Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Anh NV Nguyen; Patrick Martin, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University, AP, India

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, AP, India. His research interests include optimal operation of power system, voltage stability, FACTS, power electronic drives and power system dynamics. Page 22.732.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Fuzzy Logic-Based PMDC Motor Controller - an Undergraduate Student ProjectAbstract: Applied control is the second course in the control sequence after the traditionalautomatic control systems course. Interested students take applied control to experience thepractical applications of control theories and to explore the other branches in control systems

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Bell, Triton College, Ret.

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

able to design and implement classroom and labdemonstrations with still greater impact on their students. This paper will discuss theories ofscientific understanding and cognitive dissonance as they apply to an engineering classroom,results of which can be used to design effective classroom and lab demonstrations. Definitionsand examples of scientific learning and cognitive dissonance will be discussed.IntroductionThe structure of scientific understanding has been well described by Kuhn1, a physicist turnedphilosopher. His description of scientific understanding is that understanding and descriptionexpand until there are too many outlying data to reasonable ignore, and a new model andsubsequent description is required and instituted. Here

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Mountain, University of Texas-Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Manufacturing

. Page 11.1060.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Rapid Prototyping of Printed-Circuit Boards with an Engraving LaserAbstractLack of a good system for rapid prototyping of printed circuit boards has been a major bottleneckin Senior Design at the University of Texas at Tyler. A simple method using artwork printed ontoner-transfer paper and transferred through heat and pressure to copper-clad circuit-board stockhad been successfully applied to simple designs but showed itself to be unsuited to thecomplexity of printed circuit boards developed for senior design projects. This unsuitability wasdue to two factors; low density (due to inability to accurately control line widths) and

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

Information Technology. She also teaches in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado-Boulder.Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso Alexandria Ogrey is an undergraduate studying computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso.Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso Mary Kay Roy is an instructor of computer science at the University of Texas at El PasoAlan Siegel, NYU Alan Siegel is on computer science faculty at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Page 15.18.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A

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2005 GSW

Authors

Steven L. Bryant; Christopher A. Irle

Simulation of CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers,” paper SPE 89343 presented at SPE/DOE Fourteenth Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2004.2. Wang, Z., Feyen, J., Genuchten, M.T., Nielson, D.R., “Air entrapment effects on infiltration rate and flow instability,” Water Resources Research, v. 34, no. 2, p. 213 -222, February 1998.3. Dembicki, H. Jr., and Anderson, M. J., “Secondary Migration of Oil: Experiments Supporting Efficient Movement of Separate, Buoyant Oil Phase Along Limited Conduits,” AAPG Bulletin, v. 73, p. 1018 -1021, 1989.4. Gibbs, Charles W. (ed.), Compressed Air and Gas Data, 2nd ed., Woodcliff Lake, N.J.CHRISTOPHER A. IRLEMr. Irle is currently a student in geosystems engineering and hydrology at The

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

physical reality. The success ofthe project and student feedback suggest that integration of these software tools will be beneficialfor improving student performance in the Dynamics course that all mechanical engineeringundergraduates have to undertake.I. IntroductionComputer simulation of dynamic systems is a valuable tool for engineering analysis and design. Itallows for active experimentation, design modification, and subsequent analysis withoutinvestment in raw materials and supplies.The ’chalk and talk’ style of teaching and instruction attempts to transmit knowledge from theteacher to a passive recipient. There is a growing awareness among engineering educators thatwhile this style of instruction is suitable for teaching engineering analysis

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Lisa Watrous; Mari Buche; Susan Bagley; Jason Keith

School of Chemical Engineering Dr. Keith's research uses mathematical modeling to improve air quality and energy efficiency through the applied fields of reactor design and alternative energy. He has also spent time studying, evaluating and implementing faculty development programs. Prior to joining Mississippi State University, Keith was a faculty member at Michigan Technological University, most recently as an associate professor. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conference

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University-Calumet; Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University-Calumet

