Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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of PA often uses senior Capstone Design projects as a recruitment tool, but otherinstitutions [16], [17] highlight undergraduate research to draw good students. We would like toincrease our undergraduate research activity to diversify faculty activity and provide studentswith valuable research experiences that may indicate that graduate school is right for them. Eganet al. [18] explains that participation in undergraduate research encourages pursuit of moreadvanced degrees. Even if students do not move into graduate/professional programs,undergraduate research teaches students critical thinking skills necessary for solving open-endedproblems [12], [19]. If done well, there are clearly many advantages of undergraduate research.Independent

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth; Hongyan Liu, Colorado School of Mines; PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota Duluth

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boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised more than 40 senior/capstone projects. One of his project won the national award from Airforce Research Laboratory in spring 2017. Project was on ”Design of the Load Carrying Vehicle (LCV)”- The project solution is a fully electric, autonomous, all terrain, load carrying vehicle. c American Society for