Friday,

March 30, 2007

Event

9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.

Tours

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Technical Session – A1

Technical Session – A2

2:30

John-David Yoder, Mihir Sen

Development of an Undergraduate Intelligent Systems Laboratory and Class

2:30

Craig James Gunn

The Value of Scavenger Hunts in the Life of a Freshman

2:45

Peter M. Burban

Incorporating Inquiry-Based Learning Techniques to Engineering Instruction – A Work in Progress

2:45

David Michael Feinauer, Bruce Lanier Walcott

Lessons Learned From a Summer Engineering Outreach Program

3:00

Subhi M. Bazlamit, Farhad Reza

Undergraduate Work Study Experience in Pavement Management

3:00

Jiang Zhe, Julie Zhao, Paul Lam, Dennis Doverspike,

and Craig Menzemer

Fostering Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Using Intelligent Balloon, Sensors, Information and Communication Technologies for Special Learning Disabilities Middle School Students

3:15

K.M. Vernaza-Peña

Promoting Active Learning in the Strength of Materials Laboratory

3:15

Kumar Yelamarthi, Swaroop Guttenahalli, and P. Ruby Mawasha

Introducing Pre-College Students to Engineering through a Weather Balloon Project

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Refreshments

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Technical Session – B1

Technical Session – B2

4:00

Nael Barakat

Upgrading Engineering Graduates for a World-Class Practice

4:00

David Shaw, Murat Tanyel

Hot Wheels® and LabVIEW Meet at NHRA Division 1

4:15

Mario G. Perhinschi, Marcello R. Napolitano

Flight Dynamics and Control Education Enhancement Using a Motion Based Flight Simulator

4:15

Murat Tanyel

LabVIEW in Electromagnetics

4:30

Brandon Kirby, Chris Byers, Steve Mascarella, Thomas Pestak, Jennifer Bishop, Kumar Yelamarthi, Mitch Wolff, Joseph Slater, P. Ruby Mawasha, Zhiqang Wu

Engineering Research in Space using a High Altitude Balloon: an Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project

4:30

W. Wilson and R. Taylor

Projectile Launcher: An Engineering Design Project for Calculus-Based Physics

4:45

Nassif Rayess, Mark Schumack

Development of Teaching Laboratory Test Equipment as a Senior Capstone Design Project

4:45

Subramaniam Ganesan

A Course on Parallel Computer Architecture with Projects

5:00

Rahul B. Kulkarni, Dr. Pavel Ikonomov, Dr. Suren N. Dwivedi

Recognition of Human or Object for Safe Collaboration between Human and Robot through Sensors and Video Camera

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Reception

6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Board Meeting

Saturday,

March 31, 2007

7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Opening Comments

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Technical Session – C1

Technical Session – C2

9:00

Bruce K. Vaughen

How Teaching Styles Vary When Leading and Training Teams in Industry

9:00

Carole Womeldorf

An Introduction to the Construction of Engineering Concept Inventories: Tools for impacting teaching, learning, and assessment

9:15

Craig James Gunn

Industry and Education: a Winning Combination for Communication

9:15

Robin A. M. Hensel, Emily Calandrelli, J. Ryan Sigler

Early Math Intervention to Enhance Engineering Retention

9:30

Nassif Rayess, Jonathan Weaver, William Wittig, Linda Slowik, Allegra Pitera, Alan Hoback, Ram Kesavan, Oswald Mascarenhas

IDEAS: An Interdisciplinary Design Course in Social Entrepreneurship and Community Service

9:30

Robin A. M. Hensel, J. Ryan Sigler

Programmatic Support to Facilitate Student Success

9:45

Vincent DiStasi, William P. Birmingham

Chalkboards no more: Technology that radically changes the classroom

9:45

Pramod Chaphalkar, William K. Waldron

From Concepts to Design Realization: A Design Project

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Refreshments

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Student Poster Session

11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch with Keynote Speaker

Dr. Charles Bayless

President, WVU Tech

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Technical Session – D1

Technical Session – D2

1:30

David B. Benson

The Legacy Project: a Tool for Improving Core Skills

1:30

Sandra A. Yost

Using a Tablet PC to Enhance Instruction and Productivity

1:45

Andrew J. Blauch

General Purpose Controller Software for Controls Lab

1:45

Bruce E. Dunne

On the Use of Real-Time DSP Framework Code for Laboratory Instruction on the TI TMS320C6713 DSK

2:00

Sridhar Ramachandran, Kumar Yelamarthi, Sanjay Boddhu, and P. Ruby Mawasha

A Conceptual Inter-Graduate Framework to Prepare the Future Faculty

2:00

David Saywers Jr., Jed Marquart

Using Simulation Software in Thermal Science Courses

2:15

Carol M. Lamb, David G. Kurtanich

Drafting the Basics

2:15

Darrin M. Hanna and Richard E. Haskell

Learning Digital Systems Design in VHDL by Example in a Junior Course

2:30

Richard E. Haskell, Darrin M. Hanna

Learning Microcontroller Programming in C by Example in a Sophomore Core Course

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Refreshments

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Technical Session – E1

Technical Session – E2

3:00

Filip Warminski, Pavel Ikonomov, and David Lyth

Teaching Manufacturing Systems Integration in educational institutions through hands-on experience

3:00

A. K. Mazher

The Impact of ABET EC 2000 on the Spacecraft Design Course Developed in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Tuskegee University

3:15

Robin A. M. Hensel, Boyd Edwards, Mikala Shremshock, Lloyd Carroll, Larry Hornak, Kasi Jackson, Peter Gannett, Andrew Cullison, Phyllis Barnhart

Introduction to Nanotechnology Design Course for Freshmen and Sophomores

3:15

Stacy G. Birmingham, William P. Birmingham

Standardizing ABET-Related Processes

3:30

S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Stuart M. Wentworth

ELECTROMAGNETICS: Theory & Practice

3:30

Kristie Plantenberg

Fundementals of Engineering Exam Graduation Requirements (Pros and Cons)

3:45

M.M. A. Rahman, Kurt Hammons, Phillip Beemer, Marcia Isserstedt, and Matt Trommater

Micro-controller Based Three-phase Voltage Source Inverter for Alternative Energy Source

3:45

W. Wilson and R. Taylor

The Challenges of Implementing an Engineering Program at a Small Liberal Arts College

4:00

Pavel G. Ikonomov, Suren Dwivedi, Shailakash Kode

Simulation of Virtual Nanoparticle tracking using calculated forces for an Atomic Force Microscope and Optical Tweezers

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Year of Dialogue

5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Awards Banquet