Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Michael V Potter, Francis Marion University; Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez, Francis Marion University

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Professional Papers

/5). Additionally, they felt that seeing projectsacross both disciplines throughout the semester improved their engineering learning (Mean =4.3/5) and improved their own team’s project (Mean = 3.8/5). These results suggest that theintended objectives of this course structure were largely achieved within this initial pool ofstudents.IntroductionFrancis Marion University, a small primarily undergraduate university, is home to twoengineering programs in industrial and mechanical engineering. As part of the curriculum, eachprogram requires an engineering senior design course in their respective disciplines. Teams ofstudents are assigned a unique project, which is sponsored by a local industry partner.Traditionally, the senior design courses for

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James . McDonald

LCD module based on the industry-standard Toshiba T6963C graphic LCD controller,and only incidental additional parts. The paper describes the students’ backgrounds, the projectassignment and the motivation for choosing it, and several video games that students designedand built. It concludes with an informal assessment of the project’s success and preliminary ideasfor related projects based on this experience.I. IntroductionECE 403 Computer Engineering Capstone Design is the capstone design course in the ComputerEngineering program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KetteringUniversity (formerly GMI Engineering and Management Institute). Computer Engineering is anew program in the Department, and this was the first

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A. Twyman, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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International

Preparedness Index, had internationalexperiences in engineering and international travel in their personal lives. Mohtar and Dare 6 alsodescribed how an immersive experience that weaves together an international exchange withservice learning to address grand challenges positively influences students’ global competencies.For shorter-term experiences, like the program under investigation in this paper, Kamdar andLewis7 conducted three types of assessments for a three-week trip consisting mainly of site visitsthat align with the participants’ area of study. Those assessments of long-term goals, short-termgoals, and using a pre/post cultural intelligence survey found that exposure alone to internationalsettings was not enough to meet their program goals

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Town Hall Meeting: Supporting University Priorities

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to product innovation by presenting research on success factors for productdevelopment in terms of organization and environmental factors.Product Innovation Engineering program, PIEpIn 2005, representatives from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden,took the initiative to start a large, national long-term program to enhance product innovationcapability in Sweden. This program was finally launched in late 2006, with governmentalfunding, as the Product Innovation Engineering Program, PIEp3, 4. The program is organized as anetwork of researchers, educators and students in innovation engineering with the ambition ofcreating a system change toward innovation and entrepreneurship in institutes of higher

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Doug Kim

path-loss phenomena in terms of both large and small scale, the probabilitydistributions such as Normal, Rayleigh, and Ricean are essential. Also, the concepts of delayspread and how it affects the path-loss is an important piece. I tried to simplify these essentialconcepts as much as possible without delving too much into statistics. However, this approachwas proved to be ineffective as the students often would not firmly grasp the statistical models Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityused in different environments and apply them properly.In practice, estimating path-loss exponent from the actual measurement data is performed toproperly model the propagation environment when simple

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Mussulman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karle Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Natalia Ozymko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rittika Adhikari, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacqueline Osborn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators

interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.Dr. Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Environmental Engineering

interdisciplinary approach. A multi-disciplinary team allows the environmental, economical, and socio- cultural factors to be more fully investigated. Engineering students gain experience in working with students from other academic disciplines and the opportunity to incorporate the different perspectives into their design. Page 11.813.9Of course, there are trade-offs. The volunteer-based project presented the following drawbacks:- In starting an organization such as Engineers Without Borders, a large work load ranging from technical design to fundraising and chapter development usually falls on a relatively small group of volunteers

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington-Seattle; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Burpee

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Engineering Ethics

deficits in underlying critical thinking skills are linked to specific challengesstudents face in their understanding of macroethics dilemmas. Thirty essays written byengineering undergraduate students on the topic of waste electronics are randomly selected froma large sample of more than 250 essays collected from two higher education institutions in theUnited States. The essays are evaluated qualitatively using two different rubrics, one structuredto assess ethical literacy and the other structured to assess critical thinking. Results show awide range of patterns (nine) in the application of critical thinking to writing about ethicaldilemmas and a much smaller number of patterns (four) in ethical literacy expressed in theseessays. In evaluating

