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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island

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AC 2010-776: OPEN-MINDED LABS: HOW DO WE EMBRACE ORGANISEDCHAOS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT COURSE CONTENT?Andrew Trivett, University of Prince Edward Island Page 15.930.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Amarachukwu C Ukaegbu, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia

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AC 2010-1992: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL WEB-BASEDPOWER MEASUREMENT MODULE FOR A HYBRID RENEWABLE POWERSYSTEMEsther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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: Experiments in ElectronicCircuits That Support Introductory Courses for Electrical and Computer Engineers.” 2005 ASEEAnnual Conference.15. K. Meehan, R.W. Hendricks, R.L. Clark, C. Shek, “Lab in a Box: The development ofmaterials to support independent experimentation on concepts from circuits,” 2009 ASEE AnnualConference, AC 2009-411.16. K. Meehan, J. Quesenberry, J. Olinger, K. Diomedi, R.L. Clark, R.W. Hendricks, P.E.Doolittle, “Hands-on Distance-Learning Laboratory Course Using Internet Video Tools”, 2010ASEE Annual Conference, AC 2010-618.17. K. Meehan, R.W. Hendricks, C.V. Martin, P.E. Doolittle, R.L. Clark, Jr, J.E. Olinger, “Lab-in-a-Box: Online instruction and multimedia materials to support independent experimentation onconcepts from

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer P.E., LeTourneau University

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their project: resonance, impedance, impedance matching, maximumpower transfer, voltage regulation, DC/AC voltage conversion, filtering, Barkhausen’s criterion,oscillators, frequency modulation, energy conversion and transformation, power losses andefficiency. The positive results of student understanding, learning and application of acquiredknowledge to solve engineering problems may prompt the implementation of other projects thatmay include multidisciplinary collaboration and integration of projects between classes.IntroductionAs educators working in higher education institutions we want to make sure that our students arelearning and understanding the material we teach them and we expect that they will be able toapply it to solve real

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Remote and Network-based Laboratories

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Ben P. Horan, Deakin University; Robynne Hall, Deakin University

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. The remainingitems make the package more complete. We used the HELP kits for the first time in 2008. Page 25.1386.4The final development in our HELP kits is the inclusion of a small robot platform. The robotswere used within in the experimental program in 2009 and 2010. This paper reports on the use ofand development of the HELP kit to facilitate off-campus practicals. We present our work for thethree years 2008-2010.The Lab CourseThe lab experiments ran in the context of a first-year electronics course. The pre-requisite wasintroductory physics (which covered the basics of DC electric circuits, but not AC circuits).Delivered July-October

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona Sate University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona Western College; Clark Henson Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Thomas R. Palmer, Eastern Arizona College

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5 years before moving to Eastern Arizona College in 1991 to teach chemistry. He was recognized by the EAC Student Association as the most admired faculty in 1993, received the Alumni Faculty Recognition award in 1996, the distinguished service award in 1997, and in 2008 received the Rocky Mountain Region College Educator Award for Excellence in Teaching by the American Chemical Society. He has presented at the Southeastern Arizona Teachers Academy, the ASTA Annual Conference, NSTA, ACS, and the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). He is a member of ASTA, NSTA, ACS, and 2YC3. He is the current membership secretary of ASTA, a position which he has held since 2010. He has been a volunteer with the Boy

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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AC 2010-120: SYNTHESIS OF LOW-VOLTAGE THREE-PHASE POWER FORUSE IN LOW-COST MOTOR AND SYSTEMS EXPERIMENTS AT THESOPHOMORE LEVELThomas Schubert, University of San Diego Thomas F. Schubert, Jr. received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, Irvine CA in 1968, 1969, and 1972 respectively. He is currently a Professor of electrical Electrical engineering Engineering at the University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, and came there as a founding member of the engineering faculty in 1987. He previously served on the electrical engineering faculty at the University of Portland, Portland OR and Portland State University, Portland OR and on the

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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AC 2008-2850: THE METROLOGY TRAINING CRISIS: INDUSTRIAL /EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS MAY CLOSE THE GAPMark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc Mark spent over 20 years in the US Army in the TMDE (Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment) field. His jobs ranged from Calibration Technician to Team Chief then finally to Instructor Supervisor in the Calibration School at Keesler AFB, MS. He went with the Army’s move to relocate the school to Redstone Arsenal, AL and retired there at Redstone. After a brief tenure with Yulista at the Army Primary Standards Lab at Redstone, he took the position of National Technical Training and Support Mgr with Sypris Test & Measurement. In this role Mark

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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AC 2011-18: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COM-PREHENSIVE NANOTECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS LAB FOR EN-GINEERING STUDENTSNael Barakat, Grand Valley State University Nael Barakat, PH.D. P.Eng. is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University, MI. He is also a Fellow of the ASME and the Committee on Ethical Standards and Review (CESR). His interest and research work is in the area of Dynamic Systems, Robotics, NEMS, Engineering Ethics, and Engineering education.Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University LIHONG (HEIDI) JIAO Lihong (Heidi) Jiao is currently an Associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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Paper ID #10044Transforming a Freshman Electrical Engineering Lab Course to Improve Ac-cess to Place Bound StudentsDr. Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Denise Thorsen received her B.S. (1985), M.S. (1991) and Ph.D. (1996) degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska FairbanksLori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast Page 24.1278.1

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Aero and Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Sullivan, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition”, AC 2012-392015. Trainor, T., McCarthy D., and Kwin M., “From Cornerstone to Capstone: Systems Engineering in the West Point Way”, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition”, AC 2010-153116 . Gipson, K.G., Henriques, J.J., and Sequeira, S., “ Development and Implementation of a Cornerstone Course: Engineering Opportunities”, Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition”, Session 1158017. Vernier, M.A., Wensing, P.M., Morin, C.E., Phillips, A.P., Rice, B., Wegman, K.R. and Hartle C., “Design of a Full-Featured Robot Controller for Use in a First Year Robotics Design Project”, Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University

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AC 2011-2657: STUDENT FEEDBACK TOWARDS MEDIA BASED IN-STRUCTION: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN INTRODUCTORYELECTRONICS & NETWORK ANALYSIS COURSEJean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineer- ing from the University of Toledo in 1992 and 1993, respectively, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from The University of Toledo in 1995 and 2002. His main professional interests are in mixed mode IC design and electrical engineering education; his recent research activity concentrates on symbolic analysis of circuits and MOS models.Risa Kumazawa, Duquesne University Dr. Risa

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Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R Veazie P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

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ultimate strength. Thus, there are seven degrees offreedom between the eight treatment combinations in the 23 factorial design analysis. Threedegrees of freedom are associated with the main effect: agitation (A), temperature (T), andcurrent density (C). Four degrees of freedom are associated with the interactions: agitation-temperature (AT); agitation-current density (AC); temperature-current density (TC); andagitation-temperature-current density (ATC). The measured ultimate strength (σult) values at theelectrolytes’ boundary conditions are shown in Table 2, and the treatment combinations areshown for the measured ultimate strength values (in GPa) in Table 3. This is called the designmatrix; where the treatment combinations are written in the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

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the American Society for Engineering Education, 2007, AC 2007-45212 “Murphy’s Law,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law, accessed Jan 18, 201113 The Contributions of Edsel Murphy to the Understanding of the Behaviour of Inanimate Objects. http://www.frontiernet.net/~wmooney1/Fixed_files/murphy.pdf, accessed Jan 18, 201114 Graff, R.W., Leiffer P.L., Batts, M., Leiffer M., WHAT FUZZIES MIGHT LEARN FROM TECHIES, Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2010, AC 2010-91115 Graff, R. W., “The Three Levels of Learning,” ERM, Vol. 3, #4, June 197116 Graff, R. W., “Optimal Learning,” ERM Vol. 4, #2, March 197217 Graff, R. W., “The Rube Goldberg Design Project,” ERM Magazine of the Educational

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; R. Roemer, University of Utah

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AC 2011-2062: SPIRAL LABORATORIES IN THE FIRST-YEAR MECHAN-ICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDebra J. Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics.Stacy J. Morris Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She received her S.B. and S.M. in Mechanical Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad N. Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Raj Sinha, National University

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AC 2011-1279: COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH PROJECT IN WIRE-LESS COMMUNICATIONMohammad N Amin, National University Mohammad Amin received his Ph.D. and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and MS degree in Solid State Physics from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and M.Sc. and B.Sc. Honors degrees in Physics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently working as a Professor at National University, San Diego, California. He has published and presented 60+ papers in the areas of electri- cal engineering applications, computer applications and biotechnology. He has 20+ years experience in teaching engineering, science, and math. He received an R&D award in 1996 from the R&D Magazine 100

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Reza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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AC 2010-1538: INNOVATIONS IN FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORYTHROUGH THE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL SCALE EQUIPMENT ANDEDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE TOOLSAnthony Toyama, Texas A&M University at QatarReza Sadr, Texas A&M University at Qatar Page 15.739.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Innovations in Fluid Mechanics Laboratory through the Application of Industrial Scale Equipment and Educational Software ToolsAbstractTexas A&M University at Qatar, TAMUQ, is a newly funded school of engineering whose firstclass of undergraduate students graduated in 2008. As the university is located in the heart of theMiddle East, TAMUQ students are primarily from

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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AC 2010-2188: FLEXIBLE CIS LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYINGMULTI-BOOT AND VIRTUAL COMPUTINGDawn Spencer, Colorado State University, PuebloNebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo Page 15.593.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Flexible CIS Laboratory Environment Employing Multi-boot and Virtual ComputingAbstractThis work describes an innovative flexible multipurpose laboratory environment designed tosupport a large variety of laboratory exercises in a Computer Information Systems (CIS)curriculum. The environment employs multi-boot and virtual computing. Although it may beideal to have separate labs for each course

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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AC 2010-76: INTELLIGENT RUBE GOLDBERG USING VEX ROBOTICSDEVELOPMENT SYSTEMArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris UniversitySushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Page 15.787.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Intelligent Rube Goldberg Using Vex Robotics Development SystemAbstractRube Goldberg development is commonly used in early engineering education, especially infirst-year programs and introduction to engineering courses as well as secondary schoolengineering activities. Regardless of the problem, the concept of utilizing Rube Goldberg inengineering education is about having engineering students understanding the

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth

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class.References1 Edwards, R., & Recktenwald, G. (2010). A Guided Inquiry Approach to Teaching Fan Selection. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY: Paper AC 2010-208.2 Prince, M.J., & Felder, R.M. (2006). Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases, Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-138.3 Prince, M.J., & Felder, R.M. (2007). The Many Faces of Inductive Teaching and Learning, Journal of College Science Teaching, 36(5), 14-20.4 Sherwin, K., Mavromihales, M. (1999). Design, Fabrication and Testing a Heat Exchanger as a Student Project, Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Brent Walter Reed

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function.Later in the semester, as bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) were introduced, the alternativelyfading LED project was assigned. The students were asked to build and troubleshoot the circuitand write a comprehensive report describing various parts of the circuit, which included atriangle waveform generator, the DC biasing and AC changing of two complementary drivingcircuits that further consist of current sources and NPN and PNP BJT drivers. Based upon thehands-on experience, the students were challenged to design circuits to meet different load needsand alternating frequencies.Many evidences from the semester have clearly shown that these hands-on projects successfullyserved as a vehicle to motivate student interests, facilitate classroom

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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AC 2010-462: LABORATORY INNOVATIONS IN UNDERGRADUATE CONTROLENGINEERING EDUCATIONAhmed Rubaai, Howard University Ahmed Rubaai received the M.S.E.E degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983, and the Dr. Eng. degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988. In 1988, he joined Howard University, Washington, D.C., as a faculty member, where he is presently a Professor of Electrical Engineering. He is the Founder and Lead Developer of Howard University Motion Control and Drives Laboratory and is actively involved in many projects with industry, while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of artificial intelligence and motion controls. His

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

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AC 2011-1505: INNOVATIVE SHAKE TABLE LABORATORY INSTRUC-TION: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARN-INGAlyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alyn Turner is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research interests are in education policy evaluations, social stratification and inequality, and sociol- ogy of education.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is co-PI for ”Deployment and Integration of Shake Tables Using the NEES Cyber- infrastructure.” She is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Professional Development and Wendt Commons: Teaching and Learning Services. Her area of research is

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seunghyun Chun, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Bruce McCann, University of Texas, Austin; Ariane L. Beck, University of Texas, Austin; Eric Dean, National Instruments; Alexis Kwasinski, University of Texas at Austin

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AC 2011-1249: INCORPORATING STUDENT-OWNED PORTABLE IN-STRUMENTATION INTO AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL EN-GINEERING COURSESeunghyun Chun, The University of Texas, Austin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D Candidate at the The University of Texas, Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing. Head Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering freshman course. M.S from The University of Southern California, B.S from Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Research in digital control of dc-dc converters for renewable energy applications.R. Bruce McCann, The University of Texas at Austin Dr. McCann received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from The University

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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AC 2011-1530: MODEL-ELICITING ACTIVITIES IN A MECHANICALENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL METHODS COURSEJohn Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University John Ridgely is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State Univer- sity in San Luis Obispo.Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education

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ELOS Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

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AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College; David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Joseph Keeter, Harvey Mudd College; Madeleine S Ong, Harvey Mudd College; Zachary Dodds, Harvey Mudd College

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AC 2011-573: AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: A HANDS-ON INTERDISCI-PLINARY FRESHMAN COURSENancy K Lape, Harvey Mudd College Nancy K. Lape is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Director of the Patton and Claire Lewis Fellowship in Engineering Professional Practice at Harvey Mudd College. She received a B.S. in Chem- ical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research focuses on energy-efficient composite gas separation membranes, chemical transport across human skin, and engineering education.David L Harris, Harvey Mudd College Prof. David Money Harris received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in Electrical

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Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Veazie, Southern Polytechnic State University; Daniel Edward Ephraim

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AC 2012-4044: FACTORIAL DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS FOR LABO-RATORIES INCORPORATING ENGINEERING MATERIALSDr. David R. Veazie, Southern Polytechnic State University David Veazie received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Southern University in 1986, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1987 and 1993, respectively. He worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories in New Jersey as a member of the technical staff and was a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow at the NASA Langley Research Center. In 1994, he joined Clark Atlanta University’s Department of Engineering, and was the Director of the Mechanical Testing Labora- tories (MTL) and Associate Director of the NASA-funded High

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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member at the Electrical Engineering Department of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. During the 2010/2011 academic year he was a Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow at the Institute of Communication Acoustics, Ruhr-Universit¨at Bochum, Germany. His main research interests include speech signal processing, general signal theory, and time-frequency analysis. Page 24.132.1Dr. Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University Sachin Shetty is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing at Tennessee State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Modeling

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Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Ochs, Kansas State University; Ruth Douglas Miller, Kansas State University

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AC 2012-3087: DEVELOPMENT OF A POWER ELECTRONICS LAB COURSEWITH RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONSMr. David S. Ochs, Kansas State University David S. Ochs received his bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2010. He is currently pursuing a master’s of science at Kansas State University. His research interests include power electronics and maximum power capture in wind energy systems.Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller, Kansas State University Ruth Douglas Miller earned a B.S.E.E. from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the University of Rochester. She has taught at Kanssa State University for 21 years and is presently Associate Professor. She