AC 2011-634: HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN ENGLANDAND WALES BETWEEN 1955 AND 1966. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THEBRITISH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY TO ITS DEVELOP-MENTJohn Heywood, Trinity College Dublin Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin formerly Professor and Director of Teacher Ed- ucation in the University. During the period of this paper was a lecturer in radio communications at Norwood technical College, Senior Research Fellow in Higher Technological Education at Birmingham College of Advanced Technology, and Leverhulme Senior Research Fellow in Higher Education at the University of Lancaster. Has an MSc in Engineering Education from the University of Dublin
AC 2011-926: IDEALS: A MODEL FOR INTEGRATING ENGINEERINGDESIGN PROFESSIONAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND LEARNINGDenny C. Davis, Washington State University Denny Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led multi-institution collaborations developing and testing assess- ments and curricular materials for engineering design and professional skills. He has been a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education since 2002.Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University Dr. Michael S. Trevisan is Professor of Educational Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and External Funding in the College of Education at Washington
AC 2011-923: INVESTIGATING STUDENT LEARNING IN TWO ACTIVELEARNING LABS - NOT ALL ”ACTIVE” LEARNING LABORATORIESRESULT IN CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDINGJonte Bernhard, Linkping University, Sweden Jonte Bernhard, Ph. D. (Eng.), is an associate professor in experimental physics, especially electronics, at Linkping University, Campus Norrkping, Sweden. His research is presently focused on engineering and physics education, and he has initiated the Engineering Education Research Group at Linkping Uni- versity. Dr Bernhard has developed and taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in engineering physics since 1987 and graduate level courses in science, physics and engineering education since 2000. Previously Dr Bernhard
AC 2011-1170: PROJECT-DIRECTED WRITING ASSISTANCE IN CON-STRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMElena Poltavtchenko, Northern Arizona University Elena Poltavtchenko is a Ph.D. candidate in the Applied Linguistics program at Northern Arizona Univer- sity. She is a graduate teaching assistant at NAU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Elena obtained her B.A. in Russian Linguistics and Literature in Novosibirsk State University, Russia, and M.A. in English Applied Linguistics at the University of Houston, TX. Her current research interests lie in the area of writing in the disciplines, with a specific focus on writing in engineering.John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John joined the Construction
AC 2011-784: REDISCOVERING RECIPROCATING STEAMMatthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Commander, US Navy PhD, PE Permanent Military Professor Nuclear Submarine Officer Member - The Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology Page 22.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Rediscovering Reciprocating Steam A Fresh Look at Historical Steam Power (Reciprocating Steam 101)introductionThe purposes of this article are: (1) to describe the most significant steam engines from the earlyperiod of steam power
AC 2011-2319: SURVEY OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT MI-NORITY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTS ENCOUNTERAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an
AC 2011-1117: LIBERAL LEARNING REVISITED: A HISTORICAL EX-AMINATION OF THE UNDERLYING REASONS, FRUSTRATIONS, ANDCONTINUED PROSPECTS FOR ENGINEERING AND LIBERAL ARTSINTEGRATIONAtsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is a historian of engineering education and an associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer. His publications include Calculating a Natural World: Scientists, Engineering, and Computers during the Rise of U.S. Cold War Research (MIT Press, 2006) Page 22.1015.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-56: LONG TERM ALUMNUS PERFORMANCE AND EVALUA-TION AFTER GRADUATION FROM A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRIDWEEKEND MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM IN TECHNOLOGYMitchell L Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, PMP, SPHR Dr. Springer is an Associate Professor in Technology Leadership & Innovation and currently serves as the Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. He
AC 2011-1012: USING THE EXCEED MODEL FOR DISTANCE EDUCA-TIONRonald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ron Welch is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Until 2 Jan 2007, Ron was an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Ron received a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics from the USMA in 1982 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Ronald Welch@uttyler.edu.Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler Clifton B. Farnsworth is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas
AC 2011-660: PHENOMENOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGAT-ING UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTING CONCEPTSGregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks recently graduated with his Ph.D. from the school of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University and his MSECE from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program as well as working with the First-Year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department at Ohio Northern University, where he is teaching introductory circuits and a variety of introductory programming courses.William C
