Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

-visual aids, Power Point Presentations, Tutorials, Problem-solving sessions, written research reports, peer group discussions, etc.) to communicate with students who may prefer to have different learning styles. The author also recommends that students utilize the resources that are readily available at the university, such as Library. Writing Center, etc. Figure 1 shows the four important components of assessment. Appendix A shows the rubrics that were used to carry out assessment. The author used a rubric that is very much similar to Washington State University’s Critical Thinking Rubric while administering grading. The data obtained was tabulated using a Likert Scale. The author has collected data

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shobi Sivadasan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Brian Sauser, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

of citation and referencing, and be willing to compromise overdifferences in writing practices.” 12 However, we tend to disagree with the statement thatacademic institutions need to compromise on academic integrity due to cultural Page 14.1296.7difference. When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do.The topmost priority of every University should be to maintain the academic integrity ofthe institution. Plagiarism has been around for many centuries. What is new is the methodused in “accomplishing” plagiarism – it keeps changing with the ages and keeps evolvingwith technology. Advances of technology in general and the internet specifically havecreated a

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

knowledge usedthroughout history, why must modern students earn college degrees to become practicingengineers?” “Describe the engineering job that is of most interest to you. Explain why this job is of interest.”Short essay assignments were graded on a scale of 0 to 10; students were given the grading rubric inadvance, and they knew the grading scheme. Zero to one point was awarded for submittingassignments on time with proper headers, identifications, and word counts. Zero to three pointswere awarded for use of college-level writing; zero to three points were awarded on the basis ofhow well essays summarized what the speaker said; and zero to three points were awarded on thebasis of how well students responded to the prompt. On writing skill

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndee Gruden, University of Toledo; Defne Apul, University of Toledo; Maria Diaz, University of Toledo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

end of this more in depth discussion, afew students were asked to rephrase what was discussed. If they could not make the links ormissed a concept, they were teamed up with another student and received peer help. The varioussteps of knowledge and links between concepts in this topic were as follows: Step 1: Lime (Ca(OH)2) is a base. Linkage 1: Addition of lime raises the pH. Step 2: Carbonates in water occur in various species (e.g., H2CO3, HCO3- and CO32-) Linkage 2: Raising the pH causes CO32- to be the dominant species. Step 3: Precipitation of CaCO3 is based on solubility where the product of concentrations of Ca and CO32- is always a constant. Linkage 3: When CO32- becomes

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

school and college programs.Ms. Amee Hennig, University of Arizona Amee Hennig has her B.S. in physics and creative writing from the University of Arkansas as well as her M.A. in professional writing from Northern Arizona University. She oversees the education and outreach activities for the Center for Integrated Access Networks based out of the College of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. At the University of Arizona she manages a number of summer programs for Native American students and educators.Daniel Lamoreaux, University of Arizona Daniel Lamoreaux is a current doctoral candidate in the University of Arizona’s School Psychology pro- gram. While working as a graduate assistant for the education

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiongyi Liu, Cleveland State University; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Zhao joined CSU faculty in 2004. He is currently serving as the director of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of EECS, the ABET coordinator for the BS in Computer Science Program, and a member of the faculty senate at CSU. Dr. Zhao has authored a research monograph titled: ”Building Dependable Distributed Systems” published by Scrivener Publishing, an imprint of John Wiley and Sons. Furthermore, Dr. Zhao published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on fault tolerant and dependable systems (three of them won the best paper award), computer vision and motion analysis, physics, and education. Dr. Zhao’s research is

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo K. Cornejo, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

and all students should present part of the video uploaded to YouTube (5%).The final choice of a project was made in consultation with the instructor to ensure proper scopeand feasibility. The deliverables for the group project include: (1) forming a group, (2) projectpre-approval (3) project proposal; (4) progress report; (5) final report and (6) an individualnewsletter or group video (all students opted to do the group video). The group project alsoincluded a peer-evaluation component to ensure accountability and fair grading of individual andgroup efforts.Upon forming groups and getting pre-approval for a project idea, groups were tasked with theproject proposal assignment. This assignment entails a presentation

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

of class in the sameroom, so mixing things up is good”. Also, here are some ideas about why the students dislike theSMLs: “I feel that individual student may learn more, but the class probably doesn’t.” You areasking students to be an “expert" on the subject and be able to "teach,"”. All positive and negativenotes show the importance of improving independent and lifelong learning skills through activelearning strategies through class participation and discussions. For the MLs related to the casting topics the peer evaluation survey for the castingprocesses listed in Table 1 show that more than 80% of the students in the class (24 students)learned or learned much from the micro-lectures. Again, the students were asked to write a

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan; Paul Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, students create a learning portfolio using Googlesites that tells their story of initial entrepreneurial mindset growth over the course of their firstsemester at Georgia Tech. They also share their portfolios with faculty, peers, and upper levelstudents from BMED4000 (described below) at an ePortfolio showcase event at the end of thesemester.At the other end of the curricular framework is a unique culminating course called BMED4000The Art of Telling Your Story. In this upper level course, students learn to make connectionsbetween their experiences throughout their time at Georgia Tech and reflect on these experiencesthrough the lens of an entrepreneurial mindset. While BMED1000 focuses on folio thinking as ameans of developing entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

facing, they emancipate and make bigger leaps and connection. Typically deep personalization occurs towards the end of the semester. Fig.1: A symbolic representation of Dewey’s Inquiry CycleIt is noteworthy that the student advances in learning and thinking stages [18-24] by goingthrough the inquiry cycle multiple times. In every iteration the student grows and internalizes thecycle, creating new ideas and questions leading back to the process of inquiry. 2. Reflective writing and PhenomenographyPerhaps one of the most important places that reflective practice helps the growth of the studentsis in Freshman Engineering Classes. In our work, the reflections are defined and practiced withvery basic definitions such as the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Mertz, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Troy Harding, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Tim Bower, Kansas State University - Polytechnic Campus; Katrina M Lewis; Michael Lee Oetken, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

weconceived of the studio courses, the intended aims were: • For faculty to help students connect the dots between the various content courses that students take during the semester and help them see how their learning fits into a broader perspective. The hope was that these connections between courses and their relation to the students’ career fields would result in a transformative learning experience [9]. • For computer students to form a cohort of peer learners early in their academic career. Many studies have shown that students who belong to a community of learners tend to be more engaged and are more likely to be successful in the program [10], [11]. Because military veteran students

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Christopher C. Willis, North Carolina State University - DELTA; Dan Spencer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Undergraduate Professor Award, ASEE Chemical Engineering Division Raymond W. Fahien Award, and the 2013 and 2017 ASEE Joseph J. Martin Awards for Best Conference Paper. Dr. Cooper’s research interests include effective teaching, conceptual and inductive learning, and integrating writing and speaking into the curriculum and professional ethics.Dr. Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa Bullard is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from NC State and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. She

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University ; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Jeremy Clinton Schwartz, West Virginia University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

lower retention rates than theirmajority peers with similar grades and test scores [7]–[9]. Instead, problems with climate,teaching style, and misperceptions of students’ abilities by peers, faculty, and advisers, allinfluence the retention of students from under-represented groups [7]–[9]. While programs thatsupport under-represented students can be helpful, larger-scale systemic changes are needed atthe instructional and engineering culture level to address the “chilly climate” that some studentsface [9], [10].Recent work in the problem-solving fields has identified that diverse teams are better problemsolvers and innovators than homogenous teams, even if individual ability is lower on the diverseteams [4], [11]. Focusing on the importance of

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Desire2Learn® (“D2L”) online teaching and learningplatform, via which most courses have “D2L shell” web pages for instructor postings,gradebooks, homework submission, quiz administration, and discussion boards. Students areaccustomed to logging into D2L for other courses, so use of this tool does not introduce anyoverhead from a student perspective.To generate explanatory videos and fill in gapped lecture notes for easy web posting, the authoruses a Windows-based tablet PC with open-source CamStudio® and PDF Annotator® software.PDF Annotator allows the user to write directly on PDF documents with a variety of pen coloursand thicknesses. CamStudio overlays voice narration with screen recording of any openapplication. The author prepared gapped handouts

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

menu ofchoices, identify resources and supply relevant literature background.Faced with this issue, we introduced strategies and tools to help students explore potentialresearch topics in a timely manner through log-files and discussions with peers and faculty.Once the question was formulated in the timely manner, students were usually able to identifyresources and gather necessary information. In most cases, the proposed scope of work wasoverly ambitious and did not consider the need to validate the simulation data, and facultyintervention to correct deficiencies was required.Throughout the semester, we help students develop skills in technical report writing andcommunicating orally. We emphasize that organizing information into a coherent

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

the class sizewas smaller and it was more convenient to run a Think-Pair-Share6 activity, not all that differentfrom Mazur’s Peer Instruction pedagogy. When I ask students to explain their answers to thequalitative concept questions, I was astonished to discover that students rarely drew free bodydiagrams. They ignored the physical principles discussed in class and, instead, relied on theirown physical intuition. Mazur2 reported something similar when he recalled a student asking,“… how should I answer these questions? According to what you taught us, or by the way I thinkabout these things?”During the recitation sections, starting in 2007, we would discuss how the systematic problem-solving process, including free body diagrams, could be

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering.Prefer thesis-based: • Thesis forces students to develop independent thinking skills including the ability to identify and acquire any necessary resources and new skills largely on their own. • Communication (technical writing, presentation, team management) and time management skills developed during a thesis are beneficial in the work environment. • A thesis allows us to see and evaluate a body of work.What skills (technical and nontechnical) do you expect Master of Environmental Engineeringgraduates to possess over those of their B.S. Civil Engineering peers? • Solid understanding of basic concepts/technologies in the field with ability to design systems from problem to solution. • Advanced fundamental

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Daniel Kostar, Daniel Webster College; John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

EG 201 Principles of Psychology College Writing & Physics I & Lab College Writing Physics II & Lab

Conference Session

Design and Research in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Page 26.672.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing undergraduate education through research-based learning: a longitudinal case studyAbstractVarious surveys of employers about college graduates have revealed three major complaints:poor writing and verbal skills, inability to problem-solve, and difficulties workingcollaboratively with other professionals. This can be partly attributed to the traditional lecture-based instruction students typically receive throughout their college education. Often, studentsare not effectively motivated to grasp the course materials and fail to connect them to the realworld. An alternative student-centered, inductive approach involving

Conference Session

Measurement and Instrumentation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M Frank, Queen's University; James A. Kaupp, Queen's University; Natalie Simper, Queen's University; Jill Scott, Queen's University, Kingston (Canada)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

with students writing the test in a secure browser. The test takes 90 minutes tocomplete, with 60 minutes allotted to the performance task and 30 minutes allotted to the selectedresponse questions.The core of the CLA+, the performance task, is used to measure critical thinking, problem solvingand written communication and remains the key focus of the CLA+. The performance taskspresents a real-world situation in which students assume an appropriate role to address theproblem, identify a solution, or provide conclusions and recommendations resulting from careful Page 26.1176.4analysis of the provided evidence. The student responses in the

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Joel Kevin Ness, University of North Dakota

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with on a weekly basis. Groups that contained students from underrepresented groupswere paired with a similar supervisor when possible. This decision was based on research withpeer mentoring programs which indicated that such peers became role models to the students andaided in persistence9,12.Prior to meeting with the students, supervisors attended a training session. The training sessionbegan with an explanation of the program. During this explanation the instructor emphasizedthat the supervisions were intended to be a positive learning experience for the students.Mistakes should be used to help teach students and should not be penalized. In addition, thetraining session also provided the supervisors with information on common learning

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Coray Davis, Virginia State University ; Ben U. Nwoke, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #17176Towards a Sustainable Engineering Entrepreneurship EducationDr. Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University Benedict M. Uzochukwu is an Associate Professor of Technology at the Virginia State University. His research interests include Human Factors and Ergonomics, Sustainment, Logistics, Supply Chain Man- agement, Life cycle Systems, Systems Integration and Management of technology systems. He has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro and has several peer reviewed publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

through the REU program on the post-survey: hard and soft skills. Hard skills thatstudents mentioned were fundamental knowledge acquisition, practice of techniques/skills, andhow to do research. Soft skills that students addressed were higher-order thinking skills,communication, teamwork, professionalism, and networking. Higher-order thinking skills thatstudents addressed include analytical, critical, problem solving skills and creativity.Communication includes communication skills with peers, research teams, and people fromdifferent disciplines of research, presentation of the research through posters, and writing skills.Professionalism includes persistence, patience, confidence, independence or autonomy, and timemanagement.Among hard skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Peter Rogers

