AC 2011-889: INCORPORATING SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONSOF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCURRICULAAhmed S. Khan, DeVry University,Addison, Illinois Dr. AHMED S. KHAN is a senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, De- Vry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Com- munications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on
AC 2011-2370: INFORMATION LITERACY AS PART OF THE MATERI-ALS SCIENCE COURSEMary B. Vollaro, Western New England College Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, her M.S. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and her B.S.M.E. at Western New England College. She has held engineering positions in industry (in particular, the materials science area) and was former Chair of the ASEE Materials Division. Page 22.873.1 c American Society for
AC 2011-1023: INNOVATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NANOENGI-NEERINGAjit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ajit D. Kelkar is a Professor and Chairman of Nanoengineering department at Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He also serves as an As- sociate Director for the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures and is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro. For the past twenty five years he has been working in the area of performance evaluation and modeling of poly- meric composites and ceramic matrix composites. He has worked with several federal laboratories in the
AC 2011-105: INTRODUCTION OF MECHATRONIC TECHNOLOGY INTOCROSS-DEPARTMENT PRODUCT DESIGN CURRICULAAndy S. Zhang, New York City College of Technology Professor Andy S. Zhang earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York in 1987 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 1995. Prior joining the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at City Tech, he served as an engineering instructor for the JUMP, an engineering training program sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation. Professor Zhangs research area includes materials testing, composite materials, CAD/CAE, mechatronics, and engineering animation.Iem
AC 2011-1222: INTRODUCTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR TEST ENGI-NEERING INTO THE BSEE CURRICULUMDavid H. K. Hoe, University of Texas at Tyler David H. K. Hoe did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Toronto, culminating with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1991. His professional experience includes positions at General Electric’s Research and Development Center as a Staff Engineer and at the University of Texas at Ar- lington as a Research Associate and Adjunct Professor. He assumed his present position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Tyler in August 2008. He teaches classes in Computer Architecture and VLSI Design. His research
AC 2011-589: IT’S A WRAP: A REAL-LIFE ENGINEERING CASE STUDYAS THE FOCUS OF AN ONLINE LIBRARY TUTORIALPatsy Hulse, University of Auckland Patsy Hulse, University of Auckland. Patsy Hulse is the Engineering Library Manager and Civil and En- vironmental Subject Librarian at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Patsy has an undergraduate degree in German and History and a postgraduate library qualification. She has been in her current posi- tion for 20 years and prior to this was in the Cataloguing and Acquisitions Departments in the University of Auckland Library for many years. She is a member of the New Zealand Library and Information Asso- ciation Professional Registration Board. She has travelled to 93
AC 2011-2334: INTEGRATION OF CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCEWITH THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMJuan C. Ordonez, Florida State University Juan C. Ordonez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Center for Advanced Power Systems at Florida State University. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineer- ing at Duke University in 2003. His research interests include thermodynamic optimization, constructal theory, heat transfer, and thermal modeling of advanced power systems.Jose Vargas, Universidade Federal do ParanaDr. Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State UniversityNecesio Gomes COSTA, Universidade Federal de Itajub He graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from
AC 2011-421: INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN ENGINEERING/SCIENCEVIA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSMaher E. Rizkalla, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University In-dianapolis, 723W Michigan Street SL160, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 Received his Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. He was research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory from January 1985 to September 1986 while he was an Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet. He joined the Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI in September 1986 where is now Professor and Associate Chair of the Department. His research interests include solid State devices
AC 2011-2179: THE DESIGN PROCESS AS AN APPROACH TO UNDER-STANDING ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSIONRebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama NSF GK-12 Fellow, Doctoral student in Civil EngineeringBeth Todd, University of Alabama Dr. Beth Todd is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama. Page 22.1438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Design Process as an Approach to Understanding Engineering as a ProfessionIntroduction and BackgroundThe importance of furthering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in
AC 2011-2162: RET PROJECT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGLisa Denny Choate, Cannon County High School Lisa D. Choate is a mathematics teacher at Cannon County High School in Woodbury, Tennessee. She teaches Algebra One, Honors Algebra Two and Geometry.Kenan Hatipoglu, Tennessee Technological University Kenan Hatipoglu is a graduate research assistant at Center for Manufacturing Research and Ph.D. student at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee. His research interests are in power system design and smart grid applications.Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Ismail Fidan is a faculty member at the college of engineering of Tennessee Tech
