Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

AC 2010-487: IMPACT OF TEAM AND ADVISOR DEMOGRAPHICS ANDFORMULATION ON THE SUCCESS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SENIORDESIGN PROJECTSAlyssa Taylor, University of Virginia Alyssa C. Taylor is a graduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She received a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering emphasis at the University of California, Davis. Ms. Taylor’s teaching activities at the University of Virginia have included designing and co-instructing undergraduate teaching labs and assisting with the coordination of the BME Capstone Senior Design course at the University of Virginia. Her research interests include retinal

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

AC 2010-565: AN INVESTIGATION OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONSOF GLOBAL AWARENESSSarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University Sarah E. Zappe, is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support for the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Pennsylvania State University. In her current position, Dr. Zappe is responsible for supporting curricular assessment and developing instructional support programs for faculty and teaching assistants in the College of Engineering. Her work in engineering education focuses on assessment, faculty development, and teaching and learning issues. She can be reached at ser163@psu.edu.Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Kelli Jayn Nichols, University of Washington, Seattle, Department of Bioengineering; Laura Wright, University of Washington; Christopher Neils, University of Washington

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Biomedical

AC 2011-425: AN INVESTIGATION OF BIOENGINEERING UNDERGRAD-UATE CURRICULUM: METHODS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ANALY-SISAlyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington Dr. Alyssa C. Taylor is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. She received a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering at The University of California, Davis and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Dr. Taylor’s teaching activities are focused on developing and teaching new core introductory courses and labs for bioengineering undergraduates, as well as coordinating the Capstone Design sequence for the BIOEN department at the University of Washington. Her scientific research interests are in

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; christopher conley, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1925: A “GLOBAL” CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT CIVILENGINEERING IN DEVELOPING NATIONS: THE FINAL RESULTFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993 and 2002, respectively. Fred has been a member of the USMA faculty for over seven years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, and structural system design. He has served as a senior mentor and seminar presenter

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2010-1940: PREPARING FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPEED: AN ASEEINITIATIVE FOR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMFOR ENGINEERING EDUCATORSDonald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Don Visco is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, where he has been employed since 1999. Prior to that, he graduated with his Ph.D from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. His current research interests include experimental and computational thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national level. He is the 2006 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1970: REFINEMENT AND INITIAL TESTING OF AN ENGINEERINGSTUDENT PRESENTATION SCORING SYSTEMTristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Tristan T. Utschig is a Senior Academic Professional in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and is Assistant Director for the Scholarship and Assessment of Teaching and Learning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of Engineering Physics at Lewis-Clark State College. Dr. Utschig has regularly published and presented work on a variety of topics including assessment instruments and methodologies, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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International

AC 2010-2010: GLOBAL ENGINEERING ATTRIBUTES AND ATTAINMENTPATHWAYS: A STUDY OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONSBrent Jesiek, Purdue UniversityDeepika Sangam, Purdue University, West LafayetteJuila Thompson, Purdue UniversityYating Chang, Purdue UniversityDemetra Evangelou, Purdue University Page 15.619.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Global Engineering Attributes and Attainment Pathways: A Study of Student PerceptionsKeywords: attainment pathways, attributes, competencies, engineer of 2020, globalengineering, global engineering education, student perceptions, surveyAbstractMany engineering schools are proactively responding to the

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2079: TEACHING PROCESS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY: THECASE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL OPEN SOURCE PEDAGOGYRichard Doyle, Penn State University Professor of English and Science, Technology, and Society at Penn State University, Richard Doyle specializes in the rhetoric of emerging science and technology. He is an award winning teacher and he has published numerous books and articles.Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University Professor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn State University. Devon has written widely on design ethics and on design education with a focus on communication technologies

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

M. S. Stachowicz; L. B. Kofoed

. As can be seen in the following, the basic approach Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferenceto facilitation of experimentation and reflection is based on Schön [7] and Kolb [6]. Kolb and Schönhave different understandings of how experiments and reflections can be used as learning strategies.Sch n ba ic conce a e eflec ion-in-ac ion and eflec ion-on-ac ion . Reflec ion-in-ac ion i aprocess where reflection and experimentation take place at the same time in any case it is difficult to e a a e he o oce e . Reflec ion-on-ac ion i eflection at a distance, and it contains an elementof evaluation of former actions. Kolb [6] does not deal with reflection as a method - but it is an elementin a learning

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

; and bio-based polymers and composites for high-performance, biomedical, and energy applications. His work has resulted in two patent applications and publications in journals such as Green Chemistry; ChemSusChem; and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Additionally, he is a graduate of the 2010 ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy, has been annually attending the ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering (GC&E) conference since 2009, was a conference organizing committee co-chair of this year’s ACS GC&E, and is a co-recipient of U.S. EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Is

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #19610Teaching Introduction to Electronic Circuits in a Studio FormatDr. Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Bridget Benson received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obipso in 2005, a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara in 2007 and a PhD degree in the Computer Science and Engi- neering at the University of California San Diego in 2010. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

components and devices, and AC power,three-phase circuits, power quality, and blackouts. During the course activities the students willutilize common industry tools and software packages for renewable energy analysis, simulationand design, and become familiar and know the drivers and requirements of the smart grids.The syllabus provides a detailed course description, main topics, weekly readings, assignments,project dues dates, exam dates, course objectives, grading policy, instructor contact information,administrative issues, etc. The overall objective of this course is to provide students with both thescience and technology of different energy sources, alternative and renewable sources, powersystem operation, as well as the policies that heavily

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering ; Michael Richard Carlson

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering projects, professionalism and reflection (metacognition). His research in the area of engineering education is focused on project-based learning, design and innovation, professionalism and self-directed learning.Mr. Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and he teaches in the Itasca Community College engineering program in Grand Rapids, MN. He was instrumental in growing the Itasca program from ten students in 1992 to 160 students in 2010. In 2009, he worked with a national development team of engineering educators to develop the 100% PBL curriculum used in the Iron Range model. He has successfully acquired and

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1006: TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCES OF ANUNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSERaghu Echempati, Kettering UniversityRichard Dippery, Kettering University Page 15.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCES OF AN UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEAbstractTeaching and learning a fundamental core course such as Mechanical Engineering Design (orMachine Design) continues to be fun but a challenging task for many instructors, as well as forstudents. It certainly helps if an instructor has both hands on and/or professional consultingexperience to share their rich and real-life knowledge to keep

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kejia Li, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1595: A HIGH-PERFORMANCE WIRELESS REFLECTANCE PULSEOXIMETER FOR PHOTO-PLETHYSMOGRAM ACQUISITION AND ANALYSISIN THE CLASSROOMKejia Li, Kansas State University Kejia Li received his B.S. degree in Electronic and Information Technology and Instrumentation from Zhejiang University, China, in 2008. He is currently pursuing the M.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. He works as a Research Assistant in Medical Component Design Laboratory with research interests in embedded system design, digital signal processing, and hemodynamics.Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Post, Bradley University; Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University; Sree Abimannan, Bradley University

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Aerospace

AC 2010-233: A DESIGN-BUILD-TEST-FLY PROJECT INVOLVING MODELING,MANUFACTURING, AND TESTINGScott Post, Bradley University Scott Post is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He previously taught at Michigan Technological University, and worked as a summer faculty fellow at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. His research interests include aerodynamics, fuel injectors and sprays, and diesel engines.Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University.Sree Abimannan, Bradley University M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-921: CAPSTONE SENIOR PROJECT MENTORING AND STUDENTCREATIVITYWael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University Page 15.259.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Capstone Senior Project Mentoring and Student CreativityAbstractAfter the 2000 ABET accreditation changes, many Engineering Schools expanded or startedcapstone senior projects to meet the realization aspect of the engineering education. It is offeredin several versions including one and two-semester course. The capstone project offers anintegrated experience for the senior students to apply their engineering knowledge to solve aresearch or applied open-ended problem. The typical project includes

Collection

2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tammy M. Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar C. Clausen

the laboratorieswas accomplished in Chemical Engineering by their own students which resulted in increasededucation.ReferencesACS Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) Task Force for Safety Education Guidelines (2016).Guidelines for chemical laboratory safety in academic institutions. 1st ed., ACS, WashingtonD.C. AIChE, Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SAChE) (2018). (July 2018).Alaimo, P.J., Langenhan, J.M. and Tanner, M.J. (2010). "Safety teams: an approach to engagestudents in laboratory safety." J. Chem. Educ. 87(8): 856-861. doi:10.1021/ed100207d.APLU Council on Research Task Force on Laboratory Safety (2016). A guide to implementing asafety culture in our universities. CoR paper one. Association of Public Land Grant

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas Shepard; Michaela Andrews; Cole Harris

Retention, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, Paper 13579.[5] Plessix, P., Armitage, G., Chomistek, K., Johnston, C., Caswell, D., Nazir, M., Eggermont, M., Douglas, D.,Knecht, B., (2007). Tool and Safety Training as Part of Engineering Design Education, ASEE Annual Conferenceand Exposition, Honolulu, HI, AC 2007-1486.[6] Pappas, E. and Prins, R., (2010). Design and Build: Teaching Cognitive Skills Through Tool Use, ASEE SouthEast Sectional Conference, Blacksburg, VA[7] Pappas, E. and Prins, R., (2010). Exploring the Value of Design and Build Experiences for UndergraduateEngineering Students, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY, AC 2010-437.[8] Fastenal. (n.d.). Screw Thread Design. Retrieved September 2

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Patrick McGuire P.E., Lafayette College; Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 YearFigure 3: Number of results returned per year by searching "digital image correlation" in the ASCE CEDB Table 1: Some published research using DIC or PIV to measure soil deformation Type of image Publication Research topic analysis White et al. (2003)8 Application of PIV to geomechanics 2D-PIV Bhandari et al. (2012)9

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Gary M. Litton, University of the Pacific

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Civil Engineering

Evaluation and Improvement,” Session 2793, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.2. Hill, W., 2006. “Student Evaluation of Teaching – Myths and Realities,” Paper AC 2006-297, Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Anderson, H. M., J. Cain, and E. Bird, 2005. “Online Student Course Evaluations: Review of Literature and a Pilot Study,” American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 69 (1), pp. 34-43.4. Johnson, M. D., A. Narayanan, and W. J. Sawaya, 2013. “Effects of Course and Instructor Characteristics on Student Evaluation of Teaching across a College of Engineering,” Journal of Engineering Education, 102 (2), pp. 289-318.5. Gehringer, E., 2010. “Daily Course Evaluation with Google Forms

Conference Session

FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

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First-Year Programs

, Paper AC 2010-208.2 Prince, M.J., & Felder, R.M. (2006). Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases, Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-138.3 Prince, M.J., & Felder, R.M. (2007). The Many Faces of Inductive Teaching and Learning, Journal of College Science Teaching, 36(5), 14-20.4 Shepard, T., & Hoxie, A.B. (2011). Converting Heat to Work: A Thermodynamics Design Project, Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. Paper AC 2011-2004.5 Patall, E.A., Cooper, H., & Robinson, J.C. (2008). The Effects of Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Related

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Reza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-1538: INNOVATIONS IN FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORYTHROUGH THE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL SCALE EQUIPMENT ANDEDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE TOOLSAnthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at QatarReza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar Page 15.739.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Innovations in Fluid Mechanics Laboratory through the Application of Industrial Scale Equipment and Educational Software ToolsAbstractTexas A&M University at Qatar, TAMUQ, is a newly funded school of engineering whose firstclass of undergraduate students graduated in 2008. As the university is located in the heart of theMiddle East, TAMUQ students are primarily from

