AC 2012-3487: MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SMART GRID LABORATORYDr. Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College Ilya Grinberg graduated from the L’viv Polytechnic Institute (L’viv, Ukraine) with an M.S in E.E. and earned a Ph.D. degree from the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering (Moscow, Russia). He has more than 30 years of experience in design and consulting in the field of power distribution systems and design automation. He has over 36 published papers. Currently he is professor of engineering technology at Buffalo State College. His interests are in the field of electric power distribution systems analysis, design automation, and systems engineering.Prof. Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY Mohammed
AC 2010-1022: FACULTY'S USE OF TABLET-PC TO ENHANCE LEARNING FORTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSRungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Dr. Rungun Nathan is an assistant professor in the division of engineering at Penn State Berks from the fall of 2007. He got his BS from University of Mysore, DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, MS from Louisiana State University and PhD from Drexel University. He has worked in the area of Electronic Packaging in C-DOT (India) and then as scientific assistant in the Robotics laboratory at Indian Institute of Science. He has also worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics. His research interests are in the areas of unmanned vehicles
AC 2010-1125: COURSE CHANGE AS A DARWINIAN PROCESSJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Arizona State University Polytechnic. He was formerly an executive with Motorola and now participates in many senior technical training programs with the JACMET consortium. Page 15.327.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Course Change as a Darwinian ProcessAbstract. Continuing Professional Development programs provide access to theindustry professionals who are developing new and complex engineering systems.Through these
AC 2010-1140: 'EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGHENGINEERING MINORMani Mina, Iowa State UniversityJohn Krupczak, Hope CollegeRobert J. Gustafson, Ohio State UniversityJames Young, Rice University Page 15.4.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 EXPANDING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY THROUGH ENGINEERING MINOR(Due to the nature of this study, the names of the schools etc are not hidden from thereviewer, we apologize however, without the names the essence of this project could notbe correctly captured)This paper describes our effort to design, implement, and expand a valid platform forproviding a technological literacy program that is adaptable for a
AC 2010-1176: CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: FACT OR FICTION?Gloria Rogers, ABET, Inc. Gloria Rogers is currently the Managing Director, Professional Services at ABET, Inc., the international accrediting agency for academic programs in engineering, technology, applied science and computing. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and institutes for the development of continuous quality improvement of educational programs and institutional effectiveness related to strategic planning. She serves as a reviewer for the Fulbright Senior Scholars program and was also the guest editor of a special edition of the 2008 International Journal of Engineering Education
AC 2010-1185: EXPLORING THE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE, MOTIVATION ANDSELF-EFFICACY IN PHYSICS LEARNING: A STUDY IN THE UNIVERSITIESOF TECHNOLOGY IN TAIWANChih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan(R.O.C.)Wen-Cheng Chen, National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan(R.O.C.) Page 15.565.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Exploring the Students’ Attitude, Motivation and Self-efficacy in Physics Learning: A study in the Universities of Technology in TaiwanAbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the reality of physics curriculum/learning in theuniversities of technology in Taiwan. It should be noticed, university of technology (UT) inTaiwan is
AC 2010-1367: DYNAMICS BUZZWORD BINGO:ACTIVE/COLLABORATIVE/INDUCTIVE LEARNING, MODEL ELICITINGACTIVITIES, AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDINGBrian Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian Self is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation, rehabilitation engineering, sports biomechanics, and aerospace physiology. He worked on a team that
AC 2010-106: TEACHING REVERSE ENGINEERING FOR NON-INDUSTRIALAPPLICATIONSArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris UniversityJohn Mativo, The University of Georgia Page 15.1187.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Reverse Engineering for Non-Industrial ApplicationsAbstractThis paper focuses on teaching non-industrial applications of reverse engineering technology toengineering and non-engineering students. Manufacturing and mechanical engineering studentsas well as forensics minors studied three key elements in history preservation, medical andforensics applications in this Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping course which is asenior-level
AC 2010-159: TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING OBJECTS IN THEENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMRonald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology RONALD H. ROCKLAND is Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and a Professor of Engineering Technology and Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received a B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in bioengineering and electrical engineering from New York University in 1967, 1969 and 1972 respectively. He also received an M.B.A. in marketing from the University of St. Thomas in 1977. He is a 2000 award winner in Excellence in Teaching for NJIT, a 2004 recipient of the F.J. Berger award from ASEE, and the past chair of the Master
AC 2010-1409: INTEGRATING HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP INTO UNIVERSITYAUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSMichael Wahlstrom, Argonne National LaboratoryFrank Falcone, Argonne National LaboratoryDoug Nelson, Virginia Tech Page 15.767.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Hardware-in-the-Loop into University Automotive Engineering Programs Using Advanced Vehicle Technology CompetitionsAbstractWith the recent increase in complexity of today’s automotive powertrains and control systems,Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation has become a staple of the vehicle development processin the automotive industry. For
