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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Paper ID #9940Virtual Community of Practice: Electric CircuitsProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory

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Best Paper Presentations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #12073Towards a T Shaped Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum: aVertical and Horizontally Integrated Laboratory/Lecture ApproachDr. Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia Harry Powell is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bach- elor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in1978 he was an active research and design engineer, focusing on automation, embedded systems, remote control, and electronic/mechanical co-design techniques, holding 16 patents in these

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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learning element to assist thestudents in gaining experience in an electrical engineering-based design environment. At thesame time, this project is used to teach important skills and abilities that will transfer in the coregeneral engineering curriculum. The effectiveness of our laboratory design project is reflected inassessment of two specific outcomes (ABET outcomes c and k), a student survey, andperformance results from specific quizzes and specific questions on the final exam.The students’ ability to design the comparing and alarm circuits that meet the designspecifications and clearly discuss their work was assessed in the final design project report

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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engineering education is stillmostly unknown. Brown, et. al. [2009] investigated social capital in a sophomore electricalengineering lab and found that need and lack of resources were key aspects that helped developsocial capital. He then asks the questions, “… should engineering curriculum and laboratories bedesigned to encourage the development of social capital?” A more recent study by Martin et. al.[2013] explored the role of social capital on four Hispanic women pursuing engineering degrees.Martin’s study concludes that “facilitating opportunities for students to develop sustained socialcapital may have potential to attract and retain underrepresented students in engineering”.This paper describes the transformation of an introductory electrical

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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learning.Instructors are also encouraged to act as cognitive coaches who can nurture an environment thatcan support open inquiry. (Barrows, 2000). It is important that the aims and objectives ofproblem-based learning are reflected in every aspect of the learning environment created.Problem-based curriculum should document accomplishments at the upper levels of Bloom'sTaxonomy Triangle. (Boud & Feletti, 1991). Scholars in the area of cognitive science andeducational psychology have identified four features that clearly separate a problem-basedcurriculum from a traditional, topic-based curriculum. (Nickerson, et. al. 1985). and equally tothe experiences that lead to those outcomes. The important aspect here is to move away from ateaching. Grading is

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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AC 2010-108: A LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSE WITH EMPHASIS ONEMBEDDED CONTROLChiu Choi, University of North Florida Page 15.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Linear Control Systems Course with Emphasis on Embedded Control Chiu H. Choi Department of Electrical Engineering University of North FloridaAbstractThis paper describes the embedded control courseware and its benefits in our linear controlsystems course. The embedded control courseware consists of a set of lab experiments thatteaches the students how to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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. Page 24.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Organ-izing the curriculum with hands-on, biomedically- related learning modulesABSTRACT The relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering emerged from informal collaborations be-tween engineers, physicians and life scientists, and is the fastest growing engineering discipline at mostuniversities. Chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers play an important and expanding role in thisburgeoning field because the fundamental core principles of each discipline are critical to biomedicalmainstays such as the design of artificial organs. This project introduces hands-on, biomedically

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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, Optimizing Student Learning, and Leadership Skills. Dr. Ater Kranov is also adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. Page 24.933.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM ON MULTI-AXIS INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROLAbstractOver the past couple decades, mechanical engineering programs have made significant advancesin developing educational materials and laboratory exercises in controls and mechatronics1-4.However, there is an important gap remaining between the

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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-learning lessons 10. New types of laboratory courses have recently been developed and introduced in manyupper level engineering curriculums. They have emerged in response to demand for specializedtraining in ever growing and changing technologies, such as cybersecurity, alternative energy,drone technology, etc. These types of laboratory classes are project-based and inquiry-oriented.Students in these classes are required to acquire and learn new concepts and new knowledge.They have to be able to alter the experimental procedures for the sake of exploration andexploitation. Thus, the audience, the objective, and the content of the laboratory manuals thatsupport these new types of laboratory classes are quite different from those of the

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Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Joseph Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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the designof pressure sensors with different sets of diaphragm geometries. The design and analysisprocedures were documented and followed by students enrolled in the Nanosystems Engineeringcourse to design and analyze the sensor type of their choice.Keywords: MEMS laboratory, Nanotechnology education, Pressure Sensors2.0 Introduction The purpose of this study was to develop the procedure and streamline the steps for adesign project within an undergraduate course, focusing on an introduction to Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), combined with nanotechnology. The decisions concerning thecontent of this course faced numerous challenges characteristic of an introductory MEMScourse, as outlined by McAfee et al. [1]. These challenges

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #10355Enhancing the STEM Curriculum Through a Multidisciplinary Approachthat Integrates Biology and EngineeringProf. Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University Jennifer Vernengo is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Jennifer re- ceived her Ph.D. from Drexel University in 2007. She began work as a materials scientist at Synthes Bio- materials, then joined Drexel University College of Medicine as postdoc in 2009. Jennifer two published research papers and one patent in the area of injectable biomaterials for orthopedic tissue replacement and repair. She is particularly interested in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Gong, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University ; Brian P. Butz, Temple University; Li Bai, Temple University; Saroj Biswas, Temple University

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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University specializing in electrical machines and power systems, multimedia tutoring, and control and optimization of dynamic systems. He has been the principle investigator of a project for the development of an intelligent tutoring shell that allows instructors create their own web-based tutoring system. His current research focuses on security of cyber-physical systems based on multiagent framework with applications to the power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an associate editor of Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems: Series B, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valentin Siderskiy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Aatif Ahmed Mohammed, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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.[11] Chaos circuit. http://www.instructables.com/id/Chaos-Circuit/. Accessed: 2015-03-07.[12] Soundcard scope. http://www.zeitnitz.eu/scope en. Accessed: 2015-03-07.[13] P. Tebbe. A review of the current status and challenges of virtual experimentation. In Proc. of the Amer. Soc. Eng. Education Conf., 2006. Page 26.348.14[14] D.J. Moore and D.R. Voltmer. Curriculum for an engineering renaissance. IEEE Transaction on Education, 46 (4):452–455, 2003.[15] G. Gandhi, et al. Anyone can build Chua’s circuit: Hands-on-experience with chaos theory for high school students. Int. J. of Bifurcation and Chaos, 19(4):1113–1125

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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curriculum. Latif et. al (2012) earlier reported on the project’s progress in the first16 months. Some of the accomplishments during the 3rd year (2012-2013) of the project are asfollows:  An active advisory board met three times during 2012-2013 period. The board has 18 members, 14 industry representatives, 3 community college representatives  Nine new modules were developed, 6 modules in Fall 2012; 3 modules in Spring 2013  Twenty-two modules were delivered- 7 from Ivy Tech, 4 from COD, and 11 from PUC. A total of 111 participants took the modular courses.  Six students participated in industry internships. All internship participants are in the Mechatronics program at undergraduate and graduate levels. Not all of

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Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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, engineering design processes were represented as a flowchart, such as theone shown in Figure 1. Although some researchers argued that important factors, e.g. teamworkand communication, were missed in the flowchart approach, Mosborg et al13 found in their studythat most of participating practicing engineers basically agreed with the model shown in Figure1. Thus, the flowchart in Figure 1 remained in this approach and the activities in the proposedproject were grouped based on this six-stage design procedure.The project proposed in this approach was course-related. Hereby, its topic should be within thescope of the course contents. For many years, control-related topics have been included inundergraduate engineering curriculums. Traditionally, they

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Justin Miles, Duke University

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. It also introduces students to toolsthat they will be able to use in senior design courses and after graduation. The best choice ofhardware platform needs to emphasize concepts related to signal processing by offering arelevant, real-world design experience.1 Hardware-based Digital Signal Processing (DSP)laboratories have had marked success in providing hands-on, realistic lab experiences toundergraduate students in an Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) curriculum.1,2,3 Thedevelopment of such laboratories for a required introductory signal processing course hasdemonstrated that application-based exercises illustrating the fundamental signal processingconcepts using a DSP hardware platform have been well received.2The course studied

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; L. Fink, University of Oklahoma; Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates

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data.Carolyn Ahern, Ahern and Associates Dr. Carolyn Ahern, Assessment Coordinator, earned her B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan and her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Cornell University. She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. For the last 20 years, she has specialized in the design, implementation, and assessment of educational materials. Most recently, she has been the coordinator of assessment for two NSF grants at the University of Oklahoma: Sooner City (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Project (the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Meteorology

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Lineberg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Peter Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technoloy; Zachary Crawford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Justin Tamayo, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #19558Use of a Vertically Integrated Project Team to Develop Hands-On LearningModulesProf. Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University; Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Don R. Gilman PE, PMP, Texas A&M University IT Project Management Office; Reza Toossi, California State University, Long Beach; Sukesh K. Aghara, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Timothy Allen Robinson, Penn State University; Dennie L. Smith, Texas A&M University; Mehmet C. Ayar, The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

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faculty in 1981. Dr. Toossi has worked both as a research scientist and a consultant on various projects related to aqueous aerosols and droplets in the atmosphere, nuclear safety, sensor design, air pollution modeling, flame propagation, fluid mechanics, and fiber optics. Dr. Toossi has successfully managed over $6 M in research contracts from various private and Govern- ment agencies, holds two patents and has published a book on energy and in various peered and refereed journals. His current research interests are in hydrogen storage systems, combustion-generated soot emis- sion, sorption refrigeration, hybrid-electric vehicle design, and renewable energy systems. Dr. Toossi is a member of ASME, ASEE, SAE, SPIE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #10122Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Inte-gration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula(NSF RIGEE project)Dr. Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ph.D., Stanford University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2003) Assistant Professor, Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering (2007-present)Ms. Rebecca Rose Essig, Purdue UniversityProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University

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solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State UniversityDr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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. Page 22.374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Connecting Theory and Practice: Laboratory-based Explorations of the NAE Grand ChallengesAbstractThis paper describes a pilot project, conducted during the Fall 2010 semester, that incorporatedlaboratory exercises inspired by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grand Challengesinto an introductory digital signal processing course. The Challenges were broadly interpretedand local expertise and resources were used to enhance the experience. In one project, studentsinvestigated environmental sensors in the local “SmartHome” and followed up by analyzingactual solar and electrical energy usage data. In another

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

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perspective of a given field by: introducingfundamental engineering theory, examining historical/innovative design examples, as well asengaging students in hands-on laboratory and project activities. Students can select from any ofthe ES 0093 offerings; however, many utilize this opportunity to sample their intended major, orfor those who are undecided, to investigate one of many potential engineering options at theuniversity.The initial offering of Design of the Built Environment (hereafter “DBE”) in Fall 2015 wasintended to fill a void in the first year curriculum, as there was no structural engineering ES 0093option provided in Fall 2014 and offerings in prior years emphasized specialized topic areas ofbridge engineering or structural art. The DBE

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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economy2,10.For example, with LabVIEW engineers and scientists can now rapidly and cost-effectivelyinterface with measurement and control hardware, analyze data, share results, and distributesystems. Its popularity in many different engineering applications and industries can be mainlyattributed to the software’s intuitive graphical development environment. It is also one of themotivations of our adopting a graphical tool to enhance the curriculum in EngineeringTechnology department.The Department of Engineering Technology (ET) at Prairie View A&M University is nowoffering the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering Technology (CPET) programand Electrical Engineering Technology (ELET) program. Both programs are accreditednationally by

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenshen Pong; Tim Le, San Francisco State University

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their design project courses (Engr 696/697).The idea that undergraduates benefit from hands-on experience is widely known (Pauschke andIngraffea, 1996). In developing this project, we have considered four models for incorporatingsuch experiences into our curriculum: (1) providing a graduate research lab (Pessiki, Lu and Yen,1994); (2) creating a lab which relies on computer simulation and small-scale models (Belarbi, etal., 1994); (3) offering multimedia-based instruction (Issa, et. al., 1999); and (4) building a full-scale testing frame for various hands-on structural experiments (Stahl and DeVries 2000). As a non-Ph.D. granting institution with a mission to train industry-ready engineers and withoutaccess to a major research lab facility for

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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in theory or in practice. Somegraduate courses include reliability theory but they do not have any hands-on laboratoryactivities. The project being carried out using the NSF grant will fill this need, namely providingundergraduate reliability theory and hands on experience.Project Goals and ObjectivesThe goal of the development effort - REAL - is to prepare students for comprehensiveengineering careers by integrating the reliability knowledge and skills that are in demand by theelectronics manufacturing industry into undergraduate education. To the best of our knowledge,RIT still maintains the distinction of being the only University in the US, teaching electronicsmanufacturing as part of its undergraduate curriculum. Of the few schools that

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #8895Engineering Technology Pathways: The Food and Foodstuff Supply ChainDr. Chad M Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Chad Laux is an Assistant Professor in the Technology Leadership & Innovation Department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches courses in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. His research interests include Lean Six Sigma, food security, and quality management systems. Chad is a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt from General Electric, Caterpillar, and the American Society for Quality and has 20 years experience and has numerous publications in the quality field. He is an

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos; Dominick Esperanza Fazarro, University of Texas at Tyler; J. Craig Hanks, Texas State University, San Marcos; Walt Trybula, Texas State University & Trybula Foundation, Inc.; Satyajit Dutta, Texas State University; Robert McLean, Texas State University; Fritz Allhoff, Western Michigan University

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to the project their expertise from mechanical and manufacturing engineering, civilengineering, electrical engineering, industrial education and technology, physics, biology, andphilosophy and ethics.PROJECT PLANBackground: Engineers and technologists who will work with engineered nanomaterials(ENMs) need to understand potential hazards of ENMs and safety measures that can helpmitigate those hazards, even as research is ongoing. While the effects of one type of ENM in onelaboratory study should not be generalized to other ENMs, the hazard literature as a wholesupports caution. NOISH (2009) stressed that “nanomaterials present new challenges tounderstanding, predicting, and managing potential health risks to workers as with any materialbeing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David E. Schaad, Duke University; Michael M. Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Paper ID #9705Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Grand Challenge-based Framework forContextual LearningDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University

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design of electronic circuitsare included in the course. The course also offers a laboratory component that introducesstudents to simulation/modeling CAD tools such as PSpice and Mathematica’s toolbox AnalogInsydes for the design and analysis of electronic circuits. By the middle of the semester studentsare assigned into groups to complete a midterm project where they build, test, and present theirwork. Several mini-projects are assigned throughout the semester. The prerequisite for thiscourse is Circuit Analysis. The assessment for the course is as follows: 20% Laboratory, 10%Home Work, 10% Quizzes/Presentation, 30% Midterm Exam, 30% Final Exam. The majority ofthe students are from the electrical engineering program since this is a core