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Impact of a STEM Mobile Laboratory Initiative on K-12 Students in High Needs Schools Nancy K. DeJarnette, Ruba S. Deeb, Jani M. Pallis University of BridgeportAbstract— It is well known that exposure of young students to authentic STEM experiences canlead to lifelong learning and exploration. One University and one Science Museum located inthe northeastern United States have collaborated to develop and implement a mobile STEMlaboratory on a 35-foot New Flyer Bus (Model D35LF) with a capacity for 23 individuals perlesson and named it STEM On Wheels. The goal of this project was to bring technical STEMlessons and hands-on experiences to urban high-needs K

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Waliur Bhuiyan; Rachmadian Wulandana

, coal is non-renewable resource which goes throughAsian country which is a delta surrounded by water bodies. Has a an irreversible process and is detrimental to the environment.coastline of 580 km. The country consists of the Ganges (Padma),Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries It is important to develop ways to make power from the riverswhich occupy 79 percent of the country. The Ganges (Padma) has making them cost effective and sustainable as more than 70%an average velocity of 0.5185 m/s pre-monsoon, 1.185 m/s during of the people in Bangladesh do not have access to electricity.monsoon and 0.4974 m/s Post-monsoon while the

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Bennett Terrill; Rachmadian Wulandana

orientation (S) mainly in the vertical orientation. Primarily, results where the particle position remains steady over time. A focused on analyzation of rate of revolutions per minute third case (iii) autorotation was noted as a non-oscillatory and in cases of bidirectionality and motion halt. To state where the particle revolved by an angle of 2𝜋. compare results from Hall effect experimentation, the Transition states between P and S was recorded to having wireless water flow meter was compared to a aperiodic oscillatory behavior. The behaviors described commercial, wired rotation sensor. above are naturally occur and would continue to prevent a

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device operation in low to mid-5G ranges. Two GaN HEMT’s are used in these investigations for PA design, and being modeled using theNitronex/Macom-NPT series [6] and Triquint/Qorvo-TGF series [7] High Frequency (HF) transistor S-parameters. To model the device, the two port S-parameters of NPT series transistor are de-embedded fromGaN HEMT biased at 28 V with 50 mA IDQ current, to establish Quiescent point using ADS parameterextraction tools. Similarly the ADS model for second stage, the TGF series GaN HEMT biased at 28 V with50 mA IDQ current is being de-embedded by using manufacturer datasheet and files made available byQorvo Inc. The calculations for maximum available gain and stability circles in ADS environment areexecuted for the

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Andrea Mecquel; Rafe Steinhauer; Jeremy D.W. Clifton

/Hypothesis: This work-in-progress study is investigating if embedding somaticlearning in curricula increases self-efficacy in undergraduate students enrolled in engineeringcourses.Design/Method: To begin this line of pedagogical inquiry and innovation, a novelsix-session remote training program was developed for an introductory engineering designcourse that served as an initial experimental group. Each session was developed to investigatea core experience in Liedtka et. al.’s design process framework [5]: Immersion, Sensemaking,Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action. Students participated in activitiesthat both: elicited physical, emotional, and cognitive experiences commonly experienced inengineering design projects; and practiced

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Sarah Dulac; Jacques Ross; Joseph Silveira; Chandler Jardin; Andrea Elloian; Kevin Raggiani; Dylan Souza; Tyler Viera; Alec Peinkofer; Darion Gregory; Konrad Jamro; Hamed Samandari; Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh

COMSOLThe test section is the most unique aspect of the entire design. For two-phase flow studies, the testsection has removable curved fins which allow for airflow to be directed down to the surface ofthe water tunnel, which is 6.5 inches below the bottom surface of the wind tunnel’s test section.These fins were designed to maintain the air flow uniformity. Simulations using SolidWorks andCOMSOL were conducted to ensure the flow profile will stay uniform within the designed test-section (Figure 2). Due to the change in geometry in the water tunnel configuration, the velocityprofile needed to be analyzed to ensure a streamlined laminar flow. Shown in Figure 2a, the darkblue sections of the streamline constitute a faster flow around 20m/s. As long

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Kathleen A. Lamkin-Kennard; Margarent B. Bailey; Michael G. Schrlau

in the field of engineering. The long-term goal is to develop strategies thatreduce inequalities associated with factors, such as gender, race, or socio-economic status, andbroaden inclusivity in the professional formation of engineers.References[1] N. S. Foundation, "New Formulas for America's Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering.," ed. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2003.[2] N. S. Foundation, "Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering," ed. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, 2017.[3] N. S. Board, "Science and Engineering Indicators," ed. Alexandria, VA: National Science Board, 2018.[4] D. E. Chubin, G. S. May, and E. L. Babco, "Diversifying the

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William Cutler; John Donaghue; Haridas Kumarakura; Don Heiman

’Level 2’ in Figureearly 1900’s with a double peak at 692.7 nm 1. The stability of this metastable state can beand 694.2 nm, corresponding to the characteristic measured by the fluorescence lifetime, which relatesR1 and R2 lines (5, 6). With lower resolution to how long the crystal will fluoresce in the absenceinstruments, only a single primary peak was of pumping, and therefore the time for which theredetected at 694.2 nm (2). Other fluorescence lines is a sizeable metastable population. Whereas mosthave been detected near these peaks at 671, 688, materials have nano or picosecond fluorescence695, and 710 nm (3), corresponding to fluorescence lifetimes (8

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Emphasize? A Systematic Review,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 106, no. 3, pp. 475–526, jul 2017. [2] D. L. Evans, G. C. Beakley, P. E. Crouch, and G. T. Yamaguchi, “Attributes of Engineering Graduates and Their Impact on Curriculum Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 82, no. 4, pp. 203–211, oct 1993. [3] D. Hume, A treatise of human nature. Dover, 1739. [4] I. Kant, Critique of pure reason. MacMillan, New York, NY, 1781. [5] T. Lillis and J. Turner, “Student Writing in Higher Education: Contemporary confusion, traditional concerns,” Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 57–68, jan 2001. [6] S. Conrad, “A Comparison of Practitioner and Student Writing in Civil Engineering,” Journal of Engineering

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Michael G. Schrlau

- or team-based learning activities.Acknowledgements I would like to thank the RIT Mechanical Engineering Heat Transfer course instructors, Drs.Rob Stevens, Michael Schertzer, and Ke Du, for their innovations and inspiring contributions toour Heat Transfer course offering and sharing their course experiences during the pandemic inthe Spring 2020 semester. I would also like to thank my RIT Mechanical Engineering colleagueand collaborator, Dr. Kathleen Lamkin-Kennard, for her insights and feedback during the writingof this conference paper.References[1] M. G. Schrlau, R. J. Stevens, and S. Schley, "Flipping Core Courses in the Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Heat Transfer," Advances in Engineering Education

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easily used by others. complicated for other students. (1) (3) others. (2) Table 5: Rubric for the SBP-Analytica/Design Track Proficient Developing Beginning Organization The project/product is The project/product is not The project/product is not and neat or has fluency. quite neat or has fluency. neat or does not have Visualization Pictures/graphs/annotation Pictures/graphs/annotation fluency. Minimal s are used properly in the s are partially used in the Pictures/graphs/annotation

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Tyler Locke; Lucas Faria de Sa Tucker; Haridas Kumarakura; Don Heiman

) LC s 1 d2 (x1 − x2 ) ω− = (18) m = (−k − 2kc )(x1 − x2 ) (14) L(C + 2Cc ) dt2 This differential equation has cosine solutions of These two frequencies can be related to thethe following form: observed beat frequency, ω+ − ω− = 2πfbeat , by the following relation: (x1 − x2 ) = x− = A− cos(ω

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final exam, which contains 10 questions from each ofthe 11 semester quizzes. Individual student research project during the semester is used toencourage in-depth learning and emphasize technical writing skills. More information on thismethodology can be found in our previous paper (Reference will be added to final paper). In Spring 2020, when the course went on-line in the middle of the semester, a significantmodification was made to the course with the posting of pre-recorded narration of lecture slideson each week’s principal topic(s), in addition to in-person lecture during the regular coursemeeting times. Further improvements were subsequently made to additional parts of the coursefor the current Spring term. These improvements are

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Jason Rinehart; Trinh Huynh; Douglas Dow; Saurav Basnet

Information,” 2020, in press. [2] S. Akter, R. A. Sima, M. S. Ullah, and S. A. Hossain, “Smart Security Surveillance using IoT,” 2018, pp. 659–663, doi: 10.1109/ICRITO.2018.8748703, in press. [3] Y. Bai, C. Cheng and Z. Xie, "Use of ultrasonic signal coding and PIR sensors to enhance the sensing reliability of an

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://www.blueprintsys.com/blog/rpa/9-use-cases-of-rpa-in-finance- and-accounting.[6] Sembai, S., Introducing UiPath Document Understanding – A More Efficient Way to Intelligently Process Documents. 2020. 2021(10/04/2021).[7] Seasongood, S., A case for robotics in accounting and finance. Financial Executive, 2016.[8] Devarajan, Y., A study of robotic process automation use cases today for tomorrow’s business. International Journal of Computer Techniques, 2018. 5(6): p. 12-18.[9] Barkham, P.L.F.R.S.C.S.C.J., Service Delivery Transformation Automate this. 2017.[10] George, B.P.R., How Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence Will Change Outsourcing. 2017.2021 ASEE-NE Conference

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TABLE IIthrough extensive programming practices using Python. C OMPARISON OF HOMEWORK GRADES OF TWO GROUPS OF STUDENTS (S EMESTERS 1 AND 3). We report our experiences of using CFT in three semesters,indexed in chronological order. In Semesters 1 and 3, there Semester 1 Semester 3were two sections in each semester, and we applied CFT Group A Group B Group A Group Bin both sections. In Semester 2, there were two sections: in count 117 81 95 116

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, but no mechanism was in place International Journal for Educational Integrity, 17(1), 1-16.to prevent an agent from entering a different student’s email [2] Eaton, S. E. (2020). Academic integrity during COVID-19: reflectionsaddress to take the exam for them. Likewise, the question from the university of calgary.images were shared with settings that would allow anyone with [3] Bishnoi, M. M., & Suraj, S. (2020, November). Challenges andthe internet link to access them. This could be further restricted Implications of Technological Transitions: The Case of Onlinewith authentication. Moreover, the only question type that was Examinations in India. In 2020 IEEE 15th

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Salem Othman; Marisha Rawlins; Afsaneh Ghanavati

that RT-Eval is simpleand intuitive to use and could help students easily communicate with their instructor.7 AcknowledgementWe thank two co-operative work semester (co-op) students from the School of Computing andData Science, Xi Xi Lin and Alex Silkin, who built the prototype system under the supervision ofSalem Othman. We also thank Dr. Tes Zakrzewski, Senior Director, and Joshua Luckens,Instructional Designer, of the Teaching and Learning Collaborative (TLC) at Wentworth Instituteof Technology. Dr. Zakrzewski and Mr. Luckens continue to advise the authors on courseevaluation and assessment throughout this project.8 References[1] J. Watkins and E. Mazur, “Just-in-Time Teaching and peer instruction,” in S. P. Simkins & M. H. Maier

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Kriti Bhargava; Phillip G. Bradford; Nandor Verba

. Goldsmith, R. P. Mihail, ‘Kinesthetic Touches For a Theory of Computing Class’, Int’lConf. Frontiers in Education: CS and CE, 2016.[3] P. A. G. Sivilotti, S. M. Pike, ‘The Suitability of Kinesthetic Learning Activities for TeachingDistributed Algorithms’, ACM Special Interest Group Computer Science Education, 2007.[4] S. Asgari, J. Trajkovic, M. Rahmani, W. Zhang, R. C. Lo, A. Sciortino, ‘An observationalstudy of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic’, PLOS ONE, 2021.[5] Croft, David, and Matthew England. "Computing with CodeRunner at Coventry University:Automated summative assessment of Python and C++ code." Proceedings of the 4th Conferenceon Computing Education Practice 2020. 2020.[6] Michele DiPietro, Susan A. Ambrose

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inBiomechatronics and used to enhance student learning. Future work should focus on a morerobust assessment of how the PBL approach enhanced learning of course learning outcomes andoverall student satisfaction with the course structure. A more thorough assessment wouldprovide valuable guidance to others looking to replicate the teaching approach in othermultidisciplinary courses. Furthermore, refinement of the existing activities or the addition ofmore activities could likely further improve the course and associated learning outcomes.References[1] M. B. Popovic, "Biomechatronics," 2019.[2] J. Segil, "Handbook of biomechatronics," ed, 2019.[3] S. Xie, W. Meng, and SpringerLink (Online service). Biomechatronics in Medical Rehabilitation

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tangling far less than narrower-gauge wire with standard insulation. Heat shrinktubing optionally stabilizes wire connections to clips.IV. Directed Lab ActivitiesLab activities are organized into four weekly labs during the first five weeks of the course,summarized in Table 2 below, followed by a two-week open-ended sensor project. Table 2: Lab Exercises Lab Module Objectives Setup Arduino and software Download and install software on laptop and Arduino board to Lab 0 display and record a voltage trace over ~10 s. Introduction to Arduino Identify Arduino

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. [1] D., G., H.A., L., Ch., S., & O.D., C. (2001). “Hands‐On Laboratory Experiments in Flexible and Distance Learning”. Journal of Engineering Education, 90(2), 187-191. :10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00589.V. CONCLUSIONS FOR OUR LABORATORY CURRICULUM GOING [2] Bowden, D. A., Phillips, C., Weitzen. J.A. “Teaching Circuits and Electronics laboratory-Beyond the Brick-and-Mortar Walls”, FORWARD

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table below. This action will need to be carried out by the respectiveTo improve upon the current online teaching, opinions and program coordinators.suggestion of the faculties, coordinators and students were alsosolicitated as part of this rapid assessment. In addition, some of Recommendation 3: Ensuring class engagement throughnational and international online teaching best practices have asynchronous methodsbeen referred while framing these recommendations and S Student Program Roll Current Last Devise Ractions. N Name (Year) No

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this project and the RVCC Advanced 7. M. Wong, S.A. Alvarez, J.A. Canel, P.J.Manufacturing group who machined the curved Duggal, Y. R. Moreno , N.g. Daven , N.copper plate. Additionally we want to thank Terry Zaldivar, C. Liu, J. Kamalian, and S.Murphy for fruitful discussions throughout the project. Sidharta. "Preparing Future Engineers Through Project-Based Learning". 2021References: ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content 1. C. J. Gray, G. D. Grabovetz, K. A. Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July. Gabrielsen, S

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Navigating the COVID landscape with a Mechanical Engineering Junior Laboratory Prof. Charles S. White Department of Mechanical Engineering, Norwich UniversityAbstractAt the author’s institution, all Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students are required totake a two semester laboratory course sequence covering topics in measurement andinstrumentation. As with most hands-on instruction, the restrictions imposed by the COVIDpandemic required significant adjustments to the course, especially the number of studentsthat were permitted in the laboratory space at any given time. In this paper a comparison ismade between the Fall semester course from before the pandemic (Fall 2019) and the samecourse

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Thinking, Teaching, and Learning.", Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 94, pp. 103-120, 2005.[6] S. A. Ambrose and C. H. Amon, "Systematic Design of a First-Year Mechanical EngineeringCourse at Carnegie Mellon University", Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, pp. 173-181,1997.[7] L. Gentiles, L. Caudill, M. Fetea, et al. "Challenging Disciplinary Boundaries in the FirstYear: A New Introductory Integrated Science Course for STEM Majors." Journal of CollegeScience Teaching, vol. 41, pp. 44-50, 2012.[8] Catamount Data Center, “Program-Level Enrollment, 2011-2021”, University of Vermont,Office of Institutional Research [Online]. Available: https://www.uvm.edu/oir/catamount-data[Accessed Sept. 3, 2021].[9] Center for Project-Based Learning

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, Atlanta, GA. vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1-18, June, 2013.[10] N.J. Mourtos, “The nuts and bolts of cooperative learning in engineering,” Proceedings of 1994 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference - FIE '94, San Jose, CA, USA.[11] Motaref, S., “The Evaluation of Different Learning Tools in Flipped Mechanics of Materials”, 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Virtual Conference, paper no. 35317, Montreal, Quebec, June 20-24, 2020. https://peer.asee.org/35317.