Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

executing parabolic trajectories.• The settings to be used in flight experiments had to be developed through a detailed program of ground experiments, using sophisticated measurement techniques which the sophomores could not be expected to master in the available time.• Design and fabrication of the experiment chamber, validation of numerical predictions, development of measuring systems and procedures, and other experiment aspects had to be developed concurrently, involving a team of many students.• The experiment had to work first-time, in the flight environment, away from the home laboratory. Page 6.668.10Proceedings of

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; William M. Bulleit, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Ethics

forth neither as ahandy tool...nor a self-evident truth, but as a far-reaching theorem...” (p. 57). “The generalleaning of the results is...toward common sense, toward anthropomorphism.” (p. 58). Inthis work, Peirce argues that inquiry is built within a context or situation, proceeding fromprior experience. This is what engineering does. The basis of engineering on the state-of-the-art knowledge and the feedback in design are both attempts to do things better usingwhat one learned from a previous version or experience, even in the face of uncertainty.Having described the pragmatic method, Peirce explained what ethical considerationsguided his principle of what he later came to call pragmaticism. In his essay, “How toMake our Ideas Clear” [23

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melanie Thom; James Thom; Dennis Depew

Session 2547 Engineering Technology and the Lessons Learned from Engineering Kimble-Thom, M.A., Thom, J.M., Depew, D.R. Purdue UniversityIntroductionTechnology and engineering technology programs currently find themselves at the same cross-roads as engineering education did in the early 20th century. The choices that engineeringeducators made have resulted in industry practitioners expressing a perceived lack of skills ingraduating engineers deemed important to successful design activities. Technology programdevelopers are asking many of the same questions about technology’s

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William W. Ryan; Tiffany Wiederstein; Danny King; Malcolm Fowler

college engineering programs. An answer to both questions has been found with thedevelopment of high school pre-engineering academies. The development of these academieshas brought K-12 educators, career tech educators, and university educators together to design apathway that uses the strengths of each partner to better prepare students for entry into, andsuccessful completion of, university engineering programs. The initial motivation for theseacademies was acknowledgement that the attrition level of students pursuing engineering degreesis far too high. That attrition rate is greater than 50% nationally. The rate in Oklahoma at someschools is greater than 60%. This attrition can be attributed to three primary factors: 1. Students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jake Davis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interested in research around recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities and women in STEM. Prior to Purdue, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with informal STEM community and outreach projects. She holds a BS degree in Industrial Technology and a MS degree in Engineering Management.Jake Davis, Purdue University Jake Davis is an undergraduate student studying Accounting and Management in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He is also a research assistant in the Social Policy and Higher Education Research in Engineering (SPHERE) laboratory

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

traditional predominantlytheoretical instruction and a subsequent portion during which students explicitly apply such topics tothe design, construction and operation of a solid rocket. The project was carefully designed such thatthe technical topics introduced early in the course have a direct application to the project, hence, it wasrequired that students go through detailed analysis when they conduct design, analysis and constructionof their rockets based on those topics. Tests were administered before and after the project so as toevaluate possible improvements in students’ understanding of the major technical topics due to theirhands-on project experience and distinguish from the traditional instruction method. Since anengineering project usually

Conference Session

BME Assessment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Harris; David Gatchell; Robert Linsenmeier

feedback on new ideas that arise in earlier round(s) and 3)to determine a level of proficiency expected of biomedical engineering students within eachtopic.Overview of SurveyThe survey is comprised of eighty questions divided among nineteen categories including elevenbiomedical engineering domains, four biology domains, physiology, engineering design, andmathematical/scientific pre-requisites. Within each category we ask the participant to assess hisown level of expertise for that topic, after which, he is asked to assess the importance/relevanceof several concepts comprising that topic to a core curriculum that should be recommended forALL undergraduate BME majors. In addition, participants have the opportunity to suggestconcepts not included in

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Tammy Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar Clausen

U of A In-House Labeling System Three Levels of Safe Design Context Equals Amount, Duration and U of A Chemical Hygiene Plan Process Safety Data Sheets and How to Find Them Importance of CAS numbers Engineering Controls and Fume Hoods Collection of Waste Hazards Posed by Gas Cylinders Emergency Procedures and Equipment Electrical Hazards Figure 2. Summary of Undergraduate Safety Training TopicsGraduate Students and Post-Doctoral AssociatesMost faculty members rely on graduate students and post-doctoral associates (post-docs) to carryout the daily research and management of their laboratories. These students and post

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Swaminathan Balachandran

Design, Production and Operations Analysis,Simulation, Facilities Design, Materials Handling and Warehousing, Total Quality Management,Manufacturing Systems Design, Engineering Management, Cost and Value Analysis, andIndustrial Systems Design. The above courses include a laboratory session (except for threecourses) to provide hands-on practical experience to students. Three fully equipped andperiodically upgraded laboratories are used to provide practical experience to students in the IEcourses. State-of-the art computers and software are made available to students in theselaboratories. The IE program at UW-Platteville is unique in incorporating industrial design projectsinto many of the courses in the curriculum. These industry-sponsored

Conference Session

Assessing with Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

T.M. Wildman; M. L. Wolfe; Jr., O.Hayden Griffin, O.Hayden Griffin,; J. Muffo; G.T. Adel; G.V. Loganathan; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Society for Engineering Educationportfolio. Throughout the semester the students were instructed to include specific assignmentsin their ePortfolio and to create a presentation that included these elements (entries) to be sharedwith their instructor. Students were invited to add information and assignments to their portfolioother than those assigned and to create additional presentations.The ePortfolio assignments had two components, the assignment itself and the inclusion of theassignment in the ePortfolio. The assignments were designed with the goal of encouragingstudents to use reflection to enhance their educational experience. In fall 2004, there were threeePortfolio assignments, a Learning Styles Assessment and reflection, a reflection on

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel

forEngineering Education 11[5] LaPlaca, M. C., W. C. Newstetter, and A. P. Yoganathan, “Problem-Based Learning in Biomedical Engineering Curricula,” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, 2, F3E/16-F3E/21 (IEEE cat n 01CH37193), 2001.[6] Cline, M. J. and G. J. Powers, “Problem Based Learning in a Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory,” IEEE Frontiers in Education, 1997, pp. 350-354.[7] Armarego, J., “Advanced Software Design: A Case in Problem-Based Learning,” IEEE Computer Society: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, 2002, pp. 44-54.[8

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

creation of a new fall semester, sophomore-year course titled Civil Engineering Fundamentals. Fundamentals is a 4-credit course that hasthree 50-minute lectures and one 150-minute laboratory session each week. There are twosections with a limit of 30 students per section. The course includes material that had beenpreviously presented in four courses, two of which are no longer part of the BSCE curriculum.Fundamentals is designed to help the students develop analytical, experimental, interpretive andfield-based skills and procedures for use in subsequence courses. Fundamentals is a criticalcourse in the curriculum because it serves as a foundation for most of the technical courses thatfollow. The faculty in the CEE Department provided input for the

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

concrete block weight must also be considered. Because thestrength of the K’nex pieces and connections is unknown, the rods and specificconnections were tested in the laboratory as shown in Figure 6. Page 24.1335.6Figure 6. The testing of K’nex rods and specialized connectionsWeek 4 – Finalize Engineering. The connection design and structural system waspartially developed by trial and error. The students were provided with buckets of K’nexrods and connectors and encouraged to experiment with different configurations (seeFigure 7). The connection designs were particularly critical because K’nex toys were notintended to suspend blocks of concrete. The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

very helpful. ProfessorWilliams has used his mentor as a resource for teaching techniques, determining reasonableness ofassignments and exams, for creating new laboratory experiments, and, on occasion, as an advisor to helpresolve difficult circumstances. In Professor William’s first year teaching, the mentor did two things tolighten the load and assist Professor Williams, thereby increasing his chances of success. The first term thementor and Professor Williams each taught one section of a common course. This allowed the two faculty towork together to develop the syllabus, schedule, lecture notes and assignments. They even had commonexams to gauge the performance of the students and the instructors. The second term, the mentor hadProfessor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Dan DelVescovo, Oakland University; Darlene Groomes, Oakland University

student-centered. Unlike industry internships where theexperience of student interns can depend on how much time and effort engineers or supervisorsput into assigning them meaningful projects, everything in an REU program is intended toprovide the student participants with a positive and enriching experience. REU experiences suchas the one at OU provide not only a research experience, but also multiple opportunities forstudents to grow professionally and academically through seminars, industry or laboratory tours,professional development opportunities, conference presentations, as well as social activitiesmeant to enhance their sense of belonging and increase their sense of self efficacy. The researchliterature is very clear about the positive

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

currentmethods of conversion to useful forms. In the second component, the students are required toread, and critically analyze two current research papers in the related field of renewable energytechnology. In the third component, students prepare design of projects that are targeted to needsof the local community. Project design is the capstone activity involving literature search andapplication of multiple learned concepts and techniques. The paper will share the experiences ofoffering two of these courses at Purdue University Calumet.The paper also shows that how classroom learning can be enhanced by making available tolearners the classroom lecture in audio /video/pdf format from anywhere and at all times ondemand. This technology, called the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Pickenpaugh PE, United States Air Force Academy; Owen Sedej P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Pickenpaugh PE, PMP, NORAD and USNORTHCOM J4

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

. The objective requires both personal and interpersonal leadershipskills.Many of the students who participate in FERL as a student will return the following year to leadunderclassmen as the leadership team. The leadership experience as a junior student allows forsmall-group leadership. The FERL leadership opportunity allows students to practice leadershipand organizational management for institutional objective five.CapstoneAll senior students must participate in a capstone team during the year. Capstones can includecompetitive teams such as steel bridge, Associated Schools of Construction, and concrete canoeteams. Experiential research and design teams are also available to complete preliminary designsof buildings with user feedback, research

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhibin Tan, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University; Qianru Zhang, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The hardware-based laboratories have been successfully integrated into the digital signal processing course at many universities. However, most labs were designed only for very common signal processing problems such as the FIR/IIR filter design, FFT and so on. In this paper, a system for real-time EEG (electroencephalograph) signal acquisition, processing and presentation was proposed and will be implemented with the Texas Instrument’s TMS320C6713 DSK being used as the hardware platform. As a practical application of C6713 DSK in biomedical signal processing, this project is designed as a complement of the current DSP laboratories of the Digital Signal Processors course for senior level undergraduates/graduates

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

out 2 , and breaking power. The gas exchange data are reportedat BTPS (Body Temperature and Pressure, Saturated) conditions. The software offers manyoptions for the convenient display of automatically-calculated values; however, these directmeasurements at BTPS conditions are the only values necessary to perform the calculationsinvolved in this experiment. The calculation/display options may be exercised in order toprovide numbers against which students may check their calculations.For their laboratory report, students perform all calculations by hand. The energy balance on the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; David P. O'Neill, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

critique of third-party methods or assertions. 6 Approach/Experiment Design (ED) Formulates the approach and appropriate experimental design. 1, 3 Analysis (A) Analyzes and graphs appropriately data needed to test hypothesis 3 Interprets analysis to draw conclusions about hypothesis and ties to Interpretation (I) greater significance. 3 Demonstrates clarity, organization, appropriate format, good use of graphics, and correct scope (appropriate for audience). Presents Communication (C) credible

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale E. Palmgren; Bradley B. Rogers

that covered in the pre-requisitetunnel became operational in 1986. instrumentation course. However, the emphasis of Permanent instrumentation is installed to the course is on the laboratory portion, with 85%monitor the temperature in the test section, at the fan of the grade determined from the laboratorymotor, and the test section mean velocity, which is performance.measured through use of static pressure ports At the beginning of the course, thepositioned in the entrance and exit of the contraction students perform a simple experiment in the windsection. In addition, instrumentation and signal tunnel to familiarized them with the

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #24775Board 107: A Ph.D. in Engineering Degree: Coastal Engineering EmphasisAreaDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Resilience Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998-2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicks

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

telephonyare also an area in which I am experimenting. I am a graduate assistant and tutor taking Network Installation &Maintaince and Network System Management at Edith Cowan University.PAUL MAJDr S P Maj is a recognized authority in the field of industrial and scientific information systems integration andmanagement. He is the author of a text book, ’The Use of Computers in Laboratory Automation’, which wascommissioned by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). His first book, ’Language Independent DesignMethodology - an introduction’ , was commissioned by the National Computing Center (NCC). Dr S P Maj hasorganized, chaired and been invited to speak at many international conferences at the highest level. He has alsoserved on many national and

