Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987 from MIT. Dr. Gennert’s research interests include robotics, computer vision, and image processing, with ongoing projects in humanoid robotics, robot navigation and guidance, biomedical image processing

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University; Paris von Lockette, Rowan University; Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Courtney, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Clinic is a sequence of two, four semester-hour courses, teamtaught by the College of Communication and the College of Engineering. Typically, the coursehas approximately 120 students divided into six sections. The faculty team consists of two orthree instructors from the College of Communication and five from the College of Engineering,with each of the four Rowan engineering disciplines (Chemical, Civil and Environmental,Mechanical, Electrical and Computer) represented. Students have two 75-minute lecture Page 12.1400.2sessions and one 160-minute laboratory session each week.During the lecture sections students receive instruction on

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom for Manufacturing I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

experiment results suggest that online laboratory learning can be substantiallyenhanced by the use of even the simplest form of artificial graphical information and moststudents prefer having an instructor present even the lab is taught online. The implications fromthis study can be used to benefit many schools that begun offering online lab courses.I. Introduction A current trend for manufacturing industry is shorter product life cycle, remotemonitoring/control/diagnosis, product miniaturization, high precision, zero-defect manufacturingand information-integrated distributed production systems for enhanced efficiency and productquality1-6. In tomorrow’s factory, design, manufacturing, quality, and business functions will befully integrated

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University; Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

online and partially face-to-face was better (3.85/5.0) than that of complete onlinecourses (3.64/5.0) for the degree program. Response to the inclusion of laboratory activity in thedegree program received the highest rating (4.44/5.0). Respondents preferred to have athesis/major project as a part of the degree rather than taking additional courses, by giving thelowest rating of 3.16/5.0 for additional courses. Respondents’ choices of the possible ECTspecialization courses were ranked into three categories. A mixture of computer networking andcontrol systems courses were the top choice courses among the 18 possible courses. The paperdescribes this survey results in detail.I. IntroductionThe U.S. Department of Labor17, Bureau of Labor

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Environmental Engineering

utility engines has been conducted. The project studied (1) the extent of the deteriorationof the emissions as the engines age, (2) the causes of the deterioration, and (3) strategies forimproving the emissions. Thirteen undergraduate students have worked on this project over theyears. In comparison, only two M.S.-level graduate students (one of whom originally worked asan undergraduate student on the project) worked on the project over the same time. As a result,much of the research work was completed by these undergraduate students and their effortsplayed a large role in sustaining the project over its duration.Students who worked on this project benefited by performing engineering work in a modernresearch laboratory facility, thereby gaining

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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International

throughout the semester. The water facility design team worked at a consistent levelthroughout the semester.Curriculum Development Team A subset of the scholarship recipients are seeking to develop curricula that buildsstudents’ conceptual understanding of science while reinforcing these concepts throughinteractive and interdisciplinary laboratory experiments. The laboratory experiments are beingadapted from previous efforts at Colorado School of Mines to improve science instruction in theUnited States at the K-12 level4. All of the adapted materials must further be aligned withmandated Ugandan government science curriculum16 and utilize resources available in Uganda. Consistent with the government mandates, Table 3 provides the course

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II / Design for Special Services

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conry, Clarkson University

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Design in Engineering Education

muscles work dynamically in the human body, physical therapystudents must be able to identify structures in the human skeleton and features of thosestructures. The course in which the student learns these things has a textbook with many picturesand also has a laboratory component in which the student spends time in the laboratory studyingbones (or models of bones) at great length. We were asked by our physical therapy departmentto consider design and implementation of a system that would serve as a virtual laboratory forphysical therapy students. The desired system would have a number of features found ininstructional software such as Blackboard or WebCT, but the application domain imposed somerequirements that appeared to go beyond what was

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

“inverted” course formats werecreated for two core computer engineering classes: a sophomore-level Introduction to DigitalSystems Design course, and a junior-level Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing course.Both of these are 4-credit hour courses that include an integrated laboratory. In the experimental formats, the basic lecture content was delivered asynchronously viastreaming video, while collaborative solving of homework problems accompanied by a detailedwalkthrough of their solutions was done synchronously (i.e., during scheduled class periods) –which we refer to as directed problem solving (DPS). Traditional assigned (outside-of-class)written homework was replaced by collaborative problem solving by students working in smallteams

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Long, Nuclear Stewardship, LLC; Altaf Memon, Excelsior College; Li-Fang Shih, Excelsior College; Byron Thinger, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

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Nuclear and Radiological

Laboratory • Plant Systems OverviewIn addition to the Nuclear Engineering Technology core requirements, students must complete a3-credit Integrated Technology Assessment (ITA) requirement.The 3-credit ITA requirement consists of the submission of a comprehensive portfolio by the BS-Nuclear Engineering Technology students at Excelsior College. This portfolio consists ofinformation regarding students’ achievement of the learning outcomes of the given program ofstudy. The academic and professional portfolios are effective tools for academic programs to usein assessing program outcomes. All the desired outcomes for engineering education identified byABET Criteria are addressed by these portfolios.Integrated Technology AssessmentAll BS candidates in

Conference Session

Student Misconceptions and Problem Solving Abiltiy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

even more dramaticresults using active-engagement methods coupled with inquiry-based laboratory modules. Themeaning of “inquiry-based” has many slightly different definitions [8], all of which share the keycharacteristic that students pose and answer questions through physical experience and directobservation rather than by listening to lecture or following a highly prescribed laboratoryprocedure. In this work, we define inquiry-based learning to be that which incorporates thedefining features shown in Table 1 [6]. Table 1: Elements of Inquiry-Based Activity Modules [6] (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative work (b) Use activity-based guided-inquiry curricular materials (c) Use

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anshuman Panda, Polytechnic University; Hong Wong, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Sang-Hoon Lee, Polytechnic University

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Computers in Education

Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi. He worked for the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH, during the summers of 2000 and 2001. He is currently a doctoral student at Polytechnic University. His research interests include control of mechanical and aerospace systems.Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics that has been featured on WABC-TV and NY1 News, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-245: SIX YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF ASSIGNMENTS LATER: WHATHAVE THEY LEARNED, AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

for past grammatical expertise Page 23.676.8Junior ME 332 – Fluid Mechanics ME 371 – Machine Design IYear Laboratory Reports: (Approx. 9 @ 4-6 pages each) Short Technical Reporting Brief narrative of procedure, measured data, Design Analysis Reports (2 @ 4- deduced and analyzed data, plotted results with 6 pp. Individual); Technical discussion and conclusions. Analysis, Economic Analysis, Recommendation for Action

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Creon Upton, Unaffiliated; Glen F Koorey, University of Canterbury; Aisling Dominique O'Sullivan Ph. D., University of Canterbury; Keith Comer, Chalmers University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Technology, Sweden. 1Teaching of writing skills can be, arguably, the most difficult communication skill to teach.Engineering students need to master writer, genre, and reader-oriented composition, thoughnot necessarily to equal levels or at the same time. In Years 2 and 3, engineering studentsneed to master ‘genre-oriented composition’; in other words, they need to be able to matchthe expectations for diverse, yet specific, writing types: cover letters, laboratory reports,design reports, engineering drawings, and oral presentations. In Years 3 and 4, engineeringstudents, to varying degrees, need to focus more on reader-oriented composition andrecognise the

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; N.M. Awlad HOSSAIN, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

product and the final report, peer evaluations and faculty/industry finalpresentation evaluations.The decision to change the Capstone course from a “Production Laboratory” to a “Research andDevelopment Project”, to better meet the needs of the MET and ME students, was firstimplemented in the fall of 2010. This was possible because the course was split into two separateCapstones, an R&D based course for the MET & ME students and the traditional productionbased course for the Applied Technology students. During the 2010-11, the new R&D capstonecourse was taught to the MET students since none of the ME students were sophomores andjuniors. The switch to an R&D focus allowed the department to reach out to industry partners towork on

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology/CINVESTAV

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #10272A Teaching Model for Teaching Deaf/Hard of-hearing and Hearing Studentswith Course Accessibility and Real World Product DesignMr. Gary W Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Gary Behm is an Assistant Professor of the Engineering Studies department and Director of the Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory at RIT/NTID. He is a deaf engineer who retired from IBM after serving for 30 years. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He managed team members in delivering the next generation

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

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New Engineering Educators

classrooms and laboratories according to our vision of good practiceand needs. One of the ECE faculty temporarily based in the Physics department developed anapplied electrostatics laboratory from scratch to be used in the ECE program and taught thePhysics capstone course twice using the lab facilities. The Applied Electrostatics Laboratory wasthought to allow for great flexibility of projects related particularly to nanotechnology by meansof electrospraying, electrospinning, and gas discharges. The main available equipment consistsof a couple of high voltage power supplies (one high voltage amplifier), single syringe anddouble syringe pumps, a high speed camera system, a Keythley picoammeter, a modified Veecosystem for studying electrospray

Conference Session

Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University

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International

education, and teacher professional development. For ten years she served on the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. She was also at the University of South Carolina for 17 years where she taught undergraduates, had an active research program in paleo-oceanography, and numerous graduate students. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina.Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University Dr. Lynn Rathbun is the Deputy Director of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network and the Laboratory Manager of the Cornell Nanoscale

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Proposed Solution Resumes, email, short engineering focused Paper, Justified Evaluation Paper, Writing Profile reports, engineering writing demands, problem Paper solving, speaking, ethics, and orientation to the university/college/majorsSoph. ME 201 – ThermodynamicsYear Student communication survey, refresher for past grammatical expertiseJunior ME 332 – Fluid Mechanics ME 371 – Machine Design IYear Laboratory Reports: (Approx. 9 @ 4-6 pages each) Short Technical Reporting Brief narrative of procedure

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

, business, and government. The important policy changein the ATE program was that the grantee institution would be either a two-year college, or otherassociate degree granting institutions, or a consortium of two-year colleges along with thepreviously mentioned partners. Thus, two-year colleges or associate degree offering institutionswere specifically targeted by the ATE program and, as a further consequence, community collegefaculty were being afforded greater opportunities for grant funding and the actual planning andadministration of the grant [1].The focus of ATE projects would be on curriculum development, faculty or teacher development,instructional materials development, or instrumentation and laboratory improvement. Also,considered for

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

, scholarship in ET has to achieve the following:• ET scholarship must improve our teaching, add value to the education of our undergraduate/graduate students, and involve our students in meaningful ways.• ET scholarship must be relevant to industry, and lead to improvement in the curriculum and in undergraduate laboratories• ET scholarship must be documented and disseminated to others and be open to critical examination by peers outside our department in order to ensure the quality of the scholarly activity and to facilitate continuous improvement in this area of faculty endeavor.9, 11Based on this premise, we propose the definition of ET scholarship to include the following: 1. Scholarship of discovery in applied research

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Marko Dimiskovski, Drexel University; Vanessa Lin, Drexel University; Pareshkumar Chandrakant Brahmbhatt, Drexel University; Shirin Karsan M.B.E., Drexel University; Alexa J. Karkenny, Drexel University

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International

limited to the itemized list in Table C. Page 25.833.7 Equipment Location Ablation machine Operation Room Defibrillator Emergency Department Heart Monitor Emergency Department Pacemaker Emergency Department 3 Analog weight scales Pharmacy 4 Electronic Weight scales Pharmacy 2 Suction Pumps Medical Ward 4 Oxygen Concentrators Medical Ward 2 Microcentrifuges Laboratory Otoscope Outpatient DepartmentTable C: List of equipment serviced and their location within

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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International

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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Manufacturing

learning components. The innovative deliverymethods of the modules include: remote interactive delivery, synchronous online delivery,remote laboratory functions, asynchronous delivery, and delivery using virtual classroom withstudents having 24/7 remote access anytime, anywhere, and on any platform. This paper describes the progress made in the project’s first 16 months in terms ofinnovation, module development, level of participation, industry partnership, experientiallearning, and college credits for participants. It also describes the outcomes related to the projectgoals through formative measures, and subjective assessments. Page

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Rene Reitsma; Martha Cyr; Nancy Shaw; Michael Mooney; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Paul Klenk

, critical thinking, constructing new knowledge based on these answers, and problemsolving.5, 6 Studies conducted with science students found that inquiry-based science activitieshave positive effects on students’ science achievement, cognitive development, laboratory skillsand understanding of science content as a whole when compared with more traditional teachingapproaches.7, 8 Students participatingin hands-on activities, performingtheir own science experiments learnmore than those who do not.9, 10 Ahands-on inquiry-based approach isparticularly appealing to studentswith disabilities (special education),teaching them to use kinestheticmodalities, verbal modalities,pictorial representations andcreativity.11 Other studies have shownthat students in

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Arsen Gasparyan, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

pleasant setting. Virtual laboratories can be built with simulationtechniques to guide our students learning complex subjects. A major difficulty, however,concerns whether the simplicity may come at the expense of effectiveness of the learningsurroundings. One remedy to this problem suggests use of special equipments often used for e.g.pilot training. Another example includes use of digital gloves and head-mounted devices invirtual reality applications. Nevertheless, these equipments are expensive and often not availableto most students. In contrast, our solution suggests use of inexpensive tools like web-cameras asan interface to interact with the simulated objects in cyberspace, and WBS as a core buildingblock of the virtual laboratories.In this

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education

by examining the nature and practices of creativecommunities. Why? Creative communities provide a synergistic environment thatencourages ongoing, informal (non-certified) learning experiences out of whichinnovation emerges predictably and organically. This conference paper examines severalcreative communities in a variety of fields, both historical and present-day, to learn whatthey can teach us about self-directed, lifelong learning. The specific communitiesdiscussed within this paper include the following: 1. Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey Page 15.1189.4 2. Silicon Valley 3. Paris, France (the Impressionists and Hemingway’s

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

thefundamental concepts of flight, mathematics, and science, as well as the most recent advances inaerospace technology22. Laboratories or special class projects are often incorporated to enhancethese lessons; however, this only constitutes a small portion of the class and curriculum. In factafter graduation, students still typically require substantial training in systems engineering beforethey can be fully effective within aerospace companies. Furthermore, while practicing engineerstypically have one or two areas of expertise, engineers who understand their specialty in thecontext of the entire system are considered to be the most effective11 and tend to advance towardleading positions in their company or institution.The Panel on Undergraduate

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

Director of the Balloon Payload Program at UMCP, which was initiated 6 years ago and has been sponsored by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium since then.Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University Richard Conn Henry is a Professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he is also Director, Maryland Space Grant Consortium, and member, Principal Professional Staff,The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Henry is also President of The Henry Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) incorporated in Maryland, devoted to the advance of education and career development for the American people. Dick is also President

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

. Of course, there were many other interactions, e.g., Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1: Capstone Projects for 2003 Ten Projects Sponsored by Research Laboratories at the University of Houston Design of In-Vaccum Cold Sink A backside helium cooling system was designed to reduce stencil mask distortion due to overheating during x-ray lithography used for integrated circuit fabrication. Thermistors, placed on the membrane surface as carbon cement, were used to measure the temperature of the fragile membranes. The thermistors