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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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program development. Recently, she co-developed the curriculum for the new Minor in Global Engineering offered by the CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science starting in fall 2016. Dr. Sandekian earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder, a Spe- cialist in Education (Ed. S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education Student Affairs Leadership at the University of Northern Colorado in December 2017. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Finding the Rainbow Needles in the Engineering Haystack: Connecting with a Hard-to-Reach

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Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

Paper ID #240592018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Research Experience for Community College Students: Design and Opti-mization of Non-Volatile Latch using Resistive Memory TechnologyVladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES Vladislav Miftakhov is currently a junior at University of California Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA, majoring in Electrical Engineering. His research interests include nanotechnology and bioelectronics and hopes to pursue a doctorate in these fields.Mr. Cody Del Prato, Cody Del Prato is currently an Aerospace Engineering student at San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. He

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Tyler Jay Ashby, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Sarah E Lopez, Utah State University; Natalie L Shaheen, National Federation of the Blind; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Engineering and Math Education. Her research interests include spatial ability, robotics education, and the signal processing of biometric data, such as EEG, in engineering education research.Ms. Natalie L Shaheen, National Federation of the Blind Ms. Shaheen is the project director for the National Federation of the Blind’s Spatial Ability in Blind Engineering Research project and a doctoral candidate in the department of education technology and literacy at Towson University.Mr. Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education Benjamin Call graduated with his Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Em- phasis) in 2006 from Utah State University. After eight years with NAVAIR, he

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Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

mechanical engineering that began fall 2014.Dr. John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in synthetic sports surfaces to include

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Katherine Mavrommati, California Polytechnic State University; Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jay Tyler Davis II

students in the study of dynamics, (2) provide engineering context for dynamics students, (3)provide choice to analyze a kinematic project of their interest and (4) introduce students to state-of-the-art motion capturetechnology.Methods Sixty-four dynamics students of various engineering majors ranging, including mechanical, civil, aerospace, andbiomedical engineering, were first introduced to the project through a presentation about the capabilities of the motioncapture technology available at the Human Motion Biomechanics Lab at Cal Poly (Figure 1). The motion capture system(Motion Analysis Corporation, Santa Rosa, CA) consists of near infrared cameras that track the location of retroreflectivemarkers. The students were introduced to

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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Transportation and the Bridge Resource Program (BRP) funded by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Dr. Duong earned his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Oklahoma State University in 2009 and 2013, respectively. His research interests are mechatronics, robotics, NDE technologies, image processing and computer vision, and artificial intelligence. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Teaching an Old Robot New TricksAbstractThis paper describes challenges and solutions in upgrading an industrial robot, Mitsubishi’sMovemaster RV-M2, to keep up with advances in computer technology. This all-electric

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Ryan Yedinak, Cañada College; Oskar Granados, Canada College; Vincent Vu Thanh Tran, San Jose State University; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; 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; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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Paper ID #241272018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Engaging Community College Students in Civil Engineering Research of Struc-tural Health Monitoring using Acoustic Sensors ˜Ryan Yedinak, Canada College Ryan Yedinak, a Bay Area native, is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.Prior to transferring to Cal Poly in the Fall of 2017, Ryan spent three years at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, California completing his lower- division undergraduate courses. In addition, Ryan has worked as an intern at NASA

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Jun Jian Liang, San Francisco State University; Christopher Alexander Amaro, Cañada College; Adam Albert Davies, ASPIRES ; Priscila Joy Silva Chaix, Cañada College; Jesus Caballero, Canada College; Juvenal Marin Sanchez, San Jose State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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