Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #38658Assessment of a Distributed Implementation of the EntrepreneurialMindset in an Experimental Projects CapstoneDr. Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University Dr. Ritchie is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at The Ohio State University. He teaches a variety of courses in thermal and fluid sciences in addition to the introductory course and an experimental projects capstone sequence. He completed this work as part of his Engineering Unleashed Fellowship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Assessment of

Conference Session

AERO 2: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zain Zafar Khan; Zachary Alan Sobelman; Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

engaged in several teaching and research activities, largely focused on furthering the Space Systems Engineering Program at ODU. He has engaged in research collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration as a Science Collaborator and a Principal Investigator and has been awarded grants by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Science Foundation, among others. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring Additive Manufacturing in a Space Environment - A Capstone Design Project ExperienceAbstractThis paper discusses the experiential learning from engaging in a capstone design project

Conference Session

AERO 3: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Merrett, Clarkson University; J. W. Adams, Clarkson University; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

are studied to assess the short term and longer-termdevelopment of the students. The research questions considered are 1. What are the students’ initial responses to encountering an open-ended analysis project? 2. Do the students’ technical skills develop linearly during the courses or is the development recursive? 3. How do students’ conceptualizations of an open-ended problem develop throughout the project? 4. Does an open-ended project in a cornerstone course provide improved preparation for senior capstone?These research questions are assessed via a sequence of surveys and interviews of students fromboth cohorts.IntroductionThe arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 to North American university campuses was disruptive

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

year.Since I also teach two CFD courses at the University of Denver, it is easy to create newgeometries for different airfoils meaning that student projects will have slightly different resultsfrom year to year depending on the chosen airfoil.In additional to using a computational wind tunnel, in recent years, the students are additionallyexposed to a low-speed wind tunnel experiments with an airfoil either at the end of “Introductionto Aerospace Engineering I” or in “Mechanical Engineering Capstone Lab”, both of which aretaught by the me. In the future, students will use our makerspace to 3D print airfoils for use inthe wind tunnel while performing computational wind-tunnel analysis on those same airfoils.Since developing this course with a PBL and

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

that orbital debris is an issue, butconflict starts when deciding who should do what to solve the problem [16]. The lesson wasdesigned to introduce students to the exploration of macroethics without pushing them to a‘panic zone’ in which they would disengage and shut down [17]. Future lessons will build ontheir confidence by presenting more disputed topics.A table outlining the agenda of the 80-minute macroethics lesson is provided in Appendix A.While students walked into the classroom (a large lecture hall with stadium-like seating anddesks), we presented what we called the “hook.” We projected a paragraph-long issue brief on1 The authors note that they learned post-lesson and wish to help educate others that “stakeholders” is not