Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. He received the NSF CAREER award, the ONR YIP award, and the ACS PRF doctoral new investigator award.Prof. Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dallas R. Trinkle is a professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio State University in 2003. Following his time as a National Research Council postdoctoral researcher at the Air Force Research Laboratory, he joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2006. He was a TMS Young Leader International Scholar in 2008
instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality assurance. He has contributed papers on management, ground-test laboratory and flight test facilities, and ethics to several technical and professional organizations. In education, he has served as a consultant and curriculum developer to the Ohio Board of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education. He holds an M.S. in engineering management
) research experience program engagedminority middle-school girls in bio-char modified cement paste research experiences at anHBCU. Using a post-test and a self-reporting survey with open-ended questions, the purpose ofthis qualitative research was to gain insights into the learning experiences, self-efficacy, andpersistence of the 22 girls engaged in this STEAM program. Basic thematic data analysisinvolved coding, categorization, comparative analysis, and descriptive statistics.Results indicated that the girls increased in knowledge, self-efficacy, and persistence. The meanpost-test score was 78%. The content of STEAM presentations demonstrated that the girlslearned mostly from laboratory experiences and field trips. Self-efficacy improvements
Paper ID #25131Work in Progress: A Transferable Model to Improve Retention and StudentSuccess in STEM through Undergraduate Research (NSF LEARN Consor-tium)Dr. Daniel Meeroff, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Meeroff is Professor and Associate Chair at Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Civil, En- vironmental & Geomatics Engineering. His area of specialization is Environmental Engineering, specifi- cally water and wastewater engineering, water quality, solid and hazardous waste management, and pollu- tion prevention. Dr. Meeroff is the founder and director of the Laboratories for Engineered Environmental
Engineering (BME) laboratory courses. When designed well, PBL experiences canallow students to achieve attainable cognitive growth [6]-[8] that can be applied when designchallenges become more difficult.The literature is replete with examples of instructors who have adapted their lecture andlaboratory courses in ways that present students with more open-ended or design-orientedchallenges. These examples vary widely in their levels of student expectations; some aretheoretical design problems done entirely with pen and paper, while others are highly rigorousassignments that lead students through decision making, modeling/analysis, and prototypedevelopment [9]-[11]. Few of the projects found in the literature, however, compel students tosystemically
Classroom Interaction, 46(1), 37-48.[3] Bellinger, David B; DeCaro, Marci S. (2015). Mindfulness, anxiety, and high-stakes mathematicsperformance in the laboratory and classroom. Consciousness and Cognition, v. 37 pp. 123–132.
inEngineering, Laboratory, Student Confidence. this class include number systems, digital logic, circuit analysis, and computer programming, as would be in a more traditional structure. However, the specific applications INTRODUCTION explored by students in this course range from programmingA common engineering curriculum structure adopted by microcontrollers to building amplifier circuits to designingmany programs utilizes the first year to introduce students to and testing complex digital logic circuits. The coursegeneral problem
The Practices of Play and Informal Learning in the miniGEMS STEAM Camp Chaoyi Wang, Dr. Michael Frye, Dr. Sreerenjini Nair Autonomous Vehicle Systems Laboratory, University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78209, the United States E-mail: chwang2@student.uiwtx.edu Abstract on providing learning and research opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics underrepresented communities.(STEM) play an important role in the educational reform miniGEMS has developed very fast in the past threeand global economy. However, STEM
education in AfghanistanModern education in Afghanistan has started at a very slow pace in early 1900s. However,the development of education in the country has made significant progress between 1960sand 1970s [1]. Understandably, the quality of education in SET subjects has not been verystrong due to the lack of suitably qualified academics and sufficient learning resources suchas laboratories, libraries and relevant industries. The establishment of SET education atuniversity level in the country was initially facilitated by foreign nations such as USA,Germany and then the former USSR. For instance, USA and Germany provided assistance tothe faculties of Engineering and Science at Kabul University while the Afghan governmentestablished Kabul
demonstrated the value ofdevelopmental experiences conducted in concert with post-graduate advisors to foster identitydevelopment and increase the academic performance of undergraduate engineering students. Thisstudy sought to provide an example of this precedent as applied to an undergraduate student. Auto-ethnographic memos were used as evidence of the student’s identity development. These memoswere used to record a diverse collection of experiences occurring concurrently with the study toinclude; advisor meetings, a summer internship with a national research laboratory, challengesencountered, and individual reflections. Key takeaways from the author’s developmentalexperience were changes in technical competence, technical collaboration, and
a learning community that is focusing on the Computer Aided Drafting andDesign and Manufacturing Processes courses.At Farmingdale State College, Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) is a requiredfreshman course for Mechanical Engineering Technology AAS and BS and ManufacturingEngineering Technology BS programs. It is a 3-credit and 4-contact hour course. The courseconsists of a lecture component and a laboratory component. In the lecture component, theinstructor introduces the class materials to the students. The students will then practice theirCADD skills in the laboratory component. The course teaches students technical drawings, 2Dcomputer aided drafting, and 3D modeling. These topics are closely related. The course isessential for
