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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11666Examining Relationships and Patterns in Pedagogical Beliefs, Attitudes andClassroom Practices for Faculty of Undergraduate Engineering, Math andScience Foundational CoursesProf. James A Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Cen- ter for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State University. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Middleton served as

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

Notre Dame Catherine F. Pieronek is associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and an M.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. A member of the College of Fellows of the Society of Women Engineers, she focuses her academic research on the factors that affect the persistence of women in engineering. Page 26.899.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Implementation and Assessment of

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Innovative Use of Technology I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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Computers in Education

engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. Currently, she teaches within the first-year engineering program at Ohio State while maintaining an active engineering education research program.Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty

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Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

-around time from prototype tocommercialized product continues to decrease so that companies can gain important marketshare by being first to market. Although there are a number of hardware development toolsavailable such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc., none of these is fully capable of supporting therigorous demands of harsh operational environments found in aerospace, automotive, oil & gas,medical, or communications systems prototyping.In addition, educational programs need to have similar resources that support a flexible andreconfigurable toolset for undergraduate education from entry-level courses at the sophomorelevel to final Capstone/Senior Design projects2. There is significant value in a resource such asthis that can be configured

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Redfern, Duke University; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, North Carolina State University; Claudia K Gunsch, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-Charlotte in 2010. She has teaching experience in both the formal educational settings as well as informal settings. She has taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade math, science, social studies and reading comprehension and high school physics and aerospace engineering in North Carolina public and private schools. During the sum- mers of 2013 and 2014, Leyf served as the Academic Director for the Middle School Summer Math Camp and Middle School and High School Biosciences and Engineering Camps at Duke University. Leyf has extensive experience in curriculum development as an editor for teachengineering.org and a lead developer for four Race to the Top courses on aerospace, automation and security. She has also served as a

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Delorme, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Science Johns Hopkins University Mechanical Engineering 4 Smith College Engineering Science 3 Stevens Institute of Technology Bio-medical Engineering Mechanical 9 Engineering Naval Engineering University of Alabama in Mechanical Engineering 10 Huntsville Aerospace EngineeringThe 2013-14 year also saw a joint institution project involving the same institutions from thepilot year. This large single group was separated based on the suggestion of the sponsorappointed SME. Two distinct initial concepts were developed from the initial student

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Institutions of the University system to reduce energy usage in academia and atIndustrial Assessment Centers performing audits to reduce energy usage in industry.The first program occurred at North Carolina State University in the Department of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and is an example of the impact that undergraduates canhave as interns assessing areas of energy savings in the energy efficiency and conservationsector. It was funded from the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program WorkforceDevelopment grant from federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money administeredby the State Department of Commerce’s State Energy Office. 7 The MAE program was one of 28State Energy Internship Programs (SEIP) across the state

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison; Kevin Hoag, Southwest Research Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #13845Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering Profes-sionalsDr. Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison Sandra Anderson, PhD, is director of the Master of Engineering in Engine Systems program at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin Madison. She worked in the aerospace industry designing jet aircraft engines before joining Ford Motor Company. At Ford, she trained power-train designers and engineers in CAD and CAE and produced web-based trainings on topics such as reliability and experimentaldesign. She also worked in the Office of the Technical Fellow, exploring new

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Eco-Car Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn Midlam-Mohler,, Ohio State University ; Jason Linger, Ohio State University ; Jack Slavinski, Ohio State University ; Lisa Fiorentini, Ohio State University

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Eco-Car Poster Session

capstonesenior design projects, however, many students would benefit from a greater depth of study.This has been indicated through student surveys and industry feedback. To support this, threedepartments within The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Engineering have developedcomplementary courses that cover topics in project management. In addition, students engagedin extra-curricular student projects, such as the EcoCAR 3 project, must practice projectmanagement techniques to manage multi-person teams on deliverable-oriented projects. Thispaper offers a review of these three courses within Electrical and Computer Engineering,Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Integrated Systems Engineering. An overview ofthe techniques applied by the EcoCAR

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12142Analyzing Longitudinal Performance from Multi-Course Alignment for 1stYear Engineering Students: Calculus, Physics, and Programming in MAT-LABProf. Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Caroline Liron is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), where she has been teaching since 2005. She obtained her bachelor’s in Aeronautics and Space from EPF, Ecole d’Ing´enieur (France), and her M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from ERAU. She currently teaches Introduction to Programming for Engineers. She is involved in devel

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Gerald Flynn, College of Charleston; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) project. Professor Harriger’s current interests include application development, outreach to K-12 to interest more students to pursue computing careers, applying IT skills to innovating fitness tools, and wearable computing.Prof. Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brad Harriger has over 30 years of experience teaching automated manufacturing and has authored/co- authored several related articles. Professor Harriger has served in several leadership roles with Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education, and is a founding mem- ber of an international Aerospace Automation Consortium, serving on its steering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Engineering Place, North Carolina State University; Diane Brauner, Perkins School for the Blind

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

aerospace engineering in North Carolina public and private schools. During the summers of 2013 and 2014, She served as the Academic Director for the Middle School Summer Math Camp and Middle School and High School Biosciences and Engineering Camps at Duke University. She has extensive experience in curriculum development as an editor for teachengineering.org and a lead developer for four Race to the Top courses on aerospace, automation and security. She has also served as a consultant for Michigan State’s Research Experiences for Teachers program for the last three years. Currently, she is the Program Coordinator at the Engineering Place at North Carolina State University, where she also teaches an Introduction to

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Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

(AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in 2012-2013, with a placement at the National Science Foundation.Mr. Samuel S. Newton, Clemson University Samuel S. Newton is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. He plans to enter the aerospace industry and is considering a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. His interests pertain to aircraft design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Uncovering Forms of Wealth and Capital Using Asset Frameworks in Engineering EducationIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper presents the intermediate results from a qualitative research projectfor which we are

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Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech; Michelle M Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Scott W Case, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Mechanics

effect; if d=0.50, medium effect;and if d=0.80, large effect.18 Though this finding is meaningful, the high rate or repeatedtransfers (T credit) on two or three of the mechanics courses suggests that to investigate anyrelationships transferring mechanics credit has on future performance should focus on obtainingtranscript data for the follow-on courses for the trio of engineering mechanics courses (e.g.,Theory of Structures for Civil Engineering, Thin-walled Structures for Aerospace and OceanEngineering). Another concern in interpreting Table 5 involves how we might control for studentability differences in transferring/not transferring groups (e.g., are students who double-dip toavoid challenging courses weaker students on average). An initial

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Gianmarco Radice, University of Glasgow

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International

University of Glasgow (UoG) is actively contributing to this growth in transnationaleducation. It opened the doors at its first transnational educational programme in Singaporein August 2011, in collaboration with Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)4. Two yearslater, in September 2013, it launched a joint education programme in Chengdu, China withthe University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). Both campuses inAsia offer undergraduate engineering degree programmes; mechanical design engineering,mechatronics, aeronautical engineering, and aerospace systems in Singapore, electronic andelectrical engineering in China. An undergraduate programme in computing science is alsooffered in Singapore and an undergraduate degree in

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Engineering Technology

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Drapinski Moss, Purdue University; Mark French, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

an educational psychologist, studying motivation among pre-service teachers and college faculty members. Along with teaching pre-service teachers, she is the project manager for the STEAM project, a First in the World grant project, funded by the US Department of Education. She works for the Center for Instructional of Excellence at Purdue University.Dr. Mark French, Purdue University Mark French started his career as a civilian aerospace engineer for the US Air Force after getting a BS in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at VA Tech. While working for the Air Force, he did an MS and a PhD at the University of Dayton. His dissertation was on the design of aeroelastically scaled wind tunnel models. After 10 years

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Learning and Assessment in ME 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

Citadel Patrick Bass is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel, in Charleston, SC. He received his B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, in 2005, his M.E. degree in space operations from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, in 2009, and his Ph.D. in materials engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, AL, in 2016. His main areas of research interest are electroactive polymers and space mechanics. Dr. Bass earned an NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship during his Ph.D. studies and was awarded a meritorious third and fourth year of funding in recognition of his outstanding research

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ETD Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behbood Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Managers jobs category is projected to grow at an annual rate of 7%. This shows a strong need for engineers and engineering/technical managers.Engineering Employment Growth Outlook 2012-2022 Aerospace Engineers 7% Biomedical Engineers 27% Civil Engineers 20% Electrical & Electronics Engineers 4% Environmental Engineers 26% Petroleum Engineers 15%Source: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/home.htm  Texas. The Texas Job outlook

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Randall L Musselman, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Systems Engineering

, simulate, and construct VHF direction-finding antennas that theyuse for a transmitter-hunt exercise [1]. Amateur radio clubs conduct similar transmitter or “fox”hunt activities for their members to improve their technical knowledge and to practice theiroperator skills [2,3]. Amateur radio can be a convenient tool for supplementing engineeringeducation in many areas, including antenna theory [4]. These antenna-locating activities can beapplied to the emerging proliferation of UAVs in modern society. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), have beendeveloped and purposed for civilian, military, and recreational activities [5]. The technology isinterdisciplinary with the incorporation of aerospace structures

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priyesh Uday Mehta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

currently facing challenges with lack of design for AM principles, processguidelines and standardization of best practices [2]. As per Deloitte’s review report, the global 3Dprinting industry is poised to grow from $12.8 billion in revenue in 2018 and it is expected toexceed $21 billion by 2020 [3].With prompt adoption of this technology in the industry, thedemand for workforce equipped with AM skills is poised to increase exponentially. The diversefield of AM sciences requires a combination of engineering and soft skills for a successful careerpath. Moreover, the key to success of AM is its variety of applications such as medical, automotive,aerospace, art, and construction applications, which requires domain knowledge expertise coupledwith

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Technology and Manufacturing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Edem G. Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County; Ratneshwar Jha, Rowan University

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Two-Year College

engineering at Rowan Univer- sity. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), a member of the AIAA Adaptive Structures Technical Committee, and an editorial board member for the International Journal of Aerospace Engi- neering. Dr. Jha earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University, and holds an MS in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech. He received his BS in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019An Innovative Mechanical Engineering Technology Pathway Aligned with Industry

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Curriculum and Assessment III

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Computing and Information Technology

, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Assessment of the Educational Benefits Produced by Peer Learning Activities in CybersecurityAbstractPeer learning activities may represent a solution to several problems in the cybersecurityeducation field. Peers have the potential

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Ronald S. Adrezin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Professor Ron Adrezin, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. He has been a licensed professional engineer for over twenty years and worked primarily in the aerospace and biomedical engineering fields. He has utilized the capabilities of additive manufacturing for over a decade, originally applying it to space suit and helicopter centered projects. At the Academy, he teaches design courses that include lessons on solid modeling, and additive manufacturing as well as classic subtractive methods such as accomplished with a mill or lathe. He earned his B.E. and M.E. at The Cooper Union, and his Ph.D. at Rutgers University. All are in mechanical engineering.Dr

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Vasquez III, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Alireza Karbalaei, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Prof. Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida Hyoung Jin Cho is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Central Florida. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002, MS and BS in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University in 1991 and 1989, respec- tively. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2004. His main research interest is in the develop- ment of microscale actuators, sensors and microfluidic components based on micro- and nanotechnology.Dr. Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida Damla Turgut is Charles Millican Professor of Computer Science at

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Faculty Development Work-in-Progress Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan

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Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

, University of Michigan Grenmarie Agresar is an instructional consultant at the Center for Research on Learning in Teaching in Engineering at the University of Michigan (U-M). She earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Scientific Computation, a M.S. in Bioengineering, a M.A. in Education, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, all from U-M. She is an experienced instructor (over 7 years to multiple age groups), and her research interests include assessing student-instructor experiences and training. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 WIP: Engineering Student Instructors: What Are Their Needs and How Can We Best Prepare Them

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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Computing and Information Technology

student programs. The paper will discusshow various tools were implemented and their pedagogical value, as well as the limitations andchallenges experienced. Metrics on student use of the Matlab Grader (e.g. number of attempts,etc) and student assessment for the course will also be provided.IntroductionA Vibrations course was offered as a technical elective to a wide audience of both graduate andundergraduate engineering students during a 4-week summer term at the University of Virginia. Intotal, four sections were offered simultaneously: an undergraduate ‘in person’ section, and under-graduate web-based section, a graduate ‘in person’ section, and a graduate ‘web-based’ sections.The cohort included undergraduate Mechanical and Aerospace

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STEM Issues in ET

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue University, New Albany; Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

page for MHET orCGT (or related synonyms). Table 2 presents keywords extracted from the EET and MET pages.Keywords were manually coded by the authors via review of the pages. TABLE 2. KEYWORDS FROM WIKIPEDIA PAGES BY MAJOR Keyword EET MET Categories Electrical, Electronic, Embedded (System), Machine, Product, Material, Aerospace, Subject Control (System), Instrumentation, Automotive, Nuclear, Petroleum, Industry Telecommunication, Power (System) Install, Manufacture, Operate

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

transformation on the data points for each indicator. 6: Perform the 0-1 rescaling on the data points for each indicator.Appendix 2. The Most Frequently Used Journal Titles Journal Subfield Acta Biomaterialia Biomedical Engineering Advances in Space Research Aerospace & Aeronautics Advances in Water Resources Environmental Engineering AIAA Journal Aerospace & Aeronautics Annals of Biomedical Engineering Biomedical

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson

data beassessed on a common framework – these calculations account for the battery voltage changeduring the time between the end of the experiment and when the battery voltage measurementswere made after the experiment.) This would enable them to look for patterns or solid hypothesesas possible explanations of the findings. The need to assure a common base was a comment wereceived from scientists when we presented the results of our work at Aerospace Corporation [5]in November 2017. In order for the reader to understand the benefit of these calculations, theymay wish to consult the experimental protocol and its revision over time via references 2-5. Todescribe that detail here would be a digression from the role we are exploring in the

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Bernard J. Maxum; Andrey Beyle

Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual ConferenceFirst AuthorAndrey BeyleBS, MS Chemical Engineering, PhD Mechanical Engineering, Riga Technical University, LatviaDr. of Engineering Science in Mechanics, Institute of Polymer Mechanics, LatviaTaught at : Riga Technical University, McGill University (Canada), Lamar University (TX,USA), Pittsburg State University (KS, USA), and University of Texas at ArlingtonCurrently: Professor in Practice, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19018, 500 W