engineer. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bradley University, and a MS and PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Effectiveness of Techniques to Develop and Assess the Teamwork Skills of First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper explores the advantages and impact oftechniques used to improve teamwork in an introduction to engineering course. Themain goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of methods used to develop andassess teamwork skills based on student performance and perception. This studyintegrates, interprets and contrasts quantitative and qualitative
Paper ID #22389Elites: A STEM Leadership ProgramDr. Jean Mistele, Radford University Dr. Jean Mistele is an Associate Professor in the Mathematics and Statistics Department at Radford University. She is a mathematics educator with research interests, in addition to STEM education, students understanding and cognitive development of probability and statistics, the connection between reading comprehension and solving mathematics problems for elementary students, and academic motivation.Dr. Sandra Nicks Baker, Radford University Sandra Baker is the Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality Improvement at Radford Uni
Paper ID #25053Heat Extrusion Unit for Ocean Cleaning of Plastic Debris by Melting for Vol-ume ReductionMr. Jacob Daniel Belmontes, California State University, Los Angeles Education: Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles; Em- ployment: Manufacturing Engineer at Donaldson Aerospace and Defense (2017 - 2018), Manufacturing Engineer II at Aerojet Rocketdyne (2018 - present); Honors: Cum Laude Honors Graduate; Academic Organization: Tao Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society (2016 – Present)Juan Jose Dominguez, California State University, Los Angeles Education: B.S Mechanical
area of Human Work Design, Educational Scholarship and Environmental Sustainability.Dr. Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas Letitia Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas, an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tulane University. Dr. Pohl served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force for eight years. At the Uni- versity of Arkansas, she has served as the Assistant Director of the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center and conducted research in warehouse design and operations, transportation
Paper ID #11801Stimulating the learning process in mathematics and numerics by use of com-puter programs like Mathematica.Prof. Ivar G. Johannesen, HiOA Associate Professor, Oslo and Akershus University College, Faculty of Engineering (1988-). Master’s degree in Nuclear Physics from University of Oslo 1975, Special interests in engineering education di- dactics, mathematical physics, computational mathematics and modelling, fluid flow analysis, differential geometry Page 26.1402.1 c
; Emerging Technologies; Sustainability; Global Engineering Education; STEM K-12 Outreach. Dr. Anid embraces NYIT’s forward-thinking and applications-oriented mission and is working on sev- eral strategic partnerships between the School of Engineering and the public and private sector, including the creation of the School’s first Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) and its three labs in the critical areas of IT & Cyber Security, Bio-engineering and Health, and Energy and Green Tech- nologies. She is a board member of several organizations including the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition (GLICC), LISTnet, the Institute for Sustainability (IfS) of the American Institute for Chemical
Paper ID #27560A Senior Design Project: The Design of an Experimental Carbon DioxideCapture System for Enhancing Student Learning on Green Energy Manu-facturingDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different engineering and
Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering.Dr. Ahmed Elaksher P.E., Cal Poly StateDr. Xudong Jia, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Inspiring the Next Generation: Lessons Learned fromthe National Summer Transportation Institute Program Yongping Zhang*, Ghada Gad, Wen Cheng, Ahmed Elaksher, Xudong Jia Civil Engineering Department California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768 1AbstractTo address the need for a diverse workforce in the 21st Century, and create awareness of the careerchoices
Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Prof. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive
AC 2008-459: VERTICALLY INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNPROBLEM CASE STUDY ASSESSMENTZachary Gutierrez, University of Wyoming Graduate Reserach AssistantCharles Dolan, University of Wyoming H. T. Person Professor of Engineering, University of Wyoming Page 13.1381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Vertically Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Design Problem Case Study AssessmentAbstract The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a vertically integrated multi-disciplinarycapstone problem study based on the technology of wind turbines and windmills. The projectdevelops a series of capstone
AC 2008-777: WEAVING A MICROWAVES THREAD THROUGH THECURRICULUMJames Becker, Montana State University Dr. Becker is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Montana State University. His research and teaching interests include microwave circuits, radio frequency electronics and nanoelectronics. He is a 2004 recipient of the NSF CAREER award. Page 13.1393.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Weaving A Microwaves Thread Through The CurriculumAbstractA set of educational materials being spread across the electrical and computer engineeringcurriculum at Montana State
Director and an award-winning instructor for the Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice University. She supports written, oral, and visual communication instruction in science and engineering courses. In addition to working with students, Dr. Volz has conducted communication seminars about oral presentations, interviewing, and technical poster design for the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and Baylor College of Medicine. Page 13.708.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Implementing Calibrated Peer Review™ to Enhance Technical
2006-2137: ENTREPRENEURIAL DESIGN PROJECTS: WHAT TYPE OFPROJECTS ARE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING &ENTHUSIASM?Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University Gül E. Okudan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla. Her research interests include intelligent shop floor control, manufacturing strategy modeling and measurement, solid modeling, product design, and product design teams. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Engineering Design, Design Studies, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of Engineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of ASEE
AC 2007-420: NEXT GENERATION OF TUTORIALS: FINDING TECHNICALINFORMATION AT PURDUEMegan Sapp, Purdue UniversityMichael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYSAmy Van Epps, Purdue UniversityBruce Harding, Purdue University Page 12.1106.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 NEXT GENERATION OF TUTORIALS: FINDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION AT PURDUEPurdue University recently developed a multifaceted tutorial to provide just-in-time assistancefor students seeking technical information. The tutorial incorporates an instructional, animatedcomponent that stresses the reasons why different kinds of technical information are important inan engineer’s career. It
Education, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012. 3. OpenRocket version 1.1.6, 2011-07-18, Sampo Niskanen, "Development of an Open Source model rocket simulation software", Master's thesis at Helsinki University of Technology, 20.5.2009 Page 23.861.15Page 23.861.16
for education.Dr. Michael B. Lawrence, University of Virginia Page 24.38.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Course in Biomaterials Taught Using the Socratic MethodThe consensus definition of biomaterial is “a nonviable material used in a medical device,intended to interact with biological systems.1” The emphasis on nonviable materials intended tointeract with biological systems has perhaps guided the development of modern day education inbiomaterials science. That is certainly the case of the undergraduate course in Biomaterialstaught at the University of Virginia
study. She is a professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineer and a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.Mr. Matthew Kindy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Matthew Kindy is an instructor in the Freshman Engineering and the Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering departments of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He obtained his B.S. in chemistry from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.; his BS in applied mathematics from Purdue University, Calumet, Hammond, Ind.; and his M.S. in computer science from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla. His research
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 “Get Those Geeks” an Innovative Recruitment Strategy for a New Engineering ProviderAbstractVictoria University of Wellington (VUW) is a new provider of Engineering in New Zealandand faces numerous challenges. These include a general ignorance of engineering amongstour secondary school students and very strong competition from established providers.Traditional marketing strategies have been unsuccessful in achieving the level of growth ourprogramme requires. In collaboration with the regional polytechnic, Wellington Institute ofTechnology (WelTec), VUW undertook a major exercise to identify issues relevant torecruitment and retention in the “digital” engineering
AC 2012-3059: INTRODUCTION OF ”MICROFLUIDICS” TO UNDER-GRADUATE FLUID MECHANICS COURSESMr. Onursal Onen, University of South Florida Onursal Onen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Acoustic Transducers Laboratory at the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. His research interests are acoustic transducers, ultrasound applications, bio/chem sensors, and engineering education. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, both in mechanical engineering.Dr. Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida Page 25.850.1
Lecturer for the College of Engineering Honors Program at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. His research interests are computational thinking and mathematical modeling. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Analyzing student perceptions of various pedagogical strategies in a first-year engineering technology classroomWhen teaching engineering technology, the instructor has a host of pedagogical techniques toconsider when designing a course. How should the instructor deliver content? Which methodswill make the course engaging and which will enable the students to learn the most? Thisexploratory study begins to look at this question within the context
systems, communication, control and power electronics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power system stabil- ity, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simu- lation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published several papers in referred journals and in conference pro- ceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been
AC 2010-2050: FOSTERING DISSEMINATION SKILLS IN STEM DOCTORALSTUDENTS: TIPS FOR THE PH.D. STUDENT AND THE GENERAL IMPACT ONSTEM UNDERGRADUATESMelanie Watson, Louisiana Tech UniversityKrystal Corbett, Louisiana Tech UniversityKyle Prather, Louisiana Tech UniversityJenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech UniversityStanley Cronk, Louisiana Tech University Faculty member of College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Page 15.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Fostering Dissemination Skills in STEM Doctoral Students: Tips for the Ph.D. Student and the General Impact on STEM UndergraduatesAbstractScience
professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. He has as M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S.E. degree from TulaneJeffrey Joseph Cook, Villanova University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Smartbeam: Teaching a Multidisciplinary First-Year Project for Exposure of Upper-Level Content with Active LearningIntroductionIn 2005, the National Academy of Science recommended implementing first-year engineeringcourses to “introduce the ‘essence’ of engineering” early in the curriculum1. As a result,engineering colleges have developed various first-year engineering programming from
structures is presented through the use of an extensive student survey, as well as theperformance of the students on the quizzes. The students’ attitude towards the quizzes as well asthe entire course was improved though optimizing the format of the quizzes. The most recentiteration of the course resulted in very strong student buy in to the inverted structure, with thevast majority of students coming to class having watched the videos and prepared to engage inthe active learning activities that are the focus of the inverted classroom structure.IntroductionThe inverted classroom format is a topic that has received a great deal of attention recently,particularly in the area of engineering higher education. The inverted or “flipped” classroomtypically
Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) A Model to Build, Assess, and Reflect on Students’ Metacognition through the Classroom Debate of Controversial Environmental Issues Matthew P. Baideme, Cristian A. Robbins, and Jeffrey A. Starke described as the process of considering multiple viewpoints Abstract— Debates have been used as a tool to promote and arriving at a judgment that can be applied by individualsactive learning in the classroom. Role-play debates have or groups to convince others to agree with
AC 2010-984: INSTRUMENTATION EMPHASIS IN UNDERGRADUATEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMSJerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette Page 15.755.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Session XXX Instrumentation Emphasis in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Programs. Jerry K. Keska Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70506
Director of the online Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Program at Penn State. Her research interests include graduate-and postdoctoral-level engineering education; attrition and persistence mechanisms, metrics, policy, and amelioration; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development for nontraditional data. Her NSF CAREER award studies master’s-level departure from the engineering doctorate as a mechanism of attrition. Catherine earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. © American Society for Engineering
. His academic background and professional skills allows him to teach a range of courses across three different departments in the school of engineering. This is a rare and uncommon achievement. Within his short time at Morgan, he has made contributions in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses. He has been uniquely credited for his inspirational mentoring activities and educat- ing underrepresented minority students. Through his teaching and mentoring at Morgan State University he plays a critical role in educating the next generation of underrepresented minority students, especially African-American civil engineering students. He is also considered to be a paradigm of a modern engi- neer. He combines
Organizational Communication with a minor in data analysis and research methodology. His research interests reside at the intersection of organizational communication, identity, design, and organizational ethics.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her
graduate student at Washington State University in the Civil and Environmental En- gineering Department. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Washington State University. His current research topic is to investigate the effectiveness of Desktop Learning Modules that model funda- mental open channel flow concepts.Ms. Xuesong Li P.E., Washington State University Page 25.953.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Xuesong Li is a graduate student at Washington State University in the Chemical Engineering Department. She got her Bachelor’s Degree from Shenyang University