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MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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success, retention, transfer, graduation,and academic/career pathways of low-income and high-achieving students. This project alsoseeks to advance understanding about the effect of evidence-based, context-specific interventionsto ensure success for STEM program students in open-admissions universities. The frameworkof this project is to study and address several institutionally identified attrition points including:(i) high attrition of first- and second-year students, (ii) slow pace of students to matriculation intothe Civil and Mechanical Engineering programs, and (iii) low participation and completion ratesof women, underrepresented minorities, and first-generation students. In addition to thescholarship award, several approaches have been

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ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Barbrow, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan; Angela Violi, University of Michigan

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and the workforce: the context of climate, cultures, policies,and procedures of organizations and person-based attributes like interest, abilities, and self-confidence.The recognition of this disparity and the pursuit of effective strategies for recruiting, retaining,and promoting women in engineering – both in academic and professional contexts – are notrecent endeavors. Groups formed to devote resources and energy towards tackling the issue.These include the Society of Women Engineers founded in 1950 [9], whose mission is broadly toempower women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, and the non-profit WEPAN, originally the Women in Engineering Program Advocates and now the Womenin Engineering Proactive Network

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Stephen Tolman, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Amanda Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University

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isseen as overly burdensome or if there are other political or personal objections to completing thegovernment forms, potential scholarship applicants are being missed due to low FAFSAcompletion. This issue will require further inquiry and research to determine a strategy toincrease student applications.Multi-Layered MentoringResearchers have found that a multi-layered mentoring approach provides students access todiverse avenues of support, where tier of mentoring plays a vital role in helping mentees navigatetheir undergraduate education and future career spaces [4]. Discipline experts (including facultyand industry mentors) provide field-specific details, student peers (such as upper divisionstudents in the program) help to provide a

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ozgul Yasar-Inceoglu, California State University, Chico; JoAna Brooks, California State University, Chico; David G Alexander, California State University, Chico; Sam Lloyd-Harry, California State University, Chico

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suchisolation often report self-discouragement and declining interest in STEM careers, includingseeking advanced degrees in engineering [4, 5, 6, 7].Additional barriers for underrepresented groups include a lack of role models, mentorship, and awelcoming environment, all of which have been identified as factors contributing to disinterest inpursuing graduate education in engineering [6,7, 8, 9]. A critical contributor to this disparity isthe feeling of isolation from the community and limited access minorities have to undergraduateresearch experiences which serve as a vital gateway to graduate education [4]. Studies haveshown that undergraduate research experiences not only increase interest in graduate education,but also build research skills and

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MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deepika Ganesh, University of Michigan; Carissa Yim, University of Michigan

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, sustainability courses were notintegrated into prescribed undergraduate or graduate engineering curricula, and in some cases this mayhave been due to a lack of resources. Rather, students independently sought ‘special topics’ to supporttheir interest in sustainability. This lack of emphasis on sustainability contrasts the descriptions ofin-person exposure to sustainable technology which ultimately steered those individuals towardsustainable engineering careers. The instructor’s sentiment that “people are willing to learn but you needto show them why it’s important,” echoes McCormick et al.'s work from 2015 [21]. They found that“participation in more experiential, enriching learning,” improved the value students place on sustainableengineering and their

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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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Wenhai Li, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Sen Zhang, State University of New York, Oneonta; Akin Tatoglu, University of Hartford; Zhou Zhang, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

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education.IntroductionThe integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) into modernengineering practices has created an urgent need for engineers with AI/ML skills to tacklechallenges in automation, robotics, preventive maintenance, defect detection, system optimization,and beyond. This integration underscores the transformative potential of AI/ML in engineeringeducation, necessitating curriculum advancements to prepare students for the evolvingtechnological landscape [1]. This need is driven not only by industry demands but also by students,who increasingly see AI/ML expertise as vital for their future careers and expect opportunities toapply these skills in real-world engineering projects. Numerous national reports, including thoseby the

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MECH - Technical Session 4: Innovation in Engineering Education Methods

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa

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will bepresented here.Table 1: Scheduled topics with brief descriptions of what is covered by the seminar. Week Topic Description Introducing the class to the instructor, brief description of 1 Introduction the topics covered in the course, illuminating some of the possible career pathways for mechanical engineers. Description of how, where, and why formal engineering International Beginnings of 2 education came to be with emphasis on the military origins Formal Engineering Education

