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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Habig, Purdue University ; Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University ; Debra Henneberry, Purdue University ; Cheng Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Purdue University, West Lafayette IRB # 2024-143 Minnesota State University, Mankato IRB # 2177147Abstract Lack of awareness of aviation careers among younger generations and the continued maledominance of the aviation and aerospace industries have contributed to a complex workforceshortage. The lack of female representation at top decision-making positions (e.g. C-suiteholders), creates a dearth of role models for younger women interested in aviation and aerospaceprofessions, which may discourage them from pursuing careers in this field. By revitalizinginterest in aviation among the younger generation and embracing diversity, the

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glen Roderic Coates, Pennsylvania State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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response to noted gapsin early career engineers’ skillsets, documented for over two decades. At the same time, asadvisory boards saw improved representation from local industry leaders, individual institutionsaligned engineering program learning outcomes and curricula to address early career skill gaps inteam-based projects, improve multicultural fluency, and produce technical writing that isappropriate for supervisors, clients, subject matter experts, and community members.Historical changes to engineering communicationIn the last twenty years, expectations for improved Engineering Communication (EC) have risenas a consequence of the need for increased technological literacy, as reported by the NationalAcademy of Engineers and the National

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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University of Alaska Fairbanks (’99). As part of his joint appointment with UAF’s College of Engineering & Mines and Geophysical Institute, Dr Hatfield teaches courses in electrical and aerospace engineering, conducts UAS research in support of ACUASI, and participates in STEM outreach activities. In addition, Dr Hatfield administers UAF’s Aerospace Engineering Programs and serves as faculty advisor for the university’s student chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Prior to joining UAF in 2013, Dr Hatfield was a US Air Force officer where he served in numerous capacities over a 28-year career. Dr Hatfield’s assignments included 2 tours teaching at the USAF Academy (Department of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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senior faculty memberin the college of engineering. The student’s long-term career goal is to become an aerospaceengineer and work for a major national organization. The student undertook this study during thesummer between her junior and senior years of high school and continued into the following fallsemester while attending school full-time. She initially reached out to the faculty member andinquired about the possibility of doing research at the professor’s laboratory. Her motivation wasto design an engineering product that would provide an alternative solution to the existing lunarrover design concepts. She also wanted to learn the research process so she could prepare herselffor more advanced opportunities in the future. The student helped

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Erik Nelson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson; Mason Henry, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

many challenges. For instance, arocket project involves the collaboration of aerospace, mechanical, chemical, electrical, andcomputer engineering disciplines. As a result, students from diverse backgrounds and withdistinct career aspirations must collaborate to overcome the obstacles. This diversity fosters ateam-based and interdisciplinary learning approach that provides students with invaluable insightand skills beyond those learned in a typical classroom setting [7].Program PhilosophyAt Make to Innovate, we advocate for a practical learning experience emphasizing a hands-onapproach. Our students are motivated to tackle problems head-on and create innovative solutionsthat can be tested in real-world scenarios. Clear objectives are set for

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder

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understand the student perception of the course andhow it has changed over time. To this end, we strive to answer the following research questions: • Research Question 1: How does student sentiment change between the new course design vs the old course design. Where we define sentiment as students perceiving this class as a positive or negative experience in their undergraduate academic career. • Research Question 2: Is there a difference in self-reported student growth between the new course design vs. the old course design. One of the main learning goals of senior projects is for students to overcome a hard problem, or to experience a design failure but learn from the failure. We classify this as

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mollie Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rea Lavi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Prabhat Hajela, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Siyi Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Marcus Abate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Zeyad Awwad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yun Chang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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the intersection of multidisciplinary system design optimization and emergent computing approaches including evolutionary computing and machine learning. He has authored over 300 papers and articles and co-authored/edited 4 books on structural and multidisciplinary optimization. A recipient of the AIAA’s Biennial Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award in 2004, Hajela is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, and Aeronautical Society of India.Prof. Luca Carlone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Luca Carlone is the Boeing Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Principal Investigator in the Laboratory for Information &

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Nguyen; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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course was designed specifically to sparkthe interest and knowledge of non-aerospace engineering freshmen and sophomores in theworld of rocketry and potential space careers. The study presented here delves into aquantitative analysis of the cognitive fatigue in assessment structure.ProcedureThe research was conducted within a spring 2024 course titled "AE298: Introduction toRocketry" offered by the Aerospace Engineering Department at a major public university inthe United States. Recruitment involved various advertising across the university, includingdepartmental emails, strategically placed flyers, and outreach to 4 undergraduate engineeringstudent groups. The target audience was first- and second-year STEM students outside ofAerospace

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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E. Tyler Young, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #44439Board 4: Work in Progress: Development of a Culturally Responsive, Community-basedFluid Dynamics Mini-Unit for Middle SchoolE. Tyler Young, The Ohio State University E. Tyler Young is a graduate student at The Ohio State University currently pursuing a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. He graduated summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering before embarking on a career in STEM education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Development of

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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, experimentation, process control,and test engineering. As detailed in the Student Outcomes section above, the experiences of thestudents appear to be very positive, with many gaining a desire to explore future career opportunities inthe aerospace arena. The project also gained exposure in several press releases, furthering local andnational interest in the project, and its potential to assist various companies with their high-temperaturematerials qualifications [5][6][7].Building on the success of this initial phase of using the CHRD system to perform high temperaturematerials research, indefinite funding for further system development has been approved by WeberState University (WSU) and the Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center (MARS) leadership

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University ; Vladimir Zeltsman, Purdue University ; Tyler Scott Adams, Purdue University ; Jitesh H. Panchal, Purdue University ; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University

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interests are in (1) design at the interface of social and physical phenomena, (2) computational methods and tools for digital engineering, and (3) secure design and manufacturing. He is a recipient of CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF); Young Engineer Award, Guest Associate Editor Award, and three best paper awards from ASME. He has served on the editorial board of international journals including ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering.Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University Dr. Daniel DeLaurentis is Vice President for Discovery Park District (DPD) Institutes and the Bruce Reese professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Purdue