Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Brian K Thorn; Daniel Tomaszewski; Andres Carrano

carbon dioxide [3].There has been limited work on the degradation of wood in landfills [4][5][6]. For the workconducted here, two characteristics of wood degradation in landfills are of major interest: thefraction of the carbon in wood that decomposes under landfill conditions, and the relativeamounts of CO2 and CH4 that are generated as wood decays anaerobically.Micales and Skog [7] report that 0% – 3% of the carbon from wood is released into theatmosphere as CO2 and CH4 once the material has been landfilled. Wang et al [4] observed thedecomposition of 4 wood species in laboratory scale landfills, and reported carbon conversionrates of 0.0%, .1%, 1.8%, and 7.8% for eucalyptus, radiata pine, spruce, and red oak,respectively. For this study we

Conference Session

Engineering Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M Feinauer, University of Kentucky; Bruce Walcott, University of Kentucky

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

presentation on career opportunities afforded by a degree in the specialty, followedby brief instruction on the principles in the field that will be demonstrated in later activities.Following the brief introduction and instruction, the students complete a number of hands-ondemonstrations, laboratory experiments, or competitions. (B, C, G) Page 12.824.3Networking opportunities – Throughout the week, students are given numerous opportunities tonetwork with university faculty, staff, and students as well as prominent community leaders,established business owners, budding entrepreneurs, and career engineers. They are introduced tothe importance of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines; Ramona Graves, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

end-of-course surveys. Page 12.1523.4The development of the case for Criterion 3a shows one of the modifications to the seconditeration which was the inclusion of significantly more data for statistical verification of results.This additional data was made possible by faculty involvement from the entire PE staff andsenior graduate students. Additionally, a more detailed breakout of the rubric analysis wasgenerated to determine specific strengths and weaknesses that needed improvement. Table 1shows the rubric used to review the homework and laboratory assignments reviewed forCriterion 3a. Figure 1 shows the results from 2000, and Figure 2

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Mark Breitenberg, Art Center College of Design

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

engineering laboratories and encouraged to correspond withscientists and researchers while working on their final projects. Something as seeminglyinsignificant as a post field-trip luncheon with a group of engineers has been reported as ahighlight of this course.Course Development and HistoryThe “Nature’s Designs” course was taught at Art Center College of Design by Dr.Thomas for 4 semesters (Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Summer 2005, and Fall 2005). It is anelective course which fulfills part of the science requirement that all degree-seekingstudents must complete. The course is based on one developed at MIT by Dr. Thomas,while she was an undergraduate, and Professors Triantafyllou and Yue. The MIT classwas designed as an introduction to the concept of

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

in electronics has a one unit laboratory associated with it. This work results from effortsto enhance the lecture portion of the course. The most recent course syllabus details coursemechanics and how the course schedules reading, homework, quizzes, midterm exams, a finalexam, and the course project.4Project AssignmentsThe projects focus on digital electronics subsystems. Table 1 lists project problems assigned todate. Complete assignments and a subset of student work appear online.4 Not as significant as theVLSI projects students would complete in a senior level IC design course, the design projectspoint in the direction of VLSI design by requiring similar and simpler analysis and simulationsupport. The projects have wider scope than

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

Course with Broader Appeal to StudentsAbstractThis paper features course material being designed at Miami University under the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF) Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant tospecifically address the problem of students’ declining interest in electromagnetics (EM), whileapplications of EM continue to permeate many areas of electrical engineering both in theindustry and academia. The new approach to teaching introductory course of EM aims to sparkstudents’ interest to the subject via offering them several real-world problems from the selectareas of signal integrity engineering, radar, antenna analysis and EM field propagation in humantissue. The problems are intuitively relevant and presentation of

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Farhad Omar, University of Virginia; Alexander Hydrogen Martin, University of Virginia; James Durand, University of Virginia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

3616.8 Table 3 Late Fall / Early Spring normal operational day (Ayman [14] with Modifications)Based on analysis in table 3 the Learning Barge will require about 3.7 kilowatt-hours ofenergy per operational day.After identifying each individual load and determining their power consumption, themost important analysis is to understand the solar radiation we receive each day. Table 4provides a thirty-year average, from 1961 to 1990, obtained from the National RenewableEnergy Laboratory (NREL) [1]. The average solar radiation, in the Money Point areawhere the barge will be located, from March to September is over four hours. However,the average of direct solar exposure is 2.5 hours or less in November

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

concerning innovation and creativity.• Instill Innovation across the curriculum (that is, within the teaching environment of all departments in the college).• Continue to support and further enrich the innovation-oriented classes that are currently in the curriculum of the college.• Establish an Innovation and Creativity Laboratory.• Establish an annual product innovation contest (with prize money) that encourages students to develop their own product ideas.In addition to the outcomes and recommendations listed above, SPIAC also crafted a matrix ofthe student characteristics exemplified at each of the four learning levels (shown previously inFigure 2) for each of the focus areas. Our intention is to use these characteristics as part of

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

the robot-vision system set-up in the University ofMaryland Eastern Shore Mechatronics and Automation Laboratory (UMESMAL). Alsothe dual water tank, rotary pendulum and flexible rotary arm utilize Simulink andRealtime Workshop from Mathworks Inc. for real-time control applications in theUMESMAL. The visual representation of control algorithms in Simulink is translated to Page 13.769.4Matlab m-files, which are subsequently translated to optimized ‘C/C++’ code andcompiled using a Visual C++ compiler for real time control solutions [18].Matlab “Image Processing Toolbox” has been utilized along with other softwareenvironments such as PCI-Geomatics, ArcGIS

Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Calvin Ashmore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bo Yeon Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Geoff Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel Upton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sneha Harrell, UC Berkeley; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

better engineering education overlap withstrategies that have been shown to be particularly effective for the recruitment, success, andretention of women and minorities12. Of particular importance is offering students extendedexperience in experimentation, observation, and holistic problem-solving, throughinteractive methods. Engineering is an intrinsically “hands-on profession,” historically learnedby apprenticeship, but increasingly distanced from laboratory experiences 13. With previousgenerations of engineering students, it was common for extended experience opportunities tooccur prior to entering university. Backyard explorations and repair of the family car,disassembly and reassembly of common household devices or machines often served as

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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International

communication, leadership and business skills.Furthermore, globalization in industry makes international experience an important, but oftendifficult to implement part of the engineering curriculum.1, 2 Experiential learning can be implemented into the engineering curriculum in a variety ofways including co-ops, internships, project and problem based learning, laboratory experiencesand service-learning. However, integration of international experience into an already packedengineering curriculum can be a little more difficult to attain. Study abroad, internationalinternships and co-ops and international service-learning represent some of the ways in whichengineering academia has provided international experiences for some of its students

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

programs. In the first week of the camp,students visit science and engineering departments, research laboratories and institutions, andindustrial facilities to gain general understanding of different scientific fields, and application ofscience and technology in engineering practice. In the second week, students work in smallgroups with professors on specific project to learn more about specific disciplines though hands-on and exploratory activities. Exercises in mathematics, journaling, and presentation skills areintegrated into daily activities. Students stay on campus during the entire period of two weeks ofcamp. In addition to academic activities, various social activities, such as sports, games, andvisiting local Native American groups, are

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

class: hands-on experienceAs a part of this course, each student was required to complete a project (Table 3). Depending onthe number of students enrolled in the course, the project work involved working individually orin groups on an experiment and then writing an individual or a group report. At the end of theproject, each individual/group was required to make an oral presentation on his/her/their workcontribution and findings. The individual/group report was 10-15 pages in length with adequatetechnical content and literature survey.Guest Lectures and Laboratory Tours: The special feature of this course was lectures by a limitednumber of guest speakers (maximum two). In Spring 2005, one of the guest speakers (from ourDepartment of Electrical

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ronald Caffey, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Bruce Chrisman, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Chris Pearson, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ernest Lewis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs

engineering residential college, and peer mentoring, faculty mentoring,and mentoring by practicing engineers.The introduction to engineering course will include all freshman students in SIUC College ofEngineering. This lecture-laboratory course will provide an interesting description of eachengineering major and allows students to work with hands-on projects that will teach theusefulness of mathematics and basic engineering concepts. The SIUC College of Engineeringhas worked with other departments on campus to offer engineering designated sections of corecurriculum courses, such as math, sciences, English, and speech communication. The summermath course lasts four-weeks and accepts students who test below the pre-calculus level andprepares them for

Conference Session

Digital and Embedded System Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clint Kohl, Cedarville University; Keith Shomper, Cedarville University

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Electrical and Computer

concludes with some lessons learned through the Senior Design Capstone experiencefrom which this multi-threaded software was designed, written, debugged, revised and releasedfor experimentation in DLD. CedarLogic's 10,000+ lines of code is written in C++ and utilizesthe wxWidgets GUI library and OpenGL to render the graphics. CedarLogic can be freelydownloaded at http://sourceforge.net/projects/cedarlogic .Background and NeedDigital Logic Design is a foundational course for many engineering and computer sciencestudents. The first author has been teaching a freshman level Digital Logic Design course forover twelve years. The course includes laboratory projects in which students physically wire upTTL gates on a breadboard, use the CedarLogic software

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Laura Bradbury, Division of Engineering Science, University of Toronto

particular lectures?Once an understanding of these definitions was established, a process and order was developedthat made sense to the students and their conception of their course work and learning: Page 12.1307.7 1) Ensure all course materials – including lecture notes, study notes, assignments, tests, quizzes, projects, textbooks and other handouts, and the final exam – are on hand for reference 2) Go through the lectures/tutorials/laboratories sequentially and identify, in the following order: i. Topic ii. Content

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

students have been able to participate inthe programs sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter, and Rolls Royce Corporation to name a few. One additional measure may beimplemented to further harness the benefits of the summer internship program. That is if anadditional seminar or class is included in the ME curriculum so that the students who haveparticipated in the program may present their research work (provided that their research is notsubjected to export or copy rights of the organization) and expose other students to the real worldengineering problems. It is believed that such class would prove to be extremely valuable forretention, especially retention at the Freshmen and Sophomore level

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

) budgeting that culminates in a written proposal and oral presentation requesting funds for development of a product. The third in a sequence of formal design courses that emphasizes completion of a client-driven project usingECE 460 – Engineering Design I (Senior – 4 credit) the design process. Student teams carry a project from inception to completion to satisfy the need of a client. Integral laboratory

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Josephson, Tuskegee University; Jaya Krishnagopalan, Tuskegee University; Nader Vahdat, Tuskegee University

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Computers in Education

Engineering Department. His research interests include adsorption, permeation of chemicals through polymeric materials, membrane separation and fire extinguishing agents. Page 11.1144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Spreadsheet Instruction Within A First Year Chemical Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper reports upon our experiences with incorporating formal instruction in spreadsheetsoftware (Microsoft Excel) in our department’s introductory chemical engineering course.Spreadsheet instruction was conducted in the department’s computer laboratory with all thestudents

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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First-Year Programs

from avery wide range of backgrounds. Approximately 40% are non-traditional students, and many areworking. Their starting mathematics level can vary; however, it is a prerequisite of the coursethat students be ready to take calculus (i.e., they have completed our pre-calculus class or havetested directly into Calculus I). Approximately 80 students complete this course each year. Theclass is taught with multiple sections in a computer laboratory with 24 student computers and aninstructor’s computer. The room is arranged in a workshop style where the rows areperpendicular to the front of the classroom allowing easy interaction between students andinstructor.9 The class meets twice a week for 75 minutes to allow time for both the instructor

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Casey Radtke, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

statistical methods[3]; design of experiments[1] product engineering 2 quality engineering 1 Figure 4: Required Coursework for Manufacturing Master’s Degrees Page 12.1121.6 (9 reporting) Fifty-three percent (9) of the reported programs include required coursework for at least aportion of the degree requirements. Twenty-nine percent (5) include laboratory study attached tograduate coursework. Forty-seven percent (8) require a thesis, although only twenty-ninepercent (5) of the program

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University; Liang Dong, Western Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

students like the course materials especially when examplesare worked out in the class, with live demonstrations used when possible. The IEEEpaper5 presents more information about the undergraduate course. In the graduate course,students are asked to do a term project on DSP with a written report which can besubmitted online using the iWebfolio system. We have found both MATLAB andMATHCAD to be useful software packages for DSP courses, students can use studentversions or access them at the Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Center in the college.We will next present DSP theory, course topics, examples using software packages andfinally present some conclusions as to the pros and cons of using software tools and theusefulness of having laboratory or

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Marcks, Sinclair Community College; Larraine Kapka, Sinclair Community College; Alan Watton, Sinclair Community College

