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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

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Nese Orbey; Molly Clay

atechnology from laboratory to manufacturing was demonstrated using this web based game and the concepts ofinterpretation of experimental data, modeling, optimization and using market information were emphasized. Theprocedure followed and the results obtained will be presented along with student survey outcomes.Keywords: Technically Feasible Design, Reactor Design, Chemical Engineering Education, Education Software1 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA,Nese_Orbey@uml.edu2 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA, MollyClay@student.uml.edu

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Rafic Bachnak P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Peter Idowu P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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Diversity

Laboratories and employment with Koch Industries. Dr. Bachnak is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, a senior member of IEEE and ISA, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Peter Idowu P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Dr. Peter Idowu is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Penn State University - Harrisburg, and Assis- tant Dean of Graduate Studies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Software Simulation to Reinforce Learning in a Power Systems Analysis CourseAbstract- This paper describes software simulation exercises that were developed to reinforcelearning in a power

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid

Empowering Undergraduates to Design and Conduct Experiments and Attain Outcome 3b of the ABET Engineering Criteria Beckry Abdel-Magid Department of Composite Materials Engineering, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987. Beckry@winona.eduAbstractTwo approaches of incorporating design of experiments in an undergraduate laboratory courseare presented in this paper. The first approach consisted of a semi-structured design ofexperiment project with prescribed experimental procedure, and the second approach consistedof an open-ended design project where students had to develop, justify and execute anexperimental program. Comparison and contrast

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hitesh D. Vora, Oklahoma State University; Charles Ira Abramson, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. This maker space provides additive manufacturing support for design courses, laboratory courses, and entrepreneur initiatives. This facility houses several differ- ent technology 3D printers that capable of printing parts from polymers, fibers, composites, and metals as well as 3D scanning and subtractive manufacturing equipment. His research focuses on machining and manufacturing with a specific concentration on the use of additive manufacturing processes for ad- vanced materials. He emphasis on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), topology optimization, lightweight applications, and finite element analysis in additive manufacturing processes. Dr. Vora exten- sively teaches the additive manufacturing

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

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Matthew Robin Kohanfars, UC San Diego; Edward I Lan, University of San Diego California; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Tania Morimoto, University of California, San Diego

Paper ID #35227Redesign of a first year engineering design course lab activity forremote instructionMr. Matthew Robin Kohanfars, UC San Diego I am a mechanical engineering master’s student that is focused on encouraging students to seek engineer- ing careers by developing entertaining and thought-provoking curriculums for the engineering department at UC San Diego. My master’s degree background targets the field of medical technology, where I am able to work in a design laboratory that specializes in researching and developing medical devices. I plan to continue my education to obtain a Ph.D., directing my impact on

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dominique Savage; Trent Porterfield; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference The Draining of a Tank: A Lab Experiment in Fluid Mechanics Dominique Savage, Trent Porterfield, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical EngineeringAbstractAn improved apparatus has been constructed and employed in the fluids laboratory for thedraining of a tank through a sharp-edged orifice and, with minor modifications, other orifices ofinterest. The experiment was operated at steady state to accurately determine the dischargecoefficient, CD, with only a 2-5% deviation from literature values. In addition, transient datawere collected and compared to model data generated from a

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EET Papers 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

course project. LabVIEW was used extensively in the laboratory sessions to helpstudents understand how virtual instrumentation works. LabVIEW was selected for two reasons:its diverse features for data acquisition, control, and flexibility in displaying data and itspopularity in industry. Through using LabVIEW, students not only learn concepts in virtualinstrumentation, they also acquire the skill of using a software package that many companies use.Wireless technologies are used more and more in our daily lives. Even though wirelesscommunication is covered in another course in the program curriculum, it is crucial that studentsunderstand the importance of wireless communication in instrumentation systems. ZigBee wasselected for use in the

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2016 ERC

Authors

Jagannathan Sankar

“Sustainable Infrastructure” Physical Infrastructure Human (Scientists) Infrastructure Intellectual InfrastructureNext Generation Workforce Development InfrastructureNSF-ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials A Foundation for Partnership and InnovationInterconnected Ecosystem • Pulsed Laser Deposition Facility 25,000sq.ft • • Coatings Synthesis Laboratory Bio/Polymer Laboratory Space • • Materials Processing and Sample Preparation Laboratory Microscopy and Surface Analysis Facility

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Aws AlShalash

Paper ID #35693Improve Technical Communication Using Scaffolding Method in MechanicalEngineering CoursesDr. Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Mohammad (Rafe) Biswas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler Houston Engineering Center in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His expertise and interests include process dynamics and control, fuel cell systems and thermal fluid engineering education. He has taught courses in system dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, and thermal fluids laboratory. He also has advised and mentored several senior design

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2008 GSW

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Kevin Bates; Samuel Ibekwe; Guoqiang Li; Kuan Lian

preparation Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering EducationDesigning the mask started first with a two-hour “clean room” safety training. We were taughtprocedures for handling specimens safely, and how to conduct ourselves in the laboratory. Use ofthe equipment was clearly explained to us also by the CAMD personnel. Passing the radiation andclean room test certified me to use the laboratory. The 59.5mm by 59.5mm mask was first designedwith AutoCAD® as shown in Figure 3 below. The file was then converted to a binary form toenable the pattern generator read and

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Ravindran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Arindam Mukherjee, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Electrical and Computer

required for the course areprogramming using a high level language such as C/C++ or Java and an understanding of logicdesign, both which a typical undergraduate computer engineering student acquires at thesophomore or the junior level. An associated laboratory component was also developed, whereweekly hands-on laboratory sessions serve to reinforce the ideas learned in the lecture. Thecourse projects are drawn from a variety of disciplines which use high performance computingincluding bioinformatics, scientific computing, and signal processing. The course was assessedthrough pre and post tests, focus groups, and external evaluators drawn from faculty from otherdepartments. Our assessments indicate that the course has had a significant impact on

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Curriculum Development and Applications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

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Engineering Design Graphics

laboratories, and freehand sketching tutorials. The threecomponents run in parallel: lectures introduce new topics; labs develop CAD and solid modelingskills; and tutorials teach technical freehand sketching and visualization skills. While each waseffective, students had some difficulty resolving the connection between each component. Thedissection approach was introduced to tie lecture, laboratory, and tutorial into a cohesive targetto enhance motivation and overall learning.2.2 McMaster Engineering CornerstoneThe McMaster Engineering Cornerstone project uses the dissection/reverse engineeringapproach. Groups are restricted 3 members within the same lab section and the dissectionproduct is assigned based on laboratory day. There are ten lab sections

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

requiredfor the design of systems which haveelectrical, mechanical, and programmableaspects. A laboratory-driven approach wasdeveloped to bring together the differentsubjects and to relate classroom theory toreal world application. Four laboratoryexercises develop the students’understanding of the material, reinforceprerequisite knowledge, and develophands-on skills. Engineering mathematics,dynamic modeling of physical systems,Matlab / Simulink simulation, andteamwork are applied to solve several realworld problems. The first activity is aresistance-heating thermal system with on-off control for temperature regulation. The Figure 1: Mechatronics students learn through hands-onsecond activity requires students to write activities.program code to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Latif M. Jiji; Benjamin Liaw; Feridun Delale

duringthe process of idealization?” Recently, this pedagogy has also been int.mchmd into engineering courses. Regan et al. [6]described four laboratory experiments using edible materials. In an attempt to construct an efficient curriculum, Giorgetti[7] combined theory and laboratory experiment into a single course on fluid mechanics. Dvorak [8] discussed integrationof a simple experiment in heat transfer with analytical solution and computer simulation. More nxentl y, authors of thispaper presented a new teaching methodology using home experiments [9]. Our approach integrates simple homeexperiments with lecture courses to develop interes~ understanding and appreciation for theory. In this paper fourteenhome experiments that can be readily adopted

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey W. Honchell

success in developing this required skill would be greatly enhanced. This would allow thestudent to concentrate on his or her specific weaknesses, at his/her own individual pace. Programs in an introductory microprocessors course are conceptually simple. However, the logical step-by-step thought process and the strong connection between the microcomputer architecture and the instructionset are new ideas for most students. Most of the difficulty that the student encounters lies in the lack ofunderstanding the connection between the architecture and the instruction set. Since students are required towrite assembly language programs that finction correctly in the course laboratory, they will be motivated to usethe tool provided -- if they

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Electrical and Computer

, classrooms, project labs and offices for faculty, staff, and support personnel asneeded. Most, although not all, courses in the engineering core curriculum and electives arebetter taught with laboratory sessions or in studio format with hands-on activities. To this end,the following list provides examples of required facilities: 1. Circuits and Electronics studio This laboratory and its equipment can support several courses such as circuits, analog electronics, signals and systems, instrumentation and related elective courses. 2. Digital Systems Studio Several courses in the digital electronics and computer systems areas can be

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Electrical ET Projects and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985. Page 11.206.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An L/C Meter Project Provides a Capstone Design Experience in Topics of Applied Design CourseAbstractThis paper focuses on both the analog and digital facets of an inductance-capacitance (LC)Meter Project designed as a capstone experience for pre-junior students in Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. The capstone LC MeterProject is structured to support the

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Environmental Engineering Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Epolito, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Toxins Microbially Catalyzed Pollution (e.g. Acid Mine Drainage) Extreme Environments Microbes in Agriculture = in-depth coverage of topic and = general overview of topic Page 11.467.6 Many of the critical thinking skills described in Blooms taxonomy can be accomplishedvia laboratory experiences.8,9 And, ABET accredited programs are required to include labexperiences. The objectives of lab experiences include:8,10 instrumentation, experiment, dataanalysis, design, learning from failure, creativity, communications, teamwork, and ethics. Table4 presents laboratory exercises that could be used to support topics in each of

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COED: Mechanical Engineering-related Topics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Vaibhav R. Shrivastav; Jing Zhang, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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Computers in Education

satellite design. Although my primary focus is with aerospace applications, I participate in many projects related to controls and heat transfer. Aside from my research, I focus heavily on the advancement of engineering education at the collegiate level. I work on revising and updating laboratory experiments to help improve student understanding of how concepts are applied and utilized. I also spend time writing design optimization MATLAB codes for various applications.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; David Andrew Story, Sonoma State University; David Anthony House, Sonoma State University; Robert Evan Rowlands, Gap Wireless

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22478Aksense: A General-purpose Wireless Controlling and Monitoring Device forTeaching First-year Electrical and Computer EngineeringDr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lin, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University; Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

Washington University Todd Morton has been teaching the upper level embedded systems and senior project courses for Western Washington University’s Electronics Engineering Technology(EET) program for 25 years. He has been the EET program coordinator since 2005 and also served as department chair from 2008-2012. He is the author of the text ’Embedded Microcontrollers’, which covers assembly and C programming in small real-time embedded systems and has worked as a design engineer at Physio Control Corporation and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an ASEE-NASA Summer Faculty Fellow. He has a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017A

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Circuits & Systems Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Carroll, University of Texas, Arlington

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Electrical and Computer

asophomore-level course are given in the paper. Plans to use the device for homework and in-class active learning exercises are also explored. A take-home laboratory kit called The BitBox©which incorporates The BitBoard and a DE1 is also described. The paper discusses the results ofa student survey on the usefulness and reliability of the device and the kit. Observations andresults of the survey suggest that The BitBoard and The BitBox are effective educational toolsfor teaching digital logic fundamentals and have a range of application well beyond the localenvironment. The BitBoard and provides a seamless way to bridge the gap from basic gate-levelexperiments to advanced FPGA projects using an integrated take home laboratory kit.IntroductionThis

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Broadband, Mobile and Wireless Networking Laboratory at the Department of Electrical Engineering of Wright State University.Dr. Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University Dr. Zhiqiang Wu received his BS from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1993, MS from Peking University in 1996, and PhD from Colorado State University in 2002, all in electrical engineering. He has worked at West Virginia University Institute of Technology as assistant professor from 2003 to 2005. He joined Wright State University in 2005 and currently serves as full professor. Dr. Wu is the author of national CDMA network management standard of China. He also co-authored one of the first books on multi-carrier transmission for wireless

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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New Engineering Educators

the schedule for classes. Primarily items discussed wereassignment of chapters, topics, preparation materials, schedule of laboratory exercises, laboratoryequipment and homework assignments. On day one, the GA started with the introduction of the course, explained the syllabus,textbook, laboratory exercises, and instructor information. He did his best to explain why theinstructor could not be available for the first two weeks of classes. The laboratory exercisesimmediately followed the lectures where the GA demonstrated safety orientation and safetytraining. Homework was assigned at the end of week one based upon the introductory chapterfrom the textbook. Since Introduction to Metals and Metallurgy was a freshman course, theinstructor

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University; Naga Korivi, Tuskegee University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 26.430.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-Based Learning in Introductory Circuit Analysis CoursesAbstractTraditional Circuit Analysis courses introduce undergraduate Electrical Engineering students tofundamental concepts of electric circuits and networks, while providing them hands-onexperience in accompanying laboratory sessions. A drawback of this conventional approach isthat it restricts student creativity and circuit-building and troubleshooting skills to the confines ofa laboratory. This paper proposes the use of Analog Discovery Boards (ADB) in conjunctionwith regular classroom learning sessions and collaborative group sessions in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #17401Engaging Minority Students in Sustainable Bioenergy and Water Qualitythrough an Education and Research NetworkDr. Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio Dr. Krystel Castillo is currently the GreenStar Endowed Assistant Professor in Energy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-Director of the Manufacturing Systems and Automation Laboratory at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Castillo’s research expertise is in two primary areas. The first is mathematical programming and optimization techniques for analyzing large-scale, complex systems under uncertainty

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Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

) in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. He received his B. S. and Ph. D. from the University of Utah and a M. S. from the University of California, San Diego. His teaching responsibilities include the senior unit operations laboratory and freshman design laboratory. His research interests focus on undergraduate education, targeted drug delivery, photobioreactor design, and instrumentation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Implementation and Usage of an Online Environment in a Chemical Engineering CurriculumAbstractWe have developed an online system to serve as a hub for student activities in our chemicalengineering

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Seth W. Percy; Joshua E Perry; Carlos L Lück

Multimeter Design Kit for Circuit Theory Education Seth W. Percy, Joshua E. Perry, Carlos L. Lück Electrical Engineering, University of Southern MaineAbstract— One of the most common tools faculty guidance throughoutfor the practicing electrical engineer is the implementation.multimeter. This paper describes a kit thatwas fabricated for use in laboratory Index Terms— Multimeter, Galvanometer,experiments to explore concepts of circuit D'Arsonval meter movement, Voltmeter,design and implementation of a simple Ammeter, AC, DC, PCB, 3-D printing,analog multimeter. The commercial Laboratory, Electromechanical, Multi-scale

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Introduction to Mechatronics Experiment: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban ChallengeAbstractThis work describes a laboratory experiment designed for an introductory mechatronics course toemploy discovery-based learning. Two robotic vehicles are constructed using new LEGOMindstorms NXT sets. One of the two moving robots is equipped with sensors and programmedto follow the prescribed path on an enlarged city map. The other robot has no sensors and isprogrammed to follow the first robot. Programming of the robots is accomplished using theNational Instruments LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT and the Mindstorms NXTsoftware. The inter-robot communication necessary for

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek El Doker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Justin Gigliotti, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

around the senior design project. While the Aerospace Engineeringdepartment has been active in increasing design and laboratory content throughout thecurriculum, certain courses have changed little over the many years they have been taught. SolidMechanics is one of these courses.Solid Mechanics, typically taken during the second semester of the sophomore year byengineering students, has been taught to aspiring mechanical, civil, and aerospace engineers fornumerous decades, and the course content has changed little over that period of time. SolidMechanics may be considered the first course in engineering structures (perhaps this could beargued, depending on how one views the prerequisite course Statics), and involves computingthe stresses and