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Design Across Disciplines

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Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2562: INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH:Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.edu Page 22.938.1

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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Carolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2864: ENHANCING THE FUTURE OF AMERICA’S COMPETI-TIVENESS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERINGCarolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia Carolyn Vallas is a General Faculty member and the Director of the Center for Diversity in Engineering (CDE), at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) since 1998. Her responsibility over the past twenty five years has focused on diversity initiatives with emphasis on outreach and retention programs for women and minorities in engineering. This involves a strong collab- orative working relationship with engineering faculty and other departments on campus as well as with school districts, governmental and private industry. In addition, she

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

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Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1849: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF GO!: AN INNOVA-TIVE ONLINE PUBLICATION TO ATTRACT TEENS TO TRANSPORTA-TIONShashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University Shashi Nambisan, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Transportation and a Professor of Civil Engi- neering the at Iowa State University. He enjoys working with students and he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. Dr. Nambisan has led efforts on over 150 research projects. He has taught over a dozen under- graduate and graduate courses in various areas related to transportation systems as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. He also has been very

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-471: GETTING TO CARNEGIE HALL: NOVEL TIMED HOME-WORK PRACTICE TO DEVELOP BASIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS SKILLSMichelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University MICHELLE MILLER is an associate professor of psychology at Northern Arizona University and the Director of the NAU Course Redesign Team, having earned a BA in psychology from Pomona College and a PhD in cognitive psychology from UCLA. Her specialty is cognition and instructional technology.Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University ELIZABETH BRAUER is a professor of electrical engineering at Northern Arizona University with BSEE, MSEE, and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her area of exper- tise is microelectronics.John

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Robert F. Giles, University of Michigan; Hongwei Liao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2343: NEW LAB PROJECT FOR NON-EE MAJORS PROVIDESHANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH ANALOG/DIGITAL, AND PROGRAMMABLETEMPERATURE CONTROLLERSPatrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Patrick Kane Bio Patrick Kane is the director of the Cypress University Alliance Program. The Cypress University Alliance Program is dedicated to partnering with academia and universities to ensure that professors and students have access to the latest Cypress PSoC technology for use in education and research. Patrick joined the Cypress team in July 2006. Prior to joining Cypress Patrick spent 13 years at Xilinx in a variety of roles including Applications Engineer, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Technical Training and managing the

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Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

Workforce Policy and Global Affairs. (2008). Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.4 Dyrenfurth, M., Murphy, M., Bertoline, G., Herrick, R., Newton, K., O'Donnell, G., McHale, D., Castell, N., Barceló, M., Balas, D., Sancho, M.R., & Garcia, J. (2010). Concurrent masters degrees across the Atlantic: Innovations, issues & insights. Paper AC 2010-1372 presented at the ASEE 2010 Annual Conference, June 20 - 23, Louisville, Kentucky. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. Page 22.1416.13

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-296: AN INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPTO DEVELOP TALENT AND TECHNOLOGYLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategic Innovation and Research Services Office of Hewlett Packard Laboratories in Palo Alto, California. She is part of the team facilitating co-innovation with government, partners and universities. From 2002-2008, she was in charge of developing engineer- ing/science curriculum innovation initiatives worldwide in support of HPL research and technology areas and former director of HPL University Relations for Latin America and the Caribbean in charge of build- ing research and education collaborations with universities throughout the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

University, Marcellus Shale drilling haslead to 44,000 jobs in the Pittsburgh region and has generated about $3.9 billion dollars ineconomic activity in 2009 [2]. The increased emphasis in energy has lead to substantialindustry activity and an emphasis on green jobs in the region. According to the 2010Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index, which ranks U.S. metropolitan areas by howwell they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth, Pittsburgh was ranked32nd in 2010, up 77 spots from 2009 [3]. Pittsburgh’s emphasis is not only on creating jobs,but creating green communities and cleaning up the city. Pittsburgh is the home of the firstgreen Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified convention center(David

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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Elora Candace Voyles, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1132: RESIDENTIAL PEER MENTORING BENEFITS MENTEES:WHAT ABOUT MENTORS?Elora Candace Voyles, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Elora Voyles is a master’s student in Workforce Education and Development at Southern Illinois Uni- versity Carbondale (SIUC). Elora received her B.A. (2010) in psychology at SIUC. Her research interest focuses on: engineering education practices, diversity, and leadership. In pursuing these interests, Elora attained the publication of an article entitled: ”The Perception of Leadership Before and After the 2008 Presidential Election” in The Journal of Psychological Inquiry. Elora plans to pursue a Ph.D. in psychol- ogy following the completion of her master’s degree.Rhonda K

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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Stephen R. Fleeman, Rock Valley College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1870: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY EDUCATION USING ALTER-NATIVE DESIGN AND DELIVERYStephen R. Fleeman, Rock Valley College Stephen R. Fleeman is an Associate Professor and Academic Chair of Electronic Engineering Technology and Sustainable Energy Systems at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois. He has been at the college for 28 years and retired in 2009 from Hamilton Sundstrand (an aerospace company) after 31 years of working as an electrical engineer concurrently. Page 22.156.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Alternative Energy Education Using Alternative

