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Conference Session
New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University, Graduate School of Engineering; Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University
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Electrical and Computer
courses and the testing for local industry. In addition to teaching at GVSU, he works with the EMC group at Gentex Corp. developing courses for industry and laboratory material for EMC courses at GVSU. Page 22.996.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Laboratory Driven EMC Education – Design of a Power SupplyAbstractThis paper describes a practical approach to teaching electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in theundergraduate curriculum. The elective senior level course discussed here combines aspects ofboth theory and applied engineering. In this course several laboratory
Conference Session
Laboratory Development in ECE Education
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg; Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Electrical and Computer
AC 2009-2462: VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING METHODOLOGY AS AREPLACEMENT FOR PHYSICAL DESIGN IN TEACHING EMBEDDEDSYSTEMSDietmar Moeller, University of Hamburg DIETMAR P. F. MÖLLER is a Full and Tenure Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He is Director of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences at UHH and Chair of Computer Engineering. His current research interests include computational modelling and simulation, e-Learning, transportation, air-transport systems, aero¬nautical engineering, robotics, and embedded systems.Hamid Vakilzadian, University of Nebraska, Lincoln HAMID VAKILZADIAN is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of
Conference Session
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Brian Benini, Case Western Reserve University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
AC 2009-251: A LABORATORY EXERCISE TO TEACH THE HYDROSTATICPRINCIPLE AS A CORE CONCEPT IN FLUID MECHANICSRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Penn State Erie, The Behrend College where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University.Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE and SIAM. His
Conference Session
Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William M. Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Chemical Engineering
Paper ID #12331A Unit Operations Laboratory Experiment Combined with a Computer Sim-ulation to Teach PID Controller TuningDr. William M. Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Clark holds B.S. and Ph.D degrees in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and Rice University, respectively. He has been teaching in the Chemical Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 1986. His teaching interests include thermodynamics, separations processes and unit operations laboratory. He conducts research in separations processes and teaching and learning, particularly in combining laboratory experience
Conference Session
Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joe Bradshaw, U.S. Naval Academy; Jack Nicholson, U.S. Naval Academy
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Computers in Education
AC 2008-755: THE INERTIAL NAVIGATION UNIT: TEACHING NAVIGATIONPRINCIPLES USING A CUSTOM DESIGNED SENSOR PACKAGEJoe Bradshaw, U.S. Naval Academy Electronics Technician at the US Naval Academy for the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department for 7 years. Design special hardware and develop software for projects and labs.Jack Nicholson, U.S. Naval Academy Page 13.1241.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Inertial Navigation Unit: Teaching Navigation Principles using a Custom Designed Sensor PackageAbstractThis paper describes the application
Conference Session
Laboratory Development in ECE Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland
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Electrical and Computer
. Page 13.1351.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Using Real RF Signals Such as FM Radio to Teach Concepts in Communication SystemsAbstractThe theory of communication systems can be made more concrete and interesting by using real-world signals to illustrate the various theoretical concepts. The FM radio signal is, in manyways, an ideal signal to illustrate many of the concepts that are taught in communication systemcourses. This radio frequency (RF) signal is readily available in most populated areas, thestudents are familiar with the signal, and most FM stations broadcast both analog audio signalsand digital Radio Data System (RDS) signals which can be used to illustrate digital
Conference Session
Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Laila Guessous
softwarepackages, such as Fluent, Star-CD, and Flow-3D, attests to the growing use of CFDin industry. This is in large part due to its usefulness in the design process. CFD analysiscan provide insight and foresight into the operation and design of fluid systems, whilereducing the “test-and-build” cycle by evaluating multiple designs cost-effectively. Inacademia, CFD methods have traditionally been taught at the graduate level. However,CFD computer programs and packages are also increasingly being integrated into theundergraduate curriculum, serving as “virtual fluids laboratories” to teach and reinforceconcepts from fluid mechanics and heat transfer 1, or incorporated into senior-levelengineering course electives 2, 3.With the prevailing perception of
Conference Session
Laboratory Developments and Innovations
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Voigt; Robert Ives; Jesko Hagee
, mostbeing humanities majors while others may major in Math or Physics. There is a diversity oflearning styles in this mixed student population and, as a result, we have chosen to implement aninteractive learning environment which we have found to be very suitable. The approach is ahands-on, learn by doing, integrated laboratory/classroom approach. To accomplish this, weconstructed several studio classrooms, modified versions of those in use at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute (RPI). One major difference is the number of students per section; ours aremuch smaller than RPI. Another difference is the need to teach a variety of subjects in the sameclassroom/lab. The two-course sequence covers everything from basic circuits andmotors/generators to
Conference Session
Computers in the Laboratory
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Jonathan G. Turner, Georgia Southern University
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Computers in Education
AC 2012-5457: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS AND INTELLI-GENT SYSTEMS LABORATORY FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCHDr. Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University Biswanath Samanta is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. His expertise and research interests include broad areas of system dynamics and control, robotics, mechatronics, intelligent systems, advanced signal processing, prognostics and health manage- ment, and applications of computational intelligence in engineering and biomedicine. Samanta has de- veloped and taught numerous courses in these areas and supervised students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has more than 100 refereed research
Conference Session
Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Murthy Kasi, North Dakota State University; Yaping Chi, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
AC 2011-84: TEACHING FLOWNET CONCEPTS TO ENGINEERING UN-DERGRADUATES USING ELECTRICAL ANALOGY OF GROUNDWA-TER FLOWMurthy Kasi, North Dakota State University Murthy Kasi is currently an Environmental Engineering doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering and an Instructor in the Fluid Mechanics laboratory for undergraduates at North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Andhra University, India, and Masters in Environmental Engineering from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA. Areas of concentration of his doctoral research are groundwater bioremediation, wastewater treatment, and water quality modeling. He has been
Conference Session
Laboratory Development in ECE
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland
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Electrical and Computer
, 2010 A Laboratory Method for Teaching Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog ConversionAbstractSince analog-to-digital converters (ADC’s) and digital-to-analog converters (DAC’s) are used insuch a wide variety of electronic systems, it is important for engineers to have a deepunderstanding of the distortions caused by ADC’s and DAC’s such as aliasing and quantization,and to realize that the digital signal is not a perfect representation of the original analog signal.In fact, if the system is set up poorly, the digital signal can be corrupted enough that it iscompletely unusable. Furthermore, students are often curious how ADC’s and DAC’s work andbenefit from building, testing, and using these
Conference Session
Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Matthew Nathaniel Bruer, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Relevant, Automotive-Themed Experiment that Teaches Fundamental Flow Rate Concepts and Experimental UncertaintyAbstractIt is a common experience, in undergraduate laboratories, that the students perceive the simplebench-top experiments to be boring or irrelevant to real engineering and societal problems.Without relevance, many students feel disconnected from the lab experience, lose interest inwhat they are doing and do not think while they are in the lab. If students do not think about theactual measurement, the measurement errors and how the measurements relate to an engineeringmodel or to the information that they are trying to gain, then the lab experience has failed.Described in
Conference Session
Laboratory Development in ECE
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
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Electrical and Computer
AC 2010-2039: USING A WEBSITE AND WIKI AS A SUPPORT TOOL FORTEACHING ASSISTANTSAlexander Ganago, University of MichiganInger Bergom, University of MichiganBritton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Page 15.1317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using a website and wiki as a support tool for teaching assistantsAbstract Employing students as teaching assistants (TAs) in laboratory sections of large coursesreduces faculty’s teaching commitments and provides valuable teaching experience for futurefaculty. However, it also presents challenges, such as inexperienced TAs and high turnoverbetween semesters. New tools are
Conference Session
Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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International
Paper ID #7324Developing Direct Measures of Global CompetenceDr. Jennifer DeBoer, MIT Jennifer DeBoer is currently a postdoctoral associate for education research at MIT’s Teaching and Learn- ing Laboratory. She completed her doctoral work at Vanderbilt University in international education pol- icy studies, focusing on engineering student access, equity, and success, and she completed her bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and foreign languages and literatures at MIT. Her research interests in- clude the use of technology in education in low-income contexts and the structure of engineering training for
Conference Session
Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She has previously been a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the De- partment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and an Assistant Professor at the University of New Haven. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Modifications to a graduate pedagogy course to promote active learning and inclusive teachingAbstractGraduate student instructors, also known as graduate teaching assistants, have an impactful role inthe education of undergraduate
Conference Session
K-12 Teacher Professional Development
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
AC 2012-4284: TEACHING BY DESIGN: PREPARING K-12 TEACHERSTO USE DESIGN ACROSS THE CURRICULUMDr. Louis Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research interests include STEM teaching and learning, faculty development, in-service and pre-service teacher professional development, program evaluation, and multidisciplinary research. He has published research ranging from faculty professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in biological and physics science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics, and physics from the Evergreen
Conference Session
Mechanical Engineering: Online Education
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bo Yu, University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Paper ID #36446Teach online controls laboratory using a low-costtemperature control lab hardwareBo Yu Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin Platteville © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Teach online controls laboratory using a low-cost temperature control lab hardware Bo Yu Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville
Conference Session
Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Maria-isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven
Paper ID #36760Unified approach to teaching uncertainty across a three-course mechanical engineering laboratory sequenceEric Dieckman I am an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and coordinator of both the BSME and interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science programs at the University of New Haven. My current research focus is on the intersection of high-performance numerical simulations of wave propagation and scattering, time-frequency wavelet signal processing, and ML approaches to find useful information hidden inside complex RF and acoustic signals. Some recent projects include
Collection
2004 GSW
Authors
Eyad Masad; Dan Zollinger
Masad and Zollinger 2004 ASEE Annual Conference-Gulf Southwest Section Integrated Approach for Teaching Laboratory Courses and Basic Properties of Construction Materials By Eyad Masad and Dan Zollinger Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-3136 Tel: 979 845 8308 Fax: 979 845 0278 Email: 979 845 8308 ABSTRACTA common course in the curriculum of civil
Collection
2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Solomon Isu
Role of laboratory-based teaching assistantships on the career development of chemical engineeringgraduate studentsTeaching assistantships (TA’s) are an integral aspect of graduate research in chemical engineering.Through TA’s, graduate students can offset the cost of education through subsidized tuition, fees, andstipends. TA’s also provide career training and development as graduate students enter academia or pursuean industry career.TA’s can be of two forms: classroom course teaching opportunities and laboratory course teachingopportunities. Laboratory teaching opportunities are pertinent for graduate students since these availstudents with engineering scenarios and troubleshooting tips. Laboratory assistantships also
Conference Session
Technical Session 3c
Collection
2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors
Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Pacific Southwest Section
Poly State University in 1999 where he is currently a tenured Professor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has done consulting work and has been em- ployed by several companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), Picker International, Rantec, San Diego Gas & Electric, APD Semiconductor, Diodes Inc., Partoe Inc., and Enerpro. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Teaching the Hands-on Magnetic Design Laboratory Course: Experience and Lessons Learned Taufik Taufik California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractOne important concept in
Conference Session
Biomedical Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Monica D. Okon, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University
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Biomedical Engineering
Paper ID #23350Work in Progress: Teaching Effective Teamwork Skills in Biomedical Engi-neering Laboratory CoursesMs. Monica D. Okon, The Ohio State University Monica Okon, a current graduate student in biomedical engineering at Ohio State University, became in- terested in engineering education when starting as a graduate teaching associate (GTA) for the Engineering Education Department at Ohio State University. She has had the opportunity to teach the Fundamentals in Engineering laboratory component for the standard courses as well as served as a lead GTA for that department for two years. She is currently a lead GTA in
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Suzette R. Burckhard, South Dakota State University; Calvin Wampol, South Dakota State University
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Civil Engineering
Paper ID #23668Using 3-D Printing in a Laboratory Setting to Teach Design PrinciplesDr. Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University Dr. Burckhard earned a BS in Engineering Physics, a BS in Civil Engineering, (both from South Dakota State University) an MS in Physics. an MS in Chemical Engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Environmental Engineering, from Kansas State University. She has been on staff at South Dakota State University since 1997 in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department where she is a professor and assistant department head. Dr. Burckhard is a member of ASCE, ASEE
Conference Session
Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lingtao Zhang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University
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Graduate Studies
AC 2008-1298: GRADUATE LEARNING THROUGH TEACHING: DESIGN OF ADSSS SYSTEM FOR UNDERGRADUATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSLABORATORYLingtao Zhang, Western Carolina UniversityRobert Adams, Western Carolina UniversityJames Zhang, Western Carolina University Page 13.652.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Graduate Learning through Teaching: Design of a DSSS System for Undergraduate Wireless Communications Laboratory Lingtao Zhang, Robert Adams, and James Z. Zhang Department of Engineering and Technology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723AbstractOver the past few years, wireless communications technology
Conference Session
Measuring Success of Graduate Program Components
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Tenille Medley, Purdue University; Jeremi Hayes, Purdue University
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Graduate Studies
providepedagogical feedback to engineering laboratory graduate teaching assistants. The project beganwith use of the VaNTH Observation System, a direct observation instrument which providesfeedback about the extent to which an instructor’s interactions with students fit within thedimensions of the “How People Learn” framework, a model of effective teaching and learning aspresented in the National Research Council monograph, How People Learn: Brain, Mind,Experience, and School. Preliminary findings revealed challenges to the use of this instrument ina first-year engineering laboratory course taught by graduate teaching assistants. To provideinformation for the adaptation of this instrument for use in the laboratory environment and to aidin developing new
Conference Session
Innovations in ECE Education I
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aaron St. Leger, United States Military Academy; Anthony Deese, Drexel University; Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, Drexel University
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Electrical and Computer
AC 2009-1464: AN ANALOG POWER SYSTEM EMULATOR AS A LABORATORYTOOL FOR TEACHING ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMSAaron St. Leger, United States Military AcademyAnthony Deese, Drexel UniversityChikaodinaka Nwankpa, Drexel University Page 14.175.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Analog Power System Emulator as a Laboratory Tool for Teaching Electric Power SystemsAbstractMost power systems courses incorporate both software and hardware components intolaboratories. Each of these technologies has strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, a novelanalog power system emulator is presented as a unique laboratory tool for teaching powersystems
Collection
1996 Annual Conference
Authors
Sandra Gronhovd; Sudhir Mehta
I .—-. Session 3230 Use of Hypermedia Modules on CD-ROMs to Teach Communication Skills in Engineering Laboratories — Sandra Gronhovd, S. L Mehta North Dakota State UniversityA b s t r a c t The ability to communicate is essential for engineering students, and coursework is frequently offered toprovide these skills: However
Conference Session
Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Anthony T. Cahill, Texas A&M University; Ricardo Eusebi, Texas A&M University
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Engineering Technology
Paper ID #29154A New Hands-On Laboratory Approach for Teaching Electromagnetic Con-ceptsto Engineering and Engineering Technology StudentsDr. Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Associate Dean for Engineering at Texas A&M University - Galve- ston. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of interest in research and education include
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy
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Electrical and Computer
Paper ID #18168Demonstration and Simulation of Dispersion in Coaxial Cables with Low PassFilters - A Teaching Laboratory ExperimentMajor Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Major Alex F. Katauskas graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2002 with a B.S in Economics, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2013 with a M.S. in Physics. He served as an instructor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY for two and a half years. He is a member of the Sigma Pi Sigma honor society. He is currently serving at the Defense Threat Reduction
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ivan Cardoso Monsão, PPGM-UFBA/BiLab-Business and Innovation Lab; Jes Fiais Cerqueira P.E., Federal University of Bahia (Brazil); Augusto Cesar Pinto Loureiro da Costa, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Jose Siqueira Dias, University of Campinas
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
Paper ID #15943A New Approach to Teach Electrical Engineering Using a Para DidacticLaboratoryDr. Ivan Cardoso Mons˜ao, PPGM-UFBA/BiLab-Business and Innovation Lab Ivan Cardoso Mons˜ao received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, from the Federal University of Bahia, (UFBA), Salvador-BA, Brazil, in 1986, and the M.Eng. and the D.Eng. degrees from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of State University of de Campinas (UNICAMP), in 1988 and 2014, respectively, all of them in Electrical Engineering. From 1986 to 1995 he was a researcher associated with the Laborat´orio de Eletrˆonica e Dispositivos at