Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Weber; Daniel C. Yoder; Christopher D. Pionke; J. Roger Parsons

learning cycle begins with a classroom lecture tointroduce the concept, a hands-on laboratory “physical homework” experience to encouragestudent ownership of the concept, a recitation-style working session to provide practice with thetools available in using the concept, homework assignments to provide practice, and a teamdesign project requiring mastery and application of several of the concepts. This reportconcentrates on the importance of and techniques used in the hands-on laboratory setting.The hands-on laboratory physical homework is designed to help students personalize and “feel”the concept. To this end, it uses very simple experiments and includes analyses of experimentalresults. These experiments are devised using the following general

Conference Session

Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado , University of Dayton; Ricardo Gómez González, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon; Jean M. Andino Ph.D., P.E., Arizona State University; Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

University (ASU). She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Sciences at Harvard University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology.Prof. Nilza D. Aples, University of Technology, Jamaica A professional chemical and environmental engineer with over 35 years of combined experience in process design and project management in the petroleum industry and environmental consulting, Prof. Aples join the University of Technology, Jamaica in 1999. Since 1999, she has spearheaded the Waste Management & Laboratory Services Research Unit at UTech. She led the design team that developed and implemented the first bilingual chemical engineering undergraduate programme in Jamaica. Also

Conference Session

Manufacturing Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Fleishman, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

unable to readily provide detailed course information. information The studyprovided the results summarized in Figure 5 below, which indicated some level of hands-onhandswelding and fabrication courses offered at the overwhelming majority of institutions, howeverthey varied in content from lecture only, or survey type, to in in-depth depth laboratory activities,including one institution that offered certification in welding technology. A discussion of theresults follows. No. of Eng. Science 50

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

initiated the fluid mechanics course, as the principles of hydraulics were Page 22.373.2needed in the curriculum and no one was available to teach this course in the EM Department.Fluid mechanics courses are also offered in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Chemical& Biological Engineering (CBE) Departments.As a basic, introductory course to the phenomena, concepts, principles and methods of fluidflow, CEE 310 is organized with two lectures and one two hour discussion/lab each week, threeexams, weekly homework and quizzes, and laboratory experiments. After defining andillustrating the nature and properties of fluids, the concepts and

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Rohrback; Donald Carpenter; Lisa Anneberg; Andrew Gerhart

handles the planning, administrativeand promotion of the Exploration Days.The Exploration Days consist of high school students spending a half day on our campus duringa normal school day. During their time on campus, the high school students experience thevarious disciplines (or sub-disciplines) of engineering through a combination of presentations,interactive demonstrations, laboratory experiences, and hand’s-on activities. Depending on theexploration event, sessions have included utilizing a three dimensional river model to explorewatershed processes, demonstrations by the Mini-Baja and Formula SAE competition teams,destructive testing of concrete beams, ballistics experiments, programming of electrical circuitboards, and building a small

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Yann-Hang Lee; Sethuraman Panchanathan; Gerald Gannod; Forouzan Golshani; David Pheanis; Ben Huey

of activities related to the design and delivery ofeducational and research efforts and is characterized by three main innovative componentsnamely, 1) a new industry-university collaborative model for integrating basic and appliedresearch into a degree program, 2) creation and delivery of state-of-the-art course content andappropriate laboratories, and 3) creation of capstone projects that are implemented throughinternships.The curricular project involves the synthesis of the core of an embedded systems program basedon the latest research and close cooperation with industry. The content of the program drawsheavily upon advanced research and development in industry and academia and are reinforced by1 This research supported by NSF

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

your hand along with how it felt like a natural extension of your body. In many ways,these tools actually felt like they were ready to work. Students need to be exposed to, and madeaware of, how a technology works before they can move on to actually recreating them.The third phase, which was just recently implemented (Loendorf, Geyer, & Richter16, 2013)involves the actual student recreation of ancient and other historical artifacts. In order to make itpractical scale models of ancient technologies were created. This process could then be expandedto replicate technologies that are of a more recent nature over time. The challenge is how to fitthese projects into a lecture based course. Without a laboratory segment for the course, each

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY

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Electrical and Computer

involved in research programs at such places as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Universities of Texas and Wisconsin in the U.S., Kyoto and Nagoya Universities in Japan, the Ioffe Institute in Russia, and Kharkov Institute of Physics and Tech- nology in Ukraine. He was ECSE Department Head from 2001-2008 and served on the board of the ECE Department Heads Association from 2003-2008. He is presently the Education Director for the SMART LIGHTING NSF ERC.Dr. Dianna L Newman, University at Albany/SUNY Dr. Newman is Professor in the Dept. of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Director of the Evaluation Consortium. She has serve as Principal Evaluator for numerous national and international projects related to

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brice Aaron Hirst, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Electrical and Computer

member of the IEEE since 2007. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 23.1349.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Utilization of MATLAB Simulink Exercises for an Undergraduate Communications CourseAbstractA set of six MATLAB Simulink laboratory exercises was previously designed in 2011 for anundergraduate analog/digital communication course. This paper presents our experience of apilot test on these exercises, followed by their modification and enhancement, and concludingwith an application of the modified exercises in the

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ET Programs I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Isaac L. Flory IV, Old Dominion University; John R. Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

instruction and were taking the same tests. Testingfor DL students was usually performed with proctored tests at the student site, since ODU madearrangements with local community colleges, libraries, or other institutions that can administertests and provide proctors. However, laboratory classes always raised more issues for distancelearning due to their hands-on component. The labs were often offered separately, for campusand distance learners, and not in hybrid mode. Assessment was conducted and the results werecompared for the two groups with the results showing similar results or even better results for thedistance learners than for the campus group [13]. For a digital electronics lab, to ensureconsistency across the campus and online groups, the

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nicholas C. Vanderslice; Thomas R. Marrero

XI, and of the University of Missouri system, including staff. The goal wasto obtain information on the feasibility of bio-char as a CO2 sequestering agent; as well as tobecome familiar with university research resources.A significant part of the learning for my undergraduate research project was done in various labson Campus. Independent testing of a sample of bio-char (purchased fromBuyActivatedCharcoal.com) was conducted for elemental composition and particle sizedistribution at the Soil Characterization Laboratory in College of Engineering. At the ResearchCore Facilities in the Veterinary Medicine School analysis by TEM (transmission electronmicroscope) was conducted for pore width and elemental composition. In the College of Arts

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Brian Arnold; Jodi Reeves

and this approach will fail. In order to maximize engagement,the attending students must be made to feel safe sharing their thoughts. This is done by the instructorshowing a combination of competence and vulnerability. Once students feel safe and encouraged,participation increases and the level of engagement with the material or the problem solving processrises.Increasing participation in applied engineering laboratory courses. In the applied engineeringdepartment, a class in scientific problem solving (EGR 320L) was taught to 28 online students in Fall2013 using laboratories in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and thermodynamics. Thestudents were a mix of computer science and applied engineering majors; the online students

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

PS Dhanasekaran, State University of New York, Canton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

abilities crucial for success in theengineering field.IntroductionThis review article explores the impact of design-based projects, commonly known as "designchallenges," on enhancing student engagement and their retention in engineering programs. Thisstudy also targets to understand engineering students' preferences concerning design-basedprojects compared to traditional classroom and laboratory experiences.The emerging global trend in education involves integrating professional competencies into thecurriculum, complementing the technical aspects of engineering. Engineering education shouldbe complete with technical knowledge in addition to the development of professional skills.Starting this process from freshmen engineering ensures students are

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Professional Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Zita Mangné Kardos, University of Pécs, Hungary, EU; Tamas Juhasz, University of Pecs, Hungary, EU

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

effectiveness ofremote laboratories and by providing opportunities for student-to-student interactions in theremote learning environment. These recommendations seek to increase the resilience ofengineering education by enhancing its preparedness for natural disasters, pandemics, energycrises, wars, or other unexpected circumstances.Keywords: engineering education, remote learning, survey1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an expedited adaptation of engineering higher educationprograms to alternatives to the in-person classroom, usually by adopting some form of onlineteaching and learning. There are three main types of online-learning environments: synchronous,asynchronous, and hybrid. In the synchronous online environment, instructional

Conference Session

Mentoring, Case Study of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Identity Dilemmas, Cultural Homelessness and Intersectionality, and Transfer Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University ; Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University College of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

interaction with the students. These industry sessions, therefore,provided a general, real-world contrast while students were also doing a deep dive into one specificarea to complete a laboratory research project in six weeks.A third reason, as we discussed in a previous paper [1], is consistent with some general designelements known to inspire and increase inclusion. For example, an Industry Energy Program willhelp deepen the REM student’s understanding between theory, research, and application; of howwhat they learn in class relates to what companies may be doing. For students with morecommunity-minded orientations (i.e., altruistic cultural values), this bigger picture of what ishappening in the different energy sectors, and learning about real

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

engineering.The learning outcomes of the course are that a student should be able to: • Break down engineering problems into logical steps and code those steps in computer code. • Write programming code from scratch and problem solve errors until a goal is achieved. • Program in the C++ programming language in the context of Arduino microcontrollers • Program in the Matlab programming and numeric computing platform • Apply programming methods to the solution of engineering problems including recording data and solving mathematical problems.The course has three major components, a 1-hour weekly lecture, a weekly laboratory session(currently 2 hours), and a weekly discussion section for project team meetings (Figure 1

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Christopher John Brigham, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Full Papers

4 0 4 English 2 4 0 4 Introduction to Engineering 1 4 3 Introduction to ENGR Design 1 4 3 Fundamentals of CA /CAM 0 2 1 Programming with MATLAB 0 2 1Notable features of the existing first-year program are:• Between 6 and 8 hours of laboratory experience per week.• Interdisciplinary Introduction to Engineering Course with a rotating laboratory schedule that provides students with exposure to various engineering disciplines.• Major-specific Introduction to Engineering Design course that is fully transferable between the various engineering majors within the University• Exposure to engineering software packages throughout.Curriculum

Conference Session

Computers in Education 2 - Programming 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junhao Liao, University of Toronto; Haoran Zhang, University of Toronto; Jiaxing Li, University of Toronto; Yizhong Xu, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

systems (OS), creatingproblems in providing consistent setup instructions for students who might use different OSplatforms. For web-based remote connection software, a state-of-the-art example is Google’sfree Chrome Remote Desktop [6]. However, it requires software installations on both local andremote machines, which makes it complex to be distributed in cooperative environments such asschool computer laboratories, which usually impose restrictions on software installations.The Engineering faculty at University of Toronto already provides remote access to over 100laboratory machines with Linux installations [7], but students still have to set up the connectionson their own. The machine allocation mechanism is not optimal, such that the user

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Benjamin Lubina, Gannon University

machinelearning and artificial intelligence. The main goal is to create educational material which isdelivered through classroom instruction and project activities in the laboratory. The material willpromote the retention of the concepts of machine leaning by delivering the content through moreeffective methods of instruction and learning. An additional goal of the project is to provideintroductory materials for students interested in conducting research in the machine learning field.Reinforcement learning in terms of this paper consists of, and is not limited to, the appropriatesetup of input features and output results, configuration of the architecture of the network, theshaping of rewards, the sampling of generations, and the testing of advancements

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin Berg, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Anne Schmitz, University of Wisconsin - Stout

on structured lecture and laboratory activities. The resultssuggest that student perceptions of the polytechnic nature of a class did not significantly differbetween the two pedagogical approaches. Students found each class to be representative of apolytechnic nature because hands-on, physical labs were utilized. It did not matter if the labactivities were open-ended or structured. This aligned with the students’ definition of whatpolytechnic education means: “hands-on”.IntroductionClassroom delivery modality has received much attention in recent years as institutions navigatechanges in higher education funding and student preparation for learning [1]. One approach thathas been employed in the engineering classroom is to flip the class, by

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #8

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Felipe Calderon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Pablo Schwarzenberg, Universidad Andres Bello

videoconference sessions were held twice a week for ERT students and once amonth for online students.Table 2: Activities in the courses included in the study. Modality Pre-class activi- In-class activi- Post-class activities ties ties Lecture None Concept Re- Laboratory (each week) based views Three Graded Programming Q/A Sessions Assignments Worked Exam- ples Group Pro- gramming As- signments Flipped

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Ann Flanigan; Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Gerald J. Wang, Carnegie Mellon University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #39288Board 36: Case Study: Sequential Development of Sensing Skills in aCivil and Environmental Engineering CurriculumDr. Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University Sarah Christian serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She is interested in curricular innovation including integrating applications of emerging technology into projects and laboratory experiences, project-based learning, cur- ricular content threading, methods for instilling teamwork skills, and implementing pedagogical methods that help students to

Conference Session

Redefining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Lopes; Ivan Renteria Marquez, University of Texas at El Paso; Tzu-liang Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman, University of Texas at El Paso; Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso

. This effort demonstrates a strategy tocreate a SM curriculum and certificate program that promotes SM concepts in underserved SMMs andupskilling an underrepresented (Hispanic) workforce, by developing industry-relevant training materialsand research laboratory practices. Existing academic, industry, workforce, and economic developmentpartnerships were leveraged to capture and address the diverse learning needs across the entire regionalSM pipeline. The key tasks conducted to fulfill the project goals included the development of a SMcurriculum and SM focused laboratories at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), approval of the SMcertificate program to engage and increase SM knowledge in underserved regional manufacturers, anddevelopment of

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rohit Dua

the requiredsemester end instructor evaluations. Even though students found the project tough, theyappreciated the valuable experience gained into the design of basic processors. A major issueraised was time management. Students found it difficult to find time to work on projects owingto a lack of required laboratory time. The Cooperative Engineering program that caters primarilyto a commuting community further exacerbated this problem. The Digital Systems Design courseis currently setup as a 3 credit hour lecture course. There is an associated laboratory course,which the CpE majors are required to take. However, it is a recommended course for EE majors.Since the lecture course is project oriented, effort will be made to setup the lecture

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Grace Remillard, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sarah Kamal, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Charles Thompson PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of NewYork, and a Ph.D. in Acoustics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduation he became an Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development Professor. Dr. Thompson has served on the executive boards of the Cooperative Research Fellowship program of Bell Laboratories (1991-1999) and the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (1996-2006). At Bell Laboratories Dr. Thompson created with the Vice President of Research and Nobel laureate, Arno Penizas, the W. Lincoln Hawkins

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

recognition and/or classification.Figure 1 captures the essential subject matter necessary for the course on applied AI to delivermeasurable course outcomes. The activities conducted during this course fall in the categories ofproblem-based, project-based, and self-directed learning. The laboratory and project activities ofthe course emphasize the integration and testing of physical systems by providing the necessaryinsight into the building blocks displayed in Figure 1. Figure 1: Background preparation Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 2Section 2 overviews the course setup in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, University of Illinois at Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, University of Illinois at Chicago; Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago; Betul Bilgin, University of Illinois at Chicago

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

from the University of Illinois.Prof. Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago Laboratory for Oxide Research and Education Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #33325Dr. Betul Bilgin, University of Illinois at Chicago Betul Bilgin is Clinical Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and has been teaching the Senior Design I and II courses for 6 years and Introduction to Thermodynamics for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

successful as a learningactivity among middle and high school students [6]. The focus was to provide service-learningopportunities for undergraduate engineering students using a hardware in the laboratory,utilizing open source platform and support STEM activities among school children in thecommunity. A service-learning course titled Robots at the Fairfield University’s School ofEngineering was offered in 2017-2018 with an objective of providing mentoring opportunityfor enrolled students in preparing high school students for First Robotics competition [7]. Acourse with this title was offered in spring 2020 to provide community engaged mentoringopportunities for enrolled students at the after-school program of the local community center.This

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vikash V. Gayah, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

inquiry-based learning activitiesintended to be implemented in 2020. However, these activities were not implemented as planneddue to the COVID pandemic. Instead, the course was taught using normal methods andtechniques, except for the transition to a hybrid format. Lectures were performed synchronouslyonline, while field-based laboratory activities that were intended to reinforce the concepts taughtin the lecture were performed in-person. Due to social distancing regulations, instructions on thelaboratory activities were provided virtually (instead of in-person in prior semesters) andimmediate assistance was only available through phone calls or video conferencing. The resultssuggest that the remote instruction approach was able to maintain the

Conference Session

Perspectives on Engineering Education During COVID-19

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul, University of Pittsburgh; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 2009, and his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics in 2012, both from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 2019, he received a Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the University of Pittsburgh, in developing optical fiber sensors for monitoring harsh environments. Since 2019, he has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute