Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Homolka, Kansas State University, Salina; Greg Stephens, Kansas State University, Salina

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Mathematics

at Salina library. Salina. Kansas. July 12, 2009. http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_4_13_98.html27 Giacalone, David A. f/k/a…the archives….baseball haiku page. Ed Markowski April 18, 2005. Downloaded at K-State at Salina library. Salina, Kansas. March 17, 2009.http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/baseball-haiku- page/28 Adams, Robin et al. Storytelling in Engineering Education. ASEE 2007. Download at K-State at Salina library. Salina Kansas. March 21, 2010.29 Stephens, Greg. Using Storytelling to Meet the Technology and Information Literacy Needs of Millennial Page 15.107.14 Students. Midwest

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren R. Hill

preparation, writing exams, quizzes and laboratory experiments, grading papers andassigning grades, setting up laboratories, assisting students outside of class with questions andproblems directly related to the subject being taught, running laboratories, and supervisingindependent study. Normally the time required outside of class will generally far exceed the timein class for a given course.In the scholarship area, there are the typical activities most commonly associated with the researchuniversities such as writing grants, supervising graduate students, writing for publication andworking on one s own research. These activities are also common in other kinds of institutionsand in Engineering Technology programs, but to a lesser extent. Frequently

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric W. Tisdale

Conference Proceedings,ASEE, 19974) Conversations with Joe Koenig, CEO of Interactive Image Technologies Ltd., jkoenig@interactiv.com5) Grambo, A., Central Nine Career Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.6) Stepper Motor Applications Across Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum, Grinberg, Barker, Goldberg,Matusiak, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, ASEE, 19977) Using Automated Instrumentation and Available Software to Provide Interactive Laboratory Instruction toDistance Education Students on the Internet, Dutcher, Raza, Rippy, Yi, Hess, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, ASEE, 19978) Pcanywhere controls remote computers.9) CuSeeMe permits voice and video.10) Phonefree.com permits voice only.11) ICQ.com limits connections to those only on your

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Shamsa S. Anwar

May1982. He completed additional graduate coursework in control theory and applied mathematical sciences at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington during 1982-1984. Since August 1992, Sohail has been working as an assistantprofessor of engineering and Department Coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State Altoona.He is the Subscriptions Editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology.SHAMSA ANWARShamsa Anwar is currently a part-time instructor at Penn State Altoona. She received her M.A. and B.A. inEconomics from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan. She completed additional graduate studies in economicsand workforce education at The Pennsylvania State University, State College. In addition to teaching, Shamsa is acurriculum

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James Finne; John Carpinelli; William Barnes

THE TRANSITION FROM THE 8085 TO THE “MODERN” WORLD James S. Finne, PE Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology Middlesex County College John Carpinelli, PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Director, Center for Pre College Programs New Jersey Institute of Technology William Barnes, PE Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractTeaching the Introduction to Microprocessors

Conference Session

Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

on sophomore-level foundational courses emanates from a set ofobservations about student learning and a gnawing sense of frustration shared by many facultymembers across many different institutions that we are failing to make the most of anextraordinarily important time in a student’s development. We are failing to bring enoughstudents to full fluency with the concepts that underpin many of the technical ideas thatengineers use to solve problems. Furthermore, there is a growing concern that the pedagogyneither embraces current technology—both in teaching and in professional application—nor doesit adequately embrace what is now known about how people learn [7] – [9].The foundational mechanics courses are generally taken by engineering

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

of outcome studies of visual-based instruction,Educational Technology Research and Development, 29(1), pp. 26–36.    [8] McNeil, B.J., (1989). A Meta-analysis of interactive video instruction: A 10 year review of achievement effects.PhD thesis, University of Idaho.    [9] Zhang, D., Zhou, L., Briggs, R.O., & Nunamaker. J.F., (2006). Instructional video in e-learning: Assessing theimpact of interactive video on learning effectiveness. Information & Management, 43(1), pp. 15–27.    [10] Bishop, J.L. & Verleger, M.A., (2013). The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research, Proceedings of the2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Paper 6219.    [11] DeGrazia, J.L., Falconer, J.L

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Philip W Swanson, University of Southern Maine; Kevin Michael Wacker, University of Southern Maine

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumenta- tion and measurement. He can be reached at guvench@usm.maine.edu.Mr. Philip W Swanson, University of Southern Maine Philip W. Swanson has received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern Maine in December of 2014. His interest lies in the distributed application of clean energy technologies. He was founder and president of the USM Engineers Without Borders, a student group that focused on delivering clean energy to communities in developing countries. He lead a group that worked with an orphanage in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

., Uhia, F. J., Sieres, J., and Campo, A., Experimental apparatus for measuring heat transfer coefficients by the Wilson plot method., Eur. J. Phys., 26, N1-N11 (2005).5. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C., and Harriott, P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7th Ed., McGraw Hill, New York (2005), p. 296.6. McMullin, L., “Visualizing Differential Equations: Slope Fields”, College Entrance Exam Board, (2004), available at apcentral.collegeboard.com.7. Frankel, F., “Translating Science into Pictures: A Powerful Learning Tool”, in Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematices (STEM) Education, AAAS, (2004).8. Dahm, K. D., Hesketh, R., and Savelski, M. J

