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

stress analysis of the dentate human mandible. Am J Phys Anthropol 88:69-96. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education13. Lamphier J, Ziccardi V, Ruvo A, Janel M (2003) Complications of mandibular fractures in an urban teaching center. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 61:745-749.14. Lovald S, Wagner J, Khraishi T, Kelly J, Wood J, Baack B (2006) Comparison of plate-screw systems used in mandibular fracture reduction: finite element analysis. J Biomech Eng 128:654-662.15. Lovald S, Wagner J, Khraishi T, Kelly J, Wood J, Baack B (2007) Finite element

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Richard Bannerot

material, and two at 20% each), the final exam for 35%, ten quizzes for 15%, and an extra credit project for up to 10%. (The projects were selected by the students from a list of topics provided by the instructor. See Appendix III.)All grades (homework, quiz, tests, and final exams) are reported on a four-point scale, the well-known grade point average (i.e., 4.0 =A, 3.0=B, 2.0=C, 1.0 =D and 0=F). It is possible forgrades on individual items to exceed 4.0, and occasionally grades as high as 4.5 were earned.All grading was done by the instructor. Homework and quiz grades were assigned on a linearscale without a “curve” where 50% correct corresponded to 2.0/4.0 or a C. Tests and the finalexams were graded on a similar basis according to a

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Hassan Monghbeli; Khaled Ellithy; F. Koktot; Mahmundul Alam

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationThe case study consists of three steps: ▪ Measurements using power quality analyzer (AMEC 3945 PQ Analyzer)) ▪ Computer simulation using professional power system analysis software (EDSA software). ▪ Calculation of Energy SavingMeasurementsThe power quality analyzer has been used to measure all the values that needed to simulatethe network for power factor correction using EDSA software. The PQ analyzer has been lefton the substation for 24hrs recording. The recorded 24hrs power factor at the secondary 11kVsecondary side of the transformer is shown in Figure 2(a) and 2(b). The measurements ofMW and MVar

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

© 2008, American Society for Engineering Educationmodulus of the wall is E= 2.6 x 105 N/m2 and the wall thickness of 0.4 to 0.66 mm wasdetermined using M-mode measurements and B-mode ultrasound, respectively. Themodel was solved using an iterative coupled algorithm with the equations of motion ofthe flow and the wall movement solved simultaneously.General flow characteristics show skewed velocity profiles near the divider wall due tothe branching of the bifurcation arteries. Strong asymmetric secondary flow was onceagain found in the bulb area. The slow flow zone extends into the common carotidduring the more disturbed decelerated flow. There is a significant overlap between highwall mechanical stress zones and low wall shear stress zones near

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Carolyn Muska; Benjamin S. Kelley; Leigh Ann Marshall

involvement of more science/mathstudents remain a priority. References1. Kelley, B.S., Marshall, L.A. 2007, “Successful Academic and Administrative Partnerships at Baylor,” Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, South Padre Island, TX, March 28-30, 13 pps., 2007.2. Ryan, D., Harvell, B., 2005, “Internship: Testing Ground for New Recruits,” Consulting Specifying Engineer, Oct. 2005, Vol. 38, Iss. 4, pg. 87-89.3. Lango, D., 2005, “Getting the Most from the Career Fair,” US Black Engineer and Information Technology, Mar/Apr 2005, Vol. 29, Iss. 1, pp 106-107.4. Steakley, L., 2006, “Internships Help Students and Employers Gain the Inside Track,” Engineering

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Peter Dorato

Session 4-4 The Question of First-Professional Degree in Engineering Peter Dorato Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico AbstractAt the present time the “first-professional degree” in engineering in the USA is considered to be the4-year bachelors degree. But there is growing sentiment that 4 years is no longer sufficient time toproperly educate an engineer. Indeed the National Academy of Engineering has recommended thatthe first-professional degree be a Masters

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Yu-Lin Shen

Session 18-1Designing Evaluation Problems for Enhanced Learning of Engineering Materials Yu-Lin Shen Department of Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico AbstractIntroductory materials science is a key course in most undergraduate engineering programs. Studentsare introduced basic concepts about the structures and properties of materials used in modernengineering. Materials science differs from many other engineering courses in that the use ofadvanced mathematics, while important, is not as extensive

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Michael Sheyka; M.M. Reda Taha; T. Khraishi; I. El-Kady; Mehmet F. Su

Microsystems Sandia National Laboratories AbstractPhotonic crystals (PC) are synthetic materials that can be used to control lightpropagation. PC have a frequency bandgap where light is forbidden to propagate. Thisbandgap is strongly tied to the microstructure of the photonic crystal. Three-dimensionalTungsten photonic crystal in a Lincoln-log microstructure has been suggested as a strongalternative filter in photo voltaic cells with significantly high power efficiency.Mechanical characterization of Tungsten PC can be performed using means of micro-indentation.Here we present a three dimensional finite element simulation of the structural responseof a Tungsten photonic crystal under

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Laura J. Suggs; James Tunnell; Kenneth Diller; Richard Crawford

students in 2005. Each student is required to take a Senior Design Course wherea 3-4 person student team receives an externally sponsored project. Our course is modeled after thenationally recognized program in Mechanical Engineering whereby each project has an externalsponsor. Sponsors for BME design include: NASA, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, InternationalBiomedical, Inc., and the Central American Medical Outreach (CAMO, a non-profit). Our designsequence differs from ME in a couple of notable ways: first, the two semester sequence is coupledand must be taken sequentially and second, the externally sponsored project is introduced during themiddle of the first semester as opposed to at the beginning of the second semester. Three classeshave now

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Mohammed E. Haque; Pallab Dasgupta

Session XXXX 9-1 Architectural/Engineering Visualization using Game Engine Mohammed E. Haque, Pallab Dasgupta Construction Science Department Texas A&M University AbstractInnovations and advancements in animation and visualization technology have greatly enhanced thegraphical interface between computers and humans. Today’s 3D game engines offer an ultra-realistic virtual world with high speed rendering

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Nana-Kwaku Danquah; Patrick Mensah; Samuel Ibekwe; Guoqiang Li

Session 12-17 Determination of Thermal Expansion Coefficients of High Temperature Materials Nana-Kwaku Danquah, Patrick Mensah, Samuel Ibekwe, and Guoqiang Li Mechanical Engineering Department Southern University Baton Rouge AbstractResuscitating a dilatometer that was moved from one laboratory to the other, and has not been usedthereafter proved a daunting task in the quest to measure the thermal expansion coefficient of a hightemperature material. This poster presents the challenges faced, the solution obtained

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David J. Kukulka; James Mayrose

Session 4-1 Issues and Concerns Recruiting Women and Minorities into Mechanical Engineering Technology Programs David J. Kukulka, James Mayrose Mechanical Engineering Technology Department State University of New York College at Buffalo AbstractThe demand of women and minorities in engineering study is well documented. Recruitment ofunderrepresented individuals into programs dominated by white males pose a number of problems.Each underrepresented area provides its own set of challenges in recruitment

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James Mayrose; Steven Macho; Clark Greene

Session 13-2 Engineers of the Future by Design James Mayrose, Steven Macho, Clark Greene State University of New York College at Buffalo AbstractThe Engineers of the Future Program (EoF) was a grant funded initiative to promote interest inengineering as a career path. Design as a pedagogical approach was used to deliver STEM relatedcontent. Courses were developed to train technology teachers in skills and techniques which will helpmiddle and high school level students pass rigorous pre-engineering courses. One notable objective

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Walter W. Buchanan

Session 16 Partnerships in Engineering Education Walter W. Buchanan Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Texas A&M University AbstractPartnerships in engineering education are explored. Community energy awareness isbeing raised by building an energy display at the Mayborn Museum at Baylor University.A NASA training project is contributing to student success at the University of NewMexico. The importance of networking and building relationships to further developmentactivities in

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Mary Kaye Bredeson

from other companies around the world. It is also appropriate fornewcomers to business, manufacturing or engineering who would like to get a sense of what itwould be like to work with global colleagues.The delivery method for the courses will be a combination of assessment tools, on-line learning,lecture and experiential work sessions. Upon successful completion of this certificate, students willbe able to demonstrate a foundational understanding of how to work more effectively with peoplefrom around the world.ObjectivesParticipants gain practical insights on how culture impacts the team process, acquire effectivemulticultural relationship and leadership skill, use tools for modeling flexible and resilientcommunication processes, and explore

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Lynn J. Conner

Session 14-3 Summer Graduate Bridge Project At The University Of New Mexico Lynn J. Conner Graduate Bridge Project Engineering Student Services University of New Mexico AbstractThrough a grant funded by the Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO) atArizona State University since prior to 2005, the Engineering Student Services at the University ofNew Mexico has molded a successful summer residential program entitled “Graduate BridgeProject

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David J. Kukulka; James Mayrose

in business andcommunications are important components in PSM degrees. Industrial advisory boards play anactive role in the development of the degree. This well designed degree prepares students for currentas well as future professional career opportunities. Requirements of the thirty hour program includesnine hours of business/ communications courses, six hours of core mechanical engineeringtechnology (MET) courses, six hours of a mechanical engineering concentration, six hours ofapproved electives and three hours of professional experience.Typical advanced degrees for engineering and engineering technology programs are MS degrees orthe MBA degree. The PSM is new and a “non-standard” degree. Therefore, many factors wereconsidered before

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James Mayrose; David J. Kukulka

Session 10-1 Cooperative Learning: An Integral Part of Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum James Mayrose, David J. Kukulka State University of New York College at Buffalo AbstractStudents are confronted with an enormous amount of engineering content during their course ofstudy. Due to the tremendous amount of pressure placed upon performance in the way of grades,students often look for ways to “cut corners” or do “just enough” to get a decent grade. Studentswill only learn to master engineering concepts

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August Allo; Carol Costello

Session 13-1 Targeted Recruitment of Disadvantaged Students:The Multiplier Effect of Senior Electrical Engineering Design Demonstrations August Allo, Carol Costello Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractAlthough the importance of Electrical and Computer Engineering is recognized as one of thecritical areas for producing technically competitive graduates, recruitment of students to this areapresents a challenge. In part, this is due to the fact that Electrical and

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

Houstonfor potential patent.The network controlled data acquisition drone (drone) is a device that can be remotely controlledfrom almost any other device with an HTML browser. This device will also have the ability totake measurements from an array of sensors that will be displayed on the HTML interface. Mostof the similar devices on the market are controlled via radio frequency and satellites. This limitsthe ability to control these similar devices to a single control station and also the distance atwhich the control station can be from the device. Because the drone will be controlled overstandard networking protocols and operates with an HTML interface, this makes the devicecontrollable from thousands of different products such as computers and

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

introduces undergraduate students to the field ofnanotechnology with emphasis on Nanosystems and Nanodevices. Our novel approach is theutilization of hands-on experience in the field of nanotechnology in several undergraduate courses.The approach entails the introduction of “Nanotechnology Discovery Courses” that comprise ofinterlocking undergraduate Engineering Materials Science core courses enriched withnanotechnology. Upon moving to senior level courses students can tie the fundamentalnanotechnology concepts and the experimental skills acquired in the discovery courses to a“Nanosystems and Nanodevices Design Course”. Introduction The issue of introducing nanotechnology to the engineering curriculum

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Arup Maji; Mahmoud Reda Taha

Engineering and Construction Management. In an attempt to better integratethe Engineering students and Management degree students as well as to seek newefficiency in teaching, the Construction Management students were required to take a 4credit course that was previously required only of the Engineering students. The courseon “Civil Engineering Materials” includes a significant laboratory component and was tobecome the only laboratory course taken by the Construction Management students intheir 4-year curriculum. Starting Fall 2006, the prerequisites and course content werechanged to accommodate the new clientele. The integration proved to be challengingpartly due to the diverse academic background of the two cohorts of students(management and

