Conference Session

Innovations in Laboratory Studies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-636: DESIGNING UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING LABEXPERIENCE TO SATISFY ABET EC2000 REQUIREMENTSAli Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University Dr. Ali M. Al-Bahi is professor of aerodynamics and flight mechanics in the Aeronautical Engineering Department of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has a 20 years teaching experience in Aeronautical Engineering and was graduated from Cairo Univ., Egypt and ENSAE, France. Prior to joining the department he built a practical engineering experience by working for the aircraft industry in Egypt. He published numerous papers in CFD, applied aerodynamics, and flight mechanic. Since 2002 he became interested in assessment and

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg N Droge, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of instructors as possible. These experimental modulesshould be designed primarily for faculty who do not have resources for high-end experiments norwant to spend a lot of time developing, building or maintaining experiments. Furthermore, thehands-on demos and experiments must be easy for students to use without the need for a lengthylearning period.A cohesive program to develop distributed laboratories with the above features exists that wasfunded by an NSF CCLI Phase 2 Grant, which supported the development of the TESSALCenter3. TESSAL (Teaching Enhancement via Small-Scale Affordable Labs) includes labs forsignal processing4, digital logic5, power systems, electromagnetics, and control systems. Thecontrol systems modules are discussed in

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Nathaniel Downes, Rowan University; Patrick Hoffman, Rowan University; Matthew Abdallah, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

program at RU provides unique projects and learning environment for itsundergraduate students. Traditional lecture courses generally do not provide much practicalexperience and while they may effectively relate the concepts they teach, they do not provide theexperience of applying these concepts the way an open ended problem might. The alternative isproviding students with internships, which do take place in a professional environment and workmay be tangible to the employer, but generally do not provide for a favorable learningenvironment.The RU clinic program combines the relative merits of both the classroom environment with themore professional goals of an internship into one course. The students are assigned to a project,generally with an

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard K. Grenville, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd.

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

fluids. He also registered as a graduate student at Cranfield Institute of Technology and re- ceived his PhD in 1992. He then joined DuPont as a mixing consultant in the Engineering department working on a wide variety of projects including the Cellulosic Ethanol plant which is under construction in Nevada, Iowa. In 2013 he joined Philadelphia Mixing Solutions as Director of Mixing Technology. He co-teaches courses on mixing at Rowan University in New Jersey and at the University of Delaware and is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. He was recently elected as the vice-president of the North American Mixing Forum and will become president in 2016

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

few students thatwork in the electrical power sector of industry do have prior knowledge of electrical powerindustrial software.A virtual electrical power systems laboratory is used in the EET-3334 course in conjunction withthe theory and application of the lecture. This virtual electrical power systems laboratory allowsa variety of electrical power systems to be designed effectively with minimum cost. In addition,the lab use of industrial software allows the students to practice using a tool that typically isrequired later when they work in industry. The students in the virtual electrical power systemslab first learn basic theory power theory using the Electronics Workbench / Multisim software.The students then learn to program some small

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

was beyond the scope of this review to note the manysafety references with respect to laboratory course work across the engineering disciplines(industrial, mechanical, civil, electrical, computer, and nuclear), to summarize papers discussingthe development of senior and graduate level safety courses, or to note papers describing howsafety is incorporated into senior level capstone design courses.This search included reviews of proceedings from ASEE2, references identified in the Safetysection of the Teaching Resource Center in Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering(CACHE)3, and the two safety-oriented divisions of the American Institute of ChemicalEngineers (AIChE): 1) the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)4 and 2) the Safety

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

called Orcad-PSpice. This programprovides students with a teaching environment to virtually design digital and analog circuits. TheROM programming starts from simulation and goes on to programming the real devices. Aprogram called TT2ROM is used along with Orcad-PSpice to make the student fully comprehendthe usage of these devices. The TT2ROM program is used to produce an Intel Hex File and thenthese files are linked to Orcad-PSpice for simulation purposes. Students now have theopportunity to design and program their information onto ROM devices2.Orcad-PSpice is an electronic simulator used to test and design analog and digital circuits as wellas designing printed circuit boards. The Orcad Capture is only one part of the Orcad-PSpicefamily of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Spinelli

. 2. David McDonald, et al., "Improving the Laboratory Experience with Modern Computer-Based Instrumentation," Proceedings of the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 1559. 3. John M. Spinelli and Kevin LaFerriere, “A Discovery Based Systems Laboratory using LabView and MATLAB,” Proceeding of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 2532.JOHN SPINELLIJohn M. Spinelli is an Associate Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering andthe department of Computer Science at Union College, Schenectady, New York. He teaches in the areas oflinear systems, digital communication and computer networks, and does research on fault-tolerantcommunication protocols. He received

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

MICHAEL HOLTZ; Chandra Sekhar; Ashfaq Ahmed; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

] www.mysql.comBiographyCHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Technology at Purdue UniversityCalumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), aDiploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering fromUniversity of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical andProcess Control Instrumentation and Clinical Engineering.OMER FAROOK is a member of the faculty of the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at PurdueUniversity Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in1970and 1972 respectively. He further received

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jesse Condon; Chasity Williams; Benjamin Fratto; Kauser Jahan; C. Stewart Slater

each unit.Students also measure the flow rate of the feed, retentate, and permeate streams to calculate therejection coefficient (i.e. the efficiency) of each RO unit using R0=(cb-cp)/cb. Each of the reverseosmosis units are compared to each other and to other water filtration techniques.The goal of this laboratory experiment is: · To introduce students to the RO technology · To familiarize them with the advantages and disadvantages of different size units, and to · Perform basic RO calculations in a real world application.Also, longer term experiments can be performed to demonstrate how efficiency reduces overtime, and TDS increases in the permeate stream to if the reverse osmosis units are not changed

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Russell Rhinehart; Benjamin Lawrence; Sundararajan Madihally

experiments that may beperformed. The project oriented style will require a greater commitment from faculty membersand less dependence on teaching assistants in the laboratory. However, short experiments tend tobecome modular and lack integration of comprehensive concepts. The advantage of this methodis that it integrates concepts such as fluid flow, transport issues, reaction kinetics, reactor design,statistical analysis, differential equations and numerical methods. This experiment also trainsstudents to work on projects that are typical industrial problems. While the lab experienceincludes instruction on propagation of uncertainty, safety, data presentation, and experimental

Conference Session

Laboratory and Research Skill Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jeffrey R. Errington, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; David A. Kofke, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Maura Sepesy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Mark T. Swihart, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. Errington is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York. He also serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Dr. David A. Kofke, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Dr. David A. Kofke is SUNY Distinguished Professor and holds the Walter E. Schmid Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo. He is the Department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies.Dr. Maura Sepesy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Dr. Maura Sepesy is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University at Buffalo where she teaches

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Amarachukwu C Ukaegbu, University of the District of Columbia; Lily Kemathe, University of the District of Columbia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

de Radioelectricite de Grenoble of the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, in 1978. He is currently a Professor and Chair of the department of electrical engineering at UDC. He was formerly staff member at the New Products Laboratory of RCA’s Consumer Electronics Division in Indianapolis, IN (1984-86).Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of ColumbiaAmara Ukaegbu , University of the District of Columbia Senior in Computer EngineeringRoland Kamdem, University of the District of Columbia Graduating Senior in Computer EngineeringLily Kemathe , University of the District of Columbia Graduating Senior in Electrical EngineeringPawan KC, University of the District of Columbia

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chastain, Clemson University; Harvin Smith, Clemson University; Mason Morehead, Clemson University; David Moline, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Petroleum Institute (AbuDhabi) with discussion of the experiments and corresponding educational objectives. Finally, ina slightly different context, Ghone et. al6 discussed the creation of a multi-disciplinarymechatronics laboratory at Clemson which features student created open-ended experiments. Thefocus on real world inspired laboratory experiments was well received by students and offeredopportunities to work with common manufacturing instrumentation and control systems.The bench top laboratory experiments have been custom created at Clemson University andduplicated to support four self contained work stations. The students are placed in teams of threeto four members. Typically, six sections are offered each semester; three teaching assistants

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18300Five-Minute Demonstrations:MinimalFaculty InvestmentforMaximumLearn-ing ImpactDr. Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida Dr. Pamela Dickrell is the Associate Director of the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education (IE3) at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She designs and teaches large enrollment service courses, and researches innovative educational methods for the delivery of curriculum to students across multiple engineering majors. Her prior appointment at UF was director of the engineering distance learning program, UF EDGE (Electronic Delivery of

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Willey; Ralph Buonopane; Deniz Turan; Alfred Bina; Guido Lopez

University (BS in Chemical Engineering),Ankara, Turkey in 2001. She joined Northeastern University as a research scholar in 2001 andbecame a teaching assistant in the unit operations laboratory in 2002. She also has co-opexperience at Artisan Ind., Waltham, MA as a Project Engineer.Ralph A. BuonopaneDr. Buonopane is an emeritus professor and past chair of the Chemical Engineering Departmentat Northeastern University. He is a Fellow of ASEE and AIChE and has served on numerous adhoc and standing committees of these organizations. He has served as an ABET evaluator forChemical Engineering programs for many years.Alfred BinaAl Bina joined the chemical engineering department in 1987 as a laboratory technician. He isthe chief laboratory technician for

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University; Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University; Luke Mounsey, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-1209: NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: THEDEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL LAB COURSE IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ATMICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYGlen Archer, Michigan Technological University Glen Archer is a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his BSEE from Texas Tech University. He brings nearly 30 years of experience as a U.S. Air Force officer to the university setting. He retired from the Air Force at his final assignment as the Commandant of Cadets at AFROTC Detachment 400 at Michigan Tech. He earned an MA in Information Systems Management from Webster University. He currently teaches Circuits and

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

theseprojects and the software used may be found at the following web sites: www.egr.msu.edu/classes/ME416 www.egr.msu.edu/~somerton/TECAD www.up.edu/classes/ME436Author BiographiesCRAIG W. SOMERTONCraig W. Somerton is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermaldesign. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porousmedia, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S.in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluyemisi Oladayo Satope, iLabs OAU; Isaiah Oreoluwa Boboye, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olabode Idowu Asubiojo, Obafemi Awolowo University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

designed using LabVIEW but it would requireinstallation of LabVIEW, hence the need for a new design using graphics. The issue ofefficient cross platform usage will also be considered. It is to be noted however that theexperiments developed for the UK Open Science Lab site were developed using Adobe Flexand Adobe Flash.Conclusion Page 24.419.15The experiments developed by this project are part of the introductory experiments used inthe teaching of chemistry and physics in lower level classes in universities and also thescience classes in high schools. The project would therefore serve the purposes expected by avirtual laboratory in terms of making it

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Watkins; Joel Esposito; Matthew Feemster

compensator design and stability analysis are rendered ineffective. While the discipline ofmodeling is deeply rooted in physics, the process of constructing representative models can often beas much of an art as a science. Identifying system parameters, utilizing simplifying assumptions, andjudging the validity of the resulting simulation results are very difficult topics to convey solely in alecture format. Typically, algorithms and/or textbook procedures cannot serve as alternatives for theengineering intuition garnered through hands-on laboratory experience. One of the most crucial stepsin teaching the flow of the modeling procedure (see Figure 1) to undergraduate engineering studentsis the “validation” of their developed model. In order to fully

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alex See

softwareis a good tool for teaching/learning laboratory based work and that the virtualinstrumentation approach is open to further improvements and development. This mayincrease the student participation and enthusiasm in the process.4.1 MAX (Measurement & Automation eXplorer)Measurement & Automation explorer (MAX) is the National Instruments (NI)configuration utility that is used to configure the motion controller in used for this project.Appropriate settings and initialization had to be performed before turning the steppermotors in this project. Page 9.657.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Fenton; H. Russell Kunz; Suzanne Fenton

Cell Laboratories at the University of Connecticut. An internationally recognized expert in fuelcell development, Dr. Kunz was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, receiving his B.S. and M.S. degrees inMechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Heat Transfer. Prior to joining the Chemical Engineering Department, Dr.Kunz worked for many years at International Fuel Cells (IFC) in theoretical and experimental fuel cell research.JAMES M. FENTONJames M. Fenton is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He teaches TransportPhenomena and Senior Unit Operation Laboratory courses. His research interests are in the areas of electrochemicalengineering and fuel cells. Dr. Fenton earned his Ph.D. from the University of

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae-do Park, University of Colorado, Denver

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Blaabjerg, J. Pedersen, “A New Approach in Teaching Power Electronics Control of Electrical Drives using Real-time Systems”, The 7th Workshop on Computers in Power Electronics, pp. 221-226, 2000[3] R. S. Balog, Z. Sorchini, J. W. Kimball, P. L. Chapman, P. T. Krein, “Modern laboratory-based education for power electronics and electric machines”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 538-547, May 2005[4] R. H. Chu, D. D. C. Lu, S. Sathiakumar, “Project-based lab teaching for power electronics and drives”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 108-113, 2008[5] J. M. Williams, J. L. Cale, N. D. Benavides, J. D. Wooldridge, A. C. Koenig, J. L. Tichenor, S. D. Pekarek, “Versatile

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-2661: TESTBEDS CONNECTING SPACE TECHNOLOGY TOTERRESTRIAL RENEWABLE ENERGYNarayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Page 22.1423.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Testbeds Connecting Space Technology To Terrestrial Renewable Energy AbstractTechnologies to exploit resources beyond Earth bear great relevance to the problem ofdeveloping cost-effective solutions for terrestrial micro renewable energy systems. This papersummarizes the approach taken in a course-curriculum-laboratory initiative to

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of adevice they designed or developed in order to prove a physical phenomenon in a research setting,etc. Hence, it comes as no surprise that ABET has embraced this criterion for close to a decade.Introduction to Thermodynamics requires that students learn basic, yet complicated concepts,such as determining properties of pure substances, calculating heat and work exchanged during aprocess, and the first and second law of thermodynamics, before they can tackle complexapplications, such as thermodynamic cycles or combustion systems. These basic concepts areconducive to simple, conceptually oriented laboratory assignments that parallel the classroominstruction. Those laboratory assignments are an ideal place to implement design of

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

of theseproducts have been observed on market shelves.Motivation. Learning styles of most engineering students can be categorized as visual, sensing,inductive, and active. Most engineering education styles are auditory, intuitive, deductive, andpassive. According to Felder [1], these mismatches in learning versus teaching styles lead topoor student performance and professorial frustration. Students receive information inaccordance with three modalities: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Generally, academicenvironments appeal to these modalities by combining classroom theory supplemented by labexperimentation. In Kolb's four stage learning model [2], he calls this process: reflectiveobservation, abstract conceptualization, active

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering projects7. Learn to professionally communicate technical findings and develop ability to work effectively in a groupThe objectives of the new EnvE course are as follows:1. Develop understanding of water quality parameters used in characterizing water and wastewater pollution (augmented by laboratory experiments)2. Motivate the need for water and domestic wastewater treatment3. Develop knowledge of commonly used technologies in water and wastewater treatment (augmented by laboratory experiments)4. Given raw water quality and effluent requirements, recommend and justify a train of treatment of processes5. Develop knowledge of commonly used technologies in air pollution treatment (augmented by laboratory experiments)6. Given input

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University; Julie C Baker Ph.D., Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

StateCurriculum), and CTE (Tennessee State Curriculum) standards for the 9th and 10th gradesincluding the embedded student performance standards for engineering and technology.Tennessee Tech University engineering and education faculty members co-teach the contentmodules in order to solidify the content knowledge sets while they increase the comprehensionand engagement of the teachers. A number of the state-of-the-art teaching with technologyconcepts are an essential part of this project as such remotely accessible laboratory, computer-aided design, computer-aided simulation, and AM [4]. DTF teacher-participants learn andpractice the infrastructure of current remotely accessible rapid prototyping laboratory given inFigure 2. They gain to adapt and

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Engel; Peter Lehman; Charles Chamberlin; Angi Sorensen; Andy Sorter

andSteve purchased an identical set of equipment and discovered that the error was actually inherentin the calibration constant for the operational amplifier due to the manner in which it had beenconnected to the pyranometer. Working with this data acquisition circuit has taught all of theinterns useful lessons about electronics, measurement tools, and data.In addition to data management, economic analyses are also important aspects of the UNPEPPinternships. The students perform all product research, comparing prices and discussingspecifications with vendors, and make appropriate assumptions regarding interest rates, lifetimes,and salvage values. These calculations teach the time value of money more effectively thanclassroom exercises because the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. His research interests include Computer Extension and Analysis of Perturbation Series, Scheduling Algorithms, and Computers in Education. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data communications, operating systems, and computer algorithms. He is a member of ACM and ASEE.Mohammad Dadfar, Bowling Green State University Page 12.803.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 High Performance Computing Student Projects Hassan Rajaei and Mohammad B. Dadfar Department of Computer Science