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2013 ERC

Authors

Steven McKnight

464 500 5.00% 363 359 289 264 246 185 213 87 123 43 61 Career 0 0.00% Proposals

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2013 ERC

Authors

Sohi Rastegar

PI40.00% 40.00%20.00% 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012CBET Has Stable CAREER Support asFraction of Budget 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011Most CBET Awards to ChEs, MEs & BMEs30.00%25.00%20.00%15.00%10.00% 5.00%0.00% All Competitive Proposals Submitted FYs 2009 & 2010Geographic Distribution of CBET AwardsFYs 2009-2011Current & Future Research Areas in CBET Are Highlightedby Participation

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ozgur Eris, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Camelia Rosca, Boston College; Larry Ludlow, Boston College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, 2007 A Preliminary Analysis of Correlates of Engineering Persistence: Results from a Longitudinal StudyAbstractThis paper outlines the preliminary findings of a longitudinal survey-based study, the Persistencein Engineering (PIE) survey. This survey was designed to identify and characterize thefundamental factors that influence students’ intentions to pursue an engineering degree over thecourse of their undergraduate career, and upon graduation, to pursue a career in an engineering-related field, including practicing engineering as a profession, teaching, or conducting research.In addition, it is also designed to broaden our understanding of how students navigate theireducation and begin to form identities as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Global Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christan Whysong, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, is interested in improving the bioprocess curriculum using a spiral themed approach. Page 12.854.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Improving Ethics Studies through a Spiral Themed Curriculum: Implementing Ethics Discussion at the Sophomore LevelAbstractTo enhance ethics training during the undergraduate career, engineering ethics material shouldbe presented throughout the engineering curriculum. In continuation of the Department LevelReform (DLR) project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), two departments

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. The second, they are not sure that their academic performance asundergraduates places them in competitive positions for graduate school. Third, they believe itwill cost them thousands of dollars to continue their education, in tuition and living expense.Fourth, they believe it limits their future career options. Fifth, they believe it is much better to goto work, and then return to grad school. And finally, students are afraid of academic “burnt-out”after their undergraduate degrees, and need a change in environment.To address these in turn. First, no investment one makes in themselves has a better return thangraduate education. Examining the data for average salaries of degreed engineers over thecourse of their lifetime available in NSF

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Eisenman, University of Maryland; George List, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Not every graduate student leaves with a degree. There are many differentreasons why one may choose to go to graduate school, not every successful graduatestudent has the same reason. If the reason for attending graduate school is strong enough,then graduate school is a good choice.Once a decision has been made to attend graduate school, the assignment of choosing aschool, advisor and area of research is handed out. This should be treated as the toughestassignment of the graduate career, because these decisions it can and will have aninfluence on you for the rest of your life. Making a poor decision at this point can cost alot of time and personal suffering, while making a good decision can be well rewarded.This does not mean these decisions

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

tour ◊ Go to mentoring events ◊ Meet over coffee, lunch, or dinner ◊ Go to educational events such as lectures, talks, documentaries ◊ Go to student organization meetings ◊ Other activities I want to do with my mentor: _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________I hope my mentor and I will discuss: ◊ Academic subjects that will most benefit my future career ◊ Job opportunities, co-op opportunities, Career Development Center ◊ The realities of the university and

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech; Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

institutions to take full advantage of Page 12.1451.3 their academic years and to better understand and practice their full responsibilities, rights, and privileges as citizens of this country. SAAB provides an opportunity for itsmembers to work in the community with other younger Black males in need of guidanceand direction. To accomplish its goals, educational and cultural activities are offered toall student participants. Services such as tutorial assistance, career planning andcounseling, cultural and social activities, personal development opportunities, communityservice and service learning, and spiritual enrichment

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to help students identify relationships between engineering fundamentalsand hardware design8,9 (Agogino, 1992, Brereton, 1998). Product dissection provides “hands-on”activities to couple engineering principles with significant visual feedback10,11,12 (Barr 2000,Lamancusa, 1996, Otto, 2001), and such “learning by doing” activities encourage thedevelopment of curiosity, proficiency and manual dexterity, three desirable traits of an engineer13(Beaudin, 1995). Dissection also gives students early exposure to functional products andprocesses, and introducing such experiences early in the students’ academic careers has beenshown to increase motivation and retention14 (Carlson 1997).While many benefits to product dissection have been identified

