Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-2059: ENGAGING COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS IN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTSMasoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University Dr. Masoud Naghedolfeizi is a professor in the Deaprtment of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. His research interests include computer-based measurement and instrumentation systems, applied artificial networks, and engineering education.Prof. Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State CollegeProf. Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University Dr. Gosukonda is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. His research interests include Bioinformatics, Applications of Artificial Neural Networks in Biotechnology, and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #27189Design and Validation of a Bracket using a Laser Scanner, Topology Opti-mization, and a 3-D PrinterDr. Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University Luis E. Monterrubio joined the Robert Morris University Engineering Department as an Assistant Pro- fessor in the Fall of 2013. He earned his B.Eng. from the Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de M´exico, his M.A.Sc. from the University of Victoria, Canada, and his Ph.D. from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. All degrees are in Mechanical Engineering and both M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. studies are related with vibrations. After his Ph.D. he worked at the University of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Anderson, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2009-211: ENGINEERING TOOLS SEMINAR: AN INNOVATIVE NEWCOURSE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE RIGORS OF THE MECHANICALENGINEERING PROGRAMMichael Anderson, United States Air Force AcademyMatthew Snyder, United States Air Force AcademyMichael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy Page 14.560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineering Tools Seminar: An Innovative New Course to Prepare Students for the Rigors of the Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstractThe Department of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy debutedEngineering Tools Seminar (ETS) in the spring of 2008. ETS is a hands-on

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #25856Work in Progress: Incorporating Microprocessors across the Mechanical En-gineering CurriculumDr. Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University Dr. Funke received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. He is currently an assistant professor at Ohio Northern University.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Coordinator of the First-Year Engi- neering experience for the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He previously completed his graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hao Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Student

Paper ID #26827Work in Progress: Initial Approaches for Starting Open-Ended Problems inMechanical EngineeringHao Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hao Li is currently a PhD student studying Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Rice University.Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anette (Peko) Hosoi is Associate Dean of Engineering and the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Me- chanical Engineering, at MIT. She received her PhD in Physics from the University of Chicago and went on to become an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the MIT Department of Mathematics and at the

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver; Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #27172Work in Progress: Qualitative Insights from a Visual Expertise Experimentin Fluid MechanicsProf. Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver Katherine Goodman is assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver, and the associate director of Inworks, an interdisciplinary innovation lab. She completed her PhD at the ATLAS Institute in Tech- nology, Media, and Society at the University of Colorado Boulder. She also holds a B.S. in mathematics and a masters of professional writing.Dr. Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Hertzberg is currently Associate Professor of Mechanical

Conference Session

Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaela Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Jonathan Mark Gallimore, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

a popular technique within higher education. This papercompares students’ performance in an upper-level space mechanics flipped classroom to a moretraditional classroom. Among three sections of the flipped classroom, the average final grade ofstudents in the flipped classroom was 4.66, 8.82, and 9.93 percentage points higher than studentsin the traditional classroom.IntroductionSuccessful educators relentlessly seek the best method to teach students. Often the “best” methoddepends on the course material, the students, the learning outcomes, and the instructor. Activelearning and memory research suggest a learner-centered teaching (LCT) approach where theinstructor becomes a facilitator.1 LCT strives to create an environment that maximizes

Conference Session

Machine Design Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

activities are essentially nolonger possible. Mechanical Engineering Design (i.e., Machine Design) at California StateUniversity Chico normally facilitates a semester-long design and fabrication project to givestudents a real-world engineering experience. As an alternative, this paper considers theeffectiveness and benefit of focusing on the documentation and presentation of engineeringanalysis and design work rather than hands-on projects. In a series of activity assignments,students are required to compose short technical reports which document their engineeringanalysis in professional form. Each subsequent assignment had an increased level of analysiscomplexity and documentation which related to the course material. A mid-semester survey

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Teaching. His primary scholarly interests are engineering education research, adaptive, blended, and flipped learning, open courseware development, composite materials mechanics, and higher education’s state and future. His work in these areas has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Florida Department of Transportation, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Funded by National Science Foundation, under his leadership, he and his colleagues from around the nation have developed, implemented, refined, and assessed online resources for open courseware in Numerical Methods (http://nm.MathForCollege.com). This courseware annually receives 1M+ page views, 1.6M+ views of

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2007-782: INDUSTRIAL CAPSTONE AND DESIGN PROJECTS FORMANUFACTURING AND MECHANICAL ET STUDENTS ALREADYEMPLOYED IN INDUSTRYLawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology Lawrence J. Wolf is a professor of the Oregon Institute of Technology and a distinguished service professor of the Oregon University System. See http://www.etllc.us. After experience in the army and the aircraft, petroleum, and chemical industries, he began his academic career in 1964 as the founding head of the MET program at the St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. As a research fellow he completed his doctorate in engineering at Washington University and then became an associate professor at the

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

Session 2547 Overcoming Problems in Mechanical Engineering Technology Education through Innovative Projects Saeed D. Foroudastan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractTwo of the biggest problems facing mechanical engineering technology programs areretaining freshmen students and adequately preparing graduating seniors for the realworld. The reasons for these problems are simple. Freshmen students often becomefrustrated early in their college careers because they have to take so many classes yet

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Mativo, University of Georgia; Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

were outlined as: o Reinforce fundamental principles in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer o Provide additional design of experiments experience o Draw a stronger connection in students’ minds of the linkage between the problem and the design of an experiment needed to interpret the problem. o Provide further opportunity and growth of technical communication. o Provide an opportunity for creativity and imaginationReview of Prerequisite Material: In order to establish a baseline of knowledge for all students,sixty minutes of each of the first three weeks of the term was dedicated to reviewingfundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer with each of the threesegments assigned specific week

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Goulet, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

skewed by the dishonest behavior ofstudents who cheat, copy work of others including solutions manuals.To maximize the likelihood of achieving learning objectives, the author developed an approachto incorporating out-of-class work into an undergraduate mechanics of materials course thateffectively compels students to invest heavily in the assignments by a 50% weighting in thecomputation of the final grade; that effectively incentivizes students to improve their final gradeby a correction policy where a student may recovers half of any lost points by finding andperfecting their errors; and reduces the likelihood of cheating by individualizing the assignment.While the basic question, “Does homework improve learning?” remains unanswered, the

Conference Session

Engineering Equity: Challenging Paradigms and Cultivating Inclusion in Technical Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingfeng Wu, University of Michigan; Clay Walker, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering Technical Communication Program. He regularly teaches first-year, intermediate, and senior writing courses for students in all engineering disciplines, but especially Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering. His research focuses on the interplay between identity, experience, and agency in language and literacy practices in technical and workplace communication contexts through translingual and linguistic justice frameworks. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mechanical engineering reasoning diagram: How can modeling engineering thinking support learning in writing intensive labs?The

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia L. Morse, Kansas State University, Salina; Raju S. Dandu, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2011-2270: ACCLIMATING MECHANICAL DESIGNERS TO MANU-FACTURING TOLERANCES IN THE FRESHMAN YEARJulia L Morse, Kansas State University, Salina Julia Morse is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for Mechanical Engineering Technology at Kansas State University, K-State Salina. She teaches lecture and laboratory courses in the areas of computer-aided design, manufacturing and automation. Ms. Morse earned a B.S.I.E. from the Univer- sity of Tennessee-Knoxville and an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Auburn University, where she also worked with Auburn Industrial Extension Service. Her work in industry includes engi- neering experience in quality control, industrial engineering, and design and

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

is due to various reasons, Page 26.775.2such as the recent focus on reducing credit-hours in engineering programs; the need to removeother course material at the expense of adding this new material; and the fact that FE theory isvery mathematics-intensive thereby making it more suitable for graduate students who have amore rigorous mathematical education. For example, a typical undergraduate heat transfercourse within a mechanical engineering curriculum will cover the basic theory behindconduction (1-D, 2-D, and 3-D; steady-state and transient), convection (internal and externalforced convection; natural convection), and radiation in one

Conference Session

Introducing Active and Inductive Learning and Improving the Learning Curve in ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Günter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,

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Mechanical Engineering

sciences.Domagoj Rubesa, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,Graz, Austria Domagoj Rubeša teaches Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria) and is also associated professor in the field of Material Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rijeka (Croatia). He graduated as naval architect from the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka and received his master’s degree from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and his PhD from the University of Leoben (Austria). He has industrial experience in a Croatian shipyard and in the R&D dept. of an Austrian

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seifollah Nasrazadani, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.American Society for Mechanical Engineers Outcomes Criteria(for Mechanical Engineering Technology programs)Graduates must apply the following concepts to the analysis, development, implementation, oroversight of mechanical systems and processes:l. technical expertise in • engineering materials, • statics, • dynamics, • strength of materials, • fluid power or fluid mechanics, • thermodynamics, and • either electrical power or electronics.m. technical expertise having added technical depth in a minimum of three subject areas chosen from: • manufacturing processes, • mechanical design, • computer-aided engineering graphics, • engineering

Conference Session

Design and Manufacturing Experiences II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Bowman

Teaching Aircraft Design to Undergraduate Students in a Mechanical Engineering Program Dr. W. Jerry Bowman Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602Abstract This paper describes informal methods used to teach aircraft design to undergraduates ina traditional Mechanical Engineering program. Freshman and sophomore students areintroduced to the topic by way of a club environment where they do a series of design, build, andfly projects. This paper will provide details about the specific design projects assigned and themethod used to introduce the students to aircraft design.Introduction

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Liaw, City College of the City University of New York; Ioana Voiculescu, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

at the center of the Mechanical Engineeringcurriculum. The pre-requisites required for this courses include mathematics (calculus,differential equations, complex variables, linear algebra, etc.), engineering sciences (dynamics,mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, electric circuits, etc.), MATLAB-based Page 12.216.2computer and numerical techniques, and mechatronics-based laboratory techniques (e.g.,knowledge of various electro-mechanical-optical sensors, digital data acquisition, characteristicsof measurement systems, engineering statistics and regression analyses, etc.). In short, thiscourse serves as the culmination of our

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #22980Promoting Innovation in a Junior-level, Multidisciplinary, Electro-MechanicalDesign CourseDr. Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an associate professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. He earned his bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin, masters degree from Penn State, and PhD from Georgia Tech, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include manufacturing processes, quality techniques, and outdoor gear manufacturing. He also serves as the program director for Engineering Technology at WCU.Dr

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Sabine Linke, University of California, Davis; Ian C. Garretson, University of California, Davis; Fahad M. Jan, University of California, Davis; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis; Mohamed M. Hafez, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

models themselves and apply the learnedprinciples.Besides homework assignments that assess the technical knowledge and basic synthesisunderstanding, a group project will direct the students to integrate all course material bydesigning and analyzing airfoil or nozzle shapes, fabricating and testing models, and comparingcomputational and experimental results. Figure 4: Relevant model shapesCompressible flow theoryIn the first week, the students will review fluid mechanics fundamentals, in particularconservation of mass as examined by Leonardo da Vinci, definition of pressure as derived byPascal, Bernoulli’s Law and Euler Equations, Newton Viscosity Law, and viscous effects andboundary layers. Furthermore, the basics

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven

a number of students take an elective statistics course, students’ main exposure to data analysis in our program comes from a three course in-major laboratory sequence. These courses each target different technical content while emphasizing common skills, including writing (technical memos, lab reports, design reports), formal presentations (oral and poster), and statistical analysis techniques to quantify uncertainty in measured data. The first laboratory (sophomore year) targets instrumentation and measurement techniques and introduces the concept of bias and precision uncertainty. The second laboratory (junior year) focuses on experiments related to the mechanics of materials and structures and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

over a particular homeworkproblem to covering key concepts and strategies needed for tackling similar problems.Connections between topics and concepts under scrutiny and those encountered in future follow-up courses, such as Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mechanics of Materials, were alsohighlighted wherever appropriate. It is well understood that having students repeatedly recognizethe underlying common thread through the logical progression of the curriculum, motivates themto stay engaged with their chosen major, which in turn improves retention. Secondly, we wantedto have both small-group discussions, encouraging students to interact among themselves andTAs, as well as one-on-one help sessions with the faculty present, thusly creating a

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jack Elliott, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Lori Caldwell, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the study of fluid mechanics while using the state-of-the-art flow visualization and measurement technique PIV in a low-cost and safe manner.Continuation of this work includes the on-going development and refinement of flowexperiments and leveled curricula to extend across a variety fluid mechanics topics. Iterativeimplementation of the mI-PIV and curricula with students in a variety of learning environmentsprovides the research team with educational data needed to refine the application user interface,processing algorithm, and learning content. Acknowledgements This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Office of Naval Research Navyand Marine Corps Science, Technology, Engineering &

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devshikha Bose, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11618Use of mobile learning strategies and devices for e-portfolio content creationin an engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics classes: StudentperceptionsDr. Krishna Pakala, Boise State University Devshikha Bose, Ph.D., is an instructional design consultant at Boise State University, Idaho. Her aca- demic research interests include just-in-time learning, online learning, flipped classrooms, hybrid learn- ing, video-based learning objects, social media, pedagogical applications of emerging technologies, and mobile teaching and learning strategies. Krishna Pakala, Ph.D., is an Clinical Assistant Professor

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreenidhi Krishnamoorthy, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

all thefive courses showed no variation in GPA, and two other classes showed only a slight increase.Given that students in these courses felt the discussion sections worked well for theirengagement with the material, it could perhaps be that a summative evaluation isn't robustenough to parse out the impact on learning and instead, formative assessment during the courseshould be conducted in the future to assess the impact of active learning strategies more deeply.Conclusion and Directions for Future work:The change model adopted in the implementation of active learning modes in the coursestructures of five Mechanical Engineering classes in an R1 university was studiedretrospectively. The history behind the reasons for the introduction of

Conference Session

Software and Programming

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #13868An Integrated Project-Driven Course in Computer Programming for Me-chanical Engineering StudentsProf. Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She primarily teaches freshman design and programming courses.Prof. Stephen Mascaro, University of Utah Stephen Mascaro received the B.A. in Physics from Houghton College, the B.S. in Mechanical

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali R. Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #19680Application of the Heat-balance Integral to Linear Transient Heat Conduc-tion in a Semi-infinite MediumDr. Salim M. Haidar, Grand Valley State University Salim M. Haidar holds a Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University and is a Pro- fessor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University. His research interests are: Nonlinear Elasticity (regularity of equilibria and material instabilities); Variational Calculus (field theory, regularity of min- imizers, relaxed formulations); and PDEs (compensated-compactness and homogenization methods in solving nonlinear pde’s;)Dr. Ali R. Mohammadzadeh

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daeyeoul Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with both the Birck Nanotechnology Center and Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same insti- tution. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, each in mechanical engineering, from Michigan State University in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. Dr. Rhoads’ current research interests include the predictive design, analysis, and implementation of resonant micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) for use in chemical and biological sensing, electromechanical signal processing, and computing; the dynamics of parametrically-excited systems and coupled oscillators; the thermomechanics of energetic materials; additive manufacturing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads