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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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Diversity

children equally, they can help to create a more equitable and justsociety for everyone.Work-Life BalanceThe importance of work-life balance was also a pervasive theme in the responses, with itsimportance being repeatedly stressed, whether using those specific words or similar terms.Survey respondents commented on its importance often, spoke of how they addressed it, andcommented on how employers promoted it; often this was tied in with the need for flexibility, asthat was seen as one means of promoting and helping to achieve work-life balance. Thequestions that elicited discussion regarding work-life balance follow:14. Does your company offer childcare on-site?19. Did you always plan to have children? Did engineering influence your decision to

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Nicole Becklinger, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

impacted by HyFlex. The small samplesize also hinders the ability to perform more rigorous statistical analysis of the data. It is alsoworth mentioning that only a limited range of courses taught by the same instructor were eligibleto take the survey. Again, this is partially due to the small size of [institution name redacted]’sengineering program and the trend towards classes either being fully in-person or fully online.Because the survey is anonymous and does not ask students about class performance, it is alsonot possible to compare survey responses with student performance during class. Additional datacollection is planned to continue tracking trends over time and to allow for more in-depthanalysis.CONCLUSION While the utilization of

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Sara Jones, Gannon University; Zachary Owen Dickinson, Gannon University; Andrew Donald Snowdy; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Wookwon Lee, Gannon University

winds can cause a large sheering force between the balloon and payload, leading to adestructive failure. Much preparation is required prior to launching, and in many cases, it takespatience. In the case of our team and the unexpected delay in launching, traveling plans needed tobe adjusted. The team’s setup included a 445 MHz Yagi antenna, a Dell laptop, Dek-Tec, Lenovo i5, amonitor, power supply, an LNA amplifier, and auxiliary cords. During these attempts, all teamswere in communication with the operators via a live Excel sheet to express the functionality, orerrors of their payloads. This was important for verification before launch. Our on-site set-uprequired more involvement, making sure we get camera feed directly from our payload

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem, Marshall University