Conference Session

K-12 Programs (Co-sponsored by K-12 Division)

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Virnoche, Humboldt State University; Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

AC 2007-2999: EXPANDING GIRLS’ HORIZONS IN MATH AND SCIENCE: ALONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF EYH CONFERENCE OUTCOMESMary Virnoche, Humboldt State University Mary is an associate professor of Sociology at Humboldt State University. Since graduate school she has been committed to community-based research and applied work with a focus on race, class and gender inequities. While a gradaute student and then a research associate at the University of Colorado, she facilitated partnerships between STEM professionals, educators and marginalized communities in addressing digital divide concerns. Since joining the faculty at HSU, Mary has focused on facilitating the participation of girls in the STEM pipeline and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Scaroni; David DiBiase; Jonathan Mathews; Sarma Pisupati

2433 An Assessment of Active and Project Based Learning in Energy Conservation Education for Non-Technical Students Sarma V. Pisupati, Jonathan P. Mathews, David DiBiase, and Alan W. Scaroni Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering Department and John A. Dutton e-Education Institute College of Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802AbstractA 3-credit general education course on “Energy Conservation and EnvironmentalProtection” was developed for mostly non-science/engineering students

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul F. Hadala; Freddy Roberts; David Hall

. These required measurements introduce students to the concepts of precision and error.! Groups of four students design, fabricate, and test a wooden truss in which their grade is based on a formal design report, truss performance, and an oral computer-based (PowerPoint) presentation. Page 5.420.2The daily aim of the class is to mix things up, with some lecture, some hands-on activities andsome group problem solving. ENGR 220 will continue to be developed to allow hands-onactivities or laboratory experiences in most of the 110 minute class periods.III. Laboratory ExercisesSince the University and COES have limited budgets for

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Christopher Gioia, Slippery Rock University; Samantha (Sami Bortz

Paper ID #44643Sustainability-Focused Project-Based Learning in a Heat Transfer CourseDr. Christopher Gioia, Slippery Rock University Chris Gioia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Slippery Rock University. He is the faculty adviser for the Formula SAE team at SRU, and is a member of the Department curriculum committee. Dr. Gioia teaches courses in Heat Transfer, Dynamics, Machines and Mechanisms, Mechani- cal Control Systems, and Capstone Design. His research interests include control systems, cyber-physical systems, project-based learning pedagogy, heat exchangers, and biodiesel production. Dr

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California

professional engineering identities. She developed and continues to work on Engineering Moment, a classroom-based podcast project about the social role of engineering, and Vision Venture, a co-curricular interactive video series exploring students’ engineering identities, agency, and purpose after graduation. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comEngineering Moment as a Pedagogical Approach: Using Narrative Theory toPromote Student Awareness of their Engineering IdentitiesAbstract: This essay approaches narrative theory broadly and explores the structural elementswithin which individual and collective stories operate. Using Mikhail

Conference Session

Pedagogy in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidney Stone, The University of Toledo; Breanne Crockett; Kevin Xu, The University of Toledo; Matthew Liberatore, The University of Toledo

) Laboratory. Prior to that, he held industry research positions at Technicolor and 3M. His main research interests are in machine learning and network science with applications to human dynamics, health care, education, and wearable computing.Matthew W Liberatore (Professor) Matthew W. Liberatore is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Toledo. He earned a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all in chemical engineering. From 2005 to 2015, he served on the faculty at the Colorado School of Mines. In 2018, he served as an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. His

Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt; Daniel Godrick; Joan Tisdale; Melissa Davis

sometimes a barrier to student progression and persistence in engineering and naturalscience majors [1]. A variety of models have been tried to help with student math success incollege including: summer math preparation [2], [3], placing students into appropriate mathcourses (sometime pre-calculus, for example [4]), enrolling students in extra math help tutorials(may be pass/fail, 1 credit courses taken with calculus 1 [5]), and learning assistants to serve aspeer mentors [6]. One model that has proven very effective was developed at Wright StateUniversity and focuses on application-driven, hands-on, and just-in-time learning [7], [8]. Otherinstitutions have also adopted and/or adapted some of the Wright State model (e.g., [9]). It mayalso be

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mousumi Roy, University of Connecticut; Manish Roy, University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut, respectively. He worked for nine years in the industry as an engineer/manager in India and Bangladesh before starting his graduate study in the US. He started his career as a faculty member in 2019 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests lie in the field of concrete technology with a focus on finite element modeling of ultra high performance concrete. He is also interested in educational research. He is presently working on redesigning the Soil Mechanics course, which incorporates inclusive teaching practices considering the experience and needs of neurodivergent learners. This project is a part of an NSF-funded IUSE/PFE:RED grant. © American Society for

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Caleb Hill; Robert John McErlean, Rowan University; Jacob Willetts, Rowan University; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on stu- dent perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Sympo- sium in 2013, awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research Methods Faculty Apprentice Award in 2014 and the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effec- tiveness and Educational Scholarship presented by American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chemical Engineering Division in 2017. American c Society for

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hector Zuniga-Robles, Universidad Andres Bello; María Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, “Bridging the Research-to-Practice Gap: Designing an Institutional Change Plan Using Local Evidence: Designing an Institutional Change Plan Using Local Evidence”, J. Eng. Educ., vol. 103, no 2, pp. 331-361, apr. 2014, doi: 10.1002/jee.20042.[2] G. Zavala, M. Truyol, and A. Dominguez, “Professional Development Program on Active Learning for Engineering Faculty in Chile: First Stage”, in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, Columbus, Ohio, jun. 2017, p. 28761, doi: 10.18260/1-2--28761.[3] D. Rodríguez-Oroz, R. Gómez-Espina, M. J. Bravo Pérez, and M. E. Truyol, “Aprendizaje basado en un proyecto de gamificación: vinculando la educación universitaria con la divulgación de la

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Dana Dardoon, Cal Ploy Pomona; Yongping Zhang P.E.

training and the adaptation level to theabrupt conversion 7, and the inequality in learning opportunities due to inequality in householdlearning environments 6. A case study based on classes offered at Peking University during the COVID-19 pandemicsuggests that virtual education can be improved during the pandemic through the implementationof five high-impact principles in online teaching: maintaining high relevance between onlineinstructional design and class learning, creating effective delivery methods for the informationoffered during online classes, creating a platform where students are provided adequate supportand assistance from faculty, encouraging students’ participation in class to improve the depth ofstudent learning, and creating a

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) Introductory computer programming (e.g. C/C++, MATLAB), and 2) Linearcircuit I. The course corresponds to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) Outcome criterion (b) “an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as toanalyze and interpret data,” and (k) “an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice.”[1]When I joined CSU Chico in 2013 as a new faculty member, I took over the course from aretiring professor, who had been teaching the course for many years. A good part of the labequipment had been purchased presumably in 1980s and in 1990s, such as HP 3478A DigitalMulti-meters (DMM), which we still use. We also have Hewlett-Packard (HP) 34401A DMMsthat are getting

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

improvedcomputer science students’ access to software3.The current technologies that provide such accessare either custom-built for a single or a relatively small set of applications4.There are several used in the market to remotely access software including but not limited toopen source software like X Windows and VNC, and proprietary packages such as MicrosoftTerminal Services (Remote Desktop) and Citrix MetaFrame3.In this study the Citrix software was used to deliver applications to users remotely through theWeb5. This package was installed on the engineering sever by February 25, 2007. Three softwareapplications were available on Citrix to access by faculty and students: AutoCAD 2006, Matlab,and MultiSim. In order to assess the use of the Citrix, two

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Christopher Peck, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

) Speed of assembly. 3) Ferry flight with simulated fuel tank empty. 4) Surveillance flight with simulated fuel tank full. 5) Rocket release flight with unbalanced wing loading. There are also certain requirements the aircraft must meet including no more than a 40 amp current draw, maximum take off gross weight of less than 55 pounds, and maximum take off distance of 100 feet. Using these guidelines as a basis for the engineering of the aircraft, the team will build a UAV using an innovative design based on different concepts already in practice as well as unique concepts developed by the team [1].II. Aircraft Requirements The most important preliminary step in designing an aircraft is

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Morton, University of Wyoming; M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-2452: THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DETERMININGWORLD CARRYING CAPACITYScott Morton, University of Wyoming Scott Morton received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1972 and 1978 respectively. He worked as an engineering consultant, a self-employed business owner, and a plant engineer before joining the University of Wyoming Mechanical Engineering faculty as a Research Scientist in 1999. He holds four patents and has two pending. Current research activities are in the areas of wind and solar renewable energy and computer aided laboratory instruction. Some of his many projects include radial flow and augmented flow

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan C. Grant; Sarah A. Rajala; Richard L. Porter; Kristine C. Lawyer; Hugh Fuller

students’ minds about the suitability of women to be engineers.2. Mismatches between characteristic instructional styles of engineering professors and Page 2.83.2 characteristic learning styles of women students.3. Discrimination by faculty instructors and advisors.4. A tendency of women to be less active in cooperative learning groups.5. Discounting by male classmates, including (and perhaps especially) in cooperative learning groups.6. Lack of female role models in engineering schools.7. Different relative priorities attached by men and women to personal relationships and schoolwork.Clearly, confidence is an important ingredient of success in

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18675The Question of Units: Bothersome Details or Keys to Understanding?Dr. Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy Mark Schumack is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and energy systems. His ongoing pedagogical interests include developing ways to teach energy conservation and sustainability principles. His research interests include thermal/fluid modeling using computational techniques, with applications in the automotive, manufacturing, and energy fields. Dr. Schumack earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Ben Hein

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #18680Learning Physics in the Millennial AgeDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Dual-degree engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assess- ment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as

Conference Session

High-Impact Teaching and Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

courses that build upon a core set of classes. Thesecourses may or may not be electives, but they are commonly taken in sequence. For instance, astudent may take a fluid mechanics course followed by hydraulics, water resources, andhydrology courses [13]. The goal would be for students to make connections across all of thesecourses because of their close connection and overlap in a design scenario. While combiningcourses may be effective, this is not always practical in curriculum development. The question iswhether introducing a common iterative design project longitudinally throughout the sequencewould help connect concepts across courses within the global curriculum.Research Questions The literature shows that a body of knowledge should

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Enmanuel Lopez, The Pennsylvania State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

scale, disparate data. He is currently working on a project that ambition to design a system capable of providing students customized motivational stimuli and perfor- mance feedback based on their affective states.Dr. Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Tucker holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor in Engineering Design and Industrial En- gineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He is also affiliate faculty in Computer Science and Engineering. He teaches Introduction to Engineering Design (EDSGN 100) at the undergraduate level and developed and taught a graduate-level course titled Data Mining–Driven Design (EDSGN 561). As part of the Engineering Design Program’s

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

pedagogical uses of digital systems. She also investigates fundamental questions critical to improving undergraduate engineering degree pathways. . She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Choice of Major and Career Aspirations of First-Year ECE StudentsINTRODUCTIONTypically, university engineering study is categorized into specialty areas, e.g. civil, chemical,computer, electrical, mechanical, etc. Engineering students are asked to select a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Ray Helm, Dartmouth College; Yanmin Zhang, Dartmouth College; Pritish Ponaka, Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

aimed at supporting underprepared students through theirprerequisites, both academically and emotionally. The program was designed afterinterviewing many students, both those who persisted and those who left engineering,researching programs at other schools, and building upon prior experience. The mainprogram goals include an increased retention rate in engineering amongstunderprepared students and the creation of meaningful relationships and networks forthese students within their engineering experience.Specific program goals: ● Support the development of meaningful relationships for underprepared first-year students within their engineering experience​. A student survey about interpersonal experiences with peers as well as

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16413Comparison of a Partially Flipped vs. Fully-Flipped Introductory Probabil-ity and Statistics Course for Engineers: Lessons LearnedDr. Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh Natasa Vidic is an assistant professor in the department of industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, where she received a Ph.D. in industrial engineering in 2008. She has an M.S. in operations research from the University of Delaware (1992) and a B.S. in civil/transportation engineering from the University of Belgrade in Serbia (1987). Before joining the faculty in 2010, Dr. Vidic was a visiting assistant professor. She

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Theiss, The Ohio State University; John E Robertson, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #14866Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switch-ing Throughout the First YearAndrew Theiss, The Ohio State University Andrew Theiss is a Ph.D. student in the biomedical engineering graduate program at The Ohio State University. Andrew received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2009. He currently works as a graduate research associate in the Wexner Medical Center and is in his third year as a graduate teaching associate in the Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC). His engineering research interests are focused on the development of

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Hassoun, Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

/sampling frequency is being met!For other assessment schemes, such as projects and presentations, one may assign a weighting factorfor each of them, that depends on a number of factors that contribute to its approximation of a unitimpulse function (including level of difficulty, time duration, accessibility to resources, etc.), incomparison with a conventional one-or-two hour exam, as is done in [15].VII – Facts and Figures – A Data Snapshot from the International SceneIn 2013, a short engineering education survey was distributed to 233 engineering educatorsaffiliated with the engineering faculties of four leading universities in Lebanon (the Middle East).The survey included a number of questions on issues ranging from the number of

Conference Session

Communication and Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University Designing Education Lab; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

IntroductionTechnical writing is an important skill for students to develop by the time of graduation, andeffective communication is required of the ABET 2009-10 Criterion 3. In addition to ABETrequirement, the industry demand for skilled technical writers is increasing6 . However, for manyengineering students, the act of technical writing can be intimidating. This is especially true ifthe students are still learning about the topic in question6 . More exposure to the subject matter isuseful in making technical writing a less daunting task. Students need significant practice tobecome effective communicators upon completion of their degrees. Beginning this education intechnical writing early allows students maximizes time spent learning to

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and II, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat and Mass Transfer,  six credits of solid mechanics classes: Solid Mechanics and Machine Design, and  seven credits of technical electives.While the credits seem to be heavily weighted toward the thermal-fluid sciences, it should benoted that all ME-concentration students are required to take mechanics of materials as a coreengineering course, but do not take the combined thermal-fluid class that is required for studentsin the other concentrations.In the early planning stages for the ME concentration, a course in kinematics was included. Indiscussions among the faculty, however, we concluded that this was one area where the use of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Darryl Athos Dickerson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Lynn Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

EngineeringAcademic Boot Camp (ABC) at Purdue University with a particular focus on using the Chi-Square and T-test statistical methods for retention and GPA comparisons respectively. As MEPstypically target small groups, the authors also explore the use of matched groups to drawadditional conclusions about the relative success of program activities in meeting desired MEPobjectives.Background A. Program OverviewRetention studies may have different or combined foci including academic and social integration,persistence and attrition, student support (peers, faculty, family, institutional), demographicinfluences, economic factors, cultural factors, and psychological factors.6,10–12 The influence ofdifferent characteristics on URM student success is of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Technology (DSST), where she also created and taught a year-long, design-based DSST engineering course for seniors. Before beginning her PhD work, Marissa returned to CU, where she supervised K-12 fellows and worked with educators engaged in the creation of K-12 engineering curriculum for the TeachEngineering digital library.Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, Auburn University; Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #12176Using Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Analysis in a Design-Analyze-Build-Test ProjectDr. William E Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries.Dr. Rick Williams, Auburn University Rick Williams is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at Auburn University. His research interests include