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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Kulowitch; Asad Yousuf

the reflected laser light not being filtered out. A high pass, in-line optical filter has beenordered and will be placed in the fiber optic line that transmits the gathered light back to thespectrometer.Experiments conducted in this study show a considerable amount of promise to verify the resultsof a study conducted at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to detect thermal damage ingraphite/epoxy components based on laser induced fluorescence.Laser Induced Fluorescence Imaging System ConfigurationThe laser-induced fluorescence imaging system is derived from the previous work conducted byFisher et., al. Results of previous work has clearly demonstrated the feasibility of using a CCDcamera to monitor fluorescence intensities from panel surfaces

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahnam Navaee

Engineering in collaboration with Armstrong Atlantic State University, GeorgiaSouthern University, and Savannah State University. In the summer of 1999 with the fundsfrom Georgia Tech, the computer laboratories and teachable lecture room facilities at GeorgiaSouthern University were updated and equipped with computer projection systems, Elmo units,SMART BOARDS and other instructional technology equipment to meet the demands of theGTREP program. The paper presented discusses the methodologies currently utilized in theseimproved facilities to enhance the teaching effectiveness of the instructors and the coursecomprehension of the students.During the fall semester of 1999, these methodologies were employed to provide instructions fora total of about two

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven J. Hoffman; Samuel C. Homsy; Kevin M. Morrison; David R. Dowling; Zoran S. Filipi; Dennis N. Assanis

and a cross bar was mounted in order to fix the positionof the rocker roller. A cable was attached to the rocker tip to allow loading with a set ofcalibration weights. The calibration curve, i.e. amplifier voltage as a function of force is shown inFigure 4. An amplifier gain was selected to give a full scale amplifier output spanning a +/-5 voltrange for a loading equivalent to the maximum expected injection pressure. Because the straingages produce linear output, it is usually not necessary to cover the entire load range withcalibration weights.EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP FOR ENGINE TESTING The heavy-duty diesel engine used in this study is set-up in the University of Michigan’sW. E. Lay Automotive Laboratory with the aim of obtaining the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William W. Schultz; Roger W. Pryor; Michael Vaksman; Mark Schumack; Kevin Belfield; Vladimir Sheyman; Mukasa Ssemakula; Shuvra Das

presentations form the foundation of the delivery and are written with themultimedia package Authorware®. Recognizing the drawbacks to a curriculum delivered solelyon the computer screen, other types of activities are incorporated to satisfy a variety of learningstyles. Examples include hands-on laboratories, team design and analysis projects, instructor-ledproblem-solving sessions, and lectures.The first five modules (developed by M. Ssemakula and R. Pryor of Wayne State University)consist of the subjects normally found in a first- or second-year engineering physics course,covering fluids, thermal properties, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and the kinetictheory of ideal gases. The primary form of instruction consists of laboratory

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang

Session 1526 ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING FOR A MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING & DESIGN LAB Edmund Tsang Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 36688ABSTRACT A method to assess student learning in engineering design for a Materials,Manufacturing & Design laboratory course at the University of South Alabama isdescribed in this paper. This method uses faculty assessment and student self-assessment,as well as the correlation between the results of the two assessments. Assessment byfaculty is based on written design report, lab reports

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratory facilities development for the program. Dr. Looft’s research interests have evolved from the analysis and modeling of tactile neural responses to now being focused on student capstone projects, systems engineering programs, and global education. Outside of the academic world, Dr. Looft is an avid sailplane enthusiast, pilot and flight instructor, and is a lifelong fitness enthusiast. Page 15.370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Robotic Systems: Preparation for an Interdisciplinary Capstone ExperienceAbstractThe Robotics Engineering (RBE

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for faculty to “Provide instruction or resources for self-study in experimentaldesign, statistical data analysis … only after the teams have encountered a need to know thematerial.” 4Many universities have integrated project management into their curricula to varying degrees,from individual PM courses 5, 6 and coursework 7 to its inclusion within senior capstone designprojects.1, 8, 9 Design of Experiments is often found to be included within laboratory-based andexperimentation courses 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and only some had DOE involved with the capstone designcourse.15, 16 Some of these efforts, however, did not institute formal training of traditional DOEmethodologies and designs.In its newly developed mechanical engineering program, CCSU has