AC 2011-2833: TEACHING ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMAT-ICS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS: LESSONS LEARNEDKendrick T. Aung, Lamar University Dr. Kendrick Aung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar Uni- versity. He received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1996. He has published over 80 technical papers and presented them in numerous national and international conferences. Page 22.1371.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Advanced Engineering Mathematics to
AC 2011-2277: SERVICE LEARNING IN A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RE-NEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING COURSEStacy Gleixner, San Jose State University Dr. Stacy Gleixner is an Associate Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering at San Jose State University. She teaches a broad range of engineering classes related to introductory materials science, electronic materials, kinetics, microelectronics processing, photovoltaics, and alternative energy. In 2010, she was awarded the College of Engineering Award for Excellence in Service. In 2007-2008, she was an SJSU Teacher Scholar. In 2002, she was awarded the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching award. Dr. Gleixner has an active research program related to designing and
AC 2011-2569: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TEACHING ASSISTANT TRAIN-ING PROGRAM IN APPLIED SCIENCE: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTA-TIONFaizal Karim, UBC Faculty of Applied Science Page 22.1439.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011The Development of a Teaching Assistant Training Program in Applied Science: Design and Implementation Page 22.1439.2IntroductionTeaching Assistants (TAs) make an important contribution to teaching and learning at theuniversity while they develop competencies and skills relevant to their professional lives. Inrecognition of this, the Faculty of
AC 2011-20: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR IN-COMING FRESHMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH ROBOTICSRESEARCHBaha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma Chair and Professor of Engineering and Physics DepartmentMr. Wei Siang PeeMr. Kevin RadaMontell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research A freshmen engineering student. Attended Choctaw high school. Likes to fix computers and solve tech- nical problems in his spare time.Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central OklahomaEvan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma Page 22.1545.1 c American Society for
AC 2011-1382: WOMEN AS THE MINER’S CANARY IN UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBeth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette Beth Holloway is the Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP) at Purdue University. As director, Beth manages programs that recruit and retain women engineers from Kindergarten through fac- ulty ranks. Beth received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. She is pursuing a PhD degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is a past president of WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network), a national organization of about 600 members dedicated to being a catalyst, advocate, and leading resource for institutional and national
AC 2011-2630: THE ROLE OF CENTERS FOR TEACHING AND LEARN-ING IN IMPROVEMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDU-CATIONPratibha Varma-Nelson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Professor of Chemistry Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Indiana University Purdue Uni- versity IndianapolisStephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Stephen P. Hundley is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).Terri Tarr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
AC 2012-4358: COLLEGIATE SOLAR BOAT PROJECT PREPARES TO-DAY’S ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW’S ENERGY CHAL-LENGESDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 10 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Master’s of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer
AC 2012-4662: CREATING A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR STUDENTSTHROUGH A STUDENT-LED MENTORING PROGRAMMs. Danielle M Fitch, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University Danielle M. Fitch is a Master’s student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her current research investigates heuristic strategies and maneuvers to cover the frequency plane for an interferometric satellite imaging system with optimal cost and imaging performance. Danielle currently serves as the Mentoring Chair for the Texas A&M student branch of Sigma Gamma Tau, the Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. As Mentoring Chair, she is responsible for organizing and conducting the current mentoring program in
AC 2012-3991: CREATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN YOUR UNIVER-SITY AND COMMUNITY-BASED OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMSTO IMPROVE THE STEM PIPELINEDr. Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University Barbara A. Christie is the Founding Director of the Science and Engineering Community Outreach pro- gram at Loyola Marymount University. Page 25.358.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Creating Partnerships Between Your University and Community-Based Out-of School Time Programs to Improve the STEM Pipeline AbstractIn 2001, after receiving seed money from the
AC 2012-2992: CREATIVITY FOR ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGI-CAL LITERACY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORSDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, eecured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate
AC 2012-5273: DEVELOPMENT OF A DYNAMIC CURRICULUM FORWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS: ADDRESSING THE REQUIRED WORK-FORCE FOR WIRELESS INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIADr. Seyed A. (Reza) Zekavat, Michigan Technological University Seyed A. (Reza) Zekavat received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University, in 2002. He is currently an Associate Professor at Michigan Tech and serving as Consulting Faculty at the University of New Haven. He has more than 18 years of research, teaching, and industrial experience. He is the PI for many NSF, ARL, and CERDEC proposals totaling more than $3.4 million. He is also the PI for an NSF education proposal that aimed to improve an interdisciplinary curriculum. He has published more than 110 journal and
AC 2012-3087: DEVELOPMENT OF A POWER ELECTRONICS LAB COURSEWITH RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONSMr. David S. Ochs, Kansas State University David S. Ochs received his bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2010. He is currently pursuing a master’s of science at Kansas State University. His research interests include power electronics and maximum power capture in wind energy systems.Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller, Kansas State University Ruth Douglas Miller earned a B.S.E.E. from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the University of Rochester. She has taught at Kanssa State University for 21 years and is presently Associate Professor. She
AC 2012-4820: DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MODULES TO TEACHINSTRUMENTATION TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STU-DENTS USING MATLABDr. Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech Kumar Mallikarjunan, Associate Professor, has been involved in spiral theme-based curriculum develop- ment since 2004. His expertise is in food processes engineering, non-destructive sensing, and biomedical engineering. Page 25.462.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Development of learning modules to teach instrumentation to biological systems engineeringstudents using MATLABP. Kumar Mallikarjunan1, Kevin
AC 2012-3828: DYNAMICS SIMULATION USING SERVER CLUSTERTECHNOLOGYDr. Claudio Luiz Curotto, Federal University of Parana, Brazil Claudio Luiz Curotto is Associate Professor, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 1980-present. He was Visiting Professor, OU, Norman, Okla., USA, 2011-2012; Postdoc, civil engineering, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 2005-2007; and Visiting Professor, KUL, Leuven, Belgium, 2006. He has a D.Sc., civil engineer- ing, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2003; a M.Sc., civil engineering, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 1981; a civil engineer degree, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil, 1976; and a Licentiate in Mathematics, UEL, Londrina, PR, Brazil, 1975.Dr. Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma
AC 2012-5050: EDUCATING GLOBALLY COMPETENT ENGINEERS INLONDON, UNITED KINGDOMMr. Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University Brian D. Koehler is Director of International Engagement in the College of Engineering at NC State University. He leads NC State’s Engineering Career Fair, which has become one of the largest and high- est quality opportunities in the nation, mentors the NC State Engineering Ambassadors, and advises the Engineers’ Council. Teaching and research areas include engineering education, career development, in- ternational engineering, leadership, corporate recruiting, and supply chain management. Koehler received degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville (B.S.), and NC State
AC 2012-3579: A NOVEL WEB-BASED SUPPORT TOOL FOR LEARN-ING RANDOM VARIABLESDr. Anahita Zarei, University of the PacificDr. Jinzhu Gao, University of the PacificMr. Jason Roy OrtizMr. Alan Joe Page 25.84.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Novel Web Based Support Tool for Learning Random VariablesAbstractIn probability and statistics, a random variable is a function that assigns a number to eachoutcome of a random experiment. Random variables have various applications in differentscientific and engineering fields including health-care, genetics, communication, engineeringmanagement, etc. There is an
AC 2012-3896: A TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE: UN-DERWATER ROBOTICS RESEARCHProf. Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma Baha Jassemnejad is Chair and professor of engineering and physics.Mr. Wei Siang Pee, University of Central OklahomaMr. Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma Engineering & Physics Department, Edmond Okla.Mr. Devon Kelley Keith, University of Central Oklahoma Mechanical and Electrical SystemsMr. Dylan Bradley MillerDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central OklahomaAdam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma Adam Dorety is currently a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He is involved in UCO Robotics, and the UCO chapter of the American Society of Mechanical
AC 2012-5531: AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING MODULES FOR EX-ISTING MANUFACTURING PROGRAMSProf. Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sergey Dubikovsky is Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Aviation Technology Department. He teaches advanced aircraft materials and processes and advanced manufacturing and design process courses. His research focus is in immersive learning, problem and project-based learning, international engineering education, globalization, lean Six Sigma, and threaded and specialized fasteners. He worked previously in industry as a Design, Product, and Project Engineer. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in
AC 2012-5257: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER’S OF SUSTAINABIL-ITY PROGRAMDr. Roobik Gharabagi, Saint Louis University Roobik Gharabagi is Associate Professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, teach- ing undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of semiconductor devices, analog and digital elec- tronics, and sustainability. Research interests are in the areas of small geometry semiconductor devices, device modeling and simulation, renewable energy, and undergraduate education.Dr. Huliyar S. Mallikarjuna, Saint Louis University H. S. Mallikarjuna is presently an the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Parks College of Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo. He
AC 2012-5187: AN INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS COMPUTER COURSEAS A SUPPLEMENT TO A MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE COURSEProf. Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen UniversityMr. Olivier Frdric Pfeiffer, Technische Universitt Berlin Olivier Pfeiffer received his M.Sc. in mathematics at Technische Universitt Berlin in 2002. His thesis in numerical mathematics investigated ”Error Control using Adaptive Methods for Elliptic Control Problems in Matlab”. He has been working in several eLearning projects at TUB to support teaching of mathemat- ics for mathematicians, engineers, and natural scientists in 2011, as a Research Assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now again with the School II Mathematics and Natural Sciences at TUB