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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Schmalzel; Jennifer Kadlowec; Anthony Marchese; Shreekanth Mandayam; Stephanie Farrell

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1526marketplace, as recommended by ASEE [2]. Key features of the program include: (1)multidisciplinary education through collaborative laboratory and course work; (2) teamwork asthe necessary framework for solving complex problems; (3) incorporation of state-of-the-arttechnologies throughout the curricula; and (4) creation of continuous opportunities for technicalcommunication [3]. The Rowan program emphasizes these essential features throughout thecurricula, beginning with the introductory freshman

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

the delivery system, and practiced in the analysis ofthe drug release data.This project aims to provide engineering students with skills relevant to the field of drugdelivery. This paper describes seven modules in which students apply engineering principles tothe design, preparation, characterization, and analysis of drug delivery systems. A variety ofdrug delivery systems are explored: tablets, ointments, membrane systems, microcapsules,osmotic pumps, and supercritical fluid-processed particles.Introduction This project comprises seven modules that introduce students to multidisciplinaryengineering principles through application to drug delivery systems. This project modifiesmeasurement techniques and laboratory experiments widely

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New Electrical ET Course Development

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Border

$2,500. A switch (new, minimum $1,000) is necessary to concentrate computerworkstation traffic. Additional items, ranging from frame-relay units, to CSU/DSUs, can beadded on an as-needed basis.The Program has obtained equipment donations from a regional ISP and has established aworking laboratory LAN/WAN/LAN bridge network using a Cisco 2511 router, two Cisco 2501routers, four Osicom T1 CSU/DSUs, and switches. Two older Xyplex 3000 routers with 56KbpsCSU/DSUs are also on site. By carefully managing a modest computer budget of $16,000 theprogram has amassed the software and hardware necessary for two servers and four workstationclients. Network streaming video production hardware and software have been acquired to

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Degnan; M.L. Meier; Aaron Broumas

. Microhardness testing can be used to measure these profiles and work out the diffusivity of oxygen in titanium. A laboratory experiment has been developed in which commercially pure titanium is annealed in air, the microhardness profiles are obtained, and the results are analyzed to obtain the activation energy for diffusion. The value obtained was close to that for tracer self- diffusion in α-Ti. This inexpensive experiment, based on scientific literature from the 1950s, gives the students hands-on experience with the experimental methods and interpretation of the data used to study this very basic materials behavior.IntroductionTitanium is well known for its excellent resistance to corrosion primarily due to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore J. Stokes; Jeffrey B. Hargrove

mechatronics with robust hardware that readily permitsinterfacing of sensors and actuators to microcontrollers used in mechatronic applications.Further, the boards feature signal conditioning circuits for use in conjunction with sensors, anddriver circuits for operating high-current actuating devices. Supporting software has beenwritten to permit ready use of the features of the hardware with only a functional knowledge ofelectronics, thus helping mechanical engineering students realize the full potential ofmechatronics applications in an introductory course. Additionally, a stand-alone microprocessorboard with flash memory has been designed and fabricated to permit students move out of thedevelopment laboratory and readily embed the electronics

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2000 Annual Conference

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Raul Ordonez; Harriet Benavidez; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran; Julie Haynes

laboratory experiments, realworld design projects and research. The solutions of these problems require not only proficiency inthe technical principles, but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and oral communicationskills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. In the sophomore year,communication (written and oral) and design (semester long multidisciplinary design project) areintegrated. The course is team-taught by faculty from the College of Communication and theCollege of Engineering. Students pick one of two design projects. The first is to design and build aguitar effects pedal. The second involves an economic and engineering analysis of the design andoperation of a baseball stadium.Introduction In 1992

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Nestor; David Rich

techniques for digitalintegrated circuit design and extending this coverage to include digital-analog and analog-digital conversion. Students design these elements in the course laboratory, producing acomplete chip that is submitted for fabrication at the end of the semester. The resultingexperience gives students a strong grounding in digital integrated circuit design, anunderstanding of some important analog concepts, and an appreciation for therelationship between digital design and analog design.1. IntroductionVery Large Scale Integration (VLSI) is the enabling technology for an ongoing revolutionin computers, communications, and electronics. The importance of this key technologymakes a VLSI Design course an essential ingredient in a competitive

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Skip Rochefort; Keith Levien

Just a Kid’s Toy"was written by Paul Wallich and appeared in the September IEEE Spectrum issue. It isavailable on-line at: www.spectrum.ieee.org/pubs/spectrum/0901/mind.htmlCurriculum Implementation: First-year Courses CHE 101 & CHE 102 In the Fall quarter 2001, 45 students enrolled in CHE 101 "Chemical EngineeringOrientation". CHE 101 is a 3 cr. course (3 hours of lecture and 2 hrs of laboratory per week),with one lecture hour reserved for guest speakers from industry. The class size ranges from45 – 55 students, with laboratory sessions limited to 15 students. It is always a challenge in afreshman course to find an open-ended design problem that is challenging, cost effective, andFUN! The answer to this challenge for the CHE 101

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2001 Annual Conference

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Paul Lin; Hal Broberg

Session 1520 Web Programming for Industrial Applications: A New Course Paul I-Hai Lin, Hal Broberg Indiana University-Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractAn explanation of a new course currently being taught at the undergraduate and graduatelevel is provided. Topics including a survey of Internet and Web, HTML,JavaScript/JScript, Java Applet, Perl, CGI protocol and scripts, and Web-based databasesare covered. Some theory in industrial process control, sensors, and transducers isintroduced with emphasis on Web-based data acquisition, industrial control andautomation applications. Laboratory experiments

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; K. Chandrashekhara; Vicki Eller

Foundation. The objectives are the development ofinterdisciplinary skills and knowledge and the transfer of new technology to application. Thecourse is “Smart Materials and Sensors” and is co-listed in electrical, civil, aerospace, andmechanical engineering. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of knowledge in the smart structuresarea. The bridge is a field laboratory for students and a long-term demonstration for industry. TheWWW site serves both an internal audience of students and an external audience of industry. The site has a clear design philosophy.16 The site content for the course and the bridge areclosely linked and must accommodate the well-defined internal student audience and the generalexternal industry audience. The objectives

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip Thompson

civil engineering sub-disciplines of structural, geotechnical, environmental, water resources and transportationengineering. A different faculty member began each unit with an overview of his or her area ofexpertise. A guest speaker from private consulting, government or industry followed this generaloverview by providing students with examples of typical projects and work environments. Thethird phase of each unit involved a hands-on laboratory, computer activity or site visit, whichalso had the purpose of instilling excitement for civil engineering. This paper will report on theassessment of these activities, which included using the West Point Bridge Design program aswell as a unique water system layout project. The paper highlights other

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Tuttle; Charles White; Gwan-Ywan Lai; Trevor Harding

for the first time during theWinter 2002 term (January – March). A second offering occurred during the Spring 2002 term(April – June). The course includes three hours of weekly discussion periods and two hours oflaboratory time. The following provides an overview of the course design, teachingmethodology, laboratories and projects, as well as, course and project evaluation plans.Project Description and ObjectivesThe goal of the project is to develop, implement and evaluate a team-based course focused onmaterial and process selection methods, but which also focuses on other topics relevant topracticing manufacturing and mechanical engineers. These additional topics inc lude life cycleengineering as it applies to materials, the role of

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

that effectiveness in teams is an essential skillfor professional success (7-9). Many universities are responding to this challenge byintroducing multidisciplinary laboratory or design courses (10,11). At Rowan University,we have developed a method of addressing these diverse challenges, while alsoimplementing pedagogical valuable hands-on learning experiences (12,13) and technicalcommunications (14-16).At Rowan University, all engineering students participate in an eight-semester coursesequence known as the engineering clinics (17). In the Junior and Senior years, theseclinic courses involve multidisciplinary student teams working on semester-long or year

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Mahmoud Hammad El Zamli, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #574Hands-On Design Projects in a Sophomore Mechanical Engineering CourseYasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University, Qatar Yasser Al-Hamidi is currently working as a Technical Laboratory Coordinator in the Mechanical En- gineering Program at Texas A&M University, Qatar. He is specialized in instrumentation, control and automation. He worked as a Lab Engineer in the College of Engineering, University of Sharjah before joining TAMUQ. His other experiences include Laboratory Supervisor/Network Administrator at Ajman University of Science and Technology (Al Ain Campus), Maintenance Engineer at AGRINCO and

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Manufacturing Process Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Denny Choate, Cannon County High School; Kenan Hatipoglu, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Manufacturing

provides funding for a 3 year continuing award to support aResearch Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering Site program at the TennesseeTechnological University (TTU) entitled, “RET Site: Research Experience for Teachers inManufacturing for Competitiveness in the United States (RETainUS)”. One of the RET researchprojects accomplished by the project team and one high school math teacher was on thegeneration of knowledge-base for the 3D printing end-users. Analytical and experimental studieswere performed using the 3D printing software and equipment located at the RemotelyAccessible Rapid Prototyping Laboratory of Tennessee Tech University (TTU). The objective ofthis research was to generate a set of new information so that

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Dustin W. West, Ohio State University; Lowell Toms P.E., Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

laboratory experiences for first year engineeringstudents that culminate in a quarter-long design-build project. The course sequences retain thetraditional material covered - engineering orientation, engineering graphics, and engineeringproblem solving with computer programming while offering several design-build project topics.One important objective for the first-year design projects, commonly called cornerstone projects,is to provide a team-based experience that includes all aspects of engineering design anddevelopment. This objective also includes successfully providing students with awareness of,and experience with, the iterative nature of design throughout the design cycle. The sequencesare one of the most innovative and successful of their

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Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Zafrul Hasan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

about 10% weight of the course. Students spend timefor this project beyond scheduled hours. Although the project announcement is done at thebeginning of the semester and is due at the end, the actual work needs about three weeks to Page 25.1377.3finish.Digital Electronics (ENTC 219): In this introductory course to Digital Logic, students design andimplement hardware into an FPGA that controls a mobile platform. It is a team project consistingof two members. It spans over the last 4 weeks of formal laboratory time and carries a weight of15% of the course.Advanced Digital Circuits (ENTC 249): This course primarily involves digital system

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M. Nickel, Bucknell University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3281: PROJECT-BASED DESIGN OF A BIOMETRIC FACE RECOG-NITION SYSTEMDr. Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University Ravi P. Ramachandran received the B.Eng degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in 1984, the M.Eng degree from McGill University in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1990. From Oct. 1990 to Dec. 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. From Jan. 1993 to Aug. 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist at T-Netix from July 1996 to Aug. 1997. Since Sept. 1997, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University where he has

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoff Swan; S P Maj; D Veal

together. Students assignright to users as the network administrator and then log on as various users to test theirsystem. Shull and Vescovi have noted that: “Unlike most physical sciences where laboratoryinstruction is accepted as integral to the student’s education, data communications andnetworking are often taught without the practically of the laboratory section” 8.Each workstation consists of a client and a server although students can connect to twoservers in the labs and also to the outside world via the Internet connection, when this isenabled by NIM staff. Each two-hour theory lecture is accompanied by an associated two-hour hands-on workshop where some of the ideas presented in the lecture can be put intopractice.Many NIM students had

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Belle R. Upadhyaya

activitiesinclude lectures, laboratory experiments, field trips, and team-based projects that areselected from different engineering disciplines. Distance education modules, with directteacher-student interaction, are being developed. This new educational activity augmentsand broadens students’ capability in problem solving, with an opportunity for their careerenhancement.1. IntroductionThe College of Engineering at The University of Tennessee established the Maintenanceand Reliability Center (MRC) in 1996, with the vision of promoting education, research,information dissemination, and industry-academia networking in the field of maintenanceand reliability engineering. This industry-sponsored Center provides a unique steppingstone through its certification

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Walden S. Rio

this disparity lies in the quality of education our Engineering schoolsimpart to its students. The typical Engineering school in the Philippines today is beset withgrave problems as to give out mediocre results at most. The faculty, for one, mostly lackadvance degrees necessary to enable them to teach with the necessary academic authority. Theschools themselves sorely lack the instructional materials, laboratory equipment, libraryresources, computer facilities, and other such equipment and resources to deliver qualityeducation. So, how does one go about improving the quality of education Engineering Schools haveto offer? One way is for the government to grant loans to finance engineering education in bothpublic and private schools. This

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Nicholas Delgass; Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

and learning to learn. The current status of incorporatingthe fourth criterion, ethical behavior, into the curriculum is probably adequate. The finaltwo criteria still need increased effort. Results of a survey of practicing engineers showsthat laboratory and design courses and practical work experience are the most importantsources for learning to satisfy the soft criteria.I. IntroductionFor many years our industrial colleagues have been telling us that several soft skills suchas communication and teamwork are vitally important for the success of engineers inindustry. Many engineering schools have incorporated these skills into their curricula tovarying degrees.With the advent of ABET 2000 the soft skills have assumed a greater

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Dwan; Kiriakos Kiriakidis; Jennifer Waters; George Piper

