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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly G. Peterson

Session 3151 A TRACER LABORATORY FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS HOLLY G. PETERSON MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAI. INTRODUCTION Environmental engineers are often involved in field work to assess the impacts ofenvironmental problems. While traditional lectures and problem-solving exercises serve as thebasis of most college-level courses in environmental engineering, “hands-on” projects arenecessary to provide students with additional skills to succeed as professionals after graduation.The purpose of this paper is to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Benenson; Benjamin Liaw

Session 3663 The TRP-Funded Integrated Manufacturing Laboratories at CCNY Benjamin Liaw and Gary Benenson The City College of The City University of New YorkAbstract With the opportunity of funding from ARPA-NSF TRP (Technology ReinvestmentProject), faculty and students at the City College of the City University of New York (CCNY)completely overhauled several teaching laboratories related to manufacturing education in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering. This two-year effort started in early 1994 and more than$200,000 (along with countless personnel hours) has been invested into these

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

T. T. Maxwell; J. C. Jones; D. L. Vines; M. E. Parten

Session 3626 Advanced Vehicle Research in a Multidisciplinary Project Laboratory M. E. Parten and D. L. Vines T. T. Maxwell and J. C. Jones Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 Abstract This paper describes the use of advanced vehicle research projects in a multidisciplinarycapstone design laboratory course offered in the Electrical and Mechanical EngineeringDepartments at Texas Tech University. The course uses projects

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2010-292: A NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATION FOR PHYSICSLABORATORY COURSESRobert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy Page 15.61.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Nanotechnology Application for Physics Laboratory CoursesAbstractIncluding current research topics into the curriculum is one strategy to engage students in physicscourses. We are piloting some innovative laboratory experiments that incorporate aspects ofnanotechnology into photovoltaic solar energy conversion devices.Students produce working devices using conjugated organic polymers. The fullerene, C60, isused as a nanoscale particle and is suspended in the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

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

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2011-2437: A GAME-BASED LABORATORY FOR GEAR DESIGNYizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of TechnologyEl-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. El-Sayed Aziz holds a faculty position as assistant professor in the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department at Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is working as research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003. His research interests include knowledge-based engineering systems, computer-integrated design and

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Walter Wöstenkühler, University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Harz

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-801: A NEW PEDAGOGY FOR THE ELECTRONICS LABORA-TORYDaren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityGerd Walter Wstenkhler, Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Sciences) Page 22.79.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A New Pedagogy for the Electronics LaboratoryIntroductionFor decades, laboratory instruction of electronic circuits and devices has been centered onstandard plastic dual-in-line (PDIP) components and integrated circuits such as the uA741operational amplifier inserted in a breadboard for testing. Prior to this method many engineeringprograms used circuit board trainers

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-490: A STUDENT-ORIENTED CONTROL LABORATORY US-ING PROGRAM CCZiqian Liu, SUNY Maritime College Ziqian Liu received the Ph.D. degree from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2005. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Engineering Department, SUNY Maritime College. From 2005 to 2008, he worked in Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd, USA. From 1989 to 1999, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China. His research interests include nonlin- ear optimal control, intelligent control, motor control systems, DSP or microprocessor-based embedded systems, power electronics and drives, and computational modeling

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

AC 2010-2156: PORTABLE CYBER-LABORATORIES FOR ELECTRICALENGINEERING EDUCATIONSteve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in August 1999, Dr. Warren was a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. He directs the KSU Medical Component Design Laboratory, a facility supported by the National

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan M. Lord; Jose A. Macedo; Rick T. Olson

Session 2553 A "NIFTY" Laboratory for First-Year Engineering Students Jose A. Macedo, Susan M. Lord, and Rick T. Olson University of San DiegoAbstractThis paper describes an innovative first-year engineering laboratory in which students design andbuild electromechanical models of systems by applying methods used by practicing engineers.At the University of San Diego (USD), the project is known as the eNgineering Improvement ina FirsT Year (NIFTY) Design Project. The main objective of this laboratory is to help studentsstart developing several key engineering skills early in the curriculum. This

