Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12 students, as well as perspective WVU students and their families. Dr. Morris was selected as a Statler College Outstanding Teacher for 2012, the WVU Honors College John R. Williams Outstanding Teacher for 2012, and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vince Prantil; Joseph Musto; William Howard

to have a sufficient understanding of theworkings of a code. At the same time, we wanted to provide enough experience working with acommercial program so that the student completing the course can feel that FEA is a tool thathe/she is comfortable using in the design process. These goals were made based on theassumption that this course would be most students’ only study of FEA before graduation.II. FEA Course at Milwaukee School of EngineeringThe software that we chose is the Algor finite element analysis program and the SolidWorkssolid modeling program. Algor was chosen because it works well as both a stand-aloneprogram and working with a solid modeling interface. SolidWorks was chosen primarilybecause of its ease of use and its

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

instillstudents’ drive to gain new knowledge (Kuh, 2007). Astin (1993, 1999) found that frequentstudent-faculty interaction is more strongly related to student satisfaction in college than anyother type of involvement. Lin and Tsai (2009) and Holt et al. (2007) observed that engineeringstudents valued a learning environment that was student-centered, peer-interactive, and teacher-facilitated, and favored both classroom and laboratory instruction. Chen et al. (2008) echoedAstin’s (1999) call for educators to be more focused on student engagement, advocating highlevels of faculty engagement in the design, revision, and improvement of undergraduateengineering programs, and teaching that effectively addresses students’ cognitive and affectivestates of mind

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriela De Mattos Veroneze, North Carolina A&T SU; Zhichao Li, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Pedro Augusto Pinto Caldeira

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

semester long project where they will be required to “create” their ownmodel of a power house.Figure 3. An Example of a reduced model for a power house Page 26.1484.5 After the first experimental session the student will be separated into groups that willrotate upon the different sets of experiments. For example one group will be working with thewind mill while the other will be looking at solar panels; this is done so the amount ofexperimental kits required is reduced. In the end of each experiment a laboratorial report is to be draft containing:introduction, materials, experiment results, discussion and conclusions. This

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Education at Virginia Tech, where she also completed her mas- ter’s degree in Higher Education. She has previously worked in industry in the field of IT analytics and has experience with corporate recruiting. Her primary research interests are engineering study abroad, developing intercultural competency in engineering students, and international higher education.Mr. Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ramon Benitez is interested in how engineering identity and animal participatory design can be used to recruit Chicano K-12 students to engineering professions. Benitez completed his BS in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and is now a Ph.D

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Pedagogy 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University; David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #32327Developing an Equally Effective Alternate-access Plan forVision-impaired and Blind Students Enrolled in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology CoursesDr. Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nancy E. Study is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend where she teaches courses in engineering graphics and rapid prototyping, and is the coordinator of the rapid prototyping lab. Her research interests include visualization, standardization of CAD practices, design for 3D printing, and haptics. Nancy is a former chair of the ASEE Engineering Design Graphics Division

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

interconnections to the microcontroller trainer board. All of the connections areaccomplished with simple patch cords so no tools are required to substitute the microcontroller-based controller for the standard system controller. The system is then easily restored to itsstandard configuration at the end of each laboratory period. Because the lab space is shared, thiswas a very important consideration in the design of the interface unit.The students use the microcontroller trainer board for each laboratory session and are veryfamiliar with its use together with the MPLAB™ IDE and PICkit2™ programmer fromMicrochip.5 Making the simple connections to the interface box was very similar to the type ofwiring they had been doing in prior experiments. This was

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelia Greig, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Alex Powaser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Douglas Howe, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Will Alan McGehee, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in pursuit of his Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. He completed his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly as well. His thesis encompasses the design and initial operational testing of an electrospray (aka colloid) thruster for current and future research efforts at Cal Poly in the field of micro- propulsion. He has experience in electrical systems, micro-fabrication, and diagnostic techniques used in testing of micro-propulsion thrusters. Additionally, he has experience in the design, fabrication, and assembly of systems including electrical, composite, and traditional material components. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

authors concerns. Providing an activity that offers students opportunity to gain experience with machinessimilar to objects typically presented in textbooks would provide genuine context whilepromoting students abilities to discern separate parts and predict relative motions. As such itwould expand learning into the situative mode as well as directly addressing the requirements ofSteif. Hadim et al [11] as well as Boylan-Ashraf et al [12] provide examples of linking Staticstopics to hands-on activities. Hadim describes linking a traditionally taught mechanics course(inclusive of statics topics) to a design laboratory course that includes demonstrations and hands-on activities. Hadim indicates advantages that extend into the domain of

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Thomas Brady; Helmut Knaust; Connie Kubo Della-Piana; Andrew Swift; Jana Renner Martinez

. Approximately 500entering students participated in one of six CircLES summer orientation sessions in the summerof 2000. During the week, students attend general university information sessions (cost oftuition, course catalogue, etc.) and personal development training, such as Math Anxiety andTime Management workshops. In addition to these general sessions that introduce students tocollege life, students participate in activities that connect them to the Colleges of Engineeringand Science, and the faculty and staff. Students have lunch with SEM professors and participatein science and engineering laboratory modules. The engineering module, the “Egg Module,” andtwo science modules, “Air Sample” and “Water Sample,” are designed to build teamwork

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

’ collaborations and teamwork as result of using a new‘Moodle-based’ course management system (CMS) [15]. CATALOG DESCRIPTION, OBJECTIVES AND OUTLINEIntroduction to Engineering Practice: First year practical engineering experience; introduction to concepts,methods and principles of engineering practice. Problem solving, design, project planning, communication,teamwork, ethics and professionalism; innovative solution development and implementation. Introduction to variousengineering disciplines and degree programs.Required Text: Landis, Raymond B., Studying Engineering: A Roadmap to a Rewarding Career. Discovery Press,Los Angeles, CA. 3rd ed. 2007. ISBN 13-978-0-9646969-2-1 [16].Objectives: 1. To afford opportunities for hands-on

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

technologies to market - the engineering design process.II. Simde Machines - Desizn Exercise I - Participants move between stations to experiment with levers, screws, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges and the wheel and axle. They are then formed into groups to use the engineering design process to create a mechanism which solves an assigned problem.III. Tour of Labs and Lab Exercise - The girls are then provided with a tour of the Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Paper Making Laboratories. Discussion focuses on use of science and technology in manufacturing. They either perform a robotics exercise or make paper.IV. Structures - Design Exercise II - Participants are given a scenario (build bridge

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khosrow Ghadiri, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Lecture only on identified difficult subjects (20 Reading an e-book version of the textbook (Student minutes) dependent activity) Group quiz (15 minutes) Tutorial and Problem solving (5-10 minutes)  Stir discussions On-line student activities: (Student dependent Solution to group quiz (5 minutes) activity)  Show possible different approaches and  Quizzes. solutions  Homework. Individual quiz (20 minutes)  Virtual laboratory experiments.  Evaluate individual student’s technical  Discussion sections

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Slater, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

sponsorship is minimized and the duration of the actual outreachactivity is longer lasting. Second, the hardware and personnel costs are minimal due to the shortobligation of the effort for the organization allowing for use of volunteers, and the minimal costof materials. Third, though the fundamental operation of a trebuchet is easy to understand, theimplementation and optimization that provide the bulk of the STEM educational experience aresufficiently difficult that computer modeling, experimental design, and significant redesign musttake place. The effort level spanning multiple months typically precludes domination of the eventby over-eager parents and teachers. Fourth, participants retain, at their pleasure, the working de-vices that so much

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

environmental impacts of engineering projects. As aconsequence, it is critical for all students to retain the principles from this introductory coursethrough their school years and into their professional practices.The course redevelopment provided activity modules and worksheets that employ the latestteaching strategies and techniques to enhance learning outcomes. The activities for the modulesare structured to correspond to the major units covered in the course (e.g. water chemistry ormaterial balance) and are design to allow students to gain experience in working in teamsthrough collaboration on activities, hypothesis generation, and problem solving. Studentsevaluate results, synthesize these results to understand the greater impacts, and then

Conference Session

ET Leadership, Administration, and Articulation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; John DeLeon, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

more likely to produce Super Technologists given the balance between theory and real world skills that is developed through the course of such a program. Management, Leadership and other Personal and Interpersonal Soft skills Technical Design Experience Practical Technical Background Theoretical Technical Background Figure 2. 4-Tier model for the “Super Technologist”4. Become a program that works toward actively encouraging women and minorities. Women and minorities are keys to improving the number of ECET recruits each year. Studies show, unfortunately, that women have been made to feel uncomfortable in laboratory settings. We hope

