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Classroom Engagement

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-26: IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE: THE COGNITIVE STYLEFACTORJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in journals and

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New Learning Paradigms II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandra Austin, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-30: AN INVESTIGATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS' CAREER DECISION SELF-EFFICACYChandra Austin, Utah State University Page 15.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010An Investigation of African American High School Students’ Career Decision Self-efficacy Underutilization of minorities in science and engineering is a national problem 1. If Americais to maintain its global competiveness, we must educate our populace in high priority areas.African Americans continue to be hesitant to undertake the more rigorous math and sciencecourses that provide a base for preparation in engineering. Research states that this

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-45: HDL BASED DESIGN PROBLEMS FOR COMPUTERARCHITECTUREChad Hager, United States Air Force Academy Chad E. Hager received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in December 2007 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in May 2009 from the University of Wyoming. His graduate work focused on the development of HDL based design problems for computer architecture. He has also developed and modified a teaching/robot platform used to educate undergraduate student in microprocessors. He is now a research associate with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D., P.E

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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Fralick, Purdue University; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-49: STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARDS DESIGNING EXPERIMENTSBethany Fralick, Purdue UniversityJed Lyons, University of South Carolina Page 15.1112.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Attitudes towards Designing ExperimentsAbstractThe broad objective of this research is to contribute to our understanding of how mechanicalengineers learn to design and conduct experiments. Specifically, this study investigatedundergraduate student attitudes towards the design of open-ended experimental projects, andhow these attitudes are different among freshmen, juniors and seniors. Freshman, junior, andsenior mechanical engineering students all were given

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-58: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERING COURSE - USING EXPERIENCE-BASED LEARNING TO BRINGAFGHANISTAN INTO THE CLASSROOMNicholas Melin, United States Military Academy Major Nicholas Melin is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his BS from the United States Military Academy and his PhD as a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University, England. He has taught engineering mechanics and civil engineering design courses. His research interests include rapidly deployable structural systems and practical engineering education applications.Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy

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Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-66: DESIGNING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR MICROWAVEENGINEERING APPLICATIONS: A TEACHING TOOL FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSLuciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Luciano Boglione holds a master degree from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and a PhD in microwave electronics from the University of Leeds, UK. He gained an extensive experience in high frequency integrated circuit design from working in the semiconductor industry for 10 years prior to joining the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He is a ASEE member and a senior member of IEEE. Page 15.369.1© American

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-108: A LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSE WITH EMPHASIS ONEMBEDDED CONTROLChiu Choi, University of North Florida Page 15.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Linear Control Systems Course with Emphasis on Embedded Control Chiu H. Choi Department of Electrical Engineering University of North FloridaAbstractThis paper describes the embedded control courseware and its benefits in our linear controlsystems course. The embedded control courseware consists of a set of lab experiments thatteaches the students how to

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-133: TESTING SEVERAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN A MATERIALSCIENCE COURSE UNDER THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMN.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University Dr. Hossain is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. His research interests involve the computational and experimental analysis of lightweight space structures and composite materials. Dr. Hossain received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and Science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Professor DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-156: A CAPSTONE APPROACH TO EXPLORING TEACHEROUTCOMES FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTHoward Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Sreeramachandra K. Mutya, Gannon University; Kirankumar Palthi, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-169: MESH-NETWORKED MOBILE ROBOTS: A FRAMEWORK OFLABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR COURSES IN WIRELESSCOMMUNICATIONSWookwon Lee, Gannon University Wookwon Lee, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he had been involved in various research and development projects in communications for more than 12 years in industry and academia.Sreeramachandra K. Mutya , Gannon

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Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Evans, University of Washington; Priti Mody-Pan, University of Washington

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Two Year College Division

AC 2010-1414: USING AN ADAPTIVE TINTO FRAMEWORK TO INTERPRETSUCCESSES OF TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS IN RETAINING ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSHeather Evans, University of Washington Heather Evans is a Research Assistant at the Center for Workforce Development at the University of Washington. She is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology and a Fellow in the Comparative Law and Society Studies program at UW. Her research employs mixed methodologies, including ethnographic fieldwork and statistical analysis. Broadly, she is interested in ways in which institutions reproduce social inequality, how new social spaces are created, and perceptions of citizenship among marginalized people.Priti Mody-Pan

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Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2010-1428: INTEGRATING ETHICS CURRICULUM WITHIN ASERVICE-LEARNING DESIGN CONTEXTCraig Titus, Purdue University Craig Titus is a Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy at Purdue University and a graduate assistant for the EPICS Program, participating in the curriculum development and the research teams.Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her BSEE and MSEE from Purdue University, and is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.William Oakes, Purdue University William Oakes is the Director of the

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Warners, Western Michigan University; Britney Richmond, Western Michigan University; Adam Eaton, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-1441: RAPID MANUFACTURING OF A HANDS-ON LEARNING DEVICEKimberly Warners, Western Michigan UniversityBritney Richmond, Western Michigan UniversityAdam Eaton, Western Michigan UniversityAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate ProfessorBetsy Aller, Western Michigan University Associate ProfessorEdmund Tsang, Western Michigan University Associate Dean Page 15.1012.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Rapid Manufacturing of a Hands-on Learning DeviceAbstractRecent efforts to interest K-12 students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) have increasingly focused on experiential education

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Software and Hardware for Educators II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel McCarthy, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1449: STUDENT-CREATED LABORATORY EXERCISES FOR ADIGITAL SYSTEMS DESIGN COURSE USING HDL AND PLDSDaniel McCarthy, University of Wyoming Daniel D. McCarthy, M.S.E.E., was a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, from which he received both the BS in Computer Engineering and the MSEE degrees. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Mortar Board.Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming Cameron H. G. Wright, Ph.D, P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. He was formerly Professor and Deputy Department Head of the Electrical

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Arsen Gasparyan, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1470: INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL TRAINING ENVIRONMENT WITHWEB-CAMERA FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATIONHassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State UniversityArsen Gasparyan, Bowling Green State University Page 15.790.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Interactive Virtual Training Environment with Web-Camera for Science and Engineering EducationAbstractWeb-based interactive environments exhibit impressive potentials for educational purposes.Web-based simulation (WBS) offers such a surrounding. Numerous courses in science andengineering can employ WBS techniques to explain and demonstrate complex concepts forstudents through a simple and

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Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-1505: ENGINEERING LITERACY: A COMPONENT OF LIBERALEDUCATIONJohn Heywood, Trinity College Dublin John Heywood is a Professorial fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin. he has a long standing interest in scientific and technological literacy and in the seventies authored a monograph with H. Monatgu Pollock on the teaching of arts to science students. He has written several papers on the concept of technological literacy. his book "Engineering Education: Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction" received the best research publication award from division I of the American Educational Research Association in 2005. he has also receieved a premium from the Education

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2010-1534: ARE WE REALLY “CROSSING THE BOUNDARY”? ASSESSING ANOVEL INTEGRATED MATH/SCIENCE COURSECynthia Finelli, University of Michigan Cynthia J. Finelli, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Research and Learning North and associate research scientist in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition, she actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty in their scholarly projects. She also is past Chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of American Society of Engineering Education and guest co-editor for a special issue of the International Journal of Engineering Education on applications of engineering education

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1622: THE EFFECT OF PANOPTO ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEAND SATISFACTION OF TRADITIONAL-DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTSChung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at North Carolina A&T State University in construction management and working experience with Fluor Corporation as a project manager.Stephen Kuyath, University of

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University; Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Construction

AC 2010-1694: BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING IN CONSTRUCTION:CURRENT PRACTICES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTIONENGINEERING EDUCATIONAnthony Mutai, Bowling Green State UniversityStan Guidera, Bowling Green State University Page 15.251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Building information modeling in construction: Current practices and their implications for construction engineering educationAbstractThis paper reports the findings of research intended to document the current status of adoptionand use of Building information Modeling (BIM) in the construction industry. BIM utilizes 3Dcomputer models, developed using software applications

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1711: COMPARISON OF FOUR METHODOLOGIES FOR MODELINGSTUDENT RETENTION IN ENGINEERINGP.K. Imbrie, Purdue UniversityJoe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue UniversityKenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University Page 15.298.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Comparison of Four Methodologies for Modeling Student Retention in EngineeringAbstractSeveral methodologies based on statistical methods or machine learning theories havebeen applied in previous studies for the modeling of student retention. However, mostprior studies were based solely on a specific modeling method of authors’ choice. Directcomparison of competing methods using identical

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

AC 2010-1716: INTENSIVE IMMERSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FORUNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS: UNDERTAKING CREATIVITY ANDINNOVATION, DIVERSITY OF THINKING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPDeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityRobin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityClinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityShawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityCourtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityDevdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Page 15.788.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1721: PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF THETHIRD YEAR OF A RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATESPROGRAMDavid Willis, Southern Methodist University David A. Willis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He received his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University in 1995 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. His areas of research interests are heat transfer, phase change, and fluid mechanics problems associated with short pulse laser-material interactions. His research involves experimental studies of laser microfabrication, high power laser-ablation, laser

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1795: UNDERGRADUATE INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPING K-12HANDS-ON ACTIVITIESRobert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeKathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend CollegeMelanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Page 15.1294.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Undergraduate Involvement in Developing K-12 Hands-On ActivitiesAbstract:The School of Engineering takes a very active role in the K-12 outreach programs at Penn StateErie, The Behrend College (PSB). The school participates in several formal on-campusprograms. Additionally, many faculty members go to local schools to work with students in

Conference Session

Student Paper Presentation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University

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Students Constituent Committee

AC 2010-572: TALES OF A 24TH GRADE NOTHING: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE TOGRADUATE SCHOOLAdam Melvin, North Carolina State University Adam Melvin is a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University currently finishing up his dissertation. He recieved an MS in Chemical Engineering from NC State, a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Arizona. Adam has been very active in engineering education while at NC State serving as a TA and an instructor in addition to running informal TA training sessions. Page 15.1163.1

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-581: INTEGRATING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH INTO K-12CLASSROOMS: A GK-12 FELLOWS PROJECTVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2010-589: ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS:PLANNING, OPERATING AND GROWINGDonald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Engineering and Associate Director of the Lear Entrepreneurial Program at Lawrence Technological University. He teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Structured Approaches to Innovation in the Lear Entrepreneurial Program. Don is the faculty advisor for the Lawrence Tech Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He serves as a Kern Fellow in the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network. Don also serves as the Program Director for the Coleman Foundation Faculty

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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2010-624: THE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY: INVESTIGATING CURRENTDIALYSIS METHODS AS A FRESHMAN DESIGN PROJECTNoelle Comolli, Villanova UniversityWilliam Kelly, Villanova UniversityQianhong Wu, Villanova University Page 15.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010The Artificial Kidney: Investigating Current Dialysis Methods as a Freshman DesignProjectAbstract A new project based freshman engineering course has been developed at VillanovaUniversity to introduce students to the different engineering disciplines. The goal of this paper isto evaluate the effectiveness of using an artificial kidney design project in this course. Thekidney is the human body’s organ of

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2010-686: MOTIVATED ENGINEERING TRANSFERS – STEM TALENTEXPANSION PROGRAM (METSTEP)Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the WEPAN Engineering Educator Award 2009, ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-780: INCREASING GIRLS' INTEREST IN ENGINEERING BY MAKINGIT FUNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her academic area of distinction is in Embedded Systems Design. Jeanne received a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She worked in industry as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) designer prior to joining the faculty at RIT.Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth Dell is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing &

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-793: ENGINEERING BEYOND THE CLASSROOMMichele Dischino, Central Connecticut State UniversityJames DeLaura, Central Connecticut State UniversityPatrick Foster, Central Connecticut State UniversityDavid Sianez, CCSU Page 15.478.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Beyond the Classroom: Afterschool Experiences for Technological LiteracyAbstractTechnology surrounds us, and technological literacy benefits all members of society – engineersand non-engineers alike. Our understanding of technology influences a wide range of decisionswe encounter in our daily lives, from selecting healthcare options to making informed