Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; John A. Christian, University of Texas, Austin; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

ExplorationSystems Mission Directorate (ESMD) maintains the responsibility for building a new generationof crewed spacecraft. The suite of new space vehicles and its launch system, dubbedConstellation, are scheduled to carry astronauts back to the moon by 2020. Prior to lunarmissions, the vehicles will achieve operational capability via trips to the International SpaceStation.In order to fulfill the scope of this exploration vision, NASA will need to design, build andoperate numerous systems – from lunar landers to robotic rovers to space suits. So what does thisnew focus for human spaceflight mean for the future NASA workforce? If you ask this questionof the NASA Administrator, or the ESMD Associate Administrator, or the ConstellationProgram Manager, you

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

,appropriate analysis, decision making, project organization, system integration, follow through toconstruction and completion, economic considerations, design under uncertainty, testing andevaluation.Communication and teamwork. Design projects are excellent vehicles with which to teach theseskills since such projects involve the natural assignments of proposals, memos, design reviews,final reports, and co-operative learning.Social, ethical and environmental concerns. Design projects and related lecture case studies willbe chosen to naturally involve these issues so that students must address them in their designs,written and oral presentations, and associated homework.Thinking skills. Teaching the above technical and professional skills will progress

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Shawn Addington

outcomes. There areseveral advantages to this approach. First, the students are likely to relate better to questionsassociated with the course material, rather than questions about “broad education” and“contemporary issues.” Second, the survey data will likely be more useful to the faculty as theyare preparing their course portfolios, in that there will be a direct link between the survey resultsand the course content. The program educational outcomes are explicitly related to the topicbased course objectives through the course assignment database records. Therefore the courseobjectives survey data is directly associated with the educational outcomes through the courseassignment database. A new survey introduced this year by the department is the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

quantitative data aggregation.Dr. Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Jamie Gurganus is a faculty member in the Engineering and Computing Education Program and Affiliate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UMBC. She is the Associate Director STEMed Research in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). She also serves as the Director for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) in the graduate school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engi- neers, teachers, and the community at all levels (P12, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate). A few of these key areas include engineering

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe

developed assessment criteria requires faculty to make explicit complexareas of professional practice; but on the other hand, the process produces a number of importanteducational benefits one of which is assessment transparency. Additionally, if the developedassessment criteria are communicated to students before submission of work, students are able toengage with low stakes assessment tasks, and to use the feedback generated to improveperformance via effective peer and self-assessment prior to formal assessment. In this paper, thedevelopment of learning outcomes and developed assessment criteria currently used by 65members of teaching staff, to assess 300 undergraduate students in the five elements ofassessment of final year capstone projects are

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zachary Nolan Sunberg, University of Colorado Boulder; Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado Boulder; Lara Buri, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

approach,but our team formation problem differs in several respects, most importantly that the projectsponsors do not indicate preferences for particular students. There is an extensive mathematicalliterature on various matching and assignment problems similar to the team formation problemthat are concerned with issues like computational complexity and whether participants areincentivized to truthfully report their preferences [7] [8] [9] [10]. There are also software toolsdesigned specifically for project team formation, most notably CATME Team-Maker [11].However, we did not find a tool focused on the most important criteria to us, namely, assigningstudents to the projects they want to work on with a few of their friends. Given the ease

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the project liaison then provided the following meta-review commentsas feedback to the group: “Please address the following concerns when developing your application:  Possibly scale down choice of materials (if it’s an issue)  Use appropriate Spanish  Include brief lesson on water purity Great work on your proposal!”The Programming 2 team then engaged in another cycle of experiential learning, with theabove feedback serving as the new concrete experience. The team then reflected upon thefeedback, updated their software application model, and submitted a revised proposal. Theteam’s revised proposal included the following additions: “The math of ranking each filtration system will be behind the scenes. The results will

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Ortega, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A. Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

yearis critical to the students’ academic success; in this year they learn basic skills and establishessential networks with other students, faculty, and resources. How can we help these freshmanengineering students in this transition? We propose that freshman students can learn from theengineering design innovation process and apply it by analogy to the design of their academicpathways. There are multiple similarities between product innovation (i.e., technology) and thecontinuous academic challenges faced by the student. Engineers as designers and innovatorshave a vast and rich repository of techniques, tools, and approaches to develop new technologies,and a parallelism can be drawn between the design and innovation of a technology (e.g

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University; Clinton A. Patterson, Texas A&M University; Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

multidisciplinary environment of industrialresearch and engineering to support data-driven decision making and drive new directions.”“[Critical reflection] can tell a story, articulate challenges, describe collaboration, and presenttheir working style through the lens of a finished project.”National LabsLikewise, reviewers from national labs (n=3) agreed upon the importance of critical thinking, askill often difficult to ascertain based on a CV alone, and how an ePortfolio provides moreopportunities to showcase.“[Critical thinking] is often difficult to judge based on a CV alone and the portfolio providesmore opportunity to showcase.”AcademiaPotential faculty employers and colleagues (n=4) perceived critical reflection important for anyprofessional

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University; Trian M. Georgeou, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #15109Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Integration throughout aManufacturing Engineering CurriculumDr. Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Dan Waldorf, Professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, joined the Cal Poly faculty in 1998 after two years in Chicago as a Quality/Manufacturing Engineer at ATF, Inc., a supplier of specialty cold-formed and machined components for automotive applications. At ATF he implemented process control technologies, taught and instituted quality control systems, and designed experiments in a tra- ditional manufacturing environment

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Case Studies and Trends

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhuvaneswari Gopal, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Prasad Edamana

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

, identifying elements of PIand POGIL-Like as active learning strategies for class room teaching specifically in the Indiancontext, and discussed strategies to make these pedagogies effective in the Indian context.The feedback and reflection on these strategies yielded very positive impressions from allparticipants. Indian classrooms tend to have larger numbers of students in the classroom, and oneof the potential concerns that participants voiced is the management of the small, structuredteams that POGIL-Like demands. Our discussions with the participants mentioned that one wayto address this potential issue would be to train the Teaching Assistants in helping facilitatePOGIL-Like, since most classes that our participants taught tend to have TAs in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 4: Supporting Success 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

emerged in 2010 [1]. Since itsintroduction, literature has used this theory to describe a student’s knowledge about highereducation influenced by faculty interactions, academic advising and counseling, programs ofstudy, and the ability to navigate university transfer policies and requirements. Yet, to date, noresearch study has synthesized and provided a comprehensive overview of the use of this theoryin empirical research to understand where and how it is being used. A better understanding oftheories supporting students’ vertical transfer from community college to four-year institutions isbecoming increasingly important as 45% of all undergraduates in the United States are enrolledat a two-year or community college institution [2], rising use of

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

students originating in newCalculus II compared to old Calculus II. Positive effects mean that the new Calculus II studentsperform better. N and p-value are included to help judge significance. However, since none ofthe effects are significant, this is simply additional descriptive statistics. For example, if there is anegative effect with a small p-value, even if not meeting the 0.05 significance threshold, this is apotential cause for concern. Details on the computational methods are available in Bullock, et. al.(2017).The purpose of this computation is to give a sense of whether the changes to curriculum andcontent in the new Calculus are creating any problems in downstream courses. Since the contentchanges have made Calculus II more accessible

Collection

2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute

PhD and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Full Paper: Integrating the iPad Into the Engineering ClassroomAbstractBeginning in 2016, Norwich University (NU) embarked on the Digital Citizen Initiative with thegoal of including an Apple iPad as standard issue for all students and faculty. From 2016 to2019, pilot programs were conducted to test the use of the iPad in both classroom and laboratorysettings. In the Fall of 2019, all incoming first-year students at NU were issued an iPad alongwith an Apple Pencil. The authors performed a pilot study on the use of the iPad in multipleECE courses

Conference Session

Technical Session 11: Topics related to Computer Science

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzana Rahman, Florida International University; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

applications are usually CS graduates, who are considered to be themakers of the future mobile technology. These makers are involved in app creation – fromdefining the concept to requirements gathering, to final implementation – takes intoconsideration how the app will work successfully and effectively. However, their designdecisions are not always made thinking about how the application will influence the user, thecommunity, and the society at large. Regardless of the benefits that this new technology offers toits users, there are some ethical concerns to the user of mobile applications and services. Mobileapps, for instance, can have secret access to device features like the camera or voice recorder,photos, contacts, messages, calendar, location

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

possess. Hence, the project selectionshould be determined based-on well-established criteria that reflect the senior design projectobjectives of a particular institution. A variety of robotics projects give faculty members theflexibilities desired to meet the objectives of an individual program.Administrative Issues: We now briefly discuss the administrative portion of senior designprojects. We present the method developed at USAFA in this section and share the lessonslearned in the Discussion section. At USAFA, the senior design course for the electricalengineering and the computer engineering students is a one-year, two-semester long, course. Westart the first semester with lessons to teach students hardware skills necessary to implement

Conference Session

Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael E Cate, Oregon State University; Jacob Field, Oregon State University; Sierra Kai Sverdrup, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

. Additional trainings should be conducted at all faculty and students levels to increase awareness of social justice, equity, and inclusion issues, including harms such as microaggressions, that are present in diverse communities and to increase capacity to listen, understand, and support diverse needs as well as appreciate the strengths and perspectives of diverse individuals. 3. Diversity should be celebrated and valued as a part of the culture of the community, including opportunities to learn about and celebrate diverse perspectives and share ways of thinking about school, society, and engineering that are not included within the dominant tradition. Specific spaces, grassroots efforts, events, and resources

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brayden A Martinez EIT, Miyamoto International; William R Adam, Buro Happold

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

construction projects that havetaken place in Poly Canyon since 2017. These recent senior capstone projects mirror the processpractitioners follow in a design-build project and helps students develop a host of technicalengineering, construction, and management skills. The typical workflow is: 1. (a) Investigation and documentation of the structure’s as-built condition to determine necessary repairs to achieve structural/safety compliance (for restoration), or (b) Site selection, surveying, and conceptual design (for new construction); 2. Preparation of a professional structural drawing and calculation package in accordance with applicable building codes; 3. Revisions per their faculty advisor, licensed structural engineer reviewer

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sura Al-Qudah, Western Washington University ; Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Andrew Greiner

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

international experiences including study abroad, internships,volunteer work, and faculty-led study tours. Western faculty plays an active role in their student’slives, not only in the classroom but also through advising student groups, supporting individualstudent career aspirations, and mentoring programs. The Engineering & Design Department atWWU is a new department formed in 2014 out of the former Engineering Technology departmentas part of a state-funded effort to transition the engineering technology programs to accreditedengineering programs. The department offers five undergraduate-only programs withdistinguished faculty in each program; the Electrical Engineering (EE) program, theManufacturing Engineering (MfgE) program, and the Plastics

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #28982Work in Progress: Knowledge Networks and Computer-Assisted LearningDr. Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University Professor Edward E. Anderson is a faculty member of the Texas Tech University Department of Mechan- ical Engineering where he is a Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and Piper Professor Award recipient. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student learning research with an eye upon how to use these findings to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Z. T. Bieniawski

education, such as theECSEL coalition led by Penn State, and others at the University of California, Berkeley and at Cornell, both thepublic and the private schools are reviewing their curricula with an eye on the perceived different societal needs inthe 21st century. In particular, the new role of design and its integration over the four years of study, anemphasis on understanding the impact of engineering on society, and the need to think in terms of global marketsand foreign cultures, has brought about unprecedented challenges. To meet these challenges, it is no longersufficient to re-engineer university education, one must also include reforms in high school curricula as well as inpost-degree continuing education for life-long learning and

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Yanan Wang P.E., School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Junior Nomani JN, Deakin University; Qiang Zhao; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Bernard Rolfe, Deakin University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

Paper ID #17513Australasian Partnership in a First Year Engineering Course: Deakin Uni-versity and Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyDr. Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University Dr. Sivachandran Chandrasekaran is a Research Fellow in Engineering Education at Deakin University. He has graduated his BE (CSE) in India and ME, MES (Electronics) from Victoria University and PhD (Engineering Education) from Deakin University respectively. He is active member of Deakin engineer- ing education research Centre (DEERC), School of engineering in the Faculty of science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

classes [1,2].At many institutions, the core courses offered in first-year engineering curricula, such asmathematics and physics, are taught by faculty from outside the major of the student. This canlead to a lack of discipline-specific applications being taught as well as a lack of discussion ofhow the topics at hand connect to the engineering curriculum at large. It should not then besurprising that the links between these foundational courses and later discipline-specific classesare not clear to the students. In such cases, students are unable to leverage their prior knowledgelearned in these classes in new situations and some form of remediation is required.Problems with knowledge transfer can be found across the engineering curriculum as

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Coutermarsh, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and software (developed by Rensselaer) which, when connected to the PC via aUSB port, provides similar functionality to an oscilloscope (with a full 50KHzbandwidth), 2 function generators, a multimeter and bipolar power supplies (for less thanthe cost of a typical textbook – approximately $80). With the advent of this mobileinstrumentation studio PC-based laboratory, many instrumentation-based course offeringscan now be held in normal classrooms rather than in specially outfitted facilities. Inaddition, students are asked to perform hands-on experiments outside of the classroomanywhere/anytime, thus facilitating new opportunities for them to “tinker,” to gainvaluable insight through practical experience and to rekindle the passion for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F French, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

a summary written for assessment novices and marked by visualindicators for amount of supporting evidence available and user ratings. Information provided foreach instrument enables people accessing the site to determine the appropriateness of individualinstruments for an intended use.The ASSESS site also offers tools to facilitate locating the desired instruments and to help usersto understand assessment and network with assessment professionals. Searches using bothkeywords and specification of desired instrument characteristics enable the user to efficientlyfind the most relevant instruments. A glossary of assessment terms and an assessment wiki offerbasic assessment knowledge to help those new to assessment. In addition, users may

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

way digital logicsystems are designed and delivered. Modern digital electronic design has changed verysignificantly over the last decade, making schematic design largely a thing of the past.Recently, the complexity of circuitry has grown to hundreds of millions or even billions oftransistors in a single chip. As a results, computer-aided design has become the industry standardfor entering, evaluating, and testing designs. These technologies have become closely coupledwith new "reconfigurable" electronic devices that include Field Programmable Gate Arrays(FPGAs), microprocessors, and advanced microcontrollers. Virtually every electronic systemcreated today uses at least one of these new devices, from large automotive and

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ida O'Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Linda Young, MSOE School of Nursing; John D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 22.124.2In 2008, a small gathering of four freshmen and sophomore biomedical engineers teamedtogether to start a new organization combining the service principles of Engineers WithoutBorders (EWB) and the aptitude of healthcare majors. Under the new title of Healthcare WithoutBorders, they underwent many challenges searching for student representatives, universitysupport, and funding opportunities. pportunities. Faculty initiative was taken by biomedical iomedical engineeringprofessor Dr. John Gassert and nursing professor Dr. Linda Young who together provided thefirst support and networking opportunities that allowed HWB to complete initial

Collection

2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Zhen Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Kai Noah Arellano, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Daniel Keenan Paek, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Steven Kent Dobbs, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

, like hastening charging speeds, reducing battery drain, and regulating inductiontemperatures [2]. With induction coils mounted inside the wings, it is a challenge to wirelesslycharge from power lines mid-flight, as the energy obtained must be greater than the energy usedto hover above them. To overcome these challenges, members must become familiar with morethan just the fundamentals of electrical engineering. Proper wiring and circuitry are critical to bea contributor to any of the many working parts on the aircraft. A specific example of this iselectromagnetic interference (EMI) as a concern when dealing with high voltage lines.Recognizing this as an issue, the team developed solutions to shield internal electrical systemsfrom damage.2.3

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Russell Forringer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Jesse J. French, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is currently co-developer of the program in BioMedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was involved in cardiac cell research at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His professional interests include bioinstrumentation, digital signal processing, and engineering ethics. Email: paulleiffer@letu.edu Page 22.1027.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; G. Beate Zimmer, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; David Hicks

, and as an ONR Distinguished Summer Faculty at SPAWAR San Diego, CA. He has over 55 publications covering areas such as adaptive and intelligent controls, robotics, an ocean wave energy converter, green technology, education, wireless sensor networks and image processing. He is a co-inventor on 3 US patents related to control systems. Dr. McLauchlan is a member of ASEE and was the 2012-2014 Chair of the Ocean and Marine Engineering Division. He is also a member of IEEE (senior member), SPIE, Eta Kappa Nu, ACES and Tau Beta Pi, and has served on the IEEE Corpus Christi Section Board in various capacities such as Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Membership Development Officer. Dr. McLauchlan has received the Dean’s