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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Zachary Brounstein; Elizabeth Armistead; Murali Duggina; Pallavi Sharma; Nathan Jackson

: mechanics, material science, chemistry, physics, and electronics etc.….Agraduate course at the University of New Mexico focuses on learning theory of microfabrication andapplying this knowledge through a hands-on problem-based learning project. The problem-basedlearning project focused on developing a MEMS electro-thermal actuator and the challengesassociated with microfabrication. The hands-on experience was performed during the lab section ofthe course in a cleanroom environment. The course was designed to give students theoreticalknowledge while giving them hands-on experience as a MEMS process engineer thus giving themexperience in MEMS microfabrication.The present work focused on fabricating an aluminum electro-thermal MEMS actuator on a

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Abulkhair Masoom; Fahmida Masoom

Design Competition – A Meaningful Experience for Underclassmen in Engineering Abulkhair Masoom and Fahmida Masoom College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleIntroductionCollaboration between industry and engineering programs routinely provides opportunities andchallenges for senior design projects. In the General Engineering (GE) program at the Universityof Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-Platteville) freshmen and sophomore are introduced toengineering topics from a variety of engineering majors that are available in the college. Effortsare made to provide introductory information on

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas; J. Roxanne Prichard

Design For an Aging Population: A Multi-disciplinary Design Retreat AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas and J. Roxanne Prichard University of St. ThomasAbstractIn an effort to raise students’ awareness of the engineering opportunities andresponsibilities associated with the aging of the U.S. population, the University of St.Thomas hosted a 3-day intensive, multi-disciplinary retreat for undergraduate andgraduate students on “Design for an Aging Population.” The retreat, organized byprofessors in Psychology and Engineering, provided crash courses in aging and thedesign process, and incorporated a team design project. This paper will discuss theretreat schedule

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Kee M Park, Queensborough Community College

, fundamental research into the interactions between biologicalmatter and nonliving materials, as well as studies of cell behavior to better understand theprogression of diseases such as cancer or asthma [3]. The Santa Clara University (SCU) Schoolof Engineering’s Frugal Innovation Hub laboratory has enabled students to create real-worldproblem solving skills based on core beliefs such as human centric design, affordability, simpledesign and ruggedness. Students work with common goals such as working to benefit socialoriented organization, to form a group made up of not only their SCU classmates, but organizersfrom across the world to collaborate their research and projects[4].The Queensborough Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eshan Ghotbi, Alfred University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

to Make the Curved RoofsDr. Ehsan Ghotbi, Alfred UniversityDr Ehsan Ghotbi is an Assistant Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department at Alfred University inAlfred, NY. His interests include Design Optimization, Renewable Energy, Engineering Economy andLearning Process. He is teaching Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Machinery, Machine Design,Engineering Economics, Engineering Optimization and Vibration to Undergraduate and GraduateStudents. 1 MAKER: Design and Build a New Concrete Block to Make the Curved RoofsAbstractThis paper presents a senior design project that students worked on it over a year. The project is aboutdesign and building a new mold to produce the concrete

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannie S. Stephens, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

and associate director of BME’s undergraduate program. In this role, she will strengthen the department’s connection with the local medical community, both in clinical and industrial settings, in order to foster undergraduate design projects as well as internship and employment opportunities for our students.Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Pramod Khargonekar, National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation

Ecosystem Infrastructure 2014 • Awards in FY1516 November 20, 2015 CAREER: Teacher-Scholar “Successful applicants will propose creative, effective, integrated research and education plans, and indicate how they will assess these components.”CAREER Project Description: a description of the proposed research project, including preliminary supporting data where appropriate, specific objectives, methods and procedures to be used, and expected significance of the results; a description of the proposed educational activities, including plans to evaluate their impact on students and

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2012 ERC

Authors

Harriet Kung

), June 2009). 4Non-OECD Countries Account for 86% of the Increase in Global Energy use 5 Fossil Fuels Will Continue to Dominate World Energy Supply Under Business as Usual IEA World Energy Outlook 2009 Reference CaseMillions of tons of oil equivalent Over 90% of the increase in world primary energy demand between 2007 and 2030 is projected to come from non-OECD countries, driven largely by China and India Source: International Energy Agency World

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Roman Taraban; William M. Marcy

and Impact on Society.” The purpose of this sensibilities in students.technology is to develop students’ awareness of cultural The Texas Tech course ENGR 2392 Engineeringdifferences in engineers’ approaches to ethical practice, and Ethics & Impact on Society, led by Dr. Wi lliamto develop students’ abilities to communicate in a global Marcy, and the websiteworkplace. These goals are being pursued through a http://ReflectiveChoices.ttu.edu are the primarywebsite that is publicly available, titled Reflective Choices channels through which this project is beinghttp://ReflectiveChoices.ttu.edu. We describe the developed and implemented. The project combinesdevelopment of the website

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Brett Blackman, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

culture, microscopy, RNA and protein extraction, western blotting, RT-PCR, biomaterials and tissue engineering, ultrasound, EKG, biomechanics, microfluidics,biofluid dynamics, and quantitative clinical measurement methodologies. The end of this courseconsists of a four-week project which empowers the students to integrate the skills andknowledge accumulated throughout the year towards independently addressing a relevanthypothesis or question in BME. Student lab proficiency and analytical ability were assessed viadetailed group lab reports on each module, weekly quizzes, in-lab observation by the instructorsand TAs, and a final written practicum exam. Additionally, feedback on the course was gatheredfrom: 1) student evaluations, surveys, and

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

International

the majority havenow undertaken graduate studies. Two students (one in 2007 and another in 2008) made returnvisits to implement aspects of their designs. Another group of 4-6 students will participate in2009. These projects add to engineering capstone design opportunities by providing a moreglobal experience, a unique cultural opportunity, experiential10 and service learning11opportunities, humanitarian objectives, and the potential to aid in developing design solutionsthat could extend well beyond those of most undergraduate projects. This initiative wasestablished by Professor Ward who has lived in South Africa and has relatives living in thevicinity of Cape Town.Throughout the nation some engineering educators have instituted international

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2009-1281: PUTTING THE 'E' INTO STEM EDUCATION IN THEELEMENTARY SCHOOLMichael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeLinda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community CollegePaul Chanley, Northern Essex Community CollegeLori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College Page 14.998.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Putting the 'E' into STEM Education in the Elementary SchoolAbstract:During the summer of 2008, in year one of a three-year project funded by theMassachusetts Pipeline Fund and entitled "STEM ROCKS," a cooperative effort began tointroduce Engineering is Elementary into the elementary schools of four public

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Mason; Michael P. Deisenroth

with respect to individual components and subsystems of the aircraft. Industry is helping us todevelop case studies illustrating the manufacturing processing sequences associated with particularcomponents. The lectures then focuses on manufacturing cost analysis and cost drivers in aerospacemanufacturing. This was followed by a discussion of the manufacturing environment as an integrated system.Finally, concepts in design for producibility were addressed in light of the materials already presented.Laboratory demonstrations, field trips, and a term project served to reirdlorce class material and provided thestudents with some hands-on experiences.Introduction In the last few years, it has become clear that aerospace engineers need to

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Forrest S. Keeler; Dr. Mihir K. Das

enable system design and project management for effective and efiicient humaninteraction. In today’s technology, the total Systems Engineering Life Cycle from womb-to-tomb may take asmany as 40 years or more (e.g., the B-52 and C-13 O aircraft), and each stage in the System Life Cycle and itssystem ramifications must be clearly understood by the engineer. The Fundamental SE ConceptsThe subject of Systems Engineering has been discussed by many researchers and authors [1 - 12]. According toRhode, et al. [1], SE can be viewed in many different ways: a discipline involving engineering and managementscience; a design process technology; a methodology for defining or designing “anything”; an

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

R.J. Kennerknecht; R.H. Cockrum; G.K. Herder; E.T. Ibrahim

and 3 show asimple system used to control pH in our analytic system. The diagram shown in figure 3shows the individual function modules that were selected from the LabVIEW library andgraphically linked together. It can be seen that there are no complex functions needed to createthis type of system.Our laboratory is set up to teach all types of engineering and engineering technology studentsabout instrumentation and control systems. Engineering technology students have used thislab for special projects since its dedication in 1992. Courses designed around the new labcapabilities started in Spring 96. We now teach engineering technology studentsinstrumentation systems, including sensors and data acquisition circuits in this laboratory

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

D.E., Lt. Col. Randall K. Liefer

“near space” environment relatively easily. As a case in point, theAir Force Academy’s recent flight of a small satellite under a 250,000 cubic foot balloon to 110,000 feetis summarized briefly.Introduction Engineering educators are always looking for ways to involve their students in real-worlddesign projects that move beyond paper solutions to actual hardware. In the best of all worlds,students get to apply theory from the classroom and experience all the joys and frustrations associatedwith the design, fabrication, and testing of working systems. Innovative programs in all the traditionalengineering disciplines are being developed and reported regularly. For example, at the Air ForceAcademy alone, the Civil Engineering Department has

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard M. Felder; Philip R. Dail; Leonhard E. Bernold; John E. Gastineau; Ernest E. Burniston

team of professors using acombination of traditional lecturing and alternative instructional methods including cooperative learning,activity-based class sessions, and extensive use of computer simulations. A single computer-equippedclassroom that accommodates 36 students serves for all class meetings (except for chemistry wet-labs). Thispaper outlines the approach used to develop and teach the curriculum and proposes necessary conditions formultidisciplinary team teaching to be effective.Faculty Roles and Tasks One faculty member (RMF) serves as overall project coordinator and instructor in the first-semesterengineering course. Another (JEG), who is fully supported by the project funding, takes principalresponsibility for student

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald N. Merino

‘.,+,~ll~’: . However, the R, D & E Lab Directors indicated that there are problems associated with the use ofmetrics. For example, if you measure the time to market of your new product development projects will thisresult in a reduction of time to market or if careful records are kept of field failure, will the reliabilityincrease? Often metrics are employed in the hope of decreasing time to market and/or reducing costs. Yetthese metrics often fall short of delivering the desired results. Fipure 1 Metrics in the Im~rovement Process One conclusion from this experience is that for significant and/or rapid improvements you need toapply metrics in conjunction with

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Kiaer

thistechnique in projects on empirical distributions. As soon as the students can generate exponentially distributed variables (using the random numbergenerator on a hand-held calculator), we develop a single-server simulation manually, and keep track of it onthe board. The tabular format for keeping track of the simulation manually eases the later transition to aspreadsheet. The f~st few lines of the manual simulation are often quite exciting to the students, as they beginto realize the possibilities of the technique, but this interest peters out long before they have managed a dozenevents. Simulation on a spreadsheet is introduced at this time by demonstrating a twenty-line simulation of asingle-server queue having a Poisson arrival

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeid Y. Eidgahy

steps6: 1. Mission (What); 2. Customers/Requirement (Who); 3. Current Status;4. Improved Status; 5. Barriers; 6. Solution Identification; 7. Implementation of Ideas;8. Assessment; 9. Standardize and/or Modify; and 10. Conclusion And Lessons. DYNAMICS OF QUALITY PEOPLE: Engineers, as people, the environment andconditions under which they perform their tasks are also important concerns for quality. Aclassic study of how they interact with others and work in groups would include project groups,committees, staff groups, work teams and task forces.7 Project group is an organizational unit at the lowest line level that works in direct pursuit oforganizational goals; a set of people who are recognized by the formal organization to beassigned to

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

senior project at Oregon Institute of Technology combines communicationand engineering design in a group intensive, team-taught environment. Student teams, however,are not always serendipitous. The most common problem is conflict, usually the result of “socialloafing”: students who either ride the coattails of others or do not perform up to groupexpectations. Unresolved conflict can fester and result in group dysfunctionality. Peer review,as well as judicious faculty oversight, can help alleviate some of the more typical group Page 14.1287.2problems. This portion of the paper explains some common group problems, offers a peerreview instrument and

