AC 2010-1102: EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONVIA SERVICE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE EFFORTSMary McCormick, Tufts UniversityKristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological UniversityMeredith Berlin, University of Colorado - BoulderChris Swan, Tufts UniversityKurt Paterson, Michigan Technological UniversityAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, BoulderJonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder Page 15.543.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluation of Sustainable Engineering Education via Service Learning and Community Service EffortsAbstractSustainable engineering considers the potential environmental, health
AC 2010-1145: HERMANAS: DISEÑA TU FUTURO: INTEL CORPORATION ANDESTRELLA MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNER TO INCREASELATINAS IN STEMArlisa Labrie Richardson, Estrella Mountain Community College Arlisa Richardson earned her Bachelor of Science in Physics from Grambling State University, a Masters of Science in Physics from the University of Texas at Dallas, and a Masters of Science in Engineering of Materials from Arizona State University. In 2008, she completed a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in Science Education at Arizona State University. Her research focused on the development of students’ tinkering self-efficacy during a freshman engineering design course
AC 2010-1210: USING TECHNOLOGY-BASED EXPERIENCES TO CONNECTENGINEERING DESIGN, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARYSCHOOL TEACHERSKenneth English, State University of New York, BuffaloDeborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, BuffaloThomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNYGilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNYSofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY Page 15.1339.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Technology-based Experiences to Connect Engineering Design, Science, and Mathematics for Secondary School TeachersAbstractEducators are faced with an ongoing challenge of creating engaging, student-centered learningsituations
AC 2010-1302: IMPLEMENTING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERINGPROGRAM – RECRUITING STUDENTS, BUILDING COURSES, DEVELOPING ACOMMUNITYReid Bailey, University of VirginiaHeather Rowan-Kenyon, University of VirginiaAmy Swan, University of VirginiaMarie Shoffner, University of VirginiaAlexandra Coso, University of Virginia Page 15.678.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementing an Interdisciplinary Engineering Program – Recruiting Students, Building Courses, Developing a CommunityAbstractTraditional undergraduate engineering disciplines, due to their focus on single disciplines, cannotmeet the growing need for engineers skilled in multiscale design
AC 2010-1313: COMPUTER SIMULATION FOR MANUFACTURINGPARTNERSHIPSPaul Nutter, Ohio Northern University Paul Nutter, CMfgE, CQE, CQA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University. He has been teaching manufacturing technology since 2000, and has 26 years experience in manufacturing and industrial engineering, primarily with Rockwell Automotive. Paul is active in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers as faculty advisor for SME Student Chapter S186, is currently chair of the SME Automated manufacturing and Assembly Community, and has served as chair on the 2007 and 2008 SME Simulation Technical Group, on the 2006 SME Member Council, and
AC 2010-1362: EXPERIENCES FROM AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ANDSTAFF EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND SOME STILL UNSOLVED MYSTERIESSabina Jeschke, Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) Sabina Jeschke holds the chair for “Information Management in Mechanical Engineering (IMA)” at RWTH Aachen University, department of mechanical engineering, and is director of the “Center for Learning and Knowledge Management (ZLW)” at RWTH Aachen University. Together, this twin-institute ZLW/IMA forms a scientific institution with currently more than 50 junior and senior researchers, 15 staff members and about 100 student coworkers. In academic education, ZLW/IMA is responsible for the computer science education of
AC 2010-8: USING LIBGUIDES AS A WEB 2.0 CONTENT MANAGEMENTSYSTEM AND A COLLABORATION TOOL FOR ENGINEERING LIBRARIANSRichard Bernier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard Bernier is the Reference and Electronic Services Librarian at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where he manages subscriptions and access to all electronic resources; conducts reference service and library instruction, and manages the digital archives project. He is currently transitioning his library toward a Library 2.0 environment. Page 15.1330.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using
AC 2010-24: A VIRTUAL FACTORY APPROACH FOR DESIGN ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF AGILE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSHamed Farahani Manesh, Eastern Mediterranean University Hamed F. Manesh received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean University, N. Cyprus. He was a Research Assistant and Lecturer in this university from 2003 to 2010. He received his first Master’s Degree in Information Systems and the second in Mechanical Engineering also from Eastern Mediterranean University. Currently, he is involved in a research group, which carries out research and development activities for industry-oriented projects of intelligent manufacturing systems, automation, virtual manufacturing as well as
AC 2010-99: THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON SUPPORT AND SELF-EFFICACY INUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMSRachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University. She was President of a start-up software company before joining Northeastern.Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as
AC 2010-134: EXCEED II: ADVANCED TRAINING FOR EVEN BETTERTEACHINGDebra Larson, Northern Arizona University Debra S. Larson is a Professor and Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. She served as department chair for civil and environmental engineering at NAU for four years. Prior to her faculty appointment at NAU, Debra worked as a structural and civil engineer for various companies. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. Debra received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State
