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Teaching Green Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gregg

majorfactor in purchasing decisions by the consumer, companies are finding that consumers are moreand more willing to pay a premium for products with a ‘green’ label. These products are thosethat are advertised as including ‘recycled’ or ‘reclaimed’ materials (paper products); minimizepackaging (laundry detergent refills); contain no dyes (PEPSI ‘clear’); minimize energy usage(fluorescent lights); use naturally occurring materials (woodstoves; cotton fabrics); use recycledmaterials (Patagonia’s ‘polarfleece’ fabric); have minimal noise impact (electric lawnmowers);minimize manufacturing waste steams (unbleached fabrics); minimize hazardous wastes (re-chargeable batteries); and in other ways appeal to the purchaser’s own environmental awareness.The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Cardenas

and society (STS) education by offering separate, specificcourses. These courses include sophomore- and junior-level STS courses2-3 where the studentsstudy the historical development of technology and society, and write reports and essays on STStopics. At the Colorado School of Mines, the students in the Guy T. McBride, Jr. HonorsProgram in Public Affairs for Engineers take seven semesters of interdisciplinary seminarsexamining society and technology4. At Arizona State University, Guilbeau and Pizzicanideveloped a bioengineering course to satisfy the ABET criteria on society and technology5. AtASU, case studies, creative controversy, group position papers and oral debate were used tostudy bioengineering as it relates to society

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2001 Annual Conference

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Leyla Newton; Shawna L. Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

additional information. Survey results indicated that asignificant number of respondents were first introduced to engineering by a family member andsubsequently, enrolled in engineering because of a strong aptitude for math and science.Students indicated that the WISE Bridge Program, as well as other services offered in the CEASand at ASU, aided them in their first semester. In addition, WISE program services such asacademic advising, mentoring, and tutoring were also mentioned as significant in first semesterretention of these students.An overview of the WISE Summer Bridge Program will be presented as well as survey resultsfrom 1998, 1999, and 2000 participants. In addition, the paper will discuss the need for andimpact of bridge programs

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engr. Educ. II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

and restructured to meet the primary objective of the course. The basic philosophy,format, evaluation and assessment of the course came into question. The contents of this paper,1.) describe some of the philosophical questions that had to be addressed, 2.) provide an overviewof problem-based learning, 3.) explain the revised course content and delivery systems, and 4.)provide an explanation of the techniques used to evaluate student work and provide courseassessment. Page 7.939.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Combs; Ahmad Zargari

mode 1, and a bidirectional I/Oport with five handshaking signals for mode 2 (Uffenbeck, 1998). Throughout the paper the82C55A will be configured for basic I/O operations in mode 0.Interface CardThe interface card is based on Intel’s 8255A programmable peripheral interface (PPI) IC. The8255A contains three 8-bit ports providing 24 lines of digital I/O. Support circuitry for the8255A consists of a buffer and address decoder circuit. The buffer circuit buffers the signalsbetween the 8255A and the motherboard, and the address decoder circuit assigns the 8255A anaddress on the address bus. The interface card is inserted into an open ISA slot in the personalcomputer. Through the interface card external circuitry may be connected to a

Conference Session

MET Student Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Lyth; Jorge Rodriguez

Session 2148 Design and Prototyping of a Hydraulic Drag for Fly Fishing Jorge Rodriguez, David Lyth, and Shane M. Groner Western Michigan University Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5061Abstract This paper presents the results of a design project where a hydraulic drag system for flyfishing reels was conceptualized, designed, prototyped, and tested. The utilization of hydraulicdrag in fishing reels is an innovative concept, and a valid alternative

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Dennis

Session Number 2215 ExCEEd Teaching Workshop: Taking it on the Road Norman D. Dennis, Jr., University of ArkansasAbstractIn response to its membership’s call for faculty training, the American Society of Civil Engineershas developed the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Workshop. Asuccessor to T4E (Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering), developed under the auspices ofNSF at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This paper discusses the evolution ofthe ExCEEd Teaching Workshop (ETW) since its inception and describes the measures taken bythe ASCE Committee on Faculty Development to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein; Sheryl Sorby

. Prior to thecalendar conversion, each academic department in the College of Engineering established its owncurriculum for the entire four-year degree program. During the course of the curricular revamp-ing, we also received funding from the NSF under the Action Agenda program with a portion ofthe grant dedicated to the implementation of the common first year engineering program. Indesigning our first year program, we “borrowed” ideas from several engineering schools, prima-rily those universities involved in the various NSF coalitions. This paper describes the procedurewe followed to implement this sweeping curricular change and highlights the features that weincorporated into our first-year engineering program. Preliminary feedback and assessment

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Darin Ridgway; Valerie Young; Michael Prudich

been presented. Marrero and Burkett discussed the reorganization of the unit ops labcourse in order to put a feel of industrial practice on the course. This comprehensive approachincluded rewriting operating instructions and report format to match common industrial formatand, more pertinent to this paper, a link of the experimental objective to a practical industrialproblem4. Myers used a simulated industrial-scale troubleshooting scenario as a method ofdirecting the students’ experimental procedure and reporting 5. Middleberg discussed theinclusion of an exercise in the design of a laboratory experiment as a portion of the unit ops labgrade6. Jayakumar et al. reported on a series of simulation modules that have been created forinclusion in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Horton; Chad Kidder; Mark Yeary; Rainer Fink

1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. In the past, Mark served as teachingassistant with the Department of Electrical Engineering, and received an ``outstanding teaching assistant'' award fromthe IEEE local student chapter for two years in a row. He also received a second place prize from the IEEE localchapter for his entry in graduate student paper contest. In the past as a student of Texas A&M University, Mark was acharter member and officer of the Engineering Scholars Program and has also been a recipient of the Dean'sOutstanding Student Award. Dr. Yeary was also an NSF/FIE 98 New Faculty Fellow. Dr. Yeary has worked for IBMas a member of a microprocessor development team. In the past, he has also written numerous lines of HTML code asa

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

Session 1413 Introducing Emerging Technologies into the Curriculum through a Multidisciplinary Research Experience James A. Newell, Kevin D. Dahm, Stephanie H. Farrell, Robert P. Hesketh, Kathryn Hollar, Mariano Savelski and C. Stewart Slater Department of Chemical Engineering Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028AbstractThis paper describes Rowan University’s novel approach to integrating emergingtechnologies into the chemical engineering curriculum. Through an eight-semesterproject-based course sequence, every engineering student works in multidisciplinary on

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

eachsemester to determine STEM course enrollment, performance (grade and overall GPA), andcontinuing enrollment in a STEM major. Written student surveys collect information about otherproject objectives. This paper discusses results from some aspects of the recently concluded2003-10 STEP project effort, which has increased student retention and may be of interest toother universities. This work continues to evolve in a Phase 2 project initiated in Fall 2010.STEP Project BackgroundSTEP has focused on first-time, first-year STEM students, with a primary focus on engineeringand technology students, but with participation from other university STEM fields such aschemistry, mathematics, and physics. Through the collaboration established, a core group

Conference Session

Computational Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch III P.E., Boise State University; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

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Computers in Education

started with NI in 2000 and has worked in product management and R&D roles related to signal processing, RF / communications, and measurement. Prior to working with NI, Shearman worked as a technical trade press editor and as a research engineer. As a trade press ed- itor for Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News, he covered PC-based test and analysis markets. His research engineering work involved embedding microstructures in high-volume plastic coatings for non-imaging optics applications. Shearman holds a bachelor of science with honors (1993) in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

, mobile devices can be used as motivators for attracting and retainingstudents in the computer science and engineering fields. Educators now must come up withinnovations on how to integrate mobile devices into their curriculums.This paper is a study of different approaches that are used by different colleges and universitiesaround the world to integrate Mobile Computing into their computer science and engineeringcurriculums.IntroductionMark Weiser, who is often considered to be the father of ubiquitous computing, classifiedcomputing into three eras: the mainframe era, where each mainframe was shared by lots ofpeople; the personal computing era, where each person had their own machine; and theubiquitous computing era, or the age of calm technology

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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Continuing Professional Development

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Lessons Learned Offering a Combined BS Engineering (with Cooperative Education) and MBAAbstractThe development and implementation of a combined Bachelor of Science in Engineering with aMaster of Business Administration program is described. The paper articulates thecharacteristics of combined degree programs and enumerates the lessons learned in theimplementation so that other universities interested in pursuing a similar approach can learn fromthis experience. The first cohort of students graduate June of 2011 and their reflections on theprogram are provided.BackgroundWith the support of the Industrial Advisory Board, the College of Engineering &

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-921: PROMOTING AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING STU-DENTS OF THE NEED FOR SIMULTANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OFLEAN SIX-SIGMA AND ACTIVITY BASED COSTINGMerwan B Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics in 2004, he has over twenty years of experi- ence in business and industry working as an industrial/methods engineer, machine tool design engineer, manufacturing engineer, technical partner, project director, vice-president and consultant. His present re- search interests are enhancing manufacturing and business processes through lean principles and theory of constraints, and

Conference Session

Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Salamah Salamah, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

aim of the current paper is twofold; we provide an update on the new DigitalHomecase study material developed in the last two years as part of a National Science Foundationgrant. In addition, we highlight our experiences in using the case study material in differentsoftware engineering courses at our institution. We also discuss the future goals, both short andlong term, of the case study project and the anticipated improvements and new artifacts.2. The DigitalHome Case StudyThe Case Study Project focuses on developing a complete set of artifacts associated withsoftware development (e.g., Requirements Document, System Test Plan, …) as well as casemodules (a “mini-case studies”). These artifacts and case modules are related by being part ofand

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Institute. Current efforts in sustainable knowledge transfer are focused in the planning, design, and construction of a Polytechnic school in rural East Africa (Sam, Tanzania). The project is a collaboration of the people of Sam (Headed by the Catholic Diocese), Cal Poly SLO (headed by Baltimore), NGO (the Mbesese Initiative), and industry (Arup Los Angeles).Dr. Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University Allen C. Estes is a professor and Head for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Poly- technic State University in San Luis Obispo. Until Jan. 2007, Estes was the Director of the Civil En- gineering program at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA). He is a registered Professional Engineer in

Conference Session

Capstone Courses in Construction

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vivek Sharma, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

dissimilarities on the same issue.) 4. Students will understand the structure of a Team profile and general construction company along with the staffing needs of conditions (supervision a project. costs) grading will provide feedback on this area. (85% and above) 5 Students will use leadership qualities and technical Overall oral presentation understanding of a project for a construction business grades above 75% will be portfolio to create an effective oral presentation in

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

intellectual excitement for many thousands ofeducators, and continues to speak to the interests and ideals of many young people and mid-career professionals.So, what can be done to help teachers find new ideas that will attract and excite students to learndifficult subjects such as Mathematics and Science?There is only one answer: By helping teachers become themselves more interested and excitedabout these subjects! That means exposing teachers to the most exciting and the least understoodprofession which is engineering! In doing so we bring them examples and real life applicationsthat will help them correlate theory and controlled experimentation with reality.Thise paper presents a program initiated at “Our Lady of the Lakes University” and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3880: A COURSE SEQUENCE IN ENGINEERING DESIGN ANDPROBLEM SOLVINGDr. David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin David Allen is the Gertz Regents Professor of chemical engineering, and the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of six books and more than 200 papers in areas ranging from coal liquefaction and heavy oil chemistry to the chemistry of urban atmospheres. For the past decade, his work has focused primarily on urban air quality and the development of materials for environmental and engineering education. Allen was a Lead Investigator for the first and second Texas Air Quality studies, which involved hundreds of

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benson H. Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanical Engineering

could simply keep quiet and let their audience read.After this introductory talk has concluded, the author leads a short discussion of how thetalk was structured - what material was disseminated and how. This gives the students theexplicit guidance they need to create their own presentation. The students are remindedat this point that, in addition to the presentation itself, they are responsible for a paper,complete with references. When the author first began having students prepare presentationsas part of the class, not requirement was given to them beyond preparing and giving the talkitself. Consequently, the level of preparation and research was, to say the least, variable. Byrequiring a multi-page report, complete with references, they are

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

Similarly Named Engineering Programs”. The fifth program criterion requires that instruction include laboratory exercises with substantive intellectual content. This paper will map the four-plus-one pillars construct onto an existing accredited program in Manufacturing Engineering. The results of this comparison will be used as part of the documentation offered for a forthcoming re-accreditation evaluation. The overlay of the four pillars highlights some needed improvements, and directions for implementation of those refinements are discussed. The method applied here suggests more general application for identifying areas of needed continuous improvement in undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

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Mathematics

onmathematics instead of programming. The graphical interface and the advanced work sheet modeof Maple is the reason why we decided not to use MATLAB which also does symbolicmathematics to some extent. Last but not least, we prefer Maple instead of the other leadingcommercial computer algebra system Mathematica18 for reasons of price policy. Even though weuse commercial software, we recommend to the students installing open source software likeMaxima on their own computer.For mathematicians, natural scientists and engineers LATEX is the most used scientific textprocessing system, especially for technical documents, Bachelor, Master or PhD theses full ofmathematical formula. Therefore, we integrated into the course a short introduction to

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University; Jessica Buck Ph.D., Jackson State University; Britney M. Williams, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

emergency management and disaster assistance. He has authored numerous papers and presentations focusing on the use of decision support systems for risk assessment, threat analysis, and emergency management. During his tenure at JSU, Skelton has mentored more than 70 students at his research center, focusing on problem solving, software development, and GIS utiliza- tion. Skelton’s primary areas of interest are STEM education, risk assessment, decision support, and cyber security.Dr. Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University Pao-Chiang Yuan received his Ph.D in civil engineering (environmental/water resources engineering) from Oklahoma State University. Yuan serves as Peer Reviewer for state, private grant programs, and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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Architectural

andProfessional exam which can be taken in any order. Actual hands-on experience is a criticalcomponent in preparing for these exams. The Certified Associate exam is intended for anindividual who has taken an introduction to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 course plus 100hours of additional hands-on application. A successful certification of Certified Professionalassumes an additional 300 hours of hands-on applications beyond the Associate Certification.When considering, at the time of this paper, that only roughly 500 individual who are currentlycertified by Autodesk as Revit Architecture 2012 Certified Professionals, the question wasposed: “Would having student certified at either the Associate or Professional level upon graduation be a

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

in the Department of Engineering Education. Matusovich earned her doctoral degree in engineering education at Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in materials science with a concentration in metallurgy. Additionally, Matuso- vich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experience in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Matuso- vich’s research interests include the role of motivation in learning engineering, construction of engineering identities, and faculty development

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry John Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Craig S. T. Daughtry, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Jurgen G. Schwarz, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lurline Marsh

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Minorities in Engineering

of the Food Science and Technology Ph.D. program. The teaching, research, and outreach activities of this program focus on the safety and quality of poultry, seafood, and produce. Schwarz is focusing his research and teaching activities on food processing, food safety, and food defense. Schwarz received a M.S. degree in food engineering from Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany, and a Ph.D. in food science and technology from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a Project Manager in the Technical Research Department at a General Foods subsidiary in Bremen, Germany, on product and process development projects.Dr. Lurline Marsh

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P. Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. were completed at Vanderbilt University, and his B.S.Ch.E. at the University of Alabama. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learn- ing tools and training, and he has particular interests in faculty development. He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the Fahein Award for young faculty teaching and educational scholarship, the Cororan award for best article in the journal Chemical Engineering Education (twice), and the Martin award for best paper in the Ch.E. Division at the ASEE Annual Meeting. Page 25.1446.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine M. Polito, University of Texas, Austin; Leslie P. Martinich, Competitive Focus

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Continuing Professional Development

member at the Engineering Leadership Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, and is the 2012 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow. Page 25.1472.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012           What do Engineering leaders want? Page 25.1472.2 Engineering and scientific leaders have traditionally moved into supervisory positionsbased on their exceptional technical skills, but have received little or no management training.Generally speaking, engineers prefer to approach the administration of projects by defining fixedparameters and