Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3703: INTRODUCTORY ADSORPTION LABORATORY EXPER-IMENTDr. Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Page 25.853.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introductory Adsorption Laboratory ExperimentAbstractIt is always exciting to bring nonengineering or first year engineering students into thelaboratory – they can learn a lot about engineering by working in the space, but theexperiment needs to be safe and accessible. This paper describes an adsorptionexperiment with safe and easy data collection. The analysis can be simple (graphingdisappearance of a dye as a function of time) or complex

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy Morse

first generation of this website is available at http://www.feedsnet.org/. In addition tofulfilling the marketing mission of the website by making FEEDS information available toanyone at any place or time, SSOC envisioned a website that could solve some of the data Page 10.626.1latency problems associated with keeping FEEDS information current and accurate.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Four years ago the SSOC evaluated the emerging distance learning course delivery technology inan attempt to plan future hardware

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ficken, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

improvements similar to those shown here have been made in a timelymanner and do give a positive indication of student learning. The Z-N method is also presentlyused by the other professors teaching these courses. Having benefited by this engineeringeducation the students will be able to use it as a fundamental tool in other appropriate industrialapplications in the wide world of automatic control.The physical system arrangement will now be described. The plant consists of an axial pistonmotor which drives an identical axial piston pump through a shaft mounted torque speedtransducer. The pump is loaded using a remotely controlled relief valve in the output loop. Arotational speed feedback signal is available from a speed transducer system using a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

university vehicle design and engineering programs to stayrelevant, the industry development process must be mirrored in a low cost, efficient manner.HIL has been outside of the realm of possibility at universities due to the complex modelingtechniques and information required, as well as the prohibitive cost. Supplying universities withlow cost, function development-based HIL systems reduces the vehicle development time byparallelizing the process while educating students on cutting-edge vehicle design techniques.Reducing the complexity of the hardware reduces the overall utility however lessens the costassociated with networking Electronic Control Units (ECU). Also, developing simpler, lowerfidelity models reduces required computing resources and

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph O. Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Construction

compressive strength of 2768.68 psi with a maximum strength of 3515 psi, whichis sufficient for walls in one story construction. Undergraduate Research Assistants were involvedin the execution of the project and learned principles of basic research and engineeringcharacteristics of kenaf building blocks. The blocks gained compressive strength steadily attainingabout 50% of the target strength in 15 days. The blocks made are light weight and strong and maybe very cost effective when used in one story buildings.Keywords: Sustainable Agricultural-based Fibers, Kenaf blocks, Magnesium Oxychloride cement,wood-based fiber products, maximum average compressive strength.IntroductionKenaf is an old crop with roots in Africa. A member of the hibiscus family

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Tracy Van Zandt

professor’svantage point is far different than that of the young, inexperienced student. Often, students won’tfully realize the relationship between different approaches until well after the completion of thecourse—often not until they are working in industry and a problem arises which requires thenow “practicing engineer” to “pull all the pieces together”.In order to improve this situation, students must be given a compelling reason to fully understandand retain the material when it is initially presented. Students learn best with hands-on projectsand problems with practical purpose [1]. Without a clear need or a “real problem” to which thetechniques can be applied, the theoretical concepts are too abstract and difficult to remember.The concepts taught in

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Franke; David Devine

work and activity-based learning; results of integrated curricular experiences; relevant nationally- normed examinations; results of surveys to assess graduate and employer satisfaction with employment, career development, career mobility, and job title; and preparation for continuing education.Furthermore, assessment is a part of university requirements and is found in the IndianaUniversity Purdue University Fort Wayne Strategic Plan2 . The Department of Civil andArchitectural Engineering Technology has an Assessment and Continuous ImprovementPlan3 . This plan has assessment and evaluation procedures that are based in studentevaluations, meetings with Industrial Advisory Committees, accreditation visits by TAC-ABET

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

processes areencountered in a large number of engineering applications. It is essential for thermal engineers tounderstand the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer and be able to employ the rateequations that govern the amount of energy being transferred. However, the majority of studentsperceive these topics as difficult.To make the subject of heat transfer a more pleasant experience for the undergraduatemechanical engineering students at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, thestudents are required to take a junior-level heat transfer laboratory. The different experiments inthis laboratory enhance and add another dimension to the teaching/learning process of thesubject of heat transfer. One of the objectives of this heat

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Ken Morrison

oforganizational change.Due to the recent technological advancement in information technology and opportunitiesprovided by the Internet, many playing fields in the manufacturing industry have changed toreflect rapid market changes and requirements. This includes globalization of manufacturingfunctions and activities, hence creating a set of new challenges to Industrial Engineers (IEs)in the organizations. Recently, we have learned that General Motors (GM) Corporation hasbeen seriously considering a dramatic change in their industrial engineering departmentsworldwide. There has even been talks in GM regarding elimination of industrial engineersand distributing their main functions and activities to the process operators. Many othermanufacturing

Conference Session

Topics in Civil ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wafeek Wahby

between academia and the design and construction industry (DCI) isever increasing. The 21st Century shall witness even more innovative applications within thedesign and construction industry that require the introduction of new building materials,equipment and methods, as well as qualified and well-trained personnel 1.Important questions may be raised here, such as: Why collaborate and what are the collaborationbenefits? How would we start -- and then operate -- a collaboration? and, What makes acollaboration successful? The discussion of these and similar questions will shed light on theprocess of collaboration, the benefits of collaboration, the successful collaborationprogramming/administration, and lessons learned. This would help those in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pat Leelani; Hector Estrada

importance of science, mathematics, and computers were emphasized. The participants resided on campus for the duration of the program. Most of the activitieswere conducted in the Civil Engineering Laboratory. The costs of room, board, and other costsrelated to the activities and prizes, were covered from public and private funds. Following is abrief description of typical activities.Introduction and Advisement The first day, participants were directed to the dormitories to situate themselves. Acoordinator assisted with the logistics of room and board. A brief introduction was made by thedirector, including a discussion and overview of the program. Also, with the guardians present, apresentation about the nightly activities and the dormitory

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: The Tenure Process

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny; Mark Rajai

opportunities to learn how to dothings better and even to make some changes. Empowering the faculty through a positiveattitude, trust, and respect shows the strength of a department head and will ensure the stabilityof that department. Page 9.1251.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationTenure ProcessAccording to the American Association of University Professor (AAUP), the objectives ofacademic tenure are to warranty the “freedom of teaching and research and of extramuralactivities and economic

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chong Chen

Computer Assisted Drafting and Design (CADD), machine shop, strength andmaterials, electrical circuit analysis, electronics, electrical machines, and instrumentation andcontrols.Introduction At Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), engineering technology students must take aproject course in their senior year. In this course, engineering situations are solved byexperimental means. Student must have experimental approach, gather data, interpret results, andprepare a formal technical written report and an oral presentation. For the electro-mechanical engineering technology students at MTSU, most of their seniorprojects involve both electrical/electronics work and mechanical work. In the past years, manyexcellent projects were completed

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Heather Cooper

concepts.However, in the authors’ experience, the typical undergraduate engineering or engineeringtechnology curriculum does not include an advanced or applied heat transfer course, and designproject or capstone courses are often aimed at other disciplines such as manufacturing or machinedesign. Therefore, many students never have an opportunity to apply the basic heat transferprinciples learned in introductory courses to more complex, realistic design problems. A search ofrecent developments in heat transfer education produced studies dealing with very specific areassuch as improved heat transfer experiments, software- or web-based materials, and team-basedlearning, but no prior work was found using a comprehensive design-focused approach1-5.To address

Conference Session

Abroad Educational Opportunities in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

disciplines.Course(s) can be in any technical area such as structural engineering, pavement design,environmental engineering, soils analysis or design, hydraulics, hydrology, mechanical engineeringor electrical engineering. (Encompassed in pillars: 4)9. Basic understanding of data processing and computer techniques for application to engineeringproblems. (Encompassed in pillars: 1, 4)10. Working knowledge of and ability to apply business and financial accounting principles.(Encompassed in pillars: 1, 3)11. Proficiency in oral and written communications and ability to identify, research, andrecommend alternatives to various engineering problems for presentation to both technical andnon-technical managers. (Encompassed in pillars: 1, 4)12. If a thesis or

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jesse Condon; Chasity Williams; Benjamin Fratto; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

industry, federal andstate agencies.The overall membrane clinic project objectives were to:· Demonstrate membrane applications for water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment.· Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.· Demonstrate acquisition of new technology skills through use or development of appropriate computer hardware, software, and/or instrumentation.· Demonstrate improved communication skills including written, oral, and multimedia.Three experiments using membranes were developed. Experiments included ultrafilatration,reverse osmosis and gas transfer using hollow fiber membranes. A list of courses in the RowanEngineering Curriculum that will be using these experiments is presented in Table 1

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Peretti; James Spivey; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

Utah and is currently an AssistantProfessor in the Department of Communication and the Assistant Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Page 8.744.5Program at North Carolina State University. She teaches courses on instructional theory and research methods and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationher research focuses on learning communication in technical disciplines, with a specific emphasis on engineering.NAOMI KLEIDNaomi Kleid has a Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Kashef; Mark Rajai

, faculty can learn from theirmistakes. Empowering the faculty through positive attitude, trust, and respect shows the strengthof the department head and would insure the stability of that department. Page 8.1125.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationTenure ProcessAccording to the American Association of University Professor (AAUP), the objectives ofacademic tenure are to warranty the “freedom of teaching and research and of extramuralactivities and economic security to make the profession

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Moujalli Hourani

Manhattan College is presented. The student’s response to theproject was excellent. Since all the students have had Solid Mechanics, the application of thetheory to a real project was a natural process in learning. The Civil Engineering Department isvery pleased with the project because it satisfies all components of Item b of Criterion 3 ofABET 2000. The truss system and the beam system will be placed on a movable platform equippedwith a computer to be used in the classroom in a lecture type setting. In conjunction with thecomputer modeling the experimental test will be perform to show the behavior of a truss or acontinuous beam under various loading conditions.BiographyDr. MOUJALLI HOURANI is an associate professor of civil engineering at

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Blanton; Mark Rajai

monitoring of other individuals needing constant supervision. This would includethe hospitals, elderly community, individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, and mentally orphysically handicapped individuals. Over 14 million American adults care for a loved one withAlzheimer disease in their home. Over 1% of the population has some type of mental retardationand requires attention. When you look at the huge number of people that require the constantsupervision of another individual you can quickly get an idea of the large potential of asecondary market.The secondary market can also be broken down in areas of monitoring other items of personalvalue. This could include things such as luggage while traveling, expensive electronic deviceslike laptop computers

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Stevenson

with details that could be automated. · Allowing the instructor to personally assign a grade and comment for each student assignment (the system provides information but does not assign grades). · Allowing the instructor to handle large numbers of homework assignments effectively. Along this line, significant amounts of other work has been done to incorporate computer based problem solving, with the objective of serving more students without degradation of the student learning experience. [2] · These goals are consistent with published objectives [3] of a similar, commercial grading program: provide practice in problem solution, save class time for more important activities and have students

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zachariah Chambers; Clark Merkel

class and promotes attendance at the contest the next day. Therequirement of participation in a final competitive event sets a very definite deadline forthe conclusion for the project.To give a better picture of what is involved in the poster projects that we have used, threedifferent poster projects are discussed in this paper. They have been used in freshmanand sophomore level mechanical engineering classes. These projects include a torchpowered ball bearing lift used for an introductory thermodynamics course, a rat trap racecar used with a dynamics course, and a optimal race track design project that was usedfor a mechanical engineering computer applications course.Ball bearing lift:The topics covered in an introductory thermodynamics course

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

Knowledge General Knowledge Continuous Learning Quality Orientation Initiative Innovation Cultural Adaptability Communication Teamwork Integrity Analysis & Judgment Planning Professional Impact Customer Focus.Definitions for each of these ISU Competencies, specific to Iowa State University’s and theCollege of Engineering’s vision and missions, were then created. Each definition was designedto be clear, concise and independent of all others. Specific to each definition is a set ofobservable and measurable key actions that a student may take that demonstrates theirdevelopment

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

-private course web page and a course email listserve including all registered students. This technology implementation has been tested for asophomore-level strength of materials class for the purpose of improving the communicationsloop times between the students and professor and improving student satisfaction.The public portion of the web page includes a course outline, lecture and laboratory syllabi, dailyhomework assignments, examination schedules, and email access to the professor. The privateportion of the web page (available to only registered students with valid computer accounts)includes homework problem solutions, examination solutions, common laboratory data, andother potentially copyrightable course material. Hyperlinks are liberally

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian West

the Project class isfocused on electronic construction techniques, not on software development.With the IEEE car kept at school, and the DOG at the student’s apartment, softwarecould be developed at either location, because a car was always available for testingpurposes. Transporting a car then became a matter of choice, rather than need, therebyminimizing travel damage potential.The junior-level assistant was in a computer software programming class, and while theprogramming languages were incompatible, his part in this project honed his skills, too.A third student also helped to build the IEEE car, but was developing a guitar amplifierfor the Project class.The IEEE car, on which construction was started before the DOG, had already

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick W. Pace, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian K Skibba, Air Force Research Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, applied in the framework of a senior capstone design course.Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy DANIEL D. JENSEN Dr. Jensen received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. in Engineering Mechanics and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Science from the Univ. of CO at Boulder. His industrial experience includes Texas Instruments (mechanical design), Naval Research Labs (computational dynam- ics), NASA Langley funded post doc (finite elements), consulting at Lockheed and Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (computational mechanics) MSC Software Corporation (educational multimedia develop- ment) and Creo Consulting (Mechanical Engineering Consulting). He taught at Univ. of the Pacific for 4 years and is currently a

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey R. Seay, University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning 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 ChE Division at the ASEE Annual Meeting. Page 25.180.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 An Undergraduate Educational Module on Thermodynamic Analysis of Petroleum

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland; Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

DAQ 0.488 Ω 0-25 Ω resistor rheostat Load Figure 3: Schematic of overall experimental setup. Page 25.1049.5 Figure 4: Photo of overall experimental setup. Table 1: List of Equipment Used Item Description CostThermoelectric device Model TEC1-12706 $3Laptop Computer Lenovo T400

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Helweg

concerning an ongoing study at North Dakota State University to replicate theresults of the literature with special regards to skills in the first course in vector mechanics,statics. Preliminary findings show a very weak correlation between the PSVT and success instatics, which would seen to indicate that success on the PSVT is not a good predictor of successin this course.I. IntroductionThere is certainly an incentive to discover basic skills that can improve learning in engineeringcourses. Engineering programs suffer from high drop-out rates, especially among femalestudents.1 Many researchers have studied this extensively. Sorby Baartmans at MichiganTechnological University sought to identify and improve spatial visualization skills amongfemale

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert A. Merrill; Elizabeth A. Scholle

modelowned by the MMET Department is no longer made and replacement parts are not available.Creation of the drawing of the impact head and machining of the head were projects for studentsin the computer-aided drafting and machining classes. Page 5.310.4Concluding Remarks:The biggest problem encountered in this project was the tight schedule required for makingdecisions and implementing them. This was aggravated by the slow response of theadministration in releasing funds for the purchase of equipment. These difficulties wereovercome by paying careful attention to detail in planning for the lab, adhering strictly to the partof the schedule that could