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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University

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postsecondary educational institutionsto better prepare them for a successful transition to postsecondary education and career [2]. Inaddition, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs, especiallyengineering and technology, in the United States are expected to grow nearly twice as fast asother fields by 2024 [3]. An increasing number of jobs at all levels require knowledge ofmathematics and science. Hence, STEM education is crucial to the ultimate success of our youngpeople. Several reports have linked K-12 science and math education to continued economicgrowth in the United States. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of both interested and adequatelyprepared K-12 students, especially among minority youth and young women [1

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Peter W. Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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potential ash impact on day-to-day operations and how to analyze remote sensing data for real-time hazard assessment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Drone Camp: Construction and Racing for Pre-College StudentsAbstractEngaging precollege students early in their academic development is an important factor in ensuringtheir continued interest and focus in education. In particular, Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) activities involving unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or ‘drones’) can provideexciting and valuable outlets for young students who may be considering a technical career path inengineering or a related field.Advances in technology over the past decade have

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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factors. Additionally, the same factors mightaffect different employees distinctly. An analysis through the career orientation of employees found thatindependent workers, who focus more on their employability, experienced lower satisfaction when careersupport or skill development promises were unfulfilled, while these factors were less important toemployees focused on loyalty and advancement within their current organization [4]. This individualapproach is supported by Colakoglu [9], who found that pursuing careers that align with an individual’sself-concepts can promote subjective career success, which is closely linked with job satisfaction. Other research has found that situational factors, specifically job characteristics, are the most

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette

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before joining the Aviation Technology department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2007 as an Associate Professor. She is a Co-PI on the FAA Center of Excellence for general aviation research known as PEGASAS and leads engineering efforts in the Air Transport Institute for Environmental Sustainability. Her research interests are aviation sustainability, data driven process improvement, and engine emissions.Dr. Tracy L Yother, Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette Tracy L. Yother, Ph.D. graduated in May 2020 in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. She starts in August 2020 as Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Levi Purdy, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Michael Radotich; Brian C. Holst, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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theiracademic careers is limited to personal projects and small in-class endeavors. Oftentimes, because ofstrict course prerequisites and limited offerings, students must wait until their senior year to participatein meaningful design experiences and apply their knowledge and skills. This combination can severelyhamper or prevent some students from participating at all. Design teams can provide opportunities tobreak down these barriers for many students, enabling them to participate earlier or more broadly intheir academic careers than may have been possible otherwise.The AIAA DBF Competition provides students with an opportunity to solve problems that they likelywouldn’t encounter in any other context, and in the process gain valuable experience

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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schemes. Lugmayr also asserts that acreative laboratory requires the support from university, and the administration with providingresources. It also requires personal commitment, motivation and risk taking. The AERO lab housesseveral computers and provide specialized disciplinary software. Some of these are also availableto students remotely. Lee and Mehta [3] discuss the method for establishing a remote lab in whichstudents learn how to develop and deploy computer based applications that connect to databaseservers. The AERO lab provides opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in researchearly in their academic careers. Bedell and Bedell [4] argue that engaging students in research is auniquely rewarding experience for undergraduates

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University

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] as professional identity to be the “relatively stable andenduring constellation of attributes, values, motives, and experiences in terms of which peopledefine themselves in a professional role”. The adaptability and mutability of professional identityearly in one’s career has been alluded to by Ibarra [10]. External validation by other professionalsin the field is an important element of professional identity [12, page 68]. Carlone and Johnson[13] noted competence, performance and recognition as dimensions of professional identity.Professional identity development has been studied in context of various professions such asmedicine [14], health care [15], pharmacy [16], and higher education [8, 9]. There is a reasonablebody of literature that

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University

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Struggling StudentsAbstractThis research was undertaken at the author’s previous institution, which has a special status inAerospace Engineering and shoulders the responsibility of graduating the most AfricanAmericans in Aerospace Engineering at an institution. Due to its established credibility, theuniversity recruit aspirants from across the nation but particularly so from in and around its state.Quite often, the aspirants seeking a career in Aerospace Engineering are under prepared asfreshman and it carries over even when they transition to becoming juniors and seniors. Tomaximize the chances of graduation for these underprepared students, several courses arerepeated in the same year. To facilitate revision of the material presented in class, the

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alberto W. Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Michael David Sangid, Purdue University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Technology at the Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia. He is a mechanical engineer and holds Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education. He has been teaching at different levels, from the first year of technical high school to the final year of mechatronic engineering course, since 1995. He also has considerable experience in the design and implementation of mechatronic and production engineering courses. His non-academic career is centered on product development and manufacturing processes.Dr. Alberto W Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ph.D. in Aerospace from the

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Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

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Meron Lindenfeld, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York; Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

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, and aviation law. He has a strong interest in simulation technology to enhance aviation courses, and continues to explore innovative methods that help students gain proficiency and confidence as they move forward in their education and training. He continues to explore the use of instructional technology researching simulation in aviation education. Dr. Lindenfeld’s educational background includes a BS in Aeronautics, a MS in Education, and an EdD in Educational Administration, Leadership, and Technology.Prof. Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College Professor Louis (Lou) Scala’s career in aviation began ”back in the day” (1965) as a freshman at Aviation High School, in Long Island City, New York. At Aviation High

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Ana M. Tameru, Tuskegee University

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from mathematics department and Dr. Ovais Khan from aerospace engineeringdepartment at Tuskegee University for assisting with the design of the courses incorporating theactive-learning strategies and for implementing the methodology in their courses.References[1] https://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2018-06-08/study-boys-interest-in-stem-careers-declining[2] https://recruitingdaily.com/why-the-u-s-has-a-stem-shortage-and-how-we-fix-it-part-1/[3] https://ssec.si.edu/stem-imperative[4] https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014001rev.pdf[5] E. Seymour & E. Hewitt (1997). Talking About Leaving: Factors Contributing to HighAttrition Rates Among Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Undergraduate Majors. Boulder,CO: Bureau of Sociological

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Wilhelm A. Friess, University of Maine

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Paper ID #28956Lighter than air vehicles as aerospace focused projects in a mechanicalengineering capstone sequenceDr. Wilhelm A Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the Univer- sity of Maine. Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as inaugural faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consult- ing and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia and Africa

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Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Darius Fieschko, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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logic elements.While many engineering programs have already implemented PLC courses in their curricula,instruction remains lacking in many others. Since engineering students with some PLC trainingmay have better career opportunities than those who do not, this may represent an area forimprovement for some programs.Introduction to Projects and Tools is a freshman level course offered to electrical engineeringstudents at [XXX University]. This one-credit laboratory course serves to provide students withhands-on experience with a variety of projects such as the implementation of 555 timers, basiclogic circuits, and measurements of electrical quantities.A two-week PLC module was developed and implemented in the Introduction to Projects andTools

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Mohammad H. Sadraey, Southern New Hampshire University

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hired as a member of a flight test team for one of theadvanced aircraft development programs in the Sikorsky (Parent organization: Lockheed Martin). Twoyears ago, he presented a talk about his experiences with Sikorsky and shared some lessons learned in hispast career. Moreover, another aeronautical engineering graduate was hired by Scaled Composites threeyears ago. He also had a technical talk in our institution and presented the latest projects in the company heworks for.One of common points for both presentations was the significance of what they learned here in SNHU thatwere employed in their aircraft research/design projects. Both graduates had a few recommendations abouthow to better teach aeronautical sciences and skill to students to be

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Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

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John Vincent Kronenberger, Oregon Institute of Technology; David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Alexander Max Ferere, Oregon Institute of Technology

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that engineering students were interested and excited to learn more about thistechnology. The students also felt that they gained valuable knowledge that will help them inchosen career. Students would have liked the opportunity to learn at their own pace and to havetime to experiment with the technology. This could be fixed by giving students their ownlicenses to Fusion360 and the PocketNC simulator so they can work from home. Students foundit challenging to understand aerospace component machining issues while at the same timelearning the nuances of 5-axis CNC.References[1] National Tooling and Machining Association, “Main Strategies for Effective Implementationof 5-Axis in Different Industries”, https://www.canadianmetalworking.com

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Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

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Logan Walker Graves, Los Alamos National Labs; Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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school’s UAS center has received high-quality UAS platforms toboth conduct future research and participate in public service operations. In addition, thecenter has benefitted directly from the student’s computer communications expertise as anintern and then as an employee on several important grants and other sponsored work.Clearly, this (now former) student has also benefitted personally and professionally fromparticipating in the aerospace opportunities afforded him at the school. He has gone on to apromising technical engineering career and I fully expect that his love for learning andteaching will eventually find its way back to some university in the future. Such skillsets canbe developed and nurtured through our programs, even when these are