Global Concepts to Action Roadmap: Engineering Education and Engineering Competency

16 Jul 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yi Shen, Yating Chang, Brent Jesiek, Eckhard A. Groll, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

Poster Presented at The 2011 NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, March 13-15, 2011. The results presented here are based on work supported by the National Science Foundation …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4755

Global Engineering Competency: Defining, Developing, and Assessing

23 Apr 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Presentation at the 2011 Global E3/AE3 Meeting, Clemson, SC, April 11, 2011. Includes contributions from the IREE program team, including Yi Shen, Yating Chang, E. Daniel Hirleman, and Eckhard Groll. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4426

IREE 2010 China: Program Evaluation, Learning Assessments, and Research Findings

24 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yi Shen, Brent Jesiek, Yating Chang

Presentation at the 13th Annual International Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Newport, RI, November 4-7, 2010. The results presented here are based on work supported by the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4219

IREE 2010: Developing Globally Competent Engineering Researchers

24 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek, Yating Chang, Eckhard A. Groll, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

Presentation at NSF Engineering Education Awardee's Conference, Reston, VA, January 31 - February 2, 2010. The results presented here are based on work supported by the National Science Foundation …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4215

11 Weeks in Tshinghua from the Vantage Point of a Chinese-American

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yan (Daisy) Zheng

Civil and Environmental research was performed at Tsinghua University understanding a wastewater treatment method allowing sulfur reclamation from biodesulfurization sludge. The research abroad …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4136

Hardware Threat Modeling and Traffic Sign Recognition

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jordan Yust

This summer I researched at Tsinghua University in the Department of Automation in Beijing, China. Prior to my trip, I participated in a two week orientation program conducted at Purdue University. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4134

Electrospinning a Better Photocatalyst for Hydrolysis

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Preeta Dhawan Willemann

I spent the summer of 2010 in Xi’an, China, working in the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University as part of a fellowship awarded by the International Research in …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4132

International Collaboration to Study the Interaction Between PC12 Cells, Magnetic Nanoparticles, and a 50Hz Magnetic Field

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Kelsey Adele Whitesell

This summer I conducted research on the effect of 50Hz magnetic field and magnetic nanoparticles on the viability of PC12 cells (from the rat adrenal ganglia) with funding from the NSF IREE program. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4130

From Nanoparticle Chains to Nanorods: Control of Pb Doped ZnO Nanostructures by Laser Ablation

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Gordon Henry Waller

Pb doped ZnO nanostructures were created using millisecond pulse width laser ablation. Nanoparticle chains (NPCs) formed during ablations in air or of a pure Zn target, and when argon (Ar) flow was …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4128

Integration of Part Localization with Attribute-based Classification for Visual Recognition

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Catherine Wah

The following report describes the NSF International Research and Education in Engineering program experience of the author and primary researcher. The host laboratory for this project was the Image …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4127

A Comparison of Renewable Energy Potential in the US and China and the Role of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Martin Ton

The International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) program was an extremely valuable program in accomplishing its goal in preparing and developing more globablly competent engineers. This …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4125

Magnetic Nanoparticles in Polymer/DNA Layer-by-Layer Films: A Proof of Concept Study

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Kyle Alexander Sutton

Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-coated magnetite nanoparticles were incorporated within a layer-by-layer (LbL) film also containing more traditional LbL components, including DNA and a polycationic …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4123

The sorption of Pb2+ to activated sludge with the competition of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, Phenols, and Linear Alkyl Benzene

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Nicole Sullivan

The biosorption of lead onto activated sludge was examined in aqueous solution with respect to the contact time, temperature and particle size. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were applied to …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4121

Understanding of Structural Health Monitoring through Studying the Devices Used in Aerospace Medicine

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yoshino Sugita

In summer 2010, the research on the treatment and prevention of the retina light damage on rats was perform as a part of the IREE 2010 China program. In this paper, the orientation in Shanghai, …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4119

Expression of Chlorella protothecoides phytoene desaturase in E. coli

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michelle Stolzoff

Lutein is a member of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids responsible for eye health and the prevention of other oxidative damage. Humans are unable to synthesize lutein, and must obtain it through …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4117

Thermopower in Spin Degenerate Spinel Oxides

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Taylor David Sparks

Spinel samples of the (FexMn1-x)Ni2-yCryO4 (x=0,0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1; y=0, 1, 2) were synthesized. Phase pure spinel samples were densified and thermoelectric properties were measured from room …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4115

Experimental Study On Thermal Comfort and Cooling Ceilings

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Anna Simon

Buildings account for 301 and 252 percent of total energy use in the United States and China, respectively, with more than half of that energy powering HVAC systems. Cooling ceilings are one such …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4113

Effects of Material Properties on Crack Propagation Velocity in a Polymer

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Chirona Rose Silverstein

I spent the summer at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China working in the Department of Engineering Mechanics. I was collaborating on research with a graduate student there who is studying the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4111

Finite Element Analysis to Improve Dimensional Accuracy in Nanomanufacturing V-Shape Microgrooves

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Michael Patrick Sealy

This summer I had the opportunity to collaborate and work with Dr. Fengzhou Fang at Tianjin Universityâ��s College of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering. My research focused …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4108

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Health Monitoring Research at Hunan University

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Roger Neil Rovekamp

In the field of Earthquake Engineering the area of Structural Health Monitoring is receiving a great deal of attention. Using Structural Health Monitoring a structure can be characterized as being …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4106