Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyn Marie Turner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Shirley Dyke, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

goal, because it relates to a large literature oninequality in the engineering field among males and females at all stages of the academic ladder.4In particular we document the extent to which females report learning less as a result of theshake table experiment than their male peers. The plan of the paper is as follows. First, we briefly describe recent developments inbench scale shake tables and teleoperation and teleobservation technologies designed to allowstudents at institutions without shake tables to be able to perform real-time exercises in structural Page 22.883.3dynamics and earthquake engineering. Second, we introduce

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

reasoning including skillssuch as classification, sequencing, planning, and comparison. Creative thinking involves creatingand generating something new or original. It also involves the skills of brainstorming,modification, attribute listing, and originality. The purpose of DFA creative thinking is tostimulate curiosity among students and promote product structure simplification. Bloom'sTaxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize DFA learning objects whenassessing student learning outcomes. Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent wayto stimulate student's thought processes. In DFA learning process, the purpose of writing

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Manuela Romero, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Binzley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Eman A. Zaki, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

dynamics. Each semester, about 160 students enroll in SI, and 60 or more signup in three or four sessions that support calculus-based intro-level physics. The program is opento all students who enroll in courses for which SI sessions are offered. It is structured as smallstudy groups offering a peer-instructional and cooperative problem-solving environment, astructure that models many features of genuine engineering practice. A few characteristics of the 132 survey participants should be mentioned. First, all are SIstudents and thus voluntarily signed-up for SI's zero-credits and to spend two extra hoursworking on physics each week. Therefore participants are considered “motivated” or “highly

Conference Session

Expanding Access and Opportunities for M/30

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and differences students perceivebetween these majors in terms of the knowledge and skills used in the profession.Table 3. Similarities and Differences in the Architectural, Civil, and Environmental EngineeringCurriculum at CUTopic (credits) Architectural Civil EnvironmentalRequired courses in 4 semesters math, 2 semesters physics, 1 semester chemistry + labcommon (52) Engineering computing, Statics, Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics Writing / social science or humanities (SSH) electivesAREN: CVEN Engineering drawing, Geomaticsrequired courses in Introduction to Constructioncommon (15) Mechanics of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Perry Samson at the University of Michigan. This site will be sustainable into the futuresince it is now a company that grew out of a 2005 NSF CCLI grant. LectureTools converts PDFor PPT files to JPG files, which are stored in the “cloud” (a high capacity server). The instructorcan use a mouse pointer or tablet writer to write or do calculations directly on his/her JPG slideswith the script appearing immediately on the screens of all students, each of who has their ownaccount (cost is $15/semester). This account also gives them access to their own slide file set foreach class with immediate access to both the instructor slide set and their own slide set anytimeand anywhere. They can also take notes in a box on their own slide file and interact

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Carolina State University, Department of STEM EducationAbstract The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for assessing students workingthrough an engineering design challenge. Using a case study approach to theory building wecollected artifacts from a pre-service teachers in a second level Engineering Design Thinkingcourse. The students produced artifacts in the form of conceptual models, graphical models,mathematical models and finally working models. Student-generated mind maps, designjournals, final design products and their accompanying documentation, and peer checkingprocedures were also collected and triangulated with the modeling artifacts for the purpose ofthis study. The result was a working framework that helps eliminate

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Service (LTS) is an umbrella term that encompasses service-learning (SL) andextracurricular activities such as Engineers Without Borders (EWB) that teach students valuableskills while also benefitting community partners. Although EWB is primarily an extra-curricularactivity for students, some projects are designed and structured to teach specific skills andinclude reflective writing assignments for student participants. Research has shown that LTSactivities can successfully meet a variety of learning outcomes for engineering students andprovide benefits to community partners.6,14 This paper will present a summary of LTS activitiesbased on a literature search and recent activities associated with the NSF-grant on EngineeringFaculty Engagement in

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

addition to responding to the input of the various stakeholders.2.1 Existing WELA programmme Page 23.1180.3At the time of writing this article, WELA had been in existence for two years (2011-2012). TheWELA junior programme was offered in 2011 and the WELA senior programme was presentedfor the first time in 2012. At the end of 2012, it was decided to combine the junior and seniorprograms into one programme, namely, the WELA LDP.The existing WELA co-curricular interventions and workshops were designed in partnershipwith the Student Counseling and Career Development Centre (SCCDC). The underlying premiseof the co-curricular interventions and workshops

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

it to provide context for the concepts, especially in a theory-rich,math-heavy classes such as Aerodynamics. In each class, students and the instructor writes several pages1 Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Department, University of Dayton. gunasekarans1@udayton.edu Page 1 of 44of equations deriving the above-mentioned theories. With the plethora of modern active learning techniquesavailable, the instructor faces another challenge to select an appropriate technique which can be used in thistype of class not only to keep the students engaged but also to convey the significance of the equations andmake relevant connections to foster understanding. Even when active learning

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

: “That’s really not my job to be nice to you. I shouldn’t be mean, but… that shouldn’t be a primary criteria [sic] that you’re using … to evaluate me.” Theme 2: Is she good enough? Related to the above theme is what some participantsregard as an assumption that male faculty are good enough, as juxtaposed by an absence of suchan assumption for female faculty. Rather, some female STEM faculty feel as though they need toeither prove to colleagues that they’re good enough (i.e., that they are well within the regime ofcompetence within their respective communities of practice), or demonstrate achievement wellbeyond their male peers to be considered equally competent. Margaret and Carla articulatedthese views in the following interview excerpts

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, which included extrinsic factors (financial remuneration,professional prestige, job accessibility, and job security), intrinsic factors (personal interests,self-efficacy, outcome expectations, professional development opportunities), and interpersonalfactors (influence of family members, teacher and educators, peers; social responsibility). Therelative importance of many of these factors was found to vary between individualistic andcollectivist cultures.Factors relevant for selecting majors and interest in different engineering majors has been foundto differ among demographic groups. For example, while an affinity or belief in one’s ability inmath and science was cited most frequently among their reasons for selecting their engineeringmajor

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovating New Ways to Teach

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Swenty, Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; David Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Jeffrey Shafer, University of the Pacific; Kacie D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Christopher Shearer

was used in literature by Ernest Hemingway in his short stories. Between shortstories in the book “In Our Time,” Hemingway included a very short ongoing narrative. These“breaks” between short stories would help the reader refocus and provide an intriguing side storyto entice continued reading [12].Educators have used similar methods to break up classes and make points during a lecture. Pastresearch has shown that taking breaks to have group discussions, writing a “minute paper” aboutquestions in the lecture, or talking to a neighbor about unclear or “muddiest” points can behelpful [13]. “Biography breaks” have been deployed in music classes to teach students thebackground behind the music and composers. These breaks give students a rest from

Conference Session

Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

, the peer-mentoring organization and delivery, and the social gathering of the BEES scholars and their faculty mentors (both in-person and virtual). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comChallenges and Benefits of Industrial Sponsored Engineering Senior Projects in the Time of COVIDIntroductionThe capstone project experience is a major component of the senior year of all engineeringprograms. The ability to conduct this during the time of COVID presents unique challenges thatdiffered significantly from those encountered in other courses in the curriculum. Theseundoubtedly vary depending on the strategies

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey; Jamie Mikeska; Matthew Scott Taylor

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

improvementideas without significant input from the teacher or peers outside of the team. This point in theprocess—after this internal teamwork yet prior to the team’s formal development of a subsequentplan—is a space in which teachers can facilitate a whole class discussion to enable teams to learnfrom one another and perhaps revise their initial ideas about design performance andimprovement [22]. This provides an opportunity for the teacher to help students move away frombeginning designer and towards informed designer behaviors (e.g., from making changes that donot focus on problematic areas toward making changes that do) [21]. It also enables the teacherto facilitate discussions about diagnostic troubleshooting, identifying design failures

Collection

2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Chelsea Q Linvill, United States Military Academy Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy

learning pedagogies in STEMcourses [4] [5]. Wieman (2014) describes the goal of active learning as “Stop Lecturing Me” andgetting students to engage through problem solving, discussion with peers, and immediateinstructor feedback [4].This manuscript focuses on five pedagogical improvements made to thedelivery of course material, methods to enhance student engagement, improvement of the overalllearning experience, and increase instructor efficiency in the virtual environment. Pedagogicalimprovements included prerecording lectures, implementation of a system of instructor points,recording in class discussion, flipped classroom set up, and implementing a variety oftechnologies to improve student engagement.Course ModificationsDuring the Spring of

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

active learning requires students to take part in “pre- Page 14.930.6planned” learning-related activities, believed to spark and stimulate their learning, while in theclassroom.(17,18) These activities would include: reading, writing, solving problems, answeringquestions, participating in a discussion, etc.; and most important, students must be engaged inthinking tasks while actively involved. It is generally understood that during active learning, lessemphasis is placed on transmission of information and more on developing students’ skills.Additionally, during an active learning cycle, emphasis is placed on students’ exploration oftheir own

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren L. Linvill Ph.D., Clemson University; Meghnaa Tallapragada, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

formulatingquestions and hypotheses, justifying theories and methods, and arguing the relevance andsignificance of results. Innovative thinking is meaningless without the ability to communicate anidea in a meaningful way. Future innovators and entrepreneurs must be armed with the skills tocommunicate with their colleagues and peers as well as with decision-makers if they are topromote their work effectively.Given the growing societal impacts of scientific research, STEM practitioners have aresponsibility to communicate to the general public and enhance understanding of science [3],[4]. Public skepticism is increasingly directed at science based issues appearing to conflict withsome public values or religious beliefs. Targeted training of STEM students in

Conference Session

Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Benjamin A Teschner, Colorado School of Mines; Robin Bullock, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

who are enrolled in theHE minor. It is also open to any other student at Mines and counts as an upper-level elective. Inthis course, students work on community development projects and design engineering solutionsto real problems affecting real people. The course focuses on HCD protocols, project scoping,research techniques, brainstorming tools and approaches, technical writing and presenting, andtechnical topics as needed for the design challenge. It is a combination of lecture hours and a lab.At the conclusion of the course, it is expected that students will achieve the following learningoutcomes:1. Apply appropriate technical knowledge to solve a design challenge as demonstrated by peer review and partner review.2. Demonstrate empathy

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

.”“Remaining open to new ideas, especially if they [were] coming from someone else”,“improvement in [our] ability to draw sketches and convey design ideas” and “a focus ongood brainstorming techniques” were also themes. Some students found that the “lack ofresources helped stimulate better ideas, by closing off the obvious paths” and helpedthem “overcome design hurdles” by encouraging them to “ask for help from experts”.The lack of resources also help them “trust more what [they] already knew and to “view[their] own knowledge and skills as the greatest design resource”. Many students weresurprised by “how much [they] could learn outside of a classroom”, and that they found iteasier to “learn something new, like a skill, […] from a peer [rather] than

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

than might be expected to attend thesame kind of event if it were hosted at the training center. As of Fall 2014, ASCENDsuccessfully hosted the first community public screening event “Seeding Innovation”showcasing four films at the Exploration Center. The event attracted over 100 viewers whoparticipated in post-viewing discussions, explored demonstration materials provided by projectteams and partners, and gave additional feedback by writing their responses to four prompts onpaper “leaves” that were fixed to the ‘branches” of a three-dimensional cardboard tree locatedjust outside the theater. This event was significant for attending VTC apprentices because theirwon work was being featured and because the Exploration Center represents a

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, Freudenthal Institute, School of Education, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

naturalized trajectory of success in mathematics courses. This iswhere we find Peter. Calculus 1, a single-semester class on the flowchart, took him foursemesters. Peter has been at State U. for three years according to calendar time(accumulating student debt during this time), but according to “flowchart time” he is stillin his first year. Denied progress along the engineering flowchart, Peter finds himselftaking classes in the College of Arts and Sciences. Taking these classes does more thanadd to the amount of time and money Peter has given State University; it also distanceshim from peers in the College of Engineering while simultaneously pushing him outsidethe boundaries of the trajectory that the flowchart normalizes and legitimizes.Even inside

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #15175Learning to Conduct ”Team Science” through Interdisciplinary EngineeringResearchDr. Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette Catherine G.P. Berdanier holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota and her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include graduate-level engineering education, including engineering writing, inter- and multidisciplinary graduate education, innovative and novel grad- uate education experiences, global learning, and

Conference Session

Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajid Hussain, The Islamic University in Madinah; Fong K. Mak P.E., Gannon University; Mohammad Faroug Addas, The Islamic University in Madinah

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Reeping, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mixed section is featured - else themixing is done in the discussion without a dedicated heading. Templates for writing dissertationsand journal articles recommend the divided format [see 30]. This reporting approach often alignswith how the design was conducted, e.g., a quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase ortwo phases concurrently, but more integrated designs with multiple stages are not easily splitcleanly between quantitative and qualitative results.Some designs have transgressed the separate quantitative and qualitative results sections andinstead framed their results from their themes. Fogg-Rogers, Lewis, and Edmonds [34] in theEuropean Journal of Engineering Education and Crede and Borrego [35] in the Journal ofEngineering

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

written surveys, they stopped writing their name or student ID number, and beganwriting their subject number only.Other aspects of their conduct demonstrated that students gained familiarity with biomedicalresearch. In the first visit, they had to be told to take their socks off to step on the impedancescale. In each case, the researchers explained why a measurement must be taken in bare feet. Insubsequent visits, the students did not require instructions to remove their socks. Similarly, theywere dressed more appropriately for the skin-fold measurement assessment. Page 12.7.8Student FAQ’s and commentsAs mentioned, many students asked questions

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

- Knowledge / Working as in Prof. Org. Writing Conf./ Books / to-date via Skills Consultant Papers Workshops Journals Internet transfer / Seminars from Sr. faculty12. Institutional Affiliation: Figure 2 shows the frequency distribution of respondents’institutional affiliations. The Figure 2 Respondents' Institutional Affiliation 2003 2007 100 90 75 80 67 60

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

is an example of what waslooked for when partnering.Though successful precollege programs differ in their organization, length, and programelements, they do possess similar attributes and features.6 In general these include mathematicsand science preparation, hands-on laboratory experimentation, guest speakers, journal writing,exposure to the engineering workplace through field trips, and others. The TexPREP program isdiscussed from the standpoint of its serving as a model for a successful precollege program.The goals for El Paso TexPREP program are the following: • To acquaint student participants with professional opportunities in engineering; • To reinforce the mathematics preparation of these students at high school and college

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

faculty develop the strategiesand understanding of the learning process that are necessary to develop a learning centered-classroom. 28 The program offered introductory and advanced workshops and on-goingbiweekly meetings. It reflected the belief that faculty needed to experience learning in alearning-centered atmosphere and to practice in their own classrooms with continued supportfrom their peers. Evaluation data showed that workshop participants that attend the regularmeetings (i. e., became part of the community) reported changes is classroom behavior; whilethose that did not reported marginal or no progress in implementing changes in their classrooms,emphasizing the importance of continued interactions.An extensive bioengineering curriculum

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath J. LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

groups (as fictitious companies) to respond to theRFP with the ECE students acting as internal liaisons to aid the CE students in their proposaldevelopment. The ECE students were required to generate estimates of quarterly operating andmaintenance expenses for the data center and were given a trajectory of expected benefits fromthe data center over its 10-year expected lifecycle. After the CE groups submitted the proposals,the ECE students were then tasked with generating quarterly pro forma cash flow statements foreach proposal. The proposal cash flows were compared using incremental rate of return analysisto determine which proposal was the best from an engineering economic perspective. Finally,each ECE student was required to write a

Conference Session

Computers and Simulation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Dr. Wasfy is also the founder and chairman of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (founded in 1998) and AscienceTutor (founded in 2007). Wasfy’s research and development areas include: flexible multibody dynamics, finite element modeling of solids and fluids, fluid-structure interaction, belt-drive dynamics, tires mechanics/dynamics, ground ve- hicle dynamics, visualization of numerical simulation results, engineering applications of virtual-reality, and artificial intelligence. He authored and co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and gave more than 65 presentations at international conferences and invited lectures in those areas. He received