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Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 2: Enhancing Energy-Related Education with Student Design Projects

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Adrian Criollo; Ananya Reghupathi, Northeastern University; Ansh Shah, Northeastern University; Robert Lee, Northeastern University

installedOur original wiring plan was to run two wires around the whole circumference of the wheel andsplicethe corresponding leads from the piezo sensors into them, creating a parallel circuit with anefficient use of wire for the small channel. This plan changed upon realizing the difficulty ofsoldering mid- wire, especially on wire with such a small gauge. The decision was made to use adifferent pattern, connecting the negative sides of two adjacent sensors to a short length of wire,and then bringing that wireto the next set of two sensors. The positive side would then be wired inthe same fashion in the openings left in the wiring channel between the sets of two sensors. Theresult was a cluster of wires and solder and electrical tape, but the tread

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

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Miriam Howland Cummings, University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Stephanie Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig Stewart; David Russomanno, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Danny King, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; James Campbell, The University of Memphis; Tom Altman; Michael Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Gregory Simon, University of Colorado Denver

rated by returning Scholars, who enjoyed the opportunity to leadsessions and serve as mentors. For 2021, the same structure was maintained (and included twocohorts serving as mentors). Math preparation was dropped from the program and moreextensive networking activities were introduced. A Scholar-led joint session across thecollaborating campuses was also added to the agenda. 2021 Bridge sessions were once againheld in person on consecutive days the week prior to the start of the fall semester.Unique AspectsOne unique aspect of the Summer Bridge program at Institution #2 was the formation of aScholar leadership team. The Scholars demonstrating strong leadership skills in the initialSummer Bridge program were invited to plan activities during

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Peer Mentoring/Learning, Teaching Assistants, and Career Mentorship

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Katherine Molina-Gallo, University of Texas at Austin; Elliot Lopez-Finn, University of Texas at Austin

the weekly planning meeting with the facilitators and the professor throughout the semester, also meeting weekly with the PLUS program coordinator and fellow PCs to engage in a variety of professional topics.VI.Methodology: In this study, we use a quantitative approach to analyze the data and investigate the impact of SI/PLUS on student performance. In the future, we plan to use a mixed methods approach by codifying qualitative survey responses for deeper analyses. Three forms of quantitative data were collected: 1. SI Attendance: Attendance data was documented by the SI leader at the start of each session and reported to the Learning Center, where the SI Coordinator maintained a database that connected with the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Brittain Sobey, University of Texas at Austin; Ariel Chasen, University of Texas at Austin; Maura Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Thomas Lindsey, University of Texas; Laura Suggs, University of Texas at Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin

analysis and modeling skillsthat would be needed for research projects that had to be conducted at a distance and so could notrely on experimental methods.Another important design change that was made to accommodate the online format was movingfrom mentoring triads to mentoring “pods.” Typically, we have formed mentoring triadsconsisting of an undergraduate research Scholar, a graduate student mentor, and a facultymentor. For the online offering, we first paired faculty where one typically uses experimentalresearch methods and the other typically uses computational research methods in order tofacilitate the planning of a rich set of Scholar projects that could be completed fully online. Eachfaculty member identified a graduate student mentor from

Conference Session

Computers in Education 1 - Programming I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabeel Alzahrani, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside

changes in real student programs in our course. The study showedabout 32% of students in the initial leaps group, and 5% in the gave up group, which we manuallyconfirmed as actual cheating. Furthermore, 24% of initial leap students and 47% of gave up studentssubsequently solution hopped. We plan to make our drastic change detection tool available to the CScommunity as a free web tool.IntroductionA common form of cheating on programming assignments involves a student initially trying, thenstruggling, and eventually giving up and copying a solution from elsewhere.  Regarding such cheating,Malan [1], who teaches Harvard's CS50, notes "All too often were students’ acts the result of late-nightpanic".  Fig. 1 provides an example from real code

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Jeongjin Park, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Bhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Programs

development of talking points and social media posts. • No (0) - Example: The expectation would be to publish papers, provide a technical presentation and provide a basis to update Superfund risk assessment practices. 4. Reasonable Scope: The work interns were expected to accomplish was within a reasonable scope. At the same time, the posting mentioned the “instructing/guiding person,” the mentor interns will work with. • Yes (1) - Example: This internship is perfect for students interested in working on or having experience researching/writing about the intersections between economic development and government policy, domestic and regional politics, foreign investment, and the challenges of modernizing a planned/demand economy

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leigh McCue, George Mason University; Adrian Hagarty; Cameron Nowzari, George Mason University; Ali Raz; Jessica Rosenberg; Daigo Shishika; Cynthia Smith, George Mason University; Michael Riggi, George Mason University; Jill Nelson, George Mason University

this project were selected for interest in the project and complementary diversity ofSTEM backgrounds, namely they are majoring in mechanical engineering (2), systems engineering(1), and environmental science (1).CurriculumUnder the BLIMP program, the team is developing a standards-aligned written curriculum withten lesson plans and supporting videos, disseminated via a website. The ten lessons fall under fivelesson strands on structural engineering, basics of aero/hydrodynamics, basics of biologicallyinspired propulsion, an introduction to system design and integration, and an introduction to swarmdynamics and agent-based modeling. Significant concepts within each lesson strand andcorresponding Next Generation Science Standards [5] and Common

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Brown, The Ohio State University; Janet Meier, The Ohio State University; Jenifer Locke, The Ohio State University; Brandon Free, The Ohio State University

assistants are assigned to lead several smaller recitation sections. It is themain service course taught in the department, in which approximately 90% of the students arenot Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) majors. Instead, the students are primarilymechanical or biomedical engineering majors. Engaging a large class of mostly non-majors is achallenging task, particularly when balancing the goal of properly preparing the MSE pre-majorsfor their future MSE content.As with the rest of the academic world, we were faced with the reality of moving this courseonline in autumn 2020 (AU20) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With one summer to plan, wewere able to restructure the course to lean into the advantages of online instruction, using bestpractices

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama

for the time commitment of this instructor teaching the same coursemultiple times without redevelopment efforts. This focus on time commitment as a result ofcourse maturity and transitions in delivery style aligns with the recommendation of Worley andTesdell for future research beyond their efforts [5]. Understanding how course maturity impactstime commitment is useful for faculty to estimate workloads and plan work distribution forbalancing teaching, research, and service commitments. Further, understanding how theCOVID-19 pandemic impacted course time commitments provides further insight to how facultyworkload was impacted during this period. While this case study is not generalizable due to theparticipation of only a single instructor, the

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Student Division Technical 2: Instruction & Learning Delivery

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naman Gulati, University of Toronto; Angy Higgy, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

the same problem by spending some time in planning and coming upwith an algorithm prior to any coding attempts. This is evident through the correctness metricwhich shows that the student understood what the correct solution is and consistently passed alltest cases once the solution was implemented. Student A was provided with the feedback thattheir code seemed to be developed through a lot of trial and a planning or analysis of the problembefore development could have helped them reach an optimal solution quickly. Whereas StudentB was given the feedback that their code seemed to be developed very methodically and in awell-planned fashion.After a discussion with both students, Student A explained that they tried to solve the problemquickly and

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Kirstukas, Central Connecticut State University

, students had 70 minutes tounderstand a layout drawing, formulate a plan for making the model, and implement their plan toconstruct a moderately complex solid model using Siemens NX software. Scores on the firstexam have typically covered the spectrum, with grades ranging from roughly 30 to 100.Prior to the first exam, students construct 14 tutorial parts and complete four chapter assignmentscomprising nine exercise parts. The same tutorials and exercises are assigned each semester.Tutorials are meant to teach technique and exercises assess the student’s understanding. Intutorials, students create parts by following step-by-step videos that were created by theinstructor [3]. Students have access to the instructor, as well as classmates, during

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 7 Design Mental Frameworks

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jarod White, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Amorphous Product Product Industrial Robot Aircraft Engine w/Service Plan III IV Process Control Software AC Motor Mature Product Figure 3: Product

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Dylan Goins, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Allen, Texas A&M University; Brian Proksch, Texas A&M University; Cody Wood, Texas A&M University; Mohammed Alvi, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University

pattern. The HROV can obtainsensor measurements at different depths of water autonomously. As described, this capstoneproject was planned as a part of a multiphase project, and in this first phase, it was focused onvertical autonomous navigation operation and the depth measurements.A. System and the operation of the underwater robot A system block diagram of the hybrid ROV is shown in Figure 1. On the left side, it shows thecomponents in the ROV. A Raspberry Pi Zero W board is used as a main controller unit [11].This board is mounted on the interface PCB. The interface PCB is a custom designed PCB thatcan hold the electronics components and provide proper connections to sensors, ESCs(Electronic Speed Controllers), thrusters, and manipulators

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tan, Texas Tech University; Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Changxue Xu, Texas Tech University; Jnev Biros

engineering students were expected to work with first-year medical students todevelop innovative solutions for clinical problems. Faculty members from both institutes servedas mentors for student projects. The education objectives are twofold: (1) to develop the criticalthinking skills and independent research ability by solving engineering problems throughauthentic projects, and (2) to increase students’ non-cognitive learning outcomes such ascommitment and engagement with engineering, communication (writing and presentation skills),self-efficacy, and teamwork in a multidisciplinary environment. The first class of this biomedical innovation course started in the fall of 2021. The completeteaching plan comprises two consecutive courses in fall and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Brent Terwilliger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Emily Faulconer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Kelly George, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

supervisor worksdirectly with the student on their research project, oversees the student’s progress, and helps withproject management. For many of the research projects, the student is working on a project that ispart of a larger research project from the supervisor. Part of the research mentor’s responsibilitiesis to help match students with a research supervisor.When a student is ready to take RSCH 395, their research supervisor will be their instructor. Thecourse is held during one of Worldwide’s 9-week terms and is divided into three modules. Module 1 (2 weeks) – Project management plan – Literature review Module 2 (5 weeks) – Data analysis – Writing Module 3 (2 weeks) – Draft manuscript

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. Jo Min, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; John Jackman, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Zhuoyi Zhao, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Iowa State UniversityAbstractAs evidenced by students’ inability to explain their solutions, abstract concepts without directphysical representations in engineering are difficult to grasp because they lack direct sensory,physical, or perceptual referents. In this pilot study, we investigate whether visual aids helpstudents better understand abstract concepts and improve their learning outcomes. Specifically,in the context of the (Q, r) model in the inventory control theory, we first develop visual aids forlearning and teaching, i.e., the animation of line plots that show the evolution of key quantities inthe (Q, r) model over time. We then plan to use a paired t-test to see if there is any differencebetween the students’ scores in the pre-test

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy

example, cadets perform surveying activities throughout theprogram’s three weeks beginning with auto-level exercises progressing through total stationmethods and ending with global positioning system surveying. This background greatly increasestheir understanding of topographical drawings and site plans used in later courses.In heavy equipment operations, students experience the fundamentals of using various types ofheavy construction equipment. This allows a greater understanding of both the skills required tooperate such equipment as well as cycle times and equipment efficiency. These concepts will bestudied further in subsequent construction management classes.In the roadway development activity, students use their newly acquired skills in

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; G. Beate Zimmer, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

for lab-based courses in which students require physicalaccess to equipment in order to complete their exercises and assignments. As universities transitionback to “normal“ instruction formats, many have continued to offer an increased amount of onlinecourse content, including lab based courses. IoT technologies can be utilized to enable hands-onlearning opportunities for students, especially those who are learning remotely.To support remote student learning, IoT-based labs have been planned as part of the seniorcapstone design courses in computer science and electrical engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, a Minority Serving Institution. These planned assignments will utilize a basic IoTlearning kit comprised of a Raspberry Pi

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osama Mansour, Western Kentucky University; Shahnaz Aly, Western Kentucky University

, the understanding of a projects constraints, and evaluating originalideas[9]. These factors directly translate and apply to the course activities and objectives of BIMproject-based learning. The activities are to apply BIM standards from the industry to theproblem, develop effective organizational strategies within BIM to complete the projectefficiently and effectively. The prior examples hold the objective of achieving the goal of astructured procedure of BIM to encourage planning from within the student and to stimulategood communication as the student progresses[9]. The goals in BIM project-based classes are toestablish an industry approach to BIM and provide the student with a strong theoretical andpractical approaches to the coursework

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Richard Layton; Marisa Orr, Clemson University; Russell Long, Purdue Engineering Education; Joe Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Hayaam Osman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Catherine Brawner

, Math and Physical Sciences (MPS),and Education and Human Resources (EHR) as well as the Office of Integrative Activities(OIA). Within the MPS Directorate, this work is supported by Astronomy, and Physics; withinEHR, this work is supported by the EHR Core Research (ECR) program.Transitioning of MIDFIELD to ASEEMIDFIELD aims to be self-sustaining. Thus, we are developing a partnership with the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE) that will separate data collection, databasemanagement, dataset distribution, and data archiving from the MIDFIELD research team.Institutions may be more willing to share data in this manner rather than going through a specificinstitution such as Purdue University.ASEE staff completed several planning

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Rickli, Wayne State University; Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University

updates in the question, theresponses from Table 1 and 2 have been mapped to the virtual program questions in Table 4 and5. Virtual and in-person responses are displayed, and indicate that participants in the in-personprogram favored their research experiences more than those in the virtual program. However,the research experience met or was a little better than expected for eight of the nine respondentsfrom the virtual program. Research mentorship was more evenly distributed from below averageto outstanding mentorship in the virtual program as compared to the in-person program. Follow-up surveys are planned for the virtual participants in the near future to compare and evaluateagainst the in-person program results in Table 3.Table 4 Post program

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Raul Zapata-Lopez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Humberto Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Rey Montalvo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

poorly planned urban communities, stressfultradeoff between urban development and natural ecosystems development and conservation,extreme economic development constraints and suboptimal first responders resources (e.g.funding, equipment, capabilities, training, and others) make the Island’s educational settingsmost challenging. All these settings are available for firsthand assessment and evaluation fromthe educational and research perspective. Puerto Rico will be in a continuous developmentprocess focusing on providing a more resilient community and infrastructure to families, andindividuals [4].This paper focuses on two educational initiatives: the UPRM-DHS Coastal Resilience Center ofExcellence (CRC) funded by the Department of Homeland

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Manufacturing Workforce Development

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso; Amit Lopes; Ahmed Bahabry, United States Military Academy; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

. Individual who provides technical designs that match the system architecture; an Detailed individual contributor in any engineering discipline who provides part of the design Designer for the overall system. V&V An individual who plans conducts or oversees verification and validation activities Engineer such as testing, demonstration, and simulation. Individual who performs the ‘back end of the systems lifecycle, who may operate Support the system, provide support during operation, provide guidance on maintenance, or Engineer help with disposal. Focus on Process & Organization Systems Individual who promotes the

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Project Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jose Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

, Machine Design, Renewable Energy and Additive Manufacturing. His current research interests include Robotics, CIM, Sustainable Manufacturing, Micro Machining, Additive Machining and Engineering & Technology Education. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Indian Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of the ASEE & SME, and a licensed

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Cheyu Lin, Carnegie Mellon University; Katherine Flanigan, Carnegie Mellon University

Paper ID #38156Enhancing undergraduate students' sensing and data-informed decision-making through a smart cities projectJoe Dallas Moore (Instructor)Cheyu Lin A Ph.D. student majors in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.Katherine Ann Flanigan © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comEnhancing undergraduate students' sensing and data-informed decision-making through a smart cities projectAbstract Smart cities promise the ability to use data to inform city planning, resource allocation,and so

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryce Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson; Sarah Heller; Leilani Contos

included the items twice to askabout their perceptions of being an “engineering person” and a “science person.” Each constructcomprises three or more items where students are asked to rate their agreement with eachstatement on a five-point scale of Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree.Commitment to Major: To measure students’ commitment to their major field of study, weadapted an existing measure of intent to persist in college for this measure [15]. Short of beingable to directly observe commitment to their major, this item helps assess how likely a student isto change their major. The theory of planned behavior then asserts that actions are typicallypreceded by intentions to act [16], meaning an intent to change majors is a likely indicator of

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri III

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Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University

. Thedimensions for the A370 specimen can be seen in Figure 4. Students were trained to use the 3Dprinter, the vertical test stand, and the Charpy impact tester. A few test prints were completed tomake sure the printers were running correctly. Then an Excel file was created to plan out theprints for the tensile specimens. Part of the excel file can be seen on Table 1. Each specimen hasa different orientation, material, shell, and face. These were the independent variables chosen forthe test specimens. As these variables change, the test results will also change, and a conclusionfrom that data can be made. Figure 3 ASTM D638 type IV tensile testing specimen. Figure 4 ASTM A370 Charpy Impact Test

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Student Division Technical 1: Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity (DEI)

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenden DrInkard-Mcfarland, The Ohio State University; David Delaine; Zachary Smith, The Ohio State University

, we plan to prioritize groundingour approach in social justice and equity ideology. Many of the papers found from our searcheither failed to mention this component or barely scratched the surface. Overlap with socialjustice and equity initiatives in this space should be further explored to inform and support ourown future work. A stronger understanding of the issues surrounding food insecurity and thecultural context of a particular urban garden allows engineers to better collaborate with urbangardens and educates engineers about not only the technical, but also the social aspects of thiswork.ConclusionThis paper presents an exploration of the intersection between community projects in urbangardening alongside engineering projects in urban

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ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katey Shirey, eduKatey LLC; Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

and future plans for the work of the volunteers of the P-12 Pillar.Our Process and Collective EngagementOur Pillar started by identifying volunteers interested in P-12 racial equity improvement. Oncethe YIRE was announced, we were able to recruit 11 people to engage with the Pillar. We hadmonthly meetings during the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semester, brainstormed severalinitiatives, and have had discussions on how to engage the ASEE community with importantsocializers in P-12 education (e.g., teachers, parents and guardians).One of our strengths is having members in the Pillar who are very active in the American Societyfor Engineering Education (ASEE) Pre-College Engineering Education (PCEE) Division and theASEE Commission on P-12

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Deepak Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Conner Lunn; JORDAN BINFIELD

between players and the issue to circumventemotional responses, while empowering learners to test different strategies in a low-stakes andfun way.Using a game-based learning approach, our team created a digital game, Prairie Protector.Supporting instructional materials were also developed including lesson plans and game tutorialstargeted for use at middle school and high school grade levels. Prairie Protector allows players tobuild empathy for ranchers and other landowners who are faced with difficult land managementdecisions given the constraints of limited time, money, labor, and other resources. The learningexperience supports students in designing successful land management strategies to mitigatespread of Eastern Redcedar, analyzing gameplay