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NSF Grantees: Sustainability

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Sarah M. Ryan, Iowa State University; Michelle L. Soupir, Iowa State University; Amy Kaleita, Iowa State University; Sergio Horacio Lence, Iowa State University; Robert Brown, Iowa State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering economic analysis and stochastic, modeling, analysis and simulation. Professor Ryan’s research interests lie in the planning and operation of energy, manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Her work has been funded by several single and multi-investigator National Science Foundation grants, including a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, as well as by industry, private foundations, and the U.S. Department of Energy through its ARPA-E initiative. She is PI of a National Research Traineeship on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist.Dr

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Ahmed Abul Hussain, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Nizar Tayem, Texas A&M University; Chedly B. Yahya, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Sadiq A. Alhuwaidi, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Jamal Nayfeh, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University

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Electrical and Computer

are encouraged to takeresponsibility for individual tasks and work together in a team according to the project plan andachieve project goals. This paper presents a case study of senior design projects (in the ElectricalEngineering department) at PMU systematically administered and monitored to meet the qualitystandards and ABET student learning outcomes. Evaluation methods (both direct and indirect)and developed assessment tools used are also presented along with survey results of students’feedback.Administering Capstone Senior Design ProjectThe Capstone senior design projects at the EE department at PMU are administered and executedover a period of two semesters comprised of the following two courses which are worth 3 credithours each: 1

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Engineering Management Division 4: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

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Yi-hsiang Isaac Chang, Illinois State University; Dave Yearwood, University of North Dakota

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Engineering Management

even in the worse winter weather, and enjoys camping. Dave also served in the US Air Force. Dr. Yearwood continues to research and collaborate with colleagues. He can be reached at Yearwood@und.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Innovative Project-based Learning Approach to Teach Project ManagementAbstract Project-based learning often asks students to create a project plan for a real or imaginaryclient that is built upon what is learned in one or more courses. However, while the project-basedlearning pedagogical approach appears to be a useful candidate for providing students withhands-on experiences, how can we as educators create meaningful project planning

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

community and build personal • Listening skills networks • Problem solving and critical • Gain hands-on experience in a thinking community setting • Communication • Build professional connections • Teamwork useful for future internships or jobs • Learning more about • Science communication cultures/populations different from • Project planning their own • Cross-disciplinary collaboration • Understand both assets and needs in • Other

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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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participants and mentors to address the impact of the project on the participants,to ask whether the goals and objectives were accomplished as planned, and to identify strengthsand limitations of the projects. These evaluation strategies will be detailed with special emphasison the steps taken to modify the educational programming in response to evaluation findingsfrom year one.Center OverviewThe Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR) is aNational Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) grant. ERCs aredesigned to integrate engineering research and education with technological innovation totransform national prosperity, health, and security. Purdue University is the lead institutionpartnering

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

workforce.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University. Dr. Main examines student academic pathways and transitions to the workforce in science and engineering. She was a recipi- ent of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development (ATE)

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Mentors review1:45-2:00PM Break2:00 – 2:45PM Session 5: Timetable (45 minutes) Brief Presentation what is needed for time table? (10 minutes) Hands on: PIs create draft timetable Mentors review2:45-3:00PM Break3:00 – 3:45PM Session 6: Management plan (45 minutes) Brief Presentation what goes in the management plan? (10 minutes) Hands on: Drafting a management plan Mentors review3:45-4:00PM Break4:00 – 4:45PM Session 7: Budget 1 (45 minutes) Presentation – the budget, what’s allowed, do’s and don’t Indirect Rate (IDR) and the impact on budget Q&A about budget5:00 – 6:00PM Session 7A: (30-60 minutes

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Sangram Shinde, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan KSA

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

with ARC officers and the courseinstructor. After the training students formed teams of three and visited homes in the most fireprone neighborhoods of Philadelphia to install smoke alarms, replace alarm batteries and helpresidents make home fire escape plans. The students also provided education and materials onhome fire preparation. In the past five years they distributed materials and provided informationto over ten thousand people in homes and on the streets of the city.The students were required to submit a technical report about the behavior of steel under hightemperatures (i.e., home fires). The report also required a two-page reflection on the service.“The Environment” class was taught 23 times from Fall 1991 through SP 2013. An

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

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Stacey V. Freeman, Boston University; Sandra Lina Rodegher, Boston University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #30509Developing a Research Agenda for the Engineering Ambassador CommunityDr. Stacey V Freeman, Dr. Stacey Freeman is the Director of National Outreach for the College of Engineering at Boston Uni- versity. In this role, she is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing outreach and diversity programs and initiatives to promote Engineering and increase the K-12 pipeline for women and underrep- resented minority students.Dr. Sandra Lina Rodegher, Boston University Dr. Sandra Rodegher is the Manager for National Outreach Initiatives for the Office of Outreach and Diversity in Boston University’s

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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Danielle Nicole Carter; Rafael E. Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Student

Participatory Action Research Model that ultimatelyends with continual program enhancement. The structure of the initiative is not only based on the detailsof the schedule but also on the feedback of the participants. The lack of URMs in the college provokedan idea from personal experiences at other minority events. With the use of a systematic onlinedocument review of current weekend outreach programs, a plan of action was developed, and effectiveprogram designs were synthesized.Based on the systematic review of similar programs, the current plan is to implement a program inFebruary of 2020 that will target about 30 participants. Mentees will be able to connect with multipleorganizations such as the VEX robotics club, the National Society of Black

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Sandeep Bharti, Purdue University ; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

, sample of the labs will be introduced. Finally, the student’s feedback regarding incorporating visual components software with the programming industrial robots’ course will be presented. Keywords: Robot simulation software, Visual Components software, industrial robot, 3D CAD data, virtual commissioning, Process Optimization, robot integratorIntroduction:The Visual Components (VC) simulation software has become an increasingly essential toolfor manufacturing professionals having the responsibilities of layout, planning, and optimizingthe work cell design for virtually commissioning the robot and accelerating the time toproduction [1]. It uses 3D CAD data to create a virtual model of the robot

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 7

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Radana Dvorak, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Nicole Ralston, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland

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Computing and Information Technology

security issues in their software engineering careers.Students were asked to rank the learning objectives on a Likert scale of 1 to 5 where 1 was theworst ranking and 5 was the best ranking Generally, the results of the survey demonstratedstudents ranked the objectives well, with the lowest score for the objective about developing anaction plan for ethics indicating ways to improve the module in future course offering. Thehighest values were given to considering multiple viewpoints, indicating the mindset aspects ofthe project may have been successful.Based on the outcome and student feedback recommendations for future implementation of themodule in the curriculum is discussed.IntroductionThis paper describes a classroom module designed to develop

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bryan John Hubbard P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction Engineering

finished at the same time, one might have to wait until the second is done;  parallel teaching – in this mode, the instruction is planned jointly by both (or more) teachers, but it is delivered to only half of the class. An example given by researchers is the use of this type of teaching to explain different points of view of a same topic where each half of the class is instructed on the same topic, but through two different points of view. Then, the whole class can come back together and discuss on the topic using those two points of view;  alternative teaching – in this type of co-teaching, one instructor is responsible for a larger

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Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University; B. David Tyler, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Lauren R. Bishop, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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International

, budgetaryconstraints, logistics planning, and internal collaborations [7][8]. Any of these can cause a trip tobe canceled. Despite all the challenges, we were motivated and determined in this initiative inthe College of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University (WCU), inspired bythe student transformation during a trip and the mutual mentoring among faculty members whoshare the same passion. This paper shares mentoring and coping strategies for faculty memberswho are interested in offering faculty-led courses, especially the assessment-driven course designto achieve student learning objectives. The key to succeed is to be flexible, patient, andcollaborative.Global learning has shifted from an option to a priority, and teaching effectiveness is

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

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Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin

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First-Year Programs

, as well as overall course grades.The historically successful and evidence-based Supplemental Instruction (SI) program wasintroduced at The University of Texas at Austin in 2015 through a collaboration between theSchool of Engineering and the Sanger Learning Center. The supported courses include freshmanlevel introductory courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and report high percentagesof D’s, F’s, Q’s (drops), and W’s (withdraws). This report investigates the impact of explicitmetacognitive training and lesson planning for SI Leaders and two rounds of explicitmetacognitive instruction in SI sessions for these courses.I. Motivation for StudyWhile most K-12 educators and administrators are trained to implicitly structure their

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Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Austin Hart; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; William Jordan Cashel-Cordo, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

important aspect of teaching this course is gettingstudents familiar with the steel frame and common connections which are used in theconstruction of a frame. This paper presents the construction of a steel frame sculpture withdetailed beam to column and column to footing connections. This frame was constructed as astudent project completely on campus. American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)motivates faculties and students nationally to design and built a steel sculpture for theiruniversities by providing construction plans for them. Although the authors used AISC’s idea tobuild the steel sculpture, the sculpture presented in this poster is not built the plan provided byAISC. A tree shaped sculpture was drafted in SketchUp and the sculpture

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

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Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Sheena Ghanbari Serslev, University of California, San Diego ; Madison Edwards

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Computing and Information Technology

spoke to specific actions and behaviors they plan to take after the internship experience, reflecting their heightened maturity and sense of direction. Additionally, the internship illuminated the importance of building interpersonal skills, exhibiting personal growth, and developing attributes of lifelong learning. In contrast to these conclusions, pre- and post-survey analysis for the MSLQ with the same group of students reveals specific areas where student motivation decreased after the internship experience. These findings point to the important formative role internships can play in an undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering program and shed light on the lessons universities can learn about leveraging

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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Michael James Deigert P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

practice plan reading. The main motivation for instructors to incorporatethis software in their classes is to expose students to technology they will encounter aspractitioners, especially significant since contractors view these drawings as a legal descriptionof their scope of work. Therefore, the production and interpretation of the documents requiresthat they exhibit a high level of accuracy, specificity, and clarity.This paper focuses on the use of Bluebeam markup and grading in architectural engineeringcourses to enable communication between faculty and students during the iterative structuraldesign process. The paper provides sample student hand calculations, sketches, and CADstructural drawings with Bluebeam markups provided by practitioner

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, examples of prompts of elicit student ideas consisted of short phrases that theteachers used to better understand the students’ ideas. For example, Ms. Lane asked “What doyou mean?” and “So what is this?” when students were working on their plans. In otherexamples, when his students were testing their ideas, Mr. Smith asked, “What’s your solution?”,when Ms. Allen was trying to understand her students’ plan for their redesign, she asked “So thisis a flat mirror [drawn on the plan]?”, and Mr. Smith said “Just tell me your solution, if you hadto give the elevator pitch, you have 15 seconds here.” Although short, phrases such as these gavestudents opportunities to explain their ideas and to be responsible for explaining those ideas.They also helped

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

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Amanda Christine Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Susan L. Thackeray , Utah Valley University; Sean S. Tolman, Utah Valley University; Jane M. Loftus, Utah Valley University

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First-Year Programs

be delivered as a discipline-specific or as a universal cross-disciplinary version.For this study, students were assessed with Likert-based survey questions about how they felt the classprepared them or engaged them for a career in engineering and if they planned to remain in their program.The survey was given at the end of the semester they took their respective Introduction to Engineeringcourse. Statistical p-values were calculated from the Likert scores with respect to the discipline area of thestudent, the instructor, the semester, and the demographics of the student class population. The coursewas delivered in one semester as a generalized mechanical-engineering focused design approach and thenin a second semester as the three

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development (ATE)

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, ASEM, and a senior member of IIE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Advanced Technological Education Project for High Value Manufacturing: Lessons LearnedAbstractProjects rarely go according to plan, but this is especially true of those that involve multipleinstitutions and have a significant degree of complexity associated with them. This work relatesthe experiences an Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project around high valuemanufacturing. The project was a collaboration with a Texas A&M University and HoustonCommunity College. The project comprised three main aspects

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ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

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Arash Kialashaki, California State University, Chico

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

ECMs is followed by areal industrial case study where the measure is implemented, and the annual energy savings wasrealized. Author also provides a discussion around the peak demand reduction, how it relates tothe energy savings that may be achieved due to installation of the ECMs.Finally, author recommends a field trip to help students visualize what they learned in theEngineering Thermodynamics course. This field trip would be visiting an on-site central utilityplant which most universities have to meet their heating and cooling loads. A step-by-stepprocedure is included at the end of this paper which streamlines the field trip planning processand helps the instructors to set and evaluate the goals of the trip. A paper-based

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Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

is presented on how they effectively plan and execute field trips ofconstruction sites as part of a senior level design class. The focus of the paper is on structural andgeotechnical components of construction, though the recommendations are applicable to a widertour scope of topics and classes. Clearly defining the purpose and goals of the field trip,coordinating with construction managers and others involved in the project throughout theplanning and tour, and organizing the activity are all important to providing a meaningfulexperience that addresses the class learning objectives. A range of examples are presented oftours that have been conducted to demonstrate specific learning opportunities available atconstruction sites. Photos are

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development (ATE)

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; DeDe Griffith, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College; Cheri Greer, Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, process monitoring/control, data science, cyber-physical systems, and cloudcomputing to drive manufacturing operational excellence. The convergence of IT and OT iscritical to allow interaction across the four layers of automation, within the automation pyramidstandardized by the International Society of Automation (ISA) in 2010 [7], where, Level-0:Sensors/actuators (field-level); Level-1: Real-time control systems (control-level); Level-2: Datamanagement, modeling, learning (supervisory-level); Level-3: Manufacturing operationsmanagement (plant-level); Level-4: Business planning and logistics (enterprise-level).Application areas span equipment health and status updates provided to consumers of machineryand HVAC systems, mobility avenues (e.g

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Manufacturing Education Curriculum

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Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Shelly Tornquist, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

additional teachers was also provided byindustry and Gene Haas Foundation. The industrial partners also contributed with complimentaryprofessional training and free computer-aided drafting and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) softwareto participating teachers and their schools. The program trained 29 teachers in the previous two summers. The teachers publishedtheir lesson plans and implemented in their classes with the new activities and knowledge thatthey have acquired during the training. Some teachers participated in a regional conference,guided and brought their students to different competitions, and won numerous awards includingthe first prize in robotics competition at the state level. Issues from the first summer was learntand rectified; the

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University; Peter J. Partell, Binghamton University; Meghan Crist, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

Director of Institutional Research and Planning for the university. Partell received his doctoral degree in Political Science from Binghamton University in May 1999 and his bachelor’s de- gree from the State University of New York, College at Buffalo. In his role as Associate Dean, Partell is responsible for the Watson School’s academic programs and policies, academic support programs, cur- ricular planning, accreditation, space planning, and enrollment planning and management. Some of his accomplishments as Associate Dean include spearheading the graduate enrollment growth strategy that resulted in an increase in graduate enrollment of 400 students over a 4-year period, managed a $4 mil- lion teaching and graduate

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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Scott Martin Hanson, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR); Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Paula Jean Comeau, North Dakota State University; North Dakota State College of Science; Megan Even, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Daniel John Luecke, North Dakota State University; Jean Ostrom-Blonigen, North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; Kelly A. Rusch, North Dakota EPSCoR and North Dakota State University

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First-Year Programs

. Participants employed multiple self-generated hands-on methods toestimate the volume of trash collected by molding the bags of trash into cylindrical, rectangular,and ellipsoid shapes to simplify the estimation of their volume. They then combined theirunderstanding of geometry and algebra with critical thinking to design their own methods forestimating the volume of the various types of trash collected.Participants also explored how to develop a business/financial plan for the operation of arecycling business in their community for the fictional purpose of submitting a proposal to thetribal government. The plan used profit and cost equations to analyze the trash data. Lessoncontent emphasized algebra and ratios, while instructional methods emphasized

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ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

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Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Steven Michael Ansorge, Madison Area Technical College; Adam Gusse, Sunvest Solar, Inc; Nicholas J. Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and recommended practicesfrom the Madison College experience are detailed. Madison College completed a SolarRoadmap in order to prioritize and sequence investment in solar across the multiple buildingsand campus locations operated by the college. The featured installation was the first projectwithin that plan. A ten-step guide on how to create a solar roadmap is shared, so that otherschools can learn from Madison College’s experience and replicate the process for their owninstitutions.Introduction - The Opportunity for Schools to Pursue Solar EnergyThe past two decades have seen massive growth in renewable energy while aging and obsoletecoal fired electrical plants are increasingly being retired. This is illustrated in Figure 1 by thegrowth

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Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a science methods class (n = 15). The paired classes collaborated inmultidisciplinary teams of 5-8 undergraduate students to plan and teach engineering lessons tolocal elementary school students. Teams completed a series of previously tested, scaffoldedactivities to guide their collaboration. Designing and delivering lessons engaged universitystudents in collaborative processes that promoted social learning, including researching andplanning, peer mentoring, teaching and receiving feedback, and reflecting and revising theirengineering lesson. The research questions examined in this pilot, mixed-methods research study include: (1)How did PSTs’ Ed+gineering experiences influence their engineering and science knowledge?;(2) How did PSTs

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First-year Programs: Core Skills

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Anthony T. Cahill, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

Partnering with PhysicsAbstractThis work-in-progress paper will describe an effort at curriculum reform for the first yearengineering program at Texas A&M University. A variety of motivations for, and challengesencountered in this effort are discussed, which highlight how educational change often takesplace in tension between educational theory and institutional constraints. Preliminary discussionof results and future plans for assessment are discussed.IntroductionRetention of engineering students continues to be a concern nationally [1]. There are perhapsadditional pressures for improvement in retention at large state institutions, where legislatureskeenly watch metrics such as retention, and where the institutions have a mission to serve