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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Sameer Hamoush, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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full of lessons and engineering applications.Above all, every university has a power plant and workers who are full of experience and readyto share their experience with students with enthusiasm and dedication. The power plant is ademonstration laboratory that can be used to teach many engineering programs including heattransfer, thermodynamics, machinery, water treatment and water quality, materials, structure,combustion, and, more importantly, all these are undergone under dynamic conditions.Managing this mentorship was difficult, due to the time constraints and the corona pandemic.One of the advantages is the proximity of the early college to the engineering building. Research,education, and outreach are involved in this mentoring at

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Alexandru Belu; Zhengmao Ye, Southern University

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Paper ID #33901Project-based Learning Approach in Teaching Power and Energy Engineer-ingCoursesDr. Radian G. Belu, Southern University Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton, Rouge, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to Southern University Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1: Mechanical and CAD Track

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Nina T. Jones, University of Florida; Sean R. Niemi, University of Florida; Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.

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contract engineer at Engineer Inc., a Gainesville education enterprise that designs and distributes STEM laboratory kits to remote learners. She is currently working as an intern in an effort to expand her scope to the aerospace field.Dr. Sean R. Niemi, University of Florida Sean R. Niemi is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UF, and founder of the MERGE (MEchanical engineeRing desiGn pEdagogy) Lab focusing his research and teaching efforts on Capstone Design, Mechanical Design, Design for Manufacturing, and Instrumentation Design. Sean co-advises the UF Rocket Team (Swamp Launch), mentoring a group of interdisciplinary students in developing a 10,000 ft. apogee rocket for the

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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, provided as an alumni gift, make for an experiencethat student find to provide them an advantage in their first round of job interviews and on theirfirst career positions.References[1] Herbert L. Hess, Joseph D. Law, and Brian K. Johnson, “New three-Level UndergraduateCurriculum for Teaching Electrical Energy Subjects,” Annual Conference of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, June 2004, pp. 9.945.1-9.945-8.[2] Herbert L. Hess, “The Minty Boost® as an Exciting Laboratory Experience in LearningPower Electronics and Instrumentation,” Annual Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education, Seattle, June 2015, pp. 26.1581.1-26.1581.10.[3] Daniel W. Hart, Power Electronics, First Edition (New York: McGraw-Hill

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1: Mechanical and CAD Track

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Leah Hope Sirkis, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh

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through the use of demonstrations, guest speakers, student projects and site visits. Dr. Kerzmann is a firm believer that all students learn in their own unique way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, and group work. Dr. Kerzmann is enthusiastic in the continued pursuit of his educational goals, research endeavors, and engagement of mechanical engineering students. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 HydroIsland: Undergraduate Research Modeling an Ocean Thermal Energy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

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Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Lance David Sebesta

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has been achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3: Education Track

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Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University

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Paper ID #32605Food to Energy: A K12/University Partnership to Develop a ResourceRecovery ProgramDr. Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University Jan DeWaters is an Associate Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University, in Potsdam, New York. She teaches introductory courses on energy issues and energy systems, and is part of the development team for Clarkson’s First Year Engineering/Interdisciplinary course. Her current research interests include the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based effective learning practices in STEM education, environmental education, and energy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

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Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

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Paper ID #33159A Model Passive Solar Home Student Design ProjectDr. Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University Matthew Aldeman is an Assistant Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also includes service in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer