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- Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
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- Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University
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Paper ID #38905A System-of-Systems Inspired Framework to Enhance Aerospace StructuralMechanics EducationWaterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Waterloo Tsutsui is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University, IN. Tsutsui received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue Univer- sity in 2017. Before Purdue, Tsutsui practiced engineering in the automotive industry for more than ten years, with the last position involving the research and development of lithium-ion battery cells for elec- tric vehicles. Tsutsui’s research interests are systems
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- Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams
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- Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Azadeh Dashti Cole, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
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Paper ID #38157Weekly Quizzes in Lieu of Homework in Large SectionsDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University.Azadeh Dashti Cole, North Carolina State University, Raleigh ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Annual Conference Weekly Quizzes in Lieu of Homework
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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-Champaign. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. His research focuses on multiscale modeling of materials, particularly the mechanics of defects. Dr. Admal has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is actively involved in engineering education, especially in incorporating real-world examples into existing undergraduate courses in Solid Mechanics and in creating connections between different courses.Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 5
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nicholas Garcia, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Gregory K Watkins P.E., North Carolina State University
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Paper ID #47095Classroom Modality Comparison for Team-Taught StaticsDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University and is one of the campus leaders of Wolfpack Engineering Unleashed. She has launched and is currently chairing the College Teaching Committee for the NC State College of Engineering.Nicholas Garcia, North Carolina State University at
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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are in Operations Research, specifically optimization under uncertainty and Markov decision processes. His current research uses Network Theory and Mixed Integer-Linear Programming (MILP) to determine unintended disparities in the impact of automated traffic law-enforcement on different groups in the city of Chicago.Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Admal is a professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. His research focuses on multiscale modeling of materials, particularly the mechanics of defects. Dr
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- Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
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- Max Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Paper ID #38386Characterizing Student Work while Solving Ill-Defined Statics Problemsin GroupsMax Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Max Magee is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. He is majoring in Aerospace Engineering and minoring in Law and Mathematics and set to graduate in May 2023. After graduation, Max plans on seeking employment in the Aerospace field, preferably working with space craft.Dr. Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Jessica Swenson is an Assistant Professor at the
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 7B
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Marko Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Celeste Pilegard, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego
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Paper ID #48229Empowering engineering students to become more effective and self-regulatedlearners through course-integrated learning strategies intervention: a pilotstudy in a solid mechanics courseDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego Richard Vallejo is a fourth-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical Engineering, completing his degree in June 2025. He works under Dr. Huihui Qi
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 3
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. His research focuses on multiscale modeling of materials, particularly the mechanics of defects. Dr. Admal has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is actively involved in engineering education, especially in incorporating real-world examples into existing undergraduate courses in Solid Mechanics and in creating connections between different courses.Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1B
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- 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Wayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Melany Denise Opolz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jean-Christophe Raymond-Bertrand, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Nikhil Chandra Admal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Thomas Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Kellie M Halloran, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Shelby Hutchens, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Callan Luetkemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Mercer, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Kersh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Paper ID #46386Reflecting on Ten Years of Building a Community of Practice for TeachingInnovations in Fundamental Mechanics CoursesWayne L Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.Mikayla R Hoyle, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Mikayla R. Hoyle is a PhD student in the Dept. of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering at the University of illinois Urbana
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- Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods
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- Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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the student (andperhaps instructor!) experience.Student PoolCal Poly is a public polytechnic state university that is on the quarter system. We have over 4000engineering majors, with approximately 1200 admitted each year. The program was designed tohave degree-applicable units that would count for the following majors: Mechanical, Aerospace,Biomedical, Civil and Environmental, Industrial and Manufacturing, Materials, and GeneralEngineering. For most of these majors, the courses need to be taken in their second year to keepstudents on track for following courses. Industrial and Materials Engineers can count the coursesas electives, so they were able to do the program in later years. This meant we could pull from apool of approximately 1000
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- Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses
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- Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Aerospace Medical Association.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Widmann is a professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University and has served as a Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Dynamics for D's: Avoiding Multiple Failures in a High-Risk CourseIntroductionStudent struggles with dynamics
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- Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education
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- Wayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Paper ID #43059Effects of Integrating Computational Tools into an Introductory EngineeringMechanics CourseWayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His current engineering education research interests include cross-course teaching tool development, implementation, and integration into curriculums.Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignProf. Matthew West
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- Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
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- Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr., University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini
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Paper ID #37752Improving Students’ Learning through Inquiry-Based Learning Activitiesas Pre-training for Mechanics of Materials ClassesDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer- ing at the University of California San Diego.Changkai ChenMr. Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr., University of California, San Diego Richard Vallejo is a second-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical En- gineering with a specialization in Controls and Robotics. Richard assists with concept generation and
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- Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams
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- Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Azize Akcayoglu; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University
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Award for the ASEE/PSW Section in 2022.Dr. Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College Professor of Engineering and Physics, Elizabethtown College. His research interests in biomechanics include developing clinical instruments for rehabilitation. Dr. DeGoede teaches upper-level undergraduate mechanical engineering and design courses and theDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University.Dr. Azize AkcayogluDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University
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- Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses
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- Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini, University of California, San Diego; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen, University of California, San Diego
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Paper ID #41293Using Scaffolded Exams and Post-Exam Reflection to Foster Students’ MetacognitiveRegulation of Learning in a Mechanics of Materials ClassDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Isabella Fiorini, University of California, San DiegoEdward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego Edward Yu is a third-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Aerospace Engineering with a specialization in Astrodynamics. Edward mainly assists with the
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6
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- Kapil Gangwar, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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- Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams
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- Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.
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a tipping bucket rain gauge4. Experimental DesignThe experimental method is aimed at answering the following two research questions: 1. Will exposure to the footprint concept significantly improve the ability to identify the tipping correctly? 2. Does the footprint method help to address tipping-related issues?The first question addresses the ease of identifying the footprint correctly. The second questiondetermines whether it improves the performance of the problem solver.The undergraduate aerospace, civil, and mechanical engineering students (N = 31) participated inthe study. Initially, the participants were randomly divided into two groups and assigned twotasks. The entire session uses a pre-test and post-test design with a
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- Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics
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- Katherine E. Welsh, United States Air Force Academy; Lorena S. Grundy, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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for Engineering Education and the Aerospace Medical Association. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Thinking Outside the Box: Understanding Students Thinking on Statics in Mechanics (a work in progress)Student-centered pedagogy requires instructors to engage deeply with student thinking, asopposed to didactically prescribing one correct problem-solving algorithm [1]. In this work, weexplore student understanding of friction forces in the context of static equilibrium in amechanics class, a course with which students often struggle [2]. To improve the learningexperience of these students, we first had a large set of students (232) provide writtenexplanations of their
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6
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- Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University
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Paper ID #46380Self-Graded Problems in Engineering MechanicsDr. Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Badir is a Professor in the Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering Department at the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering in Florida Gulf Coast University. He earned his B.Sc. (1982) in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. (1985) in Structural Engineering. He also holds a M.Sc. (1989) and a Ph.D. (1992) in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Badir is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, and a civil engineering program evaluator for ABET
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 2
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- Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ryan Carr, U.S. Air Force Academy; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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guidance, control, and navigation or aerospace systems. He was an engineer and branch chief at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a flight test engineer the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), and a program manager at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). He joined the faculty at the United States Air Force Academy in 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for sev
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1A
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- Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology
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$1M in research grants to study writing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a long-standing involvement in research concerned with the manufacturing of advanced composite materials (CFRP/titanium stack, GFRP, nanocomposites, etc.) for marine and aerospace applications. His recent research efforts have also included the fatigue behavior of manufactured products, with a focus on fatigue strength improvement of aerospace, automotive, and rail structures. He has been the author or co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed papers in these areas.Dr. Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Riley has been teaching mechanics concepts for over 10 years and has been honored with
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- Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
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- Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania
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for DASA Aerospace in Wedel, Germany 1993. His initial research also made a major contribution to the M1A1 barrel reshape initiative that began in 1995. Shortly afterwards he was selected for a 1 year appointment to the United States Military Academy West Point where he taught Mathematics. Following these accomplishments he worked on the SADARM fire and forget projectile that was finally used in the second gulf war. Since that time, circa 2002, his studies have focused on unmanned systems both air and ground. His team deployed a bomb finding robot named the LynchBot to Iraq late in 2004 and then again in 2006 deployed about a dozen more improved LynchBots to Iraq. His team also assisted in the deployment of 84
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- Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education
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- Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin
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Mainland China,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 135-45, Apr. 2008.[3] D.L. Nisbet, E.R. Tindall, and A.A. Arroyo, “Language learning strategies and English proficiency of Chinese university students,” Foreign Language Annals, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 100-7, spring 2005.[4] B.J. Ferdousi, “Addressing student retention and persistence issue in online classes,” Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE North Central Section Conference, Mar. 2016.[5] L.R. Capdevila, “Challenges and successes of the transition to online format of a lower division aerospace engineering class during COVID-19,” Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Jul. 2021.[6] L. Mohandas and N. Mentzer, “The effectiveness of
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- Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education
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- Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University
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and assessed, resulting in a variety of different methods that are beingused to teach these content-stable courses. One example of this type of collaborationimplemented different teaching styles in several Statics courses to determine how it affectedstudents, but there was no significant difference found between the instructors [8].Dynamics is one such engineering course that is a core mechanics course taken by aerospace,civil, mechanical, and other engineering majors where the content has been established for over acentury, but there are many new pedagogical styles being adopted in dynamics courses. Some ofthese styles include introducing active learning activities and interactive online components [9].There has also been work done to create
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- Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education
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- Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology
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this studycontribute to the ongoing efforts in engineering education innovation and provide students withthe tools they need to excel in complex 3D problem-solving scenarios.BackgroundCourses in engineering mechanics, such as Statics, Mechanics of Materials, and Dynamics,typically form a fundamental component of engineering education. They lay the groundwork forvarious subsequent courses across diverse engineering disciplines, including aerospace, civil,construction, and mechanical engineering. A solid grasp of engineering mechanics is essentialfor students, as it facilitates their understanding of later courses, such as Structural Analysis,Machine Design, and other specific courses in each field of engineering. Statics, in particular,can be
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- Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University
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Mechanics of Materials or somesimilar name) is the second course in a series of mechanics courses that most students take inmechanical, aerospace, civil and similar engineering curricula. The content scaffolds directly onwhat students learn in the prerequisite course Statics. A student who passes Statics should beproficient in the material from that course and should be able to solve any Statics problem giventhe chance. The conceptual knowledge in Statics has been documented in an establishedframework that the subject of deformable solids builds off of [10]. To test the level facility withsolving Statics problems upon completion of the course, we started administering a multiple-choice diagnostic pre-test on statics concepts, created by the
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- Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses
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- Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ali Irmak Ozdagli, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Micheal Abiodun Uduebor, Florida Gulf Coast University
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Paper ID #42328Targeted Self-Graded Problems in Engineering MechanicsDr. Ashraf Badir, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Badir is a Professor in the Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering Department at the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering in Florida Gulf Coast University. He earned his B.Sc. (1982) in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. (1985) in Structural Engineering. He also holds a M.Sc. (1989) and a Ph.D. (1992) in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Badir is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, and a civil engineering program evaluator for ABET.Dr. Ali Irmak
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- Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics
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- Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University; Josh Wiseman, Ohio Northern University
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Teaching Award.Josh Wiseman, Ohio Northern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Testing an EML Activity in StaticsAbstractEquilibrium of a rigid body in 3D is one of the most important, yet challenging topics forengineering students in Statics. It includes knowing supports and free-body diagrams (FBD) in3D, having the ability to visualize vectors in 3D, and understanding moments in 3D. Theconcepts of moment and FBD in 3D are widely used from bridge design in civil engineering toanalyzing the aerodynamic forces on plane wings in aerospace engineering. To help studentsunderstand the concepts and connect to a real-world scenario, an intuitively designed, hands
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 1A
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- Ryan Carr, U.S. Air Force Academy; Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Air Force Academy
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Paper ID #45741Exploring the Effective Use of ChatGPT in a Sophomore-Level DynamicsCourseRyan Carr, U.S. Air Force Academy Ryan Carr received his PhD from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 2017 focused on optimal control theory in guidance, control, and navigation or aerospace systems. He was an engineer and branch chief at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), a flight test engineer the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), and a program manager at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). He joined the faculty at the United States Air Force Academy in 2023 as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical
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- Mechanics Division (MECHS) Technical Session 6
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- Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University
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Aerospace Engineering, and a Faculty Teaching Fellow at the James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute (MTEI) at Cornell University, where she received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Among other teaching awards, she received the 2021 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Beyond the Final Answer: Using Multi-Path Problems for Deeper Insight in Student Learning and Formative AssessmentAbstract:This project is presented as a Work-In-Progress. Use of auto-graded online homework inengineering mechanics courses such as Statics and Dynamics has several benefits for bothstudents and faculty. For example, students are able to receive