Conference Session

Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Paper ID #12005Survey of U.S. Biomechanics InstructionProf. Anton E Bowden, Brigham Young University Anton E. Bowden is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory at Brigham Young University. His background and research inter- ests are in spinal biomechanics, biomedical device design, computational biomechanics, and recently in engineering education. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from University of Utah and his BS in Me- chanical Engineering from Utah State University. He is a licensed professional engineer and a recipient of a National

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering. While completing his research he worked in the relay testing group at Northern States Power Company in Minneapolis. After obtaining his Ph.D., Glenn accepted an appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). In 1999 he was promoted to Associate Professor, in 2001 he won the Falk Engineering Educator Award and was promoted to head the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) program. He received the Karl O. Werwath Engineering Research Award in 2003. In 2004 he moved from the MSE program to take over the Electrical Engineering program. After guiding the program through accreditation, he stepped down

Conference Session

Getting Into Graduate School

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

Paper ID #18996Applying to Graduate School in Engineering: A Practical GuideDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engi- neering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 16

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacqueline A. Zeiber, New Mexico State University; Tamara Elise Stimatze, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Steven J. Stochaj, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - New Mexico State University: Steve has participated in a number of curricular activities aimed at increasing minority participation in STEM fields. These include the development of the freshman year experience (ENGR 100), and the NSF INCLUDES: Enhancing the New Mexico STEM Pipeline - Design and Devel- opment Launch Pilot program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020NM PREP Academy from 2016-2019 NM PREP Academy from 2016-2019BackgroundThe New Mexico PREP Middle and High School Academies (NM PREP1) are two-weekresidential summer STEM programs that were offered once a year from 2016 to 2019

Conference Session

Opening Up: Data, Open Access, and Open Educational Resources

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Talea Anderson, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. Figure 2 shows thebreakdown of respondents by faculty or instructor ranking and Figure 3 by years in academia. Figure 1: Number of Participants by School/Department 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Chemical Department of Civil School of Electrical School of Engineering and and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical and Bioengineering Engineering Computer Science Materials Engineering Figure 2: Participants by Faculty Ranking 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri; Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri; William Daughton, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2007-1156: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIALENGINEERING: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCESCassandra Elrod, University of Missouri Cassandra C. Elrod is doctoral student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering department at the University of Missouri – Rolla. She holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering Management with an emphasis in Management of Technology (2003), and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management (2004), both from UMR. Her research interests include learning styles, engineering education, and organizational behavior issues.Ashley Rasnic, University of Missouri Ashley Rasnic is an undergraduate student in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World / International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Dennis Jet, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

Tagged Divisions

International

numerous refereed and non-refereed articles, and has presented many technical papers to international, national and local organizations.Dennis Jet, University of Florida Dr.Jet is the Dean of International Center at the University of Florida. He was a former embassardor and a schalor with many years of experince.Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College Dr. Nick Safai is the Head of the Engineering Department (which consists of 9 engineering programs: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Material Science, Environmental, Manufacturing, Bioengineering and Computer Engineering). He is a tenured full professor. He received from Princeton University his Ph.D. in Engineering

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Cleary, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

college offers degrees in civil andenvironmental, chemical, electrical and computer, and mechanical engineering. National trendsare that degrees are awarded to women in these fields at 22%, 36%, 14%, and 13%5. It isrecognized that enrollment percentages and degrees awarded are not a perfect match, however,given that enrollments in these majors at the college are approximately equal, matching thenational average based on these fields requires female enrollment at approximately 21%.Rowan University is a public, regional, comprehensive University which draws the vast majorityof its students from within the state. As a public entity the university has less flexibility to usethe admissions process to shape its student body in comparison to a private

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

professional experience in design, analysis and investigation of structures. He teaches a variety of courses in structural analysis and design, hydraulics and land development, computer applications in engineering technology, and capstone design. Page 13.239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 ASSESSMENT PROCESS: A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHESAbstract This paper presents some of the hurdles that the engineering technology programs atYoungstown State University struggled with during the reaccreditation process and are stillrefining. With less formal direction from TAC-ABET as to what they are focusing on

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Bibel, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Page 13.464.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Educational Uses of Airplane Accident ReportsAbstractAirplane crash reports from the National Transportation Safety Board and the generalmedia were reviewed to enhance student learning and interests. The science behind thefollowing topics was developed for classroom use: pressure, hoop stress, fatigue testing,inertial loading, motion, crash testing.Additionally a series of “desktop” experiments were developed to enhance the learningexperience. For example much ground can be covered by popping balloons and bendingpaper clips.IntroductionIn my opinion traditional science and engineering textbooks are very weak at explainingthe significance of the material. Most

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-2144: CAN-BASED FIELDBUS EXPERIMENTSSri Kolla, Bowling Green State University Sri Kolla is a Professor in the Electronics and Computer Technology Program at the Bowling Green State University, Ohio, since 1993. He worked as a Guest Researcher at the Intelligent Systems Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2000-‘01. He was an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, 1990-‘93. He got a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Toledo, Ohio, 1989. His teaching and research interests are in electrical engineering/technology area with specialization in artificial intelligence, control systems, computer networking and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hull, Louisiana State University; Lillian B Bowles, Louisiana State University; Karen Powell, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University

be the ancillaryskills of written and oral communication? Certainly, ensuring that students learn therequisite fundamentals of engineering and its mathematical and scientific underpinnings isalready a daunting challenge. In answering this question, the Engineering AccreditationCommission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) developedan outcomes-based accreditation initiative called Engineering Criteria 20001 (EC2000). Oneof the EC 2000 criteria (Criterion 3 under “Program Outcomes and Assessment”) is thenecessity for engineering graduates to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively.While considered progressive and innovative, EC2000 was not without its critics. Funded bya National Science Foundation

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Korotkova, University of Northern Iowa; Alan Czarnetzki, University of Northern Iowa; Keith McCready, University of Northern Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

: B. S. Computer Science (2003), University of Northern Iowa Interests: • Real-Time Embedded Systems • Autonomous model aircraft • Distributed computer systems Page 11.1132.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Simulation of Particulate Matter Distribution over IowaAbstractThis paper discusses a Weather Research and Forecast Model with chemical processes (WRF-CHEM)that was used to simulate the transport of particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) over Iowa. These forecasts were compared to surface monitor measurements of PM 2.5concentration and measurements of

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Whitt, Purdue University; Rodney Handy, Purdue University; Margaret Ratcliff, Purdue University-Columbus/SE Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

root causes of the defects, Improve the process by eliminating defect rootcauses, and Control future process performance.30However, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) has significant importance in the development ofinnovative products. DFSS has been successfully used in the development of innovativemedical devices. GE Medical Systems Division, under the leadership of Jack Welch,successfully developed a Lightspeed Computed Tomography (CT) system allowingclinicians to capture “multiple” images of a patient’s anatomy simultaneously at a speedsix times faster than a traditional scanner. This product was the first GE product designedusing DFSS. As a result of the overwhelming success, Jack Welch announced that all GEproducts subsequently designed would

Conference Session

Trend in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

tasks to produce a completed project. Theseprofessionals should be capable of managing the construction projects effectively and efficiently.Apart from developing skills for logical thinking, computing, and communication, they must becapable of assuming the responsibilities for the planning, co-ordination and financial control of aconstruction project.The duties of a construction graduate also include the determination of most appropriate methodand sequence of construction operations for a particular project. They must be able to predict andmonitor the construction operations in terms of labor, materials, equipment, and technicaldifficulties, and finally timely execution of all project items. They are responsible for dealingwith scores of

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mulva, Texas State University-San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

11.935.9the same way as the example used in this paper did. If their model represented an active projectat the outset of the course, the students could track its progress as it developed to create revisedmodels based on actual experience. Today, this form of classroom experience is currently takingplace using the construction of a single custom residence as an active project.Through the use of SimVision’s® graphical interface, students learn that the evaluation of projectperformance should be made relative to the capacity of the project’s resources. Further, byreferencing this capacity to project goals as a model, students gain confidence that they havecontrol of project outcomes instead of merely reporting progress against pre-set standards

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

Tagged Divisions

International

computer, a lift, etc). This in turn raiseswages, labour standards and improves productivity. It is commonly believed that labour ischeap and abundant in developing countries (Trevelyan and Tilli 2003), and we could askwhether this perception reduces the incentive to make use of it efficiently by providingeducation and skill development. To evaluate these claims, we set forth: Hypothesis 3: Perception of labour costs is different in different countries.Research MethodologyThe empirical evidence needed to test the above hypothesis relies on field observations andinterviews with engineers and their co-workers. It is essential to recognise that mostengineering work involves people with different roles interacting and communicating insuccessful

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Dibella, Northeastern University; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

was conceived, two major courses have been developed and implemented over thepast six years with several others being considered as cross-disciplinary platforms. This paperchronicles the progress and continued development of this program as is has evolved during thisperiod. Of special value and interest here are the lessons learned from developing such a programand its affect on the engineering technology student population in terms of the program’sacceptance, popularity, worthiness and future. This paper specifically chronicles the evolution ofthe program with respect to curriculum, student successes and failures, student relationships withindustry in terms of coop experiences, and after graduation employment. Over the past severalyears

Conference Session

Scientific Literature and Data: Proliferation, Storage, and Open Access

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Stout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anne Graham, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

production of food, and the industrialrevolution increased the production of material goods, the information age has increasedthe production of data 12. A UC Berkeley study conducted in 2001 found that the worldproduces around 250 megabytes of unique information per year for every man, womanand child on the planet 13. Page 12.1402.3The exponential growth of data is overwhelming the availability and accessibility ofstorage, even taking into account the growth of computer power predicted by Moore’sLaw, which theorized that the density of an integrated circuit would double every 18 to24 months 14. Not only is data storage critical, but the tools needed to access

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; brigette elizabeth prater thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

preparesstudents for a science career in industry, academia, business, government, or non-profitorganizations. The PSM program culminates in a real-world internship in a business orpublic sector enterprise, where students will apply what they have learned in theclassroom to a scientific industry project.At MTSU this degree takes form as the Masters of Science in Professional Science(MSPS) program and was established in 2005. The MTSU MSPS program serves as thenational model for PSM degrees and is the fastest growing program at the university. Atits inception the program housed concentrations in Biotechnology and Biostatistics. Dueto the great success of the program and its graduates the program has expanded thesubsequent skill sets available to incoming

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G Feemster, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

implementation seemssurprising in since all students are required to take a two hour lab based course dedicated to the design andimplementation of control algorithms on the Rabbit single board computer (a select microprocessor from Digi®shown in Figure 1). Specifically this course targets the design of classical compensators KGc s  for a typical DCmotor with implementation of the algorithm on a Rabbit single board computer. Rabbit 3000  processor Figure 1: Rabbit single board computerThe conversion of the continuous time compensator to the corresponding digital compensator KGc z  isaccomplished via Tustin’s Transformation (utilizing

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Furey; Eugene Brown

Engineering) or focusing on anenvironmental issue involving thermodynamics (e.g., energy). Examples of the diverse topicsselected for essays are given together with some general observations on the writings. There arebenefits to this exercise for both students and teachers and these are briefly discussed.IntroductionFor decades, the mechanical engineering department at Virginia Tech has offered service coursesin engineering thermodynamics to the College. The population for these courses is drawn fromjunior/senior level students in the departments of aerospace and ocean engineering, mining andminerals engineering, industrial and systems engineering, electrical and computer engineering,engineering science and mechanics, biological systems engineering

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Anderson; Ronald Bucinell

from Page 8.1028.2the perspective that statics is a special case of dynamics will be discussed. This will include theProceedings of the 2003 American Society for engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationphilosophy in the Union College Mechanical Engineering Department that high-level theoryintroduced during the lecture must be supplemented with experiential learning in the laboratoryand design projects. Because our classroom sizes are small, evaluation is difficult; however,assessment of the changes to this course sequence will be

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Terrence Davidovits, A123 Systems; Eric Schacht, The Ohio State Univeristy; Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the competition’s primary energy storage sponsor, A123Systems, to develop the logistical and technical infrastructure to define schedules, deliverables,training, technical support, and provide hardware to the teams. Students worked through thesummer of 2009 preparing comprehensive design reports which were evaluated by a team ofindustry subject matter experts from A123 systems, Argonne National Laboratory and GeneralMotors. The design process brought computational fluid dynamics, dimensional analysis,thermodynamics, cooling system design, control strategy development, failure identification andmitigation, and finite element analysis up to new levels within the competition. Passage of thesetechnical evaluations was necessary to receive energy

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

harmonic currents combine. A circuit model derived fromtest data describes the lamp harmonic performance as voltage varies. An example tests thecircuit model and computes voltage harmonic distortion for different levels of lamp load. Theresearch experience utilizes many topics and skills taught in the student’s curriculum and givespractical application to theory within a research context. The paper summarizes how thisresearch experience enhanced the student’s normal academic performance.IntroductionEfficient utilization of electricity limits consumer costs, promotes better utility load factors, andreduces environmental impacts. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL’s) are much more efficient atproducing light than incandescent bulbs. CFL’s reduce

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay; Rajesh Kitey

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

factor is the peak strain at the hole divided by thenominal strain at the same location.The experimental results on stress concentrations were compared with finite element solutionsperformed on the specimen geometries and loadings similar to the ones used in the experiments.A mesh of quadrilateral elements was used to model both the tensile bar and the cantileveredbeam specimens with holes. The tensile and the bend specimen geometry and loadings were usedto calculate the stress concentration factors. The two dimensional finite element simulationswere performed using ANSYS general-purpose computer program. The nodal stresses were usedto calculate the stress concentration factors.The stress concentration factors obtained by the experimental and

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams

(e.g., mV, A, Ω, kHz). Each figure Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education must be cited in the report text. References to figures in text are of the form "Fig. 1," but the word “Figure” is not abbreviated when it is the first word of a sentence. All figures are to be numbered sequentially. Figures will be computer-generated and embedded in the report text whenever possible. Figures must be centered and must be contained on a single page. Figures also must have captions that are left-justified or full width (not centered). The entire caption

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence O'Connor; Nghia Le

Session Number 2526 The Pressure Sensing Project Nghia T. Le, Terry O’Connor Purdue University School of Technology Electrical Engineering TechnologyA. IntroductionThe paper discusses the use of a multi-faceted electronic project as a capstone experiencefor an associate degree program in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) at Purdue University's School of Technology New Albany location. This projectincorporates several different technologies from both the analog and digital realms ofelectronics. The

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #10801Educating Students about Energy: A Practical ApproachDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology since 2001. He has worked over 15 years for both private industries and national research labs such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engi- neering company in 1995 and performed many private and government projects. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Kyle Jeffrey Benalil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Francisco Martín Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

optically-reactive surface paint• Measurement of skin friction by direct force sensors, Preston and Stanton-tubes, diffusion analogies, liquid crystals• Flow visualization with laser light sheet using 2D and 3D PIV techniques• Future trends; flow control, impact of microelectronic sensors and actuators• Computational methods and extensive training and use of commercial CFD packages such as Flow-3D The main objective of the course is to use experimental tools for solving problems inAerospace Engineering. In addition, it is expected for students to:• Learn about proposal writing and propose a project that can be finished by the end of the semester• Design, document and conduct experiments for the proposed project• Analyze and