offered in the UK (2004 and 2006), Argentina (2007), Switzerland, Germany and France(2008), and Norway and Sweden (2009). The cost of the program has been set at the tuition costfor one 4 credit-hour course during the regular academic year. The program fee covered tuition,airfare, lodging, transport and all scheduled activities. Students needed additional funds formeals and non-program travel. The program is cost-neutral to the university.Faculty are remunerated for teaching the course based upon the scale for teaching summer schoolcourses but adjusted for the special nature of the course. The adjustment includes an additional50% consistent with courses that have laboratories and therefore additional contact hours.Another 50% is added because the
Using Problem Solving Preferences to Promote Teaming in a Mechanical Systems Design Course James M. Widmann California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CAAbstract At California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, MechanicalEngineering students are required to take a course in Mechanical Systems Design. It is ajunior level course where students learn the fundamentals of machine components (gears,bearings, screws, etc); furthermore, the students gain experience in the integration ofthese components into complex Mechanical Systems during a weekly 3-hr laboratory.During the laboratory portion
Page 7.1120.1Wyoming. Both authors are typical faculty members with a full teaching load, an active Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Education SESSION 1960research program, and educational related service commitments (committees, advising,etc.). Furthermore, they are both married with children. These details will becomeimportant later when they discuss the time commitment required to successfully completethe book in a timely manner.Two things should be emphasized. First, the authors had no prior experience in writingtextbooks and
the student’s interest in learning the new engineering concepts · It teaches students the concept of how “assumptions” are used to idealize a real problem to make it mathematically manageable · It allows some hands-on “build-fly” work so the student can be exposed to real hardware · It provides an opportunity for early “design” work and decision-making at a very fundamental levelStudent evaluation data shows that most of these objectives were achieved in a module that thestudents found to be generally exciting. The instilling of student excitement over theircoursework is felt to be vital in
computer modeling techniques. Dr. Leitch is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TB, and Chi Epsilon and is a registered PE in Texas and Indiana and a LEED Green Associate.Dr. Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University Dr. Issa is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University. He joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2004, a year after it started. Since joining the de- partment, he has been in charge of the enhancement of the Thermal Sciences Laboratory. His background is in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from
criteria, and faculty expertise. Difficultiesin fitting the multitude of desired outcomes into the curriculum were addressed throughintegrative lab experiences and electives. Laboratory and faculty resources were largely alreadyin place due to prior programmatic strengths in automated technologies but were grown with theincreased faculty and student focus. Establishment of an Industrial Advisory Board dedicated torobotics and automation has formalized and increased employer input into curriculum, lab, andstudent development opportunities. Program assessment and feedback from industry informscontinuous-improvement updates to the curriculum. The automation-focused degree andcapabilities of its graduates has resulted in increased interest with local
Villanova University. Quizzes have been incorporated into the course in a varietyof formats, and the students’ and instructors’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the quizzes andthe course as a whole will be presented.Evolution of Structural Design Courses at Villanova UniversityPrior to 2014, students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) degrees atVillanova University were required to take a three-credit course CEE 3412: Structural Designand a separate one-credit laboratory course CEE 3912: Structural Engineering Lab. Thesecourses were typically taken during the second semester of the junior year and addressed thebehavior, analysis, and design of both structural steel and reinforced concrete members. Arequired course CEE 3401
Institute for Medicinal Pharmacy to internship at BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany This Chemical Engineering & German senior was involved in Chemical research in three different labs—stretching across both the spectrum of scientific fields and different locations. His undergraduate engineering research journey took him from a project sponsored by NSF led by Geoffrey Bothun in URI’s Bionanotechnology Laboratory trying to enhance oil spill treatment methods, to characterizing drug delivery systems under Professor Heike Bunje’s guidance at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology at TU Braunschweig to attempting to increase the lifetime of a battery cell at BASF’s Ludwigshafen headquarters. At first glance these research topics seem to be
is sacrificed forreach of the field from university laboratories to classroom size, the number of potential algorithms to be tested is greatlysettings. limited. With more advancement in these two categories, it There has been a large number of centimeter-scale multi- will also extend swarm robotics into the classroom as arobotic teams developed in research laboratories worldwide, system for teaching, another discipline in which tools mustbut only a small fraction of them are commercially available. be small and inexpensive in order to be useful. The resultingThe Alice Micro-Robot of EPFL represents a drastic reduction Spider-Bots platform
