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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Hall

‘boundaries’ which define a particular engineering discipline. Summitparticipants dared ask the question: “In the context of the mid-twenty-first century, what is a civilengineer?” Two elements related to this most fundamental question involve the impact oftechnological advancement, and the evolving role of the civil engineer in society.ASCE’s The Vision for Civil Engineering in 20254 (published in 2006) anticipates theevolutionary, holistic nature of the role of civil engineers: “In 2025, civil engineers will serve as master builders, environmental stewards, innovators and integrators, managers of risk and uncertainty, and leaders in shaping public policy.”Obviously, an undergraduate civil engineering program is not sufficient to

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Chinweike I. Eseonu

1 Managing without authority; the effect of leadership style on team dynamics and leadership strategies for the engineering manager Chinweike I. Eseonu Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth Introduction The practicum in engineering management is a new course run by the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering faculty at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Four Master of Science in engineering management (MSEM) candidates managed two senior design teams tasked with the performance of an “industry-style

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; John B. Napp, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo

Paper ID #35039Incorporating Information Literacy in MET Design Project: Year 2ImplementationDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineer- ing, at the University of Toledo. She received her Master in Aerospace Engineering from The University Politehnica of Bucharest, her Master in Physics - Professional in Photovoltaics, and her Ph.D. in Engi- neering, in the field of thermal sciences, from The University of Toledo.Dr. Noela A. HaughtonProf. John B. Napp, The University of Toledo John has been the Engineering Librarian at

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Yasser Mahgoub, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

Engineering from the University of North Texas, Denton in 2018. She earned her Masters of Technology (M.Tech) in VLSI design from VIT University, India, in 2015 and Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech) in Electronics and Communication from SRM University, Chennai, India, in 2011. Currently, she is working with a diverse multi-disciplinary research group of Graduates, Undergraduates, and High Schoolers as the Director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at UT Tyler. As a Faculty at the University of Texas at Tyler, she has been involved in outreach activities in East Texas to broaden participation in STEM. American c Society for Engineering Education

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

Paper ID #35141Integrating Computational Thinking in an Interdisciplinary ProgrammingCourse for Engineering UndergraduatesDr. Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Sundaravadivel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, at the University of Texas at Tyler. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of North Texas, Denton in 2018. She earned her Masters of Technology (M.Tech) in VLSI design from VIT University, India, in 2015 and Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech) in Electronics and Communication from SRM University, Chennai, India, in

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

James J. Scire Jr., New York Institute of Technology

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Paper ID #21016Dynamic Balancing System with 3D-Printed ComponentsDr. James J. Scire Jr., New York Institute of Technology Dr. Scire is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). He received his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and his masters and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace En- gineering from Princeton University. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Scire worked for Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., a small business in East Hartford, CT. There he developed optical diagnostics and imaging

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Paper ID #20978Enhancing Students’ Hands-On Skills of Wireless Technology Using NetworkSimulatorsDr. Te-Shun Chou, East Carolina University Dr. Te-Shun Chou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at ECU. He received his Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering at Feng Chia University and both Master’s de- gree and Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Florida International University. He serves as the program coordinator of the Master program in Network Technology for the Department of Technology Systems and the lead faculty of Digital Communication Systems concentration for the

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College; sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger Jr, Queensborough Community College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

oftenregarded as facts to be memorized and mastered through repetition. At the same time, judgment-forming skills are needed by students to compel them to think about examples and problems in awider context.Facts and memorizationThere are many facts in physics for an engineering student to remember. The memorization ofhow free body diagrams are constructed to how integrals are to be implemented in problemsconcerning magnetism is already quite a challenge, but students need also to practice usingjudgment when they are presented with new examples and situations that require the linking ofknown facts with information given in a problem at the end of a chapter or a test. The laws ofconservation and related formulas are easier for students to remember when

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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David Timothy Lee, George Washington University; Carl E. Wick Sr., George Washington University; Hernan Figueroa

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Diversity

projects come from cliniciansand faculty researchers, so BME teams have external clients. ECE, on the other hand, pri-marily relies on student generated projects, so the team is also the client. Both departmentshave a faculty course director and team mentors. In scrum they act as product owner andscrum master, while students adopt the scrum team role. We opted to incorporate fourthree–week–long sprints in each semester. We selected three week sprints, because, givenstudent course loads, two weeks would not allow enough time for try-fail-fix cycles. We chosenot to use four week sprints, because we thought students would procrastinate. Table 2 isthe schedule for the first semester BME and second semester ECE course.During each sprint each team met

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Corporate Engagement Track - Technical Session V

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Lisa A. Barclay, The Ohio State University

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Corporate Engagement, Diversity

various field in engineering for over 30 years. Aimee received her degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration from Ohio State. She began her career as a packaging equipment engineer at Procter and Gamble, then moved to Anheuser-Busch where she worked for over 27 years. She worked as project manager, engineering manager, utility manager, maintenance manager, and finally as the Resident Engineer managing all technical areas of the facility. During her tenure, the brewery saw dramatic increases in productivity improvement, increased use of automation systems, and significant cost reductions in all areas including utilities where they received the internal award for having the best utility

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Tyler Jay Ashby, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Sarah E Lopez, Utah State University; Natalie L Shaheen, National Federation of the Blind; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Diversity

. Goodridge is an engineering councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and serves on ASEE’s project board. Dr. Goodridge actively consults for projects includ- ing the development of an online curriculum style guide for Siemens software instruction, development of engineering activities for blind and visually impaired youth, and the implementation and investigation of a framework of engineering content to incorporate into P-12 engineering education.Sarah E Lopez, Utah State University Sarah Lopez is a graduate student at Utah State University, pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education and a Masters in Electrical Engineering. She graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in 2016 with degrees in Computer

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Akbarali Thobhani, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Diversity

project was to create a minor program in architecturethat addresses the IAB recommendation as well as the ASCE BOK2 Globalization initiative.3. Conducting of the Project Enhancement of the Civil Engineering Technology curriculum by offering a minor inArchitecture was initiated during a two-month English immersion program on the MSU Denvercampus for a group of architecture professors from the University of Pecs. University of Pecsoffers architecture degrees in English at undergraduate and graduate levels including Masters ofScience (MSc) and Doctorate in Liberal Arts (DLA), along with PhD in architectural engineering[9]. Within a professional development program, a group of 16 architecture professors from UPattended an English immersion program

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CoED: Computer Science Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University; Audra Anjum, Ohio University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #17724Automated Grading of Access R Databases Using the Matlab R DatabaseToolboxDr. Curtis Cohenour Ph.D., P.E. P.E., Ohio University Dr. Cohenour is an Assistant Professor in the Ohio University Engineering Technology and Management Department, in Athens, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1980, a Master of Science degree from Ohio University in 1988, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in 2009. He is a registered professional engineer in West Virginia, and Ohio. Dr. Cohenour has worked in Industry as an electrical engineer and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University; Chansu Yu, Cleveland State University; Karla R Hamlen, Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

spectrum of Figure 7 and then wraps around. The experiment can be done with Arduino’s built-in analogWrite() function, which uses processor’s PWM module. 2. TFT Rainbow with Arduino (level 1). The TFT module contains a frame buffer, which can be accessed via the SPI bus. The rainbow can be displayed on the screen by using the pre-designed library function to write the desired colors to the frame buffer. 3. PWM controller (level 2). This constructs the PWM controller of Figure 4. 4. Rainbow nightlight with customized hardware (level 2). This repeats the Experiment 1 but uses pure hardware implementation. The design includes three PWM controllers and a top-level master timing circuit. 5. SPI controller

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First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18049Work in progress: First-Year Students’ Definitions of Engineering PracticeMrs. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a Curriculum and Instruction PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant for the Speed School of Engineering and College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville. She received a Bachelors in Mathematics and Physics and Masters in Teaching STEM education from the University of Louisville. She is a prior Project Lead the Way Master Teacher and Secondary Educa- tion Engineering Instructor, leading the creation of two engineering programs for

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Studies in Faculty Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Barlow, Utah State University; Jacek Uziak, University of Botswana; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Continuing Professional Development

Engineering include either enrolment in Classroom course masters or doctoral  Required 1 course from Pedagogy program or Bachelor’s List degree in any engineering  Elective list includes more research field or Mathematics / focused courses Physical or Biological Sciences Clemson Department of  11 graduate credits  Certificate in

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khushikumari Patel, Clemson University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Charity Watson

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First-Year Programs

students in self-paced coursesAbstractNationwide, a surge in students who are under-prepared for collegiate mathematics has left in-stitutions struggling to meet the needs of these learners. Many schools have moved to online orhybrid instructional models for developmental mathematics. These models work very well formany students, but not at all for others. At Clemson University, all STEM majors who are notyet calculus ready take precalculus under a self-paced hybrid course model that includes an asyn-chronous online component using ALEKS R (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces)and a face-to-face component with targeted direct instruction in small groups.The ALEKS R software allows students to master objectives at their own pace following an

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2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Monique H. Head, Morgan State University

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Diversity

School of Engineering and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. She earned her bachelor and master of civil engineering degrees from the University of Delaware in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and her doctorate in structural engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2007. Her research and teaching interests include experimental testing, detailed analytical modeling using state-of-the-art software to study the responses of bridges, structural dynam- ics, bridge engineering, performance-based bridge design using AFRP composite materials, reinforced concrete design, seismic retrofitting of bridges, and engineering education. Dr. Head is a

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Maria Suntsova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Irina Pavlova

determined by inviting a professor from the USA, who has beensuccessfully implementing this method globally for very different audiences for many years.A special feature of his work at KNRTU is the use of the project-based method for differingacademic purposes in different groups of trainees, such as bachelor-level students, master-level students, postgraduates, and teaching personnel.Although the project-based method, as follows from its name, presupposes developingprojects, such projects are not of purely educational nature — they are taken from the needs ofsocial life, even from the personal life and experience of the project developer, and they arenot performed in the course of educational activities, but through the educational

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexa Kottmeyer

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Paper ID #21029*6 PAGE PAPER* Scaling for the Future: Development of a SustainableModel for Teaching MATLAB Programming to STEM StudentsMr. Bradley J. Sottile, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Brad Sottile is Instructor of Computer Science and Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the Pennsylvania State University’s College of En- gineering. Since receiving his Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, he has been teaching courses in Computer Science and in Aerospace Engineering for Penn State’s College of Engineering. His

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #16883How to Effectively Teach an Online Graduate Operations Management Course?Dr. Peilin Fu, National University Peilin Fu, Ph.D., received the Bachelor of Engineering in Automatic Control from Qingdao University of Science and Technology, China, Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Ocean Univer- sity of China, China, and Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Applied Engineering, School of Engineering and Computing, National University, San Diego, California, USA

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Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Taratukhin, Stanford University; Yulia Yadgarova P.E., Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Anastasia Stelvaga, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

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Manufacturing

for Design Research (CDR). Currently teaching at Stanford ME 310I: The Essential Elements of New Product Development: Business and Industry PerspectivesMs. Yulia Yadgarova P.E., Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityMs. Anastasia Stelvaga, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Anastasia Stelvaga received Ms. Degree in Physics from Novosibirsk State University in 2014. Currently Anastasia is involved in the Master program at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology held in conjunction with Massachusetts Institute of Technology , program title Advanced Manufacturing and Product Design. She specializes in automation and robotics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Claudia Ponce de Leon

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #27511Work in Progress: Moving from Outside to Inside - Traffic Engineering FieldExercises through Virtual RealityDr. Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Elizabeth G. ”Libby” Jones is a civil engineering faculty member at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (UNL). Her areas of specialty are traffic engineering, appropriate technology, service learning, and engineering education. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Col- orado State University. Both her Masters of Science and Ph.D. were earned in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She has worked

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Faculty Development Lightning Talks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John McNeill, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Vinayak Ashok Prabhu, Nanyang Polytechnic; Rajani Shankar; Cherine Meng Fong Tan, Nanyang Polytechnic; Larry Keng tee Seow; Lee Raphael, Nanyang Polytecnic

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

Polytechnic Researcher and educator in the fields of Molecular Biotechnology, Clinical medicines and Project based learning.Mr. Larry Keng tee Seow, Larry Seow researches, lectures and initiates methods of design and thinking for encouraging critical creative process to drive future readiness, forming new innovative mind-set for individuals and groups from different disciplines, to maximize their resourcefulness with clarity in having solutions, to seize opportunities and keep complex problems away in the ever changing volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. Larry is one of four master trainers at the pre-planning meeting for the 2nd design thinking for Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathanial David Wiggins, San Jacinto College; Sadegh Davari, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Sharon Perkins Hall, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Krishani Abeysekera, University of Houston Clear Lake; Norman H. Liebling, San Jacinto College; James LeRoy Meeks, San Jacinto College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

humanoid robot is a small one with a blue head that does pushups.Dr. Sadegh Davari, University of Houston, Clear Lake Dr. Sadegh Davari, Professor of Computer Science and the Chair of Division of Computing and Mathe- matics in the School of Science and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, Texas 77058; (281) 283-3865; Davari@uhcl.edu.Prof. Sharon Perkins Hall, University of Houston, Clear LakeKrishani Abeysekera, University of Houston Clear Lake Krishani Abeysekera received her Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Houston Clear Lake, in May 1995. Currently, she is a Senior Lecturer/Systems Administrator for the School of Science and Engineering at

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew William Wooden, Purdue University Northwest; Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Evan Laviolette, First Group Engineering, Inc.; Yun Liu, Purdue University Northwest

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Civil Engineering

insaturated sand with excess pore pressure. This is also known as a static liquefaction asdifferentiated from seismic liquefaction [3]. Quick condition is a very important conceptand idea that any civil and in particular geotechnical engineering students needs tounderstand and master. For example, the special soil/ground improvement techniquecould utilize the same concept introduced in the paper.The demonstration, seen in Figure 1, was developed to serve as a visual simulation aswell as an interactive experience for students by allowing them to act as a structure andstand on a soil specimen undergoing liquefaction to get a first hand understanding ofwhat occurs. Figure 1. Laboratory Demonstration (Left). Laboratory Design (Right).The

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Boklage; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Anna Montana Cirell, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

o Black or African American o Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin o Middle Eastern or North African o Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander o White o Another race or ethnicity not listed above ________________________________________________Q12 What is the highest level of education that your mother received? o Did not finish high school o Graduate from high school o Attended community college but did not complete a degree o Completed an Associates degree o Completed a Bachelors Degree o Completed a Masters Degree o Completed a Doctoral or Professional degree (e.g., Medical, Law)Q13 What is the highest level of education that your father received? o

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Yan, Nanjing Forestry University; Yujing Nie; Lin Li, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

meet the requirement of engineering education, there areseveral shortcomings to these studies. First, the duration of the treatment was limited to onesemester, and most in-class activities still carried a lecture component. Second, studentslearning process data was not valued for improvement. Also, scant research has ever beenconducted in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to examine whether itwill improve African-American students’ STEM performance. It is essential to assesswhether flipped methods are indeed better than traditional methods in HBCUs. Do flippedclassrooms improve learning outcomes of HBCUs? Do African-American students in flippedclassrooms master course concepts better? Do African-American students like

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Technical Session IV

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2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Lenore H Yaeger, Western Michigan Univeristy; Katherine N. Fox, Western Michigan University; Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University; Dannielle Marie Curtis, Western Michigan University; Lindsay Gove, Western Michigan University

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FYEE Conference Sessions

, Western Michigan Univeristy Lenore Yaeger is the Assistant Director of Advising for the College of Engineering in Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University. She holds a Master of Science in Education in school counseling in higher education from the University of Nebraska and is pursing a doctoral degree in Evaluation from the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation at Western Michigan University focusing on evaluation and program planning in higher education.Katherine N. Fox, Western Michigan University Katherine Fox received a M.S. in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University and a B.A. in English from Northern Illinois University. Katherine’s current professional interests include holistic

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2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Yasser R Salem, Graduate student; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

Paper ID #24578Analysis of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Detection Using Fisher Sta-tistical MethodMr. Yasser R Salem, Graduate studentDr. Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Paul Cotae, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering has more than 25 years of experience in the communication field (research and education). He received a Dipl. Ing. and a M.S. degrees in com- munication and electronic engineering in 1980 from the Technical University of Iassy and a Ph.D. degree in telecommunications from ”Politechnica” University of Bucharest, Romania in 1991, and a Master in Applied Mathematics in