uniqueopportunity to establish strong links with faculty, gain hands-on laboratory experience, anddevelop an appreciation for research careers in academia and industry. TREX participantsreceive a $2,600 research stipend ($1,300 per semester) and are required to spend an average of10-14 hours per week on his/her research project throughout the fall and spring semesters. Inaddition, TREX participants are required to submit: (1) a research plan; (2) monthly progressreports; (3) a daily research journal; and (4) a final written report. Finally, TREX participantsare expected to attend weekly seminars/group meetings and prepare a poster and oralpresentation.Since Fall 2001, 97 students have participated in TREX. The retention rate in engineering forTREX
AC 2009-649: AN ENERGY-HARVESTING CURRICULUM DEVELOPED ANDOFFERED AT THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOmer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology (IEEE S’05) received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, in 2004 and 2006 respectively. He was a research scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of South Alabama (USA) from August 2005 to August 2006 and involved US Department of Energy projects based on power management for fuel cell applications. Currently, he is a doctoral research assistant at the Energy Harvesting and Renewable Energies Laboratory (EHREL) at the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center
Associate Vice President for Visualization Computing. He formerly was Department Head and a Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He is the co-founder of the Digital Enterprise Center in the School of Technology, and, in the 6 years he served as Department Head, he more than doubled enrollment, funded projects, and donations to the department. Prior to becoming department head he was on the faculty in Computer Graphics Technology for 4 years. Prior to joining the faculty at Purdue, Gary served three years as a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Department of Engineering Graphics at The Ohio State University. He has authored numerous papers in
AC 2009-410: SYSTEMS AND GLOBAL ENGINEERING: RESULTS OF A PILOTSTUDY FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERSMercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of TechnologyDebra Brockway, Stevens Institute of TechnologyBeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of TechnologyHenry Harms, Stevens Insititue of TechnologyEirik Hole, Stevens Institute of TechnologyDavid Janosz, NJTEA Page 14.1116.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Systems and Global Engineering: Results of a Pilot Study for High School Students and TeachersAbstractThis three-year project is designed to engage high school classes in New Jersey and elsewhere ina geographically-distributed systems
capped by a three week project where the studentsdesign and build a system or device which uses the Handy Board microcontroller as thebrains for their project. As a first exposure to smart control, the Handy Board is an easy-to-use and robust hobby controller. However, it is not a commonly used industrialdevice, nor is it suited to be an embedded controller for projects in other courses whichthe students take later on.To address these perceived weaknesses, the course content has been expanded to includea module on programmable logic controllers (PLCs). A PLC is another name forindustrial computer. It has been designed to have features which make it very useful inan industrial setting, such as being rugged and reliable, having easy-to-access
Ken Burbank is an Associate Professor and Director of Electrical Engineering at Western Carolina University. Dr. Burbank is active with IEEE, SME, and TAC of ABET, and strives to bring practical engineering activities into the classroom. His current project is the development of a photonics program within the Electrical Engineering curriculum. Page 11.41.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Digital Logic Based Experimental Design of a DSP/Communication System for ECET StudentsAbstractThis article discusses the results of a senior design
2006-1201: HOW DO YOU TEACH ENGINEERING IN GRADES K AND ONE?Katie Bush, Worcester Polytechnic Institute KATIE BUSH is a third year graduate student in the Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Joint Ph.D. Program between Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering in May 2003 from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY and began working on the PIEE project in June 2005.Jennifer Gray, Worcester Polytechnic Institute JENNIFER GRAY is a first graduate student in Mechanical Engineering Master of Science Program
Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1991. His interests include electromagnetic compatibility, high-speed digital system design, microcontroller-based system design, embedded and real-time systems, electronics design automation, and algorithms and architecture for parallel and cluster computing.David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology David Voltmer is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1961. His interests include electromagnetics, microwave metrology, systems engineering, and entrepreneurial student projects
technologists. The strategy is to engage high schoolstudents in engineering activities through engineering and engineering technology clubs (calledJETS clubs) in the nine-county region around Charlotte1 (the clubs were established during thefirst year of the project). As members of the club, students participate in fun and engaging hands-on activities and competitions designed to pique their interest engineering and engineeringtechnology. Each school opens membership in the club to all high school students, but teachersparticipating in the project are encouraged to ensure that at least 50 percent of their members arefrom underrepresented groups (females, African American, Native Americans, and HispanicAmericans). Throughout the academic year, UNC
combines the fundamental concepts of frequency spectrum of signals andnoise, multiplication of signals, filtering, oscillators and the voltage control of their frequency,phase locked loop, frequency synthesis and conversion, antenna analysis and design with the con-cepts of bandwidth of digital signals, analog to digital conversion, multiplexing of digital signals,coding, digital modulation, and multiple-access communication techniques. In this course, emphasisis put on design and simulation of digital transmitter and receiver engines, introducing the tech-niques of over-the-Internet communication, and Internet of Things (IoT) to effect long distancemonitoring and task execution. A small project is also assigned to students select their own
masters degree in interdisciplinary engineering from Purdue University Calumet and graduated from Purdue University with a B.S.M.E. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Enhancing Machine Design Course with an Integrated Vending Machine SystemAbstractVending machines play an important role in our daily life. Because it is very convenient and notonly can save the time of customers, but also the vendors. Thus it brings great convenience to themasses. Vending machine is a good example of mechatronics systems that combing differentaspects including, not limited to, electrical, mechanical and control. In Engineering Technologydepartment having a project for building a
Bioengineering and graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering, all from Arizona State University.Mr. Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue is a doctoral student in the Engineering Education and Systems Design program at Arizona State University. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester New York. Aisosa is a research assistant for an NSF funded project titled IUSE/RED: Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton
from the students’ viewpoint.Unique Aspects of the CourseThe objective of the course was to help students from multiple disciplines understand the latestdevelopments and critical challenges of AM technologies, and provide students with relatedtechniques and practical experience in developing innovative AM processes and applications.The course was focused on the use of AM technologies to improve health outcomes. Asdemonstrated by the survey data, this interdisciplinary, project-based course challenged studentsto think outside of their normal professional boundaries (nursing and engineering) to developviable solutions to authentic healthcare challenges. The following section will provide severalbest practices provided throughout the
. His general expertise and interests include: IoT and Network Technologies, iOS application development, and Secure programming. He has recently published his first ASEE paper and presented at the ASEE NCS Section in March 2019 with his senior capstone team, SoT (Secure of Things). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Pedagogical Assessment of Secure Coding in Student ProgramsAbstractStudents in introductory Computer Science (CS) courses are required to submit severalprogramming assignments and/or projects. The submitted programs are largely assessed on theircorrectness to the given problem, and not against secure software coding practices. In ourexperience, student programs
studies and demonstrate real-time critical thinking and problem-solving skills during a mock Senate Ethics Hearing. Students also choose technical areas toresearch, and work in groups to develop research proposals, patent applications, and businessplans. As a result, students learn to apply ethical perspectives and consider the full implicationsof unethical practices, develop valuable professional competencies, communicate with a diverseset of stakeholders and audiences, and identify a technical area of interest and work as a group tocreate and present a technology development proposal and business plan that meets a communityneed.The assignments and projects in the PFE course series directly address ABET Outcomes 4 and 5.The professional
team’s design and construction of an APVAWT, total eightdecision gates (stakeholder requirements, system requirements, system operations, systemfunctions, system architectures, implementation, verification and validation) are set for theproject from inception to completion in order to satisfy the need of a client who asks to make anAPVAWT. This process includes technical and artistic designs considering functionality, beauty,safety, economics, and ethical implications, ensuring the functionality and beauty for thecompleted physical unit. Through this project, students will have an enriched opportunity for aninterdisciplinary design process combining engineering and arts. 1. IntroductionAccording to recent reports on renewable energy, although
and been awarded a UNESCO Fellowship. In addition to IPFW, he has taught mechanics and related subjects at many other institutions of higher learning: The University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Western Wyoming College, Ecole Nationale Sup´erieure Poly- technique, Yaound´e, Cameroon, and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has been investigating the strategies that help engineering students learn, succeed, and complete their degree programs for many years. He is an active member of two research groups in his department: The Undergraduate Projects Lab and the Energy Systems Lab. He is currently the PI of an NSF grant titled ”Building a Sustainable Institutional Structure to Support STEM Scholars
. Bowman Creek Academy: An immersive STEM experience (work in progress) Kennedy M. R., Cuevas A. B., Boukdad S. Last Revised: April 24th, 2018 Keywords: STEM, Community Impact, High School Students, Youth Empowerment,Sustainability, Non-formal EducationAbstractBowman Creek Educational Ecosystem (BCe2) is a partnership that pilots community-engaged,sustainable projects to address real world challenges in the Southeast neighborhood of City Y, amid-size city in the Midwest. In an effort to create a more immersive and engaging experiencefor high school students, BCe2 developed Bowman Creek Academy (BCA). BCA is a week-longacademic program that engages high school students with STEM (science, technology,engineering, math) education through
Paper ID #23062Developing an Evaluation Tool to Examine Motivational Factors of Non-studentCommunity Partnership ParticipantsDr. Julia D. Thompson, San Jose State University Dr. Julia Thompson directs the EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Service) affiliate program at San Jose State University (EPICS@sjsu). Dr. Thompson is currently developing and expanding a service- learning EPICS program. The program is open to all engineering students, including seniors completing capstone requirements. Her research focuses on the characteristics of successful relationships between engineering service-learning programs and the
Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded projects relating to engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Measuring the Impact of Adaptive Learning Modules in Digital Logic CoursesAbstract This paper presents the current status of a research project investigating the use of a novelweb-based adaptive learning system to improve student mastery of digital logic concepts whileconsidering the demographics of the
Paper ID #19437Clinical Immersion and Team-Based Design: Into a Third YearDr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering in the Henry M. Rowan of College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. She has been an active member of ASEE since 1998. She joined as a graduate student, after working on an engineering education project and pre- senting that work and student chapter activities at annual conference. As a faculty member, she regularly publishes and presents at the ASEE Annual Conference. Her interests are in design education and assess
Engineering Education, 2017 Design and Implementation of a Wireless GPS-Based Bicycle Tracking Device for Capstone DesignAbstractThe need to track the locations of bicycles in an Automatic Bicycle Rental System presentsseveral challenges for control, communication, power management, reliability, and security. Thispaper details an effective bicycle-tracking system designed as part of a capstone project thataddresses these challenges. Additionally, a number of student learning outcomes were assessed.1 IntroductionThe Automatic Bicycle Rental System (ABRS) is an engineering capstone design project at YorkCollege of Pennsyvania1. This project was a collaboration of mechanical, computer, andelectrical engineering
, who comprise less than 2% for all engineeringprofessionals [6]. The initial target was to recruit 15 students; however, 12 students are actuallyparticipating in all activities. Out of these 12 students, 50.00% were African American, 16.67%were Hispanic, 16.67% were Asian, and 16.67% were White female students. The authors didnot collect any data of age of the participants; however, as mention before, all of them were 7thgrade students.The project personnelThe project was led by a professor from Savannah State university, who was assisted by a middleschool teacher from SCCPSS. In addition to these two, there were three more faculty membersfrom Savannah State University in the project team to lead the hands-on activities indifferentengineering
Institute of Standards and Technology.Dr. Peter C Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineer- ing in July of 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Depart- ment of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam countermeasures. Professor Nelson has published over 80 scientific peer reviewed papers and has been the principal investigator on over $30 million in research grants and con- tracts on
Paper ID #14977Bronco Scholar - An Online Hub for STEM Student ResearchKatherine A Azurin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Katherine Azurin received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from California State University, Pomona in 2010. She is currently the Project Coordinator for the NSF-STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) at Cal Poly Pomona. During the span of the project, she has helped to establish the campus’s Office of Undergraduate Research as well as the development of its online repository, Bronco Scholar. She has a strong passion for making higher education accessible to first-generation
Paper ID #14651A Statistical Approach to Analyzing a Graduate Curriculum for Construc-tion Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Building Construction Estimating, Heavy/Highway Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include
the first exposure students had to a CAE simulationpackage. Therefore, it was a requirement that the software be easy to learn. Two lecture periodswere all that was required for students to develop a working knowledge of this software to begintheir project. The workflow of the two workshops is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2. Workflow diagram used in workshop. CAD shown for illustrative purposes with actual geometries and meshes provided to students for simulation.The software itself is broken up into two parts: Moldex3D Designer and Moldex3D solver. TheMoldex3D Designer is used to define injection inlets, cooling channels and to mesh the finalgeometry. The Moldex3D solver is the main program designed to take user inputs such
thermal sciences. According tomuch of the research it is helpful to have something visual to reinforce classroom lectures.Typically there are separate lab components to these courses with attempt to reinforce the classwork, but they do not always address the core concepts that the students are struggling with.A project is underway at Penn State Erie to develop a group of simple exercises for use in aclassroom setting which bridge the gap between traditional lectures and the accompanyinglaboratory experiences. They are intended to last the length of a lecture period, and will not justdemonstrate but also help teach the core principle involved. They will use a guided inquiryapproach to challenge student misconceptions, and to promote deeper
Sciences, and Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries. He has participated more than 30 academic or technical projects funded by Chinese 973, 863, NSFC, etc. He has authored more than 60 papers. His interests include the modeling and analysis of complex systems, as well as intelligent transportation system (ITS).Prof. Xiwei Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries Xiwei Liu, Associate Professor of Engineering at the state key laboratory of management and control for complex systems, institute of automation, Chinese academy of sciences. He received the Ph.D. degree at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan in 2006. His research interest covers intelligent ed- ucation systems
extensive research and curriculum development experience in STEM disciplines. His research includes the study of thinking processes, teaching methods, and activities that improve technological problem-solving performance and creativity. He has expertise in developing technology and engineering education curriculum that inte- grates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts. Dr. Deluca is Co-PI on NSF project Transforming Teaching through Implementing Inquiry (DRL 1118942). This project focuses on developing research-proven professional development resources that integrate teacher learning with as- sessment practice. The end product will constitute a professional development and research-proven