Conference Session

Design Cognition II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida; Rajiv Dubey, University of South Florida; Stephen Sundarrao, University of South Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4979: CREATIVITY GARDEN ANALOGYDr. Don L. Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker has been an Adjunct Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida since 2002. He is currently teaching the capstone design course. Before his retirement in 2001, Dekker taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (1986-1988), Chairman of DEED (1989-1990), and General Chair of FIE, 1987. His degrees include a Ph.D., Stanford University, 1973; a M.S.M.E, University of New Mexico, 1963; and a B.S.M.E., Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961. He became a Fellow of ASEE in 2007.Dr. Rajiv Dubey, University of South

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuo Hung Huang, National Taipei University of Technology

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Architectural

international organizations worldwide (Anthony, 2002; Ministry ofEducation, 2010). It has also become the principle for national reformation and socialdevelopment in most countries. During the last few years, the learning requirements of adultlearners have increased in conjunction with the number of higher education organizations;university administrators began to value the function of extension education (Cowan andPinheiro-Torres, 2004). In 1991, fifty colleges and universities were operating in Taiwan. In2011, the number of colleges and universities was as high as 145, a three-fold growth rate. All145 colleges and universities have established extension education centers. Moreover, 19extension education institutions have an Architecture Department

Conference Session

Technology and Equipment to Improve IE Instruction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi; Andrés López, Universidad Icesi; Andrés Calderón, Universidad Icesi

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3318: THIS VIDEOGAME IS JUST LIKE MY PLANT!Mr. Leonardo Rivera, Universidad Icesi Leonardo Rivera has a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech. He is Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.Mr. Andrs Lpez, Universidad Icesi Andrs Lpez has a M.Sc. in society of information from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, a M.B.A. from Universidad Icesi, and a B.Sc. in business administration from Universidad Icesi. He is Director of the specialist degree in environmental management at Universidad Icesi.Mr. Andrs Caldern, Universidad Icesi Andrs Caldern is a specialist in the teaching of history at the Universidad del Valle. He is also a Historian at

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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ABSTRACTThis paper describes the way innovation and entrepreneurship have been integrated intoan engineering curriculum through a year-long liberal arts seminar. This three-coursesequence has “The City” as its topical focus, and it incorporates principles ofentrepreneurship and innovation through course content specifically centered on theseconcepts through experiential learning in a service project, and through critical thinkingand rhetorical analysis of students’ own research strategies using the Burkean parlormodel of academic and professional conversation.In Fall Quarter, students read texts, view films, and study other cultural products relatedto the concept of “The City.” They examine how depictions of entrepreneurs andindustry illuminate our

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Stowell Ph.D., Sapling Learning

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Computers in Education

Engineering Courses While Online homework for college courses has been available commercially for over adecade, the offerings in the engineering disciplines are rather minimal. Several online homeworkproviders offer upper-level courses in the natural sciences, such as organic chemistry, analyticalchemistry, biochemistry, and advanced mathematics. The majority of providers however, stop atstatics and dynamics when it comes to engineering. There are a few exceptions. Web assign hasfluid mechanics and electrical circuit analysis homework, but each is only tied to a specifictextbook. McGraw Hill’s connect is in a similar situation with thermodynamics and circuitanalysis tied to a particular book. Why isn’t online homework available for upper

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip R. Foster, University of North Texas

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Engineering Technology

Page 25.593.2Abstract The Stirling cycle is characterized by high efficiency coupled with the ability toeffectively function on a range of heat sources. Included are industrial process waste heat,biomass, geothermal heat, and conventional combustion. Some of these sources are consideredto be environmentally friendly, renewable, and have therefore interested researchers in thepursuit of pollution free or near pollution free electrical power generation. Drawbacks to thecycle include a high level of mechanism complexity which can impact reliability and durability.Further, the cycle demonstrates a relatively low power output per engine size when comparedwith that of other prime movers. Contemporary Stirling engine classification, Alpha

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F. Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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International

AC 2012-4967: MOVING TOWARDS GLOBAL COMPETENCY FOR EN-GINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH TRAVEL AND CLASSROOM LEC-TURESDr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Nick Safai is the Chair of Engineering Department (which consists of nine engineering programs Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Material Science, Environmental, Manufacturing, Bioengineering. and Computer Engineering). He is tenured Full Professor. He received from Princeton University his Ph.D. in engineering (multidisciplinary), also from Princeton University: M.S. in aerospace, M.S. in mechan- ical, M.S.E. in civil engineering, and M.S.E. in reservoir engineering/water resources, as well as a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State. Prior

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Giada Biasetti, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4143: AN UNUSUAL PARTNERSHIP: TRANSPORTATION EN-GINEERING OUTREACH AND SPANISH TRANSLATION PROGRAMDr. Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University Rema Nilakanta is the Program Coordinator of the K-12 outreach e-zines Go! and Vamos! at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Iowa State University and a master’s in German from Rice University, Houston, Texas. Nilakanta’s research interest lies in the study of technology in teaching and learning, especially in the area of designing online learning systems. She has worked extensively with faculty and teachers in STEM and non-STEM fields, students, and tech developers to research and

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Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

Supporting Collaboration in the ClassroomAbstractIn recent years, many applications have become available for supporting collaborationbetween students in a course. This presentation offers an overview of several of them, sothat new engineering educators can judge which they might be interested in adopting. All ofthe tools discussed are free for instructors and their students, at least at the entry level. Wefirst discuss applications (Twitter and Live Question) for sharing questions and answersamong students and between instructor and students during a class. For out-of-classquestions, the social-networking application Piazza is powerful and easy to use.PollEverywhere and ChimeIn are two applications that let the instructor send questions tothe

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3307: COMPUTATIONAL METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INAC-CESSIBLE VOCABULARY IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL MATE-RIALSMr. Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He earned his B.A.Sc. in materials science engineering in 2009 from the same insti- tution. His multi-disciplinary research uses principles from artificial intelligence, computational linguis- tics, higher-education, and aspects of neuroscience to investigate inclusive design of engineering learning environments.Dr. Susan McCahan, University of Toronto Susan McCahan is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at

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Assessment and Impact

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-3218: ELICITING STUDENTS’ INTERPRETATIONS OF ENGI-NEERING REPRESENTATIONSDr. Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry is an Assistant Professor in the College of Technology and Innovation, Department of Engineering at Arizona State University. He earned a B.S. in materials science engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in chemistry and engineering education respectively. His research interests include student conceptions, engineering epistemological beliefs, self-efficacy, and service-learning.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Ann F. McKenna is Chair of the Department of Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-3462: LEGITIMIZING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDU-CATION: WINSTON PURVINE, OIT, AND THE ROLE OF THE ASEE,1946-1991.Dr. Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology After receiving a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Rice University in 1984, Mark Henry Clark decided to pursue a career in the history of technology, earning a Ph.D. in the subject at the University of Delaware in 1992. Since 1996, he has been professor of history at the Oregon Institute of Technology. He has also been a visiting faculty member at the University of Aarhus and the Technical University of Denmark. Page 25.888.1

Conference Session

Student Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Jane Kilpatrick, Iron Range Engineering; Emmy Sue Stage, Iron Range Engineering

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Student

AC 2012-4976: SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNING FOR PROFESSIONAL-ISM IN AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING (ILRN) MODELMiss Emily Jane Kilpatrick, Iron Range Engineering Emily Jane Kilpatrick is currently attending Iron Range Engineering as an undergraduate student. She will being her senior year this coming fall.Miss Emmy Sue Stage, Iron Range Engineering Emmy Stage is attending Iron Range Engineering in Virginia, Minn., and entering into her senior year as a chemical engineering student. Page 25.1150.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Teaching Engineering in an Immersive Learning (iLRN

Conference Session

Simulations and Visualizations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Luiz Curotto, Federal University of Parana, Brazil; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3828: DYNAMICS SIMULATION USING SERVER CLUSTERTECHNOLOGYDr. Claudio Luiz Curotto, Federal University of Parana, Brazil Claudio Luiz Curotto is Associate Professor, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 1980-present. He was Visiting Professor, OU, Norman, Okla., USA, 2011-2012; Postdoc, civil engineering, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 2005-2007; and Visiting Professor, KUL, Leuven, Belgium, 2006. He has a D.Sc., civil engineer- ing, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2003; a M.Sc., civil engineering, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1981; a civil engineer degree, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil, 1976; and a Licentiate in Mathematics, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil, 1975.Dr. Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David H. Domermuth, Appalachian State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4039: PYROLYTIC CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO BIOCHAR,BIOCRUDE, AND ELECTRICITYDr. David H. Domermuth, Appalachian State University David Domermuth is a professor at Appalachian State University where he has been teaching for 22 years. His career began in metals manufacturing and has shifted to furniture and now industrial design. Domer- muth teaches the engineering aspects of product design. He has three degrees in mechanical engineering and has lived abroad for five years. His research focus is alternative energy, beginning with ocean geother- mal, and moving to biomass pyrolosis. His primary hobby is road biking with 30 years of riding in the Appalachian mountains

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island; Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-5195: USING ONLINE OPEN-INNOVATION CHALLENGES TOINTRODUCE DESIGN IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSESDr. Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward IslandProf. Stephen Champion, University of Prince Edward Island Page 25.1434.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Using Online Open-Innovation Challenges to introduce Design in First-Year engineering coursesIntroductionProject-based courses in first-year provide the first exposure to design in many engineeringprograms in North America, and around the world. The first project a student encounters cancolor their view of the profession for

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4462: DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING LEADERSHIP IN ENGI-NEERING STUDENTSDr. W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University W. Vincent Wilding is professor, Brigham Young University, 1994-present. He worked for Wiltec Re- search Company, Inc., 1985-1994. He has a Ph.D., chemical engineering, from Rice University, 1985; and B.S., chemical engineering, Brigham Young University, 1981. He has a P.E. license: 362027-2202.Prof. Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young UniversityDr. William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University William G. Pitt received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1987 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He obtained a faculty position at Brigham Young University in the Chemical Engineering Department

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Louis Vadnal, Liberty University; Barbara Eileen Bragg, Ranken Technical College; Jonathan M. Whitt C.Ec.D., Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3955: REGIONAL MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH TOK-12 STEM PROMOTIONDr. John Louis Vadnal, Liberty University John Vadnal earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Florida, and a M.S. in mechanics and hydraulics, a M.S. in applied mathematics, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and hydraulics from the University of Iowa. As a graduate student, he studied engineering during one summer at the Von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics in Brussels, Belgium, and for a year at Kyoto University, Japan. He worked 10 years as an engineer for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Duke Power Company, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has taught engineering full-time for six years, with two years at the

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3348: JUST-IN-TIME TEACHING: COMPUTER SCIENCE MEETSPHYSICSDr. Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego Alex Pantaleev received a B.A. degree in computer science from the American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, in 2003, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the State University of New York, Oswego.Dr. Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego Adrian Ieta received a B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, a B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Corey Evan Eichelberger; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-5381: AN UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERI-ENCE ON ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES AND HAR-MONICSDr. Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa Reg Recayi Pecen holds a B.S in E.E. and a M.S. in controls and computer engineering from the Istanbul Technical University, an M.S. in E.E. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Ph.D. in electri- cal engineering from the University of Wyoming (UW, 1997). He has served as Graduate Assistant and faculty at UW and South Dakota State University. He is currently a professor and Program Coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology program at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also serving as a graduate program coordinator at the Department

Conference Session

Design Cognition I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4431: THE VALUE OF TRANSFER ACTIVITIES WHEN DE-VELOPING TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSMr. Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick Patrick Rowsome’s research areas/interests include the transfer of learning in technology education, ped- agogical strategies within technology education, creativity and innovation within technology education, and social constructivism. At present, he is investigating the value of transfer activities in a workshop based context in developing skill and knowledge. This research area involves developing a strategy to facilitate transfer activities and how this can enhance the transfer from context to context. The research aims to identify the key elements needed to design and

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-4673: RECOMMENDING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL RETROFITSFOR FORKLIFTS IN ENERGY AUDIT REPORTS BY INDUSTRIAL AS-SESSMENT CENTERSMs. Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers received her B.S. in mathematics with a minor in music from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and her M.S. in mechanical engineering with a concentration in nuclear engineering at Manhattan College in 1996. After working for Nortel Networks and the North Carolina Solar Center, Albers matriculated at North Carolina State University, where she is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering. Her dissertation spans the Colleges of Engineering and Education and will be the first of its kind at NCSU. In addition, Albers

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges I: Novel Approaches to Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-4579: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING IN BIO/CHEMICALENGINEERING COURSESDr. Arthur Felse, Northwestern University P. Arthur Felse is a lecturer in the master’s of biotechnology program and the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His responsibilities include teaching, student advis- ing, coordinating master’s research training, and managing the biotechnology teaching laboratory. Before joining Northwestern University, Felse completed his postdoctoral training at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, where he was awarded a NSF fellowship. He and his colleagues at Polytechnic Institute received the EPA’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in 2003

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Robotics and Automation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kavya Mandhadi, University of Houston; Rupa Iyer, University of Houston

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4815: REMOTE CONTROL MONITORING OF BIOREACTORSMs. Kavya Mandhadi, University of Houston Kavya Mandhadi is a graduate student at University of Houston. She is pursuing her degree in engineering technology at the College of Technology. Her objective for graduate thesis has been to make the existing network in bioprocessing lab a more secure one. Rupa Iyer, Ph.D., is an ssociate Professor in the De- partment of Engineering Technology, in the College of Technology at the University of Houston. She is the founding director of Biotechnology programs and also directs the Center for Life Sciences Technol- ogy. In this capacity, she has been responsible for developing the biotechnology degree program and the core

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

maintain a position perpendicular to the sun’srays; 3) the experimental apparatus must be mobile. A prototype of a solar water heating systemwas constructed and tested. The solar collector rotated as the sun position/angle was changing,indicating the functionality of the control system that was design to achieve this task.Experimental measurements indicate that the water in the tank was heated by the solar energybeing absorbed by the solar collector. Moreover, the water temperature measurements atdifferent heights in the storage tank show the thermosiphon effect has been attained. Solar waterheating utilizing thermosiphon is attractive because it eliminates the need for a circulating pump.Introduction Acquiring new instructional laboratory

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy S. Van Arsdale, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4663: DOES NEATNESS COUNT? WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONOF STUDENT WORK SAYS ABOUT UNDERSTANDINGMr. Timothy S. Van Arsdale, University of California, Riverside Timothy Van Arsdale earned his B.S. in engineering from Walla Walla University in 2010. He is currently a Ph.D. student in mechanical wngineering at the University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley, in 1988. He received a M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and professor in the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

K-12 Experiences in Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Quanyan Zhu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-3865: AN INTERACTIVE K-12 ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT ON RENEWABLE SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGEAND IN POWER SYSTEMSJana Sebestik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jana Sebestik received a B.S. in mathematics and M.Ed. in mathematics education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has 34 years of classroom experience teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. She is currently a curriculum specialist at the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Education Lead for Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG). MSTE works with mathematics and science teachers to

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-2994: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN VEX ROBOTICSCOMPETITION ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTER-EST IN PURSUING STEM STUDIES AND STEM-RELATED CAREERSProf. Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology Cher Hendricks is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Institute of Technology. The focus of her work is on K-12 STEM programs. Prior to her work at Georgia Tech, she was an Associate Professor of educational research at the University of West Georgia (1998-2010) and a special education teacher. In addition to her STEM research, Hendricks is author of the textbook Improving Schools through Action Research: A Reflective Practice Approach. The third edition was released in February.Dr. Meltem Alemdar

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa M. Batula, Drexel University; Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University; Raymond Migneco, Drexel University; Matthew Prockup, Drexel University; Erik M. Schmidt, Drexel University; David Kurt Grunberg, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3777: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AS AN INTRODUCTION TO STEMAlyssa M. Batula, Drexel University Alyssa Batula received her B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Lafayette College in 2009. She received a M.S. in electrical engineering from Drexel University in 2011 and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Drexel in the Music, Entertainment, Technoloy Lab (METlab). She is on her second year of a STEM GK-12 fellowship and was awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2011. Her interests are signal processing and robotics.Mr. Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University Brandon G. Morton received his B.S. in computer engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in 2009. He received his M.S

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech; Thomas D. Walker P.E., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3833: ADMINISTRATIVE ADVICE FROM COORDINATORS OFLARGE-ENROLLMENT FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSES WITHSIGNIFICANT ACTIVE-LEARNING COMPONENTSProf. Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an Advanced Instructor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. She is currently Co-coordinator of a large first-semester introductory engineering course and has taught a variety of introductory engineering courses.Prof. Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. She is the Course Coordi- nator for one of the three first-year engineering courses offered by the department and also teaches in the graduate program. Her interests include assessment and pedagogy. Within