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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juan Carlos Ramos Tanchez, Cornell University; Boanerges Elias Bamaca, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

coping mechanism developed during thecivil war and its aftermath. This might surprise people from different cultures, even Hispanicfriends, who may perceive it as not taking things seriously. However, it is often a way of dealingwith serious topics.In my teaching role for a biological engineering laboratory and assisting in other courses, I haveobserved that Guatemalans, and maybe other internationals, often use English as if translatingdirectly from Spanish, leading to amusing situations and further discussions. In engineering, thepragmatic and straightforward nature of scientific topics helps, though it gets challenging whenadding nuance or developing narratives for experiments or engineering situations.Graduate school in English has been a

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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this goal by sharing our findings with thenext cohort of Teaching Assistants in our department. We see an opportunity to build communityamong the Graduate Students that will have their first teaching experience and more experiencedfellows in our department.ConclusionsStudents perceived a sense of community in the classroom and the laboratory, and they perceivedthat building a strong community requires deliberate efforts to connect with people. As noted bythe laboratory instructor, students actively engaged during the weekly meetings and mademeaningful connections inside and outside their assigned teams. Students felt that class contentwas delivered, and communication drove the teams forward. Students expressed their motivationto work further

Conference Session

Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cody Prince, East Tennessee State University; PAMELA MIMS, East Tennessee State University; Aruna Kilaru, East Tennessee State University; Eric Jorgenson, East Tennessee State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

andfuture workforce needs. As input, we will train students from diverse backgrounds, i.e., thosestraight from high school, community college, and those enrolled in a four-year program. Inparticular, this program is intended to serve non-traditional students such as veterans, thoseseeking retraining, and those who have attempted but never completed a post-secondary degree.Through our training, students will acquire useful, hands-on skills necessary for thebiomanufacturing industry. Based on interviews with industry partners, we identified that themajor area of need is in process control and engineering of downstream bioproduct separation.The principal aims of this work are summarized as: 1. Establish a biomanufacturing process teaching laboratory

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

Paper ID #37950Peanut Trials on Raised Beds with Indoor and Outdoor FarmBot SetupsDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sci- ences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical En- gineers (ASME) and American Society for Engineering Education. He is actively involved in teaching and research in the areas of robotics/mechatronics, precision agriculture and remote sensing, and biofu- els/renewable energy.Dr. Madhumi Mitra, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern