Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sweeney began his career as a Quality Engineer for Lord Corpo- ration. He worked there eleven years with the last eight years being as a Product Designer of vibration control products. He joined the faculty at Penn State Behrend in 1996 where he teaches a variety of engi- neering mechanics courses. His research interests are materials testing, industrial statistics, and vibration analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Gage Capability Case Study in a Quality Control Course Shannon Sweeney, P.E. Associate Professor of Engineering
, Finite Element Method and Optimization. His interest are in the area of product development, topology optimization, additive manufacturing, sustainable design, and biomechanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Study of energy efficiency characteristics of a hydraulic pumpIntroductionOver 80% of the energy used worldwide comes from finite nonrenewable sources, somethingthat is supposed to increase significantly in coming years. According to the U.S. EnergyInformation Administration's International Energy Outlook 2017, the world’s energyconsumption is expected to increase by 48% between the years 2015 and 2040. Recognizing theglobal demand for energy and its impact on the environment
Paper ID #15542A Smart Fluid Level Instrument in a Sports Drink BottleDr. Dale H. Litwhiler P.E., Pennsylvania State University - Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Smart Fluid
- versity, Beaumont, Texas. She received her Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, in 2003. Her research interests include mechanical applications in microelectronics, biomechanics, system dynamics, and system optimizations, etc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Critical Role of Computer Simulations in Teaching and Evaluating Thermal and Energy System CoursesAbstract Modeling and simulation exercises are an important component of engineering education.The main benefit of simulation exercises for engineering students lies in numericalexperimentation of the model that can determine an
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
Paper ID #14584A Building-Block Approach to Industrial Controls Laboratories Using Pro-grammable Logic ControllersProf. Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an
Paper ID #15208A First-Year Introduction to Engineering Management Design CourseDr. Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University Amy K. Zander is a Professor and the Director of the Engineering and Management program at Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y. She has been an engineering educator since 1991 and a member of ASEE since 1993. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. She is a licensed professional engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A First-Year Introduction to Engineering Management Design
University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Programmable System-On-Chip (PSoC) Usage in an Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractPart of the requirements for courses in an Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology(ECET) program includes the ability to design, analyze and debug electrical
. Summer Dann , Louisiana State UniversityDr. Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been actively engaged in teaching, research and curricula development since joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As Associate Dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation
/Service Engineer from 1994 to 2000. His research interests include Electrical Power System Analysis, Electric Machine Drives, Renew- able Energy Technology, and Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE. Austin Deventer, and Christopher Burns are undergraduates in the department of Computer, Electrical and Information Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University (IPFW), Fort Wayne, Indiana.Mr. Austin James DeventerMr. Nathaniel Ryan Beemer Page 26.1053.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Laboratory Development for
Paper ID #11215Analysis of Inelastic DeformationsDr. Barry T. Rosson P.E., Florida Atlantic University Dr. Barry Rosson is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. Prior to join- ing FAU, he was a professor at the University of Nebraska for 16 years. His areas of research interest are in nonlinear structural mechanics, numerical methods, structural dynamics and steel structures. He has received numerous campus and college-wide teaching and service awards. At the national level of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he has served as the Chair of the society-wide Committee on Professional
Engineering at Monterrey Tech (ITESM-Monterrey Campus). Teaches courses in CAD/CAE, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Method and Optimization. His interest are in the area of product development, topology optimization, additive manufacturing, sustainable design, and biomechanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Mold Inserts in Injection Molding Abstract Currently, whenever there is a need for an injection molding prototype, it can take weeks andthousands of dollars to develop and manufacture it. Therefore, the use of AdditiveManufacturing (AM) to produce inserts for injection molding for rapid quote of parts
Mohamad Mustafa is a Professor of Civil Engineering Technology and the Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Savannah State University (SSU). He has six years of industrial experience prior to teaching at SSU. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Civil Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.Dr. Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University Dr. Hayder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Savannah State University, GA. He received PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada. His re- search interest lies in the areas of engineering education studies, robotics, fluid-structure interaction, flow- induced vibrations, syngas and blended fuel
Paper ID #15446MAKER: Stronger Frames by Mimicking NatureMr. Dustin Jack Hallenbeck, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dustin Hallenbeck is a senior, mechanical engineering technology student at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown minoring in mathematics. Dustin focuses in innovative product design and advanced manu- facturing processesDr. Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Serdar Tumkor is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Pitts- burgh at Johnstown. Dr. Tumkor has more than 20 years of experience in education, having taught at Stevens Institute of
is exploring ways toincrease the use of the fixed and rotary-wing aircraft for independent research projects beyondthe scope of the three aeronautical engineering courses. An independent system that incorporatesinertial and position data with respect to time is available and could be used in conjunction withstudents and faculty from other institutions, if there is data of interest.1 Crawford, Grant, et al. "The United States Military Academy Flight Laboratory Program aHands-On Approach to Engineering Education." American Society of Engineering EducationAnnual Convention. Portland, OR, 2005.2 The United States Military Academy. "Academic Program Curriculum and CourseDescriptions." West Point, NY: Office of the Dean, 2016.3 Airbus
engineering from Stanford University and her B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from the Michigan Technological University.Mr. Rishi Kripalani c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Origami Microfluidic Battery: A low-cost, hands-on activity on the materials science of batteriesAbstractPaper microfluidic technologies are emerging as a promising disruptive technology for low-costsensing and detection. Researchers have developed a number of sensing and actuating devicesthat allow the design and creation of microfluidic devices using standard office software andequipment. These devices can be easily designed and produced in a first- or second-yearengineering
included two tours as an Instructor and later Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. His final military assignment was as Chief of Engineering with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Test Division at Kirtland AFB, NM. After retiring from the military, he joined the Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ, where he is an Associate Professor and currently serving as Chair. His research interests include design and optimization of planar microwave circuits and devices, optimizing the design of low-noise microwave amplifiers, and engineering
disciplines. He is a senior member of IEEE and he served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department (MSDAD) of IEEE/IAS. Currently, he is serving a two-year term as the chair of the Instrumentation of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education). He authored over 29 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory
Paper ID #29808Procurement of Undergraduate Transient Heat Transfer Lab Experiment atNo BudgetProf. Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy Nihad Dukhan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and energy systems. His ongoing research interests include advance cooling technologies for high-power devices, with focus on metal foam as the cooling core, service learning and other engineering education pedagogies. He is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fulbright scholar. His publications
AC 2007-1213: A MICROCONTROLLER-BASED SOLAR PANEL TRACKINGSYSTEMRobert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie Robert Weissbach is an associate professor of engineering in the Electrical Engineering Technology department at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, where he is currently the program chair. His research interests are in power electronics, power systems and multidisciplinary education.Isaac Aunkst, General Dynamics Corporation Isaac Aunkst received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College in 2006. Upon graduation he worked for GE Transportation Systems on locomotive electrical and instrumentation systems. He has
positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. Page 13.1291.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Tips from the Trenches: Preparation and Implementation of an Experience-Based TA Training SessionAbstractSuitable training of teaching assistants (TAs) is paramount to the success of any department inevery university. TAs who are well trained will be ready and able to handle the wide array ofresponsibilities assigned to them such as grading, holding office hours, supervising labs and evendelivering lectures. The challenge to the university is how to best
manufacturing facility after graduation.Patrick Anderson, Bloomsburg University Patrick is a junior in the EET program at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He recently completed his co-op experience in wireless systems with Keystone Communications. Patrick is looking forward to professional work in the communication/networking area after graduation.Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University Dr. Ray is a professor of electronics engineering technology at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where he also serves as the EET program coordinator. He actively consults in the area of power electronic system design for U.S. Air Force and Naval Research Laboratoties
and research, WorldTransactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol.5, No. 1, 2006, pp. 175-178.5. Josué Njock Libii, Demonstration of viscous damping in the undergraduate laboratory, AmericanJournal of Physics, 68 (2), 2000, pp. 195 -198. Page 13.1364.11
AC 2007-2057: IDENTIFYING VULNERABLE SECURITY PRACTICES IN SMALLSCALE COMPUTER NETWORKSGary Steffen, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort WayneIskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Page 12.821.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Identifying Vulnerable Security Practices in Small Scale Computer NetworksAbstractTwenty years ago, the Internet and networking was technology only accessible to largecorporations, educational institutions and researchers. In today’s information marketplace high-speed Internet reaches into the smallest businesses and households. To extend Internetconnectivity
2006-1934: TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTOF MATERIAL CHOICE IN DESIGNHelen McLachlan, Granta Design Dr Helen McLachlan is Granta's product manager for education. She also has a PhD in materials science from the University of Cambridge.Patrick Coulter, Granta Design Dr Patrick Coulter is a director at Granta. He also has PH.D. in polymer science from the University of Cambridge.Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge Professor Mike Ashby FRS is Royal Society Research Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and is a Visiting Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art, London, UK. His interests include materials selection in design, process
2006-1761: ADDING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES TO THESOFTWARE CURRICULUMHarry Koehnemann, Arizona State University Dr. Harry Koehnemann is an Associate Professor in the Division of Computing Studies at Arizona State University where he performs teaching and research in the areas of distributed software systems, software process, and modeling software-intensive systems. Prior to joining ASU in 2001, Harry worked several years as a software architect and software developer on software systems ranging from large enterprise applications to embedded control systems. Harry has also provided training and consulting services in software tools and technologies, software modeling, and software
position as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Page 11.749.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 INCREASING RETENTION BY INCORPORATING TIME MANAGEMENT AND STUDY SKILLS INTO A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEAbstractOne of the challenges to incorporating time management and study skills into a freshmenengineering course is the need for the presentation to take minimal time, but nevertheless, beeffective in reshaping the habits of the freshmen students. Baylor University has adopted aninexpensive program ($10/student) called Success4Students (S4S
Jimmie J. Wortman. His Ph.D. dissertation was on germanium preamorphization and rapid thermal annealing for formation of ultra-shallow source/drain junctions. After graduation, he joined the faculty at North Carolina State University where he is now a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He became a presidential faculty fellow in 1995. Dr. Ozturk authored over 100 papers in journals and conference proceedings and holds 8 US patents. His current research interests center around advanced processes for new silicon based nanoelectronic devices, and innovations in undergraduate education in Electrical and Computer Engineering
AC 2012-3329: IMPLEMENT SMART SENSORS WITH WIRELESS COM-MUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLERSIN A CAPSTONE PROJECT DESIGNDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, Calif. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his B.S. degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, M.S. degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and Ph.D. degree from
Teaching Associate Professor and the Assistant Department Head of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at CSM. My primary research focus is in pedagogy, specifically in utilizing tablets and other technology and different teaching methods to increase student engagement and reduce/eliminate lecturing in the classroom. She likes to play with her kids, play racquetball, run, bike, swim, and play pool in her free time.Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of MinesProf. Frank V. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines Page 25.826.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012