various loading conditions, • Digital library of three-dimensional (3-D) components for students to rapidly assemble a stacked shear wall they have designed to be able to investigate load flow and constructability in both 2-D and 3-D views.Other course material included a homework packet based on a two-story residential projectcompleted by the instructor’s firm, a handout that guides students through the analysis ofmembers under bi-axial loading, and presentation material contributed by a firm with anexpertise in mass timber (as alternative to hosting a guest presenter). Additional course activitiesinclude visits to a local project site and the college’s large-scale laboratory to learn about timberconstruction and behavior from
teachers found the experience to bevaluable and listed the people and the research environment as the two most impactful areas of the program.This paper will further discuss the specifics of this novel REU/RET program as well as the outcomes.IntroductionAn REU/RET Site project funded by NSF DMR program has provided research experiences for 14 REUand 6 RET participants in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry & Chemical Biology Laboratories of Stevens. 6 REUs and 2 RETs participated virtually the firstyear due to COVID-19 and 8 REUs and 4 RETs participated in-person the second year.The goals of the REU/RET program were four-fold: 1. Create a vibrant research environment for allparticipants that offers
was the first time infive years that the Island suffered a direct hit from a storm, and this time it was different. Hurricane Fiona 2did not bring the highest winds, but it arrived as a heavy rain system that poured over 20 inches of rain injust under two days. This impact completely severed the electrical system of the island along with aninvisible adversary that made the recovery even worse, humidity in electrical systems. All in all, we wenttwo weeks without classes; and just when we came back from the Hurricane, a political strike from theworkers, left us with more days without access to classes and laboratories. This might have
superfluous hardware. The solution to thiswould be to implement virtual Iot laboratories which could be done at a reduced risk and cost.Using Virtual Machines (VM) also allows flexibility in the delivery of the coursework.Prior Work (Literature Review)J. He et al [8] created a physical IoT lab consisting of Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards and aset of sensors with Zigbee as the wireless communication method. They developed a lab for anEmbedded Systems Analysis and Design course. The lab was a collection of self-containedmodules which presented concepts and hands-on exercises on embedded systems. Thisapproach requires the use of physical hardware, so it can be costly to implement or scale up
, we adapted the Draw-an-Engineer Test and utilizedan inductive coding scheme gathered from the research literature [13]-[14]. From the literature[14, we utilized an inductive coding consisting of three constructs: attributes, professions, andactivities. When coding for attributes, we considered perceived gender, collaboration, andself-identification. For profession, we coded the type of work depicted or described in thedrawing, e.g. designer, builder, train conductor, etc. Coding for activities involved taggingimages or words related to action, e.g. laboratory work, engineering design process, drawings,etc. The following section describes the implementation of the module and the results fromanalyzing the drawings. III. Implementation and
dealing with architecture, structural engineering, sustainability, and humanitarianengineering. Some highlights include: MSU Denver study abroad course entitled Refurbishment of Structures hosted by UP in 2010 First UP visiting professor instructing at MSU Denver in 2011 English immersion program at MSU Denver in support of the Master’s in Architecture English-language program at UP in 2013 Collaborative development of an Architecture Minor at MSU Denver from 2013 through 2015 English immersion program for UP engineering faculty at MSU Denver in 2016 Collaborative Research on “Laboratory Testing of Timber-Concrete Composites Adaptable Architecture” from 2013 through present UP
defined by the following: i. The Learner is in a professional environment, generally in industry; ii. The Learner works towards a qualification that is relevant to the industry, and aligned with her/ his work profile; iii. The workplace is the natural setting for the delivery of the education, and is converted into a learning environment or class room/laboratory; iv. Synchronous instruction is employed to teach the fundamental principles, and applications, in core and advanced areas relevant to the domain, along with relevant laboratory sessions; v. Asynchronous means of instruction are employed to provide flexibility and ease of access, and most importantly, to keep the learner engaged constantly
