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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

Session 2526 Laboratory Experiments in Process Design and Optimization Zbigniew Prusak Central Connecticut State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an approach used to teach various aspects of manufacturing process design,optimization and improvement via hands-on experiences in laboratory experimentation. Theexperiments were conducted using a very low cost apparatus for launching projectiles. Theyutilized several basic physical principles such as elasticity, gravity, sliding friction, and fluidfriction. Various geometric characteristics of the apparatus and the

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

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Computers in Education

subsequent analysis. The scriptedscenario11 for the first laboratory exercise was piloted in the fall 2007 semester in ‘ME 358Machine Dynamics and Mechanisms’, a junior level course for mechanical engineering majors atSIT.12 The laboratory exercise involved an industrial plant emulator13 designed for experimentswith different rotating bodies connected by a gear-belt mechanism. The experimental setupallowed students to determine the inertia of the device itself and of weights placed at variouslocations within the mechanism as well as to experiment with different gear ratios and beltstiffnesses.The purpose of this paper is to present another virtual experiment and asses its effectiveness as asupplementary learning tool for teaching the fundamental law

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas J. Crowe; Herman Budiman; Elin M. Wicks

Session 3557 Interactive Multimedia: An Alternative to Manufacturing Laboratories Thomas J. Crowe, Elin M. Wicks, and Herman Budiman University of Missouri - ColumbiaABSTRACTTo ensure the continuation of important laboratory experiences, a new approach tomanufacturing process laboratories is undertaken. A multimedia software package is beingconstructed to allow students to explore a virtual industrial park. The industrial park iscomposed of five virtual companies: a machine shop, a welding shop, a materials lab, a sheetmetal shop, and a foundry-forging company

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

University Richard J. Kozick received the B.S. degree from Bucknell University in 1986, the M.S. degree from Stanford University in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, all in electrical engineering. From 1986 to 1989 and from 1992 to 1993 he was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Since 1993, he has been with the Electrical Engineering Department at Bucknell University, where he is currently Professor. His research interests are in the areas of statistical signal processing and communications. Dr. Kozick received a ”2006 Best Paper Award” from the IEEE Signal Processing Society and the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence from Bucknell University in 1999

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport

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Graduate Studies

are well explained. 3. Booklet (it includes experiments %87.5 %12.5 and their theory) was useful and informative. 4. I believe that this real-time DSP %100 experience is valuable to my professional future. 5. The final project gave me the %87.5 %12.5 opportunity to demonstrate individual initiative and creativity. 6. I recommend this laboratory %67 %22 %11 course to other students. 7. The teaching assistant was very %100 helpful in the laboratory. 8. Lab should be available to %56 %33 %11 students more often.All the students think that the real-time DSP experience is helpful to their professional future. Inaddition, all the students found the instructor very helpful in the lab. A high

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erwin D'Souza; Mehmet Ozturk

suitable for sophomore and junior level ECE classes. The software was designedwith the primary objective of creating a tool to enhance the delivery of fundamental concepts in anew sophomore level course and its hardware laboratory at North Carolina State University(NCSU). A detailed description of the course and the laboratory can be found in a previouspaper presented at this conference5. The new course sharply differs from traditional sophomorelevel ECE courses on electrical circuits. Its philosophy can be summarized as follows: introducedifferent ECE specializations and use this medium to teach fundamental concepts withmotivating examples. The course assumes no prior background in electrical and computerengineering concepts, but it requires

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary McDonald; Charles Knight

renovating theolder systems [5].The faculty members who were responsible for developing the new laboratory attended afive-day workshop taught by National Instruments. Three days were used in teachingbasic LabVIEW programming [6], and two days were used for teaching data acquisitionfundamentals [7]. Attending the LabVIEW workshop was most helpful as it provided ajump-start that could not have been obtained readily through use of National Instruments'publications. University faculty developmental grants were used to support travel andworkshop expenses.Faculty members involved in the ME laboratory have developed new skills that makethem more productive in support of research, public service, and consulting roles.(8) Supports Accreditation NeedsThe ME

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Austin Asgill; Willie Ofosu

functionality of the professional version, but for institutions with a licenseagreement, enrolled students can be provided with a temporary license to upgrade the evaluationversion into a fully functional professional version.This software product is another valuable teaching aid in the laboratory. It offers a powerfuldesign and analysis tool for RF and telecommunications systems. Among the features of thisproduct are the following4: • Full complement of logic functions, switches, and non-linear devices • Complete libraries of sources, sinks, functions, operators, and MetaSystems Page 10.439.3 • External and internal

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Johnson

. FIGURE 2ConclusionA team of senior Mechanical Engineering students have designed, ordered equipment,constructed and calibrated a psychrometric test facility. They have designed and carried outexperiments to evaluate their design. The equipment is now used regularly in the MechanicalEngineering Laboratories at the University of Tennessee.WILLIAM S. JOHNSONWilliam S. Johnson is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tennessee where he teaches coursesprimarily in instrumentation and the design of thermal systems. His current research involves direct-exchangegeothermal heat pumps and he serves as manager of the University of Tennessee environmental testing facilities.These facilities involve 4 environmental chambers where testing

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Will Manion; Ronald Kozlowski; Mike Scott; Lynn E. Katz; Lenly J. Weathers

fundamental concepts and experimental methods for conducting processengineering laboratories.Three major topics are covered in the laboratory course: reactor theory, kinetics, and masstransfer. The goal of the project is to produce one to two multi-media modules for each majortopic. The modules are designed to teach students how to collect, analyze and interpret data toobtain design parameters for engineered processes or mathematical modeling of contaminanttransport in the environment. Each module contains concept, laboratory and analysis tutorials,videos of each lab, and an animated laboratory that can be used by the students to evaluate theeffect of different design and operational parameters.Students are expected to review the modules at various

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Drake; Mark Driver; Eric Welch

Session # 2793 A Low-cost, Interdisciplinary, Engineering Instrumentation Laboratory Course R. L. Drake, M. A. Driver, E. B. Welch School of Engineering Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee 38104AbstractA question often asked of engineering deans is the following:"Dean, how can I conduct a meaningful engineering instrumentation laboratory coursewith such a small budget?"This paper reports the results of efforts to provide such a course at the School ofEngineering

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

David Lanning; Wahyu Lestari; Shirley Waterhouse

MechanicalEngineering (ME) degree program, which is new on the Prescott campus, will undergo its firstABET accreditation visit during the summer of 2010.The Prescott campus of ERAU might be thought of as a “teaching institution,” where emphasisin the undergraduate engineering programs is placed on faculty-student interaction, designexperiences, and hands-on laboratory learning. Design projects are sprinkled throughout thecurriculum starting from the freshman year1, culminating in a significant and intensive two-semester design, manufacturing, and testing sequence during the senior year2. Many of thesedesign experiences require students to spend considerable time in the machine and fabricationshop constructing test articles and additional time in the laboratory

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Anna Drazkowski

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

evaluation results using pre and post knowledgeassessment tools in sections graded with SBG method and sections with traditional method.Introduction Laboratory based courses are an essential part of an engineering education. More andmore engineering programs are placing greater emphasis on the importance of hands-onexperience offered by laboratory courses. Compared to the efforts and resources invested inpurchasing expensive state-of-the-art lab equipment and developing innovative lab modules,little attention is paid to assessing student learning and reflecting on the teaching methods in labcourses. Without careful design and assessment, instructors are more likely to push students intobusy work, without achieving real learning and

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Monroe L. Weber-Shirk; Leonard W. Lion

teaching Page 1.520.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings fundamental theories and analytical techniques.to help students develop an intuition for various environmental engineering processes.to teach students the skills necessary to perform laboratory work.to give students hands-on experience using modern instrumentation.to give students a taste of the excitement and challenge of research.to provide an environment where students can develop their problem solving skills (especially when the real world doesn’t seem to fit with theory).to minimize the drudgery of repetitive tasks

Conference Session

BME Laboratory Courses and Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Warren Ruder, Carnegie Mellon University; Justin Newberg, Carnegie Mellon University; Paul Glass, Carnegie Mellon University; Davneet Minhas; Elvira Garcia Osuna, Carnegie Mellon University; Liang Tso Sun, Carnegie Mellon University; Alyssa Siefert, Carnegie Mellon University; Judy Shum, Carnegie Mellon University; Portia Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University; Arielle Drummond, Carnegie Mellon University; Bur Chu, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical

AC 2009-670: AN INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE BIOMEDICALENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSEConrad Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University Conrad M. Zapanta is the Associate Department Head and an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zapanta received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (with an option in Biomedical Engineering) from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Zapanta has served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Engineering at Hope College in Holland, MI, an Adjunct Professor of Engineering at Austin Community College in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Behr; Christine Masters

laboratory-teaching concept,describes the seven MechANEX modules for a statics course, and summarizes results frompreliminary MechANEX assessments in the student user environment.Introduction‘MechANEX’ is a mini-laboratory combining comprehensive software analysis modules andmatched, bench-scale verification experiments to improve and enrich a sophomore-levelengineering mechanics course in statics. Developed as an extension of the “AN/EX” (ANalysisand EXperiment) laboratory1,2 used by civil and architectural engineering students in junior-levelstructural engineering courses, MechANEX combines a newly developed, easy-to-use, staticsanalysis software package with fully configured experimental setups designed for use withexisting AN/EX laboratory

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

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

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas; Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas

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Computers in Education

is used to host the GUI agent can be extended toinclude articles, tutorials, discussion boards, and teaching modules about the target technology.At the end, the constructed system provides an online laboratory learning environment fortechnologies in general, and RFID in particular.References1. C. Thompson, “Everything is Alive,” Architectural Perspectives Column, IEEE InternetComputing, Jan/Feb 2004.2. “Internet of Things,” ITU, http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/internetofthings/InternetofThings_summary.pdf Page 13.169.7

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll

Session 3220 Introducing a Microprocessor Laboratory Experience for Entering Freshmen Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota, Duluth Abstract As part of a new freshman course in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofMinnesota, Duluth, each faculty member in the department was asked to introduce the studentsentering the program to an area of speciality in his or her field. This paper reports the approach,methods, hardware, and results involved in

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

André J. Butler, Mercer University; William Moses, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University

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Mechanical Engineering

Design in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories,” Paper no. ASEE AC 2009-2209, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, Texas, June 14-17, 2009.7. Russell, I.J., W.D. Hendricson, and R.J. Hervert. “Effects of lecture information density on medical student achievement”. Journal of Medical Education ,Vol. 59, No. 1l, 1984, pp. 881-89.8. Bland, M. , Saunders, G. and Kreps, Frisch J, “ In defense of the Lecture,” J. Coll. Sci, Teach, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2007, pp. 10-13. Page 26.1341.8

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2007 Student Automobile Engines Used in Applied Thermodynamics LaboratoryIntroductionThis paper describes the experience of a professor with extensive testing background teaching aThermodynamics course that was unpopular with students because of lack of tangible conceptsand applications. He compared the experience that students had in courses in structural designwhere students were building and testing beams and had the opportunity to see cracks anddeformations of structures at failure with the one of students in thermodynamics, an esoteric fieldthat includes difficult to understand concepts such as enthalpy and entropy. The thermodynamicscourse offered in the past lacked practical laboratory

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Abhishek Goyal, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

laboratory for teaching robotics”, International Journal for Engineering Education, Vol. 19(6), 2003.5. Krehbiel, D., Zerger R. and Piper J., “A remote-Access LabVIEW-based Laboratory for Environmental and Ecological Science”, International Journal for Engineering Education, Vol. 19(3), 2003.6. Rohrig, C., “Virtual Lab for Controlling Real Experiments via Internet”, Proceeding of IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided-Control System Design, 1999.7. Travis, J., LabVIEW for Everyone, Prentice-Hall, Inc., NJ, 2002.8. Choudhury, A., Rodriguez, J., Arif, M. and Keil, M., Computer Assisted Tools for Stress Analysis of Structural Components in Engineering Technology, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edwin Zivi; Jenelle Piepmeier

Session 2220 Dynamic System Animation Within a Simulink Laboratory Environment Edwin Zivi, Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier U.S. Naval AcademyAbstractRecent innovations in the animation of student developed, laboratory simulations have beenfound to significantly improve student understanding and enthusiasm. This animation canbe implemented using Matlab s-functions that are typically called from a Simulinksimulation. These rudimentary animations have been found to be relatively easy toconstruct and well received by students. General observations and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Prawit Potsawatsuk; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

Session 1426 JAVA Simulation based Soil Mechanics Laboratory Course Studio Mohammed E. Haque, Amarneethi Vamadevan, Prawit Rotsawatsuk Western Michigan University, Michigan 49008AbstractIn the field of civil/geotechnical engineering, students conduct a variety of soil tests to fulfillundergraduate soil mechanics course requirement. There is a range of problems in soil laboratoryinstruction, such as, some students not getting hands on experience of conducting tests becauseof inadequate number of apparatus, time constraints and inability in exciting students to seriouslyconduct the experiments. However when these laboratory

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Zenner; Charles Van Karsen

Session 1566 Experiential Engineers: Developing an Integrated Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Charles D. Van Karsen, Paula F. Zenner Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity has developed a required undergraduate laboratory that is a practical and relevantcomponent of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide a combined mechanicalengineering experience that reinforces the traditional elements of a curriculum. Solid Mechanics,Dynamics, and Heat

Conference Session

New Computer ET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

George Zion

Session _3647_ Laboratory Development for a VHDL Design Course George H. Zion Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623 AbstractDue to the proliferation of highly integrated programmable logic devices, (PLD, CPLD, andFPGA), the traditional methods for performing digital logic design has given way to adevelopment process that involves extensive use hardware descriptive languages. In industry,the two languages

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

) design of experimental procedurewith statistical design of experiments; and (4) evaluation of industrial products. Examples are usedto illustrate the advantages and drawbacks of each method.I. INTRODUCTION To educate a new generation of engineers for the twenty-first century, engineering educatorsface many challenges such as the development of students’ ability in critical thinking, creativity,collaborative work, and communication. Laboratory education can play a pivotal role in attainingthese goals. However, due to the limitation of traditional laboratory teaching, its potential benefitshave never been fully realized. The problem becomes more acute if the laboratory course isequipment-intensive. Since students are usually not familiar

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tomislav Bujanovic; Prasanta Ghosh

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced Learning of Electromechanical Devices Tomislav Bujanovic and Prasanta Ghosh, Senior Member, IEEE new smart grid workforce. In the Department of Electrical Abstract— In advanced Power Engineering and Smart Grid Engineering and Computer Science we have developed smartLaboratory environment students get opportunities to grid laboratory to support both undergraduate and graduatedemonstrate their ability to design and conduct experiments

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Moore, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1636: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONLABORATORYGeorge Moore, Purdue University George Moore received the PhD degree from the University of Missouri in 1978. From 1978 to 2001, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. Currently, he is an assistant professor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. His interest include software methods, telecommunication and distributed networking. He is a member of the IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, and the ACM. Page 12.1404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Materials

Paper ID #17818Development of a Laboratory Module in 3D PrintingDr. Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s premiere teach