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Michael Morrell, Associate Editor
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Manufacturing
Planning for Flexible Manufacturing	Jihad Albayyari and Ramesh Narang
Applied Lean Thinking: General Usage Principles	Christopher Stacks and Jeffrey M. Ulmer
Evolving Trends: An Environmental Scan on Design For Manufacturing Techniques	Jeffrey Ulmer
Mechanical
Pressure Response of a Pneumatic System	Richard A. Beier
Repeatability and Accuracy of an Industrial Robot: Laboratory Experience for a Design of Experiments Course	Arif Sirinterliki, Murat Tiryakioglu, Adam Bird, Amie Harris, Kevin Kweder
Design and Pressure Loss Reduction in the Hydrogen Flow Heat Exchanger with Tube Bundles	Ahmad Sleiti
Electronics
Embedded Controller Development for Closed-Loop Process Controls Learning	Athula Kulatunga and Ryan Muir
Real-Time Frequency Tracking Using Novel Adaptive Harmonic IIR Notch Filter	Li Tan and Jean Jiang
Civil
A Dilemma in Engineering Class Design Project	Ruinian Jiang and Sonya Cooper
Education
Problem Solving Approach of Technology Students	Sophia Scott and Doug Koch
Industry and Academia Collaborate for Student Success in Industrial and Engineering Technology Education	Sophia Scott and Greg Boyd
Use of E-PORTFOLIOS in an Engineering Technology Undergraduate Degree Program	Sohail Anwar
Teaching Design for Assembly Using Simulation of an Industry Case	Y. Gene Liao
Online Degree Program Development	Raj Desai
A Tool to Simplify Course, Program, and ABET Assessment Activities	Gene Harding
A Multi-Disciplinary Summer Camp: LEGO Mindstorms for Students and Teachers	Joseph Fuehne and Kate Baird
Teaching Cost Analysis with a Bicycle Business Startup Project	Frances Fager, Ronald Simmons, Cody Godfrey, Timothy Nelson, and Richard L. LeBoeuf
Communications
Transmission Characteristics of Plastic Optical Fiber	Mostafa A. El-Aasser and Sarhan M. Musa
Computers and Software
Using Student Incepted Projects to Retain Student Interest in Software Engineering	Sushil Acharya, David Burke, Shaun Findlay, and Mike Brown
Book Reviews
Book Review: Digital Signal Processing	Yonghui Wang and Suxia Cui
IAJC / IJME Conference Papers
Development and Field Testing of a Hybrid Water Heating and Dehumidification Appliance	Aaron K. Ball, Chip Ferguson, and William McDaniel
Development of a Global Web-Based Industrial Process Control Laboratory for Undergraduate and Graduate Engineering Technology Education	Mohammad Al-Khedher, Dale B. McDonald
Minority Influence on Engineering Technology in Shaping Industrial Education Policy	John Kugler
Filling the Void in Computer Education: Establishing and Developing a Responsive Computer Network Engineering and Security Program	Guy C. Hembroff, Yu Cai, Danny L. Miller
WIP: Utilizing Webcam Technology to Bring Students Into the Field	Mark Shaurette and Daphene Koch
Educating Engineers and Technologists for Innovation	Raj L. Desai
Solar Airport	Serdar Z. Elgun, Kamal Shahrabi
A Remote Control Project to Enhance Undergraduate Students’ Interest and Knowledge in Industrial Automation	Akbar Eslami, Aliza Williams, Loella Lapat, Kerry Krauss and Ali R. Osareh
Study of Electrical Power Systems Using LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VI) Modules	Nikunja K. Swain, James A. Anderson, and Raghu B. Korrapati
A Comparison of Instructional Methods for Improving the Spatial-Visualization Ability of Freshman Technology Seminar Students	Chip Ferguson, Aaron Ball, William McDaniel, and Robert Anderson
High School and University Collaborative Engineering Technology Project	Asad Yousuf, William Lehman, Casey Smith, and Elisha Dotson
How IMS Cross Different Technologies	Babak Ahsant, Abdulrahman Yarali, Mark Rajai, and Alireza Valadmomen
Transformational Paradigm for Engineering and Engineering Technology Education	Enrique Barbieri and William Fitzgibbon
Engineering Technology Education: A National Picture	Philip Weinsier and David J. Brown

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