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Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas; Zachary Gredlics, University of Kansas; Kevin Curry, University of Kansas; Kara D Lynch, University of Kansas Continuing Education

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Continuing Professional Development

staff. We found that people have strengths in - a. Strategy (leadership, communication) b. People (leadership) c. Projects (program management) d. Processes (business and financial operations, compliance issues) 2. Group similar programs and projects, and processes together. 3. Self-assign each category of task to a specific person depending on his or her SWKSA. 4. Provide professional development to staff. 5. Meet quarterly to measure progress. 6. Plan to self-assess again using IQMBT to see how far we advanced.As people played their strengths in operating processes to achieve success in projects andprograms, the levels in each criterion were higher in the self-assessment process. At thebeginning

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Liusheng Wang, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

solving process.  Motivation: including mastery goal for self-actualization (i.e., personal pursuit of well- being and passion); self-efficacy for maintaining optimal emotion and overcoming frustration due to failure; and persistency in valuable task until achieving goals;  Metacognitive knowledge: including awareness of one’s beliefs regarding learning and creativity, and metacognitive knowledge of the following interrelated parts: (a) knowledge of one’s own cognitive and creative process; (b) conceptual knowledge about the specific cognitive and creative strategies that might be used for various learning and creativity tasks; and (c) procedural knowledge of when and where to use the

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iSTEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineers toward empowering young women to be STEM literate citizens or to pursue STEM careers.4) Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Fair Attendees learned about specific programs that allow the teacher participant to do actual engineering research and create instructional materials based on those research experiences.Day 2-July 19, 2012Registration took place between 7:00-8:00am. The day consisted of four hour-long ConcurrentSessions A-D (See Appendix A and B). Attendees were able to pick one presentation to attendfor each particular session. Between the sessions was Welcome and Keynote Speaker ProfessorChris Rogers of Tufts University: “Engineering from Kindergarten to College.” (9:15–10:15am); Break (10:15–10:45am

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6807Introducing an Instructional Model in Undergraduate Electric Power En-ergy Systems Curriculum-Part (I): Authoritative vs. Dialogic Discourse inProblem-Centered LearningDr. Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Jia-Ling Lin is a research scientist in the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research interests are in areas of developing and exploring innovative instructional models in undergraduate engineering education and embodied theoretical claims about effective teaching and learning, particularly in discipline-based problem solving.Prof. Paul Imbertson

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Student Development

. 7-25, 2003. 9. Felder, R.M. Index of Learning Styles, http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html, http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html 10. Felder, R.M., Silverman, L. (1988). Learning and Teaching Styles. Engineering Education 78 (7), 674-681. 11. Herrmann, N. (1990). The Creative Brain. Lake Lure, North Carolina: Brain Books. 12. Kayes, Anna B., Kayes, D. Christopher, Kolb, David A. (2005). Experiential Learning in Teams. Simulation & Gaming, 36. 13. Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. New Jersey, USA: Prentice-Hall. 14. Kolb, A.Y. and Kolb, D.A. (2005). The Kolb Learning Style Inventory—Version 3.1, 2005 Technical

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CIP Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abdullah I. Almhaidib, King Saud University

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College Industry Partnerships

initiatives are shown in Table 2. Initiative Actions ENG 5-A: Secure long- term research funding 1. Continue to establish industry chairs in College of Engineering. through establishing 2. Continue to attract sponsors for the College’s laboratories partnerships with the industry. 1. Continue to work with the Industry Advisory Boards for the College and its programs. ENG 5-B: Establish 2. Organize regular visits to leading companies to discuss new mechanisms for developments, accomplishments, and innovative ideas. improving interactions 3. Organize campus visit and pre-interview

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Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Youngwoo Seo, University of Toledo; Kimberly Mary Coburn, University of Toledo; Donald V. Chase, University of Dayton

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Environmental Engineering

Page 23.799.4Figure 2. Pipe Network Configuration for Different Basic Lab Modules: a) DisinfectantDecay, b) Disinfectant Kinetic Lab, c) Energy Loss, d) Contaminant Transport (TracerStudy/Mixing)Using data from the basic modules, integrated modules coupled with mathematical modelingwith the EPANET were developed and employed to help students understand the combinedimpact of chemical, biological, and hydraulic dynamics in the water distribution systems. Table 2shows integrated modules and their objectives.In order to increase students’ understanding, new course materials were also developedaddressing dynamics (physical, chemical, and biological) in water distribution systems beforerelevant classes for modeling with the EPANET. Relevant lectures

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anil Saigal, Tufts University; Arun Karthik Saigal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

/wu.htm H 3. Townsend, R. B., “New Study Highlights Prominence of Elite PhD Programs in History,” Perspectives, October 2005. 4. Saigal, A. and Saigal, A.K., “Faculty Hiring Patterns in Mechanical Engineering at Elite Universities,” Proceedings of 2012 ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012, AC2012-3690. 5. Cyraniski, D., Gilbert, N., Ledford, H., Nayar, A and Yahia, M, “Education: The PhD Factory,” Nature, 472, 2011, pp. 276-279. 6. “Top Electrical Engineering Schools,” 2012. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering- H

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Fabricio Braga Soares de Carvalho; Orlando Rocha Baiocchi; Robert Friedman

by means ofinternational exchange and mobility. The strategy envisioned aims to (a) increase the presence ofstudents, scientists and industry personnel from Brazil in international institutions of excellence,negotiate the existence of support from the private sector for the payment of the fees involved orthe exemption of these fees with universities or local governments, (b) encourage young talentand highly qualified researchers from abroad to work with local investigators on joint projects,contributing to the capacitation of human resources and promoting the return of Brazilianscientists working overseas, and (c) enhance the internationalization of universities and research Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering

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Instrumentation Technical Session II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, UT Southwestern Medical School; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #6013Matching Pursuits in EEG AnalysisDr. Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, PomonaMr. Furqan Muqri, UT Southwestern Medical SchoolProf. Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University Page 23.886.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Matching Pursuits in EEG Analysis : Development of a diagnostic toolAn Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal is the recording of the electrical activity (voltagefluctuations) along the scalp due to the currents that flow during synaptic excitations of

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Natalia Vladimirovna Kraysman; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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ASEE International Forum

Paper ID #8300Socio-psychological competence of future engineersProf. Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological UniversityDr. Natalia Vladimirovna KraysmanDr. Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological UniversityDr. Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Page 21.60.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Socio-psychological competence of future engineers Engineering education today has to overcome a dramatic gap between academic

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Piervincenzo Rizzo, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Civil Engineering

, Experience and School (Expanded Version)." Education Canada 46(3): 21-21.6. Cantor, J. A. (1995). Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Linking Classroom and Community, Association for the Study of Higher Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Association for the Study of Higher Education.7. Itin, C. M. (1999). "Reasserting the Philosophy of Experiential Education as a Vehicle for Change in the 21st Century." The Journal of Experiential Education 22(2): 91-98.8. Yeo, R. K. (2008). "Brewing service quality in higher education: Characteristics of ingredients that make up the recipe." Quality Assurance in Education 16(3): 266-286.9. Bloom, B. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain

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2013 ERC

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Chris Crumbly

FORMULATION IMPLEMENTATION Phases Formulation Implementation Phase A: Phase B: Phase D: Program Pre-Phase A: Phase C: Phase E: Concept & Preliminary Design & System Assembly, Int. Phase F: Life Cycle Concept Final Design & Operations &

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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William Pepper; Caleb Crawshaw; Chester Ewing; Eddie Rego; Raju Dandu

Heater Scraper Tool William Pepper, Caleb Crawshaw, Chester Ewing, Eddie Rego, and Dr. Raju Dandu Kansas State University SalinaAbstract What Bergkamp Inc. offered to us was a project that incorporated many different facetsof the design and manufacturing processes. The requirement was to design a heated scraper toolfor cleaning dried asphalt from road paving equipment that included a 3-inch wide blade thatcould be heated to a minimum of 400°F and a long handle with the proper safety equipment. Ourfinal design included all these features by using propane to heat the blade to a temperatureaveraging at 512°F. Additionally, this design is easily manufactured, with

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Joseph Strathman; David C. Macke; Steve E. Watkins

Creating a Conference Poster Composite Wing Development Joseph Strathman,AuthorsC. Macke Jr., Dr. Steve Watkins David or Reserachers Electrical Engineering Department Department or Organization The Project The Plane and Wing 3 Main Wing Components Develop an

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Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Weissbach P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Garrett LoVerde; James Bimber

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6537Cellular Phone Control Application as an Undergraduate Research ProjectDr. Robert Weissbach P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Weissbach is currently an associate professor of engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. From October 2007 through June 2008, he was a visiting researcher at Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. His research interests are in renewable energy, energy storage, power electronics and power systems.Mr. Garrett LoVerde Garrett LoVerde is a senior undergraduate student studying engineering technology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He will be

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6140Engineering Everywhere: Bridging Formal and Informal STEM Education(Works in Progress)Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science Sharlene Yang is the director of Partnerships for the Engineering is Elementary project. In this position she is working with organizations and individuals across the country to help them support implementation of elementary engineering with area schools and teachers. She also led the efforts and initiatives of EiE professional development team, which now reach approximately 300 teachers a year. Yang has been active with STEM education for the past fifteen years; prior to her work with EiE

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New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #6001Demonstration of Electrical Principles in the Classroom by Hydraulic Ana-loguesDr. R. William Graff, LeTourneau University R.Willliam Graff is a professor emeritus, retired but teaching half time in the school of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTournrau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph..D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include

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Instrumentation Technical Session II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #6350Programmable Logic Controllers: Essential and AffordableDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 23.989.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

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2013 EDI

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Ohio Northern University and the Ohio Energy & Advanced Manufacturing Center ASEE Engineering Deans Institute April 16, 2013 A PREMIER EDUCATION: INSPIRING CREATIVITY. Ohio Northern University Quick Facts – Located in Ada (northwest Ohio, 15 miles east of Lima) – 3,600 students representing 36 states and 29 countries – Private, comprehensive university with Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law A PREMIER EDUCATION: INSPIRING CREATIVITY. ONU’s College of Engineering Undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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International

Paper ID #5835Observations on startup and operational challenges for US engineering pro-grams in the Middle EastDr. Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the University of Maine and Director of the Brunswick Engineering Program. Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting and entrepreneurial

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lee Gatton; Saeed Khan

University and Small Business Collaboration for Undergraduate Research Projects in Healthcare Robotics Lee Gatton# and Saeed Khan* # Gatton Research and Development * Engineering Technology Department, K-State SalinaAbstractThis paper will discuss the on-going research collaboration between a university’s engineeringtechnology department and an engineering research firm. The purpose and the reasons for thisjoint research project will be detailed from both the university’s viewpoint and the small businessviewpoint.This research project involves applying Social Assistive Robotic technology

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Michael Mefenza; Franck Yonga; Christophe Bobda

RazorCam: Embedded Platform for Image Processing FPGA-based High Performance Smart Camera Michael Mefenza, Franck Yonga, and Christophe Bobda {mmefenza, yfrancku, cbobda}@uark.edu RazorCam ProjectThe RazorCam project is the development of a cooperative smart camera system to develop a flexible and extensiblehardware/software environment to prototype and verify video applications. The fisrt step of this project was to developa hardware platform

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2013 GSW

Authors

Karen McGill; Amir Karimi

Saturday Morning Session 2- Student Behavior of Internal Energy and Enthalpy of Fluids Along Isotherms and Isentropic Lines in the Compressed Liquid Region Karen McGill, Amir Karimi Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractIt is a common practice to approximate the thermodynamics properties of fluids in thecompressed liquid regions from their saturation properties at the given temperature. Mostthermodynamics textbooks state that the specific volume, specific internal energy, and specificentropy in the

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville; Don Roberts, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6574Tracking High Altitude Balloons in an EE Projects ClassDr. Dick Blandford, University of Evansville Dick Blandford is the chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of EvansvilleMr. Mark Earl Randall, University of EvansvilleDr. Don Roberts, University of Evansville Page 23.1257.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Tracking High Altitude Balloons in an EE Projects ClassAbstractEE 380 is a required junior level projects

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Mark Chignell, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6916An Automated Approach for Finding Course-specific VocabularyMr. Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto Chirag Variawa is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research is in using artificial intelligence to maximize the accessibility of language used in engineering education instructional materials. His work on the Board of Governors at the University of Toronto further serves to improve accessibility for all members of the university community.Dr. Susan McCahan, University of Toronto Dr. Susan McCahan is vice-dean, Undergraduate, and is a professor in the Department

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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Engineering Economy

Paper ID #5751Present Value Analysis of Traditional LoansDr. Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University Dr. Robert C. Creese is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Graduate Program Director in the Indus- trial and Management Systems Engineering Department in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineer- ing and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. He obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University(1963), the University of California-Berkeley(1964) and the Penn- sylvania State University(1972). He is a life member of ASEE, AACE-International and AFS as well as a member of

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Steven Colgrove; Adam Svoboda

Collaboration Software Steven Colgrove, Adam Svoboda: K-State SalinaThe Problem Currently there are several different collaboration tools available online. These tools canbe useful when working on group projects, but each come with its own unique set of strengthsand weaknesses. Generally, tools such as TeamViewer and Remote Desktop do a good job ofsharing a screen, but force the users to share a single mouse cursor, which can be frustrating.Additionally, they require the user to share an entire computer desktop instead of a singlewindow, which could be a major security issue.The Goal The goal of this project was to create a piece of software that would allows users to

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dustin Ewing; Aaron King; J.W. Clark; Steven Pihl; Raju Dandu

BULK VELOCITY METERING APPARATUS Dustin Ewing, Aaron King, J.W. Clark, Steven Pihl, and Dr. Raju Dandu Kansas State University SalinaAbstract This project details an engineering design presentation addressed by MechanicalEngineering Technology Students at Kansas State University Salina, for a local company. K-Tron, a leader in pneumatic conveying and feeing systems, presented the need for a moreeffective and consistent method to effectively test the saltation velocity of materials theircustomers desire to convey, before beginning the design process. Saltation velocity is defined asthe actual gas velocity in a horizontal pipeline at which particles in a homogeneous mixture

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; Tom G Thomas, University of South Alabama; Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6122Novel Program for Engineering Student RetentionDr. Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama Dr. Jefferson earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Spelman College in 1997, a B.S. in Mechanical En- gineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Ohio State University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 2005. She served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Aerospace, developing models and test methods to examine the behavior of advanced non-metallic, nanostructured material systems. Dr. Jeffer- son