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

device? What would you keep the same? What other possible pollutants could be found in Arizona water? Based on your experience building your own water filtration device, how would you propose to remove these pollutants?ParticipantsThe overall engineering-education project spanned three years and included four junior highschools from a large school district in Arizona. During the first year, two seventh grade cohortsin two junior high schools were selected utilizing a purposeful selection strategy. During thesecond year, two additional seventh grade cohorts from two different junior high schools in thesame district were selected. Each ITEST participant was expected to stay with the program fortwo years, throughout his or her seventh and

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Elizabeth Rose Cowan, Spatial Vis & Spatial Kids

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Engineering Design Graphics

and their impressionsof the app. Students found the app engaging, easy to use, and something they would do wheneverthey had “a free moment”. 95% of the students recommended the app to a friend if they arestruggling with spatial visualization skills. This paper will describe the implementation of themobile Spatial Vis™ sketching app in a large college classroom and highlight the app’s impactin increasing self-efficacy in spatial visualization and sketching despite the small screen size.IntroductionThe use of mobile devices and specifically touchscreen technology in education has increasedtremendously over the years due to their increase in ubiquity and computing capabilities. Asurvey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeanne Garland; Christine Helfers; Ronald Roedel; Sarah Duerden

hold and be ready to report out.2. Next, write down the values that you think influence our program. Consider the values of professors of the program as well as those of our sponsor, National Science Foundation.3. Report out. (15 minutes).Group Activity #2:1. Write a list of the values that you think engineers as a group might hold. Then discuss the following possible scenario and answer the questions.• You work for a small engineering firm that is struggling to compete with the larger, more established engineering firms. Your supervisor has assigned you the job of preparing a proposal for a large company. You know that this company will award its contract to a firm with sufficient experience. The owner of your company has told

Conference Session

Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Shannon N. Conley, James Madison University ; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

flexible and independent, more willing and able to view issues from multiple perspectives, with a better understanding of the world, and in summation, better able to think outside of the box.”Additional accounts reinforce Spodek et al.’s [4] claims. For example, an account by BrighamYoung University (BYU) faculty regarding the development of seven engineering study-abroadprograms over the 2006-2007 school year highlights the cross-cultural skills and competenciesdeveloped by students working on humanitarian-oriented design projects [12]. The BYUprograms center around different formats, including mentored travel, extended field-trip, service-learning, and international design. Indeed, small scale study abroad programs

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

matt gallagher, Vermont Technical College; Andre St. Denis, Vermont Technical College; John Murphy, Vermont Technical College

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Electrical and Computer

courses at other institutions.We would like to give our students as much confidence as we can for them to undertakereasonably complex and modern circuit projects in their capstone classes. We balancetheoretical, classroom education with hands-on applications that gives them laboratory skills. Toachieve this confidence, we require each student to own the hardware and assemble it. Solderingthe boards does take some time (especially the first one), but the students get better at it and get alot of satisfaction out of the process. Motivated students can do a lot of lab work andexperimentation at home, after hours.Our program outcome goals for the class are shown below. Students are assessed each year forthe purposes of ABET accreditation: ≠ Be

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Barker; Mark Virkler; Kristen Sanford Bernhardt

, the content of that teachingportfolio was deemed appropriate and useful by the committee reviewing the materials.However, the course materials gathered filled a typical small moving box; clearly the volumewill have to be reduced for distribution to external reviewers.The program will continue to be evaluated as follows:• The candidates will assess the level of effort required to compile the requested information; and• The P&T committee will assess the “value-added” to the dossiers by the additional information.Based on the results, the program, which is a “work in progress,” will continue to be modifiedand further developed.In the future, we hope to expand the program into a department teaching improvement program,in which faculty at

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

but requires the student to write programs in MATLAB. Whilewriting programs is far superior in helping the student learn robotics, it is not always feasibleespecially at institutions that do not have a software intensive program such as a roboticsprogram. For example in the Systems Engineering Program at Texas A&M InternationalUniversity programming is a very small part of the engineering curriculum where students arenot expected to be able to create whole programs yet they still offer the robotics course asrequired for the major. It is not reasonable to add learning how to program to the robotics coursecontents. This course in the Systems Engineering Program was the initial motivation for creatingour tool

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Howell, University of South Florida; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Tom Weller, Oregon State University; Arash Takshi, University of South Florida

