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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald W. Garrett; Paul L. Stephenson III

them to compete in the marketplace. The manufacturing companies that sponsorthis project are very “pro-education” have agreed to support this project partly because theyknow that they are “data rich and analysis poor.” Because they already own the manufacturingequipment and computers needed, the cost of passing data on to the university is small.Furthermore, they appreciate the benefits of a solution that is very portable. It can be readilyused at other manufacturing sites and by other educational institutions.For many years, students in geology, archeology, etc. have gone on field trips where they collectsamples and perform analysis. However, engineering students traditionally have not had suchopportunities. When these students walk into a

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory M. Dick

each term. A typical project might involve: • The generation of a signal which is corrupted with random noise • The design of a filter (or several) to remove the noise from the signal • The analysis of the filtered signal to quantify the effectiveness of the signal processing system (filter).MATLAB - a Big Step ForwardStudents benefited significantly from the programming exercises outlined above. Studentresources (i.e., time) are finite. The investment of time to build tools in Fortran diminished theamount of time they could devote to experimenting with different signal processing techniques. Page 2.161.2This problem

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

more important than that itis to teach the students to learn by themselves. Taking all these aspects and the historical andpolicy moment of South America with the creation of Mercosul, we have developed anEngineering Course attempted to form the next generation of professionals. It is a project that isin fact a purpose of a curriculum that includes some humanistic subjects. The subjects will givethe students the skills to overpass the challenge of the changing and unexpected global workmarket.I. IntroductionThe new century will certainly show a Mercosul politically and economically integrated andshowing very good opportunities of work for all those people who are preparing themselves toface the common work market constituted by all the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

(ACSA) and funded by the Carnegie Corporation, criticizedthe dominance of design faculty over those specializing in ‘construction.’ Design projects atmany schools, it said, resulted in ‘paper architecture’ whose real purpose and function was often Page 4.314.1unclear and unrealistic. 3In 1954, almost twenty-five years later, an AIA commission produced a two–volume report:“The Architect at Mid-Century”. Preparing for the second half of the twentieth century, thereport encouraged educators and practitioners to close the developing gap between them. Thereport said that faculty will do well to maintain the closest possible relationship with

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh M. Sbenaty

dialogue and interaction between education and industry even after the projectfunding has ended. This will also enable faculty to better understand emerging technology.Strategies to achieve these objectives include: 1. The organization of five development teams which include a two-year college faculty from technology, English, science and mathematics, a secondary school faculty, a university technology faculty, and an industry partner (Fig. 1). In addition, the project has a director, evaluators, five principal investigators at the two-year colleges, and a five-member advisory committee that will provide advice and guidance to the management team and will become a vehicle for

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas V. Mecca; Sara Cushing Smith; Lynn G. Mack

challenge for educators. The undergraduate curriculum for technicians needs toreflect the workplace environment by emphasizing interdisciplinary studies, collaborativeactivities, and problem-solving skills. The need for faculty to stay in touch with the fast, everchanging, workplace was also brought out by the report. A major goal of the SC ATE ExemplaryFaculty Project (DUE# 9553740) is to train a cadre of interdisciplinary faculty teams(mathematics, science, engineering technology, communications) to be the designers and authorsof a new, integrated first-year engineering technology core curriculum for South Carolina’sTechnical Colleges. The SC ATE Workplace Research Model was designed to allowinterdisciplinary faculty teams to conduct workplace

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Samuel B Gavitte, Tufts University; Milo D. Koretsky, Tufts University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

to approach problemswith a holistic view, make decisions based on evidence, collaborate effectively in teams, andlearn from setbacks. Laboratory work plays a crucial role in shaping the professionaldevelopment of university engineering students as it enables them to cultivate these essentialpractices [1, 2]. A successful laboratory task design should provide students opportunities todevelop these practices but also needs to adhere to the constraints of the educationalenvironment.In this project, we explore how both virtual (simulation-based) and physical (hands-on)laboratories, based on the same real-world engineering process, develop the practices studentswill need in their future careers. In an engineering virtual laboratory, students work

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah Anne Trytten, The University of Oklahoma; Russell D. Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Harry A. Hogan, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

program evaluator with research interests in spatial ability, STEAM education, workplace climate, and research synthesis with a particular focus on meta-analysis. She has developed, validated, revised, and copyrighted several instruments beneficial for STEM education research and practice. Dr. Yoon has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a PI, co-PI, advisory board member, or external evaluator on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Computational Thinking in the Formation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Li, Miami University; Maressa L. Dixon, Miami University; Sarah Woodruff

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #44023Board 245: Does Integrating Innovative Technologies into STEM EducationHelp Advance K-12 Students’ STEM Career Outcomes? A Synthesis StudyDr. Yue Li, Miami University Dr. Yue Li, Associate Director of the Discovery Center for Evaluation, Research, and Professional Learning at Miami University (Oxford, OH), has extensive quantitative research skills and experiences of leading research and evaluation projects related to systemic reform efforts, with specific proficiency in equitable and inclusive STEM environments. Over the last 17 years at the Discovery Center, Dr. Li has conducted research or evaluation for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jung Won Hur, Auburn University; Cassandra Thomas, Tuskegee University; Li Huang, Tuskegee University; Xiao Chang, Tuskegee University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, deep learning, healthcare data analytics, and biomedical image analysis. He is currently the PI of two NSF funded projects and Co-PI of three NSF and NIH funded projects and committed to computer science education and workforce development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Improving Retention Rate and Success in Computer Science ScholarsIntroductionIn the broader context of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, astudy [1] reveals that the likelihood of a Black student switching majors is approximately 19percentage points higher than that of a White student. Additionally, studies indicate that access toSTEM opportunities is restricted for students attending

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Studies, Director of Women’s Engineering Programs, and CENG Interim Associate Dean. Although she has taught over 25 different courses, she currently teaches Financial Decision making, First Year engineering, Senior Project, and Change Management. Her research is in Engineering Education where she has received $11.8 million of funding from NSF as either PI or Co-PI. She researches equitable classroom practices, integrated learning, and institutional change. She spent the 2019-2020 academic year at Cal State LA where she taught and collaborated on research related to equity and social justice. She is a co-advisor to Engineers without Borders and oSTEM at Cal Poly.Dr. Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

a “Gas Turbine BootCamp” designed to introduce students to the specialized facets of the industry, how gas turbines fit intocurrent and future energy production in the U.S., and affiliated research areas to which they would becontributing. Topics for this boot camp included principles of gas turbine operations and efficiency,combustion, aerodynamics, and manufacturing. Throughout the ten-week program, students underwentstructured professional development and independent research projects under the guidance of Penn Statefaculty and graduate students. As examples, project topics and project names include those in Table 1. Theprofessional development opportunities for Cohort 1 included several facets of technical communicationtraining

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wes Stone, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

graduateprogram draws students nationally and internationally, many of the students come from theregion. The graduate program has grown from six students in the 2004-05 academic year to 22students in 2009-10. Much of this growth can be attributed to the broad array of technical topicsand ability to recruit undergraduates by exposing them to challenging topics that give them aglimpse of masters-level topics. The primary mode for providing this exposure has been thesenior capstone project course sequence1, but additionally, there have been several independentstudy projects that have shown undergraduate ET students the challenges that lie in the graduateprogram.The Rapid Center houses a wide array of high-tech machinery, such as rapid prototyping(Stratasys

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuemin Zhao, China University of Mining & Technology; You-jun Tao, China University of Mining & Technology

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International

Processing EngineeringProgram Since 2006, geological and mining specialties have launched accreditation experimentalwork for mining and safety specialty in China. Now, this is the first time for mineralprocessing to carry out the accreditation, mineral processing of China university of miningand technology is one of the first and the only one who accept the accreditation ofengineering education in mineral processing specialty. Engineering talents‟ training mode in China is neither like United States, beforegraduates enter into industrial enterprise. First they should accept job training for engineers;nor like German engineering graduates who have experience in project. Our project educationhas the tendency to respect for science and

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham, UK; Susan Lowes, Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College; James S. Bonner, Clarkson University; William David Kirkey, Clarkson University; Temitope Ojo, Clarkson University; Peiyi Lin, Columbia University, Teachers College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1069: STUDENT-CREATED WATER QUALITY SENSORSLiesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Liesl Hotaling is a senior engineer at the College of Marine Science, University of South Florida. She holds a B.S. in Marine Science, and Masters degrees in Science Teaching and Maritime Systems. She is a partner in Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW) and specializes in real time data and hands-on STEM educational projects supporting environmental ob- serving networks.Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham, UK Dr. Stolkin is a Research Fellow at the Intelligent Robotics Lab, University of Birmingham, UK. He is an interdisciplinary engineer, with diverse

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees

Engineering Technology at Eastern New Mexico University. He also serves as ABET/TAC pro- gram evaluator for electronics and computer engineering technology programs. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before starting Ph.D. work, he worked three years as a project engineer. Page 22.536.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Effective Practices in Multidisciplinary TeamworkAbstractThis article presents the content of a one-credit course that provides students with skills in jobinterviewing, team-work, learning

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Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue-Min Zhao, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116; Yue-min Zhao, China University of Mining and Technology

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International

important task of talents cultivation in universities.The Practice of Cultivating Innovative Talents for Mineral Processing Engineering Cultivating Innovative Talents Based on the Advantage of National Key Discipline.China University of Mining and Technology, attributed to Ministry of Education and one ofthe national keystone universities is a university to undertake the innovative science projectsdefined by the national Project 211 and Project 985. Mineral processing of China Universityof Mining and Technology is the earliest one of the establishment of the professional school.Created in 1952 and establishing mineral processing engineering start a new era of China'sfirst generation of Masters, Ph.D, the first generation of "Chang Jiang

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov, Cedarville University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

CO2 per kWh ofelectricity produced.4 Thus, alternative energy sources which reduce the amount of airborne CO2are being considered more highly favored for their “green” nature.The EPA’s definition of “green engineering” is “...the design, commercialization, and use ofprocesses and products which are feasible and economical...”5 By this definition, cost becomes akey parameter when engineers turn their talents to alternative energy sources. Thus, the desire toreduce BOTH CO2 emissions and customer cost became the impetus for the design project whose Page 22.414.2parameters and results are presented below.Project SpecificationsThis paper reports

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Day; Robert Douglas; Dean Lance Smith

Systems and Decision Sciences. However, any graduatelevel course is acceptable as an elective. Electives can be taken in either the Electronic orManufacturing Concentrations, or in Mathematics or Business Administration. TECH 7992,Project II, and a proposed new course, TECH 7993, Internship in Engineering Technology, canalso be taken. Up to six hours of transfer credit from another graduate program can be used aselectives.V. Project or ThesisTHEC (Tennessee Higher Education Commission) requires either a project or a thesis as part ofa Masters program. Students, with the approval of the faculty, have the choice of taking eitherTECH 7991, Project, or TECH 7996, Thesis.THEC rules permit a student taking a thesis option to complete the degree with 30

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald J., Jr. Fournier; Cyndi Gaudet

development. Within the first year, this approach has succeeded indeveloping solid relationships with business and industry. Members of business and industryhave offered support by participating on the Industrial Advisory Committee, establishing paidinternship positions, hosting field trips, hosting large group projects, assisting with networkingwith other businesses, and advising on technical course content. These efforts have combined tocreate a stronger undergraduate and graduate curriculum while being more responsive to thehiring needs of regional business and industry.IntroductionThe School of Engineering Technology (SET) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)developed a Workforce Training and Development (WTD) degree program at the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rex E. Ward; Erdogan Sener

from, one should be aware of the differentneeds and deficiencies these people may bring into the picture, namely: • Literacy (some of the people that need to be targeted may not even be able to read and write in their native tongue) • Language (teaching the new incomers not only the English language but also the workplace literacy in terms of the construction industry) • Trade skills (teaching of vocational skills to crafts/trades people) • Technical skills (for people that will serve in technician, engineer, architect, etc capacities) • Management skills (for people that will manage the construction projects at diverse levels with diverse responsibilities)Methods

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Sudhir Mehta

effective in large classes. The strategies help in increasing classparticipation, problem solving, critical thinking, communication, collaborativelearning,attention, and attendance. Over 80 to 90 percent of the students indicate that thesestrategies are useful in enhancing the teaching-learning process in large classes. I. INTRODUCTION Cooperative learning involves students working in groups on problems or projects suchthat it fosters positive interdependence, individual accountability, leadership, decision making,communication, and conflict management skills [1]. Research indicates that cooperativelearning also enhances short-term mastery, long-term retention, understanding of coursematerial, critical

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Sustainable Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Brewer, Northern Illinois University; Brett Speiser, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

become a need to develop solar battery chargers for more portable batteries, such as Nickelmetal hydride (NiMH) and Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military and consumer applications.This paper describes the development of a solar battery charger for Li-ion batteries. Twoelectrical engineering technology undergraduate students formed a senior design project team todesign and implement a solar battery charger. A senior design project is an integral part of theundergraduate engineering technology degree program requirements at Northern IllinoisUniversity. All students are required to complete a two-semester long (4 credit hours) seniordesign project.Charging a battery requires a regulated dc voltage. However, the voltage supplied by a

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Albert Sun, St. Mary's University

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Manufacturing

networking, blogs, wikis, web conferencing, and shared applications) suggeststhat these technologies are now mature and well-established enough to become a regular part ofengineering education.This paper describes developments in an ongoing NSF project that aims to combine instructionalmaterials for system integration problem-solving with Web 2.0 tools to create collaborativelearning environments that allow teams to work and learn together in solving system integrationproblems. The first stage in this project involves the following steps: 1) identify what modes ofcommunication are currently being used to facilitate collaboration within the system integrationindustry; 2) determine how this communication culture be translated into a virtual

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Beau Vezino, University of Arizona; Scott A Weiler, Amphi MIddle School

Paper ID #14296Creative Engineering & Programming with MaKey MaKey invention KitsBeau Vezino, University of Arizona Beau R. Vezino is a Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona’s College of Education. His focus is engineering and science education. Beau currently teaches the science/engineering methods course for pre-service teachers and works on several related research projects. Beau is certified teacher and holds a MS in Education in Curriculum and Instruction (2009) and a BS in Mechanical Engineering (2005). Beau’s research focus involves K-12 teacher education related to engineering. He is the curriculum writer

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Brodersen; Cordelia Brown

multiple sections offered inthis course. This learning model is being applied to half of the sections. Students register forone of the offered “Introduction to Digital Logic” sections. Students have no knowledge thatthere are different modalities of instruction. This method assures a nearly random assignment tosections. The remaining sections will receive the traditional approach to instruction. Thesections using the learning model receive instruction through a combination of lecturing, activelearning exercises, collaborative learning exercises, and peer instruction exercises. In thesesections, students are engaged in challenge projects and presentations. Instructors and teachingassistants are provided with special training workshops on techniques

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ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Fisher; David Roth; Fredrick Nitterright

courses within the major, have an acceptable G.P.A., and whoare entering their senior year of the baccalaureate Mechanical Engineering Technology program.The summer internships were developed to decrease the demand on faculty advisors of industryrelated senior design projects, and to fulfill the need of industry for completing entry-levelengineering tasks while at the same time enabling them to evaluate a student for full-timeemployment upon graduation. The student in turn receives three academic credits in an industryrelated senior capstone experience, and in certain instances, has an opportunity to graduate asemester early.IntroductionThis past summer concludes the second year of summer internships conducted by students in theMechanical

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunanda Mitra

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS), session number1526. ID#2002-1954ASEE Abstract Title: Optimized signal/image feature recognition for Machine Learning. NSFAWARD # 9980296, CRCD: Machine Learning: A Multidisciplinary Computer Engineering GraduateProgram.Sunanda Mitra, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,Texas 79409. E-mail: Sunanda.Mitra@coe.ttu.edu.AbstractThis paper describes some of the research projects, facilitating machine learning, completed by graduatestudents supported by the NSF-CRCD AWARD # 9980296 entitled “Machine Learning: AMultidisciplinary Computer Engineering Graduate Program ” to Texas Tech University. The program isnow under development in

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

. Environmental Studies students in the Biology program also tookthe course last spring in its first offering. The course is designed to give students sufficientbackground information in the design and implementation of a surface water quality TotalMaximum Daily Load (TMDL) study along with information on designing and implementing a“graduate level” research project. The intent of the course is to have students implement thisproject on an actual 13 square mile watershed near the university. The stream is impacted bynutrients, and a formal TMDL will be developed by environmental professionals andstakeholders in the near future in accordance with Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements.Student teams sample and analyze for multiple chemical constituents and flow

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Innovative Curriculum Development in MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

multiple classes and locationsfor a very reasonable cost. Through optimization of performance, design, and project constraintsthe resulting system proved to be a safe, compact, and versatile experimental platform aroundwhich a variety of laboratory exercises could be built.The goal of the project was creation of an experimental platform that could be used to teachmultiple concepts in fluid power, thermodynamics, and instrumentation in a laboratory-typesetting to students at the Associates and Bachelors degree levels. To achieve this goal the systemneeded to demonstrate fluid mechanics concepts such as design elements of portable hydraulicunits, and the role of power plants in hydraulic system performance. Relevant thermodynamicsconcepts would