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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth W. Van Treuren

: between subject mater and potential personal vocations: among various disciplines; and between learning and original research (both students’ own, and their professors’). 2. Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievements (URSA), a range of initiatives that leverage the strength of faculty scholarship, complement the Engaged Learning Groups, and promote the integration of undergraduate research and teaching.A committee of 18 members from across the campus began planning the QEP in 2005. Their workled to an approval of the QEP ELG concept by the administration during the summer of 2006. InSeptember of 2007 the QEP was announced to the campus and proposals were invited. Proposalswere submitted in December

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Ronald E. Barr; J.P. Mohsen; Jane M. Fraser; Amir Karimi; Nelson A. Macken; John A. Stratton; John J. Uhran, Jr.; Sandra A. Yost

called for broad reform in K-12 STEM education, and ASEE clearlyhas an opportunity to be a national leader in K-12 reform, since it impacts engineering educationat the college level. K-12 is the pipeline and lifeblood for what we do and how it affects thetechnology base of this country. Indeed, ASEE has already begun to try and impact K-12 througha number of initiatives including the all day seminar initiated at the past three nationalconferences. The YOD on the other hand was an attempt to get a handle on the various aspects ofengineering education through research and to build on the momentum started by such schools asPurdue and Virginia Tech, which have started engineering education programs. The RAGSreport and the YOD events, as envisioned

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August Allo; Carol Costello

underscored by a recently initiated promotional campaign featuringattractive, reader-friendly print material in addition to that available on the website. To this end,the Department has prepared a brief brochure intended for general use concentrated on theacademic profile of the Department. In order to initiate / enhance communication with highschool counselors, administrators, and teachers, a major promotional booklet has been preparedto graphically and attractively represent the multi-faceted aspects of ECE including the “realworld” impact of several research programs, student success stories, and career potential withinthis field.Several years ago, the PI initiated bi-annual ECE senior design demonstrations (known as“Demo Day”) held at the end of

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Luciana Barroso; Jim Morgan

persistent and cannot be easily debunked by standardinstruction with lectures, textbooks, demonstrations or laboratories. Educators and researchers havelooked at using computers to enhance classroom instruction ever since the technology made itfeasible to do so. This is particularly effective for topics that involve motion of objects or othersignificant visual components that are not easily represented on a black board. Simulation programsalso allow complex systems to be quickly and easily modeled and can be adapted to many differentlearning styles. The authors have collaborated in the development of a dynamics simulationsoftware package that has the power and flexibility to handle the model systems normallyencountered in a course in dynamics in

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Farrokh Attarzadeh; Enrique Barbieri; Miguel A Ramos; Mayuri Mahajan; Vishal Naik; Aditya Gupta

Figure 2: Customer Interaction. [See Appendix 3] Research SkillsResearch is the backbone for making a new product. Research is required at every stageof product cycle from the initial brainstorming to making the final product and even tomarket it. The students are given a library session to help them in researching ideas fortheir projects through databases, patents, books, online articles. As is evident from Figure3 there is enrichment in their research skills. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008

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James B. Farison; Zhuocheng Yang

programs. This paper presents information about the 72 multidisciplinaryengineering programs at 69 institutions that are currently assigned to ASEE for their ABETaccreditation review, as well as information about the initial period of ASEE’s new role andsome perspective from the initial two years of actual visits and other information about the nearfuture. IntroductionOne of the significant distinctions of a substantial number of baccalaureate engineering programsis that they intentionally do not align naturally with a currently so-called “traditional discipline”(such as civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, etc.). Such programshave been called “non-traditional” or, more

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Maheshwar R Kashamolla; Zayd Leseman; Amit Savkar; Kevin Murphy

Laboratories.Structural vibrations were induced by placing an alternating voltage on a cofabricated actuation padlocated under the microcantilevers near their anchor point. Excitation at judiciously chosenfrequencies, aided by theoretical predictions, coupled with sweeps of increasing or decreasingfrequencies led to either the partial or complete repair of the stiction failed MEMS structures.Theoretical predictions aided us in choosing the frequencies at which to drive the MEMS cantileversfor their repair. This approach used a vibrational model in conjunction with a dynamic fracturemodel in order to predict the onset of debonding in the MEMS cantilevers. Using this model,combinations of frequency and force level (voltage applied) that initiate debonding were

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Marwan Al-Haik; Zayd Leseman; Claudia Luhrs; Mahmoud Reda Taha

., Rawat, K., Seetharaman, G. and Massiha, G., "Initiating A program in nanotechnology through a structured curriculum," in 2003 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education (MSE '03), 2003.MARWAN AL-HAIKAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He received his PhD form FloridaState University in 2002. His current Research involves mechanical nanocharacterization of materials, synthesis andfabrication of nanomaterials, molecular dynamics simulation and biomaterials. He is the PI on the recently awardedNSF-NUE program “NUE: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Program at theUniversity of New Mexico”. He participated at four NSF-REU at Florida

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Eddie Miller; Chun L. Huang

techniques will allowfor an increased understanding and advancements in the field of science. Its emergence will also Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationgive the undergraduate and graduate student a more well-rounded representation of fluid flow.FLUENT software has been developed not only to aid in research and industry, but also in theeducation of fluid dynamics. Diverse modeling capabilities allow FLUENT software to address andexplain flow phenomena in industries varying from biomedical, aeronautical, and oil and gasindustries to nuclear

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Benjamin S. Kelley; Adam P. Ecklund; Aaron Dabney

preparing for entering engineering students, there is a strong needand motivation to retain them until graduation.13 Retention efforts including learningcommunities,14, 15 interest groups,16 first year experiences,17 undergraduate research,18 and peerpairing19 are among the many student-retention improvement projects under investigation. Evenwith these very fine programs, student retention in engineering and computer science programsremains a great challenge.Student retention, quality of student learning, and student engagement have long been a priority atBaylor University.20 Recent initiatives in the School of Engineering and Computer Science includenumerous related facets.21 For example, the Engineering and Computer Science Living-LearningCenter

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Zhengmao Ye; Habib P. Mohamadian

, EAEC, PFL), and with sole authorships in IEEE Transactions and SAE Transactions as well.HABIB P. MOHAMADIANDr. Mohamadian currently serves as the Professor and Dean of College of Engineering at Southern University andA & M College. The Dean oversees the College's strategic planning, program development, academic affairs,government/industry relations, and research initiatives. Dr. Mohamadian’s research interests include diverse areas ofMechanical Engineering. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education

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Victor Gallardo; Mequanint Moges; Enrique Barbieri; Aymara Boggiano; Carlos Ramirez

generic modules, and its integration withthe university initiative to train instructional assistants led by the office of Educational Technologyand University Outreach (ETUO). Each module contains an introduction, a detailed presentation ofcontents and assessment sections that can easily be adopted by other departments and collegesacross the university. The assessment of the effectiveness of these modules is conducted bysurveying the coordinating faculty, the trainees (the new instructors), and the university studentswho ultimately receive the instruction from the trainees.The results indicate that the new hybrid orientation programs helped increase the performance of ourteaching assistants: they recognize the usefulness of the training sessions

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Jerry K. Keska

the development of an initial idea, continued on through the designand construction of a working prototype (including both system and measurement sensors onprototyping boards in ELVIS), and concluded by conducting a feasibility study, which involvedwriting a report and giving a presentation. Currently, the ELVIS system is used extensively inmany instructional electrical engineering laboratories. Its application within mechanicalengineering programs, however, required the development of completely new experimentsinvolving newly designed software, which had to be developed and built in-house. IntroductionRecently, there has been an increased scholarly interest in student performance within

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K.C. Praveen; Malur N. Srinivasan

characteristics, length of HAZ, and martensite content of welds were determined inwire rods of two different grades of steel (with high and low resistances) welded with selectedcombinations of welding variables. The work was carried out in association with Gerdau Ameristeel,Beaumont (GAB) at their plant. The main observations made in this work are summarized below.In general better tensile strength is obtained when wire rods of higher resistivity are welded, while largeramount of flash to flush away inclusions, less weld cracks, smaller HAZ and lower amount of martensitein HAZ are obtained when wire rods of lower resistivity are welded. The higher resistance wire rods arebetter welded with the higher heat settings (in this research it was setting ‘2

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Ian A. Gravagne; Kenneth Van Treuren

alternative energy and energyefficiency exhibit in the university’s Mayborn Museum (nearly completed at the time of this Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationwriting) targeted at high school-educated adults; the initiation of a novel two-year program forfreshmen of any major to study and research various aspects of energy while earning social orlaboratory science credit; and the instantiation of technical elective courses in solar energy, windenergy, power systems and others soon to come. In all of the aforementioned educationalinitiatives, it has been the

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Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

-click playability: even in the midst of the design process, the designer can launch the Unrealtyviewer and walk around their building in real-time.7 Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationThe aim of the research was to develop a realistic 3D architectural walkthrough using the “UnrealEngine 2” that would allow the architecture/construction science students to navigate virtualbuilding from an ultra-realistic first person vantage point. The game engine driven models canenhance understanding of their own design in relation to time, space

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Juan Hernandez; Michael Alegre; Dragan Siljegovic; Robie Calong; Farrokh Attarzadeh; Ankur Shukla; Vishal Naik

on the wireless bridge.The drone contains two power switches located between the antennas on the end of the drone.Turning the green switch on provides power to the Ethernet camera, while turning the blueswitch on provides power to the wireless Ethernet bridge, microcontroller, and the relaysconnected to the H-Bridge.When you first pull up the drone control interface in your HTML browser, you are presentedwith a login page. This page serves two purposes; the first is to provide a layer of security so anunauthorized person cannot gain control of the drone. Second, it serves as an initialization scriptfor the drones microcontroller and relay system. When you enter incorrect login information, anerror message appears and brings you back to the

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Carolyn Muska; Benjamin S. Kelley; Leigh Ann Marshall

as is a common approach elsewhere the fairs have responded tothis student segment using general approaches. Baylor’s School of Engineering and ComputerScience (ECS) is a small and young addition to Baylor’s undergraduate academic constellation. Formore than a decade a frequent complaint by Baylor ECS students has been that the Office of CareerServices and the Career Fairs had little to offer them. Major within this was the lack of companiesat career fairs specifically seeking ECS majors. Conversations with Career Services staff ratifiedsome of these observation and overtures to work together to better serve the needs of ECS graduateswere initially thwarted. More recently, an emerging partnership is developing that includes aScience

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Titilope Z. Alagun; Dr. Shahryar Darayan

, the ramp inclines to another passage for the egg to pass. The ramp returns to its initial position after operation. The movement of the ramp is controlled by one of the relay switches. The ramp was made from Styrofoam. 2. Passage: The two passages are made of carton. They receive the egg from the separation ramp unit and allow the egg to roll to the end. At the end of each passage is a blockade to prevent the eggs from falling out of the passage. Part VII – Relay CircuitsThere are two identical relay circuits used for this project in the egg conveyor andseparator unit. The drop of an egg from the nest turns ON the conveyor by switching onthe press button PB1 which plays the

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Alireza Kavianpour; William Nguyen; Paul Wagner

0.8 0.9 1 Normalized Frequency (×π rad/sample) 0 ) s -500 e er g e d( e -1000 s a h P -1500 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 Normalized Frequency (×π rad/sample) Figure 2. Results of audio filtering Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Software DescriptionsMotorola assembly language was utilized to initialize and open I/O port

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. 6. ConclusionsThe impact of a multi-initiative effort on a complex problem as proper ethics teaching tool ina university or school is difficult to assess with firm casual approaches [7]. However, Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationqualitative connections can be identified for, before, within, or after undergraduate levelclasses in each subject and assessed. Newer student design competitions should be steadilygrown by industries. Newer research and development laboratories should be opened to bringmore hands on “real world” training from industries to

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Khawar Abbas; Zayd C. Leseman; Thomas J. Mackin

scales the volumefraction of material defects such as: grain boundaries, dislocations and interstitials become quitesignificant and become a chief contributor the physical and mechanical material properties of thethin films. Some of the popular thin film materials used in MEMS/NEMS are Aluminum (Al),Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni) and Gold (Au). However Gold (Au) is usually preferred due to its highelectrical conductivity, chemical inertness and resistance to oxidation.Mechanical properties of thin films have been studied by many researchers in the past. Vinci et al.4developed and described several specialized techniques to determine the mechanical properties andstress strain states of both free standing and films bonded to substrate. He described

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Drew Goettler

scales the volumefraction of material defects such as: grain boundaries, dislocations and interstitials become quitesignificant and become a chief contributor the physical and mechanical material properties of thethin films. Some of the popular thin film materials used in MEMS/NEMS are Aluminum (Al),Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni) and Gold (Au). However Gold (Au) is usually preferred due to its highelectrical conductivity, chemical inertness and resistance to oxidation.Mechanical properties of thin films have been studied by many researchers in the past. Vinci et al.4developed and described several specialized techniques to determine the mechanical properties andstress strain states of both free standing and films bonded to substrate. He described

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Scott T. Lovald; Tariq Khraishi; Jon Wagner; Bret Baack

developed todetermine the effectiveness of implants used in mandibular fracture fixation. In mostcases, these models assume no interaction and no stiffness along the fracture surfaces,assuming a fracture environment with no rigidity that is only valid in actuality for theimmediate days after surgery6,14,19. In reality the stiffness of the fracture region has beenshown to be continuously changing from the properties of initial connective tissue tothose of cortical bone. This entire process can take anywhere from 12 to 20 weeks.While good results can be obtained from FE models, the model conditions have a largeeffect on the pertinence of the conclusions for surgeons. Considering the frequentprescription of postoperative soft diet and intermaxillary

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Scott T. Lovald; Tariq Khraishi; Juan Heinrich; Howard Yonas; Christophe Taylor

biologicalchanges in the wall. As high tensile stresses have been linked to vessel wall thickeningand alternations in composition, the combination of low wall shear stress and highmechanical stress in areas prone to plaque initiation is an important observation.Younis11 used finite element simulation studied the inter-individual variations in flowdynamics and wall mechanics in the carotid artery bifurcation. CFD models for threehealthy volunteers were obtained using MRI for geometry and ultrasound for theboundary conditions. Blood was assumed incompressible, Newtonian, and laminar;considered a reasonable assumption for large arteries. Flow rates were applied at thecommon and internal carotid inlet and outlet while the rate at the external carotid

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Hamid Majlesein; Sujeet Bhatte; Zhengmao Ye

Session XXXX 12-26 Practical Approach on Communication Wireless Sensor Network Design for Engineering Education Hamid Majlesein, Sujeet Bhatte, Zhengmao Ye Department Electrical Engineering Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA AbstractWireless sensor networks are one of the foremost areas of research in computer networking. Theincreased interest in this

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Carol Costello; August Allo

-professionalengineering audience. Awareness gained by resume work carried over into theengineering writing assignments.Presentation skills were approached in a two-stage method. First, the factor of the naturalfear of public speaking was examined, and then the students were provided with atemplate for the presentations expected for their mid-term and final oral performance. Arubric, also made available to the students early in the semester, was used for the formalevaluation.The initial number of 35 students was reduced to 32 due to withdrawals from the class. Arecord was kept for most classes to reflect class attendance, which averaged 25 students. ResultsThe practical application of the abilities to write and present as

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren; Ian A. Gravagne

have full tanks, electricity is almost always there to power lights and computers, andthermostats can be set to just about any comfortable temperature. Therefore, little thought is Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationgiven to the abundance of these resources or the likelihood of these resources being available inthe years to come. There is a great need for people to be informed about energy on all levels,from politicians who govern our energy industry to the average consumer1.Desperately needed are educational initiatives with a balance of

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Raja. S.R. Gardimalla; Enno “Ed” Koehn

people’s practicalneeds while enhancing their surrounding environment and their psychological andphysical well-being. 1 Objectives of Sustainable Building DesignThe long-term objectives of sustainable design are to minimize and optimize theconsumption of resources, prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and theirinfrastructure throughout their life cycle. The primary objectives for the design of sustainablebuildings are as follows: • Selection of the proper site is the initial part of sustainable building design. The local ecosystem, transportation, and energy usage are affected by the location, orientation, and landscaping of a building. • A sustainable building should meet applicable energy