. Dr. Frye is the PI and Laboratory Director for the Autonomous Vehicle Systems Lab sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.Dr. Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word Assistant Professor in Physics, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TXMrs. Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS Secondary Teacher at NISD Ed Rawlinson Middle School UIW Graduate Student (graduating in May 16 K-12 Multidisciplinary Sciences) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Evaluation of miniGEMS 2015 –Engineering Summer Camp for Middle School GirlsAbstractminiGEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) was a free five-day EngineeringSummer
laboratory- andsimulation-based research, and foster the development of research communication skills. A moredetailed description of the REU program structure, objectives, and elements is included in priorwork evaluating initial student outcomes from the program 1.The current study presents a follow-up, second-year evaluation of a research experiences forundergraduates (REU) program that is currently in progress, funded by the National ScienceFoundation and focused on the integration of biology and materials. As in the first year of theprogram, participating students completed measures of research-based skills and experience,likelihood of pursuing graduate school, and openness to collaborating with others both prior toand after completion of the 10
Paper ID #16195Assessing the Impact of a Flipped Classroom Approach in a MultidisciplinaryUndergraduate Nanotechnology CourseDr. Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University Elena Veety received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, in 2011. Her research focused on liquid crystal polarization gratings for tunable optical filters and telecommunications applications. Since 2011, she has been a Teaching Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Assistant Education Director for the NSF
Paper ID #12268The Impact of a Neuro-Engineering Research Experience for Undergradu-ates Site on Students’ Attitudes toward and Pursuit of Graduate StudiesDr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is Past Chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.Linda Hirsch, New
Paper ID #11540BYOE: Using the Biodiesel Process as a Lab Activity to Reinforce ChemistryConceptsMr. Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University Roger Beardsley is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA. He teaches classes in Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer, among others. His professional interests include renewable energy, including biofuels. Page 26.318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015
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 was the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full-time faculty and over 25 part-time faculty from 2009 to 2018.Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Xiaorong Zhang received the B.S. degree in computer
both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and Multimedia Engineering Analysis, and undergraduate level thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi's most recent projects involves the development of Learning Modules on the web. These modules provide information, not only about particular course material, but also about more general topics relevant to engineering. He is also working on Computer-Aided Experimentations using LABVIEW. Professor Orabi has received a number of research awards from the State of Connecticut and Untied Technologies. He has established two Laboratories: the Materials Testing
focus onmultidisciplinary work and hands-on learning.1 The topics of student interest have evolved aswell. Studies show that an increasing percentage of students are drawn towards topics related tosustainability.2 Regardless of these changes, one thing that remains true is that small engineeringdepartments, particularly departments housed in small liberal arts colleges, are faced withadditional challenges. These challenges include working with limited resources (budget,laboratory space, equipment) and the necessity for the instructor to supervise projects outside ofhis or her area of expertise. Thus, it can be difficult to develop capstone project ideas that arerealizable in this setting. We believe the Hybrid Solar Tracker project was an
courses that were not offered in their undergraduatecurriculum such as structural dynamics, seismic analysis and design, as well as concrete,steel or timber/masonry design laboratories. The curriculum advances student knowledgeand understanding of mechanics and nonlinear analysis and provides project basedlearning opportunities in the Structural Systems Laboratory and the Architecture DesignStudios. Students also have the opportunity to advance their education through electivestaught throughout the university based on approval from their graduate advisor. Page 23.106.4Master’s student Joey Williamstests a fiber reinforced concretemasonry wall on the shake
projects background compared solar panelswith TEGs. The comparison study dealt with efficiency, power generation capability andcapacity, cost, size, potential consumer applications, and system installation complexity togenerate power. The balance of the system included the number of the components that go intothe system. For both devices, two separate laboratory environments were created to measure thepower outputs and efficiencies. Both devices were tested at different locations due to operatingenvironments were not similar. A solar PV module was tested under sun light whereas TEGmodule was tested inside an air conditioner condenser unit on same days. This paper documentstest results of the comparison of two energy generating systems and lists
AC 2010-1639: USING GRAPHIC NOVELS TO COMMUNICATE ENGINEERINGEXPERIENCES IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLJennifer Atchison, Drexel University Jennifer Atchison is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials’ Science and Engineering at Drexel University and her area or research is focused on nanophotonics. She is a second year NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow in K-12 Education and is the Science Program Director for The Achievement Project.Dorothea Holmes-Stanley, St. Cyprian's School Dorothea Holmes-Stanley is the science teacher for 5-8th grades at St. Cyprians School in Philadelphia.Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University Dr. Adam Fontecchio is an Associate Professor and Assistant Department
Visualization of Coupled Spectral and Burnup Calculations: an Intuition-building Tool Erich A. Schneider*, Joshua G. Barratt, K. Bingham Cady and Mark R. Deinert *Los Alamos National Laboratory, P. O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545 / Cornell University, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850AbstractIn this paper, we present a fast, user-friendly computational tool for the calculation andvisualization of coupled neutron spectra and fuel burnup calculations. This tool, V:BUDS(visualize: burnup, depletion, spectrum), was designed to derive scenario-dependent
surveys and meetings 5. Alumni and employer surveys 6. Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam results 7. Common guidelines and rubrics for student reports in laboratory experiments and major design projects 8. Jury evaluation of student work in selected key courses which cover all program outcomes 9. Instructor’s direct assessment of outcomes in exams and key projects 10. Documentation on the Web (http://www.engr.iupui.edu/me/fassessment.shtml), including exemplary student workFindings from the Assessment ProcessA systematic use of the above assessment tools for a period of four semesters revealed certainshortcomings in the programs. The shortcomings were found in the curriculum as well asdelivery of student services
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS and PhD) and Stanford University(MS), and professional experience at Bell Telephone Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and is active inengineering education and communications/digital signal processing.RICHARD F. VAZ is Associate Professor of ECE and Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary and Global Studies atWPI. He received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in EE from WPI. His interests are in educational methods andassessment, internationalization of engineering education, and service and experiential learning. He has won WPI’scampuswide awards for teaching and for advising. Page 9.594.10
location or schedulespreclude their attendance at on-campus classes.1,2,3 Increasingly, however, such technology isbeing used for the delivery of course materials for on-campus courses where neither location norschedules are issues. Generally, the use of such technologies in these situations has been only toeither facilitate or supplement face-to-face classroom instruction and laboratory exercises4,5.However, several factors are now making electronic technologies a principal mode of instruction,even for on-campus courses: most students now either own or have easy access to computingtechnology, and thus access to the internet; electronic technologies offer some pedagogicaladvantages over live lectures, such as repeatability and graphical
-Hall.Richard MartinRichard L. Martin is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Chair of the Departmentof Electrical Engineering at the United States Naval Academy. He teaches the EE majors’ seniordesign course and laboratory sequence and coordinates the senior design projects. He receivedhis PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1968. Dr. Martin is a registeredProfessional Engineer in the State of Maryland and has been actively involved in research withthe Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, D. C.) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center(Annapolis). Page 4.571.18
Technology faculty was encouraged to share their successes in terms of what wasgoing well in the classes they taught that were related to the outcomes being discussed. Thefocus was on the positive aspects of their teaching rather than dwelling on problems and issuesthat needed to be resolved. As the faculty began to trust one another the dialogue continued tobe more open and informative. This discussion and analysis of the curriculum took quite a bit oftime, but was extremely beneficial in developing meaningful outcomes. This process providedthe faculty with a much better understanding of what was happening in other courses beyondtheirs and a better perspective of how the curriculum could provide the students with a buildingblock experience.Eleven
given way to an increasedlocal innovative policy and entrepreneurial climate that have generated significantcomputer, telecommunications and more recently, pharmaceutical and biotechnologyoutputs.While the it is unclear as to whether it is the local state governments or the privateentrepreneurs who have been more relevant to this process, most people agree that theabove two actors, large and small firms, universities and government laboratories have allhad a part to play.It has been advocated since long ago that government, private sector, universities andresearch institutions are important parts of a larger system of knowledge and interactionsthat allow diverse actors with varied strengths to come together around common broadgoals for
Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationQuality versus Quantity Other important questions must also be addressed during the online curriculumdevelopment process. After the online system is “up and running”, it becomes much moredifficult to implement changes for students who are currently enrolled in the system. Forexample, the development must consider what educational elements can be (or should be)integrated into the online experience. How should laboratory experiences be handled, or do welimit the types of courses available online to a subset of those required in a given discipline?Can an online degree program satisfy the standardization and performance
. Matthew Roberts is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP). He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University then spent four years in the U.S. Air Force as a civil engineering officer. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2002 and has been teaching structural engineering topics at UWP since then.Dr. Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State UniversityDr. Manoochehr Zoghi P.E., California State University, Fresno Dr. Manoochehr Zoghi, a registered professional engineer, is the associate dean and professor in the Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He received his B.S. and M.Eng
