Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3, respectively. Figure 1. Radiation Emergency Response Kit Figure 2. Personal Dosimeter Figure 3. Portal MonitorSeveral experimental sessions and an accompanying comprehensive laboratory manual havebeen developed and introduced into the curriculum. The laboratory activities introduce studentsto various types of detectors used to measure radiations and the general properties of radiationdetection systems. The hands-on equipment operation training can further enhance the students’educational experience. This laboratory module has been infused in the new courses (“NuclearEmergency Preparedness & Exercises” and “Introduction to Nuclear Technology

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Chang; R. Barat; J. F. Federici; H. Grebel; A. M. Johnson

: Lasers, Lamps, etc.; Reflection and Refraction -- Snell's law, brewster angle,total internal reflection, dispersion; Geometric Optics -- Mirrors, lenses, magnification, raytracing techniques and software; Polarization; Birefringence; Interference -- interferometry andthin films; Diffraction -- gratings; SpectroscopyLABORATORIES 1. Detection of light (a) Use photodiode and optical power meter to detect laser light. (b)Calibrate neutral density filters/ beamsplitter © determine linearity of photodiode. 2. Reflection/refraction (a) study of Snell's law with different materials (b) total internalreflection (measure index of refraction) in a prism. 3. Geometric Optics (a) build a simple microscope (b) expand and collimate a HeNe laserbeam

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Raymond Tavares; Anthony Duva; Mansour Zenouzi

Session 3159 Modernization and Integration of New Technologies in a Thermodynamics Lab Mansour Zenouzi, Anthony Duva, Raymond Tavares Electronics and Mechanical Department1 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115.Abstract:Significant advances in digital data acquisition and data reduction in industry, enhancement andimprovement in energy system simulation software such as Engineering Equation Solver (EES),recent interest in fuel cells and concern for protection of the global environment are among

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas W. Fraser; Gary E. Rafe

) changes onour various systems quickly. More importantly, the application of common, architecture-neutralfile formats allows us to share information easily and effectively with others. In conclusion, wefind that the free UNIX desktop can be a powerful teaching and research tool for the engineeringeducator.Bibliography 1. Lehey, G. The Complete FreeBSD . Walnut Creek, CA: Walnut Creek CDROM (1997). 2. Weigand, J. The cooperative development of Linux. In Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference. New York: IEEE (1993). 3. Korn, D.G. Porting UNIX to Windows NT. In Proceedings of the USENIX 1997 Annual Technical Conference. Berkeley, CA: USENIX Assoc. (1997). 4. Noer, G.J. Cygwin: A Free Win32 Porting

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Ava Madeline Bellizzi; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego

; McGourty, J. (2005). The ABET “Professional Skills” – Can They Be Taught? Can They Be Assessed? Journal of Engineering Education, 94, 41-55. doi: 10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2005.tb00828.x10. Lord, S.M. (1999, Nov.). Service-Learning in Introduction to Engineering at the University of San Diego: First Lessons. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.11. Duffy, J., Barrington, L., Moeller, W., Barry, C., Kazmer, D., &West, C. (2008). Service-Learning Projects in Core Undergraduate Engineering Courses. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 3, 18-41.12. Johri, A., & Olds, B. M. (2011). Situated Engineering Learning: Bridging Engineering Education Research

Conference Session

Studies in Faculty Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Ashley Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stacy L. Chiaramonte, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Beth Wilson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kate Beverage, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rachel LeBlanc, Worcester PoIytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jody Reis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

synchronous session, the time is used to implementreflective discussion content. Course survey results indicate that the students loved the pollsused to solicit engagement. Preliminary statistics from one of these flipped classroom blendedcourse offerings showed 20 times improvement in student engagement. At the end of each 2-hour synchronous session, the chat window averaged 600 lines in addition to the poll responses(1 class had nearly 900 entries from 18 students). In looking at the synchronous session in oneclass, there was a 70:1 ratio of student responses and discussion to a professor’s initial question.Using the prior model, that same class had only 3-5 student responses to questions posed by theprofessor. As the students adjusted to the

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

. Raqibul Mostafa, United International University Dr. Paul M Nissenson, Cal Poly Pomona Dr. Yusuf Ozturk, San Diego State University Dr. Jing Pang, Cal State University, Sacramento Dr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Reza Raeisi, California State University- Fresno Dr. Amir G. Rezaei, Cal Poly Pomona Dr. Gordon Romney, National University Dr. Abu Sadeque, Arena Pharmaceutical Inc. Prof. Bari Siddique, University of Texas-Brownsville Dr. Fariborz Tehrani, Cal State University- Fresno Dr. Ron Uhlig, National University Dr. Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Julie Trenor, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

