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Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #44396Impact of Satellite Campuses on Undergraduate Student Experience in Comparisonto Big University CampusesDr. Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University Dr. Surupa Shaw has been associated with Texas A&M University since 2015, most recently as the Assistant Professor at the Texas A&M University, Higher Education Center. Prior to this, she was a faculty member at Ocean Engineering Department, TAMU.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is the Frank and Jean Raymond Foundation Inc. Endowed Associate Professor in Multidisciplinary Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in Aerospace

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Advancing Equity in STEM Academia: Insights and Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Jennifer Tygret

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

doctoral university with very high research activity (R1).The final institution is a private R1 and a PWI. The sample comprises five women and five men,all of whom self-identified as Black or Latinx. They hail from various engineering disciplinessuch as aerospace, agriculture, biomedical, chemical, and mechanical. Pseudonyms were used toprotect their identity; the pseudonyms are not linked to their higher education institution,race/ethnicity, or engineering sub-discipline. This was done to limit identification, as only a fewBlack and Latinx engineering postdoctoral scholars are employed at these institutions.Data Collection. After completing the Institutional Review Board approval process, eachpostdoctoral scholar was emailed and provided with an

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md Abdullah, The University of Texas at Arlington; Gowtham Nageshwara rao, The University of Texas at Arlington; Faith Lauren Sowell, The University of Texas at Arlington; Vibhav Nirmal, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shuchisnigdha Deb, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

, performance measures, 3D printingIntroductionTechnological advances have shifted the popularity of 3D printing across industries, fromautomotive and aerospace to healthcare and construction. This versatile technology can createobjects from various materials and is valuable for prototyping and manufacturing. However,learning 3D printing in real-life settings consumes resources and poses risks like machine failureand operator injury. To develop a safer training platform and conserve resources, the HumanFactors (HF) and Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing (SIGMA) labs of the Department ofIndustrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlingtoncreated a virtual 3D printer lab. This virtual lab, similar to the

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MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

onfundamental engineering education.ImplementationThe implementation of the idea took place in two junior-level mechanical engineering corecourses: Engineering Fluid Mechanics and Design of Machine Elements. In the subsequentsections, we provide a detailed discussion of how this implementation was carried out.- Engineering Fluid MechanicsEngineering Fluid Mechanics serves as an introductory exploration into the behaviors of liquidsand gases, whether they're at rest or in motion. This branch of engineering science proves highlyversatile, finding application across various engineering domains including aerospace, chemicaland petroleum, civil, and biomedical engineering.A foundational understanding of fluid mechanics has played a pivotal role in the

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DSA Technical Session 7

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isil Anakok, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

’ responses to the question “Has the arrival of generativeAI (e.g., ChatGPT) impacted your thinking on assessment or assessment practices?” based ontheir home department Home Department No Yes Maybe I am # of % of not participants participants sure Aerospace Engineering 1 2 3 4 Biomedical Engineering 3 3 4 Chemical Engineering 2 1 3 4 Civil Engineering 3

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Hands-On Learning in ET I

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Sun, Northern Kentucky University

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

intricacies of large,advanced, and real-time systems. In addition, Arduino lacks support for harsh operationalenvironments typical in aerospace, automotive, medical, and communication systemsprototyping [12]. The PIC and Motorola experimental boards [6-7, 13] often lack support fornew industrial communication and control protocols, and their power is not very sufficient. AtTexas A&M University, embedded systems development in C utilized a three-board MISL stack[12]. However, students working with the MISL stack found themselves spending considerabletime wiring and debugging circuitry, diverting their focus from designing, testing, anddocumenting their programs. To expeditiously incorporate the latest microcontroller techniques into the creation

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Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Silveira Madani, Mauá Institute of Technology; Andressa Corrente Martins, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia ; Julia Meneses Roberto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia ; Marcelo Sacilotti Villas Boas; Anderson Harayashiki Moreira, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Alexandre Harayashiki Moreira

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

, embedded systems, and autonomous mobile robots. Since 2014 is an INEP (agency linked to the Ministry of Education) advisor, to promote the evaluation and improvement of undergraduate courses in mechatronics engineering in Brazil.Mrs. Andressa Corrente Martins, Instituto Maua de Tecnologia Andressa Martins is holds a master’s degree in Aerospace Systems and Mechatronics with a focus on Robotics from the Aeronautics Institute of Technology and a degree in Control and Automation Engineering from the Universidade Paulista. Currently, she is a professor at the Mau´a Institute of Technology. She has experience in the field of Control and Automation Engineering (Mechatronics), working mainly on the following topics

