courses could improve engineering design learning outcomes for BME students while giving them a preliminary experience in doing research. Keywords: Undergraduate Research Project, Biomedical Engineering design education, Prosthetic Aortic Valve, Rapid PrototypingIntroductionIt was reported that the overall rate of death attributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD) was245 per 10,000 [1]. Approximately 90,000 valve substitutes are now implanted in the UnitedStates and 280,000 worldwide each year; about half are mechanical valves [2]. One reason whythe heart fails is when the natural aortic valve (Figure 1) does not work the way it should. Whilethe prosthetic valve is an efficient and common replacement for the aortic valve, it
potential impact of the initial results to future minority students. In addition,ATMO’s infrastructure and the potential impact of ATMO’s human resourcemanagement strategies on student retention and academic performance will be addressed.I. INTRODUCTIONA key factor for motivating students to pursue advanced degrees and research careers inscience and engineering is a productive research experience as an undergraduate.[1]However, how should the university create this productive research experience? Minority Page 9.441.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition
. She has been in research development for over fifteen years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Start-Up Packages: Mixed Methods Analysis of Composition and Implications for Early Career Professional FormationAuthor & AffiliationMonica Castañeda-Kessel, Ed.D., Grant Development Manager, Utah State UniversityAbstractThis paper is an evidence-based practice paper. In competitive research environments, manyuniversities and engineering colleges utilize start-up or recruitment packages to attract potentialcandidates. These costs are distributed across multiple cost centers within the universityecosystem. Potential engineering faculty
Paper ID #38168What Do Engineering and Other STEM Faculty Need? Exploring the Nu-ancesof Psychological NeedsDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, 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 eDr. Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin University Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University
Paper ID #38464Tips for Creating a Functional Personal Knowledge Management System inAcademiaDr. Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rebecca M. Reck is a Teaching Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Her research includes alternative grading, entrepreneurial mindset, instructional laboratories, and equity-focused teaching. She teaches biomedical instrumentation, signal processing, and control systems. She earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State
Paper ID #38233Work in Progress: Recommendations for Early Career Faculty to Engage inInterdisciplinary STEAM CollaborationsDr. Renee M. Desing, Oregon State University Dr. Renee Desing is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University in the School of Civil and Construc- tion Engineering. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion in the engineering classrooms and workplaces. Dr. Desing graduated from Ohio State with her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, and also holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
2006-2362: A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAMIN NANO-TECHNOLOGYCarolyn Vallas, University of VirginiaAnaïs Miodek, University of VirginiaLarry Richards, University of Virginia Page 11.111.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES PROGRAM IN NANO-TECHNOLOGYThe Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the University of Virginia (UVa) fundedby the National Science Foundation (NSF) is a ten-week long summer research opportunity forundergraduate students concentrating in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM). The main objective is to involve students, targeting those who
AC 2009-297: INCORPORATING A TEACHER’S RESEARCH PROJECT INTO ANUNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSEJiang Zhou, Lamar UniversityPaul Corder, Lamar UniversityHsing-wei Chu, Lamar UniversityKendrick Aung, Lamar University Page 14.715.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Incorporating a Teacher’s Research Project into an Undergraduate Level Course1. IntroductionThis paper describes the integrating of a research topic into an undergraduate “System Dynamicsand Vibration” course. The process helped the students to capture the essential aspects of theproblems in a mechanical model, make reasonable simplifying assumptions, and reduce thismodel
Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures. He teaches manufacturing processes and tribology related courses. A registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina, he serves on the Mechanical PE Exam Committee of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and is active in several divisions of ASEE and ASME. Page 12.976.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Research Concepts to Senior Students in a Design of Experiments Laboratory CourseIntroductionThe country’s increasing demand for engineering talent has led
. Page 23.278.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Cellular Phone Control Application as an Undergraduate Research ProjectAbstractAs technology advances, items like the cell phone have become an integral part of people’severyday lives. Finding new innovative ways to incorporate devices like cellphones into our livescan help improve both productivity and efficiency, and can help reduce the cost associated withthe purchase of other, more expensive technologies. Creating a smart phone application that canremotely control motor speed is a demonstration of the capabilities of wireless technology thatcould lead to many other similar applications of this technology. This undergraduate researchproject uses
Institute and one senior physiologist from Oakland Universitycomprise the members of the collaboration. GMI is a small, predominantly teaching institute thatsupports a fully cooperative education curriculum under which students alternate betweentwelve-week terms on campus and at their worksite. Faculty at GMI typically teach three out ofthe four twelve-week terms per year with average teaching loads varying between 10 - 12 contacthours per term. Although GMI has not typically been research oriented, the research climate atGMI is changing. Research is now a fundamental component of the promotion and tenureprocess. Unfortunately available research funding is concentrated in the area of automotiveresearch since GMI was once owned by General Motors
. He was the recipient of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award and currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as Zone IV Chair. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Model for Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringAbstractThe Association of American Colleges and Universities identifies undergraduate researchexperiences as a high impact practice for increasing student success and retention in STEMmajors. Most undergraduate research opportunities for community college engineering studentsinvolve partnerships with universities and typically take the form of paid summer experiences.Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer
Paper ID #26918Quick Understanding Our Engineering Faculty Research Needs Using TopicModelingMs. Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa Qianjin (Marina) Zhang is the Engineering & Informatics Librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library, The University of Iowa. As a subject librarian, she manages collection and provides instruction, reference and consultation services for the engineering faculty and students. Her work also focuses on data management education and outreach to engineering students through presenting Data Management topic to an Engineering Ethics course and library workshops. She holds a MA in
Session 292 Using the TetrUSS CFD Suite in Undergraduate Research CDR Robert Niewoehner, USN ENS Joshua Filbey, USNR United States Naval AcademyAbstractWith the growth in computational power and the availability of maturing software,Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is crossing the threshold from a specialized discipline to awidely accessible tool. Specifically, the difficulty of the enabling mathematics and the challengeof mastering the available codes has heretofore restricted substantial application of CFD tograduate studies, or
and Tagg’s learning paradigmarticle provides us with a valuable insight about the kind of change that is urgently needed inUniversity Higher Education (Barr & Tagg 1995). The author has previously utilized these ideasin several of his ASEE publications and presentations (Narayanan, 2007 & 2009).Assessment Scholars agree that Assessment is a process in which rich, usable, credible feedback froman act of teaching or curriculum comes to be reflected upon by an academic community, andthen is acted on by that community, a department or college, within its commitment to getsmarter and better at what it does (Marchese, 1997, page 93). The National Research Councilsays that High-quality Mathematics Assessment must focus on the
Paper ID #38412Promoting Research Quality to Study Mental Models of Ethics andDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in EngineeringDr. Justin L. Hess, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Justin L Hess is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Hess’s research focuses on empathic and ethical formation in engineering education. He received his PhD from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education, as well as a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue University’s School of Civil Engineering. He is the editorial board chair for the Online Ethics
master’s study. Her research interests include technology in regional educational innovations and school leadership in the context of globalization.Anika Anthony, The Ohio State University Anika Anthony is an assistant professor of Educational Administration at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on innovation in education, technology leadership, and the systemic nature of school organizations. Her experiences include designing and evaluating online learning environments, studying technology integration in mathematics and science classrooms, and supporting educational leaders in their efforts to implement technology for system-wide improvements. Anthony holds a MA and PhD in Learning Technologies and a
. She has also received the Engineering Society of York (PA) Award for being the top Sophomore Electrical/Computer Engineer in April 2016. Cara’s current research interests include Digital Design, FPGA design, Robotics, and Computer programming.Mr. Matthew Jones, York College of Pennsylvania Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics Areas of interest: machine learning, web developmentMr. Patrick David Lynn, York College of Pennsylvannia Senior Computer Engineer c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Student Project using Robotic Operating System (ROS) for Undergraduate Research In this student led undergraduate research paper we
. Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng.(hons) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Flor ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Wireless Battery Management System (Design, Build & Test)AbstractAs part of the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), and Engineering Technology (ET)Curriculum, Applied Design Projects for senior students in their final year augments their educationand training in research and research methods. It represents the centerpiece of the ECE-ETcurriculum's professional component and follows ABET-IEEE
. Page 11.1084.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN MICRO MECHATRONICS AND SMART STRUCTURESAbstractThis paper describes an ongoing Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site programfunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since 2002 at the University of Missouri-Rolla(UMR). The goal of the program was to bring students from around the United States and PuertoRico to campus for an eight-week summer program and provide them with a multidisciplinaryresearch experience in the areas of micro mechatronics and smart structures. The programobjectives, recruitment strategies, organization and evaluation are summarized. To date, 54students including 11 minority and
2006-1662: RESEARCH APPROACH TO TEACHING GROUNDWATERBIODEGRADATION IN KARST AQUIFERSLashun King, Tennessee State University Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Tennessee State University,Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey,640 Grassmere Park, Suite 100,Nashville, TN 37211 (tdbyl@usgs.gov)Roger Painter, Tennessee State University Page 11.1083.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Research-enhanced Approach to Teaching Groundwater Biodegradation in Karst Aquifers Abstract – TSU
Incorporating Engineering Research Experiences into High School Physical Science CurriculaAbstractAs high school teachers, it is rare that we have the opportunity to see the engineeringapplications for the mathematics and science concepts we teach. In Summer 2009, however, weparticipated in a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) project at Tennessee Tech University.Our research experiences varied: the second author conducted research that explored packcementation processes and the variables affecting the aluminide coatings on nickel-based alloysin terms of composition and microstructure. Pack runs were conducted on the samples usingdifferent methods. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to look at
Paper ID #8392Particle Transport, Deposition and Removal- A Research Based CurriculumDevelopmentDr. Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University Dr. Ahmadi has been with Clarkson University (department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering) for 32 years. He has been serving as a Distinguished Professor and Dean of Engineering since 2005. Page 24.969.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Particle Transport, Deposition and Removal- A Research Based Curriculum
years, she has collaboratively developed a number of new and revised courses, including a new System Dynamics Lab. She has also worked with a number of SUNY students to investigate different aspects of 3D printed multi-material structures.Anne C Balant, State University of New York at New Paltz ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Implementation of short-term undergraduate psychoacoustics research involving human subjects.IntroductionThis work discusses the development and implementation of a five -week undergraduatepsychoacoustics research project involving human subjects. It describes the required preparationand scaffolding necessary for undergraduate students with
Paper ID #36643Professional Development Outcomes for Rural Teachersparticipating in a Research Experience for Teachers Programin Innovative Transportation Systems (Evaluation)Susan Gallagher Susan Gallagher is the Education and Workforce Program Manager at the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. She currently serves as co-PI on the NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers in Innovative Transportation Systems site grant and Project Coordinator for the Sustainable Transformation of Environmental Engineering Education for Modern Society grant, funded by the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering
Professional in Human Resources. Stephen Page 12.20.1 has taught summers at the Berufsakademie, Mannheim since 1999.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Comparison of Flood Management Practices between Germany and the USA: An Undergraduate Research Project on Sustainable PracticesAbstractThe Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University–Purdue UniversityIndianapolis (IUPUI) offers a three credit hour study abroad course which focuses onsustainable development, globalization, and German culture. Undergraduate students have anoption to add another three credit
Paper ID #19223The Long-term Impact of Including High School Students in an EngineeringResearch Experience for Teachers ProgramDr. Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology LINDA S. HIRSCH is the Assistant Director for Research, Evaluation and Program Operations for the Center for Pre-College programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. Hirsch has a degree in educa- tional psychology with a specialty in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has been involved in all aspects of educational and psychological research for over 20 years. Dr
, groundwater, surface water, and wastewater. She has developed innovative strategies for treating a vari- ety of hazardous compounds, including chlorinated solvents, hydrocarbons, explosives, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and acid mine drainage (AMD). Her current research efforts focus on ecological wastewater treatment, enhanced nutrient removal, and beneficial reuse of aquatic biomass for sustainable fertilizer and biofuel production. Page 26.75.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A New Program in Sustainable Engineering: A Platform for
. Jurgen G. Schwarz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Sciences and Director for the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Food Science and Technology. Dr. Schwarz received his Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from Cornell University and a Diploma in Food Engineering from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. Page 13.1081.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Site Specific Farming, Environmental Concerns, and Associated Advanced Technologies Provide a Platform for Active Learning and Research at a Land Grant University