-Based Learning (RBL)” throughout the entirety of a four-year course.This is in contrast to the conventional model, which is well known for including RBL solelyin the final year of the graduation thesis project (see figure 1 below). The program begins tointroduce students to laboratory research from their first year, while providing an environment that enables them to pursue cutting-edge research, doing so directly underthe guidance of a supervisor, advisers, and graduate students. To ensure students gain the deep understanding needed for advanced research whileengaged in RBL, they will also study foundational natural science courses, requiredspecialized subjects, and other disciplines. We also encourage students to take Liberal
application of sustainable platforms for the purification and detection of biomarkers. Has made research internships at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia and the Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2018 she was Coordinator at the Writing Lab of the Institute for the Future of Education. She is the co-author of 29 ISI indexed scientific publications, 1 book, 2 book chapters, and co-inventor of 4 intellectual properties. She is a member of the Mexican National System of Researchers. Her contributions in the field of sustainability have been in biotechnology, cereal sciences, energy efficiency; and active learning in education. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-4954Vianney Lara
as the Mechatronics concentration coordinator in the Engineering Tech- nology department. Additionally, he is currently completing the final year of an EdD in Educational Leadership. Other research interests include Industry 4.0, regional workforce development, and gender disparities in the engineering fields.Alyssa Young, Austin Peay State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 From Grant to Graduates: The Development of a Regionally Unique Siemens Level 3 Mechatronics Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractAs the result of a Department of Defense (DoD) grant in 2017, training and laboratory equipmentwere procured, and a
Song (M’12–SM’14-F’23) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Univer- sity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, in August 2012. He is currently a Tenured Associate Professor, the Director of NSF Center for Aviation Big Data An- alytics (Planning), and the Director of the Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory (SONG Lab, www.SONGLab.us), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD. Prior to joining UMBC, he was a Tenured Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2020-present), IEEE Transactions on Intelligent
R. Haapala is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, where he directs the Industrial Sustainability Laboratory and OSU Industrial Assessment Center.Dr. Christopher A. Sanchez, Oregon State University Dr. Sanchez is a cognitive psychologist with explicit interests in STEM education; specifically in the areas of engineering and design. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Psychology at Oregon State University where he heads the Applied Cognitive Theory, Usability and Learning (ACTUAL) Lab- oratory. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Do I need to know this?: A comparison of
Minimum Credits Required for Graduation: 110* Math and Science General Education Requirements are met by courses required by the major as are requirementsfor Computing, Experiential, and Capstone Courses.** Students choose a two-course sequence in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies orGeology*** The Non-Western General Education requirement is often satisfied by a course which satisfies another GeneralEducation RequirementIn addition, RMC has small classes with fewer than 25 students each. While Engineering classesare nominally organized in lecture and laboratory formats, the small class sizes allow for lots offlexibility. For instance, faculty employ peer instruction where students can work in groups oftwo or three
the Utility of Tomorrow competition, outperforming fifty-five international teams to bring home one of only five prizes. Additionally, he has developed and taught fourteen different courses, many of which were in the areas of energy, sustainability, thermodynamics, dynamics and heat transfer. He has always made an effort to incorporate experiential learning into the classroom through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories
season and structural components can expand and retract due totemperature fluctuations giving rise to various amounts of joint movements.REFERENCES[1] H. A. Pentas, R. R. Avent, V. K. Gopu, and K. J. Rebello, “Field Study of Longitudinal Movements in Composite Bridges,” Transportation Research Record, pp. 117–128, 1995.[2] B. J. Swanson, R. B. Malla, and M. T. Shaw, “Laboratory testing, Field Installation, and monitoring of a silicone foam sealant for bridge expansion joints,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 758–767, 2013.[3] J. Marques Lima and J. de Brito, “Inspection survey of 150 expansion joints in road bridges,” Engineering Structures, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1077–1084, 2009.[4] Y. Q. Ni, X. G
the deck to detect freezing conditions. - Linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) sensors on the stay cables to measure movement. - Load cells on the restrainers for recalibration in the event of an earthquake - Two weather stations to measure wind intensity, direction, air temperature, and relative humidity.One specific element of the system is the ability to detect and specifically treat earthquakeevents. The Department of Geology at the nearby to Rio University of Patras, monitors theearthquake activity especially in the region of modern Greece. The Laboratory is part on a widerNational and International network.Awards to the BridgeThe technical innovations that have been employed for the realization of this
Development and is active with ASCE’s ExCEEd Workshop.Dr. Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University Benjamin Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2017. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA, USA). His pedagogical areas of interest include active learning ap- proaches, ethics, and best practices as they relate to computational modeling. He runs the Mechanics and Modeling of Orthopaedic Tissues Laboratory at Bucknell, where they use computational and experimental techniques to better
considered as the start of geometric programming. Dr. Zenerwas director of the Westinghouse Research Laboratories in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Zener also co-authored, with Professor Richard J. Duffin and Graduate Student Elmor Peterson of CarnegieInstitute of Technology in 1967, the first book focused entirely on geometric programming-Geometric Programming – Theory and Applications[2]. Geometric Programming was a popularresearch area with over 60 dissertations published on the topic during 1965 – 1995. Thesedissertations primarily focused on specific problem solutions, but they did not involve thedevelopment of design equations. This paper illustrates the development of design equationsfor metal casting riser design. Design equations allow the
), “COVID-19 & engineeringeducation: An interim report on the community response to the pandemic and racial justice,”ASEE, Washington D.C., USA, Tech. Rep., 2020.[18] S. Asgari, J. Trajkovic, M. Rahmani, W. Zhang, R. C. Lo, and A. Sciortino, “Anobservational study of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic,” PLOSONE, vol. 16, no. 4, 2021.[19] S. Nogales-Delgado, S. Román Suero, and J. M. Martín, “Covid-19 outbreak: Insights aboutteaching tasks in a chemical engineering laboratory,” Education Sciences, vol. 10, no. 9, p. 226,2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10090226[20] K. Beddoes and A. Danowitz, “Engineering students coping with COVID-19: Yoga,meditation, and mental health,” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content
MIT in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of the inaugural cohort of the Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship at CMU, was the 2020 recipient of the Frederick A. Howes Scholar Award in Computational Science and the 2016 MIT Graduate Teaching Award in the School of Engineering, and is an alumnus of the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship and the Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowship. Wang directs the Mechanics of Materials via Molecular and Multiscale Methods Laboratory (M5 Lab) at CMU, which focuses on computational micro- and nanoscale mechanics of fluids, soft matter, and active matter, with applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering across the nexus of water, energy
projects, typically known as"management". On the other hand, Construction management professionals need to understand engineering contentsuch as codes and laboratory tests [9]. Traditionally, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) only accredited engineering programs, and therefore construction management programs were accreditedby other accreditation institutions such as the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). However, toacknowledge the close relationship between CM and engineering; ABET started accrediting ConstructionManagement programs in 2014 [12]. Accreditation of CM programs by an Engineering Accreditation institute is afurther testament to the blurred line between CONE and CM programs. While ABET
relevant to the BME area of focus in the module(s). For example, inthe Medical Device Development Modules, students learnt relevant skills such as 3D printing,finite element analysis (FEA), computer aided design (CAD) to prototype, evaluate, and iteratebone plates or a similar open-ended design project with constraints. Similarly, in the TissueEngineering Modules, students developed laboratory skills such as cell culture, quantitativeassays, and imaging through engineering hydrogels for cellular scaffolding.2.2. Data Collection and AnalysisFollowing the conclusion of the BME-In-Practice series, we collected survey data from learnerswho participated in the modules. The survey was administered using Qualtrics and consisted ofthe following six open
, automatic soil surface moisture condition determination is based on Feature PyramidNetwork (FPN) [3] with faster R-CNN [4][5] which is an improvement over Fast R-CNN byutilizing a RPN (Region Proposal network). The rest of the paper is divided into four sections.Section II discuss several state-of-the-art systems for soil moisture determination present in theliterature. In Section III, architecture of AI-powered soil moisture determination system ispresented. The results obtained through experiments are presented in Section IV of the paper. Inthe end, Section V concludes the paper.Literature ReviewVarious soil moisture sensing mechanisms developed by researchers around the world have beencategorized based on the sensing methodologies: Laboratory
the Electronics Engineering Technology and Master ofEngineering Technology programs at Pittsburg State University. The curriculum material wasdesigned for students with a basic knowledge of programming. During the laboratory activities,students learned to program deep learning using Google Colaboaratory which is a programmingtool that enables the building and training of deep learning projects [6]. Users can use differenthardware accelerators, such as Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) or Tensor Processing Unit (TPU),so students could get high-speed results without expensive computers [1]. Students also learned touse Keras, which is a popular Python library that is used with neural networks [5].MethodsNeural networks learn by example, similar to
Retention and Graduation,” Journal of STEM Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Engineering Education (LITEE), 2018.[9] N. Islam & Y. Zhou, “Improving Engineering Students’ College Math Readiness by MSEIP Summer Bridge Program,” Proceedings of the ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 5: Engineering Education. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. November 9–15, 2018. V005T07A026. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2018-88685[10] S. Parsons, T. Croft, & M. Harrison, “Does students’ confidence in their ability in mathematics matter?” Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, vol. 28 no. 2, pp. 53
topics1. combination of college-level mathematics and sciences (some with laboratory and/or experimental experience) appropriate to the discipline.2. advanced technical and/or science topics appropriate to the program3. a general education component that complements the technical and scientific content of the curriculum and is consistent with the program and institution objectives.4. be prepared for practice in a field of applied or natural sciences through a curriculum culminating in comprehensive projects or experiences based on the cumulative knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work..5 Data Science Curriculum5.1 Data Science Curriculum as a Computing ProgramData Science and similarly name programs
reviewLibraries reportedly began joining the maker movement in 2006 when the first MakerFaire was held in San Mateo, California [1]. Shortly after, academic and public librariesjoined the maker movement offering 3D services to their patrons [2, 3], with 3D printingin university research libraries becoming a popular trend in the early 2010s [4, 5].Expanding 3D printing facilities into academic libraries, instead of simply housing themin engineering department laboratories, also helped facilitate access to students ofmany majors, not just engineering [6].As academic libraries developed and expanded their 3D related services to includesuch amenities as 3D scanning and educational resources to enhance learningexperiences [7, 8], the more formal concept now
and releasethe bottles for this application. Figure 9: University Lab Setup Figure 10: AI Detecting Correct Orientation of the BottlesThe University team was able to successfully implement a fully working bottle unscramblingsystem in a laboratory environment, albeit at a slower speed than would be actually implementedby the Clorox.Table 6: Project #3 - Disciplines Involved Disciplines Involved Analyses Performed 1. Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering Interface with robotic arm, system communications, physical lab setup
objectives. Based on this initialexperience in executing a combination exam, the author will attempt to apply this method to otheradvanced courses.Acknowledgment:I would like to express special thank to the former department chair, Dr. Anthony Richardson whosupported me making these course changes. I also would like to thank Dr. Dick Blandford, Dr.Deborah Hwang, Dr. Don Roberts, Mr. Mark Randall, Dr. Mohsen Lotfalian, Dr. Ying Shang, Mr.Jeff Cron, and Mrs. Vicky Hasenour, for providing me resources needed for this research.References[1] J. J. J. M. Bonnie Ferri, Jill Auerbach and D. Williams, “A program for distributed laboratories in the ece curriculum,” in 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, no. 10.18260/1-2–3734. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paper ID #36685Work-in-Progress: Engineers Transitioning from anIndustrial Position to Full-time Academic Position in anEngineering CollegeMatthew Lucian Alexander (Associate Professor) Dr. Matthew is an associate professor in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University-KingsvilleNAZMUL RAHMANI Dr. Nazmul Rahmani, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Rahmani is the Van Mooney Professor of Practice in the Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering at TAMUK. Prior to this, he had 12+ years’ experience in petroleum industry with major focus on process engineering design and laboratory R&D project
ImpedanceConcepts h) Phasor Analysis and Power of AC circuits. Most instructors divide the topics into twomain groups; DC circuit analysis and AC circuit analysis, as the analysis methods covered in DCanalysis are typically the same methods covered in AC analysis. Also, the tools available to thestudents at the Laboratories, or available for the students to download and install into their owncomputers, are Multisim and MATLAB, and on some occasion projects (“Mini Labs”) are assignedwhere the students need to build circuits and take measurements using the Analog Discoveryinstrument form Diligent, to measure the natural response of RC circuits, for example.The electric circuits course has been deemed one of the courses that cause a high attrition rate atmany
, Hydraulic Machinery, as well as different Laboratory courses. Additionally, Dr. Ayala has had the opportunity to work for a number of engineering consulting companies, which have given him an important perspective and exposure to the industry. He has been directly involved in at least 20 different engineering projects related to a wide range of industries. Dr. Ayala has provided service to professional organizations such as ASME, since 2008 he has been a member of the Committee of Spanish Translation of ASME Codes. Dr. Ayala has published over one hundred journal and peer-reviewed conference papers. His work has been presented in several international forums in Austria, the USA, Venezuela, Japan, France, Mexico, and
Evolution of Distance Education: Implications for Instructional Design on the Potential of the Web. Techtrends: Linking Research & Practice To Improve Learning," 2008.[14] A. Dallal, M. Zaghloul, and A. Hassan, "A Study of Students Perspectives on Different Pedagogical Practices for Remote Digital Signal Processing Courses," in 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2021: IEEE, pp. 1-5.[15] A. Dallal, A. Dukes, and R. M. Clark, "Student performance in partially flipped ECE laboratory classes," in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2020.[16] M. A. Zaghloul, A. M. Hassan, and A. Dallal, "Is Remote Learning Becoming the New Norm? A Survey-based Study on the Causes Behind the Poor in
assign each student with a unique ID number that only the assigned studentcould relate this ID to herself or himself. This ensured anonymity and provided an environmentfor students to participate regardless of their programming knowledge, skill, or any otherbackground. The new platform makes it plausible to extend the system by supporting moregames as part of course laboratories. Nevertheless, this platform is not limited to introductorycourses. It can be extended to advance programming courses as well. For instance, an advancedmachine learning-related course may find the platform useful in allowing students to improvetheir coding and machine learning skills by introducing a game/agent strategy laboratory.Future WorkThe feedback from the
university. The project intended to recruit 80 total scholarsin two cohorts of 40. Each cohort was to be comprised of 20 university students and 20community college students. In-person recruiting events were planned in the service areas ofeach of the community colleges and in a 10-county region surrounding the university. Theoriginal plan for programming was to offer special events and speakers on each campusthroughout the academic year so that all of the scholars could meet each other and learn moreabout the engineering profession. When events were held on the university campus, the goal wasto showcase the laboratories and programs available once students complete their associate’sdegree and transfer and for them to begin developing relationships
Hands Across the Nations (HATN) and the provision of engineering support services to entrepreneurs developing wave-powered desalination systems for the Waves to Water Prize Competition held by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Elizabeth CollinsAshley C Huderson (Manager of Engineering Education) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comIntroduction The Fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly known as Industry 4.0, is changing how products are designed and manufactured through digital transformations of cyber-physical systems. These transformations include increased automation of processes alongside the utilization of the
-minded inquiry series: Observations,” Los Angeles, CA: Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, 2018. Available: https://cue.usc.edu/ (accessed Sept. 17, 2021).[13] Center for Urban Education, “Identity in the College Classroom Workbook. Los Angeles, CA: Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California, 2019.[14] L. Vanasupa, L. T. Schlemer, and Y. V. Zastavker, “An emancipatory teaching practice in a technical course: A layered account of designing circuits laboratory instructions for a diversity of learners,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2020.[15] Forney Independent School District, “How We Learn,” YouTube, 2016. Available: https://youtu.be/wlaG99awCD8