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Robert A. Chin; Amy R. Frank

Session 3630 The Multimedia Instruction Initiative: Implications for Engineering Education Robert A. Chin, Amy R. Frank East Carolina UniversityRecently, East Carolina University reiterated its commitment to the delivery of high quality and effectiveinstruction through their Multimedia Instruction Initiative. The purpose of the Initiative was to assist faculty inintegrating electronically based instructional computing technologies into their respective curricula. A requestfor proposals yielded 39

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Zenon Jan Pudlowski; Peter LePoer Darvall

Session 1160 USICEE’S International Cooperation Initiatives and Programs in Engineering Education Zenon Jan Pudlowski & Peter LePoer Darvall UNESCO Supported International Centre for Engineering Education (USICEE) Faculty of Engineering, Monash University Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3168, AustraliaThe UNESCO Supported International Centre for Engineering Education (USICEE) was established in theFaculty of Engineering at Monash University on the recommendation of the UNESCO Steering Committee onTechnical Human

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David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

, vibration andshock tolerance, and system complexity constraints that render most "common" laboratory techniquesunusable. Consequently, initiatives are underway to develop new diagnostic tools for: (1) flow visualizationand qualitative imaging, (2) determination of temperature and species concentration fields, (3) determinationof velocity fields, and (4) measurement of particle size distributions and concentrations.DISCUSSION WSU Mechanical Engineering student, David A. Nordling was selected and sent to NASA Lewis for a 31week internship in 1995. He worked alongside NASA scientists and engineers to assist in the performance ofseveral ongoing research projects in the area of microgravity combustion science. Specifically, he was

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T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

interest, compatibility with fundamental skills, and relatively good accessibility tothe novice. Engineering is replete with other technologies that once were taught only in research-orientedseminars and are now fundamental knowledge. Just as transistors gradually replaced tubes in the curricula,photonics is ready to enter the curriculum, from core courses to design projects. To respond to the need andthe challenge in photonics education a new combined research-curriculum development (CRCD) programat Boston University – Photonics Research in Interdisciplinary Education (PRIDE) – has been initiated. .II. Objectives and Scope of PRIDE at Boston UniversityThe general objective of the PRIDE program is to

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John Collura; David E. Kaufman

. Page 1.264.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings In a three-year project initiated in February 1996 under the NSF Combined Research and CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD) program, we are building on the prior and ongoing research of team members in theseadvanced technology areas, which are generally placed under the rubric of Intelligent TransportationSystems (ITS) research. We are integrating knowledge, concepts, and results from our past and ongoing ITSresearch into existing and new courses in the University's College of Engineering, primarily in theTransportation Program of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in order to preparestudents at the undergraduate degree level to help plan

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Partha P. Sarkar; Kishor C. Mehta; James R. McDonald; Ernst W. Kiesling

mechanicalinfrastructure and, thereby, its qualification as a subject of national importance. Wind-related damage neednot be caused by extreme winds only. Moderate to low winds can cause vibrations in structures resultingin fatigue in structural components and perceptible motions unacceptable to the users, or it can cause duststorms which could become a health or traffic hazard. Wind engineering research at Texas Tech University (TTU) was initiated in 1970 after a tornadodevastated the city of Lubbock, where TTU is located. The tornado damaged almost 20% of this city of170,000 people. It was at this time that the Institute for Disaster Research (IDR) at TTU was formed. Asignificant amount of research since then has been performed under the banner of IDR

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Jr., Robert A. Potter; Dion J. King; Charles E. Dean

setup was complete, experimentation commenced. The initial data runs were conducted by faculty since the laboratory was completed during the summer period when the cadets were conducting field training. These early weeks of experimentation enabled the faculty members to not only get the bugs worked out of both the software and the developing experimental techniques, but to carefully prepare the students’ laboratory exercise scheduled for the approaching fall semester. PROJECT OBJECTIVES The idea of integrating the gun tube research project into the heat transfer course occurred after the research project was initiated The responsible faculty members agreed that the

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Robert M. Edwards; Kwang Y. Lee

developed in the research portion of the projectincluding: 1) extensions to achieve real-time performance of large scale power plant simulations using UNIXnetwork programming, 2) distributed implementation of advanced controller programming in an architectureof workstation and microprocessor-based controllers, and 3) intelligent control using fizzy logic, neuralnetwork, genetic algorithm, and reconfigurable control techniques. After the presentation of a curriculumdevelopment update, a summary of research activities is presented to complete overview of the project results.BACKGROUND The background for this three year research and curriculum development project was obtained by thesuccessful completion of two major projects initiated in 1989