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

games and the involvement of students in the gamedesign process, combined loading bone problems and the involvement of students in learningthrough teaching, the concept of functionally graded material structures and their potentialapplications, and the challenges faced in the analysis of graded materials with complexgeometries. The objectives of the challenges include reinforcing students’ understanding aboutsolid mechanics and the difference between analytical and numerical solutions, and fosteringstudents’ interest in the finite element stress analysis for design and research. According to theauthors, students are motivated to learn when they understand the connections between thesubject matter and their interests, values, goals, and career

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Nelson, U. of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Shenot, U. of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Education, 2008 Design and Delivery of a Graduate-Level Project Management Course for Experienced Engineering Professionals: Collaborative, Applied Learning for Distributed TeamsIntroduction and Purpose of PaperThe purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate the development and teaching of a projectmanagement course tailored in content and format to meet the needs of experienced, workingengineers. Key distinguishing characteristics of the course of interest to continuing educationprofessionals include: • Content is specifically optimized to meet the needs of mid-career engineers, rather than the more traditional approach of requiring such experienced professionals to participate in

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

TK Beam, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jamie Constantz, James Madison University; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Science and Mechanics, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, understanding engineering students through the lens of identity theory, advancing problem based learning methodologies, assessing student learning, as well as understanding and integrating complex problem solving in undergraduate engineering education. This latter project is funded through her recent NSF CAREER award. Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics and K-12 engineering education.Jamie Constantz, James Madison University JAMIE CONSTANTZ is a

Conference Session

Critical issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Scachitti, Purdue University, Calumet; Juan Salinas, Purdue University, Calumet; Deepthi Karanam, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

increase in profits and other economic benefits. For example, by usingsimulation, a cancer treatment center was able to increase the number of patients seen per day by20% and the results of their Layout Scenario Analysis showed that the occupancy of their newintegrated facility would allow at least a 100% increase in chair capacity (14). With continuedresults such as this being published the demand for people with knowledge and experience in thisfield will undoubtedly continue to grow.Instructing IET and MfET students on discrete event process simulation concepts will allowthem to gain useful knowledge and experience for problem solving and project implementationbefore they begin their careers. It will also aid them in visualizing the bigger

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Sarah Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; George Toye, Stanford University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Krista Donaldson, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

did not understand the material they are supposed to be presenting. (2, Teaching (Curriculum))3=Neutral: e. One has to have a balance of school, work, and a social life (3, Lifestyle) f. I made my decision to study engineering because of my involvement in FIRST robotics. (3, Calling)4=Slightly Positive g. Having a co-op really opens up your eyes to the world of engineering; you get a sense of the vast amount of career paths that are available with an engineering degree, as well as the chance to “ test-drive ” your future. (4, Future) h. I have generally had good experiences with engineering. A lot of

Conference Session

Robot Mania in Precollegiate Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bing Chen, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

exposure to students with educational robotics both within a classroom environment and in after school settings year round to stimulate student creativity and possible pursuit of STEM careers in order to meet national long term needs and global challenges posed by competitive engineering programs overseas. His other long term research interest has been in the area of renewable energy.Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska, Omaha Dr. Neal Grandgenett is the Peter Kiewit Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has authored over 80 articles and research papers related to the use of educational technology in mathematics and science. He teaches graduate level

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theprocesses that are used to integrate the teams, and provides specific examples of projects wherethese tools are utilized.IntroductionThe importance of significant design experiences to prepare undergraduate engineering studentsfor engineering careers has been well-documented1-4. These experiences typically emphasizethe application of technical skills as well as professional skills, such as communication in bothwritten and verbal form, working as a team, and customer interaction. The need for suchexperiences has spawned many innovative approaches to capstone senior design courses.However, capstone senior design courses do not include underclassmen. Earlier designexperiences have become more common and have shown to be valuable in motivating students

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Wei Hao, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

University before joining NKU. At NKU, he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in the area of computer networks and network security. He has chosen academic career since he believes that by teaching he can contribute towards community development.Wei Hao, Northern Kentucky University Dr. Hao came to NKU in August 2008 from Cisco Systems in San Jose, California, where he worked as a software engineer. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. He brings both academic and industrial expertise, having also worked for Motorola and Alcatel. His research interests include Web Technologies (such as web caching, web services, and web-based

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

preparation for a career as an engineer. Furthermore, colleges of engineering cannotjust be a stop on the educational assembly line which takes decreasing numbers of high-schoolstudents with widely varied levels of preparation, provides them with an academic exposure totheory and then graduates them to be trained, as needed, by their employer. Students must beeducated to be life-long-learners, and industry and the university must become constant andpersistent collaborators in this process. This will require universities to rethink the educationalparadigms which have shaped engineering education for the last half century.5 PBL is oneapproach that provides a solution to improving the education of incipient engineers on campusand engineers on the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

broader educationalobjectives are to improve the students’ understanding of thermodynamics, to help them integratethis knowledge with other subjects, and to give them a better basic understanding of the first andsecond law of thermodynamics. Practically speaking, it also gives them insight into the actualoperation of a steam turbine electrical generation power plant, which may inspire some toeventually pursue a career in this field.IntroductionThis experiment is designed to give the students a hands-on experience with a Rankine Cycle,and to directly relate the mechanical device to the theory learned in a typical thermodynamicscourse. This paper describes the experiences the students gained in the areas of thermodynamicsand power generation. The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie M. Grandzielwski; Juli L. Sherwood; James N. Petersen

, the student trainee, and the student being taught in the class.Introduction Only the rare individual is born to teach, being somehow naturally equipped with the ability toeffectively communicate new ideas and spark imaginations that marks the best instructors. For the rest of us,learning to be a good teacher can be an awkward, sometimes frustrating, process of trial and error that isoftentimes unsatisfactory to both the fledgling instructor and to the students. To overcome these limitations,individuals who are preparing for careers as elementary or secondary education instructors are required tocomplete a program of study that includes a core of professional education and methodology courses, as wellas a supervised teaching practicum

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

areintegrated. Through this practice, first-year engineering students will see, early on in their career, that asuccessful design is multi-disciplinary and requires a systems approach. They will be exposed to theseexperiences by participating in two case studies prior to carrying out their own design projects. Studentsenrolled in ME125 will be provided with a detailed schedules of the design project timeline. They will havethe opportunities to practice scheduling in creating a team schedule to meet project timeline. Through thispractice, they will have the opportunity to appreciate the importance and relevance of timeliness in each stepof the design process. In addition to providing a real-world, social context to practice the design process

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Hailey; G. Garrison; E. Parkinson

. To this end, we will offer a degree program using both on-site and distance learning delivery mechanisms. Emphasis and care will be given to meet the career broadening needs and expectations of individual students from all engineering and scientific disciplines and meeting industrial needs for sustained competitiveness and growth. We will continually strive to improve ourselves and our education processes from the current baselines. ” ., On the surface one might consider that the basic difference in the two statements is in opening up the market boundaries past the state borders. Identifying the market is

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Vaz; Ana Maria Tomé; Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira

to the laboratory classes very well. There has been a markedincrease of interest on signal analysis on behalf of the students. Even those initially more reluctantto regard the fundamental mathematical tools as relevant to their future Engineering career becomeincreasingly aware of the power, usefulness and applications of those tools. We feel that teachingthe theory of signals and systems in this way is more in agreement with the engineeringperspective. Page 1.430.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

motivate him to pursue a career in research and to FIGURE 2. Droplet holder for droplet attend graduate school. combustion test rig showing filaments. Worthy of particular note was the student’s work to re-engineer an automated droplet combustion rig for use in drop tower experiments. Figure 3 shows aclose-up view of the fiberglass droplet holder used in the test-rig. This self-contained unit is placed in a droptower package, which, when dropped, begins a complex set of data acquisition and control operations. At theinstant free fall begins, the control system ignites the droplets which are held

Conference Session

Panel: Forming an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mills, University of South Australia; Judith Gill, University of South Australia; Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia; Rhonda Sharp, University of South Australia

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Women in Engineering

member of the teamapproached the then Director of the Research Centre for Gender Studies (RCGS) at theUniversity of South Australia to see if any members of the centre would be interested in workingwith her, to undertake qualitative research to support the national qualitative study that she hadjust managed to explore the careers of women engineers in Australia. The Director (theeducation member of the team) then approached the sociologist and economist team members Page 14.1111.4and secured their initial interest. A key feature at the time was the existence of the ResearchCentre for Gender Studies which enabled cross campus and cross

Conference Session

Focus on Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Constant, Iowa State University; Sharon Bird, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

.1 Numerous studies have investigated the barriers encountered bywomen with aspirations of university careers, many referred to in “Beyond Bias andBarriers”, a 2006 report by the National Academy of Sciences.1 These studies seek toprovide a deeper understanding of various issues including those pertaining to the careerpipeline, and faculty recruitment, retention and advancement. Recognizing the critical needfor full participation of women in the sciences, the National Science Foundation hassupported for the last 7 years efforts to study and improve recruitment and retention ofwomen faculty in the sciences through the ADVANCE Institutional Transformationprogram.2 Work within this program has allowed researchers to study multi

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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Computers in Education

) their presentations 4 to 6 times on average before submitting their final one.This is significant because most other students within the department will do less than 3 oralpresentations during their academic career. By students being able to “see and hear” themselvespresent, it made them aware of their oral skills or fallacies and motivated them to enhancepresentation skills by practicing more. The survey also showed that student’s overall experiencewith ViP was positive. As commonly as a lecturer currently asks students to write a report,lecturers can now also assign an oral presentation using ViP. Segments of ViP presentations canbe discussed in class to highlight good and poor presentation techniques. Since ViP oralpresentations are saved in

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Dennis Coon, University of Wyoming; Paul Crips, Laramie Middle School; John Pierre, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as well aspotential students not being aware of the engineering career field. We have met this challengewith a variety of awareness and recruiting programs. A common thread in these efforts is ahands-on laboratory program in digital design fundamentals. This program exposes students tothe exciting world of engineering, Boolean logic, and fundamental design principles. This lowcost program consists of a series of theory modules coupled with a hands-on laboratorycomponent. We have purposely developed laboratory modules using low cost, readily availablecomponents and test equipment. This approach has been used for the past five years with amiddle school girls program, science and engineering summer programs for high school juniorsand seniors, K

Conference Session

ChE: Departmental Issues and Integrating Freshmen into the ChE Program

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

how they were used in chemical engineering. Eventually the pure water boiled at100 oC while the salt-water mixture boiled at 105 oC. A few students were selected to come to thefront and observe the thermometer. Finally, after the ice cream was sufficiently cold, the studentsremoved the one-quart bags and measured the temperature of the salt water solution. Many wereunder -10 oC. After this, the students were given plastic spoons and ate the ice cream that theymade.Class 7: Co-op Information DayAbout two-thirds of the students at Tennessee Tech in the Department of Chemical Engineeringchoose to co-op. A Career Services office facilitates finding these positions for the students andin setting up the interviews. During Co-op day, the Associate

Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-Class Activities1. Think about your team tower-building exercise (an in-class activity on the first day of class). • Describe your design and manufacturing process. • What went well? Why? How could you build upon it in the future? • What difficulties did you have? Why? How could you improve in the future?2. Last week, you used an ad-hoc technique to generate concepts for a golf-ball retriever. Today, you used a systematic method. Compare the breadth, quality, and number of concepts from the two trials. How would you explain the differences?Lecture Topics3. Do highly innovative products typically serve new functions? Or do they satisfy old (previously satisfied) functions in new forms?4. In what situations during your career do