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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, The University of Texas at Arlington; Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College District; Jianzhong Su, The University of Texas at Arlington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Classroom.Prof. Jianzhong Su, The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Jianzhong Su is professor and chair of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He received his Ph.D. in 1990 from University of Minnesota under Professor Hans Weinberger and he has been in higher education ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Transformation of a Mathematics Department1. INTRODUCTIONIn this paper we describe the deliberate efforts made since 2005 to transform the MathematicsDepartment at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The efforts have been aimed atmaking the Department a better place for our faculty, staff, and students. Our main

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hicks, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Cliff Shaffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park in 1986. He is currently Professor of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, where he has been since 1987. He directs the AlgoViz and OpenDSA projects, whose goals resp ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Exploring Office Hour Interactions in a Data Structures and Algorithms CourseAbstractLarge universities often have introductory computing courses with hundreds of students, dozensof TAs, and multiple TAs on duty at the same time. We investigate what occurs during office hourinteractions between students and TAs, focusing on a large intermediate data structures coursewith major programming assignments

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

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Garrett Stoyell, Clarkson University; Masudul Imtiaz; Siddesh Sood; Thomas B Griebel, Clarkson University; Anthony Seybolt, Clarkson University

1 Implementation of a Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Garrett Stoyell, Anthony Seybolt, Thomas Griebel, Siddesh Sood, Md Abdul Baset Sarker, Abul Khondker, Masudul Imtiaz Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Clarkson University Potsdam, NY stoyelgm@clarkson.edu Abstract—The application of a brain-computer interface to of this project was to serve

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ilan Alpert

Implementing Single-Scale Retinex on Hardware: A Pilot StudyIlan AlpertMorgan State UniversityDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering1700 East Cold Spring LaneBaltimore MD 21251 USAilalp1@morgan.eduILAN ALPERTMasters of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 24 Implementing Single-Scale Retinex on Hardware: A Pilot Study Abstract- The Retinex algorithm, a process that automatically improves visual realism inimages, has been successfully implemented in software but has not effectively been appliedto hardware. While both software and hardware essentially perform the same function,there are many advantages in using hardware to directly implement the algorithm.Hardware has a size

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ming Xia; Xingguo Xiong

Mathematical Model of a Proposed Carbon Nanotube Sensor for Ultra Sensitive Acetone Sensing Ming Xia, Xingguo Xiong Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604Abstract: In recent years, MEMS/NEMS (Micro-/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems) sensors have attracted tremendous interest amongresearchers due to their low cost, quick response time, as well as high sensitivity and selectivity. In this paper, an ultra sensitive acetone sensorbased on carbon nanotube (CNT) structure is proposed. In this device, a

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Professional Papers

Paper ID #45470Enhancing Student Engagement in Numerical Methods: The Impact of AlternativeGrading PracticesDr. Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Enhancing Student Engagement in Numerical Methods: The Impact of Alternative Grading PracticesStudent engagement is critical for achieving positive academic and social outcomes, yetmaintaining high engagement levels in challenging math-based courses like numericalmethods can be difficult. This study addresses this challenge by implementing twoassessment-based strategies: a bonus point self-assessment rubric and

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Mohamed Tayseer; Fouad Zoghieb; Ismail Alcheikh; Mohammad N.S. Awadallah

of each question into positive, neutral and negative answers.Social networking sites users looked for ways to stay in For example, in the academic section, answers to questionstouch with their accounts on these sites. As a result, they like “Do you think online groups can be used as academicwere able to adopt smartphones as a new technology to study groups?” with either “Strongly disagree” orcommunicate with their families and friends easily. “disagree” were considered to be negative, while answersResearchers tried to come up with findings by several ways; with “Do not know” were considered to be neutral andthey tried to make questionnaires through websites, and answers with

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Molu O Olumolade, Central Michigan University

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Diversity

Paper ID #35070Making College Campus Wheelchair Accessible: Students PerspectiveDr. Molu O Olumolade, Central Michigan University An Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology with Central Michigan university; received first and second degrees from NCA&T and doctorate degree from the University of Calgary. He has been engaged in teaching for more than a decade and has more than 20 years of industrial experience in plant engineering. His research and publications are in the areas of manufacturing scheduling, design for man- ufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA) and preventive maintenance

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International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Kirandeep Kaur, University of Florida; Sarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida

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International

AC 2009-409: OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR MALAYSIA, FLORIDAAND QATARFazil Najafi, University of FloridaKirandeep Kaur, University of FloridaSarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida Page 14.922.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR MALAYSIA, FLORIDA AND QATARAbstractThe purpose of this research is to compare oil spill contingency plans of Malaysia, Florida andQatar. The idea behind the comparison is to identify best oil spill contingency plan practices toexpedite the removal of the spill. Furthermore, the three places are selected due to increased oiltankers traffic. Oil spill is the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

mathematician with research areas in partial differential equations and dynamical systems, with a particular interest in problems from computational neuroscience. He has graduated 10 doctoral students, and is very involved student mentoring of undergraduate students and high school students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 THE IMPACT OF THE MATHEMATICS S-STEM PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON1. INTRODUCTIONThe University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is one of the eight campuses in the University ofTexas system, and it is the second largest campus after the flagship campus at Austin. It offersbachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. In the fall semester of

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terkuma Stanley Asongo, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42246Scoping Review of Instruments for Measuring Doctoral Students’ MentoringRelationships with Advisors or MentorsTerkuma Stanley Asongo, University of Massachusetts, Lowell I hold a degree in science education from the University of Agriculture Makurdi in Nigeria. Following that, I completed coursework for a master’s program in research, measurement, and evaluation at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I also earned a master’s degree in biomedical science from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Currently, I am pursuing a Ph.D. in research and evaluation at the University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, State University of New York

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Architectural

AC 2009-428: ASSESSING CREATIVITY IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN:EVIDENCE FOR USING STUDENT PEER REVIEW IN THE STUDIO AS ALEARNING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLJoseph Betz, State University of New York Joseph A. Betz is an architect and Professor in the Department of Architecture & Construction Management at the State University of New York College of Technology at Farmingdale. He received his undergraduate and professional degrees in architecture from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his post-professional degree in architecture from Columbia University. A recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, he has served as both national Program Chair and Division Chair of the

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Materials Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob Kelter, Northwestern University; Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University; Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University

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Materials

. He has also developed many computation-based curricular units for use in K-16 that are used internationally. He is the co-inventor of, and continues to develop restructuration theory that describes the changing content of knowledge in the context of ubiquitous computation, and its implications for making sense of complexity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning About Diffusion at Two Levels: Agent-based Micro-scale and Equation-based Macro-scaleAbstractDiffusion is a crucial phenomenon in many fields of science and engineering, and it is known tobe difficult for students to learn and understand. Ideally, students should understand (1) themacro-level

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COED Programming Education 1: Students, Motivation, and Mastery

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Parsons, Western Washington University; Qiang Hao, Western Washington University; Lu Ding, University of South Alabama

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Ding researches critical aspects of teaching and learning in STEM fields such as student engage- ment and motivation in online learning environments. Currently, Lu’s research involves how to design instructional videos for teaching debugging skills and misconceptions in learning programming. Another research line of hers is gaming and game-based learning (GBL), especially in empowering teachers to use GBL in their everyday teaching and to engage students in learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring Differences in Planning Between Students With and Without Prior Experience in Programming Ryan Parsons

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Flynn, San Diego State University; Molly Horner, San Diego State University; Adrian Larios, San Diego State University; Ryan Thomas Rios; India Elizabeth Wishart, San Diego State University; Janet Bowers, San Diego State University; Dustin B. Thoman, San Diego State University; Matthew E Anderson, San Diego State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

historically underrepresented backgrounds. Improving equity and inclusion is at the heart of his team’s research and translational work to support research on equity and inclusion in STEM education.Matthew E Anderson, San Diego State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assessing the Design of an AR-based Physics Exploratorium IntroductionConcepts covered in introductory electricity and magnetism such as electric and magnetic fieldvectors, solenoids, and electromagnetic waves are difficult concepts for students to visualize.Part of this difficulty may be due to the representation of three-dimensional objects on thetwo-dimensional planes of course textbooks and classroom whiteboards

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Broadening the participation of underrepresented minorities in the mathematical sciences1. INTRODUCTIONWe describe the changes taken place to broaden the participation of URM (underrepresentedminority) students at UTA (the University of Texas at Arlington). Women in certain STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields are still underrepresented, andhence we also describe the changes taken place to include the participation by women. Inparticular we describe the changes taken place in the Mathematics Department at UTA, theupdate on deliberate efforts started in the fall semester of 2005 and how three

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seong Jin Kim, Minnesota State University; Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Construction

, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Building Construction Estimating, Heavy/Highway Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include Construction Informatics and Visual Analytics; Building Information Modeling (BIM), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Construc- tion Management; and Interactive Educational Games and Simulations. E-mail: leen@ccsu.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Team Building for Collaborative Learning Environment in Construction

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Kelly; Etienne Khayat; Fouad T. Mrad

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Service Learning Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-2763: A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IN DIGITAL MEDIADESIGNED TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLSCher Cornett, East Tennessee State University Cher Cornett, Associate Professor, is the Director of the Niswonger Digital Media Center at East Tennessee State University. She has worked professionally as a graphic designer and illustrator for over 25 years and has been involved in developing interactive multimedia products for over 16 years, including pioneering work in interactive instructional product design at Florida State University. Prior to coming to ETSU, she coordinated the Interactive Multimedia Masters Degree Program at Southern Illinois University; chaired the Graphic Arts Technology program

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico Statale; Fabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1680: TEACHING CHEMISTRY AS A CROSS-CULTURAL SUBJECT : IT& LINGUISTICSMargherita Landucci, Liceo Artistico StataleFabio Garganego, Municipality of Venice Page 12.1349.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Chemistry as a Cross-cultural Subject IT & LinguisticsAbstractThe main theme of this paper is the language of chemical formulae rather than the languagethat explains chemistry; the focus of our interest is the code used in writing chemicalformulae.The paper describes the nature and scope of a research project started by an out-of-schoolmultidisciplinary team who set up in 1993 and concluded

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2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian; Sofia M. Vidalis

them to persevere. A few faculty members enhance students' intellectual commitment and encourage them to think about their values and plans. Examples:The instructor… • Encourages and fosters a healthy exchange of ideas and sharing of experiences among course participants. • Holds regular office hours, and by appointment, either face-to-face or that are mediated by technology (e.g., the telephone, chat areas, Adobe Connect Pro) to accommodate distance students. • Encourages students to share their questions, examples, and experiences. • Accepts students’ responses. • Treats students as individuals, e.g., addresses students by name. • Incorporates student ideas into

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

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Mechanics

AC 2012-3164: TEACHING MULTIBODY SYSTEM SIMULATION: ANAPPROACH WITH MATLABDr. Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences Peter Wolfsteiner is professor in mechanical engineering at the Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) in Germany. He received his Ph.D. degree in M.E. from the Technical University Munich. Prior to joining the faculty at HM, he worked at Knorr-Bremse Group as a Manager in the area of new technologies for rail vehicle braking systems. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in statics, strength of materials, dynamics, controls, numerics, and simulation of dynamical systems. Research interests include simulation, nonlinear dynamics, random vibrations, and fatigue. He is

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan D. George

Session 1220 Fault-Tolerant Multicomputer Design with DSP96002 Microprocessors Alan D. George High-performance Computing and Simulation (HCS) Research Laboratory FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Florida State University and Florida A&M UniversityThe objective of this paper is to overview the design and performance results of a fault-tolerant multicomputer architectureimplemented with DSP96002 microprocessors. Topics include processor architectural features, multicomputer

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Esther V. Reed; Matt W. Mutka

Session 2532 Mobile Computing Software Development Esther V. V. Reed and Matt Mutka Department of Computer Science and Engineering 3115 Engineering Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1226AbstractMobile computing has gained momentum and grown rapidly in recent years. Portable computingdevices such as notebooks, palmtops, and handheld devices are readily available and arebecoming quite common. Some devices have an embedded, proprietary operating system (OS),while

Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N. Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

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Mathematics

presentations at annual ASEE con- ferences, they have published and co-presented at meetings of the Middle East Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Computing (METSMaC) in Abu Dhabi and at the Second International Congress of Educational Research in Antalya, Turkey. Page 25.815.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 INTEGRATING WRITING WITH CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLSAbstractGlobalization, compounded by the rapid societal evolution being propelled by

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General Topics in Aerospace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bittle, University of North Texas; Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas

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Aerospace

AC 2008-298: A BALLISTIC MISSILE SEARCH AND TRACKING SYSTEMCharles Bittle, University of North TexasMitty Plummer, University of North Texas CHARLES C. BITTLE has been a Lecturer at the University of North Texas since 1997. He earned his B.S.E.E. at Lamar State School of Technology in 1960 and his M.S.E.T. at the University of North Texas in 2000. Mr. Bittle served in the U.S. Federal Service for 32 years. MITTY C. PLUMMER is an associate professor at the University of North Texas since 1992. He earned his BSEE, MENE, and PhD from Texas A&M. He worked in a variety of industrial positions for 22 years before joining UNT