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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Mistele, Radford University; Sandra Nicks Baker, Radford University; Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University; Prem Uppuluri, Radford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Elites: A STEM Leadership ProgramAbstractIn this article, we describe the Emerging Leaders in Technology, Science and Mathematics(Elites) program developed as part of an NSF S-STEM grant awarded to RadfordUniversity’s Artis College of Science and Technology. The S-STEM grant supportsscholarships for meritorious students with financial need. Elites was designed to incentivizestudent participation in high impact activities that would help them develop their careers asthey are progressing through their degree. Coupled with strong advising, the Elites program’soverarching goal was to increase retention among scholarship recipients and help themcontinue to pursue STEM related careers. This

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Hurricane Katrina

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Robert Story, Virginia Tech; Brian LeCroy, Virginia Tech; Christina Pace, Virginia Tech; Michael Palmer, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech

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Ocean and Marine

maritime community. Assuming faculty availability, a technical elective Page 11.309.18special topics course, focusing upon current events and the resultant ethical considerations, inwhich the primary student deliverable is a case study, or series of case studies, could serve as aculminating educational experience for the above listed ABET criteria as well as showing that“students attain: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (k) an

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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Billal Tamer Gomaa, Penn State University

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Diversity

Paper ID #40470WIP: Teaching Physics Through a Medical LensMr. Billal Tamer Gomaa, Penn State University I am a second-year Schreyer scholar at Penn State University majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and hope to attend medical school in pursuit of becoming a physician. At school, I am involved with research in the Girirajan lab, the American Red Cross and a leader in the Egyptian Student Association as well as the Biochemistry Society. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching Physics Through a Medical

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Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a professor of mechanical and civil engineering at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He is a member of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and serves on their Board on Performance Test Codes. He chairs the PTC committee on Steam Generators and is vice-chair of the committee on Fans. Page 11.862.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Laboratory-Scale Steam Power Plant Study – Rankine CyclerTM Effectiveness as a Learning Tool and a Comprehensive

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Trinh Huynh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36256DIY Remote Accessed Robot Car.Trinh Huynh, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyDr. Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 DIY Remote-Accessed Robot Car Trinh Huynh, Pilin Junsangsri Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology huynht18@wit.edu | junsangsrip@wit.eduAbstractThis paper presents how to build a remote-accessed robot car, its

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1999 Annual Conference

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Robert M. Ybarra

Session 1613 Introduction of Process Dissection and Reintegration into Undergraduate Laboratory Robert M. Ybarra University of Missouri–RollaAbstractStudents often approach the engineering curriculum as discrete parcels of knowledge–knowledgeidentifiable only by course number. The lack of integration among courses only reinforces thistendency. To combat this tendency, we initiated a novel pedagogical approach to laboratoryinstruction, which we call “process dissection and reintegration”. Under such an instructionalmethodology, we dissect a unit operation

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Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zaydoun Rawashdeh, Wayne State University; Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University

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Electrical and Computer

Executives and Professionals, and many others. Page 14.1148.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009AbstractToday, embedded systems and embedded networking are common in manufacturing, complexvehicles, medical equipment, and home appliances, but few undergraduate engineering andtechnology curricula teach courses devoted to real-time embedded systems networking. Nothaving appropriate educational experiences risks a decline in U.S. technical expertise. Variouscompanies such as Vector Corporation and Dearborn Group have developed commercialsoftware packages for analysis, diagnosis and simulation of real-time embedded

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brice Aaron Hirst, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Electrical and Computer

member of the IEEE since 2007. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 23.1349.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Utilization of MATLAB Simulink Exercises for an Undergraduate Communications CourseAbstractA set of six MATLAB Simulink laboratory exercises was previously designed in 2011 for anundergraduate analog/digital communication course. This paper presents our experience of apilot test on these exercises, followed by their modification and enhancement, and concludingwith an application of the modified exercises in the

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2468: CIRCUIT ELEMENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO—USINGPERSONIFICATION IN CIRCUIT ANALYSIS LECTURES TO IMPROVECOMPREHENSIONL. Brent Jenkins, Brent Jenkins is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department at Southern Polytechnic State University. He has taught circuit analysis (and other topics) for over 13 years. Page 13.293.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Circuit Elements are People Too—Using Personification in Circuit Analysis Lectures to Improve ComprehensionAbstractAn intuitive knowledge of circuit analysis is critical to

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Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavan K. Karra, Trine University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #21219A Cost-effective Laboratory Setup for Teaching System Dynamics and Con-trolsDr. Pavan K. Karra, Trine University Pavan Karra is Associate Professor at Trine University where he teaches in the field of Dynamics and Controls. He can be reached at karrap@trine.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A cost-effective laboratory setup for teaching system dynamics and controls Karra, Pavan, Trine UniversityAbstractSystem Dynamics and Controls class at Trine University had been handicapped by lack ofequipment for

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Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3291: FROM DEMONSTRATION TO OPEN-ENDED LABS: RE-VITALIZING A MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS COURSEDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Bridget M. Smyser is an Assistant Academic Specialist and Director of Laboratories, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering .Kevin McCue, Northeastern University Page 25.655.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 From Demonstration to Open Ended: Revitalizing a Measurements and Analysis CourseAbstractThe course entitled Measurements and Analysis with Thermal Science Application is a requiredcourse

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Solar, Wind, and Novel Energy-System Initiatives

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-1091: SELF-POWERED WIRELESS-CAMERA SYSTEM DESIGNFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Page 14.1049.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Self Powered Wireless Camera System DesignAbstractEnergy harvesting is described as the conversion of ambient energy into usable electrical energy.When compared with energy stored in common storage elements, such as batteries, capacitorsand the like, the environment represents a relatively infinite source of available energy.Conventional electrochemical batteries power most of the portable and wireless electronicdevices that are energized with electric power. In the past few years, electrochemical

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard N. Foster

frequencies of musical notes, you can start with the knowledge thatthe A above middle C has been set by international convention to have a frequency of 440 Hz.Thus, we see that there is a mathematics involved in establishing the notes of the musical scale inwestern music and that compromises must be made in applying theory to practice. The artist andthe author must live with such inexactness just as ultimately students must live with theapproximations of any complicated design in technology.ApplicationsIdeas on what comprises good musical composition, what sounds are consonant and what soundsare dissonant are under constant developmental change. It is well beyond the scope of this shortpaper to explore such aspects. But it is my contention that the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chappell, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

AC 2009-2297: EXCEL IN ME: PACKAGING ADD-INS AND PROVIDINGON-LINE HELPJoseph Chappell, University of AlabamaKeith Woodbury, University of AlabamaRobert Taylor, University of Alabama Page 14.601.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Excel in ME: Packaging Add-ins and Providing Online HelpAbstractMicrosoft Excel is a ubiquitous software tool that provides an excellent electronic format forengineering computation and organization of information. This paper reports on the second yearof an NSF CCLI Phase I project to implement a sequence of Excel modules for use in theThermal Mechanical Engineering Curriculum.Several modules were developed in the first year of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan K. Karplus

, MechanicalLaboratory Technician, Mr. Peter Bennett, Mechanical Laboratory Machinist, and by JasonMisiaszek in the recording of data.Bibliography:ALAN K. KARPLUSAlan K. Karplus is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England College, Springfield,Massachusetts. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts College, a Master’s degree from Iowa State University and aPh.D. from Colorado State University. He has been involved with the freshman engineering program, coordinatesthe senior mechanical engineering laboratory program, teaches Materials Science and supervises M.E. SeniorProjects. His interests include materials and design. He is a member of ASME and ASEE. He has contributed tothe National Educators’ Workshop and ASEE Annual Conference for several

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Branko S. Bokan, The George Washington University; Joost R. Santos, The George Washington University

. Joost R. Santos, The George Washington University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Threat Modeling for Optimal Enterprise Protections Against Known Cybersecurity ThreatsAbstract— To prioritize limited resources available to protect against cybersecurity attacks,organizations must adhere to risk management practices. These in turn necessitate a properframing of risk, which requires a ‘set of triplets’ to be understood – (i) a scenario in which athreat exploits a vulnerability, (ii) the likelihood, and (iii) the impact of the scenario takingplace. While the other elements of risk triplets are relatively easy to assess, the threat factorremains the most elusive. The

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2024 ASEE North East Section

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Hammad Mansoor, Fairfield University; Danushka Bandara, Fairfield University

degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, in 2009. He received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA, in 2013 and 2018, respectively. From 2019 to 2020, he worked as a Data Scientist at Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY, USA. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA. His Current research interests include Applied machine learning, Bioinformatics, Human-computer interaction, and Computational social science. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Automating

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Fred O. Simons; Aaron L. Robinson

1220 Session 1220 Benchmark Evaluations of Modern Multi-Processor VLSI DSPµPs Aaron L. Robinson and Fred O. Simons, Jr. High-Performance Computing and Simulation (HCS) Research Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department Florida A&M University and Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32316-2175Abstract - The authors continue their tradition of presenting

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Charles Mossey; Jacob Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Colin Huntington, University of St. Thomas; Mary Murphy

Paper ID #37603BYOE: Making Connections between Fluid Mechanics andAbstract PaintingThomas Shepard (Clinical Professor) Dr. Shepard is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He is actively engaged in experimental fluid mechanics research as well as engineering education studies with an emphasis on instructional labs.Charles MosseyJacob John Swanson Professor of EngineeringColin HuntingtonMary Murphy © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comBYOE: Making

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

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Electrical and Computer

. dissertation was on germanium preamorphization and rapid thermal annealing for formation of ultra-shallow source/drain junctions. After graduation, he joined the faculty at North Carolina State University where he is now a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He became a presidential faculty fellow in 1995. Dr. Ozturk authored over 100 papers in journals and conference proceedings and holds 8 US patents. His current research interests center around advanced processes for new silicon based nanoelectronic devices, and innovations in undergraduate education in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University Michael Escuti received the BS degree in Electrical and

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DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michaela Grover, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Natasha Wright, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Jennifer Hoody, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Carlye Lauff, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Minnesota. She earned her PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow studying the role of prototypes in companies. Carlye’s research is in the field of Design Theory and Methodology, and she studies how designers engage in the product development process and then improves tools and methods to support them. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Developing design ethnography interviewing competencies for novices1.0 IntroductionEthnographic research

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University; Michael Tyler Johnson-Moore, Sam Houston State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Experimentation in control and communication methods for neuron-based adaptable robotics Michael Johnson-Moore, Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui and Iftekhar Ibne Basith Department of Engineering Technology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TXABSTRACTThis paper discusses the partial development of a modular robotic arm built around a physicalbidirectional tree-like architecture inspired by artificial neural network (ANN), intended for use inexperimentation with control and communication methods. This project when completed willprovide students with foundation and experience in developing modular robotics and ANNcontroller with the long-tern goal of developing smart prostheses

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R. McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Computer Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Retaking Object-Oriented Programming Quizzes for Study Habit Insights and Improvements Aaron Carpenter and James McCusker {carpentera1, mccuskerj}@wit.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of TechnologyIt is often a challenge to gain insight into undergraduate study habits. Students can list theresources at their disposal and can

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #36812Mobile Phone-Based Contact and Non-Contact Vibration Sensing forStructural Dynamics Teaching LaboratoriesDr. Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 20 years and has been honored with both the ASCE ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Civil Engineering Education Award (2012) and the Beer and Johnston Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award (2013). While he teaches freshman to graduate- level courses across the civil engineering curriculum, his focus is on engineering mechanics. He im- plements classroom demonstrations at every opportunity as part of a

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Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N. Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

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Mathematics

presentations at annual ASEE con- ferences, they have published and co-presented at meetings of the Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Computing (METSMaC) in Abu Dhabi and at the Second International Congress of Educational Research in Antalya, Turkey. Page 25.815.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 INTEGRATING WRITING WITH CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLSAbstractGlobalization, compounded by the rapid societal evolution being propelled by

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Hussain A. Alhassan; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Operating System and Decision Making Hussain A. Alhassan Dr. Christian Bach Department of Computer Science & Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Engineering University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT, USA Bridgeport, CT, USA halhassa@my.bridgeport.edu cbach@bridgeport.edu Abstract—The diversity of operating systems offer

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2024 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Karl Benjamin Ernsberger, Graduation Solutions, LLC

Master’s in Education from Trevecca Nazarene Uni- versity focusing on Mathematics and Physics (2015) and a Bachelor’s in Global Security and Intelligence from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (2009) ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Iterative Research Kit Exchange Program for Remote High School Science (Evaluation) Managing a Montessori-inspired Collaborative Off-campus Secondary ProgramAbstractStudent engagement in science curriculumis dependent on hands-on live labs,rigorous collaboration and studentownership of learning goals. However,remote labs are often over-scripted,restrict student choice, and do not

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Chemical Engineering Education

Authors

Jason Ganley

renewable energy. Therefore, the nature of the adsorbent material will stronglyinfluence the amount of adsorption and the speed at which © Copyright ChE Division of ASEE 201844 Chemical Engineering Education • Feed and product flow rates/gas residence time • Column flow configura- tion/cycle style A more detailed descriptionof the experimental apparatusand its operation will follow.INDUSTRIAL PRAC-TICE AND LITERA-TURE REVIEW PSA was developed inde-pendently by the Air Liq-uide and Exxon corporationsin the 1960s. Since then, ithas proven to be a versa-tile

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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Scott G. Gabert; Jeff C. Kaiser; Derek J. Snyder; Prakash Ranganathan; Reza Fazel-Rezai

design, but only afterthe software controls have been verified with the Xbee sensors using the XCTU software and LabVIEW.The group also hopes to test different types of ZigBee operating modes, including star and mesh modes.As the project progresses, parts of the above proposal may be changed as necessary. EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES This capstone project led to various educational outcomes and student gained the fundamentalknowledge that are required to conduct this project through several junior and senior courses. The list isgiven in the following table.Courses Concepts gained by students conduct the Senior Design ProjectEE 321 – Electronics I 321. Electronics I. 3 credits. Prerequisite

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Richards, BYU; Joseph J Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

interests include network and systems manage- ment, distributed computing, system modeling and architecture, system development, Cyber security and IT curriculum development. Page 26.272.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Automated Identification of Terminological Dissonance in IT and adjacent fieldsABSTRACTInformation Technology often fills the role of tool supplier to other disciplines. This rolenecessitates that IT academics and professionals perform constant interdisciplinarycommunication