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4031: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING REQUIRED COURSE-RELATEDSKILLS AND PREREQUISITE STRUCTUREDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Michael D. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a Senior Product Development Engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-19: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT COMPETITIVE AC-TIVITIES AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETDonald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University Donald Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the College of Engineering and Director of Entrepreneurial Pro- grams, College of Engineering, at Lawrence Technological University. He teaches Corporate Entrepreneur- ship for Engineers and Structured Approaches to Innovation in the Lear Entrepreneurial Program. Mr. Reimer is the faculty advisor for the Lawrence Tech Chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organi- zation. He serves as a Kern Fellow in the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network. Mr. Reimer also serves as the Program Director for the Coleman Foundation Faculty

Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwapelumi Olufemi Aboluwarin, iLab Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Kayode Peter Ayodele; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University; Babatunde Isaac Ishola

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Computers in Education

Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008, pp. AC 2008-1098.13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javafx, 2011.14. Olawale B. Akinwale, "Development of a Robust iLab Platform for Robotic Arm Experimentation," Dept of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, MSc Thesis 2010.15. C. Mwikirize ,A.T. Asiimwe, L. Musasizi, V. Namuswa, M. Dawn Nakasozi, C. Mugga, A. Katumba, S.S. Tickodri-Togboa, J. Butime, P.I. Musasizi., "Development of Online Laboratories for Modulation and Combinational Logic Circuit Analysis Using NI ELVIS II," in 2010 Seventh International Conference on Information Technology, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, 2010, pp. 1069-1073.16. Kayode P. Ayodele, OlawaleAkinwale, Lawrence

Conference Session

Faculty Career Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Miraglia, Syracuse University ; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University

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Women in Engineering

AC 2012-4599: WOMEN BECOMING WISE: GENDER, PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAMMING FOR SUCCESSMrs. Sarah Miraglia, Syracuse UniversityMs. Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University Sharon W. Alestalo, M.S., is the Program Director for Syracuse University’s Women in Science and Engi- neering (WISE) program within the colleges of Engineering and Computer Science and Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. Alestalo came to the university with 25 years of practical and executive experience in social action venues and eight years in higher education settings. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees are from the University at Albany in sociology and rehabilitation counseling, respectively. In addition to managing programs in

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1763: EDUCATING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN ENGINEER-ING: A DESIGN METHOD AND BASELINEYvonne Ng, St. Catherine University Yvonne Ng, M.S.M.E, teaches computer science and engineering at St. Catherine University. Educated at Princeton University and the University of Minnesota as a mechanical and aerospace engineer, she worked in industry as an automation design engineer and contract programmer. She made computer sci- ence a more appealing topic for her all-women undergraduate student body by presenting this technically valuable course in a project-oriented comprehensive manner. She is currently the director of the Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology where she administers the college’s National

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Sean P. Dever, Western Washington University; Lindsey Bear, Bellingham Technical College; Tim Mark Christman, Western Washington University; Dana Hickenbottom, Itek Energy/Western Solar; Sam Winters, Itek Energy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

systems, it is essential to determine the optimal inverter topology sothat maximum power can be extracted. Outside of the solar panels themselves, the inverters arethe most important constituent of the solar power system as they take the DC electrical powerthat the solar panels produce and convert it into AC power before injecting it onto the grid. Thegoal of this project is to compare the performance of solar panel arrays fitted with stringinverters, DC power optimizers, and micro-inverters. Together students from both institutionsspent twelve months studying, installing, and analyzing the various inverter technologies.The result of this work is mutually beneficial to all parties involved. The university students gainpractical, hands-on

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

project is a charter, which is the contract with the SystemsEngineering department as to what the project team was to accomplish. The second deliverablewas a project plan and was placed in a Gantt chart form (using Microsoft Project 2010 software).The last deliverable of the Define phase which is to document lessons learned should also becompleted at the end of the other four phases in the DMAIC or DMADV methodology. Thisforces students to stop and learn from the phase they just completed in order to improve theirproject management skills for the next phase. The class deliverables for the Define phase, whichare summarized in Table 3, were due during the third week of the class. Deliverable Description Project Charter