Airport.Gina Howe P.E., Seattle Pacific University BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Seattle Pacific University in 2003, and currently pursuing a MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. She also worked in the industry for 15 years and is a registered professional engineer.Dr. Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University Prof. Melani Plett is a Professor in Electrical Engineering and the Director of Engineering and Computer Science at Seattle Pacific University. She has over twenty years of experience in teaching a variety of engineering undergraduate students (freshman through senior) and has participated in several engineering education research projects, with a focus on how
. Page 13.11.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Case Study of Student Learning in Civil Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe curriculum of the four-year, TAC/ABET accredited Civil Engineering Technology Programat Georgia Southern University covers three traditional areas within the discipline of CivilEngineering. These areas are environmental, structures, and transportation. In an effort toimplement the continuous improvement plan for the program, assessment and evaluation of theprogram objectives and outcomes are being done on an ongoing basis. The term “assessment”means one or more processes that identify, collect, use and prepare data that can be used toevaluate achievement of program outcomes and educational objectives
; she piloted the course as an online web-conference during fall 2006. Courter is currently involved with an NSF grant (No. 0648267) related to "How People Learn Engineering." Page 13.1108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Student-Initiated Design and Implementation of Supplemental Hands-on Fabrication Training Curriculum in an Introduction to Engineering Design Course: A TQM ApproachAbstract Designing and building a prototype has always been an integral part of aninterdisciplinary course, the Introduction to Engineering Design (InterEngr 160) class in theCollege of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the past
Project-Based Learning Experience: Design, Construction, and Testing ofNeutral Buoyancy Bubble Generation MachineBlake BrandtMelanie ButtsAbdennour SeibiProf. Abdennour is a member of ASME and SPE. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS,and Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics at Penn State University. He is a distinguished researcher inproblems related to the energy sector and advanced materials. He has published over 150 technical papersand 30 technical reports which earned him international recognition from ASME and SPE. He is currentlya Professor in the Mechanical Engineering program, at Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.Matthew BallardMohammad Shekaramiz © American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2008-1311: WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS UTILIZING THE IEEE 802.15.4STANDARD IN AN ECET CURRICULUMDavid Loker, Pennsylvania State University-Erie David R. Loker received the M.S.E.E. degree from Syracuse University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems. Page 13.1405.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Wireless Sensor Networks Utilizing the IEEE 802.15.4
Paper ID #25535Numerical Investigation of Flow Characteristics of a Slotted NACA 4414 Air-foilJacob ChapmanDr. Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Numerical Investigation of Flow Characteristics of a Slotted NACA 4414 AirfoilAbstract This paper focuses on enhancing the critical thinking and problem solving skills of anundergraduate Mechanical Engineering student. This is accomplished via an independent studywhere the student is tasked with a real life challenge and has to utilize the basic theory acquiredduring a traditional
15 years at SHSU, she has focused her efforts in teaching, scholarly and service not only for the university and professional avenues but for the community.Dr. Mark J. Anderson, Sam Houston State University Mark J. Anderson is and Animal Science professor at Sam Houston State University whose research focuses on how alterations to the management and breeding of live animals will affect the biology of muscle and meat tissue. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Design and Development of a Non-Contact Thermography Device for Equine ResearchAbstractEquine events such as racing, rodeos, fairs, breed association sanctioned shows result in acongregation of animals, and there is a high
Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University and has taught and/or worked for 20 years in the field of telecommunications, has conducted several networking workshops, and is author of the book The Internet Today. His astronomy Ph.D. research at Georgia State University involved the remote operation of a telescope array via the Internet. Page 26.1164.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Modeling Multi-Protocol Label Switching etworks in the LaboratoryIntroductionMulti-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is a vendor and protocol agnostic forwardingmechanism used to
. Page 26.1680.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Simulink, Matlab, and LEGO Mindstorms to teach a Project-Based Control Systems Design CourseAbstract Teaching control systems design using theoretical design examples outlined in most textbookshas been found to be quite challenging for many engineering students. One major observation isthe tendency for students to resort to a trial and error approach in the design process withoutrealization of the adverse effects that such an approach can have in the real world. Computersimulations of analytical solutions do provide some insight but here limitations arise
- ership in international peace building Initiatives in 2005. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The State of IPv6: Measuring Global AdoptionOn September 24th, 2015 the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) became the fourthRegional Internet Registry (RIR) to run out of IPv4 addresses. With four of the five RIRs nolonger making general IPv4 address allocations, adoption and use of IPv6 is taking place at anaccelerated pace.The research presented in this paper is an extension of the previous work published by Czyz,Lekel-Johnson, Allman, Osterweil, Zhang in 2014. The goal of this study is to empiricallyunderstand the adoption of IPv6 as the Internet transitions to the next
papers in the areas of mechanics, robotics and industrial automation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Low Cost Automated Pill Dispenser for At-Home UseAbstractThis paper outlines a project idea for an Automated Pill Dispenser (APD) for home usage. It is developedusing CAD software, 3D printed parts, Arduino Mega Microcontroller, continuous and non-continuousservos, optical sensors and a 5-inch LCD display interface to create a cost effective and reasonably pricedalternative to the traditional medication dispensers. The design is modular and able to house up to fourdispensing units on one control unit. The basic housing for the dispensing unit consists of three pieceswhich connect to
Senior Member of the IEEE, a Member of the ASEE, and is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Florida.Mr. Jorge Luis Portillo RodriguezRebeca Feregrino Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University Electrical engineering technology graduate from Kennesaw State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Industrial Wire Cutting Machine: A Senior Capstone Design Project Austin B. Asgill, Jorge Portillo-Rodriguez, Rebeca Feregrino Rodriguez Eric Fernandez, Red Hayes Kennesaw State University – Marietta CampusAbstractManual wire cutting with poorly designed manual
Technology. Professor Farook’s current interests are in the areas of Embedded System Design, Hardware–Software Interfacing, Digital Communication, Networking, Distributed Systems, C++ and Java Languages. He is a member of ASEE and senior member of IEEE.Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and
AC 2007-173: USING DATA MINING TO DETECT INTRUSIONS IN COMPUTERNETWORKSMario Garcia, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Page 12.1542.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Data Mining to Detect Intrusions in Computer NetworksAbstractIn recent years Data mining techniques have been applied in many different fields includingmarketing, manufacturing, process control, fraud detection and network management. Over thepast several years a growing number of research projects have applied data mining to variousproblems in intrusion detection. The goal of this research is to design and implement an anomalydetector using data mining. The project
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessment of a New Design Stem Course SequenceAbstractIn Fall 2009, the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University, Northridgeimplemented significant changes to the curriculum by creating a new course sequence focusedon design. The course sequence is distributed throughout the four years of the program, andculminates in the traditional capstone senior design course. One of the features of the newsequence was the requirement of a team project in each course, including oral design reviewsdocumenting the projects’ progress. Enabling our students to continuously develop anddemonstrate skills related to design and communication was the main incentive behind
systems (GIS), wastewater treat- ment using electrochemical and nanomaterials treatment processes, and wastewater-based epidemiology. He typically teaches courses in water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, surveying, air pollution, GIS, and graduate environmental engineering courses.Erik Crosman, West Texas A&M UniversityJonathan D. Price ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student impacts from outreach-based flood risk research in rural Texas, USAABSTRACTEighteen STEM major undergraduate and graduate students at two Texas regional institutionsconducted a public research survey on rural flooding in the spring of 2022. This wasaccomplished in the largest regional flood
AC 2007-2377: WOMEN: SUPPORT FACTORS AND PERSISTENCE INENGINEERINGYong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Yong Zeng is currently a Ph.D. Student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Human Resource Education department and has completed as Masters in Education (2005) and Bachelor in Engineering (1995). Yong is a doctoral fellow with the National Centre for Engineering Technology Education (NCETE). He has worked as engineer in the field of mechanical engineering and computing engineering since graduation in 1995. Served as co-PI, his proposal of ‘Women, Career Choice, and Persistence in Engineering’ was funded in June 2005 through NCETE. Yong is an active member of
. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and M.S.E.s in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has been a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia since 2014.brielle pearceNolan JRasa KirveleviciusWilliam Paul Anderson © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Marine Icing on a Commercial Crabbing Vessel in the Gulf of Alaska: Accident StudyAbstractThe fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in heavy spray-icing conditions on December 31,2019, with the loss of
Paper ID #32402Engage in Practice: Hosting Math Competitions in College of EngineeringDr. Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University Ziliang Zhou is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Baptist University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engage in Practice: Hosting Math Competitions in the College of EngineeringAbstractThis paper shares the experience of community engagement through hosting math competitionsfor the local middle and high school students. This engagement had positive impact not only onrecruiting prospect students for our
AC 2007-2729: ADVANCED MODELING IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGUSING SOFT-COMPUTING METHODSGeorge Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln GEORGE MEYER, Professor, has taught graduate and undergraduate classes that involve plant and animal growth and environmental factors, modeling, and instrumentation and controls for both agricultural and biological systems engineering students for 28 years. He has received national paper awards and recognition for his work in distance education and has received university teaching awards. His current research include measurement and modeling of crop water stress, fuzzy logic controls for turf irrigation management, and machine vision detection, enumeration, and
education. Salah Al Omari taught a large number of engineering courses both at the undergraduate and the graduate levels. He served as well as committee head for international (ABET) and national accreditation of the ME program at UAEU, for a number of consecutive accreditation cycles.Mrs. Aysha Al Ameri P.E., United Arab Emirates University Mrs. Aysha Abboud Shaikh Alameri graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the United Arab Emirates University in January 2013. Soon afterwards she joined Strata Manufacturing PJSC in Al Ain, UAE as an aerospace composites design engineer. Aysha worked in several different projects for Boeing and Airbus parts. She was an active member in the A350 project team to establish a process
Paper ID #19750An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering MajorsDr. Chiu Choi, University of North Florida Dr. Choi is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Choi can be reached at cchoi@unf.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering Majors An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering Majors
Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at Villanova University, teaching courses in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Mobile Application Development. He received both his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Villanova University. E.J. is also Vice President of a project-based technology company, Ablaze Development Corp, specializing in the design and development of working proof-of-concept software and hardware systems.Ms. Sue McFarland Metzger, Villanova University Sue McFarland Metzger received a B.S. in Mathematics from Bucknell University in 1987 and a M.S. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Prior to 1995, she was a programming and database management consultant and specialized in
accuracy. Together, these metrology methods provide acomprehensive approach to maintaining precision and reliability during the critical loading andunloading phases on a MAKINO palletize system, or other similar CNC manufacturer systems.1.3 Literature Review of Active Learning Active learning, which emphasizes problem-solving, teamwork, and hands-onengagement, is valuable in engineering education as it mirrors the real-world challenges studentswill face in their careers. With active learning, students learn the material in class and can thenapply their newfound knowledge in industry, using that experience to gain a better understandingof the material. This study allows students to collaborate with industry professionals, working onreal
Paper ID #7604Unlocking the Gate to Calculus Success: Pre-Calculus for Engineers - An As-sertive Approach to Readying Underprepared StudentsProf. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder Tanya D. Ennis is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems
, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability.Dr. Sandra D. Eksioglu, Clemson University Sandra D. Eksioglu is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering Department at Clemson Univer- sity. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida in 2002. Sandra’s research interests are in operations research with applications in supply chain, transportation systems, and energy systems.Joanna Wright, University of Washington
Women Educational Equity Award.Tracy Van Houten, University of Southern California Tracy Van Houten is the lead Systems Engineer for Jet Propulsion Laboratory's advanced concepts development team, Team X. She has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Cal Poly and is currently working on a M.S. in Astronautics and Space Technology at the University of Southern California. She was the Cal Poly SWE President from 2002-2003, and has continued her SWE involvement as the Region Collegiate Representative Coordinator on the Collegiate Interest Committee.Barbara Curry, California Polytechnic State University Barbara Curry has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, and a M.S. and
AC 2009-1736: EXPLICIT TEACHING OF CRITICAL THINKING IN“INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING”James Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber
Carolina University. Page 14.281.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bioprocess Engineering Curriculum Development and AssessmentAbstractEast Carolina University’s new general engineering program is built around the goal ofexcellence in undergraduate education. The faculty of the program are encouraged to pursuenovel approaches to engineering education in order to achieve this goal. The newly createdconcentration in bioprocess engineering provides an excellent opportunity to develop andimplement a novel curriculum based upon proven pedagogical approaches designed to engagethe students and improve their mastery of
assessment efforts. She received her MSECE from Georgia Tech and her BSEE from the University of Miami.Mr. Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Mark Huerta is a PhD candidate in the Engineering Education Systems & Design program at Arizona State University (ASU). He earned his BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering, both from ASU. He is the Co-Founder & Chairman of 33 Buckets, a non-profit that provides sustainable clean water access in the developing world. Mark has experiences as a researcher, social entrepreneur, engineer, teacher, and higher education program manager. Mark’s research interests revolve around developing engineers capable of leading and enacting positive change on