Experimental Module Creation for Forensic Engineering Education
Major
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Research Advisor
Grantham Lough, Katie, 1979-
Advisor's Department
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Funding Source
Missouri S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
Experimental modules were researched and created for use in a future Applied Design of Experiments course in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department's developing Forensic Engineering Track. Five modules were pursued, with three showing promise for use in a lecture/laboratory course. An experimental module testing cricket chirping rate as a predictor of temperature was developed, tested, and shows promise. A module for detecting residue on currency was pursued and discovered to exist in classroom-ready form at another university. Creation of a module for testing the feasibility and properties of an ice projectile was deemed unfeasible for this application in the face of cost and safety issues. A preexisting module involving solar panels was tested and refined, and a newly created earthquake engineering module succeeded in a middle school setting but fell short of suitability for college use.
Biography
Ryan Arlitt is a senior in the Interdisciplinary Engineering department. He is the son of Michael and Christine Arlitt from Houston, Texas. This is his second foray into research, with the first being population and analysis of the Design Repository. His future plans include the pursuit of a master's degree in Systems Engineering.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Ozark Room
Presentation Date
08 Apr 2009, 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Experimental Module Creation for Forensic Engineering Education
Ozark Room
Experimental modules were researched and created for use in a future Applied Design of Experiments course in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department's developing Forensic Engineering Track. Five modules were pursued, with three showing promise for use in a lecture/laboratory course. An experimental module testing cricket chirping rate as a predictor of temperature was developed, tested, and shows promise. A module for detecting residue on currency was pursued and discovered to exist in classroom-ready form at another university. Creation of a module for testing the feasibility and properties of an ice projectile was deemed unfeasible for this application in the face of cost and safety issues. A preexisting module involving solar panels was tested and refined, and a newly created earthquake engineering module succeeded in a middle school setting but fell short of suitability for college use.
