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Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #13453Generating Interest in ET through High School CompetitionsProf. Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alka Harriger joined the faculty of the Computer and Information Technology Department (CIT) in 1982 and is currently a Professor of CIT. For the majority of that time, she has been actively involved in teaching software development courses. From 2008-2014, she led the NSF-ITEST funded SPIRIT (Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology) project. Since October 2013, she has been co-leading with Prof. Brad Harriger the NSF-ITEST funded TECHFIT (Teaching

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng.; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

mechanics totechnical learning, often found in computer and software engineering6. This paper will explorean on-going design development process at the University of Calgary for integratinggamification and creative thinking with technical design techniques. The objectives of this workwere to use gamification as a method of expanding opportunities for creativity and to engagestudent innovation. This paper will describe the four stages of the current research, results andobservations of the various project iterations, and plans for future work.Methodology and Analysis of Research StagesThis multi-year study began in 2012, with the latest results expected in April 2015. The entireresearch methodology has been separated across four main stages of work

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University, Quad Cities; Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

mixed-signal CMOS Integrated Circuit designer and a system engineer at NewLANS, Inc. in Acton, Massachusetts until 2010. He became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida in 2010. Since August 2012, he has been with the School of Engineering at Western Illinois University, Quad Cities as an Assistant Professor of Engineering. His current academic interests include project-based learning with real-world problems, training in critical thinking for students to improve efficient problem solving skills, and enhancement of interactive teaching/learning inside and outside classroom. His main research interests are integration of high performance

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

design reviews prepares students for professional practice, enhances achievement ofboth professional development and solution development, and provides valuable exhibits for students’professional portfolios. The authors of this work-in-progress paper seek collaborators for implementingand testing the proposed assessment structure in capstone design courses.IntroductionConsider this scenario: An engineering graduate walks into a job interview and hands the interviewerachievement scores for his or her teamwork, communication, problem solving, project management,ethics and professional responsibility, willingness to take risks, motivation to continue learning, and otherknowledge, skills and abilities important to the employer. The interviewer

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Construction

Paper ID #12111Utilizing BIM In A Design-Build Competition ProgramMr. Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University Norman’s professional work experience includes consulting and lecturing on BIM, architecture, archi- tectural engineering, design-build, acoustics and project management. Mr. Philipp has dual bachelors and dual masters degrees in the fields of Architecture and Architectural Engineering. He received his PE in Architectural Engineering from the State of Kansas in 2013. His course work includes building information modeling, BIM management, construction graphics, building systems, engineering project

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University

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Biomedical

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Learning Module Involving Point-of-Care Testing and Team- Based Design Implemented in an Upper Level Biomedical Engineering Elective CourseAbstractA learning module was developed and implemented in an upper level biomedical engineeringcourse to provide students experience with practical aspects of point-of-care testing (POCT)through a team-based design project. The module, which included lectures and project work,involved the development of a container that could protect a POCT device from extremetemperatures when used outside of a hospital setting (e.g., by medical responders during disasterrelief). In order to assess the impact of the new

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; James E Stewart; Aric M. Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Grant M Armstrong; Lillian Gabrielle Seay

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Engineering Physics & Physics

his M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. were earned at the University of Arkansas.James E StewartAric M. Gillispie, University of Central OklahomaMr. Grant M ArmstrongMiss Lillian Gabrielle Seay Page 26.993.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Integrating Research into the Undergraduate Engineering Experience  Abstract At the University of Central Oklahoma we have successfully embedded undergraduate students in research projects; these projects often result in conference papers and other products with these students as lead and co­authors. Here we discuss our overall environment of embedding

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoba Krishnan, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Community Engagement Division

entitled Engineering Projects for the Community in the School of Engineering which brings experien- tial learning into the engineering curriculum through projects with partners in both the local and global community. She has also developed the course, ”STEM Outreach in the community” that provides oppor- tunities for engineering students to go out into the community and provide hand-son activities and lessons on engineering. She was named ”Woman of the Year” for 2013 for the 25th Assembly District of Cali- fornia for her dedication to students both inside and outside the classroom and for her role in motivating young women and other marginalized communities to pursue STEM careers. Shoba Krishnan received her B. Tech

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

the curriculum.The approach presented herein consists of two parts: tactile and software. In part one, studentsare tasked with sculpting a p-v-T surface using any foodstuffs and bringing the completedsculpture to the following class. In part two, a CAD model is to be created and subsequentlyimported into a freely-available scientific visualization tool, with the best submitted modelselected for 3-D printing. Page 26.938.3Figure 1 below illustrates the process. It begins with adjusting the grading scale to accommodatethe projects. For this project-based approach to succeed, the course syllabus must be modified bythe instructor such that the

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Day, and Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) at Drexel, among others. In collaboration with other College of Engineering faculty and staff she co-teaches a sequence of classes for the Paul Peck Scholars Program. Alistar received her B.A. from Drew University and Master’s from Duke University.Ms. Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Sherry Levin, Associate Director of Graduate Programs and Research, provides vision and leadership to the design, organization, development and implementation of graduate programs for the College of Engi- neering. Sherry is responsible for promoting the capabilities, recommending research areas, developing proposals and conducting strategic analysis to

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Hassanein Jaleel Radhi, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

Chief Technology Officer in the private sector and currently a partner in a small start-up venture. He received his BS degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development.Mr. Hassanein Jaleel Radhi, California State University, Fullerton Page 26.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Development of

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Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Donna Kay Chrislip; Rex Allen Parr; Victoria Alexandra Sauber, Arapahoe Community College

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Two Year College Division

(SC ATE) Center of Excellence since 1994, leading initiatives and grant-funded projects to develop educational leadership and increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians to support the American economy. Currently serving as Principal Investigator, Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE; Co-Principal Investigator, SC ATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education; and Co-Principal Investigator, ATE Regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education Us- ing Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). The SC ATE Center is widely known for developing and broadly shar- ing successful educational models and practices in technician education

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Pedagogical Best PracticesAbstractThe pedagogy of laboratory courses has been well discussed in the literature, but the extent towhich these best practices are incorporated into laboratory experiment design varies wildly. AtNortheastern University, various capstone design teams over the years have been tasked withdesigning new experimental apparatus for the undergraduate teaching laboratories along withappropriate lab handouts and other instructional material. In many cases, the students involved inthese projects have taken the lab class for which they are designing the experiment and havereported negative experiences, and therefore are motivated to try to improve the class for futurestudents. Student designed labs have the potential to reduce burden

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

NSF and USDE awards for gender and dis- ability projects, and is currently co-PI on the KS-LSAMP project. Her research foci include gender and disabilities issues in post-secondary STEM education, mentoring and program evaluation. Thurston has conducted research and taught about disability, gender and evaluation issues for over 35 years.Dr. Beth A Montelone, Kansas State University Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences Page 26.1052.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 KS-LSAMP Pathways to STEM: A Systems

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BIM in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Hardin Bounds, University of Southern Mississippi

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Architectural

Paper ID #13413AEC Jobs in Healthcare Facilities Management through BIMMrs. Nancy Hardin Bounds, University of Southern Mississippi Nancy Bounds graduated with a Bachelor of Interior Design from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, later obtaining her Master of Science in Healthcare Interior Design from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. For over 35 years, Ms. Bounds has designed and managed a wide variety of projects, including major healthcare projects all over the world. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Interior Design at University of Southern Mississippi where she teaches BIM

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergrad- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling

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Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Jason Mischung, Arizona State University; Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University; Anthony Perrenoud, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

Paper ID #13430Using Skills-Based Emotional Intelligence Training to Improve Team Perfor-mance in Construction Management ProgramsJoshua Jason Mischung, Arizona State University Graduate student researching the impact of emotional intelligence in construction management programs and the construction industry.Mr. Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University Jake is a PhD student in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. Jake’s research studies the processes by which public institutions deliver their capital projects through best value procurement. He has assisted research sponsors execute best

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

 range  of  design  concepts  and  prevent  personality  from  dominating  concept  generation.  Documentation  was  included  before  and  after  each  drop  to  compare  hypotheses  to  actual  performance.  The  project  was  implemented  with  23  students  working  in  6  teams,  and  took  3  hours  of  class  time  for  the  hardware  portion  of  the  project.  After  the  water  balloon  project,  the  same  teams  worked  on  a  larger  80  hour  deign  project  carried  out  over  3  weeks.  At  the  end  of  class  a  survey  was  administered  which  asked  how  the  water  balloon  exercise  impacted  effectiveness  in  the  larger  design  project.  The  largest  impact  was  in  increasing  effectiveness  in  the  Design  Process

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Christos Christodoulatos, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Leslie R Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sandra V. Furnbach P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE); Bruce McNair, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Thomas G. Lechler, Stevens Institute of Technology

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process and design educational and research programs that bring the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship into the classroom and the research laboratory. Dr. Christodoulatos is leading the implementation of academic entrepreneurship through the creation of innovative curric- ula and overseeing the commercialization of the Institute’s intellectual property. He has been teaching and performing research since 1988 and has managed over a hundred and fifty major research projects exceeding $30M. Dr. Christodoulatos has developed and delivered entrepreneurship curricula and special- ized innovation and entrepreneurship workshops for faculty, administration and technical entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. He

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

averages for engineering. Opportunities such as these are wonderful, but thereare vast opportunities available within one’s own community as well. At the University ofCincinnati, a course was piloted with a group of honors students based on the EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS) framework to allow vertically integrated andmultidisciplinary student teams to work on projects to aid the residents and staff of a local,inpatient facility catering to individuals with debilitating neurological diseases. The class wasopen to any student in the university’s honors program, and drew students from engineering, artand design, and the sciences.In this paper, a description of the curricular structure and the student projects are presented

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Mechanical Engineering have been assigned along-term, large-scale design/build project in order to study the effects of integrating thecurriculum on subject matter retention and design efficacy. The project, a bench-scale hybridelectric powertrain system, is designed, analyzed and fabricated by students in six modules,starting in their sophomore year and culminating in their final semester as seniors. This complexproject has been selected in order to integrate the core mechanical engineering courses:Mechanical Design, Thermodynamics, System Dynamics and Control, and Fluid Mechanics. Abench-scale hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain has sufficient complexity to involve allMechanical Engineering disciplines and the simplicity to be built by students

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robert Alan Hirsh, Cooper University Hospital; Sameer Sood, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Biomedical

. Page 26.1762.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Work-In-Progress: Clinical Immersion and Team-Based Engineering DesignINTRODUCTIONA clear need exists to streamline healthcare to reduce costs while enhancing patient care anddevelop more cost effective and safer medical devices. To meet this need, we must increase thenumber and the quality of bioengineers trained to identify and solve healthcare problems, anddevelop solutions through biomedical engineering education experiences.Improving team-based design experiences driven by new projects drawn from unmet clinicalneeds is a strategy to train engineers while simultaneously addressing healthcare

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University

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. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group

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Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele M. Herrmann Esq., Mississippi State University; Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC; Alexis Gregory, Mississippi State University; J. Suzanne Powney, Mississippi State University, Department of Art,

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Diversity

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Construction

at Delhi and has experience in real estate and land use law.Prof. Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC Lyndsey Miller is an interior designer originally from Biloxi, Mississippi. She holds a B.S. in Interior Design and an M.S. in Architecture, both from Mississippi State University. Lyndsey works on a wide range of projects domestically and has also designed large-scale retail facilities internationally as a part of a team at tvsdesign in Atlanta, GA. In 2008, she joined the faculty of the Interior Design Program at Mississippi State University. Concurrently, she has worked closely with a local developer designing a variety of projects, including retail, restaurants, office spaces and condominiums. Miller has a wide

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Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #12089Using an Article in a Sophomore Engineering Science Class to Boost Life-longLearning ConfidenceDr. Laura P Ford, University of Tulsa LAURA P. FORD is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. She teaches engineering science thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, mass transfer, and chemical engineer- ing senior labs. She is a co-advisor for TU’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA and has recently advised students on TU’s Hydrate Flow Assurance joint industry project. Her email address is laura-ford@utulsa.edu

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University; Hannah Christine Zierden, The Ohio State University; Kevin Robert Wegman; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Student

development, not only of the students enrolled in classes, but of the unit’s teachingassistants (TAs). These undergraduate and graduate students serve in the classroom, gradeassignments, support open lab hours, and attend trainings. Additionally, some TAs choose tospend extra hours developing the spring semester robot design project offered to first-yearengineering students. Participating in this curriculum development project not only directlyimpacts the first-year students’ design experience but also gives the TAs a unique opportunity forprofessional development. They are responsible for all aspects of project development andcreation, including designing the competition scenario, constructing the physical course therobots compete upon, and

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

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Mechanical Engineering

Development of a Five kW Solar Furnace for Solar Thermal Chemistry ResearchAbstractNumerous publications have described positive student outcomes when undergraduateengineering students participate in meaningful, real-world projects. Moreover, even students notdirectly involved in the real-world projects benefit through formal classroom interactions andinformal social interactions with those students that are participating in the projects. Recently,students at Valparaiso University completed a massive, interdisciplinary project to design,manufacture, assemble, and test a half-million dollar, five kW solar furnace. Because of thescope of the project, 50 students spanning seven years of graduating classes and two

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

active and cooperativelearning could better motivate the students and help to transform them from passive recipients ofother people's knowledge into active constructors of their own and others' knowledge. Twoeffective methods of student-centered teaching include active/collaborative learning andinductive teaching and learning (ITL). Based on my experience of supervising 16 undergraduateson a collaborative biomedical research project over the past four years, a research-based learning(RBL) model has been developed that makes important addition to current ITL methods.The proposed RBL model shares some of the common features of ITL in that it is a student-centered and process-centered inductive approach. It also has the following features

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ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Communities. He was the technical program co-chair of the 2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference. Since 2011, he has been the IEEE PES Vice President of Membership & Image. He is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE on the topics of energy poverty and remote community microgrids.Mr. Steve Szablya, Seattle University Steve Szablya received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in 1983 and an MBA degree from Washington State University in 1985 and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Washington. He is an adjunct professor at Seattle University for the Electrical and Computer Engineering department advising senior design projects, including humanitarian projects for

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 tips if something goes wrong. Using Arduino as our building platform, our curriculum walks students through 16 individual experiments.   In the first experiment, students start off with a simple circuit using a single LED and one I/O pin on the Arduino. Students learn to program and manipulate three different commands / functions in Arduino ­­ pinMode(), delay() and digitalWrite(). With these three commands, students can design and create unique blinking LED patterns from a beating heart to morse code.   The second experiment has students look at reading an INPUT. In this project, students read the voltage of a simple turn potentiometer. We use the potentiometer’s reading with the blink example from the first experiment to manipulate the delay