AC 2010-1540: A LABORATORY/DESIGN BASED, PROBLEM SOLVINGCAPSTONE HELPS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS HIT THE JOB MARKET!John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 15.44.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Laboratory/Design Based, Problem Solving Capstone
AC 2010-1557: PRISM: THE REINCARNATION OF THE VISIBLE COMPUTERAnne Clark, USAF Academy, COBrian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.982.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PRISM: The Reincarnation of the Visible ComputerAbstractFor over thirty years, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) has used training aids tohelp students in our introductory digital course visualize computer architecture concepts byshowing the inner workings of a simple microprocessor made primarily of the SSI and MSI chipswhich they were already familiar with. The original “EDUcational COMPuter” or EDUCOMPwas replaced with a more visual and improved
AC 2010-1593: A MULTI-FACETED CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT IN HVACCharles Forsberg, Hofstra University Page 15.57.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Multi-Faceted Capstone Design Project in HVACThe Beginnings 1In 2000 I was contacted by a former student working for an engineering firm in theHVAC field. He wanted to discuss a system that he had designed for cooling of aglycol/water solution used in a heating and cooling system for a commercial building.The situation was as follows:A two-pipe heating and cooling system for a building has a central loop circulating eitherhot or chilled water. The central loop
AC 2010-1618: GO GREEN - USING SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING IN AMIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMRoy McGrann, State University of New York, BinghamtonWayne Jones, State University of New York, BinghamtonSusannah Gal, State University of New York, BinghamtonAndy Cavagnetto, State University of New York, BinghamtonDan Brennan, Broome Community College - SUNYThomas O'Brien, State University of New York, Binghamton Page 15.625.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Go Green – Using Sustainability Engineering in a Middle School Summer ProgramAbstract The Go Green Institute is an interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers
AC 2010-1682: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER’S OF SCIENCESPECIALIZATION IN STEM CELL RESEARCHLily Laiho, California Polytechnic State UniversityNikki Adams, California Polytechnic State UniversityMatthew Burd, California Polytechnic State UniversityKristen Cardinal, Cal Poly, San Luis ObispoDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State UniversityTrevor Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University Page 15.165.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Interdisciplinary Master’s of Science Specialization in Stem Cell ResearchAbstractWith funding from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Bridges to Stem CellResearch
AC 2010-1790: INTEGRATING SOCIAL JUSTICE IDEAS INTO A NUMERICALMETHODS COURSE IN BIOENGINEERINGGeorge Catalano, State University of New York, BinghamtonCaroline Baillie, Western AustraliaDonna Riley, Smith CollegeDean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteChris Byrne, Cascadia Community CollegeMargaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of TechnologyKaty Haralampides, University of New Brunswick Page 15.772.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Social Justice Ideas into a Numerical Methods Course in BioengineeringAbstractA newly developed course introduces students to the analytical and numerical techniques
AC 2012-4595: HOW INDIVIDUALS LEARN FALL PROTECTIONDr. R. Casey Cline, Boise State University Casey Cline is an Assistant Professor in the Construction Management Department within the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Cline earned a B.S. in business administration from Okla- homa State University, an M.S. in construction science from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in education (adult development organizational learning) from the University of Idaho. His educational research interests are focused on improving construction management processes to facilitate the efficient management of construction projects. His more than 25 years of construction industry experience, which includes work in
AC 2011-1158: HANDS-ON MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION, AN ANALYTICAL STUDYSabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology Dr. Sabah Abro is an internationally educated math professor and program Director at Lawrence Tech- nological University. He graduated with a Bachelor degree from the University of Baghdad, pursued a post graduate diploma in planning from the United Nations institute in the middle east, Went to Wales in the United kingdom to get his Masters degree and then to Belgium for his Ph.D. He has also international work experience; he served as Faculty at Al Mustansiria University in Baghdad, a regional consultant at the Arab Institute for Statistics, a
AC 2011-1455: OBSERVATIONS FROM AN ENGINEERING WRITINGPROJECTMicah Hale, University of Arkansas Dr. Hale is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include concrete materials and structural concrete design.Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas Richard A. Coffman is an assistant professor of Civil Engineering (geotechnical emphasis) at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rick received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2002, his masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2003, and his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri- Columbia in 2009. Rick
AC 2011-1008: TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION PROGRAMS:2011 REPORTSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community College Steve Wendel Director, National Center for Manufacturing Education www.ncmeresource.org Director, Project Lead The Way - Ohio Affiliate www.pltwohio.org Sinclair Community College 444 W. Third St. Dayton, Ohio 45402 email: steven.wendel@sinclair.edu phone: 937.512.2841 fax: 937.512.2475 Page 22.1553.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION PROGRAMS - 2011 REPORT
AC 2011-591: NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONINITIATIVEAli Khabari, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Ali Khabari is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology. His area of specialty is nanotechnology research and education. Page 22.1094.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education InitiativeThe emerging field of nanoscience has experienced explosive growth in the last decade,particularly in the field of biomedical engineering, making it
AC 2012-5322: CHANGING FROM ENROLLMENT-CHALLENGED TORESOURCE-CHALLENGED: RESULTS OF A FIVE-YEAR ENROLLMENTSTRATEGYDr. Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Peter J. Shull is an Associate Professor of engineering at Penn State University. Shull received his under- graduate degree from Bucknell University in mechanical engineering and his graduate degrees from the Johns Hopkins University in engineering science. Shull’s research has two main foci: nondestructive eval- uation methods as applied to process control (NDE) and pedagogical methodology. Shull’s pedagogical efforts include an interest in women’s issues within the engineering environment, integrated techniques to improve engineering students
AC 2012-3438: DECENTRALIZED EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION SER-VICES: ARE WE REINVENTING THE WHEEL OR PROVIDING SPE-CIALIZED SERVICES?Ms. Ilka M. Balk, University of Kentucky Ilka Balk has served as the Director of Cooperative Education and International Programs at the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering since 2007. Before that, she served as an adviser in the co-op program for one and a half years. Balk has been a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) since 2006, and she is currently serving as the Chair of ASEE’s Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED). She served as its secretary from 2010-2011, and as Chair-elect in 2011-2012. On campus at the University of Kentucky
AC 2012-5393: DEVELOP A CROSS BROWSER COMPATIBLE DSP RE-MOTE LABORATORY WITH ZERO PLUG-IN INSTALLATIONMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern UniversityXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Chenyu Wang, Texas Southern UniversityOsman Ahmed Page 25.414.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Develop a Cross Browser Compatible DSP Remote Laboratory with Zero Plug-in InstallationAbstractIn this paper, a framework for implementing Virtual and Remote laboratory (VR-Lab) ispresented. The framework includes three components which are hardware, software anddevelopment tool. The hardware includes
AC 2012-3584: A FACULTY ADVISER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOP-ING AN SAE BAJA PROGRAMDr. Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in civil-structural engineering from Michigan Technological University n 2003. He is the Faculty Adviser for the NMU SAE Baja team. His research interests include load duration behavior of wood connections, project-based learning in engineering mechanics, and teaching design through SAE Student Design Competitions. Page 25.42.1
AC 2012-3129: A NOVEL APPROACH IN TEACHING STEM SUBJECTSTHROUGH CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION IN CAPSTONECOURSESDr. Iem H. Heng, New York City College of Technology Iem Heng earned his bachelor’s degree from Providence College (Providence, R.I.) with double majors in the pre-engineering program and mathematics. In addition, he earned another bachelor’s degree from Columbia University (New York, N.Y.) in mechanical engineering, master’s in applied mathematics from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Mich.), and his Ph.D. in computational and applied mathe- matics from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.). Before joining the EMT/CET Department at City Tech in fall of 2007, he was a faculty member and Chair of
AC 2012-5398: BROADEN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS’KNOWLEDGE THROUGH HANDS-ON WITH MOTION ROBOTICSDr. Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University Yonghui Wang received a B.S. degree in technical physics from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 1993, a M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University, Beijing, China, in 1999, and a Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., in 2003. From 1993 to 1996, he was an Engineer with the 41st Electrical Research Institute, Bengbu, China. From July 1999 to Dec. 1999, he worked as an IT Specialist in IBM China, Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a Research Assistant with the Visualization
AC 2012-5525: THE CONTINUATION OF THE MINORITY OUTREACHEFFORTS OF THE CULTIVATING ADOLESCENTS IN SYSTEMS ENGI-NEERING HABITS (CASH) PROGRAMDr. Carl White, Morgan State University In 1987, Carl White joined Morgan State University’s School of Engineering in Baltimore, Md., as an Assistant Professor. He is currently the Associate Dean for Research and Development and Gradu- ate/Professional programs, as well as a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. White has more than 10 years of experience in the management of funded research, both technical and educa- tional. White’s most recent award was from NASA’s University Research Center program to establish the Center of Excellence in Systems
AC 2012-3943: RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN INTERDIS-CIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTSDr. Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University Tolga Kaya currently holds a joint Assistant Professor position in the School of Engineering and Tech- nology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Kaya was a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University (2007-2010), a Research and Teach- ing Assistant at Istanbul Technical University (1999-2007), a consultant at Brightwell Corp., Istanbul (2007), a senior VLSI analog Design Engineer and Project Coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Com- pany, Istanbul (2000-2006), and a
AC 2011-2029: USE OF POWER WHEELS CAR TO ILLUSTRATE ENGI-NEERING PRINCIPLESDr. Howard Medoff, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus Associate Professor of Engineering, Penn State Abington Research Interests include Gait Analysis and Friction Characteristics of Human LocomotionRobert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Bob Avanzato is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington campus. Page 22.1595.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Use of Power Wheels® Car to Illustrate Engineering PrinciplesAbstractIn order to illustrate engineering