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Engineering Technology

control loop that are not easily handled in the field. Such difficulties can be reported back to the design office for proper dispensation.Project Approach and ExecutionThe original NSF grant that spawned this project made use of a laboratory-grade flatbed recorderto make a record of the dynamics of the control loop studied by the student. This worked well inthe classroom. However, such a device is far too expensive and far too delicate to withstand theabuse one encounters in the field. When this project began, there was little available in the wayof equipment designed specifically for the proper collection of data in the field for the purpose athand. One consideration was the use of a hand-held oscilloscope. However, the cost

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Purdue University; Matthew Kirleis, Purdue University; Casey Smith, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

meetings took place among all parties to getacquainted on technical and interpersonal levels. These meetings consisted of knowledge anddocumentation exchange, where the Chemical Engineering researchers would describe theirgoals and provide the EET group with documentation and other equipment specifications.These meetings also provided a forum for exchanging contact information and specifics re-garding laboratory location, access and safety. These aspects cannot be over-emphasizeddue to basic unfamiliarity across disciplines. For example, EET students are much lessaccustomed to chemical laboratories while Chemical Engineers are less familiar with theramifications of issues such as insufficient or improper grounding techniques. The most challenging

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, 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, saturation control, and time-delay systems; closed-loop input shaping; spacecraft attitude control; mechatronics; and DSP/PC/microcontroller-based real-time control. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 Jacob’s Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Barrett Myers, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

-hour meeting of his/her team in theEPICS laboratory. During this laboratory time the team members will take care ofadministrative matters, do project planning and tracking, and work on their project. All studentsalso attend a common one-hour lecture each week. A majority of the lectures are by guestexperts, and have covered a wide range of topics related to engineering design, communication,and community service. The long-term nature of the program has required some innovation inthe lecture series since students may be involved in the program for several semesters. This hasbeen addressed by rotating the lecture topics on a cycle of two to three years and by creatingspecialized lecture supplements called skill sessions that students can

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Lawrence Neeley, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999, and in 2004 she was awarded the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award in recognition of distinguished accomplishments in engineering education.Larry Leifer, Stanford University Larry J. Leifer has been a member of the Stanford School of Engineering faculty since 1976. Professor Leifer teaches a year long master’s sequence in “Team-Based Product Innovation with Corporate Partners,” the “Design Theory and Methodology Forum,” and a freshman seminar, “Designing the Human Experience: Design Thinking in Theory and Practice.” From 1997-2001 he served as founding director of the Stanford Learning Laboratory, an ongoing university

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University; Seyed Zekavat, Michigan Technological University; Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University

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Electrical and Computer

teaching and research experience both in the United States and abroad. He has published more than 50 journal and conference papers, and has co-authored two books and invited chapters published by Kluwer Academic Publishers and Springer.Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University is with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University. He received his Masters degree from Texas Tech University in 1986. He has been the instructor of an EE service course and its associated laboratories since Fall 2001, and has 12 years of teaching experience. Page

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mike Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dinesh Verma, Stevens Institute of Technology

. As a systems engineering leader for more than thirty years, Dr. Pennotti has broad experience with both technical and organizational systems. He spent the first twenty years of his career at Bell Laboratories, designing, analyzing and improving the operational performance of three generations of anti-submarine warfare systems for the United States Navy. From 1984 to 1990 he was Director of Advanced ASW Concepts at Bell Labs. In 1990, Mike shifted his focus from R&D to general management, and over the next ten years, served on the senior leadership teams of three different AT&T and Lucent Technologies businesses. As Quality Director for AT&T Business

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Pinar Menguc, University of Kentucky; Ellie Hawes, University of Kentucky; Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky; Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky

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Liberal Education

laboratories in small groups, including nano-fabrication facilities,nano-characterizations labs where advanced microscopy units are located, and nano-machining labs. The students in the Honors track met the faculty and graduate studentswho actually work on the cutting edge nanotechnology research. It was an eye-openingday for many.Another eye-opener was the “Creativity Colloquium” which took place at the studio ofProfessor Gary Bibbs, a faculty member in the College of Fine Arts. His slide show abouthis creativity, his thought process, and his actual implementation of ideas to constructlarge metal sculptures was quite well received. He resonated with the students whoalready knew about the efforts and frustrations of James Watt in building