), post-NESLOS was administered at theend of the experience, and the journal entries were submitted electronically at the end of eachweek. Page 14.1307.3 Figure 1: Schematic illustrating the quantitative and qualitative data collected during this study in the context of the CoP theoretical framework.A recent large-scale, national study by SRI International, under contract to the NSF,3, 4investigated undergraduate research experiences in funded by the NSF’s Directorate forEngineering, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, and Engineering Research Centers.These researchers found that undergraduate research

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #32327Developing an Equally Effective Alternate-access Plan forVision-impaired and Blind Students Enrolled in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology CoursesDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nancy E. Study is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend where she teaches courses in engineering graphics and rapid prototyping, and is the coordinator of the rapid prototyping lab. Her research interests include visualization, standardization of CAD practices, design for 3D printing, and haptics. Nancy is a former chair of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

kenneth weaver

/Senior Engineering Clinic projects are guided bythe mantra of “Design, Build and Test”.Figure 3 shows an example of this process, as applied to the development of a human-poweredstair-climber, which is an on-going project funded by a local patron with a personal interest inthe device. In general, Junior/Senior Clinic projects are inspired by a mix of industry-sponsoredactivities and professors’ interests, and typically centered on a technical problem, product orprocess. Funding comes mainly from government and private sources in the form of industryand research grant sponsorship. Each department in the College of Engineering devotessignificant time throughout the year to make industry contacts and develop proposals to seekfunding for the Junior

Conference Session

Topical Public Policy Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Schuhmann, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; Kim Barron, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

work:population, urbanization, disease and globalization, resource management, environmentaldegradation, economic integration, knowledge dissemination, information technology,biotechnology, nanotechnology, conflict, and governance.2 This list, in turn, is an expansion ofthe “Seven Revolutions” previously presented by the Global Strategy Institute of the Center forStrategic and International Studies (CSIS): population; resource management and environmentalstewardship; technological innovation and diffusion; the development and dissemination ofinformation of knowledge; economic integration, the nature and mode of conflict, and thechallenges of governance.3 In their convincing representation, the world is changing rapidly andin many ways that can affect

Conference Session

Assessment Instruments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Salleh Abu, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Shahrin Mohammad, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

consists of the problem identification and analysis stage. Phase 2 is the learning,application and solution formulation stage. Phase 3 is the internalization and closure stage.Activities represented by each block in the three phases are designed to assist students inexplicitly learning and developing skills as they go through the CPBL process.The framework was designed based on Bigg’s constructive alignment which emphasized onemploying learning and assessment activities that are aligned to the learning outcomes.25, 26 Theblocks in each phase of the framework explicitly spells out the learning and assessment activitiesto attain outcomes, which in turn support the overall outcomes of CPBL. It was designed tofulfill the five principles of cooperative

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

according to inventiveprinciples. Given a problem the software directs the user to several clusters of patents that solvesimilar or related problems. Recently we purchased and used the basic versions of TRIZ softwarefrom Ideation International Inc. and Invention Machine Inc.b5) Learning to use several different patent databases for searching for patents and ideas via theinternet.The US Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov), and IBM (www.ibm.com/patents)provide databases for “smart” patent searches.b6) Practicing the eight dimensional strategies using 3-D mechanical puzzles. Example: Three cups containing two marbles each are labeled as follows: Red-Blue,Blue-Blue and Red-Red. All three cups are labeled incorrectly. There are two blue

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Soumya Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jacqueline Hall, Mississippi State University; Kaela Leonard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Parker, Mississippi State University; Heather Thomas, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

career path, work-life balance as an example, careerdevelopment staff for assistance with preparing job application packets, job search and how toget maximum use of resources offered at MSU. Page 15.753.3 While many of the students in the class previously had isolated conversations regarding differentaspects of graduate school with various faculty members, the students as a whole expressed adesire to have more structured sessions that would include the perspectives of other students,faculty members, and staff. The students were attracted to the course structure, as it provided anopportunity to devote time to discussing progression through the

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Camarda, NYU; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Olivier de Weck, MIT; Jeannette Yen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Matson, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

helped to capture the passion and intensityof the students as the five days of lectures and experiments progressed.Figure 2. Orion landing scenario.Faculty Selection Page 15.742.8The faculty selected were chosen because of their expertise in several critical areas: 1) first andforemost, several of the faculty were expert in critical technical areas of the problem: impactdynamics; impact load attenuation; human physiology and biomechanics; structures; andmaterials science; 2) design, optimization, and product development; 3) creativity, innovation,cognitive science, and rapid prototyping techniques; and 4) biomimetics.Student SelectionThe course

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Daniel Allan Sullivan, Center for STEM Education, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

this qualitative assessment of a pilot program spanning 3 semesters, two (2) College ofEngineering faculty at Northeastern University explored and managed several experientialservice-learning projects in their first-year engineering courses between Fall 2012 – Fall 2013.As a result of 84 first-year engineering students working with 7 different community partners,215 middle school and high school students were exposed to engineering curriculum throughmeaningful service-learning projects involving STEM (science, technology, engineering &mathematics) education that they otherwise would not have received. The service-learningprojects were qualitatively very successful in delivering STEM curriculum to young students, asdetermined from faculty

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

instantiation of the course, the initial VTS mini-workshop was held during Week 10after spring break and the subsequent VTS practice sessions were longer in duration and fewer innumber, concentrated in Part B of each class period for a few weeks following the workshop.Class ParticipantsThe course was offered through the civil, environmental, & construction engineering departmentas an elective open to all graduate students of any major. To date, only engineering graduatestudents have enrolled: 12 from the 2017 pilot course and 9 from the 2019 offering.1 Of the 19students who completed both the pre- and post-course surveys, 12 were women, 7 were men, andabout half were international students. Majors were primarily environmental engineering (9

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, University of Washington Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

aircraft engineer. Her research and professional interests include faculty development, innovations in engineering communication education, engineering student learning motivation, and nar- rative structure in technical communication.Dr. Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engi- neeringDr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli, Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering and research associate professor of engineering education at University of Michigan (U-M), earned B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from U-M in 1988, 1989, and 1993, respectively. Prior to joining U

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud

community during the Third Reich, however, gives us reason to pause and ponder.From an engineering perspective, the Holocaust is the ultimate in problem solving: how toeliminate 11 million people (the estimated number of Jews on the planet in the 1930s) in anefficient and cost-effective manner and how to dispose of the remains in a way that would notcompromise public health. The answer was the development of death camps in Poland, ―amethodical blueprint for murder,‖1 the result of a brainstorming session at the 1941 WannseeConference. Someone, however, had to design and construct the infrastructure to support thecamp system, as well as develop the instruments of death and disposal and methods for trackingthe population of Europe to identify those

Conference Session

1st Year Retention Programs for Women Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Watford received the ASEE 2003 Minorities in Engineering award due to her efforts to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of under-represented students in engineering. She is currently working for the National Science Foundation as a rotator in the Division of Undergraduate Education.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY A. EDMISTER is the Assistant Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University. She received her M.S. in Counselor Education, Student Affairs Administration from Radford University, and M.S. in Career and Technical Education and B.S. in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise both from

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jolly Lesley; David Radcliffe

comprehensive system for student and program assessment: lessons learned, Int. J. Engng. Ed, 17(1), 81-88.4. McGourty, J., Shuman, L., Besterfield-Scare, M., Atman, C., Miller, R., Olds, B., Rogers and Wolfe, H. (2002) Preparing for ABET EC2000: research-based assessment methods and processes, Int. J. Engng. Ed. 18(2), 157-167.5. Miller, R.L. (2002) Reflections on outcomes assessment and ABET accreditation processes, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June, Session 2513.6. Olmesdah, P. (1999) Preoccupation with quality, Teaching in Higher Education, 4 (3), 419-424.7. Fortenberry, N.L. (1999) An educational research agenda for SMET higher education, Proceedings ASEE

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

, social,environmental, and economic factors: • The multitude of aspects in this outcome is addressed by the 1195 course deliverables by students. The design documents must address how the design solution impacts health and safety of the public along with environmental concerns when the solution is in use and disposal. Any cultural or social impacts, if significant, must be addressed. The grade for documents is enhanced on how well those aspects are described.(3) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences: • The 1195 course yields one assessment to evaluate students’ ability to present technical information in a written report and in an oral presentation to a mixed audience. The

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

meaningand apply knowledge in a broad context is crucial within education 1 and it is the teacher'sresponsibility to facilitate this within the subject. This focus is difficult to embrace within thetraditional formal schooling structures. Students can often achieve quite well by traditionalassessment measures but often have difficulty when required to use this learned knowledge innew styles of problems 2. Often students pass through the entire schooling system, andperform quite well, but are unable to utilise this learned knowledge in broader contexts 3. It isfuture graphics educators that must establish the cultural norm. To do this an ability to applyand transfer knowledge from one context to another is crucial.With the objective of analysing the