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

K. P. Isaac, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

GC 2012-5631: INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN CURRICULUMAND LABORATORY DEVELOPMENTDr. K. P. Isaac, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Prof. (Dr.) Kuncheria P. Isaac, Ex-Director of Technical Education, Govt. of Kerala has taken charge as Member Secretary of All India Council for Technical Education on June 2, 2011 after a long 32 years of service in the academic field in Kerala. He holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum (Third rank in the University of Kerala), a Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering (Civil Engineering) from IIT Madras (Gold Medalist) and Ph.D from Bangalore University. He joined as Lecturer in the Technical Education Department

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11037Instrumentation Laboratory: Challenges of Teaching a Large ClassMs. Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico Miquela Trujillo graduated with a BSME degree from New Mexico Tech and is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, doing research on shock-accelerated multiphase flows.Prof. Peter VorobieffMr. Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technooogy in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Mechanical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel

Session #1526 A Vertically-Integrated Application-Driven Signal Processing Laboratory Lisa G. Huettel and Leslie M. Collins Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC AbstractHardware-based laboratories have been successfully integrated into individual Digital SignalProcessing (DSP) courses at many universities. Typically, most hardware-based DSP laboratoryexperiences are offered to upper-level students and focus on programming the signal

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Davis

Designing an Evolving System-on-Chip (SoC) Laboratory Justin S. Davis Mississippi State UniversityAbstractIn the digital age, information is very easily accessible. This creates many problems forthe traditional classroom which uses the same exam questions and lab assignments fromone semester to the next. Instead of fighting the flow of information (which industry hasfound to be exceptionally hard), the learning environment must adapt to not only toleratethis, but use it to further educate. We have redesigned our digital systems design courseto incorporate these changes.In traditional digital systems design, silicon chips from different manufacturers arebrought

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan; dulal kar; Rafic Bachnak

Session 1520 Digital Systems Laboratory for Teaching and Research Rafic Bachnak, Dulal Kar, and Hesham Shaalan Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has developed a Digital Systems Laboratory that affords ComputerScience and Engineering Technology students state-of-the-art training tools. Thelaboratory also enhances the ability of the College of Science and Technology todemonstrate science and engineering concepts to

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Horacio Sosa; Vladimir Genis

Session 3548 Ultrasound Measurements and Non-destructive Testing Educational Laboratory Vladimir Genis, Horacio Sosa Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 19104 Emil G. Radulescu School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104AbstractThe primary goal of this laboratory is to introduce students to the fundamentals of ultrasoundmeasurements and to

Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Truax

Session: 2230 Improving the Learning Process of Laboratory Instruction Dennis D. Truax, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE Department of Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University Box 9546, Mississippi, State, MS 39762-9546 PH (662) 325-7187; FAX (662) 325-7189 email: truax@civil.msstate.eduAbstractThere is little doubt that a laboratory experience can be beneficial in the learning process ofundergraduate engineering students. Relating the textbook and the lecture to hands-onobservations can help resolve inhibitions in concept perception and produce clarity of key

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Pete Schuyler

Session 2426 A Robust and Scalable Distance Laboratory Platform Dr. Tom Eppes, Professor Peter Schuyler Ward School of Technology, University of HartfordAbstract To bring greater attention to the areas of science, engineering and technology, theUniversity of Hartford has merged its colleges of engineering and technology to form theCollege of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA). It has also launched theconstruction of a new building to house the integrated science, engineering and technologyprograms (ISET). We are actively pursuing initiatives that create a greater level of

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratory Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Emmanuel Okoro; Viva Austin; Thomas Hannigan

Shelving the Hardware: Developing Virtual Laboratory Experiments T. Hannigan, K. Koenig, V. Austin, E. Okoro Mississippi State UniversityAbstractTime is at a premium in a crowded aerospace engineering curriculum, and offerings oflaboratory classes in lock step have become a stumbling block to students who deviate from thetraditional paths. Students who participate in cooperative education programs, internships, andthose who transfer into the upper division from other disciplines and colleges have often sufferedgraduation delays from limited course offerings. These delays often arose from prerequisites forand sequencing of laboratory courses. However, a survey of activities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

Session 1526 Laboratory Enhancement of Digital and Wireless Communications Courses Jeff Frolik University of VermontIntroduction Over the past decade, the field of wireless communications has come into its own and isposed to become a ubiquitous technology with the recent arrival of 3G cellular, wireless localarea networks and wireless sensor networks. As such, today’s graduating electrical engineersneed marketable skills which are typically not developed in undergraduate curricula. This paperdescribes an ongoing program at the University of Vermont (UVM

