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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Qinghai Gao

system definedthreshold, the matching is considered successful, otherwise unsuccessful. The main objectives ofbiometric recognition are user convenience and better security. We believe that widerapplications of biometric technologies are inevitable and necessary. However, biometricapplications have raised a series of issues that prevent its wide acceptance. Among them thesecurity and privacy issues [1-6] of biometric information are regarded as more important thanother issues.In literature a few methods [7-9] has been proposed to address these issues by perturbing theoriginal minutiae of fingerprint templates. In this paper we propose an authentication system thatprotects the security and privacy of biometric information. Specifically, the

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Andrzej Zarzycki

particularly evident with high school educational models in which students aretaught digital tools, not computational thinking, concepts, or ways to design. Teaching thatfocuses on concepts rather than tools, while still acknowledging the roles tools play, addressesuniversal issues of creativity and continues to stay relevant for a longer time period.“Learning by doing” philosophyLearning by doing, often called experiential learning, is about acquiring skills and knowledgethrough activity, which is often contrasted with the traditional didactic and passive-style learningreferred by Paulo Freire as “banking education.”1 There is ample precedence and philosophical backing for the learning-by-doing approach.Some trace it as far as Confucius, with

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Timothy B. Whitmoyer; David T. Vader

in Mission (SIM)1 facilities in West Africa. The purpose of this trip was to look forpotential areas for project collaboration between SIM and the Messiah College Department ofEngineering. SIM was a logical partner for our department because of their long-termcommitment to aiding developing countries and experience in supporting overseas projects.The immediate result of this trip identified a need for electrical power at a medical dispensary inthe rural village of Mahadaga, Burkina Faso. In January of 1998, a team of faculty and studentsreturned to Mahadaga to install a photovoltaic solar array. In the course of the visit, the teamdiscovered a second area for project collaboration with SIM: irrigation of the vegetable gardensand mango

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Medard Gabel

everyone’s learning andthe depth of the program’s results.Participants in the Design Science/Global Solutions Lab pay to come to the program, typicallyput in between ten and twelve intense hours per day, receive no academic credit for their work,produce valuable work, and have an enjoyable time.The success of the program is a result of a combination of factors: 1. It is focused on real world problems. 2. Participants develop real solutions to those problems. 3. Participants present their ideas and solutions to people and institutions in positions capable of implementing the solutions. 4. The intense, all-consuming 10+ hours per day is spent working collaboratively in teams. 5. The high expectations that the Lab’s facilitators have

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

cultivate a mentor network, enabling CUNY graduatestudents who are only a subway ride away, to become role models for STEM undergraduates atCity Tech. The goal is to increase the number of students receiving associate and bachelor’sdegrees within science, technology, engineering and math, by conducting the following activities: 1. Development and institutionalization of two three-credit courses, one in the sciences and math, the other in engineering technologies, that emphasize academic preparation through development of laboratory techniques, communication, team work and creative thinking skills. 2. Academic year mentoring of undergraduates by teaching assistants in STEM, and block programming of the summer cohort in

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William Hornfeck; Ismail Jouny; John Nestor

notion thatmulticultural teams should be the goal when organizing project work. Students, when allowed tochoose team members, are more likely to form rather homogeneous groups. Educators cancontrol this by being more proactive in the process of not only team assignments, but in teambuilding exercises. It is likely that, with diverse student teams, two benefits accrue: (1) moreinteresting approaches to problems, and (2) students graduate better prepared to work inenvironments where multicultural groups are more the norm.C. Global Environmental IssuesThe issue of global warming and attendant climate change, although a serious threat tohumankind, is at the same time a challenge to technologists and actually brings the idea of globalenvironmental

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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M. Minnucci; J. Ni; A. Nikolova; L. Theodore

possible energy transformation into work.Thus, thermal energy stored at high temperatures generally is more useful to society than that available at lowertemperatures. This implies, as noted above, that thermal energy loses some of its “quality” or is degraded when it istransferred by means of heat transfer from one temperature to a lower one. Other forms of energy degradation includeenergy transformations due to frictional effects and electrical resistance. Such effects are highly undesirable if the useof energy for practical purposes is to be maximized (1-3). The second law provides some means of measuring this energy degradation through a thermodynamic termreferred to as entropy, and it is the second law (of thermodynamics) that serves

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Ossama Elhadary

pens are safer to bid on then new ones that nowadays areeasily replicated. It is also clear from the research that the relative value of the starting bid has amuch higher impact on the auctions for new pens versus auctions for used ones again clarifyingthat there are subtle difference in the way buyers approach these two auctions. In this researchthe author used the relative starting bid variable instead of the traditional starting bid variablethat was used in previous research arguing that the value of the starting bid is perceiveddifferently based on the perceived value of the item in the auction.1) IntroductionGuth, Mengel and Ockenfels9 reported that “Internet transaction fraud is 12 times higher than in-store fraud.” Jin and Kato7 also

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Hu J. Cui; Seong W. Lee; Alexander K. Kinyua

. Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from naturaloils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751.Biodiesel can be used in any concentration with petroleum based diesel fuel inexisting diesel engines with little or no modification. Biodiesel is not the samething as raw vegetable oil. It is produced by a chemical process which removesthe glycerin from the oil. Biodiesel is a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters oflong chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100,and meeting the requirements of ASTM D 6751. 1, 2 Biodiesel Blend is a blend ofbiodiesel fuel meeting ASTM D 6751 with petroleum-based diesel fuel,designated BXX, where XX represents the volume percentage

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

You Don’t Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows: The Art and Science of Flow Visualization Jenn Rossmann1 and Karina Skvirsky2 1 Mechanical Engineering and 2Art Departments Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042AbstractThe flow of fluids explains how airplanes fly, why a curveball curves, why atheroscleroticplaque clogs arteries, why Jupiter’s red spot is growing, and how hurricanes form. Yet it isdifficult to see fluids flowing: you can’t see the wind, or ocean currents, without the techniquesof flow visualization. Flow visualization reveals an invisible world of fluid dynamics, blendingscientific

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

Higher-Order Learning Through Virtual Laboratories in Fluid Mechanics: Lessons Learned AS Ward1, MN Gooseff1, RY Toto2, SE Zappe2 1 – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 2 – Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802AbstractStudent achievement of Bloom’s higher-order cognitive skills (analysis, evaluation, andsynthesis) is recognized as being necessary in engineering education, yet is difficult toachieve in traditional lecture formats. Laboratory components supplement traditionallectures in an effort to

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Alfred A. Scalza

and manage emotions; another component of personality. This is a very complex issue which we have just started to try to measure with EQ testing. • Cultural Intelligence: an awareness of cross-cultural differences. In our global society, this has become more and more important but it remains difficult to measure.More and more, we are trying to understand our students and their abilities to learn in these fourcategories but measuring all but cognitive intelligence has remained allusive.8Generally, we know, after years of study of cognition, motivation and human development, thefollowing four key concepts that apply to college students: 1. Knowledge is constructed, not

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Carl A. Erikson

engineer. 7 Basic Steps in the Engineering Design 7 Basic Steps in Writing a Paper Process1] Idea – “Let’s build a Dog House” 1] Assignments, creative thoughts, free writes2] Design – get plans, specifications 2] Basic Format - Intro (Thesis), Body (3points), Conclusion3] Materials – wood, nails, paint 3] Words! Use of Dictionary & Thesaurus are helpful4] Tools – saw, hammer, ruler, paint brush 4] Mind, Library, research, word processor, writer’s reference5

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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XingYing Cheng; Daren Wilcox

, Prof. Arvind developed Bluespec version 1which used the Haskellish syntax. The version 1 is much like TRAC which is written in thepython Programming language. In 2001, the new version which is also the current version ofBluespec was launched. This version is based on Haskell syntax. Haskell syntax is derived fromO’Haskell which is an object-oriented, concurrent extension of the functional programminglanguage. It was developed at Oregon Graduate Institute and Chalmers University ofTechnology. The new version Bluespec contains full Haskell functionality at compile time,monads for handling state1. Besides, Bluespec is the only ESL synthesis solution for controllogic, complex data paths and algorithms. It has delivered high-level ESL synthesis

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Stephanie Parker; J. Kemi Ladeji-Osias

improve the detection of hazards due to terrain, air traffic, and runway obstacles byintegrating data from weather radar, infrared video or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) with existingaircraft sensors 1. Within this project, our laboratory has focused on the use of dedicated FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware for computationally intensive algorithms. When images andvideo are acquired, some manipulation and processing must occur before they are displayed. In order tomaintain real-time feedback to the pilot, dedicated hardware can be used instead of software solutions.This article evaluates a design method for a real-time processing system based on Field Programmable GateArray (FPGA) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) structure. To

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Anil B. Shrirao; Raquel Perez-Castillejos

thencasted in PDMS, yielding microfluidic devices with a height of ~ 60 µm—or multiples of 60 µm,if several layers of tape were stacked. This technology makes it possible to create microfluidicdevices with any planar (2D) design that the students can draw on a paper. After the drawing isfinished, it takes only 1 hour to fabricate a microfluidic device with the shape of that drawing.We believe that this technique will enable the study of microfluidics in educational settingslimited in their access to cleanroom facilities. We present a demonstrator that illustrates thepotential of this technique in standard teaching labs.IntroductionIn this paper, we describe a method to fabricate microfluidic devices using only bench-topmaterials and tools (Scotch

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Beth Richards; Karen Walsh

ABET as well as essential forstudents’ future success in the workplace.BackgroundThe University of Hartford has significant history of collaboration between the first-yearrequired engineering curriculum and the first-year required writing curriculum. Since 2000, thesecourses have been paired in First Year Interest Groups (FIGS) in which instructors plan andimplement shared objectives and course activities, to emphasize the essential relationshipbetween engineers and written and spoken literacy.1 Although writing instructors andengineering instructors must give first priority to departmental objectives, critical thinking andanalytical skills cut across both disciplines, and shared or linked assignments (called “integratedlearning blocks”) are

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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William D. Jemison; Christopher T. Nadovich

(PV) is the best known solar energy technology and it has beenaround for a long time - the seminal paper that theoretically analyzed silicon PVcell energy conversion efficiency was written by William Schockley (who alsowon the Nobel Prize in 1956 as one of three inventors of the transistor). Mostcommercial PV products have efficiencies in the 10-15% range, significantly lessthan the 30% theoretical maximum predicted by Schockley. The PV industry hasbeen trying to achieve a cost of $1/Watt-peak for over 30 years and much ofcurrent industry activity is focused on low-cost PV technologies and reducingmanufacturing costs. Moreover, a large percentage of the installed PVinfrastructure can be attributed to significant subsidies and tax

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Vladimir De Delva; Keith McIver; Katherine Whitaker; Stephanie Farrell; Mariano J. Savelski; C. Stewart Slater

pharmaceutical industry whichcould be incorporated into an introductory freshman or sophomore chemical engineering course.Many of the problems are appropriate for the freshman level and do not require mastery offreshman math and science content. More advanced problems do use concepts from freshmancalculus 1 and 2. chemistry 1 and 2, and physics. The problems were designed to be used as in-class examples or homework problems. The formatting, layout, style and focus of the problemspresented in this paper are based on those of Felder and Rousseau’s Elementary Principles ofChemical Processes1, a widely-used textbook for these types of courses. However, coursestaught with a different textbook may still use the problems developed since they cover topicssuch

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Orla LoPiccolo

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) each with diagrams of construction details but without supplemental video. The test group was given 2 separate but identical lectures, each with diagrams of construction details, and 1 short topic specific supplemental video per topic. Quizzes conducted in both groups showed that the test group scored higher on questions on these topics than the control group, and the difference in quiz scores between the 2 groups was statistically significant. These results suggest that topic specific videos are a valuable educational tool when accompanied by visual handouts. Key words: Assessment, SIPs and ICF, video-based learning

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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James D. McGuffin-Cawley

work is dividedand weekly meetings are held to review progress for critical review and informationsharing.Implementation: To introduce the conceptual approach the initial phase of the courseutilized three illustrative examples. The first was a set of references from the UnitedStates Geological Survey and the National Academies [1-8]. Key figures from thesereferences clearly establish that the U.S. economy is intensive in its use of mineral-derived materials. Consider Figs. 1 and 2 from ref. 1, and Fig. 3 derived from data in ref.3. Figure 1. U.S. flow of raw materials by weight, 1900–98. The use of raw materials dramatically increased in the United States throughout the 20th century ( from ref. 1, cited as modified from Matos and Wagner

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Paterne Sissinto

and unwanted camera movements. Different works on object detection with stable background in real time video led to manyalgorithms. The most commonly used are the Running Gaussian Average, the Mixture ofGaussians, the Kernel Density Estimation and the Eigen Background techniques. An exhaustivecomparison of all the techniques is not provided here. Following is an attempt to summarizechallenges on accuracy and speed encountered by the authors of the experiments on thesemethods.6, 7, 8, 9Table 1: Accuracy and speed of some background subtraction techniques Methods Accuracy Speed Running Gaussian Detection of a lot of noise (false alert Fastest due to simplicity in Average

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Peter J. Shull; Jessica M. Crandall

commonly used manufacturing process for products made from sheet metal. The covert orintended collateral goal was to help students understand alignment or misalignment of students’beliefs of what constitutes quality work and what the costumer (the instructor) wants. Theexercise covers one class period plus 20 minutes of the subsequent class period.Day 1, Part 1The exercise requires students to create five 3-D objects from sheets (2-D) of cardboard (filefolders) given standard engineering drawings of the objects. There were three deliverables (seeFigure 1): 1. Layout drawing of the object—this is a ¼ scale 2-D drawing of what will be drawn on the folder paper, cut out, and then folded into the 3-D object; 2. Actual 3-D object made

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Vijay Kanabar; Virginia Greiman; Jim Cormier

half describes the design and execution of three online projectmanagement courses, detailing the curricula and techniques utilized to encourage collaboration anddiscussions amongst students. We also include a special section that illustrates teaching projectmanagement through case studies. In each case, we describe the pedagogical approach and curriculumused to encourage collaboration and create an effective learning environment. The paper concludes with anarration of the challenges that remain when teaching online. The research results and experience sharedin this paper will provide invaluable assistance to faculty and course designers interested in creating anonline course. 1. IntroductionBefore we describe our experience with

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Suxia Cui; John Fuller; Pamela Holland-Obiomon; Warsame H. Ali

perpetrated by an individual or group of terrorists. Detection and prevention of thesenuclear devices are critical to the safety and security of the general population.In order to meet the needs of national security, the NNSA sponsors PVAMU engineering facultyon the research and educational program entitled “Sensor and Detector Applications to NuclearMaterials” starting in 2006. PVAMU is a member of the Texas A&M University system, andalso a member of the Sam Massie Chair of Research Excellent Program which includes tenHistorical Black College and Universities (HBCU). The project consists of two aspects: 1)Research the application of sensors to nuclear detection; and 2) Training for undergraduate andgraduate students as well as high school

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ross McCurdy

in the repair of one of our BallardAirgen 1 kW fuel cells. After using the Ballard Airgen at a GovEnergy Conferencedemonstration the fuel cell would not work the next time an attempt to use it was made. UsinglabVIEW again a diagnostics test was run on the Airgen and we were able to get it running 6again. Digital manipulation of the Alltrax EV controller through a laptop is also required to setthe system. Working with these systems it is clear that knowledge of digital systems is essentialfor the 21st Century engineer and the use of CAN, labVIEW, and other computer programs willbe necessary engineering tools.Acknowledgement The

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B. Samanta

haveunique ability to learn and adapt to new situations utilizing the processes of generalization,abstraction and association with inspirations from nature [1-19].There are main five paradigms of CI algorithms, namely, (1) neural networks (NN), (2)evolutionary computation (EC), (3) swarm intelligence (SI), (4) fuzzy systems (FS), and (5)immunological computation (IC). The wide range of CI algorithms from these paradigmsinclude: (1)- artificial neural networks (ANN); (2)-genetic algorithms (GA), geneticprogramming (GP), differential evolution (DE); (3)- particle swarm optimization (PSO), antcolony optimization (ACO); (4) fuzzy inference system (FIS); and (5)- artificial immune system(AIS), clonal selection algorithm (CSA). ANNs have been developed in

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Charles Thomas; Loren Byrne; Jeremy Campbell

-taught by the authors. A description of the planning process anddelivery of the course is given in a following section. First, we present results of a survey ofsimilar introductory courses for minors at other institutions.The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) keeps alist of sustainability programs of its member institutions[1], including a list of minors. It is thislist on which we base our survey. Certainly it is not an exhaustive list (for example, since RWUis not, as of this writing, a member of AASHE, our program does not appear there), but weconsider it a good indication of what types of programs are in existence throughout the U.S.Of nineteen the programs listed, about half include an

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Wei PAN; Yingbin Shi; Jeremy Li

especially forcurrent college student majoring in manufacturing, in the field of mechanical engineering.Besides pursuing automating assembly process planning, this research also investigates theeffectiveness of assembly simulation as a project for groups of graduate students by usingcomputer-aided design. Student can view assembly simulations through Pro/E software. Theresearch was accomplished by reviewing process plans from different groups of graduatestudents and presents the best result to establish a baseline of process plan complexity, whichshows huge gaps between college study and current leading manufacturing industry.1. IntroductionIn classroom lectures, we not only learn how to do design in the pro/Engineering simulationsystem, but also

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Gloria A. Monaghan