Conference Session

Simulations and Virtual Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison; John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Arganthael Berson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Luke Swanson, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #41043ThermoVR: Using Virtual Reality and Playful Simulation to Teach and AssessIntroductory Thermodynamics ConceptsDavid J Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ UW-Madison David J. Gagnon is the research director of Field Day Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Field Day produces and researches educational video games that have won numerous awards (Serious Play, Meaningful Play, Public Media Awards,ASEE, and others) and are used by over a million students yearly in grades 4-20, across a diversity of subjects, from engineering to underwater archeology. Field Day is the organization behind Open Game Data, a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie L. Young; Peter L. Silsbee; Joseph W. Newkirk; Bradford L. Snowden; Anu Maria; Jerry W. Samples

pedagogy. Page 2.429.63. I actively seek feedback from the students via mid-term and end-of-term questionnairesand no-holds-barred discussions in class. Naturally, I was curious to see how I comparedwith the other inexperienced engineering faculty members.List 3 outcomes that you carried away that will help you in the future:1. Lesson organization and board organization techniques.2. Assessing myself.3. When and when not to use technology in the classroom. Since T4E, I have gonethrough a training program for teaching on television for my university’s distancelearning program. Because I strongly believe in the group dynamic, the synergy, and

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

provide innovativeeducation and collaborative research programs in the areas of electric power and energyengineering, [2]. Working with our partners, the electric power program in the department ofelectrical and computer engineering (ECE) is contributing to solutions that address the agingworkforce issue in the electric power and energy sector through modernized educationalprograms and laboratories, as well as to advances in technology development, basic and appliedresearch, and outreach.The Electric Power Systems Lab (EPSL) at the University of Pittsburgh, sponsored in-kind byEaton, is a multi-use facility that is currently used for educational activities. The lab is shown inFigure 1. The lab provides opportunities for faculty and students of

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gautom K. Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #39606At-Home Drug Delivery Experiment: Teaching Mass Transfer Using FoodDyes, DIY SpectrometerDr. Gautom K. Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Gautom Das is a Lecturer in the Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering at UMBC. Prior to joining UMBC, he was a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Chemical and Biomolecular En- gineering at Rice University, and a Post-doctoral Scholar at the University of California, Davis. He earned his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He has worked in laboratories in the US, Canada

Conference Session

ERM: Teamwork makes the dream work!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Fong; Hongxuan Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Geoffrey Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Liia Butler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

sources such as ethnographic observations (e.g., [16]) and interviews(e.g., [15]). Thus, a common observation protocol provides a shared tool that bridges thestrengths of qualitative and quantitative methods by allowing for quick analysis of groupdynamics while still allowing for detail and depth.Researchers have been developing observation protocols to capture group processing anddynamics; however, these protocols may be domain-specific, tend to assume strong instructorpresence, and are typically for in-person contexts only. For example, COPUS [17] and 3D-LOP[18] were developed to capture in-person student and teacher interactions in undergraduatescience, technology, engineering, and math courses. Similarly, OPTIC [19] was designed todocument

Conference Session

COED Programming Education 1: Students, Motivation, and Mastery

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Rossi, Penn State Behrend; Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Behrend

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #38390The Combination Approach: Increasing Student Learning and Understand-ingof Introductory Computer Science TopicsMr. Thomas Rossi, Penn State Behrend Thomas Rossi is a lecturer in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Penn State Behrend. His research focuses on improving the post-secondary experience for students through the use of current com- puting tools and technologies. Thomas graduated with his MS in Computer Science from the University of New Hampshire in 2016.Dr. Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Behrend Paul C. Lynch received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown

President of Undergraduate Education (VPUE) at Stanford University as reported by Carlsin 2018 showed that “it would not be possible or desirable for the university to attempt to enforcea strict unit of credit as the variation in the value of a credit is a necessary feature of the system,”the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires that strict standards incoursework be met for accreditation. Carls continued by quoting Martha Cyert, senior associatevice provost of undergraduate education, in order to make her claim on the flaws in the credithour system. Cyert stated: “One of our main findings was how difficult it is to get reliable data.”The investigators for VPUE stated to offer the best education possible is to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #28982Work in Progress: Knowledge Networks and Computer-Assisted LearningDr. Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University Professor Edward E. Anderson is a faculty member of the Texas Tech University Department of Mechan- ical Engineering where he is a Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and Piper Professor Award recipient. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student learning research with an eye upon how to use these findings to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

AC 2009-2436: A ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE SHORT COURSE FOR INTRODUCINGLOWER-DIVISION STUDENTS TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHDavid Bahr, Washington State University David Bahr is a professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. He serves as the campus-wide Director of Undergraduate Research for the Washington State University Office of Undergraduate Education. Page 14.81.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A One Week Intensive Short Course for Introducing Lower Division Students to Undergraduate ResearchAbstractThis paper describes a short course used to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hye Jeong Kim, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

2006-544: AUTOMATED ROBOTIC WORKCELL DESIGN TOOLKIT -PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor and member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is a Halliburton Faculty Fellow for 2005-2006. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing system design, virtual instrumentation, thermal profiling for process and product characterization, and simulation and modeling. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory, a state-of-the-art

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-556: VERIFICATION OF HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGEDESIGNSJoanne DeGroat, Ohio State University Dr. Joanne DeGroat is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She received her BS degree in Engineering Science from Penn State University, her MSEE from Syracuse University, and her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. Her research interests are in computer architecture, VLSI, mixed signal VLSI, hardware description languages (HDLs), and verfication of HDL designs. Recently she has been conducting research in the areas of HDL verification, FPGA architectures, and RF VLSI design

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York; Samantha Deokinanan, LSAMP at City College of New York

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #26202International Research Training Model for Undergraduate Students: Investi-gating Public Transportation Commuting in Feira de Santana (Bahia), BrazilDr. Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York Dr. Claude Brathwaite is currently the Director of Student Resources and Services at the Grove School of Engineering. He served as the Executive Director for the New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (LSAMP). Claude initially attended Hostos Community College and later received his BS in Chemistry from the City College of

Conference Session

Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; John C. Kilburn Jr., Texas A&M International University; Jared Romeo Dmello, Texas A&M International University; Daphne Elizabeth Sanchez, Texas A&M International University; Alicia Segovia, Texas A&M International University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

records, and public health surveillance. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Proposed Survey-Based Student-Centered Framework for Evaluation of Undergraduate Research Awareness in Minority-Serving Institutions AbstractThe purpose of this work in progress study is to present a survey-based framework to evaluatethe awareness of and participation in undergraduate research experiences (URE) by students inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors in Minority-ServingInstitutions (MSIs). MSIs, which include historically black colleges and universities (HBCU)and Hispanic serving institutions (HSI), recruit and admit underserved, low income, minoritystudents in various disciplines

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark H. Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #12162A ”flipped” statics classroomDr. Mark H Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County Mark Holdhusen is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Marathon- County. He began at UWMC in Jan. 2005 after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Holdhusen received a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota in August of 1999. He currently lives in Wausau, Wis., with his wife (Elona), son (Milo), and daughter (Odelia

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #30450Engagement in Practice: Exploring Boundary Spanning in aSchool-University PartnershipDr. Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia TechDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #29808Procurement of Undergraduate Transient Heat Transfer Lab Experiment atNo BudgetProf. Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy Nihad Dukhan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and energy systems. His ongoing research interests include advance cooling technologies for high-power devices, with focus on metal foam as the cooling core, service learning and other engineering education pedagogies. He is a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fulbright scholar. His publications

Conference Session

BME Laboratories and Skills-Based Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Jevsevar, Vanderbilt University; Melanie Aston, Vanderbilt University; Shaun Price, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2008-568: DESIGNING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING CURRICULUMFOR UNDERGRADUATES: SAFE, HANDS-ON AND INEXPENSIVEINSTRUCTIONKristen Jevsevar, Vanderbilt University Ms. Jevsevar is a senior in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. She was one of four undergraduates who conducted the beta testing and developed the project in the summer of 2007. Ms. Jevsevar completed the adaptation of the undergraduate materials that were developed to the high school level.Melanie Aston, Vanderbilt University Ms. Aston is a senior in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. He was one of four undergraduates who conducted the beta testing and developed the project in the summer of 2007

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Madina Yermagambetova, Al-Farabi KazNU; Peter John Schwalbenberg

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7702An Experiment to Introduce pH-responsive Hydrogels for Controlled DrugDelivery: Mechanical TestingDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University (USA). She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University until 1998. Dr. Farrell has made significant contributions to engineering education through her work in

Conference Session

Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mrudula Ghone; John Wagner

Session 2666 A Multi-Disciplinary Mechatronics Laboratory Mrudula Ghone and John Wagner, Ph.D., P.E. Departments of Mechanical and Electrical/Computer Engineering Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0921Abstract: The global engineering market requires engineers who embrace a mechatronicsperspective with critical systems skills for participation on multi-disciplinary teams. Mechatronicsystems focus on the harmonious integration of electronics, sensors, actuators, and digitaltechnology into dynamic systems. In this paper, a series of mechatronic laboratory experimentsare presented

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, USF

Engineering Education (ASEE) Archie Higdon Distinguished Mechanics Educator Award. His current scholarly interests include development of instructional technologies, integrating research in classroom, thermal stresses, computational mechanics, and mechanics of nonhomogeneous nanolayers.Ali Yalcin, USF Ali Yalcin received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick New Jersey in 1995, 1997 and 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, and an Associate Faculty member of the Center for Urban Transportation Research. His

Conference Session

Manufacturing Process Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2011-921: PROMOTING AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING STU-DENTS OF THE NEED FOR SIMULTANEOUS IMPLEMENTATION OFLEAN SIX-SIGMA AND ACTIVITY BASED COSTINGMerwan B Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics in 2004, he has over twenty years of experi- ence in business and industry working as an industrial/methods engineer, machine tool design engineer, manufacturing engineer, technical partner, project director, vice-president and consultant. His present re- search interests are enhancing manufacturing and business processes through lean principles and theory of constraints, and