Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

basic knowledge such as engineering fundamentals and sustainability), team members make formal presentations at Page 15.642.8 undergraduate research expositions and they conduct project-based interactive sessions at middle and elementary schools within their local school districts. Using these latterPage 15.642.9 • Aircraft Environmental Surveillance: The Davis Aerospace After-Burners are building a one-third scale piper cub aircraft and a fuel-cell car. The goals are to build an aircraft that is able to run using water and to install a camera on the aircraft that will be used for environmental

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Instrumentation

mechanical engineering curriculum.An important component to the process involves the utilization of a two-semester long, open-ended project (OEP) that required the students to come up with creative approaches to problemsolving. Over the course of the year, a full-cycle learning experience took place. After acquiringthe necessary minimum knowledge, the students began their OEP by developing an initial idea.They then went on to design and construct a working prototype (that included both system andmeasurement sensors on prototyping boards), and concluded the project by conducting a feasibilitystudy by writing a report and delivering a class presentation. Because the ELVIS system has beenused primarily as an instructional tool in electrical engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Woodruff, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Moe Rabea, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Paper ID #37300Development of Al/Steel Resistance Spot Weld for Industrial ApplicationsMr. Peter Woodruff, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona I am currently enrolled in California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, for my Bachelors of science in Mechanical Engineering. I am a Junior and expected to graduate in the Spring of 2024.Dr. Moe Rabea, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Extensive experience in applied research and development in material and manufacturing engineering for improving properties of diverse types of material surfaces. In-depth experience of fabricating nanostruc- tured

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Ma, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #37124Mastery Grading Approach in a Calculus CourseDr. Hui Ma, University of Virginia Dr. Hui Ma is an assistant professor of applied math at the University of Virginia. She holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her current research interest focuses on mathematics education and STEM education, in particular student-focused instruction, and learning-based grading. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Mastery Grading Approach in a Calculus CourseAbstract: In a Calculus I course for approximately 90 first-year

Conference Session

Innovation In Teaching - I

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Matthew J Haslam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Tagged Topics

Conference Submission

Informal, often comprised Formal team w/ team lead Structure of friends and assigned roles Scope Distinct projects that Requires 28 weeks to last 2 – 5 weeks attempt to complete 1 – 5 hours a week 10 – 18 hours per week 5- to 25-page reports 30- to 100-page reports Only 2 required EGR courses 5 – 8 presentations over include presentations 2 semestersPrevious research documented that students develop teamwork habits in pre-capstone

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Abolhelm, University of Waterloo; Trevor Hrynyk; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo

experiential learning initiative at the University of Waterloo. She is also responsible for developing a process and assessing graduate attributes at the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the "Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the "Engineering Society Teaching Award" in 2016 and the "Outstanding Performance Award" in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mandy Korpusik, Loyola Marymount University; Jordan Freitas, Loyola Marymount University; John David Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University

Paper ID #37789Impact of Late Policies on Submission Behavior and Gradesin Computer ProgrammingMandy Barrett Korpusik (Assistant Professor) Dr. Korpusik is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University. She received her B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering and completed her S.M. and Ph.D. in Computer Science at MIT. Her primary research interests include natural language processing and spoken language understanding for dialogue systems. Dr. Korpusik used deep learning models to build the Coco Nutritionist application for iOS that

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Laetitia Khlat, Northeastern University

Paper ID #36514Self-Charging Heated Gloves: Physics of Mechanical Motiontowards Energy GenerationBala Maheswaran (Professor) Bala Maheswaran is currently a senior faculty in the College of Engineering, Northeastern University. He has contributed and authored over one hundred publications consisting of original research and education-related papers, and conference proceedings. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching at Northeastern University. He is the Chair of the Engineering Physics Division, ASEE, Chair and executive board member, ASEE NE Section; the co-chair of TASME Conference (Technological

