Conference Session

Energy Conservation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

consultant engineer and construction manager for govern- ment groups and private companies. Najafi went on to teaching, first becoming an assistant professor at Villanova University, Pennsylvania in 1977, a visiting professor at George Mason University, and then to the University of Florida, Department of Civil Engineering, where he advanced to associate professor in 1991 and then full professor in 2000 in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. He has received numerous awards including a scholarship award (Fulbright), teaching awards, best paper awards, com- munity service awards, and admitted as an Eminent Engineer into Tau Beta Pi. His research on passive radon-resistant new residential building

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mathematics

AC 2009-568: USING LOGARITHMS TO TEST THE SOLUTION OF ADIFFERENTIAL EQUATION IN THE LABJosue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 14.1325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Using Logarithms to Test the Solution of a Differential Equation in the LabAbstractThe mathematical modeling of the damping force on a spring-mass system oscillating in a fluidas a linear function of velocity (linear damping) is a simplifying assumption that leads to anordinary and linear differential equation with constant coefficients. This model provides a simplemeans to account for the experimental fact that energy is dissipated during oscillations as

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Bell, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University

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Electrical and Computer

2013.Majors in red are required to take ENGR 40, either specifically or as an engineering breadth elec-tive. CS: Computer Science, ME: Mechanical Engineering, MS&E: Management Science andEngineering. “Engineering” includes all other engineering disciplines. Class years are officialstandings based on total course credit, which may be slightly inflated due to AP or other incomingcredit.2 Student motivationA great deal of educational research has explored the theme of student motivation, and a fewrecent works specifically consider motivation in introductory circuits courses such as ENGR 40.These raise two particular needs to consider when teaching students majoring outside of electricalengineering: First, students must be able to connect what

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

research that has found thatlecturing is arguably the least effective way to facilitate student learning. During lecture,students’ level of attention drops significantly as the lecture goes on. Students tend to lose theirinitial interest. This is true also during the introduction to a laboratory exercise, which isintended to help students complete their assignments in the allotted time. Page 7.941.1PBL was pioneered at Case Western Reserve University in the early 1950s, and is now used inover 80% of medical schools, and a growing number of engineering schools include it in theircurricula. With PBL, students are empowered to self-direct their

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Kostic

thermal conductivity under the condition of motionless fluid, to avoid convective heat transfer influence on the results. The emphasis here is given to the apparatus’ instrumentation and computerized data acquisition design and its educational demonstration as a purposeful and typical application example, while a detailed description of the mechanical design and test results will be presented elsewhere. The measurement and control are accomplished and integrated by using a computerized data acquisition system and a comprehensive virtual instrument, developed using the LabVIEW application software. The designed system accomplishes the following objectives: (a) acquire measured data with high speed and accuracy; (b

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Gautam Sai Chebrolu, Duke University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

impetus for a new platform.Every educator in engineering knows that with the benefits of hardware come the challenges ofinterfaces. A great deal of time can be spent troubleshooting hardware rather than devoting it tostudents’ understanding of concepts. Alternatives for real-time audio signal processing weresought out, especially ones that would reduce the complexity of usage but still provide sufficientutility to implement all existing laboratory exercises. One major motivator was to retain theMATLAB R software in the course as it is a common platform already being used throughout theundergraduate engineering curriculum. The MathWorks, R Inc. developed the Audio SystemToolboxTM in 2016 to provide “algorithms and tools for the design, simulation

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 1: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Energy-Related Concepts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Elio, Arizona State University; Ryan Milcarek, Arizona State University

demand data and desired peakreduction (power capacity). The program is designed for educational purposes but can also havepractical use in sizing ESSs.* E-mail address: jelio@asu.edu (J. Elio).1. Introduction Reducing electricity demand is commonly seen as one of the most promising solutions tomitigating global climate change [1]. This is for good reason, since electricity productionconstituted 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, totaling nearly 1,625 million metric tonsof carbon dioxide in the United States [2]. When electricity consumers run consistently, powergeneration plants can run consistently which leads to their highest efficiency and lowest carbonemissions. To explain, baseload power generation plants typically operate

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Chien-tsung Lu; Mark Sherman

, instruction, education, system design, implementation, etc. In fact, a user-friendly computerized SMS would help reduce workload, documentation management,data processing time, and provide timely safety alerts to safety managers.To help aviation industry and, therefore, to be more proactive in promoting safety fromacademia, this study advocates the utilization of technology to create an computerizedprototype of SMS for the needed aviation workers based on the standards of FAA AC150/5200-37, AC 120-92, ICAO SMM, and Lu-Bos-Caldwell SMS model published onthe FAA’s International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (IJAAS) in 2007. It wouldbe extremely beneficial to the aviation industry if a computerized SMS is available tothem to effectively and

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Dean Arakaki, Cal Poly State University

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Pacific Southwest Section

biology and physics students and faculty. He is interested in developing methods (e.g. the inverted classroom) to enhance the learning experience for EE students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lecture Videos for Electromagnetics Classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo AbstractThe electromagnetics course sequence in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum atCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) is a rigorous subjectthat suffers from limited student interest and motivation. To remedy this problem, a set of lecturevideos (mp4 files stored on dropbox.com) complete with concept presentations, exampleproblem solution methods, dynamic field animations, and

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Markus Billeter, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute for Biomedical; Grace M. Nijm, Northwestern University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University; Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

educational and demonstration purposes in biomedical engineering courses. The hardware and software is designed to be as simple as possible. A MATLAB program directly controls a microprocessor over a serial RS232 line. Our evaluation with four selected students revealed that they enjoyed completing the ac- tivity and they improved their understanding of some basic MRI concepts. Students reported that the system made the MRI concepts become visible and easy to comprehend.1 IntroductionMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has not only become one of the most impor-tant diagnostic tools in medicine, but there are also MRI courses available at nearlyall university biomedical engineering departments. The reasons for its

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Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Enrico Martinez; Shelby Mullen; Brent Rogers; Haley Worman

students todetermine which variables have significant effects on their experiments. Results for each of the eight experimental trials are shown in Table 5.16 Chemical Engineering Education TABLE 3 Calculation table for mass transfer coefficient Slope of Effective Mass Transfer ln(MR) vs. Diffusivity

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

criticalimportance to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,for it represents an accumulation of the body of knowledge of the discipline. Research showsthat educational institutions facilitate the development of critical thinking when they incorporatean active learning style in their instructions and laboratory experiences. Experiential learningmodels presents us with the four modes on which learning styles are based – concreteexperience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation. Studiesconducted on knowledge retention, found that using these learning modes, individually and inpair wise combination, from twenty –to- sixty percent increase in retention has been achieved.However

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Edward Fritz Hillman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Gerald Luciano Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Isamarie Vega Morales, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Mechanics

engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics and bioconstruction (with emphasis in bamboo); appropriate technology; engineering ethics; and mechanics education. He has served as PI of several NSF-sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. He is active in the Mechanics Division.Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an is a Professor and Chair in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali M. Elrashidi

-20 km distance. On the otherof Business and Technology, Jeddah 21432, Saudi Arabia (e-mail: hand, some design issues should be considered when WDM isi.ashry@ubt.edu.sa). 3 used in PONs system. The compatibility of WDM-PON with A. Mahros is with the Department of Physics, King Abdulaziz University, existing TDM-PON is a major requirement for NG-PON to beJeddah 21432, Saudi Arabia (amr.mahros@mena.vt.edu) 4 Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Alexandria economically viable [4]. Single feeder architecture should beUniversity, Alexandria 21544, Egypt. maintained in

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Stephanie DeCarvalho, University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth; Jun Li, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Sarah D Dulac, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

assurance manager at Dassault Systemes SIMULIA before joining UMass Dartmouth in 2016. His research and teaching interests are on computational mechanics and materials, in support of design and manufacturing, energy, and biotechnology.Ms. Sarah D Dulac, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Finite Element Analysis of 3D - Printed Implants in Knee ReplacementsAuthors: Stephanie DeCarvalho, Sarah Dulac, Dr. Jun LiUniversity of Massachusetts DartmouthMechanical Engineering DepartmentAcknowledgmentThe first author SD was supported by the XSEDE EMPOWER program under National

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Jake Robert Ross, Northeastern University; Kevin You-Ichiro Ohgami, Northeastern University; Nicholas Jasper Gillespie, Northeastern University; Owen Krivacek, Northeastern University; Benjamin Service; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

rotationalmotion into electrical energy. We first decided that we would try to convert the oscillatingrotational motion into one-directional rotational motion. We believed that this would make it mucheasier to connect to the device we would use to create electrical energy, as the rotational motionwould keep its momentum instead of changing direction every time one side ofthe seesaw changeddirection. We researched ways that we could accomplish this and decided that we couldincorporate a handcar system into our design. This system works by having a rotating “driver”object that is attached to a rod about a certain radius and changing the direction of rotation beforea full revolution is achieved. The other end of the rod then rotates around a smaller radius

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Chiranjeevi Singh Marutla, University of Florida

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

processingwill provide a quick way to start identifying these trends and relationships between assessmentscores and student reflections.References[1] J. A. Turns, B. Sattler, K. Yasuhara, J. L. Borgford-Parnell, and C. J. Atman, “Integrating reflection into engineering education,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., 2014.[2] S. A. Ambrose, “Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: The Ultimate Design Challenge,” in The Bridge - Linking Engineering and Society, vol. 43, no. 2, 2013, pp. 16–23.[3] IBM, “What is natural language processing (NLP)?,” 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.ibm.com/topics/natural-language-processing.[4] E. Cambria and B. White, “Jumping NLP curves: A review of natural language processing research,” IEEE Comput. Intell

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Muneer Alshowkan; Khaled Elleithy

of IEEE. 3719, 2007.[23] B. A. Nguyen and J. Kim, "Joint remote state preparation," Journal of Dr. Khaled Elleithy is the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 41, p. 095501, of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He has research interests are in 2008. the areas of network security, mobile communications, and formal approaches[24] N. A. Peters, J. T. Barreiro, M. E. Goggin, T.-C. Wei, and P. G. Kwiat, for design and verification. He has published more than two hundred fifty "Remote state preparation: arbitrary remote control of photon research papers in

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

component incircuit theory [2] by fabricating a TiO2 based memristor. A memristor is characterized by itsability to ‘remember’ previous resistance states. A memristor is a non-volatile device able tomaintain its state when it experiences either no voltage or constant voltage (device off or steady-state). It relates electrical flux and charge as a resistor relates electrical current and voltage [2].A team of second year undergraduates was assembled to pursue research into memristor design,fabrication, measurement, and analysis. A prototype of the memristor students fabricated isshown in Figure 1. The students were recruited during an introductory lecture on solid-stateprinciples in their microelectronics course by introducing the burgeoning field of

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

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 in 2007. Dr. Wrate has now

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Clough

Conference Proceedings, Washington, DC.Biographical InformationDAVID E. CLOUGH is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado and has been on thefaculty there since 1975. From 1986 through 1992 he was Associate Dean of the College of Engineering andApplied Science. His research interests are centered on the optimization and control of chemical processes. Heteaches process control, applied statistics, and introductory computing. He lives in a log home in the Rocky Mtns. Page 3.126.9

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Vijay Kanabar; Robert Schudy

pertain to course design and execution at a distance.First about the university. Located along the Charles River in the heart of Boston, Boston University (BU)is the fourth largest private university in the USA. The institution offers more than ten fully online degreeprograms and ten online graduate certificates in a variety of disciplines. The MS in Computer InformationSystems is one of the largest online programs in the country. The program has concentrations inInformation Security, IT Project Management and Database Systems. Its success, to a great degree, reliesupon competent core faculty, highly qualified students, enthusiastic and dedicated support staff, user-friendly learning management systems, and relevant communication and

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Franco Capaldi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Mastery Learning in Statics Using the STEMSI Online Learning Environment Franco M. Capaldi An informal discussion with students who were currently Abstract—Statics is the foundation course upon which much of using online homework systems revealed that students dislikedthe Civil and Mechanical Engineering curriculum is based. A using these systems for several reasons. Students find itsolid understanding in this course can help to propel students difficult

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Nathan Wayne Brubaker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Daniel Albert Bohbot, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #32517MicroPython in a Wireless Communications Systems CourseProf. David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College David R. Loker received the M.S.E.E. degree from Syracuse University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems.Nathan Wayne Brubaker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania

Paper ID #35691From Social Distancing to Enhanced Learning in the LaboratoryDr. Alison Rose Kennicutt, York College of Pennsylvania Alison is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering and her M. Eng. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Her research interests are in drinking water treatment of emerging contaminants and the production of disinfection byproducts. At York College, Alison loves to use hands- on exploration, both in the field and the lab, to trigger curiosity and get students

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 22.1594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use of Java-DSP to Demonstrate Power Amplifier Linearization TechniquesAbstract J-DSP is a Java-based object-oriented programming environment developed from theground up for education and research by Arizona State University. This paper builds upon ourprevious work1 by developing several new and advanced functions that support a more detailedtreatment of power amplifier linearization techniques. The tutorials developed are intended tofamiliarize students with the mixed-signal application of digital signal processing (DSP) incoordination with a radio transmitter’s power amplifier. Specifically, the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall L. Musselman, United States Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

department curricular matters. In addition, Professor Musselman directs the Microwave Measurements Lab, where he oversees antenna pattern and radar cross-section experiments in a two-million dollar anechoic cham- ber. Dr. Musselman has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, mostly in the fields of electromagnetic propagation effects and antenna design. He has received a U.S. Patent, and currently has another patent pending. He has won several research and teaching awards, including the Seiler Award for Research Excellence, the US Air Force Academy Outstanding Scien- tist/Engineer, and the BGen Roland E. Thomas Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cadet Education

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

Assessment,and he is very active in student outreach at all levels. John’s passion is in the visualization of materials concepts through demonstrations and experiential learn- ing through hands on exercises. Materials engineering is everywhere, and he enjoys showing people how everyday objects are extraordinary examples of engineering! Page 22.1266.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Room with A VUEVisual Abstract ©IntroductionEngineering

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-2237: INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUMENTATION AND CON-TROL SYSTEMS USING A PENDULUM MOUNTED AIR ROCKETMichael Keller, University of Tulsa Michael Keller is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the university of tulsa. His research and teaching interests are in solid mechanics, both experimental and theoretical, and materials science.Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa Page 22.967.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Introduction to Instrumentation and Control Systems Using a Pendulum Mounted Air RocketAbstractCourses on engineering

Conference Session

Energy Curriculum Advancements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology And his M.S. and Ph.D. both in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research area of interest is fluid-structure interaction. Page 11.492.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Do Fuel Cell Topics Belong in a Combustion Course?AbstractCombustion technologies are responsible for a lion’s share of the country’s electric powerproduction and virtually a hundred percent of the conversion of fuels to power in thetransportation