DEBRA J. LIGHTLY MASCARO portrait
  • Associate Professor (Lecturer), Mechanical Engineering
801-581-7687

Publications

  • Mascaro, D.J. and Mascaro S., 2016. “An Integrated Project-Driven Course in Computer Programming for Mechanical Engineering Students,” ASEE Computers in Education Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 58-72. Published, 04/2016.
  • Zhang, Y., Gautamb, B. R., Basel, T. P., Mascaro, D. J., and Vardeny, Z. V., "Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Enhanced by Spin Interaction," Synthetic Metals, Vol. 173, 2013, Pages 2-9. Published, 06/2013.
  • Zhang, Y., Basel, T. P., Gautam, B. R., Yang, X., Mascaro, D. J., Liu, F. and Vardeny, Z. V., “Spin-enhanced Organic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Solar Cells,” Nature Communications, Vol. 3, 2012, Article number 1043. Published, 03/2012.
  • Zhang, Y., Hukic-Markosian, G., Mascaro, D. J. and Vardeny, Z. V., “Enhanced Performance of P3HT/PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices by Adding Spin ½ Radicals”, SPINOS 2009 special issue of Synthetic Metals, 2009, DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2009.10.005. Published, 10/2009.

Presentations

  • Sorenson, K. and Mascaro, D. J., “Active Learning and Increased Faculty Involvement to Improve Design Instruction and Retention in a First-Year Introductory Engineering Design Course," 5th Annual First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, August 2013, Pittsburgh, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 08/09/2013.
  • Roemer, R., Mascaro, D. J., Pardyjak, E. and Bamberg, S. J .M. “A SPIRAL Learning Curriculum for Second Year Students in Mechanical Engineering,” 2011 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2011, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2011.
  • Mascaro, D. J., Bamberg, S. J .M. and Roemer, R. “SPIRAL Design-Oriented Laboratories in the First-Year Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” 2011 ASEE Annual Conference, June 2011, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2011.
  • Mascaro, D. J., Bamberg, S. J .M. and Roemer, R., “Integration and Reinforcement of Engineering Skills Beginning in the First-Year Design Experience,” 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2010.
  • Bamberg, S. J .M., Mascaro, D. J. and Roemer, R., “Interactive Learning Using a SPIRAL Approach in a Large Required First-Year Mechanical Engineering Class,” 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2010.
  • Roemer, R., Mascaro, D. J. and Bamberg, S. J .M., “A SPIRAL Learning Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering,” 2010 ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/2010.
  • Park, J. W., Mascaro S. A., and Mascaro D. J., “2-D Stretchable Electronics with Compliantly Embedded Rigid Components,” Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, April 2009, San Francisco, CA. Other, Presented, 04/16/2009.
  • Abu-Khalaf, J., Park, J.W., Mascaro, D. and Mascaro, S., “Stretchable Fingernail Sensors for Measurement of Fingertip Force,” Proc. of the 3rd Joint Eurohaptics Conf. and Symp. on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (World Haptics Conference ’09). Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 2009.
  • Jeong, J., and Mascaro, D. J., “Precise Pixel Patterning and Fabrication of High-Resolution OLEDs via Spin Casting,” Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, November 2007, Boston, MA. Other, Presented, 11/27/2007.
  • Jeong, J., and Mascaro, D. J., “Precise Patterning and Single Crystal Formation of Molecular Organic Semiconductors via Spin-Casting and Solvent-Vapor Exposure: Towards Low-Cost, Large-Area OLED and OFET Arrays,” presented at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, November 2006, Boston, MA. Other, Presented, 11/2006.