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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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AC 2011-1340: TOYS’N MORE -INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IN-TERVENTION STRATEGIESJanice M. Margle, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Janice M. Margle, Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Abington, received her M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. She is Co-PI on the NSF-Sponsored Toys’n MORE grant and currently teaches introductory thermodynamics and introductory engineering design courses. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and has worked for NASA, the Navy, IBM, PPL, and private industry. She is active in promoting activities to increase the number of women and minorities in engineering and is a member of Penn State’s Women In Science and

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Darrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College; Brian Tande, University of North Dakota

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University of North Dakota. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware. In addition to engineering education, his research interests are in polymer science, biobased plastics and composites, and membrane separations. Page 22.64.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Model for Initiating ABET-Accredited Engineering Degree Programs using Distance EducationAbstractThis paper presents a model that uses distance education to establish rapidly and

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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AC 2011-243: INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH STUDYGROUPS ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT COURSE SUCCESSMarissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a PhD Student of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as program coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to recruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Marissa is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile

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Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Drew Borresen, Boise State University

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number of inbounding activities. To help identify theinbounding activities of the students, the research team conducted a literature review todetermine how freshly minted engineers successfully enter into their professional community ofpractice (See Appendix A). This literature review began with the analysis of some foundational Page 22.582.4books regarding communities of practice and the analysis of these books returned a broadoverview of inbounding activities into communities of practice3, 4, 10, 11. The research team usedthe broad overview from the initial analysis to serve as the foundation for the second round ofthe

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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CIVE 2990 for high schoolseniors and first-year engineering science students.Washington State University:Background: Washington State University is a research-based, 4 year institution dedicated to theadvancement of professional practice and the education of the next generation of leaders ininnovation. In 2009 the university took part in the NSF CCLI Phase 3 initiative to combat therise in engineering program attrition rates that has been recognized across the country. Theengineering department at Washington State University currently employs 99 tenured/tenuretrack faculty members, educating approximately 2000 undergraduates across a wide array ofengineering programs, including civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, material science

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Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Candace E. Mazze, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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in terms of the course learning objectives. • Aid Academic Community Building: Questionnaires and post-interviews will measure the benefits and relative strength of working relationships, the benefits from sharing academic initiatives, and plans for future collaboration.Project Evaluation External assessment of this project will be provided through the Center for EducationMeasurement and Evaluation (CEME) 15 from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.CEME routinely serves research efforts both internally and externally to the University to assessboth quantitative and qualitative performance criteria. The investigators for this project will alsoconduct a highly structured assessment project to document

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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potential users may be familiar withwere surveyed to gather ideas for the user interface. The goal while surveying websites was tounderstand the flow of commonly used websites in order to incorporate that information into theAIChE Concept Warehouse. Once data were collected regarding the user needs an initial list offeatures and functionality was made and a draft website was constructed. The draft website wasthen used in focus group testing. Feedback from the focus group was then incorporated into therevised draft website.AcknowledgementsThe authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program, under the grant NSF 1023099,“Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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AC 2011-1356: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE DESIGNPROBLEM IN IDEATION EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCHGul E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Gul Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

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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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Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning, assessment processes and interventions aimed at improving learning objective attainment. Prior to his University as- signments he was the Founder and CEO of The EDI Group, Ltd. and The EDI Group Canada, Ltd, independent professional services companies specializing in B2B electronic commerce and electronic data interchange. The EDI Group companies conducted market research, offered educational seminars and conferences and published The Journal of Electronic Commerce. He was also a Vice President at the First National Bank of Chicago, where he founded and managed the bank’s market leading professional Cash Management Consulting Group, initiated the

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David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; John Sutton, RMC Research Corporation; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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institutions. These factors are exacerbated for students interested in engineering andfor underrepresented students 12, 13, 14. Studies have found that students in mathematics andsciences, as well as underrepresented students in general, have higher attrition rates andacademic failure/dismissal rates than other transfer students 15. Furthermore, research hasdemonstrated that retention of underrepresented minority students and women can be improvedthrough retention initiatives that allow students to reach their academic and social potential 16, 17,18 . Initiatives such as institutional commitment, removal of barriers to student success,internships, pre-college development, summer bridge programs, and attention to early successwere mentioned by

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Stella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; B. Lush, University of Texas, El Paso; Gabriel Della-Piana, Evaluation Consultant ; Denise Carrejo, Ph.D., University of Texas, El Paso Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research, and Planning

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AC 2011-1904: NSF CCLI: AN APPLIED QUANTUM MECHANICS COURSEALIGNED WITH THE ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMStella A Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Stella Quiones is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where she has been a faculty member for the past 13 years. She is the Forest O. and Henrietta Lewis Professor in Electrical Engineering and is a 2010 UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award recipient. Dr. Quinones was also selected as an innovative early-career engineering faculty to participate in the Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium in Dec. 2010. Her current research areas include planar and nano-scale

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Suzanna Long, Ph.D., Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector J. Carlo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning

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AC 2011-1210: USING RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT TO MEASURELEVELS OF STUDENT AND FACULTY ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVEL-OPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLY CHAIN AND FACILITY LO-GISTICS CURRICULUMSuzanna Long, PhD, Missouri University of Science & Technology Suzanna Long is Assistant Professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in engineering management, from the Univer- sity of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). Her research interests include strategic partnering in global supply chain networks, supply chain curriculum development, virtual teaming in a global marketplace, and sustainable energy management systems.Hector J. Carlo, University of Puerto Rico

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Douglas H. Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie M. Borror, Arizona State University West

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for his academic activities from various sources including NASA, The National Science Foundation, The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Advanced Research Program, U. S. Department of Commerce, The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, The U. S. Department of Education, and The U. S. Department of Labor. One of his current interests is in the area of manufacturing systems for rapid response Manufacturing. An extension of this work is the current effort that established the UTPA Rapid Response Manufacturing Center in a consortium of aca- demic institutions, economic development corporations, industry, local, state, and federal governments. This initiative is an integral component of the North American

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Sarah A. Rajala, Mississippi State University; Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University; Rayford B. Vaughn, Mississippi State University

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AC 2011-1724: TRANSITIONING AMERICA’S VETERANS INTO SCI-ENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)ACADEMIC PROGRAMSSarah A Rajala, Mississippi State University Sarah A. Rajala is currently professor and dean of engineering at Mississippi State University. Previously, she served as department head of electrical and computer engineering at Mississippi State University, professor, associate dean for research and graduate programs, and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. From 1987-1998, she held a visiting ap- pointment in the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University. During her career she conducted research on the analysis and

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

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dedicated counselor who specializesin scholarship and financial aid opportunities for members of the military and their dependents.In addition, the university has created a special merit-based scholarship program for college-bound children and spouses of military personnel, and assists with access to other military-specific financial aid opportunities.* The university offers a Military and Veterans Campus Visit Day for prospective students withmilitary ties to learn firsthand about the resources available to military personnel and theirfamilies.* The university has long had an office at Fort Riley to provide initial information andenrollment advice for the University classes. In addition, the university Research and Extensionoffice recently opened

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Morgan M Hynes, Tufts University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Megan Kiely Mueller, Tufts University; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University

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one’sperception of what it means to be an engineer influence how one engages in engineering designand problem solving. As educators and researchers we are compelled to understand better howstudents develop and use their cognitive, emotional, and social (interpersonal, team work skills)capacities to regulate their approach towards developing rigorous, innovative, and successful Page 22.1500.2engineering solutions. The study presented here was an initial attempt to identify the role ofsuch personal factors in the achievements of engineering students.This identification is important because the role of “soft skills” (those associated with thepersonal

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Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

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Bridging the Valley of Death: A 360° Approach to Understanding Adoption of Innovations in Engineering EducationAbstractThere is a nationwide need to better translate engineering education research into the classroomsetting. Moving engineering education research into practice is a more complicated task than itmight initially seem. There are many significant barriers to hinder the transition from research toimplementation. These barriers can be categorized into two groups: (1) individual barriers, suchas personality characteristics that contribute to a lack of willingness to implement innovations, aswell as a lack of knowledge about engineering education research; and (2) environmentalperceptions, such as perceptions of the tenure and

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Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Alison W. Smith, SRP

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AC 2011-2123: RENEWABLE ENERGY INTERNSHIPS: STUDY OF 7THAND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF RELATED SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING CONTENTTirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of

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of one of these concepts at an early stage in a student’seducation can lead to a cascade of failures or difficulties that resonate throughout their academiccareer. Although a program of study is designed so that students entering a given class havesuccessfully completed all of the pre-requisite course material to attempt the class, student recalland understanding of prior content varies. A longitudinal study is in progress to assess studentabilities and growth in these key threads. Current research has identified and mapped a number of central content and skilltrajectories that are present in engineering education, focusing primarily on science and mathcontent/skills essential to Mechanical Engineering. Several of these key content

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the ability to independently cultivate further technical competencies. He is particularly interested in advocating for project-oriented engineering education. He and a research team at Boise State University is currently participating in a project focused on encouraging the adoption of project-based techniques. Page 22.234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing Engineering Student Attitudes about Cognition Due to Project-Based Curriculum: Donald Plumlee, Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Biomedical

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; David R. Bowman, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Roy P. Pargas, Clemson University / U.S .Air Force Academy

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for three problem sets were collected fromtotal of 26 students (19 males, 7 females). One of the three problem sets was tagged by threemembers of our research team, and inter-rater reliability analysis was conducted by an externalevaluator to ensure consistent tagging. Initial overall inter-rater agreement was 55%. The teamworked through inter-rater disagreement iteratively, with the main objectives being to createagreement and maintain the integrity of the codes 6. The team discussed how to apply certaintags that were used frequently, but were inconsistently coded. In some cases codes were revisedand new codes were added, and in other cases the instances in which the codes are applied wereclarified. Additionally, codes that were used

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Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2011-1781: WRITING EFFECTIVE EVALUATION AND DISSEMINA-TION/DIFFUSION PLANSThomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger is Director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Edu- cation and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State, where he has been on the faculty since 1985. His work in engineering education involves curricular reform, teaching and learning innovations, faculty development, and assessment. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of combustion and thermal sciences. He is an Associate Editor of Advances in Engineering Education and a Fellow of ASEE.Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah

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Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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AC 2011-1291: THE FIRST-TO-FOURTH FLATLINE: ASSESSING UN-DERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE CAPACITYHolli Burgon, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJ. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield is assistant dean in Undergraduate Programs in Engineering. He advises stu- dents and directs the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, the iFoundry Illinois Engineering First-year Experience, the Learning in Community program, and the Creativity, Innovation, and Vision course suite. He is faculty advisor for Engineers Without Borders and conducts research on what students learn via international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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others and to learn is instilled within those who join.39 The service aspectof LTS efforts initially motivates students to participate, but the cycle of overcoming problemsand continual learning nourishes them. Regardless of the construct, each suggests that LTSshould offer a rich learning environment for engineering students; one that fosters not only theircognitive development, but provides strong opportunities for professional development.Student interest in curricular and extracurricular LTS efforts has created institutional momentumfor integrating the approach within engineering curricula. LTS has been incorporated into first-year project courses, core engineering science courses, and senior design courses.6, 24, 38, 42, 46Previous research

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Mo Zhang, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Patrick D. Pedrow, Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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experiments, sampling theories, and item response theory oriented mathematical models. She holds an M.A. in education from Washington State University.Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein is a professor of Mechanical Engineering and coordinator of the college-wide inter-disciplinary capstone design program at the University of Idaho where he has been on the faculty since 1987. He is involved in a number of research projects and initiatives related to design pedagogy, professional skills assessment, catalytic combustion, engine testing, and hybrid vehicle realization.Jay McCormack, University of Idaho Jay McCormack is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University

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Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

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and several conference presentations. He is a student member of IEEE.Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures LaboratoryHan Wang, University of Houston Han Wang is currently a PhD student of Mechanical Engineering in University of Houston. His research interests are Intelligent Controls, Nonlinear Control Systems and Modeling, Fault Detection and Isolation, and Control of Smart Materials.Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityGangbing Song, University of Houston Page 22.119.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Unified Framework for Remote Laboratory

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AC 2011-399: VIRTUAL AND REMOTE FUNCTIONALITY DEVELOP-MENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORYYongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engi- neering Technology Dept. at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as a tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall. His research interests include cyber-physical system, control theory, power electronics, motor drive, mechatronics, and real-time embedded system design. His research has been sponsored by U.S. Army Research Office, NSF, and industry

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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AC 2011-1573: MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED LEARNING LAB (MILL):A CURRICULUM MODEL FOR HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING EDU-CATIONMukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University Dr. Ssemakula received his BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Manufacturing Technology, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (England). After working in industry, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland where he taught courses in the areas of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as well as conducting research in Manufacturing Systems. Since 1993, he has been on the faculty of Wayne State University’s Division of Engineering Technology where he has been a leader in developing

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AC 2011-1550: ENGINEERING VETERAN PATHWAYSIngrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky Dr. Ingrid St. Omer is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky in the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. She was the Co-Principal Investigator for the ten institution Kentucky West Virginia Alliance for Minority Participation. Prior to earning her doctorate, she worked in industry at Rosemount Inc., attaining the rank of Senior Engineer and Engineering Supervisor. Upon completion of her Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), she served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the MU Department of Electrical Engineering, a Research Associate and President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University

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- ciety of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Engineering Educators, the Materials Research Society and ASM International. Her primary research in- terests are in finite element analysis, acoustic properties of materials, and curriculum design for materials education.Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University Page 22.1464.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The iCollaborate MSE ProjectAbstractThe overall objectives of the research proposed in the iCollaborate MSE [Materials Science