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Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Paper ID #31939Exploring the correlation between students reported self-efficacy andretentionMr. Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University Ph.D student in aerospace engineering at West Virginia UniversityDr. Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Melissa Morris is currently an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She previously served as a Teaching Associate Professor for the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Min- eral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa

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Kyle Bohmier, Grand Valley State University; Sanjivan Manoharan, Grand Valley State University

determined that the modified trapezoidal VG performed the best at all angles of attack whilesignificantly increasing the critical angle of attack. At much higher angles of attack, it was even superiorto other existing configurations in the literature. The delta wing VG did not show the same positiveresults when placed on the airfoil, but was capable of producing strong vortices when simulated by itself.Bibliography[1] Lin, J. C., Review of Research on Low-Profile Vortex Generators to Control Boundary-LayerSeparation, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2002, Vol. 38, pp. 389 – 420.[2] Panaras, A., and Lu, F., Micro-Vortex Generators for Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interactions,Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2015, vol. 74, pp. 16-47[3] Agarwal, S., and

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Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; Davide Piovesan, Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

Paper ID #31936Undergraduate Engineering Design Projects that InvolveInter-Departmental CollaborationDr. Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University Robert J. Michael, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor in the Mechanical Department at Gannon University, obtained his B.S.M.E. degree from Akron University where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He joined the faculty at Gannon University in the Fall of 2013 as an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering department. Prior to his employment at Gannon, Dr. Michael spent

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Nadir Yilmaz P.E., Howard University; Hyung D. Bae, Howard University

students to easily use suchanalysis packages at undergraduate levels. This paper discusses an undergraduate course,Computer Aided Engineering, and how it integrates design, analysis and optimization under thesame course.Overview of Computer Aided Engineering in Mechanical Engineering CurriculumMechanical Engineering curriculum is based on 120 credits and offers traditional courses as wellas various specialties including energy, applied mechanics, aerospace and manufacturing/designin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Howard University. A recent change to thecurriculum included development of a new course, “Computer Aided Engineering”, in responseto demands of students as well as faculty who expect students to have advanced design (CAD)and

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

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Paper ID #31935Effect of Targeted Tutoring, Study Group Formation, and Self-Efficacy onFirst-Year Engineering Student SuccessDr. Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University Dr. Cavalli is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Effect of Targeted Tutoring, Study Group Formation, and Self- Efficacy on First-Year Engineering Student SuccessAbstractFTIAC (First Time In Any College) students

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Yabin Liao, Penn State Erie; Sheng Liu

Paper ID #31903MechGames: Teaching and Learning Dynamics through Computer Simula-tionsand GamesDr. Yabin Liao, Penn State Erie Dr. Yabin Liao received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2005, and M.S.E. in Electrical Engi- neering in 2004, both from Arizona State University. Before that he received his B.E. in Automotive Engineering in 1999 from Tsinghua University. He was a lecturer/sr. lecturer in the Department of Me- chanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University from 2006-2017 before he joined Penn State Erie in 2017. Dr. Liao’s teaching interests include Engineering Mechanics, Mechanics of Materi

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Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University

classes, and to what extent it helps students tomeet their objectives and quality of their project work. Since our university operates on a quarteracademic system, each course needs to be completed in just 11 weeks. The number of membersin each group of a capstone is either 3 or 4. One example of the project dealing with anautomated bed clearing mechanism of a 3D printing machine is presented in this paper. A groupof 4 students developed two ideas of this system. The design details of one of these ideas ispresented in this paper. The 3D printer in this example uses Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)process. Many automotive, aerospace and other sectors are focusing on using functional 3Dprinted parts to either reduce the weight or to replace metal

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Bhuvana Ramachandran, University of West Florida; Chathapuram Ramanathan, University of West Florida,; Mohamed Khabou, University of West Florida

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to be lowest in engineering,where women constituted 14.5% of the workforce in 2015 [77]. Among engineering occupationswith large numbers of workers, women accounted for only 9% of the workforce of mechanicalengineers and about 10% to 13% of the workforce that included electrical and computer hardwareengineers, aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineers. During the past two decades, theproportion of women increased among workers in engineering (from 9% to 15%). This increasewas led by an expansion of women’s numbers in the workforce (by 108% in engineering), whilemen’s numbers barely changed between 1993 and 2015 [78]. This background motivated the authors to investigate the participation of women inengineering and try to