spans transportation infrastructure design, construction management, environmental planning, and sustainability consulting. She supports the Dean of Science and Engineering with student recruitment and retention initiatives, including expansion of graduate programs, and first-year student advising and support. Ms. Sakakeeny is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

class debates may take unexpected turns, raise unanswered questions, uncover unknown situations, or bring to light things that are not usually covered in everyday conversations. The faculty must establish from the beginning an academic approach to any subject, respect among all participant in the discussion, and a sense of curiosity that will encourage everybody to explore areas of knowledge and thought never experienced before.3. This class is a good candidate to be organized as a Socratic Seminar. For the next offering of this class we plan to have a classroom suitable to arrange tables in a circular format to encourage free exchange of ideas as the Socratic Seminar concept recommends.4. Future course offerings will include new

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Katherine Snyder, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

questions on the final exam are somewhat more challenging, there aregains made especially by female students. We believe that part of the gains for the femalestudents is that they had an opportunity to reason and discuss, out loud, how they thought about aparticular problem. First Exam Final Exam Females 32% 38% Males 40% 41% Table III Comparison of female and male students and percentages of correct responses from the first exam and from the final exam.We plan to further investigate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Cenk Erdil, Marist College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

informatics.We look at a number of leading undergraduate-level health informatics majors, and we proposeengineering-oriented health informatics degree programs focused in STEM education, that can (i)complement existing health informatics programs, and (ii) directly help narrow the skills gap inhealth informatics. In the future, we plan to continue analysis of both undergraduate and graduateprograms in other informatics fields, especially in medical and healthcare, in more detail from anengineering perspective, and share results with the community.References 1. D. Cenk Erdil. How much informatics is too much for public health big data? Big Data and Analytics EdCon 2015, August 2015, Puerto Rico. 2. The open medical record system. https://openmrs.org

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

university.” [19] Additionally, WCU isassembling its own Military Advisory Committee to facilitate the integration of military studentsinto institutional planning, which will no doubt include, among other things, a more consistentprocess for evaluating military training for academic credit. Until statewide and institutionalcommittees develop and state institutions implement a coordinated process, however, the JSTevaluation process will continue to be challenging.The following paragraphs illustrate how the JST evaluation process has been applied at WCU.JST ReviewsSixty JSTs, stripped of identity information, were randomly chosen from the files of the DMP todetermine patterns in the types and quantities of credit recommendations and awards. The

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy, Engineering Science, Careers, and Technical Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

pathwayincludes the most explicit inclusion of engineering and technology courses whereas the Science,Mathematics, and Computer Science pathways do not specifically require engineering coursesfor their completion and (2) CTE courses are designed to address students who are moreinterested in entering the workforce after their high school degree, so CTE provides a lower entrypoint into STEM careers than a college-bound track.A. Roles of Career and Technical EducationIn the past, vocational education was known for job-training courses for students, who planned todirectly enter the workforce after high school2,3. However, along with the revision of the termfrom “vocational education” to “career and technical education” (CTE) by Carl D. PerkinsCareer and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Lydia Yang, Ph.D., Kansas State University; Doris Wright Carroll Ph.D., Kansas State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

  Non  Tenure-­‐track   Tenure-­‐track   Missing   Frequency  Figure 2. Number of faculty respondents by position track.With Institutional Review Board approval, we acquired email addresses of potential participantsfrom the university’s planning and analysis office. An Internet survey procedure first articulatedby Dillman was utilized.20 First, participants received an e-mail survey invitation directly fromthe researchers. Participants were recruited by an introductory e-mail correspondence thatinvited their participation. It was followed days later by the electronic survey email, a follow-upe-mail and a final debriefing correspondence

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

, ground resistance measurements 13. Reviewing the results of Ground Resistance Testing 14. Touch potential measurements, Clamp-On ground resistance measurements 15. Maintenance of SF6 equipment 16. Fundamentals of Station Batteries and Chargers 17. Maintenance and Care of Batteries 18. Battery Tests 19. Review Results of Battery Tests 20. Fundamentals of Preventative Maintenance of HV Equipment 21. Planning an EPM Program 22. Overview of Testing and Test Methods 23. Review of Dielectric Theory and Practice 24. Insulating Materials for Electrical Power Equipment 25. Power Quality: Fundamentals and Origins 26. Load Characteristics 27. Effects of Harmonics on Power System Equipment 28. Power Quality Measurements 29

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

written in advance by the instructors, andin other cases the students participate in developing the rubrics).Table 1- Course Objectives for the Summer Grand Challenge Program RH330 • Analyzing contexts, audiences, and genres to determine how they Technical influence communication and • Crafting documents to meet the demands and constraints of professional Professional situations Communication • Integrating all stages of the writing process, ethically and persuasively, to respond to technical contexts and audiences—from planning, researching and drafting to designing, revising and editing • Collaborating effectively within and across teams with

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

/injerahowto.htm.18. “Injera Electric Baking: Energy Use Impacts In Addis Ababa Ethiopia”, Dave Sood, World Bank funded study, 10 May 2010. http://www.ethioenergyauthority.gov.et/attachments/article/62/Ethiopia_Injera_May_17_201 0_FINAL_Report1%20(1)%20DAVE%20SUD%202007.pdf19. "Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker", Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker, 2004. http://solarcooking.org/plans/windshield-cooker.htm.20. Kreith, F., Kreider, J.F., “Principles of Solar Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1978.21. Kenisarin, M., Mahkomav, K., “Solar energy storage using phase change materials”, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032106000633.22. “Hitec heat transfer salt”, 2013. Retrieved from http

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State Univeristy; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Course 5 creditsCalculus II Workshop 1 creditSTARS Seminar 1 creditGeneral Chemistry I 5 credits• Academic Advising: The STARS staff provides individualized mentoring and advising. STARS students meet with an academic advisor at least six times a year to plan courses and discuss personal or academic issues.• Residential Living-Learning Community: During the first year, STARS students are required to live on campus. At WSU, students are placed into the Engineering Living- Learning Community. At UW, residence in an engineering learning community is strongly encouraged. However, beginning the 2016-2017 academic year, UW will require STARS students to live in the

Conference Session

Construction Session 1: Sustainable Practices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Vishal Sharma, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Neetu Sharma Sharma, University of Alberta

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Construction

to theeffectiveness of the IPD method in mitigating costly errors, the project team avoided a $280,000potential cost mistake during the construction and was able to limit the mistake to $80,000 due tothe collaborative effort of all parties involved in the project.In the planning stages, the Mosaic Centre was expected to be finished construction in 18 months;however, the construction was shorter. Due to the IPD model, the project team was able to finishahead of schedule despite having complications during the construction. The owner discussedhow the concrete portion of the project delayed other activities since it was part of the criticalpath. However, a design firm member confirmed how complications were resolved effectivelydue to the

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Computing & Information Technology

. We have been studying the possibilities and themost suitable technologies available to implement this. A potential candidate areWebSockets13, as described in RFC 6455 due to the support for a bidirectional full-duplexcommunication channel that could be used to convey messages to the experiment engines7.We would like to highlight that the solution presented by this work is a tool for laboratorydevelopers or laboratory owners that plan to or already host online laboratories. Thesestakeholders are usually specialists on the lab domain and not software engineers. The toolspresented here are, however, transparent for other stakeholders such as students, instructorsand teachers. It is not the focus of this work to provide any guidelines or

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Darwin; Joseph Patrick Kale, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Manufacturing

Badging System is to provide an open-source resourcefor other campus Makerspaces that may be interested in controlling access to some equipmentand logging equipment usage. A demonstration system will be available at the ASEE conferencewith functionality determined by successful completion of the project by the capstone designteam and the vagaries of internet access. The complete plans and code for the project will furtherbe made available on a public website at the conclusion of the project in early May 2016.1 Kotys-Schwartz, D., D. Knight, and G. Pawlas, First-Year and Capstone Design Projects: Is the Bookend Curriculum Approach Effective for Skill Gain, in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition2010

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Warren Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Michael Cassidy

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Manufacturing

themotion of the hammers, etc. must all make the proper contribution to the way the fortepianokeyboard action feels to the musician. The plan proposed initially was to build a single-keymodel as a starting point and then begin removing mechanical components in an effort to reducecosts and complexity. The design team replaced more complicated components like hammersand escapement pawls with simpler devices involving springs and latch mechanisms, made witha 3D printer.By the winter quarter the students constructed a 5-key prototype that gave us a platform to test afew types of alternative mechanisms. Larger parts such as key bodies were made from wood, asthey were too big to be 3D printed by Dimension FDM 3D printer. Pictured below are twovariations