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

degree.Evaluation of the standards, implemented by means of student activities, proves that they areeffective.IntroductionSan Diego has an extensive technical and scientific base of aerospace, biotechnology,communications, and computer-related companies, as well as research institutes, universities, andmedical centers. San Diego also has a diverse ethnic and economic population. Currently there areindividual programs in San Diego, derived from the nationally-recognized Mathematics, Engineering,Science Achievement (MESA) Program, that assist underrepresented students to earn degrees inScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The MESA mission is to enableeducationally disadvantaged students to prepare for and graduate from a four-year

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

NOBCChE chapter. Her research is in medical microdevice diagnostics & dielectrophoresis. Page 15.1005.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Proposal Advice: Experiential Advice Focused for New FacultyAbstractAt the 2009 ASEE annual meeting, the New Engineering Educators Division and theEngineering Research Council jointly sponsored a session entitled, “2575: Funding Sources forEngineering Research.” The author was one of the panelists invited to participate as the tokenfaculty member just having earned tenure with both educational and research funding andpublications. The author / panelist gave a talk on

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell; H. Scott Fogler

Session 3613 Virtual Laboratory Accidents Designed to Increase Safety Awareness John T. Bell, H. Scott Fogler Department of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136SummarySafety rules are often disregarded in undergraduate laboratories, due to either forgetfulness orcomplacency. People remember experiencing (ÊnearÊ) accidents much longer and more vividlythan written rules; however it is unacceptable to deliberately cause accidents just to emphasizethe importance of safe lab practices. It is

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henriette D Burns, Washington State University, Vancouver; Kristin Lesseig, Washington State University Vancouver

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

of Persistent Women Engineers. Academy of Management Careers Division Presentation, Montreal, Canada, 2010.27. Burke PJ. Gender Identity, Sex, and School Performance. Social Psychology Quarterly, pp. 159-169, 1989.28. Gee JP. Identity as an Analytic Lens for Research in Education. Review of Research in Education, vol. 25, pp. 99-125, 2000.
29. Lent RW, Brown SD, Larkin KC. Relation of Self-Efficacy Expectations to Academic Achievement and Persistence. Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 356- 362, 1984.30. Archer L, DeWitt J, Osborne J, Dillon J, Willis B, Wong B. Not Girly, Not Sexy, Not Glamorous; Primary School Girls' and Parents' Constructions of Science Aspirations. Pedagogy

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Carson Emeigh; Austin Griswold; Rumayel H. Pallock; Jaideep Sahni; Morgan Schake; Udochukwu Anuta; Jessica Deters; Sangjin Ryu

–138.[14] J. E. Mills & D. F. Treagust, “Engineering education - Is problem-based or project-based learning the answer,” in Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 2003, vol. 3, pp.2– 16.[15] K. F. Kreis & S. Ryu, “Automated mini-channel platform for studying plant root environments,” in ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2021, ASME FEDSM2021-65493.[16] C. Emeigh, H. Zhang & S. Ryu, “Fabrication of a microfluidic cell compressor using a 3D- printed mold,” in ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Meeting, 2022, ASME FEDSM 2022-87613.[17] C. Emeigh, R. Pineda, B. Harms & S. Ryu, “The effect of balloon thickness on the viability of a microfluidic cell

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred I. Denny

Session 2533 TECHNOLOGY NEEDS FOR THE RESTRUCTURED ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY Fred I. Denny Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Louisiana State UniversityDuring the next few years, the electric power industry in the United States will undergo profoundrestructuring. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 introduced competition in wholesale powermarkets, and subsequently the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Ordersrequiring the "unbundling" or separation of generation dispatch functions from transmissionservices and

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. “ Unique Properties at the Nanoscale” The science behind nanotechnology. 2005 SRI International. http://www.slideshare.net/lwolberg/unique-properties-at-the-nanoscale22. Ian Frank, “Maskless Nanolithography Using an Atomic Force Microscope,” 2007 REU Research Accomplishments. http://www.nnin.org/doc/2007nninREUFrank.pdf23. Salahuddin Qazi, Robert Decker, “ Instructional Laboratory for Visualization and Manipulation of Nanoscale Components using Low Cost Atomic Force Microscope” NSF Grantee poster session of ASEE Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY. June 2010.24. Salahuddin Qazi, Robert Decker, “Visualization and Manipulation of Nanoscale Components Instruction for Engineering Technology Students” NSF