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Technical Session 4a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Ruth E. Davis, Santa Clara University

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ofEngineering,Volume 28, Number 4 - Winter 1998.[2] National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National ScienceFoundation, Arlington, VA., 2006. (Source: Engineering Workforce Commission, Engineering& Technology Enrollments: Fall 2005)[3] American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering Data Management System, tablescreated from IPEDS enrollment data, downloaded January 25, 2017.[4] Felder, Richard M., Gary N. Felder, Meredith Mauney, Charles E. Hamrin, Jr., and E.Jacquelin Dietz, “A Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. III.Gender Differences in Student Performance and Attitudes,” Journal of Engineering Education,Vol 84, April, 1995, pp. 151-163.[5] Bandura, Albert. Self-Efficacy

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Technical Session 4a

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Interests: - Collaborative environments for innovation (wikis, social networks and other collaborative online platforms), emerging economies development and the role of IT/communications technology, and methodologies for measurement and assessment frameworks c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Understanding the Impact of Engineering Through Engagement with the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Elizabeth Fife EWP, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern CaliforniaAbstractThis study reports on pedagogical efforts supported with a structured survey to motivateengineering student’s awareness of technological

Conference Session

Technical Session 1d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Jean S Larson, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics

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2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20690Supporting Engineering Education with Instructional Design: The Case ofan Introductory Module on Biogeotechnical EngineeringMs. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Medha Dalal is currently a doctoral student in the Learning, Literacies and Technologies program at Arizona State University. She received her master’s degree in Computer Science from Polytechnic Uni- versity, New York. Medha has been working as a research assistant at the Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin Erik Dunmire is a professor of engineering and chemistry at College of Marin. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of California, Davis. His research interests include broadening access to and improving success in lower-division STEM education.Mr. Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College Tom Rebold has chaired the Engineering department at Monterey Peninsula College since 2004. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT, and has been

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Technical Session 3c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, California State University, Long Beach

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principles are (i)real-world engineering design and operations combined with quality management, (ii)communication and teamwork skills, (iii) critical and creative thinking abilities, (iv) ethicspractices and (v) connecting between technology and society6. Additionally, for civil engineeringcurriculum, interdisciplinary among all engineering disciplines is needed. For instance, a designmethodology combines the answers to all the demand of the structure, an integrated designproject7. Moreover, other professions such as social, environmental and economic issues shouldbe included8. Accordingly, many of emerging concerns associated with future engineeringeducations are integrated in CE 101 class prior to early preparing our students toward

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Technical Session 1c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Aldin Malkoc, Arizona State University ; Mackenzie Honikel, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University; Jeffrey Thomas La Belle, Arizona State University

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applications of the sensing technologies include small molecule, DNA, pro- tein, and whole cell detection to address changing climate in point-of-care technologies and medicine. On the activation side of our research, we are fabricating nitinol staggered muscle arrays that mimic skeletal muscle and we have recently demonstrated over 30% compression in our SMA’s similar to muscle bun- dles. Our approach to design is simple, following FDA guidelines and suggestions from the start, look at what the user needs and/or wants and apply a unique solution. We have a well-diversified group to tackle the challenges in health care today, staff and students come from biomedical engineering, electrical engi- neering, mechanical

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Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Alexander Sebastian Furlanic, San Francisco State University; Philip A. Thomas, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Panfilo Jesus Armas, SFSU; Rene Parra Medina, San Jose State University; Jackie Lok; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Prof. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers

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Technical Session 3c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University san Luis Obispo; Drazen Fabris, Santa Clara University; Aaron Melman, Santa Clara University

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to technology — not only computers, but also digitalmusic and video players, cell phones, video games, and a host of other gizmos that requiretechnology. Because of this access to technology, Pensky argues that today’s students “think andprocess information fundamentally differently than their predecessors.” And teachers now haveto adapt to the language and learning styles of “digital natives”.A.1 Project Goals.First, integrate interactive tutorials into engineering classrooms that require previousprogramming knowledge of Matlab/Octave. To achieve true proficiency in Matlab, subsequentclasses should routinely make use of it. Students typically remember very little of Matlab whenthey take these upper divisions classes. This makes it difficult

Conference Session

Technical Session 2b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His

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Technical Session 1c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Alvaro Monge, California State University, Long Beach; Panadda Marayong, California State University, Long Beach; Shadnaz Asgari, California State University, Long Beach; Birgit Penzenstadler; Praveen Shankar, California State University, Long Beach

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project, he ventured into computer science education research. Recently, his primary focus has been on efforts to broaden partic- ipation in computer science by increasing recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented groups including women, Hispanic/Latino, etc. In addition his current research includes creating assistive technology to make content from web pages accessible to people with low vision.Prof. Panadda Marayong, California State University, Long Beach Dr. Panadda Marayong is the director of the Robotics and Interactive Systems Engineering (RISE) Labo- ratory and a Student Training Core Co-Director of the California State University Long Beach BUilding Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (CSULB

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Technical Session 2d

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Si Jung Kim, UNLV; Yi Liu; Zenan Yu; Hyoung J Cho, University of Central Florida; Lei Zhai, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida; Jayan Thomas, University of Central Florida

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. Zenan YuProf. Hyoung J Cho, University of Central Florida Hyoung Jin Cho is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Central Florida. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002, MS and BS in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University in 1991 and 1989, respec- tively. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2004. His main research interest is in the develop- ment of microscale actuators, sensors and microfluidic components based on micro- and nanotechnology.Dr. Lei Zhai, NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central FloridaProf. Jayan Thomas, University of Central Florida Dr. Jayan Thomas is an associate

Conference Session

Technical Session 5a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey Thomas Yan; James LeRoy Dalton, Cañada College; Kattia Chang, Engineering Student at Cañada College; Bianca Corine Villanueva Doronila, Canada College; Victor Josue Melara Alvarado, Canada College; Christopher Thomas; Ian M Donovan, San Francisco State University; Kartik Bholla; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kazunori Okada, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Prof. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University

Conference Session

Technical Session 5b

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Oskar Granados, Cañada College; Maryam I Khan; Manuel Alexis Ramirez, San Diego State University; Madoka Oyama, Cañada College; Nathan Carlson, Cañada College

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-time faculty since 2009.Dr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Xiaorong Zhang received the B.S. degree in computer science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2006, the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in computer engineering from University of Rhode Island, Kingston, in 2009 and 2013 respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University. Her research interests include embedded systems, wearable technologies, neural-machine interface, and cyber-physical systems.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University Prof. Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University

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and development product engineer for Test Acuity Solutions. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Where Resources End and Teaching Begins: Experience with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Freshman Engineering CurriculumAbstractA growing number of students diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are enrollingin science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricula in college. This paper focuseson first year engineering students, and the importance of accommodating students with an ASDthrough their academic career. It is becoming more common to have a student with an ASD inthe classroom. Colleges have a variety of resources to

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University

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versus attentively viewing the videos and taking notes likein a regular classroom setting. Several traditional students mentioned that after the midtermexamination, they had to modify their approach due to the online nature of the course. Spring2017 is providing the first opportunity to compare online and on-campus student performance inEEE 460 for identical term lengths, specifically, a full 15-week semester.References1. Online Programs Accredited by ABET, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), http://www.abet.org/accreditation/new-to-accreditation/online-programs/, accessed January 13, 2017.2. S. M. Phillips, M. Saraniti, “A fully online accredited undergraduate electrical engineering program,” ASEE

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Qiushi Wang, Arizona State University; DONGDONG ZHANG, Chongqing University, Arizona State University; Zhenmin Tang, Arizona State University; George G. Karady, Arizona State University

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University, Arizona State University Dongdong Zhang was born in Jiangsu Province, China, on Sep16, 1991. He is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Electric Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. Currently he is a visiting scholar of Arizona State University. His main research interests include high-voltage technology, external insulation, and transmission-line icing.Mr. Zhenmin Tang, Arizona State University Zhenmin Tang is a master student in Arizona State University, he is a research assistant in power area, his study is mainly on the protection development and insulator evaluation.Dr. George G. Karady, Arizona State University George Karady (SM’70, F’78) was born in Budapest, Hungary. He received his BSEE

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrea Magdalene Vasquez, Harvey Mudd College; David Kwan, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College; Sarah Silcox; Joseph John Sinopoli, Harvey Mudd College; Gordon G. Krauss, Harvey Mudd College

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becomes evident that this difference is driven by women who have astrong preference for written feedback. This difference is not driven by men, as men have nostatistical difference for written feedback over oral feedback, however, there is no opposition tothe written feedback by men. The reason for this strong preference and why it is only exhibitedin women is unknown. In speculation, there is a veil of anonymity associated with writtencomments that is not present in the giving of oral questions and comments. Knowing that womenare particularly in a position of alienation when giving comments in an oral Q&A STEM(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classroom setting,12 this anonymity couldmitigate the stereotype threat associated