;M University’s NUA2NCED Laboratory. His research focuses on hydrofoil boat design and developing unconventional educational applications for STEM students. Zach’s aerospace passions include logistic support, system integration, and aerospace business development. He has applied these interests as a ConOps Develop- ment intern with Fulcrum Engineering, LLC as well as a Integrated Logistics Support Management intern with Lockheed Martin. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Dissolving Interdisciplinary Barriers in STEM Curriculum Through Unconventional Hydrofoil Boat Educational Lab at the College Undergraduate LevelAbstractAs educational
their teaching of En- gineering within K-12 classrooms. She has developed and implemented a senior-level projects laboratory course in the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Utah, giving students hands-on expe- rience with the concepts she is teaching in their Process Control theory course. Stacy received a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. She then earned a PhD in Chemical Engineer- ing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research was focused on algorithms used in the processing of semiconductor wafers and resulted in two patents. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Is
development, and engineering education. Through these research topics, Raissa has been publishing papers for peer-reviewed journal and conference pro- ceedings. Also, she is part of Dr. Siyuan Song’s research lab, the Safety Automation and Visualization Environment (SAVE) Laboratory, which integrates technologies and education themes to improve build- ing performance and safety engineering.Dr. Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama Dr. Siyuan Song is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental engineering at the University of Alabama. Her research interests include Occupational Safety and Health, Training and Workforce Development, Engineering Education, Building Information Modeling
. D. Jones et al, "An analysis of motivation constructs with first‐year engineering students:Relationships among expectancies, values, achievement, and career plans," J Eng Educ, vol. 99,(4), pp. 319-336, 2010.[2] V. G. Renumol, D. Janakiram and S. Jayaprakash, "Identification of cognitive processes ofeffective and ineffective students during computer programming," ACM Transactions onComputing Education (TOCE), vol. 10, (3), pp. 1-21, 2010.[3] S. Bergin and R. Reilly, "Predicting introductory programming performance: A multi-institutional multivariate study," Computer Science Education, vol. 16, (4), pp. 303-323, 2006.[4] M. Thuné and A. Eckerdal, "Analysis of Students’ learning of computer programming in acomputer laboratory context," Null
andinterference in instrumentation, signal conditioning, Internet of Things (IoT), sensor applications,data acquisition, digital interfaces (A/D and D/A), and discussion of specific sensor systems.The course incorporates hands-on laboratory work to enable students to apply the principles andtechniques learned in class to practical scenarios. The laboratory work includes four designprojects, where students design, develop, and build instruments. In the first three projects,students work individually to design and build instruments for measuring various physicalquantities. These projects provide opportunities to apply the concepts and techniques learned inclass to real-world situations. The final project is a group project, where students
Leadership and Principal Certificate from Northern Arizona University in 2007. She is currently working on heRebekah Jongewaard, Arizona State UniversityMaryan RobledoSteven J. Zuiker, Arizona State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Energizing the Engineering Pipeline with Agrivoltaics Citizen Science (Pre-College Resource Exchange) Authors: Janet Ankrum, Cheryl Carswell, Andrew Centanni, Melany Coates, Mia DeLaRosa, Rebekah Jongewaard, Michelle Jordan, Maryan Robledo, Steven ZuikerThe Sonoran Photovoltaics Laboratory (hereafter SPV Lab) organizes a regional approach topursuing photovoltaic (PV) engineering research for 4th-12th grade STEM teachers and
renewable energy, small wind turbine aerodynamics, and noise generation as it applies to the urban environment. Currently, he designs small Unmanned Aerial System propellers, reducing noise and power requirements.Dr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, engineering education, engineering leadership, and professional identity development.Dr. Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University Liping Liu is an associate
, professional development for graduate students, curriculum innovation in computing, and service-learning.Prof. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, engineering education, engineering leadership, and professional identity development.Mr. Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University
laboratories [10]. In summerbased clinical immersion programs, students must apply and compete against their peers to beselected. This is a limiting factor especially for large and fast-growing programs. Summerimmersion programs are usually short in their duration (2 weeks up to 10 weeks) [1-9], therefore,provide limited exposure to clinical setting and personal. Offering semester-based clinicalimmersion programs poses another set of challenges. Universities must establish hospitalaffiliation agreements and recruit clinical participants to supervise students. The number ofclinical participants needed to supervise students increases as the number of students increases.Field trips and visits within a course also require maintaining a long-term clinical
Paper ID #39458Board 15: Work in Progress: Cultivating Growth of Systems Thinking Habitof Mind over a Five Course Fundamental SequenceDr. Lisa Weeks, University of Maine Lisa Weeks is a lecturer of Biomedical Enginering in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical En- gineering at the University of Maine since 2017. She teaches several of the core fundamental courses including hands on laboratory courses.Prof. Karissa B Tilbury ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Cultivating Growth of Systems Thinking Habits of Mind over a Five Course Fundamental
control the rover remotely. The GUI program obtains the GPSlocation of the rover and displays the location of the rover on a map. For the control of the rover,ROS (Robot Operating System) was utilized. A Raspberry Pi 3B+ board is used as anintelligence unit of the system. The collected samples can be brought to a laboratory for furtheranalysis. In this paper, the details of the amphibious sampling rover and the educational lessonsvia this capstone project are presented.I. Introduction Mosquitos may lay eggs in shallow waters or wet areas near the shore of lakes, ponds, andrivers [1-3]. Although the exact location of where mosquitoes lay eggs depends on the mosquitospecies or the local environment available to the mosquitos, water is a necessity
was targeted for upper-levelundergraduates and early graduate students interested in renewable energy [4]. The coursemainly covers photovoltaic and solar power and wind power in depth, with additional coverageon fuel cells, hydrogen, energy storage, and more. Plans for integrating a renewable energycourse into power and energy engineering minor program at Southern University were reportedby Belu et al [4]. The four credit-hour integrated lecture-laboratory course includes all renewableenergy sources, but wind and solar energy systems make up 60% of the course. Hertzog andSwart described the design and development of a renewable energy course covering solarphotovoltaic, solar thermal, and small wind systems at Central University of Technology
Paper ID #39128Measuring the drag forces on Corvette car modelDr. Manohar Chidurala, Western Kentucky University Manohar Chidurala teaches Thermal-fluid sciences course sequence, Instrumentation and Experimenta- tion, and Mechanical Systems at WKU.Riley BishopMr. Brandon Charles Sekula, Western Kentucky University Mr. Sekula is a rising senior at Western Kentucky University (WKU), studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermo-Fluids. He conducts industry related research and assists in organizing and main- taining WKU’s Material Science laboratory. He is conducting his own research in conjunction with Dr
, actuation, and control are integral to smart devices with embedded microcontrollers.Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers and single-board computers can be interfaced withvarious sensors and actuators and incorporated into mechanical devices to perform a variety ofintelligent functions using appropriate software programming. Over and above themultidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate students that are hired to advance the proposalobjectives, project assignments integral to “Instrumentation” and “Control Systems” coursesoffered by the principal author to juniors in the engineering program endeavor to integrate the out-of-classroom field and laboratory efforts with the course requirements to introduce a larger poolof students to growing
). Finally, a contact database from previous Letters of Reference for REU applicants was created. These faculty members are contacted directly and asked to consider their current students for the REU program and to encourage them to apply.Diversity of participants:As a result of our recruitment efforts and value based on attracting applicants from historicallyunderrepresented groups for the purpose of increasing diversity in STEM, our participantsrepresent a diverse and inclusive community. Having a diverse group of participants each yearenhances the learning experience for all student participants, helps to build an inclusive researchenvironment for our laboratories, and provides an opportunity for mentors to work with anincreasingly
Paper ID #39964Board 51: Utilizing Technical Competitions to Enhance Diverse WorkforceRecruitment and RetentionMs. Jacalynn Sharp, JHU APL Jackie Sharp is a mechanical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) where she works in mechanical design and analysis as well as simple electronics development and integration. Jackie volunteers as a robotics instructor and mentors high school students interested in STEM from low SES and diverse backgrounds. She is the treasurer of the ASME DC Section (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and is committee co-lead for the ASME FutureME platform
and served in several ad- ministrative roles within higher education; secured over $5.5M funding and support for STEM education research; and led several program development efforts, including: a childcare facility at a federal research laboratory, STEM K-12 teacher training programs, a Molecular Biology/Biotechnology master’s degree program at a small internationally-focused teaching institution, as well as a first-year engineering program and a B.S. Engineering Technology degree program at an R1 research institution. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, and service, and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Dr. David A. Wyrick PE, CPEM, West Virginia
Paper ID #37608Process Control Experiment Using an Arduino Board and LED LightsDr. Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University Dr. Maddalena Fanelli is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Fanelli teaches and coordinates a number of undergraduate courses and laboratories, helping students learn chemical engineering fundamentals and gain hands-on experience.Mr. Ryan Daniel Atkinson, Michigan State University Mr. Ryan Atkinson is an undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering. Currently, Ryan is working as a professorial assistant
importance of lifelong learning. 2. Use technical communication skills to explain the analysis and results of introductory laboratory exercises in engineering and computer science. 3. Explain the engineering analysis and design process and use it to solve problems. 4. Analyze data collected during laboratory exercises designed to expose students to the different engineering disciplines. 5. Describe the impact engineering has had on the modern world. 6. As part of a team, design a simple engineering device, write a design report, and present the design. 7. Demonstrate computer literacy through computer aided analysis, graphing, documentation, and presentation of results. 8. Create detailed plans for degrees at
matrix calculations and mass density values in material cards [1].The laboratory portion of the class is set up using a series of instructional labs and assignments.The instructional labs are designed to expose the students to finite element software. Studentsimport geometry, mesh the model, define properties, apply boundary conditions, create a solutionset, and then solve the model. Once the model is solved, the students learn how to display theresults properly. Laboratory assignments are assigned to reinforce the instructional labs and helpstudents learn how solve a given problem by displaying their results in a logical manner andwriting a lab report.The Laboratory ProblemThe first portion of the vibration lab exercise is to perform a modal
Paper ID #37014Work In Progress: Professional Development Through High-Impact Experi-encesDr. Charles Patrick Jr., Texas A&M University Dr. Charles Patrick Jr. currently serves as a Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at Texas A&M University. He serves as Director of the Undergraduate Program and administers the Ideas to Innovation Engineering Education Excellence Laboratory. He is involved in Texas A&M’s Center for Teaching Excellence, the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, and the College of Engineering’s Faculty Engineering Education Group. His research focuses
thetopic being discussed that week. For example, if a student is learning about loops in lecture, theycould be asked to write a program using loops to generate a multiplication table during the labperiod. Hazzan et al assert this allows students to be engaged in their learning rather than abystander similar to what you might see in laboratories for the natural sciences [2].Prior engineering education research has clearly shown that inductive teaching styles in lecturesand lab sessions show the students the importance and application of the subject matter byshowing the students particular examples while challenging them to keep building concept byconcept to solve complex challenges [3] [4]. These inductive teaching methods typically use ascaffolded
Technology.Dr. Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne Paul N. Beuchat received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering and the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, in 2008, and the M.Sc. degree in robotics, systems, and control in 2014 and the Ph.D. degree in 2019, from ETH Z¨urich, Z¨urich, Switzerland, where he completed his research with the Automatic Control Laboratory. He is currently working as a Teaching Fellow with the University of Melbourne. Paul’s research interests include control and optimization of large-scale systems with applications in the areas of building control and multi-agent robotics, as well as research investigating project-based learning pedagogies