Transcript NSF-TUES Grant – 2013 Integrating virtual 3D lab modules

NSF-TUES Grant – 2013-2015
“Integrating Virtual 3D Lab Modules for
Flood Modeling Studies in Civil
Engineering Curriculum”
Chandramouli Viswanathan, PhD, PE
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Purdue University Calumet
Overview
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Acknowledgement
Initial Steps
Collaborative Effort
Progress
Acknowledgement
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My dear student groups from Purdue Calumet
Prof. Chenn Zhou, CIVS, Purdue Calumet
Prof. George Nnanna , ME Department, Purdue Calumet
Prof. Emily Hixon , Department of Education, Purdue
Calumet
Mr. John Moreland , CIVS, Purdue Calumet
Prof. Ramesh Teegavarappu, Florida Atlantic University
Prof. Jimmy Fox, University of Kentucky
Prof. Pradeep Behera, University of District Colombia
Dan Repay, Little Calumet River Commission
Our Research Department – Kristin, Maria, Laurie, Maja
Initial Steps
• Time Line
• 2010 to 2013
• ME department Prof. Zhou initiated a
brainstorming session. All the faculty members
participated in that sessions.
• Initial suggestions were provided
– Importance of reading the RFP fully to identify focus
points
– Transferability, evaluation process, innovation
– Collaboration
Initial Steps
• I chose flooding as main focus
– We had 2008 Ike Storm and severe flooding
– Had experiential learning with Little Calumet River Commission
– Collected data in stages through Senior Design Groups
• CIVS center – Great Resource
• We did brainstorming sessions
– Main objective: How 3D models help students in learning?
– Decided to include an expert to conduct evaluation from
Education Department
– Had plans to have one or two faculty from other universities
(who teach similar courses like me so that they can use the
model)
– How we can benefit the community in Northwest Indiana?
2011 Submission
Data from
Northwest
Indiana
Hydrologic
Model
Hydraulic Model
Prof. Chenn Zhou, CIVS, Purdue Calumet
Prof. George Nnanna , ME Department, Purdue Calumet
Prof. Emily Hixon , Department of Education, Purdue Calumet
Mr. John Moreland , CIVS, Purdue Calumet
Prof. Ramesh Teegavarappu, Florida Atlantic University
Prof. Jimmy Fox, University of Kentucky
Prof. Pradeep Behera, University of District Colombia
Dan Repay, Little Calumet River Commission
3D model
Development
3D model lab in
CE 342 class
Northwest
Indiana
Community
Evaluation
Distribute to
other
Universities
Inter
University
Use & K12
Education
2011 Submission – Essential Features
• Asked fund to develop
– Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models
– 3D Model
– Conduct Evaluation at Purdue Calumet
– Invite other faculties who teach course similar to
CE 342 and distribute it to them for their use
– Use the 3D model for K12 Education
Review Results
• 5 member reviewer panel
– 1 – Excellent
– 1 – Very good
– 3 – Satisfactory
• Main drawbacks cited:
– 3D lab facility in other schools – will it be transferable?
– Why should TUES should fund 3D model development?
– Why the authors had spent so much time in explaining the
system details?
– Evaluation – link the objectives to evaluation process
2012 Submission
• We attended all their suggestions carefully. We mentioned it in the revised
proposal.
• Spoke to Project Director. Prof. Zhou visited the Project Director and
obtained few feedbacks
• Through my Graduate student, an initial 3D model was developed in Unity
Platform.
– So we are only revising the existing model and make it suitable for use.
– We included faculties from other universities (University of Kentucky,
Florida Atlantic University and University of District Colombia) as co PIs
• So they will simultaneously implement the 3D model in their
classes too
– Showed a tie-up with Little Calumet River Commission
– Strengthened Evaluation Plan
Got Funded
• The proposal got through initial screening.
– Lot of questions were posed to the research team
on different logistics by the Program Coordinator
– Conducted brain storming sessions with all the
faculty colleagues and a reply was submitted.
– IRB approvals – were obtained from all the
schools.
– NSF awarded it in 2013 June.
– Pre and Post tests, 3D lab implementation –
successfully achieved in Spring 2014.
Thanks.
Questions?
Research Team