2008 Midwest Section Proceedings Archive (PDFs)

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
University Of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 17-19, 2008

Conference Program

Session 101: Ethics and Leadership

Moderator: Charles Wu

• E-Leadership In Virtual Workforce, James A. Ejiwale, Jackson State University
• Does Education Have an Impact on Student Ethical Reasoning? Developing an Assessment of Ethical Reasoning for Engineering and Business Students, Chih-Hao Wu, Kim Troboy, Tracy Cole, Loretta Cochran, and David Roach, Arkansas Tech University
• Leadership Skills Development Through Service Learning, James A. Ejiwale, Jackson State University

Session 102: Free Forum on Engineering Education

Moderator: Joseph Rencis

• Increasing Engineering Retention Using Only Incoming Data, Michael C. Reynolds, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
• A Comparative Analysis of Engineering Research Expenditures in Selected Big 12 Universities, Shaibal Mukherjee and Pallabi Mukherjee, University of Oklahoma (paper not reviewed)
• ABET Update, Jim Lookadoo, Wichita State University (presentation only)

Session 103: Novel Classroom Problems

Moderator: Thomas Cairns

• Volleyball: A New Twist On Terminal Velocity, Thomas W. Cairns, The University of Tulsa
• Solar Flux and Absorptivity Measurements: A Design Experiment in Undergraduate Heat Transfer, W. Roy Penney, Kendal J. Brown, Joel D. Vincent, and Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas

Session 201: K-12 Outreach

Moderator: Larry Whitman

• An Electrical Engineering Summer Academy for Middle School and High School Students, Peter LoPresti, Theodore W. Manikas, and Jeff Kohlbeck, University of Tulsa
• UASPP: Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities, Shannon G. Davis1, Bryan W. Hill1, Carol S. Gattis1, Bradley M. Dearing2, and Edgar C. Clausen1, 1University of Arkansas and 2Illinois State University High School
• The Physics Journal Club, Jerry McCoy, Scott Holmstrom, and Parameswar Hari, The University of Tulsa

Session 202: Novel Classroom Practices

Moderator: Christi Patton

• Teaching a Laboratory Intensive Class in a Distance Education Mode, J. Moore1, M.A. Thornton1, and R.W. Skeith2, 1Southern Methodist University and 2University of Arkansas
• Integrating Online Instructional Tools in a Large Engineering Course: An Exploratory Study, Dan Cernusca and Douglas R. Carroll, Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla
• Using Self-Paced Learning to Personalize Engineering Education, Christi L. Patton, The University of Tulsa

Session 203: Novel Classroom Practices

Moderator:

• Student Participation in EE Lab Teams as a Predictor of Acquired Skills and Knowledge, E. Carl Greco, Jim D. Reasoner, and Ronald E. Nelson, Arkansas Tech University
• Developing Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills in Physics and Engineering Physics Courses, Parameswar Hari, The University of Tulsa
• Integrating Fatigue Analysis into a Machine Design Course or Finite Element Course, Josh Coffman1, Sachin S. Terdalkar1, Joseph J. Rencis1, and Ashland O. Brown2, 1University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and 2University of the Pacific

Session 301: Continuing Professional Development

Moderator: Shirley Pomeranz

• Richardson Extrapolation Applied to the Numerical Solution of Boundary Integral Equations for a Laplace’s Equation Dirichlet Problem, Shirley Pomeranz, The University of Tulsa
• Simulator for Teaching Process Heater Operating Principles, C. Baukal and W. Bussman, John Zink Company, LLC

Session 302: Energy

Moderator:

• CNT Reinforced Nanocomposite Fiber Fabrication for Undergraduate Students, R. Asmatulu, W. Khan, and M.B. Yildirim, Wichita State University
• International Student Projects in Sustainable Energy Engineering, Jesse French, University of Tulsa (presentation only)

Session 303: Industrial Relations

Moderator: Christi Patton

• Industry-University Partnerships for Undergraduate Engineering Internships, Theodore W. Manikas and Kaveh Ashenayi, The University of Tulsa
• Maintaining Industry and Academic Partnership Through An Advisory Council, Rebeca G. Book, Pittsburg State University

Session 401: Innovative Curricula – Laboratories

Moderator: Wayne Helmer

• An Inexpensive Flow-Bench for Mechanical Engineering Labs, Ryan Eckl, Christopher Johnson,Shawn Shields, Brad Cullipher, and Wayne Helmer, Arkansas Tech University
• Review of a Robotics Lab for Engineering Undergraduates, Timothy J. Annesley and David P. Miller, University of Oklahoma
• Graduate-level hands-on laboratory practices of microdevices for microoptic and biosensor applications, Chang-Soo Kim and Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Nanotechnology and Relevant Technologies Lab Development at WSU, Ramazan (MI) Asmatulu, Heath E. Misak, Bailey Cooper, and Waseem Khan, Wichita State University

Session 402: Innovative Curricula – Mathematics

Moderator: R.E. Babcock

• An Application of Methodological and Notational Comparisons, Anne A. Fischer, The University of Tulsa
• Linear Algebra is Your Friend: Least Squares Solutions to Overdetermined Linear Systems, R. E. Babcock and Mark E. Arnold, University of Arkansas
• Engineering Math, Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University (presentation only)

Session 403: Innovative Curricula – Perspectives

Moderator: Lawrence Whitman

• A Global Design Competition, Lawrence Whitman, Zulma Toro-Ramos, Dan Allison, Colin Davidson, Martha Shawver, Shelly Belles and Chris Wilkinson, Wichita State University and Spirit AeroSystems
• A New Recycling Course Development for Undergraduate Education at WSU, R. Asmatulu, H. Misak, and W. Khan, Wichita State University
• Application of the “Engineering Mindset” for Worldview Evaluation, Dominic M. Halsmer, Oral Roberts University

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