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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; William Schleter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Taimi Olsen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

other topics. All work at the TENN TLC is carefully researched and planned in order to bring best practices and innovative methods to UTK faculty, lecturers, and GTAs. Olsen earned her doctorate in american and twentieth century literature at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1997, after which she taught at a private college for 12 years, eventually serving as Full Professor and Department Chair. She published Transcending Space: Architectural Places in works by Henry David Thoreau, E. E. Cummings and John Barth, Bucknell UP, 2000, has published numerous articles in her field, and has presented regionally and nationally on faculty development and assessment issues.Dr. Stan Guffey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Stan Guffey

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Laboratory Innovations

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-3588: A VERSATILE PLATFORM FOR TEACHING MECHA-TRONICSDr. Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Thomas R. Consi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, with a joint ap- pointment in the School of Freshwater Sciences and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His researches focuses on the development of new and novel marine robots designed to operate in challenging environments. He is also keenly interested in engineering education and involves many UWM engineer- ing undergraduates in his research projects as well as teaches mechatronics in the UWM Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Globig, University of Dayton; Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

University in 1983, and his master’s of science from University of Dayton in 2003. He teaches a number of lecture and laboratory courses in circuit analysis, semiconductor devices, and data acquisition and control.Prof. Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton Michael Kozak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. He primarily teaches classes related to mechanical engineering technology, and his main research interest is in pedagogy. Page 25.1344.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Rubber Band Rule and Other

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2000 Annual Conference

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Kevin M Torres; David Johnson; David Forsman; David Baird

Laude) fromAuburn University in 1990 and his M.S.E.E. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joiningthe faculty at Penn State Erie in 1998, he worked at Georgia Tech Research Institute as a research engineer for eightyears. His interests include high-density electronic packaging and embedded microcontroller design.KATHY HOLLIDAY-DARRKathryn Holliday-Darr received her BA in Industrial Arts at the University of Northern Colorado and her MA inIndustrial Arts Education at State University of New York at Buffalo. She has been an Instructor of EngineeringGraphics at Penn State Erie since 1985. She is the author of Applied Descriptive Geometry. Mrs. Holliday-Darr isconcerned with the lack of interest junior high females show in

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1997 Annual Conference

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Pradeep K. Agrawal

Session 1213 Integration of Critical Thinking and Technical Communication into Undergraduate Laboratory Courses Pradeep K. Agrawal School of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe ability to communicate technical concepts well distinguishes an outstanding engineer from amerely competent one. Widespread consensus holds that writing should form an integral part ofan engineering education, but there is considerable debate over how best to achieve this goal.Most engineering programs require courses in technical

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1997 Annual Conference

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Richard A. Young

decade there has been a significant amount of instructional research anddevelopment in the teaching of physics at the introductory level1-10. This work has demonstratedthat the capability to rapidly acquire and display data provides a valuable tool to promote studentexperimentation and understanding. As a result a number of computer oriented educationalpackages that are directed toward the introductory physics laboratory experience have beendeveloped.11-13Rather than adopt one of these packages we decided to employ LabVIEW, a commerciallyoriented data acquisition environment, in the computerization of our laboratory. This decisionwas motivated by a number of factors which we wanted our computing environment shouldprovide. Among these were

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1999 Annual Conference

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Deborah K. van Alphen; Sharlene Katz

theresulting abundance of job opportunities in the field, almost any satellite project is inherently ofinterest to students. Thus, goal (1) is easily achieved. However, Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) restrictions on signal transmission make goal (2) more difficult to achieve.We note that goal (2) is particularly desirable in spite of this difficulty because transmissioncapability opens up a whole new arena for future research, particularly in the areas of channelmeasurement/characterization and propagation studies. Page 4.296.1A relatively easy way to obtain transmission capability is to have students obtain (from the FCC)a Technician Class

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1998 Annual Conference

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Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

, Volume CXI, Number 2, March 1996.[4] Anderson-Rowland, Mary R., “A First Year Engineering Student Survey to Assist Recruitment and Retention,” Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 1996, pp. 372- 376.[5] Morrison, Catherine, Griffin, Kenneth, and Marcotullio, Peter, “Retention of Minority Students in Engineering,” NACME Research Letter, Volume 5, Number 2, December 1995, pp. 1-20.[6] Levitz, Randi, “Identifying and Advising the ‘At-Risk’ Student,” Recruitment and Retention, September 1993, pp.5-6.[7] “Cohort Survival Analysis, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Fall 1989-Fall 1995,” University Office of Institutional Analysis, Arizona State University, Tempe

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1998 Annual Conference

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Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad B. Dadfar

visiting appointment with the Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta,Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Ramakrishnan’s research interests include distributed computing, performance evaluation, Page 3.483.9parallel simulation, and fault-tolerant systems.MOHAMMAD B. DADFAR is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Bowling Green StateUniversity. His research interests include Computer Extension and Analysis of Perturbation Series, SchedulingAlgorithms, and Computers in Education. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in datacommunications, operating systems, and computer algorithms. He is a

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1998 Annual Conference

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Deborah M. Mechtel; K.A. Korzeniowski

Session 1232 Teaching Engineering to Non-Electrical Engineering Majors K.A. Korzeniowski, D.M. Mechtel United States Naval Academy Abstract It has long been recognized in the engineering education community that is useful to conveysome core knowledge of underlying physical system components by requiring courses outside of aspecific engineering major. The Electrical Engineering Department at the United States NavalAcademy meets this challenge by teaching a core competency course in electrical engineering to allAcademy

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Improving Student Problem Solving and Performance

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua A Enszer, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #42538Do Lightly-Flexible Deadlines Support Student Performance?Prof. Joshua A Enszer, University of Delaware Dr. Joshua Enszer is an associate professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware. He has taught core and elective courses across the curriculum, from introduction to engineering science and material and energy balances to senior- and graduate-level electives on process safety and advanced mathematical modeling. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Do Lightly-Flexible Deadlines Support Student Performance?AbstractSince the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane F. Cotter, Union College

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Fall 2005, he joined the faculty at Union College. He teaches courses in introductory digital logic, digital design and computer networking. His principal research interests are in the areas of speech and image processing, wireless communications, computer networking, and biological signal processing. Page 22.245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the Impact of a Biometrics Course on Students’ Digital Signal Processing KnowledgeIntroductionA biometric refers to a physiological or behavioral trait which can be used to identify a

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Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Weimin Wu, Stanford University

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Environmental Engineering

Assistant Engineer and Assistant Administrator of the Chief Engineer in the 2nd Division of the China National Construction Engineering Corp. Dr. Wu’s research interests are in the area of environmental biotechnology includ- ing the bioremediation of organic toxicants and heavy metals in contaminated groundwater and sedi- ments, the anaerobic digestion of solid wastes and wastewaters for energy recovery, microbial ecology, and biodegradable plastics. He has more than 90 publications and holds two US patents. Page 22.421.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Takayuki Sugita

change and our future prospects, the CAD system in education has been introduced atSanyo High School. It has been incorporated in the Mechanical Engineering course as a practicalsubject since April 1994. In order to practically evaluate the present status of the CAD instructionand to consider the appropriate subsequent learning instruction, CAD drawing test and question-naire survey was carried out with 250 students enrolled in the school year 1994 to 1998.2.Students surveyTable 1 shows an adopted CAD system which com-prises a NEC PC-9821 AP2/U2, a CADPAC Sta- Hardware Supplier Type Unittion 2 EX, and associated software. Nine units were CPU

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Randal S. Martin; Clinton P. Richardson

graduate school. Responses included comments such as “good study skills”, “everything(in graduate school) is rehash”, “feel ahead of the rest of the students”, “NMT harder -- learnedmore”, and “prepared for workload/challenges”. The single response which indicated NMT didnot prepare the student well enough for graduate school gave no supporting comments.Overall, the alumni were pleased with their experience at New Mexico Tech. On a scale of one tofive, with one being very poor and five being excellent, the responding graduates rated theiroverall educational experience as an average of 4.28±0.72 (the uncertainty represents onestandard deviation). Departmental faculty competence and availability were rated at 4.38±0.88and 4.49±0.72, respectively

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael F. Young; Sheryl A. Sorby

boring. The academicperformance level of these students is often below those who are learning graphics for the firsttime. Also, the educational value added by the introductory course is typically much larger for thenovice when compared with students who have mastered the fundamental graphics techniques.Historical grade distributions in these courses are either typically skewed toward the upper end ofthe grading scale or show a bimodal shape. We assume that placing students into a graphicscourse consistent with their background and preparation will enhance both student and teacherperformance. The students will be more motivated if they feel that they are learning somethingnew. Enabling the instructors to focus on the novice student population

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Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2010-593: BIODEGRADABILITY OF PLASTICS TESTING IN ANUNDERGRADUATE MATERIALS LABORATORY COURSELori Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology Lori Rosario is a graduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Mechanical & Manufacturing Systems Integration. She completed her B.S.in Mechanical Engineering Technology. She has completed internships at Johnson and Johnson McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Delphi Automotive Systems and the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS)at the Rochester Institute of Technology as a Fuel Cells Research Engineer.Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth Dell is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing & Mechanical

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

AC 2010-895: USING HISTORY TO REINFORCE ETHICS AND EQUILIBRIUMWilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa Wilfrid Nixon is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa, and has been on the faculty there since 1987. In addition to his research on winter highway maintenance, he has also conducted research into student learning, and ways in which faculty can enhance such learning. He has been involved both with the Civil Engineering Division of ASEE and with the ASCE Committee on Faculty Development, and has also both attended and served as a mentor at ExCEEd Teaching Workshops. He plays bad golf, and also dances the Argentine Tango

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Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University; Sandeep Tirunagari, Lamar University

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Construction

AC 2010-369: GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION: INDIAEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Venkat Kadupukotta, Lamar University

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International Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College ; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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International

College. He received his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1977 and his M.S. in Computer Science from Santa Clara University in 1982. His research interest include embedded systems, digital programmable devices and computer communications. He is a member of IEEE and ACM.Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University Walt Buchanan is the J.R. Thompson Chair Professor at Texas A&M University. He is a Fellow and served on the Board of Directors of both ASEE and NSPE, is Past-Chair of the Professional Engineers in Higher Education of NSPE, is a Past President of the Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers, and is a registered P.E. in six states. He is a past member of the Executive

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2042: APPLICATION OF EXCEL IN PSYCHROMETRIC ANALYSISAmir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003-April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006-present). Dr. Karimi is a Fellow of

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Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2263: MICRO RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AS A VEHICLE FORINTERNATIONAL AWARENESSNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 15.870.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 MICRO RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AS A VEHICLE FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS 1. ABSTRACT The subject of Micro Renewable Energy Systems is explored as a medium for learning across disciplines, and for global knowledge exchange. Experience from 3 years of course offerings is distilled. Students in these courses came with their own strong motivation to help solve major global problems. Individual assignments

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as advisor to many undergraduate research projects. For the last three years, Scott has been at York College of Pennsylvania where his concentration is on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering. Page 24.879.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Machining Experience in a Mechanical Engineering CurriculumAbstract

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Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering

., Palucki Blake, L., Hurtado, S., Berdan, J., and Case M.H. The American Freshman:National Norms Fall 2012, Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA, 2012.Appendix2012 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics ReflectionName:HW: (Insert HW number)Readings: (Indicate pages read)Problems, Examples: (Indicate problems worked in class/discussion and problems/examplesworked independently)Questions: (Bold the questions you are answering) 1) What did you learn? How do you know you learned it? 2) What components were easy? Why? 3) What inspired you to learn? Why? 4) Why was the experience significant? Why? 5) What there a particular piece of thinking or realization that provided a change of perspective? 6) How does

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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #7819Real-World vs. Ideal Op-Amps: Developing Student Insight into Finite Gain-Bandwidth Limitations and CompensationDr. Tooran Emami, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Tooran Emami is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Section, at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. She received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Wichita State University in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Dr. Emami was an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Wichita State University for three semesters. Her research interests are Proportional

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Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a number of papers in these areas. He has authored and co- authored two textbooks: Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and Applications, Elsevier/Academic Press, Second Edition, 2013; and Analog Signal Processing and Filter Design, Linus Publications, 2009. He has served as associate editors for the International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation and the International Journal of Modern Engineering. Page 23.1150.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching Speech and Audio Processing Implementations Using

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

civil engineering infrastructure. Lately, ASCE has been developing a sustainabilityrating system. It is intended to address the widening gap between actual infrastructure needs andavailable funds to tackle these needs. ASCE has embarked on a mission to educate civilengineers about the new Sustainable Infrastructure Project Rating System spearheaded by theASCE Committee on Sustainability. Partners in this effort are American Council of EngineeringCompanies (ACEC) and American Public Works Association (APWA). It is also anticipated thatthe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will play apivotal role in refining current efforts into a comprehensive rating system to address widersustainability goals.In its

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

Development of a Model Middle School Engineering Club David W. Dinehart, Timothy Harrington, Matthew Bandelt, and Adam Beckmann Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThis paper provides a description of a service learning program developed in 2009 that focuseson creating engineering clubs for elementary school students. Villanova Community Action byNew Engineers, NovaCANE, was established with the initial membership limited to graduatestudents and upperclassmen interested in structural engineering. In the inaugural year the goal ofthe organization was to inspire young minds by offering hands-on educational opportunities

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carol Siri Johnson

, analyze their tentative designs for adequacy of performance, strength, and safety, and thencomplete a set of drawings and specifications. The second process revolved around the finished drawingsand specifications. Those drawings and specifications will be the formal instructions that guide theirwork.” 6 Lukens used drawings as a group brainstorming device (many of their letters and notes arecovered with informal sketches), as a formal building device (for the plant) and to create and patent newrolling and flanging machines. The testing required for product inspections, plant maintenance, research and creating nationalstandards generated a great amount of technical communication using text, drawings, and photographs.Although Lukens had

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

education.ED Journal, 11(5), 9.5. Hara, N. & Kling R. (1999). Student’s frustrations with a web-based distance education course.First Monday, 4(12). Retrieved April 6, 2002 fromhttp://firstmonday.org/issues/issue4_12/hara/index.html6. Inman, E. & Kerwin, M. (1999). Instructor and student attitudes toward distance learning. CommunityCollege Journal of Research & Practice, 23, 581-592. Retrieved April 6, 2002 from Academic SearchElite database.Biographical InformationISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received hisPh.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S.from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical