2006-830: EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PHOTONICS: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLTEACHERSMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeWayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Page 11.529.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Embedded Computer Systems & Photonics: A Professional Development Course for Middle and High School TeachersAbstractThe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fellows Program wasa new initiative of the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline Project in 2004-2005, to focusattention on STEM education in middle schools and high schools
2006-846: BALANCED ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE STUDENT SATISFACTIONIN A MENTORED SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMTom Langen, Clarkson University TOM LANGEN is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Biology and Psychology at Clarkson University. He has been co-director of the Clarkson REU Site Program in Environmental Science and Engineering since 2002.Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University STEFAN GRIMBERG is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University. He was co-director of the Clarkson REU Site Program in Environmental Science and Engineering 1998 - 2000, and has directed the program since 2002
2006-2445: A DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR HANDS-ON LABORATORYMODULES IN MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS)John Lee, San Jose State University JOHN LEE is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at San Jose State University. He teaches in the areas of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), manufacturing processes, mechanical design, and dynamics. He conducts research in microfluidics and micromechanics applied to MEMS design and fabrication. Contact: sjlee@sjsu.edu.Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University STACY GLEIXNER is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at San Jose State University. She teaches
2006-2472: HOW TO ENGINEER A WINNING COMPETITION PROJECT:LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE CHALLENGEJohn Gershenson, Michigan Technological University Dr. Gershenson is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan and directs the Life-cycle Engineering Laboratory. Professor Gershenson performs research in the areas of life-cycle product architecture and lean and sustainable design and manufacturing. Specific research interests include: product and process architecture, product platforms, modular product design, lean manufacturing, lean engineering, life-cycle design, and design for the environment
2006-2500: PREPARING FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: A GRASS-ROOTSAPPROACH TO ENHANCING K-12 EDUCATIONKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is currently Associate Professor of Basic Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. He has over 30 years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, a government laboratory, and his own consulting business. He is a licensed P.E. in the State of Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is currently Professor and Chair of the Industrial and
2006-2661: A COMPARISON OF TA’S ACTIVITIES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OFFLORIDA AND UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE CHILEFazil Najafi, University of FloridaPatricio Tapia, University of Florida Page 11.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A comparison of Teacher Assistant activities between University of Florida and Universidad Catolica del Norte ChileAbstractThis paper is intended to compare Teacher Assistant activities in the civil engineeringundergraduate programs in two different universities: University of Florida andUniversidad Catolica del Norte. Furthermore, the objective is to show that more TAs areassigned to course instructors in Chile as
2006-1740: A MODEL FOR BUILDING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES OFENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSRobin Adams, Purdue University Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also leads the Institute for Scholarship on Engineering Education (ISEE) as part of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Dr. Adams received her PhD in Education, Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Washington, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Washington, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Adams' research is
2006-1910: HYPATIA: A LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY FORFRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE WOMEN IN ENGINEERINGAmanda Martin, Virginia Tech AMANDA M. MARTIN is a graduate teaching assistant in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Martin received her B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and is currently pursuing an M.S. in Biological Systems Engineering. Martin is the director of the Second Year Hypatia Program.Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech DR. BEVLEE A. WATFORD, P.E. is the founding Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, established in 1992
2006-2020: PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCEFOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT A SMALLINSTITUTIONEric Johnson, Valparaiso University Eric Johnson is the Paul and Cleo Brandt Professor of Engineering and an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Valparaiso University. His area of scientific research is design process methodologies and his teaching interests include introductory computer design courses and the development of international experiences for engineering students.Sarah DeMaris, Valparaiso University Sarah DeMaris is Professor of German and Director of the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center at Valparaiso
2006-2078: WHAT IS RECYCLING? A PROJECT TO DEVELOP K-12ENGINEERING CURRICULUM ABOUT REUSE OF WASTE MATERIALSChris Swan, Tufts University Dr. Swan is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. His current interests are the reuse of recovered or recyclable materials and sustainable construction. Page 11.1442.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 What is Recycling? A Project to Develop K-12 Engineering Curriculum about Reuse of Waste MaterialsAbstractWhile over the last 25 years, recycling programs have developed
2006-1289: CROSS-DISCIPLINE, CROSS-COUNTRY: A COLLABORATIVEDESIGN STUDIO INTEGRATING ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERINGKevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Kevin Dong, S.E. is an Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering (ARCE) at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. For the past five years he has been teaching classes that emphasize structural systems and structural design to various majors (Architecture, Architectural Engineering, and Construction Management) within the College of Environmental Design and Architecture. His class work utilizes his 13 years of experience with Ove Arup & Partners (ARUP), where he worked in both the San Francisco and London offices. As an Associate with ARUP he worked on
2006-1530: COSMM: AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FORENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX, ORGANIC SHAPESUSING NATURE AS A TEMPLATEDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Dan Walsh received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well. He is currently an Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering and a Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he worked for General Dynamics and for Coulter Curtin Matheson. His research interests include
2006-1548: A THIRD YEAR REVIEW OF THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYDonna Reese, Mississippi State University Dr. Donna Reese is Associate Dean for Academics and Administration in the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityKirk Schulz, Mississippi State University Dr. Kirk Schulz is Dean of Engineering in the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityNoel Schulz, Mississippi State University Dr. Noel Schulz is an Associate Professor and holder of the TVA Professorship in Power Systems in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State UniversityRoger King, Mississippi State
2006-1569: A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND RETENTION OF FIRSTYEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSCamilla Saviz, University of the Pacific Associate Professor, Civil EngineeringAbel Fernandez, University of the Pacific Associate Professor and Director, Engineering ManagementMichael Golanbari, University of the Pacific Assistant Professor, Electrical EngineeringRahim Khoie, University of the Pacific Professor and Chair, Electrical EngineeringKyle Watson, University of the Pacific Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Page 11.99.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Program to Improve Learning and Retention of
2006-1690: HURRICANE KATRINA: A RESEARCH-BASED COURSE FORENGINEERING AND NON-ENGINEERING HONORS STUDENTSCharles Pierce, University of South Carolina Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Page 11.706.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Hurricane Katrina: A Research-Based Course for Engineering and Non-Engineering Honors StudentsIntroductionHurricanes Katrina and Rita damaged much of the civil infrastructure along the Gulf Coast,especially in the historic city of New Orleans. Reconstruction efforts and planning for futurehurricanes in this region will fall on the shoulders of civil engineers. Most
2006-1709: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEER MENTORINGPROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING STUDENTSDawn Farver, University of ArkansasCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Page 11.449.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development and implementation of a peer mentoring program for women in engineering studentsAbstractThe College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas is composed of approximately 1600undergraduate students. Approximately 18 percent of those students are women, although thepercent of female students varies widely from department to department. We developed andimplemented the Society of Women Engineers (SWE
2006-1779: A GUIDING VISION, ROAD MAP, AND PRINCIPLES FORRESEARCHING AND TEACHING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ANDCONSTRUCTIONKaren Hansen, California State University-Sacramento Assistant ProfessorJorge Vanegas, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.49.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Guiding Vision, Road Map, and Principles for Researching and Teaching Sustainable Design and Construction ABSTRACTThe Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (A/E/C) industry plays a critical role in delivering adiverse range of Facilities and Civil Infrastructure Systems (F&CIS), including
2006-2066: SHORT AND LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF EXCELLENTINSTRUCTORS ON GRADUATES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: A CASESTUDYMaher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Maher Murad is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad was a visiting assistant professor at Bucknell University and had overseas teaching experience. He also worked as a highway project manager for Acer Freeman Fox International (Hyder Consulting). Dr. Murad received M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Toledo in 1994. His teaching interests include transportation, highway design
2006-2134: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT USINGCOOPERATIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987 and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 1997. He has experience in developmental test and evaluation of radar systems and aviation navigation systems. His research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle and electromagnetic signal propagation modeling. He is a member of ASEE and IEEE.Erlind Royer, U.S. Air
2006-2251: ADDING A HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO THEFRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING CLASS AT CLARKSONUNIVERSITYJohn Bean, Paul Smith's CollegeJames Carroll, Clarkson UniversityJohn P. Dempsey, Clarkson UniversityAndrew H. Strong, Clarkson UniversityWilliam R. Wilcox, Clarkson University Page 11.158.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Adding a Hands-On Laboratory Experience to the FreshmanEngineering Programming Class at Clarkson UniversityAbstractClarkson University received a grant from the National Science Foundation to effectcurriculum reform by adding more hands-on experiences in engineering classes. The firstclass for attempted reform was the freshman
2006-2270: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION TOOL FORAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMUNITYMani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina (SM’98) received the B.S. degree, the M.S. degree in physics, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa State University, Ames, in 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1989, respectively. He has research experience in applied electromagnetics, microelectronics and device physics, nondestructive evaluation, instrumentation, networking and physical layer issues. He has had industrial experience in the areas of instrumentation, system integration, and design in nondestructive evaluation and handheld computer systems. Currently
2006-2382: INDUSTRY-SPONSORED DESIGN COMPETITION: OPPORTUNITIESAND CHALLENGES FOR A CAPSTONE SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTBetsy Aller, Western Michigan University Dr. Betsy M. Aller has a Ph.D. and M.S in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University. She coordinates senior capstone design and teaches technical communication and industrial management courses in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students in the engineering workplace, assessment and evaluation of ABET criterion and STEM-related experiences for women and minorities.Alamgir
2006-2392: THE INFINITY PROJECT: ON THE DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMScott Douglas, Southern Methodist University Scott C. Douglas is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas and the Associate Director for the Institute for Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF
2006-2393: CBT TEACHING TOOLBOX: A MECHANISM FORCOLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER ANDWEB-BASED TRAININGStephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan AmericanArturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan AmericanBob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American Page 11.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 "CBT" Teaching Toolbox: A Mechanism for Collaborative Development of Interactive Computer and Web-Based TrainingAbstractThe "CBT" teaching toolbox is a dynamic forum for the planning, development, anddissemination of interactive computer and web based training. The toolbox web site serves as aresource of
2006-2197: DOCTORAL STUDENT CO-FOUNDERS: A CASE STUDY OFADVANCED LASER MATERIALS, L.L.C.Robert Evans, University of Texas-Austin R. S. Evans, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral fellow and lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research focus is on technology commercialization and engineering education. Dr. Evans completed his doctorate in mechanical engineering at UT Austin in 2005. His dissertation covered materials and product development for rapid manufacturing. He also co-founded a company based on his doctoral research concurrently with his doctoral studies. Prior to enrolling at UT he worked as a manufacturing engineer and
2006-2290: ENGINEERING EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DIGITALDIVIDE: BASIS FOR A COMPARISON OF INDIA AND LATIN AMERICAMary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State UniversityHaritha Mogilisetti, IntelN.K. Kishore, IIT, KaragpurUma Devi Sundararajan, National Highways, India Uma Devi Sundararajan earned her BE in Civil Engineering from the Govt. College of Engineering, Salem (affiliated with The University of Madras, Chennai, India). Currently she is serving as a Junior Engineer in the National Highways Department at the Quality Control Division in Vellore. Her interests include aspects of digital divide, especially in India.Krutarth Mehta, Arizona State University Krutartth Mehta is pursuing his MS in Technology
Proposal Preparation. To simulate the sponsored research environment, a request for proposals (RFP) was developed and released to faculty and students in the STEM departments seeking financial and support resources to complete undergraduate research. b. Creating a Research Environment. Approved proposals received funding to support summer stipends to both faculty and students, materials and equipment needs, travel to regional and national competitions and conferences, and publication costs. During this period of sustained research, students were encouraged to submerge themselves completely in the project, develop timelines and milestones, and contingencies. Faculty assumed responsibility for reporting and
in 7-12 grade science education. As Assistant Director, she has primary responsibility for the implementatino of DOC program components. Page 11.420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Designing Our Community: Evaluating the Success of a Program to Recruit and Retain American Indian Students to EngineeringThe Designing our Community (DOC) program at Montana State University (MSU),which is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, has three goals: (1)Increase the motivation and pre-entry academic preparation of American Indian studentswho want to study
Engineering Education, 2006 The Introduction of Environmental and Industrial Health and Safety Issues and Emerging Technologies in a Beginning Manufacturing Processes CourseAbstractIntroductory courses pertaining to manufacturing processes have traditionally beenincluded in the curriculums of associate and baccalaureate programs in mechanicalengineering technology. The majority of these courses emphasize such topics as forging,rolling, casting, welding, and machining, among others. While these courses typicallyprovide an outstanding foundation in the particular subject area and process mechanics,many have not included any significant coverage in the areas of environmentalmanagement or industrial health and safety. In
2006-393: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY-MINDED ENGINEERS THROUGHEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONALCO-OP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MODELSDebbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology Debbie Gulick is the International Practicum Coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her responsibilities include developing and sustaining a large, broad-based program of international internships and cooperative education opportunities for students. Debbie has worked in the field of international education with a specialization in international technical internships for the past five years. She has sent students from over 50 universities to internships in approximately 40 countries. Debbie