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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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Management dean, university administration, advisory board members, faculty, student rep- resentatives, entrepreneurial mentors, associations with entrepreneurial-based societies • Management housed (e.g., existing department, standalone center, etc.) Community • Alumni exploits and start-ups impact • Innovations • Employment of students in start-ups School per- • Engineering faculty publications in technical entrepreneurship formance • Average number of students enrolled in classes compared to School of Engi- neering enrollment • Tenure of courses • Frequency of courses offered Strategic • Internal resources planning

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University

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vehicle development, design pedagogy, and program assessment.Howard P Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State College (BA 1976), WSU (BS 1981, MS 1988) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. 1993). He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. He has been the president and CEO of IPM, a medical device company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship Program and the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Penn State. He has received the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and Boe- ing Welliver Faculty Fellow Award, and the ASEE - DOW Outstanding Faculty Award for his work in engineering education. Dr. Sathianathan currently serves on the ASEE Projects Board.Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Renata S. Engel is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Engineering Design and Engineering Science & Mechanics. A member of the Penn State faculty since 1990, she served from 2000-2006 as the Executive Director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Through various collaborative efforts, she has

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David J. Woehr, University of Tennessee; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates

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, and retention in engineering education, expanding the use of cooperative and active learning in engineering laboratories, data analysis and visualization for investigating and presenting quantitative data, and mod- eling and simulation of dynamic systems. He is a guitarist and songwriter with the rock band ”Whisper Down”.Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is a graduate student in the Engineering Education Program at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

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Foundation, Engineering Information Foundation, and the NCIIA. Mary’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas innovative product design, entrepreneurship, and modeling. She has served as an associate editor for the JEE and is currently associate editor for the AEE Journal.Tuba Pinar Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh Tuba Pinar Yildirim holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and is a doctoral candidate in Marketing at the Katz Graduate School of Business. She received an MS degree in Industrial Engineering at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, and BS degrees in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering fields from Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Her interests are modeling, and cognitive