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Instrumentation

control and provides consulting for numerous companies. Dr. Fathizadeh has many Journal and refereed papers and publishes technical and Journal papers on the regular basis. He is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the State of Illinois and member of IEEE. Page 12.105.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Reliable Wireless Link Coupled with Computer Based Virtual Instrumentation for Control ApplicationsAbstractWireless telephone systems have been available for quite sometime. However, wireless devicesthat can send and receive analog and digital data from industrial

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

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2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Rich Yonts, Teradata; Benjamin W Cashman, National University; Richard S. Clark, National University ; Brett Nieman

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

. From 2000-2005, he was President/CEO, SegWave, Inc., an educational technology systems company he founded. Previous positions include Vice President for Russia and Eastern Europe, Qualcomm Inc., 1995-99, with offices in San Diego and Moscow, Russia and multiple positions with Northern Telecom and Bell- Northern Research in Ottawa, Canada and Richardson, TX during 1978-1995, including Director, Intelli- gent Network Solutions and Director, Asia/Pacific Strategic Marketing. He is one of several ”Fathers of email”; based on work he did with the US Army and DARPA in the 1970s and several international com- mittees he chaired during 1979-91. Those committees took him to nearly 100 countries globally. He had

Conference Session

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

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Neda Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Paper ID #37135Inexpensive solar garden light provides valuable energysystem learning toolDale H. Litwhiler (Associate Professor)Neda Bazyar Shourabi Assistant Teaching Professor © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Inexpensive solar garden light provides valuable energy system learning toolAbstractSolar powered residential garden lights, also called landscape lights, are ubiquitous and providean inexpensive and convenient means of low-power outdoor illumination. A typical solar gardenlight fixture consists of a small solar cell, rechargeable

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Daniel Fisher, The George Washington University; James P Ferguson, The George Washington University; Esha Niraj Patel, The George Washington University; Gujri Ahluwalia, The George Washington University; Joseph Anthony Barbera M.D., The George Washington University; Joost R. Santos, The George Washington University

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Diversity

. A. Furia, and B. Meyer, “An empirical study of API usability,” 2013 ACM / IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, 2013. doi:10.1109/esem.2013.14.[6] M. Pollock, R. M. Fernandes, A. S. Newton, S. D. Scott, and L. Hartling, “A decision tool to help researchers make decisions about including systematic reviews in overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions,” Systematic Reviews, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019. doi:10.1186/s13643-018-0768-8.[7] “Welcome to Python.org,” Python.org, https://www.python.org/about/ (accessed Mar. 8, 2024).[8] L. Cohen and C. Martorella, “Bed availability report,” JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 599–603, Dec. 2000. doi:10.1097

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Teaching & Learning Statics and Mechanics of Materials

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Mechanics

Paper ID #16398Analogy Methods to Address Warping and Plasticity in TorsionProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay teaches mechanics, materials, manufacturing and design at University at Buffalo He has authored a text on Pressure Vessel s and till recently was an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. His research interests are in the areas of fatigue and fracture of metals, carbon nanotubes, multi-scale material modeling and engineering education. He had a very successful industrial career with Westinghouse Electric where he directed and performed

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder; Michael Anderson, P.E., United States Air Force

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inven- tory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Matthew SnyderDr. Michael Anderson, P.E., United States Air Force Lt Col Mike Anderson is Associate Professor and Deputy Department Head of Engineering Mechanics, US Air Force Academy. He has been researching autonomous systems for fourteen years, authoring several papers relevant to the field including design of

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques for Freshmen (0630)

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Palmer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John B. Hudson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

organizing the materialso it can be presented by faculty teaching outside their area of expertise. We will presentresults of a one-year pilot program in which we have adopted the interactive format in thepresentation of our introductory course sequence in Chemistry of Materials. We will discusscourse content, student performance, student satisfaction with the course, and the facultyexperience compared to the traditional course. In addition, the in-class demonstrations andteam-oriented student exercises developed will be reviewed.IntroductionChemistry of Materials Background In the School of Engineering at Rensselaer, all students follow a common pre-engineering curriculum for the Freshman and Sophomore years. This curriculum includescourses in

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shravia D. Jackson; Christine L. Corum

significant difference in theperformance of students who receive web based training and those who receive traditionalclassroom instruction?” The latter question was the focus of this study. This study assessed theperformance of students who received web-based training in a mechanical engineeringtechnology course, versus students in the same course who did not receive the web-basedtraining. The title of the course studied was MET 142, Manufacturing Processes 1. This coursewas designed to introduce students to manufacturing processes such as casting, forming andwelding. A hands-on approach was used to introduce these concepts. Since not all studentsenrolled were Mechanical Engineering Technology majors, their diverse backgrounds had to betaken into

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

into the environment. Chemicalengineering students in the undergraduate curriculum learn to design packed columns for useas air pollution control devices. Most curriculums include some hands-on training with thesedevices in a laboratory environment. These design techniques learned by students areapproximate methods based upon such operating variables as column pressure drop, packingfactors, and mass transfer coefficients. These approximations often serve as a fundamentalbasis for design and construction of air pollution control devices. However, in reality, finaloptimization and fine-tuning are often performed in the field by engineers upon alreadyinstalled, operational equipment. The EVOP technique is ideally suited for optimizing

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #14030Development of a Laboratory set-up interfacing Programmable Logic Con-troller (PLC), Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) and HVAC ApplicationsDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering (AE). He teaches capstone, lighting, electrical, HVAC and energy design courses. He is the ABET Coordinator for the AE Program. His research areas include airflow modeling, zonal modeling, energy modeling, and artificial intelligence modeling using the support vector machine learning approach. Dr. Megri holds a PhD degree from INSA at

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Takashi Kawano, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Benson H. Tongue, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

Principles of Vibration and Analysis and Design of Systems in Motion: Dynamics. Page 24.1357.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Video-based Online Learning: The Other Side of the Looking GlassIntroductionEducation researchers often allude to fundamental changes taking place within the academicenvironment, enough so that one would be forgiven a bit of jadedness at any newpronouncement. Recently, however, changes to the academic landscape have been occurringthat can truly be viewed as earthshaking, no pun intended.The catalyst for these changes has been digital technology, which has

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Y. S. Teplitsky; V. A. Borodulya; A. F. Hassoun; Mulchand S. Rathod; Vladimir Sheyman

his Ph.D. in Mechanical EngineeringFreeboard Region,” AIChE Symposium, Series from the Academy of Sciences, Minsk, Belarus.77, n 208, 1981, pp 368-375. Prior to joining WSU Division of Engineering Technology in 1986, he worked in industries.4. Burdukov, A.P., Demin, M.A., Muvshinov, His areas of interest include heat and massG.G., Simanov, A.D., “The Research on transfer and thermal sciences. He has publishedExternal Heat Transfer of the Simple Pipe in the monographs and over 70 papers, and hasFreeboard Region of the Fluidized Bed,” received patents for 27 inventions.Isvestiya SO AN USSR

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Prototype Automated Solar Tracking with Power Generation System Abstract — The purpose of this project was to design and build a Solar Tracking System froman electrical and mechanical perspective. The tracking system is equipped with automatedbattery charging circuit and switching capabilities for multiple batteries. The system can run afully autonomous mode using photoresistor to track the sun ensuring optimal coverage. Thepopular ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module is interfaced with an Arduino Mega using its communicationsprotocols for wireless control and monitoring of the system.I. Introduction In our everyday lives we constantly hear the chatter government and activists have inwhich

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

Authors

Abdelouahab Abrous

recirculation.Foundational texts such as Anderson [3] and Ferziger & Peric [4] support its academic use, whileMATLAB’s ease of use and strong visualization capabilities make it a popular educational tool.Versteeg & Malalasekera [5] also emphasize the importance of understanding numericalschemes, something well-suited for MATLAB-based learning.Numerous researchers have contributed valuable solvers and insights to deepen understanding ofthis problem. Ambatipudi [6] developed a finite difference solver achieving accurate velocityand pressure fields. Kosti & Rathore [7] applied the stream function–vorticity method, finding a61×61 grid sufficient for capturing major flow features. Higgins [8] provided detailed notes anda Mathematica implementation focused on

