State University Jacob Leachman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (WSU). He initiated the HYdrogen Properties for Energy Research (HY- PER) laboratory at WSU in 2010 with the mission to advance the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of hydrogen systems. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 2005 and a M.S. degree in 2007. His master’s thesis has been adopted as the foundation for hydrogen fuel- ing standards and custody exchange, in addition to winning the Western Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award for 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in the Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory
systems for internet ser- vices providers and mobile service companies. He has trained engineers and technicians through formal courses, on-the-job training, and supervising on field. His research interest includes self-regulated learn- ing, abstraction in problem solving, and troubleshooting problem solving in laboratory environments. His long-term goals include improving laboratory hands-on activities based on how students improve their metacognitive skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Abstraction Thresholds in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering CurriculaAbstractA great deal of work has been done to study the types of problems posed to students in variousdisciplines and
5 of 5 Literacy in Materials Science Undergraduate Students” #11347 11. Manufacturing Materials M735 Teaching the Latest 1 • “Improving Student Lab Report Writing Performances in Materials and & Processes Manufacturing 4 of 4 Manufacturing Laboratory Courses by Implementing a Rhetorical Processes & Materials Approach to Writing” #14083 Concepts 12. Multidisciplinary W241 Multidisciplinary 1 • “Strategies to Integrate Writing in Problem-Solving Courses: Promoting Engineering
Research Advisor to the Stanford University Epicenter.Dr. Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael R. Ladisch is Director of the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), and Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering with a joint appointment in the Wel- don School of Biomedical Engineering. He was CTO at Mascoma Corporation from 2007 to 2013 and serves on Agrivida’s SAB. His BS (1973) from Drexel University and MS (1974) and PhD (1977) from Purdue University are in Chemical Engineering. Ladisch’s research addresses transformation of renew- able resources into biofuels and bioproducts, protein bioseparations, and food pathogen detection. He is an author of two
Paper ID #15982Assessing the Efficacy of K-12 Engineering Outreach ”Pick Up and Go” KitsDr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory, Engineering Innovation, Biomaterials and Engineering Design and Appro- priate Technology (ETHOS). She was director of the (Engineers in Technical
Paper ID #15724Assessment of STEM e-Learning in an Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Envi-ronmentDr. Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. El-Mounayri received his PhD in 1997 from McMaster University (in Canada) in Mechanical En- gineering, He is currently an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, the co-director of the Ad- vanced Engineering and Manufacturing Laboratory (AEML) at IUPUI, and a senior scientist for manu- facturing applications at Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Also, he is a leading member of INDI (Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute). He co-developed
-dimensional(3-D) structural members/systems. The issue with the former arises since students viewprescriptive, code-based design as an exercise of plugging values into equations disregarding thatthese analysis/design approaches are based on actual physical phenomena – flexure is foundedon strain compatibility and shear on the results of countless experimental tests. On the otherhand, visualizing structures is typically a problem for students who have not been exposed to thedesign and construction of reinforced concrete members via laboratory, work-site, or design-office experience. They have no 3-D reference to help them make sense of the many two-dimensional (2-D) figures shown in textbooks, course notes, and the concrete building code.The question
pertaining to engineeringstructures; (6) to see (in person) modern engineering marvels.The principles of structural engineering and calculations of efficiency and safety were presentedthrough the use of structural case studies. Homework assignments, laboratories, and hands-ondesign projects were designed to emphasize structural analysis for columns, towers, buildings,trusses, and arch structures. This course included field trips to relevant local landmarks,documentaries, structural analysis using computer modeling software, and hands-on learning bybuilding and testing domes and a model bridge. In addition to technical calculations, this courseemphasized the importance of effective communication in the field of engineering throughstudent
-Declaration 84.3 82.2 85.2 87.7 89.9 Retention (%)improved retention. During the 2013-14 academic year WTSN 111 and WTSN 112 lengthenedthe laboratory from 1-1/2 hours per week to 2 hours and went to a single 1-hour lecture per weekfrom the previous two 1-hour lectures per week. However, improved retention had already beenseen in the 2012-13 academic year, the year previous to the introduction of the new projects Also, in the 2012-13 academic year the class sizes in WTSN 103 and WTSN 104 werereduced from 32 students per section to 24 students per section. And as previously noted, thesame 24 students in an WTSN 103 section were together in the WTSN 111 laboratory
sabbatical period in the laboratory of Dr. Kurt Fischer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she has spent the past several years developing a common language in order to bridge and translate the findings of developmental science to first year college engineering and science education.Dr. Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire Associate Professor of Civil Engineering University of Pennsylvania - BSCE 1973, PhD 1981 Areas of interest: structural analysis, engineering educational software, engineering education, using Minecraft to teach engineering ideas to middle school childrenProf. Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH) 2001 - present: Professor of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics &
across the nation. Engineering curricula during this period was based on specializedtechnical training to allow graduates to become immediately useful in industrial design careersand to efficiently meet the needs of the quickly developing economy. This trend of educationcontinued and “by 1900, it was generally recognized that American laboratories and methods forthe teaching of engineering were not surpassed and often not equaled in any other part of theworld. This could not be claimed, however, for much of the theoretical instruction in design” 1.Despite the weakness of design theory instruction, the focus on applied learning and hands-onexperience in engineering schools sufficiently met the needs of the booming manufacturing,automobile
engineering technology curricula, 2) the faculty inter-disciplinary expertisenecessary to teach new sustainability, green design or renewable energy topics, 3) the resistanceto revising existing senior design project courses, and 4) new laboratory infrastructure6-12. Thegreen manufacturing, renewable energy technology and sustainability skills and knowledge arerequired to meet the following objectives, including energy efficiency and management,sustainable planning and design, sustainable and green manufacturing, and renewable energysources such as biomass, biofuels, solar power, and wind energy. These components are selectedbecause they represent green technologies highest potential impact in our areas. Development ofa workforce skilled in these
addition of a card ortwo. Consequently, engineering faculties are constantly faced with the dilemma of establishing abalance between virtual and real labs to address cost problems while graduating sophisticatedengineers with enough practice. One advantage of virtual experimentation and computersimulation is that engineers are better equipped to understand and use mathematical expressionsas well as graphics effectively. The advantages of using engineering simulation-based training also include reducing thegap between the learning environment and the "real" environment, and making available training“real world” situations that are difficult to simulate in a hands-on lab. Traditionally for teachingtechnology-based courses, laboratory
laboratory. Several weeks before school begins in the fall, Page 26.606.4each department receives a list of the mentees receiving the award, and a synopsis of the areas ofresearch that she is interested in. The departments can then match students with faculty mentors, aligning as best as possible the student’s interests with faculty expertise and availability. Theengineering departments are responsible for contacting the students, informing them of theirmentoring professor, getting them hired as research assistants, and making sure they are trainedin department policies and safety procedures.The
education has been discussed8); (c) Developing a respective multi-disciplinary laboratory for both research and teaching of hardware/software security; and (d) Advancing education through inter- and intra-university research collaborations (it is noted that the authors of this work are from different and diverse backgrounds).We note that a cryptographic system was chosen for deeply-embedded security integration ofresearch and teaching for a number of reasons: (a) efficient and practical use of cryptographywill be one of the major schemes in providing security in future deeply-embedded systems and(b) the cryptographic architectures are modular thus dividing the tasks in performing research orinstructing in multiple independent
current research interests include wearable medical devices, telehealthcare, bioinstrumentation, biosignal processing, and control systems. His educational research interests are laboratory/project-driven learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Page 26.1163.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Modeling and Control of a Tungsten-Bulb Heated Incubator: Teaching Controls Theory in a
explicitly mentioned in thetechnology syllabus.Aim and research questionsThis pilot study is performed within a research project about teachers’ work in technologyeducation. The overall aim of the project is to extend the knowledge about how teachers planand carry out their teaching in accordance with the technology syllabus. Special attention ispaid to how the teaching strategies of technology have been influenced by methodstraditionally used in science studies (excursions, laboratory exercises, etc.) and crafts (designand making activities, with a strong emphasis on the “making” part) and to what extent atradition concerning technology in itself been established.The specific research questions for this study are
for the team’s innovation: Assurefit- a chest tube stabilization device. Breanne found her drive for innovation and fascination with design during the development of this technology and seeks to equip students with this same drive through experiential learning.Dr. John D DesJardins, Clemson University Dr. John DesJardins is the Robert B. and Susan B. Hambright Leadership Associate professor in Bioengi- neering at Clemson University and the director of the Frank H. Stelling and C. Dayton Riddle Orthopaedic Education and Research Laboratory at CUBEInC. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and his Ph.D. in
presented during the were delivered last couple of days of the workshopHands-on evaluation Designed to measure the Completed by the instructional performance the performance team by the end of the first of the participants on the week of the training when hands-on laboratory exercises participants completed assigned hands-on exercisesReadiness survey Designed to capture each Completed by the end of the participant’s perception of the training
Topics and AssignmentsThe author provides substantive examples on how humor can be incorporated intospecific engineering and/or technology topics and assignments. For example, humor canbe used with class topics and assignments involving: (1) planning and scheduling, (2) justin time (JIT), (3) plant layout, (4) methods and motion studies, (5) statistical techniques,(6) measuring performance, (7) continuous improvement, (8) laboratory work, (9) Page 26.1667.14multidisciplinary learning, and (10) flowchart diagraming.(1) Topic: Planning and SchedulingAfter providing students with a newspaper article on the poor performance of a givencompany, the author