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-2089: REDUCING GPA SHOCK FOR ENGINEERING AND COM-PUTER SCIENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTSMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a top 5% engineering teacher for 2009-2010. She received the WEPAN

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-243: INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH STUDYGROUPS ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT COURSE SUCCESSMarissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a PhD Student of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as program coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to recruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Marissa is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alexandria Nicole Ogrey; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Catherine Tabor, El Paso Independent School District; Rebeca Q. Gonzalez, UTEP-Graduate Student and EPISD-Teacher; Alan Siegel, New York University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2702: PLANTING THE SEEDS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINK-ING: AN INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING SUITABLE FOR IN-CLUSION IN STEM CURRICULAEric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Freudenthal is an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El PasoDr. Art Duval, University of Texas at El Paso Art Duval is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso.Dr. Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mark Chrimes, Institution of Civil Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2011-318: CIVIL ENGINEERING IN A TIME OF CHANGE: THE RE-SPONSE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS LIBRARYMichael Mark Chrimes, The Institution of Civil Engineers Mike Chrimes was born on 25 June 1954 in Neston, Wirral, Cheshire (about 10 miles from Liverpool and Chester) where his family have lived since the early eighteenth century. After attending Wirral Grammar School he studied Modern History at University College, London. He then began a career in Librarian- ship with Liverpool City Libraries. He became interested in developments in Information Technology in Librarianship and attended a post-graduate course at Loughborough University of Technology. In July 1977 Mike joined the staff of the Institution of

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-457: A COMPARISON OF HANDS-ON VERSUS REMOTE LAB-ORATORY EXPERIENCE FOR INTRODUCTORY MICROPROCESSORSCOURSESBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Mon- tana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engineer- ing education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware/software partitioning using reprogrammable fabrics. This work involves exploiting the flexibility of modern FPGAs to optimize

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

course instructor with live demonstrations. In the second laboratory course on a.c. circuits,ECE 3074, the lectures are online Adobe Flash presentation composed of powerpoint slides andaudio recorded with Adobe Presenter.AssessmentAll students enrolled in ECE 2074, Electric Circuit Analysis Lab, and ECE 3074, AC CircuitAnalysis Lab were invited to participate in two online assessment surveys in the Fall 2010 courseofferings. The goal of the assessment was to determine if the hands-on exercises were motivatingthe students‟ interest in the field, supporting their learning of the concepts presented in thecompanion lecture courses, and increasing the students‟ self-confidence to design, simulate,construct, and characterize circuits. An initial pre

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert J. Herrick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sancho Maria-Ribera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Nuria Castell, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Matthias Kuder, Freie Universität Berlin; Gareth O'Donnell, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

. (2010). Concurrent masters degrees across the Atlantic: Innovations, issues & insights. Paper AC 2010-1372 presented at the ASEE 2010 Annual Conference, June 20 - 23, Louisville, Kentucky. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education. Page 22.402.13

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Technological Literacy for Undergraduate Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-1212: IMPROVING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGHTHE USE OF NEWS ARTICLESRandy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia Associate Professor, Physics Program Director, Applied Science and Engineering Technology Co-Chair, Center for Science and Engineering Education Page 22.839.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Improving Technological Literacy Through the Use of News ArticlesIntroductionA new course, Science, Technology and Public Policy, was first offered at Community Collegeof Philadelphia in the Fall of 2009. The course

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Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Nelson, Mississippi State University; Melissa L Moore, American Society of Agricultural Engineers; Rodney A. Pearson, Mississippi State University; Robert S. Moore, Mississippi State University; Allison Pearson, Mississippi State University; Abby Lammons Thompson, Mississippi State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2011-934: IPHONE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS: BRIDGING THEGAP BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS TO CREATE AN EN-TREPRENEURIAL CULTUREGerald Nelson, Mississippi State University Gerald Nelson is an Industrial Engineering graduate of Mississippi State University who later went on to receive his MBA. Nelson’s career includes former positions as Plant Manager, Trinity Industries; Presi- dent and Chief Operating Officer of the Wear Resistance Group of Thermadyne Industries, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Operations, Viasystems Group, Inc.; and Chief Operating Officer of Deka Medical, Inc. In 2006, Nelson assumed responsibility as Director for the Thad Cochran Endowment for Entrepreneur- ship, which fosters funds and

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Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-781: THE IMPACT OF ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING, A NEWINSTRUCTIONAL METHOD, IN AN EXISTING MECHANICAL ENGI-NEERING CURRICULUM FOR FLUID MECHANICSLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers received her B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Nuclear Engineering at Manhattan College in 1996. After working for Nortel Networks and the North Carolina Solar Center, Lynn matriculated at North Carolina State University where she is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engi- neering. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and will be the first of its kind at NCSU.Laura

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael T. Gibbons, American Society for Engineering Education; Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington)

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-65: PILOT SURVEY OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN 2-YEAR AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONSMichael T. Gibbons, American Society for Engineering Education Michael Gibbons is the Director of Data Research & Programs at the American Society for Engineering Education. Since 1999 he has managed several surveys and publications on U.S. and Canadian engi- neering colleges. He publishes the annual Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges book, which tracks engineering enrollments, degrees, faculty headcounts and research expenditures. De- tailed profiles of 370 ABET-accredited engineering and engineering technology colleges are published at www.asee.org/colleges and in ASEE’s data

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-399: VIRTUAL AND REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY DEVELOP-MENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORYYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engi- neering Technology Dept. at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as a tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall. His research interests include cyber-physical system, control theory, power electronics, motor drive, mechatronics, and real-time embedded system design. His research has been sponsored by U.S. Army Research Office, NSF, and industry

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thuyoanh Truong, California State Universtiy, Long Beach, Department of Chemical Engineering; William Ferguson, Department of Chemical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach; Roger C. Lo, California State University, Long Beach, Department of Chemical Engineering

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1943: MICROFLUIDICS @ THE BEACH: INTRODUCTION OFMICROFLUIDICS TECHNOLOGY TO THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM AT CSULBThuyoanh Truong, California State Universtiy, Long Beach, Department of Chemical Engineering Thuyoanh Truong is pursuing her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach. Her research interest focuses on microfluidics for fuel cells, and chemical and biological assays.William Ferguson, Department of Chemical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach William Ferguson received his B.S. in Biomedical/Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and is currently pursuing his M.S. in Chemical Engineering at California State University, Long

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-3: ENGAGE K-12 STUDENTS IN ELECTRICAL AND COM-PUTER ENGINEERING (ECE): OUTREACH WITH K-12 STEM SCHOOLSTHROUGH ECE PROJECT ACTIVITIESRamakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Ram Sundaram received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T., New Delhi, India, the M.S. degree and the E.E. degree from M.I.T., Cambridge, MA in 1985 and 1987, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon University. Page 22.568.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-578: BIOLOGY FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERS, A NEW COURSEAT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITYMichael E. Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University M.S. in Biology, California State University, Northridge, 1983 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University Southern California, 1992 Registered Professional Engineer (California) Dr. Manoogian teaches structural analysis and design as well Biology for Engineers. Research interests include earthquake engineering and seismology, a field in which he has published and presented a number of professional papers. More recently, he has been interested in developing a course that links biology and engineering

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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Ruth Geier, Purdue University; Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-1840: ADVANCE-PURDUE: RETENTION, SUCCESS AND LEAD-ERSHIP FOR SENIOR FEMALE STEM FACULTYSuzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West LafayetteSusan Ruth Geier, Purdue UniversityProf. Chris Sahley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ADVANCE-Purdue: Retention, Success and Leadership for senior female STEM facultyAbstractADVANCE-Purdue is an NSF-funded institutional transformation project designed to increasethe presence, retention and success of STEM female faculty. The Purdue Center for FacultySuccess (PCFS), the core of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Schneider, Cornell University; Maria Terrell, Cornell University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-176: IMPACT OF COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WORK-SHOPS IN ENGINEERING CALCULUS COURSE ON APPLIED MATH-EMATICALLisa Schneider, Cornell University Lisa Schneider has been the Director of Engineering Learning Initiatives in Cornell University’s College of Engineering since 2002. Learning Initiatives’ programs enhance the educational environment of the College by facilitating opportunities for collaborative learning, undergraduate research, teaching skill development, peer instruction, and leadership development. Schneider received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell in 1997. Before taking her current position, she taught Sociology as an assistant professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and then served

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-1080: INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION FOR UNDERGRADUATEAIRCRAFT DYNAMICS AND CONTROLPraveen Shankar, Arizona State University Praveen Shankar is a lecturer of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University. He obtained his MS (2004) and PhD (2007) degrees in Aerospace Engineering from The Ohio State University. He has a bachelor’s degree in Mechan- ical Engineering from Bangalore University, India (1999). His research interests are in control theory with application to intelligent/adaptive flight control and innovation in educational methods for undergraduate aerospace education.Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University Jenefer Husman

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Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; David W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

AC 2011-2258: ASSESSMENT OF A SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ANDDIABETESEric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Research Illinois Institute of TechnologyDavid W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology David Gatchell, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the biomedical engineering department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). David received an AB in physics from Bowdoin College, and his PhD from Boston University in biomed- ical engineering. After finishing his dissertation, David spent four years as a research associate at North- western University as a member of the VaNTH

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet; Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-933: CREATIVITY AND WORKPLACE SAFETY: PROACTIVESAFETY PRACTICES ARE VITAL IN PREVENTING EMPLOYEE IN-JURIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University CalumetShoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Shoji Nakayama, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision in the Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership at Purdue University Calumet. In this position, he teaches safety and health related courses, as well as improving Safety, Health, and En- vironmental Management curriculum through Academic Advisory Committees. Professor Nakayama has safety related experience in automotive, airline, regulatory agency and printing industries. He recently worked as an