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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Venkata Sai Vishwaknath Reddy Penumalli , University of Pittsburgh; Markos Norman Petkopoulos, University of Pittsburgh

Infrastructure Markos Petkopoulos, Venkata R. Penumalli, Dr. Robert Kerestes, *Dr. Tony Kerzmann *University of Pittsburgh Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department Pittsburgh, PA Email: TLK53@pitt.eduAbstractThe U.S. is rapidly electrifying its vehicle fleet. The electric vehicle (EV) market in the UnitedStates has grown from just over seventy thousand EV registrations in 2015 to more than 230,000in 2020. That’s a U.S. market share jump from 0.8% to 2.0% in just 5 years, while Europeexperienced a jump from 1.2% to 10.0% over the same timeframe [1]. There is no doubt that EVgrowth throughout the world will increase

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Dean Steven Castros, Ohio Northen Engineering S.T.A.R. Capstone Group; Jackson Christopher Deemer, Ohio Northern University ; Dominic M Wnek, Ohio Northern University; Connor Law, Ohio Northern University; Braden Miller, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Garrett Habegger, Ohio Northern University

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Margaret Dugoni, Villanova University; Nicola Iris Kaye, Villanova University; Zuyi (Jacky) Huang, Villanova University

support mental health [1][2]. There are several conditions in which the bacteria canlive; however, this is an ideal pH and concentration of species [3][4]. The consumption of caffeine,sugars, and alcohol can upset the environment of the gut microbiota; an unhealthy gut can lead toseveral negative effects on health such as indigestion, poor sleep quality, and poor mental health[2], [4-7]. The research group hypothesized that individuals who consume higher than therecommended volume of sugars, alcohol, and caffeine will experience negative effects on theirhealth. A study conducted by Lee analyzed the impact of drinking alcohol on gut microbiota [6].The study collected data from many other articles that researched how alcohol can affect

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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schools to promote and cultivate additionaldispositions within their students that better enable them to adapt and employ their disciplinaryknowledge. The concept of an “adaptive expert” (AE) has been previously developed within thelearning sciences to describe an individual with deep content knowledge but who also displaysadditional cognitive characteristics that better enable them to employ their knowledge and skillsin practice. Four constructs have been identified in the literature as forming the basis of thisadaptive expertise: 1) multiple perspectives (MP), 2) metacognition (META), 3) goals andbeliefs (GB), and 4) epistemology (EPIST).Upon entry to an engineering program, it is likely that students will present with different levelsof

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Edgar Canario, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Donna Chen

. sleep stage ● The learning components from this research are: Figure #1 02 Segmenting ● 30 second Segments (or epochs) are created around 2.(A).Average Approximate Entropy for channel Fpz-Cz

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Henry Alan Freligh, Raritan Valley Community College; Christian Anthony Ambrico, Raritan Valley Community College; Ange Mendez, RVCC; Peter Raymond Stupak, Main Engine Start a NJ Non-Profit Corporation

program had been shifted to after 5pm evenings.The spirit of this project is aligned with previous and on-going efforts to expose and engagestudents in “authentic” engineering experiences and environments through, for example,Hands-on projects Project Based Learning [1-9].Voice of the Customer:The Customer for this project was the College’s Facility Director, whose office, and the officesof his Staff, were located directly beneath the College’s “Weight Room”. The issue was thepractice of the “Deadlift” weight exercise, where a barbell weight of up to 400lb (1780N) islifted from the floor to approximately thigh-height, and then often allowed to fall directly back tothe floor. The impact of the weight on the floor generated a large “booming” noise

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

participants will be able to: • Identify the benefits and challenges of the classroom flip instructional approach • Develop an initial plan for how to flip one unit of a course • Consider how to use already-developed instructional materials in the classroom flipThe outline of the workshop follows: 1. Introduction and Icebreaker 2. Classroom Flip Overview a. Definitions: What is the classroom flip? b. Benefits of the classroom flip c. Introduction to best practices for in-class and out-of-class activities d. How to ensure that students complete out-of-class preparation work? 3. What can we apply from emergency remote teaching to the classroom flip? a. Identification of already-existing

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kaitlyn Kreider, State University of New York at New Paltz; Kevin T. Shanley, State University of New York at New Paltz

each configuration differs in will input the length and bore of any chosen cylinder, as piston and cylinder arrangement. The alpha design has two well as the hot and cold temperature values, to determine a power pistons, each in two different cylinders: one cylinderpower output matrix that varies with compression ratio and is heated, the other cylinder is cooled, and both cylinders are RPM, and then perform a parametric analysis for the connected using a regenerative heat exchanger (or conduit) Stirling engine. To prove the effectiveness of EES in [1]. The beta design has a power piston and a displacer piston designing and analyzing thermal systems, there is survey placed in one cylinder. The

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sanchoy Das, New Jersey Institute of Technology

and innovation using design analysis tools, and (iii) Innovative redesign of existing products that are readily available in the market.1. INTRODUCTION Almost all design engineering courses will include a team project in which students arepresented with a specific design objective. A core objective of these projects is to have studentsintegrate engineering principles into a working device so to provide users with a defined functionalutility. Project complexity is determined by the number of components in the design and thenumber of different technologies or processes that are integrated into the product. The productfunctional requirements (FRs) or utility are a minimum set of independent requirements thatcompletely characterize

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Aida López Ruiz; Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jacqueline Handley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

94% entrepreneurship.1 6% 17% EEP non-EEP 1h interviews• EEPs provide opportunities to address gender Afro-Latina Asian Black Latina 32 self-identified women underrepresentation. Middle Eastern South Asian Memo RESEARCH PURPOSE White

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

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Suresh Immanuel P.E., University of Evansville

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 36040 Correlation between the Course Knowledge Survey Results and Student Performance in a Civil Engineering Course Suresh Immanuel, Ph.D., P.E. University of Evansville ss476@evansville.eduIntroductionA commonly accepted assessment instrument used for both diagnostic and formative purposes isthe concept inventory, which refers to any kind of research-based assessment technique thatmeasures conceptual understanding in a subject (1). The usage of concept inventory helps theinstructors to measure their teaching effectiveness and determines if

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Cheng Zhu, Rowan University; Ryan Hare, Rowan University; Tyler Ziesse; Conor Peterson; Chenchen Huang

: Recent challenges spurred on by population increase [1], major world events [2],urbanization [3], and climate change [4] have raised a pressing need for greater education andoutreach for future geotechnical engineers. However, to tackle these expanding challenges,students need a broader range of knowledge than is typically provided in standard geotechnicalengineering courses. Specifically, students are often not extensively educated in soil mechanics,a core concept in geotechnical engineering, with few opportunities to apply their knowledgethrough experimental and laboratory work [5-7]. As a result, not only is education lacking, butstudents often see the work as uninteresting or challenging, threatening outreach to gather newstudents and

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch

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by the NJ Manufacturing Extension Program on National Manufacturing Day, 2018; Leading Women Intrapreneur, conferred by NJ Leading Women En- trepreneurs, 2018; and Best 50 Women in Business, conferred by NJ Biz, 2016. In 2018, she was the Principal Investigator of three NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) grants: (1) Construction & Utilities Talent Development Center, (2) Construction & Utilities Talent Network, and (3) Technology Advisory Network (TAN). Among her numerous publications, her co-authored paper, M- 0utreach for Engineering Continuing Education: A Model for University-Company Collaboration,” was awarded one of five Best Paper awards out of 1700 submissions presented at the

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Trinh Huynh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology

longer be neededfor the car to complete its tasks.Keywords: Power bank auto-switch off, serial communication, real-time video streaming, arduino-cli, L298N H-Bridge, Paramiko Python SSHIntroductionNowadays, the Internet of things (IoT) has gained a lot of attention from hobbyists, engineers,academics, and industry [1]. IoT is the network of devices and machines that are embedded withother input devices (sensors, cameras), software, microcontrollers to connect and exchange datawith other devices over the internet [2]. For engineering students who are interested in IoT, remote-accessed robot cars are an attractive project for students to enhance their knowledge and experienceoutside their classroom. In this project, the robot car is built

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Jake Robert Ross, Northeastern University; Kevin You-Ichiro Ohgami, Northeastern University; Nicholas Jasper Gillespie, Northeastern University; Owen Krivacek, Northeastern University; Benjamin Service; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

role in producing the world's oil supply, andhealth and environmental issues. In recent years, professionals have concluded that the consoutweigh the pros and that we need to find a better alternative than fossil fuels. That would berenewable energy [1].Part of the energy we use every day is generated through solar, thermal, and wind-powered energy.These sources have dominated the renewable energy fields, but another way to produce energycleanly has been ignored. Every day humans release energy while completing day-to-day tasks.All of this energy essentially goes to waste if it is not harnessed. Scientists have realized this andstarted to capture this energy in various ways like generators powered by revolving doors, footstepsmaking

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Maxwell B Boulerice, Northeastern University; Megan Claire Baginski; Dominic Gomes, Northeastern University; Alexander S Nikolov, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

push to transition torenewable energy. The original purpose of this project was to develop a new form of renewableenergy. More specifically, our team saw how much opportunity lies in all the instances of day-to-day life where people expend mechanical energy that is not capitalized on. We decided to focuson the movement of revolving doors. The revolving door was first patented in 1888 by Theophilus Van Kannel as a “Storm-DoorStructure” based on the earlier ideas of German inventor H. Bockhacker [1]. As the United Statesbegan to industrialize and skyscrapers were built, the revolving door became more prominent.Revolving doors are already sustainable pieces of technology. The mainly airtight design of therevolving door minimized temperature

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Filip Cuckov, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; José R. Sánchez, Wentworth Institute of Technology

addressedthe challenges of Industry 4.0 and (re)imagined and (re)designed our engineering curricula [1].Since then, innovations such as distributed computing and robotics, the Internet of things, multi-agent systems, semantic web, complex adaptive systems, artificial intelligence and machinelearning, and self-organizing business processes; have emerged and accelerated the transitionfrom Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 [2]. The overarching problem is that the industry careerspresented to our current graduates have changed fundamentally [3], and our present curricula areincreasingly becoming less fit to prepare our students to fill the needs of their prospectiveemployers. Also, our instructional methodologies are rapidly becoming obsolete because they

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Andrew Michael Seredinski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Andrew Seredinski School of Sciences and Humanities, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MAAbstractExit tickets are a formative assessment tool consisting of brief student feedback gathered at theend of a lesson. This work analyzes exit ticket responses from eight sections of introductoryengineering physics courses over three semesters (approximately 240 total students). Thesetickets provided two prompts after each lecture period: 1) What question do you still have aftertoday's class? and 2) Apply today's topic to something in the world around you. No more thanfive minutes of class time each day was allotted for these assessments. I discuss the formativevalue these prompts had for lesson planning in my introductory engineering

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

James Accuosti, University of Bridgeport

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(STEM) education is an effective catalyst toengage students in science & engineering careers. STEM continues to support the long-term goalof preparing students for life-long careers that promise a competitive edge in the job market.However, STEM program development is often challenging. Wu-Rorrer [1] argues that “STEMremains vaguely defined, and the strategies to successfully integrate it into the currenteducational system remain elusive”, inferring that a school’s STEM program is amorphous.Furthermore, STEM programs need more work than before with recent pressure to promoteinclusivity [2] and a solid career path [3] in a stable environment [4]. To better solve thisdilemma, there remains an aspect of STEM programs that is overlooked – the

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

inductors and have no amplifyingelements (transistors, op-amps, etc) so have no signal gain, therefore their output level is always less than the input.Filters are so named according to the frequency range of signals that they allow to pass through them, while blockingor “attenuating” the rest. The most commonly used filter designs are the: 1. The Low Pass Filter – the low pass filter only allows low frequency signals from 0Hz to its cut-off frequency (𝑓𝑐 ) point to pass while blocking those any higher. 2. The High Pass Filter – the high pass filter only allows high frequency signals from its cut-off frequency, (𝑓𝑐 )point and higher to infinity to pass through while blocking those any lower.Simple First

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Stephanie DeCarvalho, University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth; Jun Li, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Sarah D Dulac, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

ScienceFoundation grant number ACI-1548562. The assistance from Sarah Dulac and Alan Andonianwas also gratefully acknowledged.1. Introduction As time passes, technological advancements are continuously being made to improve theefficiency of manufacturing operations. One transformative approach is known as additivemanufacturing (AM). Additive manufacturing uses data from CAD software of a design to thencreate the 3D model by depositing material, layer by layer, to create the 3D design with extremeprecision. The printing material used can be chosen from a variety of choices such as polymers,ceramics, and metals depending on the application of the design. This method of approach can bemore efficient than the traditional operations of removing material

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ASEE-NE 2022

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David Lemar Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Catlin Wells; Tes Cotter Zakrzewski EdD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nicole Price

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Diversity

support instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A summary of the GROWframework can be found below. 1. Grow Relationships – Relationships represent the foundation upon which an inclusive classroom climate sits. Such relationships include both faculty-student and student-student interactions. Additionally, relationships are drastically affected by the expectations that are communicated and modeled throughout the course. Thus, the first principle is aimed at establishing a “learner- centered” classroom climate by promoting meaningful positive relationships. a. Seed 1: Establish a mechanism for students to regularly “check-in” (Ambrose et al.; Barr; Weimer) b

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Gabriella C Butler; Hailey Dooley, Northeastern; Liam O'Buachalla; Matthew John Urbano; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

many different options for gathering energy from rotatingchairs, we believe that our solution addresses the problem the best due to its versatility and convenience.Our design is an innovative way to harness a new source of renewable energy.IntroductionThe global climate crisis very clearly displays the need for new sources of renewable energy. As denizensof this earth, it is necessary for us to find these sources. In the United States, only one sixth of energy needsare covered by renewable sources [1]. This draws our attention towards unique solutions. There arecountless actions that we perform each day, some even mindlessly, that could be used to create usableenergy.After we realized that chair rotation is one of the aforementioned energy

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Rithvik Rao Katikaneni, Northeastern University; Matteo Farah; Carlos Mario Martinez, Northeastern University; Kabato Burka; TOBECHUKWU CHIGOZIRIM ANIAGBOSO, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

poweredplant, even the most efficient plants produce only about 50% usable power, whereas the rest is lostto the environment in the form of heat [1]-[3].On a smaller scale, there are many households that have wood fireplaces. While the heat from thefireplace is useful, there is still a large amount of excessive heat that is lost to the environment.This brings rise to the problem statement: ‘There are multiple activities and processes that takeplace on a day-to-day basis which result in heat energy production as a byproduct or in unusableexcessive amounts and this energy is lost to the environment’.Having understood the problem of inefficiency and having looked at the multiple ways in whichenergy is lost in the form of heat, one is very likely to

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum (AS), learningdifferences (i.e., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and dyspraxia), and Tourette’s syndrome.The motivation for the project and underlying principle of the neurodiversity movement isthat neurodiversity has unique benefits to offer society [1] and engineering problem solving[2]. We believe in a growth-mindset [3], positive psychology [4], strengths-based perspective[5] so we omit disability and disorder from our vocabulary and use terms like differenceinstead.The INCLUDE project takes a holistic approach to changing academic practices, fromrecruitment in high school and transition to college, to career placement and employeroutreach. A significant part is the

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

on the lab with title “BJT Common Emitter (CE) Amplifier” and belong to ajunior electrical engineering course on “Analog Circuit Design”. Some of the reasons for thisselection are as follows: (1) This experimental circuit uses a lower number of electricalcomponents, which may lead to lower errors during the PCB design, fabrication and testingprocess; (2) The input/output of the amplifier can be connected to physical devices(microphone/speaker) in addition to comparing the input and the output signals using anoscilloscope; (3) Since this was the 4th lab, the students can focus on the PCB design as they arealready trained on the simulating software and the measurement setup from the previousexperiments.The lab work was divided into two parts

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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in engineering programs. One study found that when a team iscomposed of more men than women, the minority gender is ignored and submits to themajority gender [1]. Another study conducted to show the difference in peer rating found thatnon-minority students gave higher ratings to other non-minority students compared withminority students [1]. To explore the problem deeper, one study conducted among 39professors showed that (1) they were unaware of the gender or racial bias within theirclassroom and (2) their existing assessments did not take into account the challengesminority students encounter in collaboration efforts. One participant in this study stated thatteamwork can support diversity in engineering, if we knew how to implement it

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Cuong H Pham, Wentworth Institute of Technology

nuanced and comprehensive manner.Computer Science encompasses far more than programming. Skuse et al. [1] observe, “ComputerScience is the study of algorithms, i.e., of processes for solving problems. … Learning toprogram, itself, is not Computer Science any more than learning French is the study of FrenchLiterature; a computer scientist may have to learn a programming language to implement analgorithm.” Thus, Computer Science and Society are essential complements of each other.Faculty at University of British Columbia developed a CS 0.5 course [2] in addition to for non-CS majors because that population was increasingly taking CS 1 classes and having a negativeexperience and not meeting the learning outcomes. The new course covers 40% of the

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Eric Concannon, Northeastern University; Casey Goyette, Northeastern University; Emily Michelsen; Zephaniah Hatano Langley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

onto the transducer was not concentrated enough to generatesubstantial current. To better localize the overall force on the transducers, we utilized magnetswithin the mouse and below the transducers. When the mouse passes over the transducer, themagnets attract, which pulls the magnet into the transducer. With an array of these transducers setup, much of the movement of the mouse is able to be harnessed and used as needed.IntroductionIn today’s digital world, people spend much of their time in front of a computer. While there havebeen many attempts to harness energy from this group of people [1]-[8], one area that hasseemingly never been tapped into is the movement of a mouse; an essential component of using acomputer. Piezoelectric

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ASEE-NE 2022

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Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis

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Diversity

remainder of their major curriculum.Exam reviews provide an opportunity for the instructor to help students focus on the material andconcepts that directly support the course learning outcomes [1].From the students’ perspective, review sessions serve as an opportunity to learn about the examformat and get a general understanding of the types of questions they will be expected to answeror the types of problems they will be expected to solve. On the other side of the classroom, for aninstructor, exam reviews may feel like a tedious and redundant exercise, where one is expected toregurgitate topics already covered in detail and to solve a series of example problems teasinglysimilar to what might appear on the exam.Another approach to exam reviews is