required toinclude the following topics in the presentation: constituents and molecular structure; relevantphysical and mechanical properties; significance of the materials; applications and examples;advantages and drawbacks; attributes associated with sustainability; and proposed ideas toaddress outstanding issues. For the purposes of this project, the impact on the individualstudents in the teams conducting research on nanotechnology was higher than for the rest of theclass.ECIV 303L: Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory(junior year, elective course)In this lab course, students were prompted to help design nanomaterial-containing cementcomposites for nuclear waste storage using dry casks. To provide them with adequatebackground, students were
state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. Imbrie is nationally recognized for his work in ac- tive/collaborative learning pedagogies, teaming and
. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
Paper ID #18705A Mentoring Paradigm for URM and Emeriti Engineering Faculty: DoesQuantity of Contact Determine the Quality of the Relationship for Mentees?Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate
better). These simpledefinitions for creativity and innovation are easy for students to grasp from the first day of classand are readily applicable as students are challenged to define and explore creative andinnovative steps in the engineering design process.ECE490 is a one-credit class that is offered each fall semester. (An abbreviated coursescheduled is shown in Figure 2). Prerequisites for the class are sophomore standing (or higher)and instructor approval, but it is primarily taken by junior and senior students (see Table 2). It isconducted as a laboratory class and meets for three hours once per week. The class is open to allengineering majors (bioengineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electricalengineering, and mechanical
considerincorporating entrepreneurship education for students (Duval-Couetil et al., 2012; Duval-Couetilet al., 2016). According to Duval et al. (2012), most engineering students recognized theimportance of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship as a “worthwhile career option”(p. 429). Students with entrepreneurial experiences chose “satisfying a need in a market” as atop reason for entering an entrepreneurship career (Duval-Couetil et al., 2012). Students withentrepreneurship experiences ranked higher in self-efficacy and confidence per the student’sperspective of entrepreneurial ability.Further, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program “preparesscientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory” (NSF, I
Department of Education through the Hispanic-Serving Institution Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (HSI STEM) program, four community college engineeringstudents participated in a ten-week summer research internship program at San Francisco StateUniversity in summer 2016. This paper presents a summer intern project that preparescommunity college students for future earthquake engineering research. Real Time HybridSimulation (RTHS) provides a viable alternative to evaluate the structural response under theearthquakes in size limited laboratories. The explicitness of the unconditionally stable CRalgorithm makes RTHS of large civil engineering structures possible. However, it is impossibleto know the exact mass, damping, and stiffness of
, which is not always aneffortless task even for civil engineering students. Laboratory tests help students to effectivelyabsorb engineering courses such as statics and strength of materials. Exposing students tolaboratory tests, besteads them to better visualize the connection between theoretical conceptsand the experimental nature of real building structures and materials. Implementing structuralmodeling software is also another value that can improve students’ understanding of structuralanalysis, particularly architecture students who have better understanding of three-dimensionalvisualization. Moreover, having a basic knowledge of a structural analysis software, that iscompatible with Building Information Modeling (BIM) products, makes it
mindset, self-efficacy, identity as an engineer, community)• Uniformly positive impacts on Mentors (laboratory for leadership) Summary DetailsStructure LearningActivities Objectives~130 students DesignChallenges, Connecting to our~12 “families” Presentations, & Community Critiques (Exposure)~24 ENGR Leaders Reflective Essays Opportunities (Access)Monday’s: Classroom learning Reading Quizzes ProfessionalismWednesday’s: Canvas Discussion Breakouts in Small Group “families” Discussions E-Portfolio’s Video
,materials science, cyber-physical systems and robotics to buildan integrated community of interest and stimulate newdirections in research. 1819To assess the opportunities and challenges for a nationalrobotics initiative, over 140 robotics experts from industry,laboratories, and universities from across the country joinedforces to produce a definitive report entitled: A Roadmap for USRobotics- From Internet to Robotics, May 21, 2009(http://www.us-robotics.us/reports/CCC Report.pdf).The primary purposes of this initiative are to provide leadershipin research fundamental to the development of the nextgeneration of robotics, particularly co-robotics, to advance thecapability and
through innovation• Moves toward cleaner American energy• Takes action on climate change• Prepares students with STEM skillsInvesting in R&D• $72.4 billion for non-defense R&D.• $80.0 billion for defense R&D.• $72.8 billion for (basic and applied) research.• $8.0 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF).• $5.7 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.• $826 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) laboratories.• $19.0 billion for NASA.• $700 million for U.S. Department of Agriculture competitively- awarded extramural research grants in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. R&D in the President’s 2017 Budget(budget authority in FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Enacted FY
indicated that they had enjoyable time in the class and the class setting helpedthem to both have fun and learn better.References[1] National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), “Science Projects in Renewable Energy andEnergy Efficiency: A guide for Secondary School Teachers”, http://www.nrel.gov/education/pdfs/educational_resources/high_school/re_ee_projects.pdf[2] National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), “Research Projects in Renewable Energyfor High School Students”, http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/06/f16/highschool_projects.pdf[3] Illinois Valley Community College, “Renewable Energy Projects for the Classroom”,http://www2.ivcc.edu/mimic/nsf/Resources%20for%20Teachers/Renewable%20Energy%20Projects%20-%20Handbook.pdf[4] The Union of
energy systems which encouraged him to pursue energy related research. During the summer of 2015, Michael began working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER) where he worked with tubular solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). His interests include combustion, and fuel cell technology applications.Dr. Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University Prof. Jeongmin Ahn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at Syracuse University (SU). Prof. Ahn received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Ph.D. degree in
interpreted NSE foundational content. The frequency ofdepictions related to the first three foundational content areas were recorded as well as how oftenan idea related to biology, chemistry and physical science.Description of ActivityThe NSE activity was an adaptation of an undergraduate laboratory on measuring contact angleson hydrophobic surfaces [9]. It was implemented in three magnet public high schools classroomswhere students were in their junior or senior year. The classes were electives in advancedphysics, an introductory course to chemical engineering and an introductory course toaeronautical engineering. The concept of surface wettability was briefly introduced in each classthrough a class discussion highlighting commercial products that
structural systems content thatre-considered the format of the stand-alone course model. The conventional lecture format wasreplaced with a case-study methodology that utilized existing big-box stores, all from the sameretail chain, as a “real-world” laboratory. This provided a format for students to document andanalyze an existing structural system in the context of actual gravity and environmental loadconditions. The students were then required to “reverse engineer” the structural components todetermine the actual member sizes utilized in their case study building. Reverse engineering “isthe process of duplication of an existing part, subassembly, or product without drawings,documentation, or a computer model” [4].Rationale for the StrategyThe
basic features, and their implementation are discussed inthe lab description section, with detailed instruction included in the actual laboratory manual. Figure 1. Comparison of FANUC LR mate robot (left) with RobotRun Simulation (right).Software Simulation Advantages,As previously discussed, the use of simulation can offer some distinct advantages, especiallywhen the software comes at no cost to the University, or the students. The obvious mainadvantage is concept reinforcement, and overall exposure to the basic constructs, and commandsof a typical industrial robot. Tasks such as jogging the robot, teaching frames,creating/modifying, and executing programs are essentially identical in the FANUC teachpendant, and the “RobotRun” teach pendant
students for dental school.Dr. Wolfgang Windl, Ohio State University Wolfgang Windl is Professor and Graduate Studies Chair in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. Before joining OSU, he spent four years with Motorola, ending his tenure as Principal Staff Scientist in the Digital DNA Laboratories in Austin, TX. Previously, he held postdoctoral positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Arizona State University and received his diploma and doctoral degree in Physics from the University of Regensburg, Germany. His numerous awards include the first Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Society in 2006; the 2015 Boyer Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
be able to: 1. Define the term research. 2. Describe examples of research being conducted in STEM fields and the potential impact of that research on society. 3. List examples of career opportunities available in various STEM fields. 4. Collect scientific data in a laboratory setting. 5. Analyze and interpret simple scientific data generated in the laboratory. 6. List and describe the steps of the scientific method. 7. List and describe the steps of the engineering design process. 8. Compare and contrast the scientific method and the engineering design process. 9. Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative data and provide examples of situations where each is used. 10. Demonstrate
Department of Wayne State University. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Mian worked as a designer for Visteon Corporation’s automotive electronics division located in Dearborn, Michigan. He also served as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET from 1988 to 1993. He has authored over 90 refereed and non-refereed publications.Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory
collaborative curriculum design.Consistent with NGSS, activities are framed for identifying problems and defining relatedlimitations and criteria for technological advancements. Teachers will generate and evaluate avariety of solutions to identified problems. Finally, they will optimize solutions through analysisof the value and costs associated with their designs [1]. Sample course activities are described inTable 2.Table 2Sample Course Laboratory Activities Developed by Research Team Disciplinary Ideas & Crosscutting Concepts Engineering Practices Physics and Electrical/Computer Engineering Teachers will design and construct metal detectors [19]. • DC circuits and electromagnetism Assembled devices must
retrieving relevant information from memory—a technique known asretrieval practice. Retrieval practice increases long-term retention of information to a greaterextent than does restudy (e.g., [7]). Effects of retrieval practice have been extensively studied inthe laboratory, typically using verbal materials. For example, Karpicke and Roediger [8] hadparticipants learn Swahili-English word pairs (e.g., mashua-boat). After participants reached thecriterion of being able to produce the correct English translation a single time, they eitherrepeatedly restudied the word pair, repeatedly retrieved the English translation, or did notencounter the word pair again. In the latter condition, when items were neither retrieved norrestudied following initial
Engineering DynamicsIntroductionEngineering dynamics (Newtonian mechanics) is often a difficult subject for students to grasp,particularly when taught in traditional lecture-only settings. In lecture-only settings, studentsoften exercise concepts solely through idealized textbook problems which provide little to noopportunity for understanding or exploring in realistic contexts [1]. This is understandable giventhe considerable expense and resources needed to create companion laboratories where studentsmight otherwise explore concepts through hands-on experimentation. Despite these difficulties, ithas been shown across STEM fields that demonstrations and experiments can dramaticallyimprove student learning compared to traditional teaching methods [2
toperform online collaborative learning, in which students were engaged in deep discussion withtheir peers and each student was provided with a specific task through e-mail with expectationfor improving their students’ technical and conceptual knowledge [7]. Bohorquez and Toft-Nielsen designed a problem-oriented medical electronics laboratory, where collaborativelearning was adopted with the intentions of improving the expertise, self-efficacy andcraftsmanship skills of biomedical engineering students. Their implementation yieldedsatisfactory results and demonstrated the effectiveness of their collaborative learning strategies[8]. Dong and Guo incorporated Collaborative Project-Based Learning (CPBL) into theirComputer Networking course for
module, students were introduced to aerodynamics design as an example of appliedengineering. They learned the basic formulation of fluid mechanics equations, which lead toapplication of continuity and Bernoulli’s equations. Students had an opportunity to verify theseequations through hands-on projects and direct measurements in the thermo-fluid laboratory. Also,students were introduced to basic force analysis on aerodynamic vehicles, with an emphasis on liftgeneration airfoils, and they were also given an opportunity to use simulation tools to betterunderstand flow properties and their effect on the aerodynamic loads.Throughout this module, students were introduced to both theoretical and experimental topicsrelated to Bernoulli’s and continuity
of the groups did the project in asphalt and asphalt concrete, because theinstructor’s research laboratory has the resources to allow testing of these students. All the testingtime for the students was outside the class time. To ensure that the students get the most of out oftheir hands-on experience, the experimental protocol was vetted thoroughly. The civil engineeringtechnician also assisted the students in testing. For each of the materials, the objectives was thefollowing:1) Determine whether the material is linear viscoelastic?2) Determine if time-temperature superposition is applicable?3) Develop a rheological model, and4) Explain impact of the above results in practical applications.The scope and depth of testing was discussed with
Recommendations The following list provides recommendations for successful future implementation of the proposed SHRP2 vertical integration approach. These recommendations are based on feedback from the SHRP2 module instructors. ̶ Incorporate more SHRP2 hands-on or field components. ̶ Develop more group and individual class projects that focus on utilizing SHRP2 products. ̶ Develop instructions to explain selected SHRP2 products in detail in class or laboratory settings. ̶ Modify existing survey questions for the next iteration to evaluate method of instructions and instructor. ̶ Develop an “instruction manual
provides a laboratory ofcommon experience for development of language, logic, and problem-solving skills in theclassroom; 3. A democracy demands that its citizens make personal and community decisionsabout issues in which scientific information plays a fundamental role, and they hence need aknowledge of science as well as an understanding of scientific methodology; 4. For somestudents, it will become a lifelong vocation or avocation; and 5. The nation is dependent on thetechnical and scientific abilities of its citizens for its economic competitiveness and nationalneeds [12].Upon graduation from undergraduate construction programs, graduates are engaged in thedesign, planning, engineering, construction, estimating/budgeting, management
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Paper ID #13389UTILIZING THE EFFECT OF AIR SPEED TO IMPROVE AUTOMOBILEMOVING PERDORMANCEDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Masoud Fathizadeh – PhD, PE Professor Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University Calumet since 2001. He has worked over 15 years both for private industries and national research laboratories such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engineering company in 1995 spe- cializing in power system, energy management and automation systems
and two hours of laboratory per week. It has three majorobjectives. To improve students’ awareness of origin, current status and future directions of the IoT. To introduce students advanced technologies that enable the emerging IoT. To teach student to be capable of developing the basic MCU based IoT applications.Course learning outcomesIn the preparation of this course, we derive the following course learning outcomes under theabove three major objectives. 1. To demonstrate the knowledge of the evolution of the IoT. 1.1 To understand the origin and current status of the IoT in industry and academy 1.2 To understand the major technology challenges for the promise of the IoT 2. To demonstrate the knowledge of