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

UTILIZING OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS IN THE NETWORKING LABORATORY Ece Yaprak Wayne State University Division of Engineering Technology Detroit, MI 48202 yaprak@eng.wayne.edu Lisa Anneberg Lawrence Technological University Electrical Engineering Department Southfield, MI anneberg@ltu.eduAbstractHands-on engineering applications bring real world experiences to students as well asreinforce the

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazim El-Mounayri

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Goodmann

Using Microsoft DirectX In a DSP Laboratory Peter E. Goodmann, P.E. Indiana University – Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractThis paper reports on the use of Microsoft DirectX as a laboratory teaching tool in a junior-leveldigital signal processing (DSP) course for technology students. The DirectX SoftwareDevelopment Kit (available as a no-cost download from Microsoft), along with Microsoft VisualC++ or Visual Studio, can turn any soundcard-equipped desktop or laptop PC into a self-contained DSP laboratory for software development, experimentation, and teaching.Teaching DSP to ECET students represents a unique challenge, due to the hands-on emphasiscompared with the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Pierre; Frank Tuffner; Robert Kubichek

Innovative Communications Experiments Using an Integrated Design Laboratory Frank K. Tuffner, John W. Pierre, Robert F. Kubichek University of WyomingAbstractIn traditional undergraduate teaching laboratory environments, many communication topics aredifficult to convey because of their complexity in implementation. This paper describeslaboratory experiments that explore challenging communication topics using the University ofWyoming’s new integrated design undergraduate teaching laboratory. Each lab stationcomprises a PC using LabVIEW and GPIB to control oscilloscopes, arbitrary functiongenerators, power supplies and a data acquisition card. In

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexa Rihana-Abdallah

Session 3451 Development of an Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Exercise Alexa N. Rihana-Abdallah Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900AbstractEnvironmental microbiology integrates the system boundaries of the various environmentalcompartments (e.g. soil, water, air, particulate) with the occurrence and proliferation ofmicroorganisms. A laboratory exercise has been developed for this introductory course andencompasses two steps: an introduction to microbial techniques, and an ‘independent’ team -based project. The purpose of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Chandrasekhar Vallath; Alison Arndt; Lizette Chevalier

Session Number 2793 Technology Enhanced Laboratory Manual for Introduction to Environmental Engineering L.R. Chevalier, J.N. Craddock, C. Vallath and A. Arndt Dept. of Civil Engineering/Interractive Multimedia Program Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901-6603 PH: 618-453-6648 FAX: 618-453-3044 cheval@engr.siu.edu, craddock@ce.siu.edu cvallath@yahoo.com, arndtae@yahoo.comAbstractThe main objective of the lab manual is to provide an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 1825 Engineering Technology Laboratory for Structural Control of Structures Alberto Gomez-Rivas, Weining Feng, and George Pincus Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractStructural protection using active control systems is becoming common practice due to threefactors: 1) safety, in order to protect the lives of occupants; 2) the high cost of reconstruction orrepair of structures including the social cost incurred while the structure is out of service; and 3)the low cost of reliable electro-mechanical systems required for implementation

Conference Session

Teaching Ceramic, Polymer, and Electric Materials

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brow; Carol Click

Session 2464 Laboratory Experiences in Glasses and Traditional Ceramics William G. Fahrenholtz, Carol A. Click, and Richard K. Brow Department of Ceramic Engineering University of Missouri-RollaAbstractIn the Ceramic Engineering department at the University of Missouri-Rolla, students developstrong experimental skills through a series of laboratory classes. At the sophomore level,students explore a variety of processing and characterization methods. Two specific examples oflaboratory exercises are discussed in this paper: 1) the formulation and fabrication of

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Instruction

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Munro

Session 1426 A Design Experiment for the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory James M. Munro Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySummaryThe Design-Build-Test (DBT) concept was used in creating a novel experiment for a junior-levelfluid mechanics laboratory. In the experiment, student teams are presented with a unique designobjective involving transport of a liquid with known or measurable properties and must design,build, and test a pump and piping system to achieve the objective. The experiment is part of