industry experience, conducts networking workshops, and is author of the book The Internet Today. His astronomy Ph.D. research at Georgia State University involved astronomical instrumentation including the design and implementation of a remote operation system for a telescope array controlled via the Internet. Page 15.925.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On the Use of Virtualization for Router Network SimulationAbstractThe availability of powerful simulators has enhanced the ability to optimize communicationnetwork performance. The more complex ones can simulate many different types of
AC 2010-2169: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RICH INTERNETAPPLICATION (RIA) FOR THE SIMULATION OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBERMark Patterson, San Diego State University Mark is finishing his MSME degree at SDSU.Christopher Paolini, San Diego State UniversitySubrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University Page 15.348.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design and Implementation of a Rich Internet Application (RIA) for the Simulation of a Combustion ChamberAbstractThe TEST web portal, www.thermofluids.net, is a comprehensive, freely accessible,thermodynamic courseware that includes a large number of Java applets, each one
Paper ID #44692Determining Where and How to Teach Engineering Communication SkillsDr. Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Department Chair, Humanities and Communication, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1 Determining Where and How to Teach Engineering Communication SkillsThe authors of this paper co-teach a first-year “cornerstone” design experience that combines afirst-year Computer
AC 2011-1138: KRISYS: A LOW-COST, HIGH-IMPACT RECRUITINGANDJoseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M UniversityJay R Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently Professor and Program Director for the Electronics and Telecommu- nications Programs. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of inter- est in research and education include product development, analog/RF electronics, instrumentation, and entrepreneurship.Dr. Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr
Civil Engineer- ing from The University of Alabama. Dr. Burian’s research team contributes to the engineering of sustain- able and secure urban systems. Research areas include stormwater management and green infrastructure, urban water, extreme floods, urban impacts on the water cycle and climate, and the water energy-nexus. Dr. Burian is active in numerous professional societies including the American Society of Civil Engi- neers (ASCE), American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Meteorological Society (AMS), and American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). He is currently the co-Director of Sustainability Curriculum Develop
Paper ID #40331Challenges in Designing Complex Engineering Problems to Meet ABETOutcome 1Dr. Bijan G Mobasseri, Villanova UniveristyMs. Liesl Klein, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Liesl Krause-Klein is a assistant teaching professor at Villanova University in their electrical and computer engineering department. She graduated from Purdue University’s Polytechnic institute in 2022. Her research focused on student well-being. She is currently in charge of curriculum for capstone projects within her department.Mr. Edward Stephen Char Jr., Villanova University BS EE Villanova University 1996 MS EE Villanova
Annual Conference, June 10-13, San Antonio,TX.[6] Vernaza, K. M., Steinbrink, S., Brinkman, B. J., Vitolo, T. M. (2014). Scholars of Excellence inEngineering and Computer Science Program, An NSF S-STEM Grant: Assessment and Lessons Learned- First Award. Proceedings of ICEER2014-McMaster International Conference on EngineeringEducation and Research, August 24-26, Hamilton, Canada.[7] Steinbrink, S., Vernaza, K. M., Brinkman, B. J., Zhao, L. and Nogaj, A. (2018). A Rolling Stone:Analysis of one NSF-STEM Program Through Successive Grant Periods. Proceedings of the 2018American Society of Engineering Education National Conference, June 24-27, Salt Lake City, UT.[8] Steinbrink, S., Vernaza, K. M., Brinkman, B. J., Vitolo, T., and Nogaj, A. (2017
education," Educational Research Review, vol. 31, p. 100364, 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2020.100364[17] M. D. Shawn, C. G. Andrew, H. L. Elizabeth, R. K. Joseph, L. G. Bruce, and N. C. Tara, "Planning an Escape: Considerations for the Development of Applied Escape Rooms," Simulation \& Gaming, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 150-166, 2023, doi: 10.1177/10468781231154596.[18] https://13thgateescape.com/[19] M. Lima and W. C. Oakes, Service-learning: Engineering in your community. Great Lakes Press, 2006.Appendix AQuestions asked during strategizing session:1) What do you notice about the concentration of the dots? a) What traits do your teammates seem to value? b) Does that match your values?2) What
Paper ID #37704Leveraging ThingsBoard IoT Service for RemoteExperimentationAhmet Can Sabuncu (Assistant Teaching Professor) Dr. Sabuncu holds a Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from Old Dominion University. Dr. Sabuncu’s professional interests spans from engineering education research, engineering laboratory education, history of science and engineering, thermo- fluids engineering, and microfluidic technology. Dr. Sabuncu is eager to discover next generation workforce skills and to educate next generation of engineers who will carry Industry 4.0 forward considering the needs of the global world.Kerri Anne Thornton
programming. His research interests are in software engineering and software quality assurance and has authored more than 25 technical papers on the subject. As an independent consultant, he has worked with some of the largest software companies in the Central America region in establishing software quality management systems. In the last 12 years, he has taught several seminars on software quality assurance and software project management. Dr. Jenkins is an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) and a member of the ASQ Software Division. Page 12.711.1© American Society for Engineering Education
researchinterests are control theory and systems. Ms. Titilope Alagun is a member of IEEE and NSBE.Dr. Shahryar DarayanDr. Darayan received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 1993. He iscurrently a professor and the program coordinator of Electronics Engineering Technology at TexasSouthern University. His research area applies to electromagnetic and instrumentation, computerhardware and software design, and numerical methods. Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2009-764: USING ENGINEERING DESIGN AS A RETENTION TOOL FORFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Amber Kemppainen is a Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses. Her research interests include online learning, ethanol production and sustainability.Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University Amy J. Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses and an introductory spatial visualization course. Additionally, she advises General Engineering and
Session 2553 Making Clocks: A First-Year Course Integrating Professional Communications with an Introduction to Engineering W. Bernard Carlson and Karin Peterson University of VirginiaAs engineering educators worry about attracting and training outstanding undergraduates, it has become importantto develop strong first-year courses that introduce students to engineering as a discipline and a profession. Astrong introductory course is vital because first-year engineering students arrive at the university with a variety
AC 2009-606: APPLICATION OF THE EXCEED TEACHING MODEL TOIMPROVE GRADUATE TEACHING IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGCOURSESAudra Morse, Texas Tech Page 14.223.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Application of the ExCEEd Teaching Model to Improve Graduate Teaching in Environmental Engineering Courses Page 14.223.2AbstractMany universities employ graduate teaching assistants to help reduce faculty teaching loads.However, the graduate teaching assistants may receive little to no training on teachingeffectiveness. Some universities may have programs to mentor graduate students in effectiveteaching strategies
2006-1246: INTEGRATION OF A DSP HARDWARE-BASED LABORATORY INTOAN INTRODUCTORY SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS COURSELisa Huettel, Duke University LISA G. HUETTEL, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. Her research interests include the application of statistical signal processing to remote sensing and engineering education. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Page 11.797.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006
Toronto. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Memorial University, teaching mechanics and design. His research areas are automated modeling, vehicle dynamics and control, vibration-assisted drilling, and nondestructive testing of power transmission line poles. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Challenges and Logistics in Flipping a Large Classroom for Junior-Year Mechanical VibrationsA junior-year Mechanical Vibrations course with 110 students was “flipped” to increase studentengagement and learning outcomes. Each week, a gapped notes handout was created. Theoryand derivation videos were generated using open-source software
, and engineering dean. Walesh’s technical specialty is water resources engineering. His current principal research interest is using brain basics to help engineers, beginning as students, to work smarter, that is, be more effective-efficient and more creative-innovative. He authored or co-authored six books and many engineering and education publications and presenta- tions. His textbook Engineering Your Future: The Professional Practice of Engineering was published in 2012 and his textbook Introduction to Creativity and Innovation for Engineers was published by Pearson Education in 2016. Walesh facilitated and/or made presentations at several hundred workshops, seminars, classes, webinars, and meetings
Paper ID #11723Implementing Team Based Learning in a First Year Introduction to Engi-neering CourseDr. Chao Wang, Arizona State University Chao Wang received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is currently a lecturer in Ira. A Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.Dr. Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Jennifer Mott is faculty in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Her research interests include using Team Based Learning in engineering courses and first year engineering programs
Paper ID #11563A NEW INTERACTIVE COURSE IN COMMUNICATION ELECTRON-ICSDr. Jay R Porter P.E., Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Program Coordinator for the Electronics Systems Engineering Technology Program. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of interest in research and education include product development, analog/RF electronics, instrumentation
Paper ID #13475A Student Mentored Design Challenge Competition for First Semester Fresh-men Engineering StudentsMs. Jill S. K. Nakatsu, University of Hawaii at Manoa Jill Nakatsu is specialist faculty at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is an academic advisor for the College of Engineering working in particular with the pre-engineering student population. In addition to academic advising, she teaches the introduction to engineering course for freshmen. She received both her BS and MS in electrical engineering. She worked as an engineer in the medical technology industry and has research interests in machine learning
above letter, the US Department of Commerce conducted a series ofinterviews with institutions across the nation in an effort to understand howuniversities are nurturing and promoting innovation/entrepreneurship and publishedthe “The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University; Higher Education, Innovation &Entrepreneurship in Focus” (2). While there is significant research on innovation andentrepreneurship within the formal curriculum (3, 4) there is less focus on extra-curricular programs. Authors believe informal programs offer a great opportunity toengage engineering students in activities promoting innovation and entrepreneurshipas it has been shown by the impact of Innovation Challenges on the development ofinnovative skills (5). Per C
asso- ciate’s degree in Automotive Technology from Luzerne County Community College.Alexander Hallden-Abberton, Bloomsburg UniversityJohn R. Pulaski Page 25.1162.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 SMART BOX FOR SECURE DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN MEDICAL CENTERSIntroductionThe aim of capstone senior design project is to culminate the undergraduate experience, whereknowledge gained in the classroom is applied to a major design project. A meaningful projectwould be one that is developed in collaboration with the industry and also tailored to meet theABET
Division Officer, also serving as the division’s Chair 2010 -2011. He is also a member of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Divisions along with the College and Industry Partnership (CIPD) Division. He is a co-author of the book titled, A Comprehensive Approach to Digital Manufacturing, which was published in April 2023.Ronald Saus, Robert Morris University Ronald Saus is an Alumni of Robert Morris University. Ronald graduated Cum Laude in 2019 with a degree in Manufacturing Engineering. As part of his education at Robert Morris, he reverse engineered the ancient Greek Ropebot to design and build a working example. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Ancient Machines
McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and after working in the automotive industry for five years, returned to graduate school for an MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests primarily deal with the design and analysis of experiments that are used to build models for physical systems or metamodels for simulated systems. Professor Ankenman is the co-director of the Segal Design
. Page 12.1168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 PRECISION POSITIONING AND VIBRATION MEASUREMENT USING INTELLIGENT INSTRUMENTATION AND SIMULATION TOOLSAbstract:The objective of this research is to detail the development of a simple and uniqueinstrumentation for precise micro-measurement as well as vibration measurement in anintegrated manufacturing set up that can be demonstrated in a student laboratory. Based on thiswe propose new research for a smaller embedded measurement unit. All machines have someamount of forced vibration. However, in some cases, this vibration may cause damage to themachinery. Understanding vibration in aerospace applications is critical for any system
AC 2007-1727: DATA-MINING AN ONLINE HOMEWORK SYSTEMAndrew Bennett, Kansas State UniversityEric Lawrence, Kansas State UniversityGenevra Neumann, Northern Iowa UniversityElena Verbych, Kansas State UniversitySteve Warren, Kansas State University Page 12.440.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Data-Mining an Online Homework SystemAbstractOnline homework systems are becoming increasingly popular since (when they work)they are convenient for both faculty and students. Systems that rely on mechanicalgrading are naturally best adapted to more mechanical types of problems, raising issuesof whether an increasing reliance on such systems will privilege the
twenty publications in first- rate journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. His work on flow modeling for two after-bodies trapped vortex combustion has led to the establishment for new design correlations for the TVC technol- ogy. His research interests focus on CFD, thermal fluids, heat transfer, energy and alternative fuel. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Successful S3 Design ProjectsSenior design projects are the final academic challenge that many engineering students mustaccomplish to graduate. Industry partners are heavily recruited by engineering programsnationwide to provide, and even fund, realistic projects that enable a meaningful
at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA), where he is also Dean of Research, which is a University-wide function. In addition, he is the Director of the highly reputed Engineering Applications Center (EAC) at the University of Hartford. His areas of expertise are Mechatronics, Product Design, Manufacturing and Automation.Jun Kondo, University of Hartford Mr. Jun Kondo is a research engineer in the Engineering Applications Center (EAC) of the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA) M.B.A., M.E., B.S. from the University of Hartford and M.A., B.A. from Western Illinois University. He is specialized in Data
consensus and how this is related to the background of themembers. I have collected data on the background of the members of groups and how itaffects the individual’s working within the group and the group’s overall effectiveness.Although our students are assigned to be in many types of groups, this paper will address agroup who researches and writes a paper together and then is required to communicate theirresults orally. I’ll comment on my feedback from students on how they feel about groupsand whether peer pressure plays a role. Lastly, this paper will draw some conclusions aboutwhy ABET requires group work.II. The GroupA group is two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who are workingtogether to achieve a particular objective
Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) EM-SEP: An Efficient Modified Stable Election Protocol Arafat Abu Malluh, Khaled M. Elleithy, Zakariya Qawaqneh, Ramadhan J. Mstafa, Adwan Alanazi Abstract— Recently wireless sensor networks (WSN) becamean interesting topic because of its increasing usage in manyfields; medical systems, environment monitoring, military I. INTRODUCTIONapplications and video surveillance. Usually sensors are placed in WSN is an emerging technology that helps to bringthe desired