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Nathan Luetke; Orlando Ayala

, Nathan spent two years atSwales Aerospace followed by one year at Lockheed Martin contracting for NASA Langley Research Center inHampton, VA. While there he performed radiation analyses and shield optimization on models of the InternationalSpace Station, potential lunar habitats, and vehicles for transport to Mars to increase radiation mitigation for theastronauts and equipment. Nathan joined ODU in 2005 and is a lecturer in the engineering technology department.ORLANDO AYALA, a cum laude graduate with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de Oriente(Venezuela) in 1995, obtained his MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in2005 from the University of Delaware. Currently serving as an associate

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2024 CIEC

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Jay Porter; Alok Verma; Mohamed Gharib; Andrew Moore

an instructional associate professor and the program coordinator of the MultidisciplinaryEngineering Technology Program in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at TexasA&M University. Dr. Gharib received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University andMS and BS in Aerospace Engineering from Cairo University. Dr. Gharib's research interests include robotic systemsdesign, vibration control, multibody dynamics, and STEM education. He is an expert in modeling and simulation ofmechanical systems, designing and running experimental setups in dynamics and control, and designing andprototyping robotic systems.ANDREW MOORE is an assistant professor of practice in the Marine Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 17

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan Haley McKie, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (PhD) and Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVa). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Mapping the Landscape of Digital Accessibility in Computer Science Education: A Mapping Literature ReviewAbstractThis mapping review examines the integration of digital accessibility within computer scienceeducation, a critical component of educational

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Dale E. Schinstock

above focuses on the control systems area, it is common in many advanced topics inengineering. By integrating the learning of advanced mathematics, engineering science, andengineering application into a single course earlier in the curriculum the actual amount ofmaterial learned is increased. This does however require the reduction of specific topicalcoverage in any one of the single areas.The course described here is a first course dealing with feedback control systems, which isfrequently a required course in mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering programs. It istypically taken in the senior year of such programs. In our program, the course is a requiredlecture/laboratory scheduled to be taken in the junior year of the Mechanical

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Cindi Mason; Janet Twomey; Lawrence Whitman

Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Herresearch interests include intelligent computational methods and technology for environmental sustainability. Lawrence E. Whitman is the Associate Dean for the College of Engineering and Professor of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma StateUniversity. His Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Arlington, is in industrial engineering. Previously, he spent 10years in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and leanmanufacturing.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Joe Stanley; Stuart Baur

majorprogram of study, ACT score, cumulative Missouri S&T grade point average, number of credit hourscompleted, and college credit courses. At Missouri S&T, Freshman have between 0-30 credit hours,Sophomores have between 31-60 credit hours, Juniors have between 61-90 credit hours, and Seniors haveover 90 credit hours. The academic records collected indicated the student’s current BS degree program,with only the following BS degree programs considered for this study: aerospace engineering (AE ENG),architectural engineering (ARC ENG), chemical engineering (CH ENG), computer science (CMP SC),computer engineering (CP ENG), ceramic engineering (CR ENG), civil engineering (CV ENG), electricalengineering (EL ENG), engineering management (ENG MG

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

, a list was compiledwith gender, race, and ethnicity noted. The general population was broken into five subsections:1) Aerospace Engineering 2) Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering 3) Chemical andPetroleum Engineering 4) Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering 5) ElectricalEngineering, Computer Science, and Engineering Physics. Within each of these subsections, afirst-, second-, third-, and fourth-year student was randomly selected. Any students enrolled in acourse taught by a member of the research team were excluded.After the 20 selections were made, the set of participants was reviewed for diversity in terms ofgender, race, and ethnicity to ensure that the sample was representative of the SOE population. Incases of under

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nicolas Ali Libre; Jeff Jennings; Amy Skyles

,Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Nuclear Engineering,Metallurgical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Geological Engineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, and Engineering Management. Enrolled students are mostly sophomores andjuniors who have passed Statics and Calculus III as prerequisites. The number of enrolledstudents in each semester is summarized in Table 1.In the pilot semester, e.g. Fall 2015, the active learning technique was tested as a prototype withjust five practice problems, mostly offered in the last quarter of the sixteen week course.Following the successful pilot of the technique, more in-class practice problems were offered insubsequent semesters. Table 1 shows the number of in-class practice