understandingof the manufacturability requirements when it comes to selecting a dimension for each part of thecross-section. Although it is easy to draw a shape with any dimensions, its fabrication may bedifficult or impossible using the specified sheet-forming process. Issues such as this can easilygo unnoticed unless the manufacturing process is a part of the engineering design activity.The student fabricated column concepts A and B are tested using a servo-hydraulic testingmachine in a laboratory. The measured axial compressive failure loads (min, max, mean) arecompared with the analytical prediction for each design concept. Also, various responsecharacteristics such as local buckling would be easy to observe during testing for comparison ofthe
environment in theenvironmental engineering design course, with lecture, exams, and project reports/case studies,with the traditional lecture-centric course. The qualitative paradigm was found to be suitable forstudying the process undergone by the students, mainly because the study focused on thematerials they learned in a prerequisite course and how outcomes of the projects are used in ourdaily lives. Required data was collected by means of literature review, laboratory experiments,and field visits. Students’ perceptions and attitudes about PBL approach appeared to be favorableand acceptable as a learning environment for future environmental engineering design courses.IntroductionIn project-based learning (PBL), students work in groups to solve
STEM activities throughout years for local high school and middle school students, outreach efforts with local high schools, and other com- munity involvements for many years through enrichment workshops and summer opportunities for the local community.Mr. Gerardo Javier Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University Mr. Pinzon is the STEM Advisor & Laboratory Manager in the Engineering, Mathematics and Physics Department at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). He is currently a PhD Candidate (ABD) in Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University at Kingsville (TAMUK). He holds a Masters of Environmental Engineering from TAMUK, a Masters of Business Administration from TAMIU and a
Results for Introduction to Engineering High School Physics Level Current Mathematics Enrollment No High School Physics 5 Pre-Algebra 1 Algebra-Based Physics 22 Pre-Calculus 10 Calculus-Based Physics 11 Calculus I for Engineers 15 Calculus II for Engineers 5 Calculus III for Engineers 6The course consists of a 50-minute lecture section and a 3-hour laboratory section each week. Thefirst half of the semester is focused on content and skill development and the
more interest in computer-assisted problem-solvingchallenges7. Several computer tools have been developed to maintain student involvement inengineering mechanics, combining lab activities with CSA in an authentic project15, 28, 29, 30. Themain educational advantage of using computer-based labs is the real-time display ofexperimental results and graphs, facilitating a direct connection between the real experiment and Page 26.221.5the abstract representation19. Nevertheless, acquisition of laboratory skills is often a learning goalin itself which cannot be completely replaced by simulations.It is a common pedagogical practice to use analogies. In
bioengineering curriculum design and student learning outcomes. Page 26.283.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Bioengineering Global Health: Design and Implementation of a Summer Day Camp for High School StudentsAbstractSummer camps present opportunities for students to expand their knowledge of science andengineering principles and applications, acquire hands-on experience in laboratory techniques,and increase interest in pursuing college degrees and careers in
disciplines in Spanish, focuseson integrating physics and calculus for first-year engineering students13. The Fis-Mat coursemeets three times a week for a total of 5 blocks of 80 minutes each in three sessions (one blockon Monday and two consecutive blocks on Wednesday and Friday). In terms of teaching load,two blocks correspond to the Physics course, two blocks to the Mathematics course and oneblock corresponds to the Physics Laboratory. Both professors were present and participating atall times. During the actual sessions there was no distinction between the blocks, each professorled the class depending on students’ needs. The course program was structured in a coherent andarticulated way without paying much attention on whose block corresponded
course. In essence, all of their prior program baggage went into the classroom every day;they could not hit the “reset” button as students typically do every semester as they encounterdifferent instructors. We became convinced through student testimonials that they needed to feellike, and be “regular” engineering students. Yes, they were admitted through a special programbecause of their potential, but once in the engineering college, students just wanted to be“normal.”To boost both students’ learning and their beliefs that they belong in engineering, in fall 2013 weconverted the traditional preparatory physics course to a hands-on format, implementing weeklyengineering-focused laboratories that focused on data collection, analysis and synthesis
tools and application and having also total quality management diploma and being quality master holder dealing with all quality systems as documentation , CAPA management , RCA , facility maintenance and also ISO 9000/2008 expert in addition to being certified from Bernard Castle in UK as sterile area facility Design expert as per ISO regulations . Egyptian pharmacist graduate of 2007 who started my career as a research and development pharmacist in SEDICO pharmaceuticals in EGYPT for about 2 years dealing with new dosage forms formulation and then rotated to Methodology and stability department in which i dealt with dosage form analysis and innovation of new methods of analysis dealing with all laboratory
Writing Program Administration in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Extending WID to train mechanical engineering GTAs to evaluate student writingAbstractBeyond first-year composition, the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum providesfew opportunities for students to develop technical writing skills. One underutilized path forstudents to strengthen those skills is the required sequence of laboratory courses, where studentswrite reports that are evaluated by graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), many of whom speakEnglish as a second language. Historically, engineering GTAs have not been trained informative assessment techniques to help