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia House

industry training problems and is willing to bring industry job skills to the classroom.• Contacts made through the internship create opportunities for recruitment of adjunct faculty from industry.• Industry contacts are created for other college activities such as fund raising and advisory committees.• The faculty and college are updated on current business trends in areas such as software and organizations trends.• New projects can be implemented with relevant and current technology.• The internship creates possibilities for off-site facilities for research or available infrastructure.• Contacts might provide possible equipment resources.Industry Benefits:• Improvements in curricula, along with the creation of a direct line to the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey W. Roule; Carl W. Steidley

contrast with a transformational system, is characterized by being, to a largeextent, event driven, continuously having to react to external and internal stimuli. Examples ofreactive systems include: automobiles, missile and avionics systems, communication networks,and operating systems. The literature on software and systems engineering is almost unanimousin recognizing the existence of a major problem in the specification and design of large complexreactive systems.[see 1,2,3,4,5] The problem is rooted in the difficulty of describing reactivebehavior in ways that are clear and realistic, and at the same time formal and sufficiently rigorousto be amenable to detailed computer simulation. The behavior of a reactive system is really theset of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Cotter, Union College

AC 2010-1359: LABORATORY EXERCISES FOR AN UNDERGRADUATEBIOMETRIC SIGNAL PROCESSING COURSEShane Cotter, Union College Page 15.829.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Laboratory Exercises for an Undergraduate Biometric Signal Processing CourseIntroductionThe ability of investigators to analyze sound, image, and video data and to efficiently searchthrough large databases of biometric data such as fingerprints or facial images has revolutionizedthe field of forensics over the last couple of decades. These technologies are routinely used inpopular television shows such as Crime Scene Investigation and NCIS among others. Indeed, it

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R. McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Computer Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Retaking Object-Oriented Programming Quizzes for Study Habit Insights and Improvements Aaron Carpenter and James McCusker {carpentera1, mccuskerj}@wit.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of TechnologyIt is often a challenge to gain insight into undergraduate study habits. Students can list theresources at their disposal and can

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

Authors

Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

Paper ID #35168Lessons Learned from Practices Used in Online ClassesDr. Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles Yilin Feng is an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. Her research interest is in airport simulation, operation, and management. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Lessons Learned from Practices Used in Online ClassesIntroductionAt a large state university in South California, students in the

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Lubina, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

Department at Gannon University. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve/enhance engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Advancing Wi-Fi based Imaging: An Approach for Real-Time Object Detection and ClassificationAbstract Visualizing objects through Wi-Fi signal variations is a critical area of research due to itspotential for real-time environmental mapping, enhanced detection capabilities, and use ofextremely common electronics an infrastructure. Applications include mapping in low lighting/rfenvironments, search and rescue, and urban warfare where visualizing

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chafic Bousaba, Guilford College; Tiera Kazar, Guilford College; Will C. Pizio, Guilford College

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Computing & Information Technology

College in Greensboro, NC. I have a Master’s and PhD in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany and a Master’s in Cyber Security from Utica College. I currently teach both criminal justice and cyber security courses at Guilford. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Wireless Network Security using Raspberry PiAbstractThis educational project uses a second generation Raspberry Pi that runs multiple Open Sourcesoftware packages, to perform network penetration testing and to analyze the results.Implementing this project provides undergraduate students with practical hands-on experienceand explains advanced concepts in computer hardware, operating systems, and network

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

1955 and an M.S. in 1960 in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from the Department of Metallurgy, Mechanics and Materials Science at Michigan State University in 1972. E-mail: hgrandin@rcn.com and hgrandin@wpi.edu.Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Joseph J. Rencis is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. From 1985 to 2004 he was in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His research focuses on the development of boundary and finite element methods for analyzing solid, heat transfer and fluid mechanics problems

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tooran Emami Ph. D., U.S. Coast Guard Academy ; Richard J. Hartnett, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

in New London, Conn. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the M.S.E.E. degree from Purdue University, and his Ph.D. in E.E. from the University of Rhode Island. His research interests include efficient digital filtering methods, improved receiver signal processing techniques for electronic navigation systems, and autonomous vehicle design. Page 25.919.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Measurement of Op-Amp Parameters Using Vector Signal Analyzers in an Undergraduate