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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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

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can build innovative and impactful educational programs that betterprepare students for careers in this evolving sector.Literature ReviewThe integration of industry expertise into engineering education, especially in medical devicedesign, is essential for bridging the gap between academic theory and practical applications.When combined with active learning, industry collaboration becomes even more impactful,enabling students to address real-world challenges [3]. Active learning, endorsed byorganizations like SEFI and ABET, enhances student engagement and performance byconnecting theoretical concepts to practical experiences [1][2]. It also improves understanding,retention, and problem-solving skills [3], and when combined with laboratory

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Samuel Servati; PS. Dhanasekaran

thatengineering education while ensuring its effectiveness combining structured rubrics with qualitative feedbackand sustainability [4] . One of the primary obstacles in provides the most effective assessment model [4].implementing PBL is the high demand for resources, Another significant challenge of implementing PBL isespecially in institutions with limited budgets. Many faculty adaptation. Many educators are accustomed tohands-on projects require specialized equipment, raw traditional lecture-based instruction and may lack thematerials, and laboratory spaces, which may not hands-on experience required for guiding studentsalways be readily available [7]. CNC-based projects, through PBL projects [8]. A professor

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Bala Maheswaran; Meghna Sridhar; Yiannis Levendis; Hameed Metghalchi

members of the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) for their encouragement. This work issupported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL) under grant SUB-2024-10424.References[1]. Mackenzie Dennis, An Overview of Heliostats and Concentrating Solar Power Tower Plants, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, March 2022[2]. Joshua Weissert, Yu Zhou, Dongchuan You, and Hameed Metghalchi, Current Advancement of Heliostats, Journal of Energy technology, Vol. 144 / 120801 -7, 2022[3]. Zhang, Y., & Wei, M., "Concentrated solar power (CSP) technology and its potential in China: A review." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 113, pp.109-124, 2019.[4]. Yogesh, K., & Bhushan, P., "A comprehensive

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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project demonstrates mastery ofmaterial through the appropriate use of statistical methods and interpreting their results. Beyondthis, the students must further communicate these findings clearly to a diverse audience (who havetheir own, and often very different, projects).Project selection involves the students choosing a topic; these are available first-come, first-served;however, the courses assume that the students will develop their own topics (with instructorsupervision, not direction) and the students are not provided with a list of ideas. Students areencouraged to look to laboratory experiments in literature, or even science fair project ideas 1.Given the possibility that many concepts are not practical, the students are expected to

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Tess Doeffinger, The Citadel; Anthony Songer, Boise State University

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encourage student preparation.Course FormatEach course is briefly outlined to provide context for implementing web-based pre-class readingresponses. This approach was trialed across various engineering courses to assess its impact onstudent preparedness and performance.Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering is a three-credit course which is offered in the fallsemester that meets three times a week (50 minutes each). The course focuses on engineering useof soils; laboratory and field determination of soil properties; determination of phaserelationships; engineering soil classification; soil-water interaction; stress effects of loading onsoils at depth; consolidation, compaction, shear strength, bearing capacity theory, and severalspecial

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tennessee Tech University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University

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test apparatus for an engineering laboratory course.” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/cae.22773 12. M. Chen. “Facilitating aerospace engineering senior design: Integrating lab curriculum redesign with student project and new technologies.” Engineering Reports, 2024. DOI: 10.1002/eng2.12938AcknowledgementsThis material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 2152218. Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Sean Walker, University of South Alabama; Kari J Lippert, University of South Alabama

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impact of flipped classrooms on student achievement in engineering education: A meta-analysis of 10 years of research," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 108, no. 4, pp. 523-546, 2019.[3] R. Castedo, L. Lopez, M. Chiquito, J. Navarro, J. Cabrera and M. Ortega, "Flipped classroom—comparative case study in engineering higher education," Computer Application in Engineering Education, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 206-216, 2018.[4] M. Chen, "Synergizing computer‐aided design, commercial software, and cutting‐edge technologies in an innovative nozzle test apparatus for an engineering laboratory course," Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 32, no. 5, p. e22773, 2024.[5] C. Chen, "Flipped classroom with case-based learning

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Adam Piper, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Daniel Dunaway, Mississippi State University

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Paper ID #45828Transforming Teaching Evaluations One Department at a TimeDr. Adam Piper, Mississippi State University Dr. Piper serves as a Teaching Professor in Industrial & Systems Engineering at Mississippi State University. He has instructed more than 100 courses and laboratory sections across Industrial & Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and Biomedical Engineering at four institutions in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. His primary interest lies in the modeling and enhancement of processes, including those related to the assessment of teaching and learning within the engineering

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Marlon Jost; Umme Hani Bootwala; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumuraku

Electronics course, we decided to design this MTS 102 3-position toggle switches 8puzzle box. Such a project not only demonstratedNortheastern’s emphasis on experiential learning by having us TTL Logic chips 4invent, design, refine, and physically implement our ideas, but Arduino (Uno R3) 1also allowed us to create a product that can benefit the next Variable DC Power Supply 1generation of students. (GW INSTEK GPS-3030DD DC Our design extensively utilizes transistor-transistor logic Laboratory Power Supply)(TTL) chips

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Nathan Jackson, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico

consisting of process engineers to upper management and from multinationalcompanies to start up companies. This allowed the “instructors” to determine which KSA’s to focuson in the course. IntroductionMainstream graduate STEM education programs are traditionally designed to train students foracademic careers as they focus on knowledge and skills related to laboratory research practices,writing technical journal papers, and presenting results at conferences to academic peers. Thismethod of education has value in preparing students for academic careers but falls short in Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at

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Track 1: Technical Session 1: Supporting Engineering Graduate Students to Create Inclusive Learning Environments: A Professional Development Program at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Katherine R. McCance, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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their teaching throughout theprogram. However, only one graduate student was a TA and had full access to undergraduaterecitation sessions; two other graduate students were teaching assistants but were involved withgrading and minimal classroom instruction. For this reason, the focus of the program was shiftedtoward learning about and discussing inclusive teaching, and away from implementation andformative feedback. In future iterations, consistent classroom, laboratory, and/or recitationinstruction will be a criterion to participate. It is expected that the TAs’ real-time classroomexperiences and the feedback cycle will generate rich discussion, challenge TAs’ thinking aboutinclusion and equity in STEM, and enhance TA and undergraduate

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Track 3: Technical Session 3: Work-in-Progress: Development of an HBCU/Research 1 Collaborative to Increase African American Semiconductor Manufacturing Researchers

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Laura Sams Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College; Talia Capozzoli Kessler, Georgia Institute of Technology; R. Christian Ford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Whitney L Nelson

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Science and Computer Engineering research and researchcapacity.VI. Current StatusThroughout 2024, both Morehouse College Computer Science and Georgia Tech ComputerEngineering program directors met monthly with specific program stakeholders to discussvarious related activities. Since the fall 2023 funding of the grant, a newly formed alliance led byGeorgia Tech has emerged to support HBCUs pursuing semiconductor manufacturing fundingopportunities. Additionally, in January 2024, the program directors and the program postdoctoured the Georgia Tech cleanroom laboratory, the largest in the southeastern US. Regardingconference and event travel, the Georgia Tech Computer Engineering program director attendedthe 7th Annual Collaborative Network for

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Joshua Hicks-Ward, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Kevin Nguyen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Cody Gonzalez, The University of Texas at San Antonio

in 2019 and is currently pursuing his M.S.in Mechanical Engineering at UTSA focusing on robotics and control systems under the direction of Dr. Cody Gonzalez.Mr. Hicks-Ward’s professional career has led to over four years of experience leading technical operations with threeyears of experience in design optimization for manufacturability and serviceability of mobile robotics.KEVIN NGUYENMr. Nguyen is an undergraduate research assistant at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he is currentlypursuing his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He is also the Treasurer of the Design of Actuators, Robotics, andTransducers Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Cody Gonzalez.CODY GONZALEZDr. Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor in the UTSA

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Razvan Cristian Voicu, Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA; Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes, Kennesaw State University

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resources fortransference learning.in Figure 2, user inputs—typed questions or spoken prompts—are processed locally for immediate,low-latency tasks, while more computationally demanding queries (such as generating a simula-tion of prior robot experiences from another laboratory) are offloaded to cloud-based AI modules.This topology ensures a responsive user experience that still retains access to advanced analyt-ics and broader knowledge repositories. The pilot setup featured short activity blocks in which ahuman user interacted with the system to solve engineering tasks. Learners could request demon-strations of a robotic arm movement, followed by AI-generated textual or spoken explanationsof the underlying principles in a classroom setting. At

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel; Eva Singleton, The Citadel Military College ; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Control design review 18 Angular velocity controller design for UAV 19 Attitude/Altitude controller design for UAV 20 Translational position controller design for UAV 21 UAV sensors and their mathematical models 22-23-24 Vehicle installation and instructionsApplicationAccording to The National Research Council’s definition of learning in a laboratory [17], physicalsimulations or applications of the theory generates many opportunities for the students to gainfield experience, using various tools and equipment, conducting experiments under differentconditions, acquiring data, analyzing and presenting the results [17].During the application phase of this course, a

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Student Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Daniel Hernandez, The University of Memphis; Ariadna Mendoza, The University of Memphis; Xiaofeng Tan, The University of Memphis; Kathryn Bridson, The University of Memphis; Pegah Farshadmanesh, The University of Memphis

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Horizon Project Sector Analysis. ERIC, 2013.[15] J. Miranda et al., "The core components of education 4.0 in higher education: Three case studies in engineering education," Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol. 93, p. 107278, 2021.[16] N. Blinn, M. Robey, H. Shanbari, and R. R. Issa, "Using augmented reality to enhance construction management educational experiences," in Proceedings 32nd CIB W078 Workshop, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2015, p. 8.[17] Z. H., "Using 3D Hologram to Improve Classroom, Project, and Laboratory Demonstration: A Proposal for 2017 Innovations in Teaching Using Technology Grant. ," Rowan University, College of Engineering, 2017.[18] T. Consoli, J. Désiron, and A. Cattaneo

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Michael V Potter, Francis Marion University; Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez, Francis Marion University

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Engineering. His research uses body-worn sensor networks to better quantify and understand human performance in many biomechanical contexts, outside of traditional laboratory environments.Dr. Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez, Francis Marion University Dr. Cintron-Gonzalez is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. Dr. Cintron-Gonzalez earned a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez in 2005, a MS degree in Health Systems from Georgia Tech in 2006, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University in 2013. Her research interests include engineering education, workplace human factors and ergonomics, health systems

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Chuck H. Margraves, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; KIDAMBI SREENIVAS, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Trevor S. Elliott, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Lance Isaac Rose, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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.[2] M. Evrat and R. Sharma, “Laboratory Modules For Wind Turbine Experiments Using theWindLab Facility At The University of Queensland”, School of Information Technology andElectrical Engineering, Power and Energy System, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia,QLD, 2015.[3] Ansys® Fluent with Fluent Meshing, Release R2, ANSYS, Inc., 2024.

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Ryan Daniel Doczy, Virginia Military Institute; Jai Kyoung Jung, Virginia Military Institute; Aksel Seitllari, Virginia Military Institute

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the student body is receiving an education that approaches critical thinking in aholistic manner (e.g., formulating problems, working in a laboratory setting, mastery ofgraphical/written/verbal communication). Institutions collect a series of assessments targetingthese individual student outcomes (SOs) with the goal of determining how well the student bodycan achieve the goals prescribed by ABET. This process provides a thorough overview ofstudent attainment in the SOs from the perspective of the institution and its individual faculty,but it lacks any substantive measure of student self-efficacy.Self-efficacy is a term used to describe how well an individual believes they can accomplish atask [1]. Self-efficacy in a higher learning setting

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Kari J Lippert, University of South Alabama; Sean Walker, University of South Alabama; Roy Daniel McLeod, University of South Alabama; Sudhanshu Tarale, University of South Alabama; Christine Goldman Robinson, University of South Alabama; Matthew Christopher Monday, University of South Alabama; David Seger, University of South Alabama

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manufacturer of the solar farm kit provided updated materials for assemblyand tests that enabled students who did not do the inventr.io courses to be successful in theconstruction of the physical system model. In the next iteration, the inventr.io courses will beomitted. Based on feedback, more time will be spent on communication between the twins andsample code for both serial and WiFi communications will be included. Additionally, time willbe spent in the process of data capture and analysis for predictive modeling with the DT.Given the concern that a remote education is missing a critical hands-on component, this courseclearly demonstrated that a hands-on laboratory experience can successfully be a part of a remoteclassroom. If this course were

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Track 5: Technical Session 7: WIP: Perceptions of Instructional Practices among Engineering College Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colón, University of Michigan; Musabbiha Zaheer; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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, or pausing periodically (Adapted from Prince, 2004). Four participants form lecture-based sessions and 9 participants from active learning sessions reported lecturing combined with informal classroom activities. 3. Lectures combined with labs/studios pertain to a course consists of two different sessions: lectures and laboratories/studios. In labs or studios, students are expected to apply knowledge imparted during lectures through hands-on activities and projects (Adapted from Gelernter, 1988). For lectures combine with labs or studios, 3 participants of lectured-based sessions focused on lecture part, while 5 participants of active learning sessions talked more about labs or

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Christopher Brown; Sumith Yesudasan

. https://necsi.edu/powerlaw#:~:text=A%20power%20law%2Stress was primarily localized at the wing-shell connectors, 0is%20a,the%20length%20of%20its%20side. (accessed Mar. 3, 2025).[9] Overview and results from the Mars 2020 PerseveranceRover’s first science campaign on the Jezero Crater Floor -sun - 2023 - journal of geophysical research: Planets - wileyonline library,https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022JE007613.[10] U.S. Department of Defense, MIL-STD-810G: TestMethod Standard for Environmental EngineeringConsiderations and Laboratory Tests, Oct. 2008.[11] C. Haodong, Y. Li, H. Zhang, and W. Sun, “Modelingand thermal analysis of Step 2 GPHS for a larger safeoperating temperature range,” Thermal Science andEngineering

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Saddam Alkhamaiesh; Peter Cavanugh

, Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, 2nd Technicians: A Workforce Development Metric,” Modern Economy, ed. London, UK: Sage, 2013. vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1–15, 2023. [32] J. Saldaña, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers, 3rd ed.[7] U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), “EV Workforce London, UK: Sage, 2016. Development Initiatives.” Available: [33] D. L. Morgan, "Focus groups as qualitative research," Qual. Res. https://www.transportation.gov/ev-workforce Meth. Series, vol. 16, 1997.[8] National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), “EV Infrastructure [34] M

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Boluwatife E. Faremi; Javier O. Pinzon-Arenas; Amir Mohammad Karimi Forood; Josef Kundrat; Hugo F. Posada-Quintero; Ann Marie Hoyt-Brennan; Wendy A. Henderson

platform's efficacy. Additionally, the artificialindicating increased cognitive effort due to the AIHT’s reduced laboratory setting may not fully capture the complexity of real-reliability. Simultaneously, performance accuracy of the world clinical decision-making environments that traineeparticipant dropped by 50%, suggesting that diminished AI nurses will encounter [1], [7]. Despite these limitations, thisaccuracy weakened trainee nurses’ trust, negatively affecting study represents an important step toward developing objectivetheir performance (Fig. 3b). measures of trust in healthcare AI. The AIHT platform's

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University; Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University

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variability on groundwater rechargeand depletion, identifying regions at high risk of water scarcity.[3]The STEM initiative combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on experimentation to deepenstudents' understanding of water systems and their management. Practical activities, such asmodeling aquifer recharge and measuring water flow rates, allow students to simulate naturalprocesses like infiltration, capillary action, and groundwater movement. These experimentsdemonstrate engineering principles in action and encourage students to design prototypes for waterconservation technologies, including artificial recharge systems and irrigation networks. Byworking with laboratory equipment and field tools, students develop problem-solving andanalytical

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Colton Atkins, West Texas A&M University; Benton Allen, West Texas A&M University

secure external funding to support student research,industry-driven projects, and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Partnerships with state andfederal agencies will further enhance opportunities for students to engage in research thatdirectly impacts agricultural innovation. Summary and ConclusionsThe ET-AG program at WTAMU represents a forward-thinking approach to agriculturaleducation, integrating engineering and technology to meet the challenges of modern foodproduction. Program development requires hands-on efforts supported by faculty and industrycollaborations. The ET-AG program is a new interdisciplinary initiative that will be expanded asboth undergraduate and graduate student populations continue to

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

. References1. Ni, Jianyun, and Jing Luo. "Microcontroller-based engineering education innovation." 2010 International Conference on Educational and Information Technology. Vol. 3. IEEE, 2010.2. Bolanakis, D. E. (2019). A survey of research in microcontroller education. IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, 14(2), 50-57.3. Hur, B. (2019, June). ARM Cortex M4F-based, Microcontroller-based, and Laboratory-oriented Course Development in Higher Education. In 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.4. Leon, J., Hill Price, A., & Kuttolamadom, M. (2019). Developing a Graduate Master's Degree Program in Engineering Technology: Overview of Program Objectives, Structure and Impact. American Society for

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

a class project.In the past, two-wheeled robots were used as a class project. Students need to do some more work tobuild and operate physical two-wheeled robots. This is a good approach to students’ learning.However, there were some problems that were recognized primarily due to the large size of thestudents. Students tend to damage the robots and need a replacement during their class project hours.Since many physical robot units were needed to manage during the laboratory, the laboratoryinstructors may find that this method is becoming challenging.For this reason, the hardware components were reduced as shown in this boat class project in thispaper. And, the robot control method was changed to a virtual mode using a GUI program. However

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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B. Kris Jaeger-Helton

-MACHINE SYSTEMS COURSE AND ROLE OF AI Along with the assignment write-up, students were asked tooutline the advantages and drawbacks of using AI for such A. HMS Course Profileacademic work. Of the 56 respondents, there were 115 open-ended responses indicating the merits of using Gen AI for this Human-Machine Systems (HMS) is a 5-credit senior-leveltype of project and 121 responses outlining the less effective and engineering course at Northeastern University, with multipleconcerning aspects of its use. The primary categories of positive assignments and laboratory sessions over a 15-week semester.responses reflected how students felt AI benefited them in This course focuses on the science behind safe

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Priscilla C. Fonseca; Riley Popp

relatively accessible because of its availability and relatively to entry and difficulty in incorporating the associated topics low cost. The image of a specimen obtained using a flatbed in the classroom and educational laboratory. To overcome this scanner can then be used to perform a digital image analysis, barrier, an algorithm and user-friendly Matlab application was developed to examine and quantify the constituent phases in which is then used to examine the properties and health of a samples of concrete. This tool performs color-based segmentation specimen. of the phases of concrete, including the computation of the Digital image analysis of concrete has been performed a area fraction of each