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Kilmer, Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

2006-1077: IMAGINING FUTURE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH SEAMLESSMOBILITYLisa Kilmer, Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo Lisa Kilmer is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. Page 11.714.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Imagining Future Technology through Seamless MobilityAbstractThis article discusses the development, implementation, and evaluation of a company sponsoredcompetition, MOTOFWRD by Motorola, into a course project for engineering graphicstechnology students that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and imagining futuretechnology. The

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Cheryl Carrico Consulting, LLC; Karen J. Gilbert, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

underrepresented students develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charlotte Marr de Vries, Pennsyvania State University, Behrend College; Jill Johnson P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Brian Lani

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

using 3D printing. Inthe first implementation of the project, only 2 teams out of 12 were able to produce a successful3D print on their first attempt. In order to increase the success of the 3D printing, a mentorshipprogram was developed between mechanical engineering students taking an additivemanufacturing lab as a technical elective and first-year engineering students. Prior to submittinga design for printing, the first-year student teams were required to submit it to their assignedmentor, who provided feedback on the design. In the first semester (fall 2018), only studentteams in the honors section of the EDSGN course were partnered with senior mentors. In thefollowing semesters, this mentorship program was offered to all students in the

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

-strain relation by applying the formula to the processed data.4) Data Matching module: User can match (synchronize) data collected from different testing devices with Cross-Correlation technique7. For example, the tissue strain information deduced from the Mechanics of Material module may be synchronized with stress information measured and evaluated from a mechanical testing machine in this module. Fig. 1. Video analysis steps in Virtual Mechanics Laboratory3 Biomechanics projects with Virtual Mechanics LaboratoryThe following projects may be used for the laboratories in our Biomechanics course. However,students are allowed to pick any topics by submitting a simple proposal with the justification.1) Sports

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (Zhenjiang, China). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Leveraging Python to Improve Quality of Metadata of Engineering Faculty Publication RecordsAbstractThe Engineering Library at the University of Iowa conducted a project which consisted ofreviewing metadata of engineering faculty publications in the Academic and ProfessionalRecords (APR), which is a locally branded faculty profile system. The challenge of the projectwas that there are thousands of records with erroneous or missing metadata, making it difficult tomanually check Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and ISSN. Our strategy was to analyze thecomplete dataset, break it

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

and the overallgrade of the student which serves as a factor to determine student’s success in a classroom.First year engineering curriculum includes two semester course sequence: Fundamentals ofEngineering I (offered in the first semester) and Fundamentals of Engineering II (offered in thesecond semester). Data is presented from the first semester course offered at the regional campusof a large, research institution. Fundamentals of Engineering I course include the followingsections as three main components of the coursework. a) Introduction to data analysis tool suchas Microsoft Excel, b) Computer programming in MATLAB, and c) Design project. Teamworkand collaboration are heavily weighted for the assessment of student performance in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Interdisciplinary BmE Capstone Design Course to Enable the Continued Supported Employment of Persons With DisabilityAbstract (Mission and Outcomes)A humanitarian need exists to help individuals with disability remain employed in a supportedwork setting. In partnership with a local not-for-profit service agency, our students carried out anentrepreneurial multi-year interdisciplinary biomedical engineering capstone project that innova-tively involved using commercial industrial electronics to make beverage container recyclingmore worker-friendly, flow-efficient and accountable. The project’s mission was to improve theefficiency of, and maximize the dollar return from, a beverage container recycling business,while taking into account

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Grand Canyon University. Her research and areas of interest are in improving educational outcomes for STEM students through the integration of active learning and technology-enabled frequent feedback. Prior to her role and Director of Instructional Effectiveness, she worked as the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program, as a high school math and science teacher, and as an Assistant Principal and Instructional & Curriculum Coach.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

500 individual calculus students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a co-PI of a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he teaches the capstone course) and is on the leadership committee for an NSF IUSE grant to transform STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Dr. Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida Venkat Bhethanabotla obtained his BS from Osmania