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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Jonathan Steffens; Charles Pezeshki

Generative AI and the Protégé Effect in the Classroom Jonathan Steffens and Charles Pezeshki Washington State University, Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringAbstractThis paper presents the pilot implementation of a Custom GPT in ME304 - Heat Transfer, atWashington State University. The custom GPT harnesses the "learning by teaching" pedagogicalmethod, also known as the protégé effect. By instructing students to regularly teach the GPTcourse topics while it only asked clarifying follow-up questions, this approach helped learnersactively reflect on their reasoning, reinforce core concepts, and uncover misconceptions.Preliminary survey results indicate that students found the

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Yuliana Flores; Jennifer A. Turns

engagement can maintain authenticity while navigating researcher positionality.Through autoethnographic methods, this study documents the conception and development of a10-week usability testing curriculum. Data sources include emails, memory traces, andconversation notes with the high school teacher. The analysis focuses on four themes: theproject's origins from personal experience, negotiations with the teacher, building a teachingteam, and the evolution from pure outreach to incorporating research reflection. Findings revealkey insights about authentic community engagement: (1) beginning with genuine curiosity ratherthan research objectives allowed for greater responsiveness to stakeholder needs; (2) pre-existingcommunity connections facilitated

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Abdelouahab Abrous

Reynolds numbers, around 10, the flow is dominated by viscous forces, whichresults in smooth and symmetric streamlines that form a single, well-defined primary vortexfilling most of the cavity. As the Reynolds number increases, the influence of inertial forcesbecomes more pronounced, causing the streamlines to exhibit greater curvature and complexity.By the time the Reynolds number reaches 1000, secondary vortices emerge near the corners ofthe cavity, driven by flow separation and recirculation. This leads to a shift in the primary vortexand a more intricate flow structure. Additionally, the streamlines near the cavity walls becomedenser, reflecting sharper velocity gradients and indicating more dynamic interactions betweenthe flow structures as

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Katherine Kuder; Joshua Hamel; Yen-Lin Han; Wesley Lauer; Michael Marsolek; Agnieszka Miguel; Teodora Shuman

reflect ontheir past experiences with team dynamics. Computer and Electrical Engineering programsincluded similar DEI-focused activities in team projects to promote inclusive practices andensure all team members felt valued and respected. Mechanical Engineering integrated similarexercises designed to foster a welcoming and collaborative environment. An "inclusivity meter"was used in various courses to gauge students' feelings of inclusion and participation [6].Example questions from the inclusivity meter include: Did I feel included in lab team meetings last week? - Totally - Pretty good - Yes and no - Somewhat - Not at allMechanical Engineering also offered a special topics course on inclusive design, which

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Stephanie Wettstein

represent just a few of the many ways jigsaw activities have been applied inengineering education.[8] Additional implementations span from single class exercises[9-12] tomulti-week projects throughout a semester.[13-16]Building on this foundation, this paper examines how alumni-led jigsaw activities influencedundergraduate chemical engineering students’ development of the three Cs. Through structuredteamwork and guided problem-solving, students engaged with real-world engineering scenarios,as reflected in one participant's comment: “It was a little eye-opening to see that a companysometimes doesn't want to save money as much as they are trying to [maximize spending] whilestaying in budget.” This response demonstrates how the activity encouraged all

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Jihoon Lim

for required knowledge list Design Review 2.1 Quarter Full Specifications definitions Design Review 2.2 Design Review 2.1 Demonstrate full models Advisory Board Meeting (Presentation) Analysis and Testing (Simulation) for Full Specification Design Review 2.2 3rd Formal Test Plans Design Review 3.1 Quarter Risk analysis and Safety Engineering Full Prototype Project Impact Reflection Conference Presentation Design Review 3.1