Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Shashi S. Marikunte, Penn State Harrisburg; Ma'moun Abu-Ayyad, Penn State Harrisburg; AB Shafaye, Penn State Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

US Navy Laboratories and employment with Koch Industries. Dr. Bachnak is a registered Professional Engi- neer in the State of Texas, a senior member of IEEE and ISA, and a member of ASEE.Dr. Shashi S. Marikunte, Penn State Harrisburg Shashi S. Marikunte is an Associate Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, Pennsylvania. He serves as the ABET Coordinator for Civil Engineering (CE) as well as Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology (SDCET) programs. He received his PhD in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. His research interests include high- performance cement composites, recycled materials in concrete, durability of concrete, non

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Instrumentation

iscomposed of a series of lectures, and it includes a laboratory component. In the University ofMinnesota, an IoT lab module has been developed and added to an electrical engineeringfreshman-level C++ programming course [3]. Their C++ programming course consists of 15-weeks, two one hour and half lectures and one three-hour lab session per week. Half of their labsare IoT related, consisting of device setup, input/output devices, cloud connectivity, and simplemultitasking. The challenges in offering the IoT course has been identified as the content of thecourse and at what level the course needs to be introduced [4]. The IoT includes both hardwareand software components, covering extensive material. It has been noted that it is a challenge tohave a

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

multidisciplinaryapproach which draws on various concepts and knowledge base in an iterative process. The ‘Engineering Clinics’ atRowan University a design infused, multidisciplinary, eight-semester sequence of courses in the College ofEngineering. Inter/multi-disciplinary student teams engage in laboratory hands on activities focused on solving realworld problems related to automation, additive manufacturing, embedded systems, renewable energy, artificialintelligence and biomedical technology to name a few. The aim is to prepare the students for highly evolving,competitive marketplaces. It also serves as an excellent testbed for conceptualizing and iterating engineeringinnovation and research.This paper will discuss two projects where multidisciplinary groups of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Institute of Standards and Technology.Dr. Peter C Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago Peter Nelson was appointed Dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) College of Engineer- ing in July of 2008. Prior to assuming his deanship, Professor Nelson was head of the UIC Depart- ment of Computer Science. In 1991, Professor Nelson founded UIC’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which specializes in applied intelligence systems projects in fields such as transportation, manufacturing, bioinformatics and e-mail spam countermeasures. Professor Nelson has published over 80 scientific peer reviewed papers and has been the principal investigator on over $30 million in research grants and con- tracts on

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Biomedical Engineering

engineering students tosucceed in a wide variety of careers. This necessity is recognized by ABET in student outcome 3“an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” [1]. Despite this, students maynot view written communication skills as an important skill for engineers. Technical writinginstruction and practice is often implemented in undergraduate laboratory courses where studentswrite standard lab reports (abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion) thatmost closely resemble a scientific journal article. In an effort to demonstrate to students how theymight communicate about experimental data in different ways and to prompt them to considercommunicating data to a range of audiences and for varying purposes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Juan M. Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

academic and industrial environments; experience inconducting laboratory experiments; and opportunities to present the research outcomes to thebroader community at professional settings. This REU program provides engineeringundergraduate students with unique research experience in both academic and industrial settingsthrough cooperative research projects. Experiencing research in both worlds is expected to helpstudents transition from a relatively dependent status to an independent status as theircompetence level increases.The joint efforts among two institutions and industry partners provide the project team withextensive access to valuable resources, such as expertise to offer a wider-range of informativetraining workshops, advanced equipment

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida; Treavor Boyer, University of Florida; Trisha de Torres; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, Department of Chemistry / University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

laboratory components of courses tend tobe overly competitive and not collaborative14. The projects involve collaborative, team-based problem solving with socially relevantproblems, which require multiple perspectives and values the forms of practical knowledge thatstudents can bring to a team15. The projects are constructed to be MEAs and sequenced toemphasize the context in which an engineer understands chemistry, to require the use ofcollaboration and to scaffold the process of design16. The projects are conveyed in a three-phase format: Inquiry, Problem Solving and aDeliverable. During Inquiry, students are presented with the task as a memo from thehypothetical company CEO requiring them to produce a deliverable for a local client

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is an Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vice-Dean of the Graduate College, and Director of the Center for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning Excellence (CASTLE). He is the recipient of a NASA New Investigator Award, the Drexel Graduate Student Associ- ation Outstanding Mentor Award, the Drexel University ECE Outstanding Research Achievement Award and the International Liquid Crystal Society Multimedia Prize. In 2003, he received a NASA/ASEE Sum- mer Faculty Fellowship to research NEMS/MEMS adaptive optics in the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Fontecchio received his Ph.D. in Physics from Brown University in 2002. He has authored

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE Fellow and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

isprohibitively expensive. Renewable energy resources on site must be tapped to power thenetwork.3The site has abundant hydroelectric energy at the river and on the three creeks that run throughthe university property. Two years before this project began, the university’s electrical systemon site was upgraded to a 4.5kW capacity. Of this, 1.5kW is hydroelectric and 3kW is solarphotovoltaic. There is a propane generator for backup, but other than being run for periodicmaintenance, it has not been used. The university’s power serves nine buildings, includingliving quarters and laboratories. Energy storage in lead acid batteries provides ride-through forfive consecutive cloudy days, an event too rare to show on the site’s weather records dating backto 1910

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University - Erie; Liyong Sun, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

understand certain important concepts in the fluid and thermal sciences. Theinitial stage of this development consists of eight exercises that were identified by the authors asdifficult concepts for the mechanical engineering technology students at Penn State Erie - TheBehrend College in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid power. Some of these exerciseshave a basis in a previous project by Gerald Recktenwald and Robert Edwards (Engineering ofEveryday Things (EET))1 which had a focus on laboratory exercises. Since these are for use in aclassroom, the existing exercises needed to be scaled back in both size and duration. Others arenew to this project. The overall project is in the early stages. Some of the exercises are welldeveloped with only a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandramouli Viswanathan Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (Engineering); Emily Hixon; Chenn Q. Zhou, Purdue University, Calumet (Engineering); John Moreland, Purdue University Northwest; Jichao Wang, CIVS, Purdue University Calumet; zitao xiong, tappollo; Rameh Teegavarapu, Florida Atlantic University; Pradeep K. Behera P.E., University of the District of Columbia; JAMES FORREST FOX, University of Kentucky

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

is senior research scientist at the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simula- tion at Purdue University Northwest. He has MS in Technology, BS in Computer Graphics Technology, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Technology focusing on the application of mixed reality technologies to education.Mr. Jichao Wang, CIVS, Purdue University Calumetzitao xiong, tappolloDr. Rameh Teegavarapu, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Ramesh Teegavarapu (Dr. T.) is currently an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environ- mental and Geomatics department at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, Florida and founder and leader of the Hydrosystems Research Laboratory (HRL) in the department. He has over 15

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Sandra Soto-Cabán, Muskingum University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thataccomplishes little. The originality of his concept made it popular among the society and twoPurdue engineering fraternities began a contest as a rivalry in the 1940s and 1950s, which laterwas revived in 1983 and became a nationwide Rube Goldberg Machine (RGM) contest in 19883.The contest was expanded to the high school level in 1996 with the support of the USDepartment of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. In 2012, an international online RGMcontest was launched by Rube Goldberg Inc. for ages 11-144.RGMs were also used in educational studies, especially those related with design. Several ofthese studies utilized Rube Goldberg projects in K-12 education and freshmen level engineeringcourses such as teaching engineering design to K-12 students

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. Elsawy, Tennessee Technological University; Fred Vondra, Tennessee Technological University; Ahmed K Kamal, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University of Northern Iowa, a founder director of manufacturing engineering program at St. Cloud State University, Project Manager at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Visiting Scholar at TU-Berlin, Germany. Dr. ElSawy teaching and research interests are in the areas of material processing, metallurgy and manufacturing systems. His current research interests are in the areas of renewable energy, bioenergy from waste in order to reduce the carbon footprint and preserve natural resources for future generations. Dr. ElSawy received ˜ $2M of state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology in K-12 Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Jeffrey R Anderson, University of Wyoming; Matthew Young Lionel Love, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

navigation features; however, it requires modification toallow for successful navigation.MethodsTwo electrical and computer engineering faculty members and a senior undergraduatemechanical engineering student developed the curriculum for the course. Our goal was toprovide enough theory to allow the students to progress rapidly in the laboratory exercises. Thecurriculum was divided into ten 2.25 contact hour sessions. We also planned a related session onsupercomputers and modeling. The session on supercomputers was taught by a Department ofMathematics faculty member. Also, a field trip was taken to the National Center forAtmospheric Research (NCAR) - Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) and a nearby hightechnology Walmart regional distribution center

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Bellingham, Drexel University; John Kamal, Science Leadership Academy; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University ; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Research Achievement Award and the International Liquid Crystal Society Multimedia Prize. In 2003, he received a NASA/ASEE Sum- mer Faculty Fellowship to research NEMS/MEMS adaptive optics in the Microdevices Laboratory at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Fontecchio received his Ph.D. in Physics from Brown University in 2002. He has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The impact of project based learning on engagement as a function of student demographicsAbstractThis work in progress seeks to determine the role of demographics in student inclination tochoose science, technology, engineering, and

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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Educational Research and Methods

compared to ascertain the relative gains (if any) thatare directly attributable to the MILL model intervention, which is the objective of this work.Acknowledgement The work described in this paper was supported by the National Science FoundationIUSE Program under grant number DUE-1432284. Any opinions, recommendations, and/orfindings are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.References1. SME Education Foundation website: http://71.6.142.67/revize/sme/about_us/history.php2. Ssemakula, M.E. and Liao, G.: ‘Implementing The Learning Factory Model In A Laboratory Setting’ IMECE 2004, Intl Mech Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 13-19, 2004; Anaheim, CA.3. Ssemakula, M.E. and Liao, G

Conference Session

Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

the ASME at the University of San Diego and the President of the Pacific Division of the AAAS. He received the Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from the San Diego County Engineering Council in 2008, the Faculty of the Year Award from the Zeta Omega Chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity in 2013, the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the University of San Diego in 2014, the Preceptor Award of the University of San Diego in 2015, and Best Paper Awards from the Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies of the American Society for Engineering Education in 2008 and 2014.Dr. Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego Ernie Kim received his BSEE from the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University

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Materials

time the course is taught.They also have the option of using a different software that they are comfortable with and haveaccess to. One of the groups opted to use HyperMesh and OptiStruct as they were planning onusing that software to design bridges for the SAMPE student bridge contest. Students getintroduced to the composites workbench in the surfacing class with CATIA and strengthen theirknowledge about how models are designed using orthotropic materials. Two lectures are setaside to instruct the students with the FEA laboratory. Examples of a model setup and thedisplacement results obtained by one of the student groups for flexural testing are given below(Figures 1 & 2.) Figure 1. CATIA model of flexural test using Figure 2. FEA

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

usuallyinvolves group work. Many of the engineering projects in the paper were group work. Engineersare now, more than ever, expected to collaborate and cooperate with their peers [17]. Futuredirections for integrating PBL in these courses include adding one more project that allowsstudents to design from scratch in Logic Circuits, and assessing whether the students who havebenefited from PBL will continue to be successful in their future courses.References:[1] Shekar, A. Project based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Practices, ASEE 120thAnnual Conference and Exposition, paper ID 10806, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[2] Pang, J. Active Learning in the Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory Course. 2015 ASEE Zone IIIConference

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Page 26.831.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Hands-On Active Learning via Development of FPGA-based Intelligent Microwave Oven Controller Page 26.831.2 Hands-On Active Learning via Development of FPGA-based Intelligent Microwave Oven Controller1. IntroductionDesign project in laboratory development course plays an important role in electricalengineering education to connect theory and hands-on skills for student learning. In thispaper, a team-based design project with regard to FPGA-based intelligent microwave ovencontroller is presented for its development of learning modules and its pedagogy. The

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, career development, cultural awareness,leadership, and other professional and intellectual skills. There are numerous experientiallearning opportunities in higher education that can be found in most disciplines. Thefollowing is a comprehensive list of these experiences as noted by (George MasonUniversity, 2011; Loretto, 2011; Northern Illinois University OTC, 2011), NortheasternUniversity, University of Colorado Denver, and many others [6-15]. Classroom Learning Experiences, where students apply their knowledge to challenges inthe office or laboratory and then bring that dynamic experience back to the classroom. Research Experiences provides opportunities for students to do cutting-edge researchwith faculty who are among the best in their

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 26.938.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Incorporating Active Learning of Complex Shapes in STEM CoursesAbstractA major obstacle students encounter in many STEM subjects is visualization of complex three-dimensional shapes, such as the p-v-T surface in thermodynamics. Conventional means ofcontent delivery, such as textbooks and projector screens, are passive in nature and areineffective in many situations. Alternatives such as immersive visualization technology are oftencostly and require specialized laboratory, creating a disconnect between lecture and spatiallearning. An exploratory method is introduced whereby learners can achieve meaningful

Conference Session

Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April K. Andreas, McLennan Community College; Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College

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Two Year College Division

alsonoted that all students benefit from research experiences, not just students with high GPAs.Therefore, it seems appropriate to start students on the research path early on.Challenges of Undergraduate Research at a Two-Year College Page 26.942.2Incorporating undergraduate research at the community college level presents unique challenges.A two-year college will usually not have a built-in structure for supporting undergraduateresearch. Particularly in engineering, where expensive laboratories or equipment may benecessary, cost itself can be very prohibitive. The college may not have lab space to dedicate toresearch, or even have a large enough

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, quality, and control; (d) manufacturing systems design: ability to analyze, synthesize, and control manufacturing operations using statistical methods; and (e) manufacturing laboratory or facility experience: ability to measure manufacturing process variables and develop technical inferences about the process.The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering ModelThe Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering model4 represents a professional perspective onthe outcomes from a manufacturing program11. These group curricular areas by industry needs,as seen in Figure 1. Each of the four pillars represents a major area for

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

either be executed by users on the server-side or remote-side. This choicecan be altered with ease at any time. The development of two sample VIs created as webdocuments, for an undergraduate and a graduate engineering mechanics course are included anddiscussed in the paper to clearly illustrate the power and utility of this type of Virtual Instruments.LabVIEW Virtual Instruments published as HTML files also seem to have a great potentialapplication in the area of experimental research. Using these files, the investigators have theopportunity to remotely monitor the health of structural members in the field or laboratory withoutactually needing to be present at the experimental site for the entire duration of the experiment. Thiscapability of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman, University of Pittsburgh; Rebekah Burke P.E., Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler-Gilbert Community College; brad allenby, Arizona State University; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University; Vikas Khanna, University of Pittsburgh; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, developing energy effi- ciency programs and researching technical and non-technical barriers to energy efficiency in the buildings industry. She has a background in collaborative design and integrated project delivery. She holds a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan and a PhD in Civil Engineering Systems

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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Engineering and Public Policy

curriculum already contains material related to publicpolicy issues, although not explicitly defined as such to students. For example, our junior-levellaboratory course contains a module on the use of humans and animals in research which tracesthe origins of legislation related to these issues and the relevant regulations involvingInstitutional Review Boards (IRB) and Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC). This isfollowed by a senior-level laboratory where students perform experiments on human subjectsafter completing the process to obtain IRB approval. Finally, students are introduced to the FDAQuality Systems Regulations during the first semester of our two-semester senior capstonedesign sequence and follow the process outlined in the regulations

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Pratik Dilip Desai; Ryan Van Deest; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Computers in Education

mechatronics program at ourinstitution has experienced a steady growth trying to meet this need. However, the curricularchanges that follow these fast-paced technologies are often difficult to implement in theclassroom in a timely manner. Often, new products become available but without appropriatedocumentation for quick implementation in educational laboratories. It may take a year or longerto develop a set of laboratory exercises for a new microcontroller or a 3D printer. Thus, theknowledge must come from other informal sources, like workshops, technical presentations,conferences, etc. Students are taught to embrace change and keep current. This is in accordancewith ABET EAC General Criterion 3, Student Outcomes1 (i) “a recognition of the need for

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Justice Boisselle, Oral Roberts University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

using SolidWorks, and ANSYS Fluent software was used by a third studentwho was not on the senior capstone team to simulate the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.IntroductionThis project involved the design, building and testing of a Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilityapparatus by undergraduate engineering students. The laboratory will enable students toconduct visualizations of the waves that develop due to the instability.The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability is a classical problem originally studied by Helmholtz 1and Kelvin2. The mechanism causing the instability has been studied in detail by Lamb3,Bachelor4, Drazin and Reid5, Chandrasekahr6, Craik7, and many others. The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability can appear at the interface of two fluid layers flowing with