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Charles Baukal; Mark Vaccari; Thomas DeAgostino; Carter Stokeld; Courtney Baukal

Preparing Engineering Students for Industry Charles Baukal and Mark Vaccari, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Thomas DeAgostino, University of Kansas Carter Stokeld, Williams Courtney Baukal, BoeingAbstractThis paper discusses some of the important differences between academia and industry whichprofessors can use to help prepare their students for full time employment in industry. Theauthors currently work or previously worked full time in industry. Some of them teach part timeas adjuncts or full time as professors of practice at various universities. Some are also involvedin hiring engineers. The purpose of this

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Md. Nizam Uddin; Fenil Desai; Arvind Murali; Andrew Swindle; Eylem Asmatulu

contact angle of carbonized electro-spun nanocomposite fibers with variousnanoparticles inclusion.3.3 Training of Engineering Students Sustainability of engineering education will be the drawing force for the technologicaldevelopment not only in Midwest, but also in the U.S.A. Nanotechnology is one of the leadingtechnology in number of different industries, including transpiration, energy, medicine, defense,electronics and other manufacturing industries, and this technology can address some of the majorconcerns in global water issues. Department of Mechanical Engineering at WSU has nearly 500undergraduate and 120 graduate students, and a big portion of these students considersustainability research projects on environmental issues. During

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Juliana Utley; Drew Gossen; Toni Ivey

engineering with large effect sizes forgeneral knowledge of what is engineering and what is technology, the influence on students’conceptions about the work of an engineer, as measured using the modified Draw an EngineerTest (Thomas, Colston, Ley, DeVore-Wedding, Hawley, Utley, and Ivey, 2016), and howengineers use mathematics was a small effect. These results suggest that the use of a singleEiE™ curriculum unit with elementary aged students can significantly enhance students overallunderstanding of the work of engineers; however, does not have as much impact on theirperceptions of how engineers apply mathematics in their work and the depth of their knowledgeabout the work of engineers is not as strong.Key Words:Elementary Students, Pre-College

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Roy Myose; L. Scott Miller; Steven Skinner; James Myose

The Retention of Graduates from Engineering Education Expansion in Kansas Roy Myose, L. Scott Miller, Steven Skinner, College of Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0044 and James Myose College of Arts & Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Introduction In today’s increasingly technological world, nations and states must increase the number ofworkers with the appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills that arenecessary to remain competitive. This viewpoint is confirmed by, "a number of studies [that] haveshown that 50 to 85 percent of

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Nicolas Libre; Stuart Baur

) is a 5-day program offered byMissouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) to introduce high schoolstudents to various engineering disciplines. The Intro Camp occurs at three different timesduring the summer and typically attracts incoming high school juniors and seniors. The IntroCamp was established with the following goals: (1) increasing students’ knowledge of variousengineering disciplines, (2) enhancing students understanding on how math and science relate tothe field of engineering through hands-on activities, (3) introducing the educational and researchopportunities at Missouri S&T, and (4) preparing high school students for making a thought-outdecision on choosing career or disciplines they want to

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Roy Myose; L. Scott Miller; Elizabeth Rollins

Student Performance Characteristics in a Hybrid Engineering Statics Course Roy Myose, L. Scott Miller, and Elizabeth Rollins Aerospace Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0042 Introduction In today’s increasingly technology-driven world, nations must increase their number of workerswith the appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills to remaincompetitive. "[A] number of studies have shown that 50 to 85 percent of the growth in America’s GDPis attributable to advancements in Science and Engineering,"1 and to continue that growth, a capableworkforce with related STEM skills will be required. According to a

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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt; Joel Versypt; Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp

University-Led Engineering Outreach to Adults: Public Engagement and Senior Adult InitiativesAshlee N. Ford Versypt*,†, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State UniversityJoel J. Versypt*, College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, Oklahoma StateUniversityHeather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University* These authors contributed equally.† Correspondence: ashleefv@okstate.eduIntroductionUniversity-led engineering outreach is an important activity for extension efforts and for facultyinterested in broader impacts of their teaching and research endeavors. In many universities,much of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach

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Muhammad Khan; Mohamed Ibrahim

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Women in Engineering – Focus on Self-Efficacy in Modeling and Design through Project-Based Learning Muhammad Safeer Khan*, PhD, P.E., and Mohamed Ibrahim†, PhD * Department of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University † Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Arkansas Tech UniversityAbstractAbility to model and design engineering systems is central attribute of engineering education.With the rapid technological advances in diverse fields, the practice of engineering profession istaking place in a team environment. The diversity of engineering teams

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Md. Nizam Uddin; Yeshaswini Baddam; Polo Osornio-Cornejo; Eylem Asmatulu

student) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were involved in thepresent study, learned many new techniques and gained a lot of new skills and knowledge aboutsustainability, environmental effects on polymeric structures, their mechanical properties,nanotechnology, and other related technologies and methods. The undergraduate student used © American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 8 2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Wichita State University-Wichita, KS)these research activities as their study requirements (Engineer 2020) in the College of

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A. Kunza; K.A. Brauning; A.S.A. Shairi; R. Asmatulu

mainlycommon for the fiber composite materials. Generally, continuous fiber composite materials con-sist of a heterogeneous interphase regions, and the mechanical property may change from regionto region sometimes based on the fiber and matrix locations and contents. Local damages andfiber waviness may also affect the inconsistences [1,11,17]. Overall, this study indicated that se-lected surface treatment method has a great impact on the mechanical strength improvements ofthe composite materials that have the extensive surface damages and free edge effects happenedduring the machining and assembly.3.2 Training Engineering Students Composite science and technology has been gaining much attention worldwide becauseof the requirements and new

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Michael Hennessey

(EML) into an undergraduate Dynamics course within a mechanical engineering program. A “KEEN” team project was given to the students in which they were asked to pretend that they were members of a startup company that would design, build, test, market, and sell a product with some dynamics content to it. As part of the exercise, the 20 teams worked on idea generation, concept development and identification of required activities, in addition to writing a draft Business Plan. Product ideas varied across different economic sectors including power generation, sports technology, transportation, food and beverage technology, and health care. Grading of the resulting reports incorporated factors such as: (1

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Yeshaswini Baddam; Md. Nizam Uddin; Thisath Don; Eylem Asmatulu

the limitations of high-performance printable materials, build size, surface finish, quality of finalproducts, and cost to replace most conventional manufacturing methods [17], a novel research thatled to unexpected enlightenment in the field of AM of smart materials and structures has emergedas four-dimensional (4D) printing technology. The concept of 4D printing emerged during a 2012 TED conference [18] when Tibbitsdemonstrated how a static printed object changed over time (Figure 1), which marked a kick-startto the 4D printing technology where the fourth dimension is time. Since then, 4D printing hasbecome a new and exciting branch of 3D printing, gaining considerable attention from researchersand engineers in various disciplines

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Kishore Chidella; Srikanth Gampa; Abdulrahman Almohaimeed

Project-Based Approach to Intensify STEM Education Experience – A Case Study * Kishore K. Chidella, Srikanth Kumar Gampa, Abdulrahman Almohaimeed Department of Computer Science University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV, 89154 *E-mail: kishore.chidella@unlv.eduAbstractThe evolution of engineering made an impact role in technology. Innovations with recenttechnologies brought a new lifestyle and wide variety of benefits. The engineering is animportant drive to bring the technological innovations, which raised the growth and prosperity ofUnited States (US). To obtain the scientific approach and to

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Sattar Ali; A. Bilal Ozturk; Amanuel Wondimu; Eylem Asmatulu

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Wichita State University-Wichita, KS) Microfluidics-based Learning and Analysis for Plant Cell Studies 1 Sattar Ali, 2,3A. Bilal Ozturk, 1Amanuel Wondimu, 1Eylem Asmatulu* 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS, USA 2 Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan 3 Yildiz Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

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Alana Gorski; Hannah Gross; Masoud Mojtahed Mojtahed

%20in%20Formula%201%20Motor %20Racing.pdf.”, August 14, 2019.[11] Hyperlite Mountain Gear: “Dyneema Fiber + Dyneema Composite Fabrics (Formerly Cuben Fiber) Technology” “https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/pages/hyperlite- technology.”, August 14, 2019.[12] Innovative Composite Engineering: “What Is Carbon Fiber?” at “http://www.innovativecomposite.com/what-is-carbon-fiber/.”, August 14, 2019.[13] Keyshone: “9 Interesting Facts to Know About Aircraft Composite Materials.” “https://www.keyshone.com/9-interesting-facts-know-aircraft-composite-materials/amp/.”, August 16, 2019[14] MatWab: “Aluminum” “http://www.matweb.com/Search/MaterialGroupSearch.aspx?GroupID=178.”, August 14, 2019.[15

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Meagan Olsen; Andrew Buck; W. Roy Penney; Edgar Clausen

Tank Depressurization Experiments for the Classroom or Laboratory Meagan Olsen, Andrew L. Buck, W. Roy Penney and Edgar C. Clausen Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering University of ArkansasIntroductionAmerican Society for Engineering Education data show that engineering enrollment in U.S.universities has increased by more than 50% over the last ten years, while the number ofengineering faculty has increased by only 15% over the same time period (Yoder 2009, 2017).As a result, the average number of students in engineering classrooms has steadily increased, andthis increase has occurred at a time when our students enter the classroom with far lessexperience in the

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Mohammed Al Awadh; Gamal Weheba

Top Administrators’ Perceptions of the Quality in E-learning Mohammed Al Awadh, and Gamal Weheba Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University Wichita, KS 67260 gamal.weheba@wichita.edu AbstractE-learning has grown quickly and resulted in broad implementations. It has become an essentialcomponent of higher education as a non-traditional instructional method. Quality has alwaysbeen and continues to be the primary issue in education. This study was aimed at identifying theperceptions of quality in e-learning from the standpoint of university

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Amardeep Kaur; Theresa Swift

Structured Redesign of a Circuits Laboratory Amardeep Kaur and Theresa M. Swift Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MOIntroductionLaboratory (lab) experiments are an inherent part of the engineering curriculum. It is a well-established principle that students learn best by hands-on experiences. The lab experiments areused to provide students with practical skills but these courses also play an important role ofproviding necessary engineering skills like teamwork, formal report writing and trouble-shooting(Davies 2008, Al-Bahi 2007, Krivickas and Krivickas 2007, Feisel and Rosa 2013) in addition toproviding best safety practices and

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Christi Luks

Saving Time In and Out of Class: Video Exam Solutions Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science & TechnologyAbstractDemands on faculty time seem to be increasing year after year. Technology has proven to beboth friend and foe in meeting our goals. This paper presents one instructor’s attempt to reducetime spent in class and in one-on-one sessions with students using video solutions to exams.Posting solutions to individual problems as well as written solutions has tremendously reducedthe number of questions about grading and has been well-received by students as a review toolfor final exams.IntroductionYear after year, faculty are pressured to remove hours from the curriculum while increasingcontent in

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Brett Whorley; Camilo Giraldo; Arjun Kamath; Molly McVey; Meagan Patterson; Carl Luchies

. 2000. “The Future of Engineering Education II. Teaching Methods ThatWork.” Chem Engr Educ, 34(1), 26-39.3) Felder RM, Brent R. 2004. “The ABC’s of Engineering Education: ABET, Bloom’sTaxonomy, Cooperative Learning, and so on.” Proc ASEE, Session 1375.4) Freeman S, et. al. 2014. “Active Learning Increases Student Performance in Science,Engineering, and Mathematics.” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 111 (23), 8410-8415.5) Horton W. 2011. E-Learning by Design (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Ffeiffer.6) MSC Software. “Adams Tutorial Kit for Mechanical Engineering Courses (3rd Ed.)”.7) Wankat PC. 2002. “Improving Engineering and Technology Education by Applying What isKnown About How People Learn.” J SMET Educ (1).

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Hailey Michael; Shankar Krishnan

patients and it will create strongerpatient/doctor relationships. It will give patients the ability to take control of their own treatmentand decide which treatment plan will work best for their specific circumstance. Big dataanalytics will also improve the survival rates for deadly diseases like cancer, heart disease,diabetes, Alzheimer's, etc. Ultimately, this will save money, save time and save lives.References: 1. Cdc.gov. (2018). “FastStats”. (10 Apr. 2018). 2. IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub. (2018). “The Four Vs of Big Data.” (10 Apr. 2018). 3. Coe.neu.edu. (2018). (10 Apr. 2018). 4. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. (2018). “Big Data Beats Cancer.” < https://spectrum.ieee.org