Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

service), with lesser emphasisplaced in the research and dissemination of new knowledge. Due to the innate undergraduateeducation nature of ET programs, even ET faculty with a doctoral degree, who were active inresearch and publication during their graduate studies feel limited in their ability to conductresearch work that may lead to scholarly publication. These limitations are mainly of infrastructuralnature, such as the absence of research laboratories, graduate students, etc. Finally there is someperceived feeling of “wasting one’s time” in involving themselves in the thorough process ofcreating, developing and submitting scholarly work for publication, that may be linked to previousunsuccessful attempts to publish their work.The previous

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

them in professional roles.Improved Student Employment: Faculty with direct industry experience are better positioned toguide students toward potential employers and provide strong recommendations, thus improvingstudents' job prospects in the industry.LimitationsWhile faculty internships offer valuable insights into bridging academic knowledge withpractical experience, this research has limitations. The methodology employed, particularly thesingle-subject reflective case study, presents certain challenges regarding generalizability andobjectivity. Understanding these limitations is essential for interpreting the findings and guidingfuture research on the impact of faculty internships in construction education. The reflectivenature of the study

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Farbod Khoshnoud; Dario Robinson; Bruno Marco Quadrelli; Clarence W De Silva

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

service-learning can be offered as part of students’ senior (capstone) design projects, when the NAE GCSPis not available to the students. Service-learning can facilitate the integration of applied research into the real-worldapplications [13]-[28]. This paper promotes research-informed service-learning approach inproject-based service-learning by integrating research into service-learning through education. Inthis paper, examples of research-informed practice for university graduate and undergraduateprojects are given, and service-learning is discussed as a powerful tool in education. The paperfurther discusses case studies of research-informed service-learning as a complementary approachto project-based curriculum and educational activities

Conference Session

ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maysam Nezafati, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory University; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jonathan Rylander, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Assessing the effectiveness of entrepreneurial mindset training materials for undergraduate researchersAbstract:Undergraduate research is a high-impact practice. Studies consistently show that it improvesstudents’ engagement in learning and their retention in college. In addition, leveragingundergraduate researchers as professional scholars who are part of the research lab ecosystemcan increase the productivity of the lab and help prepare future graduate students. Despite thesebenefits, many labs have difficulty implementing undergraduate research (UGR) programs. Tosupport undergraduate students as productive researchers, we offer a framework that emphasizescuriosity

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Mansour Karkoub; Chun-Lin Yang; Wael Karkoub; Moutafa Raslan

undergraduate cross-class researchproject (UCCRP) which relies on hands-on projects that students can work on throughout their4–6 years of undergraduate studies with a mixture of students from all undergraduate levels andmentored by peers, TAs, and instructors. The UCCRP was successfully implemented at Texas A&MUniversity at Qatar and the details of one project and its results are delineated here. Student self-assessment, competency based assessment, and the “structure of the observed learning outcome(SOLO)” ­technique are used to assess the level of attainment of the intended learning outcomes (ILOs).Key words: Experiential Learning, Project Based Learning, Achievement Goal Orientation Theory,Outcome Based Learning, Undergraduate Research

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian E. White, Complexity Are Us - Systems Engineering Strategies; Alex Gorod, Visiting Fellow, University of Adelaide; Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

management from Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to his graduate studies, he held a research analyst position at Salomon Smith Barney. He is a former Robert Crooks Stanley Doctoral Fellow in engineering management at Stevens Institute of Technology, with research interests in the area of management of complex systems. He isthe founder of SystemicNet, LLC, in New York and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Adelaide inAustralia.Prof. Vernon Ireland, University of Adelaide Director of Project Management Page 25.191.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Application of Case Studies to Engineering

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University at West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

central component of the value for the community partners. Thisdiffers from many of the early adopters of service-learning, where the service was typicallydefined as time spent within the community or in the partner organization [1]. Nearly 90% of thestudents studied in Where’s the Learning in Service-Learning [2] were from placement-basedapproaches. It is not surprising, therefore, that many of the models for community-engagedlearning were designed with placement-based approaches in mind. While such models can beuseful in engineering, they lack the context of the project experience that adds dimensions notaddressed in earlier models. A project deliverable is central to many engineering experiences,while the project process, including activities

