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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Paper ID #15253Effects of Readiness Initiatives on Mechanical Engineering Retention andSuccessDr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel Robert Rabb is an associate professor and the Mechanical Engineering Program Director at The Citadel. He previously taught mechanical engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy and his M.S.E. and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching interests are in mechatronics, regenerative power, and multidisciplinary engineering.Dr. Monika

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #21881An Initial Exploration of Engineering Students’ Emotive Responses to Spa-tial and Engineering Statics ProblemsDr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student

Conference Session

Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca L Norris, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; M. Cengiz Altan, University of Oklahoma; J. D. Baldwin, University of Oklahoma; Wilson E Merchán-Merchán, University of Oklahoma

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and STEM initiatives in inclusion and diversity.Prof. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted engineering education and experiential learning. He is the coordinator of the industry sponsored capstone from at his school and is the advisor of OU’s FSAE team.Prof. M. Cengiz Altan, University of Oklahoma Professor Altan is the B.H. Perkinson Chair and Director of

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo; K Cyril Masiulaniec, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo

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AC 2007-2198: LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT: A STUDENT PROJECT TODEVELOP INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION AS A PERMANENT STATE OFMINDSorin Cioc, University of Toledo Sorin Cioc is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), College of Engineering, University of Toledo. He received a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. His main research and publishing area is tribology. He is a past recipient of the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award for the best paper on the practical aspects of lubrication

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, San Diego State University; Enrique A. Ainsworth, University of California - Los Angeles; Casey Ann Shapiro, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Hannah Whang Sayson, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, University of California - Los Angeles

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Paper ID #15323Comprehensive Research Experience for UndergraduatesDr. George Youssef, San Diego State University Dr. George Youssef received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California Los An- geles in 2010 and joined the faculty at San Diego State University after four years appointment at Califor- nia State University Northridge. His research interest is in the general area of solid mechanics with focus on nontraditional materials such as polymers, composites, and smart materials. His research contribution in dynamic properties of shock-loaded materials, interfacial strength of direct bond wafers

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-1726: THE INFLUENCE OF A RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FORUNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDENGINEERING RESEARCHDavid Willis, Southern Methodist University David A. Willis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He received his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 2001. His areas of research interests are heat transfer, phase change, and fluid mechanics problems associated with short pulse laser-material interactions. His research involves experimental studies of laser microfabrication, high power laser-ablation, and laser-induced forward

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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rates and the likelihood ofcontinued research participation and higher education. A new initiative at the University of Texasat Austin (UT Austin), the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering (FIRE) program,offers a select group of first-year students with an opportunity to participate in semester-long,faculty-sponsored mechanical engineering research and development projects. In addition to theirresearch, students attend bi-monthly lectures that introduce them to various topics in mechanicalengineering and current research in the field, the successes (and roadblocks) in engineeringresearch and how to overcome them, and career opportunities in engineering. An end of semesterposter session allows students to showcase their research

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

interpersonal skills they attributed to the multidisciplinaryproject with their roles as employees. This case study suggests that undergraduate researchacross disciplines can supplement the undergraduate education and help mechanical engineeringstudents obtain skills useful in addressing contemporary issues like those identified in the NAEgrand challenges1. Further research can help reinforce these initial findings and expand theengineering education community’s understanding of the outcomes associated withmultidisciplinary undergraduate research teams.References1. National Academy of Engineering. Published at http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/, Accessed on 12/18/2014.2. Kirkpatrick, A., Danielson, S., Warrington, R., Smith, R., Thole, K

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiang Zhou, Lamar University; Paul Corder, Lamar University; Hsing-wei Chu, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-297: INCORPORATING A TEACHER’S RESEARCH PROJECT INTO ANUNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSEJiang Zhou, Lamar UniversityPaul Corder, Lamar UniversityHsing-wei Chu, Lamar UniversityKendrick Aung, Lamar University Page 14.715.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporating a Teacher’s Research Project into an Undergraduate Level Course1. IntroductionThis paper describes the integrating of a research topic into an undergraduate “System Dynamicsand Vibration” course. The process helped the students to capture the essential aspects of theproblems in a mechanical model, make reasonable simplifying assumptions, and reduce thismodel

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Dena Garner, The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Rebecca A. Hunter, The Citadel; Breeanne Baker Swart, The Citadel; Shankar Madhab Banik, The Citadel; Michael P. Verdicchio, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel

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addition, Hu and colleagues find that students who participate in undergraduate research havegreater interactions and relationships with their faculty, improved writing and communicationskills, and enhanced critical thinking skills [2]. Moreover, summer undergraduate research hasalso been found to support these outcomes, with Lopatto finding that such programs supportnetworking skills and professional development for students [3]. Due to these findings, TheCitadel initiated the Undergraduate Research Office in 2016 and the inaugural The CitadelSURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) program in the summer of 2017. Notethat this program is not quite the same as typical REU programs where students come frommultiple universities to work on one

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy M. Hodges P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University

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Mechanical Engineering

intent of exposingstudents to graduate work in engineering. The Undergrad Only College and a Grad Institutionpartnered to create and jointly fund summer research projects for the Undergrad Only Collegesstudents. The students propose a research project that is jointly mentored by a Grad Institutionfaculty member and a faculty member at the home Undergrad Only College. After the projectswere selected, the student spends the summer at the Grad Institution conducting a study orexperimental work to complete the research project. The program broadens the researchopportunities for the undergraduate student by enabling the student to go to the Grad Institutionand interact with graduate faculty and students.The initiative is to promote and instill a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-254: FIVE FORCED-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSUSING TWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CAL-IBER ACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard J. Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has taught a wide

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Philip Ring, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

 fields.In this paper we describe our efforts at the University of _________ to design and implement a lowcost PIV system. The design has progressed iteratively: first as a summer project for incoming freshmenas a part of an extant National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)Grant, then as a part of undergraduate research (UGR) as part of several local UGR student grants,then for senior capstone design projects aimed at design of systems to make quality measurements tosupport our overall research goals. Details of design, costs, strengths, and challenges are presented. Wenow seek to engage students with PIV, our initial ideas regarding this direction are discussed.IntroductionExperimental fluid dynamics is a field that is

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

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Paper ID #11554Student Development of a Five kW Solar Furnace for Solar Thermal Chem-istry ResearchDr. Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University G. Scott Duncan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Valparaiso University. He re- ceived a BSME (1990) from Purdue University and Ph.D (2006) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. His research has focused on the development of systems and components for the area of concentrated solar thermal chemistry.Dr. Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University Professor Nudehi received a Bachelor degree and a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Herb Connors; Vitaliy Victorovich Saykin, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mohammed Khalid Alhuwayrini

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tests on an Instron universal test machine. In spring 2016, to help thestudents find answers by themselves, a research project was initiated with heavy studentinvolvement to explore statistical parameters of typical mechanical properties. This teamincludes 3 faculties from two different departments, one staff from the Strength Test Center andseveral students. After one-year’s work, 4 sets of test data had been obtained by the studentresearch team and can be used to answer their questions. This paper will describe and present indetail the research activities. In the research, students implemented what they learned inclassrooms to the research, designed and manufactured specimens, created test procedures, rantensile tests, wrote test reports and

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Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; John Charonko, Virginia Tech; Alicia Williams, Virginia Tech; Satyaprakash Karri, Virginia Tech; Kelley Stewart, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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level for “research-based learning” which is inherent inthe graduate level but almost non-existent in the undergraduate level. To achieve this research-based learning at the undergraduate level, a new educationalparadigm is needed that, demands a commitment to the intellectual growth of individualstudents, redefines the role of engineering in society, and stimulates students to pursue careers inengineering and research. These goals can be accomplished by integrating research intoengineering education, serving to increase recruitment and retention and enabling futureengineers to become society leaders. To pursue these goals, we initiated an effort to translate state-of-the-art multidisciplinaryresearch examples and accomplishments

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Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

the Contraction nozzle - a section that accelerates the fluid to the desired velocity.• Test Section, referred to as the Working area - a section with constant cross sectional geometry to conduct experiments.• Diffuser, referred to as the Diffuser nozzle – a section that returns the flow to near ambient pressure. Page 25.1390.5 Figure 1 Basic Components of a Wind TunnelTwo different configurations are considered during the initial research. A blow downconfiguration as seen in Figure 2, and a suck down configuration as seen in Figure 3. The Suckdown configuration is chosen over the blown down by virtue of the

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthias Lang, University of Texas, Austin; Dinesh Rabindran, University of Texas, Austin; Tricia Berry, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

Experimental Determination of Torque Control Capability of a Modular Robot Actuator: An Undergraduate Research ProjectAbstractThe goal of this manuscript is to present the undergraduate research experience of the first authoras a mentee in Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) initiative at theCockrell School of Engineering in The University of Texas at Austin. GLUE is a retention andcareer development program developed and managed by the Women in Engineering Program(WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). GLUE is designed to addressundergraduate attrition and low rates of perseverance to graduate school. This mentoringprogram partners a senior graduate student with an undergraduate mentee to work on

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-763: DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENTMETHODOLOGIES SUPPORT A SENIOR PROJECT RESEARCH COURSE ANDITS ASSESSMENTPeter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Baumann is an Associate Professor of Engineering at CCSU. His industrial experience spans 20 years. He is Past Chairman of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee B7 and is on his local ASM International chapter’s Board of Directors. Dr. Baumann received a B.S. in Metallurgy at Penn State, earned an M.S. from MIT Mechanical Engineering, and completed a Ph.D. in Materials Science at Polytechnic University. E-mail: BaumannP@ccsu.eduNidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

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Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, The University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; Jia Frydenberg, University of California, Irvine

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delivery.Taking the time to learn the strategy and tools required to create and deliver a successful hybridcourse at any level of sophistication often detracts from “…other professional activities whichmay be needed to be successful in the tenure process.”3 Also, most research universities do notallow any "workload release" for the additional effort often required for the initial developmentof a hybrid course. Faculty are used to being the “experts” and due to the lack of priority and/ortime are not properly motivated to become experts in the development and delivery of effectivehybrid courses. They further cite the “complexity” of developing effective online coursesincluding technical, pedagogical, and administrative (no time or budget, lack of training

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Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-1721: PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF THETHIRD YEAR OF A RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATESPROGRAMDavid Willis, Southern Methodist University David A. Willis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He received his B.S. degree from North Carolina State University in 1995 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1997 and 2001, respectively. His areas of research interests are heat transfer, phase change, and fluid mechanics problems associated with short pulse laser-material interactions. His research involves experimental studies of laser microfabrication, high power laser-ablation, laser

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patricia Iglesias Victoria, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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Department at RIT, Dr. Schertzer held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto where he focused on integrating his individual contributions into a point of care medical diag- nostic device. During this time, he also had the opportunity to collaborate with a small medical diagnostic company in the Toronto area while examining surface tension related phenomena in DNA Microarrays. Dr. Schertzer has had the opportunity to develop relationships that have led to research contracts and grants with companies and governmental organizations in Public Health, Medical Diagnostics, and Large Scale Fluid Dynamics for Applications in Power Generation. He

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University

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Paper ID #9027Development and evolution of a new mechanical design laboratory courseDr. Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University Steven P. Marra received his B.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1993, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1998 and 2001, respectively, all in mechanical engineering. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in mechanical engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include soft and hard tissue biomechanics, nonlinear mechanics of solids, mechanics of tissue damage, and undergraduate engineering education

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; James Dautremont

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9253Development, assessment and evaluation of remote thermo-fluids laboratoryexperiments: Results from a pilot studyProf. Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University Sriram Sundararajan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University and also currently serves as the Associate Chair for Operations. His research areas encompass multiscale tribology (friction, lubrication and wear), surface engineering and mechanical engineering education. He has authored over 65 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the steering committee

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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Lee Finley; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Paper ID #7136Effective use of an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Design and Man-ufacture of Tools to Assist in Teaching Strength of MaterialsMr. Jacob Lee Finley Jacob Finley came to the University of Southern Maine in spring 2010. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Finley became fascinated with mechanical properties of materials after taking a class with Dr. Ghorashi and observing the applications of the subject. He then teamed up with this professor and developed a way of demonstrating complex concepts in solid mechanics with easy to understand hands-on test set ups. Finley has always thoroughly enjoyed

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Michael Trzesniowski

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performances;In the second phase the students also work in a team but not competitive to each other. We offertwo variants of research projects: internal – the tasks are defined in the Department of VehicleTechnology – and external – the problem definition is a part of an industrial project. The projectsettings are much challenging, complex, elaborating, and the students have to apply technical andproject management knowledge as well. The second phase of MS-PBL starts in the junior year ofstudy and takes generally up to 9 months.The most important internal research project in our department is "Formula-Student", initiated bySAE ®5. The students have been participating in the competition since 2002 and the projectbecame an integrative part of our

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James D. Carrico, University of Mary; Javad Anjum, University of Mary; Audra Anjum, Ohio University

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. Javad Anjum, University of Mary Javad Anjum is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mary. He worked as a physician in India and pursued clinical research in Neurophysiology. He then completed a PhD in Speech-Language Science from the Ohio University with research foci in aphasia and psycholinguistics. Javad’s current research interests are in understanding the impaired and unimpaired cognitive-linguistic processes in aphasia and developing assessment methods for evaluating language performance in people with brain injuries. He also has research interests in interprofessional education (IPE) with health sciences and engineering dis- ciplines.Ms. Audra Anjum, Ohio University Audra Anjum is an instructional

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Biodiesel ReprocessorProjects 1, 2 and 4 were part of ongoing research projects, while project 3 and 5 werespecifically designed for the purposes of the REU. Students working on projects 1 and 2 got toconduct some of their testing at industrial facilities, while those working on projects 3 and 4were given access to components and/or equipment by GM. Most of the projects wereexperimental and projects 3-5 in particular required the design and development of a newapparatus by the students. All of the students got the opportunity to use experimental techniquesor equipment that most undergraduates would rarely get a chance to use and got to interact tovarying degrees with faculty, graduate students, industry mentors and staff.Based on this initial

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Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University; Alan F. Asay, Woolley Engineering Research Corp.

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AC 2011-1919: RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ACTUAL VEHICLE ROLLOVERAS A SPECIAL PROJECT IN AN UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICS COURSEBlake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University Blake M. Ashby is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. His research and teaching interests include the areas of dynamics, kine- matics, solid mechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and accident reconstruc- tion. Prior to joining to Grand Valley State, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer with Woolley Engineering Research Corporation and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Mechanical Engineering

exercises that require interaction with such objects; however, a search forsuch labs suggests that this has received limited attention. Therefore, a potential area for growthis the development of lab exercises related to frames and/or machines in order to provideopportunity for students to interact with multi-member objects thus developing their intuitionwith respect to such objects. A reasonable starting point would be to develop a lab focusedaround a classification of machines that are currently addressed with high frequency by existingtextbooks; the focus of this paper is the description of such a lab exercise as well as the responseof an initial cohort of students.Context The lab exercise described here was developed for a four-credit