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Technology Transfer Office & I-CORPS assisted Design ChallengeThe maximum number of students who can enroll in each course session is capped at 25students. This allows course sessions, guest lectures, workshops, and laboratory tours to operatein small-group settings rather than large groups. During each course session, students sit in a U-shaped arrangement, instead of individual desks or tables facing forward toward the instructor.This encourages student interaction, which is a mandatory part of the course. For all sessions thatinvolve a guest lecture, workshop, or laboratory tour, every student is required to either ask aquestion or express their opinion.Students work in teams to consider ways in which they can use problem solving skills to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

indicated.During the second session, the experimental technique was discussed and demonstrated throughmagic and "pseudo-science." It was emphasized that ethics requires absolute truth in presentingall (not just part) of the data and that "sleight of hand" is unacceptable. The session was fun andentertaining, but Dean Duncan adeptly focused this on good and ethical science practices.Engineer-For-A-DayFor one day each year the students went to work with an engineer from the community. Theengineers were from companies ranging from small-local businesses (such as Callidus andResidual Technologies, Inc.) to large companies (such as Ford Glass and Sinclair) and alsoincluded the US Corps of Engineers. Students went in pairs with an engineer who was matchedwith

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

applications of stress and strain. These issues are not raised in most currentcourses on mechanics of materials.Even metals, when subject to sufficiently large loading as in metal forming and otherapplications, undergo ―plastic‖ response and suffer permanent set. Depending on the load and theparticular metal in question, the body under consideration can undergo large deformations andthe ―small strain‖ theories presented in most widely-used textbooks are inadequate. Dr.Stoughton, GM Technical Fellow at the General Motors Research and Development Center, in aletter supporting this effort, emphasized this need when he stated that the ―challenge of theevolution of anisotropy with nonlinear plastic deformation is poorly understood by mostgraduating

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Nivedita Kumar, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University

),research (graduate pathway), or entrepreneurship pathway based on their interest in going intothe computing industry/government, pursuing a graduate degree, or working for a small start-upcompany / starting their own business upon graduation. Program activities are held on-campusand virtually as collaborative events with scholars at the other institutions. Events and activitiespromote community building, expanding the scholars' networking and learning space, andsupporting their chosen pathways. Activities and events include informational events, an annualsymposium, job search support, networking, mentoring, and online elective courses.This paper focuses on the lead institution for Flit-GAP, FIU, which is a large Hispanic-servinginstitution (HSI

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

    Friday, April 1, 2011 (Afternoon) 02:30 – 03:45 PM Concurrent Session Presentations Experiential Learning  Michael Jenkins, A Truss by Any Other Name May Still Not Be a Truss: A ‘Do-Say’ 64 Pedagogical Laboratory Exercise  Satbir Sekhon, et al., Embedded System Data Logging 74  Collin Heller, et al., Accident Reconstruction: A Model-Eliciting Activity in 82 Dynamics Educational Technique  Bradley Hyatt, Effectively Utilizing Industry Members to Assess Student Learning 104 Outcomes in a Senior Project Course  Fariborz Tehrani, Implementation

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Brad Kinsey

Totals 120 200 320 Table 1. Number of participants from each demographic. (PMR: Physical Model Rotator)In order to assess the spatial ability improvements, participants will be required to complete thepencil and paper MRT both before the training with the PMR and approximately two weeks afterthe intervention. Because accuracy of responses on the MRT may not be sensitive to small orsubtle changes in spatial ability, the time to produce a correct response will also be measured.Presumably, as spatial ability increases, the time to judge the rotation of an object shoulddecrease. For each trial, two objects from the MRT will be displayed on a video monitorcontrolled by a computer. See

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Aidan Puzzio, The Citadel; Benjamin Lawrence Kicklighter, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

serves as the faculty director for a scholarship program to recruit and support high-performing, low- income civil engineering students. Dr. Watson is also interested in understanding and assessing students’ cognitive processes, especially development of cognitive flexibility and interactions with cognitive load. Dr. Watson is the proud recipient of seven teaching awards and six best paper awards. She was previously named the Young Civil Engineer of the Year by the South Carolina Section of ASCE and currently serves as a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Civil Engineering Education.Dr. Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University Dr. Elise Barrella is the founder and CEO of DfX Consulting LLC which offers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

of an activecontrol system.Structural Analysis and Design (SAD) and Control and Instrumentation Electronics (CIE) aretwo University of Houston-Downtown Engineering Technology B.S. degree programs that areideally related in the field of active control of civil structures. SAD deals with the analysis anddesign of structures, their loads, and failure modes. CIE deals with the design of systems forcontrol of processes. The study of how to design active controls for structures that respondfavorably to imposed loads and deformations is a problem that naturally connects the twodisciplines.The Engineering Technology Department at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has astructural laboratory that was developed with funds provided by the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

reconfigurable logic, their importance can’t be overstated.According to the EE Times [6], “more than 90% of all ASICs today are either partially orcompletely prototyped as FPGAs before proceeding to creation of an ASIC.” FPGAs allowcompanies (large and small) to respond directly to the market with instant gratification incomplex advanced circuitry with very low barriers to entry (the design tools introduced in thecourses are free). Estimated sales of FPGAs reached $1.9B in 2005, with predictions showinggrowth of 20% through 2015 [7]. The demand in the FPGA field alone has created an enormousunsatisfied demand for engineers and technicians skilled in this modern art. Median salaries forFPGA designers with three years of experience are approximately

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

effectively analyze a complex problem arising from a variety of application fields. e. The student will learn how to work collaboratively and productively on complex projects that arise in current research. These projects will provide a capstone experience for Page 15.160.3 students in this degree. f. The student, upon completion of this program, will be able to find employment in a large number of industries including aviation and aerospace industries, or the student, upon completion of this program, will be able to pursue graduate work in either an applied mathematics program or a computational science program

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University

university to meetwith a mentor, or to bring a mentor to the university. The President was willing last year toprovide travel monies to non-STEM female faculty as well; therefore, FORWARD was able toaward 36 travel grants last year. As with the climate grants, the FORWARD team will assess theimpact of these advancement grants yet this year.Research initiatives. The research program includes a focus on the theoretical model that drives Page 15.911.5the grant. The premise of this grant is that women faculty tend to occupy positions in theuniversity that are unrecognized or unstructured. The intention is that some of the programs, suchas the CSWF, will

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

TK Beam, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jamie Constantz, James Madison University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-993: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON FRESHMEN ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS’ PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR RECRUITMENTAND RETENTIONTK Beam, James Madison University TK Beam is a first year graduate student in the School Psychology program at James Madison University. Prior to her graduate education, she graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in psychology. She currently serves as a graduate assistant to Dr. Olga Pierrakos working on an NSF funded BRIGE project investigating engineering identity.Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Dina Battaglia; Krishna Sampigethaya; Akhan Almagambetov; Mehran Andalibi; Tyrone Groh; Kaela Martin; Matt Pavlina; Sam Siewert; Anne Boettcher

togetherin groups of 8 to 12.1 Each FLC engages in an active, collaborative, year long program with thegoal of enhancing teaching and learning. Participants in FLCs may select projects that allow forexperimenting with teaching innovations and assessing resultant student learning. FLCs increasefaculty interest in teaching and learning, and provide safety and support for faculty to investigate,attempt, assess, and adopt new (to them) teaching and learning methods. After participation in anFLC, faculty report using new pedagogies, while also seeing improvements in students’ criticalthinking and ability to synthesize and integrate information and ideas, often in an holisticmanner.1 Additionally, FLC participants in one study reported improved teaching

Conference Session

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

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

networked geothermal pilot system that will heat andcool 37 residential and commercial buildings in Framingham, MA [18]. These types of projects bygas and utility companies are spread all over the country and will provide future jobs and projectsfor students that are enrolled in engineering programs.3. General TopicsIn addition to decarbonization of buildings, other general topics need to be considered to achieveenergy sustainability. Some of these topics will be addressed in this section, including renewableenergy, energy storage, hydrogen technology, small modular nuclear reactors and additionalinnovative technologies.3.1 Renewable EnergyExisting renewable energy technologies, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, andbiomass have

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Duening, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Business school faculty andPhD students are, in comparison to engineering school faculty and students and despite theirlocation within the business school, largely immune from the pressures of commercial success.With that immunity, the path of least resistance for entrepreneurship education is clearly the Page 12.484.4business school. The metrics of “success” for the entrepreneurship curriculum will be alignedwith the metrics of success of the business school. As the business school in general is notconcerned with commercial impact or success, the entrepreneurship programs in businessschools similarly lack this imperative. The business school