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Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, University of Texas at Tyler; Mena Souliman, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Predictive Model Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, Mena I. Souliman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler. AbstractIn Mechanistic-empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG), dynamic modulus |E*| is identified asa key property for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). Determining |E*| in the laboratory requires several daysof sophisticated testing procedures and expensive instruments. To bypass the long testing time,sophisticated testing procedure, and expense, several multivariate regression analysis-based modelshave been developed to predict

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Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University; Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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, we present some novel examples of engineering applications that were created by ourfaculty teams and have been particularly effective in engaging our students.Precalculus: Parameter Estimation using Observed Refractive IndicesEven among college-aged kids, who would resist a short laboratory trip to an actual working opticallaboratory with state-of-the-art equipment? The NSU Center for Materials Research houses aVariable-Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (VASE), an equipment that is capable of providinghighly-accurate measurement of various properties of thin films. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ashort video of an engineering professor providing Table I. Representative readings of thin filma

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Toriano Armèl Thomas, Norfolk State University; Bini Ben; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Sunday Adeyinka Ajala, Norfolk State University; Matthew Edward Bickett; Ryan David Shahan, Old Dominion University; Puspita Panigrahi, Norfolk State University

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Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 20 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Mr. Sunday Adeyinka Ajala, Norfolk State University Ajala Sunday received the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Paul M Koola, Texas A&M University; Rahul Subramanian, Ocean Engineering, Texas A and M University

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competition in detail, including goals,implementation, and challenges. The paper also discusses the challenges introduced by theCOVID pandemic and how the event was moved to a virtual platform to ensure social distancing.Finally, lessons learned and future plans are presented. IntroductionIt is currently well understood that team competitions are an important component of engineeringeducation1-3 and support education in teaming, communications, leadership, design and open-ended problem solving. While classroom and laboratory learning are the backbone of engineeringeducation, extracurricular competitions, especially those that involve teaming, are an excellentway to augment learning. Not only does competition

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Olivia M Mills, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Estefane Torralba; Huei Hsin Lo, Texas A&M University; Madison Hawkins, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Xi Zhao, Texas A&M University; Larry Powell, Texas A&M University; Filza H. Walters, Texas A&M University; Amanda Kate Lacy; Sarhan M. Musa, Prairie View A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Brandon RaShaun Beckwith, Prairie View A&M University

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. These discussions make it clear that microgrids are a scientificallybacked alternative to the faulty electricity grid Texas is currently operating on.The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has done extensive research on how microgridscan be implemented into society and proposed a three step process to help policymakers makeinformed decisions. The first of the three steps is Market Preparation. This step requires lawmakers toinvest in extensive research and resilience planning to determine how to design microgrids in order tomeet the needs of the population, identify the most critical infrastructure facilities that will benefitfrom the deployment of microgrids, and determine how microgrids will feed into and out of thecentralized grid

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Jailyn Battle; Ve’an Randall Jr; Karl Duncan McKenzie; Jordan E Burton, Norfolk Public Schools / Norfolk State University; Monica Brown, Granby High School Mathematics Teacher; Bright S Tsevi, Norfolk State University; Sheryl Shaji; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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the Science and Engineering Research Council at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Albin conducted research on Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 20 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Dr. Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Collegesof Engineering and Science formed a committee to revise the curriculum to focus on improvingretention in the required core math and science courses. To also accommodate limits on the numberof credit hours, the committee also eliminated a two-semester introductory engineering course tofocus on the common computational and algorithmic thinking skills development needs of allmajors in a one-semester course (Cahill, Ogilvie, and Weichold, 2020).Consequently, the first-course in engineering for entering students became an introduction toprogramming where each week consists of one hour of lecture and three hours of programminglaboratory activities. A typical laboratory activity would comprise of students working in teams of