research. In the area of educational research, he is highly interested in the effective integration of both new learning models and technologies into classroom activities that scaffold students’ in-depth conceptual learning. Page 14.1047.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Self-Explanation for Effective Learning in Engineering Chemistry: An Exploratory Study for Incoming FreshmenAbstractNew students in engineering and science typically face difficulties in adapting their learningstrategies to the requirements and challenges of college education. One of the major factors
U.S. Department of State under the Clinton Administration, where he was appointed Senior Coordinator for Business Affairs; and the American Express Company, where he held a number of positions in public affairs and communications in Asia, Europe and North America. Mr. Ruth earned a Master’s degree from the Columbia University School of International Affairs, with a specialization in international economics, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin. Page 14.642.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Funding Agencies Look for Indicators of a
Page 14.149.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ABET Accreditation – Resolving a Weakness or ConcernAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criterion forAssessment and Evaluation are discussed from the perspective of a MechanicalEngineering Technology (MET) program’s experience with the ABET TechnologyAccreditation Committee (TAC) re-accreditation process. Specifically, the resolving ofthe institutional weakness related to the MET program in the 2007-08 Criterion 3:Assessment and Evaluation, (2008-09 ABET-TAC Criterion 4: ContinuousImprovement). The resolution of the weakness discussed is related to the clear distinctionbetween program educational objectives and program outcomes, the
all prospective student- athletes, as well as with the Alumni Association on national recruitment initiatives. A native of Atlanta, he earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.Ed. from Georgia State University. He, his wife, Amy, and their son AJ (who proudly wears GT apparel to assist in recruiting the nation’s finest students) live in Decatur. Prior to coming to Tech, Rick was on the admissions staff at Georgia State, The McCallie School and Wake Forest University. Page 14.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Calculus at a Distance: Bringing Advanced Mathematics to High School
College, City University of New York.Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh Brant Hawk is a senior undergraduate student in the College of Business Administration and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Page 14.588.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Evaluating a short-term, first-year study abroad program for engineering and business undergraduates: The impact on the student learning experienceAbstractThis paper presents findings from a study of engineering and business students at a large public researchuniversity
Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Page 14.299.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bumblebee Saint Louis University The primary goal of capstone projects is to familiarize students with the design process. Throughstudent interaction and peer reviews students are able to gain valuable knowledge that cannot be taught inthe traditional lecture. This particular capstone project focuses on the design of an autonomous UAV that iscapable of loitering above a field for 10 hours while collecting pollen samples for post
received his PhD from the Technische Hocschule Munchen in 1966 and then served on the CS faculty at Stanford for three years. He has been at Cornell since 1969, except for two years at UGA, and served as the Department Chair in the 1980s. Gries is known for his work in compiler construction and programming methodology and his textbooks in compiler writing, programming, and discrete mathematics. He has received several national/international awards for his contributions to education and is a Cornell Weiss Presidential Fellow, awarded for his contributions to undergraduate education. Page 14.376.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009
determining the Greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the university. He has also served as 2008 president of the CWU student section of ASME. Page 14.437.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Determining the Greenhouse Gas Impact of University Sponsored Air TravelAbstractThe American College and University President's Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) has beensigned by over 600 campus presidents in all 50 states, committing their campuses to movetoward a climate-neutral footprint. In order to achieve this goal, greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions must be monitored to ensure
AC 2009-99: THE M.S.-M.B.A. PROGRAM: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING,ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTsasikumar naidu, University of TennesseePrasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, KnoxvillePaul Frymier, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSpivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleGary Smith, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleMasood Parang, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleRapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Page 14.1234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The MS-MBA Program: Integrating Engineering, Entrepreneurship and New Product Development.Abstract The MS-MBA program at the
Communication and the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Page 14.585.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Ethical Exotica: Small, Sticky Cases for AnalysisAbstractThis paper examines two relatively unknown cases involving molasses storage tank collapses:the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 and the 1998 Ingenio Melchor Ocampo Sugar Mill spill, inJalisco, Mexico. Together, these two events unleashed millions of gallons of molasses onunsuspecting communities, resulting in loss of life and environmental degradation. This paperincludes background regarding small cases, an explanation of the cases
at El Paso (UTEP). She formerly served as the Director of the Engineering Programs Office at UTEP for eleven years where she worked closely with engineering faculty in designing and implementing instructional strategies to improve classroom learning. Ms. Villa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at El Paso. She will complete her Master of Arts in Education in May 2006. Page 11.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Assessment Results of Multi-Intelligence Methods Used
. Page 11.1369.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Use of graphics in multimedia instructional materials: Research-based design guidelinesAbstractEngineering education, along with other disciplinary areas, uses a wide range of mediaand sensory modalities to communicate ideas and concepts to and between students. Putinto the context of a modern classroom, text and graphic combinations are likely to comein a number of different forms. With the explosion of use of multimedia tools has comean increased interest in learning sciences research into the cognitive basis of multi-representational learning. This paper will explore current cognitive theory and the designheuristics that have been derived from it
Tesla. Page 11.1238.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 20061 Technological Literacy and Empowerment: Exemplars from the History of Technology As technological literacy takes form as a curriculum and field of study, we need toask ourselves continually what we are trying to accomplish. Is our goal simply to teachstudents how things work so that they can be passive employees or consumers in acapitalist economy? Or could the goal of technological literacy be broader and moreactive--that we want our students not only to understand the machine but to comprehendhow individuals, groups, and societies use
2006-543: INCORPORATING PUBLIC POLICY INTO AN ENGINEERINGCOURSE: VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS FOR MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONREDUCTIONSJennifer Dunn, Environmental Protection Agency Jennifer Dunn earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2004. After a one-year postdoctoral position at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago. While at UIC, she taught an air pollution control engineering course. Page 11.742.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Incorporating Public Policy into an
NSF grant #0501885. In 1999, she was named Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in English from Ball State University. Page 11.1419.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Utilizing a Capstone Project as a Catalyst for Reengineering, Recruitment, and RetentionAn innovative capstone project at Illinois Valley Community College immerses engineeringdesign and electronics students in the technology and methodology they will encounter in theworkplace. With the support of a National Science Foundation grant1, the project is thecatalyst for
2006-619: CREATING COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELPIMPROVE THE PIPELINE OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES INENGINEERINGBarbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University Page 11.369.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Creating Community Outreach Partnerships That Help Improve the Pipeline of Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering Barbara A. Christie Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering Loyola Marymount UniversityAbstract The Center for Student Success (CSS) is designed to improve the recruitment andretention of
to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics and experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Fellows program at Baylor University. She co-leads the Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Development Seminars, and is a KEEN Fellow. c American Society for Engineering Education
engineering. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and in 2004 was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The WCOE International Initiative: A bold requirement for engineering undergraduates. AbstractIn order to prepare our graduates for the ever-changing global landscape, in the Fall 2013, theWhitacre College of Engineering (WCOE) at Texas Tech University (TTU) established theInternational Experience Initiative (IEI), a bold initiative that requires all undergraduate studentsin the college of engineering to complete an experience abroad before
four continents. Shall’s work in this arena has been disseminated widely, including presentations at Third and Fifth International Symposia On Service Learning In Higher Education, lectures at Brown University, the University of Maryland, and the New School for Design, publications by the AIA Press and the University of Indi- anapolis Press and exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia, the Sheldon Swope Museum of Art, the Goldstein Museum of Design, the Venice Architecture Biennale and MoMA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 REBUILDING: REDESIGNING HOUSING & RETHINKING PROGRAMS THROUGH DESIGN-BUILD
Science Building University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, PA 15904 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Self-Driving Car project in Embedded Systems ClassAbstract:With every increasing integrated circuit manufacturing prowess, today an astounding array of devicesinclude embedded microcontrollers to provide connectivity, automation, power efficiency along withentertainment to end user. One example is the widely used light bulbs. They first became LEDs andthen miniature controllers were added that can be programmed using a cell phone remotely. Thewidely known term smart device really comes from embedded microcontrollers in majority of thedevices. Silicon manufactures have
- ing award at RIT. Dr. Kim has directed numerous undergraduate research projects and several students won the first place in the undergraduate and graduate research competitions at the 2012 and 2013 GPEC (Global Plastics Environment Conference; Division of Society of Plastics Engineers). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Development of a Materials Laboratory Module in 3D Printing Abstract The goal of the study was to develop a laboratory module in the mechanical and thermalcharacterizations of the 3D printed specimens by the ASTM standard test-methods in order toimprove an undergraduate materials laboratory course utilizing Extrusion
, and the US. He also served as a reviewer for 6 journals and 5 conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 DEVELOPMENT OF AN EARLY ALERT SYSTEM TO PREDICT STUDENTS AT RISK OF FAILING BASED ON THEIR EARLY COURSE ACTIVITIESAbstractThe emphasis on increasing student retention and graduation rates at institutions of highereducation is driving the need for creation and implementation of early alert systems. Such earlyalert systems could be used in identifying students in academic trouble before failure. Earlyidentification of students who are at a risk of dropping or failing a course will help instructors toadapt their course delivering techniques with
networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration and input from industry partners. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-In-Progress: Graduate School Preparation within an Undergraduate Program Aaron
published in Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Harvard Business Review.Ms. Kelly K. Dray, Texas A&M University Kelly K. Dray is a Ph.D. student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Texas A&M University. Her research interests include (1) how various stigmatized identities relate to occupational health outcomes and (2) best conflict management and confrontation techniques to use within organizations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Unconventional Applications of Aerospace Engineering: Effects of a Design Elective on Perception of
Sinaki, Cleveland State University Dr. Maryam Younessi Sinaki is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cleveland State University (CSU), Ohio. She received her Ph.D. degree from The University of Wa- terloo, Canada in 2014 in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she started as a senior lecturer at the University of Akron, and became a Visiting Assistant Professor at CSU. Her research is mainly on the numerical modeling of energy systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Undergraduate Students Research on Energy Saving in Industrial Robots: Effect of Regular and Irregular Meetings on Deductive ResearchAbstractIn recent years, several
librarian to the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology and Mechanical and Computer Engineering academic departments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Pop-Goes-The-Library! Using a Pop-Up Library to Innovate Outreach to Science and Engineering StudentsA Pop-Up Library program started at the New Jersey Institute of Technology as an innovativemeans of outreach and education for our science and engineering students to increase libraryvisibility by promoting and providing library services in other student-centered areas of study.Providing new and unique opportunities tailored for the science and engineering students is ofparticular interest, especially for
University of Iowa in November of 2008, she worked at Texas A & M University as a Science & Engineering Librarian. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Quick Understanding Our Engineering Faculty Research Needs Using Topic ModelingAbstractAs engineering librarians, we recognize that understanding our faculty research needs is an ongoingendeavor. It is a continuing learning process throughout our time serving engineering faculty with diverseresearch interests. However, the time-intensive learning process may not efficiently help engineeringlibrarians quickly develop an overall view of the changing and evolving departments. It’s also challengingfor early-career librarians who are new to
of North Texas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Catalyzing institutional change by implementing a faculty developmentprogram for culturally responsive pedagogy at an HSIAbstractIn 2017 Angelo State University, a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), was awarded aDepartment of Education Title V grant which included significant funding for a facultydevelopment program designed to establish culturally responsive pedagogical (CRP) practicesamong faculty across the entire university. This paper presents a work-in-progress reporting onthis faculty development program. The program was initiated by, and builds on the energy,leadership, and initiative of a new and innovative engineering department at the
completed a B.S. in Computer Science at Oral Roberts University in 1983.Dr. John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University John Matsson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994 respectively. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Clay Ceramic Water Filter Performance for Stationary and Solid Body Rotation ConditionsAbstractCeramic filters are used throughout the world to filter water for human consumption. Thispaper presents two methods for filtration, one where the filter vessel is stationary and anotherwhere the vessel is
, Boulder Dr. Wendy Chi is director of ABC Research & Evaluation, as well as a research analyst at Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. Dr. Chi holds a Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, Policy, and Practice from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research interests include educational equity and access for underrepresented students, with a specific focus on underrepresentation in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Developing Meaningful Studies of Student Success with Equity in Mind –Considering Context (Experience Report)AbstractThe National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(S-STEM) grants are designed to support