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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Austin Hayes; Vani Sundaram; Graham Williams; Shreya Venkatesh; Claire Isenhart; Antonio Yervez; Celesse Myles; Vera Sebulsky; Kaushik Jayaram; Marina Vance; Gregory Whiting

Meeting Schools Where They Are: Integrating Engineering OutreachCurriculum in the Classroom Without Forcing an AgendaAustin HayesAustin is a PhD student in additive manufacturing and wind energy. He is a co-founder of the Triple EInitiative and began the collaboration with STEM Launch for the Triple E Initiative. He overseesvolunteer coordination, partnership with the middle schools, and logistics of the Triple E Initiative. Hehas experience meshing classroom learning with hands-on lesson plans to engage K-12 students inSTEAM.Vani SundaramVani is a PhD student in robotics at CU Boulder. She is a cofounder of the Center for Equity inMechanical Engineering action subcommittee. She oversees outreach events, communicates withpartnering schools

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Kayson Christensen; Jordan Hunt; Brayden Parady; Melanie Butts; Abdennour Seibi; Mohammad Shekaramiz; Mohammad Masoum

setup analyzes the flow created by one fan, as this was the preliminary test for the computerengineering team to design a path-planning for drones used for inspection. The more complicated three-fan setupwas designed to experimentally analyze the flight capabilities of drones flying in a turbulent region where themagnitude of airflow is constantly changing. This experiment mimics turbulent regions that would take placebetween several wind turbines as they are rotating. The final experiment dealt with the measurements of airflowsurrounding a small-scale horizontal axis wind turbine in a Lab environment as it is driven by wind generatedfrom a blower. The blower for this setup is simulated using a large floor-drying fan outside the testing area

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Barbara Sobhani; Veronica Corral Flores; Victor Andersen

flexible thinking required in integrative learning environments • Work collaboratively with persons from different fields of specialization in diverse, cross disciplinary teams to analyze and/or solve applied, real-world issues and problems • Apply the tools (methodologies/content/skills) of multiple disciplines to analyze and/or solve complex issues and problems • Effectively communicate the methods, techniques, and findings of original research or design in a professional setting • Demonstrate the ability to design, plan, and execute an original research or design project in the appropriate discipline or interdisciplinary field

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devi kalla; Zsuzsa Balogh; Julio Proano; Jeno Balogh; Fred Barlow

still allowing for specialization within the track. For this M.Eng. program the electives could have been reduced from two to one course and consequently the core can be increased to 12 credit hours, to include all four core courses offered, which would have helped with the enrollment in the respective courses. • A more detailed plan for incorporating assessment of aggregate student performance and closing the loop in the program development process and ongoing improvement of the program should have been developed and communicated to the university leadership. • This proposed graduate program is an example of outcomes based curricular design developed to fit very local needs, goals, and constraints

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Abolfazl Amin; Israd Jaafar; Abdennour Seibi; Sean Tolman P.E.; Matthew Ballard

appropriate concepts to project planning, idea generation, prototyping, modeling and conveying information both in written and oral formats 7. Use effective team processes, communication, and conflict resolution skills 8. Design a product that meets a set of constraints ME Capstone II By the end of this course students will: 1. Apply the steps in product realization process to a specific project 2. Function in a team environment to make a project plan and complete the project 3. Write an engineering project report 4. Use effective team processes, communication, and conflict resolution skills 5. Design a product that meets a set of constraintsFigure 3: ME Capstone Learning Outcomes in accordance with ABET

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Pinar Omur-Ozbek; Ketul Popat; DaeSeok Chai; Christie Peebles; Abdulkhakim Salokhiddinov

course activities. The faculty and students from both institutionsheld meetings in tandem (in person) and at the end of the planning process, everyone cametogether to discuss the preferences and needs by all students and faculty.The two main objectives throughout this process were to establish a working collaboration withparticipating faculty and to successfully teach a global exposure course to provide students theopportunity to engage in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary communication and collaborationwhile becoming aware of global and cross-cultural approaches to water crises and sanitation.Access to clean water and sanitation practices varies widely across the globe and the students aretypically trained to develop solutions utilizing the

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Jessica Rush Leeker; Lyndsay Ruane; Hannah Sanders; Robertha Richardson

knowledge sharing to facilitate achieving profoundchange in undergraduate education. They are to achieve this by understanding and enactingtenets of anti-racism and decolonization through the four recurring stages of Participatory ActionLearning and Action Research (PALAR), plan-act-observe-reflect.This paper assesses the lessons learned from an active community engagement project fromthe initial stages of grant development to the first year of a four-year government-funded grantfrom a faculty member and two students' perspectives. The lessons learned include investingtime at the beginning of each phase to outline roles and responsibilities and make spacefor all voices.Project SummaryBy design, this project is centered on the students involved

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Christopher Thiry

problems. They statedthat their work was promising and plan to use it in future classes but had not evaluated theeffectiveness of the lesson. [5]My two assignments are decidedly different. The first starts with a blank slate where the studentsmake up their own landscape. The second has students recreate landscapes which they havenever seen before.USING THE SANDBOX FOR A HYDROLOGY CLASS ASSIGNMENT AT THECOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESAfter viewing Andrew Millison’s Youtube lessons on using an AR sandbox to demonstrate theconcepts of contour lines and water flow, I thought their ideas could be used to create anassignment in a hydrology class at the Colorado School of Mines [6]. I consulted with theprofessors in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEEN

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Pinar Omur-Ozbek

findings to the whole class as there will be a variety of pollutionissues and locations studied. The students then discuss the trends they observe and ethicalconsiderations related to presented cases. The last part of the project is a reflection paper, wherethe students reflect on all class discussions and formulate their own perceptions and plans foraction to handle potential justice and ethical concerns. Reflection questions used are as follows: 1.Were you aware of EJ and SJ happening in the US before the assignment? 2.What did you learn about yourself as you worked on the assignment? 3.What was the most striking thing you became aware of during the in-class presentations? 4.How do you plan to apply your new/improved awareness to your

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Elizabeth Novosel

scheduled during the semester [4]. To accommodate the greatest number ofstudents, the bootcamp was planned as a hybrid event; there were twenty-four in-person seatsavailable and one hundred virtual seats. The actual number of participants was much lower; thenumber of attendees fluctuated over the three days but averaged around 12 in-person and 30online participants. The in-person participants were provided with beverages and snacksthroughout the day and offered a daily catered lunch.Once planned, the bootcamp was advertised in November via email to the entire CU Bouldercampus in an effort to include students from all disciplines and not preferentially invite studentsfrom certain disciplines. From their experience from the first bootcamp, the

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Shellee Dyer

|10⟩ state in a 2-qubit space. At the top is thequantum circuit, and below is the histogram of measurement outcomes for 1024 runs of thismeasurement.CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORKThis paper summarizes the creation of a new quantum computer engineering course using anopen access quantum computer to facilitate learning. Based on the results from teaching the firstsemester of this course, I plan to refine and improve the overall course. One key goal is toincorporate more hands-on exercises with quantum computers. The graduate-level students wererequired to complete more computing exercises compared to the senior-level students, and thefeedback from the graduate students was that they understood the concepts better afterperforming the exercises. My

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John Annor; Francois Jacobs

retirement and other exits.As a result, there is a need for a well-structured unifying platform that can bring together andconnect numerous stakeholders through a common source of information sharing. This can beaccomplished by creating a well-planned timetable for in-person or video conferencingengagements.METHODOLOGYThe study examining the collaborative efforts between secondary (high school) and post-secondary (college or university) education institutions and construction industry professionalswith the aim of boosting construction workforce was designed with a methodology framework(see Figure 2) which uses a teaching platform that enables the instruction of multiple classroomsthrough videoconferencing technology.Figure 2: Methodology Framework

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Paul McMullin

for Teaching Project Based Structural Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper outlines how the author teaches structural design courses, set in context of actualprojects. The framework mimics what occurs in a consulting office, with a focus on helping studentsbecome proficient in what structural engineers use 80% of the time. Rooted in project-basedlearning, students utilize ASCE 7 to calculate loads, and the associated material codes to designbeams, columns, frames, walls, footings, and connections. They utilize structural engineeringsoftware for in-depth analysis and CAD software to prepare framing plans, elevations, and details.Students who are experiencing this framework are preparing a work product on-par with newpracticing engineers.1

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Melanie Butts; Isaac Manning; Abdennour Seibi; Matthew Ballard; Mohammad Shekaramiz; Abolfazl Amin

included takingan elective CFD course at the same time we started the project. A literature search consisting ofcollecting relevant papers related to the modeling of airflow around wind turbines was conducted.After reading several papers and discussing some of the technical material presented in the papers,we became aware of various adopted approaches to tackling simple and complex problems, whichprovided us with some guidelines for developing a plan to deal with the problem at hand. Initially, we focused on understanding the papers dealing with two-dimensional (2-D) CFDsimulations of flow past airfoils and looking at the capabilities and requirements for various CFDsoftware packages available in the market. Some of them are open-source

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Kevin Lear; Victoria Palmer

’ ability to recall and apply them. To better motivate students to prepare early for a testthat can be replaced, the procedures for replacing the PREMIE test are designed to require non-trivial effort and some level of planning. If a student is not satisfied with their score on a 25-minute 30-point PREMIE test, they can replace the score on the original PREMIE with the scoreon an equivalent section of the midterm, called a PREMIE Redo, if they commit to doing sobefore the midterm and meet with an instructor or assistant to discuss their mistakes on thePREMIE. Meeting with the instructor or an assistant is intended not only to help the studentidentify and understand technical mistakes or misconceptions but also to establish a morepersonal connection

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Salman Mohaghegi

shortage of generation during summer peak load hours. This has resulted in several instances of involuntary load shedding, where multiple load areas (supplying hundreds of customers) have been left de-energized for several hours. Many residents have indicated their frustration during town hall meetings, especially because this summer has been one of the hottest on record. After investigating the matter, a task force formed by the utility concludes that the only viable option is to add generation capacity to the network so that it can operate as a standalone system during summer months. The utility has now issued a request for proposal (RFP) and your company is planning to submit one. Your options include

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Blake Brandt; Melanie Butts; Abdennour Seibi; Matthew Ballard; Mohammad Shekaramiz

cost-effective way to fabricate a machine that wouldgenerate an abundant amount of small-scaled neutrally buoyant bubbles of 1mm diameter. Oncecompleted and the initial measurements are taken, the machine will be further used in thethermal/fluid experimentation lab class, providing learning opportunities for future students aswell. This paper outlines the experiences and lessons learned by this team. While performing initialresearch, planning, implementation, troubleshooting, and collaboration, they applied conceptstaught in engineering courses, learned new skills, and developed intuition and confidence.BACKGROUND There are several ways to experimentally measure the velocity of a fluid such as air, andeach has advantages and

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Nathan Edwards; Steven Kiss; Carter Grizzle; Asher Edwards; Vaanathi Sekar; John Branning; Brett Meadows; Mohamed Kassem; Michael McGivern

verified their circuit assemblies with a USB microscope andmade any corrections. Finally, students followed a basic test plan using a benchtop powersupply and multimeter. Some of the prototypes required test software to be programmed on theembedded processor to activate desired input/output (I/O) interfaces and related subsystems.Below summarizes the phases of the advanced electronics pilot program, each built on the priorstage: 1. Introduction to electronics prototyping, basic physics, and related math. 2. Specifying and buying components, including parts research and bill of materials. 3. Circuit board design with CAD software and design for manufacturing (DFM) principles. 4. CAD verification and design review. 5. Soldering with

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Ben Weihrauch

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Alexis Capitano; John Cook; Kathryn Johnson

Crushed Dreams: Faculty Perceptions of Discrepancies Between EngineeringAcademics and Students’ Future CareersAlexis CapitanoAlexis is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering and pursuing a Masters of Science in STEMEducation with planned graduation in December 2024.John CookKathryn Johnson © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Crushed Dreams: Faculty Perceptions of Discrepancies Between Engineering Academics and Students’ Future CareersAbstract: This paper summarizes the findings from a qualitative analysis of how faculty view gapsbetween the curriculum in which they teach and the profession in which their students are likelyto be employed. The data – a set of transcribed, anonymized

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Dendy Sloan; Cynthia Norrgran

Joeawakes, he has the perplexing feeling, “What was that all about?” and vaguely realizes he will have torepeat this study for the final because it was only in his short term memory. Joe does not have too muchtime to reflect, because he is in sleep debt from the test preparation. There may be two such daysduring each week.At the end of the semester Joe collapses into the security of his family, who are proud, and happy towelcome him and provide some welcome relaxation from his challenging college educationalexperience. JosephinaJoe‘s twin sister, Josephina is also a good engineering student, but Phina is in a major with fewerstudents. She plans to played softball tonight, but last night Phina was too