-taughttypically by an electrical engineer, a mechanical engineer, and a computer scientist. The team-teaching format helps guarantee multidisciplinary instruction better than any other approach.Also, there are usually several environmental engineering professionals who address the classfrom time to time. Although there is a wide range of topics discussed in the course, thefollowing topics highlight the diversity of the environmental issues and engineering principlestaught.2.1 Environmental Monitoring, Data Analysis And ModelingThe monitoring, simulation and analysis of environmental data is accomplished in this coursethrough several weeks of study, laboratory exercises and homework assignments. Each phaseof the process will be discussed in depth.2.1.1

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin M Torres; David Johnson; David Forsman; David Baird

automatically granted admission to Penn State Erie.Penn State Erie hosted a week long residence camp exposing high school Tech Prep students tohands on experiences. Activities for the camp focused on manufacturing in the ElectricalEngineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Plastics EngineeringTechnology programs, through the study of model rocketry.The first day of camp, the students were exposed to the assembly line process by building anelectronic ignition system for model rockets. They also assembled the Alpha rockets that wouldbe launched in the afternoon.The second and third day, students rotated through lectures and laboratories on the followingtopics - basic DC circuit fundamentals, assembly drawings of the Alpha rocket and a

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley J. Pisarski

Session 3547 The UPJ EET MicroMouse: This New Addition Impacts Learning In Embedded Microcontrollers Stanley J. Pisarski University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractThe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ) offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil,Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology. Many of the courses offered in UPJ’sEngineering Technology Program rely on laboratory experiments to supplement the lectures. TheEmbedded Microcontroller course offered by the Electrical Engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikolaos Katopodes; Donald D. Carpenter

redesigned course has similar objectives to the original course,however a computer laboratory section was added and the presentation of material was changed.Previously, numerous alternative solution methods were covered in a very deductive matter.Now, fewer solution methods are introduced and the class is taught more inductively with aproblem solution approach. The instructors consider the redesigned course to be a vastimprovement over the old course; however, a more quantitative evaluation of the effectivenesswas desired. The first comparison was of the student evaluations for the two courses. Whilestudent evaluations are not the best indicator of a successful course, they can give an indicationon how the course is being received. The second

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

T. Scott; John P. O'Connell

Session 1613 Experiments to Accompany a First Engineering Thermodynamics Course T.C. Scott, J.P. O’Connell University of VirginiaAbstract Engineering Thermodynamics is a challenging subject to learn and teach. Often bothstudents and teachers loose sight of the subject’s physical motivations and connections. Webelieve these can and should be brought into courses to enhance learning. To this end, we havedeveloped and use a series of laboratory, computer workshop and field trip exercises for the firstsemester Engineering

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort

chemicalengineering department we have actively worked to introduce oral and written communication andgroup (team) work across the entire curriculum -- starting with the freshman orientation course allthe way through to the capstone senior level laboratory. We are beginning to introduceinterdisciplinary courses, where students bring their “domain competency” to a large team project.However, we have done very little in the way of focusing on putting the students in “trueleadership positions” such as they might encounter in industry as group or project leadersresponsible for several engineers.The Leadership and Mentoring course was introduced in Winter '95 as a 1 credit course offeredeach quarter for sophomores, juniors, or seniors. This was also linked with

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Pennell; R. Worcester; R. Stone; Mustafa Guvench

variation of diffusion/oxidation temperature isobtained, allowing the wafer to go through a recipe of diffusion/oxidation/annealing sequence at varioustemperatures and in different gas compositions with fully controlled rates of ramp up or ramp down. Atemperature control of ± 1 C RMS is shown to be achievable which is mostly limited by noise in thetemperature readings. 1. IntroductionIn the university operated microfabrication laboratories, unlike an industrial production setting,the diffusion/oxidation furnaces employed for semiconductor device and integrated circuitfabrication have very small average usage time due to the inherent low-volume of suchoperations[1,2]. In these laboratories the standard

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Agrawal; Omer Farook; Chandra R. Sekhar

projectplanning and engineering, (2) the execution of a demonstrable project that utilizes the well triedproject management techniques and (3) the critical evaluation of the project and the techniques.The first component is delivered through regular lectures. The second component involvesinteractive laboratory sessions. The third component is the most important component. Theevaluation is a continuous in the form of regular oral reports, written progress reports andmaintaining a log book entries by each student in the class. COURSE DESCRIPTIONEET 397 ELECTRONIC PROJECT ENGINEERINGCatalog Data: Introduction to electronic project engineering principles and techniques. Topics includetechnical feasibility