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2023 PSW

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John Chen; Jim Widmann; Brian Self

unwelcoming environment forsome students [1], perhaps an unkind culture that includes a perceived “weed-out” system andexpectations of lower GPAs than students in other programs [2]. Given this learning environment, it’s notsurprising that some students struggle to succeed. We argue, however, that success is not enough. Thetrue measure of an excellent program is having students and graduates that thrive, meaning that they are‘doing well’ and ‘feeling good’ [3, p. 838]. Thriving students take steps to improve in the areas thatbolster the ‘feeling good’ part of learning engineering by making thriving competencies – skills,behaviors and beliefs – an integral part of who they are.Thriving competencies are linked to noncognitive and affective (NCA

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2023 PSW

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Tatyana Ryutov

activities, and thelearning assessment and outlines plans for future improvements. A course survey was given and the studentfeedback was positive. A majority of students would recommend this course to other students and rated highly theremote learning experience. The course addresses emerging biomedical data privacy issues and facilitatescollaboration between engineers, healthcare and legal professionals. 1. IntroductionThe detail and diversity of collected healthcare and biomedical data is constantly increasing. Health information iscollected through mobile devices [6], in personal domains [3], and from sensors attached on or in human bodies[13], [21].The amount of genomic sequencing data has risen exponentially in recent years recent years [12

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2023 PSW

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Christine King; Dalton Salvo; Joanne Ly; Nia Dowell; SueJeanne Koh; Warren Wiechmann; Brett Sanders

, Irvine, CA 92697* Corresponding author, Christine King, PhD; Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of California Irvine, kingce@uci.eduParticipation in research allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on experiences andencourages students to pursue advanced degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) [1]. Furthermore, among underrepresented students, participation inundergraduate research increases pursuit of graduate degrees, reduces underrepresentation ofminorities in the sciences, and fosters development of professional skills includingcommunication and teamwork [2, 3]. Unfortunately, entry-points to research can be challengingfor undergraduate students to identify, and undergraduate research

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2023 PSW

Authors

Tara Esfahani; David Copp

engagement in quantitative reasoning [1]. Alarge study of more than 5,000 courses at a large, public, four-year university found “little to nodifference in grade based student performance” between online and in person instructional modes[2]. The results of a smaller study on a set of physics students suggest that weaker performingstudents may be more likely to choose online courses over in person, and recorded lectures mayhelp close the gap between these students and students who are initially more engaged and higherperforming when in person [3]. Online education for engineering students, and its challenges andopportunities, have also been explored [4], and useful strategies for the design of onlineengineering courses have been developed, such as in

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2023 PSW

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Farbod Khoshnoud; Marco Quadrelli; Enrique Galvez; Clarence de Silva; Shayan Javaherian; Behnam Bahr; Maziar Ghazinejad; Anas Salah Eddin; Mohamed El-Hadedy P.E.

generation of engineering workforce for the fast-changing industry, the R&Dsectors and academia. The quantum mechanics education and training steps in the mechatronicscourse and senior design projects are particularly promoted and discussed here. 1. IntroductionBrain-computer interface (BCI) and EEG systems have been utilized in many BiomedicalEngineering applications [1], and beyond. In systems engineering, control of mechanical systems,such as drones, has been addressed by various research groups (e.g., [2]). Integrating brain functionand quantum devices have recently been investigated in association with non-invasive brainfunction mapping through magnetoencephalography, where superconducting quantuminterference devices and optically-pumped

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2023 PSW

Authors

Alton Lo; Matthew Cha

the SINCHDrone structuraldesign improvements, updated baseline endurance testing, and progress in developing the solarcell skin. Once the SINCHDrone has proved the ability to extend the endurance of UAVs ProjectBANSHEE will begin modification of a commercial Baby Shark hybrid UAV with the sametechniques.Index Terms — Hybrid, endurance, UAV, solar panels, battery, structures, wireless charging,flight testing, technology demonstrator.1. IntroductionThe Solar and Induction Charged ultra-high endurance Drone, or SINCHDrone UAV, will be atechnology demonstrator used to study the effectiveness of battery regeneration and structuralintegration techniques. The design will modify a commercial Volantex ASW-28 fixed wing RCairplane by replacing the

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2023 PSW

Authors

Helen Choi

challenges of operating a tutoring center as full-timeteaching faculty and their hopes for the center's future.Literature OverviewAs noted by [1], there is a relative lack of research specific to graduate engineeringstudents' communication needs, along with little examination of the efficacy of efforts toprovide students with such support. [1] describes how there is general agreement thatthis area is critical to understand, as engineering graduate students must overcomehigh-stakes communication challenges throughout their academic and professionalcareers and "thus would benefit from supportive efforts to hone their skills" such aswriting centers positioned specifically for engineering graduate writers.[2] and [3] have noted that graduate students

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2023 PSW

Authors

Lessa Grunenfelder

found no association between faculty’s use of active learningmethods and students’ learning gains [1]. The authors argued that much of the literature on thesuccess of active learning in STEM fields examines courses taught by science educationresearchers. It cannot be assumed that STEM faculty can adopt evidence-based teaching methodsinto classes effectively. Rather, STEM faculty needed to build STEM education expertise uponwhich to make informed instructional decisions. To that end, a faculty learning program wascreated in collaboration between UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Hall of Science. Figure 1. Components of the faculty learning program, revised from Ed Prather’s model of science education pedagogical content knowledge in

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2023 PSW

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Ken-ichi Nomura; Pratibha Dev; Aiichiro Nakano; Priya Vashishta; Tao Wei

CyberMAGICS: Cyber Training on Materials Genome Innovation for Computational Software for Future Engineers Ken-ichi Nomura1, Pratibha Dev2, Aiichiro Nakano1, Priya Vashishta1, and Tao Wei3 1 Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0242 2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059 Abstract Computing landscape is evolving rapidly. Exascale computers have arrived, which canperform

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2023 PSW

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Tim Hong-Chuan Lin; Jenny Zhen Yu

, MATLAB etc. are examples of such languages for engineering students.The authors have worked in industry for many years, wherefore the first author has worked in software industry for 20+years and later has instructed several programming courses in the engineering college for another 20 years. The authorknows there are many types of programming errors, from the mechanical ones that can be fixed using the right tools tomore subtle style errors like stinky code etc. The author presents the errors as well as discuss the possible remedies to fixthese through education..Indexed Terms — programming errors, hard code, bad smell, programming proficiency.1. IntroductionOur modern world consists of many computers, devices and parts made via engineering

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2023 PSW

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Noelle Kartvedt; Kaela Martin; Johann Dorfling; Joseph Smith

prepare students for high-level CAD applications by increasing sufficiency and understanding of CAD modeling. We foundthat after implementation student scores on the timed CATIA certification were significantlyhigher than with the previous class model indicating that these changes resulted in a betterunderstanding of CAD modeling and formation of expertise.IntroductionComputer aided design has become a key component for successful design engineers. CADapplications allow engineers to increase design efficiency, accuracy, standardization, andcreativity while decreasing labor and time [1]. The way that engineers implement CAD toolsgreatly affects early designs and can set the course of a project. Both experienced and youngengineers need to be

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2023 PSW

Authors

Mugizi Rwebangira

Luis Obispo serves ~22,000 students with approximately 1,400instructional faculty. (See Table 1) We consider two similar and nearby universities (100 milesapart) to better contextualize the change in publications and collaborations for computingresearchers over time for a university that consistently had a research focus, versus a universityenhancing the role of scholarship and research for newer faculty. School Students Instructional faculty UCSB ~26,000 1,208 Cal Poly ~22,000 1,400Table 1: Demographic comparison of UCSB and Cal PolyWe use bibliometric data for collaboration and publication data is from the SCOPUS databaseand via the ICSR Databricks team. We examine the change over time in 5