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, Engineering Management and Senior Design. Her research areas include knowledge engineering, as well as, knowledge and information management. She has published over 19 refereed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. Page 14.972.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Preparing an ABET Self Study: Continuous Improvement in the Second Time AroundAbstract:ABET 2000 became the standard accreditation format for ABET almost a decade ago.As such, most universities have already been through their first accreditation cycle underthe ABET 2000 format. Now colleges are preparing for and

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Loveless, Baylor School; Louie C. Elliott; Benjamin H. Holt; Ramon Antonio Herrera; Elizabeth Burnette

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and skills in a pre-collegiate setting facilitates post-secondary study and/orworkforce development [1]. While an abundance of literature has repeatedly demonstrated thatproject-based learning / experiential learning effectively improves student engagement andunderstanding [3]–[5], sporadic and short-term activities are less effective [6].In the past decade, there has been an increasing number of collegiate-level research experiencestailored to secondary students. In fact, the Common Core State Standards for Mathematicsencourage high school student engagement in authentic research [7], [8], and the College Boardintroduced an AP Research course offering in 2014 [9]. Other models that incorporate researchin a high school setting have also

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Courses in Emergent Areas

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London (UCL)

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Uni- versity of Technology (Austria) studying and teaching engineering education, particle technology, and pharmaceutical engineering. His research interests include particle technology, transport phenomena, and engineering education. His current educational research is focused on peer instruction, technology- enhanced active learning, and electronic textbooks.Prof. Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London (UCL) Marc-Olivier COPPENS, FIChemE, is Ramsay Memorial Chair and Head of Department of Chemical En- gineering at UCL, since 2012, after academic posts at Rensselaer (USA) and TU Delft (Netherlands). He is Director of UCL’s Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering, which was awarded a £5M EPSRC ”Frontier

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J. C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sarah Monisha Pulimood, The College of New Jersey; Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Ben Coleman, Moravian College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

participation. She teaches a one term HFOSS course to both senior and graduate level students. The goal of the course is to engage all students in participation that ranges from improving documentation to submitting patches. Learning to teach students how to participate in HFOSS is an ongoing process. As part of the continuing efforts to pursue that knowledge Becka is a graduate of the 2013 POSSE workshop.Dr. Ben Coleman, Moravian College Ben Coleman is a member of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Moravian College, a small, liberal arts college in eastern Pennsylvania. His research interests are in software engineering, particularly in areas related to pedagogy and bringing real-world, hands-on

Conference Session

Inclusive Horizons: Shaping Diverse Pathways in Engineering and Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

the lab in Fall quarter—forming relationships with their lab mentor, becoming familiar with the lab research, and developing a research plan for the Winter and Spring Quarters. GEAR students then spend Winter and Spring quarters conducting their research project in the laboratory. • Mentorship: GEAR offers an extensive support system through various levels of mentorship including the GEAR Central Mentor who acts as a bridge between the GEAR students and laboratories, graduate lab mentors who provide regular guidance to the GEAR students, and faculty Principal Investigators (PIs). • Socials and Workshops: GEAR socials and workshops offer opportunities for relaxing, team building, and exploring

Conference Session

WiP: Interdisciplinary Connections

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Walter Huffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Warren P. Seering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #47457WIP: Alignment and Misalignment of Instructor Values Between Researchand TeachingSandra Walter Huffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sandra is a fourth-year Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate at MIT (expected Graduation May 2025). She studies Engineering Education, specifically the development of undergraduate engineering students’ modeling practices, and is based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Tufts University Milo Koretsky is the McDonnell Family Bridge Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and in the Department of Education at Tufts

Conference Session

WIED: Activities and Programs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Weiss-Lopez; Michael Frye; Orion Jones

as avirtual four-week research camp. For Summer 2021, megaGEMS hosted the inaugural eight-week in-person Apprenticeship Research Camp from June 7-August 6, 2021, for eight risingjuniors or seniors. This Apprenticeship Research Camp was held at the Autonomous VehicleSystems (AVS) Research Laboratories located at the University of the Incarnate Word providedthe students with an experiential research camp mentored by both faculty and graduate studentsin the science of autonomy. The camp was funded through two grants provided by the ArmyEducation Outreach Program.Examples of projects included brain-computer interfacing, virtual reality, and Infrared andLIDAR sensor collection. One apprentice was able to obtain her FAA Part 107 UAS

