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Thomas McKean; Gary Bates; LaShall Bates; Jacquelyn D. Wiersma-Mosely; Ranil Wickramasinghe

education [2]. This combination of advanced technical concepts the studentshaven’t studied previously and their concerns with their ability to manage other commitmentslimits their confidence to pursue training programs that are necessary to become competitivecandidates. Therefore, biotechnology training programs first must be accessible to students byaddressing their concerns related to the technical concepts and external commitments, secondprovide training in laboratory techniques relevant to the needs of biotechnology companies, andthird raise the students’ awareness of biotechnology careers in the area.This report details the biotechnology training programs offered to community college students bythe Membrane Applications, Science and Technology

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Justin Fausto; Benjamin Cuebas; Preston Carroll; Rohit Dua

activation signal, as if the button were beingpressed, for a few milliseconds as the power to the circuit ramps up. This ensures that when theproject is powered up, the SR latches default to a known mode and do not accidentally enter anundefined or random state.In addition to facilitating the logic from activate buttons to relay boards, the control board is alsoused for power regulation and distribution for the entire project. The 12V DC can be connectedthrough a DC barrel jack compatible with an AC adapter, or screw terminals were made © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceavailable for connection to a laboratory power supply or battery. A 5v

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Alyssa J. Ball; Brandon Crisel

atthe University of Arkansas. She serves in multiple roles in the department including her role as aCourse Assistant for the Introduction to Industrial Engineering course and her role as a ResearchAssistant for the System Design and Analytics Laboratory. She is a member of the university’schapters of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and the Society of WomenEngineers, and has presented at events hosted by the American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) and IISE.Mr. Brandon CriselBrandon Crisel is an Advanced Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor in the Department ofIndustrial Engineering. He teaches courses including Statistics and Computing Methods. Hisengineering research has focused on systems reliability, but his

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Clancy Milam; Chinmaya Joshi; Stephen Pierson; Han Hu; Ying Sun

, Edgar, Roy Penney, Dave Marrs, Megan Park, Anthony Scalia, and Nathaniel Weston. “Laboratory/Demonstration Experiments in Heat Transfer: Thermal Conductivity and Absorptivity Measurement.” ASEE, 2005. http://myweb.astate.edu/sharan/PMC/Labs/ASEE%202005%20Thermal%20Conductivity %20Absorbtivity%20Meas.pdf.Clancy MilamClancy Milam is an ungraduated at the University of Arkansas majoring in mechanical engineeringwith a concentration in aerospace. Clancy’s interests include thermal and fluid system analysis, aswell as the design and application of propulsion systems.Chinmaya Joshi 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceChinmaya Joshi is an undergraduate honors

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Mollie Petersen; Emily Fitzpatrick; Chloe Mann; Jessica Deters

experiences played asignificant role in their ability to learn from and communicate with cultures other than their own.Two students directly reported that time spent in laboratories was influential. One participantwrote that “labs at college have a very diverse group, specifically physics, so it allows me towork with other people.” 16 students mentioned the diversity of their high school. One wrote thatthey “went to a high school with a very wide array of economic and social background” and that © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencethey “also participated in both artistic and athletic programs, giving [them] different experienceswith people

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Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

aresponse to the velocity of input (in this case the velocity of the ball). Finally, the integral termcan improve steady state response (in this case the final ball position). Commercial laboratory balland beam systems exist but can be prohibitively expensive for large class sizes. However, in recentyears, microcontrollers have become more accessible and easier to use, providing a potentialplatform to create inexpensive ball and beam systems. Examples of ball and beam systems usinginexpensive microcontrollers are available [2]. In this work, one such example was adapted tocreate a classroom experiment to study PID controllers [2]. Control systems courses can be mathand theory heavy. By engaging in this hands-on exploration, students gain insights

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Zahra Zamanipour; Matthew Young; Afsana Ahamed

-by-step process fordeveloping digital systems. The main objective in this course is that students develop hardwareimplementations of algorithms and arithmetic using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).This course is accompanied with or without laboratory time is a project-based course [2, 3, 4, 5].Students were assigned small projects to practice the course subjects during the semester and onebigger project toward the end of the semester.An advanced teaching method, Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML), challenges students toexamine problems more deeply and find realistic solutions. This approach integrates stakeholders,discovery, opportunity identification, and value creation into project-based learning (PBL) [6]. Themain factors to

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Heather L. Walker; Daesoo Kim; Edgar C. Clausen

producing hydrogen from water and compared these tothe current U.S. Department of Energy goal for the cost of hydrogen production by electrolysis[7]. This lab experiment led to a class discussion on balancing the environmental and economicpillars of sustainability and highlighted the complexity of switching to alternative energysources. In the solar energy collection lab, the students used small solar panels to collect energyfrom an overhead light source, studying the position and pitch. The experiment demonstratedhow light is collected with solar panels and subsequently used to generate electricity, while alsodemonstrating the efficiency of typical collectors. Finally, a laboratory-scale pyrolysis reactorwas constructed to demonstrate and study

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Sara E. Wilson; Emma Grob-French; Patsy Maddy; Nancy Noyes

withoutexternal value, just assignments required by instructors that quickly fade once the semester iscompleted. Service learning provides an opportunity to create teamwork projects that haveexternal value. In this paper we will examine using a service-learning team project to promoteteamwork skills.CourseIntroduction to Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering, ME 208, is a required first-year course for mechanical engineering majors at the University of Kansas. The course coversprogramming skills in MATLAB and C++ on the Arduino platform. The requirements of thecourse include an active-learning lecture within class exercises, weekly individual laboratories,weekly individual homework assignments, three exams, and two team projects. The

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Charles Baukal

small groups is not new. However, engineering students solving problems insmall groups in the context considered here (i.e., not in a laboratory or capstone project) hasreceived little attention in the literature. At least until the time of their article, Springer et al.(1999) argued that small-group learning for undergraduate engineering students was notcommonly practiced, even though many studies have shown a statistically significant andpositive effect on achievement, persistence, and attitude on undergraduate STEM students [21].They strongly recommended it be used, although they did not specify a particularimplementation. Sternberg recommended a more formal approach to collaborative learning forengineering students than is advocated here

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Eduard Plett

, 2024 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference[18] Elena V. Brewer and Anthony P. Dalessio. "Effective Low-budget Approach to Teaching Photovoltaic Systems to Electrical Engineering Technology Students at Community Colleges ". 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June. ASEE Conferences, 2012. https://peer.asee.org/21262 Internet. 21 Jul, 2024[19] Oxana S. Pantchenko, Daniel Scott Tate, Daniel O'Leary, Michael S. Isaacson, and Ali DUPE Shakouri. "Enhancing Student Learning through Hands-On Laboratory Experiments on Renewable Energy Sources". 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath A. Schluterman; Aysa L. Galbraith; Leslie B. Massey

://engineering-computer-science.wright.edu/research/the-wright-state-model-for- engineering-mathematics-education[5] Schluterman, H.A., K. Schneider, and A.L. Gaines (2013). “Implementing an Engineering Applications of Mathematics Course and Assessing Retention Impact," Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.[6] Galbraith, A., & Schluterman, H. A., & Massey, L. B., & Crisel, B. (2019, July), Hands-on Laboratory Exercises for Engineering Applications of Mathematics Course Paper presented at 2019 FYEE Conference, Penn State University , Pennsylvania. 10.18260/1- 2—33708[7] Precalculus, by Schulz/Briggs/Cochran (© 2014). https://math.uark.edu/academics/undergraduate/placement

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Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

and Discussion,” Comput. Sci. Educ., vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 137–172, Jun. 2003, doi: 10.1076/csed.13.2.137.14200.[8] Q. Cao, L. H. I. Lim, V. Dale, and N. Tasler, “EXPERIENCES IN PYTHON PROGRAMMING LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS WITH ONLINE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING PLATFORM,” presented at the 14th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Online Conference, Nov. 2021, pp. 5784–5791. doi: 10.21125/iceri.2021.1305.[9] D. G. Balreira, T. L. T. D. Silveira, and J. A. Wickboldt, “Investigating the impact of adopting Python and C languages for introductory engineering programming courses,” Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ., vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 47–62, Jan. 2023, doi

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Kaylee Cunning; Jamilla E. S. L. Teixeira; Joseph Tighi; Isabella M. Bueno; Jessica Deters

and mentorship in engineeringeducation. One of the current environmental challenges is to reduce the amount of mismanagedor landfilled waste plastics. In this context, this research aims to verify the feasibility of usingone type of waste plastic generated in rural areas, grain bag waste plastics (GBWP), in theproduction of asphalt concrete (AC). Various laboratory tests were conducted to assess theoverall performance of the AC, including the Indirect Tensile Asphalt Cracking Tests (IDEAL-CT) and the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test (HWTT). ANOVA statistical analysis wasperformed to determine the significance of differences in some of the obtained performance-based parameters. The results showed significant improvements in AC's rutting and

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Ibukunoluwa E. Salami; Segun S. Oladipo; Logan A. Perry

noperfect solution, different universities across the United States, Columbia and Germany haveattempted to improve students' success rate by adopting 42 different interventions. 22 of theseinterventions had a positive impact on the students, 12 had a negative impact on the student’ssuccess, and while 8 were categorized as having no effect on improving the outcomes of thecourse. Examples of these interventions included “the introduction of flipped learning style,writing for conceptual understanding, additional exposure, the use of hands-on laboratories,the incorporation of online resources, constant review of in-class structure by including rapidfeedback or in-class concept checks, [and] the use of supplemental instruction such as the useof peer

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Nosakhare I. Idiaghe; Jessica Deters