Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Steven Martin, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

Paper ID #9184Works in Progress: Development of a need-based BME design course focusedon current NICU challengesMr. Kyle Steven Martin, University of Virginia Kyle Martin is a graduate student at the University of Virginia in Dr. Shayn Peirce-Cottler’s laboratory. Kyle’s research is focused on agent-based modeling of skeletal muscle function and fibrosis. He is equally interested in teaching and has been both a TA and co-teacher, as well as attends workshops and seminars concerning teaching methods and academic jobs.Dr. Pamela Marie Norris, University of Virginia Pamela Norris is the Frederick Tracy Morse Professor of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Allen Michmerhuizen, College of Aviation, Western Michigan University

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Aerospace

“Airworthy” is that the item “conforms to approved type design, and is incondition for safe operation.” (3) The first part of that definition is objective, and the second partis subjective. Since aviation maintenance is primarily based upon following proceduresestablished by the manufacturer of the product, most laboratory projects tend to be objective innature. The student either accomplishes the task in accordance with the maintenance instructionsprovided by the manufacturer or not. Although this effort is partially based upon the FAAspecified levels of proficiency, projects should also include grey areas where the student mustinspect and analyze a condition, and determine whether or not the product can be “Returned toService” with no additional

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Manufacturing

on experience provided to the students in the Mazak facility cannot be emulated in school, even in the laboratory type classes.2. From the students’ side there is no additional cost involved as the project is fully sponsored by Mazak.Eighteen students have been assigned to nine different industrial projects ranging from productimprovement to optimization of manufacturing processes. Example of the project titles are:Automatic Assembly of Dangerous Materials, Robot Electrical Test Box for CNC Machines, etc.Using data obtained from surveys conducted duration the semester we will assess student’sperformance and make the necessary adjustments to improve the program.IntroductionMazak is the global leader in the design and manufacture of highly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10500Solar Cell Imaging: A Gateway to Stem DisciplinesDr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel UniversityDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel Univer- sity’s Department of Engineering Technology. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology program and Drexel’s College of Engineering, Eric enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Samuel Landsberger; Artin Davidian; Juan Garibay; Richard Valenzuela; Barbara Wheeler

constraints.Innovative student designs. The projects have attracted wide-ranging interest from children withdisabilities and their families, the university community, and Medical Center researchers andclinical service providers. Some of these full-scale designs see regular, active service in theDept. of Kinesiology Mobility Center, a rehabilitation exercise laboratory. This very active labis popular with both students and clients with disabilities and is closely allied with the HEREprogram. It is an educational facility offering regular exercise training to disabled individualsboth on campus and from the surrounding community, while providing exercise science studentswith hands-on training in exercises for the elderly and disabled population. Indeed, in the

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2014 EDI

Authors

Phil Regier

Fulton Engineering - Engineering Ira A Fulton Engineering - Engineering Software Engineering Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Engineering ManagementAverage Number of Hours Transferred by Students in Electrical Engineering 68 Why Online Engineering?• I am a married father of three boys and I work full time at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. I am . . . in pursuit of a B.S. in Engineering Management. I plan to move from a technical assignment into a

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2014 EDI

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Stephen M. Phillips P.E.

engineering Separate program or same program Separate program approach requires separate accreditation. – Cannot be accredited until the first student graduates (but is then can be retroactive). – Initial review is likely to be intense Same program approach (every “path” must meet accreditation criteria) – Admissions requirements and processes, transfer evaluation, advising, tracking progress – Curriculum, prerequisites, electives, faculty qualifications, support departments – Assessment (collect separately), continuous improvement, constituent buy-in – ** Laboratory experiences, teamwork, capstone design, placement services Risk of same program: If online path fails, original program

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William B. Phillips Ph.D., DeVry University; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach; Robert Aron PhD, DeVry University; Abour H. Cherif, DeVry University; Susana Fortun Ph.D., DeVry University, Chicago

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Engineering Technology

University of Chicago, MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and M.A. in Education and Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Organization Development from The Ohio State University. He was J. Harris Ward Fellow while at the University of Chicago. Dr. Aron has edited and contributed to a number of science textbooks.Dr. Abour H. Cherif, DeVry University Dr. Abour H. Cherif (acherif@devry.edu) is the national associate dean of curriculum for math and sci- ence, and clinical laboratory sciences at DeVry University Home Office, Downers Grove, IL. He is past president (2008–2009) of the American Association of University Administration (AAUA). He holds a B.S. from Tripoli University, an MS.T. from Portland State University

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions

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Instrumentation

Electric Circuit problems and their interest level was alsoincreased which resulted in better retention in the course. The name MATLAB stands forMATrix LABoratory. MATLAB was written originally to provide easy access to matrix softwaredeveloped by the LINPACK (linear system package) and EISPACK (Eigen system package)projects. MATLAB is computational in nature which provides conceptual approach for designingand solving problems in Electrical Circuits. MATLAB has embedded software calledSIMULINK which provides an essential way to model, simulate and analyze Electrical Systemswhich are characterized by some inputs and outputs. This paper will discuss the summerundergraduate research training project in which the students tested the basic electrical

Conference Session

Computing in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Tom G. Thomas, University of South Alabama; Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama

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Computers in Education

composite materials. A companion thread for the program is LabVIEWprogramming, which is integrated into each topic. Robotics and the associated programming areintriguing topics for the students and provide immediate motivation for studying engineering.The students explore instrumentation, sensors, and control using Lego Robots. They useLabVIEW to investigate material properties and behavior for metals, polymers, and composites.The LabVIEW and MINDSTORM combination provides immediate, visual, verification ofproject solutions. Each topic is introduced by a series of short lectures followed by hands-oninteractive laboratory sessions. The students quickly gain skills and facility with both tools,using creative approaches to accomplish the various

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso; Ricardo Von Borries, University of Texas, El Paso; Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Andrew C. Butler, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

Science Board and the Director of the National Science Foundation. As a Ph.D student she worked on a project sponsored by Army Research Laboratories. In addition, she worked as a graduate intern for Locked Martin Corporations. She presented her research results on SPIE Symposium Photonics + Applications. She earned her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering in August 2009. After completing her Ph.D, Dr. Verdin taught several electrical engineering courses at the University of Texas at El Paso.Dr. Ricardo von Borries, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El PasoDr. Andrew C Butler, Duke University

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10694C-STEM Curriculum for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (Cur-riculum Exchange)Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu) and Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory. His current research includes developing computing and robotics technologies and integrate them into

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Marie Bergen, Cal Poly State University; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-grade students and their teachers. She went on to become head naturalist at Foothill Horizons and later performed a variety of roles in Oakdale schools, including GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) teacher/coordinator, district science mentor teacher, elementary science special- ist, and district science fair coordinator. During her final ten years in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District, Anne Marie was the District Science teacher /coordinator creating a science program that was laboratory and field based reaching over 2500 students and 120 teachers annually. Currently she is the Sci- ence Teaching Specialist for the Liberal Studies Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She has a B.S. in Biology from Cal

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin Michael Hutchison, University of Illinois

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research Fellow and recipient of the University of Illinois Clean Energy Education, Mavis Future Faculty, and Kuehn Fellowships. Page 24.653.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Graduate students help to create a discovery-based and cooperative learning experience about clean energy for high school students (curriculum exchange)Target Grade Level: 9-10th grade basic science and 11-12th grade advanced science classes.Authors’Names: Justin M. Hutchison, Alicia Burge, Katie M. HutchisonCorresponding Author: (J.M.H.) 4125 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC250, 205 N

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Wang, University of Illinois, Chicago; Lin Li, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Systems Engineering

Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as the director of Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Research Laboratory. His research inter- ests include real-time energy management of manufacturing systems, multi-machine system modeling and throughput estimation, discrete event simulation, joint throughput and energy control, Lithium-Ion vehicle battery manufacturing and reliability assessment, and intelligent maintenance of manufacturing systems. Page 24.727.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Inclusion of Renewable Energy

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Kyle Jeffrey Benalil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Francisco Martín Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Aerospace

pursue a graduate education at the University of New Mexico. Throughout his undergraduate degree, Francisco was the President of the NMT Society of Automotive Engineers Student Chapter. During his time as president, the chapter grew to become one of the largest chapters in the world. He also volunteered at the NM State Science and Engineering Fair and NM State Science Olympiad. Francisco was awarded the NMT Student Appreciation Award (2013), the DOE Summer Visiting Faculty-Student Fellowship at Sandia National Laboratories (2013) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Outstanding Scholarship Award (2012

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Rae Papich; Christian James Kennett, Gannon University; Davide Piovesan, Gannon University

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Biomedical

. Page 24.956.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Open-source software in Biomedical Education: from tracking to modeling movementsProject OverviewA curriculum in biomedical engineering requires a set of laboratory experiences which allowstudents to familiarize with a number of medical equipment and simulation software that arecommonly used in the health care industry. Typically, engineering tools such as force plates,electromyography (EMG), and motion capture systems are used to acquire subjects’ data to beused as input for simulation software, so to characterize human movement performance.Movement analysis is a topic of extreme importance to be presented to the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Jessica D. Gale; Beth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jayma Koval, Georgia Tech, CEISMC; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

worked as a faculty member of the Biology Department and was Director of the elementary school outreach program in the Office of Science Teaching at Florida State University (FSU). In her 21-year career she has worked with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the National Park Service as a science educator and researcher and has been executive director of multiple non-profit environmental organizations. This experience has given Beth a strong background in grant writing, partnership building, laboratory research, teaching across K-12 and adults, as well as program development and curriculum writing.Miss Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Com-puting

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

/ Laboratory) Retrospection Reflection Examination (Co-op Experience) Figure 1 Instructional Model of UnLectureMethodsImplementation of UnLecture in an engineering classroom requires meticulous assessment ofseveral aspects of the course. First, class time and student workload for existing traditionallecture modules and other course components such as laboratory projects need to be re-evaluatedin order to make time for the UnLecture activities. This is important because UnLecture requiresa reasonable amount of time and work, both inside and outside of the classroom. An UnLecturerelated to a certain topic is typically held after that topic is covered in a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ketul B Shah; Aritra Ghosh; Md Naim Hossain; Young Lee

application available that can be used in medical Figure 1.projects [3]. J-DSP application is designed for educationalpurpose [4]. This application is used in the laboratories for The blocks are used to construct this architectureteaching Digital Signal Processing to students. with the aim to provide some logical divisions of the In case of environmental studies, now-a-days many resources in the system. The architecture organizes availableapplications are being developed in the market to study resources into the following blocks: sensors, mobile devices,environmental factors. One of them is used to measure web server and

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Hood; Mark Jacobs; James Masi; Kayla McCaffrey

were observed in a wind tunnel by using the transparent, the flow patterns are invisible without flowflow visualization methods of smoke and Schlieren photography. The visualization methods such as surface flow visualization,wind tunnel was constructed to have at least double the test section particle tracer visualization, and optical visualization. Surfacearea of the current fluid mechanics laboratory wind tunnel and was flow visualization utilizes oil or tufts applied to the surface ofable to achieve a wind velocity range from 5mph to 25mph. This the model. As the air flows over the model, the flow patternspaper is a summary of 3 projects performed by the authors at USM. can be observed. The use of smoke in

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Frank Sanchez; Cheng Chen

the MDOF into multiple SDOFs. It is demonstrated that modal analysis has potentialfor reliability assessment of RTHS involving multiple experimental substructures. Thecomputational study presented herein exemplifies engaging engineering student into advancedearthquake engineering research to solve a real practical problem. The integration with seniordesign project provides an exploration for undergraduate institutions such as San Francisco StateUniversity to recruit and involve motivated engineering students into research and to preparethem for advanced degrees.IntroductionExperiments are critical for structural hazard mitigation. However, traditional seismicexperiments could be very expensive and are often constrained by limited laboratory

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

joshua jude heeg; Kyle Flenar, University of Cincinnati; Jordan Alexander Ross; Taylor Okel, University of Cincinnati; Tejas Abhijit Deshpande, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Student

normalized to a percentage ofthe total available points.The graphs of student performance for each method below on laboratory assignments and in theoverall course were creating using a normalized frequency. The students in the experimentalgroups were normalized against the other students in their method. The students in the controlgroup were normalized against the control group population. The normalized frequencies werecomputed as follows:This approach was taken due to the significant difference in the size of the groups. A simplefrequency distribution would make it virtually impossible to compare the control andexperimental groups. By normalizing the frequency distribution, the scale is adjusted so that thegroups can be compared.In addition to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Cal Poly campus, library, and laboratory facilities. In addition, thefaculty mentors outline their research projects, and the PIs describe the program objectives andlearning outcomes.Orientation also includes a series of interactive seminars and workshops on topics related tolaboratory safety, research best practices, communication styles, and learning styles. Personalityassessment tools (e.g., Myers-Briggs) help team members to understand one another andimprove communication. Similar methods exist whereby individuals assess their owncommunication style, which is based on the degree to which the individual is assertive andoutgoing.3,4 As part of this REU program, participants and research mentors identify their owncommunication style by

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

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Student Development

Educational Foundations from the University of Hawaii where her research will focus on international education for STEM students.Prof. Junichiro Kono, Rice University Junichiro Kono received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in applied physics from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and 1992, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in physics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1995. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1995-1997 and the W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory Fellow in the Department of Physics at Stanford University in 1997-2000. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Rice University in 2000 as an Assistant

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh; Gregory F. Reed, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

, requirements for receiving the electric power engineeringconcentration, various statistics that project program growth for the future, as well as a briefingon a new state-of-the-art power systems laboratory sponsored by Eaton Corporation through thepartnership described previously.Undergraduate Student Opportunities: Courses, Research Opportunities, & CO-OPStarting in 2007, an electric power engineering concentration was developed at theundergraduate level. Prospective students must take two required core courses and have theoption of selecting two electives from a variety of options. The two required courses includePower System Engineering & Analysis I and Linear Control Systems. In power systemengineering & analysis I, students learn the

Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Fang Liu; Thanh Nguyen, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #10151A longitudinal study on the effectiveness of the Research Experience for Un-dergraduates (REU) program at Missouri University of Science and Technol-ogyDr. Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Hong Sheng is an Associate Professor in Information Science and Technology (IST) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). She is also co-director of the Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation (LITE) at Missouri S&T. Her research interests include trust and privacy issues in information systems, mobile and ubiquitous applications, usability and eye tracking

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Analysis (a three-credit hour studio offered each spring) , our freshmen,in a class size of 80-100, are engaged in a seamless, two-semester problem-based learningexperience.Course structure to accommodate PBLThrough a series of “Team Challenges” (i.e. design projects and experimentation) our freshmancohort engages in activities focused on fundamental STEM concepts and applications to helpthem better visualize and understand the path they have started on to enter engineering practice.Figure 1 illustrates the range of topics covered in Learning Outcomes established for the firstyear experience. To enable sufficient time obviously needed to cover such a broad range oftopics, the Analysis course comprises one credit hour of laboratory and two

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajnish Sharma, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Aerospace

present the method of solutionand grasp the theoretical ideas in practice to use it for multifaceted analysis of the controlproblem given in its nonlinear version as a real-world problem. Finally, author presents a studyof students’ assessment, grasping capabilities and challenges to make it thorough and rewardingfor undergraduate research experiences in Systems Dynamics & Controls and AerospaceEngineering.1.0 INTRODUCTIONIn the curriculum of the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, there are twocompulsory courses on Control Systems; one is purely on learning the linear (classical) controlmethods very first time and the other course is on familiarizing the concepts of classical controlin the laboratory settings integrated with a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

fresh-man level, students will be engaged in the scientific discovery process using exciting hands-on designchallenges to analyze artificial organs. In more advanced core engineering courses and laboratories, stu-dents will explore the function of artificial organs in the laboratory and investigate the variables affectingtheir performance. The engineering goals of this project are: (1) to explore the function of human and artificial organs; (2)to apply current research methodology state-of-the-art medical devices for a hands-on investigation ofartificial organs; and (3) to introduce fundamental engineering principles through experiments with artifi-cial organs; (4) to investigate the factors affecting artificial organ performance and design