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Arup K. Maji

Session 7-3 How Flat is the World? Arup K. Maji Civil Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractThere is a lot of discussion among engineering faculty and professionals on the implications of 1Thomas L. Friedman’s book “The World is Flat- A brief history of the twenty-first century” . Thefundamental issues are concerns regarding the large number

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Susan M. Bogus; Kerry J. Howe

purpose of the capstone courseis to require students to integrate the knowledge they have gained from their undergraduatecurriculum into solving a real-life problem. One challenge at the University of New Mexico isproviding this experience to students while satisfying the accreditation requirements for threeseparate undergraduate degree programs. Starting fall 2007, a new design-build approach wasimplemented in the capstone course that teams students from all three undergraduate degreeprograms to solve real-life engineering and construction problems. This innovative design-buildapproach provided additional education for the students, but also required assessment ofaccreditation criteria for two different accreditation agencies (ABET and ACCE

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

a matter of practice, minimizing theconflicts among these three goals and making choices when conflicts are unavoidable.The concept of sustainable design has come to the forefront in the last 20 years. It is aconcept that recognizes that human civilization is an integral part of the natural world andthat nature must be preserved and perpetuated if the human community is to survive.Sustainability design articulates this idea through developments that exemplify theprinciples of conservation and encourages the application of these concepts in our dailylives.This paper introduces the philosophy, objectives, importance, and advantages ofsustainable building design and examines its effects on economic, environmental, andsocial sustainability

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Edward Crowley

curriculum developer,with several challenges. These challenges include defining the applied cryptographycourse with respect to course goals, scope, content, and organization. While there arewell-established cryptography courses offered in the Computer Science and Mathematicsdisciplines, these classes tend to focus on mathematical foundations rather than servicesand applications. Consequently, the developer of such courses finds that resourcesparticularly those relating to “hands-on” activities are lacking.For a lab module designer, creating modules that support an applied cryptography classpresents several unique challenges. For example, the choice of laboratory softwarepresents a unique challenge. This is especially true since most commercial

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Nader Vadiee

Session 17-3 Information Technology Experiences Using Simulated Tele-Science Exploration of Mars (ITESTEM) Nader Vadiee Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) AbstractTo promote the advancement of Native American and Hispanic students in InformationTechnology (IT) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careersSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) proposes to develop a year-roundrobotics centered IT immersion program that will provide students a stimulating learningenvironment to explore their curiosity and

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Cheryl L. Willis

Session 11-1 Using the Labor Market Information System to Inform Continuous Program Improvement Efforts Cheryl L. Willis Information and Logistics Technology Department University of Houston AbstractThe federal government has recognized the need to coordinate efforts of key government agencies; educationalproviders; and private business to build a common approach to workforce and economic development. Thisapproach to build a

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G.R. Kanapuram; Enno “Ed” Koehn

demand for basic resources such as air, water, andminerals, increase in population, increasing standard of living, and uneven spread ofresources are the major factors considered by today’s environmentalists, scientists,engineers, and citizens. These factors facilitate the need for green buildings andsustainable development.“Sustainable development is a process of change in which the exploitation of resources,the direction of investments, the orientation of technical development, and institutionalchange are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet humanneeds and aspirations. Sustainable development meets the long term needs of the presentwithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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

to teaching assistants, instructional assistants and other non full-time faculty. The University of Houston recognizes that technological advances are improvingopportunities to enhance the quality of effective teaching methodologies. To address the disparity inknowledge about methodological practices by the new instructors, the departments of HispanicStudies and Engineering Technology developed a Hybrid Orientation Program (HOP) that comprisesboth generic and department-specific modules. The implementation of the new modules requiredthat the existing orientation programs be modified to integrate a theoretical on line training andhands on face-to-face training for new instructors.This paper presents the design and implementation of the