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; William Bender, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

service.How much energy would be saved and could the level of service be maintained in a highereducational environment by switching from five to four day weeks? This study occurs at aregional university within an Industrial and Engineering Technology department that hasexclusive use of a building. The department contains seven degree programs ranging from TAC-ABET programs to non-accredited technical degree programs. During the study period allclasses and laboratories were scheduled Monday through Thursday. Staff only worked Mondaythrough Thursday. Faculty but not students could gain access to the building on Fridays.The objective of this paper is to study the costs, benefits, and educational impacts of changingthe five day academic and building

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

labs to be conducted. The TAs demonstrated the experimentand the students were asked to replicate the demonstration. This was the traditional method.Many students complained of lack of individual focus. 12 TAs were trained to use the newmethodology in the first week of Spring 2008 and Fall 2008. All the TAs used the newmethodology during the 2 semesters.The steps in the new methodology included watching a trained presentation, engaging thestudents in group discussions, staying with the group while they perform the experiment,developing a rubric for evaluation of student reports, providing a link between experiments andtheory, and helping the students to pick up a lifelong learning objective. The course content andthe laboratory experiments

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

which to apply the appropriatesolution. The MFET program will focus on practical applications in the respective industry workareas.PROPOSED CURRICULUMThe proposed degree has a major area of concentration of different and common manufacturingprocesses. The major areas of the degree are shown in the following table. The curriculumdescribed below provides a technical education in the area of industrial and enterprise computernetworking. The core provides the student with basic instruction in materials and manufacturingprocesses with hands-on laboratory work. It also introduces the fundamentals of design formanufacturing and assembly, computer applications using, spreadsheet and database suites. Thespecialization area provides in-depth technical

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; Diana Grauer, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

constructivist approach and isappropriate for entry-level engineering classes. It can be modified for use in upper levelengineering classes as well. To prepare for the emissions analysis lab, students study thecomposition of atmospheric gases, products of combustion, and the measurement of automotiveemissions. The laboratory component is the actual sampling of engine exhaust from studentselected automobiles using an exhaust emissions analyzer. Students use sample values ofemission concentrations for O2, CO, NO, and NO2, combustion kinetics, and fluid dynamics tocalculate the engine fuel flow rate, exhaust flow rate, and mass emission rates for CO and NOX.This paper presents an overview of the introductory studies followed by a description of

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

ENGR 3 AOE 4214 OCEAN WAVE MECHANICS 3 ME 3134 FUND OF THERMODYN 3 AOE 4244 MARINE ENGINEERING 3 ELECTIVE** 3 STAT 4705 STATISTICS FOR ENGR. 3 18 18 SENIOR YEAR FALL SPRING AOE 3044 BOUND LAYER & HEAT TR 3 AOE 4066 SHIP DESIGN (WI) 3 AOE 4065 SHIP DESIGN (WI) 3 TECHNICAL ELECTIVES++ 3 AOE 4254 OE LABORATORY 1

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovations in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

educational objectives and outcomes and to educategraduates that are well-rounded to enter the profession or to pursue graduate studies. This isachieved through a well-balanced set of courses to ensure the strength needed in basic scienceand engineering, basic architectural engineering, hands-on experience through laboratory andprojects, humanities and social sciences, senior level architectural engineering professionalexperience and major design experience through senior-level courses and the capstone designcourse. The courses required are versatile. Each course has a set of objectives that focuses onlearning the materials needed to ensure the level of competency required from students. TheProgram outcomes are listed in each course descriptions; and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

capabilities). Dr. Wicker’s current research interests are in the areas of advanced manufacturing (focused on layered manufacturing), tissue engineering (including scaffold fabrication, polymer synthesis, and in vitro and in vivo testing), and experimental fluid mechanics (with recent emphasis on cardiovascular flows). Dr. Wicker has published in excess of 100 refereed articles, provided more than 50 technical presentations at conferences and meetings, and managed more than $8 million in funded projects from agencies such as NSF, DoD, DoE, NASA, Sandia National Laboratories, and others, including a variety of corporations. Courses taught include topics in the thermal sciences.Rong Pan, Arizona State

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

synchronous, off-site setting. Hands-on Nuclear Education integratesweb-based technologies with distance laboratory course delivery. This approach allowsextension of hands-on activity to universities and other organizations that do not have thefacilities currently available at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Blended learning, the quiet revolutionBlended courses have become part of a quiet revolution as they have changed the face of“traditional” higher education. Over the past decade, their numbers have grown dramatically 5 sothat now, over 80 percent of all higher education institutions offer blended courses 6. This movetoward a new kind of education has been quieter than much-hyped efforts to create completelyvirtual programs 7.Blended courses

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shalin Mehta, Arizona State University; Jayaraman Jayaraman Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Photini Spanias, Arizona State University; Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Susan Haag, Arizona State University; Mahesh Banavar, Arizona State University

interfaceinteractive and helpful for improving their learning.AcknowledgementsThis work is supported in part by NSF CCLI Phase 3 Grant # 0817596.Bibliography1. A. Clausen, A. Spanias, A. Xavier, and M. Tampi, “A Java signal analysis tool for signal processingexperiments,” in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing,ICASSP, vol. 3, pp. 1849-1852, May 1998.2. A. Spanias et al “Development of a web-based signal and speech processing laboratory for distance learning,”ASEE Computers in Education Journal, pp. 21-26, vol. X, no.2, April-June 2000.3. A. Spanias, F. Bizuneh, “Development of new functions and scripting capabilities in Java-DSP for easy creationand seamless integration of animated DSP simulations in

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-2419: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGYLEADERS IN CHALLENGING TIMES: THE US NSF-ASEE INDUSTRYRESEARCH FELLOWS PROGRAMLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategy and Innovation Office staff of Hewlett Packard Laboratories (HPL) in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for facilitating external research collaborations for HPL and lead initiatives focused on R&D talent development, collaborating with external partners (government entities and other corporate labs) to pursue strategies and initiatives of benefit to the research community. In the past, she was in charge of developing engineering/science curriculum innovation

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohan Khedkar, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

Tagged Topics

Track 3 - Faculty Development

computersimulations, interactive collaboration/discussion and the creation of virtual learningenvironments connecting regions or nations.c) Creating practical learning environment provided by laboratories andworkshops- Laboratories and practical classes have been a substantial part of the teachingrepertoire in Science and Engineering for many years. In recent years, someUniversities have developed virtual laboratories, which minimize physicalrequirements and allow all students access to laboratory equipments through theintegration of instrumentation and the use of simulation software. Many more Page 17.41.3universities supplement laboratory practice with some

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Gally; Steve Chadwick; Randy Shaffer; Milton Cone; Jim Helbling

experience.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the development of an Introduction toEngineering course at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. Thiscourse was created as a part of a ‘common core’ freshmen program, and was intended to providestudents with a multi-disciplinary experience branching the aerospace engineering, electricalengineering, computer engineering, and computer science fields of study. As such, the coursewas team-taught by faculty drawn from each of the various disciplines. Each instructor wastasked with developing lecture and laboratory content which would allow students to developcross-discipline engineering design skills.This paper begins by describing the course goals and objectives as

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Sheyman; Mulchand Rathod

Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcurriculum with community college partners (Henry Ford Community College and MacombCommunity College) and an ideal articulation plan was devised where up to half the degreecredits (freshman and sophomore years) would transfer. An example of possible transferprogram with Henry Ford Community College is shown in Table 1. (iv) Created upper divisioncourses and related laboratories for the EGT curriculum. (v) Program launch of the modelBSET-EGT degree was delayed pending funding from external sources.ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BS DEGREE CURRICULUM It was important to design the BSET-EGT curriculum to satisfy the accreditationrequirements of the Technology Accreditation Commission of the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong-Kyu Jung

necessary. Forrealistic, real-world experiences, an efficient rapid design method must be developed to enhancequality and scale of classroom projects.What do we usually do in the classroom?We usually offer a series of courses such as Digital Logic Circuits and Computer Architecturescoupled with laboratory exercises that include HDL-based implementations. Since technologiesand tools are continuously evolving, digital design education must catch up with the pace of thetechnology evolution in industry. Furthermore, engineering education should predict and lead thedirection of the future technology paradigm shift. We should offer a few intensive courses ratherthan do a series of many courses taught in the current curricula!Is a commercial FPGA

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kavetsky

New Paradigms in Naval Science and Technology R. Kavetsky, D.K. Anand, J. Short, G.E. DieterDirector, S&T Revitalization, Office of Naval Research/Professor of MechanicalEngineering, University of Maryland, College Park/Defense Laboratories ProgramAssistant to the Deputy Director Defense Research & Engineering/Dean of Engineering(Emeritus), University of Maryland, College ParkIntroductionThrough the years the Department of Defense (DoD) has been able to provide its forces withsuperior warfare capabilities with their innovative use of human resources. These significantadvances in warfare capability were brought about in large part by successful transformationsintroduced through the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

realization of digital systems, and isoften used in digital design laboratories 24–27. With the chip configuration stored in on-chip memory, each download reconfigures the chip resulting in a time-efficientrealization of multiple design iterations.The project goals are a demonstration of a working computer, plus a technical report todescribe the system. In addition, students keep records of their weekly laboratory work inlaboratory notebooks (which are used during the entire semester). In addition to the firstlaboratory period, the project spans the last five weeks of laboratory (in a 14-weeksemester) where each workbench accommodates a group of two students.The Design ProcessThe design of the computer begins with students understanding the rules of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hung Tao Shen; Amy Zander

is expected that the proposed program will enroll 10 students per year. This number assumesfive students 'new' to Clarkson University, that would have otherwise chosen this major from ourcompetitors, and five 'current' Clarkson University students, that will chose environmentalengineering as their major instead of civil engineering or engineering studies. Thus, each yearbeginning in Fall 2005 a cohort of ten new majors is expected, providing a critical mass ofstudents in the program.ResourcesCurrent library holdings and electronically accessible journals are sufficient for the major.Laboratory facilities in the William J. Rowley Laboratories are also sufficient to support theexpected program enrollment. Expendable laboratory supplies can be

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Schleicher; Aubrey Hunt; Sean Brophy; Christopher Garay; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

in the image? What can we do to make this mass appear more clearly? How sure can we be about our diagnosis and what might make us reach an erroneous conclusion?This initial grand challenge sets up a sequence of follow-on challenges that provide a context forlearning about many imaging concepts such as specificity, accuracy of diagnosis, andtomographic imaging with computed tomography (CT). These challenges provide an orientingcontext for the laboratory experiments students perform to learn more about the details of thefundamental concepts of medical imaging.The curriculum is provided in three parts – an instructor’s manual, electronic slide presentations,and a student edition of the laboratory manual

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

program known as the LINK Nanotechnology Program launched in 1988started the nanotechnology research with an annual budget of about $2 million per year.The governmental funding for Nanotechnology in the UK has grown since then to over abillion dollars in 2002. In France, the Centre National de la Récherche Scientifique(CNRS) has developed research programs on nanoparticles and nanostructured materialsat about 40 physics laboratories and 20 chemistry laboratories. The CNRS projects innanotechnology started in 1996 with an estimated budget of about $40 million a year.During the same period, Sweeden has spent $10 million a year for nanotechnologyresearch. Further, the governmental support has been strong for nanotechnology researchin countries like

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiaxin Zhao

, respectively. These two signals were then hooked up directly to the dataacquisition hardware. A LabVIEW program was written to acquire the signals and then generatethe stress-strain curve in real time using the built-in calibration equations for load and elongation.IntroductionComputer data acquisition is more and more widely used in today’s undergraduate laboratorycourses. While the newly acquired laboratory equipment likely will have the computer dataacquisition built into it, it is the old equipment that presents a challenge to institutions of how tomodernize it with computer data acquisition. Going back to the equipment’s originalmanufacturer or other vendors for a retrofitting package with computer data acquisition is onepossible solution, which

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Madhumi Mitra; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

utilized at present on this tract with uniformapplication of fertilizers and seedlings. No special irrigation or weed managementtechniques are currently used. The overall objective of the first phase of the ECPA effortsat UMES will be to develop baseline data via systematic record keeping, whilecontinuing with the current farming practices. This data will be valuable in the future toα Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciencesβ Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciencesδ Dean, School of Agriculture and Natural Sciencesε GIS Laboratory Coordinatorφ Lecturer, Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences (Aviation Program

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Lillie

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 4: Image of the working project PEDA LCD ProjectLab StepsThe following steps are followed and documented for each laboratory. 1) Analysis 2) Design 3) RTL Coding 4) Test-bench Coding 5) Verification 6) Validation 7) Lab report write upTopics covered and reinforced each Lab 1) Coding Guidelines – The coding guidelines for both Digital System design and Principals of Electronic Design Automation are reviewed with the students at the beginning of the quarter. All labs are graded based on the coding guidelines. 2) Code Reviews – Students are chosen at random to perform a code review on a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin

Session 2793 An Undergraduate Research Project: Experimental Investigation of Drag Reduction for a Cylinder with an Attached Fin William Cook and Said Shakerin1 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories / University of the Pacific Livermore, CA / Stockton, CA wcook@llnl.gov / sshakerin@uop.eduKey words: drag reduction, wind tunnel, load cell, fin, undergraduate researchAbstractAn example of an undergraduate research project carried out in the area of fluid mechanics isreported in this paper. This project can also be used as a