AC 2012-3880: A COURSE SEQUENCE IN ENGINEERING DESIGN ANDPROBLEM SOLVINGDr. David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin David Allen is the Gertz Regents Professor of chemical engineering, and the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of six books and more than 200 papers in areas ranging from coal liquefaction and heavy oil chemistry to the chemistry of urban atmospheres. For the past decade, his work has focused primarily on urban air quality and the development of materials for environmental and engineering education. Allen was a Lead Investigator for the first and second Texas Air Quality studies, which involved hundreds of
AC 2012-4833: A COURSEWORK PLAN FOR IMPROVING SKILLS NEC-ESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL CAPSTONE PROJECTSDr. Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute Jaby Mohammed is a faculty at the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his Ph.D. in indus- trial engineering from University of Louisville (2006), master’s in industrial engineering from University of Louisville (2003), and also a master’s in business administration from Indira Gandhi National Open University (2001). His research interest includes advanced manufacturing, design methodologies, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning. He previously taught at Indiana Purdue, Fort Wayne, in Indiana and at Morehead State University in Kentucky. He is a
AC 2012-3667: A DETAILED LOOK AT THE GERMAN UNIVERSITIESOF APPLIED SCIENCESDr. Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences Peter Wolfsteiner is professor in mechanical engineering at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) in Germany. He received his Ph.D. degree in M.E. from the Technical University Munich. Prior to joining the faculty at HM, he worked at Knorr-Bremse Group as a manager in the area of new technologies for rail vehicle braking systems. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in statics, strength of materials, dynamics, controls, numerics, and simulation of dynamical systems. Research interests include simulation, nonlinear dynamics, random vibrations, and fatigue. He
AC 2012-3756: A FORMAL RESEARCH STUDY ON CORRELATING STU-DENT ATTENDANCE TO STUDENT SUCCESSMr. Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young Univer- sity. He holds a Professional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point, and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics, and piano technology.Dr. William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently a Full Professor of engineering and design at Eastern Washington Uni- versity. He obtained his B.Sc. in engineering
AC 2012-5141: A FOUR-YEAR VERTICALLY INTEGRATED DESIGNSEQUENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jeffrey L. Schiano is an Associate Professor electrical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical and biomedical engineering (with university honors) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and the master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in 1985 and 1991, respectively. His expertise is in the areas of feedback control systems and magnetic resonance engineering
AC 2012-4164: A GRADUATE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSEIN NETWORKS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTDr. Warren Rosen, Drexel University Warren A. Rosen received his Ph.D. in physics from Temple University in 1978. Between 1978 and 1985, Rosen served as Assistant Professor of physics at Colby and Vassar colleges, where he carried out research in optical physics, solar physics, and medical physics. From 1985 to 1996, he worked at the Naval AirWarfare Center, Aircraft Division in Warminster, Penn., where he established an optical communications laboratory for development and characterization of optical components, systems, and protocols for high-performance avionics data networks. Rosen is currently an Assistant Clinical
AC 2012-3678: A GRID OF ONLINE LABORATORIES BASED ON THEILAB SHARED ARCHITECTUREProf. Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria Since 1995, Michael Auer is professor of electrical engineering at the Systems Engineering Department of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria and has also held teaching positions at the universities of Klagenfurt (Austria), Amman (Jordan), Brasov (Romania), and Patras (Greece). He was invited for guest lectures at MIT Boston and Columbia University and technical universities of Moscow, Athens, and others. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and member of VDE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 180 publications, and a leading member of numerous national
AC 2012-4122: A NEW UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR IN MICROSYSTEMSAND NANOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERINGDr. Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Hal Evensen is a professor and Program Coordinator of engineering physics at the University of Wiscon- sin, Platteville, where he has taught since 1999. He received his B.S. in applied physics from Michigan Technological University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in engineering physics from the University of Wiscon- sin, Madison. He has research interests in nanoscale properties of photovoltaic materials, and has played a lead role in developing a new major in microsystems and nanotechnology engineering at UW, Platteville. He was awarded the National Academic Advising Association
AC 2012-4451: A REVIEW OF CAPSTONE COURSE DESIGNS USED ININDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSDr. Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow Denise H. Bauer received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2007. She received a M.S. in industrial engineering as well as a B.S. in engineering dcience from the University of Tennessee. Bauer’s research in engineering education centers around the use of technology mainly as a means of communication for remote engineering group work. She received a NAE CASEE postdoctoral fellowship to study what communication methods students used to communicate with group members during online classes and their feelings on their importance. She is also
