Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley A Brashear, Texas A&M University; Sandra B Nite, Texas A&M University; Richard Lawrence, Texas A&M University; Dhruva Chakravorty, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

inservice and preservice, to increase content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. As Co-PI for 3 years and PI for 7 years on Teacher Quality grants, she designed and developed over 1,000 hours of professional development. As Co-PI on a National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Scholarship Program grant, she designs and delivers professional development for the scholarship recipients She has not only worked with teachers in Texas and other states in the U.S. but also with teachers from Turkey and Qatar. Dr. Nite’s research agenda has focused heavily on bridge programs for engineering calculus, STEM secondary education, and STEM teacher professional development. She also conducts research in music education

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shashi Nambisan

half a century, the primary focus of student involvement in engineering andcomputer science research programs has been at the graduate level. The reasons for primarilytargeting graduate students for inclusion in research programs and activities include thefollowing: Programmatic emphasis on education and research at the graduate level as opposed to t the undergraduate level. A need for specific background, skills, and knowledge (e.g., successful completion of a certain set of courses or undergraduate degree). Perceptions or expectations regarding greater dedication, drive, and motivation among graduate students (when compared to those of undergraduates). Perceived levels of greater maturity and sense of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Milan Degyansky

, teaching materials and teachingstrategies was assembled. During the 1996-97 academic year, the second year of the project, adiverse (age, rank, sex, discipline) group of faculty and staff was selected to participate in sixworkshops. The workshops covered background material on gender bias in the classroom andlaboratory settings, learning styles of women versus men, cultural/social expectations of femalesand personnel needs for the 21st century. Participants prepared gender based mini-projects basedon texts and journal articles in their discipline and presented the results to subgroups of theworkshop. One session was a small group hands-on problem solving session to demonstratelearning styles. A website (www2.gasou.edu/ingear) was created by the

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chanley; Michael Pelletier

. Eachstudent is required to submit individual lab reports. This combination of hands-on lab work withcourse lectures strengthens the students’ knowledge in basic digital logic circuits.Changes in Digital Logic LabThe most significant changes to the Digital Logic Lab were the introduction of both designprojects and design assignments. In the fall of 2004, two design projects were given in thesemester. The process of deductive learning was implemented by introducing a specific designproject. Over the course of the semester, various experiments were studied and then used as Page 10.480.1Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

sciences and engineering design tomechanical engineering. This course emphasizes utilization of simple devices to confirm andverify a variety of thermal fluid principles and physical laws. The hands-on experience willfacilitate students’ understanding on abstract concepts and strengthen the capability of thesestudents in applying the principles to problem solving or to real engineering processes inanalyzing and designing a variety of thermal-fluid devices, machinery, and systems. It is acompanion laboratory course complementing MECH 4835, Thermal Fluid Applications. Itrequires prior knowledge in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.Course Relationship to Program Objectives:This course is one of the two oral communication intensive

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Anderson

-instruction (CBI) administered through the Internet is becoming moreprevalent in engineering fundamentals course. The question then becomes one of how weassist students with mastering the analytical process within the interaction limitations of CBI.It is well known that students learn more as they become more engaged with the materials.Reiseman and Carr [5] have concluded that students learn 20% of the material taught byhearing, 40% by seeing and hearing, and 75% by seeing, hearing, and doing. Highlyinteractive, well-designed CBI modules offer the possibility of achieving the 75% goal.Renshaw, et al. [6] state “students unanimously preferred modules that incorporated animationsand interactive design tools.” Others [1-4,7] have reported similar

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

immediately follow a short tutorial tocreate a 3D model their own hand, apply motion control kinematics and write a basic program.Students then use robotics libraries and the Delmia software to work through distance learningtutorials and videos provided by Immersive Engineering (Reference “Distance LearningComponent” section for additional information). An online quiz for each chapter and a final examverifies student comprehension, and exercises are submitted electronically to verify proficiencies.The final tutorial includes creation and generation of an off-line robotics program, which can besent to a working robot in another location. All students work independently on theirassignments, but frequently assist one another to overcome any problems

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

the largest ever reported foreducational interventions”8.The learning improvements delivered by formative assessment persist even when studentsrather than the instructor carry out the assessment. In fact, in some situations considerablegains can be made by replacing instructor assessment with peer assessment. Gibbs9 describesa compulsory second-year engineering course where the format was two lectures and onetutorial a week. At the tutorial students worked on problem sheets which were marked bylecturers and handed back each week. The average exam mark (Table 1) was 55%. Numbersincreased and the lecturers no longer had time to mark the problems. The average exam markwent down to 45%. In an effort to restore standards, peer assessment was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver; Miriam Howland Cummings PhD, University of Colorado, Denver; William Taylor Schupbach; David J. Russomanno, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tom Altman; Michael S. Jacobson; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #39495Board 351: NSF S-STEM Track 3: Scaling Up Student Success throughBroadening Participation Beyond our S-STEM CohortDr. Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver Dr. Maryam Darbeheshti is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is the PI of a recent NSF award that focuses on STEM identity at Urban Universities. Darbeheshti’s primary research is in the area of Engineering Education and Multi-phase fluid flow.Miriam Howland Cummings PhD, University of Colorado, Denver Miriam Howland Cummings is a mixed methods social science researcher. She earned a BA from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Rickli, Wayne State University; Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

manufacturing research activities.Yinlun Huang (Professor) Dr. Yinlun Huang is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Wayne State University, where he directs the Laboratory for Multiscale Complex Systems Science and Engineering. His research has been mainly focused on the fundamental study of multiscale complex systems science and sustainability science, with applied study on engineering sustainability, including sustainable nanomaterial development, integrated design of sustainable product and process systems, and manufacturing sustainability. He has published widely in these areas. Dr. Huang is Co-Editor-in- Chief of ASTM J of Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, Associate Editor of Clean

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Khader

thesynchronous and asynchronous modes to form a new learning environment that can becustomized o fit the need of each individual learner while maintaining the integrity of thelearning experience. The courses selected for this experience are of technical nature. Course selectioncriteria in this project include a hands-on component to explore the problems associatedwith offering lab-based courses in distance learning format [1]. One of the coursesselected is a C/C++ application programming offered to junior level students in theElectrical Engineering Technology program. Although course includes an extensive setof project based hands-on work, it has a substantial theoretical component includingalgorithms and performance analysis. Currently, the

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kris G. Mattila; Dennis Johnson

Otter River Partnership and Project Kris G. Mattila 1, and Dennis Johnson 21 Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University,Houghton, Michigan 49931; PH (906) 487-2523; mattila@mtu.edu2 Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Studies, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA16652, JOHNSON@juniata.eduAbstract In 1999, an unusual partnership approach to river rehabilitation was instituted onMichigan’s Otter River. Three organizations: the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps, theMichigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Technological University cametogether to work jointly on improving the Otter River’s fish habitat and reducing sediment

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Lionel Hewavitharana, Southern Arkansas University; Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University

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Professional Papers

Paper ID #45560Capstone Design Experience at Southern Arkansas University (SAU)-The Model,Implementation, and Relevance in ABET Accreditation Process.Dr. Lionel Hewavitharana, Southern Arkansas University Dr. Lionel Hewavitharana is a Professor of Engineering, and the Instructor of Capstone Design in the Department of Engineering and Physics at Southern Arkansas University.Dr. Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University Dr. Mahbub Ahmed is an associate professor of engineering at Southern Arkansas University. He completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering at the

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Wiedenman

Competition) and Battle-bots, are multidisciplinary in nature. The MAGIC project involves cadets from the ME, EE, Computer Science (CS), andSystems Engineering (SE) majors. For the past several years, cadet teams have produced avehicle to compete in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition each year at OaklandUniversity in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The Battle-bot project is modeled after the populartelevision series on the Comedy Central network. This project brings ME and EE cadets togetherto design and build a remote-controlled battle-bot. At the end of the academic year, these botscompete to determine the king of the ring. In the future, the Battle-bot project will also includeCS cadets in an effort to make the vehicles semi-autonomous

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas W. Smith; Natacha Souto-Melgar; Edgar C. Clausen

arepresented.What Are Others Doing in the Undergraduate Labs During COVID?One of the first steps in formulating a plan for teaching the undergraduate labs during COVIDwas to see what other Chemical Engineering departments were doing. In early April, 2020,Brian Grady [4], the Director of the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering atthe University of Oklahoma, opened an e-mail dialog through the Southeast ChemicalEngineering Department Heads on the efficacy of teaching of chemical engineering labs on-line.He was not in favor of entirely on-line labs and suggested that his department may want to“rearrange our schedules so that all fall labs are moved to spring or even summer.” ValerieYoung [5], the Chair of the Department of Chemical and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

Page 26.39.11 (Computer Science).” “I thought engineering was a good fit for me, but I found I was more interested in another subject.” “Left SEET because I did not enjoy the "hands-on" aspect of engineering. I prefer more abstract work (i.e. programming (abstract) over circuit board design (hands- on/concrete)).” “I honestly just wasn't enjoying mechanical engineering anymore. I would see and hear how my fellow classmates felt about it and their passion for it and I realized that I didn't have that same passion. It just wasn't for me.” “I left SEET because I finally felt peace about not getting a degree in something that would provide me job security and a great salary that I

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7547Implementation of a STEM Summer Enrichment Program in a Low IncomeCommunityDr. Antonio Jose Soares, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Antonio Soares was born in Luanda, Angola, in 1972. He received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida in De- cember 1998. He obtained a master of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in December of 2000 with focus on semiconductor devices, semiconductor physics, Optoelectronics and Integrated Circuit Design

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aiman Kuzmar

Copyright  2005. American Society of Engineering education”given on a weekly basis. The primary objective of these short and frequent assignmentsis to help students understand the theory or the concept, which is covered during aparticular week. Another objective is to compile a grading profile for each student. Thislater objective should be viewed as important by both the student and the instructor inonly one sense. The student must use it to improve his or her learning. On one hand, ifthe grade of the assignment is satisfactory, the student must continue his or her learningprocess in positive ways. On the other hand, if the grade is poor, then the student mustuse this as a warning sign to start improving his or her learning. The instructor has

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Angie Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom; Suleiman Obeidat

Session ETD 455 Using Virtual Reality Welding to Improve Manufacturing Process Education Angie Hill Price, Mathew Kuttolamadom, Suleiman Obeidat Texas A&M UniversityAbstractVirtual reality welding systems increasingly are being used to train welders in industry. Onesuch system is being used to introduce entry level industrial distribution undergraduate studentsto welding processes in preparation for hands on real welding in labs. The same system is alsoused for upper level manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology students to extendtheir knowledge of the

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY

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Electrical and Computer

, engagementwith the material, and content mastery.20,21,25This study examines student and faculty perceptions of a flipped classroom approach in anundergraduate electronics engineering course. As is discussed in the following section, this ispart of a larger study that addresses hands-on, active learning through the use of inexpensive,portable, student-owned instrumentation that has demonstrated enhanced student learning,especially at the higher levels of Blooms’ Taxonomy.26-30,33 This larger study is continuing and is Page 23.1060.3expected to further establish that flipped classrooms do allow for the productive redistribution ofstudent and faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Xiaoyan Mu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Video-Based Learning Materials – A Brief HistoryRemote delivery of video-based educational materials dates back to the MPATI (MidwestProgram and Airborne Television Instruction) project during the early 1960s5. Sputnik’s launchin 1957 initiated a massive increase in federal funding for science and math education. Ashortage of qualified high school science and math teachers was overcome by placing televisionsets in schools, and a DC-6 airplane filled with television broadcast studio equipment flewaround the state, transmitting educational videos to schools who would tune in at the proper timeof day. This “one expert to many learners” model is precisely what the Internet today makespossible for a world-wide audience.Beginning in 1961 William Hayt

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

David F. Ollis

section, "A Lab for AllSeasons." In nearly all of these, a common set of educational advantages appears to pertain,as we now summarize.1. "Hands-On"The devices in our current lab include these consumer electronics and common householdexamples: bar code scanner, CD player, electric and acoustic guitars, facsimile (FAX)machines, the Internet (virtual device), internal combustion (lawnmower) engine, photocopier,optical fiber communication, satellite TV, video camera and videocassette recorder, and waterpurifier. The ability touch, use, dissect, and reassemble these current engineering devices Page 5.29.1provides an holistic, direct experience with

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #37033Counterspaces: Underrepresented Students Find Community and Support-iveLearning Spaces During a Global PandemicDr. Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the field of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

this field are, I can say with conviction that dueto the lab work associated with this class, I now understand the practical application of differentialequations. As a part time student, it is common for there to be several semesters, sometimes years,separating Dynamic Systems from Differential Equations from Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. Ihave needed to spend time reviewing past material and I am now seeing this material in a new light. Itis very fortunate that a class such as this is offered.”Student D - “Admittedly, the Dynamic System course required more work and time than many othercourses I had taken before it. However, the hands-on approach and struggling through the projects isexactly the process by which the information was

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Harding

?, Prism, 1(7), 30-32, 1992.5 Schneider, A., “Why professors don’t do more to stop students who cheat”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 45(20), A8-A10, Jan. 22, 1999.6 Bloom, B.S., Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, New York: Longmans, Green, 1956.7 Richard Felder’s “Index of Learning Styles” can be found at http://www2.ncsu.edu/effective_teaching/8 Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T. and Smith, K.A., Active Learning: Cooperating in the College Classroom, 2nd Ed., Edina, MN: Interaction Book Co., 1998.TREVOR HARDINGTrevor Harding is an assistant professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University. He receivedhis Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in Materials Science and Engineering, where he also

Conference Session

Capstone Projects in Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joshua Seymour Leibowitz; Jon Armstrong; Nathan Laage, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

technology courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. His tremendous re- search experience in manufacturing includes environmentally conscious manufacturing, Internet based robotics, and Web based quality. In the past years, he has been involved in sustainable manufacturing for maximizing energy and material recovery while minimizing environmental impact.Dr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED) Irina Ciobanescu Husanu, Ph. D. is Assistant Clinical Professor with Drexel University, Engineer- ing Technology program. Her area of expertise is in thermo-fluid sciences with applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels and plasma assisted combustion. She has prior industrial

Conference Session

Concept Inventories in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sinéad C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Meredith Silberstein, Cornell University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

. Since that time, she has taught classes in structural analysis, timber and steel design, engineering mechanics: statics, building foundations and numerical analysis.Prof. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Cornell University (1999). Prior to UPRM, Papadopoulos served on the faculty in the Department of Civil engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Shelly Tan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University.Miss Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Meher R. Taleyarkhan is a graduate student earning her Master’s in Engineering Technology degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and majored in Mechanical Engineering Technology. During her undergraduate she was an un- dergraduate research assistant studying renewable energy with an emphasis on solar energy for residential and utility use. Current research as a Master’s student is in curriculum development for engineering tech- nology programs, notably at Purdue

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo

. Harding, T. S., Lai, H.-Y., Tuttle, B. L., and White, C. V., “Integrating Manufacturing, Design and Teamwork into a Materials and Processes Selection Course,” 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 17-19, 2002. Session 1526.8. Newcomer, J. L., “An Industrial Robotics Course for Manufacturing Engineers,” 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, New Orleans, LA, June 26 – 29, 2016. Paper ID 15654.9. Sirinterlikci, A., “Practical Hands-on Industrial Robotics Laboratory Development,” 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, San Antonio

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

performance analysis, artificial neural networks and simulation with enhanced reality.Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida RONALD DEMARA is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. He has been a reviewer for National Science Foundation, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Computing. His interests lie in the areas of Parallel and distributed processing, self-timed architectures.Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida AVELINO GONZALEZ is a Professor of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central