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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E Slaboch, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #25255Board 100: Enhancement of a Thermo-Fluid Laboratory Course: Focus onTechnical WritingDr. Kamau Wright, University of Hartford Kamau Wright is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Hartford. He spe- cializes in thermo-fluids and plasma engineering. His technical research interests include applications of high voltage plasma discharges to liquids and wastewaters; plasma decomposition of carbon dioxide; foul- ing prevention and mitigation for heat exchangers; oxidation of organic matter in water; and inactivation of bacteria using high voltage plasmas.Dr. Paul E Slaboch

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy; Aaron St. Leger, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher Michael Korpela, U. S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Course With Emphasis On Embedded Control " Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.[3] A. Rubaai, "Laboratory Innovations In Undergraduate Control Engineering Education," Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, 2010.[4] S. D. Bencomo, "Control learning: present and future," Annual Reviews in Control, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 115-136, 2004.[5] R. Rabb and D. Chang, "Interdisciplinary Teaching Techniques And Learning In Dynamic Modeling And Control," Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2008.[6] A. St. Leger, "A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Alternative Energy Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shengyong Zhang, Purdue University Northwest

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Mechanical Engineering

positive.Reference1. Clark, W. and DiBiasio, D. (2007). Computer simulation of laboratory experiments for enhanced learning. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27.2. Chapra, S. and Canale, R., 2014, Numerical methods for engineers, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.3. Richard G Budynas and J Keith Nisbett, 2015, Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.4. Moazed, A.R., Roberts, R., Le, X. and Duva A., 2010, Teaching finite element analysis in undergraduate technology curriculum. ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, May 7-85. Brown, A., Rencis, J.J., Jensen, D., et al, (2008). Finite element learning modules for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanical Engineering

40 20 0 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Hands-on Data Sets from previous semesters or at different locationsFigure 8. Comparison of final course grades for hands-on semester against 6 other data sets from previous semesters and different locations within the same schoolSummary and ConclusionsThis paper presented a change in teaching style for fluid power course towards a more student-centered based learning. This course is already rich with laboratory work, but students’ interestwas noticed to have decreased due to the routine in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Mechanical Engineering

. 285-288.5. J. Round and B. Lom, “In Situ Teaching: Fusing Labs & Lectures in Undergraduate Science Courses to Enhance Immersion in Scientific Research,” Journal of undergraduate neuroscience education, vol. 13, no. 3, 2015, pp. A206-A214.6. D. Hall, H. Hegab and J. Nelson, “Living WITH the Lab - a freshman curriculum to boost hands-on learning, student confidence and innovation,” Proc. Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008.7. J. W. Belcher, “Studio physics at MIT,” MIT Physics Ann., 2001, pp. 58-64.8. M. Weimer, Learner-centered teaching: five key changes to practice, 2nd edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013.9. G. Subhash and S. Ridgeway, Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Course, Morgan & Claypool, 2018.

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Cynthia Gautreau, California State University Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #24781Board 99: Learning through Discovery: Empowering Lower Division Under-graduates to Engage in Cross-Disciplinary ResearchDr. Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Nina Robson is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University at Fullerton.Dr. Cynthia Gautreau, California State University Fullerton Dr. Gautreau is a veteran educator with 25 years of teaching experience. She currently serves as the Director of the MS in Instructional Design and Technology Program at CSU Fullerton.Dr. Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Bowden, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

controller designs.ConclusionTHKs encourage interest in the subject matter, allow for unrestricted laboratory time forexperimentation, and provide at worst comparable educational results to more traditionalmethods. In this work, the THK paradigm is expanded with the design of a low-cost kit formechatronics students with emphasis on teaching control system theory. The kit uses MBD andreadily available electronics to create an embedded controller and HIL tester for an invertedpendulum. The controller was tested with an inverted pendulum and the HIL tester, and bothresults were tested against software simulation. The initial pendulum results varied somewhatmore than expected in cart motion, although those results were improved somewhat byintroducing a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

, AL, USA. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, University of West Florida (UWF), Pensacola, FL, USA. At UWF, Dr. Rahman contributes to the Ph.D. program in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, and directs the Human-friendly and Interactive Robotics Laboratory (HIR Lab). His research and teaching interests include robotics, mechatronics, control systems, electro-mechanical design, human factors/ergonomics, engineering psychology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, CPS, IoT, computer vision, biomimetics and biomechanics with applications to industrial manip- ulation and

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced; Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo; Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

. The flexibility and convince of learning on demandis an education trend that is constantly evolving. The pervasiveness of communication technology andconnected media enables educators to teach via nontraditional tools such as recorded videos, live streamingof lectures, and live discussion panels. Bourne et al. (Olin et al. 2005) listed three requirements for effectiveonline engineering education delivery. Those are 1) online courses provide comparable quality to thecourses offered traditionally, 2) Students can access the courses anytime and from anywhere, and 3) theonline offered topics cover a broad area of engineering disciplines.The third requirement is still a far reach for engineering education. Despite the apparent benefits of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering at Tuskegee University, AL, USA. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, University of West Florida (UWF), Pensacola, FL, USA. At UWF, Dr. Rahman contributes to the Ph.D. program in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, and directs the Human-friendly and Interactive Robotics Laboratory (HIR Lab). His research and teaching interests include robotics, mechatronics, control systems, electro-mechanical design, human factors/ergonomics, engineering psychology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, CPS, IoT, computer vision, biomimetics and biomechanics with applications to industrial

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, University of West Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

professor of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University, AL, USA. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, University of West Florida (UWF), Pensacola, FL, USA. At UWF, Dr. Rahman contributes to the Ph.D. program in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, and directs the Human-friendly and Interactive Robotics Laboratory (HIR Lab). His research and teaching interests include robotics, mechatronics, control systems, electro-mechanical design, human factors/ergonomics, engineering psychology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, CPS, IoT, computer vision, biomimetics and biomechanics with

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emad W. Jassim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanical Engineering

for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, and the MechSE Five-Year Effective Teaching Award.Dr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a lecturer and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechan- ical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, and engineering education. He oversees un- dergraduate laboratories in fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Pedagogically, Dr. Johnson employs active learning, inquiry-based laboratory instruction, and any initiative that

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

Interdisciplinary Department. As a tenured full professor of mechanical engineering, he taught and performed research in the areas of mechatronic system design and the modeling, analysis, and con- trol of multidisciplinary engineering systems. With significant continuous funding from both industry and government, he developed the Mechatronics Program at RPI, which included an extensive teaching and research laboratory and several undergraduate and graduate courses in mechatronics. He collabo- rated extensively with the Xerox Mechanical Engineering Sciences Laboratory (MESL), an offshoot of Xerox PARC, during this time. During his 18 years at RPI, he graduated 37 M.S. students and 20 Ph.D. students. While at RPI, he authored over

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University; Samuel Molina, Rice University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #24780Implementation of Visual Supplements to Strengthen Pedagogical Practicesand Enhance the Physical Understanding of Fundamental Concepts in Engi-neering MechanicsDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #25110Utilize Project to Help Students Learning in Mechanical Vibration CourseDr. Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology Gloria Ma is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She has been teaching robotics with Lego Mindstorm to ME freshmen for several years. She is actively involved in community services of offering robotics workshops to middle- and high-school girls. Her research interests are dynamics and system modeling, geometry modeling, project based engineering design, and robotics in manufacturing.Dr. Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor, Ph.D, PE

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; C. Cy Yavuzturk, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

in a laboratory-based Aerospace Engineering Failurecourse, using a concept inventory exam. Evans et. al. [5] described progress on development ofConcept Inventory assessment instruments, which could be used by instructors to judge theadequacy of their instruction, and upon inclusion of data segregated by how content wasmanaged and delivered, to identify effective practices, and relate specific teaching techniques tostudent learning across multiple subjects. These subjects included thermodynamics; solidmechanics; signals and processing; electromagnetics; fluid mechanics; heat transfer, and more[5]. In discussing development of Concept Inventory assessment instruments related to thesubject thermal and transport phenomena (e.g. thermodynamics

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso; Md Moinuddin Shuvo, University of Texas at El Paso; Vishal Bhimrao Zade, University of Texas, El Paso

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #24851Efficacy of Social Media Communications for Enhancing Student SuccessDr. Louis J. Everett, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Everett is the MacGuire Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett’s current research is in the areas of Mechatronics, Freshman Programs and Student Engagement. Having multiple years of experience in several National Laboratories and Industries large and small, his teaching brings real world experiences to students. As a former NSF Program Director he works regularly helping faculty develop strong education proposals.Dr. Norman

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Morales P.E., Universidad del Turabo

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Mechanical Engineering

his efforts to diffuse innovative teaching and learning practices in the school. These efforts derive directly from the outcomes assessment plan which he helped devise and implement as ABET Coordinator. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Ana G Mendez - Gurabo Campus, PO Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 00778. Tel. 787-743-7979 x 4182 E-mail: jcmorales@suagm.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Sizing the components of existing machinery to gradually develop machine design expertise Juan C. Morales, Ph.D., P.E. Universidad Ana G. Méndez – Gurabo Campus

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University; John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University; Hani Dulli; David Lamp, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

- ical Engineering where he is a Ray Butler Distinguished Educator and Piper Professor Award recipient. Since returning to the faculty after several different administrative assignments, including Departmental Chairman, Assistant Dean, and Director of the TTU Teaching, Learning and Technology Center, he has focused upon engineering student learning research with an eye upon how to use these findings to im- prove traditional and computer-based learning. Recently, he received the Premier Award for excellence in engineering education courseware.John Richard Schumacher, Texas Tech University I am a PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Texas Tech University. My primary research interests lie in studying memory as it applies to

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Nyree Mason, Tuskegee University; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

and explanation of multi-scale material behavior can broaden students’ understanding of materials and mechanics, and assistthem to link mechanics concepts to materials behavior they observe in laboratory testing.Assessment of education outcomes of M3E moduleTraditional assessment based on student performance by solving given problems does not provideenough information about how students internalize and organize the knowledge presented to them.In particular, it is difficult to design a set of testing problems that can efficiently evaluate studentunderstanding of broad solid mechanics concepts and their relationship with manufacturing anddesign knowledge. However, such insight is necessary for educators to help students achievedeeper learning

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johnathon Demetrio Garcia, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Alexander John Norway, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Victoria Joyous DuPriest, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Curtis John O'Malley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Paper ID #25926Engineering Design Applications in the Introduction to Mechanical Engineer-ing CurriculumMr. Johnathon Demetrio Garcia, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Johnathon Garcia is a senior in the Mechanical Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute of Min- ing and Technology (NMT). In addition to his bachelor’s degree he is seeking graduate studies at NMT. He has conducted research under Dr. O’Malley with cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories on designing low cost, compact data acquisition systems for rockets. These systems were required to perform on a par with far more expensive, larger

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Hamid Vejdani, Lawrence Technological University; Wuming Jing, Lawrence Technological University; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, chair of the First Year Engineering Experience committee, chair for the LTU KEEN Course Modification Team, chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee, supervisor of the LTU Thermo-Fluids Laboratory, coordinator of the Certificate/Minor in Aeronautical Engineering, and faculty advisor of the LTU SAE Aero Design Team. Dr. Gerhart conducts workshops on active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, entrepreneurial mindset education, creative problem solving, and innovation. He is an author of a fluid mechanics textbook.Dr. Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University Robert Fletcher

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Ryan Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #26709Discharge Coefficient ExperimentDr. Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC Charles E. Baukal, Jr. has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an Ed.D., and Professional Engineering License. He is the Director of the John Zink Institute which offers continuing professional development for engineers and technicians. He has nearly 35 years of industrial experience and 30 years of teaching experience as an adjunct. He is the author/editor of 13 books on industrial combustion and is an inventor on 11 U.S. patents.Dr. Wes Ryan Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC Wes Bussman, Ph.D., is a senior research and development

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Heidi Reuter

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

successful union of art into the sciences. The first showcase will be at the AmericanPhysical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics, as an education symposia lecture. Another plan isto present this work as a workshop at Lilly Conferences that provides opportunities for thepresentation of the scholarship of teaching and learning. With more historical background, thiscould present the developments within fluid mechanics against the backdrop of scientificdevelopment.In April 2015, the University Faculty Senate (UFS) at Penn State University approved a newIntegrative Studies requirement within General Education; implementation details wereapproved in March of 2016. This requirement applies to students who start at Penn StateUniversity during or after the