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- Outstanding Contributions to ME Education
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University
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AC 2008-548: FINITE ELEMENT LEARNING MODULES FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TOPICS USING COMMERCIALSOFTWAREAshland Brown, University of the Pacific Ashland O. Brown is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. He has held numerous administrative, management and research positions including Program Director, Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation, Dean of Engineering at the University of the Pacific; Dean of Engineering Technology at South Carolina State University; Engineering Group Manager at General Motors Corporation: and Principal Engineering Supervisor, Ford Motor Company and Research Engineer Eastman Kodak Company. He
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- Trends in Mechanical Engineering II
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Raghu Echempati, Kettering University
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AC 2011-849: INTEGRATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEUR-SHIP TOPICS IN TO DESIGN COURSES EXPERIENCES AND LESSONSLEARNEDRaghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years of teaching, research and consulting experiences in Design and Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes. He has published several educational and research papers at ASEE, ASME and other International Conferences. He has delivered many invited and keynote lectures, gave workshops, and organized technical sessions at SAE and other International Conferences. He is an active reviewer of several textbooks, research proposals, conference and journal papers of repute. He is member of ASME
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- Laboratory Innovations
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland; Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland
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. Page 25.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Power and Efficiency Measurement in a Thermoelectric GeneratorAbstractThis paper documents a laboratory experiment to determine the efficiency of a commercialthermoelectric generator. Thermoelectric devices make use of the Seebeck effect to convert adifference in temperature into electricity. Thermoelectric devices are used or proposed for anumber of different current applications including waste heat recovery. In the experiment, aLabVIEW data acquisition system measures real-time efficiency of the thermoelectric deviceunder different testing conditions. The experiment is well-suited for an undergraduate thermalsciences lab or a demonstration
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- Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington
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. Therefore, it was decidedto survey students who were within thirty hours of graduation to determine factors that contributed intheir graduation delays. The Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) atUTSA requires 128 SCH of coursework. The degree requirement includes 42 SCH of the UniversityCore Curriculum (or General Education). Courses in general chemistry, engineering physics, andcalculus are parts of both the University Core Curriculum and the engineering degree requirements.Ninety eight (98) students completed their degrees between fall 2012 and fall 2013. In examiningthe transcripts of these students, several observations were made, as summarized below.The examination of transcripts revealed that students had attempted as
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- Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- B.K. Hodge
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particularized to wind energy metrics, the quantitativeexperience has been extended to the evaluation of system performance—a significant and usefulenhancement. The use of Mathcad to enhance the quantitative coverage of wind energy systemswas a success.IntroductionThe escalating cost of energy is a dominant feature of the 21st Century and has resulted inincreased interest in alternate energy sources topics in engineering education. At MississippiState University, ME 4353 Alternate Energy Sources1, 2 is taught as a technicalelective/beginning graduate course in the Mechanical Engineering program. The course is asurvey course that examines a number of alternate energy sources and alternate applications ofexisting energy sources. One of the topics
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- Improving ME education: Broad Topics
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
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. In this curriculum a course MCHE578 under special topics is being introduced where in product life cycle design; finding designsolutions using optimization technique; The students will gain fundamental knowledge on rapidproduct realization using rapid prototyping and virtual prototyping techniques, solid free-formfabrication and will learn the trade offs including part accuracy, build speed and materialcoverage among different fabrication processes. Practical skills such as STL file preparation, partslicing, and support generation can be gained. They will be provided with hands-on experienceusing commercial rapid prototyping machines. An opportunity to compare solid free-formfabrication with CNC machining in the making of physical parts
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University
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feature to enhance retention rate at the sophomore level forconcentrating studies in engineering disciplines. Citing evidence of project oriented financialsupport for the students is an attractive technique for motivation. This motivation assuresstudents in multi task projects and thereby builds strength. This strength reflects students’learning and directs them towards completing their educational goals in engineering. In a truesense these potential graduates may involve in as many multidisciplinary tasks as they mayencounter in the working arena.RECRUITING STRATEGYEntering new freshmen as well as transfer students constitute big weight of the composition ofthe student body within a given program. It is therefore important to formulate a
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kim Shollenberger, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University
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eight years at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, before joining the faculty at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Currently she teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Her research is in the area of multiphase flows and computational modeling of thermal-fluid systems. Page 11.1168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Student use of Textbook Solution Manuals: Student and Faculty Perspectives in a Large Mechanical Engineering DepartmentAbstractAnecdotal evidence
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- Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio
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-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-September 2013). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of ASEE, a Fellow of ASME, senior member of AIAA, and holds membership in ASHRAE, and Sigma Xi. He has served as the ASEE Campus Representative at UTSA, ASEE-GSW Section Campus Representative, and served as the Chair of ASEE Zone III (2005-07). He chaired the ASEE-GSW section during the 1996-97 academic year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Challenges in Teaching an Introductory Graduate Level Course in ThermodynamicsAbstractTeaching an introductory graduate level course in thermodynamics can be a challenge due tounequal students
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- Mechanical Engineering Poster Session
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kirstie Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy
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AC 2008-983: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAM GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTKirstie Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy Kirstie Plantenberg University of Detroit Mercy plantenk@udmercy.edu Page 13.634.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Graduation RequirementAbstract For many years, the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) has required all engineeringstudents to take a one credit Fundamentals of Engineering exam (FE exam) review class.Starting in 2005, Civil, Manufacturing and Mechanical engineering students were required totake the actual FE exam. By requiring the students to take the actual
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- Thermal Fluid Experiment Related
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- Melissa M. Gibbons, University of San Diego
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University of San Diego, she worked as a Senior Research Engineer at L3 Technologies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Thermodynamics Design Project that Applies Theory, Explores Renewable Energy Topics, and Considers the Economic and Social Impacts of the DesignsAbstractThermodynamics courses introduce theoretical concepts that can be applied to real-worldproblems using impactful project-based learning (PBL). Entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) can augment PBL by instilling an entrepreneurial mindset (EM), categorized by curiosity,making connections, and creating value, in the students. This paper describes a group
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho
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Paper ID #28606Ann Miller, College of Engineering, University of Idaho Ann Miller earned B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Chemistry in 2016 and an M.S. in Adult Organiza- tional Learning and Leadership in 2019, from the University of Idaho. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Adult Organizational Learning and Leadership. While working on graduate work, she works within the University of Idaho College of Engineering as the Office Manager of Engineering Outreach. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Generation-Z Learning Approaches to Improve Performance on the Fundamentals of Engineering ExamAbstractThe Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is now computer-based
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- Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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. Page 24.456.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effective Strategies for Generating Awareness and Interest in Science and Engineering among Underrepresented YouthAbstractNative Americans are seriously underrepresented in science and engineering. To address thisconcern, the authors have created a flexible two-component workshop that uses submarines andsubmersibles as a vessel to introduce basic science and engineering concepts.Submarines must resist considerable pressures, resist corrosion, be able to move in threedimensions while mostly navigating blindly, and be able to support life for months at a time.Science and engineering basics that are needed to address those concerns are
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- Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Chris Kobus, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Alex Alkidas, Oakland University; Michael Latcha, Oakland University
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was the primary person in charge of the assessment of the NSF and DoD funded Automotive Research and Industrial Mentorship REU program.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Page 12.780.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Generating Enthusiasm for Research through Automotive Projects andIndustrial Mentors: Lessons Learned from the First Year of an REU ProgramIntroductionThe department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University (OU) received funding forthree years through the National Science Foundation REU program and the Department ofDefense ASSURE program to organize a summer research experience for undergraduates (REU)program that focuses
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- Improving ME education: Broad Topics
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- B.K. Hodge; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University
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, Mississippi State University Rogelio Luck received the B.S. degree from Texas Tech University in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State Univ., University Park, in 1987 and 1989, respectively, all in Mechanical Engineering. In 1989 he joined the faculty at the Mechanical Engineering Dept. at Mississippi State University where he has been an Associate Professor since 1994. His recent research interest is in the area of inverse heat transfer. Page 11.1377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Computational Software Root Solvers: A New
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University
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University Andrew Davol graduated with a BSME from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), in 1987. He worked for Boeing Commercial Aircraft Company as a designer and stress analyst before completing a Ph.D. in structural engineering at the University of California, San Diego, in 1998. Andrew is currently an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly specializing in mechanics. He has advised the ASME sponsored Human Powered Vehicle Club for 5 years.Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University Joseph Mello received bachelor and master degrees from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. He earned a Ph.D. at University of
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- Liang Zhu, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland Baltimore County; L.D. Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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, the retention rate and graduation rate ofundergraduate students in STEM fields are typically low and there is room for furtherimprovement. The low retention and graduation rates may be due to not only the rigorouscurriculum of the STEM majors, but also economic and academic difficulties those studentsencounter. Financial support to students alone may not be sufficient to address the problems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship program was established toencourage higher education institutions to develop academic activities to support undergraduatestudents in STEM fields to improve their retention and graduation rates, and further increasingtheir potential of career placement and graduate studies. Our university
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- Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum
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- David C. Jensen, University of Arkansas; Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas
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published in several venues, including Computers & Education, American Journal of Distance Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, and the Journal of Educational Research. Page 26.1363.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Self-Evaluation of Design Decision-Making Skills Gained through Student Generated Learning Aids Page 26.1363.2AbstractThis paper presents the findings from research in improving undergraduate engineering designdecision-making skills. This work is motivated by the need to provide
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- Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah
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introduced.Sageev and Romanowski, for example,12 explicitly polled recent engineering graduates toidentify topics that should be added to future technical communication courses. This paper alsoprovides references to numerous other papers presenting similar survey results. Page 22.1687.6However, the courses that incorporate these innovations are also heirs to a great deal of critiqueof classroom writing instruction. Wolfe questions the quality of classroom instruction intechnical communication by identifying problems in a dozen widely-used technicalcommunication textbooks.13 Kirkland presents a detailed review of the general disjunctionbetween classroom
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- Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeff Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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field of point-to-point aimed movement. Having worked in industry for more than twenty years prior to starting work on his doctorate, he is interested in finding ways to align academic preparation with the activities commonly performed in engineering practice. Page 26.257.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessment of an Improved Problem-Based Learning Implementation in a Senior/Graduate Mechatronic Design CourseAbstractBuilding on previous work to implement problem-based learning, a mechatronic design coursewas recast as a semester-long activity
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- Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Olalekan Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University
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engineering education. Kitana is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at WSU, and serves as their Graduate Student Chair for the 2018-19 academic year.David B. Thiessen, Washington State University David B.Thiessen received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1992 and has been at Washington State University since 1994. His research interests include fluid physics, acoustics, and engineering education.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D., and did his postdoctoral work at the University of Oklahoma where he also taught as a visiting lecturer. He has been on the Washington State
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- Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Richard F. Keltie, North Carolina State University
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radiation, wave vector analysis techniques, and structural energy flow. From 2003 through 2012 Dr. Keltie served in various associate dean roles (including aca- demic affairs, and research and graduate programs) within the College of Engineering, and he returned to his faculty position in 2013. Page 26.937.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Incorporating a Graduate Research Activity in an Undergraduate Vibrations Course Design ProjectAbstractA standard component in our junior-level vibrations course is a design project. This project
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- Materials in Design and Manufacturing
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- Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia
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modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice.” Undergraduate engineering students willface these significant challenges and their education and training must adapt in order toadequately prepare the next generation of engineers for these new realities.Engineering faculty at MU started to develop an sustainable nanotechnology program forundergraduate students. We are developing a new course and laboratory modules throughenvironmental nanotechnology research to integrate them into the existing engineeringcurriculum. Research activities related to sustainable nanotechnology and challenges insustainable engineering education were discussed. By integrating the sustainable nanotechnologyresearch into the undergraduate curriculum, students will
