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Brian Hong, MathWorks; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36000The Virtual Laboratory: A Natural Vehicle for Simulation in EngineeringEducationDr. Brian Hong, MathWorks Brian received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics in 2018. Currently, he works as a member of the Math- Works Training Services team. His interests include differential equations, simulation, and course design.Dr. Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The Virtual Laboratory: A Natural Vehicle for Simulation in Engineering Education

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Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University

ASEE’s Ralph Coats Roe Award in 2021 American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Use of Capstone Engineering Design Projects to Construct a Teaching Laboratory Yiannis A. Levendis Northeastern University, Boston MA, USA “One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty, untilyou try.” (Sophocles)AbstractThis manuscript intends to show that student projects of the popular undergraduate senior-level Capstone EngineeringDesign course can be used to design and construct cost-effective teaching laboratories for other courses

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Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Filling the Gaps Between Courses: A Proposal to Develop a Network Analysis Laboratory Manual Ahmed Hassebo, Sharif IM Sheikh, Afsaneh Ghanavati School of Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115ABSTRACT:Filling the gap between the engineering courses is crucial to understand the theory and practice. The passive filtercircuits are the circuits comprising the passive components or the circuits that does not include the DC power supply.The Passive filter circuits will be proposed to be a segue between the

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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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Grace Remillard, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sarah Kamal, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Charles Thompson PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of NewYork, and a Ph.D. in Acoustics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduation he became an Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development Professor. Dr. Thompson has served on the executive boards of the Cooperative Research Fellowship program of Bell Laboratories (1991-1999) and the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (1996-2006). At Bell Laboratories Dr. Thompson created with the Vice President of Research and Nobel laureate, Arno Penizas, the W. Lincoln Hawkins

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Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

], Matlab-based instruction[7], and conceptual questions for assessment [8]. Novel approaches regarding teaching antenna-related courses were investigated as well [9]-[13].In [9], an antenna laboratory course with helical and discone antenna design projects was proposed.In [10], a theory simplified antenna course with focusing on design, simulation, and measurementusing a low-cost portable kit was presented. In [11], design and measurement of dipole and Yagiantennas were embedded into undergraduate EM course to provide better understanding of EMfield theory. In [12], a four-patch methodology in teaching antenna theory was implementedthrough delivering theoretical analysis, solving problems using derivations and Matlab, gaininghands-on experiences

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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energybalance equations, pumps and turbines, Navier-Stokes equations, pipe network flows, andopen channel flow. The course includes a laboratory component comprising four physical andtwo computational labs. The format of the course is a flipped classroom with laboratory andrecitations sections taking place every week. However, during the pandemic the majority ofthe activities were on-line with in person interactions occurring whenever possible.The enrollment for Fall 2020 when this course was implemented as an I-course for the firsttime was 72. A series of common interventions for all courses were implemented accordingto the I-standards. The syllabus was modified to declare the course as an I-course andincorporate a personalized inclusivity statement

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Inclusion of PCB Fabrication and Testing within Lab experiments Sheikh, S.I.M., Hassibo, A., McCusker J.R. Wentworth Institute of Technology , Boston, MA-02115Extended Abstract:It is essential for practicing engineers to know the printed circuit techniques to design and analyzethe PCB boards within electronic devices. Circuit tracing and troubleshooting experience are alsoessential for engineers to maintain electronic circuits. To facilitate this training, this paper proposesto include PCB fabrication and testing as the final part of the laboratory experiment associatedwith junior/senior-level electrical and computer engineering courses. In this paper, the PCB designprocess is included

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Diane Ward, Educator

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field more attractive for youth just as theyenter the years where science and math get increasingly more complex. PBL Laboratories for Youth and Critical ThinkingSupplementing traditional class-based methods of acquiring the first principles of engineeringbroadens the discipline and attracts new problem solvers. For instance, students compete forcoveted spots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to learn from the profession’sbest engineering, math, and computer science professors. Popular introductory computer scienceclasses have had students seated outside watching on screens as the classrooms are crowded. Theavailability to access has been a mission of the EDX community, which many parents have usedfor

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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

driven soft robots through iterative design. They create designs fortheir robots comprised of fluidic sensors, actuators, control logic, and channels, using existingsample designs (e.g., 3D printed single-channel actuators [11]) from academic literature. Studentswill learn to design CAD models of their components with consideration to FDM printing flexiblematerials and slice their prints into a gcode file. The laboratory assistant will provide printparameters and best practices in 3D printing to students. Figure 4: A flowchart of using 3D printing for soft robotics for remote learning. Students choose a component of their soft robot (i.e., sensor, actuator, or controller), and design and discuss their implementation with lab staff. Once the

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Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Aliagha Rezvani

-membrane technologies have the potential to deliversimilar performance as the RED and PRO technologies. However, these techniques have beendemonstrated in the laboratory to produce a net energy output and have not been demonstrated toproduce continuous power outputs.Energy generation through Capacitive MixingThe CAPMix cycle consists in charging a pair of “generalized electrodes” or “accumulators” toreach a given potential when submerged in one solution, and in discharging them at a lowerpotential while submerged in the other solution [17]. The terms generalized electrodes oraccumulators are used in order to include any kind of electrode or assembly that is able totemporarily store charge, either capacitively, with membranes, in redox reactions

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Trinh Huynh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology

decisionswhether it should stop or make a move while driving by itself around the track in driving simulator.AcknowledgementThe author(s) of this paper would like to thank all staff in the school's laboratory for their supportand explanation on using laboratory equipment to analyze the electrical circuits in this project.References[1] Aris, I. et al., “Impacts of IoT and Big Data to Automotive Industry,” Proceedings of the 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 31-June 3, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/ASCC.2015.7244878.[2] Rowland, S.T. et al., “Laboratory Instruction and Delivery of a Pilot IoT Course,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference, University of Toledo, Ohio, March 19- March 20,2021. https

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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

of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation. Fur- thermore, he is the co

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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

Year”, University of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation. Fur

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

systemrecords the received signal. Figure 3 shows the signal reader and figure 4 displays theoscilloscope, which in some cases such as this research is used to support testing. Figure 3 | Image of Resonant Frequency Tester reader Figure 4 | Image of Oscillometer paired with Resonant Frequency TesterThe use of the described RF test method is for detecting changes in the dynamic modulus ofelasticity for the specimen, whether it be in the laboratory or the field. Certain factors that mayinfluence testing and the respective results are moisture content, strength, and damage state ofthe specimen6.Surface Resistivity Testing (ASTMD257/AASHTO T358)9,10Surface resistivity (SR) is the ability of a material to withstand the

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Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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cycle. Collaborating with course developers, she discovers innovations for engineering education.Mr. Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Malcolm Porterfield is a Ph. D. candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and a GEM Fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. His current research focus is Molecular Dynamics with the long-term goal of unlocking a major breakthrough in Energy Sustainability. More specifically, he is exploring the possibility of thermal-to-electrostatic energy conversion to harvest waste heat. Raised in Albany, New York, Malcolm graduated from Albany High School before attending Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) where

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Daisy Ren, University of Connecticut; Pierredens Fils, University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

season and structural components can expand and retract due totemperature fluctuations giving rise to various amounts of joint movements.REFERENCES[1] H. A. Pentas, R. R. Avent, V. K. Gopu, and K. J. Rebello, “Field Study of Longitudinal Movements in Composite Bridges,” Transportation Research Record, pp. 117–128, 1995.[2] B. J. Swanson, R. B. Malla, and M. T. Shaw, “Laboratory testing, Field Installation, and monitoring of a silicone foam sealant for bridge expansion joints,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 758–767, 2013.[3] J. Marques Lima and J. de Brito, “Inspection survey of 150 expansion joints in road bridges,” Engineering Structures, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1077–1084, 2009.[4] Y. Q. Ni, X. G

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Basile Panoutsopoulos, Community College of Rhode Island

the deck to detect freezing conditions. - Linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) sensors on the stay cables to measure movement. - Load cells on the restrainers for recalibration in the event of an earthquake - Two weather stations to measure wind intensity, direction, air temperature, and relative humidity.One specific element of the system is the ability to detect and specifically treat earthquakeevents. The Department of Geology at the nearby to Rio University of Patras, monitors theearthquake activity especially in the region of modern Greece. The Laboratory is part on a widerNational and International network.Awards to the BridgeThe technical innovations that have been employed for the realization of this

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Michael G Joseph, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport

the universities he joined. He is the recipient of the ”Distinguished Professor of the Year”, University of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Chiampi; Carol L. Morman PE, PS, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 580–602, 2019[14] D. Bolkas, J. Chiampi, J. Chapman, J. Fioti, and V. F. Pavill IV. “Creating immersive and interactive surveying laboratories in virtual reality: A differential leveling example.” ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. 5, pp. 9–15, 2020[15] K. Hagita, Y. Kodama, and M. Takada. “Simplified virtual reality training system for radiation shielding and measurement in nuclear engineering.” Progress in Nuclear Energy, vol. 118, no. 1, 103127, 2020.[16] E., Levin, R. Shults, R. Habibi, Z. An, and W. Roland. “Geospatial virtual reality for cyberlearning in the field of topographic surveying: Moving towards a cost

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Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology

designing RF/micro/millimeter-wave control devices and sensors. He is a Fellow of IEE and a Senior Member of IEEE.Dr. Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology I am a professor in the School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. My area of spe- cialization is Computer Networks. I worked for decades as a Technical Staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the areas of computer network modeling and simulation and high performance processor design for signal processing applications. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Robust Cellular Connection-Based Smart Street Lighting System for Supporting Strategic IoT Smart City