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CONFIGURING AND RECONFIGURING THE USER: HOW DESIGNERS PROCESS USER INFORMATION
(2012)In recent years the design community has explored ways to design for user experiences and to better utilize user information collected via user involvement methods. While the efforts have been extensive, progress toward ... -
AEROSOL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THE ATMOSPHERE: URBAN FLUXES, FOREST CANOPY VERTICAL EXCHANGE, AND WINTERTIME URBAN PATTERNS
(2011)Atmospheric aerosols play a major role in regional atmospheric chemistry and air quality, while on a global scale, aerosol processes continue to represent the largest source of uncertainty related to climate change. An ... -
USING NASA EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITES WITH THE AIRPACT AIR QUALITY FORECAST SYSTEM
(2011)The Air Indicator Report for Public Awareness and Community Tracking (AIRPACT) air quality model simulates EPA criteria pollutants and their precursors, providing quantitative descriptions of regional air quality in the ... -
Development, Implementation, and Analysis of Desktop-scale Model Industrial Equipement and a Critical Thinking Rubric for use in Chemical Engineering Education
(2011)In order to address some of the challenges facing engineering education, namely the demand that students be better prepared to practice professional as well as technical skills, we have developed an intervention consisting ... -
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSES
(2010)The research presented in this manuscript was focused on the development of assessments for engineering design outcomes. The primary goal was to support efforts by the Transferrable Integrated Design Engineering Education ...