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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Herz

Session 1526 ReactorLab.net Laboratory Simulations Richard K. Herz Chemical Engineering Program & Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of California, San Diego, USA 92093-0411AbstractReactorLab.net provides simulations of a variety of chemical reactors for use in chemistry andchemical engineering education. The overall software framework is field-independent; onlyindividual lab modules are field-specific. The software framework is that of a "rich client" or"Internet application," with full

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elaine Cooney

Session 2426 Laboratory Report Grading Rubrics: What High School Teachers are Doing Elaine M. Cooney Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisIntroduction According to Heidi Goodrich a rubric is “a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece ofwork or ‘what counts.’” 1 Rubrics can be used to evaluate any type of student work, including oralpresentations, written reports, and web pages. Carl Wenning of Illinois State University expandsthe definition of rubrics by explaining, “Rubric grading is criterion based. That is, the

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

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Tracy Volz; David McStravick

LABORATORY SPECIAL TOPIC REPORTS By D. M. McStravick, T. M. Volz Rice University Abstract copies of previous lab reports in which studentsOften students in undergraduate mechanical had used 8 to 16 significant figures throughoutengineering lab courses have trouble with the lab report and showing the students an oldproper use of significant figures and conversion slide rule (first asking if anyone knew what itof units. Additionally, they often don’t fully was) and then pointing out that no one using thisrecognize the importance of error analysis in “calculator” ever got the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Asad Yousuf

Session 2559 Data Acquisition Laboratory Asad Yousuf Savannah State UniversityAbstractThe essential element to automate your system for data collection and analysis is termed as thedata acquisition. The data acquisition system is the process of making measurement of physicalevent and storing them in some logical fashion. Having a formal background in engineering orscience is helpful but the best way to learn is by implementing the system with hardware andsoftware components.The popularity and acceptance of computer-based instrumentation has created a need to providethe

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nathan Chao; Bernard Mohr

Session 1647 An Interactive Internet Laboratory Nathan Chao, Bernard Mohr Queensborough Community College, The City University of New YorkNeed for Remote Laboratory CapabilityDistance learning systems have mostly facilitated delivery of course content information andlaboratory demonstrations. Typically, many community college students are older, have families,have part and full time jobs, some may travel great distances, and some may be enrolledpart-time. For them a distance- learning laboratory would make full time enrollment possible andperhaps accelerate their graduation.Alternative

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark G. Thompson, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; James Gover, Kettering University; Allan R. Taylor, Kettering University; Michelle R. Pomeroy, Kettering University; Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ

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Electrical and Computer

sustainable mobility technologies including alternative fuels, fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles. He is actively involved in the Society of Automotive Engineers and is the faculty advisor for Kettering’s Formula SAE race team. Dr. Hoff is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.James Gover, Kettering University Dr. Gover holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is retired from Sandia National Laboratories and has been Professor of electrical en- gineering at Kettering University for 13 years. His honors include selection as IEEE Fellow and recipient of IEEE Citation of Honor. He has served IEEE in numerous conference positions

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2001 Annual Conference

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Scott Fogler; John T. Bell

Session 2213 Virtual Reality Laboratory Accidents John T. Bell, H. Scott Fogler University of Illinois at Chicago / University of Michigan at Ann ArborI. Background & IntroductionEvery year there are far too many laboratory accidents, in undergraduate teaching labs, graduateresearch labs, industrial testing labs, medical labs, and others. These accidents continue to occurin spite of the most modern safety policies and training practices. Of course some accidents cannever be avoided, but far too many occur because people have become complacent or forgetfulof the safe

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2000 Annual Conference

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Srboljub R. Masala; Kevin W. Biggar; Colin Geissler

Session 2793 The Geotechnical Virtual Laboratory Srboljub Masala, Kevin Biggar, Colin Geissler University of AlbertaAbstractThe Geotechnical Virtual Laboratory is a computer based instructional package intended tocomplement, and potentially replace, some physical testing in a real geotechnical laboratory. Thefocus of this software is toward active learning and development of critical thinking skills,including data interpretation, understanding of the processes and influential factors, and problemsolving. This paper is a progress report for a software development project, which

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2000 Annual Conference

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William F. Horton; Thomas Agayoff; Saul Goldberg

Session 3532 A Virtual Power Laboratory Saul Goldberg, William F. Horton, Thomas Agayoff Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California 93407AbstractThis paper describes VPLab, a virtual power laboratory designed to offer a virtual laboratoryexperience to students in the area of power conversion. Power conversion is a standard course inthe electrical engineering curricula of many colleges of engineering. It deals with the conversionof electrical to mechanical power (motors); electrical

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1998 Annual Conference

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L. Alden Kendall; Dianne Dorland

Session 2413 Implementing a Computer Laboratory Dianne Dorland and L. Alden Kendall University of Minnesota DuluthChemical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD) developedan Engineering Computer Laboratory to enhance the quality of undergraduate instruction. Thecampus-wide computer laboratories at UMD are operated by Information Services, providingcomputers and software to support the general computer needs of undergraduates in all of theacademic programs at a University. This support is targeted at word-processing, spreadsheetanalysis, data

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1997 Annual Conference

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Michael J. Brandemuehl; Lawrence E. Carlson

Session 3226 A LIVING LABORATORY Lawrence E. Carlson, Michael J. Brandemuehl Integrated Teaching and Learning Program College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado at Boulder“BUILDING-AS-LAB” CONCEPTThe College of Engineering and Applied Science has recently built a new laboratoryfacility designed to facilitate hands-on, team-oriented learning across all of its sixdepartments. The three-story, 34,400 sq. ft. Integrated Teaching and Learning (ITL)Laboratory opened its doors in January 1997. Its curriculum-driven

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1998 Annual Conference

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Michael Karlesk; Hugh Jack

Session 3659 A VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING LABORATORY Hugh Jack, Michael Karlesky Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MIABSTRACT: A virtual manufacturing laboratory is currently under development and will be in use bythe summer of 1998. This laboratory allows students to access robots, CNC (ComputerNumerical Control) machines, DAQ (data acquisition) cards and other equipment using theInternet. A standard web browser is used to access the laboratory (www.aml.gvsu.edu). Thestudent can then use virtual reality (VR

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1999 Annual Conference

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George Tjilos; Lisa Anneberg; Ece Yaprak

Session 2647 DIGITAL LABORATORY ENHANCEMENT Ece Yaprak George Tjilos Lisa Anneberg Engineering Technology Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202AbstractThis paper describes the implementation of a digital laboratory enhancement usingAltera’s state-of-the-art laboratory equipment at Wayne State University (WSU). Theunique collaboration among the WSU, the Altera Corporation and the National ScienceFoundation in improving the undergraduate

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1998 Annual Conference

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Vito A. Guido; Jameel Ahmad

Session 1526 UNDERGRADUATE ASPHALT TESTING LABORATORY Vito A. Guido, Jameel Ahmad The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtINTRODUCTION In 1987, Congress launched a five-year $150 million research program to improve theperformance and durability of roads in the United States. The Strategic Highway ResearchProgram (SHRP) was organized to develop performance-based asphalt specifications to directlyrelate laboratory analysis with field performance. One of SHRP's products was the SUperior PERforming asphalt PAVEment (Superpave)system. This system is a big step

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Laboratories and Projects in BME

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

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Biomedical

instrumentation laboratory that will serve as aresearch, educational, and training facility for Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical EngineeringTechnology, and Nursing prejunior, junior, and senior students at Drexel University. Thedeveloped laboratory will be utilized by the number of courses, such as BiomedicalInstrumentation, Biomeasurements, Healthcare Technology, Biomedical Electronics, MedicalDevice Development, etc. Teams of biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering technology,and nursing students will be created to participate in a series of laboratory experiences andclinical simulations designed to foster a deeper appreciation of the issues and opportunities facedby individuals in these different occupations. Each team of three students will

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1997 Annual Conference

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Susan M. Lord

Session 1526 Undergraduate Optoelectronics Laboratories Susan M. Lord Bucknell UniversityABSTRACTThis Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement project focuses on providing undergraduateswith experience in optoelectronics, an important multidisciplinary technology. AnOptoelectronics Laboratory facility has been established at Bucknell University. This enabledthe development of laboratory experiments for first-year students and for juniors, seniors, andmasters students in an elective course.A laboratory experiment was performed by 215 first year engineering and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Paolo Tamayo; David Florida; Ramakrishna Gottipati; Janos Grantner

Laboratory for Microcontroller Applications Janos L. Grantner, Ramakrishna Gottipati, Paolo A. Tamayo, and David Florida Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5329, USA janos.grantner@wmich.edu, r.gottipati@wmich.edu, p3tamayo@wmich.edu, david.florida@wmich.eduAbstract The course ECE 451 Microcontroller Applications [4] is offered by the Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering of Western Michigan University and it is a required coursefor students majoring in Computer Engineering. In order to pass the course students

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

generationof engineers and scientists. Teaching micro and nano scale technologies is often challenging andexpensive due to the cost and complexity of typical systems that are utilized to access the microand nano realm. In this work we discuss the Class on a Chip System, which has four maincomponents: packaged Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) chip, driver board/controlelectronics, graphical user interface, and laboratory experiments. The system provides arelatively low cost MEMS experimentation platform which can be utilized through a reasonablecontingent of laboratory tools (microscope and personal computer) available at most educationalinstitutions to teach fundamental physics and engineering knowledge, as well as illustrateimportant micro and

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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

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College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-2048: ENGINEER DEVELOPMENT AND MENTOR PROGRAMTammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Tammy Baldwin graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Idaho. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Administration. Tammy has been with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. for four years and is the University Relations Coordinator responsible for encouraging and supporting engineering curriculum at universities across the United States and internationally.Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc Page 15.473.1© American

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Mary Cardenas

96 Electronic Laboratory Notebooks versus Paper Laboratory Notebooks: A Comparison of Undergraduate Experimental Engineering Laboratory Submissions Mary Cardenas Harvey Mudd CollegeAbstractElectronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) are computer-based solutions for creating, storing,retrieving, and sharing electronic files. Such electronic records are now considered equivalent topaper-based records, when it comes to patent filing as well as other legal and technical issues.Advantages of ELNs include the ability to search electronically; electronic linkage

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Edgar Reyes

Paper ID #35108Simulated Laboratory-Based Learning In A Thermal Fluid Laboratory CourseDr. Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Rafe Biswas is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His expertise and interests include process dynamics and control, fuel cell systems and thermal fluid engineering education. He teaches courses in system dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, and thermal fluids laboratory at the Houston Engineering Center. He also has been advisor and mentor to several senior design project groups.Mr

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2016 ERC

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Craig Merlic

Improving Laboratory Safety and the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories American Society for Engineering Education Engineering Research Council March 9, 2016 Craig MerlicEarly Laboratory ConditionsModern Laboratory ConditionsDecember 29, 2008 Sheharbano Sangji Accident AftermathRepercussions across• UCLA campus• University of California system• Chemistry departments and universities nationwide• Federal agencies• Professional societies A very tragic accident that truly changed academic safety practices and the academic culture of safety UCLA ResponseUCLA initiated a wide array of changes and activities in response to theaccident, Cal

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University

AC 2007-724: REMOTE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS: OFFERING OF ACOMPLETE LABORATORY COURSEAbul Azad, Northern Illinois UniversityXueshu Song, Northern Illinois University Page 12.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 REMOTE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS: OFFERING OF A COMPLETE LABORATORY COURSE1. Introduction It is a challenge to provide students with an adequate laboratory experience at a time andplace convenient for them. This applies to both the traditional laboratory courses as well as tolaboratory courses as a part of distance learning programs. Traditional laboratory classes arescheduled only for a specified time period, when students

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; ZIcong Wang, Temple University; William Moser, Temple University; Vira Oleksyuk, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #14938Effectiveness of Virtual Open Laboratory Teaching Assistant for CircuitsLaboratoriesMr. Firdous Saleheen, Temple University Firdous Saleheen received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2008, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA in 2013. From 2008 to 2010, he was with Mango Teleservices Ltd., Dhaka, an international IP bandwidth provider of Bangladesh, as a Senior Engineer in the Research and Development Department. He is currently pursuing the

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Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Niebuhr; Heather Smith

Session # 3664 An Integrated Laboratory Vs. A Traditional Laboratory, Is there a difference? David Niebuhr, Heather Smith California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407AbstractDo integrated, graphics-rich laboratories foster enhanced learning when compared to traditionallaboratory experiments? More and more, higher education emphasizes the need to utilizeintegrated approaches to learning. We performed a comparative study involving over 500engineering students. Using corrosion of metals as our subject we performed two sets ofexperiments. In the control lab, students answered questions and performed traditional,structured

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1998 Annual Conference

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

Session 1526 LABORATORY AND ON-LINE PROCESS RHEOMETERS FOR THE POLYMER PROCESSING LABORATORY Gwan-Ywan Lai and Laura L. Sullivan Kettering UniversityINTRODUCTIONRheological (flow and deformation) properties are the most important factors affecting themicrostructure of polymers, critical process parameters for production/processing, andsubsequent product quality. To provide students with hands-on experiences in learning andevaluating the rheological properties of polymers, the Polymer Processing Laboratory at theKettering University/GMI Engineering & Management

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Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kevin Hall

Creating Professional Laboratories versus Academic Laboratories for Construction Materials Courses Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., P.E. University of Arkansas ABSTRACTMost Civil Engineering programs contain courses related to construction materials –Portland cement concrete (PCC), aggregates, soils, and hot-mix asphalt (HMA).Traditionally, laboratory sessions associated with these courses have been taught using an‘academic’ approach, which differs in many respects from method used in professionalmaterials laboratories. Examples of differences include the use of an instructor-developed or third-party ‘laboratory manual

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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Glumac; Gregory Elliott; Madara Ogot

Session 2666 Hands-On Laboratory Experience via Remote Control: Jet Thrust Laboratory Madara Ogot‡, Gregory Elliott‡ and Nick Glumac§ ‡ Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey / §Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractThis paper describes the development of a remote-controlled jet thrust laboratory for illustratingthe fundamentals of compressible fluid mechanics as part of an undergraduate mechanicalengineering curriculum. The

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Computers in Education 8 - Video Technology

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Pierre, University of Wyoming; Mohammad Sohorab Hossain, University of Cincinnati; Sanjay Hosur, Union College; Dongliang Duan, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming

communications and networking for power grid monitoring and control.Robert F Kubichek (Emeritus Professor) Robert Kubichek received BS degrees in EE and computer science, as well as MSEE and PhD, all from the University of Wyoming. He has worked for Boeing, BDM Corp., and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce (NTIA). He taught at UW from 1991 until his retirement in 2020. His interests are signal processing and communications. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com A Remote Communication System Teaching LaboratoryAbstractRemote laboratory courses have the challenging task of trying to provide students with anequally effective learning

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2004 GSW

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Randall D. Manteufel; Jason B. Pleming

Session XXXX Laboratory Tank Draining Uncertainty Analysis Exercise Randall D. Manteufel Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at San Antonio Jason B. Pleming Mechanical Engineering Department University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractInexpensive and simple tank draining exercises amenable to uncertainty analysis arepresented. The tanks are simple to construct and allow direct