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Architectural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nibert Saltibus, Sam Houston State University

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Architectural Engineering

Paper ID #22744A Comparative Study of an Architectural Design Course of Two Sections:The Course Impact on the Performance and Continuation of a Major-AssessmentBased on Two Design ProjectsDr. Nibert Saltibus, Sam Houston State University Assistant Professor Department of Engineering Technology Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Email:nes021@shsu.edu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018A Comparative Study of an Architectural Design Course of Two Sections: The CourseImpact on the Performance and Continuation of a Major-Assessment Based on Two DesignProjectsAbstractIn a typical semester (Fall

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Peterson-Fairchild, Dixie State University; John Burns, Dixie State University

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #23671Making All the Gears Drive the Machine: New Library Collections and Ser-vices for Starting a Mechanical Engineering ProgramMs. Kelly Peterson-Fairchild, Dixie State University Kelly Peterson-Fairchild is the Dean of Library & Learning Services at Dixie State University. She was previously the director at the Oregon Institute of Technology Library and was the liaison librarian for the Mechanical Engineering department. At Oregon Tech, she served as the co-faculty advisor for ASME and SWE. She is a member of ASEE. In her spare time, she drives an NHRA super comp dragster.Mr. John Burns, Dixie State University

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Construction Division Technical Session 3: Case Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren W. Redden, Auburn University; April E. Simons P.E., Auburn University; Scott William Kramer, Auburn University; Trenton Huffines

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

, each from Auburn University. Ms. Simons has been a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Alabama since 2014.Prof. Scott William Kramer, Auburn University Scott W. Kramer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University. Since 1993, he has taught undergraduate and graduate classes in scheduling, project management, and information technology. His research and con- sulting work involves international construction and designing study abroad classes for university stu- dents. His project management experience includes

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Charter P.E., Oklahoma State University; Bryan Lawrence Hoskins, Oklahoma State University; Samuel B. Montgomery, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #22489Understanding the Significance of Integrating Codes and Standards into theLearning EnvironmentProf. Virginia Charter P.E., Oklahoma State University Virginia Charter has her BS in Fire Protection & Safety Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University and MS in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at OSU. Ms. Charter is the Program Coordinator and an Assistant Professor at OSU’s Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program where she teaches Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water

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ChemE Curriculum: Junior, Senior, and Graduate

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney

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Chemical Engineering

ethics (50%) and broader impacts (46%). Graduate student ESI education wasperceived to be even weaker; 76% rated ethics education insufficient and 74% rated broaderimpacts education insufficient. At the median, chemical engineering faculty identified threedifferent types of courses where they believed undergraduate students in their program learnedabout ESI, most commonly capstone design (72%). Over half of the chemical engineeringinstructors reported teaching safety, professional practice issues, engineering decisions underuncertainty, environmental protection issues, sustainability, ethical failures, and the societalimpacts of technology in their courses. The survey and follow-up interviews with three chemicalengineering faculty members

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Connecting BME education to the "real world"

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #21603Sustainable Development Challenge For BMEProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Dr. Joseph (Joe) Tranquillo is an Associate Professor at Bucknell University in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering, He is also co-director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, co-director of the KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Program, and chair of the Biomedical Engineer- ing Division of ASEE. Tranquillo has published three undergraduate textbooks and numerous engineering education publications, and has presented internationally on engineering and education. His work has been featured

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IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; Richard Stone, Iowa State University; Audrey Fyock, Iowa State University; Devna Fay Popejoy-Sheriff, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Sys- tems Engineering at Iowa State University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2008. He also has an MS in Information Technology, a BS in Management Information Systems as well as university certificates in Robotics and Environmental Man- agement Science. His current research focuses primarily in the area of human performance engineering, particularly applied biomedical, biomechanical and cognitive engineering. Dr. Stone focuses on the hu- man aspect of work across a wide range of domains (from welding to surgical operations and many things in between). Dr. Stone has

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University; Greg A. Dunko, NantHealth

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Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor in 2012. Dr. Gupta’s current research projects focus on sensor systems and engineering design education. Dr. Gupta likes to tinker with new technology and work on small hobby projects in her basement lab. Her other hobbies include reading, classical dancing, and traveling.Mr. Greg A. Dunko, NantHealth Greg is the Senior Vice President of the Product and Program Management Office (PPMO) at NantHealth, where he leads strategic product planning and program business operations. Prior to joining NantHealth, he served as Global Head of Product Development at BlackBerry, leading all mobile phone hardware development. Prior to this, Greg led the Electrical and Computer Engineering senior design program at

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, University of Virginia; Kathleen Eggleson, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend; Anderson Sunda-Meya, Xavier University of Louisiana; Kathryn Haas, Saint Mary's College, Indiana

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #23163Learner Types: A Means to Expand the Definition of Diversity and to Re-design Ethics ModulesDr. Rider W Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology & society program in the De- partment of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He is the principal investigator at University of Virginia on the ’4C Project’ on Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM education with col- leagues from Notre Dame, Xavier University and St. Mary’s College. He is also the co-leader of the ’Nano and the City’ thematic research cluster for the Center for

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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- ing, systems engineering, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyse Hill, University of Guelph; Andrew Lee, University of Guelph; Amy Domenique Gadsden, University of Alberta ; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta, conducting research in Special Education.Dr. Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph Andrew completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Management (Business) at McMaster University in 2006. In 2011, he completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster in the area of estimation theory. Andrew worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technology (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). He also worked as a Project Manager in the pharma- ceutical industry (Apotex Inc.) for three years. Before joining the University of Guelph in 2016, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of

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Architectural Division Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Ismail Megri; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E.

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

Paper ID #22284Teaching a Methodology towards a Sustainable, Affordable 3-D-printed House:Heat Transfer and Thermal-Stress AnalysisDr. Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Ahmed C. Megri is an Associate Professor of engineering. He received his HDR (Dr. Habilitation) in Engineering Sciences, from Marie and Pierre Curie University, Paris VI (Sorbonne Universit´es), in 2011, and his PhD in Thermal Engineering, from Lyon Institute of Technology in 1995. He wrote more than 100 papers in journal and international conferences. His research interests include thermal and mechanical modeling and

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

University, and is on track to earn a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines in the spring of 2018. He is a licensed PE in the state of Delaware.Dr. Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Munakata Marr is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. She received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and her MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Stanford Uni- versity. Her research and teaching interests revolve primarily around microorganisms in engineered envi- ronmental systems, including biological wastewater treatment and methanogenesis from unconventional sources. She has nearly 20 years

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Army Officer serving 22 years on active duty with the US Army Corps of Engineers and taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from USMA in 1994, Master of Science degrees from the University of Alaska Anchorage in Arctic Engineering in 1998 and Missouri University Science & Technology in Civil Engineering in 1999, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 2004. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan.Dr. Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Elliot Krause, Helping Hand Project; Jeff Powell, Helping Hand Project; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical Engineering

501c3 non-profit and student volunteer group which supports children with upper limb differences. This includes using 3D-printers to create prosthetic devices for children. The non-profit includes chapters at four North Carolina universities, including UNC-Charlotte.Dr. Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a research associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He teaches several courses in the areas of instrumentation, imaging, and design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Prosthetic

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Erik Brewer

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Biomedical Engineering

one thing in our project just because We have done at least one thing in our project just because 4.50 3.75another team did it and we felt as though we had to. another team did it and we felt as though we had to.Works Cited[1] J. P. Terpenny, W. G. Sullivan, H. Singh, and K. Sward, “Utilizing the Internet to Improve Student Learning in a First Course in Engineering Economy with Real-World Unsolved Problems in Collaboration with Industry,” 2002.[2] M. R. Goldberg and J. L. Pearlman, “Best practices for team-based assistive technology design courses,” Ann

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Golpour, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

it is not equivalent to a four-year degree in chemical engineering, the courseaims to furnish students with sufficient background to successfully undertake graduate classesoffered by a chemical engineering program. This course will also provide a suitable option foremployees in technical fields who desire understanding of core chemical engineering concepts.Using information technology and multimedia tools, short topic modules have been designedwhich use video lectures, worked screencasts of example problems and homework solutions, andconceptual testing instruments. Students will be able to communicate and discuss their ideas andproblems using live and archived group chat-room applications to practice working in aninteractive group work

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen MLIS, California State University, Maritime Academy

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Engineering Libraries

, 2015, pp. 26.881.1-26.881.10.[6] K. H. Hill, M. M. Best, and A. P. Dalessio, “Information literacy in the engineering technologies at the community college: A literature review,” Community Jr. Coll. Libr., vol. 18, no. 3/4, pp. 151–167, Dec. 2012.[7] J. Jeffryes and M. Lafferty, “Gauging workplace readiness: Assessing the information needs of engineering co-op students,” Ssues Sci. Technol. Librariansh., no. 69, 2012.[8] P. G. Gerstberger and T. J. Allen, “Criteria used by research and development engineers in the selection of an information source,” J. Appl. Psychol., vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 272–279, Aug. 1968.[9] D. Denick, J. Bhatt, and B. Layton, “Citation analysis of engineering design reports for information literacy

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Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

effective for a time;however, they did not address changes in technology or on-line resources that have more recentlybecome available and widely used. Moreover, the scenario-based videos were limited in scope toa single course in a single engineering discipline which restricted their overall utility across thecurriculum. Recent observations by the authors and input from current undergraduate studentsidentified new scenarios that needed to be addressed, including cheating in laboratory courses,cheating in project-based courses, and cheating on exams. Student Conduct professionals furtheroffered suggestions on the commentary provided by the video’s narrator to establish context forthe scenarios. This work in progress presents the updated set of

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #23189Andragogical Learning Characteristics in Second-year and Fourth-year Me-chanical Engineering StudentsDr. Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy Greg Freisinger is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy from The Ohio State University. Greg was an Army en- gineer officer prior to graduate school, with experience in combat and construction military engineering. His research is primarily focused on biomechanical

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Harvard University; Nastasha E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Zwicky, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #22551Effective Methods of Engineering Information Literacy: Initial Steps of aSystematic Literature Review and Observations About the LiteratureMargaret Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette Margaret Phillips is an Assistant Professor of Library Science and Engineering Information Specialist in the Purdue University Libraries. Her research interests include technical standards and engineering and technology information literacy.Amy S. Van Epps, Harvard University Amy S. Van Epps is Director of Sciences and Engineering Services in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Li- braries at Harvard University. She was

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Bhaskar C. S. Chittoori, Boise State University; Sondra M. Miller, Boise State University; Thomas A. Robbins

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Civil Engineering

and technology teacher, as well as several years of electrical and mechanical engineering design experience as a practicing engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Prof. Bhaskar C. S. Chittoori, Boise State University Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori received his bachelor’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India in 2002 and master’s degree from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India in 2004. He received his Ph.D. degree in 2008 from the

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #21429The Ethical Judgement Processes of Students in Computing: Implications forProfessional DevelopmentMr. Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Amir Hedayati is a PhD Candidate in Human Resource Development at College of Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2008 and his M.B.A. from University of Tehran in 2011. He has presented his research in past years at multiple conferences including American Evaluation Association, International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, and Academy of

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Curriculum and the Classroom

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Taratukhin, SAP America; Natalia Pulyavina, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

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Engineering Management

peo-ple to solve complex problems or achieve complex goals in conditions when something is notknown and the solutions are in the field of uncertainty, that is, at the starting point there is noobvious solution and the whole path. This methodology is especially relevant in the develop-ment of new entrepreneurial and innovative projects both for engineering and management stu-dents, since it allows going beyond the standard thinking when it is necessary to develop a newproduct, service or technology. The SAP Next-Gen program [6] is an innovation platform for the SAP ecosystem ena-bling companies, partners and universities to connect and innovate with purpose linked to theUN Global Goals. The SAP Next-Gen program provides unique

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #21425Improving Instruction and Assessment via Bloom’s Taxonomy and Descrip-tive RubricsDr. Kathryn R. Gosselin, San Jose State University Kathryn R. Gosselin is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at San Jose State University. She joined SJSU in 2015, and her research is focused on thermo-fluids problems in sustainable energy, particular the effect of turbulence on a wide variety of technologies. She teaches courses in thermody- namics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, and she is interested in studying the intersection of pedagogy and assessment.Dr. Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Brian Sylcott, East Carolina University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #22452Machine Design: Different Pedagogical Approaches to Achieve Targeted Out-comesDr. Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University Robert Scott Pierce is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina Univer- sity. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993. Prior to his teaching career, he spent 14 years in industry designing automated equipment.Dr. Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Rungun Nathan is an associate professor and program chair for mechanical engineering in the division of engineering at Penn State Berks

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nolan Tsuchiya P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zahira H. Merchant

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advisor for the CPP Hyperloop team, the Baja SAE racing team, and a co-advisor for the CPP ASHRAE club. He holds an active California PE license.Dr. Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University Zhaoshuo Jiang graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant professor, he worked as a structural engi- neering professional at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP. As a licensed professional engineer in the states of Connecticut and California, Dr. Jiang has been involved in the design of a variety of low- rise and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart Structures Technology

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University

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the Director of the Weidman Center for Global Leadership and Associate Teaching Professor of Engineering Leadership within the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). His research and teaching interests include leadership, global agility, globalization, project management, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company in various engineering and leadership positions. Gregg is cur- rently the program chair/chair elect

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Christopher Michael Sales, Drexel University; Yaghoob Farnam, Drexel University

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Engineering Libraries

. Christopher Michael Sales, Drexel UniversityYaghoob Farnam, Drexel University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Empowering Underrepresented Groups to Excel in STEM Through ResearchSprintsAbstractLearning today is increasingly contextual, embodied, and on-demand. New modes ofempowerment through technology are reshaping where, when, and how learning occurs.Research sprints are an integrative, fast-paced, active learning experience emphasizingcreativity, collaboration, and communication in which teams "sprint" to find the informationneeded to solve a design or research challenge. The participants must work together to harvestthe information and synthesize it through appropriate visuals in presentations and

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muthusamy Krishnamurthy P.E., Hydro Modeling Inc; David Anthony Pezza P.E., Old Dominion University; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University

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Civil Engineering

MSCE/JD dual-degree programs.Dr. Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University Dr. Decker B. Hains is a Master Faculty Specialist in the Department of Civil and Construction Engi- neering at Western Michigan University. He is a retired US Army Officer serving 22 years on active duty with the US Army Corps of Engineers and taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from USMA in 1994, Master of Science degrees from the University of Alaska Anchorage in Arctic Engineering in 1998 and Missouri University Science & Technology in Civil Engineering in 1999, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University in 2004. He is a registered