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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smyer; L. R. Johnson

,entrepreneurial thinking, and cross-discipline teamwork.Each collaboration is reviewed, with experiences gained and future plans presented.I. IntroductionDesign of Industrial Systems (DIS), IE 4915, is the five-hour capstone design course in theIndustrial Engineering (IE) curriculum at Mississippi State University. In the course, students areformed into project teams with typically five to six students per team. Each project team selects asingle manufactured product to analyze as part of a comprehensive venture analysis. The productmust contain significant fabrication and assembly content as determined by the instructor.Each member of a project team is responsible for two functional areas. Example functional areasare marketing, facility site selection

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Denise Nicoletti; John Orr

10. The broad education envisioned by the WPI Plan, and described by the Goal and Mission of WPI 11. An understanding of electrical engineering in a societal and global context.The assessment strategy for the outcomes is centered around four efforts:• Course-based assessments,• Assessments of each Senior Project by the project advisor,• A comprehensive biennial review of Senior Projects,• A senior survey.These activities are complemented by campus-wide activities to assess other aspects of the WPIprogram, notably the Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), and to gather data on theaccomplishment of longer-term objectives, principally through alumni surveys.Course-based assessment is the focus of this paper. Following

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Macy Reynolds; Joseph Untener

ABET and thedepartment’s industrial advisory committees asking for better integration of writing with theengineering concepts, the department chose to go with a new plan for improving writing andputting writing as an explicit goal for all department courses.The matrix approachThe department’s discussions on technical writing instruction led to thoughts about developing anew approach to writing in engineering. Maybe some student learning did not need to becontained in a 15-week, classroom format. The university had a few years of experience with“Writing Across the Curriculum,” a thoughtful plan to implement writing as a focus throughoutthe total general education experience. Championed by a professor in the English department, itis an approach

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Schultz; Marc Smith; Marc Perlin; John Foss

Session 1155 Improving Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics across the Curriculum Marc Perlin, William W. Schultz, Marc K. Smith, John F. Foss University of Michigan/University of Michigan/Georgia Institute of Technology/Michigan State UniversityAbstractWe initiated an NSF-sponsored workshop of Faculty and a few representatives from industry toinvestigate methods to increase student expectations and performance in the fundamentals ofundergraduate fluid mechanics education. We originally planned to build a pool of fluidmechanics exam problems and a consortium to provide feedback on evaluation of these

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Soderstrom; Chris Lorenz; Michael Keinath

students can ask more specific questions.The difference between MSE and PhD programs and funding opportunities are often questioned.This program is held twice a year, in the beginning of the fall term and the end of the winter termdue to the high attendance and great interest. We also organize “Choosing a Graduate School” inmid-February for undergraduate students who are planning graduate school visits. Multiplegraduate students from various programs discuss what they evaluated at different schools andhow they made their decision. A large focus is on climate, program reputation, and choice of Page 6.582.3advisor. This is followed by a question

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

faced as an organization adopts a solid modeling system, wasdocumented.The resulting objective was to propose a structured approach to integrate solid modeling intoMechanical Engineering Technology courses. The plan involves all courses, in the curriculum,that has a design component. This paper reviews the results of the solid modeling study. It alsodiscuses the manner in which solid modeling has been integrated into the MechanicalEngineering Technology curriculum at the University of Dayton.I. IntroductionThe purpose of the study was to identify the specific details of using a solid modeling, CADsystem in an industrial setting. The resulting objective was to propose a structured approach tointegrate solid modeling into the Mechanical

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Taggart Smith

Session 3642 Knowledge Management and Core Competencies: Process Improvement Potential? Taggart Smith Purdue UniversityIntroductionIn the 1970s, Michael Porter developed frameworks for business strategy called force analysiswhich helped managers to see external opportunities and competitive threats. Dubbed the“environmental school,” this strategy approach dominated management thinking at that time.1 Acriticism of this ends—ways—means approach to strategic planning questioned whetherdeciding on a strategy before deciding on the

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum In Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio, University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

for formativeassessment and regular systematic feedback to the students for continuing improvements to theirePortfolios throughout the students’ academic careers. Evaluation rubrics are used to determineacceptability of the submitted ePortfolios and to help pinpoint components that require revisionand resubmission. Student ePortfolios will be routinely evaluated as part of the department’scontinuous quality improvement plan for the ET program and as a direct measure of the TAC ofABET general criteria a through k outcomes for accreditation.IntroductionThe portfolio has long been recognized as an excellent method for direct assessment of programoutcomes 1,2. Apart from assessment, portfolios have additional benefits. Linda Suskie 3 (p 185)lists

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

)on learning has been designed. The subjects collaboratively solved an analysis and designproblem in a graduate engineering course. In previous experiments, we showed the benefits ofthe CCM in improving engineering team performance and investigated the mechanisms thatfacilitate this improvement.The CCM is a six-stage cognitive model that takes into consideration the cognitive and socialactivities that occur during collaborative problem solving by facilitating problem formulation,solution planning, and system design tasks during collaboration. While facilitating collaborationwithin teams has long been seen as advantageous, the CCM model prescribes tactics to employto ensure that collaboration is effective.In the first two experiments we showed

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

sightseeing.Upon returning the students will take up regular Co-op assignments to complete the requirements for the co-opcycle. The program has been approved by the university and the first offering is planned for May, 2011. Page 22.947.2Rational for the ProgramThe International Co-op program has been designed to address the issues that have prevented engineering studentsfrom participating in study abroad programs. These issues can be classified into three broad categories; theprerequisite driven engineering curriculum, the small size of the engineering school and the mandatory co-oprequirement. The prerequisite driven curriculum means that

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

new courses are provided below. We were able to add the new three courses withoutimpacting the overall degree plan. The current EET program has a shortage of courses in powerengineering; only one course (Power Systems) is currently offered. The EET program will stillbe structured as a 127 credit hour program with sixty-eight (68) credits of technical courses inElectrical Engineering Technology. This is in line with ABET requirements6. Electrical Machinery Power Distribution Electrical Machinery Power Transmission Power Systems

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

in Nanoengineering degree program’s objective is toproduce graduates who are technically prepared and proficient with the principles and practicesof engineering at the nanoscale to harness the unique and enabling aspects of nanoengineeredmaterials, structures and their characteristics in engineering applications enabling them todirectly enter industrial, government and private enterprises in the areas of nanoengineeringdesign, research and development, manufacturing, or commercialization. This program willdirectly foster, through its formal research, education and internship programs, the kind ofcollaborative relationships emphasized in both institutions’ strategic plans, across disciplines andwith other institutions. The proposed

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jo Min, Iowa State University; Wenbo Shi, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

Global Supply Chain Project Abstract In this paper, we describe a learning improvement initiative centered on a productionsystems course project. This initiative addresses strategic production planning of ahypothetical global supply chain with contemporary environmental and energy consequences.The quantitative problems of this project are to be formulated and solved by student teamswhere each team member assumes a unique position of responsibility. They are: domestic andoff-shore plant managers, a logistic manager, and an environment and energy manager. Givenspecific responsibilities for each managerial position, in solving a series of quantitativeproblems where the leadership of each project team

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

students are introduced early in thecareer to plan for a coherent nanotechnology program. The paper summarizes briefly the newnanotechnology program and the initial outcomes. Page 22.925.2*This program is partially funded by NSF NUE program grant number NSF1042110. 2. Nanotechnology TrackIUPUI started a new B.S. program that will establish a new, dynamic academic and research-based nanotechnology track in engineering. The Integrating Nanotechnology in EngineeringCurriculum program (the IUPUI “INEC”) defined by this new nanotechnology track is integratedinto the established degrees of the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Education Opportunities 2. Students participate in 5 terms of cooperative education, as compared to 6 for traditional students. ACCEND students thus have one additional term of coursework. 3. ACCEND students take a course through distance learning while on cooperative work assignmentsThe ACCEND programs are a significant factor in the College’s efforts to meet the goals of theUniversity’s Academic Master Plan. In particular, these programs encourage academicexcellence, create additional academic opportunity for students, and provide a mechanism toincrease enrollment, particularly enrollment of domestic students in graduate programs.With the encouragement of the College’s Industrial Advisory Board and building on the successof combined

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

developfull notebook entries gave them an opportunity to discuss and share decisions on what corecontent provides the best opportunities for students to experience, thematically, larger conceptualideas that span multiple grades. Teachers held onto their entries and used it as the basis for theirfuture planning sessions. In the following example the teacher describes a student scenario usingtheir notebook to record their observations (Figure 4).Figure 4: Teacher notebook entry and explanation on sound Sometimes children may be at stations…with their notebook…and actually record what they did at each center. On this one you have a tuning fork showing that the sound came from the table …[in another case] they [student] hit the drum

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Frederick Sweitzer, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaged in a pluralistic,complex world, we have undertaken a project to develop and assess core liberal educationoutcomes. This paper describes the planning and actions thus far to meet these new requirementsat the university and specifically in our engineering programs. We have begun to expandoutcome assessment to include five “intellectual and practical skills,” specifically, critical andcreative thinking, inquiry/analysis, problem-solving, and information literacy. VALUE rubricsare being used as part of the process to ascertain where the best opportunities are to measurestudent achievement within the engineering and technology programs. An assessment frameworkis presented and successful pilot results are discussed.The ChallengeOur regional

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne E. Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. students tocomplete a Teaching Practicum course during their doctoral studies. Students work closely withfaculty mentors in teaching a course. While the focus of the class is on pedagogy, the goal is forstudents to find the experience useful regardless of whether they are going into academia,industry, a research laboratory, or other career pursuits. In addition to issues dealing withteaching engineering, sessions are organized for career planning, success in both academia andindustry, ethics, and basic counseling and mentoring skills. This paper is a study of theeffectiveness of the Teaching Practicum experience. Survey responses are analyzed from nearly100 Ph.D. alumni for the period from the summer of 1996 to the spring of 2009. The

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

: students felt very uncomfortable having to write evensimple programs without having had any prior programming experience. The author (with somemisgivings) plans to remove the MATLAB content from the course and have the students usemore familiar tools (e.g. Excel) for computation.Finally, students were asked about the homework assignments, which were largely identical tothe ones given to third-year students in the past. Fully 100% found the assignments challenging,but only 28.7% found them to be too challenging. As before, the students exhibited a markeddislike for the homework assignments that required MATLAB. Given that MATLAB is popularand much-loved tool of practicing engineers, these students will eventually become accustomedto it.As to the

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah M. Brown, National Society of Black Engineers; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

both the program model and the impact of the program. Data collected fromparticipants includes demographics data, efficacy and learning assessments, and evaluations ofthe programs‟ content. This data is collected through survey templates provided to local studentleaders, tabulated locally, and returned to the National leadership. Through the pilot studies thedata collection and research methods are verified for their effectiveness in this unique programmodel. This paper will present the program assessment for internal development as well asaddress research questions about engineering students involved in STEM mentoring activities.Finally we present recommendations for developing the program further and a plan for acomprehensive study of the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

come up changes in experimentalprocedures. I have heard students mention that they are now more aware of the polarization aspect oflight, and how the textbook makes a “lot more sense” with this experiment.At SELU, Rana Mitra (RM) is planning on taking the Engineering Statics students to the campusgymnasium. In one experiment, the students will carry out an activity with a simple set-up consisting ofa rod hinged at one end. Weights will be hung from the free end, and a force sensor will be attached tothe top of the free end to measure the force that is needed to hold the rod at a certain fixed angle. For Page 22.1658.4the same hanging

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorja Kimball, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

of women (3.17 GPA) to that of men (3.09 GPA) was statisticallysignificant with a p =.009, with the findings currently under review for use in the College’sdiversity plan metrics. This diversity plan is required by the university and ties to the College’srecruitment plan to increase engineering enrollment of underrepresented students, which includesall women.10, 11 These findings are not unique, since research indicates that women inengineering are well prepared and perform well academically,9, 12-16 but are now documented forfurther study by the College. This continuation study was undertaken, in part, to comparefindings at Texas A&M to recent research on persistence and graduation, particularly for womenand women of color.17, 18

