Paper ID #17751The Non-Curriculum Challenges and Opportunities of Administering a U.S.-Based M.S. Degree in Kilimanjaro, AfricaDr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Dr. Springer currently serves as an Executive Director for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute lo- cated in West Lafayette, Indiana. He has over 35 years of theoretical and industry-based practical ex- perience from four disciplines: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant
Paper ID #24533Icarus: The Development of a Voluntary Research Program to Increase En-gineering Students’ EngagementMr. Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech Homero Murzi is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive ped- agogical practices, environmental, ethics and humanitarian engineering, and non-traditional knowledge transfer. Homero has been recognized as a Fulbright scholar and was inducted
Paper ID #11690A Cross-Sectional Study of Engineering Student Perceptions and ExperiencesRelated to Global ReadinessDr. Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working
Paper ID #11878Maximizing the Global Experience: Lessons Learned from Running a Faculty-led Program to BrazilDr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2011. In the fall of 2011, she took a position as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in the College of Engineering as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty with a focus on chemical engineering. She teaches the first year courses where are Engineering Design and Engineering Problem Solving. She also teaches senior Chemical Engineering
Paper ID #12948Corporate Partnerships for International Experiences: A Case Study Modelof the Boeing Engineering Leadership ProgramDr. Nicole Sanderlin, Virginia Tech Dr. Sanderlin serves as the Director of Global Engagement for Virginia Tech’s College of Engineer- ing. She provides leadership for international initiatives and works closely with engineering faculty to develop new institutional partnerships and international opportunities for engineering students. Her re- search focuses on internationalization of higher education, faculty engagement, and international program assessment.Dr. Kim Lester, Virginia Tech
AC 2007-1177: IFEES: A NEW ALLIANCE TO SHAPE GLOBAL ENGINEERINGEDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WORLDHans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education Hans J. Hoyer is director for International Programs & Strategy for ASEE and the newly created IFEES. He is trained as a social scientist and he taught cultural anthropology at George Mason University and also was a visiting scholar and fellow at Harvard and MIT. He was dean at the School for International Training in Vermont. He has led several international development organizations through out out Latin America, Africa, South Asia and Europe. Hans has written on a variety of international development topics. Prior to coming to ASEE he was
AC 2007-2135: A REVIEW OF STRATEGIES EMPLOYED ON MINORITYRECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONWebert Lovencin, University of Florida Webert Lovencin is pursuing a doctoral degree in the department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. His areas of research involve public works engineering, construction management, transportation engineering and civil engineering materials. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Mr. Lovencin has work and conducted research for the Florida Department of Transportation for over five years. He is a member of ASCE, ITE
2006-2661: A COMPARISON OF TA’S ACTIVITIES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OFFLORIDA AND UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL NORTE CHILEFazil Najafi, University of FloridaPatricio Tapia, University of Florida Page 11.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A comparison of Teacher Assistant activities between University of Florida and Universidad Catolica del Norte ChileAbstractThis paper is intended to compare Teacher Assistant activities in the civil engineeringundergraduate programs in two different universities: University of Florida andUniversidad Catolica del Norte. Furthermore, the objective is to show that more TAs areassigned to course instructors in Chile as
2006-2020: PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCEFOR UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT A SMALLINSTITUTIONEric Johnson, Valparaiso University Eric Johnson is the Paul and Cleo Brandt Professor of Engineering and an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Valparaiso University. His area of scientific research is design process methodologies and his teaching interests include introductory computer design courses and the development of international experiences for engineering students.Sarah DeMaris, Valparaiso University Sarah DeMaris is Professor of German and Director of the Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center at Valparaiso
2006-2290: ENGINEERING EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DIGITALDIVIDE: BASIS FOR A COMPARISON OF INDIA AND LATIN AMERICAMary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State UniversityHaritha Mogilisetti, IntelN.K. Kishore, IIT, KaragpurUma Devi Sundararajan, National Highways, India Uma Devi Sundararajan earned her BE in Civil Engineering from the Govt. College of Engineering, Salem (affiliated with The University of Madras, Chennai, India). Currently she is serving as a Junior Engineer in the National Highways Department at the Quality Control Division in Vellore. Her interests include aspects of digital divide, especially in India.Krutarth Mehta, Arizona State University Krutartth Mehta is pursuing his MS in Technology
AC 2012-3402: GLOBAL STUDIES: A STUDY ON WHY MORE ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS DO NOT PARTICIPATEMr. Eric Specking, University of Arkansas Eric Specking serves as the Associate Director of Recruitment for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He directs the engineering recruitment office and most of the College of Engi- neering’s K-12 outreach programs.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Department Chair and 21st Century Professor of industrial engineering at the Uni- versity of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Wichita State University. Prior to her
AC 2010-1475: FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL FACULTY COLLABORATIONTHROUGH STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH A RESEARCHCOMPONENTIlka Balk, University of Kentucky Ilka Balk, a native of Germany, joined the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering in January of 2006, in order to start and establish a German and Engineering Program. In the fall of 2007, Ilka took on the added responsibility of Director of Cooperative Education. Ilka has lived and worked in Germany and the United States, and has a Masters in Political Science with minors in History and Communications from the University of Goettingen, Germany.John Balk, University of Kentucky John Balk is an assistant professor of Materials
Paper ID #9157Development of a Faculty Led Education Abroad Program and the LessonsLearnedDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined RMU in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With US Airways, Acharya was responsible for creating a conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were/are used in
Paper ID #9412Collaboration of Afghan and American Universities in a New ArchitecturalEngineering Program at Herat University, AfghanistanMiss Homaira Fayez, Herat Engineering University My name is Homaira Fayez. I am currently instructor at Herat University Egineering Faculty in Architec- ture Department. I have received my masters degree from University of Hartford.Dr. M. S. Keshawarz, University of Hartford Dr. Keshawarz is Professor and Chair of the Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering at the University. He has led the collaboration efforts between Herat University and the University of Hartford assisted by
AC 2011-886: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH FLOODS: PEDAGOGICALADVANTAGES OF A THEMATIC SHORT COURSE CENTERED ON IN-TERNATIONAL EXPOSURESamuel James Boland, IIHR - Hydroscience and Engineering, The University of IowaMichael V. Schaefer, IIHR-Hydroscience and EngineeringCarmen M LangelTaryn Michelle Tigges, The University of IowaFabienne Bertrand, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering Fabienne Bertrand is a recent Master’s graduate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Univer- sity of Iowa. She obtained the Fulbright Scholarship for Foreign Students in 2008 and attended a study abroad course in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom in 2010. Her interests include stream bank restoration, water quality and sediment transport
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Kazan National Research Tech- nological University in Kazan, Russia.Ivanov also holds the positions of Director of the Institute of Ad- ditional Professional Education and the Chair of the Department of Pedagogics and Methods of Higher Professional Education. Page 25.162.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 An Experiment in Project Based Learning: A Comparison of Attitudes between Russia and AmericaAbstractAs part of the Scientific School on “Higher Technical Education as an Instrument of InnovativeDevelopment
AC 2012-4823: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TECHNICAL COMMU-NICATION EFFECTIVENESS SKILLS IN A MIDDLE EAST ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He specializes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has
AC 2012-3892: STUDY ABROAD IN BRAZIL: A PILOT PROJECT IN THECOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT VIRGINIA TECHDr. Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K. Lohani is a professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration.Dr. Eileen Van Aken, Virginia Tech Eileen Van Aken, Ph.D.. received her B.S. in industrial engineering and operations research from Virginia Tech. She also received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech
AC 2010-637: THE VALUE OF EXCHANGE: THE BENEFITS OFINTER-CULTURAL ENGINEERING STUDY– A DESIGN TEAM PERSPECTIVESaeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan is the Associate Dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and Professor of Engineering Technology. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering (1980), his M.S. in Civil Engineering (1982), and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1987) from Tennessee Technological University. Professor Foroudastan's employment vitae includes: Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering for Tennessee Technological University, Senior Engineer, Advanced Development Department, Textron Aerostructures, and Middle
AC 2010-898: A MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED STATIC COMPENSATORFOR THE EXCITATION OF AN ISOLATED INDUCTION GENERATORAlireza Rahrooh, University of Central FloridaFaramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University Faramarz Mossayebi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Youngstown State University. He received his BE and MS degrees from Youngstown State and his PhD from the University of Akron. His teaching and research interests includes modeling and simulation of nonlinear dynamical systems, digital signal processing, embedded systems, and control.Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University
AC 2010-928: FIVE YEARS OF SHORT-TERM STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS:ENGINEERING IN A GLOBAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXTJeffrey Evans, Bucknell University Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringJablonski Erin, Bucknell University Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical EngineeringBuffinton Keith, Bucknell University Interim Dean, College of EngineeringRichard McGinnis, Bucknell University Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Page 15.592.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Five Years of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs: Engineering in a
AC 2010-957: BRINGING OUT THE BEST FROM THE ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS THROUGH A SENIOR PROJECT COURSEStephen Frempong, State University of New York Page 15.242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing out the best from Engineering Technology students through a capstone (project) course at SUNY CantonAbstract:The capstone (project) course in the Electrical EngineeringTechnology program was developed four years ago at the StateUniversity of New York at Canton is making a big difference inour senior students. This paper will discuss a more hands-onsenior capstone course that gives the student an opportunity tothink, research, design, construct
Paper ID #12719Increasing the Number of Sponsored Mexican Graduate Students in Engi-neeringMs. Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University Ms. Maria C. Alves is the Director for Engineering International Programs at Texas A&M University. She has been in this position since July 2012. In this position she is responsible for internationalizing the research and education activities of the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Alves started working at Texas A&M in 2005 as Assistant Director for Latin American Programs, and in 2009 she was promoted to Program Manager for South America in the same office. While at
Paper ID #6983Using International Engineering Experiences to Inform Curriculum Devel-opmentEileen Walz, University of Illinois Eileen Walz is working on her master’s in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. She received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering but is now pursuing a combination of interests related to education enrichment programs for international development, creativity, and commu- nity engagement.Keilin Deahl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Keilin Deahl is a graduate student in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of Illi
Paper ID #6991Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Acquired through Engineering Student Ex-periences AbroadKeilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Keilin Deahl is a graduate student in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Deahl is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Eileen Walz, University of Illinois Eileen Walz is
Paper ID #34334Collaboration Between ESPOL and Villanova University on the Developmentand Delivery of a Digital Literacy Program for Youth on the GalapagosIslandsDr. Pritpal ”Pali” Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. He re- ceived a BSc in Physics from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1978, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Sciences/Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1981 and 1984, respec- tively. Dr. Singh teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of semiconductor
AC 2008-1879: A PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE: HOW COOPERATION BETWEENTHE NATIONAL MILITARY ACADEMY OF AFGHANISTAN AND KABULUNIVERSITY BENEFITS BOTH INSTITUTIONS AND THE AFGHAN NATIONRichard Gash, United States Military Academy Major Richard Gash, P.E. is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point. He graduated from USMA in 1996, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He has since earned Master of Science Degrees in Geophysics from the University of Missouri, Rolla and Earthquake Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has served in a variety of military assignments around the world
AC 2009-1232: EVALUATING A SHORT-TERM, FIRST-YEAR STUDY ABROADPROGRAM FOR ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS UNDERGRADUATES: THEIMPACT ON THE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCEKristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh Kristine Lalley is the director of international engineering initiatives at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She designs international education programs for undergraduate engineering students in collaboration with engineering faculty. Prior to her position at the University of Pittsburgh, she was an instructor and adviser in the College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh Josephine Olson, professor
2006-534: CONVERSION OF AN OBSOLETE MANUALLY OPERATEDUNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE INTO A HYDRAULIC HOT-PRESS WITHCOMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITYAkbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and chair of the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in computer aided manufacturing and design, composite materials and automation.Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Mehran Elahi is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University . He received his PH.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia
Paper ID #15152Development of a Networking Model for Internationalization of EngineeringUniversities and its Implementation for the Russia-Vietnam PartnershipDr. Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University Julia Ziyatdinova graduated from Kazan State Pedagogical University in 1999. Her major areas of study were foreign languages and she finished her University course with honors and qualification of teacher of English and Turkish. She continued her training and obtained PhD in Education degree in 2002. The topic of her PhD study was titled ”System of Character Education in the US Schools: Current State