MTU, with a focus on speech intelligibility. He received his BSME in 2003 and his MSME in 2007, both from MTU. He has been a graduate teaching assistant for both graduate and undergraduate courses, including capstone design. His technical expertise includes time series analysis, experimental design and optimization, innovative signal processing, manufacturing process modeling and control, modal analysis and acoustics, and speech intelligibility.Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Steve Chenoweth is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Previously, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell
G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science, and engi- neering.Dr. Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin Erik Dunmire is a professor of engineering and chemistry at College of Marin. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from
associated with Penn State and Virginia Tech. She earned her BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Northeastern University.Thema Monroe-White, SageFox Consulting Group Thema Monroe-White is a senior evaluation and research consultant at SageFox Consulting Group. Thema worked as a researcher and evaluator in the areas of mental health, STEM education and commercializa- tion. She has taught in the K-12 environment, served as an instructor and invited guest lecturer for courses in leadership, statistics and cross-cultural psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Thema completed her Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology at Howard University and her PhD in Sci- ence, Technology and Innovation Policy at
AC 2008-961: ENGINEERING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS TO AIDINDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIESMohamed Samir Hefzy, The University of Toledo Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Administration of the College of Engineering at The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606.Mehdi Pourazady, The University of Toledo Dr. Mehdi Pourazady is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606.Abdollah Aliakbarkhan Afjeh, The University of Toledo Dr. Abdollah Afjeh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at The University of Toledo, Toledo
2006-22: ENGINEERING, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PEACE: A REVOLUTION OFTHE HEARTGeorge Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton George Catalano is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering.He researches and teaches in the areas of engineering design, the fluid dynamics of the natural world and applied mathematics and is included in the Philosophers’ Index for his work in environmental ethicsCaroline Baillie, Queens University-Kingston Caroline Baillie was appointed in 2003 as the Dupont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, the first position of its kind in the world. Caroline previously worked for the UK Centre for Materials Education, which was a national programme to
Military Academy. His current research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geohazards. He has published over 85 peer reviewed articles relating to his research and educational activities. Dennis holds BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology), an MBA from Boston University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin. He is a registered professional engineer in Arkansas and Colorado.Dr. Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University Dr. Decker B. Hains is a Master Faculty Specialist in the Department
installation: The team located the fans left over from the previous team’s project and decided to utilize them to alleviate some of the excess heat being generated in the enclosure during the print. Printing: Once all of the scope work had been completed, the team began printing parts in an attempt to meet and surpass our project goal.Development ProcessAt the start of the project intense research was conducted to ensure the team followed the rightpath, as detailed in this section. First a brief cost study on the available projectors wascompleted. The team was not initially inclined to use the same projector. When looking atalternatives, the members did not find a much cheaper option and decided to stick with thecurrent
their own project and develop their own solutions. For example, two additional vision systems were developed during this course. One utilized Labview and permitted threedimensional mapping by tracing the path of a sphere in space and the other utilized Matlab and filtering techniques to allow red objects to be identified and communicated to the vehicle. Many students’ individual contributions to the team project more than fulfilled what is typically accomplished in an independent research study course. This course also permitted the waters to be tested with a small student population. Students were given freedom to select design problems they found interesting (e.g., a fire protection engineering major wanted to see a robot that could
, it would enhance their chances for receivingResearch/Teaching Assistantship or Full Scholarships in graduate engineering programs. Severalcase studies (shown later) reflect on the promising nature of this approach/model.IV– DESIGN OF THE EXPERIMENTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES"Everything must be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." (Albert Einstein)The following criteria have been incorporated in the design of the experiments and the associatedapparatuses:• Safety • Simplicity and Practicality in Fabrication• Affordability/ Control of Cost • Use of Reliable Sources for Components• Durability • Use of Non-Corrosive & Aesthetically Pleasing Materials
card as our“technologies.” We were educated in an environment that was in transition as aresult of the Grinter Report,2 New Math and the Cold War. In time discussionsbegan to focus on the effects these changes made on our product -graduates.3Technological education was changing from a practitioner-oriented to a science-based pedagogy. In the ‘60’s we entered the space age where mathematics andscience began displacing practice and design in the majority of engineeringcurricula.II. Engineering Educators and Instructional TrainingSince 1960 the need for more science compelled universities to seek youngPh.D.'s as new faculty members. Like their predecessors, they entered theirteaching positions without formal training in educational sciences and
Paper ID #43913The Use of Chatbots in Engineering Including Critical Thinking and ProblemDefinitionDr. Hugh Jack P. Eng., Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is the Cass Ballenger Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology within Western Carolina University. His interests include robotics, automation, and product design.Dr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Her research interests include engineering education, artificial intelligence, swarm robotics, and statistical signal
. She has published several papers in top-tier conferences and journals in her field and has presented her research at numerous international conferences. In addition to her research, Dr. Mansouri is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of computer and electrical engineers. She has designed and taught many courses in computer engineering, has supervised several undergraduate and graduate research projects, and served as the thesis advisor to several M.S. and Ph.D. students. Dr. Mansouri was the recipient of the ”Excellence in Graduate Education” from Syracuse University in 2008. In her free time, Dr. Mansouri enjoys exploring nature, photography, and writing short stories. She is also
Paper ID #36866Design of an ECE Technical Communication Course for AcceleratingEngineering CareersThomas Garrison, Portland State University Tom is a Vice President and General Manager at Intel Corporation leading the PC client strategy organi- zation. He is a 29 year veteran of Intel ever since his graduation from Portland State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1994. In his free time he is an avid fisherman.Ms. Yuchen Huang, Portland State University Yuchen Huang received her M.S.E.E. degree from Portland State University. She is the Director of ECE Digital IC
AC 2007-1102: ESTABLISHING FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND TARGETSPECIFICATIONS: A KEY COMPONENT OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPROJECTSKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Karim Muci-Küchler is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 25
Criterion 3 Student Outcome 5 [4]). Passow [5]surveyed ~2000 engineering graduates in 11 engineering fields at 2 years, 6 years, and 10 yearsafter graduation and asked them to rank the ABET competencies (a-k in 2012 [6]) in order ofimportance for engineering practice. Practicing engineers ranked teamwork, data analysis,problem solving, and communication skills as the most important competencies in theirprofessional experience. These skills were ranked significantly above the other ABETcompetencies surveyed (math, science, and engineering skills, experimental design, processdesign, ethics, impact, life-long learning, engineering tools, and contemporary issues). Morerecent studies similarly emphasize the importance of teamwork skills [7] as well as a
. Boston University, Dept. AERO/MECH.ABSTRACTThis paper presents a brief tutorial of the Design Process Methodology1 as a means of solvingan engineering design problem. The Case Study used for this demonstration of the DesignProcess Methodology was: How to stop a person from snoring. The problem is not exactly themost mechanically inspiring design topic but was selected in particular for its abstractnessfrom an article written by Ms. Catherine Foster entitled ‘Mr. Sandman’, published in theBoston Globe magazine on Sept. 5, 1999; coincidentally the first week of Machine Designclass. It’s selection as a theme for demonstrating the design process was based solely on theexpressed intent of the Instructor to select an arbitrary problem which could
? They can start by using hands-on physical models that stimulate learning in theirstudents.The research and literature supporting the highly successful ASCE ExCEEd TeachingWorkshops (ETW) 2, 3 highlights the importance of physical models when covering pedagogy on Page 11.207.2how people learn, what constitutes good learning, and how to prepare a good class. Throughoutthe workshop physical models are stressed to include having physical models displayed Figure 1. Truss Analysis at USMA at the Turn of the Century – Note Loading on the Modelsthroughout the seminar room, providing a tour of the large physical models storage area at theUSMA, and the
shall refer to this period as the “pre-lecture stage.”While the duration of the pre-lecture stage might vary depending on specific circumstances, forthe effects of this paper, the typical duration we are considering is roughly between 5 and 30minutes. Less than that would cause the instructor the risk of being late for class or not havingenough time to do the pre-lecture activities we recommend. More than that might encroach uponthe instructor’s other daily tasks.Again, we believe there is very significant value to studying what we can do during the pre-lecture stage to help us reach the Performance Zone. After all, lecturing is a critical part of ourjob, and we should therefore take a systematic approach, such as sport coaches do, to make
courses typically focus on different product realizationprocesses and manufacturing process analysis, which often involve a lot of design andmanufacturing issues and theoretical concepts. At Minnesota State University-Mankato manydesign and manufacturing projects attempt to provide the students opportunities to practice theirdesign for assembly knowledge and promote creativity and innovation. In recent years, almost 40students in our program are involved our DFA projects every year. All of the students are givenfoundational manufacturing and design concepts, principles, and methodologies of theengineering disciplines during their first two years. MET students have to finish their study ofMaterial Processing I (MET 177), Computer Aided Drafting
learn-ing from the course will be presented at the conference.The course was developed as part of a National Science Foundation grant in the Course, Curricu-lum, and Laboratory Improvement program. The course was piloted in Spring 2010. Prelimi-nary assessment efforts from this pilot offering will be presented at the conference and feedbackwill be sought from conference participants to help the researchers on the project.BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin—Platteville (UWP) is a four year comprehensive public universityenrolling 6,700 undergraduates with 2,100 students in the college of Engineering, Mathematics,and Science. The university is best known for its engineering programs, which include Civil,Environmental, Mechanical, Industrial
Engineering courses at LTU. Dr. Fletcher and his student research team recently concluded a major durability and reliability on multiple PEM fuel cell research used under a wide range of operational conditions for the US Army. Other research efforts include the study of solar concentrators and solar water heaters, as well as temperature effects on solar photovoltaic system performance. He is also establishing an alternative energy laboratory at Lawrence Tech.Dr. Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Director, Experimental Biomechanics Laboratory Lawrence Technological University 21000 West Ten Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075-1058 (248) 204-2606 emeyer@ltu.edu
including 10 years as dean of engineering in between, before moving to Baylor in 1998. He is a fellow of ASEE, a senior member of IEEE, a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, and holds PE registration in Ohio and Texas.Carmen Li Shen, Baylor University Ms. Carmen C. Li Shen received her B.S. degree in May 2006 from, and is currently a graduate student in, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor University. She is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical and Computer Engineering national honor society and of Golden Key national honor society, and currently serves as the Society of Women Engineers chapter webmaster at Baylor. Carmen was born in Ecuador
AC 2007-1319: DESIGNING A PORTABLE SURFACE ROUGHNESS INSPECTIONPROBESaeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford SAEID MOSLEHPOUR is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture at the University of Hartford. He holds PhD from Iowa State University and BS MS and EdSp degrees from Central Missouri State University. His areas of interest are logic design, CPLDs, FPGAs and distance learning.Greg Cloutier, University of Hartford Greg Cloutier is currently employed as a Hardware Development and Research Engineer for JDS Uniphase, an optical solutions company. He expects to graduate in the Spring of 2007 from
, anintroduction to embedded microcontrollers, and programming in NQC (Not Quite C), andScience/Technology (robotics using the Mindstorm kits to build programmable robots,engineering design of digital logic circuits, power supplies, and fiber optics). Within thiscourse, the above content areas were shown in relationship to the standards of theMassachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and the MassachusettsCurriculum Frameworks for Science/Technology.Research was done by a researcher from the University of Massachusetts Lowell tomeasure the effectiveness of the entire STEM Fellows Program and included qualitativepre-surveys and post-surveys of the STEM Fellows, focus groups with the STEMfellows, and an evaluation of their Capstone Plans. The data
Paper ID #25555The Necessity of Autonomous Evaluation of Parametric Modeling and Draft-ing InstructionDr. Jeff P. Morris, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Jeff Morris is the technical manager of CAD/CAM/CAE for the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, managing the computer-aided design/manufacturing/engineering training and cur- riculum for the school. Jeff received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer in 2002 and worked in the chemical-mechanical polishing industry for Dow (formerly Rohm & Haas) for two years before beginning graduate studies. He completed a Master of Science in
demonstrations. These reflection exercises have been introducedover the last three years and have resulted in a marked improvement in the pace and quality ofstudent work. Students were more engaged with the project. They developed more insightful orcreative designs, formulated better relationships within their team, and demonstrated a deeperunderstanding of their product and how it satisfies customer requirements.Introduction“The unexamined life is not worth living [1].” From Socrates to modern-day mindfulness gurus,there is a recognition that we do better work and are better and happier people if we regularly stepback and reflect. And for students from elementary through university level, studies have shownhow metacognition improves learning. Shapiro
Paper ID #29627Applied Instrumentation Course for Undergraduate Thermal-Fluid SciencesDr. Elliott Bryner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Bryner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He teaches courses in thermal-fluid sciences, experimental engineering, and air-breathing and rocket propulsion. Prior to joining Embry-Riddle he worked for over ten years in the propulsion and energy fields doing design, analysis, and testing on both the component and system level. His current research interests are development of engineering
Paper ID #17811Using Simulation Experiences, Real Customers, and Outcome Driven Inno-vation to Foster Empathy and an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a SophomoreEngineering Design StudioDr. Cristi Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University Cristi L. Bell-Huff, PhD is the Director of the Studio for Entrepreneurial Engineering Design at Lawrence Technological University where she teaches courses on fundamentals of engineering design projects and entrepreneurial engineering design. In addition to her PhD in Chemical Engineering, she also has an MA in Educational Studies and is a certified teacher in Michigan. She has industrial
AC 2007-954: ENHANCING VIBRATION AND CONTROLS TEACHING WITHREMOTE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSGangbing Song, University of Houston Gangbing Song is an Associate Professor in the the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston and Director of the Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory.Claudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is a Graduate Student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of HoustonRichard Bannerot, University of Houston Richard Bannerot is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston. He is a registered engineer in the state of Texas
Paper ID #6251A Learning Outcomes Assessment Level Dashboard Based on Standard Ter-minologyDr. Khalid W Khawaja, American University in Dubai Dr. Khawaja is currently the associate dean of the School of Engineering and an associate professor of Computer Engineering at the American University in Dubai. In his tenure at AUD, he spearheaded ABET and UAE MOHESR accreditation of various graduate and undergraduate programs. He is an established expert on the use of Java technologies in enterprise applications. His research interest is in the area of Enterprise Computing and Architecture and its usage in Education Systems