The American Society for Engineering Education Northeast Section (ASEE-NE) invites papers, presentations, and posters for our annual conference hosted at the University of Massachusetts Lowell from April 27th thru 29th, 2017. The conference theme is Innovations in Engineering Education - Past & Present.

Faculty can submit full papers or abstracts for presentations for the conference. Faculty presentations will be conducted on either Friday, April 28th or Saturday, April 29th. Undergraduate and graduate students can submit abstracts for the student poster competitions as well as papers. Student poster competitions and student paper presentations will take place on Saturday, April 29th. Free workshops will also be available to students on Saturday, April 29th. Awards will be made for best student paper, best student poster, best professional paper, and best professional presentation. All submitted papers and presentation abstracts will be peer reviewed.

University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA

CRITICAL DATES FOR THE CONFERENCE
April 10th, 2017: Deadline for submission of abstract (faculty and student papers, faculty presentations)
April 17th, 2017: Deadline for submission of abstracts (student poster competitions)
April 17th, 2017: Deadline for submission of draft papers
April 24th, 2017: Final program published
April 27th, 2017: Teaching workshops conducted at UMass Lowell University Crossing Building
April 28th, 2017: 1st Day of conference at UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center with opening remarks, keynote lunch, professional panels, World Energy Simulation workshop, social hour, and conference banquet
April 29th, 2017: 2nd Day of conference at UMass Lowell's University Crossing and North Campus with breakfast, student posters competitions (undergraduate and graduate), student paper presentations, student workshops, and professional panels. An early afternoon conference lunch will present awards to both faculty and students followed by the ASEE-NE business meeting.

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Joseph Hartman, Conference Chair
Dean of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Kanti Prasad, Program Co-Chair
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Edward Hajduk, Program Co-Chair and Student Activities Coordinator
Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Francis (Jerry) Hopcroft, ASEE-NE Treasurer and Student Workshop Presenter
Professor, Civil Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Christian Bach, ASEE-NE Secretary and Committee Member
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Technology Management, University of Bridgeport

Christian Craciun, ASEE-NE Past Chair, Current Membership Chair, and Committee Member
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Fairfield University

Paul Crilly, ASEE-NE Vice Chair and Committee Member
Professor, Department of Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Lin Lin, ASEE-NE Membership Co-Chair and Committee Member
Interim Division Director, School of Allied Health, Business, and STEM, Middlesex Community College (CT)

Tooran Emami, ASEE-NE Membership Co-Chair and Committee Member
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Navarun Gupta, Chair Elect, ASEE Zone 1
Associate Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering, University of Bridgeport

Bala Maheswaran, ASEE-NE Campus Representative Chair and Committee Member
Professor, First year Engineering Program, Northeastern University

David McLaughlin, Committee Member
Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Saeid Moslehpour, ASEE-NE Past Chair and Committee Member
Assistant Dean for Graduate Engineering Programs and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Hartford

Junling (Joyce) Hu, ASEE-NE Webmaster and Committee MemberProfessor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport