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OMCED Topics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

principal investigator conducted the 1st Model Submarine Design & Testing Workshop during May 5-9 of 2004 at the SeaTech Campus in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. In the 2004 workshop, students learned how to design, build and test model mechanical submarines. A total of 23 competitive high Page 14.93.2 2009 ASEE Southeast Section Conferenceschool students (GPA at least 3.0) with interest in engineering, math, and science were selected to participatein this workshop: 20 of them were in Grade 9 from South Broward High, one from North Miami Beach High,one from Boynton

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2009-726: MIND LINKS 2009: RESOURCES TO MOTIVATE MINORITIES TOSTUDY AND SUCCEED IN ENGINEERINGMaria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Maria M. Larrondo Petrie is Vice President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, Vice Chair of Engineering for the Americas, Executive Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, and a Board Member of the Women in Engineering Division and the Minorities in Engineering Division of ASEE. She is Professor of Computer Engineering and Associate Dean of Academic and International Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. Her research

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OMCED Topics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University; Ronald Yeung, University of California, Berkeley; Spyros Kinnas, University of Texas, Austin

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2009-2427: IMPACT OF THE NNRNE PROGRAM ON OCEAN ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONManhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University Manhar Dhanak is the Department Chair and Director of SeaTech in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University.Ronald Yeung, University of California, Berkeley Ronald W. Yeung is Professor in the Ocean Engineering Graduate Group at the University of California, BerkeleySpyros Kinnas, University of Texas, Austin Spyros Kinnas is Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. Page 14.686.1© American Society for

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Christiansen, Brigham Young University; Steven Benzley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Guthrie, Brigham Young Univeristy; Gaurab Paudel, Brigham Young University

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Mechanics

work approximately twenty hours per week. The finalexamination has ten multiple choice problems so as to provide some relief from the requirementsof complete, professional, and correct presentations of three or four problems found on the mid-term examinations and to make it reasonable (with large sections) to meet the deadline for finalgrade submissions.Our university has conventional Fall and Winter Semesters with the third Semester broken intotwo (Spring and Summer) eight week terms. Semester length classes are taught during theSpring and Summer Terms by having each class meet for two consecutive hours on class days.Spring and Summer Term classes are usually smaller and the department providescorrespondingly fewer teaching assistance

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Tricks of the Trade I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2009-795: PREVENTING AND MANAGING CLASSROOM INCIVILITIESAgnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Dr. Agnieszka Miguel is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Seattle University. Dr. Miguel received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Washington, and MSEE and BSEE from Florida Atlantic University in 1996 and 1994. Dr. Miguel’s research interests involve electrical and computer engineering education especially active learning, image and video compression, image processing, and wavelets. Her teaching interests include MATLAB, circuits, linear systems, signal processing, digital image processing, and data compression

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Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University; Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University; Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering modules on studentlearning in middle school science classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(4), 301-310.10 Cantrell, et. al. (2006).11 Riskowski et al. (2009).12 McGrath, E., Sayres, J., Lowes, S., Lin, P. (2008). Underwater LEGO Robotics as the Vehicle to Engage Studentsin STEM: The BUILD IT Project’s First Year of Classroom Implementation. American Society for EngineeringEducation Mid-Atlantic, Hoboken, NJ, October 2008.13 Fortus, D., Dershimer, R. C., Krajcik, J. S., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naaman, R. (2004). Design-based scienceand student learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching,41(10), 1081-1110.14 Klein, S., and Geist, M. (2006). The Effect of a Bioengineering Unit Across High School Contexts: An

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Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

for the Advancement of Engineering Education and focused on students’experiences as they move into, through, and beyond their undergraduate engineeringeducations.10 Data collection occurred during a four-year period at four U.S. institutions: a Page 14.360.3public institution specializing in teaching engineering and technology; a private, historicallyblack university in the mid-Atlantic; a large, public university in the Northwest; and a suburban,private university on the West Coast.Nominal, initial APS sample size was 160 students, approximately 40 at each institution, butexact sample size varied with year and data collection method. Although

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

Enrollment 5,922 324Engineering Graduate Enrollment 1,549 33Student/Faculty Ratio 16:1 14:1Carnegie Foundation Classification RU/VH DRUCampus Size 2,600 acres 350 acresSetting Primarily Residential Highly ResidentialLocation Mid-Atlantic New EnglandTechnical Background and GoalsIt had been demonstrated through extensive research over the past two decades that microwaveheat treatments could lead to reduced processing times4, lower processing

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Minorities in Engineering

technologies. The student also participated in a team presentation of the project at the Mid Atlantic Regional meeting of the NASA Space Grant Consortium (see Figure 8), and a poster presentation for the 2008 HBCU Research Day at the UMES campus. Page 14.1059.8 Figure 8: Student Presenting Project ResultsThe student gained knowledge on the

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Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

following the design method taught in class.In this paper, the authors will describe the rationale, pedagogical choices, and administrativetasks involved in providing a design-related service learning experience for first-year students onsuch a large scale. Excerpts from students’ reflection essays are presented as anecdotal evidencethat the proposed program assisted students in achieving the course objectives and learningoutcomes.1. Offering a First Year Engineering Design Experience on a Large Scale1.1 Context: “Exploration of Engineering Design”The context for this paper is a required introductory course for first-year engineering students ofVirginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a large mid-Atlantic land-grant university; the engineeringcollege is its

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, 2008.6 Macalalag, A. Brockway, D., McKay, M., and McGrath, E. (2008) Partnership to Improve Student Achievement in Engineering and Science Education: Lessons Learned in Year One. Paper presented at Mid-Atlantic regional ASEE Conference. Available online at http://www.stevens.edu/asee/fileadmin/asee/pdf/macalalag_final.pdf7 Ibid 5.8 Ibid 6.9 New Jersey Department of Education. (2008) NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts. Retrieved online March 17, 2009 at http://www.state.nj.us/education/finance/sf/dfg.shtml10 New Jersey Department of Education. (2008) Department of Education Data: 2007-2008 Enrollment. Retrieved online March 17, 2009 at http://www.state.nj.us/education/data/enr/enr08/11

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Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Manufacturing

network of academic institutions Page 14.1036.21around the globe to deliver the program, use of communication technologies to provideaccess to the program to anyone at anytime and anywhere in the world, and an outreachto future manufacturing professionals.9. References:1. Chryssolouris G. and D. Mavrikios, “Education for Next Generation Manufacturing”ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/ims/docs/gc_to_ims-visionforum2006-paper.pdf2. Gardiner, Keith, “ An International Curriculum Development Project: GlobalEducation for Manufacturing”, ASEE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference (April 12, 2003).http://www.sintef.no/static/tl/projects/gem/documents/International

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Thinking, Reasoning, and Engineering in Elementary School

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Augusto Macalalag, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Karen Guo, Teachers College/Columbia University; Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). Biology teachers’ perceptions of subject matter structureand its relationship to classroom practice. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 32(3), 301-325.17 Sanders, L.R., Borko, H., & Lockard, J.D. (1993). Secondary Science Teachers’ Knowledge Base WhenTeaching Science Courses in and out of Their Area of Certification. Journal of Research in ScienceTeaching, 30(7), 723-736.18 Macalalag. Jr, A., Brockway, D., McKay, M., McGrath, E.. (2008). Partnership to Improve StudentAchievement in Engineering and Science Education: Lessons Learned in Year One.. Paper Presented at theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, October 2008,Hoboken, N.J.19 Hotaling, L., McGrath, B., McKay, M., Shields, C

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History of Aerospace Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

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Aerospace

operator of the airplaneMontieth went on to point out that “it is the airplane designer for whom the course inAeronautical Engineering must be prepared. First of all, he must know enough of the work ofthe research man to be able to summarize this work and convert the results to terms which can beused directly in practical airplane design. He must know enough of the shop methods tounderstand how his designs are to be built. He should, if possible, get as much time in the air ashe can, either as a pilot or as an intelligent passenger. The lack of any of these bits of experienceis something of a handicap.” 21The Wind Tunnel Years The years from the mid-1930s until 1960 can best be characterized as the Kirsten WindTunnel years. Although the