Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Segalewitz

part. Materials such as plastic (thermoplastic, thermoset), steel, and rubber, and Page 9.1363.4manufacturing processes including stamping, injection molding, and plating are discussed. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFinally, students use their own assembly drawings to reconstruct the 20+ pieces into a workingdevice. Students learn about some of the materials and manufacturing processes they willencounter later in the curriculum, but also discover the importance of proper documentation

Collection

2020 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Agamemnon Crassidis; Daniel S. Kaputa

UASs. This will be a valuable recruiting tool for new graduate researchstudents by exposing new graduates to new and exciting UAS research possibilities. RIT willalso benefit since regional industry leaders will be recruited to attend the seminar and will beable to converse with faculty and students for possible research collaborations. The EngineeringEducation efforts presented here were funded by a NASA/New York Space Consortium STEMCurriculum Higher Education Curriculum Enhancement grant. In this work, a curriculum enhancement to the Rochester Institute of Technology’s MechanicalEngineering department’s undergraduate and graduate program was completed. The curriculumenhancement included incorporating, within our current curriculum, a

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; John Poston, Texas A&M University; Kenneth Peddicord, Texas A&M University; John Crenshaw, STP Nuclear Operating Company

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Engineering Technology

Electrical, Electronics, I&C Core Curriculum With the department having two very strong programs in the electronics and themechanical/manufacturing areas, it was a straightforward process to create a well-roundedinterdisciplinary curriculum. STP indicated that future engineers and technologists needed abackground in several topic areas including:• Electronics • Materials• Power Systems and Rotating • Fluid Mechanics• Digital Instrumentation • Thermodynamics and Thermal Systems• Process Control Systems • System Design and Test• Nuclear Power Generation Topics Based on these needs, current courses from the

Conference Session

Continuing Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Daniel Azofeifa, Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Valentina Rueda-Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Luis Jose Gonzalez-Gomez; Mario Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico-UNAM; Julieta Noguez; Patricia Caratozzolo, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

Institute for the Future of Education Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico School of Engineering and Sciences Tecnologico de Monterrey, MexicoAbstractWith rapid advances in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies, there is a growing need for a structuredapproach to continuing engineering education that supports lifelong learning and aligns withevolving industry demands. This paper presents an implementation proposal for a novelframework that integrates knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) taxonomies, predictive analytics,and best practices in curriculum development. Designed to address the unique needs of theInformation and Communications Technology (INFOCOMM) workforce, which faces

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xian Zhao, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Carl Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-486: TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA IN CHINA AND THE UNITEDSTATES: WHAT ROLE DO "SOFT SKILLS" PLAY?Xian Zhao, Inner Mongolia University of Technology Xian Zhao, ABD, is an Associate Professor of Management at Inner Mongolia University of Technology (IMUT) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, where she teaches courses in Finance, Investment, International Business and other related subjects.Joy Colwell, Purdue University, CalumetCarl Jenks, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Technology Curriculum in China and the United States: What Role

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein; William Janna

survey, several students madesuggestions as to how to minimize some of the organizational problems encountered.(h) Interacting with the freshmen has had a positive effect on my grade in thiscourse. Page 10.647.5Item h shows that seniores believed that interacting with the freshmen did not have a positive effecton the grades received by the seniors. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education(i) The practice of using freshmen to interact with the senior design groupsshould be

Conference Session

Advancing Robotics Education: Frameworks, Platforms, and Teacher Preparation for K-12 Engagement

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Min Jung Lee, University of North Dakota; Danielle Marie Rhemer, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Stacie I Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Isaac Koduah Kumi, Old Dominion University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

assignment) Team member ●​ I am satisfied with my present teammates. effectiveness surveys ●​ I am pleased with the way my teammates and I work together. (Likert scale items with option for open comment) End of course reflection ●​ Was your collaboration with your engineering/education partner(s) effective? Did you benefit from working with him/her/them? Were you satisfied with your partnership experience overall? Please explain your answers. ●​ How confident are

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory E. Maksi

competency gap. Dual-credit courses, school-to-work programs, collegetransfer credit, and resource sharing are all involved in the State Tech endeavor. This paper willexplain how this innovative approach develops qualified manufacturing technicians andengineers to serve the Memphis community for the new millennium.I. IntroductionThe new global marketplace has forced industry to restructure to a more technology-intensivework environment in order to meet the demands of customers and competition. Newtechnologies are constantly emerging requiring companies to hire more highly skilled, well-educated, and technically flexible employees. However, most of our public high schools are notable to meet these New World demands because of their rigid political

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Mayfield, Monterey High School; Kenneth Currie, Tennessee Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oversimplified pieces of the process and nowthat these are known to work, the simplifications need to be removed from theprocess to reevaluate effectiveness. Most importantly, a more accurate, effective,and efficient way of evaluating cost is needed. A component of the RET experiencewas the development of a Legacy Cycle inquiry lesson unit intended to connectengineering research to high school mathematics and science curriculum standards.This poster session will focus on a mathematics legacy cycle I implemented with 32students in the 2009–10 school year. The legacy cycle featured an exploration oflinear programming, the simplex method, and very basic genetic algorithms todemonstrate to the student the various roles optimization can play throughout

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Huseyin Bostanci; Nourredine Boubekri

Copyright  2023, American Society for Engineering Education 8including (i) health and safety guidelines for industrial assessment, (ii) energy, water, and wastemanagement, (iii) manufacturing productivity and competitiveness, (iv) smart manufacturing,resiliency planning, decarbonization and electrification, (v) cybersecurity technologies. For thedevelopment of these workshops, center directors will seek to leverage the relevant content fromoffered courses and effectively utilize the existing expertise and prominent research programs atUNT; namely, (i) The Center for Information and Computer Security, recognized as a leader incybersecurity education and research, and (ii) Advanced

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan; Timothy Faley, University f Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-1601: ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS FUNDAMENTALS FORSCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERSPeter Adriaens, University of MichiganTimothy Faley, University f Michigan Page 13.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Entrepreneurial Business Fundamentals for Scientists and EngineersAbstractTraditional engineering approaches to technology transfer and venture creation tend to be basedon the technology push principle. These evolve from long term government support for theresearch, culminating in potential patents and licensure agreements. Research indicates that forevery successful company there is a two order of magnitude of failed or

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

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Educational Research and Methods

higher order cognition in the virtual laboratories. These statements areconsistent with the type of learning that has been previously measured for one of these virtuallaboratories, particularly through a think aloud protocol that has been reported elsewhere.IntroductionThe undergraduate laboratory plays a pivotal role in science and engineering curriculum,especially in the context of developing students’ abilities of scientific inquiry and engineeringdesign. The pedagogical value of the hands-on experience that a laboratory provides isubiquitously endorsed by educators;1 however, in practice the engineering laboratory haslimitations as well. Laboratories are resource intensive, both in terms of acquiring andmaintaining the equipment and in terms

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Courses for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Pickard, East Carolina University; Jimmy Bill Linn; Tolulope B. Awojana, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

requires skills in both areas, but currentprograms in colleges and universities typically have the curricula separated. As businessesimplement IIoT, the need for workers with combined IT and OT skills has increased.Unfortunately, there is not enough skilled labor to keep pace with the industry’s evolution. ThisIIoT skills gap is one of the greatest challenges manufacturers face. There is a rapidly-growingneed for manufacturing employees with certified skills in both IT and OT to design, secure,implement, and maintain these systems.East Carolina University (ECU) endeavors to meet this need through a collaborative workforcedevelopment and STEM education network infrastructure to link the university with regionalhigh schools and community colleges

Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; David Knight, The Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Curriculum, Course, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program of theNational Science Foundation, the P360 research effort examines the curricular, pedagogical,cultural, and organizational features that support undergraduate engineering education that iswell-aligned with the goals of the National Academy of Engineering’s Engineer of 202012. (Anadditional goal of this study is to identify educational practices that facilitate the success ofwomen and minority students in engineering.)Our findings reveal how engineering faculty and administrators implicitly and explicitly defineinterdisciplinarity. After demonstrating the different, sometimes conflicting, understandings ofthe term, we comment on the conceptualization of interdisciplinarity that guided

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston; Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Paige Evans, University of Houston; Peter Weber

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

. His research expertise areas include design and manufacturing, automation and robotics, machine learning, computational opti- mization, mariner and offshore safety, and engineering education. He has secured $7.2M ($4.1M as PI; $4.48M since joining UH in fall 2018) funding from NSF, NASEM, USDA, state, local, and foundations. He has received eight engineering education grant from NSF.Dr. Mariam Manuel, University of Houston Dr. Mariam Manuel is a Clinical Assistant Professor specializing in engineering design education for teachHOUSTON, a secondary STEM teacher preparation program in the Department of Mathematics at University of Houston. In addition to preservice STEM teacher education courses, Dr. Manuel teaches

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Kurtanich, Youngstown State University; William Wood, Youngstown State University; Edward Garchar, Youngstown State University

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Engineering Technology

for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Technology's Design Across the DisciplinesAbstract Students completing an engineering technology degree, such as Youngstown StateUniversity’s Civil & Construction Engineering Technology (CCET) bachelor’s degree programare expected to be productive in design offices and in engineering departments of constructionfirms. Accordingly, the curriculum has evolved over the past thirty years to include designprojects of varying complexity in many courses. This philosophy has now been expanded toprovide a multidisciplinary design experience for engineering technology (ET) majors. This paper describes the planning an implementation of a pair of courses required to betaken

Conference Session

Perceived Quality of Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Shell; Ali Houshmand

, University of Cincinnati, will, demonstrate that its graduates meeteleven ABET outcomes: a. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d. Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. Ability to communicate effectively h. Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. Recognition of the need for and the ability to engage in life-long

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Industrial Engineering

expected to grow byover 10% by 2026. 3 Forbes reports the field as one of the most “in-demand”. 4In ASEE’s ‘Engineering by the Numbers’ report, the Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems(I/M/S) Engineering discipline area is ranked 7th largest in terms of the number ofundergraduate degrees awarded by discipline graduating approximately 5000 students ayear.5 Disciplines ranked higher than 7th are degrees already offered by Stevens(Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, ComputerScience, Chemistry and BioMed). ISE is a very large market currently untapped byStevens and one that aligns with the mission of the school.Schools that offer Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) programs and are listed inthe top 10 by US News and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Serdar Tumkor; Mahmut Fetvaci; Ismail Fidan

Session 2793 Development and Implementation of a Virtual Gear Design and Simulation Tool for Undergraduate Education Cuneyt Fetvaci 1, Serdar Tumkor1, Ismail Fidan2 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul80191-TURKEY / 2Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Technology, College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505-USAAbstract Gear drives are the most important mechanisms in transmitting mechanical powercompromising several cost effectiveness and engineering advantages. Most of theundergraduate level-engineering design courses detail the

Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahram Varzavand; John Fecik; Recayi Pecen; Teresa Hall

Power System Interactions, power quality, and grid-connected renewable energy applications.http://www.uni.edu/~pecenTERESA HALL: Teresa Hall is an associate professor and program coordinator for Manufacturing Technology in theDepartment of Industrial Technology at the University of Northern Iowa. She has a B.A. in Industry, a M.A. in Technologyand a Ph.D. in Industrial Education and Technology and is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer. Her research interests are inthe areas of manufacturing resource management, e-learning, and curriculum development for technical and professionalprograms. Page 8.1124.12Proceedings of the

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Pouneh Abbasian, Texas A&M University

aspects 1- technical aspects ofchange (technological advancements and computerization) and 2- the people-related aspects(educating and growing the workforce skills). Limited availability of research on both aspects,specifically educating aspects such as the skills/ capabilities of the workforce and the available jobtraining curriculum, in the industrial distribution industry and especially warehousing has drawnour attention for doing this research.Regarding Small and Mid-size Enterprises (SME), Koshal et al., 2019 outlines some of the resultsobtained from a survey comprising sixteen Likert-type questions, gathered from 56 potentialrespondents from industries such as manufacturing, retail, distribution and third-partyorganizations. Results show a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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International

refining and manufacturing industries to bio-basedindustries; tools essential for success, including quality improvement, management, and businessproductivity tools; relevance to engineering and technology education; and curriculummodification and incorporation techniques that can be used to achieve these efforts. The trendsdiscussed here and their implications are critical for educators, because in coming years theseindustries will be used to simultaneously meet the needs of our society as well as that ofenvironmental stewardship.KeywordsBiochemicals, Biofuels, Biomass, Bioprocessing, Biopower, Bioproducts, Biorefining,Curriculum DevelopmentIntroductionSuccessful manufacturing and industrial enterprises often have a history of adapting to change

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 22: Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly epistemic identities and vocational path- ways. Dr. Lande received his B.S. in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University. He was previously an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering programs and Tooker Professor for Effective STEM Education at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hitesh D. Vora, Oklahoma State University; Brad Rowland, Oklahoma State University; Joe Conner, Oklahoma State University; Brian K. Norton P.E., Oklahoma State University; Qinang Hu, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Education through the Experience-based learning.AbstractPrevious studies show that ~50% of engineering students withdraw or change to other majorsmainly due to the poor teaching and advising; the difficulty of the engineering curriculum; andmore importantly - the lack of “belonging” within engineering. Few studies link this problem tonon-engineering courses since most of their first-year courses are demanding and focusing ontopics other than engineering, such as chemistry, mathematics, and physics. To tackle suchissues, the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology (CEAT) at Oklahoma StateUniversity (OSU) is in the process of a multiyear plan to transform undergraduate education. TheENDEAVOR is the centerpiece of a

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

asrobotics, mechatronics, and manufacturing engineering. At CSU in the Department of Engineering Technology, we don’t have the usual four years inwhich to spread out the control system education. Our students come to CSU, having completedan Associate of Science degree, to complete years three and four of the bachelor’s degreeprogram in either mechanical engineering technology or electrical engineering technology.Curriculum constraints in each program allow for just a single senior-level course (withlaboratory) in which to provide some fundamental control systems education. The course topicswere organized with the NSF/CSS workshop recommendations in mind: (1) begin with topicsthat emphasize the basic principles of control systems; (2) then broaden

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Adam Kirsch, Crescent Valley High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Debra Gilbuena is a graduate student in Business Administration and Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. She currently has research in the areas of solar cell development through thin film technology, business plan writing and engineering education. Debra has 4 years of experience including positions in semiconductor manufacturing, propellant manufacturing, electronics cooling and sensor development, an area in which she holds a patent and has provided international consulting. Debra was awarded the Teacher's Assistant of the Year Award for the College of Engineering at Oregon State University for her work as a Teacher's Assistant in thermodynamics courses. She has interests in

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #21669Industrial Engineering Outreach to K-12 CommunityMr. Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University Anuj Mittal is a PhD Candidate in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State Uni- versity. His research interests include agent-based modeling and discrete-event simulation and their ap- plications in sustainable sociotechnical systems. He is currently a NSF-Trinect Engineering Fellow, and is working with cooperating teachers and student teachers at Des Moines Public Schools to help improve STEM education in an elementary school classroom. He is actively involved in developing and deploying

Conference Session

ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

successful programs: an undergraduate major in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems Engineering, a graduate certificate in Advanced Electric Vehicles, and a thriving partnership for student recruitment with several universities in China. He has also been the dissertation advisor for and graduated many Ph.D. students. Dr. Das’s areas of research interests are modeling and simulation of multi-disciplinary engineering problems, modeling multi-physics problems in manufacturing, engineering education, and curriculum reform. He has worked in areas ranging from mechatronics system simulation to multi-physics process simulation using CAE tools such as Finite Elements and Boundary Elements. He has authored or co-authored five

Conference Session

Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soondo Kweon, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jun H. Park, Tongmyong University; Kookhyun Kim, Tongmyong University; Kee Joo Kim, Tongmyong University; Jeonghoon Song, Tongmyong University; Hooi-Siang Kang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; H. Felix Lee, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Diversity

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International

inter- est is in 3D modeling and applications, CAD/CAM/CAE, manufacturing system design and planning, and computer simulation and OR. He renovated the industrial and manufacturing engineering curriculum with introduction of CAD/CAM/CAE and 3D modeling applications to manufacturing systems, and has taught Boeing engineers on the subjects for about 20 years. He was a recipient of NSF grants on developing a supply-chain manufacturing system and on developing an integrated design-aid tool for flexible manufac- turing systems, and of AHA (American Heart Association) grant on volumetric assessment of epicardial adipose tissue using echocardiography . He authored a book on CAD on Unigraphics: Engineering De- sign in

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Industrial Engineering

multiple projects in education data mining, some in collaboration with the Dean of Engineering. His research interests include healthcare and education data mining.Ms. Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago To be added.Dr. Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineering in 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Department of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam