Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Heather L. Walker; W. Kent McAllister; Michael W. Mourot; J. Robert Dean; Greg Nesmith; Edgar C. Clausen

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Adding Ph.D. Students to the Chemical Engineering Alumni Student Mentoring Program Heather L. Walker,a W. Kent McAllister,b Michael W. Mourot,c J. Robert Dean,d Greg Nesmithe and Edgar C. Clausena University of Arkansas, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering,a Audubon Engineering,b Sinclair Group,c Ruggiero, McAllister, and McMahon LLC,d Dow Chemical CompanyeAbstractIn 2022, 20 Ph.D. students were added to the Chemical

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Wong M. Jang

thedepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska. The lab'sstudent performance evaluation is presented in the timeline of before and after COVID-19.ECEN 325 AM lab from 2018 to 2020 is presented with traditional hardware implementation ofthe lab. On the other hand, the years of 2021 – 2022 represent the AM software simulation labusing System Vue. Students’ exposure to contemporary communication system softwaresimulation tools such as System Vue will certainly help prepare STEM (science, technology,engineering, and math) graduates for the jobs of today and tomorrow [5]. © American Society for Engineering Education, 20232. Hardware Implementation of AMThe hardware implementation of amplitude

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen A. Cerda; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

high school students.MethodsThrough the years, participants enrollment has been facilitated through various programs such asthe Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) program, generously sponsored by Nebraska EPSCoR(Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research), Emporia State Trio Talent Search,Advanced Chemistry Field Trip Team from High School etc. amongst others.In 2021, the virtual STEM camp saw an enthusiastic response, attracting 19 students whoregistered to take part in the enriching educational experience. While in the 2022 in-personSTEM camp, 75 students registered as participants. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceAnalysisAll

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sara E. Wilson

focus fromoutcome to process was accomplished using in person grading where students were expected todescribe their code and any challenges they faced writing the code. Students were then askedquestions to help them reflect on their code and on their understanding of new concepts.Examination of midterm exam grades found a slight improve in scores with the implementation ofin person grading.KeywordsArtificial Intelligence, Assessment, ProgrammingIntroductionGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of the universities since the advent ofChatGPT in November 2022. The development of generative adversarial networks, transformers,and large language models in the last decade has allowed the creation of generative AI capable ofwriting

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rong Li; Huabo Lu

repositoriesdemand robustness and maintainability, whereas FP languages such as F#, Haskell, and Closureshow their strength [6], [7]. Pedagogies of FP can be found at [8], [9].Starting in 2022, we chose F# as the programming language to teach FP to undergraduatestudents in a programming paradigms class (3-credit-hour). F# is a functional-first, multiple-paradigm programming language that runs on the .NET platform [10]. Visual Studio 2022(integrated development environment, IDE) and/or Visual Studio Code (code editor) are the toolsof our choice. F# has been supported by the .Net platform since .Net 1.0 back in the early 2000s,so any recent .Net releases, such as .Net 6.0 and 7.0, can support F# with little to no problem.The rest of the paper is organized as

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Cuebas; Rohit Dua

, a device was conceptualized to offer a solution to this problem. The device wouldbe suitable for testing a wide range of battery sizes and types. The device would be easy to use,safe, and supply a graphical output of the battery’s voltage over time. The project would offer aperfect learning opportunity in the field of digital and analog electronics while producing auseful piece of lab equipment. This device was called the Constant Current Battery LoadDischarger and Tester and was chosen to be a project for the 2022-23 Opportunity forUndergraduate Research Experience (OURE). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceOverviewThe project

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ian Tognoni; Steve E. Watkins

, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[4] D. Helgason, N. Francis, and J. Ante, “Unity Version 2022.3.2f1,” Unity Technologies, 2004. Available: https://unity.com (accessed Jan. 2022).[5] “Unity Tutorial - Create a Graph: Axis Separators,” www.youtube.com, Jun. 25, 2018. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgMyQ3FWjI (accessed Feb. 2022).Ian TognoniIan Tognoni is a an undergraduate in computer engineering at Missouri University of Scienceand Technology. His technical interests include making microcontrollers projects and buildingcircuits. His work experience includes an internship at Centene as machine learning engineer.Where he codes and implements enterprise level predictive models for use in healthcareanalytics. He is expected to

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Mirit Shamir; Matthew Sanderson; Rebecca Cors; Nathan Hendricks; Stacy Hutchinson; Prathap Parameswaran; Melanie M. Derby

for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceAs shown in Table 2 the NRT external evaluator administered the survey to four cohorts of NRTstudents from 2019 to 2022, after they completed the fall semester and the course. Responses tothe post-course survey across cohorts resulted in a response rate of 75% or greater.Table 2: Administration of the Annual NRT Trainee Survey Course time Post-course survey # of surveys # of students Response administration completed enrolled in rate course Fall 2019 February 2020 11 14

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Wei Zhang

Year 1 Cohort of S-STEM Scholars 4 4 3 3 Hispanic/Latino White/Caucasian Males Females Figure 1. Demographics of S-STEM cohorts in Year 1 (AY 2021-2022).An online survey was conducted to gather feedback on the team's year 1 planning andimplementation efforts, as well as the ongoing support provided to the seven scholars. Thesurvey included general perceptual questions aimed at assessing the satisfaction levels ofparticipants. The results of the survey are summarized in Figure 2.Upon analysis of the survey responses, it was evident

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eric Einspahr; Nicole Binderup

success. However, there is along-standing lack of academic achievement data early in a student’s first term wheninterven(ons would be most effec(ve. This paper explores the further development of an EarlyAlert & Interven(on System (EAIS) that was implemented in the College of Engineering (CoE) atthe University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) during the 2022-2023 Academic Year. The goal of theprogram was to work with instructors in key first year engineering, construc(on, and compu(ngcourses to iden(fy struggling students early, and make individualized interven(ons early enoughin the term to have an impact on a student’s success and reten(on. The effects of two specificand structured interven(on programs are also reviewed. Results of this study show

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Joel R. TerMaat; Kristopher J. Williams; Christopher D. Wentworth

tosmaller, non-selective colleges that serve a broad spectrum of students. Additionally,generational shifts could influence results from previous studies. Secondly, this initial study mayprovide direction for further exploration into course/program/college contexts that underlie thebroad institutional indicator.Additionally, this study sought to expand upon previous research that looked narrowly at anethics class intervention for undergraduate engineering majors [11]. In that work, the pre/post-DIT2 scores indicated a positive benefit to the engineering ethics course. For example, the DIT2N2-score mean increased from 26.05 (pre) to 32.39 (post) in the Spring 2022 class (N = 14, p-value of 0.074). The effectiveness of this class intervention was

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lin Zhang

Detection – In Robotics 2 class, a team of three students investigated tensorflow’s object detection API back in 2022 [8]. Their goal was to enable the in-house built mobile robot to track specific objects (e.g. human, cup, ball, etc.). For interested readers, the open-sourced project can be accessed using the following link: https://github.com/willward20/the-bot-bros. Due to the time limitation and lack of deeper understanding, the product was rudimentary. However, this first-touch buried the seeds of AI into these students' minds. They later developed a remarkable deep learning based software to drive an autonomous racing vehicle. 2. Autonomous Driving Vehicle – In Senior Design 1 and 2, our students

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rebecca Kassa; Ibilola Ogundare; Brian Lines; Jake Smithwick; Kenneth Sullivan

GeneralContractors of America's report (Simonson, 2022). Without substantial investment in trainingprograms, the situation could worsen, potentially exacerbating the issue. While certainconstruction firms have taken steps to establish in-house training initiatives aimed at refining theskills of their workforce [8], the efficacy of these skill development endeavors hinges upon theaccurate identification of performance metrics that exert direct influence on construction projects.Addressing labor shortages and bolstering productivity within the construction industry demandsthe formulation of strategies dedicated to retaining and enhancing the skill set of the existingworkforce, especially given the limited availability of qualified potential workers. This

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Meagan Patterson; Prajnaparamita Dhar

expectations, were some of the topics that werediscussed. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceData were collected to examine the impact of this microintervention on students’ self-reportedperceptions of department climate, classroom engagement, and sense of belonging.Results:In order to examine the impact of the microintervention on students, we compared pre-interventiondata (from a survey of the full department in February 2022) to post-intervention data (from asurvey of students in one of the core intervention courses in May 2022). Results indicated thatcompared to the full department, students in the intervention group reported similar levels

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Carson Emeigh; Austin Griswold; Rumayel H. Pallock; Jaideep Sahni; Morgan Schake; Udochukwu Anuta; Jessica Deters; Sangjin Ryu

microfluidicswith plug-and-play capabilities can greatly increase the effectiveness of microfluidic systems.Such motherboards must have leak-free, quick, and reversible sealing methods. The reusability ofthe motherboard is also essential to its improved function. Additionally, modular microfluidicshave the potential to reduce the labor required for operating microfluidic systems.Figure 1: Schematic of modular microfluidics with the plug-and-play capability.In this paper, we present the course structure, student activities, and outcomes of an independentresearch course on microfluidics offered in the fall semester of 2022. Five students (first fiveauthors of this paper; the group hereafter) took the course and successfully completed their groupproject. The

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ian Popp; Claudia Smith; Heather Walker

-engineers.htm[2] Galbraith, A., & Schluterman, H., & Massey, L., & Crisel, B., & Rainwater, C. (2022,August), Exploring the relationship between initial mathematics course in college andengineering graduation rates Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/41507[3] M. Smith. “Computer Science For All.” The White House.https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/01/30/computer-science-all (Accessed August21, 2023)[4] S. Kivi. “30 Best Engineering Books for Kids—Teaching Expertise.”https://www.teachingexpertise.com/classroom-ideas/best-engineering-books-for-kids/ (AccessedAugust 21, 2023)[5] de Vries, M. J., Gumaelius, L., & Skogh, I.-B. (2016). Pre-university Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alyssa Ball; Jacob Holmes; Brandon Crisel

platform was considered. It did not satisfy the “easy to learn” criteria, as it required thelearning of Ruby, a programming language that is not already covered in the engineeringcurricula at the University of Arkansas. Furthermore, it did not include easy-to-use customizationguides and resources for installing, running, and changing ePortfolios. Another platform that wasconsidered was Quarto, a platform from Posit which created RStudio. Quarto did satisfy allrequirements determined by stakeholders. It is also built from RMarkdown, a scientificcommunication markup language that is already used by faculty in the College of Engineeringand some students within varying departments.A 2022 study done by KX Systems, a data analysis software developer and

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Trevor Harris; Stephen Pierson; Hari Pandey; Han Hu

College through anHonors College Research Grant.References[1] J. Marsh, C. Dunlap, Stephen Pierson, and Han Hu. (2022). Introducing LabVIEW and Arduino as Data Acquisition System Alternatives. Presented at 2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference. [Online]. Available: https://bpb-us- e1.wpmucdn.com/wordpressua.uark.edu/dist/a/708/files/2022/09/Marsh-ASEE-2022- Midwest-Section-Conference-Paper3279.pdf[2] Aida Skamo and Dejan Jokic. (2023). Advantages of early adoption of LabVIEW as industry-standard software in academia. Presented at 2023 12th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO). [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10155017[3] National Instruments, “NI-9219

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Aubrey L. Schultz; Jay McAllister III

most widely used databases in the engineering disciples:Compendex, Inspec, and the Web of Science Core Collection (see Fig 1). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceFig 1. The logos of the three databases included in this study, Compendex, Inspec, and Web of Science1.1.1. CompendexCompendex (previously Engineering Index) emphasizes its focus on engineering most stronglyof the three databases analyzed. Compendex even goes so far as to describe itself as "thebroadest and most complete engineering literature database available in the world," with over190 subject areas and ~2 million documents added in 2022 alone [3]. Compendex is housed

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yaoling Wang; Carrie Clark

toinvestigate whether meaning in life could serve as a predictor of well-being and stress levels, aswell as explore any potential socio-demographic characteristics that could moderate the relationsof meaning in life to happiness and stress.Methods and procedureParticipantsFrom November 11, 2021, to January 17, 2022, the survey was made available for responsesthrough the College of Engineering (COE) graduate students' listserv at the university. The aimwas to encourage anonymous participation from all graduate students in the college. Among the598 students enrolled in the COE graduate program, a total of 67 students responded to the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Calvin Cuddy; Jessica Deters

Pilot Study. 2020. doi: 10.18260/1- 2--22207. [6] S. R. Goldberg, J. Rich, and A. M. Masnick, Efficacy of a Metacognitive Writing-to- Learn exercise in improving student understanding and performance in an Engineering Statics course. 2015. doi: 10.18260/p.23925. [7] B. Lani, “Evaluating the effectiveness of a Statics recitation course,” Aug. 23, 2022. https://peer.asee.org/evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-a-statics-recitation-course-2022 [8] H. Ramming and J. A. Phillips, Improving retention of student understanding by use of hands-on experiments in statics. 2020. doi: 10.18260/1-2--20610. [9] K. Dong, Ed., Making Statics A Friend For Life. American Society for Engineering Education, 2003.[10] R

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylee Cunning; Joseph Tighi; Braden Olson; Nitish Bastola; Isabela Bueno; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Jessica Deters

Conference Substitute for Bitumen. Waste Management, Vol. 87, 2019, pp. 751–760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.03.018.[11] Kamada, O., and M. Yamada. Utilization of waste plastics in asphalt mixtures. Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University, Vol. 43, No. 43, 2002, pp. 111–118.[12] Mashaan, N. S., A. Chegenizadeh, and H. Nikraz. Evaluation of the Performance of Two Australian Waste-Plastic-Modified Hot Mix Asphalts. Recycling, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2022, p. 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7020016.[13] Poulikakos, L. D., E. Pasquini, M. Tušar, D. Hernando, D. Wang, P. Mikhailenko, M. Pasetto, A Baliello, A. C. Falchetto, M. Miljković, M. Orešković, N. Viscione, N. Saboo, G

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hunter Flodman

, Topic: “Process Safety Education: An Evolution and not a Revolution.” Oklahoma State University Department of Chemical Engineering, Stillwater, OK, March 29, 2022.[2] D.A. Crowl and J.A. Louvar, Process Safety, Fundamentals with Applications, 4th ed., Boston, MA: Pearson Education, 2019.Hunter FlodmanHunter Flodman is an associate professor of practice in the Department of Chemical andBiomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He teaches junior and seniorlevel chemical engineering laboratory courses and a freshman introduction to chemicalengineering course. He is a CCPS staff consultant and facilitates faculty workshops focused onprocess safety hosted by CCPS member companies

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Chun-Hsing Ho; Nyawa Allieu

Baccalaureate Program and holds a Maryland Seal of Biliteracyfor English and Spanish. She has been a Teaching Assistant at UNL since Fall 2022. Herachievements have been highlighted by multiple University publications. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaycie Lane; Logan Perry

authors would like to thank the students from the Spring 2023 semester class ofEnvironmental Engineering Process Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for taking thetime to complete these activities as part of their group project class work.References[1] A. M. Boelt, A. Kolmos, and J. E. Holgaard, “Literature review of students’ perceptions of generic competence development in problem-based learning in engineering education,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1399–1420, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2022.2074819.[2] J. Buckley, J. Trevelyan, and C. Winberg, “Perspectives on engineering education from the world of practice,” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 1–7, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1080/03043797.2021.2000694.[3

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Ranil Wickramasinghe

inMicroelectronics Photonics from the University of Arkansas in 2021 and his BS in ChemicalEngineering from Syracuse University in 2017. Mr. McKean has served as the lead graduatestudent for MAST Center REU and REM programs since 2022, and has published and presentedthe results of the programs at numerous conferences. Mr. McKean plans to work to facilitateconnections between academia and industry after receiving his doctoral degree.Dr. Gary BatesGary Bates, Ph.D. is a full professor of Biology and the program coordinator for Agriculture andBiotechnology at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, AR. Dr. G. Bates hasworked with Upward Bound for many years providing high school students with an initialintroduction to scientific research. Dr. G

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hossein Saiedian

of Kansas' (2023a), How to approach prompting of AI chatbots,https://cte.ku.edu/prompting-ai-chatbotsThe University of Kansas (2023b), Adapting your course to artificial intelligence,https://cte.ku.edu/adapting-classes-artificial-intelligence-eraD. Ward (2023), Why generative AI is now a must for graduate classes,https://cteblog.ku.edu/why-generative-ai-is-now-a-must-for-graduate-classes/R. Watkins (2022), Update Your Course Syllabus for ChatGPT,https://medium.com/@rwatkins_7167/updating-your-course-syllabus-for-chatgpt-965f4b57b003

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Sanjay Tewari

2022. DOI: 10.1002/yd.20474.[12] S. A. Durham and W. E. Marshall, "Enhancing a Student’s Engineering Experience Through Participation on Student Organizations," Proceeding of 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, pp. 25.567.1-25.567.13, 2012.Sanjay TewariDr. Tewari actively engages in pedagogical and scholarly activities as an Associate TeachingProfessor at the Cooperative Engineering Program of Missouri University of Science &Technology and Missouri State University. He earned doctoral degree in EnvironmentalEngineering from Texas A&M University. He is involved with student-related activities ofvarious professional organizations such as the ASCE, ACS, ASEE, and the Association

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Woodley; Amardeep Kaur; Theresa Swift; Steve E. Watkins; Rohit Dua; Michael Gosnell

] K. Sanodariya, M. Shekhar, A. Pandey, A. Raj, A. Gupta, P. Suryavanshi, and R. Chouhan, “Game-based Learning for Engineering Education: Supplementing Basic Electronics Instruction with Educational Games,” 2022 10th International Conference on Information and Education Technology, Matsue, Japan, 2022.[4] M. Oren, S. Pedersen, and K. Butler-Purry, “Teaching Digital Circuit Design with a 3D Video Game: The Impact of Using In-Game Tools on Student Performance,” IEEE Transactions on Education, 64(1), pp. 24-31, 2021.[5] L. N. Heckelman and E. K. Bucholz, “Designing a MATLAB-based Escape Room,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference, Virtual, 2020.[6] Y. Tang, S. Shetty, and X. Chen, “Interactive

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse; Tim Bower; Eduard Plett

make a change toinclude CMST 180 Introduction to Database Systems.In 2022, a collaborative partnership with Great Plains Manufacturing challenged EngineeringTechnology faculty to adjust or develop Engineering Technology curricula that couldaccommodate the special scheduling needs of industry apprentice students who could attendclass only three days a week, but year-round including summers, finishing their bachelor's degreein three academic years. The Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology faculty took thisopportunity to reconsider the entire curriculum, resulting in the following adjustments: • Added CMST 180 Introduction to Database Systems as a required class (based on feedback from the Industrial Advisory Board concerning