, therobotics laboratory was created and equipped with several FANUC industrial robots. In the nearfuture, classroom computers will have FANUC Robotics ROBOGUIDE simulation softwareavailable for students to practice as well. The creation of the robotics concentration is the last stepto maximizing the use of the robots and meeting industrial demands for the benefit of the students[3,4].IntroductionIndustrial automation involves the use of machines to perform manufacturing processes with levelsof speed, precision, consistency, and stamina beyond the capacity of any human worker. The mainadvantages of automation consist of reduced production costs, improved quality and reliability,and decreased waste. Although the implementation of machines in the
materials. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM. Dr. Vernaza is the chair of the ASEE North Central Section (2017-19). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: A Comprehensive Design & Prototyping Platform for Rapid HW/SW Development ClassesAbstract-Robotics, autonomous transportation, and other computerized physical systems become widely accessible subjects foreven a semester-long lecture and laboratory class. Sometimes, the physical systems are often transformed to cyber-physicalsystems (CPSs) by interfacing modules in physical systems to cyber system. It is often challenging for undergraduate students toimplement a CPS comprising of analog and digital hardware and software within
engineering. Of the nearly 2200 students enrolled at Mount Union, approximately 130are majoring in one of the engineering disciplines.A manufacturing science course is required for mechanical engineering students during thespring semester of their final year. The course is comprised of a 2-credit-hour course lecture anda 1-credit laboratory. Before spring semester of 2017, the course followed a more traditionalstructure. Readings were assigned out of a manufacturing textbook, the manufacturing processeswere described during traditional academic lectures, and tests were proctored to assess studentlearning. The 1-credit-hour lab was used to tour five local manufacturing facilities throughoutthe semester. A comparison between the 2016 and 2017 course
Propulsion Laboratory this summer, and plans to complete graduate school before becoming an astronaut and working on the moon. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Houston, We Don’t Have a Problem: Designing Tools to Develop Intuition Regarding Orbital MechanicsAbstractStudents studying aerospace engineering are expected to be capable of calculating an orbitaltrajectory based on initial conditions or data but that does not mean they have an intuitive feel forhow each parameter affects the final orbit. By manipulating aspects of a spacecraft such as itslaunch conditions, thrust vector, or time of flight and immediately seeing the results of theirmanipulation, students can develop
understanding from the lectures to build and test circuitsin the laboratory. The laboratory experiments prepare students for performing electrical measurementsusing National Instruments MyDAQ which is a portable data acquisition device. The purpose of usingMyDAQs instead of conventional lab equipments is to allow students to work on their circuits outside thelab hours. Students are provided with MyDAQ devices in the first day of the class and they can use themat home or in the lab throughout the quarter. Moreover, students are exposed to working with simulationtools such as LTSpice, MATLAB and Simulink to simulate electrical circuits and to design signalprocessing algorithms.The course roadmap is shown in Table 1. As it can be observed from this
Engineering and Technology History of School of Engineering and Technology • 1940s: Defense training courses taught by Purdue at Indianapolis • 1950s: Diploma programs in engineering technology • 1961: Purdue Regional campus established at 38th Street in Indianapolis • 1969: IU and Purdue merged Indianapolis operations to create IUPUI • 1972: Purdue School of Engineering and Technology was founded • 1975: Technology programs moved from 38th Street to IUPUI’ s main campus (ET building) • 1991: Remainder of 38th Street programs moved to IUPUI campus (SL building) • 2008: Music and Arts Technology joined the School of Engineering and Technology (IT building) • 2013: Science and Engineering Laboratory Building (EL building) • 2018
operate between the worlds of formal and informal science in that they takeplace in formal learning settings (university classrooms and laboratories) with activities doneoutside of school time [7]. By allowing students to engage in real-world activities aligned withgrade-appropriate standards, camp participant is often able to not only pursue their interests inSTEM but also to gain confidence and efficacy in the process.Self-efficacy is an important concept within education due to the influence that a student’sperceptions of their abilities have on other related concepts like motivation, goal orientation, andpersistence. When students are successful at and interested in a task, they are more likely toengage in the task in the future due to their
pairs of graduate andundergraduate engineers working in four research laboratories, we define five categories ofstrategies that students use to learn crucial research skills from each other: asking questions,demonstration, supervised attempts, trial and error, and imitation. Our study shows thatcommunities of practice, such as engineering research groups, are valuable sites for graduate andundergraduate students to learn crucial research skills. In addition, these five interactionstrategies are relatively stable, even across different research groups, disciplines, demographics,and levels of education. These strategies help facilitate the learning and teaching process withineach undergraduate and graduate pair. We found that undergraduate and
patents and has over twenty-five years of experience in industry and academia. Research Interests Sylvia Wilson Thomas, Ph.D. leads the Advanced Membrane/Materials Bio and Integration Research (AMBIR) laboratory at USF. Dr. Thomas’ research and teaching endeavors are focused on advanced mem- branes/materials for alternative energy sources, sustainable environments, electronics, and bio-applications from the micro to the nano scale. Her research investigates the fabrication of inorganic and organic thin films and nanofibers for device integration. Thomas’ research group specializes in characterizing, mod- eling, and integrating membranes that demonstrate high levels of biocompatibility, thermal reflectivity
the Science and Engineering Research Council at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Albin conducted research on Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 19 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Prof. Petru Andrei, Florida A&M
American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Inverted Approach to Teach InversionAbstractInversion is one of the most important weather phenomena that determines air quality and istypically covered in courses concerning air pollution. Anecdotal evidence indicates that followingtextbook readings and lectures, students generally express misconceptions about this topic. Addingactive learning to the classroom has been advocated amongst the best practices for highereducation, with physical in-class demonstrations being especially effective for engineeringeducation. The study explores the impact of adding a laboratory demonstration, centered oncreating an artificial inversion layer (with dry ice, smoke bombs, and bubble
Engineering at Technology. It is an opportunity for students and families to learnmore about different engineering programs. The event includes laboratory tours, as well asmeetings with current students, faculty, and the Office of Admissions. Faculty from variousdepartments open their labs and showcase their research. Other events are focused on hosting aspecific group of students, such as the Girl Scouts or the Verizon STEM Academy. Additionally,other groups are hosted specifically for laboratory tours, such as various high and middle schoolsfrom the area. The college also hosts an Open House, Scholar Day, Discover Engineers Week,Admitted Students Day, and Engineering Student Senior Design Expo. The open house is anevent in which teachers
integrates computers, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s background is in Remote laboratories, investigating whether remote and simulated access alternatives to the traditional in-person laboratory experience can provide the high quality learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ- ences not only in students’ learning outcomes but also in their perceptions of these outcomes, when they are exposed to the different access modes. These differences have powerful implications for the design of remote and virtual laboratory classes in the future, and also provide an opportunity to match alternative access modes to the
, who developed the minor and course offerings and whocurrently serves as the minor coordinator, has a PhD in the Civil engineering and is a licensedprofessional engineer (PE) with several years of consulting and construction experience. Toenhance the pool of faculty supporting the minor, the newest faculty hired, also holds a PE incivil engineering with extensive design and consulting experience in the marine environment.Much of the cost of initiating the minor was funded by the general administration of theinstitution and its programs. From the administration’s perspective, elements that should beconsidered in the cost of initiating a new minor include: ● Hiring new faculty to support program. ● Assignment of classroom and laboratory
, technology, architecture and buildingsciences, through integration of VR. VR was used to leverage a seamless virtual application thuscomplementing theories with unlimited interactive pedagogies, which kept learners engaged,interested and ultimately fosters retention particularly in haptic courses. Specifically, this studyintegrates the VR technology into an Environmental Science Laboratory to support teaching,enhance students’ understanding, and increase retention as well as triggering an interactiveeducational environment. This paper focuses on the method of advancing haptic learning withVR through introducing and analyzing five modules taught in a building sciences laboratorycourse in addition to sharing limitations and some lessons learned of
Inquiry-Based Green Chemistry into Undergraduate Laboratory Courses via Silver Recycling in a Closed Loop, Multi-course Process” (role as Co-PI). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/Agriculture Sciences, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Students (iREP-4-PACE) at Minority InstitutionsAbstractAn interdisciplinary Research-based Education Program for Engaging Plant/Agriculture sciences,Chemical sciences and Engineering students (iREP-4-PACE) is envisioned with the underlyingintent to improve Tuskegee University's (TU’s) STEM retention through the introduction ofinterdisciplinary, guided, inquiry
typically expressed in units of pounds per square foot (PSF). Even if thisvalue were measured by a laboratory test for the clay soil the helical pile is being driven into,there would still exist the aleatory variability of the natural material. However, in many cases,the strength of the soil is estimated from some other soil property that is easily, and cheaply,measured such as soil type. Thus the engineer must use ‘engineering judgement’ to estimate howmuch axial capacity a helical pile can safely hold. A commonly used correlation for soil strength,cohesion, and consistency is shown in Table 1 from Terzaghi and Peck [11].Table 1. Soil consistency and ranges of soil strength [11] Soil Consistency
management,document, and deliver a real-world project equivalent to the new product development, quality control, leadership skills,assignments they will soon receive as professional and device/system testing. Finally, while the curriculumengineers. has always had a laboratory component associated with Following NASA’s approval for funding the almost every course, the new focus area has driven andevelopment of a research facility named Hermes, a increase in project-based learning as well as an increase inCapstone team, named Microgravity Automated Research industry involvement through funded courses and CapstoneSystems (MARS), was sponsored by
, India Susan S. Mathew, is an Associate Professor. Presently she is also the Associate Dean (Academics and Research) and Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In NITTTR, for the last 29 years, she has been involved in outcome-based curriculum design, teaching postgraduate students, content updating and laboratory management programmes, induction training of new teachers, research in areas of technical education, projects concerned with the development of instructional material for polytechnics, engineering colleges as well as industries, etc. Prior to NITTTR, she was working as a lecturer in MANIT, Bhopal and SGSITS, Indore and was involved in teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students.Ms