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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Clarissa Belloni, Ohio State University

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these humanitarian engineeringprograms is that this may be a way to improve retention of women within engineering.Humanitarian courses, including humanitarian engineering senior design capstones and service-learning study abroad programs, have higher enrollment of women than their traditionalcounterparts. Analyzing the motivations of participants in these programs reveals that womengravitate towards projects that allow them to become a “global professional” and “make adifference” while men want to “make a difference” by working on “exciting immersive real-world projects.” Thus, women seem to prefer projects that make a difference to other peoplewhile men choose work that they personally find to be exciting. However, within the existingresearch

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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) have beenincorporated with AIRSPACES (Autonomous Instrumented Robotic Sensory Platforms toAdvance Creativity and Engage Students) project supported by Maryland Space GrantConsortium. Broad goals of the project are aligned with USDA’s “environmentally friendlyagriculture” and NASA’s “earth science” mission objectives.As part of the AIRSPACES project, the UMES team has developed and integrated autonomousplatforms such as autonomous boats, autonomous ground robots, as well as unmanned aerialsystems, to advance sustainable agricultural practices.Farmbot, a small autonomous farming machine, has been recently acquired by the “SmartFarming” and “AIRSPACES” project team at UMES for conducting precision farming fieldexperiments on a small scale. The

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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wheresustainability is only in environmental engineering or biology, this minor is open to every students.Undergraduates interested in sustainability can also apply for Experiential Learning in CUAS (EL CUAS).Through EL CUAS, 8 to 10 undergraduates per year work collaboratively in a yearlong program wherethey complete courses, participate in professional development and carry out a project with a sustainabilityor urban agricultural focus. Students selected for the experiential learning (both science and non-sciencemajors) gain valuable project management skills, communication skills and the ability to scientificallyanalyze project data. All groups are also required to design and build technology to solve a sustainabilityor urban agriculture problem. Thus

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tammera J. Mittelstet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Garden TOOLS: Engaging elementary students in technology-rich agricultural engineering projects in outdoor learning spacesAbstractAs demand for food and energy continues to grow, so, too, does the importance ofunderstanding agricultural systems and technologies. There is a need to prepare ascience-literate citizenry capable of making informed decisions related to food, energy,and

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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bythe year 2050, and asked the important question of how are we going to feed that many people.The report put tangible boundaries around a “Wicked Problem” that was otherwise difficult tograsp [2]. The topic of feeding a rising global population has since been at the center of thepublic attention, and is a primary driver behind this research project, which stemmed from theNSF initiative, Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems (INFEWS) [3]. The focus on providing for a sustainable future also had rippling effects into the world ofserious games with over 60 video games coming out related to sustainability since 2006 [4]. Thetopics of these games are wide ranging but many adopt the model principles of the Triple BottomLine

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sydney E. Everhart, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leah Sandall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Paper ID #30453Participants of the Cultivate ACCESS Program (Work in Progress)Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rachel Ibach is a masters student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Applied Science program. Her assistantship project focuses on increasing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM-related agricultural career fields through a mentoring and development program that engages high school youth with undergraduate students and industry professionals.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Jenny Keshwani is an Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Franz J. Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Irene Humer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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computervision and deep learning.The main goal of this paper is to report on our approach to close the gap between domain expertsin agriculture and computer scientists by developing a practical, hands-on activity in the form ofa workshop or tutorial specifically targeted at agricultural engineers and practitioners interestedin applying computer vision techniques to solve agricultural problems. The tutorial consists ofspecific examples like detecting and counting bees, segmentation of fruit trees and automaticfruit classification. The examples for the tutorials are chosen because of their simplicity ofimplementation and because they are also easily expandable into more complex projects. Forexample, the segmentation tutorial can be used to estimate

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Youngmi Kim, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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engineering problems, which are oftenopen-ended, complex, and ill-defined with many unknowns and variables. For example, studentsmay learn how to measure certain parameters or engineering properties related to a flow or heatexchanger system from these lab activities, but they do not necessarily understand how thosemeasurements are used in the design of flow or heat exchanger systems in food processing, whatother variables to consider, and how those variables are interrelated and can affect the design andoperation of such systems.The department curriculum includes a senior-level capstone design course for AE majors and amulti-semester project course for AET majors. In these senior-level project-based courses,students are tasked with applying their

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Cara London, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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? Y/N *Coding of each question were designed as follows: HMT – H Major Targeting, PI – Previous Information,RE – Recruiter Experiences. Each code is followed by a number, for the question in that construct and sub/follow-upquestions and indicated with a number and letterComparison of Learning Outcomes This project offers a thorough comparative analysis of learning outcomes between allengineering majors offered at a large public engineering institution in the Southeast. Allinformation was collected from the most recent published degree plan from that major [8]. Onlymandatory curricula were counted toward the comparison as we understand any student mayachieve mastery of other topics through elective courses. Additional criteria for