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2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus B. Bartels, San Antonio College; Charles Chris Navarro, The DoSeum

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from 2000 to 2009, and has been teaching math and engineering classes at SAC since 2000. He has also been involved in various engineering STEM programs at SAC, including instructor for Robotics Camps for 3rd to 5th graders (2012 - 2014), instructor and coordinator for the Early Development of General Engineering program for high school students (2007 - 2015), and faculty adviser for 18 undergraduate engineering research projects primarily involving alternative energy (2011 - present). In addition, he is currently the SAC Co-PI for the 3-year NSF-funded CIMA-LSAMP Alliance grant that is increasing the numbers of underrepresented minority students who successfully transfer from community colleges into high-quality

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; David Gill P.E., Western Washington University

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that could be rapidly reconfigured to meet changes to a product’s design or production volume. Sponsors of this work included Ford, GM and Chrysler. In 2003 he joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia as junior chair of an NSERC sponsored research program in Virtual Machining. After 3 years at UBC, he moved to the Department of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University to focus on teaching. His teaching and scholarship interests lie in the areas of design, CAD/CAM, CAPP and CNC machining. Dr. Yip-Hoi is currently director of Western’s Manufacturing Engineering Program.Dr. David Gill P.E., Western Washington University Dr. David Gill is an

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Matthew Jackson Ph.D., California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles

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towards teaching through equity-minded workshops in community colleges, public, and private four-year institutions. He received his BA in Soci- ology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, his MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs from New York University, and his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from University of Southern California. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Developing a Culturally Adaptive Pathway to Success: Implementation Progress and Project FindingsIntroductionIt has been well recognized that the financial disadvantage of low-income students is not the solebarrier to their academic success. With a mission to increase the number of academically

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STEM Issues in ET

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; David E. Thompson, Sam Houston State University

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Paper ID #31364Development of Interdisciplinary Project Based Scientific ResearchCourse for STEM DepartmentsDr. Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Faruk Yildiz is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State Uni- versity. His primary teaching areas are in Electronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education.David E Thompson Ph.D., Sam Houston State University Dr. Thompson obtained his B.A. in chemistry from Carleton College in Northfield, MN; spent two

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Stanford University), and Civil Engineering (BS, University of California, Davis), and MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She has been a member of the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder since 1982.Dr. Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder Beverly Louie is the Faculty Advancement Research Associate in the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Formerly she was the Director for teaching and learning initiatives in the Broadening Opportunities through the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center, Director for the Women in Engineering Program and senior instructor in en- gineering

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Jacob Allen Cress, University of Dayton; Patrick W. Thomas, University of Dayton

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technicalengineering content knowledge. The case study draws upon interviews with human resourcepersonnel and managers, and focus groups of early-career engineers at five companies ofregional and national status operating in Southwest Ohio. In addition, the study makes use ofobservational data and textual analysis of documents collected from faculty teaching inmechanical and civil engineering programs at the university. Interview and focus group datawere coded thematically to identify organizational values for effective professionalcommunication, engineers’ knowledge about effective communication, and genres and texttypes. Instructor-supplied documents, including syllabi and assignments descriptions, wereanalyzed to determine the presence of class activities

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Student Division Technical Session 3

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Jeong Hin Chin, University of Michigan; Yuan Gao, University of Michigan; Herbert Li, University of Michigan; Magel P. Su, California Institute of Technology; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Michigan. At Michigan, he was a member of the Ultrafast Laser - Material Interaction Laboratory and the Engineering Honors Program. He also served as an instructor for several courses including Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Materials and Manufacturing, and Structural and Chemical Characterization of Materials.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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Joseph Peter Kosteczko, Old Dominion University; Katherine Smith, Old Dominion University; Jessica Johnson; Rafael Diaz

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teaching at ODU, she worked as an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center.Mrs. Jessica JohnsonDr. Rafael Diaz Dr. Rafael Diaz is Research Associate Professor at VMASC. Previously, he has been an Affiliate Re- searcher at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program. He has a Ph.D. degree in the field of Modeling and Simulation Analytics focused on Operations and Supply Chains Management and an M.B.A degree in fi- nancial analysis and information technology from Old Dominion University. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Jose Maria Vargas University. Prof. Diaz’s research is in the area of shipbuilding

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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Garry Ingles; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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. The student body primarily studiesengineering, applied sciences, and architecture and construction fields. Class sizes are typicallysmall, averaging around 20-25 students per class, with no teaching assistants. Students arerequired to take two co-ops, one each during their junior and senior years, with an optional co-opduring the sophomore year. Co-ops can be paid and off-campus with industry and academicpartners, or the students can do on-campus research and work with faculty/staff (paid orunpaid).The rest of the paper is as follows: Section 2 describes the project from a technical perspective;Section 3 describes the planned student and technical outcomes; Section 4 details the results ofthe project, with Section 5 providing lessons learned

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ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #31612An Evaluation of Focused Outreach and Recruiting Efforts in aNuclear-Related Workforce Development ProgramDr. Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering and Technology, Western Carolina University. He has worked as a Senior Engineer for smart grid and wireless communication industries for over ten years. He is currently responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the college. Dr. Karayaka’s research interests include power engineering education, energy generation, identification, modeling and control for

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Omar Youssef, University of Arizona; Sara Ghaemi, University of Arizona; Tasbeeh Alaqtum, University of Arizona

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Paper ID #29403Imparting the Values of Energy Simulation towards Net-Zero Plus StatusDr. MOHAMED ELZOMOR, Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed his doctorate at Arizona State University (ASU), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Prior to attending ASU, Dr. ElZomor received a master’s of science degree in Architecture from University of Arizona, a master’s degree in Engineering and a bachelor of

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Capstone Pedgagogy

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Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University; Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #29253Evaluating ABET Student Outcome (5) in a Multidisciplinary CapstoneProject SequenceDr. Nicholas A Baine P.E., Grand Valley State University Nicholas Baine, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. His expertise is in the design of electrical control systems and sensor data fusion. As an instructor, he specializes in teaching freshman courses as well as control systems and design of digital and embedded systems. While at Wright State University, he was part of the group that developed a new model to teach mathematics to engineering students. As a faculty

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New Directions for ET

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Michael Shenoda, State University of New York

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]. However, a number of more carefully considered and/or market-based measureswere also laid out, such as used textbooks [9], financial aid for textbooks purchases [10],increased library lending [11], textbook rentals [12], e-textbooks [13], and “lean” or customtextbooks [2].`A more novel and recently explored measure to alleviate textbook expenses in courses is the useof Open Educational Resources, or OER, which we defined by UNESCO as “teaching, learningand research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain orhave been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation andredistribution by others with no or limited restrictions.” [14] It was previously considered by theauthor [1

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #29325Outcomes & Lessons Learned from a NSF-REU Site on Metrology &Non-Destructive InspectionDr. Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & In- dustrial Distribution and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Clemson University’s Int’l Center for Au- tomotive Research. His professional experience is in the automotive industry including at the Ford Motor Company. At TAMU, he teaches Mechanics

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 1

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Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Anna Marie Vagnozzi, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University ; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Christy Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Lander University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Richard H Roberts Jr, Florence Darlington Technical College; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Paper ID #30728Poverty and Guidance: Challenges and Opportunities in MathematicsPreparation for EngineeringDr. Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University Dr. Gallagher is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with joint appointments to Mathematical Sciences and Education & Human Development. Her research interests include student cognition in mathematics, development of teacher identity among graduate teach- ing assistants, and curricular reform to foster diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. She is co-PI on an NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot, ”Statewide

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The Best of First-year Programs Division

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Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Jason Immekus, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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doctorate in Cognitive Science.Dr. Jason Immekus, University of Louisville Dr. Immekus is associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Orga- nizational Development.Dr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Univer- sity of Louisville. He graduated from Furman University in 1992 with degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy. After 10 years working in industry, he returned to school, completing his Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering in 2008. Since com- pleting his degree, he has been teaching engineering mathematics

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New Directions for ET

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Shelly Tan, Purdue University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University

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Paper ID #29770Public Perception of Engineering Technology: A Literature ReviewDr. Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Ms. Shelly Tan, Purdue University Shelly Tan is an undergraduate researcher working with Dr

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Capstone/ET Projects III - Mechanical and Manufacturing Focus

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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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- rector of engineering technology at the University of Texas, Brownsville (UTB). Prior to joining the UTB faculty he was a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and an associate professor of production engineering technology at PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar University, India, where he served as the director of the Computer Vision Laboratory and National Cadet Corps – Engineering Division Director. With over 26 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing/mechanical engineering and engineering technology, he currently teaches in the areas of CAD/CAM/CIM, robotics and automation, product and process design, materials and manufacturing processes, machine design, renewable energy

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE

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the curriculum (Figure 1). Kuh [6] argues for high impact practices (HIPs)in the curriculum and advocates for one in the first year and one in the majors curriculum thatoccurs later. Although not in the first year due to the large core curriculum requirements, thedepartment offers one HIP at the start of the major, and one at the end of the senior year. The first HIP occurs during a three week period in the summer between the sophomoreand junior year, Civil Engineering 351: Civil Engineering Practices – Field Engineering. Thecourse is required for all civil engineering majors and is affectionately referred to as “FERL”since it is held at the department’s 50-acre Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory (FERL)site. Although it may

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Conference & Exposition, 2010, Louisville, KY, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/16249. [Accessed Jan. 29, 2020].[2] P. Avitabile, “An Integrated Undergraduate Dynamic Systems Teaching Methodology Utilizing Analytical And Experimental Approaches,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2007, Honolulu, HI, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/2617. [Accessed Jan. 29, 2020].[3] D. Aoyagi, “Pilot Implementation of a Task-based, Open-ended Laboratory Project using MEMS Accelerometers in a Measurements and Instrumentation Course,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017, Columbus, OH, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/27797. [Accessed

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Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include on avenues to connect Product Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A perspective on students’ autonomy in learning and engaging in a freshman inquiry-based learning environmentAbstractPresent day workforce requires graduates to be self-starters, independent and willing toexperiment, as genuine

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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numeroussuppliers.The physics department at Detroit Mercy offers a 3 credit hour, junior-level course—ModernPhysics with Device Applications (PHY 3690). The course is required for electrical engineeringstudents and is offered during the winter term. In order to enroll in the course, students mustsuccessfully complete one year of a calculus-based general physics sequence of courses alongwith the associated laboratories. At Detroit Mercy the first physics course is mechanics and thesecond covers topics in electromagnetism. As juniors, students have taken a course in differentialequations and linear algebra. Engineering students are exposed to the MATLAB environmentduring their freshman year.[9] Electrical engineering students use MATLAB in their

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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Todd Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin

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Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs (J-TUPP) report released,” The Physics Teacher, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 190–190, 2017. [4] C. Wieman and N. Holmes, “Measuring the impact of an instructional laboratory on the learning of introductory physics,” American Journal of Physics, vol. 83, no. 11, pp. 972–978, 2015. [5] N. Holmes, J. Olsen, J. L. Thomas, and C. E. Wieman, “Value added or misattributed? A multi-institution study on the educational benefit of labs for reinforcing physics content,” Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 010129, 2017. [6] N. G. Holmes and C. E. Wieman, “Introductory physics labs: We can do better,” Physics Today, vol. 71, pp. 38–38, 2018. [7] D. Scherer, P. Dubois, and B

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

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Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Liljana Babinkostova

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Paper ID #29171Cyber-Physical Systems Security Introductory Course for STEM StudentsProf. Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University Sin Ming Loo is a professor at Boise State University with interests in sensor systems and cyber-physical systems security research and education. He is responsible for Hartman Systems Integration and Cyber Lab for Industrial Control Systems laboratories. He holds a joint appointment with Idaho National Lab. He is a member of IEEE/CS, ISSA, Tau Beta Pi, and amateur radio (KI4AKS). nLiljana Babinkostova c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Cyber-Physical

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

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Jared Oluoch, University of Toledo

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)FRESHMAN ENGT - 1000 CSET - 1100 EET - 2420 PHIL – 1010 ENGL - 1110 Introduction to Social Science15 Intro to CSET Instrumentation Introduction to English Engineering Elective [3] [4] Laboratory [1] Logic [3] Composition I [3

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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engineering laboratories in the thirdyear. The final year consists of traditional capstone design projects, similar to those at mostaccredited programs.As noted in the previous section, retention can be improved by many different factors. One ofthe results of having a project course with professional skills every semester during the entiredegree program is that as students work in teams and present so that they get to know each otherwell and develop a community. As already noted, a community aids in student retentionthroughout the entire four-year sequence [4]. Particularly in the second year, more benefit isgained when a focus is placed on directing students toward their future careers and providingmentorship to aid their motivation to continue in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research in- terests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Nikolene A. Schulz P.E., University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland

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working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia funAbstractStatics is commonly the first engineering class students take. The version of statics taught at thisuniversity ends with a final lecture on mass moment of inertia. This is a segue to dynamics andstrength of materials, two classes the students take the following semester. Through the years,students have noted on end of the semester course

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ET Pedagogy I

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Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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refrigeration cycleoperation, trouble shooting, analysis and optimization.An ASHRAE grant was awarded to modify a 12,000 BTU “TRIPP LITE” portable air-conditioning unit to setup a teaching laboratory experiment related to refrigeration cycles. Theexperiment was equipped with pressure and temperature sensing apparatus to help in analyzing,troubleshooting, and operating various refrigeration cyclesThermodynamics and heat transfer principles are applied to evaluate cycle efficiency,compressor power, and temperature rise and drop though the evaporator and condenser. Therelative working pressures are plotted on pressure-enthalpy diagram of R410A refrigerant whichwas used inside the refrigeration cycle. Experimental informational outcomes will help

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnologico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnologico de Matamoros; Jesus A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Uriel Saul Huerta P.E., Tecnologico de Leon

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Paper ID #29806Smart Environments for assisted living: a multidisciplinarycollaboration in engineering and architecture educationMs. Adriana Rios Santiago, Texas Southmost College Adriana Rios Santiago is currently the Architecture Program Coordinator and Instructor at Texas South- most College (TSC), in Brownsville, Texas. Formerly, she worked as a lecturer of Engineering Tech- nology, in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), teaching Architectural and Design re- lated courses, and developing undergraduate studies