Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald William Rhymer Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard T. Buckley Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-5140: THE EFFECT OF STUDENT NARRATION ON SENIOR-LEVEL ENGINEERING CLASSESLt. Col. Donald William Rhymer Ph.D., U.S. Air Force Academy Donald Rhymer is an Assistant Professor and the Deputy for Curriculum in the Department of Engi- neering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. He is a 1995 graduate of the academy with a bachelor’s of science in engineering mechanics and holds both an M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has taught mechanical engineering for more than five years at the Air Force Academy and while his graduate research and teaching emphasis is in the mechanics of materials, he has just as high a passion for excellence in education

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

Session 2542 Seminar In Engineering Management – Letting the Course Follow the Topic William R. Peterson, Mercer UniversityAbstractThis paper chronicles an experiment in teaching a graduate level seminar in engineeringmanagement. In the experiment the students developed the syllabus details to include whichsubjects to address and the grading scheme. Thus the course addressed topics of interest to thestudents and for which they were in turn required to find appropriate reading and researchmaterial. At the conclusion of the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Charles Nippert

Page 6.1125.6 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Nippert, C.R. "Development of a WEB Based Virtual Laboratory", Chemical Engineering Education in the NewMillennium: Topical Conference Proceedings, A.I.Ch.E. Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 12-17, 20002. OptoDisplay User's Guide, Form 723-99083, Opto 22, Temucula, CA, August 19993. DiSteffano, A.; Fazzino, F.; LaBello, L.; Mirabella, O.; “Virtual Lab: A Java application for distance learning”, IEEE Symposium on Emerging Technologies & Automation, EFTA (Sep 9-12 1997,) IEEE: 93-98Charles R. NippertProf. Nippert

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

David Harding

Session 2620 Enhancement of a Core Electrical Engineering Course Using WebCT David Harding United States Naval Academy AbstractWebCT was used to enhance an electrical engineering survey course at the United States NavalAcademy. WebCT is a suite of HTML based course tools which can be used to provide Webbased content. It is a commercial product created at the University of British Colombia. Thecourse authoring tools are free to download and use. A modest fee is paid to site license it forstudent

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric W. Johnson

creation of three more time periods. If funding can besecured, these may be added at a future date.While the main distribution of this program has yet to occur, the initial evaluation in the schoolshas convinced the author that this type of technology can be used as an effective outreach tool toinfluence a large number of students and help them develop an interest in engineering orengineering-related careers.VI. AcknowledgementsThis project was funded under the Project for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (PSME)grant from the Eli Lilly Endowment, Inc.Bibliography1. Green, D., Laker, K., and Wiesner, P., "The Sloan Career Cornerstone Project: Multimedia Career Education forUndergraduates in Engineering, Math, and Science," In the Proceedings

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

, engineering and technology fields(SMET). Indeed, exposing children to these fields early in their educational lives might make adifference in whether or not they decide to pursue SMET oriented fields as a career.One partner is a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, mother of two, and the Director of the Womenin Engineering and Outreach Programs at North Carolina State University. In addition, she hasindustry experience with Bell Labs, Texas Instruments and other industries. The other partnerhas a B.Sc. in Engineering Management/Mechanical Engineering, is the mother of two, and aconsultant to North Carolina State University on a GK-12 NSF Engineering Fellows grant andoutreach. She has 10 years industry experience with IBM Corporation. The

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph C. Hartman

Engineering from the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology and B.S. in General Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He isa member of ASEE, IIE, INFORMS and NSPE and currently serves as director-elect of the EED of IIE. Page 3.244.6

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy; K. Ravindra

important feedback to the system as shown in Figure 1. In the beginning of this century, engineering curriculum was focused on training andlearning of various skills. After the world war, the focus shifted to engineering science and theemphasis was on education and knowledge. Now, the focus is on a balanced combination ofeducation and training to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in Mechanical Engineering.In order to prepare the next generation of engineers with such attributes, the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering & Technology has developed a new set of guidelines with outcome-basedassessment, exposure to current industry practices and integration of design across thecurriculum

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

, current, power, speed, and torqueas the energy conversion devices are subjected to loading or other test conditions. Data islater correlated, processed, and plotted on graph paper to determine parameters of interest.This approach to problem-solving and power engineering laboratory experience has been inplace for decades and certainly has proven very useful. However, advances in digitalcomputer technology have engendered a new generation of hardware and software conceptsthat enable routine and mundane tasks such as "meter-reading" and data logging to beautomated, processed and presented in useful and desired formats. This frees the student tofocus on intellectual aspects of the project. Furthermore, it ensures a significantly higherdegree of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan L. Murray

, and quality.Engineering management is unique in that it combines the strong theoretical problem solvingskills of engineers with an understanding of how the business world operates. In addition totaking classes commonly taught in industrial engineering and manufacturing engineeringprograms, students also study marketing, finance, and management. This provides theengineering management students with a wide variety of skills to identify and solve problems.Funding was received from Missouri's Center for Technology Transfer and EconomicDevelopment and a small Missouri manufacturing firm to conduct an analysis of themanufacturing operation. The purpose was to recommend improvements. Suggestions could bemade in any area, but implementation decisions

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Omar Barkat

Session 3660 Engineering Final Projects in a 5-Year Program Higher Education Institution Omar Barkat, Ph.D., Dr. es-Sc., P.E. McNeese State University College of Engineering and technology P.O. Box 91735 Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70609-1735AbstractIn this paper, final projects work for engineering graduates in Algeria during the students lastyear are discussed. The Industrial Chemistry Institute at The University of Science andTechnology of Algiers is taken as an

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1999 Annual Conference

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Robert H. Mayer

thedesign process. The design methods and tools learned through classroom instruction wereapplied to a practical, real-world ocean engineering design and construction project. Manystudents expressed appreciation of the integrated nature of the coral reef restoration exercises,which they found both challenging and thought-provoking. For those seeking more informationabout the exercises, detailed descriptions and data appear in the companion reference.5Also significant, our students learned of new technologies in the field of ecological restoration, adiscipline of ever-increasing significance in an environmentally-conscious world. Just recently,participants at an international conference had opportunity to share and learn of new andinnovative

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Paper ID #41372Benchmarking Architectural Engineering Capstones Part 3: Exploring TechnicalStudies and IntegrationDr. Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshmen. He is the recipient of several teaching awards both within Penn State and Nationally. Ryan’s research centers on technology for teaching, capstones, and active learning in design classes.Prof. John J

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard Medoff, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz; Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Design in Engineering Education

in science, technology,engineering and mathematics courses, as well as increase retention in thesecourses/fields. A Toy-FUN-damentals first-year seminar course has been taught at the UniversityPark campus, and it has ‘proven to increase retention of women in the College ofEngineering’. At the Abington campus, we have developed a modified version of thiscourse, using Power Wheels® cars to illustrate engineering principles. Our overall projectinvolves students in two existing courses -- Engineering Design (EDSGN 100-forfreshmen students) and a sophomore-level Computer Engineering laboratory course indigital design (CMPEN 275). This paper will outline the educational outcomes and contributions of each classin the analysis and

Conference Session

Fostering Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christel Heylen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Herman Buelens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Jos Vander Sloten, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

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Educational Research and Methods

, Nuclear Engineering, IndustrialManagement, Nano science and Nanotechnology, Mathematical Engineering, Bioinformatics,Statistics, …The Engineering Bachelor’s program is divided in two subsequent phases. The first phase ofthe Bachelor lasts three semesters and is common for all engineering disciplines with theexception of the study leading to the degree in architecture.For the subsequent three semesters, this is the second phase of the Bachelor’s program, thestudents choose a Major and Minor discipline, that prepare the students for the subsequentMaster’s program. That way the Faculty of Engineering combines teaching a broad base ofscientific knowledge with educating very specialized technological knowledge and skills.The performed study took place

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-1421: CHALLENGES FACING GRADUATING ENGINEERS INTHEIR TRANSITION FROM COLLEGE TO CAREERHoda Baytiyeh, The American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a computer engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an assistant professor in the Education Department at The American University of Beirut. Her research interests include Engineering Education, ubiquitous computing using Open Source Software, and online learning communities.Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University Mohamad Naja has earned his M.S. and Ph. D. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University at East Lansing. He is currently an associate professor in the Civil

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy J. Robinson; Jeffrey B. Connor

-common students.• Over the course of the semester, favorable opinion of the academic influence of their engineering classmates decreased among non-common students.• Compared to students grouped only in their engineering class, students belonging to the same English and engineering groups had no higher opinion of the effectiveness of group work.• At the end of the semester common students that had greater academic achievement disagreed that groups will produce a “good” result.Bibliography1L. Springer, M. E. Stanne, and S. Donovan, “Effects of Small-Group Learning on Undergraduates in Science,Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology: A Meta Analysis,” (Madison, WI: National Institute for ScienceEducation, 1997

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2000 Annual Conference

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John W. Pierre; Badrul H. Chowdhury; Jerry Hamann; Raymond Jacquot

andsystems education. Page 5.163.6Badrul H. ChowdhuryBadrul Chowdhury obtained his BSEE degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology inDhaka in 1981. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees also in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1983and 1987 respectively. He is currently Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Universityof Missouri-Rolla. From 1987 to 1998 he was with the University of Wyoming’s Electrical Engineering Departmentwhere he attained the rank of Professor. He has served as the Principal investigator in several education-relatedprojects sponsored by the National

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

James E. Mitchell

searching using the web • Understanding of the World Wide Web / Internet • Web page creation and alteration including graphics conversion. • Use of a Cooperative writing toolThe total class time devoted to teaching these skills is approximately 1 class period out of 20(5%). The trade-off or loss is the deemphasis of traditional paper-oriented presentation skills.Knowledge DisseminationA somewhat unexpected result of this use of technology is the increased ability to shareknowledge generated during the course with succeeding generations of students. The moststriking instance of this new knowledge is the analysis of existing buildings.5 The final projectof the term is an Architectural Engineering analysis of a local building of some

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1998 Annual Conference

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Susan Ambrose

., 1996.5. “Engineering Criteria 2000,” The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD., 1998.6. Atkinson, R.C., & Shiffrin, R.M., Human memory: A proposed system and its control process. In K. Spence & J. Spence (Eds.), The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Vol. 2. New York: Academic Press. 1968.7. Bransford, J.D., Sherwood, R.D. and Sturdevant, T.S., “Teaching thinking and problem solving” in Baron, J.B. and Sternberg, R.J. Teaching Thinking Skills: Theory and Practice, W.H. Freemand and Company, New York, 1987.8. Reif, F., “Millikan Lecture 1994: Understanding and teaching important scientific thought processes,” American Journal of Physics 63 (1), 1995.SUSAN A. AMBROSE earned her Ph.D

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato

-Hall, 1995[2] Avanzato, R.L., “Fire-Fighting Robots To The Rescue,” Proceedings of the 1997 Annual ASEE Conference, Milwaukee,WI, June 15-18, 1997.[3] Handy Board Web Site: http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/handy-board/[4] Avanzato, R.L., “Mobile Robot Design, Integration, and Outreach,” Proceedings of ASEE Middle Atlantic DivisionConference, West Point, N.Y., April 1997. BOB AVANZATO is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington College. His interests include fuzzylogic, expert systems, mobile robotics, and curricular enhancement. Prior to his position at Penn State, Bob was a senior engineer atthe Advanced Technology Laboratories at Martin Marietta where he was involved in digital signal

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Minorities in Engineering

well academically, and they had a cumulative GPA  of 3.383. With respect to programs, the students have evaluated the seminars positively. The2008 freshman cohort reported that they were actively participating in many of the careerservices (Career Services Center - 88%) and academic assistance programs (Center for AcademicSuccess - 77%) that would impact their academic success, professional development and overallbalance of life.IntroductionFulfilling the need for college graduates in science, engineering and technology has beenidentified as a critical element in maintaining the United States’ progress and leadership in acompetive, technology driven world economy1. Unfortunately, overall enrollment in engineeringdegree programs has declined

