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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Anstaett Metzler, The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University; Russell K. Marzette Jr., The Ohio State University

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, Ohio.Ms. Annie Abell, The Ohio State University Annie Abell is an Assistant Professor of Practice at The Ohio State University in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Abell received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and a MFA in Design Research & DevelopmentMr. Russell K. Marzette Jr., The Ohio State University Russell K. Marzette Jr. is an Assistant Professional of Practice at The Ohio State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Renewal Process at Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn late 2019, the

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ME Division Technical Session 2 - Harnessing AI and Machine Learning to Transform ME Education

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Jason Daniel Christopher, U.S. Air Force Academy; Vincent Italo Bongioanni, United States Air Force Academy; Lauren V Scharff, U.S. Air Force Academy

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from the 20 students in a single class– the results speak to pros,cons, and directions that instructors can take as part of a continuous improvement process.4.4 Research objective 3: Ethical Dimensions and Practical ChallengesThe third research objective peels back the mystique of AI and looks at the ethical considerationsof using it as well as the practical challenges students face. This was not an emphasis area of thecourse as there are many topics related to the ethical use of AI including data privacy, fair accessby all users, biases in the data, and fair accounting of who produced the answers (i.e. academicintegrity). This latter aspect (academic integrity) was the primary ethical consideration in thisstudy. Many of these ethical areas

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ME Division Technical Session 2 - Harnessing AI and Machine Learning to Transform ME Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harrison Zimmerman Brown, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reza Ebadi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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tool’ssuccessful adoption will depend on factors such as curriculum alignment, faculty acceptance, andinstitutional support. Integrating AI into existing courses poses challenges, including the risk ofresistance to automation and the need to train faculty on the tool’s pedagogical uses and limitations.Additionally, providing students with access too early in their learning process may lead tooverreliance on the model, potentially preventing them from developing foundational skills suchas determining thermodynamic properties or performing calculations independently.ReferencesAaron Parisi, Y. Z. (2022). Talm: Tool augmented language models. arXiv preprint, arXiv:2205.12255.Bacher, E. V., & Smith, C. (1985). Shear Flow Control. Conf. American

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ME Division 6: Innovative Simulation and Extended Reality Techniques

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Armin Eilaghi, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #45822Integration of extended reality demonstration to a junior mechanical engineeringdesign courseArmin Eilaghi, Northern Arizona University Dr. Armin Eilaghi is an assistant teaching professor at the Mechanical Engineering department. His expertise is in the development and delivering engineering design courses in undergraduate and graduate programs and creative professional training and workshops. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Integration of extended reality demonstration to a junior- level mechanical engineering design courseAbstract:The integration of extended

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachmadian Wulandana, State University of New York at New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz; Brandon Gardner, State University of New York at New Paltz

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and lectures for the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz. He primarily develops curriculum for mechanical engineering laboratory courses, and is interested in promoting STEM education in local K-12 communities.Brandon Gardner, State University of New York at New Paltz ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Integrated Wind Turbine Blade Design Education: Combining Theory, Simulation, CAD, and Experimental Testing 1. IntroductionRenewable energy is becoming an increasingly popular source of electricity due to its eco-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability. For instance, in October 2023, GovernorKathy Hochul announced the nation's largest-ever

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ME Division 15: Grading Practices and Student Performance

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Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC; Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Afzel Noore, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

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Paper ID #48212Analysis of Impacts on Peer Mentors in an Undergraduate Peer Mentoringand Tutoring ProgramDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, a Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in various projects funded by different federal agencies.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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Mohammed A. Alrizqi, Cornell University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Junhyuk Kang, Cornell University; Beatriz Asfora, Cornell University

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grapples with effectively integrating lectures and hands-on labcomponents across the curriculum. Despite their importance, many lab experiences remainnarrowly focused on procedures rather than conceptual applications, limiting students’ ability totranslate theoretical knowledge into professional expertise. To address this gap, this studyevaluates a novel system-based Learning Studio (LS) approach in a mechanical engineeringdepartment at a Northeastern R1 institution. Through semi-structured interviews with eightstudents, we examine whether repeated, hands-on encounters with real-world systems bolsterstudents’ confidence, engagement, and conceptual understanding. Findings indicate that LSsfoster deeper comprehension of core mechanical concepts

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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Mark Fleming, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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concepts from multiple subject areas todevelop a solution, and choose an optimal solution from an assortment of viable solutions. Theseattributes are all consistent with modern professional engineering practice [2]. Furthermore, toreceive ABET accreditation, programs must also be able to demonstrate that their students have“an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs withconsideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,environmental, and economic factors” [3]There are a multitude of opportunities to integrate real-world projects into the undergraduatemechanical engineering curriculum to help students engage more deeply with the course content.For instance, several

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ME Division 5: Advancing Robotic and Mechanisms Education

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Daniel Adam Feshbach, University of Pennsylvania; Alex McNeill Chi, Germantown Friends School; Eric Huang, Peddie School ; Diedra Lynn Krieger, University of Pennsylvania; Cynthia Sung, University of Pennsylvania

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Automation Letters, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 7145–7152, 2021.[25] J. Hu, H. Li, and W. Chen, “A squid-inspired swimming robot using folding of origami,” The Journal of Engineering, vol. 2021, no. 10, pp. 630–639, 2021.[26] K. Zhang, C. Qiu, and J. S. Dai, “An extensible continuum robot with integrated origami parallel modules,” Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 031010, 03 2016. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031808[27] Y. Xu, Q. Peyron, J. Kim, and J. Burgner-Kahrs, “Design of lightweight and extensible tendon-driven continuum robots using origami patterns,” in 2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2021, pp. 308–314.[28] D. Jeong and K. Lee, “Design and analysis of an

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ME Division 3: Modern Tools and Methods in Structural Analysis and CAD

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Jamie Szwalek, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Christopher Carducci, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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feedback.Overall, design review positively impacted their design work (80.8% positive response) andpositively changed the way the students view themselves as engineers (84% positive response).1 IntroductionME 347 is a third-year undergraduate design course for mechanical engineers which incorporatestheory and design with CAD (SolidWorks). The course gives them the most significant designexperience so far in the curriculum, and it is an important pre-requisite course for the firstsemester of senior design. Students take an earlier course, ME 250, which introduces the designprocess and the basics of CAD modeling (simple geometry and drawings) and incorporatesbuilding a physical model using traditional machine shop techniques and 3-D printers. While

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ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

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Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher John Greer, The Pennsylvania State University; Margaret L. Byron, Pennsylvania State University; Bladimir Alvarado Ramos; Reuben H Kraft, Pennsylvania State University; Angela Dawn Lesko; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, The Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #45878Creating Public Resources to Diversifying Content in Mechanical Engineering:Fostering Awareness and Ethical ConsiderationsDr. Siu Ling Leung, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Siu Ling Leung is an Associate Teaching Professor, the Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs, and the Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. Her work focuses on renovating the engineering curriculum to enhance students’ cognitive skills, raise awareness of diverse problems around the world, and equip them to address real-world challenges. She employs

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jingru Benner, Western New England University; Michael J Rust, Western New England University; Raymond J. Ostendorf, Western New England University

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students indicated that they have no preference, highlighting an openness todiverse team compositions. When reporting team contributions, most teams shared responsibilityfor the project. For example, multiple team members participated in Data Collection, Results andAnalysis, as well as writing and revising the report. This indicates a high level ofcollaboration.Future workThis research is part of an ongoing effort to incorporate active learning strategies throughout theME curriculum, spanning all four years of study. These include courses such as Introduction toEngineering (1st year), Statics (2nd year), Thermodynamics (3rd year), and Heat Transfer (4thyear). This will require instructors to collaborate and discuss how to adapt and modify

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ME Division 6: Innovative Simulation and Extended Reality Techniques

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Marwa AbdelGawad, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

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technology, materials science, 3D printing, experiments, and product design,Dr. Marwa AbdelGawad, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Dr. Marwa AbdelGawad joined Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) as an Assistant Professor of Practice. She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX where her research was focused on examining the impact of microstructure on the corrosion response and mechanical integrity of magnesium alloys used in biomedical applications, specifically orthopedic implants. Dr. AbdelGawad’s interests are centered around materials and manufacturing, with a strong focus on corrosion of light metal alloys. With an extensive teaching background spanning over 10

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ozlem Yasar, City University of New York - New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology

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integrating VR into mechanical engineeringtechnology education, with a particular emphasis on engineering materials courses [6-8]. Byleveraging the capabilities of VR, students are provided with an innovative platform to exploreboth microscopic and macroscopic structures of materials, bridging the gap between theoreticalknowledge and practical application [9,10]. To assess the effectiveness of this approach, anexperiment has been designed involving two groups of students. One group follows thetraditional learning pathway, relying on textbooks and theoretical materials to study atomicstructures. In contrast, the second group utilizes VR technology to engage with these structuresin a fully immersive and interactive environment. Both groups are

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Sierra Outerbridge, University of Central Florida; Mohammadreza Chimehrad, University of Central Florida; Michelle Taub, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida

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Paper ID #46656Enhancing Student Learning in a Blended Undergraduate Dynamics Coursethrough Hands-on Mini-ProjectsDr. Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida Dr. Sudeshna Pal is an Associate Lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where she teaches courses in the areas of system dynamics, controls, and biomedical engineering. Her current research interest is engineering education, with focus on blended learning, project-based learning, and digital and design education. Her educational research is supported by grants through the National Institutes of

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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Amanda Sterling, Auburn University