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

EngineeringThe Engineering Equity Extension Services (EEES) developed a research-based approach toencouraging more gender equity in engineering, specifically in the mechanical and electricalfields, with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of women attaining baccalaureate degreesin these fields. We envisioned a “train-the-trainer” project based on an extension services model,with our Experts providing research-based guidance on practice to Extension Agents whoprovide practical guidance of “gender-friendly” instructional and outreach practices, informed byresearch on engineering education and project management, to teachers, faculty, and outreachvolunteers. Over the 5-year course of the Project, the original plan evolved into one employingExpert

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students - Diversity and Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Guillermo J. Serrano, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

so that they could become engaged in research as independentinvestigators. The outreach and broadening participation plan was tailored to impact three mainareas: i) Undergraduate research activities, ii) Graduate research projects and mentoringexperiences, and iii) Support to the ME Summer Camp.The Mechanical Engineering curriculum consists of one hundred and sixty (160) credit-hoursthat are taken over a five year period. The curriculum aims to foster innovation and creativitythrough these five years, starting from the freshman year with the Creative Design 1 and 2courses (INME 3809 and INME 3810). These courses were developed as part of the NSF Award#DMI-9413880 project titled Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP) morethan

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students identify market opportunities, develop business plans, and produce prototype systems. Each ITV team is led by an experienced entrepreneurial CEO and features hands-on guidance from engineering, business, and law faculty. Prior to joining UF, Stanfill spent 10 years with United Technologies where he designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, served as a key resource to the Carrier Corporation New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product devel- opment and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

generalframework for project planning that can be used by students and faculty advisors to outline goalsand objectives of senior design Capstone projects that requires team members to organize anddesign/build the project with limited resources. This paper also describes a capstone projectwhich served as a pilot study for the capstone project course which will be implemented in theDepartment of Engineering Technology in spring 2012 for the Civil and Electronics EngineeringTechnology majors. Electronic Name Tag System project was carried out by the SummerUndergraduate Research Training (SURT) program student during the summer of 2011. Thebasic project requirement was to design and build an Electronic Name Tag using the PIC16C57microcontroller. The main

Conference Session

ABET: Reflections on Accreditation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Paul Francis Mlakar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the results of your assessment and tell the PEV where tolook for further information as required.6. Efficiently Collect and Present Examples of Student Work. During an ABET visit,perhaps the most daunting task a PEV must perform is examining documentation. Werecommend communicating with the PEV in advance of the visit and explaining the plan forpresentation of student work and course materials. If the PEV has specific needs, identify themearly and be prepared. With only about three hours available at most to review documentation,the PEV will need to focus on specific areas to answer questions raised during review of the selfstudy. We recommend the following as an efficient way to present documentation:  One notebook for each CE student

Conference Session

What Are We Learning About Co-op and Experiential Education Experience?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

co-op. They were required to write of theirexperience fourteen weeks after the initial workshop. It became easy to see that the workshopwas really only a poor preparation for a paper produced much later and not a good introductionto necessary communication skill acquisition or remembrance. The issue of communication inthe real world was lost in most of the co-ops’ minds. When it was realized that not enough wasbeing done for the students’ needs, the current structure of addressing communication wasimplemented without the workshop.The new plan attempts to bring students closer to the communication activities of the workplaceand to allow them to see the importance of communication along with their technical expertise.In changing the focus of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Recruitment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Woods, Colorado State University; Kathleen Baumgardner, Colorado State University; Lahoma Jayne Howard, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

recruitment contacts.Lahoma Jayne Howard, Colorado State University Graduate student, Department of Sociology Page 25.327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Communications Strategies to Increase Recruitment of Women to EngineeringAbstractIn 2006, the College of Engineering at Colorado State University launched a program to attractwomen to its existing undergraduate engineering programs. The initiative included extensivesurveying, reworking the College’s website, a communications plan that included gender-segmented communications, and a student

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

gasprice of past years, people are paying serious attention to alternate energy and this enthusiasmmust be carried on to undergraduate engineering education. As a cornerstone of his energy,environment, and economic plans, President Barack Obama urges the country to transform itsenergy system to make it greener and smarter. This project seeks to address such a challengewith contemporary courses on alternate energy harnessing and electric smart grid (ESG).A couple of web search shows that many universities across the nation have been engaged insolar energy research. One of the goals is to improve physical properties of silicon cells toimprove panel efficiency. Application of nanotechnology to improve the conversion efficiency ofincoming light