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Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design Technical Session 10

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

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Mary Ann E. Leung, Sustainable Horizons Instittute; Silvia Crivelli

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

activities. A computational chemist by training, Dr. Leung is an experienced author and researcher. Her research interests include the development of scalable, parallel, scientific codes for the investigation of quantum mechanical phenomena. Her research is published in several peer-reviewed journals and she remains in- demand as a speaker and contributor at national STEM-based initiatives. She chaired the SC14 Broader Engagement committee, served on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Committee on Opportunities in Science and was an Iowa delegate for Vision 2020, a national gender equity imitative. She also worked with middle and high school girl outreach programs. She graduated with honors

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Industrial Collaborations and Applications

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

into a brand new 93,242 square foot facility. This newfacility offered additional lab space along with updated, state-of-the-art equipment. This haspositioned the department to work more effectively with members of local industry incollaborative research.This initiative began when members of local industry came to the department with problems thatwere important for the further development of their products. Faculty members selected studentsto work with each company to provide this undergraduate research effort. These researchprojects allowed students to provide solutions, research data, and/or suggest improvements tomanufacturing processes. Students provided a valuable service to these community industriesboth by utilizing university equipment

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Projects in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

as part of an ECE senior design isdiscussed. The focus of the research project was on aspects of physics, particularly on arrivals ofcosmic rays in the so-called “east‐west” angular asymmetry. In collaboration with NASA’sColumbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and other universities developing scientificballooning payloads, a sophisticated scientific payload was designed to study how the angularasymmetry and intensity of cosmic rays changes with altitude, as well as conducting a high‐quality,long‐exposure measurement at balloon-float altitudes for about 10 hours. The payload wasdesigned by following a top-down design approach: initially establishing engineering requirementsof the payload for the experiment, carrying out functional

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Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Doris M Munson, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6360A Formal Research Study on Correlating Student Attendance Policies to Stu-dent SuccessDr. Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University Dr. Donald C. Richter obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.Mr. Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Improving Student Entrepreneurial Skills

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ferguson, Ohio Northern University; Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University; Amanda Stype, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

electronic commerce and electronic data interchange; and a Vice President at the First National Bank of Chicago, where he founded and managed the bank’s market leading professional Cash Management Consulting Group and initiated the bank’s non credit service product management organization and profit center profitability programs.Michele Govekar, Ohio Northern University Michele A. Govekar, Ph.D. Michele is a Professor of Management at Ohio Northern University. Her academic research and publications focus on the management and history of US firms’ international operations, corporate- nonprofit interactions, nonprofit organizations, and the process, outcomes and assessment

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Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

perspective.About one-third of the respondents, regardless of their learning style, used the software on theirown initiative, even when it was not required as part of a homework assignment. Although I haveno data for comparison, that figure seems sufficiently high to suggest that the software served asa learning resource for a broad range of students. From a research perspective, this study couldbe extended and strengthened by addressing some of the limitations associated with the specificand rather limited way in which the software was used in this Introduction to Materials Sciencecourse, and by gathering more qualitative information from students about how they used thesoftware as a learning tool, especially when they did so on their own

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jasper L Steyn; Tobia Steyn

"learning by doing" and co-operativelearning in a "buddy assessment" system. Initial indications are that active learning and action research arecomplementary and beneficial to both students and faculty and can contribute to continual improvement ofpractice.Background: Five Year ProgramThe standard university engineering program in South Africa requires four years of full time studyas regulated by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). In 1994 the Five Year StudyProgram was introduced in the School of Engineering at the University of Pretoria. This programincreases the duration of the standard engineering study from four years to five years. This is

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Phillip Sanger, Western Carolina University; Patrick Gardner, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

not have well-defined requirements initially or the requirements can changeover the course of the project. For such projects, requirements management can be essential. Allthese complex features of project management reflect the dynamic and complex nature of thereal world. While the teaching and learning of project management in an undergraduatecurriculum can only focus on the fundamentals, appreciation of these complex facets of realworld project management is valuable and can be attainable through more open-ended seniorcapstone projects such as an undergraduate research project.A Stage-Gate Structure of Engineering and Technology Capstone ProjectsProject management should be introduced early in the student’s development so that the

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Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

a class thathas a service-learning project. By and large they agree service-learning can be an effectiveteaching approach for certain courses.Conclusion:The research findings indicate that some faculty were initially motivated by financial incentivesin the form of $500 mini-grants, and when the incentive on longer existed they were not inclinedto continue due to the additional work involved. In addition, other discontinued the use ofservice-learning simply because they no longer teach the course. Finally, others discontinuedservice-learning due to the nature of the course offering. However, a common theme thatemerged among the faculty was that they all believed in service-learning’s intended educationaloutcome.In conclusion the results of

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2013 GSW

Authors

Danielle Reynolds; Nur Yazdani; Tanvir Manzur

. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Educationstructural analysis and the design software RISA 3D. The structures were then analyzed andresponses were evaluated in terms of stress and deflection. The analyses were done by theteachers under the supervision of the faculty mentor and the graduate research assistant. Afield trip was undertaken to a local truss production facility in Ft. Worth, Texas. The field tripprovided a clear concept to the teachers about the fabrication process of different parts of atruss and how these parts are assembled. The field trips helped the teachers in building theirprototype class projects with balsa wood pieces which were connected to each otherresembling actual connections.At the initiation of the summer

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Nathan Alexander; James Kyle McIlhaney; Christian Hurst; Leo Colom

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.Nathan AlexanderMr. James Kyle McIlhaneyChristian HurstLeo Colom ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Development of Amphibious Water Sampling Rover for Mosquito Research via Capstone projectAbstract Mosquitos may lay eggs in shallow bodies of water near shore. Water samples may need to becollected for analysis, and manual collection of the water samples can be potentially a hazard tothe personnel. For

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide; Brent Terwilliger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide; Emily Faulconer, University of Florida; Kelly A George, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. A significant aspect of the project was to create a supportnetwork for the students that incorporated existing services provided by the university andestablished new services to aid students throughout their mentored research experience. One ofthe new services was the development and delivery of starting in the second year of the grant andcontinuing through the third year. The purpose of the workshops is to introduce students todifferent aspects of research. The first series of workshops (offered in the 2021-2022 academicyear) were mostly informational and provided initial support for undergraduate researchers. Fromthe experience of developing and hosting the first series, the style of the second series (offered inthe 2022-2023 academic

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Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Neville Parker, The City College of The City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

andacademic experiences to underrepresented secondary school students. Cohorts of approximately25 students participate in the program, each year, over the four-week period immediatelyfollowing Independence Day. An effective internship component is embedded in the program toaccommodate the STI graduates. The students (11th or 12th graders) are paired with facultyprofessors to conduct research in transportation-related topics. During the past two summers, theinterns worked on transportation materials including plastic and SuperPave hot mix asphalt. It isnot surprising that the interns had no initial interest in this type of a traditional researchenvironment and laboratory setting since this new generation of students is attracted to the digitalworld

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Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Liu, California State University-Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University-Los Angeles

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Minorities in Engineering

USC AE: Aerospace Engineering at USC USC NAI: USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative NSF RET: Research Experiences for Teachers sponsored by NSF Figure 1: Model of the Integration of the SERENADES ComponentsThe technical approach and methodology employed in conducting the educational and researchpartnerships is shown in Figure 1. It illustrates the integration of the educational pipeline and theresearch activities. The SERENADES Educational Component consists of a three-stage pipelineof training classes designated as Space Science/JWST I, II, and III. Course sequences withappropriate prerequisites have been offered under the SERENADES Laboratory in a progressiveand concerted fashion. The SPACE Laboratory under the CSULA NASA URC

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Engineering Ethics: Using Case Studies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Didier Valdes, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Erika Jaramillo Giraldo, University of Puerto Rico; Jorge Ferrer, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Engineering Ethics

has taught business and engineering ethics at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez for the last 19 years, currently in that university’s College of Business Administration. His areas of research include engineering ethics, moral psychology, computer ethics, as well as research and business ethics. He is currently a Co-PI on the GERESE project in research ethics and Co-PI on another NSF project devoted to developing an online toolkit of modules and cases for use in ethics across the curriculum initiatives . Page 14.307.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Case analysis: a

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Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Balascio, University of Delaware

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Engineering Technology

attract enough students to sustain a general engineering program. The College ofEngineering did encourage us to develop an environmental engineering technology concentrationfor the ET major, however. With the department’s research emphasis on water resources, thefuture prospects of our being able to support an environmental engineering technologyconcentration are very good and potential student demand for such a major is reasonably high.The master’s program in BREG that we have initiated currently requires a thesis; we are now inthe process of adding a non-thesis option. We perceive an opportunity to serve a part-timestudent clientele composed of people possessing BS degrees in engineering or ET who areworking full-time. Again, this is a student

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Nelson Evans, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Chelsey S. Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Natalie Simmons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

). Developmental Initiation and Developmental Networks. In B. Ragins & K. E. Kram (Eds.), The Handbook of Mentoring at Work: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 349–372). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412976619.n14[12] Yip, J., & Kram, K. (2015). Developmental Networks : Enhancing the Science and Practice of Mentoring. DRAFT (for the SAGE Handbook of Mentoring), (July), 1–38.[13] (McKinsey, 2016)[14] Eby, L. T. d. T., Allen, T. D., Hoffman, B. J., Baranik, L. E., Sauer, J. B., Baldwin, S., . . . Evans, S. C. (2013). An interdisciplinary meta-analysis of the potential antecedents, correlates, and consequences of protégé perceptions of mentoring. Psychological Bulletin, 139(2), 441

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Christopher E. Hartman, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Yakov Pachepsky, USDA-ARS; Rakesh Joshi

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #15147STRIDER: Semi-Autonomous Tracking Robot with Instrumentation for Data-Acquisition and Environmental ResearchDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland - Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii)remote

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

workshop. A distinctive characteristic of this model isthat students receive workshops on intellectual property and technology commercialization.Under the supervision of their mentors, students develop a poster, thesis or dissertation proposal(for undergraduate, master and Ph.D. fellows, respectively) centered on a current researchchallenge (co-advised by researchers in national laboratories). The next sections discuss in moredetail the unique aspects of this initiative.3.0 Student-centered inquiry-learning program.The proposed program is based on John Dewey’s philosophy that education should be centeredon the learner 5. John Dewey is a major proponent of pragmatism, which is based on the idea thatlearning requires experience and testing of

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Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Smith, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Richard Cockrum, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Phyllis Nelson, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Marvin Abrams, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

nighttime operation.IntroductionA senior project has been established to give students the opportunity toparticipate in real life research that is applicable to energy conservation in theState of California. This project will provide a capstone educational experiencefor senior students to enhance their ability to be initially productive professionalengineers. The project team consists of three faculty in the Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) Department and four senior students. This projectis due to be completed by the fall of 2007. This project will endeavor to establishand demonstrate the feasibility of producing a computer controlled power supplyfor large light emitting diode (LED) arrays. It will reduce energy consumptionand costs

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Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker, University of Kentucky

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Graduate Studies

publication form for paperpublications or thesis.With the invention of smart phones it has been found that some students feel more comfortablesending text messages to ask ‘quick’ questions. If appropriate, a text message response can bereturned or it might lead to an email, phone call, or other distance communication interactionwith the student.Over the years a number of different communication methods/systems have been used beyondtraditional phone conferences for formal research meetings. Initially Interactive Television(ITV) was primarily used. ITV, which uses compressed video over the internet, is used by theUniversity of Kentucky for distance education classes. Hence, it is a university maintainedsystem that can be used to schedule formal

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Robotics and Automation I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina; Lee J. Gatton, Gatton Research and Development; Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services

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Engineering Technology

robotics3-5. The Page 23.350.2following sections list some key considerations for setting a partnership with entrepreneurs (Fig.1) that support that support applied research initiatives in general and the robotic healthcareinitiative in particular. Figure 1Resulting benefits from collaboration shown in surrounding circlesInfrastructure Considerations (IC)Currently the project collaborators consist of the authors and a faculty member from theUniversity’s Center for Aging. It is important to state that the long term goal is to provideimportant and lasting benefits to the research infrastructure of ET department. The following list

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Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

joshua fabian, Villanova University; Tyler A. Young, Villanova University; James Peyton Jones, Villanova University; Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4751: LOW-COST, HIGH-CAPABILITY, EMBEDDED SYSTEMSFOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: A TOOLBOX FOR THE MICROSOFTKINECTjoshua fabian, Villanova UniversityMr. Tyler A. Young, Villanova University Tyler Young implemented the initial interface between Simulink (in a Unix environment) and the Mi- crosoft Kinect device.Dr. James Peyton Jones, Villanova University James Peyton Jones is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control at Villanova University.Dr. Garrett Miles Clayton, Villanova University Garrett M. Clayton received his B.S.M.E. from Seattle University and his M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. in mechan- ical engineering from the University of Washington

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Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-1069: FOUR FREE-VIBRATION LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS USINGTWO LUMPED MASS APPARATUSES WITH RESEARCH CALIBERACCELEROMETERS AND ANALYZERRichard Ruhala, Southern Polytechnic State University Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has 3 years industrial experience at General Motors and 3 years at Lucent Technologies. He was an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Department at the University of Southern Indiana before joining the faculty at Southern Polytechnic State University in 2010 as an Associate Professor, where he also serves as director for their new mechanical engineering program. He has

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Robotics in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiraag Nataraj, Conestoga High School; Sanjeev Reddy, Radnor High School; Mark Woods, Villanova University; Biswanath Samanta, Villanova University; C. Nataraj, Villanova University

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Computers in Education

sports-like, science and engineering-based roboticscompetition. Villanova University is also a participant for GEAR UP, a teacher training programto increase teacher and student understanding of math subjects and to help them use robotics toaccomplish their mathematics goals.To provide educational and research experiences to high school students, a project on swarmrobotics was initiated in Summer 2008 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering atVillanova University with a team of two high school students (Chiraag was a Freshman, andSanjeev was a senior); a senior Mechanical Engineering undergraduate (Mark) as a mentor; and,with the supervision of two faculty members. The aim was to test the feasibility with a smallgroup with the intention to

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University

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Industrial Engineering

work with a mentor or coach for the next topic. Coaches and mentors alsoattended student initiated study sessions and offered help.Section 5: Observation, Analysis and Future PlansExtensive research in education has established the benefits of peer mentoring and coaching toboth sides [7] and [8]. Its implementation in the classroom, however, is not that simple due tostudents’ perceptions of each other and lack of total trust.The learning outcomes from this innovative method [9] have been positive in the areas of content,established a learning environment that augments deeper depth of learning, and establishingstudents metacognitive approach to problem solving and predicting outcomes. However,assessment through traditional timed structured

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

class and had the enthusiasm, initiative, and maturity to work on a realengineering project. Over the next nine months they learned about fuel cell technology and manytechnical aspects of engineering work. They also learned about working in a businessenvironment on a marginally planned and undirected research and development project.A fuel cell is a device that produces electrical energy from an electrochemical reaction betweenexternally supplied fuels and oxidizers. Grove1 first reported a successful fuel cell in 1839.Since then, researchers have investigated different types of electrodes, electrolytes, fuels andoxidants, and reaction kinetics affecting fuel cell performance. They have discovered thatproblems in thermo-fluids, material

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Prior to that time, she was the founding Executive Director and later the Director of Special Projects at Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME), an educational nonprofit in the San Fran- cisco Bay Area specializing in professional development for science, math, engineering and technology teachers. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California and a Master’s degree in Education from Stanford University. Page 22.542.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Effects of Hands-On Research Experience and Supplementary

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Shaibal Mukherjee; Pallabi Mukherjee

three major components: industry,academia, and government. Since the initial phase of Industrial Revolution, the nation’seconomic development is believed to be closely tied to scientific research, technologicalinnovations, and practical implementations of novel ideas1, 2. According to Popper and Wagner3,daily life in the United States and other industrial nations is influenced by the investments inresearch and education, specifically in science and engineering related to such areas astransportation, telecommunications, food, health, and defense. Scientific innovations andresearch products aim to protect common people from fatal diseases, harsh workingenvironment, and threats to lives and properties. For example, the revolution in medical

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

Research and Education at the Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials [CNCMM], Pittsburg State University Christopher C. Ibeh1,2, Monika Bubacz2, Andrey Beyle2, Stefano Bietto2, Stan Scoville2, Dilip Paul3, Charles Blatchley3 1 – Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, PSU 2 – CNCMM, PSU 3 – Professor, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, PSU, Pittsburg, KS AbstractThe Center for Nanocomposites and Multifunctional Materials [CNCMM] at PittsburgState University, is an inter-institutional and multidisciplinary effort to implement theONR-sponsored “Multifunctional Materials for Naval