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Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Anh NV Nguyen; Patrick Martin, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University, AP, India

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Inthis offering of the course, a student completed a project as an independent study under thesupervision of the faculty. The student studied the implementation of a fuzzy logic-based PMDCmotor controller; additionally, the student modeled the motor and the power processing unit,controller implementation, as well as simulated the final system design. During the project, thestudent gained experience in modeling the physical quantities such as motor, sensors, and DC-DC converter and representing them using the mathematical equations and Simulink blocks.Furthermore, the student designed the controller for the systems and included the fuzzy logic-based auto-tuning for the controller. Simulation results presented in this paper compare the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Design in Engineering Education

years of industrial work experience. Page 22.281.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Best Practices for Faculty Mentorship of Capstone Design ProjectsAbstractThe mechanical and mechatronic engineering programs at California State University Chicoutilize a common two-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work isaccomplished in groups, which are assigned a single faculty advisor, or mentor for the durationof the project.Prior to the 2008/2009 academic year, senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotalevidence, repeatedly identified advisement of capstone

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter L. Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Thomas H. Morris, Mississippi State University; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Paul J. Van Susante, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Reliability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a chairman of the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 5.4 on Industrial Software Quality, and of the International Federation of Automatic Con- trol Technical Committee on Safety of Computer Control Systems. His major research interests include safety-related, real-time computer systems.Gloria A. Murphy, NASA Gloria A. Murphy is currently the Project Manager of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Space

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-962: CLASSROOM LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT CAP-STONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTSJay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Idaho where he is an instructor for the college’s interdisciplinary capstone design course. Dr. McCormack received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.Denny C. Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis is Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Engineering Education Research Center at Washington State University. He has led numerous multidisciplinary research projects to enhance engi- neering education. He currently leads projects creating

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-55: DESIGN OF SIMULINK PROJECTS FOR AN UNDERGRAD-UATE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEChaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology Chaitri Aroskar is currently pursuing her M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She received her B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India in 2009. Her major areas of interest are Wireless Communications and Signal Processing.Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology Yahong Rosa Zheng received the B.S. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 1987, and the M.S. degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1989

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2307: DESIGN PROJECTS FOR PROGRAMMABLE EMBED-DED SYSTEM-ON-CHIP COURSEPrawat Nagvajara, Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Prawat Nagvajara received his Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1989, MS and BS degrees from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1979 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University in 1990 where he is currently an associate professor. His research focus is on application specific computing using custom hardware and commodity high-performance accelerators and embedded systems education.Robin Kizirian, Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Robin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Plumlee, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-814: ASSESSING ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTITUDES ABOUTCOGNITION DUE TO PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUMDonald Plumlee, Boise State University Dr. Plumlee is certified as a Professional Engineer in the state of Idaho. He has spent the last ten years es- tablishing the Ceramic MEMS laboratory at Boise State University. Dr. Plumlee is involved in numerous projects developing micro-electro-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components for several aerospace vehicles. He developed and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

Session 1308 Interdisciplinary Team Projects With Marketing Students To Improve Engineering Capstone Experience R.M. Seymour, Kim McKeage, Darrell W. Donahue, Deborah Skinner and Tom Christensen University of MaineAbstractMarketing and bio-resource engineering faculty developed an interdisciplinary cross-course projectfor their senior students at the University of Maine. Marketing and bio-resource engineeringsenior level courses included the interdisciplinary project to provide students the experience ofworking on multidisciplinary teams

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1999 Annual Conference

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Bradley E. Bishop; George E. Piper; Richard T. O'Brien

Session 2532 The Light Tracker: An Off-the-Shelf Control Design Project Bradley E. Bishop, George E. Piper, Richard T. O’Brien Weapons and Systems Engineering, United States Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes the development of an off-the-shelf design project in applied control. Theproject is aimed toward developing insight into the design process through an open-ended,hands-on experimental procedure. Reinforcement of classroom topics and introduction to thedifficulties of real design are emphasized. Particular focus is placed on the flow of systemdevelopment, from problem statement, component selection and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

Session 2548 THE SMARTE ENRICHMENT PROJECTS: SUMMER ACADEMY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Mulchand S. Rathod Joella H. Gipson Division of Engineering Technology College of Education Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The Southeast Michigan Alliance forReinvestment in Technological Education Based on the 1986 report, A Nation

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1999 Annual Conference

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Robin Lovgren; M. Racer

Session 2366 Statistics Projects – Three Examples to Relate Theory and Application Robin Lovgren, Michael Racer University of MemphisAbstractThe application of statistical concepts can play an important role in an engineering analysis ordesign. These concepts and their applications are sometimes difficult to convey to engineeringstudents in a typical classroom setting. To aid the students in making the connection betweenlecture and real world applications, a series of projects was developed, and assigned to thestudents. This paper provides three

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1999 Annual Conference

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Kurt Frederick

Session 3586 The Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced Technological Education Project an Overview* Kurt D. Frederick Nashville State Technical InstituteAbstractThe various activities making up the Tennessee Exemplary Faculty for Advanced TechnologicalEducation (TEFATE) project through the South East Advanced Technological EducationConsortium (SEATEC), funded by the National Science Foundation, will be described in thispresentation. TEFATE highlights include the use of interdisciplinary teams, specialized

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1999 Annual Conference

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Michael Werner

Session 1647 Using the Internet in a Computer Science Senior Projects Course Michael Werner Department of Computer Science, Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115Abstract:Project courses in Computer Science require a student to discover a feasible software project, doindependent research to see how his/her project fits in with similar and related projects doneelsewhere, acquire the necessary knowledge and tools to build

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1999 Annual Conference

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Tom Mase

Session 1358 A Virtual Golf Ball Design Project Using LS-DYNA Tom Mase Kettering UniversityAbstractStudent groups design a golf ball by specifying cover and core properties as well as geometry.To have a starting point for the material properties, experimental force deflection curves areprovided (posted on the internet) for Surlyn® and polybutadiene rubber. From these curves thestudent groups must analyze the data to get baseline material properties. Sample two piece ballsare cut up so the students can get reasonable cover thickness values. Each group conducts

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1999 Annual Conference

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Shahen Akelyan; Rupa Purasinghe; Javed Alam

Session 2520 Virtual Learning Community Model for a Freshman Engineering Design Project Course Rupa Purasinghe1, Shahen Akelyan3 Department of Civil Engineering California State University at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90032 Javed Alam2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555AbstractThis paper

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1999 Annual Conference

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Emin Yilmaz

Session 3548 WINNING THE WORLD PUNKIN’ CHUNKIN’ COMPETITION WITH A STUDENT DESIGN PROJECT Emin Yilmaz Department of Technology University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853I. AbstractThe World Punkin’ Chunkin’ contest is a yearly affair of the Chamber of Commerce of the city ofLewis, Delaware. Department of Technology students entered the competition with a humanpowered, 20 ft long sling-shot type device and won the first place by

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2000 Annual Conference

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William Jack Altenhof; Peter R. Frise

Session 1566 Automotive Product Engineering Design Project for Fourth Year Undergraduate Engineering Students Peter R. Frise, William J. Altenhof University of WindsorAbstractThis paper outlines the rationale, development, and implementation of an automotive productengineering design project for fourth year mechanical engineering undergraduate students at theUniversity of Windsor. The purpose of the project was to give undergraduate students anopportunity to work together as a group, to develop a simple three part automotive componentand experience the steps

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2000 Annual Conference

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Aaron Blicblau

Session 3666 A Bias-Neutral Approach to Major Project Assessment in Mechanical Engineering Aaron Blicblau Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria Australia 3122AbstractAll engineering students completing the final year of manufacturing and mechanicalengineering at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) must undertake a comprehensivefinal year project. The project may encompass many areas of design, analysis, research,development or management. Often the projects integrate a number of these aspects. It isoften

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1997 Annual Conference

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James A. Reising

Session 1232 Senior Design Project Course Sequence Electrical and Computer Engineering James A. Reising University of Evansville AbstractThis paper describes the senior design project course sequence at the University of Evansville.The two-semester sequence of courses (along with a non-credit seminar) serves as the capstonedesign course for electrical and computer engineering students. It combines a senior designproject, practice in oral and written presentation of a design proposal

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-658: INCREASE STUDENT PROJECT OUTCOME IN EMBEDDEDSYSTEM COURSE THROUGH DESIGN COMPETITIONMichael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at MartinRhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at MartinSomsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin Page 15.719.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Increase Student Project Outcome in Embedded System Course through Design CompetitionAbstractIn 2007, an upper division elective course in embedded systems at the University of Tennessee atMartin was switched from the Intel 8085 to the ATMEL AVR microcontroller. The objective isto teach students how to design a hardware interface and to

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

, Urology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Voice Restoration, and Ophthalmology. As the Director of Device Research for a major ophthalmic medical device company, he directed all research activities, the identification of new technologies, and the review of new business opportunities for the corporation. His responsibilities included transitioning projects into development and potential commercialization. He identified and successfully created research programs with leading academic institutions and formed strategic alliances with other high technology companies. In addition to his duties at UCSB, he remains active in the field of medical devices as a consultant for new ventures and investment

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Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Joonwan Kim, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Don Willcox, LeTourneau University

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Computers in Education

transmitboth audio and data streams. DRM makes use of QAM mapping and Coded OrthogonalFrequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM), which utilizes a convolutional forward error-correcting code with a set of low-bitrate signals at closely spaced frequencies. 6DRM Receiver as a Senior Design ProjectIn 2007 engineers from HCJB discussed with our faculty the possibility of working with them ona project to develop a receiver which could be used as part of a studio-transmitter rebroadcast Page 15.426.2link, in which DRM signals from the primary broadcast would be received and demodulated forlocal rebroadcast. For the past three years our senior design students

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Post, Bradley University; Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University; Sree Abimannan, Bradley University

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Aerospace

AC 2010-233: A DESIGN-BUILD-TEST-FLY PROJECT INVOLVING MODELING,MANUFACTURING, AND TESTINGScott Post, Bradley University Scott Post is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He previously taught at Michigan Technological University, and worked as a summer faculty fellow at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. His research interests include aerodynamics, fuel injectors and sprays, and diesel engines.Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University.Sree Abimannan, Bradley University M.S. student in Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Jones, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, U; Anglo Tadros, SUNYIT

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Engineering Technology

Capstone ProjectsAbstractCapstone Experience, MTC 420, is a required course for all Mechanical Engineering Technology(MET) students during their senior year. The capstone projects are intended to be culminatingexperiences, drawing upon a wide range of knowledge from courses in the curriculum. Studentsare responsible for written project specifications, planning and milestone identification,implementation of the work, an oral presentation, and a final written report.Because these projects are so comprehensive, they provide an opportunity for faculty to assess awide range of student learning that is directly related to program outcomes. For this reason, METfaculty developed a rubric for assessing capstone projects, as shown on the following page

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Michael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-362: REVITALIZING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SEQUENCE WITHINDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 15.1042.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Revitalizing a Capstone Design Sequence with Industrial Project Management TechniquesAbstractThe capstone design experience is a staple in many engineering programs throughout the nation.The purpose of these courses or sequences often includes the execution of an applied researchproject where students have a culminating design experience, and an opportunity to completeengineering design tasks. At

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Measuring the Impacts of Project-Based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shi-Jer Lou, National PingTung University of Science and Techno; Shun-Yuan Chuang, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hsiang-jen Meng, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; Ron Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, Taiwan; Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of Technology; Chi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology

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International

AC 2010-424: A STUDY OF PROJECT-BASED STEM LEARNING IN TAIWANShi-Jer Lou, National PingTung University of Science and TechnoShun-Yuan Chuang, National Kaohsiung Normal UniversityHsiang-jen Meng, National Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyRon Chuen Yeh, Meiho Institute of Technology, TaiwanKuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho Institute of TechnologyChi-Cheng Chang, National Taipei University of Technology Page 15.98.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Study of Project-Based STEM Learning for Senior High School Students in TaiwanAbstractThe purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of incorporating the Project-Based

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Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2010-920: STUDENTS AS CONSULTANTS: A PROJECT COURSECOMBINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GREEN TECHNOLOGYWilliam Hornfeck, Lafayette College Professor Hornfeck earned MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He earned the BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. Hornfeck has taught at Lafayette College for twenty-two years, and has combined his interest in energy studies with international engineering education. He has led study abroad programs in Belgium and Germany. Page 15.1129.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-958: AN IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT AND PROJECT IN THE FIRSTMEASUREMENT COURSEBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a Professional Engineer and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Currently, he is serving as the chairman of the department and is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He has served as the Chair of the Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Studies (DELOS) as well as the Mechanical Engineering Division of

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Aerospace

AC 2010-987: CDIO IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING: THE NORTH AMERICAAEROSPACE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORTEdward Crawley, MITRobert Niewoehner, United States Naval AcademyJean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder Page 15.267.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CDIO in Aerospace Engineering Education: North American Aerospace Project Progress Report This paper provides an interim progress report for the North American Aerospace Project, an effort of the North American CDIO consortium. The project seeks to promote and facilitate the adoption of the CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate) model for engineering

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Project-based Education in Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-555: AN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT: A SOLARPOWERED VACCINE REFRIGERATORCraig Somerton, Michigan State University Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA