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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rosanne Simeone; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

, the academic reward system provides few incentives forfaculty to invest the substantial effort required by team design projects. The U.S.Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon contest has offered a strongmotivation to overcome the obstacles. The University of Virginia (UVA) SolarDecathlon Team, jointly sponsored by the School of Architecture and the Schoolof Engineering and Applied Science, consists of a group of students from severalengineering disciplines and architecture working together to design and build asolar-powered house. The 800-square foot, fully functional house will publiclydemonstrate the effectiveness and benefits of solar energy, energy efficiency,and technological innovation. The design process has focused on

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nathaniel Allen; Mike Klein; Matthew Cunnington; Levi Westra; Ronald Smelser; Edwin Odom

Session 2426 ADAPTING THE MIT STIRLING ENGINE PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, A LAND GRANT INSTITUTION Nathaniel B. Allen, J. Matthew Cunnington, Levi J. Westra, Michael K. Klein, Edwin M. Odom, and R. E. Smelser University of Idaho Mechanical Engineering Moscow, ID 83844-0902AbstractRetention of students after completion of the sophomore year in Mechanical Engineering is aproblem. Students who remain often display low enthusiasm which is evident in class and onschool work

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Richard Wies; John Aspnes

Session 2133 DESIGN OF AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HYBRID POWER SOURCE FOR REMOTE LOCATIONS AS A STUDENT PROJECT Authors: Richard W. Wies and John D. Aspnes Affiliation: University of Alaska FairbanksAbstract -- This paper describes an undergraduate or graduate level student project that involvesthe design of an energy-efficient hybrid power source for remote communities that have noconnection to other electric utility systems. One such application is the development of stand-alone electric power sources for Native American villages in rural Alaska. This

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Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Beyerlein; Robert Drew; Matthew Walker; Karl Rink; Dan Gerbus; Dan Cordon; Edwin Odom

Session 2555 Improving the Professional Skills of Engineering Graduate Students through Capstone Project Mentoring in IEWorks Dan Gerbus, Dan Cordon, Matthew Walker, Robert Drew, Edwin Odom, Steven Beyerlein, Karl Rink University of Idaho Mechanical EngineeringAbstractTraditional engineering graduate programs focus on coursework and thesis research, which mayor may not adequately develop students’ professional skills for engineering positions in industry.This paper describes an alternative graduate program

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Instrumentation Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gerard Foster

Session 2559K-12 Programs Plug into Technology with Project Lead The Way Curriculum Gerard N. Foster Purdue University, School of Technology, Kokomo, Indiana Abstract Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a national program that offers a pre-engineering curriculum for high schools and middle schools. The high school curriculum consists of five courses covering solid modeling with a CAD package, digital electronics, principles of engineering, computer integrated manufacturing, and implementation of a design project. Teachers learn the technical, project-based course material in an intensive, two- week

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Hong Zhang

Session 1306 Flying A Blimp– A Case Study of Project-Based Hands-on Engineering Education Hong Zhang College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028 zhang@galaxy.eng.rowan.edu Abstract Rowan engineering emphasizes the integration of hands-on experience and theoreticthinking in engineering education. We also understand the importance of multidisciplinaryexperience for the all-around development of students in society. For this purpose, weproposed and supervised a blimp project to

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Reza S. Abhari; Friederike Mund; Anestis I. Kalfas

Session 1625 Integration of Software Tools into a Multi-disciplinary Undergraduate Student Design Project Friederike C. Mund, Anestis I. Kalfas, Reza S. Abhari Turbomachinery Laboratory Institute of Energy Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology 8092 Zurich, SwitzerlandAbstract This paper presents a pilot scheme for the integration of modern state-of-the-artturbomachinery design tools into project-based education of undergraduate students. This efforthas been part of a

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ed McCombs; Camille F. DeYong

Session 1339 A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Students the Concept of Economic Project Risk Edward L. McCombs and Camille F. DeYong, PhD Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078AbstractMost engineering economic analysis textbooks explain the concept of economic projectrisk, including methods for estimating data. However, students often do not develop anappreciation for the difficulties involved in developing estimates. The assignmentdiscussed in this paper uses active learning to develop estimates of maintenance costs foran

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Heidenreich; Dr. Eugene Silgalis; Nicholas Akinkuoye

Session 1149 Innovative Engineering Technology Projects: Their Uses As Recruitment, Formative/Summative Evaluation and Outcome Assessment Tools. Dr. Nicholas O. Akinkuoye, Dr. Eugene Silgalis, Mr. James Heidenreich Cuyahoga Comm. College Dept. Of Engineering Tech., Cleveland, OhioThe assessment of student learning and of educational outcome is as old as educationitself. However, Society’s quest for Quality issues, especially in manufactured productstook international and global center stage around the 1950, when Edward Deming’slecture to the Japanese help revolutionize the Japanese manufacturing industry and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Kevin Davis; Frank Severance; Damon Miller