AC 2012-4130: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING THE EN-GINEERING DESIGN PROCESSMs. Lisa Guerra, NASA Lisa Guerra has 25 years of experience in the NASA aerospace community. Guerra is currently working with the UTeachEngineering program. She recently completed a four-year assignment from NASA head- quarters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at the University of Texas, Austin, as a pilot for na- tional dissemination. Her efforts in systems engineering curriculum can be located at http://spacese.spacegrant.org/. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities
AC 2012-3977: APPLICATIONS OF ARDUINO MICROCONTROLLERIN STUDENT PROJECTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEGeorge Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNYRaul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.Prof. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Prof. Shermane Austin, Medgar
AC 2012-4790: APPLYING DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIESTO A LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERING MECHANICS COURSEDr. Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida Page 25.200.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Applying Distance Education Technologies to a Large-Scale EngineeringMechanics CourseIntroductionDistance learning and continuing education programs are a growing component of higher education inengineering. The technological investments that colleges and universities commit to are substantial inboth financial outlay and strategic vision. But over time as the video production facilities and computingsupport infrastructure
AC 2012-4233: ATTRIBUTES OF A GLOBAL ENGINEER: FIELD-INFORMEDPERSPECTIVES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IMPLICATIONSDr. Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Stephen Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of organizational leadership and supervision in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technol- ogy at IUPUI.Prof. Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Patricia Fox is the Associate Chair of Computer, Information, and Leadership Technology and Clinical Assistant Professor of organizational leadership and supervision. She has been a member of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI faculty
AC 2012-4890: THE HELPING HANDS DENSE NETWORK: A COLLAB-ORATION ACROSS MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIESProf. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of computer science and Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University.Dr. William M. Jordan, Baylor University William Jordan is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, a M.A. degree in theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A&M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does work in the areas of entrepreneurship and appropriate technology in
AC 2012-4634: THE IMPACT OF BUILDING A ROBOTIC OBSERVA-TORY ON ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Gerald Thomas Ruch, University of Saint Thomas Gerald Ruch received his Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Minnesota in 2008. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. His primary research interests are computational astrophysics, data mining large scientific data sets, and observational astronomy. Page 25.1309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Impact of Building A Robotic Observatory on
AC 2012-4468: THE NEW E-TEXTBOOK: FLIPPING THE PAGE TO ANEW PARADIGMJohn Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech John Cristy is a master’s student at Virginia Tech.Prof. Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech Page 25.1324.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The New E-textbook: Flipping the Page to the Next ParadigmAbstractElectronic textbooks are different from e-books in that they allow the user to go beyond justreading material on a computer screen. E-textbooks encourage the user to perform all of theoperations typically performed with a hardcopy text in addition to some functions not possiblewith paper books. With
AC 2012-4925: TRAINING TOMORROW’S DESIGNERS: A STUDY ONTHE DESIGN FIXATIONMr. Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University Vimal Viswanathan is a doctoral candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. He completed his bachelor’s of technology in mechanical engineering from National Insti- tute of Technology, Calicut, India, and master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. He is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Aug. 2012. He has published three journal papers and more than 10 conference papers. His primary research interest is effect of physical representations in engineering idea generation process.Nicole Elise EspositoDr. Julie S. Linsey, Texas
AC 2012-3752: USE OF A COMPREHENSIVE SIMULATION IN TECH-NICAL MANAGEMENT COURSESDr. Allan W. Bjerkaas, Johns Hopkins UniversityMs. Mary L. Fletcher, Johns Hopkins University Mary Laurette (Laurie) Fletcher received her B.S. degree in software data management from the Uni- versity of Maryland and her M.S. in technical management from the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. She has more than 25 years of experience in software data management, technical publications and communications, and proposal management. Her particular areas of expertise include her understanding of the business relationship and contracting between private industry and the U.S. gov- ernment, and the acquisition and management
AC 2012-5110: USE OF SUPPLEMENTARY ONLINE LECTURE MATE-RIALS IN A HEAT TRANSFER COURSEDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central OklahomaProf. Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma Baha Jassemnejad is Chair and professor of engineering and physics, University of Central Oklahoma. Page 25.1412.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Use of Supplementary Online Lecture Materials in a Heat Transfer CourseAbstractStudents are often looking for internet resources to supplement college courses. Solutions manuals forcourse textbooks are readily (if illicitly) available and reduce the
AC 2012-3409: USING A VIRTUAL GAMING ENVIRONMENT IN STRENGTHOF MATERIALS LABORATORYDr. Jon A. Preston, Southern Polytechnic State University Jon Preston is the Coordinator for the Center of Applied Gaming and Media Arts (CAGMA) and Coor- dinator of the computer game design and development degree and Associate Professor, School of Com- puting and Software Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University. He has authored more than 40 papers in conferences and journals regarding computer science, information technology, and games- related learning. He is particularly interested in game simulation, social space development, and the use of these technologies to improve learning. Preston has been teaching computing
AC 2012-5069: USING AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IN A SERVICE-LEARNINGPROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICSDr. Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University Charles Birdsong has expertise in automotive safety, vibrations, controls, signal processing, instrumen- tation, real-time control, active noise control, and dynamic system modeling. He received his B.S.M.E. at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. at Michigan State University, where he worked on active noise control applications for the automotive industry. He has worked in the vibration test and measurement industry helping to drive new technologies to market and working with industry to meet their emerging needs. He is currently an Associate
AC 2012-3138: WHEN TO START COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY:DESIGNING A CASE STUDYDr. Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska, Anchorage Ted Eschenbach, P.E., is the principal of TGE Consulting, an Emeritus Professor of engineering man- agement at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and the Founding Editor Emeritus of the Engineering Management Journal. He is the author or coauthor of more than 200 publications and presentations, in- cluding 15 books. With his coauthors, he has won best paper awards at ASEE, ASEM, ASCE, and IIE conferences, and the 2009 Grant Award for the best article in The Engineering Economist. He earned his B.S. from Purdue in 1971, his doctorate in industrial engineering from Stanford University
AC 2012-4572: SPY CODE: A LEARNING MODULE LINKING NANO-TUBES RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TOProf. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Mohamed Abdelrahman received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and engineering physics from Cairo University, Egypt in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He received an M.S. and a Ph.D. in measurement and control and nuclear engineering from Idaho State University in 1994 and 1996, re- spectively. He is currently the Associate Dean of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Abdelrahman’s research focus is industrial applications of sensing and control with major research fund- ing from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation
AC 2012-3915: STRUCTURING A SYSTEM DESIGN LABORATORY COURSETO FACILITATE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTProf. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served one year as Associate Dean for Assessment in the College of Engineering. He is a
AC 2012-3729: TEACHING DIGITAL DESIGN IN A PROGRAMMABLELOGIC DEVICE ARENADr. Christopher R. Carroll, University of Minnesota, Duluth Christopher R. Carroll received a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Caltech. After teaching at Duke University, he is now Associate Professor of electrical and computer en- gineering at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, with interests in special-purpose digital system design, VLSI, and microprocessor applications. Page 25.1249.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching
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AC 2012-3485: STRATEGIC PLANNING METHODOLOGY WITHIN AR-CHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDr. Cliff Goodwin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Cliff is an associate professor of organizational leadership and former chairperson of Computer Infor- mation and Leadership Technology Department. Hehas been on the faculty of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis since 1979. His primary teaching emphasis is in the area of leader development. He has conducted research, authored articles, written three textbooks, and presented seminars on a wide variety of topics related to human behavior in organizations. In addition to his uni- versity work, Cliff has acted as a
AC 2012-2974: ENGINEERING LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT THROUGHCLOUD COMPUTINGDr. Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University Lin Li is an Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2004. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.E. from Beijing Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, his research interests are in computer educational technology, green home, and network communications.Prof. Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University of Houston (2003
AC 2012-5007: FROM MACROMOLECULE TO NANOFIBER: ELECTRO-SPINNING JUST THE TECHNIQUE FOR THE JOBMs. Sonja Turner, North Carolina A&T State University Sonja Turner was a middle/high school science teacher for about 17 years. She is a graduate of Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., where she completed her bachelor’s in biology. She has attended many science education workshops and completed 12 hours of graduate level science courses. After being selected as a candidate to participate in the NSF-ERC Research Experience for Teachers Program on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University, she decided to enroll in graduate school full-time in the area of bioengineering. After completing her degree, it is her