Paper ID #9562NSF-NUE: NanoTRA- Texas Regional Alliance to foster ’NanotechnologyEnvironment, Health, and Safety Awareness’ in tomorrow’s Engineering andTechnology LeadersDr. Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Tate, associate professor of manufacturing engineering, has established safe handling practices for industrial (such as nanoclay) and engineered (such as carbon nanotubes) nanoparticles in his research and teaching, dealing with advanced polymer nanocomposites. His research lab will serve as the training site on health and safety issues of nanomaterials. Dr. Tate is a mechanical engineer by training
Paper ID #8964Restoring Water, Culture, and Relationships: Using a Community Based Par-ticipatory Research Methodology for Engineering EducationMs. Aimee S Navickis-Brasch P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Aimee Navickis-Brasch is a registered professional engineer with over twenty years of practitioner experi- ence in Hydraulic and Stormwater Engineering. The majority of her career was spent working for WSDOT Headquarters Hydraulics and Stormwater Office where she was responsible for providing statewide sup- port including; design, research, training,and policy development. Aimee is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil
Texas at Tyler Dominick Fazarro is the Coordinator of the Nanotechnology focus group for ATMAE and IEEE Senior Member of the Nanotechnology Council. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Resource Development and Technology at the University of Texas at Tyler. He is currently re- searching nanotechnology education, nanotechnology workforce development, and NANO-SAFETY.Dr. Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Tate, associate professor of manufacturing engineering, has established safe handling practices for industrial (such as nanoclay) and engineered (such as carbon nanotubes) nanoparticles in his research and teaching, dealing with advanced polymer nanocomposites. His
Research Intern- ships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program, and the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP). She is also a member of ASEE.Prof. Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University Ronnie Bailey is an Associate Professor in the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering pro- gram at North Carolina A&T State University. He has both professional and teaching experience in archi- tectural engineering and urban planning; furthermore, he has worked as a design consultant and planner for both private and public projects. Due to Professor Bailey’s pedagogy of teaching, he has been hon- ored with receiving the Teacher of the Year award from his department on six occasions and the
of America, the 2014 Michigan Informal Educator of the Year from the Science Teacher’s Association and 2014 Faraday Communicator Award from the National Science Teacher’s Association.Mr. James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University Dr. Sridhar Condoor is Professor. He is a KEEN fellow, a Coleman Fellow, and the editor of the Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship. Condoor teaches sustainability, product design, and entrepreneurship. His research interests are in the areas of design theory and methodology, technology entrepreneurship, and sustainability. He is spear- heading Technology Entrepreneurship
(NAMEPA) and several other advocacy organizations.Dr. Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University Dr. Javier Gomez-Calderon is a Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Coordinator at Penn State New Kensington. He is the author or co-author of thirty-three articles, four textbooks, four in-house booklets, and the advisor of eight student publications. Dr. Gomez-Calderon served as the Head of the Mathematics Division (fourteen campuses) from 2002 to 2006 and obtained his Ph.D. in 1986 from The University of Arizona. Dr. Gomez-Calderon was the recipient of the 2007 Penn State Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, the 2002 Commonwealth College Outstanding Research Award, the 2001 Valley News Dispatch
education and diversity director of the NSF sponsored ASSIST Nanosystems Engineering Research Center. Dr. Ozturk’s research interests center around innovations in engineering education, nano-materials/processes and flexible energy harvesting technologies. In the ASSIST center, he is leading a research group working on thermoelectric energy harvesting for self-powered body wearable sensors for health and environmen- tal monitoring. He was named a fellow of IEEE for his contributions in Si and SiGe Epitaxy and their applications in advanced MOS field effect transistors.Dr. Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Renata Engel is Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering
Paper ID #9197Undergraduate Training to Teach a Hands-on, Problem-based, Novel Appli-cation of Embedded Technology in K-12 ClassroomsDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from The Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. Dr. Allam’s interests are in spatial visu- alization, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, student
with a number of Boston Public Schools in integrating engineering activities into their curriculum.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campusDr. Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia Nadia Kellam, Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, is co- director of the interdisciplinary engineering education research CLUSTER. In her research, she is inter- ested in understanding how engineering students develop their professional identity, the role of emotion in student learning, and synergistic learning. She designed the environmental engineering synthesis and design studios and is now developing the design spine for the new mechanical engineering program. She is
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effects of Language on CATS PerformanceAbstractThe University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM) is an officially bilingual university whereengineering classes may be taught in Spanish, English, or a combination of both languages.Spanish is the home language of 91% of undergraduates at UPRM. Because of low performanceon the Concept Assessment Tool for Statics (CATS) (around 29% compared to the results ofother institutions, which ranged from 30-70%), a Spanish version of CATS (CATS-S) wasdeveloped. Ten Hispanic senior civil engineering students were recruited and divided into twogroups, control and experimental. The control group was assigned the original CATS version
Paper ID #9552Increasing Opportunities and Improving Outcomes for Undergraduate Stu-dents in the College of XXXDr. Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Site Director, MI-LSAMP at Western Michigan University PI, S-STEM Scholars at Western Michigan UniversityDr. Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan UniversityDr. Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University Page 24.735.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Increasing Opportunities and Improving
“+” became a “–” or a “4” became a “9” forexample).The results of the error classification algorithm are shown in Table 4. Error Description ) Acceleration Sign 3 0 33 0.60 1.00 1.00 0.82 m m s Balance of Forces 10 20 27 1.00 0.14 1.00 0.71 m m m Angle 10 20 21 1.00 0.14 0.98 0.71 m m m Substitution 10 10 13 1.00 0.46 0.85 0.78 m m m Missing “a” in MAD 9 20 7 0.99 0.14 0.56 0.61 m m m Missing dir./units 1 20 6 0.22 0.14 0.49 0.26 s s s Mixing up
Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Service-Learning Projects in Environmental Engineering Courses: Models of Community Engagement Activities Tara Kulkarni, Member, ASEE institutions engaged in S-L. For example, the Service Center at Abstract—The curriculum for an introductory environmental the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) refers to S-Lengineering course was enhanced with the addition of Service- as “a pedagogy that involves the interaction of academicallyLearning (S-L) based
synchronous machine functions without the price tag of a finite element softwarepackage.The Overall ObjectiveThe objective of this Animation Tool is to assist the studying engineer in understanding theelectrical and magnetic interactions of a 3 phase synchronous machine. This educational motiveis achieved by permitting a simple way to enter Synchronous Machine (S/M) parameters andimmediately see interactive results all in the familiar software environment of MathCAD®. Avisual depiction of an axial cutaway view of a S/M is automatically produced and isaccompanied by a corresponding phasor diagram. To further enhance S/M understanding, thetool visually depicts changes to electrical and magnetic parameters as the user graduallyadvances through full
into the space of a single chapter or perhaps two 11.Remarkably little work has been done in creating instruments of evaluation 12,13 and research-basedcurriculum exploring rotational mechanics. Without additional evidence, it would seem a validconjecture that any student difficulties which exist concerning rectilinear motion would continue tobe carried forward, further compounded by the inherent two-dimensionality of rotation about astationary axis adding layers of complexity to an already murky understanding of that rectilinearmotion. Page 24.34.3The InstrumentWe decided to address this question using the TUG-K developed in the early 1990’s
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Paper ID #10151A longitudinal study on the effectiveness of the Research Experience for Un-dergraduates (REU) program at Missouri University of Science and Technol-ogyDr. Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Hong Sheng is an Associate Professor in Information Science and Technology (IST) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). She is also co-director of the Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation (LITE) at Missouri S&T. Her research interests include trust and privacy issues in information systems, mobile and ubiquitous applications, usability and eye tracking
Latino.Forty-seven of the initial 64 students and their parents successfully completed the five-year program.Table 1 displays the number of students in each cohort as they progressed from semesterto semester. As of 2013, four cohorts of students were participating in the program. Intotal, 221 (S) students and 221 parents (P) were a part of the program. Page 24.36.5 4 Table 1: Students in the ChiS&E program Grade Spring + Fall Spring + Fall Spring + Fall Spring + Fall Spring Summer 2009 Summer 2010 Summer 2011 Summer 2012 2013 2009 2010
, and technical reports in engineering and physical sciences; 3.) andreports from federal agencies such as NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Department ofEnergy. Search terms included: engineering, transfer student(s), and pathways. The search yielded more than 180 articles relevant to the research topic. In addition,reference sections from journal articles on engineering transfer students were also reviewed toidentify additional articles. To narrow the scope, articles in this literature review met thefollowing criteria: 1.) peer reviewed article; 2.) published between 2000 and 2014; 3.) addressedexperiences and/or educational outcomes of engineering transfer students.Findings Although there is limited research on pathways
and helpedthem interpret its results. Overall ILS profiles of the students were found to be comparablewith the Felder and Spurlin7 study indicating that the sample under study was representative.Table 1 shows category-wise percentage division of Learning Style Preferences and Table 2shows average score on all four dimensions. The average was computed by mapping thepreferences to -11 to 11. For example, in case of S/N dimensions the S preference was taken Page 24.395.7as positive and N was taken as negative. So 11(S) became +11 and 11(N) became -11. Wefound that the cohort was reasonably balanced on active-reflective and sequential
practice: Implications for engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(2), 133-138.[5] Pappas, J., & Pappas, E. (2003, June 22-25). Creative thinking, creative problem-solving, and inventive design in the engineering curriculum: A review. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee.[6] Dutson, A. J., Todd, R. H., Magleby, S. P., & Sorensen, C. D. (1997). A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project‐Oriented Capstone Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(1), 17-28.[7] Jansson, D. G., & Smith, S. M. (1991). Design fixation. Design Studies, 12(1), 3-11.[8] Purcell, A. T
research and a fertile newway to understand the underlying social, motivational, and cognitive dimensions of conceptualchange.References 1. Streveler, R., T. A. Litzinger, R. L. Miller and P. S. Steif (2008). Learning conceptual knowledge in the engineering sciences: Overview and future research directions. Journal of Engineering Education 97(3). 2. Brown, S. and D. Lewis (2007). Student Understanding of Normal and Shear Stress and Deformations in axially loaded members. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY. 3. Brown, S., D. Montfort and K. Findley (2007a). Development, Implementation, and Assessment of a Bending Stress Tutorial. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Milwaukee, WI
. Figure 4. Participant 1’s (KAI score = 72) concept sketchesParticipant 2 (KAI Score= 88). Participant 2 was the second most adaptive student in ourexperimental group, with a 16-point style difference (in the more innovative direction) withParticipant 1. Prior research has identified the “just-noticeable-difference” (JND) for KAI as 10points (Kirton 2011), meaning that differences of 10 points or more between two individuals’cognitive styles will be noticeable over time (by the individuals themselves and those aroundthem). Participant 2 generated four concepts, which also appeared to be modifications of existingsolutions; however, he was more elaborate and detailed in his sketches than Participant 1 (seeFigure 5). His first concept was a sitting
did not altertheir features dramatically. However, this also allowed him to propose ideas that would haveimmediate efficiency, as they relied on existing, practical solutions. Figure 4. Participant 1’s (KAI score = 72) concept sketchesParticipant 2 (KAI Score= 88). Participant 2 was the second most adaptive student in ourexperimental group, with a 16-point style difference (in the more innovative direction) withParticipant 1. Prior research has identified the “just-noticeable-difference” (JND) for KAI as 10points (Kirton 2011), meaning that differences of 10 points or more between two individuals’cognitive styles will be noticeable over time (by the individuals themselves and those aroundthem). Participant 2 generated four
mechanisms.However, little agreement exists regarding how to assess the effects of global engineeringeducation or, relatedly, on the scale and type of global engineering mechanisms needed to meetcompetency goals. Analysis of recent PEOs from 48 programs in 36 institutions (235 PEOs total)suggests an almost complete lack of attention to global competence: the PEOs analyzed includethe words global, international or world less than 7% of the time. The word culture or culturalwas not present.Recently, Jesiek, Shen, and Haller (2012) proposed that the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale-Short form (MGUDS-S), originally designed to assess cross-culturalcompetency, can also be used as one method to assess the global competency of engineeringstudents and
, W., Wang, Q., Zhang, W., Jin, L., . . .[1] American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures (2013). from Wu, Z. (2008). Self-assembled monolayers-based immunosensor for http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance detection of< i> Escherichia coli using electrochemical /documents/document/acspc-036845.pdf impedance spectroscopy. Electrochimica Acta, 53(14), 4663-4668.[2] Aphale, e. a. (2012). A new collector design technique for alignment of [20] Gohring, J. T., Dale, P. S., & Fan, X. (2010). Detection of HER2 polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers. ASEE-NE.ORG, sp_3122.pdf. breast cancer
]: ( s f ) D 2 18v s Specific Weight of the Sphere D Diameter of Sphere f Specific Weight of the Fluid v Velocity of the SphereAt this stage, the instructor has the freedom to custom design the animation for a variety ofdifferent question presentations. Table 2 shows possible computational questions for a singlefluid. Once students compute any of the following scenarios, additional questions can beprovided on asking them to rank the fluids by their viscosities, specific weights or speeds, whichprovide a chance for students to review the animation and compare different fluids. Table 2. Layout of possible
and written publications. So, I’m a big supporter of S-L, as an active learning method. The service initiative, and the service component is very powerful as long as we have good projects; and they can be well integrated into the courses.”To Increase Student Motivation to Learn: 95% of the faculty members expressed their interestin service-learning primarily because they viewed it as a way to motivate students to learn. Intheir view, students become more motivated to learn and to develop technical skills when thelearning goes beyond the classroom. Therefore, service-learning was viewed as a value-addedteaching strategy to enhance student learning of engineering content. As such, they weremotivated to use service-learning
phase needed for each PMC to obtain the desired Modulus design criteria? Page 24.134.13 5. What is the minimum volume fraction of reinforcement phase needed for each PMC to obtain the desired Strength design criteria? 6. If modulus and strength were your only design criteria, what would be the minimum volume fraction of reinforcement needed to meet both criteria? Why? 7. How would you calculate the cost ($/cm3 ) from volume fraction? 8. Which PMC(s) satisfy all three design criteria? Table 2: Tabulated Data Modulus Tensile Strength Density Cost τc d
Paper ID #10954Gamification of Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Pediatric CerebralPalsy: A Pilot Study Examining Player PreferencesDr. David M Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. David Whittinghill is an Assistant Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Computer and Information Technology. Dr. Whittinghill’ s research focuses on simulation, gaming and computer pro- gramming and how these technologies can more effectively address outstanding issues in health, educa- tion, and society in general. Dr. Whittinghill leads projects in pediatric physical therapy, sustainable energy simulation, phobia