2005 and serves as its inaugural chairperson. Page 12.732.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Faculty Hiring Trends at Small- to Medium-Sized Research Intensive CEE Departments and Balancing the Needs of Research and PracticeAbstract Civil and environmental engineering (CEE) departments are embracing the use and devel-opment of new technological breakthroughs that are constantly taking place to address socialproblems in an increasingly complex, globally connected, and congested world. The develop-ment of new solutions requires a strong focus on fundamental and
AC 2007-1551: A SWEET PROGRAM REVIEWRichard Zollars, Washington State University Dr. Zollars is a professor in, and director of, the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has been teaching engineering for 28 years. His interests are colloidal/interfacial phenomena, reactor design and engineering education.Donald Orlich, Washington State University Don Orlich graduated from the University of Montana in 1953 with a B.A. in Education. He received a Masters of Science Education in 1959 from the University of Utah and an Ed.D. in 1963 from the University of Montana. He taught five years as an
program which conducted this study.Background InformationOver the last decade, there has been a major shift in the economic base of eastern NorthCarolina. For generations, the regional economy was driven by agriculture and in particular bytextile and tobacco production. In recent years, this economy has made a major transition to amanufacturing, military, and government / service based economy. The region’s ability tomaintain this momentum and continue to grow technology driven businesses is, in large part,dependent on attracting and retaining engineering expertise. However, local, national and globalfirms often have difficulty attracting and retaining engineers in a region that is primarilycomprised of rural towns and small cities. The ability
May 2005 with a B.S. in engineering and a B.A. in economics respectively. He is working at Raytheon Corporation, a defense contractor in El Segundo, California. His interests are in business and project management.Karen Hsin, Accenture Karen Hsin graduated from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in May 2006 with a B.S. in engineering. Upon graduation, she joined Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company in El Segundo, California. Her interests are in business and project management.Elijah Kwitman, Harvey Mudd College Elijah Kwitman graduated from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California in May 2007 with a B.S. in engineering
assigned using a curve, some students may receivepassing grades without completely understanding basic underlying concepts andprinciples and/or without being able to apply concepts and principles to problems in thecourse. Thus, course grades may be used as necessary conditions for assuring studentsare functioning at a given cognitive level, but do not provide sufficient condition for thisassurance. When a student has passed a course utilizing The Proficiency Exam Protocoloutlined, one can have much more confidence that the student is functioning at theApplication level of cognitive development.The Proficiency Exam Protocol as an Assessment ToolThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology in its Criteria 3 specifies thatstudents meet the
physical world with the analytical world of engineering. And based on both student andalumni feedback, the models played a significant role in their learning process.It is the hope of the author that using models helps students better understand structures andbetter understand the role of the architectural engineer. There is no scientific method to proclaimthis is the answer for training young architectural engineering minds about structures andbuilding technology, but in all of the courses the students become engaged when they work withtheir hands and minds in a creative environment. And personally, this is the first hurdle tolearning. If these classes were taught in a pure lecture setting, topics such as tolerances andconcrete finishes could be
AC 2008-1675: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL LABORATORY EXERCISESFOR ALL ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESJeremy VanAntwerp, Calvin CollegeRichard Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Page 13.1096.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Statistical Process Control Laboratory Exercises for all Engineering DisciplinesAbstr actDespite its importance in industry, statistical process control (SPC) is rarely taught inundergraduate controls courses. However, one or two lectures, coupled with the hands-on assignment in this paper, are sufficient to give a good introduction to the topic. Thispaper presents a case for why all engineers
-0442614, and in partby the University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering and the Cullen Trust EndowedProfessorship in Engineering No. 1. Also, support is acknowledged from the Institute forInformation and Technology Applications (IITA) at the US Air Force Academy. In addition, weacknowledge the support of the Department of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy as well as the financial support of the Dean’s Assessment Funding Program. Anyopinions, findings, or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the sponsors. Page 13.979.9Bibliography[1] Prince, M., “Does Active Learning Work? A
course project. Each project team sets up a“configured project” including Roles, States, Approval Process, Library and Cataloge. Eachteam member is responsible for several parts design and/or analysis. The design and PDM partsof the project have been discussed by the authors in a previous work [1]. In order to meet theengineering specifications, the wiper system design must be validated for functional performanceand safety. Here the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the wiper system will be used as a virtualprototyping and design tool.IntroductionComputer Aided Engineering, often referred as CAE, is the use of computer technology inengineering tasks such as design, analysis, simulation, manufacture, planning, and diagnosis.CAE includes, but is
, real-time control, active noise control, and dynamic system modeling. He received his BSME at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, MS and Ph.D. at Michigan State University where he worked on active noise control applications for the automotive industry. He has worked in the vibration test and measurement industry helping to drive new technologies to market and working with industry to meet their emerging needs. He is currently an Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and controls and is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects. His recent
AC 2008-2680: TEACHING CONCEPTS OF LEAN MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH A HANDS-ON LABORATORY COURSEArun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Arun received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 1997 and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2004. He went on to receive his Doctoral Degree in Integrated Engineering (with an Industrial Engineering concentration) from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2007. His research interests include production, planning and control of manufacturing systems, application of lean principles, study of discrete-event systems and cost estimation for various
AC 2009-820: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS THROUGH ANAPPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY: STUDYINGSTORM-WATER PONDS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND IN LOCAL COMMUNITIESMaya Trotz, University of South FloridaKen Thomas, University of South Florida Page 14.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Sustainability concepts through an applied environmental engineering laboratory: studying stormwater ponds at the University and local communitiesAbstractStormwater ponds are vital for the control of floodwaters and the reduction in pollution loadsreaching larger water bodies. Community awareness programs aim to reduce
in traditional college content materials (e.g., textbooks, lectures, multi-media). Address: Department of Psychology, Mail Stop 2051, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409; telephone: 806-742-3711 ext. 247; fax: 806-742-0818; Email: roman.taraban@ttu.edu.Edward Anderson, Texas Tech Edward E. Anderson is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University where he currently serves as the Ray Butler Distinguished Educator. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student
University is surrounded by several autosuppliers and furniture manufacturers. Over the years, our engineering school has developed astrong partnership with the local industry. Co-op is mandatory in our undergraduate program andwe provide well trained co-op students to the industry. All of our capstone projects are sponsoredby the local industry. It is therefore imperative that we strive to keep our curricula up to date, sothat they reflect local industry’s needs and our students remain competent in the fast changingenvironment of technology and businesses. Our engineering program emphasizes teaching andapplied research. Therefore, our faculty is continuously engaged in pedagogical research and itsimplementation and it is active in disseminating the
AC 2009-1755: ERROR TRACKING: AN ASSESSMENT TOOL FORSMALL-ENROLLMENT COURSESAnne-Marie Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Anne-Marie Lerner is a first-year assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville collaborative program located at the University of Wisconsin - Rock County. Her research interests include assessment, engineering education, K-12 outreach, speech processing, and semiactive vibration control. She received her PhD in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008. Page 14.582.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009
of Cognitive Science for Ethics. Chicago University Press, Chicago.[10] Video tape Professional Ethics and Engineering, Funded by: The National Science Foundation, Ethics and Values Studies, Produced by: The Program in Science, Technology and Human Values, Duke University, Directed by Kevin Dill, Produced by Scott Wells, Written by P. Aarne Vesilind.[11] Ferrer, J.J. and Alvarez, J.C. (2003), “Para Fundamentar la Bioética” Comillas, Madrid, España.[12] Vallero, D. A. (2007), “Biomedical Ethics for Engineers”. Elsevier Inc, San Diego, California. Page 14.307.10 APPENDIX
AC 2009-1681: BALANCING BREADTH AND DEPTH IN ENGINEERINGEDUCATION: UNIFIED ROBOTICS III AND IVWilliam Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. William R. Michalson is a Professor in the ECE Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he performs research and teaches in the areas of robotics engineering, navigation, communications and computer system design. He supervises the WPI Center for Advanced Integrated Radio Navigation (CAIRN) where he is developing a Public Safety Integration Center focused on the integration of communications, navigation and information technologies for public safety applications. His research focuses on the development, test, and evaluation of
AC 2009-1239: THE EFFECT OF ON-DEMAND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS ONMEDIUM-TERM RETENTION OF MECHANICS SKILLSJames Ledlie Klosky, United States Military Academy Led Klosky is an Associate Professor and Acting Deputy Head in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Klosky received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1987 and 1988, respectively. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997, He is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland.Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy Elizabeth Bristow is an Assistant Professor of
AC 2009-2508: ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING: A MECHANISM TOACCLIMATIZE INCOMING FRESHMEN AND FACILITATE DEPARTMENTCOMMUNICATIONJ.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 14.934.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Online Social Networking: A Mechanism to Acclimatize Incoming Freshmen and Facilitate Department Communication.Abstract Online social networking tools such as Facebook and Ning are non-intimidating ways tointeract with other people. The benign nature of this environment serves as a useful mechanismfor introducing incoming freshmen, many of whom are shy and introverted, to their peers prior toarriving on campus. This past summer, Facebook
Technology. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has obtained a teaching award from the College of Engineering and was selected as professor of the semester four times by the local chapter of Pi-Tau-Sigma. Page 14.811.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introduction of some optimization and design problems into undergraduate solid mechanicsIntroductionIn previous works 1, 2, 3 examples were given illustrating benefits of introducing modernsoftware, such as MAPLE®I, into undergraduate mechanics courses. The emphasis there wasmainly
, automotive sub-discipline students take two automotive courses. ME491 MechanicalPowerplants is taken in the spring of the junior year. This course introduces students mainly toOtto and Diesel cycle engines with a short lesson block on fuel cell technology. ME492Mechanical Powertrains and Vehicle Dynamics is taken in the fall of their senior year. Thiscourse introduces students to concepts in vehicle dynamics, powertrain components, andterramechanics. It is important to note that based on course timing, the Baja SAE teams aresimultaneously learning the engineering design process, studying basic vehicle dynamics, anddesigning their Baja vehicles from the ground up. In addition to their rigorous course load,required military training, athletics, and
AC 2009-189: PIMP MY BROWSER: NEXT-GENERATION INFORMATIONLITERACY DEMANDS CONTROL OF THE BROWSERAndrew Wohrley, Auburn University Andrew Wohrley is Engineering Librarian and Patent and Trademark Depository Representative at Auburn University Libraries. Page 14.957.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Pimp My Browser: Making Your Browser an Efficient Research Tool with Plug-insAbstractConsider the present browser. It is conformant to W3C standards, displays information, bothvisual and audio, and every browser looks like every other one with the only differences beingcosmetic
AC 2009-197: ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES FOR ABETACCREDITATIONHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering.Linda Chen, Washington State University Vancouver Dr. Xiaolin Chen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. She
AC 2009-237: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTIMPLEMENTING A ROBOTIC ARM FOR THE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONOF ENDANGERED AMPHIBIAN SPECIESClaudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University Claudio Talarico is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Eastern Washington University. Before joining Eastern Washington University, he worked at University of Arizona, University of Hawaii and in industry, where he held both engineering and management positions at Infineon Technologies, IKOS Systems (now Mentor Graphics), and Marconi Communications. His research interests include design methodologies for integrated circuits and systems with emphasis on system-level design, embedded
2006-18: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ADVANCED RESOURCESECONOMIC AND RISK ANALYSIS COURSEJ. Cunha, University of Alberta J. C. Cunha is an associate professor at the School of Mining and Petroleum, University of Alberta, Canada. His main research and teaching interests are in the areas of well design, horizontal wells, deepwater developments and risk analysis applied to various petroleum engineering processes. Prior to joining UofA, Cunha has worked for 25 years at Petrobras where, as a senior technical advisor, he worked in a number of onshore and offshore projects in Brazil, various South America countries, Gulf of Mexico, Africa and the Caribbean. Originally a civil engineer
Page 11.735.7incorporated into a crop that has been genetically modified to benefit the farmer. Unfortunatelythe technology surrounding the gene enables farmers to grow their crops but not recover theseeds to be planted for the next growing season. The gene alters the crop so that the seeds cannot germinate, forcing farmers wishing to grow the crop to purchase new seeds every year inorder to continue growing the genetically engineered crop. This practice provides customers tothe companies, creating a “monopolists dream.”7 Instead of using the genetic modification of thecrop to produce an improved food supply, the gene increases the farmer’s dependence on theproducing company.BSE senior year: course implementationThis is a good opportunity for
2006-474: ENHANCING STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF MECHANICS USINGSIMULATION SOFTWAREArnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University Arnaldo Mazzei is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1998. He specializes in dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems and stability of drivetrains with universal joints. His current work relates to modal analysis, stability of drivetrains, finite element analysis and CAE. He is a member of ASME, ASEE and SEM.Richard Scott, University of Michigan Richar A. Scott received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from The California Institute of Technology. He
. ScienceTechnology, & Human Values 25(2): 195-225.Newberry, Byron. (2004). The Dilemma of Ethics in Engineering Education. Science andEngineering Ethics 10: 343-351.Van De Poel, I.R., H Zandvoort, & M. Brumsen. (2001) Ethics and Engineering Courses at DelftUniversity of Technology: Contents, Educational Setup and Experiences. Science andEngineering Ethics 7(2): 267-282.Yadav, Aman, Gregory Shaver & Peter Meckl. (2010). Lessoned Learned: Implementing theCase Teaching Method in a Mechanical Engineering Course. Journal of Engineering Education.55-69.
Paper ID #20074Using Matlab-generated Numerical Solutions in an Environmental Engineer-ing Class to Predict the Fate and Transport of ContaminantsDr. Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy Alexa Rihana-Abdallah is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, rihanaa@udmercy.eduDr. James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Lynch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engi- neering. He teaches classes in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, and forensic engineering. His research interests include
Senior Member of IEEE and AIChE.Dr. Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State UniversityDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core