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahra Pournorouz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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, and for example, include designing thermalprotocols for thermal equipment to perform tests for different nanofluids or designing hardwarefor harvesting wasted heat and converting it to electricity utilizing Carnot cycles. The students’learning process included the problematic concepts of thermodynamics. They were familiarizedwith the research and development industry in the energy field, and it broadened theirperspective toward their future careers. In addition, compared to an equation and problem-solving-only class, this novel method would lead to higher grades, thus, better retention forstudents and more valuable learning.Introduction:The main objective of this paper is to provide engineering students with a more engaging andpractical

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MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Joan Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder

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involved in programs 31.4 33.0 37.5 39.4 37.8 40.5 45.9 49.2 to clean up the environment Working to correct social 44.9 NA NA NA 63.5 NA NA NA inequalitiesNA = not asked on the survey in that yearWithin engineering, there is evidence that females are particularly interested in sustainabilitytopics. Klotz et al. [18] found that female engineering students were significantly more interestedthan male engineering students in work in their careers related to disease, poverty anddistribution of resources, and opportunities for women and minorities; female engineeringstudents had lower interests in energy. Verdin et al. [19] found that community college

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ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA OSTEM

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thoseinvolved in research venues, while Hurtado et al reported that research venues clarify post-graduation career options [4], [31], [32].Student learning, engagement, and success has further been promoted in higher education viaadvising and mentoring roles. According to Gordon, mentorship roles are a critical component forstudent success given that 20-25% of entering freshmen are undecided about a specific major,while 75% will transition to other majors at least once prior to matriculation [9]. Marquez andGarcia developed a mentorship model called RCDD (e.g., acronym for Relationship, Commitment,Desire, and Disseminate) which identifies four critical components in the transformative processof supporting student success in undergraduate research [13

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Campbell, University of Arkansas; EMINE SAHIN TOPALCENGIZ, Mus Alparslan University

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relate toconstructs like self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interest, thus impacting subsequentdecisions to remain in engineering or pursue a future career in the field. Further, studentperceptions on what mechanical engineering is and what mechanical engineers do likely changeover time based on coursework and informal learning experiences such as internships.Engineering literacy—the ability to solve problems using engineering design processes and makeinformed decisions about crucial issues such as energy consumption and climate change—is also avital component of engineering education. Much of the research on student perceptions ofengineering focuses on K-12 students and teachers rather than current engineeringundergraduates. However

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe; Jessica R. Deters, University of Nebraska Lincoln

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studies.Data CollectionAn entry semi-structured interview protocol was developed for this study and probed at issuessurrounding student's interest in research, expectations from research, experiences gatheredduring the research, and intended career path upon graduation. The students were specificallyasked what they hoped to gain from participating in the research projects that they were engagedin. Interview questions that are relevant to the analysis done in this paper are included in Table 1.The 30-minute interviews were conducted via Zoom or in-person, depending on the choice ofparticipants, within the first 4-weeks of the students’ research experience. Interview data wererecorded with the permission of the participants and transcribed via a

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ME Division 5: Advancing Robotic and Mechanisms Education

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University

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need for clear project guidelines, rubrics, and early introduction of projects, asseen in studies by Dochy et al. [8]. The design of medical devices as a context for engineeringprojects has gained traction as an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, integrating conceptsfrom mechanical engineering, electronics, and biomedical sciences, providing students withexposure to real-world healthcare applications [9]. This approach aligns with broader trends inengineering education to prepare students for interdisciplinary and socially impactful careers. Inthis work, student team projects involving design and development of walking end-effectorbased robots as artifacts were chosen as means to study design principles of medical devices. Arelated field

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ME Division 9: Enhancing Lab Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David J. Gagnon, Field Day Lab @ University of Wisconsin - Madison; Arganthaël Berson, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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are best suited for teaching the different components of their courses. Giventhe importance of Introductory Thermodynamics in many students’ engineering careers,individual learning activities need to be effective, easy to implement, and optimally enjoyable.Students, especially struggling students, need activities that help them learn the fundamentalconcepts that will guide their reasoning when they are later performing calculations. Learningtechnology developers need to understand which technologies and approaches are the mostpromising so they know where to invest their efforts.In this paper, we provide some empirical evidence that may help instructors and designers makethese decisions. We explore the development, deployment, use and student

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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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Erik Hurlen, University of Washington

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(anxiety etc.).There have been many studies on gender differences. Jones [5] studied how gender differencesaffect student motivation constructs, achievement, and career plans, along with the interactionsamong them. Jones found that female students did have lower self-efficacy, but not necessarilyto a statistically significant level. In Hutchison et.al. [4], it was found that females who persist inSTEM have lower self- efficacy perceptions than their male colleagues. These were also brokendown by race and ethnicity. Fraley et.al. [3] assessed confidence and competency of first yearengineering students. It was found that many students enter class with a pre-conceived notion ofalready knowing the material. It was also found that female students

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ME Division 4: Broadening Participation and Building Resilience

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Creating Public Resources to Diversifying Content in Mechanical Engineering: Fostering Awareness and Ethical ConsiderationsAbstractThis paper explores an innovative

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 3: Student Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Samuel Garcia, Texas State University

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importantinformation and knowledge essential to helping them to excel in engineering careers. Second, thethought of grades has a profound effect on student emotional and well-being. These are importanttopics for high education professionals to consider and help develop systems to address these areasaffecting student learning.IV.5 Question 5: How do you feel when you have high grades in your class?Figure 5 illustrates examples of the different emotions and feelings students have when doing wellacademically in a course. As evidenced by the chart, the students experienced low stress levels andgeneral mild feelings of nervousness, fear, and anxiety.Summary of Feedback and Guiding Question Five. For the guiding question, “How do you feelwhen you have high grades

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kalon Ma Bienz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Devon Bountry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Chang Rui Liu, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Behnam Ghalamchi

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more educated and higher achieving population. Providing an education allows formore opportunities in better careers, and higher paying jobs. The economic success is deeplyintertwined with the quality of education in a society. [47] In the modern world education isespecially important. New information is being produced at a much faster rate than it used to be,shortening the lifespan of knowledge significantly, and rendering old learnings irrelevant to today.[41] New technology and information are constantly being released and updated. Students andcareer workers now not only need to recall what they learned in school and in trainings, but alsobe capable of learning new skills throughout their entire career. Learning and education hasbecome a

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 11: Project and Research-Based Learning Environments

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Wilson, The University of Kansas

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generally. Mostrespondents indicated that the project increased their interest in undergraduate research.ConclusionIn conclusion, collaborative, project-based learning can help to create community among firstyear students. Survey results suggest that such activities can create a support network,particularly for our first-generation students. A project focused on research has the potential toengage first-year students in research at the beginning of their academic career. Programmablemicrocontrollers such as the Arduino Uno offer a platform for simple research projects that canteach students about the research cycle and prompt interest in further undergraduate research. Inthe future, we will continue to refine this course. The purchased kits have a

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MECH - Technical Session 3: Advancements in Teaching Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namhee Kim, Western Carolina University

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) Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee provided the list of CFD-relatedconcepts and different approaches to introduce CFD into a undergraduate engineeringcurriculum [1]. Integrating CFD topics into a fluid mechanics course is a suitable approach tobenefit engineering students in general, while a separate CFD course is more appropriate toengineering students who are interested in CFD research or careers. [2] and [3] designed separateundergraduate CFD courses and provided the detailed information on course contents andassigned projects. There are a number of studies that integrated CFD topics into theirundergraduate fluid mechanics courses to increase students understanding of flow behaviors( [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]). In the present study, the

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MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel James Murphy, The University of Iowa; Martell Cartiaire Bell, The University of Iowa; Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa; Jae-eun Russell

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workshop participation, extracurricular activityparticipation, and interest in the AIMS program. Example workshops that students may haveparticipated in include Introduction to Python and Career Development, among others. Someextracurricular activities that students may have engaged in include a university-sponsoredHackathon, involvement in engineering student organizations, and other campuswideorganizations. We hypothesize that students who go out of their way to participate in additionalopportunities like workshops and extracurricular activities might be afforded more occasions todevelop their ESE and EJ. Interaction terms were not included for the ANOVA, in part due to therelatively small sample size currently available. The outputs used were

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MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Nihad Awartani, University of Cincinnati; Iman Shayegani, University of Cincinnati; David Allen Evenhouse, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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. Judging by the significant success of manyinterventions, we would like to point to some that should be considered as a permanent changefor future Statics courses in general. For example, reflective practices such as the ones seen inGoldberg et al. (2015) and Goldberg et al. (2021) can provide healthy lifestyle changes tostudents that benefit them well in their student careers. The significance of the results mentionedis easy to assume and is only further established within the paper. We believe that implementingthese interventions more regularly can provide easier communication between students andteachers and future testing can better show this in other courses as well.Group work has shown mixed results and even the significant ones are not

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 12: Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Teri Kristine Reed, University of Oklahoma; Angela E. Arndt

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develop the necessary connections between courses,concepts and applications that engineering professionals require in their careers. In thiswork-in-progress study, we present one aspect of a larger engineering research program that aimsto develop such activities and promote knowledge transfer.The goal of this larger program is to develop an intervention that promotes knowledge transferand helps make the links between a student’s courses more explicit. The study is based on priorresearch [8,9] that observed student difficulties in applying mathematical concepts in anengineering context and which piloted a 3-stage intervention aimed at promoting the transfer ofknowledge from mathematics to an engineering course. The piloted intervention was based

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MECH - Technical Session 13: Technological Advancements and Applications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Alley, Penn State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Penn State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Penn State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Penn State University; Siu Ling Leung, Penn State University; Stephanie Cutler, Penn State University

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students to create authentic engineering products. Accordingto the Department of Mechanical Engineering, specific advantages for Writing as an Engineer areas follows: 1. The course requires types of assignments (report and proposal) that students are more likely to write as professionals in their future careers. 2. The course gives students a more authentic writing assignment (having scope defined by manager and having an authentic audience, purpose, and format). 3. The course gives students feedback on the technical precision of the writing. 4. The course gives students feedback on the emphasis of the most important technical detailsWriting as an Engineer also provides students with opportunities to further engage

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MECH - Technical Session 7: Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Walter Huffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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and/or struggling to transition partially through theireducational career [8].So instructors are inclined to provide students with well-defined homework problems.Unsurprisingly, tensions with these problems have arisen. One is the tension between providingstudents with a pre-prescribed solution path and having them create their own. Because there isoften only one way to solve each problem, it may be tempting to provide steps for each problemtype covered in class. Additionally, the recommended practice of scaffolding, starting with fullproblem-solving direction and then slowly removing guidance, suggests that providing studentswith step-by-step example problems will help them learn [9]. However, students who create theirown problem solving

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MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland, College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park; Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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of engineers.Moreover, students require these skills in order to take thoughtful actions at decisionpoints in their careers. A subset of the team of faculty who organized the workshop, plusan important addition to the team, a member of the university’s Transformation &Learning Transformation Center (TLTC), is responsible for creating the content of thecertificate, implementing it, and managing it.The certificate system being considered is formatted to be consistent with a plannedteaching academy being developed by the TLTC. The team has been awarded a grantfrom TLTC to explore how unit-specific certifications can be co-developed andexpanded across the university. The focus of this effort is to develop a certification thatmakes sense in

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ME Division 7: Making it Matter: Projects and Communication

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. He coordinates two undergraduate programs – B. S. Mechanical Engineering and B. S. Aerospace Engineering. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed journal and proceeding papers. He has 12 and 6 patents granted in the U.S. and Korea, respectively, in the areas of sensors, microfluidic devices, and micro/nanofabrication. His current research focus is on miniaturized environmental sensors and sample handling devices. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002. He worked as Research Engineer at Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) from 1993 to 1997. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2004 and was given

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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. are exposing students to the benefits of PLM software integration in a team-based,undergraduate design course where students develop a digital twin for a scaled, tracked, roboticvehicle. The team integrated NX and Teamcenter into their guided and student-led projects tofacilitate their digital twin design and improve collaboration as a team, while surveys were usedto measure the student’s understanding and career preparedness of PLM topics.PLM integration into engineering education can effectively prepare students for their futurecareers; however, PLM integration into engineering programs is limited [13]. This research aimsto identify an area of the curriculum where PLM tools can be integrated and tested foreffectiveness. A case study

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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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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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turn, confirmed for them that they were pursuing the right degree path and, for one, helped refine career goals within the field of engineering. The peer mentors felt they had experienced personal growth in relating to supervising faculty, expanded their repertoire of social skills (e.g., team leadership, team trouble shooting), and had taken on an informal and continuing role as a sounding board for and guide to some of the students from the course in which the robotics project was implemented. They improved their understanding of course topics, reinforced past learning

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Benjamin Blank; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Bernhard Fuchs, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Luka Grbeš, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Elia Osti

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]).The significance of lightweight design extends beyond its technical applications; it embodiesa philosophy of maximizing efficiency and innovation, which are valuable skills in any field.The rationale for targeting students of this age group, particularly those who may not yet beinclined towards a technical education, is twofold. First, early exposure to complex conceptshelps demystify science and engineering, potentially sparking interest in STEM subjects(science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Second, the skills developed throughunderstanding and applying the principles of lightweight design ̶ such as analytical thinking,problem-solving, and creativity ̶ are universally applicable and crucial in a wide array ofacademic and career