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Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

conference component to major engineeringeducation conferences, to allow distant participation in paper presentation and discussionby such faculty members. This paper describes two such electronic conferences,organized by the authors in conjunction with major international conferences – the 2001annual meeting of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) and the 2003joint international conference of the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). In each case,an electronic conference was run for several weeks before the live conference, withpapers from distant engineering faculty members posted on a web site for discussion.Then a summary of the papers and the discussion

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Gilbert; Joseph Hickey, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 2004-355: TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOLMATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUAAndrew Hoff, University of South FloridaEric Roe, Hillsborough Community CollegeJoseph Hickey, University of South FloridaMarilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community CollegeRichard Gilbert, Page 9.1217.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 SESSION 1526 Technology Applications for High School Mathematics and Science Cur r iculum Mar ilyn Bar ger 1, Richar d A. Gilber t 2, Andr ew Hoff3, Er ic A. Roe2 and J oseph D. Hickey2

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ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Stockman; Tom Wulf; Hazem Said

Session _1547_ Summer Outreach Program for High School Students: Results of the Second Year Implementation Hazem Said, Mark Stockman and Tom Wulf Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computing Technology, University of CincinnatiAbstractThe Summer Academy of Information Technology is a non-residential camp-stylesummer outreach program for high school students from under-served communities. Thepurpose of this program is to encourage these students to pursue a college degree and tolearn about Information Technology as a possible career choice. The program was firstoffered in 2002 and

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rodger Dalton; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

Session 2004-761 TECHTRONICS: HANDS-ON EXPLORATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE Paul A. Klenk, Gary A. Ybarra, Rodger D. Dalton Duke University Pratt School of EngineeringAbstractTechtronics is an after school science enrichment program that encourages at-risk middle schoolstudents to pursue careers in engineering and technical fields. A joint venture between the PrattSchool of Engineering at Duke University and Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, NorthCarolina, Techtronics seeks to stimulate intellectual curiosity in engineering through exposure tofour engineering

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Engineers & Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hisham Abdulmallik Al-Shahabi

Session No 3460, Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Engineering Education in Bahrain Hisham Shihaby Bahrain Society of EngineersRole of Bahrain Society of Engineers in Continuing EducationABSTRACTOne of the main objectives of the Bahrain Society of Engineers is to serve engineers, theprofession and the community at large. The society started offering its members financialassistance to attend conferences outside Bahrain and went further to partly- finance membersapplying for graduate studies. More recently, The society has established a training centreoffering a variety of courses not only to its members but also to the

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ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim McCartney; Lynette Krenelka; John Watson; Dara Faul; Hossein Salehfar; Arnold Johnson

Session 2432 Using Infor mation Technology To Offer Under gr aduate Distance Engineer ing Degr ee Pr ogr ams On-Line Hossein Salehfar , J ohn Watson, Ar nold J ohnson School of Engineer ing and Mines Lynette Kr enelka, Tim McCar tney, and Dar a Faul Division of Continuing Education Univer sity of Nor th Dakota Gr and For ks, ND 58202 U.S.AAbstractAs information technology is evolving, distance education is becoming

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TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ray Walter

Session 2148 – Building Bridges with Community Colleges Building Bridges to Engineering Careers for Underserved Students Ray J. Walter Waukesha County Technical Collegeabstract A project with Waukesha County Technical College, Marquette University, and other partners,funded by a Congressional Award, increases the number of underserved individuals completing adegree to enter rewarding engineering careers. This model program removes barriers throughcollaborative linkages with secondary and post-secondary institutions, businesses, andcommunity, minority, and professional organizations to recruit

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Anoop K. Dhingra; Al Ghorbanpoor; Joe Rauter

industry. The program matchesgraduate students with industry researchers to both enrich their studies, and link industryresearch with academic resources. An overview of the program mechanics, administration, andstudent recruitment is presented. The benefits afforded by this program, for both the employersas well as the students, are discussed. The program has been in existence since 2002 andinitial results indicate that it has been very successful in helping identify academic need forresearch topics that support economic development.IntroductionIn the existing literature, there are few success stories dealing with partnerships betweenacademia and industry. Kelley (1996) describes a productive partnership in polymer educationin the state of Ohio

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Session 1793 An Undergraduate Research Experience in New Developments for Aseismic Building Design Anant R. Kukreti University of CincinnatiAbstract This paper describes a two-month research experience for undergraduate engineeringstudents specifically designed to conduct three “pilot” projects investigating new strategies tomitigate earthquake damage. The project was part of a Research for Undergraduates (REU) Sitegrant sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and administered in the Department ofCivil and Environmental

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Library Instruction Forum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Francis Derby; Bruce Reid

Session 3451 Spatial Data Visualization and Analysis Support in the Library Bruce Reid and Francis W. Derby The Pennsylvania State University P. O. Box PSU Lehman, PA 18627AbstractIn many institutions of higher education, the primary mission of the library is to be a resource forstudents, faculty and researchers. In meeting this objective, the library has served as a repositoryfor print materials. With regard to spatial data, a collection of monographic materials, maps andother materials of

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Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Solomon Alao; Shurron Farmer; Damian Watkins; Craig Scott; Pamela Leigh-Mack

1620 Assessing the Impact of Mobile Infor mation Communications Technology on Student Attitudes and Per ceptions in an Ur ban Higher Education Envir onment Cr aig Scott, Pamela Leigh-Mack, Damian Watkins, Solomon Alao, Shur r on Far mer Mor gan State Univer sity Baltimor e, Mar ylandAbstractMobile platforms present an excellent opportunity to bridge the digital divide that has an impacton so many students. At Morgan State University, we proudly boast of our leadership as a

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BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Sweeney; Heather Cullen; Alyssa Panitch

Session 1309 Design and Implementation of an Introductory Bioengineering Course for EC2000 James D. Sweeney, Alyssa Panitch, Heather L. Cullen Harrington Department of Bioengineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-9709IntroductionThe Arizona State University course BME201 – Introduction to Bioengineering has beendeveloped and refined in recent years using an innovative team instruction format and modularstructure that is well suited not only to the traditional role of such a foundation course ofintroducing students to the

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Trends in Construction Engineering III

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2004 Annual Conference

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Luke Nicholson

Integrating Sustainable Building Design and Construction Principles into Engineering Technology and Construction Management Curricula By Luke A. Nicholson, P.E. Paper Session #2221 ABSTRACTA sustainable system can be defined as a system exhibiting the characteristics ofcontinued successful operation indefinitely without degrading or reducing the suppliesthat feed the system, and without degrading the system’s surrounding environment. Thisdefinition can easily be applied to the construction industry, and thus is born the conceptof sustainable design and construction. As the world’s population continues to grow

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

and kinetic energy in a simple mechanical system. Laboratoryexperiments help alleviate the difficulties in some cases, but even a lab-based introductorythermal science course in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at PurdueUniversity does not consistently improve student understanding of the basic principles. Thispaper describes the development and implementation of simple open-ended projects, used inconjunction with the laboratory portion of the course, as a means for increased studentunderstanding. Project topics have ranged from proving basic equations to investigating morecomplex problems, such as the effect of window treatments on cooling requirements or thefeasibility of alternative energy sources. Results from Fall 2003

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TYCD 2004 Lower Division Initatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jianping Yue

Session 2586 NASA’s Education and Research Opportunities for Students and Faculty Jianping Yue Essex County CollegeAbstractOne of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s missions is “to inspire thenext generation of explorers.” For nearly half a century, NASA has not only made extraordinaryachievements in space exploration and technology advancement, but also developed manyeducation and research programs to inspire young Americans from grades K-12 to collegeundergraduate and graduate students, especially

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Minorities in Engineering/Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Farid Tranjan; Catherine Blat; Patricia Tolley; Deborah Sharer

consistentfor many years, are distressing when one considers that 28% of the Charlotte population isAfrican American1, North Carolina is home to Cherokee and Lumbee Native Americans, andmost recently there has been explosive growth in the Hispanic American population in theCharlotte metropolitan area.Over the last few years, the College has developed a recruiting plan to attract qualified andtalented undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented minorities. It has alsoimplemented several programs which, according to assessment data, are having a positive impacton undergraduate retention. These programs are especially important for underrepresentedminority engineering students as the graduation rate for students of color in engineering is

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Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Session number : 1449 Process Bench for Engineering Technology Laboratory Satyajit Verma Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiThis paper is a report on work in progress. It describes student involvement in designing aprocess bench. The Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi has recently established four yeardegree programs in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Control Systems EngineeringTechnology. Laboratory equipment are being purchased and laboratory exercises are beingdeveloped. Many courses e.g. Fluid Mechanics, Principles of Measurements, Control Systems,Digital Logic

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Faculty Reward System Reform

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2004 Annual Conference

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Duane Dunlap; Donald Keating

Session 15552004 ASEE – Salt Lake CityGraduate Studies DivisionInvited Panel Session:Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward SystemsRelevant to Professional Graduate Engineering EducationInvited Panel Paper # 3 Issues Driving Reform of Faculty Reward Systems to Advance Professional Graduate Engineering Education: Expectations For Adjunct Industrial Faculty D. D. Dunlap,1 J. M. Snellenberger,2 D. H. Quick,2 I. T. Davis,3 J. P. Tidwell,4 A. L. McHenry,5 D. R. Depew,6 S. J. Tricamo,7 D. A. Keating,8 T. G. Stanford 8 Western

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Innovative Teaching Methods in Engineering Economy

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kawintorn Pothanun; William Peterson

will have adifficult time in preparing for the course (i.e., how to the structure the classes, whatstructure the exams should take, what grading policy should be used, what presentationtools and techniques should be used, and many other issues). I have found limitedpublications based on direct experiences in teaching Engineering Economics for the firsttime.The purpose of this paper is to discuss options in teaching an undergraduate levelEngineering Economics class as they apply to a novice. Graduate students who will beteaching this course for the first time may find this paper useful. This paper presents myfirst teaching experience (in an Engineering Economics class, and includes mystructuring of material to the time available, the structure

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

and Depar tment of Electr onics and Computer Engineer ing TechnologyAbstr actThe Microelectronics Laboratory Curriculum development, for both associate and bachelordegrees, is a project between Arizona State University East (ASU East), three communitycolleges in the Maricopa Community College District, and Maricopa AdvancedTechnology Education Center (MATEC) and is funded by the National ScienceFoundation. This paper describes a model curriculum development strategy to create user-friendly material for students and the instructor. The development team consists of facultyfrom community colleges, ASU East and industry subject matter experts (SMEs). Tomaximize the efficiency of the development team an Online Authoring Tool is

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Engineering Ethics Papers Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

integrating character education into the engineering ethicsrequirement are highlighted.Engineering programs across the nation are investigating techniques to implement theABET accreditation requirements (Engineering Criteria 2000) regarding ethics instructionfor engineers. According to Criterion 3 of ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000,“engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have . . . an understandingof professional and ethical responsibility” (Engineering, 1997).Many practitioners agree with the concept identified by Whitbeck’s (2004, UndergraduateEducation in Practical Ethics) that “rather than simply studying a code, a more engagingactive learning approach” is needed. This new emphasis in ethics education is not limitedto the

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Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sherif Yehia; James Nelson

professional engineering organizations, which are nowconsidering increased educational requirements for licensure.One of the major changes brought on by the computer revolution are the tools and computationalavailable for education and professional practice. As the tools and computational resourcesadvance, a perennial question is what should be taught in introductory structural analysiscourses. Coupled with that question is what is an engineer, as opposed to an engineeringtechnician, and what do we expect engineers to do in the future. The real question for structuralengineering education is “What must a structural engineer know to be prepared for professionalpractice upon graduation and to successfully adapt to change that is inevitable over the 45

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Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Session number : 2238 The Design Challenge Program in Support of the Engineering Design Graphics Course Satyajit Verma Texas A & M University – Corpus ChristiEducators strive to empower students by providing them with a wide set of skills, so that theymay become effective contributors to the society and their employers. These skills include notonly an understanding of scientific and engineering principles along with their applications, butalso skills to interact smoothly and effectively in human environment. These skills ensure thatour graduates will be

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Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hari Janardanan Nair; Frank Liou

Session: 1463 INTEGRATING MICRO-NANO LEVEL INTERDISCIPLINARY MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR MEMS DEVELOPMENT Hari Janardanan Nair, Frank Liou UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLAAbstractMEMS or Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems are miniaturized mechanical, electrical, andbiological devices and systems with a dimensional range within a few micrometers. Theyrepresent a novel multidisciplinary technology field with unlimited potential for a widevariety of markets including automobiles, health care, telecommunication, informationtechnology, medicine

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leann Yoder; Stephen Kuyath

Session: 1793 Diversity in Engineering Technology: Competitions Stephen J. Kuyath, Leann Yoder UNC Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology, Charlotte, NC / Acting Executive Director, Junior Engineering Technical SocietyAbstract:The United States will face a serious shortage of scientists, engineers, technologists, andmathematicians because high school students are losing interest in science and math, especiallythose students from underrepresented groups. The Diversity in Engineering Technology projectis

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Recruitment and Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Sanders; John Favata; David Kukulka; David Barker

Session 3249 Implementation of the Computer Science, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program at Buffalo State College David J. Kukulka, David S. Barker, John Favata and Robin Sanders State University of New York College at Buffalo, Mechanical Engineering Technology Program, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14222The CSEMS program at Buffalo State College (BSC) is funded by a grant from theNational Science Foundation (NSF). This program provides scholarships andcareer/educational opportunities for academically talented students that are financiallyneedy in the

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The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Winzer

Session 1149 Assessing Program Objectives for TC2K Randy Winzer Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KansasAbstractThis paper outlines the policy, procedure and management adjustments of an ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program implemented in order to measure early career programobjectives for TAC of ABET TC2K accreditation. This program participated in TAC of ABET’spilot study for outcomes-based assessment (TC2K) and was reaccredited in 2001. These changesincluded developing a set of policies

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Building Bridges with Community Colleges

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Darby; Jane Fraser

Session 2148 Automotive Industry Management Ronald L. Darby, Jane M. Fraser Colorado State University - PuebloAbstractA unique Automotive Industry Management (AIM) program is offered at Colorado StateUniversity-Pueblo. The AIM program combines technical and business knowledge toproduce graduates for entry-level management in the automotive industry. This programmay be a model for producing technically knowledgeable, business savvy graduates forother industries.IntroductionMany businesses want graduates with technical knowledge and business savvy, but mosttechnical baccalaureate

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How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi

Session 3553 The Alchemy of Helping Freshmen Turn Dreams into Reality Amy Miller Maher Murad Robert Martinazzi The University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractFreshmen bring with them a multitude of habits based upon their high school experience.Freshmen seldom question the transferability of learned habits and assume they will applyequally well to the university environment. Consequently, the “Ready, Fire, Aim” philosophybest describes the student’s mentality as they embark on the academic

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Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yoram Koren; Nazmi Cem Dincer; Jr., Elijah Kannatey-Asibu

Session 2563 - 968 THE PORTABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM PROJECT NAZMI CEM DINCER, Elijah Kannatey-Asibu Jr., Yoram Koren University of Michigan1. AbstractThe Portable Manufacturing System Project (PMSP) is part of the outreach of the NSFEngineering Research Center for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (ERC/RMS) at theUniversity of Michigan, and is designed to attract new students to the field of manufacturing.The goals of the program are to expose middle and high school students to manufacturingengineering through a hands-on engineering activity, to provide the opportunity to interact withengineering students, and to motivate the students to