Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James R. McCusker Ph.D., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Mohammed A. Almaghrabi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bryon Kucharski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

provides students with an opportunity to carry outexperiments virtually and achieve instant results. In this study, a practical laboratory experience isprovided through the use of a virtual reality simulation that is based on a real laboratory. Studentsare familiarized with the equipment through the provision of the real-world electronic benchequipment and simple electronic components resembling the real laboratory environment. Theeffectiveness of the virtual reality laboratory is studied using three sets of engineering students.The sets of students include those who have engaged in an actual laboratory experience, thosewho have experienced only the virtual reality-based laboratory environment, and a third groupwho has experienced both the real

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control, saturation control, and time-delay systems; closed-loop input shaping; spacecraft attitude control; mechatronics; and DSP/PC/microcontroller-based real-time control. He received Polytechnic’s 2002 Jacob’s Excellence in Education Award and 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award. In 2004, he was selected

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreekanth Gopi, Kennesaw State University; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

pedagogical interventions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1SerenePulse: A Webapp Pipeline for Real-time Physiological Monitoring Using rPPG and OpenAI LLMs Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA 30060, USA Abstract With 15% of working-age adults facing mental disorders and an annual loss of US$ 1 trillion in the world due to impaired productivity from depression and anxiety, the necessity

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxana Maria Melendez-Norona, Florida Atlantic University; Maria Mercedes Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Eduardo David Sagredo Asesor, Ministerio Energia y Minas Dom. Rep.

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Diversity

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

specially using real dataset. Also, in a post-pandemic scenario, the design and implementation of MOOCs became a valuable tool to reachstudents and professionals around the world. This paper focuses on the description of theelements associated with the design of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on MicrogridState Estimation, Optimization and Cybersecurity as well as the presentation of the generalitiesrelated to MATLAB simulations that will be part of the MOOC. For the present study, thesimulations for cybersecurity cover the utilization of real dataset associated with the electricalpower system of the Dominican Republic by means of deep learning tools offered by theMATLAB software. All this relevant research work has been funded by the

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

! EmergencyDiscussionThe FM radio signal can be used to demonstrate many of the concepts taught in communicationsystem courses. The various parts of the signal (L+R, L-R, and RDS) are separated by frequencydivision multiplexing, and so separating the signals can be used to demonstrate filters and DSB-SC demodulation. The de-emphasis filter can be used to demonstrate a real-world application of Page 13.1351.10filter design. The RDS signal can be used to demonstrate the Costas loop, matched filter, timingrecovery, slicer, word synchronization, and error control coding.Listening to the resulting audio signal gives the students immediate feedback on the quality oftheir

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas Moon, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana; Minh N. Do, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana

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Electrical and Computer

real-time DSPlaboratory course that aims to give students hands-on experience with real-time embeddedsystems using Android tablets at an early stage of their careers. The students broaden and deepentheir understanding of basic DSP theory and techniques and learn to relate this understanding toreal-world observations and applications. The students learn industrially relevant skills such asrapid design prototyping in Python and Android development of DSP applications in C++/Javafor computationally constrained mobile devices. The course advances in two phases: structuredlabs and team projects. In the first half of the course, a series of structured labs are provided toimplement and analyze real-time DSP systems that utilize fundamental DSP

Conference Session

Computers in Education 3 - Modulus I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Bailey Miller, University of California, Riverside; Tony Givargis, University of California, Irvine

thissimple arrangement, RIOS is useful in many real application scenarios, and also helps college studentslearn the basics of a real-time scheduler, including extending RIOS. (The "RI" stands forRiverside/Irvine, ending with OS similar to RTOS).This paper introduces the RIOS code, describes various ways of extending the code, and summarizesusage results over the past decade. Although the paper focuses on embedded system programs on amicrocontroller, the concepts extend to any software that has access to a timer, which includes mobileapps, web apps, and really nearly any computing environment today.2. Task and microcontroller basicsRIOS is designed to support cooperative periodic tasks on a microcontroller. A task is a program unitintended to run

Conference Session

LEES 5: Preparing and Practicing Culturally and Ethically Sensitive Engagement

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franz Newland, York University; Raghad El-Shebiny, York University; Olivia Alsop, York University

these. At the same time, there have been challenges and limitations in such programsthat the York program is also trying to set out to address in its new approach.Olin College of Engineering, in Needham, Massachusetts, adopts the “liberal arts tradition thatallows students to discover and try new things as they pursue their education.” [21]. They do notteach engineering principles in the absence of applications, but rather allow students to exploretheir interests by providing real-world challenges that are tackled in group projects in which toapply the engineering principles they learn. Olin also focuses heavily on integrating manyaspects of identity into the classroom, not just for the students but also for the supporting faculty,and in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #33193Towards Efficient Irrigation Management With Solar-Powered Wireless SoilMoisture Sensors and Real-Time Monitoring CapabilityDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Tooran Emami Ph. D.

for the students is to create mathematical or computer simulation modelingof a physical system that describes the real system. The main motivation in this paper is toclarify the process between the mathematical modeling, computer simulation, and validation ofthe modeling for real systems. These procedures allow students to make a bridge between theconcept and material they have learned in an undergraduate control system classroom andlaboratory with the real world practical applications.The real time system in this laboratory is a SRV-02 DC motor from Quanser Innovate Educate1.The modeling of SRV-02 DC motor is achieved via QUARC software and simulation inMATLAB®1. A continuous time transfer function of the system can be obtained

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Adams, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Aturika Bhatnagar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jeff Knowles, Oregon State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

with customized EBIPs suited for theirunique teaching environments. Faculty who observed increased student engagement utilized real-world applications facilitated by extensive experience and institutional support. This study'sfindings point to the importance of adaptable teaching methods, emphasizing the need forinstructors to tailor EBIPs to their specific teaching contexts. These results underscore theimportance of individualized strategies for effectively adopting EBIPs into educational settings.IntroductionAs a part of the NSF IUSE project, this paper seeks to explore the limitations and successes ofengineering faculty implementing EBIPs. Although earlier research indicates a willingness andinterest among faculty to incorporate new

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sookram Sobhan; Noel Kriftcher; Nerik Yakubov; Alon Kadashev; Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila

that they make use of sensors and real-timedata acquisition hardware and software. This alleviates the drudgery of manual data collectionand allows students to focus on the concept at hand. Other experiments are entirely new anddemonstrate connections between real-world applications and high school physics. In some cases, the developed sensor-based experiments illustrate concepts that would bedifficult, if not impossible, to demonstrate manually. In one example, to illustrate the concept ofconservation of energy, a ball is tossed directly above an ultrasonic sensor that precisely detectsthe position and velocity of the ball throughout its path [9]. Using this data, the potential andkinetic energy of the tossed ball can be calculated at

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

”. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer of Pilleve, a venture that develops smart pill bottles that monitor and screen for signs of opioid abuse. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Enhancing a Real-Time Audio Laboratory using the MATLAB Audio System ToolboxTM RAbstractAudio output as part of laboratory experiments provides students with tangible motivation and away in which to experience the impacts of signal processing first-hand. This paper presents anupgrade in a sophomore-level signal processing laboratory course by implementing TheMathworks, R Inc. MATLAB R Audio System ToolboxTM for real-time audio applications. Thecourse in

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College

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Civil Engineering

, renewable power supply, data collection hardware and dataprocessing software are integrated to provide real-time sustainable watershed data on anaccessible platform to many types of user groups. The LEWAS lab is being used for watershedsustainability research and hands-on classroom education. The lab has been used in a senior levelundergraduate Hydrology course in fall 2012 and spring 2014 by incorporating LEWAS-basedhands-on modules into the course. The lab has also been integrated into freshmen level courses atVirginia Western Community College in Roanoke, Virginia. These learning modules introducestudents to watershed sustainability concepts, a real world application of LabVIEW, and hands-on data collection and analysis projects. Effectiveness

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Computers in Education

method, shells/plates, composite material panels, and tires. She has also worked on nu- merous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments which include multi- modal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications. Page 25.641.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Flexible Multibody Dynamics Explicit Solver for Real-Time Simulation of an

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

identify an appropriate design problem, and finally, to offer a solution byprogressing through a systematic design process.The concept of merging a service-learning activity with engineering design pedagogy wasdeemed an appropriate choice for a first-year design project as it satisfied the diverse needs ofthe course enrollment: 900 students from multiple engineering disciplines. The ROXIE projectprovides a “real world” context in which students can gain experience in practicing engineeringdesign and implementing a structured design methodology. Most importantly, the ROXIEproject provides an opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of how to frame anengineering design problem; a necessary skill for all engineering disciplines

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kornecki, ERAU; Thomas Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Wojciech Grega, AGH; Jean-Marc Thririet, LAG; Miroslav Sveda, BUT

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International

coordinatevarious computer-controlled functions has become larger and more complex to meet theincreasing computational demands. The need to understand the system implications of thesoftware engineering activity is imperative for creation of such real-world software. The sameobservation can be extended to nearly all areas of modern computing application from homeappliances to banking, from toys to nuclear reactor controls, from entertainment gadgets tomedical equipment.In the light of decreasing computing enrollment and the outsourcing gloom, questions like: “willproficiency in both computer science and communications give students a global edge?” wereasked 4. Similarly, Humphrey and Hilburn 5 observed: “Because of the growing impact ofsoftware and its

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 26.178.7previous joint-function associations.4: Application: An Automated Feedback System for Engineering Design Laboratories4.1. Overview of Engineering Laboratory AssignmentTo demonstrate the real world applicationof the proposed AFS in engineeringlaboratory environments, the authorsconducted a set of experiments to test theskeletal data acquisition and subsequentdata mining knowledge discoverycomponents of this research. Data wascollected in one of the engineeringlaboratory/workshops at Penn StateUniversity. As can be seen in Figure 6, the Figure 6 :Experimental Setup of AFSAFS consists of two major components;The multimodal sensing system (i.e., Microsoft Kinect in this paper) and the visual displayfeedback system that is connected to

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Cameron H. G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Thad B. Welch, Boise State University

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Computers in Education

pedagogical approachfavored by the authors is a three-step method of teaching DSP.20 1. First, we teach the theory along with interesting and motivating real-time demonstrations, often using the highly versatile winDSK8 tool we’ve developed. 2. We then have students implement a particular concept using MATLAB, until they are com- fortable with the basic topic. 3. Finally, we have them “de-vectorize” their MATLAB code with real-time operation in mind, and convert it to C, then compile and run it in real-time on high-performance DSP hardware.This three-step method of teaching DSP has now been used by many educators at various insti-tutions around the world. It has been found to get students past their initial trepidation with

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

platform was adopted, which allowed the lab tocommunicate with all the devices and stream the data from all the devices to the database whichcould be used for data mining. LabVIEW was the initial programming environment tocommunicate with the monitoring equipment and was chosen due to a variety of factors. It is asimple software development environment which uses a dataflow programming model and alsohas a LabVIEW web publishing tool which can be used to publish real-time data online. Inaddition, LabVIEW was also being used in the Engineering Exploration class that all engineeringfreshman on campus are required to take. This gave the students a real-world application ofLabVIEW being used for data acquisition and processing.In order to streamline

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

Greening the Engineering and Technology Curriculum via Real Life Hands- on Projects Elif Kongar 1 and Kurt A. Rosentrater 2 AbstractThis paper aims at demonstrating how greening efforts can be embedded into science andengineering courses without major curricular changes. In this regard, examples of final projectsassigned in a statistical quality control, a 500-level, graduate engineering course, focusing oncampus sustainability are provided. After completing ten weeks in the classroom, the studentswere asked to apply their engineering knowledge and learning of continuous processimprovement techniques to a given problem

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jose Valdovinos; Cheng Chen; Abbyanna Davis; Amelito Enriquez; Wenshen Pong

to .05 with evenly spaced increments of .0025 making 21different delays. Four eta values were introduced the values were .25, .50, .75, and 1 theserepresent the strength factor. After gathering multiple data points for each ground motion furtheranalysis was done to find a probable trend that will be able used.Computational ResultsReal-time hybrid simulation greatly affects its application as an efficient and economicaltechnique to evaluate seismic performance of structures under earthquakes. This study presentsthe reliability assessment of real-time hybrid simulation results by accounting for nonlinearbehavior5. A delay differential equation is analyzed for real-time hybrid simulations withactuator delay. It is found that the effect of

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie L. Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

experienced Computer Engineer and Instructional designer, designing in Blackboard, WebCT, and eCollege, and holds many industry-related certifications including the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Trainer (MCT) certificates. Page 26.1374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Simulation to Application. The Use of Computer Simulations to Improve Real-World Application of Learning. Page 26.1374.2Abstract: Simulations have been used in training and education for years to aid students ingaining the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Gorman; Edmund Russell III; Donald Brown; William Scherer; Kathryn Neeley

gained throughout their undergraduatecurricula. Perhaps most importantly, both require students to meet a “real” need and to locate theproject in a real-world context beyond the laboratory or library, i.e., both are very concerned withthe wide range of technical and non-technical factors involved in the world of engineeringpractice. For the SE faculty, the key aspect of “realness” is dealing with an actual client to whomstudents are accountable in the client’s setting, with all the messiness and unpredictability thatimplies. For the TCC faculty, the key aspect of “realness” takes the form of clearly identifiedusers of the project’s final product who lie beyond the community of other experts in the technicalfield of the thesis. (Both ways of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

Scheduling individual blocks of time for access to the 3.1 ± 1.2 web-experiment site allowed me adequate time to complete my assignments 4* The simulation was easier to use than was the web- 5.0 ± 0.0 4.0 ± 1.0 experiment site 5* The web-experiment site provided a more real life 2.7 ± 0.9 3.4 ± 1.1 experience than did the simulation 6 Being able to test my tuning strategies on real 2.3 ± 0.6 equipment (web-experiment site) helped me learn practical applications of control systems 7* The graphical interface at the web-experiment site 1.9 ± 0.9 2.8 ± 1.0 was better than that in the simulation 8

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Dworzecki; Syed Masud Mahmud

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Electrical and Computer

package forthe PIC microcontroller to study the Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol and its use forvarious real-time applications. The software can be used in an undergraduate Electrical andComputer Engineering design class. The use of the software allows the students to understandthe CAN protocol. The students can also modify different modules of the software based on thehardware setup of their real-time systems, and then do various types of experiments with theirhardware setup. The use of our software enhances student-learning of embedded-systemsnetworking. The paper presents a detailed description of our software architecture and its use forvarious real-time applications.IntroductionWe are living in a world today in which rapid

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 7: Partnerships Making It Real! II

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faiza Zafar, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

paper can allow otherswith similar interests to execute such programs and see their impact in their communities.Although further research is required to understand the program’s impact on the students in thelong run, the community approach of this program is a good starting point for embedding STEMlearning into real-world issues. References[1] A. N. Rusmana, A. Widodo, W. Surakusumah, “Promoting the middle school students’ engineering skills and conceptual understanding through STEM-based learning,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1957/1/012020. [Accessed Dec. 1, 2022].[2] C. Maiorca, T

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

were excited by seeing the effect of the application of control theoryto a tangible system. They were also interested in establishing a connection between thecalculations and the experimental results. Comments such as “I was excited about the idea ofactually seeing this design work on paper get implemented into a tangible mechanism…Thehardware project offered a more real-world physical representation of control system design…It Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 329seemed more interesting to be able to

Conference Session

Statistics in the CHE Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

their minds wellbefore students even matriculate. However, as practicing engineers, they will confront thevariation associated with measured data in the real world. A course in introductory statistics canforce students to attend to the concept of variation. Statistics can be defined as the science ofhow to collect, analyze, interpret and present data with the purpose of understanding variation ina system. A key objective of introductory engineering statistics is to have students recognizevariation is inevitable, and teach them skills to quantify the variation and make engineeringdecisions which account for it. The importance of statistics is well recognized in the chemicalengineering community. For example, several recent articles in Chemical

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #42393Board 23: Add a Real Experience on Process Control Lab to your Students. . . for Free!Dr. Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh Joaquin Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh since 2018. He received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar (Caracas, Venezuela), MSc. and PhD in the same discipline from the University of Pittsburgh (1990-92). He developed his expertise in thermal cracking processes and advanced materials (cokes, carbon fibers) from oil residues, and became a business