recording the lesson. Since the clear glass board of the Lightboard is lit upinternally with LEDs, the writing on the board appears as a lighted marker.Quantitative data for the study was analyzed by comparing student performance on in-classlearning activities in which the pre-class component (flipped classrooms require students toreview lesson material prior to class) included Lightboard videos with identical assignments inwhich Lightboard videos were not included. Additional quantitative and qualitative data wascollected through an end-of-semester questionnaire containing short answer and Likert-scalequestions addressing the impact of the Lightboard videos on student learning, critical thinking,and problem-solving skills.KeywordsLightboard

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Identity

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Karina Sylvia Sobieraj, Ohio State University; Cazembe Kennedy, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education Policy, and have been working as a graduate research assistant to Clemson’s Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education on projects involving tracking and analyzing data on student engage- ment in high-impact practices, proposing and writing grants for joint faculty curricula development, and revamping Clemson’s general education requirements/curricula. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Interactions Between Engineering Student Researcher Identity and Epistemic ThinkingAbstractThis paper describes a multi-phase, multi-institution project with the objectives of 1) exploringhow undergraduate engineering researchers develop their researcher

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Kelley

different situations. 14. I can develop and maintain working relationships with peers. 15. I can develop and maintain working relationships with supervisors or superiors. 16. I am capable of resolving conflict.  Business Acumen 17. I am able to verbally organize and communicate ideas appropriate to the situation. 18. I am able to organize and communicate ideas in writing appropriate to the situation. 19. I understand basic principles of business. 20. I understand how marketing is used effectively within an organization. 21. I understand the concepts of finance in a business setting. 22. I assess opportunity and recognize unmet needs. 23

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach, Humboldt State University; James H. Johnson, Howard University; Chris Brus, University of Iowa; Dan Giammar, Washington University; Bette Grauer, McPherson High School; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Steven Safferman, Michigan State University; Tim Wentling, National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Development. In addition, she has developed numerous tools to mentor young women considering engineering as a career and has been involved in the development of a women in engineering role model book for K-12 Page 11.1349.1 students.Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology PATRICIA A. CARLSON is professor of rhetoric at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is a long-time advocate of writing in engineering education. Carlson has been a National Research© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Council Senior Fellow for the U. S. Air Forcer, as well as having had

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rowe, Vanderbilt University; Stacy Klein-Gardner

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

view “MultiplePerspectives” of others commenting on the challenge and possible ways to address it. Studentsthen participate in extended “Research and Revise” activities where data and information wouldbe gathered to help the student address the challenge, followed by “Test your Mettle” a formative Page 12.125.3self-assessment and “Going Public” where students solutions would be made public to peers andothers. While having been implemented in a limited, but growing, number of K-12 studies'2-3results were positive for students working with this design, referred to as the “Legacy Cycle”, bythe developers.The VaNTH Engineering Research Center (ERC

Conference Session

Evaluation and Assessment of IE Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shantha Daniel, Iowa State University; Devna Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Leslie Potter, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

emphasizedthroughout IE 441.The students’ first task is to write a project proposal that clearly defines the problemsthey are trying to solve. Their initial proposals include identifying measurable objectives,relevant assumptions and constraints, their intended statements of work, tangibledeliverables, project schedules, and an expected project costs. Formal written proposalsare submitted during the third week of class, and then presented formally a week later.Once the students’ proposals have been accepted, the teams are essentially independentthroughout the completion of their projects. The instructor and teaching assistants TA’sare available whenever needed but they allow the students as much autonomy as isdesired. During the semester, progress is

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

measurement method to study the strain localizationin shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. With access to a diverse population of graduatestudents and professors from different specializations and institutions, the student wasempowered with much knowledge and ideas to develop a virtual instrument for in-situmeasurements. Development and implementation of this method shows a promising potential inunderstanding SMA actuator fatigue failure mechanisms. Valuable time was comprised ofworking on a challenging problem through integration of software, hardware, and algorithms toproduce in-situ data. The program enriched the student’s educational experience throughdevelopment in research, problem solving, technical writing, and software knowledge required ofa