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W.E. Bair; P. Ng; D.M. Halsmer

Session 3268 The Spinning Rocket Simulator: An Experimental Design Project for Teaching and Research D.M. Halsmer, W.E. Bair, P. Ng Oral Roberts University Abstract An experimental apparatus is being developed to simulate the dynamics and control of spinning, thrustingbodies with internal mass motion. An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate engineering students is executingthe first phase of development as a senior design project at Oral

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Raj Mutharasan; Alan Lawley

from a new NSF initiative, the authors have developed atwo-course sequence on ‘Advanced Materials Processing’. The thrust of the NSF initiative is to combine completed or matureresearch””iith curriculum development in technological areas of national importance, with the objective of stimulating heightenededucational involvement of faculty researchers. The research performed by the authors has been primarily in the generic area ofprocessing with emphasis on clean metals technology, gas injection processes, melt atomization, spray casting, and powderprocessing. The two-term course sequence under development utilizes the results of this research as a foundation.The overallscope of this NSF-funded Combined Research and Curriculum Development

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Thomas Johnson; Mike A. Littlejohn; Jr., Thomas H. Brown; Carl F. Zorowski

of engineering and science students andfaculty is presented. The objectives of the program, which is being developed cooperatively between theSemiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and North Carolina State University, are to instill ContinuousQuality Improvement (CQI) principles and practices in the university research culture, conduct research ofgreater relevance to industry and reduce the time to completion of advanced degree requirements while betterpreparing graduates to become productive more rapidly on entering industry or academia. Initial implementationwill be accomplished with a pilot program that can be scaled up to all participating SRC universities and many ofthe U.S. semiconductor corporations. This program will also provide a

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David W. Russell

complete a more traditional PhD program these credits maybe transferable to that institution. Oral Examinations Candidates are interviewed at Penn State Great Valley and then by the Electrical Engineering department head at University Park. If deemed a suitable prospect, the student embarks on the 15-credit program of advanced study outlined above. Part of this process involves several research and technical writing courses that are designed to lead the initiate into AI and Real-time research. Once these courses are completed, the student then meets with faculty from Swansea (usually in Wales) and makes several presentations including a proposal for his or her Ph.D. topic. This preliminary visit serves to

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Ian A. Waitz; Edward C. Barrett

‘.,.,~yyc+? .students choose a research topic from a list of prepared abstracts submitted by the faculty members. Studentsare also encouraged to pursue their own ideas for a project and to discuss these with potential faculty advisors.Approximately twenty percent of the projects are initiated by the students; the remainder originate from thefaculty. A list of project titles from Spring Semester 1995 is shown in Figure 1. The topics encompass many ofthe research interests of the department’s faculty and students. Low-Drag Su~aces for Satellites E#ect of Massive Roughness on Ai@oil Lijl Li$t and Drag E#ects of Alternate

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Blanca Jimenez Cisneros

Session 3260 Human Resources in Environmental Engineering. Actuality, Needs and Perspectives in Mexico Blanca Jim6nez Cisneros Universidad National Aut6noma de M6xico SUMMARY In this work, the main environmental problems of Mexico and the present availability of humanresources are analized to establish the needs for education and training. In addition a detailed inventory onhuman resources, professionals and institutions related with Environmental Engineering, as well as anevaluation of the present state of research and technology development in the field are

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Somchai Osuwan; Raymond D. Daniels; John F. Scamehorn

institutions. Approximately 2,800 teaching staff and 25,000 students occupy a largenumber of buildings covering its 500 acre campus in the heart of Bangkok. Each year the University graduatesabout 5,000 students with degrees ranging from bachelor’s degrees to doctorates. Leaders at Chulalongkom University have adopted an aggressive strategy to help build technologicalitirastructure in Thailand. The initial thrust is directed to the requirements of the petrochemical industries. TheUniversity’s Petroleum and Petrochemical College was established in 1988 to offer graduate programs and topursue research, development, and industrial service relevant to the petrochemical and petroleum-basedindustries. It was obvious then that the nation had to

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Scott R. Short

Session 3226 Investigation of Shear as a Failure Mode in Anisotropic Materials Scott R. Short Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract There is an immediate need in industry for engineers conversant in the fundamental principles ofmaterial behavior. This type of knowledge may best be imparted to the undergraduate student by direct,hands-on laboratory experience. Another way to enrich the undergraduate engineering laboratory experienceis to introduce the student to current research. When

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William W. Predebon; Peck Cho; Diana George; Linda M. Ott; Philip Sweany

approach to faculty orientation. In the intensive two-dayorientation workshop held shortly before the fall term began, we focused on developing an appreciation for theavailability of research results with direct application to classroom practice as well as providing teaching "tips"to help new faculty with their first teaching assignment. In addition, we have held weekly one-hour seminarswhich focus on different teaching issues. This combined approach allowed time for in-depth investigation ofdifferent teaching methods as well as providing some help in getting started. A few words about the faculty attendees are in order. Initially we expected that the majority of the newfaculty attendees would be recent Ph.D.'s, i.e., earned their Ph.D

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1626 Implementing a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) - Phase II Winston F. Erevelles GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The paper describes the second phase of the development of a Flexible Assembly Cell (FAC) in theCIM Lab at GMI. The funding for the cell was obtained under the auspices of the NSF ILI program andmatched by GMI and industry. In the first phase equipment was acquired and installed. In additionexperiments were outlined. Initial planning evaluations were also conducted. This paper describes the secondphase

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William H. Tranter; Theodore S. Rappaport; Jeffrey H. Reed; Donna M. Krizman; Brian D. Woerner

electrical engineering faculty at two universities, Virginia Tech and the Universityof Missouri - Rolla, who have initiated efforts to modernize the communications curriculum in response togrowth in the personal communications industry. Virginia Tech’s MPRG was one of the first universityprograms to focus on research and curriculum development in the area of wireless communications. Foundedin 1990, MPRG has mentored over 100 undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students who now work in the wirelesscommunications industry. Recruiters actively seek MPRG graduates for entry level positions in the wirelessindustry, and work at MPRG has produced a textbook for wireless communications.2 At the University ofMissouri-Rolla (UMR), there is an active research and

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Richard J. Kozick; Maurice F. Aburdene

algorithm begins with an initial estimate of A = A. and a = ao. The next valuesof A and a are computed by solving for the updates AA and Aa in (2)where ~~ = 1- eXp(-Cdi) (3)and g i = Ati exp(–aii). (4) The first order system used in the experiment is the RC circuit shown in Figure 2. The objectiveis to estimate the parameters A and a by observing the output voltage V..t(i) when the input voltage~i~(t) is a unit step function. In this circuit, A = &/(R+ &) and a = (R+ &)/( RfiC). The parameterestimates are updated in real-time as each data point is measured. Data

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Wayne E. Wells

be the opportunity to bring newtechnologies to bear on the problem. This will require a change in the decision models used by industries andwill require new actions by engineers of all specializations, not j ust environmental engineers. Academia has two responsibilities in this area. The first is to educate engineers in all specialties toaccount for environmental effects as part of their normal engineering practice. The second is to engage inmeaningful research, development and technology transfer in the area of environmentally responsible materials,product and manufacturing design. The Engineering Department at the University of Texas-Pan American undertook this “EnvironmentalEducation Initiative” because we realized that in

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Ron Darby

year. A unique feature of the program is a two-summer research or engineering project requirement which the student conducts in industry. About 30students have participated in the program to date, which has been well received by both industry and thestudents.HISTORY - In 1991, the Chemical Engineering department at Texas A&M established an AcceleratedBS/Master’s Industry Program, which enables students with a GPA of 3.25 or better to begin work towardthe Master’s degree at the end of their Junior year. The BS degree can be completed in the usual fouryears, and all requirements for either the Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree can becompleted in one additional year. A key feature of the program is a research or engineering

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John R. Williams; Dr. Martin Pike

at a relatively early stage in the professor’sacademic life with the tenure decision. In addition, success is dependent on three different and sometimesconflicting types of activities; namely teaching, research and service. Many professors just entering highereducation do not really understand the requirements for tenure, the balance of the professorial activities, thetenure system, and the institutional system. Lack of understanding of any of these can lead to wasted time,effort, and possibly a negative tenure decision. Mentoring of the new professor is important to advise anddirect the new professor, not just to avoid potential problems but to help them become effective andproductive as quickly as possible. Starting in the academic

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John K. Brown

to achieve a comprehensive program of technology studies that is grounded in real-worldissues. This paper outlines some of the challenges we have faced in creating this minor, and it outlines in detailtwo team-taught, interdisciplinary courses that will serve as cornerstones for all participants in the program. In presenting this progress report (for we are still in an embryonic state), I have three chief goals: to outline our proposed model of integrative curricular reform, to discuss some of the conceptual andorganizational challenges we have faced in this initiative, and to describe the long term purpose of the minorsprogram. We hope that Virginia’s program may serve as a model for similar efforts elsewhere. Equally we arestill

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B. Grossman; William H. Mason

. The program will be offered for the first time in thefall of 1996. Introduction As educators, we are constantly being told that increased international competitiveness has created aneed for engineers with a better understanding of design methodology and concurrent engineering. Probably themost significant documentation of the need is contained in a National Research Council Report.1Representatives of Boeing,2 Lockheed Martin,3 and McDonnell Douglas4 have also voiced strong opinions. Toprepare engineers for careers in design requires not only learning about these specific topics, but anunderstanding of the broad context of the practice of engineering, experience in solving problems with

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Bruce R. Dewey; David Whitman; Sally Steadman

solution, Page 1.66.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsto think of an example, or to do any of the analytical, evaluative, or creative thinking associated with learningin the classroom. These tasks involve a group of 2-3 students in a temporary assignment that lasts from a fewminutes to an entire class period and can be interspersed in a lecture to maintain higher student involvement.Informal Groups At the University of Wyoming, cooperative learning groups were initially offered in the Spring 1995semester to students enrolled in an Introduction to Engineering Computing course. General

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Rudi Schoenmackers; Ricardo B. Jacquez

initiative for increasing the participation of individualsfrom minority groups underrepresented in the SMET work force. For over two years, the New Mexico AMP hassuccessfully engaged the resources of the scientific community in a statewide initiative aimed at increasing thenumbers of minority individuals receiving baccalaureate degrees in SMET fields. Specific project activitiesinclude: • Developing articulation agreements • Providing recruiting and retention programs • Providing courses by distance learning • Establishing internships • Providing scholarships and student stipends • Maintaining a comprehensive tracking system The goal of the New Mexico AMP is to increase the

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Richard Korchak; David Swanson

American markets. The evidence of the economic problems arewage stagnation and job losses in many industries, a decline in world market share. , a loss ofemployment opportunities, and a severe imbalance in trade with foreign countries. The responses to these problems, after the initial reactions such a restraints on imports, were thatindustry needed modernization, access to research, and incentives to bring new processes and productsinto the market. The long standing faith in technology combined with the realization that major competitorcountries were focusing on manufacturing brought into focus the need to spur the introduction oftechnologies into the markets and processes. The need to interject appropriate technologies into products,processes

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Gordon W. Couturier

be initialized. After considerable research in the StP usermanuals, it was determined that the system disk was fill and not utilizing a newly install~ secondary, lGhard disk. This was corrected and then it was discovered that SYBASE maintains a log file of alltransactions, which resulted in a huge file containing every transaction attempted for a year and a half! Thisfile was promptly purged and is now monitored monthly.Once these problems were resolve~ the students involved and one of the project directom instructed the restof the class in the use of the tools and system.SUMMARY The implementation of an NSF grant for collaborative CASE and Groupware technology hasbeen discussed along with the classroom results obtained fi-om the SUN lab and

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Zhi Shi; Clarence Calder

athletic shoes.(2) An oscilloscope is used to capture the acceleration-time data and a PC is used to process the data. When used as a classroom or laboratory demonstration, orlaboratory/project assignment, this experiment illustrates the following to the student: 1. Determination of the impact force-time record using Newton’s law. 2. Evacuation of the displacement-time record by double integration of the acceleration and enforcing proper initial conditions. 3. Technique and advantages of smoothing the experimental data. 4. Convenience of spreadsheet software to process and analyze the raw data, and to plot the results. 5. The energy absorbing and loading-rate effects of using a material such as foam.Test Apparatus and Procedure