Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Paul, University of Georgia; Marcos Jose Inonan Moran, University of Washington; Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Dominik May, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

were designed to permit flexibility of equipment access.Incorporating such laboratories in engineering education, however, also allows inclusivity,democratization, and participation [1, 2]. Information technology's affordance and fairnessbecome crucial when accessing laboratory equipment. While there is much research on howremote labs contribute to the overall learning experience, there is little or no investigation intowhether and how remote labs promote inclusion and equity in conjunction with instructionallaboratory experiences. In addition to that, ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology) proposed modifications to the general criteria for accrediting engineeringprograms, which states that the curriculum should also include

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Tebbe; Bijan Sepahpour

ingredients forachieving this goal. One of the eight cylinders of the engine required for supplying the means to arrive at thedepartment’s main goal is: “develop the student’s ability to design and conduct experiments,analyze and interpret data, and communicate the results effectively.” In 1998, the faculty in themechanical specialty of the program decided to separate the laboratory components of thespecialty courses from the lecture content. Prior to this most experiments were conducted as partof normal lecture courses. There were several contributing factors to the making of this decision.The final objective is to improve on and better execute the laboratory component of the program. Among the considered factors, the injection of

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Namratha Siripragada, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

University Page 24.563.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Execution of Remote laboratory with Learning Management System AbstractThis paper describes the development and execution of a remote laboratory along with a learningmanagement (LMS) system. The paper provides a brief description of an Internet accessible remotelaboratory development that includes interfacing of experiments with the facility, graphical userinterface design, web server and software tools. In terms of the LMS, the paper provides details ofthis along with its features

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College; Su Wang, China National Institute for Educational Research

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2011-2044: DESIGN AS A METHOD OF INSTRUCTION IN CHINASteve Macho, Buffalo State College Steve Macho is currently an Assistant Professor of Technology Education for SUNY at Buffalo State College. He completed a BS at St Cloud State University, and M.A. & Ed.D. in Technology Education at West Virginia University. Steve is a Minnesota farm boy who has been involved in technology his entire life. He has worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Highlands University, and on various grants funded by the US Department of Education, NASA, and Microsoft. He became a member of the Oxford Roundtable in 2008 and presented at the roundtable again in 2010. Dr Macho recently began to collaborate with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bean, Paul Smith's College; James Carroll, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University; Andrew H. Strong, Clarkson University; William R. Wilcox, Clarkson University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering class ES100, Introduction toEngineering Use of Computers, a second-semester freshman year course taken byapproximately 350 students; nearly all engineering majors.One of the desired changes to the course was to incorporate laboratory experiments thatcould be performed by the students to further pique their interest in engineering and togenerate real-world data sets for processing, analysis and reporting. The experimentalsystem developed was designed around an alternative energy system, i.e., a fuel cellapparatus. This setup included a solar panel, an electrolyzer, two gas holding tanks, twofuel cells and a variety of load devices, e.g., thermoelectric cells, small motors, etc.Details of the experimental setups and the logistics to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prahlad Murthy, Wilkes University

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Environmental Engineering

mentioned coursesconstitute basic engineering fundamentals that are covered in the F.E. examination and in thegeneral practice of any of the engineering specialties. They also provide the basis for futureprofessional development as they serve as prerequisites to advanced environmental engineeringcourses. The culminating capstone design project course is spread over the final two semestersof the student’s graduating year. Most of the projects in the course include a significantlaboratory experience and the student team works under the supervision of an instructor.Curriculum’s Laboratory ComponentLaboratory practice is incorporated in to courses from the freshman to senior years. Followingare the courses in addition to basic sciences such as physics

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

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Mechanics

times a week,including three 50-minute sessions and one 165-minute flexible or “flex” period. The flex periodis the cornerstone of the revised course structure, as it allows for several different teaching andlearning strategies that would not be possible in the shorter periods. These periods arespecifically designed to be active learning sessions, which allow for better integration ofindividual concepts to attain a higher level of application. While the 50-minute sessions involveshort lectures and the solution of multiple stand-alone problems, several of the flex periods areused for combined analytical and laboratory-type experiences that extend far beyond simplesingle-concept problems similar to those found in most textbooks. Other uses of the

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 5: Lab Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

. Currentframeworks of tissue engineering courses include those with and without a laboratorycomponent. Unfortunately, for many courses, the laboratory exercises do not tie directly back tothe concurrent lecture material. [1], [2] Additionally, many labs focus on foundational skills suchas the synthesis of biomaterials, tissue biomechanics and biotransport with little focus on thecharacterization of tissue engineered constructs, an essential step to prototyping and ensuringengineered tissue quality. Thus, we sought to develop a fully integrated experience for studentsto promote self-efficacy in tissue characterization using a novel theory, design and analysis(TDA) framework.TDA is based on similar high impact practice frameworks including the “how people

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

, communication systems, and optoelectronic devices.Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech ECE Page 22.1669.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Visualizing Concepts in Electromagnetic Fields: Hands-On Experiments Using Student-Owned Laboratory KitsThe concepts of Electromagnetic (EM) fields serve as the foundation for many key principles ofelectrical engineering. Given its significance, EM fields has been a core subject taught toElectrical Engineering (EE) undergraduate students, both in the U.S. and abroad. Yet, interest inthe required junior level EM courses and the subsequent

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

Design Project Tertiary Programming Skills Laboratories Business Skills Design ProjectPrior to the development of the laboratory exercises described herein the fluid power course didnot have organized laboratory exercises, but instead relied on the design project to providehands-on experience. The result of this was great variation in experience from student tostudent, as the quality of the projects were dependent upon the ambition of the students. At anearlier time in the history of the course there had been an organized laboratory, but it involvedanalyzing pre-existing fluid power circuits and conducting fluid mechanics experiments ratherthan building or controlling circuits. Since

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

equipment that is used by the studentsenrolled in the face-to-face (F2F) laboratory courses. The results have shown that the students were able to conduct most of the design andlaboratory experiments required in the online lab courses without the need to be on campus. Thisnew approach represents a major paradigm shift in the way higher education institutions shouldthink when delivering Electrical Engineering education.Introduction Trends in higher education for the past 10 years have shown that enrollments in onlinecourses or online degree programs have been growing substantially faster than overall highereducation enrollment. A survey of online learning conducted in 2009 by the Sloan Consortiumindicated that enrollment in one or more

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Craig B. Putnam, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

accreditable under the “General Engineering” criteria, thus, the group adopted thestandard ABET program outcomes (a-k) [7]. As applied to Robotics Engineering, graduatingstudents will have: (a) an ability to apply broad knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data, (c) an ability to design a robotic system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, (f

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zac Bunnell; Garett Scott; Sundararajan Madihally

Session # 1793Integrating Process Simulation into the Unit Operations Laboratory Through an Absorption Column Experiment Zac Bunnell, Garett Scott, and Sundararajan Madihally School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractRecent advances in computational tools have revolutionized the way graduating students willwork and interact with multiple disciplines. This has necessitated an the integration of noveltechnologies into traditional courses, particularly into Unit Operations Laboratory (UOL). InUOL students obtain hands-on experience on the application of the theoretical

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. McInroy; Robert F. Kubichek; Raymond Jacquot

Session 3532 Real Hardware Based Filter Laboratory Exercises for a Sophomore Linear Systems Course Raymond G. Jacquot, Robert F. Kubichek and John E. McInroy University of WyomingAbstractThe authors report here a modification to enhance a sophomore linear systems course. Studentsat the sophomore level are rather unsophisticated mathematically and need derivations anddiscussions of abstract concepts to be anchored in real systems that they can see and put theirhands on. To this end the authors report in this paper a set of experiments which provide thatfoundation.I. Introduction

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 2649 Integration of Class and Laboratory in Engineering Technology Alberto Gomez-Rivas, and George Pincus Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology, and Professor and Dean College of Science and Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractThis paper examines use of integrated class/lab and assignment of real practical problems in aspecialized Engineering Technology program (Structural Analysis and Design). Courses instructural design combine theory, testing and applications. Typically, the problem is presented asa specific application and includes hands-on laboratory

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Development of a Digital Telecommunication LaboratoryAbstractThis paper describes an approach to the analysis, design and development of laboratoryrequirements. It uses learning objectives derived from laboratory experiments, as one componentin an equipment selection process. We then delineate our strategy for a comparative assessmentof this approach to one less directed.The laboratory experience is an active learning experience that increases the technological,scientific and quantitative literacy of students; because it engages major cognitive processeswhich lead to meaningful learning. This higher order thinking allows students to assimilate,apply and retain more fully the information learned. The assimilation of information is of

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven O'Halloran, University of Portland; Matthew Rodrigues, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 25.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Power and Efficiency Measurement in a Thermoelectric GeneratorAbstractThis paper documents a laboratory experiment to determine the efficiency of a commercialthermoelectric generator. Thermoelectric devices make use of the Seebeck effect to convert adifference in temperature into electricity. Thermoelectric devices are used or proposed for anumber of different current applications including waste heat recovery. In the experiment, aLabVIEW data acquisition system measures real-time efficiency of the thermoelectric deviceunder different testing conditions. The experiment is well-suited for an undergraduate thermalsciences lab or a demonstration

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Thomas F. Quinn; Ronald H. Brown; George F. Corliss

The GasDay Project at Marquette University: A Laboratory for Real-world Engineering and Business Experiences Thomas F. Quinn, Ronald H. Brown, and George F. Corliss Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marquette UniversityAbstractThis paper presents Marquette University’s GasDay Project, a research activity that has beendeveloping natural gas demand forecasting models since 1993. The project provides studentswith opportunities for research and employment, and serves as a major technology transfer centerat Marquette by licensing software and forecasting models to energy companies across theUnited States. The project is part of the College

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

to visitthe university, learn about various engineering and technology programs available in theschool, and participate in activities similar to what they would be doing as a collegestudent.The Molten Metal Magic session of the Friday Laboratory Experience program at IUPUIis one of 17 sessions designed to introduce various engineering and technology programsto middle school and high school students as well as serve as a recruitment tool for thePurdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Students and educators visitIUPUI for the Friday Laboratory Experience, many completely unaware of metal castingprocesses, their significance in the manufacturing industry, and the vast quantity ofproducts and applications used daily as a direct

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zhou Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

they collaborate in the virtualworld like in the real?This article tries to answer these questions by assessing the students’ performances in twovideogame-based virtual gear train laboratory exercises. Simple and planetary gear trainscenarios were designed and implemented on the basis of Garry’s Mod, a sand-box 3D gameutilizing the Source game engine. 94 undergraduate students taking a course on machinedynamics and mechanisms were assessed right after completing the lecture and homework of thegear design chapter. Most of these students were randomly divided into laboratory groups of 2while the remaining students conducted the laboratory experiments alone. In order to simulate aremote learning scenario, the students in each group were

Conference Session

DELOS Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ontheir writing ability. My goal was to replicate this experience for undergraduates.Thus, I created three “Writing Intensive” laboratory assignments, designed to make my gradingfeedback more effective and to provide students with an opportunity to resubmit their workmultiple times. The challenge in designing the new process was to ensure that the new processwould be “grading-load-neutral” – i.e., I would spend no more time assessing these reports than Ihad spent grading laboratory reports in previous semesters.Description of Writing Intensive Lab ReportsThe use of Writing Intensive lab reports, as described in this section, was implemented in theFall 2007 semester. The lab work for the writing intensive lab reports was completed in the two-hour

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Environmental Engineering

conduct sampling pointsapproximately every 6 hours and can focus on proper execution of the lab. This laboratory isideally suited for a class size of 12-15 students. However, the lab could be scaled up with anadditional GC, more shaker table space, and the assistance of teaching assistants.The laboratory class in which this experimental procedure was designed is a 3.0-credit, lab-basedcourse that takes place at Stanford University once every two years and focuses on current topicsin applied microbiology. Each class is unique; therefore no student assessment data is currentlyavailable. The laboratory will best support ABET Engineering Criteria Program EducationalOutcome B, “an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Ahmed Musa; Virgilio Gonzalez

through thislaboratory assignment to enhance understanding of networks design. Fig. 3: Network Installed in company offices Results from First CourseThe course was offered for the first time in the fall semester of 2002. The enrollmentconsisted of 8 undergraduate students and 6 graduate students who elected to take theclass. This required coordination with the teaching assistant to provide the tutorialsessions for each computer application employed. During the semester we encounteredseveral resource problems with the operation of the computer laboratory; in particular thesoftware licensing created conflicts that delayed the initial experiments. We gave extratime for assignment completion to

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA 91711 909-607-9136 ; Clint S Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Tinghui Wang, Digilent Inc; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6849An Effective Project-Based Embedded System Design Teaching MethodProf. Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA91711 909-607-9136 Dr. Karl Wang is the Laspa Professor of Electrical Engineering Practice of in the Department of Engineer- ing at Harvey Mudd College. He is teaching Introduction to Engineering Systems, Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering, Microprocessor-based Systems: Design and Applications, and Embedded Sys- tem Designs, Introduction to CMOS VLSI Design, and Engineering Clinics. His previous experience include working in the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Brakora, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; James Holloway, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan; Steven Skerlos, University of Michigan; Toby Teory, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Daryl Weinert, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2009-2282: INTEGRATING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE INTO A COLLEGECURRICULUM USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN MINORJessica Brakora, University of MichiganBrian Gilchrist, University of MichiganJames Holloway, University of MichiganNilton Renno, University of MichiganSteven Skerlos, University of MichiganToby Teory, University of MichiganPeter Washabaugh, University of MichiganDaryl Weinert, University of Michigan Page 14.766.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Integrating Real-World Experience in to a College Curriculum Using a Multidisciplinary Design MinorAbstractThe real world offers tremendous challenges and numerous opportunities

Conference Session

Computer-Based Data Acquisition Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Hoffmann

Improving Data Acquisition and Reduction in a First-Year-Student Laboratory Experiment Michael Hoffmann The Ohio State UniversityAbstract The College of Engineering at The Ohio State University requires all engineeringstudents to complete introductory courses in engineering as part of their academic experience.The courses are usually taken during a student’s first year and follow either a standard twocourse track or an honors three course track. Courses in each track have both lecture andhands-on laboratory components. For the second course of the standard track,four-member-teams of students must design and build

Conference Session

Introduction to Materials Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

laboratory reports using spreadsheet and word processing softwareC8. to interpret and evaluate experimental resultsC9. to become familiar with the ASTM standards for materials testing and characterization.These course objectives were mapped to each primary and secondary MEPO assigned to thegroup of core courses identified as Experiential Learning. The parsing of each MEPO and itsmapping to the course objectives is shown in Table 2. Table 2: Mapping Course Objectives to assigned Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes Course Objectives ° C#1 C#2 C#3 C#4 C#5 C#6 C#7 C#8 C#9Primary MEPO #6 ±6a: Design Experiments6b: Conduct Experiments ¬ ¬ ¬ ¬6c: Analyze Data

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #17820An Industrial Engineering Design Experience Reflecting upon Moral Devel-opment and WellbeingDr. Cristina D. Pomales-Garcia, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus Dr. Cristina Pomales is Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM). She has a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez (2001) and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan (2006). Her research areas of interest are the study of Work Systems Design in Agriculture, Human Fac- tors, Occupational Safety Web-based

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

and that research is always oriented towardsteaching modern technologies. Students gain experience that makes them very desirable inindustry when they design and construct equipment as part their university studies.Control and Instrumentation LaboratoryThe CIE program has a laboratory with excellent hardware and software for control andsimulation of processes as typically found in petrochemical, oil refining, and other industries.Faculty and students in the program develop control systems using industrial standard packagessuch LabView, which includes hardware and software components. What is more interesting isthe intensive development of control systems using Visual Basic and that are developed fromscratch by teams in the control laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-1386: ENHANCING LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS BYINTRODUCING USB CONNECTIVITY INTO LAB ENVIRONMENT USING FTDIGurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA) Lakshmi Munukutla received her Ph.D. degree in Solid State Physics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio and M.Sc and B.Sc degrees from Andhra University, India. She has been active in research and published several journal articles. She is the Chair of the Electronic Systems Department at Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus.Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University Gurinder Singh brings almost a decade of experience in the electronics industry to his position as Senior Field Applications Engineer