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- Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy
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refers to educating adult, self-directed learners. A searchfor the two topics in the Journal for Engineering Education returns 277 articles associated withthe term pedagogy compared to 2 for andragogy, for a ratio of over 138:1. For the InternationalJournal of Engineering Education the ratio is 119:1. A similar search of all ASEE conferencearticles since 1996 returns over 104:1. The initial conclusion of these findings is that the topic ofandragogy is less prevalent than pedagogy in engineering education publications. This isproblematic considering these two learner orientations bring with them a set of conflictingunderlying assumptions regarding the learner themselves, with the pedagogical assumptions lessconsistent with ABET student outcomes
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- Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education
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- Chean Chin Ngo, California State University, Fullerton; Sang June Oh, California State University, Fullerton
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number, types, and availability of these programs in different states in the UnitedStates. The second part of the paper provides a summary of the examination of the curricularstructure and requirements of the Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering (BSME)degree programs in the United States. For ease of comparison, only sample curricula from 201public universities on semester systems are considered. A total number of 125 BSME degreeprograms are selected for the present study. In particular, the total number of units requirementas well as the curricular component of the degree requirements in mathematics and science,major core requirements, technical electives, and general education are examined. This paperalso addresses how each
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- Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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the program wasextremely worthwhile and over 25% of those participating are now considering a careercombining engineering and law.IntroductionABET accreditation1 generally ensures that most mechanical engineering programs are similarand include a significant amount of math, science, and particularly engineering topics. Becausemechanical engineering is considered a very broad area, more and more students are pursuingcomplementary careers such as medicine and business. Some universities, such as ours, have alaw school on campus. For those universities, there is a great opportunity to expose mechanicalengineering students to a possible career in law. Such careers of course include earning a JD andpracticing as a patent attorney or possibly
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Hamid Rad, Washington State University; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University - Vancouver
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haptics, robotics and automation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Redesign of a Graduate Seminar Course Using Active Learning Opportunities for Oral Presentation SkillsAbstractThis paper presents details of a seminar course offered to mechanical engineeringgraduate students at Washington State University Vancouver (USA). This is a one-semester-credit course with a primary purpose of giving the students an opportunity topractice presentation skills in front of an audience and to explore topics assigned by theinstructor.In our approach, we engage the students in the process of preparing and giving effectiveoral presentations. First, two short technical articles selected by the
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- Sean Michael Quallen, University of Idaho; John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho; Barry Willis, University of Idaho; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; JJ Petersen, University of Idaho
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, he began teaching at the University of Idaho. He served as chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho from 2009-2015, and is currently the Associate Dean in the College of Engineering.Dr. Barry Willis, University of Idaho Barry Willis is Associate Dean and Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho (UI). His areas of specialty include online learning, leadership and organizational behavior, and designing instruction for GenZ learners. Dr. Willis previously served the UI as Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach. Professor Willis teaches in the Engineering Management graduate program.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho
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- Jenna Elizabeth Stolzman, Grand Valley State University; Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University
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skills ofan undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student while also promoting graduate engineeringeducation. To achieve this, a three-credit undergraduate independent study was conducted wherethe research topic of interest was mitigating boundary layer separation, a topic covered in theundergraduate Fluid Mechanics course. Delaying boundary layer separation to improve airfoilaerodynamic performance can be achieved by passive techniques which include the use of vortexgenerators, rough patches, uniform suction/blowing, and dimpled surfaces. Dimpled surfaceshave been known to generate swirl by the creation of vortices thereby energizing the flow. It isbelieved that the generation of vortices and swirl can be used to mitigate boundary
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- Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver
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mechanical and electrical engineering graduates become practicing engineers, many areengaged in industrial automation projects. Knowledge of industrial motion control technology isan absolute must since industrial automation is designed primarily around specialized motioncontrol hardware and software. Industry needs engineers who can do system design andintegration using motion controllers and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) as the primarybuilding blocks for automation/mechatronics applications. They are not expected to designcontrollers, control algorithms or interface electronic circuits at the board level or programmicroprocessors such as Arduino 4,5 . Instead, they need to combine theoretical and practicalknowledge to select industrial