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Pallavi Sharma

1 Optimization of a Microfabrication Process of a thermomechanical micro actuator: The Bimorph Cantilever Pallavi Sharma Mechanical Engineering Department and Center for High Technology Materials University of New Mexico AbstractMEMS (microelectromechanical systems) is a process technology used to create tiny integrateddevices or systems that combine mechanical and electrical components. They are fabricated usingintegrated circuit (IC) batch processing techniques and can range in size from a few micrometersto millimeters. These devices can sense

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Michael Brown; Christopher Medlow; Shuza Binzaid; Penrose Cofie; Warsame Ali; John Attia

1 Session 2020 Vertical Column Wind Speed Measurement at PVAMU Michael Brown, *Christopher Medlow, Penrose Cofie, John Attia, Warsame Ali, Shuza Binzaid, Electrical Engineering and *Mechanical Engineering Prairie View A&M University AbstractThis project was designed to report wind data such as speed, frequency, direction, and temperaturefor future plans to install a multitude of wind turbines at Prairie View A&M University

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Yusuf Isa-Yusuf; Shuza Binzaid; John Attia

://www.newport.com/medias/sys_master/images/images/h67/hc1/8797049487390/AN04-Thermistor- Calibration-and-Steinhart-Hart.pdf2. R.E Harrington. Application of the theory of heat conduction to the absorption of blackbody radiation. Journal of Applied Physics 38:8, 3266 – 32703. Getting Started with the Arduino Mega2560; https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoMega2560.4. Pressure Transducer; Sensata Technologies; [Online]; Available:https://www.sensata.com/sites/default/files/a/sensata-p4055-pressure%20transducer-datasheet.pdf Yusuf Isa-Yusif Mentioned above is an electrical engineering students at Prairie View A&M University, Texas. John Attia and Shuza Binzaid The above named individuals are researchers in the SMART

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Irma Rocio Vazquez; Sakineh Chabi

1 Solar Fuels: Importance of Material Compatibility in Their Production Irma Rocio Vazquez, Sakineh Chabi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractResearch and implementation of clean energy alternatives are paramount, not only for the earth butto more efficiently harness energy from renewable alternatives, such as the sun, which provides10,000 times the daily global energy demand. Artificial photosynthesis, or so-called solar fueltechnology, presents an alluring prospect in harnessing solar energy and offers a

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Jade Chapman; Gage Arter; Truc Le; Kevin Zhang; Ben Zoghi; Rainer Fink

1 Aquatic Nitrogen Monitor Jade Chapman; Gage Arter;Truc Le; Kevin Zhang Electronic Systems Engineering Technology Department Texas A&M University Professor Behbood B. Zoghi Electronic Systems Engineering Technology Department Texas A&M University AbstractWith an explosively growing world population, the need for an efficient, ergonomic, and extensivefood production process is at an all-time high. This is seen the most in

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David J. Ewing

Assertive Approach to Readying Underprepared Students”, Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Educations Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.9. Callahan, J., Gardner, J., Moll, A., Pyke, P., Schrader, C., 2016, “Integrated Pre Freshman Engineering And Precalculus Mathematics”, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Educations Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-21, 2006.10. Daines, J., Troka, T., Santiago, J., 2016, “Improving the Performance in Trigonometry and Pre-calculus by Incorporating Adaptive Learning Technology into Blended Models on Campus”, Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Educations Annual

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Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

University of New Mexico maincampus. In this work, data on the positive impacts of such activities on student academic successare presented here. The data clearly shows the positive correlation of such activities, includingfaculty mentoring, with student retention and graduation. IntroductionThe School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico received funding in 2011 fromNational Science Foundation to begin a Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathematicsTalent Expansion Program (STEP). UNM’s STEP program first received funding in 2011; thefirst student cohort began the STEP program in the spring of 2012. Since then, a new cohort ofstudents participated in the STEP program every year, beginning each

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Zachary Brounstein; Elizabeth Armistead; Murali Duggina; Pallavi Sharma; Nathan Jackson

1 Microfabrication of MEMS Electro-Thermal Actuators for Problem-Based Learning Zachary Brounstein, Elizabeth Armistead, Murali Duggina Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering University of New Mexico Pallavi Sharma, Nathan Jackson Mechanical Engineering Department and Center for High Technology Materials University of New Mexico AbstractMicroelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is a multidiscipline area requiring knowledge in variousSTEM disciplines such as

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Abu Bakar Siddique; Tariq Khraishi

, "Screw dislocations in thin rods," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 176-179, 1953.3. J. Friedel, Dislocations, Pergamon, 1964.4. T. A. Khraishi and H. M. Zbib, "Dislocation dynamics simulations of the interaction between a short rigid fiber and a glide circular dislocation pile-up," Computational Materials Science, vol. 24, pp. 310-322, 2001.5. T. A. Khraishi and H. M. Zbib, "Free-Surface Effects in 3D Dislocation Dynamics: Formulation and Modeling," Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, vol. 124, no. 3, p. 342, 2002.6. L. Yan, T. A. Khraishi, Y.-L. Shen and M. F. Horstemeyer, "A distributed-dislocation method for treating free- surface image stresses in three-dimensional dislocation dynamics

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Ulan Dakeev; Recayi Pecen; Faruk Yildiz; Ali Aljaroudi PhD

1 Session ETDA Novel Augmented Reality Application For A Mobile Renewable Trailer As An Emergency Response Ulan Dakeev, Reg Pecen, Faruk Yildiz, Ali Aljaroudi PhD Engineering Technology Department Sam Houston State University AbstractThe number of hurricanes and storms in the last decade have steadily increased in Texas leavingresidents without water, electricity, and medical care. Electricity needed for emergency medicalequipment is crucial to save victims

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Siavash Nikravesh; Donghyeon Ryu; Yu-Lin Shen

1 Session XXXX Deformation Instabilities of Thin Films on a Compliant Substrate: Direct Numerical Simulations Siavash Nikravesh, Yu-Lin Shen Department of Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico Donghyeon Ryu Department of Mechanical Engineering New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology AbstractFormation of instabilities

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Niyem Bawana; Amir Mirzaeinia; Mostafa Hassanalian

1 Energy Management of Migratory Birds through Flock Mutation N. Bawana1, A. Mirzaeinia2, M. Hassanalian1* 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, USA. 2 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, USA AbstractThis paper investigates the performance improvement of migratory birds through flock mutation. Aconstant number of migratory birds mutate from a big flock to small flocks and vice versa. Potentialenergy saving has been investigated through the entire flight time

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Erika Louviere; Gholam Massiha

Conditions." Arthritis & Rheumatism (1995): 1351-1362.ERIKA LOUVIEREMs. Louviere serves as Program Coordinator and Instructor for the Industrial TechnologyDepartment at South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette Louisiana. Her project is currentlybeing prepared for patent filing by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Ms. Louviere earned herMaster of Science in Systems Technology in August 2019.G.H. MASSIHADr. Massiha is a Louisiana Board of Region Professor of Engineering at University of Louisiana atLafayette. His areas of research interest are alternative energy, robotics, and automationmanufacturing. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of

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Dominic Bosomtwi, University of New Mexico; Marek Osiński, University of New Mexico; Viktoriia Babicheva, University of New Mexico

1 Session XXXX Fano Resonances and Rabi Splitting in Plasmonic-Dielectric Metasurfaces Dominic Bosomtwi, Marek Osiński, Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, 1313 Goddars St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4343 and Viktoriia E. Babicheva Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractTwo-dimensional optical nanostructures (metasurfaces

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Javad Shahmoradi; Pedram Roghanchi; Mostafa Hassanalian

1 Drones in Underground Mines: Challenges and Applications Javad Shahmoradi, Pedram Roghanchi Mineral Engineering Department New Mexico Tech Mostafa Hassanalian Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Tech AbstractIncreasing the depth of either surface mines or underground mines as hazardous places, make mineseven more dangerous workplace. Therefore, continuous monitoring is crucial to improve safety inthe mines. Monitoring of

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Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

control, expertise, and human error, along with theirneuropsychological underpinnings and application to safety-critical domains.SRINIVASA MURTHY GUNTURUSrinivasa Murthy Gunturu is data analyst at Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.EDWARD E. ANDERSONEdward E. Anderson is Professor in the Texas Tech University Department of Mechanical Engineering where he is aRay Butler Distinguished Educator and Piper Professor Award recipient. Since returning to the faculty after severaldifferent administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTUTeaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student learning research with an eye uponhow to use these findings to

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Diana de la Rosa-Pohl; Catherine Horn

increase student engagement. However, it has been noted thatengagement is often a luxury that low-income students cannot afford (Kezar, Walpole, & Perna,2015). Engagement requires time. And as low-income students often try to balance the forces ofhaving to work to pay for school and also taking a large number of hours to receive tuition breaks,finding time to engage at any level on campus becomes for many an impossibility.The Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program at theNational Science Foundation (NSF) was created to address this issue of time. The S-STEM programprovides funds to universities across the nation to financially support underserved students throughSTEM scholarships. Endeavour is one of

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Anna Zagrai; Mostafa Hassanalian

1 Penguin Coloration Affects Skin Friction Drag Anna Zagrai Cottonwood Valley Charter School Mostafa Hassanalian Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Tech AbstractWhy do penguins have black and white patterns? Some theories claim that it is camouflage againstpredators. Others believe that this helps with thermal regulation: black absorbs more heat than whitedoes. There are even theories that suggest this coloration protects from

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Gabriel Acosta; Mostafa Hassanalian

1 Session XXXX Fixed-wing drones for Venus exploration: Design and challenges Gabriel Acosta, Mostafa Hassanalian Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology AbstractAn atmospheric analysis was done to model Venus’ characteristics at lower altitudes between 0 kmand 55 km. Functions were made to model the atmospheric properties of Venus, temperature,pressure, density, and viscosity. It should be noted that a set of functions for

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Chadia Affane Aji; M. Javed Khan

Grant# 1712156. IntroductionJobs that traditionally required manual operation of tools and machinery are now being routinelyperformed by robots. A study by Oxford Economics1 reported that in the US manufacturing sector,over 260,000 jobs (~2% of the workforce) have been lost to robots since 2000. The same studyprojected that up to 1.0 million additional jobs in the US will be lost to automation by 2030. Thesetechnological and industrial advances are rapidly creating a different category of opportunitiesresulting from the ‘labor-replacement, labor-reinstatement’ process2. This labor-reinstatementincreases the need for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) background.However, statistics2

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Andrew Grossfield

1 A Two-Dimensional Comparison of Differential Calculus and Differential Geometry Andrew Grossfield, Ph.D Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Abstract and Introduction:Plane geometry is mainly the study of the properties of polygons and circles. Differentialgeometry is the study of curves that can be locally approximated by straight line segments.Differential calculus is the study of functions. These functions of calculus can be viewed assingle-valued branches of curves in a coordinate system