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Burleson; Theodore Djaferis; Paul Dobosh; Orin Hoffman

design experience ofbuilding an autonomous robot proved successful in the first version of the course, wefound that the time and frustration involved in programming autonomous robotsprevented students from being exposed to a wider array of engineering problems andskills. Through the development of wireless communication and tele-operationlaboratory modules, we hope to shift the focus away from the programming complexitiesinvolved in an autonomous robot competition and towards the robotic system itself,allowing students to more fundamentally explore both component and system issues. Atthe component level, students in the second course are more substantively exposed toelectronics and modeling while the coupling of the new laboratory modules with

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; John Mclaughlin, Clarkson University; Cetin Cetinkaya, Clarkson University; Stephen Doheny-Farina, Clarkson University; Fa-Gung Fan, Xerox Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

MultiphaseFlow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser used was a 120mJ Nd:YaG laserwith a 20fl adjustable width sheet generator. In this experiment, the sheet width was 0.5mm. The digital camera that was used was a Kodak ES1.0 MegaPlus camera. Thecamera had a pixel range of 1008x1008. The pixel size was 25 micrometers and theinterframe delay between pictures was 12 microseconds. A picture of the experimentalsetup is show in Figure 4. A sample PIV measurement of the velocity field behind a stepis shown in Figure 5. Page 13.961.5 4 Figure 4. A picture of the aerosol wind tunnel.Figure 5. Sample PIV

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

isconducted. Led by their Fellows, students collaborate to develop strategies to complete robotmissions and to prepare research presentations. This is an important learning exercise for allparticipants, since few of them have had prior experience in such an event. It readily becomesapparent that what students learn surpasses mere mastery of building and programming robots toperform given tasks. They also learn applied math and science, improve their computer skills,engage in research, work effectively in groups, and become effective presenters. Fellows perform numerous demonstrations and hands-on laboratory activities at theirrespective schools. These activities enhance offerings of science, math, and technology coursesand are designed in

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; W. Khan; M.B. Yildirim

laboratorysessions. A nanotechnology laboratory has also been set up in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at WSU, and dedicated to perform a number of nanotechnology experiments forstudents. This laboratory has several pieces of new equipment, such as atomic force microscope(AFM), corrosion testing units, electrospinning unit, UV lithography, dry and wet etching,plasma cleaner, AC/DC power units, UV-Vis spectroscopy, optical microscopes, zeta potential /nanosizer, fume hood, spin coating, capacitance bridge, contact angle and surface tensionmeasurement devices, and electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) nanofilm coating unit. We plan tohave undergraduate students work on the electrospinning method in the nanotechnologylaboratory. Students will produce

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian; Grady F. Mathews IV

determination of Bulk Specific Gravity test 10. Determination of Maximum Theoretical Specific Gravity of Asphalt Mixture. 11. Determination of moisture susceptibility test on asphalt mixtures.These laboratory experiments need to be preceded by the lessons featuring the theory of thosetests with appropriate concepts explanation. If this order of experiments is not able to befollowed after appropriate lectures featuring the concepts behind those experiments, the teachingis not going to be effective. Also, some experiments can be conducted after 28 days of waiting sothat the required strength parameters can be determined for concrete materials as per testspecifications and design codes.Construction Methods and Materials course needs lots of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson

materials. • It facilitates projects that are closer to actual engineering assignments in industry.I IntroductionOne of the classic problems in engineering and technology education has been how to breakthe students dependency on textbook solutions and introduce them to finding informationand fitting it to the solution of actual problems. Until recently this was left to a single"design course" experience. With ABET's emphasis on a "Capstone" experience for thestudents to synthesize their analytical skills with real problems there has been increasedattention on the problem of teaching students how to find information. Page 6.1119.1 Proceedings of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saniya Leblanc, The George Washington University; Steffi A Renninger, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

) scienceand engineering curricula are already full; (2) practical, hands-on experiences require extensivetraining on complex, expensive equipment; and (3) necessary fundamental concepts andknowledge – if taught at the undergraduate level at all – are introduced in late junior or senioryear only.3,4 Closely related to the demand for expertise is the knowledge required to initiate theinnovation to venture process.5,6 Specifically, students in these spheres have limitedunderstanding of the processes behind intellectual property protection and the steps to movinginnovative ideas from the laboratory to the market. We tackle these challenges with anundergraduate Nanotechnology Fellows Program. The program uses an interdisciplinarypracticum approach to