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Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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Faculty Development

and competencies, which are necessary for candidatesapplying for accreditation or certification as Bachelor of Electrical Engineering through LLL-system (Life Long Learning). This proposal has been developed under the work of the ELLEIECERASMUS thematic network1 (Enhancing Lifelong Learning in Electrical and InformationEngineering), where the consortium composed of 60 European universities worked together onthe ELLEIEC-project.IntroductionGlobalization makes it necessary to cooperate on an international platform, which again requiresnew sets of engineering competencies and professional skills to enhance technology andinnovation as critical foundations to develop knowledge based technical societies and economies.Engineering education has a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Omar Yahya; Miad Faezipour

techniques,phases, the proposed work depends on advanced digital signal researchers have suggested other techniques that depend on theprocessing techniques to process the acoustic signal of respiration acoustical signal for this purpose [5-8]. Current techniques usethat was collected using a microphone placed in front of the two signals to specify the phase and to estimate the flow. Theysubject's nose. The recorded signal is processed using the voiced- usually consist of accelerators or microphones placed on theunvoiced algorithm to differentiate between the voiced period and chest. Each type of microphone has a specific task. Some collectthe unvoiced (silence) period. The desired features are extractedfrom each voiced

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2014 ERC

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Alma Wickenden

operations. Vision America’s Laboratory for the Army: Many Minds, Many Capabilities, Single Focus on the Soldier DISCOVER INNOVATE TRANSITION Making today’s Army and the next Army obsoleteUNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED The Defense Laboratory  Inspired by Thomas Edison’s vision of “a great Current Defense Laboratory Model research laboratory” maintained by Government; NRL created in 1923 Gates

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2014 ERC

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George Hazelrigg

CMMI Overview George A. Hazelrigg Acting Division Director forCivil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Mary Toney Acting Deputy Division DirectorContext: NSF Strategic Plan, 2014-2018• Transform the Frontiers of S&E -- promotes the progress of science, creates opportunities for transformational advances.• Stimulate Innovation – emphasizes broader impacts to advance national health, prosperity, welfare, and to secure the national defense.• Excel as a Federal Science Agency --emphasizes the importance of NSF as an exemplar of an agency that expects to attain excellence in all operational aspects. http://www.nsf.gov/news

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2014 ERC

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Mark Suskin

Sciences Directorate Computer and Information Science Social, Behavioral & Economic and Engineering Directorate Sciences Directorate Education & Human Resources Geosciences Directorate Directorate Engineering Directorate ACI is pivotal to NSF’s Vision for Research Cyberinfrastructure (CIF21)•Community building to foster use of CI in scientific discovery•Infrastructure collaboration and coordination•Foundational research in infrastructure components and science related to their use•Sustained development through a diverse, trained workforce•Transform the conduct

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Jacob P. Kovel P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Lee W. Lee, Central Connecticut State University

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Construction

also serving as department chair of the Manufacturing & Construction Management Department. Among his major responsibilities are assessment and accreditation. Prior to that, he spent four years as an assistant professor of architectural engineering at the University of Kansas and was also a lecturer at Georgia Tech. Dr. Kovel spent 28 years in the US Army as an Engineer officer, retiring in 2008 as a lieutenant colonel. He holds a professional engineer license in the Commonwealth of Virginia, originally granted in 1990. Dr. Kovel holds a bachelor’s degree in applied sciences and engineering from the United States Military Academy, a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri-Rolla and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University

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Engineering Management

. Page 24.669.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 History of the Online Master of Engineering Management Program at Rowan UniversityAbstractThis paper describes in detail the planning, development, and growth of a new onlineengineering management program. Planning began for the new Master of EngineeringManagement (MEM) Program at Rowan University in January 2007 with a comprehensiveonline review of 41 engineering management programs nationwide. The goal of this review wasto determine the most-common practices regarding engineering management programs andcourses nationwide and the key courses required for an effective engineering managementprogram. In Spring 2007

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Israel Aguilera Navarrete; Alejandro Lozano-Guzman; Edna Alcazar-Farias

. S&T INDICATORSeducation and the value of S&T are the ones playing a leading Indicators represent in a quantitative way S&Trole in global development. These countries have been achievement levels and trends, and also evaluate the impact ofinvesting important economic resources for becoming active resources as these apply to our research efforts [11]. It is ofparticipants in the new “Knowledge Age.” This Age is course essential for every country to measure itsessentially characterized by an intensive use of knowledge as innovativeness precisely, in order to have sufficient validwell as trade in goods, processes, and services of high added information for appropriate

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guangyu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11011Orienting Engineering Ethics in terms of China: Curricula Shortcomingsand Case Studies on ChinaDr. Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, ShanghaiJiao Tong University Rockwell F. Clancy is a lecturer at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shang- hai Jiao Tong University. His research and teaching interests include applied ethics, political philosophy, and science, technology, and society studies. Rockwell completed his PhD at Purdue University, West Lafayette, MA at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium, and BA at Fordham

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Mohamed Tayseer; Fouad Zoghieb; Ismail Alcheikh; Mohammad N.S. Awadallah

users for several considered these networks as beneficial tools for socialreasons and purposes. Different studies were made on gatherings. When students transit from high school to theirsocial networks and their effects; however, very little first year of college, a new pivotal phase of their lives starts.practical evidence is available regarding the effect of Consequently, they have to encounter socializing with newusing social networks on college students’ academic people, getting engaged and involved in their new societyperformance and social engagement. This paper and adapting to new educational means. Therefore, socialaddresses the effect of using

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Muhammad Wasimuddin; Navarun Gupta

theinterference signal from the measured signal by using a referencesignal. The reference Signal used is highly correlated with theinterference signal. The filtration is achieved by designing aLeast Mean Square adaptive filter with a specific order and step Figure 1. Block Diagramsize that will ensure the adaptation of the filter to converge afterfew seconds of adaptation. Figure 1 shows the block diagram of Maternal and Fetal Electrocardiogram taken from Mother and transferred to Index Terms—Least Mean Square, MME, MFE Digital form

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Yuanxiong Luo; Jeremy Li

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Automated Mechanical System Design to Insert the Copper Wire into the Plastic Block Yuanxiong Luo Jeremy (Zheng) Li Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bridgeport, CT, USA E-mail:yluo@my.bridgeport.edu E-mail:Zhengli@bridgeport.eduAbstract: The paper mainly depicts a newly development feeder matches the corrected order and direction for plasticsystem of inserting copper wire into the plastic block while blocks. When both the wire and the plastic block are

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10127Industry-sponsored Vs. Internal design projects at the Iron Range Engineer-ing ProgramDr. Mohammad Habibi, Minnesota State University, MankatoJeffrey Lange, Iron Range Engineering Jeffrey Lange graduated from Iron Range Engineering (IRE) in 2012 with his Bachelors of Science in Engineering with an emphasis in electrical engineering. He is currently working as a Project Mentor at IRE and passing on the knowledge and the love of the program that he developed as a student. Jeffrey completed his first two years of schooling at Anoka Ramsey Community College and then transferred to the University of Minnesota, Twin

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2014 EDI

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David R Finley

SSMart Success! David Roland Finley, Ph.D., P.E. – Dean, Business & Engineering12/21/2015 www.lssu.edu 1 Actually, we have a continuum…Engineering •Complex Analysis, Complex Design, DevelopmentIndustrial Engineering/Operations ManagementEngineering Economics/Quantitative AnalysisBusiness •Finance, Accounting, Management, Marketing12/21/2015 www.lssu.edu 2 *New* College of Business and Engineering Lukenda School of Business School of Engineering & Tech (Robotics Lab) Product Dev Center/Business Dev Center strongly linked to SmartZone (SSMart)12/21/2015 www.lssu.edu

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10694C-STEM Curriculum for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (Cur-riculum Exchange)Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu) and Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory. His current research includes developing computing and robotics technologies and integrate them into

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2014 ERC

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Farnam Jahanian

Farnam JahanianCISE DirectorateMarch 10, 2014 CISE Mission Exploring the frontiers of computing • Promote progress of computer and information science and engineering research and education, and advance the development and use of cyberinfrastructure. • Promote understanding of the principles and uses of advanced computer, communications, and information systems in support of societal priorities. • Contribute to universal, transparent and affordable participation in a knowledge-based society.These frontiers have interfaces with all the sciences, engineering, education and humanities and a strong emphasis on innovation for society. Pervasive Impact• We

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Harrison Pierce, Linbeck Group, LLC; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction

preventative measures, standards,and targeted training programs. This paper provides a project level analysis of the fatal fallaccidents in small building projects using Occupational Safety and Health Administration’saccident reports between 1998 and 2007. The analysis includes categorization of accidents basedon project size, type, and accident circumstances for each contactor type. The analysis identifieshigh risk activities for fall fatalities under different circumstances. This detailed project levelinformation provides a valuable educational tool for construction programs as well as a guide tostrategically target high risk areas through prevention, enforcement, and training.IntroductionConstruction is one of the largest and most dangerous

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10754Conducting Virtual Focus Groups to Identify How Rewards Have Affectedthe Valuation of Technology in Engineering EducationDr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora McMartin is the founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), a consulting firm focused on as- sisting educators in higher education in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. BbK specializes in building organizational and project level evaluation capacities and integrating evaluation into management activities. Current research projects focus on: innovations in technology, student

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #10053Highlighting the Need for Engineering Education for Females in Saudi Ara-biaDr. Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Industrial Engineering department, King Saud University. He completed both his PhD (2006) and Master’s (2001) degrees in Mechanical Engi- neering from West Virginia University (WVU), where he was a graduate teaching and research assistant. He holds a B.S. from the American University in Cairo (AUC, 1998). El-Sherbeeny was also an instruc- tor for several undergraduate courses in engineering and mechanical engineering while at WVU

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Mike Molnar

More New InstitutesPCAST/AMP Call for NNMI NNMI Framework The Design Continues … 2012 AMP Report to the PresidentCalling for Industry-led Manufacturing Innovation Institutes II. Securing the Talent III. Improving the Business I. Enabling Innovation Pipeline Climate• Establish a National Network • Improve public perceptions • Enact tax reform of Manufacturing Innovation about manufacturing • Streamline regulatory policy

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier Orozco P.E., UPV; Joseph S. Sun, University of Pennsylvania; Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis; Carlos Jiménez-Rico, Universitat Politècnica de València; Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Universitat Politecnica Valencia

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International

at the valencian Association for Industrial Engineers and apart from his academic responsibilities he is currently Director for International Affairs at UPV where he is responsible for the coordination of several Erasmus Mundus Consortiums. His main research fields are photovoltaic materials, fiber reinforced concrete, performance evaluation and active learning in higher education. In these fields he has published more than 15 papers in leading academic journals.Mr. Joseph S. Sun, University of PennsylvaniaProf. Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis Dr. McDonald is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Faculty Director of the NSF ADVANCE program at UC Davis. Prior to

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou, Indian River State College

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #10560Systems Technicians: Electronics Foundation With Photonics, Robotics andOther SpecialtiesMr. Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC Registered Professional Engineer, BSEE Univ. Texas, MSEE Univ. Pitt, PI and Executive Director, OP- TEC, NSF/ATE National Center for Optics and Photonics EducationDr. Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou, Indian River State College Dr. Chrysanthos A. Panayiotou is the director of the National Science Foundation Southeast Regional Center for Laser and Fiber Optics based at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce Florida. For the last 20 years he served as electronics professor, program director

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2014 EDI

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Amy J Moll

Changing the Culture of How We Teach Amy Moll Dean of Engineering Boise State University April 2014© 2012 Boise State University 1 NSF WIDER Program • Aims to substantially scale up evidence-based teaching practices (EBIPs) • Ultimate goals are improved student learning and retention, and increased number and graduation of STEM majors, including under-represented students • Called for applications that – intentionally integrated a purposeful change model

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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Faculty Development

' professional development it is only 33% of them who work within theirspecialization. And yet, labor productivity in Russia as a whole is 10 times lower than in the leadingcountries, and its share in the world trade is slightly more than 1% [1]. The Russian industry doesn'tuse the advances in science, technological developments and achievements in modern technologyefficiently. The manufacturers are actively pushed out of the market of high technologies and high-tech products.In 2012 these circumstances have prompted the President of Russia to release the President'sprogram (hereinafter - the Program) of training for engineering staff for 2012-2014. [2] Since 2013Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) is among the program's

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Yuan You; V.N. Lakshmi; Saion Sinha; D. Dutta; C.K. Sarkar; S. Basu Mail

, West Haven, CT-06516 Kolkata, India Abstract—Graphene, the crystalline allotrope of Carbon has However, there are recent reports of growing multi layeredphenomenal electrical properties and hence a number of application Graphene (MLG) in atmospheric conditions using thermalprospects. Multi-Layered Graphene (MLG) has tremendous Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD).[9] This inexpensive andapplication prospects as gas sensors. Thermal CVD performed at elegant method of synthesizing Graphene is a conditionatmospheric pressure is a very simple and affordable synthesis favorable for the application of Graphene as a device. Ourtechnique for

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2014 EDI

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Davy McDowell

licensure forengineers and surveyors in order to protect thehealth, safety, and welfare of the public.The “practice ofengineering”• Owning a firm• Consulting• Signing a design• Bidding for public funding• Advertising servicesDefinition can vary by stateNCEES Model LawNCEES Model Law1. NCEES Model Law changes in 20202. De-sequencing the licensure processTransition to CBTFE current status FE Scheduled DeliveredJan/Feb 0 3,216Apr/May 10,461 1,580Jul/Aug 1,004 0Registered not Authorized 995 NAAuthorized not Scheduled 2,995 NATotal in the System

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2014 ERC

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Mary Galvin

. Other Math/Sci. 7% Other Eng. Other 18% Unknown 16%But diverse as they are, materials scientists look at materials from aunified point of view: they look for connections between the underlyingstructure of a material, its properties, how processing changes it, andwhat the material can do - its performance. (From Strange Matter) Material BMAT CER Joseph Akarra Lynnette MadsenMohan Srinivasarao EPM Charles Ying Haiyan Wang

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Lisa Wang

earthquake, for example, about 12,500 structureswere moderately to severely damaged including residential homes, businesses, and freeways (seeFigure 1). Approximately 114,000 residential and commercial structures were damaged and 72deaths were attributed to the earthquake. Damage costs were estimated at $25 billion. On March11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan. The effects of the greatearthquake were felt around the world, from Norway's fjords to Antarctica's ice sheet. More than18,000 people were killed in the disaster, with severe structural damage in northeastern Japan(see Figure 2), including heavy damage to roads and railways as well as fires in many areas. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering

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2014 ERC

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Rose Wesson

Sue Kemnitzer Deputy Division Director skemnitz@nsf.gov Rose Wesson Program Director rwesson@nsf.gov ASEE ERC March 2014NSF ENG/CBET Strategy Attract, stimulate, catalyze and challenge research communities to think big, enable transformational research advances, and expand national innovation capacity Portfolio balance between fundamental, applied and translational as well as small, medium and large projects Collaborate and partner within and outside NSF to maximize opportunity for the engineering research and education community to address major national priorities Goal: Maximize long term expected societal benefit 2CBET’s vision and mission is to: Vision  Be a global leader in

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2014 ERC

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Pramod Khargonekar

(NITRD) strategic plan 11ENG will be a major contributor to Cyber-EnabledMaterials, Manufacturing, and Smart Systems• ENG will focus on breakthrough materials, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and cyber-physical systems $90M – integrates materials discovery, property optimization, systems design and optimization, certification, manufacturing and deployment – integrates computational methods with data-enabled scientific discovery and innovative experimental techniques – includes the Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP) focus area