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University

, Salt Lake City, Utah.7. A. Spanias et al, “Teaching genomics and bioinformatics to undergraduates using J-DSP,” in Proceedings ofIEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.8. V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, “Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio application,” in Proceedings of IEEE ASEE-2004 Conference, June 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.9. A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and V. Atti, “Graphical design of frequency sampling filters for use in a signals andsystems laboratory,” in Proceedings of 34th ASEE/IEEE FIE-04, Oct. 2004, Savannah.10. A. Spanias, R. Chilumula, C. Huang et al, “A Collborative Project on Java-DSP involving Five Universities,” inProceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Benchtop Hybrid PowertrainAbstractConcept retention between courses is a recurring problem for engineering educators – one that isexacerbated by the disjointed nature of the engineering curriculum. One possible solution to theproblem, a multi-year design/build/test project, is currently being studied by the authors. Theproject, a bench-scale hybrid powertrain, is completed by our students over the course of fivesemesters. The focus of this paper is the set of electronic circuitry needed to sense and controlthe powertrain. This is the latest installment in a series of papers discussing the project; see [2-6]for a fuller description.The “prime mover” in the benchtop hybrid is a small engine powered by compressed air, whichis designed and fabricated

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Öner Yurtseven; Patricia L. Fox

. Currently, biomedical engineering is the only Ph.D.-granting program within PSET and is jointly administered by Purdue University, West Lafayette,and the Indiana University Medical School. All AS and BS technology programs in theDepartments of Construction Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, andManufacturing Technology, excepting the Biomedical Electronics Technology AS program, areaccredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (TAC of ABET). The BS Electrical Engineering and MechanicalEngineering programs within the engineering departments are accredited by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of ABET (EAC of ABET).Structurally, each department designates a chair who

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Victor Ofori-Boadu, Penuel Consult Inc.; Iyshea Borders-Taylor; Lewis Waller; Paul Akangah, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

problems in a timely andcost-effective fashion, with focus on safety, quality, and environmental impacts. Formaleducation experiences included construction courses, professors, peers, laboratory projects,designing, sketching, site observation projects, Building Information Modelling (BIM), class andvolunteer experience, and student organizations. Through these experiences, students gainedknowledge and understanding of the principles and practices that guide the successfuldevelopment of construction projects. The strong links between formal education and industrialexperience opportunities contributed to students’ competencies, performance, and self-efficacy.Virtual experiences: Respondents indicated that virtual experiences that influenced their

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Sabella, Chicago State University; Stephanie Barr, Chicago State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

because the motion sensor sets up acoordinate system in which the positive axis is directed away from the sensor. Because thespeed decreases, the sign of the acceleration must be opposite the sign of the velocity, orpositive. These laboratory materials create a learning environment in which the students mustconfront and resolve common issues through their own observations and reasoning, with the help Page 13.712.6of an instructor asking guided questions. Students conduct a series of experiments and answersummary questions to connect the different types of graphs and help them relate the graphs to thedifferent physical situations and the equations

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tennessee Tech University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

study’s research design adopts aprimarily quantitative approach that leverages descriptive data collected during one semester ofone of the NSF-NRT courses and were guided by the American Association of Universities andColleges’ (AAC&U) common skills as found in a modified version of the Integrative LearningAAC&U VALUE rubric.9 According to the AAC&U (2024), “Integrative learning is anunderstanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co-curriculum,from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizing and transferringlearning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus.9” For the students in thisprogram, this type of skill was meant to foster a more interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Thomas B Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates (S2EA)

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #7783Software and System Engineering Education: Commonalities and Differ-encesDr. Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Massood Towhidnejad is the director of NExtGeneration Applied Research Laboratory (NEAR), and a tenure full professor of software engineering in the department of Electrical, Computer, Software and System Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His research and teaching interests include autonomous systems, and software and systems engineering with emphasis on software quality assurance and testing.Dr. Thomas B Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the aerospace industry. The use of standards in classroomsettings introduces students to industry standards that reinforce the importance of standards andlifelong learning. Undergraduate students gain experience in system cost and risk improvementin a design support analysis course. A semester-long project forces the students to evaluate adesign for impacts to cost and safety. Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is one toolused in the aerospace industry to identify risks in products or processes and to act to mitigate oreliminate the risks. Using the SAE ARP5580 standard and SAE’s Reliability Program HandbookTAHB009A for FMEA, students use a structured method to analyze and identify potential failuremodes while evaluating an aerospace

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to solve time-critical problems affecting the survivability of the company.There are simply too many things to do by too few employees.The Opportunity to Match NeedsEngineering Technology (ET) is a hands-on technical profession. It requires knowledge ofmathematics and physical sciences that are obtained through education and practical experience.While the ET curriculum generally includes algebra, applied calculus and physical science, thecontent is not as theoretical as traditional engineering. Engineering Technology education isaimed at preparing graduates to develop and implement technology innovation; evidenced by thenearly 60% of classes that include laboratory content.Laboratory exercises are designed to simulate manufacturing process

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Owen; Jack Carter; Connie Martin; Cheng Liu; Ambrose Barry; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley; Nan Byars

during each summer (from late May to early July). Each student completes threelaboratory experiments on a Saturday, then writes them up for submission two weeks later. Thelast laboratory session, for ELET Laboratory IV, may be offered as a new course, ELET 3641Senior Design Project, in the last year of the program. We anticipate requiring at least twofaculty members and one teaching assistant on each Saturday. Two sections will be offeredsimultaneously on the UNC Charlotte campus on four Saturdays. With the cooperation of Wake Technical College, two similar special sections oflaboratory sessions are being planned for the students at the Raleigh site to preclude their havingto make the 3-hour drive to Charlotte. A UNC Charlotte Engineering

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students enroll inpublic or private religious school systems. While several of these school systems haveestablished a STEM based educational environment, many lack the funds, incentive, or properlytrained personnel to offer such experiences. This journal is designed to provide an opportunityfor all students to take part in learning STEM content by providing open-access to an onlineresource of related articles. Those who inspire to gain further knowledge can do so by exploringthe opportunities to participate in independent study. Furthermore, teachers who use thepublished articles can provide the opportunity for all their students to learn advanced contentthrough classroom discussions tailored to supplement regular instructional material

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

research she seeks to identify methods of facilitating human interaction with advanced technologies, including mobile devices, to support learning. Specifically, her ongoing projects examine the design of intelligent tutoring systems, delivered on mobile devices, to support middle school mathematics learning and exploring the design and usability aspects of mobile device use by children.Dr. JAMIKA D BURGE, Information Systems Worldwide Jamika Burge is a Senior Scientist at Information Systems Worldwide (i SW), a technology, engineering, and research company providing high-end advanced technical, integration, engineering and analysis so- lutions to the US Government and other customers. From 2007-2009, she was a

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Steven Kent Dobbs, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zhen Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Joel Lee, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Justin Ilagan; Barys Khmel; Melody Loi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nicholas Papp; Eduardo Garcia Rogel; Connor McGarry; Chandler Duncan; Phillip Frem; Kevin Maldonado; Corey McGinnis; Hang Yong; Salma Bustos; Qiang Gong; Mumen Abbas; Sophoandara Ry; Kaiqi Luo; Peter Ayad; Martin O'Connell

pandemic challenge.Index Terms — Hybrid, virtual, challenge the academic environment, senior project capstonecourse, endurance, UAV, solar panels, battery, supercapacitor, structures, wireless.1. IntroductionThe hybrid multidisciplinary senior project course curriculum and hardware enable students thatare not allowed on campus to experience laboratory build and test experiences at home in avirtual team environment. This curriculum will include training, hybrid communicationprotocols, design of testing methods and test rigs that can be performed at a student’s residence,purchase of hand tools, small lab equipment and test article materials suitable to be checked-outor mailed to a student’s home for test article manufacture and testing. As stated in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Alexander, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss; Breanna Bailey, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks; Rajashekar Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Nitilaksha Hiremath, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jingbo Liu, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Lihua Zuo, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur

water distributionsystem. Each team calculated the total water supply required for a small town based uponwater demands per person per day, population size chosen by students, and a minimalindustrial demand. The instructor then provided basic fluids equations that the students used toestimate head pressure needed in an overhead water storage tank serving the town, and thepressure losses attributable to water flowing out to a variety of end-use points. The objectiveof this mini-design project was to provide the students with some experience in mass balanceapplications, fluid energy, and pressure loss concepts. The participants located relevantinformation from sources such as the Texas Water Development Board website, the onlinesource Engineering