AC 2011-2118: MINI-PROJECTS AS PART OF A FRESHMAN SEMINARFOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Pennsylvania State Erie, The Behrend Col- lege where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University.Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Michael Lobaugh is a Lecturer in Engineering at Penn State Erie. He received his B.S. in M.E. at the University of Illinois in 1986 and his M.S. in Engineering Management at the
AC 2011-2322: MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR A PEER-TO-PEERLEARNING ENVIRONMENT: LEADERSHIP VS. CURRICULUM BAL-ANCEFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzadeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.edu.Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and M.S
AC 2011-1672: PROOF OF CONCEPT, LLC: A PRIVATE COMPANY FA-CILITATING UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INDUSTRY IN-TERACTIONRobert S Crockett, California Polytechnic State University Robert Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He is currently Professor and Director of the General Engineering Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President
AC 2011-1732: SMOOTHING THE TRANSITION: DESIGN, IMPLEMEN-TATION AND ASSESSMENT OF A ”PREPARING FUTURE PROFESSION-ALS” COURSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSCyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cyndi Lynch is the Director of Fellowships and Graduate Student Professional Development for the Pur- due Graduate School. Cyndi administers the Univeristy fellowship program and directs the professional development program for graduate students.Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jiabin Zhu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in Physics from East China Normal University, a M.S. in Optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and a second M.S. in
AC 2011-2175: NEED ASSESSMENT FOR TA TRAINING: A SURVEY TOCAPTURE PARTICULAR NEEDS AT AN INSTITUTIONSohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University Dr. Sohoni is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He received his PhD in computer engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2004 and his Bachelors in electrical engineering from COEP, Pune University in 1998. Dr. Sohoni’s research interests are broadly in the area of computer architecture and performance analysis of computer systems. His primary field of research is the cache memory performance of memory-intensive applications. He has published in peer-reviewed conferences and journals such as ACM
AC 2011-2310: UNDERGRADUATE CONCEPTIONS OF THE ENGINEER-ING DESIGN PROCESS: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A HUMAN-CENTEREDDESIGN COURSELora Oehlberg, University of California, Berkeley Lora Oehlberg is a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cal- ifornia at Berkeley, and a member of the Berkeley Institute of Design. She received a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (2008) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineer- ing from Stanford University (2006). Her doctoral research is on how designers use personal design information tools during collaborative new product development projects. Her background includes both corporate product design and
AC 2011-2151: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN STUDENT AND FACULTY EX-PECTATIONS FOR A ROBOTICS CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTKevin M Sevilla, Virginia Tech Kevin Sevilla is a Ph.D student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education.Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech Maura Borrego is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is currently serving a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests focus on interdisciplinary faculty members and graduate students in engineering and science, with engineering education as a specific case. Dr. Borrego holds U.S. NSF CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
AC 2011-1196: EET PROJECT SESSION IN A PROJECT LEAD THE WAYCONFERENCE FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSGene L. Harding, Purdue University, Statewide Technology GENE L. HARDING is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University, where he has taught for eight years. He has three years of industrial experience with Agilent Technologies and over 25 years of combined active and reserve service in the United States Air Force.Danny H Cole Page 22.530.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 EET Project Session in a
AC 2011-2291: ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMS IN TWO COUNTRIES: A NEW PARADIGM FOR COOPERA-TIONOrlando R. Baiocchi, University of Washington, TacomaDavid A. Rogers, North Dakota State University David A. Rogers is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo. His engineering technical interests are applied electromagnetics and fiber optics. He received the B.S.E.E. cum Laude from the University of Washington in 1961, the M.S.E.E. from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1964, and the Ph.D. (E.E.) from Washington in 1971. He earned registration as a Professional Engineer (Electrical Engineering) in the State of Washington in 1972. In
AC 2011-1060: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT SENIOR CAP-STONE PROJECT: A MOSIS FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM PROCES-SOR CHIP-SETPeter M Osterberg, University of Portland Dr. Peter Osterberg is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland (Portland, OR). He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from MIT in 1980. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1995 in the field of MEMS. He worked in industry at Texas Instruments, GTE, and Digital Equipment Corporation in the field of microelectronics. His research interests are microelectronics, MEMS, and nanoelectronics.Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland Dr. Inan is a professor in the Department of Electrical
AC 2011-2056: EMOTIONAL INDICATORS AS A WAY TO INITIATE STU-DENT REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJoachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is one of the leaders of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, and educational psychology. His research interests span the formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engi- neering learning, and interpretive research methods in engineering education. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE
AC 2011-592: ENHANCING THE INTEREST, PARTICIPATION, AND RE-TENTION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGTHROUGH A SUMMER ENGINEERING INSTITUTEWenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. He is Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of California. He has published over forty technical papers in the areas of
AC 2011-611: ENHANCING THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND CONVE-NIENCE FEATURES OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VIA A CELLULAR INTER-FACELei Miao, The University of CincinnatiDenis Fedorov, University of Cincinnati Receive a bachelor degree (BSEE) cum laude from University of Cincinnati in 2010.James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor in Electronic and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is a member of
AC 2011-51: EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF MATH COURSE PLACE-MENT IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVED THROUGH A SUMMER BRIDGEPROGRAMJohn R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM.) He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-Director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. In addition to research into engineering education, his research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Dis- tinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of
AC 2011-2096: EXPLORING CURRICULUM FLEXIBILITY AND COM-PLIANCE THROUGH THE USE OF A METRIC FOR CURRICULAR PRO-GRESSIONGeorge D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette George D. Ricco is a doctoral student in Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. He previ- ously received an MS in Earth and Planetary Sciences studying geospatial imaging and an MS in Physics studying high-pressure, high-temperature FT-IR spectroscopy in heavy water, both from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He has a BSE in Engineering Physics with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. His academic interests include longitudinal analysis, visualization, semantics, team formation
AC 2011-2258: ASSESSMENT OF A SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ANDDIABETESEric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Research Illinois Institute of TechnologyDavid W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology David Gatchell, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the biomedical engineering department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). David received an AB in physics from Bowdoin College, and his PhD from Boston University in biomed- ical engineering. After finishing his dissertation, David spent four years as a research associate at North- western University as a member of the VaNTH
AC 2011-2532: AUTOMATED BATTERY CHARGER INSTRUMENTATIONINTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE INTERCONNECTED BATTERY STRINGSAS A STUDENT PROJECTHerbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow Herbert L. ’Herb’ Hess received the PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1993. He then joined the University of Idaho where he is Professor of Electrical Engineering. His work is in power electronic converters, great and small, alternative energy systems, power quality, energy storage electronics, and on-chip designs of energy management systems. In ASEE, he is currently Program Chair of the Instrumentation Division and is immediate past chair of the ECE Division and a past chair of the ECC Division
AC 2011-318: CIVIL ENGINEERING IN A TIME OF CHANGE: THE RE-SPONSE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS LIBRARYMichael Mark Chrimes, The Institution of Civil Engineers Mike Chrimes was born on 25 June 1954 in Neston, Wirral, Cheshire (about 10 miles from Liverpool and Chester) where his family have lived since the early eighteenth century. After attending Wirral Grammar School he studied Modern History at University College, London. He then began a career in Librarian- ship with Liverpool City Libraries. He became interested in developments in Information Technology in Librarianship and attended a post-graduate course at Loughborough University of Technology. In July 1977 Mike joined the staff of the Institution of
AC 2011-1559: CONNECTING CONCEPTS IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGNAND DIGITAL FABRICATION: A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING CASESTUDYDr. Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University Stan Guidera is an architect and chair of the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design at Bowling Green State University. His primary teaching and research area is in 3D applications for com- puter aided design for architecture and Building Information Modeling. Jon Stevens is an instructor in the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design at Bowling Green State University. His primary teaching and research areas are design studios, design-build, and intrductory computer aided design for architecture and construction.Jon M. Stevens
AC 2011-1238: USING ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT COM-MUNICATION AND COLLABORATION SKILLS IN A SPECIAL NEEDSCLASSROOMCarol Shields, Stevens Institute of Technology Carol Shields is a Senior Curriculum and Professional Development Specialist at the Center for Innovation in Science and Engineering Education, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ. Page 22.1.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Engineering Activities to Support Communication and Collaboration Skills in a Special Needs ClassroomThe purpose of this paper is to provide a
AC 2011-1501: A CASE STUDY-BASED GRADUATE COURSE IN ENGI-NEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITYCraig T Evers, PhD, PE, Minnesota State University - Mankato Craig T. Evers currently I am an assistant professor at Minnesota State University Mankato teaching un- dergraduate and graduate courses in the Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering department. I have over 25 years experience in the manufacturing industry, mostly in automotive related positions. Some of my past employers include John Deere, Robert Bosch Corporation, Intel and IBM. Previous positions include tooling manager for a Fortune 500 electronics company, production engineer for fuel components line with $125 million annual sales, manufacturing
AC 2011-1851: A COURSE ON PROCESS DESIGN AND OPERATION INAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMVassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston - Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Assistant Professor of Control and Instrumentation in the Engineering Technol- ogy Department at the University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Tzouanas earned a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University, the Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering/Process Control from the University of Alberta, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineer- ing/Process Control from Lehigh University. His research interests focus on process control systems, process modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence and expert systems. His
AC 2011-203: A DISTANCE LEARNING HYBRID PRODUCT LIFECY-CLE MANAGEMENT (PLM) CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN TECHNOL-OGYNathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, Computer Graphics Technology Nathan Hartman is an Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. He is also Co-Director of the Purdue University PLM Center of Excellence. His current applied research interests include the use of constraint-based CAD tools in the design process, the process and methodology for model-based definition and the model-based enterprise, geometry automation, and data interoperability and re-use. He currently teaches or has taught courses in 3D modeling, virtual
AC 2011-727: A LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEER-ING STUDENT ESSAYS ON ENGINEERING INTERESTSKerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame Kerry L. Meyers is an Associate Professional Faculty member in the College of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Notre Dame. She received her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She also has a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She has several years of industry design experience, but has since shifted her focus to engineering education with the first-year engineering program. Contact information: phone (574) 631-0972, fax (574) 631-8007, or email kmeyers1@nd.edu.Benjamin Mertz, University of Notre Dame Benjamin Mertz received his BS in Mechanical
AC 2011-103: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON STUDENTS’ DEVELOP-MENT AND TRANSFER OF THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATIONAndrew G Bennett, Kansas State University Andrew Bennett received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University in 1985 and has been on the faculty at Kansas State University since 1988 where he is Director of the Center for Quantitative Education.Todd MooreXuan Hien Nguyen, Kansas State University Xuan Hien Nguyen is currently a post doctoral fellow at Kansas State University. Her research interests are in partial differential equations and mathematics education. Page 22.56.1 c
AC 2011-2856: A MODEL FOR ENHANCING PROJECT LEAD THE WAYTEACHER KNOWLEDGE IN SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSLaura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County Laura LeMire, an alumna of the University of Maryland at College Park with a B.S. and Masters in Geotechnical Engineering, started her career at Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). During her career there, she was responsible for substation and transmission construction projects, relocation and installa- tion of BGE facilities for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and for a new Light Rail system, and for im- proving service reliability. After obtaining her MBA, Laura became the Director of Corporate Purchasing and was also a financial analyst handling investor relations
AC 2011-510: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES WHO ARE SOCIALLYAND ENVIRONMENTALLY JUSTCaroline Baillie, University of Western Australia Chair in Engineering Education Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Maths University of Western Australia Page 22.71.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A multidisciplinary approach to curriculum development for engineering graduates who are socially and environmentally justIntroductionThe traditional approach to teaching engineering problem solving, where students are limited tofinding
AC 2011-184: A UNIQUE UNIVERSITY-TRIBAL COLLEGE COLLABO-RATION TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE AMERICAN PATHWAYS TO STEMEDUCATIONG. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University G. Padmanabhan, Ph. D., P.E., M. ASEE, F. ASCE is a professor of civil engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. He is a long standing member of ASEE and ASCE. Currently, he is also the Director of North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute. He has been active in STEM education outreach activities to minorities at the college and high and middle school levels for the last ten years.Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University Bob Pieri is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NDSU in Fargo, ND. He has many conference publi
AC 2011-1103: AGILE METHODOLOGIES FOR HARDWARE / SOFT-WARE TEAMS FOR A CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE: LESSONS LEARNEDRichard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Richard S. Stansbury is an assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He instructs the capstone senior design course for computer and software engineering. His current research interests include unmanned aircraft, certification issues for unmanned aircraft, mobile robotics, and applied artificial intelligence.Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is a tenure full professor of software engineering in the department
AC 2011-1039: AN ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR EVALUATING A FOURSITE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN BIOFUELS ANDBIOREFINING ENGINEERINGDaniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL W. KNIGHT is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLL) and the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center in CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the Louisiana State University, and an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in coun- seling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of retention, program evaluation and teamwork