Paper ID #6549Using Social Networking to Mentor 9th-grade Girls for Academic Successand Engineering Career AwarenessDr. Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Patricia ”Pat” A. Carlson is a transplanted middle westerner, having spent her childhood in Norfolk, Va. She came to Rose-Hulman early in her teaching career and has taught a variety of courses over the past three decades. Dr. Carlson has held a number of American Society for Engineering Education sum- mer fellowships that have taken her to NASA-Goddard, NASA-Langley, the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland, and NASA’s Classroom of
Engineer of the year2013 by the DC Council of Architects and Engineers, a professional organization representingmore than thirty organizations like ASME, IEEE, ASCE, etc. Has over 30 years of teaching andengineering practice in Europe, Japan and the US.Email: azeytinci@udc.eduAPPENDIXABET-TAC: Excerpt of 2009 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering TechnologyProgramsNAAB CRITERIA: 2010 Procedures NAAB Procedures for Accreditation -- ExcerptDesign Studio Course Syllabi, Problem Statement and Sample Student SolutionHistory and Theory of Architecture Course Syllabi, Special Assignment and Student Essay 5ABET-TAC: 2009 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs
Arduino with sensors and devices,offering a hands-on approach that fosters a deep understanding of fundamental engineeringconcepts and troubleshooting skills. LWTL first-year courses follow a lecture/lab format,spanning ten weeks per quarter with two meetings per week, each lasting one hundred tenminutes.The classroom setup includes four laboratory classrooms, two accommodating 40 students andtwo with a capacity for 24 students, Figure 1. Designed for collaboration and communitybuilding, the classrooms feature multiple tables at the center, each equipped for six students.Additionally, fabrication stations along the perimeter provide essential project tools such asmilling machines, soldering stations, and hand drills, creating an environment
graduate with a goodengineering degree without ever sketching something out and physically making it in a laboratory or workshop.After several experimental courses and much student feedback a new course was developed and finally approved asmandatory for all first year engineers. This was offered every fall and spring starting in 2003. A new feature was theincorporation of two 5-6 week ‘Engineering Practice’ lab sessions spread across the seven departments in theengineering college [14]. In fall 2011 as result of other associated curriculum changes it became possible to offerthis course in the fall semester for the whole entering class of 331 students. Several new features were able to beincorporated exploiting Project-Based Learning with ‘Virtual
Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He teaches a number of alternative energy courses at Lawrence Tech. Dr. Fletcher and his student research team is focusing on energy usage and efficiencies of several traditional and alternative energy systems.Naim R. Shandi, Lawrence Technological University Undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Using Recycled Photovoltic Modules and Batteries for Engineering Education, Student Projects, and as Viable Portable, Backup Storage Power SourcesAbstract:As the efficiencies of new photovoltaic (PV) modules
engineering firm specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction testing and inspection and environmental consulting. He has over 17 years experience in geotechnical engineering and special inspections. He currently is very active on several ASTM committees and serves as Vice Chairman of ASTM E36 main committee which has governance over several related standards including ASTM E329: “The Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection and/or Testing”. He has served two terms as president of WACEL, a regional organization that accredits testing laboratories and certifies field technicians. He has served as a task group chairman for NICET’s development of new soil
andweaknesses of the UR program at Rose-Hulman and understand the value of the program forstudent learning relative to other on-campus activities.Literature reviewA growing number of students are seeking research opportunities at Rose-Hulman and literaturesuggests real benefits of UR. These benefits include improving their understanding of the researchprocess and laboratory techniques, and their resilience and ability to persist through failure [3],[4]. Responses to NSF surveys of students participating in sponsored UR opportunities indicatethat research experiences also helped increase student interest in STEM careers and in obtainingan advanced degree [5]. Interviews with undergraduates and faculty mentors at several liberal artscolleges suggest that
Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school
materials for the hands-on activities. • Integrated engineering skill development as described in the Next Generation Science Standards • An optional field trip to the earthquake engineering laboratory at UC Berkeley’s Richmond Field Station to see engineering in action, with a fully-funded bus provided. • Free copy of the materials and lesson plans to participating teachers to support independent teaching of this unit in the future. Table 1: Sample Documentation for 4th Grade CurriculumStudent Learning Students will:Objectives: • Learn that earthquakes are a natural hazard and engineers help design buildings to reduce damage
structures of macromolecular assemblies including proteins, polymers, and lipid membranes. Undergrad- uates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars are trained in a multidisciplinary environment, utilizing modern methodologies to address important problems at the interface between chemistry, physics, engi- neering, and biology preparing the trainees for careers in academe, national laboratories, and industry. In addition to research, she devotes significant time developing and implementing effective pedagogical approaches in her teaching of undergraduate courses to train engineers who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and able to understand the societal contexts in which they are working to addressing the grand