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Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7910

Paper ID #40921The Conversion of Capstone Senior Design to a Two-Semester FormatDr. Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC27695-7910 Chau Tran is an associate teaching professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at North Carolina State University. He is currently the course coordinator for capstone senior design and previously was the course coordinator for vibration, the director for undergraduate advising and the director for undergraduate laboratory. He teaches senior design and vibration annually. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical

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Marino Nader, University of Central Florida; Qiushi Fu, University of Central Florida

Paper ID #40968The Success of Three-Attempt Testing on Students Learning OutcomesDespite the Deliverance by Different Faculty in an Engineering Course:DynamicsDr. Marino Nader, University of Central Florida Dr. Marino Nader is an Associate lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida and has been working on digitizing courses and exams, creating different course modalities. Dr. Nader obtained his B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. from McGill University. His Ph.D. was done in conjunction with the Canadian Space Agency where he spent two years doing research and experiments

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Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Paper ID #40987The Engineering Design Process: An introduction to Engineering Studentsusing the Tower Bridge ProjectDr. Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Felix Ewere is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at North Carolina State University and Instructor of the Aerospace Engineering Capstone Senior Design courses. Engineering research interests are in the science and technology at the intersection of aerodynamics, structural mechanics, energy, and smart materials. Recent works have focused on exploit- ing aeroelastic instabilities on

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Alexa C. Andershock, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Baker A. Martin, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

].Only students who met specific criteria were included in the sample population. All datamanipulation and quantitative analysis was completed using the R programming language [9].The final sample includes 33,896 students who: ● completed a first-year engineering program, ● graduated from a degree-granting program in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial, Computer, or Aerospace Engineering, ● have six years of data available in MIDFIELD, and ● had no discrepancies between the student, term, and degrees tables in MIDFIELD.The median starting year of students who graduated from Institutions A and B was 1995, and forstudents attending Institution C the median starting year was 2003. Given that this data is

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Nancy J. Moore PhD, North Carolina State University; Aaron Smith, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #40948Motivations of Students in a Thermodynamics CourseNancy J. Moore PhD, North Carolina State University The author is a Teaching Associate Professor at North Carolina State University in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. She teaches undergraduate courses in the thermal-fluid sciences. She is the course coordinator for Thermodynamics I and has taught the course in the traditional lecture and flipped formats.Dr. Aaron Smith, Mississippi State University Aaron Smith is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University. He obtained his

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Cameron W. Coates P.E., Kennesaw State University; June Erskine, Fulton County Schools

define current, charge, inductance, resistance, capacitance, andKirchoff’s Voltage Law for the class, while the ME/AE/CE students define damping coefficient,spring stiffness, velocity, and displacement for the class. This may then be followed by adiscussion on some commonalities among fields, examples are shown in Table 2 (not anextensive list). Table 2. Concepts that demonstrate commonalities among majors Electrical/Computer/Robotics Engineering Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil Engineering Voltage across a Resistor Force developed by a dampening system = = Voltage across an

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Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; David Daniel Sellers, Mercer University; Emily R Schmidt, Mercer University; Erin Faith Parker, Mercer University

mechanical testing of 3D printed samples is an important addition to thetraditional engineering laboratory curriculum. In a rapidly evolving technological environment,3D printing has emerged as a transformative technology, reshaping the engineering andmanufacturing sectors. 3D printing has significantly impacted the manufacturing landscape dueto its cost-effectiveness, recyclability of materials, and the ability to fabricate intricate geometrieswith high resolution [1, 2, 3, 4]. The applications of additive manufacturing are widespread,encompassing fields such as medicinal delivery, aerospace, automotive systems, and construction.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) stands out as the most prevalent method of 3D printing. InFDM, a thermoplastic material

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Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; LaNika M. Barnes, Albemarle County Public Schools (Charlottesville, Virginia); Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Daniel Webster Fairley II, 100 Black Men of Central Virginia

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23.08.22. 2. AAAS et al. STEM and the American Workforce: An Inclusive Analysis of the Jobs, GDP, and OUTPUT Powered by Science and Engineering, Aerospace Industries Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, et al., 2020. 3. Østergaard, C.R; B. Timmermans, and K. Kristinsson. (2011). “Does a different view create something new? The effect of employee diversity on innovation,” Research Policy, V. 40, I. 3. Pp. 500-509. 4. NCSES, Diversity in STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2023, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF 23-315. 5. NSB, The State of U.S. Science & Engineering 2022: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Tonika Jones; Jodi Angela Doher; Kurtis Gurley, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Adrienne Leigh Provost, University of Florida

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Paper ID #40870Virtual Exchange Embedded in a STEM Summer Camp Improved UnitedStatesHigh School Students’ Awareness of Filipino CultureDr. Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida Dr. Matthew J. Traum is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Instructional Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He is PI of UF’s GatorKits Labo- ratory and Associate Director of UF’s Center for Engineering Design. Dr. Traum is also a Director of RaveBio Inc., a biotechnology startup founded by former students. Dr. Traum is an experienced educator, administrator, fund raiser, and researcher. As

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Priya T Goeser, Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University

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primary objective of developing amentorship program between Georgia Southern University’s engineering students and local highschool students. The teachers at these high schools also benefited by being exposed to severalengineering projects that many of them now feel competent to incorporate into their curriculum.Generating a specific increase in the pipeline of students attending the engineering program atGeorgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus is a long term goal of the program. It isanticipated that it will take a few cycles of implementation of the EEA program to see any resultsin this goal.AcknowledgementsThis work was funded by grants from the NASA/Georgia Space Grant Consortium andGulfstream Aerospace Corporation.References[1

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lillian Marie Hardin

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hosting, thegoal is to provide a genuine insight into the engineering field and the skills required to besuccessful.Owing to the trend to push for interdisciplinary objectives on the rubrics of all three vehiclecompetitions, the EVP has pivoted to recruiting students from disciplines outside of traditionalEngineering. Recruits are found from MTSU’s Aerospace and Construction Management and theMedia and Art Departments. EVP’s leadership looked for complementary clubs and found twoexemplary recruits from the ranks of the golfcart mounted Cadets of the MTSU Police BlueRaider Patrol recruited Spring 2023. MTSU is well known for having the largest military veteranstudent population at a public university in Tennessee. The EVP actively seeks to

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Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Aliperti, United States Military Academy; Randall A. Emert; Arwen H. DeCostanza

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Paper ID #40838Accelerating Army Tactical Innovation: A Five-wayUniversity-Military-Government-Nonprofit Collaboration to SpeedSoldier-Ideated Technology DevelopmentDr. Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida Dr. Matthew J. Traum is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Instructional Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. He is PI of UF’s GatorKits Labo- ratory and Associate Director of UF’s Center for Engineering Design. Dr. Traum is also a Director of RaveBio Inc., a biotechnology startup founded by former students. Dr. Traum is an experienced educator

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Philip Lee, University of Kentucky; David Parsley, University of Kentucky; Nelson Kudzo Akafuah, University of Kentucky

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College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky.21 Keywords22 Engineering Technology, Industry Partnership, Curriculum Development, Computer Engineering23 Technology, Lean Systems Engineering24 Introduction25 large-scale manufacturing in the past decades. Key manufacturing industries serve as a26 cornerstone of bringing broader industry investment and new jobs across Kentucky. These27 manufacturing sectors traditionally include automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and medicine,28 heavy metal and machinery as well as new industries such as batteries and information29 technology (IT) [1-2]. However, the main challenge is the deficiency in the workforce with30 technical expertise to fill a number of jobs available in