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checkpoint inaddition to the final time increment). This decision requires critical thinking about the design andits implications regarding motor speed, and it reinforces how system measurements impactcontrol systems, quality assurance, and mechanical design integration. fiBy assigning this responsibility, students are compelled to not only research industrial practices,but to reason out how their theoretical calculations will play out during the practical testingphase.3.2.2 Adhesive restrictionsTo simplify enforcement and maintain focus on the educational objectives, it is recommended toimpose an all-encompassing adhesive restriction. While certain adhesives (e.g., threadlockers fornuts and bolts) are commonplace in practical engineering

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ME Division 11: Beyond the Build: Communication, Collaboration, and Reflection

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Frederick Rowell, Clemson University; Douglas Byrd, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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hypotheses and discusses the survey instruments used to prove them. Section 4explores the case study of an aeronautical fixture designed to measure drag force by SeniorMechanical Engineering (ME) students using PLM tools. Finally, the conclusion is offered insection 5 with complete references afterward. The appendices contain the research survey, finaldeliverable results, and the final report rubric for the design project.2. Use of PLM Utilities in Higher Education and GapThe introduction of PLM software into engineering education has taken many forms, rangingfrom dedicated courses to seminars or integrated into class projects. In many ME departments,3D modeling or CAD software is a mainstay in their curriculum, and some universities havePLM minors

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ME Division 9: Enhancing Lab Experiences

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Bo Yu, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University

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you get to see the entire process." • "No, because incorporating more projects from multiple courses could overload the curriculum and make time management difficult for students who have not been good at certain classes and need to catch up. Also, not all courses have such a direct connection to warrant an integrated project, and it could lead to more confusion than meaningful learning." • "Yes. It is less daunting to refer back to an earlier project rather than starting from scratch in every class. It also helps me feel like I'm investing in an actual project that is meaningful and not just a box to check to get a good grade." Table IV includes a sample of

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ME Division 15: Grading Practices and Student Performance

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #48636Coding Competency and Confidence to Prepare for OpportunityDr. Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University Jonathan Weaver-Rosen is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research has focused largely on design automation and methodologies – specifically parametric optimization and the design of morphing or otherwise adaptive systems. His passion for teaching lies in preparing future design engineers to properly utilize analysis tools and work effectively as part of a team.Dr. Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University Dr

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ME Technical Session 1 - Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education: From Prerequisites to Practice

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Umer Farooq, Texas A&M University; Hannah Farias, Texas A&M University; Digvijaysinh Barad, Texas A&M University; Matt Elliott; Bryan P. Rasmussen, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

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projects aimed at enhancing learning experiences for students, trainees, and professionals.Hannah Farias, Texas A&M University Hannah Farias is a first-year master’s student in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M. She is passionate about energy generation, consumption, and reduction, as well as engineering education. In her time with the Gulf Coast Center of Excellence at Texas A&M, she hopes to develop high quality tools, videos, and educational curriculum that will enable students and industrial workers to make changes that will reduce energy waste.Mr. Digvijaysinh Barad, Texas A&M UniversityMatt ElliottDr. Bryan P. Rasmussen, Texas A&M University Dr. Bryan Rasmussen is the Leland T. Jordan

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ME Division 9: Enhancing Lab Experiences

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Fahim Dorsey, Kennesaw State University; Connor Joseph Talley, Kennesaw State University; Razvan Cristian Voicu, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University

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utilized in bistable mechanism designs, while pinned-pinned flexible beams function as buckling beams and serve as translational springs, makingthem useful in dwell mechanism designs. Module 2 enables users to analyze different motiontypes of flexible beams that can be integrated into slider-crank, four-bar, and dwell mechanisms.CM-Module 1 enhances the understanding of deformation analysis in compliant mechanisms byproviding examples such as a simple link under a vertical tip load, an inclined load, and apinned-guided link subjected to a translational force. It also explores the application of flexiblebeams in a parallel arm mechanism. CM-Modules 2 through 7 visualize the deformation analysisof well-known compliant mechanisms under selected

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ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

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Francisco J Montalvo, Purdue University; Beth Hess, Purdue University; Lexy Chiwete Arinze, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Alanna Nash, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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these experiences facilitate the integration of theory and practice, as well as skilldevelopment, further research is needed to better understand their impact on post-graduationoutcomes.Depth of ELA and Impact on Student LearningWe define depth as the duration of involvement in an ELA. Although a few studies have exploredthe impact of depth on student learning, most have focused on only one type of experientiallearning activity rather than comparing different ELA within a single study. In the followingsections, we review the literature on these different types of ELA with a focus on studies thatexplored the impacts of depth of participation.Global experiences (e.g., studying abroad)Research on the depth of study abroad has highlighted benefits

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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Austin Talley, Texas State University; Logan Mallow, Texas State University

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and design area, are from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, Dr. Austin Talley holds an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in Mechanical Engineering. His research is in engineering design theory and engineering education. He has published over 30 papers in engineering education journals and conference proceedings. He has worked to implement multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants focused on engineering education. He has been an instructor in more than ten week long summer K-12 teach Professional Development Institutes (PDI). He has received multiple teaching awards. He has developed design based curriculum for multiple K-12 teach PDIs and student summer camps.Logan Mallow