Session 2793 An Interactive Web-Based Analog Grade Computer as an Electrical Circuits Capstone Lab Project Kevin Davis, Damon Miller and Frank Severance Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the use of an interactive web-based circuit demonstration system to providea mid-semester superposition capstone experience for electrical circuit fundamentals labstudents. The particular circuit to be interactively demonstrated is a simple electronic artificialneural network which is used

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ben Mason, University of California, Berkeley; Nicholas W. Trombetta, University of California, San Diego

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

Virginia in 2008 and his M.S. in Structural Engineering at UCSD in 2010. Page 22.756.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers on a Large-Scale Experimental Research Project - A Case StudyAbstractThe paper describes our strategies and experiences in recruiting, training, advising, andmentoring five undergraduate student researchers for a large-scale experimental research project.Specific discussions focus on the development of student learning outcomes and theestablishment of a recruiting program. For this project

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhao Chad Kong; Angie Martiza Bautista-Chavez, Rice University; Andres J Goza, Rice University; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Kurt Kienast, Rice University; Sam Oke; Juan A Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

School Mentoring ProjectABSTRACTThe impact of mini-lectures on mentees’ understanding of pre-engineering concepts isinvestigated in the K-12 engineering outreach program DREAM. Past results have shown thatcoupling informal, recitation-like sessions with DREAM hands-on learning projects improvesmentees’ (high school students) understanding of pre-engineering concepts as compared tomentees that do not participate in such discussions. In fact, without these informal sessions,higher-order concepts can become further muddled, even when significant improvements areobserved in first-order concepts. This study aimed to determine if structured mini-lectures couldachieve similar gains in mentee understanding, with a more formal and repeatable approach

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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International

AC 2011-160: INCORPORATING GLOBAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN AFRESHMAN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE THROUGH COLLABO-RATIVE DESIGN PROJECTSIvan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is actively involved in the International Division of the American

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Infusing Non-Traditional Engineering Projects into Traditional Classrooms: How Do They Fit? The Case of the Build IT Underwater Robotics ProjectAbstractThe pivotal 2009 National Academy of Engineering report on engineering in K-12 educationstates that the presence of engineering in pre-college education is an important phenomenonbecause of engineering’s impact on K-12 STEM education. The NAE report then explores anumber of questions about the ways in which engineering is taught in K-12 classrooms,including issues such as the curricular and instructional resources used, interaction with otherSTEM subjects, and teacher preparation. This paper

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1028: INTRODUCTION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE USINGA TEAM PROJECT IN A STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSEDean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Dean Lewis has been a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College for five years teaching courses in design, mechanics, and mechanical engineering. His research interests include attachment design for plastic parts and engineering education.Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the girls were free to build any design of robotthey thought appropriate using the parts from one Mindstorm kit. The competition waspart of the IEEE Western Canadian Robot Games held in May 2010. Surveys wereconducted at the beginning and end of this program to measure girls attitudes towardsSTEM careers, in order to gage the effectiveness of this program.1 IntroductionIn this paper, we explain the project we created for female students aiming to increasetheir awareness of engineering, and in particular robotics, as a potential career. Recently,academia has started placing great emphasis on trying to increase the number women inscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM) university programs and careers [1].Many hands-on programs have

Conference Session

ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

- nications Programs. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of inter- est in research and education include product development, analog/RF electronics, instrumentation, and entrepreneurship. Page 22.894.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrated Laboratory Curricula and Course Projects across the Electronics Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractThis paper discusses the details of the curricular development effort with

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1856: JUNIOR DESIGN OF AUTONOMOUS SURFACE UTIL-ITY VEHICLE (ASUV): A PROJECT BASED APPROACH FOR KNOWL-EDGE INTEGRATIONAuthor: Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University I am a Junior level, undergraduate student at Florida Atlantic University, majoring in Ocean Engineering with a geology minor in Marine Geosciences. I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida by the parents of Mario and Susan Miranda. I have previously worked for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute as a project intern for the design of the Red Lobster sponsored lobster collection vessel that is undergo in the Turks and Cacaos. I currently hold the Propulsion chair for the Human Powered Submarine team at FAU, making my duties responsible

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

. Rencis is a fellow of ASME and ASEE. He received a B.S. from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. V-mail: 479-575-3386; E-mail: jjrencis@uark.edu.Hartley Theodore Grandin, Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Emeritus, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 22.987.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Just-in-Time Approach to Integrate a Design Project into Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractThis paper presents a just-in-time approach

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IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo Min, Iowa State University; Wenbo Shi, Iowa State University

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Industrial Engineering

Global Supply Chain Project Abstract In this paper, we describe a learning improvement initiative centered on a productionsystems course project. This initiative addresses strategic production planning of ahypothetical global supply chain with contemporary environmental and energy consequences.The quantitative problems of this project are to be formulated and solved by student teamswhere each team member assumes a unique position of responsibility. They are: domestic andoff-shore plant managers, a logistic manager, and an environment and energy manager. Givenspecific responsibilities for each managerial position, in solving a series of quantitativeproblems where the leadership of each project team

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-446: LESSONS LEARNED FROM PROVIDING INTELLECTUALPROPERTY TO SPONSORING COMPANIES WHEN RECRUITING CAP-STONE PROJECTSGregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the External Relations and Intern Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering de- partment in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at BYU. He works directly with industry each year to recruit more than 30 funded Capstone projects and provides project management, team development, and coaching support to each of these project teams and faculty coaches. In ad- dition, he continues to focus on increasing international project opportunities for students and faculty. His research and teaching interests include

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

AC 2011-1971: RECONFIGURABLE AND SCALABLE AUTOMATED SYS-TEMS PROJECTS FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION AND CON-TROL EDUCATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano man- ufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew P. Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

AC 2011-2789: USE OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IN UNDERGRAD-UATE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING AND EXPERIMENTATIONCOURSES.Dr. Andrew P Conkey, Texas A&M University at Qatar Andrew Conkey has been an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M at Qatar since January 2009. He is involved with the mechanical engineering capstone design class as well as vibrations, and mechanics of materials. His research interests are in fiber optic based vibration sensor for machinery condition monitoring.Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar Richard B. Griffin, Ph. D., P. E. (TX) has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University since 1977. He earned his BS at Pennsylvania State University (1964) in Metallurgy

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University; Alan F. Asay, Woolley Engineering Research Corp.

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1919: RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ACTUAL VEHICLE ROLLOVERAS A SPECIAL PROJECT IN AN UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICS COURSEBlake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University Blake M. Ashby is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. His research and teaching interests include the areas of dynamics, kine- matics, solid mechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and accident reconstruc- tion. Prior to joining to Grand Valley State, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer with Woolley Engineering Research Corporation and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011   The Effect of Skewed Gender Composition on Student Participation in Undergraduate Engineering Project Teams  AbstractIn the United States only about one quarter of all undergraduate students in engineering arefemale. Because there are significantly fewer female than male engineering students, thecomposition of small groups of engineering students assigned to complete group projects islikely to be skewed towards male-dominant membership. The underrepresentation of womenboth in the field of engineering generally, and in engineering group project teams specifically,can leave women vulnerable to stereotype threat, experiencing concern

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William David Schlecht, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Edwin Maurer P.E., Santa Clara University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph D. Law, University of Idaho, Moscow; Gary Robert Brown, AAC&U; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-878: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED PARADIGM THATUSES HANDS-ON DESKTOP LEARNING MODULES AND MODERN LEARN-ING PEDAGOGIESWilliam David Schlecht, Washington State University William Schlecht is an undergraduate student at Washington State University studying chemical engineer- ing. He got involved with the DLM project at the beginning of his junior year and has been working under the guidance of Bernie Van Wie for a year and a half. William intends to earn a Ph. D. with and work in the biotechnology industry.Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Ok- lahoma where he also taught as a Visiting Lecturer. He

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reap, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4040: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE: THE MOTIVATIONAL EF-FECTS OF OPTIONAL PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEER-ING CLASSDr. John Reap, Virginia Tech John Reap currently serves Virginia Tech’s educational mission as an instructor in the Department of Engineering Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses as part of the freshman year engineering program. Research interests include topics in sustainable design and manufacturing (SDM) life cycle assessment, design for environment, green manufacturing, renewable energy, and system efficiency (energy and material). He specializes in approaching SDM problems from the perspective of holistic biomimicry, which encompasses identification, development, and

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2012-4358: COLLEGIATE SOLAR BOAT PROJECT PREPARES TO-DAY’S ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW’S ENERGY CHAL-LENGESDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 10 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Master’s of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2012-3782: COMPETITIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER-ING CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS: STUDENT PREFERENCES ANDLEARNING OUTCOMESDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). She was attracted into environ- mental engineering as a high school student participating in a summer research program at Iowa State University. While at CU, she has mentored more than 30 undergraduate student research projects. Page 25.336.1

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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First-Year Programs

Professional Engineer, a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-accredited Professional, and has contributed more than 50 publications to professional magazines, journals, and conferences.Ms. Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 25.398.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Design of a Zero Energy Home as a First Year Design ProjectAbstractThis paper describes in detail a novel, first-year, half-semester design project focused on ZeroEnergy Homes (ZEH’s). The project has been used for three semesters and provides a relevantcontext