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and the Tybee Island Project The topic of discussion was a hypothetical renewable energy project on Tybee Island,Georgia. Tybee Island is an island on the coast of Georgia near Savannah that has a power gridconnection via power lines across the marsh to the mainland. Because this system is extremelysusceptible to power outages, the proposed project was to develop ocean renewable energyresources for the island. Participation in the activity involved accessing and posting to at GoogleJamboard. Students’ initial thoughts regarding stakeholders is typically limited to the client, so toexpand students’ understanding, two definitions were introduced: “People or entities who are or will be affected, directly or indirectly, by the project

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Resources

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

Insti- tute, NYU. She is a leader in the study of the hydrodynamics of thin fluid films and in the nonlinear physi- cal interaction of viscous fluids and deformable interfaces. Her work spans multiple disciplines including physics, biology and applied mathematics, and is being used, in collaboration with Schlumberger-Doll Research, Bluefin Robotics, and Boston Dynamics to guide the engineering design of robotic crawlers and other mechanisms. Prof. Hosoi is an exceptional, innovative teacher and an inspiring mentor for women in engineering. She was awarded the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, and a MacVicar Fellowship. She is a recipient of the 3M Innovation Award and has held the Doherty Chair in Ocean

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 8: Thermo-Fluids Theory and Computation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward James Diehl P.E., University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

research the topic further. Several simulation tools were available including commercialComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software and a suggested open-source alternative CFDcode. The particulars of the assignment such as the simulation software, object, fluid and itsvelocity, and level of grid refinement were left up to the student. The research portion wasexpressed as “do something else”, requiring student to modify either the object or conditions,draw conclusions, and discuss what they discovered. To facilitate the autonomous learning anddevelopment of simulation skills, the assignment was accompanied by (1) numerous simulationexamples and tutorials for the simulation software available, (2) numerous drag coefficientreferences, and (3) a

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Callan E. Monette, Stanford University; Alexis Seymour, Stanford University; William T Yu, Stanford University; Leighton Terrance Wan, Stanford University; Andrew Sho Perley, Stanford University, Department of Bioengineering; Ross Daniel Venook, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

practice, a skill set that is essential forstudents pursuing faculty careers, may also be a useful metric for graduate training more broadly.In the initial design of the course, we chose to move away from traditional assignments andassessments (such as quizzes and tests) to maximize the accessibility of the course. Given thatour course participants are graduate students with research responsibilities, reducing the timeburden for this course was a top priority. Still, we believe that utilizing a limited number ofungraded assessments will increase opportunities for active recall and spaced repetition without asignificant increase in participant time burden.For (3), one of the driving motivators in the inception of the course was creating

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Michael Cotter, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of the topic via working on practice problems, the instructor has alreadyprogressed to a more advanced topic, typically assuming students' full comprehension of theprior topic. Previous evidence-based research [12] conducted on over 60 courses and 6,500students has illustrated that active learning is associated with substantial improvement inconceptual understanding of the topics covered and problem-solving skills when compared topassive learning. Additionally, a meta-study of over 150 studies for undergraduate STEMcourses states that "…students in classes with traditional lecturing were 1.5 times more likely tofail than were students in classes with active learning…." [4].Aligned with these findings, we incorporated significant active

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy; Salena Marie Bantz; Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy; Liam Scott Caro; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy; David Fournier, United States Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #34572Simulation and Validation of Battery Management SystemMr. Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy Edmund Huminski is a fourth year Electrical Engineering student at the United States Coast Guard Academy. Edmund was born and raised in Madison, Connecticut. Edmund is an avid runner and a member of the Marathon club at USCGA. After graduation Edmund hopes to be stationed on a National Security Cutter in California.Salena Marie BantzMr. Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy Senior at the United States Coast Guard Academy completing his final Research and Design Project.Mr. Liam Scott CaroDr

Conference Session

Adaptation of Laboratory-based Courses During a Pandemic: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).Prof. Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Amr Hassan (also know as Amr Mahmoud) received his B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering and the M.Sc degree in Engineering Physics from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, USA

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #32277Impacts of Governmental Policy Actions on University Faculty andStudents in WisconsinDr. John R. Reisel P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Dr. John R. Reisel is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). In addition to research into engineering education, his efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, a 2000 recipient of the UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Dr

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis; Edward Thomas Conley, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Sahragard-Monfared earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Sacramento in 2015 and 2016, respectively. He has been teaching in the Mechanical Engineering department at California State University, Sacramento since 2016. Currently, he is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of California, Davis working in Dr. Jeffery Gibeling’s research group where he studies the creep properties of oxide dispersion strengthened multi-principal element alloys.Edward Thomas Conley, University of California, Davis Edward Thomas Conley earned his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2015. Currently, he is a Ph.D

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session - Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Hieu V Nguyen, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Prof. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Bill Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems En- gineering at the UTEP. He is also a Director of Research Institute for Manufacturing & Engineering Systems, the host institute of Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center at UTEP. He received his two MSIE degrees (MFG & DS/OR) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 8 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Philippa Anne Martin, University of Canterbury; Eileen Frances Britt, University of Canterbury

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

2001-2004. In 2002, she spent 5 months as a visiting researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Since 2004, she has been an academic at the University of Canterbury, where she is now a Professor and the Dean of first year engineering. Her current education research interests include video tutorials to augment in person teaching, team work skills development, inclusive cohort formation, and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for tertiary engineering education. Her current technical engineering re- search interests are around physical layer wireless communications systems and algorithms for a broad range of applications.Dr. Eileen

Conference Session

Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Rouzbeh Tehrani, Temple University; Mohammad F. Kiani, Temple University; Evangelia Bellas, Temple University; John Joseph Helferty, Temple University; Won H Suh, Bioengineering Department, College of Engineering, Temple University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Division - Paper Submission

started working in the area of stem cell en- gineering, biomaterials research, bionanotechnology, nanomedicine, and nanotoxicology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2006) and received his M.S. (2002) and B.S. (1998) degrees from Seoul National University. His current research focuses on developing enabling technologies (e.g., biomaterials, nanomaterials, biomolecules) for adult stem cell research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A A Project Based Approach To Introduction To

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17901Digital Technology Education Collaborative: Report on NSF-ATE project onReconfigurable Electronics Workforce DevelopmentDr. Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University Dr. Alaraje is a Professor and Program Chair of Electrical Engineering Technology in the School of Technology at Michigan Tech. Prior to his faculty appointment, he was employed by Lucent Technolo- gies as a hardware design engineer, from 1997- 2002, and by vLogix as chief hardware design engineer, from 2002-2004. Dr. Alaraje’s research interests focus on processor architecture, System-on-Chip design methodology, Field-Programmable

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Estelle M Eke, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Topics

Pacific Southwest Section

in the Spacecraft Navigation Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and then taught for two and half years in the Department of Aerospace Science Engineering at Tuskegee University before joining California State University, Sacramento. While at Tuskegee University, she received the Teacher of the Year award in Aerospace Engineering for two consecutive years. At Sacramento State, she was named Outstanding Teacher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2000. She teaches courses in the areas of Computer Applications in Engineering, Dynamics, and Controls. Her research interests are in optimiza- tion and robotics. She also serves as a design judge for FIRST Robotics competitions at the

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

succeed at JHUthroughout their academic career.To ensure that the upperclassmen lab managers are prepared for their responsibility, they areconcurrently enrolled in a two-credit course, “Effective Teaching and Management ofEngineering Teams”. The lab managers have their own Blackboard website, which includes acopy of all of the course material available to the freshmen. In addition, lab managers haveaccess to the “Faculty Handbook”, which provides background information on each of the fivecourse projects in detail. Prior to the start of the course, all lab managers must complete onlinecourses through JHU’s “myLearning” in lab safety, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act), Basic Human Subjects Research, and FERPA (Family

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #14740How We Teach Process Control: 2015 Survey ResultsDr. David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is also the Director of the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs in Paducah, Kentucky, where he has taught for 15 years. His PhD and MS studies in ChE were completed at Vanderbilt University, and his BSChE at the University of Alabama. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training, and he has particular interests in faculty development. He is the recipient of several

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

ASEE Board of Directors’ Advisory Committee on P-12 Engineering Education.Dr. Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University Richard J. (Rick) Freuler is a Professor of Practice and the Director for the Fundamentals of Engineer- ing for Honors (FEH) Program in Ohio State’s Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering. He teaches the two-semester FEH engineering course sequence and is active in engineering education research. He is also affiliated with the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department and conducts scale model investigations of gas turbine installations for jet engine test cells and for marine and industrial applications of gas turbines at the Aerospace Research Center at Ohio State

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Noah Daviero, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25363We Own This: A Class Patent System as Experiential LearningDr. Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University Dr. Hertz earned a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 1999 and then a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Following this, he worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware as an Assistant Professor in September 2008, leading a lab that researched the effects of composition and

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M Nathans-Kelly, U of Wisconsin-Madison; Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

have to miss a session, they caneasily retrieve and view the recording to catch up on what they missed.The entire degree program is online, with one exception. We encourage every student tocome for summer residency, which is one week each late summer. As a program, ourleadership determined from the outset in 2001 that knowing each other, in a face-to-face(f2f) setting, would be the key to success. Indeed, recent studies have backed up whatour leadership discerned in those early days--that the best work is done when humanshave made initial contact in f2f contexts.As it applies to the class task of presentations, having some personal contact withinvested parties makes the sometimes rather frightening prospect of honing presentationskills more

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Sanjida Haque; Seth Nowak; Robyn Callaghan; Ashim Mukerjee; Rahul Prasad; Mosfequr Rahman; Aniruddha Mitra

content. The first part of the analysis was based on the structuralintegrity of the supporting load cells under the fully loaded condition. This analysis process wascarried out utilizing SolidWorks and ANSYS software. The software results were compared toillustrate consistency. The second part of this study focused on the dynamic stability of the of thepressure vessel under constant wind load. Air flowing past a body at a certain velocity will createvortices at the rear of that body initializing an oscillating flow. This oscillating flow depends on the size,shape and structure of the blunt body obstructing the flow of air.The oscillating flow is known as vortex shedding and its frequency is known as the vortex sheddingfrequency [1] A resonating

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia; Benjamin Kidd, University of Virginia; Ping Guan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

2007. As with any project, it is important that we assess the achievement of our objectives.How effectively were the architectural and engineering designs implemented? How well did theimplementation improve or promote energy efficiency? The attempt to answer that question wasmade by an evaluation team which included both engineering and architecture students. Thispaper addresses our efforts to assess the energy performance of our designs through modeling,simulation, and energy monitoring.The Design-Build Experience: The ecoMOD Project The ecoMOD initiative (“eco” stands for economic and ecological and “MOD” refers tothe modular building technique employed) is an interdisciplinary research and design/buildproject focused on

Conference Session

Design Project Based Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University; Joel Lenoir, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

prioryears), more students and better overall quality of project execution. One project finished aweek late, a second project had a major scope adjustment due to external factors, but overall theyear was a considerable success.The 22 students, divided into eight teams executed two projects for industrial sponsors (MTDand Logan Aluminum), two projects for entrepreneurs (Comfort Tech and Fabric Cutters), twoprojects for Western Kentucky University organizations (Agriculture, WATERS Lab), and twoprojects for the Mechanical Engineering Program (ASHRAE and Materials). The projectsinvolved the design, construction and testing of final systems, prototypes or research initiatives;total project budgets was approximately $40,000.The expected course outcomes