Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Wicks, Union College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

platform for senior projects andsummer research, via building and testing several prototypes, and co-authoring papers (reference4). It has also been introduced into a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning course and asenior level Thermal and Fluid Systems design course. Along with wind, solar, coal, wood andoil, it was evaluated as an alternative to the existing central heating system that is done vianatural gas boilers and steam pipes.Bibliography1 Wicks, Frank “The Thermodynamic Theory and Design of an Ideal Fuel Burning Engine”,Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, volume 2, pp 474-481, 1991.2. Wu, Chi “Thermodynamics and Heat Powered Cycles”, Wicks Cycle pp- 401-403, NovaScience Publishers, 2007.3. Video

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

energy storage laboratory.The motivation of this project is to develop an interactive and computer-controlled test systemfor three different electric energy storage units that serve as a teaching-aid. This paper presents Page 25.1261.2a funded project that develops, designs, and implements an electric energy storage educationallaboratory. The laboratory is capable of demonstrating and displaying the principles,performance characteristics, and applications of electro-chemical batteries, electro-mechanicalflywheel (or flywheel battery) and supercapacitors (or ultracapacitors). The integrated systemis computerized for measurement and control hence

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fernando Silveira Madani, Mauá Institute of Technology; Andressa Corrente Martins, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia ; Leonardo Oneda Galvani, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia; Anderson Harayashiki Moreira, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Alexandre Harayashiki Moreira M.S., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

Paper ID #43394A Project Based Learning Approach for development of an experimentalsetup and a simulator for position and velocity control of a DC motor withinteractive and pre-calculated parameters.Prof. Fernando Silveira Madani, Mau´a Institute of Technology Fernando Silveira Madani received the B.S (1998) in Mechatronics Engineering from the Univ. Paulista – Brazil, the M.S. (2002) and Ph.D. (2010) from the Aeronautical Institute of Technology (ITA) - Brazil. In 2002, he joined the faculty of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Mau´a Institute of Technology – Brazil, where he is currently as a full professor and Head of the

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2011-400: RENEWABLE ENERGY BASED CAPSTONE SENIOR DE-SIGN PROJECTS FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING TECH-NOLOGY CURRICULUMRadian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Re- search Institute, Reno, Nevada. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the development of clean and renewable energy to the forefront of futuretechnological endeavors. This has ignited considerable interests in education and research onrenewable energy methods and renewable energy systems projects. As such, there is anunprecedented priority for educating and training a technologically solid workforce with anenergy focus. Senior design examples are discussed to show our experiences of incorporatingRenewable Energy projects in the senior design course. Introduction of renewable energyprojects into our curriculum has impacted students, faculty, and university community positivelyand promoted feasibility and adoption of more eco-friendly energy technologies.IntroductionEnergy literacy and renewable energy programs

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 22.1164.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Practical Issues Encountered in Building an Integrated Photovoltaic – Hydro -Biofuel Electrical Power System in a Remote Location as a Student ProjectAbstractDescription and specifications for a completed photovoltaic – hydroelectric – biofuel electricalpower system installed at the Taylor Wilderness Research Station (TWRS) in central Idaho.Students performed this successful project entirely, from writing the NSF funding proposal todesigning and installing the equipment. It is currently operating as specified, providing power toTWRS, a remote site 60 km from the nearest neighboring electrical power

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-2361: EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LOCAL AND REMOTE THERMO-FLUIDS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARN-ING.Ms. Meghan Marie RockMr. Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology Harry Marx graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in March 2011 with a B.S. in Mechan- ical Engineering Technology. He is currently an employee of Micron Technology.Mr. Seth M Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology 5th year Mechanical Engineering Technology Major. Actively pursuing Bachelors degree. Worked at Johnson and Johnson as a Project Management Co op. Also worked at Fisher-Price as a Product Devel- opment Intern.Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Rochester Institute of Technology

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Daniel Rucker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Hussain M Al-Rizzo, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; Seshadri Mohan, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Communications and IEEE Surveys and chaired sessions in many international conferences andworkshops. He has also served as a Guest Editor for several special issues of IEEE Network, IEEECommunications Magazine, and ACM MONET. He was nominated for 2006 GWEC’s Global WirelessEducator of the Year Award, as well as 2007 ASEE Midwest Section Dean’s Award for Outstanding Ser-vice. He has currently undertaken another book-writing project titled ”Mobile Multimedia Internet”, forpublication by Wiley Interscience.Dr. Mohan holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McMaster University,Canada, a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the India Institute ofTechnology in Kanpur, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2229: BRINGING SMART MATERIALS APPLICATIONS INTOA PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Kaushik Das, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TXStephen Oehler, Texas A&M UniversityJacques C. Richard, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed B. Niku, California Polytechnic State University; Ross James Miller

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Instrumentation

the skin ispopulated with a large array of touch sensors, a flexible tactile skin sensor can bedeveloped. Although this sensor does not communicate with the brain or the centralnervous system, nonetheless the information it provides can be used in a variety of formsto aid the user.Similarly, a tactile sensor that provides almost-continuous information about an object,forces involved, and shapes, can be used in many robotic applications, including hapticsand animatronics applications. This can be extended to advanced toys that can react tohuman touch and behave accordingly.In this project, stretchable, deformable, tactile sensors were developed to provide a largearray of sensory information that may be used by a microprocessor for other

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zengqian Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics’.Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

an overwhelming satisfaction with this subject.Key words: Education for professions, inductive education, engineering educationIntroductionThe re-making of Victoria University (VU) as A New School of Thought has led to, in 2005,both engineering schools at VU to adopt new educational paradigms. It was thought thatthe adoption of a Problem and Project Based Learning (PBL) as a tool for a pedagogical andcurriculum design would address some of the problems confronting engineering education atVU. The new pedagogical paradigm was to address the ongoing problems and issues whichhave beset engineering education at VU, which were:• Poor student intake into undergraduate engineering courses at VU. Student intake into all the engineering

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Macossay, The University of Texas-Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

data have beengathered on how challenges should be designed in order to appeal to students, whileimproving their skills by acquiring and retaining knowledge and understanding theconcepts involved in the challenges. CBI is considered a relatively new approach toengage and involve students and instructors in the education process and to continuouslykeep interest in the subjects, provide feedback, and achieve lasting understanding ofconcepts and adaptive expertise skills. It is expected that in this project, most studentswill acquire and retain knowledge by going through the process of searching for solutionsto the challenges, which require performing hands-on activities. During this process,students may use and develop their abilities to work in

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moghbelli, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics; Haitham Abu_Rub, Texas A&M University at Qatar, ECE Department

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Associate Professor in IUT and IUST from 1989 - 2002. He has done several projects in the area of electrical drives, power electronics, and hybrid electric vehicles. He served as the Head of School of Railway Engineering at IUST from 2000 - 2002. He served as a consultant at Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District from 1991 - 1993 and at Isfahan and Tehran Regional Metro Compa- nies from 1993 - 2002. He has directed several projects in the area of electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles. He also was a research associate in the Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program in the department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University from 2002 to 2004. Furthermore, he suc- cessfully implemented the

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; William Trotter Nichols

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Finally, aterm project involving the use of a small PV system is included in this paper to introduce pre-engineering students to renewable energy and its useful applications.II. ENGINEERING ASPECTSPV systems are classified under two categories: stand-alone and grid-connected (or utility-interactive). Stand-alone systems4 are able to provide power while operating separately from theelectrical utility grid. They are often found in rural or remote areas and use batteries to storeenergy since power production does not always coincide with the load demand. Grid-connected, Page 22.122.2on the other hand, are PV systems that function in conjunction with

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Jayson F. Clifford; Michael P. Dop, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

of Electrical, Computer, Software and System Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His teaching interests include artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and software engineering with emphasis on software quality assurance and testing. He has been involved in research activities in the areas of software engineering, software quality assurance and testing, autonomous systems, and human factors.Jayson F Clifford Jayson Clifford is a Research Associate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has worked on a number of projects involving the development of unmanned vehicle systems and software processes for small teams.Michael P Dop, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Michael Dop is a

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

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Mechanical Engineering

classrooms and textbooks. As such, they also rarely have theopportunity to learn how experimental design and theoretical modeling work together tounderstand practical systems. To address these shortcomings, a low-cost solar water heaterdesign project was developed and integrated concurrently between a mechanical engineeringheat transfer course and a thermal systems laboratory course. The low-cost constraint reinforcedphysical understanding of heat transfer concepts and ensured messy, non-ideal designs to whichtheoretical modeling could not be neatly applied. A heat transfer concept inventory to assessstudent learning showed minimal gains in student understanding while a self-report attitudesurvey administered to the students demonstrated that they

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

paper is todetail investments and benefits of this type of collaborative experience for the student as well asthe requirements for implementation, assessment and success of the work.Assessment of the student’s progress throughout the project and the student’s scholasticimprovement overall were tracked by both MET and F&PA faculty. The results of theexperiment have provided enough confidence to conduct further experiments which are beingplanned for the Spring semester of 2010.I. IntroductionThe United States has long prided itself on the innovative capabilities of its industrial base.Henry Ford’s assembly line concept not only put the Ford Motor Company ahead of itscompetition when it was introduced, it also helped the United States out

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-2282: A PRACTICAL BLADE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE FOR AWIND TURBINE DESIGN PROJECT IN A RENEWABLE ENERGYENGINEERING COURSEMario Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Page 15.74.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A practical blade manufacturing technique for a wind-turbine design project in a renewable energy engineering course1 AbstractA blade design project for a horizontal-axis wind-turbine was developed for a renewableenergy course. The objective of the project was to design a set of blades for a turbine rotorto extract the maximum amount of power from a given 12 m/s wind speed while beingconstrained to a

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jamie Workman

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Hay; Recayi Pecen

Session Number: 1648 Design and Implementation of Solar Electric Boats for Cleaner U.S. Waters Recayi Pecen Michael E. Hay Electrical and Information Engineering Technology Program Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IowaAbstractSolar electric powered boats may promote zero-emission aquatic transportation and recreationnot only for Iowa lakes and rivers, but for all US and world waters. For three years theUniversity of Northern Iowa (UNI) solar electric boat project has recruited

Conference Session

Promoting ET Through K-12 Projects

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Marshall

high school. The high school purchased two PLCs and theprogramming software. Together, we found industrial donations of input and outputdevices such as switches, motors, valves, and pneumatic cylinders. The high school classreturned to campus, to develop ideas for their own automated cell to be built from theirnewly acquired components. Four more visits were strategically planned over the nexttwo months to provide the high school teacher and students with the skill sets needed toreplicate our automated cell lab projects on a smaller scale.The design and fabrication of the modules purchased by the high schools were college-based class activities in electronics and material processing courses. The only expensesto the high schools were the cost

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Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Vavreck; Rebecca Strzelec

the FDM to make the parts, which the students can handle anddiscuss.The paper describes • the history of the collaboration between art and engineering faculty; • experiences with EMET students and their use of the design tool; • observations of the impact of the FDM outreach effort; • operation, benefits and limitations of the FDM; • interesting senior project applications; • mechanical properties of FDM ABS copolymer; and • planned future directions for the design collaboration.IntroductionPenn State Altoona, one of 24 Penn State campus locations in the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania, is located in the south-center of the state, about an hour’s drive southwest of themain campus in State College. The campus is undergraduate and

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Information/Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

Session 2147 Remote Data Acquisition using Bluetooth David R. Loker, P.E. Collin G. Frampton, Titan J. McElhaney, Jonathan R. Mook, Anthony M. Sansone Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeAbstractIn this paper, a remote data acquisition project using Bluetooth technology is presented for asenior technical elective telecommunications course in the Electrical Engineering TechnologyBaccalaureate Program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. There are several noteworthycharacteristics of this project

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electr-Mech ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Jerry Gintz

-disciplinary courses providingthe student an in-depth analysis of industrial automation from project planning throughintegration. Course selection and definition was a joint effort of the Industrial Advisory Board(IAB) automation sub-committee and the MMET faculty. Initially convened in spring 2002, theIAB automation sub-committee is comprised of a diverse cross section of local industry leaderscommitted to higher education. The IAB automation sub-committee is an integral part of theautomation concentration for the mechanical engineering technology program at ASU, providinga voice for industry, general direction for course content and potential equipment donors.Through their collaborative approach, the MMET faculty and the IAB automation sub

Conference Session

Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

48 min Figure 2. The software alsoprovides templates for multiplevariations in the types of trussesavailable for each bridge categoryallowing for a total of 34 possible 28 m 28 mindependent bridge initial designs.Each design iteration includes – at Figure 2. Initial Bridge Templates for the Computer –an elemental level – all of the Aided Design Softwarefundamental aspects of design asdefined in the ABET accreditationcriteria. The projects are based on real-world scenarios; they are open-ended, permittingmany possible solutions; and they

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ismail Orabi

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Elizabeth McCullough; Kimberly Rogers; Joseph Hickey; Andrew Hoff; Eric Roe; Marilyn Barger

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Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Siobhan Gibbons; Ronald Rockland; Joel Bloom; Howard Kimmel

in October 2001, New Jersey residents stated thatwhile math and science play a critical in their lives, their children are graduating from NewJersey high schools with insufficient knowledge of those subjects. 3 Thus, the current declinein the number of students interested in science and math is of major concern, not only to thegrowth of New Jersey’s economy, but to the United States’ economy as well.Many higher education institutions have reacted to these projected shortages with aproliferation of outreach programs for students and teachers and recruitment efforts withstudents. Recent reports on student programs indicate an increased focus on providingengineering experiences and an introducing students to what engineers do. 4-7 Programs

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Brower

Session 3447 Technology Space Camp Timothy Brower Oregon Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn July 2001, Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) hosted a weeklong resident TechnologySpace Camp for high school students from Oregon, Washington and Colorado. The stude ntsparticipated in various class and team building projects applicable to zero gravity space scienceand exploration. The highlight of their week was the design and construction of a zero gravityexperiment.In August 2001, the OIT NASA Science Team subsequently flew the high school