AC 2011-2420: TRANSITION FROM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAM PARTICIPANTS TO RESEARCHERS AND OPEN SOURCE COM-MUNITY CONTRIBUTORSMaryPat BeaufaitDuyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate, Junior in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with interest in Computer and Biomedical Science.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His
AC 2011-1407: THE RESEARCH STUDIO: INTEGRATING INFORMA-TION LITERACY INTO A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCE COURSEMichelle Baratta, University of Toronto Michelle Baratta has held positions in academic and public libraries, as well as a corporate setting. Her education includes a Master’s degree in Information Studies (2007) and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree (2004), both from the University of Toronto. She is currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Toronto’s Engineering & Computer Science Library.Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. His pedagogical research is primarily in the
AC 2011-67: RESOURCES FOR ROBOT COMPETITION SUCCESS: AS-SESSING MATH USE IN GRADE-SCHOOL-LEVEL ENGINEERING DE-SIGNEli M Silk, University of Pittsburgh Eli M. Silk is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Studies in Education program and a Graduate Student Researcher at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his BA in Computer Science at Swarthmore College in 2001. His current research focuses on the role of mathematics in helping K-12 students better understand and design physical systems.Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University Ross Higashi is a Robotics Education Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics En- gineering Center. He graduated in 2007
AC 2011-426: EXTENDING INFORMATION ON TIME EFFECTIVE STU-DENT INTERACTIONS TO ENGINEERING FACULTYLisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University Lisa Abrams, PE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Prior to this position, she worked as the Director of Women in Engineering at Ohio State and as Assistant Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami University. She also has seven years of industry experience. She received her BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State and PhD in Industrial Engineering at Ohio State.Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J
AC 2011-1441: CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION ANDAnnette Mallory Donawa, Ph.D., Independent Consultant Dr. Annette Mallory Donawa resides in Maryland with her husband and two children. She received her Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees from higher education institutions in Maryland: Towson University and Morgan State University. She received her Master’s degree from Illinois Northern Illinois University. Dr. Donawa has more than 25 years of experience comprising of K-12 and higher education, corporate training, and human resources. Her doctoral research focused on examining the outcomes of critical thinking instruction with minority engineering students. Dr. Donawa’s goal is to continue her research in critical
AC 2011-2353: A PARTICIPATORY INVESTIGATION OF LEARNING ININTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTSRussell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been a co-investigator for the Collaborative Research Lab at Stanford Univer- sity, a research assistant for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, and is currently a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their education and how engineering graduates transition into the work- placespecifically studying how they learn the social norms of
AC 2011-1179: A STREAMLINED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING ANDASSESSING PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMOUTCOMESChrista Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri Dr. Christa M. Weisbrook, P.E., is a Faculty Fellow in the University of Missouri System Office of Aca- demic Affairs, where she is involved in program review and assessment, course redesign, and collabora- tive programs initiatives. Prior to this appointment, she served as the special assistant to the provost and lecturer in engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the assistant dean for academic programs for the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri. Dr. Weisbrook earned BS and PhD degrees in mechanical and
AC 2011-186: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE FROM EDUCATIONAL PSY-CHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE TO A FIRST COURSE IN THER-MODYNAMICSStephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion- related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He is the author of three student-centered textbooks in combustion and thermal-sciences. He is a Fellow of the ASME and was the recipient of ASEE’s Mechanical Engineering Division Ralph Coats Roe Award in 2009.Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsyvlania State University Dr. Van Meter is an
AC 2011-1816: REVERSE ENGINEERING MODERN ENGINEERING ED-UCATION AND ITS SCIENTIFIC APPROACH: WHAT WOULD STEPHENTIMOSHENKO SAY ABOUT THE CURRENT ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION?Sergio Celis, University of Michigan Sergio Celis is a doctoral student and research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher and Post- secondary Education at the University of Michigan. His research interest are engineering education and methodologies of evaluation and assessment. He received a professional degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Chile. Page 22.1255.1 c American Society for