master’s degree from Tulane University in 1989 and a doctoral degree from Duke University in 1992. He is a member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and, has also been involved with the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). He is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii) remote sensing and precision agriculture, and,(iii) biofuels and renewable energy. He has been involved with several extramurally funded projects as PI or Co-PI to support outreach, education, and research activities from various state, federal, and private agencies; served in leadership roles
the School of Engineeringoffice of Student Resources and Services. The Career Launch utilized a matching algorithm that matchedstudent’s interest with the host preferences/job description. Students were matched and were very diversewith majors in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communications/Journalism, Computer Science, Forensic Science,Computer Information Systems, Computer Science and Engineering and Digital Media. Students selectedfrom the FWS program had no such algorithm for matching (all majors were accepted) and consisted of aninterview followed by a selection by the host office. The assignments were guided by the student’s major andinterest. The paper will present the recruitment, selection, project operation, timeline, management
: Theyparticipants are likely to face in their professional careers, thus explore IBM Cloud Services [2] . Programming interfaces:enhancing their experience and skills in a practical, hands-on They work with Node-RED [3]. Artificial intelligence: Theymanner. engage with IBM’s AI Watson. The Hack-a-Thon not only focuses on technical skills devel-opment but also emphasizes the cultivation of soft skills such ascommunication, teamwork, and time management. By the end ofthe event, participants are expected to present their projects toa panel of industry experts and faculty, demonstrating not onlytheir technical prowess but also their ability to communicatetheir ideas effectively. This
, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Beyond the Classroom: Problem-Based Learning in Real Scenarios, Fostering Self- Efficacy and Sense of BelongingAbstractThis complete research presents how engaging students in practical, real-world activitieswithin the Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach enhances their sense of belonging andself-efficacy. Situated in the practice course 'Building Processes I' of the ConstructionEngineering program at a private university in Chile, this study aims to address the issue oflow
in sustainable (bio-inspired) design helps them to understand the impacts oftheir decisions on the environment and natural resources and empowers them to make positivechanges. On the other hand, entrepreneurship enables students to learn how to spot, evaluate, andexplore opportunities, build a prototype, and test it to design a project that satisfies clients' needsand aesthetic preferences. Unfortunately, educational institutions and researchers lag, particularlywhen integrating an entrepreneurial mindset with green building. Thus, this study emerged toovercome this contemporary interdisciplinary challenge and prepare green entrepreneurs and T-shaped engineers.PURPOSE OR GOAL: This study aims to prepare future green entrepreneurs and T
women. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design of a Monitoring System for Manufacturing Processes AbstractData collection and visualization is a key enabler technique in the Industry 4.0 era. This paperdescribes a senior project that designs a monitoring system for manufacturing processes. It deploysmulti-heterogeneous sensors for cutting force and vibration to monitor CNC machining processes.Students were trained to understand the working principles of sensors, data acquisition (DAQ)devices, programming, and data analysis. The development work includes: 1) part design andmanufacturing process design in Siemens NX; 2) prototype the part using CNC
Paper ID #43814Understanding Organizational Cultural Influences in Multisector Multi-TeamSystemsDr. Florence Emilia Castillo, University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Florence Emily Castillo is a research associate in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Trained as a sociologist, her work focuses on qualitative data analysis of both the student and employee climate surveys at her university. She is also researcher on an NSF project where she explores team dynamics and working in collaboration across engineering departments at multiple institutions and industry.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas at Dallas
accumulationmotivation, organization learning and development motivation, and educationalpassion and social responsibility motivation. These motivations are identified from boththe organizational and individual perspectives of universities and industries.In terms of interaction channels, a synergistic approach called "STEP" (project threadsdriven by joint mentor groups) has been identified as a key interaction channel atBeihang University. This approach involves joint supervision, technology trends,enterprises, and research projects to synergize collaborative efforts for educationalpurposes.The educational involvement in university-industry collaboration contributes toinnovation and knowledge creation in engineering education by integrating studentsas knowledge
Paper ID #42079Artificial Intelligence in the Construction Industry: A Competency-BasedExamination Through Expert LensProf. Hector Buyones-Gonzalez, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile Hector Buyones Gonzalez is a professor in the School of Engineering’s Construction Engineering program at Universidad Andres Bello and Universidad Autonoma de Chile in Santiago, Chile. He earned his degree in Civil Engineering and Civil Construction, as well as a Master’s degree in Construction Management. With extensive experience coordinating and executing construction projects across diverse sectors—including the oil industry (refineries
Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for UndergraduateDr. Joseph Polman Polman Joe Polman is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Science Education, as well as Associate Dean for Research, in the School of Education at University of Colorado Boulder. He designs and studies project-based learning environments for youth in schools andProf. Michael Hannigan Michael P. Hannigan is an Associate Professor in the University of Colorado’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Southern Methodist University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Science from Calt ©American Society for Engineering Education
projects and student publications.Dr. David Michael Labyak, Michigan Technological University David Labyak is an Assistant Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Department at Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), teaching in the area of Solid Mechanics.Vinh Nguyen, Michigan Technological University Dr. Nguyen started his appointment as an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University in 2022, where his research focuses on advanced manufacturing through Industry 4.0, human-robot-machine interaction, and physics-based/data-driven modeling. Dr. Nguyen has developed solutions for a variety of production processes including machining, additive manufacturing, metal
Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile, where currently collaborates with the Educational and Academic Innovation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish), as an instructor in active learning methodologies. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, faculty and continuing professional development, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Bridging Theory and Practice: Case Studies for Construction Engineering SeniorsAbstractMany researchers advocate integrating
Paper ID #44529Board 257: Engineering BRIDGE Program to Enhance Transfer Students’Sense of BelongingDr. Jeyoung Woo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Jeyoung Woo is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil - Construction) in Texas. He has worked in the industry for nine years as a project manager, a corporate quality manager, a field engineer, and a designer. Also, he conducted several research projects about construction labor productivity, construction safety
todevelop and employ innovative pedagogies to address the impediments to learning in an onlineenvironment. This proceeding describes the motivational impact on students from participatingin a semester-long asynchronous project to create a nature-inspired and entrepreneurially mindedpodcast in an online Engineering Technology course. The project's duration was intentionally anentire semester to encourage students to remain engaged in the overall course content. Thematicanalysis of student reflections indicates that participants were motivated in areas correspondingto Alderfer’s proposed categories of basic human needs: existence, relatedness, and growth. Theresults are presented and discussed concerning the motivational framework. Additionally
; digitalcircuits and modules, serves as major experimental equipment in our embedded systems designeducation. Through two pivotal microcontroller courses at Northern Kentucky University(NKU), students engage in hands-on exploration of microcontroller architecture, coveringregisters, memory addressing, subroutines, stacks, peripheral Inputs/Outputs, clock systems,interrupts, timers, as well as advanced microcontroller techniques and real-time operatingsystems. The proposed practical experiments and course projects, conducted on the MISL-ASEboards, empower students with invaluable insights and skills. Survey results from anonymousstudent feedback indicate heightened interest in microcontroller courses and improvements inhands-on knowledge and skills
the student's educational journey, supported by testimonialsand educational insights from the academic advisors, illustrating the pedagogical value and theinnovative potential of hands-on, goal-oriented academic projects.IntroductionThis paper delineates the efforts of an engineering student in advancing the endurancecapabilities of small multi-rotor autonomous aircraft, herein referred to as Unmanned AerialVehicles (UAVs). This ambitious project began with the innovation in rotor-prop design andadvancing through a comprehensive model for predicting UAV endurance. This evolved into aseries of aircraft concept generations, ultimately leading to the final design that promises toredefine industry benchmarks.The realm of small multirotor
course was developed based onthe seven different process categories of AM. There are three parts to this course: (a) introductionto seven different AM process categories (b) generative design for AM, and (c) design-manufacturing-testing project. Early in the semester, students were introduced to materialextrusion AM and the generative design module of Fusion 360 CAD software. In parallel to theregular in-class meeting for seven different AM processes, students were tasked with self-pacedgenerative design for AM-based course modules. In the mid-semester, a comprehensive guidelineand rubric of design, manufacturing, and testing (DMT) based projects was provided to thestudents. Due to the availability of low-cost material extrusion 3D printers
interests include transfer student information asymmetries, threshold concepts, curricular complexity, and advancing quantitative and fully integrated mixed methods. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work In Progress: Influences of Team-Based Activities on Engineering Students' Identities and Careers in University and Co-op Settings AbstractThis work-in-progress (WIP) paper describes preliminary analyses for a qualitative study aboutthe impact of team-based project participation on two constructs: (1) engineering students'professional identities and (2) career goals. In this paper, we describe how we are leveragingexisting data from
how it might influence their responses.These questions, such as hometown and high school size, provide context and are summarized inTable 1.The questions related to academic coursework aim to uncover the classes and specific learningexperiences that participants find valuable, both within their team projects and in their futurecareers. For the latter, the focus is on how these classes contribute to their professionaldevelopment, including internships or other professional roles.Team-oriented questions seek to extract important experiences and skills gained fromparticipating in their respective teams. This could include problem-solving approaches, valuableexperiences, or new skills acquired. Similarly, as with the academic curriculum questions
Biomedical Engineering EducationAbstract:In response to the evolving landscape of programming languages in the field of biomedicalengineering education, this abstract presents the outcomes of an innovative initiative aimed attransforming MATLAB-based classroom exercises, labs, and homework assignments into Pythonexercises. Spearheaded by a team of enthusiastic undergraduates and coordinated by adedicated faculty member over the summer, this conversion project was undertaken to ensurealignment with contemporary industry demands, curricular uniformity that will allow forknowledge to build semester-to-semester, and enhance the educational experience forbiomedical engineering students and provides a framework for others looking to performsimilar
methods to aid his teaching. He attained a PhD and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. Fabian has also spent time working as a field engineer in Algeria, Abu Dhabi and Aberdeen, and as a strategy consultant in London.Idris Kevin MohammedKate IppolitoMarc Masen ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design Week: A simulated exerciseAbstract“Design Week” is an assessed group-based project in the Department of MechanicalEngineering at Imperial College London. It is designed to enable second year students toexperience the entire design process in one week, and apply fundamental knowledge gainedfrom the first year and a half of their undergraduate (UG
Bridgeport received funding fromthe National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institution program in 2022. The project, calledProject Achieve, aimed to foster, engage, and retain underserved and underrepresentedundergraduate men and women, with particular emphasis on Hispanic students in engineering andcomputer science majors. As a part of the project, a multi-disciplinary effort among faculty inmechanical, electrical, computer engineering, and computer science designed an undergraduatecourse, Introduction to Scientific Research, based on the evidence-based Affinity Research Groupmodel, one of the signature models in the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions(CAHSI) Network. This 2-credit yearlong course offered undergraduate
) of sustainability, and the well-being of communities and workers involved inagriculture. One important aspect of the experiential learning project was growing peanuts andhemp with FarmBots. Growing peanuts provided a unique opportunity to not only explore theagricultural contributions of George Washington Carver, an African American scientist in the early20th century, but also helped shedding light on his remarkable achievements in the context ofsocial justice. By integrating hemp cultivation on the FarmBot platform, the investigators createdan engaging space that highlighted the potential of this crop while addressing the historical andcontemporary social challenges faced by marginalized communities. The students honed theircontent on the
Engineering Education, Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Engineering DesignThinking, Global Context, UAEAbstract:Engineers have the ability and responsibility to design and develop solutions that can improvepeople's lives, solve pressing problems, and make the world a better place. Real-world challengesare becoming increasingly complex and global, and engineering projects often requirecollaboration between people from different cultures.Global engineering is a general engineering course required by all engineering students. Thecourse focuses on designing and developing engineering solutions to real-world problems in aglobal context. In spring 2024, the course was offered in an innovative way, with a lecture-basedpart and a hands-on laboratory part. The
with little to noprior data science, computing, or math background. Courses use both synchronous andasynchronous delivery methods to maximize learner flexibility while providing opportunities toengage in real time with instructors and peers. All courses emphasize projects to provideopportunities for learners to apply courses concepts to real-world problems. A terminal 2-semester capstone course incorporates all three disciplines into a final culminating team project.This paper will focus on the conceptualization of the computer science (CS) portion of thecurriculum. As an applied master’s program, much of the CS curriculum takes inspiration fromindustry frameworks such as CRISP-DM and Agile project management to contextualizeconcepts. The
Education, 2024 Enabling K-14 Educators in Developing and Deploying Advanced Manufacturing CurriculaAbstractManufacturing is undergoing rapid changes due to the demands of product complexity and variety,and therefore factories are demanded to become smarter and more efficient. This transformationis known as advanced manufacturing and will require a new generation of skilled employees. Thereis a huge lack of qualified personnel in advanced manufacturing stemming from a lack of studentinterest compounded with a lack of experienced teachers who usually motivate students. Thispaper describes the findings of an NSF RET project at an US university that successfully addressesthe common need to produce STEM graduates in the
collaborating with the University of ColoradoDenver (UCD) and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the UrbanSTEM Collaboratory project since 2018. This NSF-funded project supports academically talentedstudents with demonstrated financial need from the colleges/schools of engineering at the threeinstitutions. The main goals of this project are increasing the recruitment, retention, success, andgraduation rates of students and implementing strategies contributing to student academic success,development of STEM identity, and workforce readiness.In this project, the UofM has supported more than 50 engineering and mathematics students sincethe academic year 2019-2020. This paper presents participation data, outcomes, and impacts
Paper ID #41460Promoting Diversity in Welding Engineering Technology through the Mediumof ArtDr. Mary Foss, Weber State University Dr. Mary Foss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering. With a background in industry, she saw a disconnect between classroom learning and the real-world experience she needed once joining the workforce in the Aerospace Engineering industry. As a result of her industry experience she incorporates project-based learning throughout her curriculum and service and scholarship interests as a means of developing skills in problem solving, engagement, and
, Madison B.S., Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dec 2023Theodore Zheng Hong Lee, University of Wisconsin, Madison Theodore Zheng Hong Lee is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He is currently a Project Engineer in Alkar Rapidpak.Corinn Sievwright, University of Wisconsin, Madison ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design and Development of a Pneumatic Breadboard and “Sandbox” for Students in Mechanical Engineering Capstone DesignIntroduction Many students entering senior design have never taken a fluid power course or workedwith pneumatic circuits in any way. Most have only taken an introductory
, master’s from the University of New Orleans, and bachelor’s from Louisiana State University.Dr. Rochelle L Williams, Northeastern University Rochelle L. Williams, Ph.D. is the Chief Programs Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers. She is a former Chair of the MIND Division and ASEE Projects Board.Ahlam Alharbi, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engagement in Practice: A Roadmap for Academia and Non-profit CollaborationAbstractUnderstanding collaboration strategies among university researchers, non-profits, and industryorganizations is crucial for developing robust research networks that will contribute