AC 2010-224: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN AN UNDERGRADUATECONTROL SYSTEMS COURSERichard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy Richard C. Hill received the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern California in 1998, and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation on satellite attitude determination and control. He then spent two years as a high school math and science teacher. In 2008 he received the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and the M.A. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 2008
AC 2010-246: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING E-BOOK GENERATIONRichard Aston, East Tennessee State University Richard Aston has published three text books, two in medical instrumentation: "Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement" published by Merrill Publishing Company in 1990; "Medical Instrumentation for Nurses and Allied Health-Care Professionals" with Katherine K. Brown, published by Jones and Bartlett, Inc. in 1994; and "Electrical Circuit Analysis Using the TI-85 or TI-86," published by Prentice Hall in 2000. He taught medical instrumentation in several colleges over the past 30 years, most recently at East Tennessee State University in the biomedical engineering
AC 2010-265: STUDENT PRECONCEPTIONS AND HEURISTICS IN LEARNINGDESIGNSteven Zemke, Gonzaga University Steven Zemke is Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington. He oversees the curriculum for all Mechanical design courses and teaches sections of each. His research area is pedogogy of design. Prior to teaching, he was a design engineer for 25 years at Hewlett Packard, General Instruments, and Bell Telephone Labs. Page 15.1120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Preconceptions and Heuristics in Learning
AC 2010-269: USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS TO COMPARE THE ENERGYDISSIPATED BY OLD AND NEW TENNIS BALLSJosue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Josué Njock Libii is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He earned a B.S.E in Civil Engineering, an M.S.E. in Applied Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. His co-advisors for his PhD dissertation were the late Dr. Chia-Shun Yih, Timoshenko Professor of Applied Mechanics, and Dr. William P. Graebel, Professor of Applied Mechanics. He has worked as an engineering
AC 2010-306: ON ENGINEERING EDUCATION REFORM IN THE ARABSTATES: A PATH FORWARDWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.918.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On Engineering Education Reform in the Arab States: A Path ForwardAbstract: The paper addresses reform of engineering education in the Arab Region of thePersian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the Sultanate ofOman) focusing on issues that have either been neglected or have not been suffiently addressed.The author argues for the need to institutionalize the concept of continuous improvement byseeding the process within the college
AC 2010-358: SECONDARY STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS OF ENGINEERS ANDENGINEERING: A CASE STUDY APPROACHDevlin Montfort, Washington State UniversityShane Brown, Washington State University Page 15.1054.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Secondary Students’ Conceptions of Engineers and Engineering: A Case Study ApproachAbstractResearchers have long been interested in how to recruit and retain more and more diversestudents into engineering programs. One consistent challenge in this research is understandingthe impacts of interventions from the point of view of the student. This study investigated howsecondary students understand the
AC 2010-361: A CASE STUDY OF A THERMODYNAMICS COURSE:INFORMING ONLINE COURSE DESIGNSimin Hall, College of Engineering at Virginia Tech Dr. Simin Hall is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech and Polytechnic Institute. Her applied research in education is focused on cognitive processes and motivational factors in problem solving in computationally intensive courses such as engineering using online technology. Prior to joining ME at Virginia Tech, she completed a collaborative research project between the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, College of Engineering at Texas A&M, and Department of Sociology at University
AC 2010-371: USING A LIVING-BUILDING LABORATORY (BUILDING AS ALABORATORY) AS A THERMODYNAMICS PROJECT IN THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJason Durfee, Eastern Washington University JASON DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology.Hani Saad, Eastern Washington University Dr. Saad received his high school education in Lebanon, his native country. He received his BS and MS degrees
AC 2010-387: TECHNICAL ENROLLMENTS AND MATHEMATICALPEDAGOGYAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career, Dr. Grossfield combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics part time while designing circuitry full time in the aerospace/avionics industry. As a Graduate Associate, pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Arizona, he was uniquely positioned as both a calculus teacher and as a student taking courses in applied mathematics. He prepared and attended lectures, concurrently, which developed his acute sensitivity to differences
AC 2010-444: ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED (PBL) PEDAGOGYAPPROACHES TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION: MULTI–VARIANT MODELSAND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ISSUESWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.919.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On Implementation of Problem-Based (PBL) Pedagogy Approaches to Engineering Education: Multi–variant Models and Epistemological IssuesAbstract: This paper focuses on the implementation of problem–based learning (PBL) in anengineering program, and argues that implementation of problem-based learning needs to beplaced in a context and must be developed with careful consideration of the social
AC 2010-445: PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND PROFESSIONALWRITINGBeth Richards, University of Hartford Beth Richards is director of the Rhetoric and Professional Writing program at the University of Hartford where she team teaches with first-year engineering faculty and is the writing mentor for seniors enrolled in the design project course.Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford Ivana Milanovic is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NY and M.S. and B.S. from University of Belgrade, Serbia
AC 2010-466: STUDIO STEM: NETWORKED ENGINEERING PROJECTS INENERGY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYSChristine Schnittka, University of KentuckyMichael Evans, Virginia TechBrett Jones, Virginia TechCarol Brandt, Virginia Tech Page 15.1138.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Studio STEM: Networked Engineering Projects in Energy for Middle School Girls and BoysAbstractThe US workforce of the 21st century reflects an increasing need to train and hire engineers,scientists, and technologists.1,2 Whereas, the current trend is to seek expertise from foreignnationals, the new agenda is to place a concerted effort on the training and
AC 2010-475: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANINTRODUCTION TO STEM COURSE FOR DUAL-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMSHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Horacio Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), in Edinburg, Texas. His current research interests are in the areas of control systems, mechatronics, measurements and instrumentation, and engineering education.Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Arturo Fuentes is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UTPA. His current research interests are in the areas of engineering education, finite element
AC 2010-911: WHAT FUZZIES MIGHT LEARN FROM TECHIESR. William Graff, LeTourneau University R. William Graff is a professor in the school of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and then at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasmas, teaching, and ethics.Paul leiffer, LeTouneau University Paul R. Leiffer is a professor and Chair of Engineering in the
AC 2010-941: COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD ACAPSTONE CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEGregg Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University Gregg L. Fiegel is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in California, and he serves as the ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor. Dr. Fiegel received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly in 1990. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Davis in 1992 and 1995, respectively.Jay DeNatale, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jay S
AC 2010-512: HOW DOES IT WORK? USING TOYS TO INSPIRE WONDER ANDDEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN FLUIDS MECHANICSCamilla Saviz, University of the Pacific Camilla M. Saviz is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in the area of hydrodynamic and water quality modeling. She joined the University of the Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. Her current research interests include sustainable
AC 2010-566: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CASE STUDIES INTHE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMNorb Delatte, Cleveland State UniversityMatthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, PlattevillePatricia Ralston, University of LouisvillePamalee Brady, California Polytechnic State UniversityManoochehr Zoghi, Cal State FresnoD. Joseph Hagerty, University of LouisvilleXiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University Page 15.672.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementation and Assessment of Failure Case Studies in the Engineering Curriculum: Work in ProgressAbstract: The history of the development of practice in many engineering disciplines is, in
AC 2010-567: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROBLEM INTERPRETATION FORENGINEERING STUDENTSGay Lemons, Tufts University Gay Lemons, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral research associate in Engineering Education at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, her M.S. in Psychology, also from UNC, and her B.S. in Dance from the City University of New York. Her research interests include the cognitive processes of engineering design, gender issues in engineering, and creative self-efficacy.Adam Carberry, Tufts University Adam R. Carberry is a Doctoral Candidate in Engineering Education in the Tufts University Math, Science, Technology, and Engineering
AC 2010-568: THE ENGINEERING INDEX: THE PAST AND THE PRESENTNestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University Nestor L. Osorio is Professor and Science/Engineering Subject Specialist at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, nlosorio@niu.edu Page 15.1230.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Engineering Index: The Past and the PresentAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present a historical account of the many innovations introduced inthis publication since its creation in 1884. This is a commemorative article for the 125thanniversary of one of the most important bibliographic
AC 2010-1091: RESTRUCTURING A DESIGN-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYTRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING COURSE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDYUSING THE THRESHOLD CONCEPT FRAMEWORKDan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Dan Cernusca is Instructional Design Specialist in the Department of Global Learning at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2007 from University of Missouri – Columbia. He also holds a BS and a Ph.D. from the University of Sibiu, Romania with a specialization in manufacturing technologies and respectively cutting-tools design. His research interests include Design-Based Research in technology
AC 2010-1296: "BRIEF ENCOUNTER:" A REFLECTION ON WILLIAMSPROPOSALS FOR THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUMJohn Heywood, Trinity College Dublin Professorial Fellow Emeritius of Trinity COllege Dublin (Ireland. Formerly Professor of Education and Chair Department of Teacher Education.Has published over 50 papers on topics related to engineering and technological education and several books. His book "Engineering Education; Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction" received the best reseach publication award of division i (professional) of the American Educational Research Association in 2005. previously he has been awarded a premium of the Education, Science and Technology division of the
AC 2010-1467: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ACADEMIC ANDSOCIAL INTEGRATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FACTORS RELATED TOPERSISTENCE IN ENGINEERINGJustin Micomonaco, Michigan State University Justin Micomonaco is a doctoral candidate in Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University. His research interests include organizational development and various aspects of undergraduate education including living-learning communities, teaching and learning, and preparation of faculty in STEM.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Page 15.1267.1© American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2010-1226: MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVEACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF DEFINED EDUCATIONSTRUCTURESNiall Seery, University of LimerickDonal Canty, University of LimerickRonan Dunbar, University of Limerick Page 15.857.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Maximising the impact of creative and innovative activities within the constraints of defined education structuresAbstractIn recent years Ireland has committed to significant educational reform in technologicaleducation. With the successful implementation of two new subjects at Senior Cycle(pre third level) that are predicated on creativity and innovation, design is now
AC 2010-77: INTRODUCING ENERGY CONCEPTS INTO UNDERGRADUATECOURSESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego Page 15.800.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Introducing energy concepts into undergraduate coursesStudents are used to manipulating energy-related concepts from media and everyday life. However, manygeneral education students have never had a physics course and their understanding of energy, itsproduction, use, importance, or impact in their daily life is very limited. We report on innovative effortsto facilitate the understanding of energy-related concepts in a General Education Physics course. Weproceed with an initial evaluation of students
AC 2010-1608: POSTER: ENGAGING K-12 STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN OF COOLING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONICSCourtney Bonuccelli, Washington State University Courtney Bonuccelli is currently a doctoral student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University. While earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees she also spent six years in the defense and aerospace thermal management industry as a research engineer. In addition to industry and research, Courtney is a second year NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education for the Culturally
AC 2010-1639: USING GRAPHIC NOVELS TO COMMUNICATE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCES IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLJennifer Atchison, Drexel University Jennifer Atchison is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials’ Science and Engineering at Drexel University and her area or research is focused on nanophotonics. She is a second year NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow in K-12 Education and is the Science Program Director for The Achievement Project.Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School Dorothea Holmes-Stanley is the science teacher for 5-8th grades at St. Cyprians School in Philadelphia.Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is an Associate Professor and Assistant Department
AC 2010-2050: FOSTERING DISSEMINATION SKILLS IN STEM DOCTORALSTUDENTS: TIPS FOR THE PH.D. STUDENT AND THE GENERAL IMPACT ONSTEM UNDERGRADUATESMelanie Watson, Louisiana Tech UniversityKrystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityKyle Prather, Louisiana Tech UniversityJenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech UniversityStanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University Faculty member of College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Page 15.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Fostering Dissemination Skills in STEM Doctoral Students: Tips for the Ph.D. Student and the General Impact on STEM UndergraduatesAbstractScience
AC 2010-2171: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERSKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Program at Tennessee Technological University, where he received his BSME and MSME. He is active in engineering education outreach and has over thirty-five years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, and his own consulting business. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She
AC 2010-749: M-MODEL: AN ONLINE TOOL FOR PROMOTING STUDENTPROBLEM SOLVING UTILIZING MENTAL MODELSEdward Anderson, Texas Tech University Edward Anderson is a Texas Tech University, Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor. He has also served as the Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and received the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teacher and the Texas Piper Professor awards. He has written two engineering textbooks and numerous textbook websites. His research focuses on application of technology to learning and how to measure and promote higher-order cognitions using technology. During 2009/10, he served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air force
AC 2010-402: VIRTUAL LABORATORY FOR STUDY OF THE ELECTRICMACHINES PARAMETERS AND CHARACTERISTICSRadian Belu, Drexel University Page 15.1351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Virtual Laboratory for Study of the Electric Machines Parameters and CharacteristicsAbstractComputing and communication technology have had a significant impact on engineeringeducation. This technology has significantly improved online, distance, collaborativelearning, as well as the use of the virtual experiments and simulations in engineeringeducation. One of the distinguishing features of engineering education is that the laboratorywork is an integral part and its