Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Ayush Vasu Gowda, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Professional Papers

different knowledge levels and to engage diverse audiences—ranging from peers with similar backgrounds to novices unfamiliar with the research area. This skill not only proved invaluable for communicating within the team and disseminating progress outside the project, but also enhanced the student’s overall ability to convey complex ideas in an accessible and impactful way.During and immediately after the project, the student received multiple awards for their research,presentation skills, and also technical abilities. These successes along with a newly enhancedskill to clearly explain his ideas led to several job offers before graduation. Notably, in one jobinterview, the student had to describe complex computer science

Conference Session

Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 5

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Air Force Academy; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for sevDr. Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana Jul Davis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. He received his PhD in 2007 from Virginia Tech in Engineering Mechanics where he studied the vestibular organs in the inner ear using finite element models and vibration analyses. After graduating, he spent a semester teaching at a local community college and then two years at University of Massachusetts (Amherst) studying the biomechanics of biting in bats and monkeys, also

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

, as an integrated exchange engineer.Ms. Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group Corinna M. Ward currently works at Capital Group Companies having graduated from Cedarville Uni- versity cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing in 2018. Corinna holds various industry licenses including her SIE, Series 6, Series 63, and Series 65 through FINRA. She competed in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge to compete globally against more than 5,000 peers from 1,000 institutions qualifying in the local finals as one of four teams represented in 2018 and is currently studying for her Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) certification through

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Peggy Fussell; Manuel Aroz; EIT, Maria Reyes; Catherine R. Cosgrove; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

students moving into the dorm or local housing on the weekend before.During the college assembly, the Dean and Associate Deans addressed the students with a general welcomeand advice about studying. Department heads were introduced so that the students would be able to identifythe chair of their department. Special support services were also made known and the directors of the Officeof Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) and the Women in Applied Sciences and Engineering Program(WISE) were also introduced. A short reception followed this program with refreshments in the lobby of ournew research building. At the conclusion of this informal time, students were asked to go with the chair oftheir department for assistance with class scheduling. Monday

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in Engineering for Researrch and Graduate studies at Clarkson University. She has directed an NSF-Funded GK-12 Program - Project-Based Learning Partnership Program for the past six years and received the NSF Directors Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars in 2004. Page 11.738.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improving science literacy through project-based K-12 outreach efforts that use energy and environmental themesAbstractAn educational outreach program uses project-based curricula with environmental themes as ameans to engage students and increase their interest and competency

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Burford J. Furman, San Jose State University; Ping Hsu, San Jose State University; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

Aerospace Engi- neering at San Jos´e State University since 1994. Prior to coming to SJSU, he worked at IBM in San Jos´e in the development of disk drive actuators and spindle motors. He has also worked as a consultant in the optomechanical and laboratory automation industries. His areas of teaching and research are primarily focused in mechatronics, precision machine design, engineering measurements, and programming. He was one of the faculty members who redesigned the E10 Introduction to Engineering course in 2007.Prof. Ping Hsu, San Jose State University Dr. Ping Hsu graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1988 with a Ph.D. in Electrical En- gineering. After graduation, he joined the Department of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

, rather than listening passively to a lecture. If students informally assist one another inthis process, the technique is deemed to be collaborative learning [2]. PBL builds on ACL byintroducing engaging real-world problems for students to solve as part of a group [2]. A newtwist on PBL is the inclusion of student skills associated with an entrepreneurial mindset, such asintegrating information from many sources to gain insight and/or identifying unexpectedopportunities to create value. The resulting EML activities emphasize “discovery, opportunityidentification, and value creation with attention given to effectual thinking over causal(predictive) thinking” [3].Atman et al. [4] reported on the Academic Pathways Study to address research questions

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Michele H. Miller; Kari L. Jordan

understanding,and agility as areas of improvement for engineering graduates. The design component of anengineering curriculum is well positioned to address most of these. Innovation andentrepreneurship are emphasized in a special capstone course at University Nevada Reno [60].An ancillary benefit of entrepreneurship education may be improved retention [61]. U.S. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conferenceuniversities are developing partnerships with universities across the globe, and global studentdesign teams may become a trend. Downey, et al. note that global competency means being ableto work with people who define problems differently [62]. They recommend internationalprojects, travel abroad for study/work

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yegin Genc, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

and Future WorkThis study focused on the implementation of the educational materials over a socialnetwork. It was initially based on the idea that social networks are a part of everydaylife, though they are not an active component of the learning process. As the demand todistance and virtual learning increases, the use of social networks can be a part of the Page 25.280.10learning process. In this research, a social network, Facebook, is used as acommunication and sharing platform. The course instructor shared the material with thestudents and students shared their responses and discussions with the course instructorand their classmates.The outcomes

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Nydahl; Colin K. Keeney; Ann Peck

plus all the above writing components into a one-hour class/laboratory are discussed. Anassessment of this interdisciplinary venue is also given.I. IntroductionAn ability to communicate effectively is expected of all college graduates. Nurturing thisexpertise in an engineering curriculum is especially difficult, in spite of the fact that enteringengineering students at the University of Wyoming (UW) have above average English andReading ACT scores and the College of Engineering’s average composite ACT score is thehighest of any college1. A primary obstacle is the students’ perspective of the engineeringprofession only in terms of its technical and problem-solving aspects - the basic attributes ofengineering that many wish to study. Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Martini

approach can easily model unstable structures with very largedisplacements, making it well suited to study post-buckling behavior, cable structures, andplastic collapse mechanisms. The program performs computations in real time, so that modelsrespond instantly to input from the keyboard and mouse with a game-like interface. While theprogram has proven effective in lecture demonstrations and course assignments for studying non-linear behavior in an advanced steel design course, its ability to model unstable structures alsomakes it useful in teaching elementary statics, since it can model the response of free-floatingbodies to unbalanced forces. In addition, its visual presentation makes it suitable for non-engineering students, and the program has

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Satyajit Verma, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Engineering Technology

objectives to be ABET accredited. There is no doubt that at mostinstitutions effective practices are in place for quality programs; however, the challenge todemonstrate the existing quality of these programs remains a daunting task for most institutionsand associated faculty.Koehn1 reports on a survey-based study to assess the Civil Engineering program at LamarUniversity based on ABET criteria in an effort to strengthen undergraduate education. Out of thethree groups surveyed (undergraduate students, graduate students, practitioners) all recommendthat mathematics from calculus to differential equations as well as core civil engineering subjectsbe covered in depth. On the contrary, all groups rated the coverage of professional issues lowerthan the

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

research, transcripts provide a rich source of data. The challenge is to figure outhow to analyze the data in a way that is both systematic and meaningful. In this case, the overallgoal of the analysis was to begin to characterize the types of knowledge experts possess and howthey solve automated manufacturing system design problems. We did this by 1) noting the typesof questions that the engineers asked during the conceptual design exercise; 2) studying howengineers approached designing for the various assembly tasks, in terms of the kinds ofstatements they made; and 3) making general observations about the comments that were madeduring the interviews.Analysis 1: Questions askedThe goal of this analysis was to characterize the types of

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suk Kim Chin, Australian Catholic University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1661: A STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR TEAMWORKSuk Kim Chin, Australian Catholic University Suk Kim Chin is a Lecturer in the Institute of Business and Informatics in the Australian Catholic University, Sydney. She graduated from the University of Technology (Sydney, NSW) with a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning in 2003. Her research interests include multicast technology, enterprise resource planning, and developing effective teaching models in engineering education. Page 13.111.1© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

water quality and wastewater treatment and is involved in outreach and support to K-12 teachers in the use of watersheds as tools in science education while maintaining an ongoing involvement in policy and research in the fields of Environment and Water Resources in the Middle East and Haiti. Page 11.1436.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 WATER RESOURCES EVALUATION FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTER IN HAITIAbstractThis paper will present a case study of the impacts of a hurricane and the resultantflooding during June 2005 in Deschapelles, Haiti on spring box collection

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; Garry W. Warren, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #6250The Coach: a Web-based Resource for Improving the Writing Skills of Engi-neering StudentsDr. David M. Beams, University of Texas, Tyler David Beams earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1974 and 1977, respectively, and spent 16 years in industrial practice as a design engineer before returning to graduate study. He earned the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin- Madison in 1997 and joined the founding faculty of the School of Engineering of the University of Texas at Tyler. Dr. Beams has authored or co-authored a number of papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Nasser Alaraje; Vincent Druschke; Mark Highum; Joshua Hooker; Mark Kinney; Scott Kuhl; Aleksandr Sergeyev

. These trends are made clear in a study conducted bythe market research firm, Metra Martech, “Positive Impact of Industrial Robots onEmployment”1. The IFR projects that 1.9 to 3.5 million jobs related to robotics will be created inthe next eight years2. The rapid growth of robotics and automation, especially during the last fewyears, its current positive impact and future projections for impact on the United States economyare very promising. Even by conservative estimates1, the number of robots used in industry in theUnited States has almost doubled in recent years. From 2014 to 2016, robot installations areestimated to increase about 6% a year, resulting in an overall 3-year increase1 of 18%. Likewise,industrial robot manufacturers are

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera, UNED; SANTIAGO MONTESO FERNANDEZ, UNED; Félix García Loro, Predoctoral fellow; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"; Mihail Milev; juan peire; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6854Ubiquitous and Smart Learning Paradigm for Preparing Qualified and SkilledEngineersMohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED) M.Sc. degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain, and the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2011 and 2008 respectively. Visitor researcher at the Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia, in 2012. He is an IEEE member since 2009. Actually, he is a research associate in Electrical & Computer

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #32316Exploring a New Mentorship Model: From One-on-One to Flash MentoringDr. Marissa H. Forbes, University of San Diego Marissa Forbes, PhD is a Research Associate in the University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, where she works on the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice (ExSJ). Her research ar- eas include broadening participation in engineering education, engineering for social and eco-justice, and water justice. Dr. Forbes earned her MS and PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Civil (envi- ronmental) Engineering. She previously served as the project manager and lead editor of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E Faulkner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student

 experienced TA to help novice graduate teaching assistants. The informal style is chosen to make the article easy, and perhaps a little fun, to read and absorb. This article is a rigorous reflection, not a formal research study, so there won’t be the usual methods, results, or discussion sections. Instead, expect tips such as “Don’t isolate female students” or “Always solve worksheets yourself before class.” The tips in this article are supported by documented experiences in my classroom and when appropriate also by references to the education literature.   Context determines how much of the advice here is transferable to your particular program. An overview of the program at my university is provided to allow the reader to decide which of

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough; Jesus Alberto Gonzalez-Rodriguez; Adriana Rios Santiago

tobridge the skills-gap in these areas is through work with industry as a partner and stakeholder [8,9, and 10]. At the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the department of EngineeringTechnology has established partnerships with local industries to develop a CMM trainingprogram. The successful graduates from the training program are hired by these industries towork as CMM programmers and quality control engineers. The engineers from these industriesare also helpful in testing the research projects associated with the coordinate metrology andCMM, as presented in the previous section.ConclusionThe UTRGV’s department of engineering technology has enduring partnerships andcollaborations with several companies in the region and across the border in

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; James Heisler, Hope College; Thomas Ludwig, Hope College; Roger Nemeth, Hope College; James Piers, Hope College; Neal Sobania, Pacific Lutheran University

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Liberal Education

programs.Background The goal of this paper is to convey information from recent experiences by USfaculty teaching in Japan. This work represents a summary of recent experiences and isnot intended as an exhaustive review of Japanese higher education. More comprehensiveoverviews of Japanese higher education have been prepared by Benjamin1, Becker2, andHayes3. The National Research Council has examined the similarities, differences, andtrends in how the US and Japan educate and train engineers4.To provide a background, the major features of the Japanese educational system arereviewed. The educational systems of the United States and Japan have a similarstructure2-4. This is in part because the current Japanese system was strongly influencedby the US

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Andrew Albright, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Karen R. Den Braven, South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics; Elaine R. Parshall, SC Governor's School of Science and Mathematics

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12136An integrated, blended online engineering program of college-level coursesfor high school students offered by a state-wide public STEM magnet schoolDr. Michael Andrew Albright, South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Michael Albright teaches English for the Accelerate program at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics. He received his Ph.D. in English literature in 2013 from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA where he taught first-year composition to primarily engineering students as a graduate student. Albright specializes in drama of the early modern/Renaissance era

Conference Session

Laboratory and Internship Innovations in IT/IS

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoxi Martin, Western Carolina University; Brant Price, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University

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Information Systems

University DUANE D. DUNLAP is professor and dean, Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University, and program chair of the Graduate Studies Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.Robert Adams, Western Carolina University ROBERT ADAMS is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in the Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. His research interests include mathematical modeling of electrocardiographic applications, 3D modeling, and digital signal processing. Dr. Adams is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-4981: EXPOSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONCUR-RENT PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES USING VIDEO GAME SCRIPT-ING ENGINESMr. Michael Steffen, Iowa State University Michael Steffen is a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering and NSF graduate research fellow. His research interests include computer architecture, graphics hardware, computer graphics and embedded systems, and specifically he focuses on improving SIMT processor thread efficiency using a mixture of custom architectures and programming models. He received a B.S, degrees in both mechanical engineer- ing and electrical engineering from Valparaiso University in 2007.Prof. Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University Joseph Zambreno has been with the Department of

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

held.BackgroundEducators and industry alike have well documented their concerns about the future ofengineering in the United States due to a decline of engineering graduates.1 Increasing thenumber of engineering graduates requires both an increase in the number of students choosing tostudy engineering as well as an increase in engineering student retention. Engineering programshave struggled with retention issues for decades with many programs reporting that 30-40% ofstudents leave engineering after the freshmen year. Numerous studies indicate the many factors Page 15.256.2that impact retention 2,3,4.Page 15.256.3The remainder of the paper provides a description of

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Alford

create course materials for students and faculty. Thesetools can be categorized into four general categories: (1) HTML and XML-based tools, (2) texttools, (3) calendar tools, and (4) programming tools.Computing EnvironmentAll 4,200 students at the United States Military Academy are required to purchase a personalcomputer and, beginning with the graduating class of 2003, a personal digital assistant as well(see Figures 1 and 2). Handheld and desktop computer purchases are centrally managed, andwith very few exceptions all students within the same graduating class own the same computer,PDA, and software applications. Students purchase their personal computer and PDA prior to thebeginning of their freshman year, and they receive initial training in

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Russell Walters, Iowa State University

graphics are applicable. • Independently select appropriate packages and design uncomplicated systems for applying computer graphics knowledge to improve construction performance. • Design complicated systems after self-study and advice from experienced engineers. • Locate the future research direction if more research work is needed for this area.In one word, students should know how to analyze and design construction operations usingcomputer graphics knowledge to simplify and improve the critical construction process.Basic Computer GraphicsThis is the first topic, which allows the students to learn two major concepts: one is about

Conference Session

Multimedia Arena

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Meador; Amit Chourasia

.BiographiesW. SCOTT MEADORScott Meador is an Assist. Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology teaching several coursesin 3D animation including Lighting and Rendering, and Production. He is also an Application Engineer with thenew Envision Center for Data Perceptualization at Purdue. His research activities are in the ar eas of visualization,animation, video, compositing, and motion capture. Mr. Meador is a Discreet Certified Instructor as well.AMIT CHOURASIAAmit Chourasia is a graduate student in the School of Technology specializing in applied computer graphics.Amit specializes in computer graphics application development and visualization. His undergraduate degree is inarchitecture from IIT Kharagpur, India. His Master’s Thesis

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

1520 Application of the Studio Model to Teaching Heat Transfer Robert J. Ribando, Timothy C. Scott, Gerald W. O’Leary University of VirginiaAbstractOver the past five years we have transformed our undergraduate heat transfer course froma strictly lecture format (with an associated lab the following semester) by replacing onelecture a week with a two-hour “studio” session. These sessions are held in a classroomequipped with a computer for each pair of students. Much of the studio work revolvesaround a set of locally developed, research-based numerical algorithms that solve in realtime the governing