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Rafe Steinhauer, Dartmouth College; Solomon G. Diamond, Dartmouth College

(Extended Abstract) Effectiveness, Enjoyment, and Equity: A framework for scaffolding, monitoring, and evaluating teamwork in a capstone engineering design course with industry-sponsored projects 2022 ASEE Northeast Section Conference April 22-23 Topic/Track: Inclusive Excellence and Student Success in Engineering Education Conference website: https://wit.edu/ASEENE2022What do we mean when we say that a team “works well” together? How might we better scaffoldteamwork in our engineering design courses? How might we better monitor and evaluatestudents’ experience on teams?In the summer of 2020, a team of students

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Diane Ward, Educator

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. References[1] Tan, L., Main, J., Darolia, R. (2021). Using random forest analysis to identify studentdemographic and high school-level factors that predict college engineering major choice. Journalof Engineering Education, 110 (3), 572-593. [Accessed: March 28, 2022].[2] Sarma, S. Grasp. New York: Doubleday, 2020.[3] Astra Nova. Astra Nova, 2022. [Online]. Available: http://astranova.org. [Accessed: March28, 2022].[4] Dahn, J. “Interview.” Email interview, (March 28, 2022).[5] Dahn, J. “Interview.” Email interview, (March 28, 2022).[6] Frank, C. “Interview.” Email interview, (March 27, 2022).[7] Frank, C. “Interview.” Email interview, (March 27, 2022).[8] Young Engineers. Young Engineers, 2022. [Online]. Available: http://youngengineers.com

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Savita Vitthalrao Kendre, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gus Taylor Teran; Lauryn Whiteside, Worcester polytechnic ; Tyler C Looney; Ryley Ian Wheelock; Surya Sebastian Ghai, University of Maryland; Markus Nemitz

for Engineering Education, 2022 American Society of Engineering Education, April 22-23rd, 2022 – Wentworth Institute of Technology Printable Flexible Robots for Remote Learning Savita V. Kendre,1 Gus. T. Teran,1 Lauryn Whiteside,1 Tyler Looney,1 Ryley Wheelock,1 Surya Ghai,1 and Markus P. Nemitz1*The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of digital fabrication to enable onlinelearning, which remains a challenge for robotics courses. We introduce a teaching methodologythat allows students to participate remotely in a hands-on robotics course involving the design andfabrication of robots. Our methodology employs 3D printing techniques with flexible filaments tocreate innovative soft robots; robots are made

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Sief Atari, University of Bridgeport; Celso Enrique Lopez; Eric Joseph Bialczak

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Paper ID #35961Disability Assistant System Using Brain-Computer Interface and EEGSignals.Mr. Sief Atari, University of Bridgeport I am a senior student at the University of Bridgeport. I am studying Electrical and Computer Engineering.Celso Enrique LopezMr. Eric Joseph Bialczak American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Disability Assistant System Using Brain-Computer Interface and EEG Signals Celso Lopez

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Brennan Patrick Miller-Klugman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yali Izzo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Corey Comperchio, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology

. Prior to working at WIT, she was an Assistant Professor in Computer Engineering, and the Discipline Coordinator for the BASc in Computer Engineering and the MSc in In- formation and Communication Technology Programmes, at The University of Trinidad and Tobago. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Low-Cost Open-Source Robotics for Education Brennan Miller-Klugman, *Yali Izzo, Corey Comperchio, Marisha Rawlins School of Engineering/*School of Computing and Data Science Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA miller-klugmanb@wit.edu, izzoy@wit.edu, comperchioc

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Ning Fang, Utah State University

in mechanical engineering. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering (SME), a member of the Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The Effect of High School ACT Scores on First-Year GPA of First-Generation Engineering UndergraduatesIntroductionFirst-generation (FG) college students are generally defined as those undergraduates whoseparents’ highest level of education is a high school diploma or less, or whose parents have neverenrolled in postsecondary education [1]. In the recent

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Hugh L Mcmanus, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University

select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. In addition, she serves as a Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Chal- lenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has been the recipient of over 15 awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Catalyzing Capstone Project Success through Readiness Reviews and Reflection

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SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University

Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Paper ID #35998mobile communications and network security. He has published many research papers in internationaljournals and conferences in his area of expertise.Dr. Elleithy has worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M Universitybetween August 2014 to August 2016 and as a lecturer of the same department from September 2016 toJune 2017.Dr. Elleithy received the BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Bridge-port in 2007, 2008 and 2013 respectively.Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences. Heserved

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SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport

c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Paper ID #35999Dr. Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport Dr. El-Sayed received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Department of Electrical En- gineering, Alexandria University, Egypt, in 2003, the M.Sc. degree in engineering mathematics from the Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Alexandria University, in 2006, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA, in 2011 and 2016, respectively. Currently, he is Assistant Professor

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Naziah Edwards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club at the University of Bridgeport; Elphaz Girma Gesesse, University of Bridgeportf; Nathan Sahle

Paper ID #36001Smart Door Knob CleanserMr. Naziah Edwards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club at the University of Bridgeport A highly motivated mechanical engineering student planned to graduate in May 2022 with a background in project design and electrical installation. Also passionate in aerospace, and industrial machinery sector. Lastly, acquired interest in stock portfolio building, music, technology industry, and traveling.Mr. Elphaz Girma Gesesse, University of BridgeportfNathan Sahle American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022ABSTRACT

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Paul Benjamin Crilly, United States Coast Guard Academy; Julian Blanco, US Coast Guard Academy

areas of interest include laboratory development, antennas, wireless communications, signal processing, and instrumentation.Julian Blanco, US Coast Guard Academy American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Plasma antennas – a gentle introductionAbstract – Abstract – In this paper, we describe the theory, practical construction, andexperiments of a plasma antenna to radiate a VHF signal. The primary goal is to provide aintroduction to plasma antennas to undergraduate electrical engineering students and eliminatesome of the mystery surrounding this device. In our experiment, we implement a half-wavedipole whereby the conductor is a ionized

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Justin Dansereau, University of New Haven

Paper ID #36254Using the Matlab Robotics Toolbox with an Introductory Robotics CourseMr. Justin Dansereau, University of New Haven I am a graduate student in mechanical engineering at the University of New Haven. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Using the Matlab Robotics Toolbox with an Introductory Robotics Course Justin Dansereau Cheryl Li Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Haven, CT When teaching an introductory

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Daniella Giannotti, Roger Williams University; Hannah Darling, Roger Williams University

Paper ID #35871Reliable and Efficient DIY Wind TurbineDaniella Giannotti, Roger Williams University I am one of six members working on this design project at Roger Williams University. Other members are Hannah Darling, Jake Stamos, John Walton, Chris Michaud and Jackie CollinsHannah Darling, Roger Williams University I am a Senior Engineering Student at Roger Williams University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Analysis & Optimization of a DIY Wind Turbine Jake Stamos

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Yuliia Kleban, Ukrainian Catholic University

instance, the author had experience running the accreditationprocedure with terms of 1 year for graduate studies and a half and four years forundergraduate studies. The second is the academic courses cycles of 1 semester with 15weeks long, and thus changes are implemented within one year. The HEI regulations andmanagerial procedures like making amendments to the educational products - study programs- only every two years. References1. M. Horowitz. “https://www.forbes.com/sites/sophiesaintthomas/2022/02/17/10-best ..”Forbes. Sep. 07, 2021. https://www.forbes.com/news_sitemap.xml (accessed: Feb. 01, 2022).“Report: Students Think Value of College Declined”. [Online]. Available:https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2021/03/01/report-students

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Rinchen Tsewang Sherpa, University of Connecticut, Civil Engineering; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

(ASCE) UConn Chapter since 2012. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Damage Identification of Crumbling Foundations using Nondestructive Testing Rinchen T. Sherpa1, Dr. Kay Wille2, Dr. Shinae Jang3INTRODUCTIONDeterioration of poured concrete foundations due to the incorporation of pyrrhotite bearingaggregates which oxidize and damage the concrete, also known as ‘crumbling concrete’ has ledto a crisis in Eastern Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts. Crumbling concrete is adevastating issue that mainly has been investigated in residential buildings and could be an issuefor municipal buildings as well. It

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Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis

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c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Let’s Take a Look at the Exam Figure: A Heat Transfer Exam Review ActivityAbstractExams are intimidating. Students can feel overwhelmed by reviewing for exams.While students need to know subject matter content, reviewing concepts alonebefore exams is not always an effective exam preparation strategy. Althoughexample problems may help, instructor-solved ones are often less effective inpreparing students than student-solved problems.“Let’s take a look at the exam figure!” In this engaging classroom activity,students in an undergraduate Heat Transfer course are given the opportunity topreview a figure from an upcoming exam as part of an exam review exercise. Allexam

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Heather Morrell; Aaron Muldrew, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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, Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 email: heiman@neu.edu; http://northeastern.edu/heiman/research/index.htmlProf. Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University Haridas Kumarakuru, PhD, MInstP. Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 E.Mail: h.kumarakuru@northeastern.edu American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The Morse Code Game: Morse in a Minute Heather Morrell1, Aaron Muldrew1,2, Nathan Israeloff1, Don Heiman1 and Haridas Kumarakuru1* 1 Department of Physics

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Kyle Robert Sawicki; Bavesh Matapathi, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 email: heiman@neu.edu; http://northeastern.edu/heiman/research/index.htmlProf. Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University Haridas Kumarakuru, PhD, MInstP. Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 Email: h.kumarakuru@northeastern.edu American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Cast-off Smartphone for Controlling Electronic Appliances Kyle Sawicki1,2, Bavesh Matapathi1,2, Nathan Israeloff 1, Don Heiman1, and Haridas Kumarakuru1* 1 Department of Physics Northeastern University

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Cuong H Pham, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Education, 26–31.https://doi.org/10.1145/3159450.31595483. Pandas. (2022). [Online]. Available: https://pandas.pydata.org/4. Jupyter Notebook. (2022). [Online]. Available: https://jupyter.org/5. ArcGIS. (2022). [Online]. Available: https://pro.arcgis.com/6. C. Harper. Visualizing Data with Bokeh and Pandas. Accessed: April 2022. [Online].Available: https://programminghistorian.org/en/lessons/visualizing-with-bokeh

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Uma Balaji, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

EngineeringDr. Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University Working in the field of Bioelectronics on molecular dynamics studies at the interface of biological macro- molecules and nanoparticles and bacterial assisted nanofabrication strategies utilizing carbon based nano- materials. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Embedding Environmental Ethics in Engineering CoursesIntroductionEngineers are required to perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires thatthey demonstrate highest principles of ethical conduct. To help engineering students gain thiscompetency, many approaches are practiced, one of them is through a dedicated course

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Susan Freudzon, Fairfield University

active, project-based learning in class promotes projectcompletion. Students learn about FDA design controls through small group design reviewmeetings and by completing a design history file. In summary, this course prepares students fortheir capstone or senior design project as well as for employment in the medical device andbiotechnology industries.References[1] Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm[2] ABET Student Outcomes https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2021-2022/[3] Design Control Guidance https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/design-control-guidance-medical-device

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Anna White, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

, microwave imaging, radar signal processing, scattering problems, and medical electro-textile sensors. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Direction Finding Using a Single Cellphone AntennaIn April of 2021 Apple released their newest line of products, the Apple AirTag. This productwould join the ranks of other small locating devices like those created by Tile and the SamsungGalaxy SmartTag. These devices work as a tracker that helps locate commonly lost items, likewallets or keys. The way it works is that these devices connect with Bluetooth technology throughan app on an individual’s smartphone. The phone sends out a pulse signal to the device

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Vacharaporn Paradorn; Sunita Rajni Virk Singh Poma; Nathan Agyeman; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tiana Robinson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 An Application Driven Framework for Delivering System and Product Lifecycle Management Concepts in Engineering Education Vacharaporn Paradorn, Sunita Singh Poma, Nathan Agyeman, Tiana Robinson, Charles Thompson, Kavita Chandra, Susan Tripathy University of Massachusetts Lowell1.0 Introduction This paper outlines the process undertaken and information collected by a team ofgraduate and undergraduate students to co-create an educational module on product lifecyclemanagement (PLM) for future integration into a senior undergraduate or entry-level

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David Lemar Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Catlin Wells; Tes Cotter Zakrzewski EdD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nicole Price

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incentivized through no-cost professionaldevelopment opportunities and institutional recognition. With a goal of implementing this frameworkin Fall 2022, we look forward to sharing our experiences with this equity-minded framework to supportfaculty and student success.ReferencesAmbrose, Susan A., Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, and Marie K. Norman. HowLearning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons,2010.Astin, Alexander W. What Matters in College: Four Critical Years Revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,1993Bain, Ken. What the best college teachers do. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004.Barr, Jason. “Developing a Positive Classroom Climate.” The IDEA Center

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Brian M Golliher, US Coast Guard Academy; Luke Henry Monaco, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Mazurek P.E., US Coast Guard Academy

Paper ID #35760Structural Evaluation of the Ontario & Western Railway’s Original Bridgeat Fish’s EddyBrian M Golliher, US Coast Guard Academy Brian graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in 2018 as one of the valedictorians. He is a Civil Engineering Major at the US Coast Guard Academy in the class of 2022. He has had the opportunity to serve as a Platoon Commander and Master at Arms and received the Ross Oar Award for leadership on the Crew Team in 2020. He is currently working to provide resilient solutions to flooding for Coast Guard Station Niagara as a Capstone project. Next year, he will attend Flight

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Forhad Hossain, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

systems and algorithms, microwave imaging, radar signal processing, scattering problems, and medical electro-textile sensors. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Detection of RPW Infestation in Palm Trees using Microstrip Antenna Sheikh, S.I.M., F. Hossain*, A. Hassibo, K. Ran Wentworth Institute of Technology , Boston, MA-02115 *K.F. University of Petroleum &Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Extended Abstract— Red Palm Weevils (RPW) is the most harmful pest for date palm trees.Because of its rapid spread and devastating effect, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO) has

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Gagik Sarkisian, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Ren received the Ph. D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus in 2017. Currently, he is an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is a member of IEEE. He has published 17 journal and conference papers and holds two WO patents. His current research includes platform-based antennas, antenna characteristic modes, direction finding systems and algorithms, microwave imaging, radar signal processing, scattering problems, and medical electro-textile sensors. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Deployable Log-Periodic Dipole

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Ashanthi Shanika Maxworth, University of Southern Maine

the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere. Before assuming duties as an assistant professor she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Saskatchewan Canada in Physics and Engineering Physics. So far Dr. Maxworth has published more than 10 journal articles and nearly 40 conference proceedings, in wave-particle interac- tions in space plasma and engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Student Self-Assessment Questionnaires using Hierarchical Bloom’s Taxonomy Ashanthi Maxworth Department of Engineering, University of Southern

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Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Griffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Paper ID #36029Materials Testing Machine: Design, Fabrication, and Assembly of aBenchtop Universal Materials TesterMr. Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mechanical Engineering GraduateMr. Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mechanical Engineering senior studentKevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteGriffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteFiona C. Levey, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Materials Testing Machine: Design, Fabrication, and Assembly of a

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Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

, radar signal processing, scattering problems, and medical electro-textile sensors. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Lab-Based Antenna Course Using Full-Wave Numerical Simulation Software FEKO Kai Ren Electrical and Computer Engineering School of Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA, USA renk@wit.eduAbstractIn a traditional antenna theory classroom, the course tends