AC 2010-171: EXCEL IN MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUSCynthia Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory investigating atmospheric propagation in the marine
AC 2010-1451: DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF LEARNING SUITESFOR SUSTAINABILITY INTEGRATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONQiong Zhang, University of South FloridaLinda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State UniversityJulie Zimmerman, Yale UniversityJames Mihelcic, University of South Florida Page 15.393.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development and Dissemination of Learning Suites for Sustainability Integration in Engineering EducationAbstractAs pointed out in a key presentation in “Sustainability and Engineering Programs” within theEnvironmental Engineering division at the 2008 ASEE conference, one of main challenges
AC 2010-1480: STUDENT SUCCESS – ORIENTED NEEDS ANALYSISFRAMEWORK: A PILOT STUDYTracee Gilbert, Virginia Tech Tracee Walker Gilbert is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on designing and applying ISE methods and tools to improve engineering education, with particular emphasis on new approaches that will have lasting effects for the success of women and minority students in K-12 and higher education. Prior to pursuing graduate studies full-time, she worked as a Senior Systems Engineer in private industry where she lead projects to develop Geospatial Intelligence Systems from concept through implementation.Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech
AC 2010-1588: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY, EAC ABET, AND TAC ABETACCREDITATION CRITERIAJohn Blake, Austin Peay State University Page 15.1195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Technological Literacy, EAC ABET, and TAC ABET Accreditation CriteriaAbstractA person who has achieved technological literacy has an understanding of technology. It istempting to assume that people with degrees in engineering and engineering technology areeither technologically literate by nature or become literate by osmosis through study andpractice. However, the breadth of knowledge and understanding necessary for technologicalliteracy is such
AC 2010-1750: ASSESSING TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AND THE USE OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CURRICULA BY UTAH K-12 EDUCATORSGeoffrey Wright, Brigham Young University Geoff Wright is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholarship centers on programming, multimedia pedagogy, and technological literacy. He has published and presented on these and many other technology and engineering related topics.Braden Boss, Springville High School Braden is a recent graduate from the Brigham Young University Technology and Engineering Education program. He currently teaches multimedia classes at Springville High School in Springville, Utah.Daniel Bates, Brigham
AC 2010-1759: IMPLEMENTING AND ASSESSING A CHALLENGE-BASEDMODULE FOR SPECTROSCOPY IN A BIOMEDICAL OPTICS CLASSElizabeth Vargis, Vanderbilt UniversityAnita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University Page 15.680.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementing and assessing a challenge-based module for spectroscopy in a biomedical optics classAbstractThe importance of biomedical optics is steadily increasing as reliable, fast, and non-invasivetools are becoming exceedingly necessary for disease diagnosis and treatment. Many times, real-world biomedical optics applications are not discussed in a classroom setting, which may limitstudents
AC 2011-656: GUIDED REFLECTIONRonald C Rosenberg, Michigan State University Associate Dean for Special Initiatives and Associate Director, Applied Engineering Sciences Program, College of Engineering, Michigan State University. Long-term interest in modeling and simulation of engineering and ecological systems. Co-author of two texts on systems dynamics primarily intended for mechanical, electrical and control engineers. Strong interest in effective methods for teaching systems concepts to broad audiences.Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State Univer- sity. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering
AC 2011-1284: IMPLEMENTING THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE CON-CEPT FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIbrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern UniversityDr. Sagar V. Kamarthi, Northeastern University Sagar Kamarthi is an Associate Professor at Northeastern UniversityMrs. Claire Duggan, Northeastern University Director for Programs and Operations The Center for STEM EducationMs. Jessica Chin, Northeastern University Jessica Chin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at North- eastern University. Her research focuses on the implementation of engineering design processes using traditional and virtual methods. Her Ph.D. focus is on product design, development and commercializa- tion
AC 2011-1129: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF WRITING IN A CAP-STONE ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSERichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses. He also teaches a senior design class in a collaborative effort at UNC and Duke University. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Kevin Caves, Duke University Kevin Caves is an Instructor in the Pratt School of
AC 2011-1862: UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACH-ERS TO INCREASE STUDENT AWARENESS OF ENGINEERINGDavid W Richerson, University of Utah Adjunct Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering; Program Manager NSF STEP program ”Utah’s Engineers: a Statewide Initiative for Growth”; Mineral Collections Manager, Utah Museum of Natural HistoryCynthia Furse, University of Utah Dr. Cynthia Furse is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Profes- sor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is the PI of an NSF DLR project Integrated System Level Design – and an NSF STEP program – Utah’s Engineers: A Statewide Initiative for Growth. Dr. Furse received her B.S. in
AC 2011-1722: USING FAMILIAR ANALOGIES TO TEACH FUNDAMEN-TAL CONCEPTS IN THERMO-FLUIDS COURSESAndrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, director of the LTU Thermal Science Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate in Energy & Environmental Man- agement and Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and member
AC 2011-1511: SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING TOOLS FOR STATICS ANDSTRENGTH OF MATERIALSCliff J. Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Cliff J. Lissenden, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, 1993) is a professor of Engineering Science and Me- chanics at Penn State. In addition to teaching engineering mechanics courses ranging from sophomore level statics to graduate level mechanical behavior of materials, he researches structural health monitoring for aerospace, mechanical, and civil infrastructure applications. He is a member of ASEE, ASNT, ASME, ASCE, ASM, SES, and Sigma Xi.Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Christine Masters is an Associate Professor in the Engineering
AC 2011-1053: PATHWAYS TO MALE-DOMINATED ENGINEERING PRO-GRAMSAura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering Aura Paloheimo (M.Sc.Tech.) works in the Aalto University School of Science and Engineering as a university teacher. She teaches computer science basics. Her recent research areas have covered different aspects of female minorities in technical fields.Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University Kaisa Pohjonen works in Aalto University as a research assistant to Aura Paloheimo. Ms. Pohjonen will graduate as B.Sc. (Math) in 2011 and continue her studies in master’s level.Pirjo Helena Putila
AC 2012-4896: BUILD TO LEARN: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO TRAINTOMORROW’S DESIGNERSMr. Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Texas A&M University Vimal Viswanathan is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M Uni- versity. He completed his bachelor’s of technology in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, and master’s of science in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M Uni- versity. He is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Aug. 2012. He has published three journal papers and more than 10 conference papers. His primary research interest is the effect of physical representations in engineering idea generation process.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Texas A&M
AC 2012-5008: CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY FROM ALGINATE SPHERESIN DESIGN-BASED LEARNING COURSEDr. Steve R Marek, University of Texas, Austin Steve R. Marek is a lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. He received a B.S. in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a minor in biomedical engi- neering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. He earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009 and transitioned to the College of Pharmacy, Division of Phar- maceutics, for his postdoctoral research in pulmonary drug delivery. He began his career as a teaching faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2011. Marek’s primary
AC 2012-4723: DO HIGH SCHOOL COMPUTER AND AP COURSES ANDSAT TEST SCORES HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE STEM MAJORS IN COL-LEGE?Dr. Alpaslan Sahin, AggieSTEM Center at Texas A&M UniversityDr. James R. Morgan, Texas A&M UniversityMr. Niyazi Erdogan, Texas A&M University Niyazi Erdogan was awarded with a B.A. degree in science education by Hacettepe University, which is one of the top universities located in Ankara, Turkey. After a period of working as a science teacher, he began to study science education as a M.Ed. student at Texas A&M University in Fall 2009. He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant and a Ph.D. student in Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University. His research
AC 2012-5589: A SYSTEM TO SUPPORT TEACHING GLOBAL SOFT-WARE DEVELOPMENTRobert P. Brazile, University of North TexasKathleen Swigger, University of North TexasMr. Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North TexasMr. Brian Lee, University of North TexasBrandon Nelson, University of North Texas Page 25.113.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A System to Support Teaching Global Software DevelopmentAbstractTeaching students how to work in globally distributed groups is being done throughout theWorld. As such, a myriad of different tools have been created to help students work in teams andcollaborate. However, there is still
AC 2012-3175: THE ATE CENTER FOR ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECH-NOLOGY (CAAT)Dr. Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University Chih-Ping Yeh received his B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Taiwan, M.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical en- gineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Prior to joining Wayne State University, he worked as Senior System Engineer and a data analysis specialist in defense industry. Currently, he is the Director and Chair of the Division of Engineering Technology at WSU. His current research interests are in electric drive vehicle technology and advanced energy storage, including
AC 2012-5367: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DFXMr. Geoffrey Samuel Frost, University of Toronto Geoffrey Samuel Frost is a graduate student studying biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. He completed an undergraduate degree in engineering science at the University of Toronto. He has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Praxis suite of engineering design courses at the University of Toronto for the past three years.Mr. Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto Jason Foster is the Senior Lecturer in engineering design education within the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. Trained as a Systems Design Engineer and with industry experience in software development and management
AC 2012-4110: THE SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MAS-TERS PROGRAM AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY: A COMPUTER SCI-ENCE AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTDr. Susan Darling Urban, Texas Tech University Susan D. Urban received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science in 1976, 1980, and 1987, respectively, from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. She has been a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University since 2011 and was previously a professor in the De- partment of Computer Science from 2007-2010. She was at Arizona State University from 1989-2007, where she currently holds the status of Emeritus Professor. She was also an Assistant Professor at the