Conference Session

Pre-college: Summer Experiences for Students and Teachers (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Post P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

understanding of several of the technical concepts presented during the week.The final event for the Near-space Research Experience is the graduation luncheon. This eventreunites students with their families and provides the instructors an opportunity to recognize thestudent’s hard work and the attention to detail necessary to accomplish a successful flight.Participant Information and Program EvaluationSummer 2016 was the fifth summer that the Near-Space Research Experience was offered on thePrescott campus. The camp was designed for a maximum of sixteen students and sold out wellin advance attracting thirteen male and three female students. ERAU advertises summer campsnationally, so the camp typically attracts attendees from around the US, as shown in

Conference Session

COED Modulus Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deng Cao, Central State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

program after SDR based laboratories were offered. Table 1: Course Assessment SummaryFrom undergraduate research perspective, the collaborative project exposed participatingundergraduate students to the possibilities of graduate study and encouraged them tochoose a career path involving research. We observed that the students developed moreintellectual confidence as they were awarded as research assistants. They benefited greatlywhen collaborating with other students who share their commitment to science,mathematics, and engineering. The project also advanced the research skills of theundergraduate students and enhanced the research and employment opportunities for thesestudents. Shortly after joined this project, two RAs

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teamsannually. Each research team consists of 6-9 individuals - a faculty member from the Departmentof Chemical and Environmental Engineering involved in interdisciplinary NSF sponsored Page 12.551.3research; an industrial mentor (City of Tucson Environmental Management Division, RaytheonMissile Systems, Tucson Electric and Power Company), whose primary responsibility iscorporate environmental research and compliance; a graduate or undergraduate student; 1 to 2pre-service teachers, and 2 to 4 teachers from the same school.The targeted teachers are teams from the regional school districts, emphasizing those with highminority or disadvantaged student

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert S. Woodley

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference Failure Mode: An Engineering Capstone Case Study of Educating Despite Failures Robert Woodley1 1Associate Teaching Professor: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri USA; rwoodley@mst.eduAbstractIn the modern engineering curriculum, the highlight of the students’ careers is the capstone classwhere they get to show off their abilities. However, the greatest learning tool they experience isfailure. Capstone projects can be challenging. In this paper, a case study of five

Collection

ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

Authors

Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

Paper ID #40466A Study in Learning Styles of Construction Management StudentsDr. Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale Dr. Bandyopadhyay is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and was Chair of the Architecture and Construction Management Department at Farmingdale State College-SUNY for twenty-four years. Cur- rently, he is the director of the graduate program at the college. He was the chair of ETAC-ABET and a commissioner of ANSAC-ABET. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Study in

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

and is meant to prepare the student for graduate studies; in the software engineering environment, such activity is normally associated with software measurements. For this approach to work effectively in courses, the progression of acquiring knowledgefrom demos upwards should be built into learning objectives for specific course syllabi.However, it must be noticed that for undergraduate research activities, it is up to the instructorteaching a specific course, to make a selection which particular activities from the hierarchyoutlined above will be actually pursued. The essential element of this process is to have studentsdevelop specific skills first, at multiple levels of sophistication, including demos, exercises

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

curriculum to providestudents an opportunity to grain practical experience. By providing a discussion on interestingresults of several student teams, the students better understood the mechanisms that enableflexibility to reduce manufacturing lead times. This case problem has significantly benefited thestudents with their exposure to simulation tools, their application in this area (FMS), andapplication experience by using data from an actual system in the case problem. Page 26.1162.3FMS Design and SimulationSeveral research studies within manufacturing systems design have been focused on findingimproved layout configurations and resources to solve

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

;M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as PI and Co-PI in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, with a total amount of more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Abdelrahman is currently the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University Kingsville. Dr. Abdelrahman has a diverse educational and research background. His research expertise is in the design of intelligent measurement systems, sensor fusion and control systems. He has been active in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen G Ritchie; Carlos C. Sun

Page 5.471.1were mutually beneficial and productive.The College of Engineering at Rowan University is a new college that seeks to address thechallenges of modern engineering education and research. One such challenge is the need for theintegration of real-world experiences into course curriculum. Another challenge is the growingmulti-disciplinary nature of transportation engineering. In addition, there is the challenge ofproducing graduates who are both theoretically sound and adept at practice. Therefore thetransportation group at Rowan University seeks to continue the successful OAK-TREE (One-of-A-Kind Transportation Research and Education Experiment) course developed at the Universityof California at Irvine (UCI).One of the benefits of OAK

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingwen(Jess) Li, PSU; EUNSIK KIM, Pennsylvania State University; Alec M Schultis, Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Andrew Joseph Kapfer, The Pennsylvania State University ; Jimmy Lin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peter A Yake; Domenic M Erjavec; Benjamin Dabat; Ling Rothrock, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #18394Peer-based Gamification Products Critiquing: Two Case studies in Engineer-ing EducationJingwen(Jess) Li, PSU Jingwen Li is a current PhD candidate in Human Factors at IE department, Penn State University. She graduated from Beihang University, Beijing, with her thesis working on upper limb dynamic modeling applied in extravehicular activities considering spacesuit effects. Her research focus now includes model- ing cognitive aspects of human in a dynamic information system, maintaining vigilance through physical activity in during monitoring task, and applying gamification to enhance engineering education.Mr

Conference Session

Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniela Solomon, Case Western Reserve University; Matthew R Marsteller, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

and, as a result, an increased demand for adequatesupport services.This study addresses the questions of how are engineering librarians roles impacted by and whatis the extent of their involvement with the new research metrics practice.Literature ReviewResearch assessment was done traditionally through peer-review with the intention of improvingthe quality of scientific research.1 However, the exponential increase of scholarly outputs andincreasing interdisciplinarity deemed peer-review activity as insufficient assessment practice andcreated the need for a more comprehensive assessment methodology. Additionally, as theunderstanding of the relation between research and social and economic benefits changed,research public policy also changed

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Natasha Balac; Daniel M. Gaines

it is proving to be a valuable teaching tool.In this paper we describe the design of the course and how mobile robots are used to meetthe course objectives of surveying advanced AI concepts and teaching research skills. Weevaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile robots that we have observed,including feedback received from students during the semester.1 IntroductionBeing a successful researcher requires a variety of skills including the ability to thinkcreatively and effectively, evaluate work, schedule time and communicate effectively inproposals, reports and presentations. Therefore, it is important that our graduate coursesnot only provide knowledge of advanced topics, but also help students develop theseresearch skills

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Huba; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

forecast from Marketing 0 0 Get financial information from Accounting 0 0 Get production information from the Supervisor 0 0 Get process information from Manufacturing 0 0 Perform process capability study 1 $8,000 Plot the corn price distribution 0 0 Hire consultant for market research 4 $150,000 Table 2. Student actions available Action Description Estimate capacitated

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2091: EXPLODING PIPELINES: MYTHOLOGICAL METAPHORSSTRUCTURING DIVERSITY-ORIENTED ENGINEERING EDUCATIONRESEARCH AGENDASAlice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Christine Perkins, Texas A&M University; Gary T. Fry Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University; Carol L. Stuessy, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

educationalefficacy.14, 21 We now ask how to carry out more evidence-based GBL research7 for evaluating agame’s educational efficacy15, 23, 24 with respect to engineering education.1.2. RationaleForming the rationale of this study is the need to advance engineering education research andmethodology within GBL. Games are effective learning tools.25, 26 Well-designed gamesprovide opportunities for players to develop and practice important 21st century abilities,10, 11,12such as critical thinking, scientific argumentation, and metacognition.1, 27, 28 These abilities havebeen regarded as essential to becoming an engineer.8 Well-constructed educational games canalso blend engineering design and science,19 which is an important new perspective adopted bythe Next

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech; Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University and Harpeth Hall School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3712: K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION: PRIORITIES, RESEARCHTHEMES, AND CHALLENGESDr. Eugene F. Brown, Virginia Tech Eugene Brown is a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. He has worked with ONR and DoD since 2001 on educational outreach-related work-force development issues. He teaches undergrad- uate and graduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and is the author of many papers and reports describing his research in the areas of computational fluid dynamics, fluid mechanics, and his work in educational outreach.Prof. Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia Larry G. Richards is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia