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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Joanne Tuck

improving economic life as their regularbusiness. 1 All this changed with the stock market crash of 1929. Economic and political chaosprecipitated a worldwide depression. With doom and gloom on the horizon, the engineers werefaring poorly, with many of the younger ranks unemployed. There was no Ministry ofTechnology and frustrated professionals were disenfranchised from political leadership anddecision making. “We engineers have to look the facts in the face” Conrad Matschob exhorted“the plight of our times is not primarily caused by the progress of technology , but rather by thefrequent failure to make its results available to the economy in the right form.” (Jarausch 80) Ofcourse

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chitra N. Javdekar

level ofcomplexity of the models must be tailored to the learners' current levels of knowledge and skills”(NRC, 1999). Treating these as guidelines, the learning objectives of the course were organized asfollows -1) Developing understanding the process of Engineering Design – understanding the problems,and constraints of design, collecting relevant information about the problem, its scope and resourcesneeded, research and document multiple approaches to the solution of problem and select anappropriate approach for solving the problem2) Developing proficiency in using the SolidWorks Design Suite - present the design ideas bycreating virtual prototypes (3D parts and assemblies) and by means of clear and industry standard 2D-drawings3

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Daniel Ruscansky; David Vecchione; Ryan Foley; Shankar Krishnan; Mansour Zenouzi

highlevel of relative humidity, to keep the moisture from evaporating from their skin. A baby canlose one fifth of their body mass from evaporation alone [1]. To keep the relative humidity at sucha high level; approximately 80% of relative humidity, closed loop wick and reservoir system willbe used. This system uses a fan to blow air through a wet filter, transporting the water in the air.Another important measure to consider is an infant’s weight; they can gain almost an ounce aday for the first couple months of life. To monitor this weight gain, four strain gauges are placedunder the mattress that the infant is resting on in the incubator. The deformation of these straingauges is directly related to a weight. This sensor will inform the nurses

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Alan Seelan; Jeongkyu Lee

commonalitiesbetween the developer’s and the DBA’s. Most of the functions that are used by the developers tocode PL/SQL programs to provide an interface to the business and also some of the task to createtable, table spaces, partitions and many other primary functions. So our basic aim was to developan application instance/module to construct functions or tasks that were used by both the users. Constructing an integrated view of the users was the basic deployment of the application.A File menu model was defined to provide some basic functionality. 1) SQL window/Command Window 2) Table, View, Sequence ,Synonym , Directory ,Job 3) PL/SQL functions (Package ,Procedure, Functions, Triggers) 4) System Functions ( User

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Onesmo Ogore; Kushal Sherpa; Caleb Baron; Mansour Zenouzi; Shankar Krishnan

and machinery has resulted in a variety of dialysistherapeutical options [1]. The choice of renal replacement therapy (RRT) oftendepends on several conditions that include clinical indication, and types ofdialysis machinery.The subsequent paper focuses on a computer generated model via COMSOL torepresent the dialyzer unit and the processes that occur within. The primary goalis to facilitate a better understanding of the hemodialysis process and thebiophysics involved in its design.II. HEMODIALYSIS PROCESSHemodialysis units can be broken up into three basic subsystems: the blooddelivery system (I & IV), dialyzer or exchanger (II & III), and the dialysatedelivery & waste system (IV & V), (Figure 1). The blood delivery system

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Kevin John McDonnell; Anne Joan Caraccio; Nithin Susan Abraham; Nicholas Alexander Ruffini; Susan Gallardo; James Patrick Abulencia

DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSONAL WATER PURIFICATION SOLUTION IN NAGCARLAN, PHILIPPINES Kevin John McDonnell1, Anne Joan Caraccio1, Nithin Susan Abraham1, Nicholas Alexander Ruffini1, Susan Gallardo2, and James Patrick Abulencia1, 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, 10463, USA 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines Session 3: Incorporation of Service Learning into engineering education in the digital ageAbstract: The number of those who need basic life services increases throughout the world as theworld’s population continues to grow. One such

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Chiara Silvestri; Suzanne LePage; Paul P. Mathisen

. The development ofeffective techniques for incorporating these software packages into the undergraduate curriculumremains as a critical need. This paper describes the use of video-streamed tutorials for facilitating software use inundergraduate and graduate classes in civil and environmental engineering. The scope of thepaper includes software associated with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and GeographicalInformation Systems (GIS), two classes of software that illustrate the challenge and importanceof integrating software into the curriculum. Both of these classes of software are extremelyimportant in civil and environmental engineering. 1

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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A. Richard Vannozzi

methodologies for teaching and learning in software intensiveenvironments, it is important to draw a distinction between training and education. Training isusually understood to be the acquisition of a specific set of skills in order to master theperformance of a specific task, with little emphasis on theory. [1]. This is not to say that theory isnot important, and in fact implicit in most professional training is the fact that an understandingof the underlying theory and abstractions already exists in the trainee. In contrast, education ischaracterized by the transmission of knowledge and understanding for use in subsequentdynamic applications [1]. Implicit in education is the exposure to theory as at least part of thelearning experience. Step by step

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrzej Zarzycki

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 his memorable adage from around 450 BC: “Tell me, andI will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” In more recenttimes, David Kolb defined the concept of Experiential Learning Theory (ELT)[ 2] using twocontinuum axes: active experimentation–reflective observation and abstract conceptualization–concrete experience. Each of four learning types consists of experimentation, experience, orreflection as an active component of the learning process. These components can be used asbuilding

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrzej Zarzycki

expectations fordigitally based architectural education and practices. It sets an expectation for architecture tobehave like a 21st-century structure, not merely be fashioned to look like one. Performance-based design is a particularly promising direction in regard to architectural generative processesin which a form can be not only evaluated based on the performance criteria, but also derivedthrough the very process of simulation. Performance-based simulation is emerging as a critical component of the contemporarydesign process [ 1] [ 2], where it can function as a mechanism for the generative design validation.Performance-based simulations could facilitate human design by interactively responding todesign parameters or function as semi

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rathika Rajaravivarma

are enrolled in the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program. In this paper, we step through the process to employ LEGO as a tool in the Logic and Problem Solving course. We will also discuss the students’ experience with LEGO as part of enriched learning. Finally, we conclude with the observations and recommendations of the efficient use of LEGO mindstorms in the curriculum. 1Intr oductionActive learning approach to engage students has been an area of study in multipledisciplinary areas [1-3]. Using LEGO Mindstorms as a tool to induce activelearning in introductory and advanced courses has proved successful in the pastdecade [4-5]. Programming with

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Peter Salvatore

put in a landfill with CH 4 recovery, or put in a landfillwithout CH 4 recovery. This information was given by physical plant and WIT’s waste removalcompany.ResultsTable 1- Emissions by CategorySource Amount (Tons The results of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory eCO 2 ) showed that Wentworth Institute ofPurchased Electricity 3,000 Technology emitted about 17,000 metric tonsOn-Campus 8,000 of carbon dioxide equivalents (eCO 2 ) for theStationary fiscal year 2007. About 3,000 metric

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Amos Joseph St. Germain

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

Greening the Engineering and Technology Curriculum via Real Life Hands- on Projects Elif Kongar 1 and Kurt A. Rosentrater 2 AbstractThis paper aims at demonstrating how greening efforts can be embedded into science andengineering courses without major curricular changes. In this regard, examples of final projectsassigned in a statistical quality control, a 500-level, graduate engineering course, focusing oncampus sustainability are provided. After completing ten weeks in the classroom, the studentswere asked to apply their engineering knowledge and learning of continuous processimprovement techniques to a given problem

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

Senior Engineering Mechanisms Design Machine Design Instructive Capstone Design I Capstone Design II DemonstrativeFigure 1 :Design course progression through four year Mechanical Engineering ProgramCourse Objectives The introduction to mechanical engineering design (IMED 1208) course isambitious in its practical goals and in its significant contribution to numerous ABEToutcomes. E.g. ED03, an ability to design a system, component or process to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ali Alshubbak; Saeid Moslehpour; Eugenio Pellicer; Joaquín Catalá

2010 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, 7 – 8 May, 2010 Implementation of Delphi methodology for designing engineering syllabus according to the industry’s needs Ali Alshubbak 1, Saeid Moslehpour 2, Eugenio Pellicer 3, Joaquín Catalá 4Construction and civil engineering are multidisciplinary professions where students areacquiring a career that is based on the durable knowledge; practical abilities andindustry’s needs. Other studies, such as mathematics or physics are pure science basedon theoretical knowledge. But a question persists: is the knowledge acquired

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

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Barbara E. Mizdail

supporting thatdiscipline. The following questions can then be posed to the students.1. What is the technical society all about?2. Tell about a meeting/conference/or event that the society is holding that would be of interestto you.3. What are membership benefits?4. What is the cost to join as a student, and will you consider joining?As was previously stated, the students were provided with a list of potential subjects forengineering projects, and encouraged to suggest others. The subjects suggested have includedprojects connected to active student engineering clubs; involvement with member companies ofthe IAC, Industry Advisory Council; and other campus activities. The following Table 1contains a list of subjects chosen by students for their

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Gloria Monaghan

. There were a number of changes between virtual classroom and student comments aboutSecond Life, but there are three or four social responses that were dramatically different than exchangesperformed in a traditional classroom setting. The topics discussed centered on these four themes;1. Relationships in Second Life2. Gender role in Second Life3. Education and reproduction in the 21 Century4. The virtual world and learning in the virtual world. The virtual class and traditional class differed in about four dominant ways; 1. The types of studentswho responded changed slightly but significantly in terms of demographic (specifically race). 2. The waythe students responded to each other and professor was also significantly different in a

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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David Potter

means ofpresentation (see Table 1). His summary indicates that a participatory style of presentation hassubstantially better recall than others, particularly the common classroom lecture. This examplereinforces the anecdotal feedback from new graduates about their need to learn on the job inorder for their education to make sense to them. 1 Table 1 Recall ability for different types of presentation Ability to Recall Type of Presentation

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ryan Ferguson; Richard Lupa; Bradford Powers; Henry Whitney; Salah Badjou

in wind, and was constructed for less than $120. The prototype will bedemonstrated.Introduction The demand for alternative energy technologies is the greatest it has ever been [1] [2].Solar energy represents one of the best clean power options currently available. Unfortunately,solar panels generate only a very small percentage of the power required by the averagehousehold [3]. Therefore, it is of great importance to optimize the power collected by eachindividual cell. A solar tracker is a device which allows the solar cell freedom of motion to follow thesun throughout the course of the day, focusing the highest possible amount of light energydirectly onto the panel surface. By doing this, the efficiency of the cell can be

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Haruna Hosokawa; Judy Robinson

working as a mechanical engineerand teaching engineering classes at a university. In BPS, her roles include curriculumdevelopment and professional development in engineering and robotics and organizing theannual Robotics Olympics for the Boston Public Schools. She has a Master's degree inMechanical Engineering from Tufts University. Contact: TechBoston, Boston Public Schools.55 Malcolm X. Blvd. Building 1, Roxbury, MA 02120. Phone: (617) 635-8801 E-mail:hhosokawa@techboston.org. Judy Robinson is currently a robotics curriculum consultant to TechBoston. She hascreated a highly successful multi-disciplinary pre-engineering curriculum for kindergarten tosecond grades now being piloted in the Boston Public Schools. She taught in the Boston

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Benjamin Cadieux; Lee Denaro; Paul Ellsworth; Adam Robert; Salah Badjou

controlsa solenoid valve outside the building. When natural gas is detected above a set gas threshold, ortemperature above a set temperature threshold, the microcontroller actuates the solenoid andturns off the gas supply, thus preventing potential explosions and fire. A fully functional scaledmodeled was developed and will be demonstrated.Introduction: The National Fire Protection Association reported that fire departments throughout theUnited States of America responded to 2,410 home fires in which natural gas was the first materialthat ignited. These fires resulted in 43 civilian deaths, 211 civilian injuries, and a massive $48 milliondollars in direct property damage [1]. From December 2008 to the current date of May 4, 2009 therehave

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Salah Badjou

, it is conserved and may not becreated. Heat from solar energy or combustion of hydrocarbons may be converted to mechanicalkinetic energy through heat engines. When heating is the desired result, solar energy may bemost efficiently directly converted into heat. Electric technology is powered by electric energywhich is obtained through the transformation of other forms, such as mechanical energy ofrotation in generators or from the transduction of solar light by photovoltaic cells. Non-renewable sources include the hydrocarbons. Another non-renewable form is nuclear energy.The proportion of each energy type currently in use is shown in Fig. 1 [1]. It is seen that thehydrocarbon sources dominate, and next nuclear energy sources. The major

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Daniel Domato; Marco Castaldi; James Patrick Abulencia

green engineering without having to create a semester-long independent course.Introduction: “The need for energy and fuels is one of the common threads throughout history and isrelated to almost everything that man does or wishes to do [1].” For the past one hundred years,the primary sources of energy producing materials have been crude oil and coal. And with theprices of crude oil increasing and the availability of natural resources decreasing, thedevelopment of alternative fuels is now on the forefront of the scientific and economic world.Globally since 1860, our energy consumption has increased exponentially. This trend can beseen in Figure 1: Figure 1. World energy Consumption by resource, 1860 – 1990 [1] To this

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

Application of the SolidWorks in teaching mechanical design for the digital generation Xiaobin Le, Ali Moazed, Anthony Duva and Richard Roberts Department of Electronics & Mechanical, Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115Abstract: Some problems for students in engineering design are (1) having difficulty tovisualize the complicated component or assembly from 2D drawings, (2) not sure how tomanufacture designed components, (3) not sure how to properly assemble the components and(4) not sure whether the component or assembly has enough strength /stiffness. With appearanceof true 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, the concepts of

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

membrane (PEM) fuel cells are nowattracting enormous interest for various applications such as low-emission vehicles, distributedhome power generators, and power sources for small portable electronic products [1, 2, 3].Recent studies indicate that water management is crucial for efficient operation of PEM fuel cells[4, 5]. The water content of the polymer electrolyte must be sufficient to provide good ionicconductivity, but too much water can flood the pores of the catalyst and gas-diffusion layers.In the process of producing electricity by means of PEM fuel cells, hydrogen fuel passes throughan anode catalyst layer where the hydrogen gas separates into protons and electrons. The protonspass through the PEM while the electrons pass through an

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

mechanicalengineering capstone design courses. Examples of the current projects will be presented.IntroductionSenior design engineering courses have increasingly used industry-sponsored projectsthat give students opportunities to address real world problems [1-4]. Capstone design coursesare also a site for developing many of the higher-level engineering learning outcomes and thoserequiring integration of innovation, problem solving and knowledge. The vast majority ofcapstone design instructors assign great value to the capstone design course [5-6]. Many believetheir courses offer potential for achieving and assessing all of the engineering criterion 3outcomes required by ABET [7].The mechanical engineering capstone design instructor has initiated the industry

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrzej Zarzycki

digital objects.Presently, BIM-based tools lack significant generative design modules and thus becomeperipheral within the architectural design process. This deficiency reflects the difficulty ofreconciling the generative-lateral modes of creativity with the didactic-hierarchical modes ofproblem solving. At the same time, general-use, generative design software lacks the databasedimension and material-based knowledge associated with its digital models. Often limited tosimple mesh definitions, traditional digital models exist outside real units and dimensions,without any physical reference to the outside world. In this aspect, these digitally created designsstill operate within the old paradigm, defined by Alberti [ 1], in which design is

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tyler J. Martin; Matthew S. Jolda; Christopher M. Linden; Douglas E. Dow

theseavailable tools. Different people have different optimal learning styles. Seven types of learningstyles have been identified, which individuals use to learn or gain knowledge. Any combinationof these styles can be used but individuals often primarily utilize one or two learning styles [1].The following descriptions of learning styles classify the preference of an individual whilelearning. Social learners prefer to work in groups while solitary learners gain more working ontheir own. Aural learners use sound and music to learn while verbal learners use speech andwords either written or spoken. Visual learners learn by seeing how something is done througheither pictures or images. Logical learners learn by using reasoning or systematic

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dan Brosnan; Dana Hawes; Max Nielsen; Salah Badjou

carry the household garbage bin from its storagelocation to the curbside and back once the garbage has been retrieved. A pictorial view of thissystem can be seen in Fig. 1 below. Current designs utilize systems which limit the functionalityof the devices.[1], [2], [3] This design alleviates these limitations while serving the purpose in amore effective and efficient manner while being affordable to both the designer and consumer.The design will be of great assistance to those who are physically incapable of performing thisotherwise common task. This includes the elderly, the handicapped, and those whose hecticlifestyle makes it impossible to accomplish the task. The project was to satisfy the requirementsof Junior-level Electromechanical Design