students and graduate students (lab projectmodule): This module will develop students an ability of formulating standard operatingprocedure (SOP) and facilitating the SOP to new standard, if there is no standard dealing with aspecific AM project. A project in a laboratory class will be used to cover the topics on AMlightweight part design, manufacturing, and testing. Students will design lightweight part (suchas lattice or topology optimized structure), practice fabricating AM parts, and performmechanical testing of the AM lightweight parts, using the AM laboratory. Due to the geometricalcharacteristics, AM lightweight part requires specific test protocols to develop an appropriatedatabase of engineering design properties, including specimen
conference papers and book chapters.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Rowan University. His research primar- ily concerns multi-scale geomaterial behavior under coupled processes across various time scales, with emphasis placed on microstructure characterization, constitutive model formulation, and computational geomechanics, for applications in geological storage and energy geotechnics. Prior to joining the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan, he worked in the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. At Rowan, he teaches courses in geotechnical engineering and ge- omechanics. He is a recipient of James S. Lai
Paper ID #38283Transitioning Sustainable Manufacturing UndergraduateResearch Experiences from an In-Person to a Virtual FormatJeremy Lewis Rickli (Assistant Professor) Dr. Jeremy L. Rickli received his B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2006 and 2008 and received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech prior to joining Wayne State in 2013. At Wayne State, he has created the Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Systems Laboratory (MaRSLab). MaRSLab targets fundamental and applied research in manufacturing, remanufacturing, and
, epistemologies, assessment, and modeling of student learning, student success, student team effectiveness, and global competencies He helped establish the scholarly foundation for engineering education as an academic discipline through lead authorship of the landmark 2006 JEE special reports ”The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Dis- cipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing 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
Edition, Brigham Young University Press, 1995.6. L. E. Ortiz and E. M. Bachofen, “An Experience in Teaching Structures in Aeronautical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Applying the Experimental Methodology,” 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Session 2526.7. M. Abdulwahed and Z. K. Nagy, Applying Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle for Laboratory Education, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2009, pp. 283-294.8. D. A. Wyrick and L. Hilsen, “Using Kolb’s Cycle to Round out Learning,” 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 17-19, 2002. Session 2739.9. T. S. Harding, H.-Y. Lai, B. L. Tuttle, and
Paper ID #37456Understanding Impacts of Soft Robotics Project on FemaleStudents’ Perceptions of Engineering (Work in Progress)Elizabeth McNeela Elizabeth McNeela is an undergraduate student from the Bioengineering department at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. Her primary research interest is focused on addressing gender disparities in engineering disciplines.Thomas TranAasiyah AdnanHolly Golecki Dr. Holly Golecki (she/her) is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign and an Associate in the John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied
Computer Science has taken the position implied 3. Placement service by this factor. Based on the belief that by 4. Course offering offering the appropriate courses retention would be improved we began the process of creating a 5. Faculty small collection of courses designed to teach and 6. Laboratory illustrate the elementary concepts and viewpoints 7. Financial assistance related to engineering. For TWU this approach 8. Student’s desires seemed to be the best and most feasible for addressing the issues linked to retention. Since
options of online teaching methods1,2,3 prior to making thetransformation of the on-campus course to the on-demand course. Our on-demand approach boresome resemblance to the online modality. The following steps were taken in such transformation.Revision of the course learning outcomesIn the transition from the on-campus, in-person course in fall 2019 to the online, on-demandcourse in summer 2020, the course learning outcomes for the in-person course were reviewed. Inthe review, we found that most of the outcomes could be transitioned to the on-demand coursewithout modifications. For outcomes involving in-person, in-laboratory experiments, they werenot feasible in that summer term due to campus closure. They were replaced by computer-aidedcontrol
Purdue, Dr. LaRose serves as a teacher educator,preparing future agricultural educators to meet the needs of a diverse array of learners in their classes. Sheteaches coursework in curriculum design, laboratory teaching practices, and teaching methods in agricul-tural education. Central to all of Dr. LaRose’s work as an educator and a scholar is an effort to addressinequities in agricultural education curriculum, program design, and recruitment practices. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Using Enhanced Professional Networks to Increase Overall Student RetentionAbstractThe National Science Foundation awarded funds in 2016 through the Division of
laboratory protocols for a research environment. In addition to his research, he operated as the assistant lab manager where he coordinated certifications, trainings, and logistical concerns for approxi- mately 30 members across four different research groups and completed maintenance of shared laboratory equipment. He also was a founding member of the Temple University Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) student chapter and acted as the secretary and vice president over the course of his undergraduate studies.Dr. Robert S. Cargill II P.E., CBE Consultants, Inc. Dr. Robert S. Cargill II is the President of CBE Consultants, Inc. Dr. Cargill applies his expertise in the principles of bioengineering to projects emphasizing
for ten years. She also served as an adjunct faculty in the Engineering Technology Program at Triton College in River Grove, IL for seven years.Mr. Nagash Clarke, University of Michigan Nagash Clarke is a doctoral student at the University of Michigan working with Dr. Joi-Lynn Mondisa. In his research, he examines mentoring and its particular implications for minoritized populations, as well as white male allyship in STEM higher education. He received a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Pace University and Masters degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education Research from the University of Michigan. He teaches chemistry at Washtenaw Community College. ©American Society for
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, the U.S. Army Redstone Technical Test Center, and numerous sponsors from the private sector. His research interests in- clude intelligent sensors and supporting software infrastructure, knowledge representation and inference, data and knowledge visualization, software engineering, logic programming applications, and STEM ed- ucation. Russomanno received his B.E.E. in electrical engineering from Auburn University in 1986, and an M.E. in electrical and computer engineering (1989) and Ph.D. (1993) in computer engineering from the University of South Carolina. American
. 6I. In the first‐year introductory course, Introduction to Chemical and Biological Engineering, the students perform multiple assignments: ‐ An implicit bias activity in the laboratory sections ‐ An interactive theatre sketch of a dysfunctional team interaction is performed, with trained facilitators guiding the activity [7] ‐ Regular surveys to assess these various activities ‐ Teamwork with intentional coverage by instructors and professors on things like team norms or dealing with conflict.II. In the first‐year computing course, Introduction to MATLAB for Chemical and Biological Engineers, the students perform multiple
several different treatment approaches, such asfilter paper, sand, or carbon filtration for treatment efficacy. Two-inch PVC piping materialswere provided for the students to serve as their treatment apparatus. Figure 1 presents pictures ofthe silty water used as the treatment challenge, and student-created treatment devices.Figure 1. Water (silted) and student treatment devices for GEEN 1201 (Fall 2019).The treatment testing was conducted in the chemical engineering unit operations laboratory, andwas the first time the freshmen students had been in this facility. The treatment testingperformed by the students provided hands-on experience in basic fluids concepts. The studentsassessed their treatment efficacy qualitatively by visual clarity of
-2018) and ISQED (2016-2017). Dr. Ghosh is a recipient of Intel Technology and Manufacturing Group Excellence Award in 2009, Intel Divisional Award in 2011, Intel Departmental Awards in 2011 and 2012, USF Outstanding Re- search Achievement Award in 2015, College of Engineering Outstanding Research Achievement Award in 2015, DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) in 2015, ACM SIGDA Outstanding New Faculty Award in 2016, YFA Director’s Fellowship in 2017, Monkowsky Career Development Award in 2018, Lutron Spira Teaching Excellence Award in 2018 and Dean’s Certificate of Excellence in 2019. He is a Senior member of the IEEE and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and, Associate member of Sigma Xi. He serves as a
conferences and national conference sessions on diversifying the STEM workforce. She continues to speak at confer- ences and conduct workshops on best practices for underrepresented minorities in STEM. Dr. Liou-Mark is selected as the 2017-2018 Scholar on Campus. She was awarded the 2017 Best of New York Award for her contributions to City Tech. Her research interest in the implementation of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) instructional model in mathematics has won her the 2011 CUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mathematics Instruction and the Mathematical Association of America Metro New York Section 2014 Award for Distinguished Teaching of Mathematics. She is the director of the Peer-Led Team
distributed assessment provided true “academic” benefits or whether it simply actedas a mechanism to encourage students to remain current with the course’s subject matter.IntroductionTeaching innovations such as the flipped classroom and the studio format are a result ofinstructors seeking methods to improve their ability to teach. The literature generally agrees onthe overall improvement in student achievement provided by these approaches, despite havingthe benefits being downplayed by published results that are largely based on heuristicobservations and qualitative surveys rather than empirical validation with quantitative data5.While the flipped classroom does seem to have many advantages, it also contains issues that mayactually hinder student
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
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
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
research in the areas of his interest.Prof. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of California. He has published over fifty technical papers in the areas of Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. Pong has been the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full-time faculty and over 25 part