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Aerospace

nation’s future workforce” and to “Attract and retain students in STEM Disciplines”. TheNASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) goals include taking “responsibilityfor the intellectual stewardship of the core competencies of aeronautics” which certainly includestheir retention by the workforce. The importance of STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) workforce is paramount to other organizations as well, including the NAE, theAIAA and the AIA.1 There are a number of possible approaches to addressing this challenge. No single one willsolve the problem – it is a systems problem, and the nation needs a systems approach, rangingfrom improving the STEM skills in K-12, to retaining workforce in the aeronautics industry.However

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

recognition of the project to raise awareness within the community of efforts and your program. • All participants should be prominently recognized; • Unexpected developments are inevitable; be prepared to be flexible and adaptable.After five successful semesters this service-learning project will be retained in theIntroduction to Engineering course as long as the Children’s Museum will need help with Page 22.99.7materials needed in their demonstrations.References: 1. Engineering Criteria 2000, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1998), < http://www.abet.org >. 2. Introduction of Service Learning in a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Bazzoli; Blair Rowley

Engineering and Director of theFreshman Engineering and Computer Science Program. He holds the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri,Columbia and is a PE. He has been in academia since 1970. Among his many activities he served as the Chair of theASEE/BMD 1987-1988 and is a reviewer for NSF. His research focuses on rehabilitation engineering and teaching.THOMAS L. BAZZOLI is Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs and Research. He holds the MS in Nuclear Scienceand Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he directed diverseresearch programs in modeling and testing of system performance, compositional mapping of submicron materialsand machine translation of text. He was instrumental in establishing the college’s

Conference Session

Pedagogy

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Sayed

educational processdetermines the quality of the educational outcome. Educational quality, however, is themost difficult attribute to define, measure and properly control. In the following thefactors causing the difficulties in defining educational quality in the receivers domain arediscussed. By following the lean thinking approach an educational quality measures andcontrol are discussed.Lean Academics ApproachUnder the pressure to stay competitive improve quality and eliminate waste and focus onthe end customer several industrial institutions adopted the lean thinking methodology[1]. With increasing pressure to produce high quality industry ready engineers, reducethe curriculum time, and include mastery of new technologies educational institutions

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

engineer. The intended learning outcomes for the courseincorporated both the technical skills from these guidelines and generic skills based on theaccreditation requirements of both the IE Aust [40] and the Accreditation Board of Engineeringand Technology in the USA [41]. The intended curriculum was documented in the coursehandout and project handouts to students, as well as the curriculum and lesson plans developedby the author. The technical and generic skills adopted for the study are listed in the perceivedcurriculum evaluation questionnaire that is included as Appendix A.A detailed intended curriculum plan was developed that tabulated for each generic or technicalskill the intention, the implementation and the assessment. Questions used by

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

LaboratoryImprovement Program under grant DUE-0087898PAUL R. LEIFFER, PhD,PEPaul R. Leiffer is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University,where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. Hereceived his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from DrexelUniversity. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University ofKansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal processing, andengineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.eduROGER V. GONZALEZ, PhD, PERoger V. Gonzalez, is a professor of Biomedical & Mechanical

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Aashitha Srinivas, Raritan Valley Community College; Thomas Gerard Hayes, Raritan Valley Community College; Agustin Osses-Falco; Darren McManus, Raritan Valley Community College; Peter Raymond Stupak, Main Engine Start a NJ Non-Profit Corporation; Joseph A DeNisco, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Lavern Ronoh, Raritan Valley Community College

factory in Suzhou, China where he was also the Chief Technology Officer. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.Joseph A DeNisco, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyLavern Ronoh, Raritan Valley Community College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Authentic Engineering Experience: An Electromagnetic Induction Powered Illuminated Fine Art SculptureIntroduction:A collaboration between an engineering education nonprofit and a Raritan Valley CommunityCollege's service-learning program led to a practical, project-based learning initiative named the"Authentic Engineering

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Arash Afshar; Dorina Marta Mihut; Michael Ryan Sweeney

Paper ID #40956Design and Development of Machine Learning Projects for EngineeringStudentsDr. Arash Afshar Dr. Arash Afshar is currently an associate professor in the School of Engineering at Mercer University. He earned his M.S in systems and design and Ph.D. in solid mechanics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He also received his B.S and M.S in Solid Mechanics from Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of composite materials, finite element analysis, mechanical design and machine learning. Prior to joining Mercer University, he