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

W.S. Khan; M. Ceylan; B. Zhang; R. Asmatulu

. Zobic, 2011, pp. 95-108.16. R. Asmatulu, E. Asmatulu, and A. Yourdkhani “Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Recent Developments in the Protection Methods,” SAMPE Fall Technical Conference, Wichita, KS, October 19–22, 2009, 12 pages.17. http://www2.basf.us/businesses/plasticportal/Products/Ultradur/ktn_Ultradur_High_Speed_en.html, accessed in August 2, 2012.18. http://iwww.plasticsportal.com/automotive/pdf/ultradur_high_speed.pdf, accessed in August 2, 2012.19. Asmatulu, R. “Nanocoatings for Corrosion Protection of Aerospace Alloys” (Part 2), in Corrosion Protection and Control using Nanomaterials, Woodhead Publishing, ed. V.S. Saji and R. Cook, 2012.20. Dhanasekaran, S.P., Kalla, D.K., Zhang, B., and Asmatulu, R

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Radian Belu

have produced excellent reports on various topical issuesof EMI/EMC in various fields of applications. The students have been exposed to manyproblems and issues, related measurement and test procedures. Some examples of industrialEMI/EMC issues are as follows: aerospace, transportation/train traction, automotive, powersystem and power supplies, telecommunication, variable speed drives, medical equipment,computer hardware and data communication, high frequency engineering, and shipsTo enhance the hands-on experience the proposed EMC course is structured as a project basedcourse. Students are required to analyze, design, simulate or built a completely functionalsystem, as an end-of-term project, selected from a list proposed by the instructor or

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ted E. Batchman

Dr. Ted E. Batchman Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering Emeritus University of Nevada, RenoTED E. BATCHMAN is retired from the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Renowhere he served as dean of the College for 13 years and then developed a renewable energyprogram for the university. He received the B.S. E. E., M. S. and Ph.D. degrees from theUniversity of Kansas in 1962, 1963 and 1966 respectively. He worked in the aerospace industry forfour years before spending 40 years in higher education. He has received a number of awardsincluding the IEEE Millennium Medal and is a Fellow

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

problems could hardly be contemplated twentyyears ago, we should forswear any notion of defining future problems aside from those thatare already, and rapidly becoming apparent. We must accept ambiguity and prepare ourstudents to be problem solving intellectual and pragmatic ‘commandoes.’ Notably bothtoday and in the future the United States will not necessarily remain as a solitary primary‘top-of-heap’ nation. Notwithstanding this our gross domestic product (GDP) is the highestin the World per capita at $47.2K; almost 10% greater than second place Switzerland. Ourrelative prosperity is declining slowly, our exports still rank highly thanks to aerospace,agriculture and silicon valley (to simplify), and imports flow almost without pause. Ourquality

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

% 24% 26% Table 1: Student gender in Great Problems SeminarsThe students enrolled in the seminars represented 21 different majors. For Power the World,about 40% could be categorized as “traditional engineering” (Aerospace Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering).For Feed the World, only about 13% came from these majors. On the other hand, about 40% ofthe students in Feed the World had declared a major in the Life Sciences (Biology, BiomedicalEngineering, and Chemistry) while only about 3% of the Power the World students had declaredone of these majors.The largest number for a single major in the Feed the World seminar was Biology

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ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Longstreth, Rowan University; Vincent Sambucci, Rowan University; Alex Thomas Siniscalco, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Dr. Mitja Trkov is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University, NJ. His research interests include soft robotics, human-machine interactions, wearable system, ergonomics, and biomechanics. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick in 2016 and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2007. Before joining Rowan, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT.Dr. Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University Cassandra (Cassie) Jamison is an Assistant Professor in the Experiential Engineering

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ELOS Technical Session 6: Bring Your Own Experiment!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Y Heil-heintz; Jacob Wojcicki, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #43548BYOE: Wacky-Waving-Non-Inflatable-Arm-Flailing-Tube-Man for TeachingSoft RoboticsWilliam Y Heil-heintzJacob Wojcicki, Rowan UniversityDr. Mitja Trkov, Rowan University Dr. Mitja Trkov is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University, NJ. His research interests include soft robotics, human-machine interactions, wearable system, ergonomics, and biomechanics. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick in 2016 and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2007

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Charting Inclusivity: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Technology in Engineering and Computing Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatima Glovena Fairfax, Duke University; Jabari Kwesi, Duke University; Elyse McFalls, Duke University; Reagan Lenora Razon, Duke University; Alexandra Thursland, Duke University; Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University; Brean Elizabeth Prefontaine, Duke University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Athena Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female faculty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #43790 Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

://www.senseandsensation.com/2012/03/taxonomy-of-creative-design.html. [Accessed 08 August 2014].[10] C. E. Hmelo-Silver, "Problem-Based Learning: What and How do Students Learn?," Educational Psychology Review, vol. 16, no. 3, 2004.[11] D. R. Brodeur, P. W. Young and K. B. Blair, "Problem-based learning in aerospace engineering education," in American Society of Engineering Education, Montreal, Canada, 2002.[12] H. Yoon, A. Woo, D. F. Treagust and A. L. Chandrasegaran, "Second-Year College Students’ Scientific Attitudes and Creative Thinking Ability: Influence of a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Chemistry Laboratory Course," in Affective Dimensions in Chemistry Education, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 217-233.[13

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Technical Sessions 4

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2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

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Marco Hermida, State University of New York at New Paltz; Ping-Chuan Wang, State University of New York at New Paltz; Nancy Campos, SUNY New Paltz; Aileen Pastrana, State University of New York at New Paltz; Bianca Bermudez, State University of New York at New Paltz; Shaima Herzallah, State University of New York at New Paltz; Christopher Monvil, State University of New York at New Paltz; Tenmetey Tetteh-Nartey, State University of New York at New Paltz

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Diversity, Professional Papers

a summer program. Christopher actively seeks professional experiences to improve skills for engineering roles in sectors like manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or energy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Paper ID #45298Tenmetey Tetteh-Nartey, State University of New York at New Paltz Tenmetey Tetteh-Nartey is a current senior at SUNY New Paltz pursing a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He plans on graduating this upcoming Spring and hopes to continue his learning of 3D-Printing and Additive Manufacturing alongside renewable energy ©American Society for

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Teresa M. Ogletree; Brian P. Self; James Widmann

pedagogical research,Dr Self is actively involved in aerospace physiology and biomechanics research. He has worked extensively toinvolve undergraduates in his research, taking students to present at national and international conferences. Byinvolving students in solving ill-defined projects and problems that don’t have a “correct answer”, Dr Self hopes tofurther advance their intellectual curiosity and problem solving skills.James Widmann, California Polytechnic State UniversityJim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, SanLuis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and designcourses. He conducts research in the areas of design

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dan Tenney; Naif Jalal

managed and improved. In summary, the academic performance of student can be enhanced by the use of SMART Table.Figure 8: Effectiveness of Communication betweenteachers and students. The focal point of the current study is to identify howthe students and teachers at the University of Bridgeport [20] R. McAdam, T. O’Hare, and S. Moffett, "Collaborative knowledge sharing in composite new product development: an aerospace

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Arthur Heinricher; Brian Savilonis; David Spanagel; Robert Traver; Kristin Wobbe

% 24% 26% Table 1: Student gender in Great Problems SeminarsThe students enrolled in the seminars represented 21 different majors. For Power the World,about 40% could be categorized as “traditional engineering” (Aerospace Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering).For Feed the World, only about 13% came from these majors. On the other hand, about 40% ofthe students in Feed the World had declared a major in the Life Sciences (Biology, BiomedicalEngineering, and Chemistry) while only about 3% of the Power the World students had declaredone of these majors.The largest number for a single major in the Feed the World seminar was Biology

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

David Kazmer; Katie Bardaro

), and year of graduation (six ranges including 1977-1986, 1987-1991, 1992-1996, 1997-2001, 2002-2006, 2007-2011). The top and bottom 0.5% of salaried earners were removedto reduce the likelihood of outliers; buckets exhibiting a coefficient of variation (/) greater than 100% were alsodiscarded. The resulting database incorporated data for 75,036 individuals distributed across 11,149 unique buckets. Table 1: Comparison of reported engineering salaries Median Salaries Population IRR US BLS Payscale US BLS Payscale % % Aerospace $ 92,520 $ 70,442

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jani Pallis; Neal Lewis; Ravi Mishra; Navarun Gupta; Arthur McAdams; Richard Yelle

professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. She has over 30 years ofindustry experience working at United Airlines and as the CEO of Cislunar Aerospace, Inc, a small engineering firmshe founded while a graduate student.Dr. Neal Lewis received his Ph.D. in engineering management in 2004 and B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology), and his MBA in2000 from the University of New Haven. He is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the Universityof Bridgeport. He has over 25 years of industrial experience, having worked at Procter & Gamble and Bayer. Priorto UB, he has taught at UMR, UNH, and Marshall University.Mr