Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Lex Gonzalez; Gary Coleman; Eric Haney; Amit Oza; Vincent Ricketts; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

Friday Morning Session 2 - StudentConceptual Architecture Planning for Manned Geo Satellite Servicing Lex Gonzalez, Gary Coleman, Eric Haney, Amit Oza, Vincent Ricketts, Bernd Chudoba Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Paul Czsyz Hypertech Concepts LLC AbstractIn an effort to quantify the feasibility of candidate space architectures for manned geostationary(GEO) satellite servicing (MGS), NASA and DARPA have teamed up with the AerospaceVehicle Design (AVD) Laboratory

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Minority Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Bridge did not change seminar. Topics include financial aid, studyabroad, tablet PC technology use, and career services.Students are given tours of various mechanical engineering laboratories during the program.Emphasis is placed on the importance of undergraduate research in engineering and on exposingthe interesting yet lesser known things that engineers do.Professional/personal development component Page 12.119.6Students participate in various professional development events sponsored by industry.Lockheed Martin conducts the STARS workshop which stresses the importance of leadershipand professionalism. A similar program is conducted by Cummins

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

to enhance student’s ability to code and develop algorithms. The end-of-thesemester Software design project serves as an application of knowledge and use of the two toolsto develop a computer-based game. During the hands-on labs, students are exposed to a varietyof engineering topics such as electrical circuits, structural stress and stress with computation ofmoment of intertia and young’s modulus, renewable sources of energy such as wind turbine andsignificance of lean and six sigma in industrial systems engineering processes to improve qualityand productivity. These experiments allow students to explore the concepts from electrical,computer science, mechanical, material science and industrial engineering. In addition toanalytical skills

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University; Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

, we present some novel examples of engineering applications that were created by ourfaculty teams and have been particularly effective in engaging our students.Precalculus: Parameter Estimation using Observed Refractive IndicesEven among college-aged kids, who would resist a short laboratory trip to an actual working opticallaboratory with state-of-the-art equipment? The NSU Center for Materials Research houses aVariable-Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (VASE), an equipment that is capable of providinghighly-accurate measurement of various properties of thin films. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ashort video of an engineering professor providing Table I. Representative readings of thin filma

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Jenny Lo; Bevlee Watford

course is the diversity in regard to discipline of the students. Thefollowing areas of engineering are represented in this course: aerospace engineering, chemicalengineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, engineering science andmechanics, general engineering, material science and engineering, and mechanical engineering.Conclusions This paper has presented our initial phase to test a research option for the traditionaltechnical communication course. The purpose of this option is to promote and foster researchamong undergraduates in engineering. Completed in this phase was a pilot symposium forundergraduate research in College. One purpose of this symposium was to make otherundergraduates aware of undergraduate

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan M. Bolton; Scott D. Bergen; James L. Fridley

Sustainable Strength of Fluid Capstone Design Design Materials Mechanics Microbiology Genetics Restoration Prevention Preservation Hydrology GeologyChemistry Organic Maintenance Chemistry Probability and Calculus

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito Enriquez; Nicholas Langhoff; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shanasser; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Ed Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

To provide those experiences to SEI participants, fourculminating group projects corresponding to each of the four main areas of engineering (civil,computer, electrical, and mechanical) were designed. Each student selects two of the fourprojects based on their initial interests. The first week is devoted to completing the first groupproject, and the second week is for the second project, with group presentations on the last day ofthe institute. Project group size varies from 3 students to 6 students depending on student interestand the complexity of the project. Groupings for the first and second projects are different, andare based primarily on student interest as expressed on the opening day of the institute. Groupsworking on the same

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

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

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Orr; Richard Vaz

Session xxxx 4. Use of Tools Graduates should be capable of utilizing a variety of computer based and laboratory tools for the analysis and design of computer systems, including both hardware and software elements. 5. Communication Skills Graduates should be able to communicate their work in appropriate formats (written, oral, graphical) and to critically evaluate materials presented by others in those formats.Following are comments on each of these characteristics as they relate to our ECE program: 1. This is an appropriate outcome for ECE students, expanding beyond the concept of a computer system to the systems containing analog and digital, electronic and mechanical components which characterize the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

additionalextracurricular activities/interests of project teams and laboratory staff. Laboratory assignments are proposed well in advance of applicant selection and utilizedin the final decision process. Teams are introduced to faculty and supporting personal through awelcome session/orientation, and provided introductory reading and course material through acompanion website in advance of the official program start date. Faculty and students supporting participants in the laboratory are selected based on priorresearch mentoring experience and or direct engagement in Broader Impact efforts. Initialparticipation for faculty new to working with K12 populations is often suggested to entailproviding seminars and/or workshops to program participants

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McKnight; Gilead Tadmor; E Everbach; William E. Cole; Michael Ruane

photocell position. The program thus includes sequential programming steps, conditionallooping (WHILE statements), and a simple threshold test on the photocells.Lab 3: Automating an Experiment to Measure the Speed of Sound in AirLab 3 repeats the material of Lab 1 except that the students now use MATLAB to record thereceiver signal, measure the time delay, and do the linear regression to find the velocity of soundin air. Since this lab requires familiarity with MATLAB arrays and plotting functions, it iscarried out in two sessions. The first week the students complete exercises in MATLAB andcreate a simulated ultrasound detector signal. In the second week they write a MATLABprogram to sample and record the received signal from the detector, take

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

Session XXXX Board Notes and Questioning: Two Time-Tested Techniques for Effective Teaching Allen C. Estes, Ronald W. Welch, Fred Meyer United States Military AcademyAbstractThe ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Teaching Workshop is celebrating itsseventh anniversary this year. So far, 171 schools have participated and this long runningAmerican Society of Civil Engineering program has produced 307 graduates. Last year, theUnited Engineering Foundation provided funding to expand the program to include electrical,chemical, and mechanical engineers

Conference Session

Computer Tools for Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saroj Biswas, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

inthe classroom.The advantages of using of tablet PC in a classroom have been reported [1-11, 14, 15] by variouseducators in last few years. Frolik and Zurn [7] used the Tablet PC in an upper level ElectricalEngineering course for both content development and presentation. Tablet PC was also used in[2] for several undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering,which clearly showed it facilitates collaborative and active learning, and allows the instructor tospend more time on explaining concepts rather than drawing figures. Brophy [8] comparedclassroom instruction using a Tablet PC with standard PowerPoint presentation and whiteboard;Tablet PC based class presentation showed better attention rate and better

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #38582Board 230: CAREER: ’Support our Troops’: Re-storying Student VeteranandService Member Deficit in Engineering through Professional Formation andCommunity Advocacy—Year 2Dr. Angela Minichiello, Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University (USU) and a registered professional mechanical engineer. Her research broadly examines issues of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering. She is particularly interested in military and post-traditional students, self-regulated learning, and online and remote pedagogy and

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26093Creating a Learning Environment that Engages Engineering Students in theClassroom via Communication StrategiesDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State University. c American Society

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William Pepper; Caleb Crawshaw; Chester Ewing; Eddie Rego; Raju Dandu

Design Lessons Learned While working with Bergkamp Inc. we were able to utilize concepts and knowledgegained from the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program at K-State Salina and apply themto a real-world problem. However, in order to tackle the design problem we needed to learn agreat deal more about the properties of propane and how it reacts to the different heated scraperdesigns. We did multiple tests with different nozzle outlet sizes along with different diametersand lengths of combustion chambers before finding the correct one that created the flame patternwe were looking for. As a result, it was not until after we found the correct flame pattern that werealized how the heated scraper was to be designed.Conclusion Our

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcontinues with discussion of digital audio – speech and music. The analog representation ofsound is studied along with the characteristics of human hearing. Protocols for digital storage onCDs and DVDs is studied along with the capacities of such media, ultimately leading todiscussions about how such relatively simple devices have had an important impact on society.The mechanical characteristics of accessing information on rotating media is also covered,although in a related unit that also treats the materials, physics, cost, and history of such devices.The information representation theme continues with the representation of images, video, and 3Dobjects (see below).Organizing data via

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha C. Wilson

,engineers need to be challenged in their liberal arts courses, especially since they take so few inthe engineering curriculum. Second, grade inflation may serve as a mechanism for students tochoose some liberal arts courses over others, where they are not particularly challenged.14 Page 5.474.5Third, evaluations can reflect how much a student likes the professor, not necessarily how muchthe student learned, reflecting the entertainment, not the educational value of a course.According to Peter Sacks, “a culture that allows students to determine what is good teachingdoes not lend itself to the kind of critical messy thinking that we need to be

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

from a preliminary survey conducted in the second week of classindicated that students majors’ also varied widely (Appendix B), with a substantialmajority (8) of Engineering majors (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental,and Civil). Surprisingly, the class was composed primarily of non-engineering studentsfrom twelve different fields, including Biology (4), Scientific and TechnicalCommunication [Humanities] (2), Geology (1), Psychology (1), Math (1), Chemistry(1), Business (1), and Construction Management (1). This unique student compositionpresented both challenges and advantages. The absence in the course of students in theCivil and Environmental Engineering field, and the fact that the instructor of the classherself could not claim

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. This paper summarizes the majortechnical findings of the Rogers Commission and the Columbia Accident Investigation Board(CAIB). An overview of the history of the space shuttle program, going back to the end of theApollo program, is presented, including some of the design compromises that were made inorder to get political support for the space shuttle program. A detailed bibliography is given thatwill aid instructors in finding additional material they can tailor to their particular class needs.IntroductionThe Space Shuttle was one of the most complex devices ever engineered, containing more than2,500,000 individual parts and 1,200,000 ft of wiring, with 1,440 circuit breakers.1Unfortunately, this

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #32435Learning Strategy and Verbal-Visual Preferences for Chemical EngineeringStudentsDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC Charles E. Baukal, Jr. has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an Ed.D., and Professional Engineering License. He is the Director of the John Zink Institute which offers continuing professional development for engineers and technicians. He has nearly 35 years of industrial experience and 30 years of teaching ex- perience as an adjunct. He is the author/editor of 14 books on industrial combustion and 2 on engineering education. He is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Yarrow Nelson; Charles Tritt

“batteries” are actually single electrochemical cells, while common 9 volt batteries are indeed batteries. Each 9 volt battery contains 6 1.5 volt electrochemical cells. Primary cells convert chemical energy into electrical energy. The chemical energy is “stored” in cells during their manufacturing process. This is the result of the inclusion of dissimilar materials for the electrodes and the presence of a chemically reactive and electronically conductive electrolyte. Primary cells are not rechargeable (chemical reactions in them can not safely be reversed). The voltage produced by a cell is the result of differences in chemical reactivities and concentrations of the various materials in the cell. However, as long as no

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Chong Shen; Zhongwei Zhang; David Lai

textual or other static visual materials. And many researcher have shown that illustrating dynamic scenario using static and lecture-based paradigms compromises the teach- ing effectiveness. This problem on computer network education prompted us to use graphical simulation. Courses related to computer communication and networking can be benefitted if computer simulation is wisely adopted. In this paper, we describe a study in which we count on computer simulation to illustrate important and complicated algorithms of congestion control and queue management in the TCP/IP protocol suites. Comparing with current queue management techniques, Active Queue Management(AQM) is an innovative mechanism in router packet scheduling. We noticed that AQM is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Jo Dale Ales; Karim Elkholy, Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC); Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Khonsari, M.M., 2007, ”Granular Collision Lubrication: Experimental Investigation and Comparison with Theory,” ASME Journal of Tribology – V. 129, pp. 923-932 Synergistic Activities: Engineering Program Manager, Baton Rouge Community College, August 2011 – Present: LA-SiGMA EPSCoR - collaborate with LSU engineering and mathematics faculty to develop modules to train community college students to use sophisticated materials research instrumentation, assist with the Beowulf Boot Camp for high school students and teachers and facilitate the participation of BRCC students in the research experiences for undergraduates (REU) programs focused on computational and experimental materials science NSF S-STEM Scholarships

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

students through the stages of a formalizedproblem solving process that mirrors an approach used by practicing engineers and professionals. Page 11.983.6Students begin the unit with a problem assignment – in this case, the problem is concerned withwaste minimization. Students are tasked with developing a usable product that incorporates non-biodegradable solid waste as a raw material. Students then enter the problem solving process,starting with problem identification and investigation. Students investigate the nature of theassigned problem, assess current disposal practices, and identify critical issues and

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

Society for Engineeringcomponent is designed to increase students’ self-awareness at the same time serve as a tool forinstructors to assess students’ understanding of course materials. In addition, the program isdesigned to be as unobtrusive as possible. Students in EG 1004 are already saddled with a greatdeal of work, so the last thing we want to do is add to their burden. In these assignments we seekto create brief periods of self-reflection to aid students in apprehending writing lessons, notadditional writing practice. Where possible, these projects (in particular the “one-minute”papers) are conducted in electronic forums accessible to all students so that they can learn fromeach other’s insights.The first semester, we ran the assessment

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

ResourcesReal-World Classic Cases of Inelegant Energy Engineering DesignIt may be difficult to think of the inelegance of energy engineering because of its being inherentlyabstract. Perhaps we should first illustrate the concept of engineering inelegance by illustratingsome of the cases that we can see and feel and then make a connection to energy engineering. Page 8.1060.6For example, it is not considered engineering elegant to build a tripod structure for a light pole.Although it does the job, it costs too much more material and space. As another example, howProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Swaminathan Balachandran; Justin Kile

ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM Dr. Swaminathan Balachandran and Dr. Justin Kile Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin – Platteville 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818 ABSTRACT The paper provides an introduction to the industrial engineering (IE) program at UWPand the Pioneer Academic Center for Community Engagement (PACCE). The paper summarizeshow student engagement has become larger in scope and now comprises

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

engineering,discussing the engineering profession, providing academic strategies for success, and showingstudents how they can broaden their education. Also as part of the course each student isrequired to participate in at least one function sponsored by a student professional engineeringsociety (AIChE, ASME, IEEE, SAE, etc.). This is a chance for the students to make connectionswith upperclassmen in their major and become acquainted with the various opportunitiesavailable through professional engineering societies. A variety of engineering topics are coveredduring class including unit conversion and dimensional consistency, data analysis andrepresentation, strength of materials, introduction to statics, introduction to fluid mechanics,introduction

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Banner, North Carolina State University; John J. Classen, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

described in this paper was applied in anexisting graduate level DL course on animal waste management. The course already includedconcepts related to waste management and nutrient recovery technology design so the purpose ofthe module was to introduce additional concepts that applied technology evaluation based onenvironmental and economic assessment. Students’ understanding of the concepts was reinforcedthrough a decision-making game applied to resource recovery in animal agriculture.BackgroundA distinction should be made between games and gamification. There are numerous definitionsof gamification but in this paper we define gamification as “the process of incorporating gamesand/or game mechanics to digitally engage and motivate user