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2024 South East Section Meeting

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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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UF, as shown inFigure 1. Full-scale designs were constrained in size by the Prusa print volume (25 cm × 21 cm ×21 cm), and participants were allowed two full print volumes, if needed, to make a model. U.S.participants completed two design iterations. The first round was a quarter scale mock-up fortesting in a 20 cm x 20 cm suction-style wind tunnel fabricated from cardboard by STEMTankstaff, shown in Figure 2. Using feedback from the tests at quarter scale, participants redesignedand printed full-scale models for testing at UF’s 120’ x 20’ Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel at thePowell Family Structures & Materials Laboratory. Fig. 1: Participant designs were first 3D printed at 1/4 of the intended scale. Fig. 2: A tabletop fan-driven

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shivani Kundalia, Georgia Institute of Technology

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curriculaand classroom activities is not well studied. Researchers have identified three aspects of diversity(Strayhorn et al. 2020) to facilitate understanding of the topic: (a) structural, (b) interactional,and (c) classroom. Structural diversity refers to the demographic representation of students fromdifferent backgrounds. Interactional diversity refers to the frequency and quality of interactionswith diverse peers across numerous campus domains including, but not limited to, campus eventsand residence halls. Classroom diversity refers specifically to learning about diverse peers thatoccurs in formal instructional settings like classrooms, lecture halls, and laboratories. Researchon interactions with diverse peers supports the notion that

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Sarah K. Bauer, Mercer University; Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University; Hannah Nabi; Bremen Vance, Mercer University

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University laboratories and classrooms tosolve real-world problems. This is done through a flexible five-week program where participantsspend two weeks on campus taking classes and preparing for the trip abroad and three weeksworking abroad alongside an international community partner. Since 2007, the program hasworked with communities in over 20 countries worldwide with several hundreds of studentparticipants to date.The purpose of this study is to evaluate overall experiences of students participating in the MOMprogram at Mercer University. As a unique programmatic model for international service-learning in a short-term study abroad context, the MOM program can provide valuable insightsinto effective practices in international service-learning

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

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a reviewer for draftsof student work to creating new writing assignments and grading rubrics based on the course’stechnical content. A partial list of these recurring embedded activities appears below. • Seminar talk: “Using Improvisational Theatre Strategies to Prepare for Scientific Presentations” for Regenerative Bioscience Center seminar • Classroom workshop: “Presentation Slides and Delivery” for MCHE 2990 Engineered Systems in Society • Writing seminar and support for BIOE 4910 Biological Engineering Capstone Design • Nonexpert-stakeholder interviewer of student teams for BCHE 4180L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory • Engineering-ethics and writing seminars for MCHE 4000 Professional Practice

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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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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May 2023. The Center houses a complete job shop with rapidprototyping and fabrication capabilities staffed by skilled and experienced civilian engineers fromCMI2. The goal of the Marne Innovation Center is to rapidly convert ideas brought by Soldiersinto viable prototypes for testing and refinement in the field. Promising ideas are then scaled upby the nonprofit CMI2, which works with DEVCOM through a Congressional initiative, calledthe Catalyst-Pathfinder program, which is managed by the Army Research Laboratory with a goalto bridge gaps in defense innovation.This paper’s goal is reporting lessons learned and best practices gleaned from this ongoingpartnership to better enable similar collaborations across organizations in the future. For