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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel; Rex Taibu; Tak Cheung

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Armendariz, Queensborough Community College Assistant professor of physicsKimberly Anne Riegel Kimberly Riegel has been an assistant professor at Queensborough since 2015. She completed her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University and undergraduate at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her research interests focus on the area of the physics of sound particularly related to noise control using computational and numerical simulations.Dr. Rex Taibu Dr. Rex Taibu has taught studio physics classes for several years. His teaching experience has shaped his research focus. Currently, Dr. Taibu is actively engaged in 1) promoting scientific inquiry attitudes in students through designing, implementing, and assessing in

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Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia (UDC)

needed in older ones. In this paper, weprovide an over view of some of emerging disruptive technologies and discuss curriculumchanges needed to prepare our students for careers in the industries of the future.KeywordsCloud computing, cyber physical systems (CPS), embedded processing, internet of things (IoT),and machine-to-machine (M2M) learning.1. IntroductionIn the past decade, professional business, entrepreneurial and economics publications [1-11]have provided lists of emerging disruptive and potentially transformative technologies, and theirpotential applications that will have massive and broad impacts on the quality of life, businessand global economy. The list of identified disruptive technologies include cloud computing,mobile internet

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

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1. Mock peer assessment. Early in the semester, a lab report assessment exercise wasperformed in class so that students had a better idea of what type of assessment they had to performin this class. In this exercise students were given a sample of previous semester lab report. Studentstogether with the instructor, performed the assessment of the lab report following a detailed rubric(Table I). The main objective of this exercise was to familiarize students with the rubric and theprocedures that are used to perform peer assessment. Of great importance is that students acquirea good sense of what is meaningful feedback, so that their peers can benefit from the peer reviewprocess, and enhance the quality of their technical report.- Step 2

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

, energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, and national security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring Human-Co-Robot Interactions: Real-time Feedback or not? Christian E. López1, Conrad S. Tucker12 1. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2.Department of Engineering Design The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802Introduction Future State

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Zoe Zyvith, Rutgers University; Mark Thomas Trevena, Rutgers University; Andrew Yong; Ryan Lamantia; Lana E Sharp, Rutgers University; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks in biomedical and environmental domains and performance analysis of communication systems over fading channels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Geothermal Heating and Cooling at the Massachusetts General Hospital Zoe Zyvith1, Mark Trevena1, Ryan Lamantia1, Lana Sharp1, Andrew Yong1 and Sasan Haghani,2,3 1 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854 2

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Alexander T Wray, Purdue University Northwest; Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue University Northwest

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University Northwest Dr. Nuri Zeytinoglu has been a faculty member at Purdue University Northwest since 1987. He teaches thermodynamics, mechanics of materials and computer aided design in the department of mechanical and civil engineering. Currently he is the program coordinator at Westville campus c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Identifying Boolean Logic Processes via the Basis of a NACA 2415 Airfoil Alexander Wray1, Nuri Zeytinoglu2, and Connor Feeney3 1 Purdue University North Central Mechanical Engineering Student 2 Purdue University Northwest Program Coordinator for Mech. Eng. Department 3

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Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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cognitive loading for engineering and technology students. A maximum workingmemory loading for a student can be assessed with a design that compartmentalizes the longterm memory, short term information storage memory, and short term working memory for themanipulation of information. Innovative learning examples such as kinematics with algebraiccomplex numbers, relative velocity matrix transformation from 1-Dim to 2-Dim with createdcollision parameters, and collision with apparent mass from spring energy were delivered tostudents while the working memory cognitive loadings were controlled. Our assessment showedthat a critical thinking element is only recognizable after a student could reach the workingmemory capacity required in the solving of a

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Beth Carle, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology; MICHAEL E LONG LONG, Rochester Institute of Technology

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employed.RIT Applied Critical Thinking Milestone AssessmentsRIT’s framework has evolved as we have refined our initiative. The overarching goal is to provideevidence of students’ abilities to demonstrate and achieve applied critical thinking skills that willserve them in the future. Table 1 below provides a summary of the university milestoneassessments and RIT’s developmental approach to defining and assessing applied critical thinkingskills, and are in addition to program- and course-level assessments. These university-levelassessments draw from general education and academic degree program goals and student learningoutcomes, experiential learning opportunities, the National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE)6 and RIT’s Alumni Survey7

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Timothy Matthew Murray, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

-Monitoring, HealthcareIntroduction According to the American Heart Association’s 2017 heart disease and stroke statisticsupdate, an estimated 92.1 million adults in the United States live with at least one type ofcardiovascular disease.1 This number is expected to grow, as 44% of the U.S. population ispredicted to have some form of cardiovascular disease by the year 2030. Cardiovascular diseasecontinues to be a problem of concern in the medical field, and new innovations in monitoring andmanagement of cardiac patients are needed. Currently, medical wearable technologies are risingto this challenge, as they provide effective collection of important physiological data using aninterface that is familiar and comfortable to the user. It is

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Pubudu Samarasekara; Khushpreet Kaur

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Microstructure of Iron in Thin Film Magnets Prepared by Spin Coating and Sol gel Techniques Sunil Dehipawala1,Pubudu Samarasekara2,khushpret Kaur1 1. Department of Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY, 222-05, 56th Ave, Bayside NY 11364, USA. 2. Department of Physics, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri LankaAbstractMagnetic thin films such as iron and nickel oxides have a variety of technological applications. Iron andNickel oxide thin films have been synthesized by the Solgel technique and spin coating method. Inaddition magnetic properties, Iron oxide thin films also exhibit semi

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Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia; Luis P. Aguinaga, University of the Distric of Columbia

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connectionsthat a node has is the most important thing.We define as: ∑ (1) 1 0 In this case the network can be characterize by the matrix DC or an equivalent vector DC 0 ⋯ 0 ⋯ ≡ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮Closeness Centrality (CC) Now let’s say that the most important thing is that a node is close to another node. Orin other

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Chen Xu, New York City College of Technology; Ohbong Kwon, New York City College of Technology; Juanita But, New York City College of Technology; Benito Mendoza, City University of New York; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Robert Ostrom

of recitation workshop integrated with the PLTL strategies.The new course design was piloted in a semester and the results were compared with a controlledsection using a uniform final exam at the end of the semester. On average, the piloted PLTL sectionperformed approximately 15% higher than the non-PLTL sections.KeywordsEngineering Education, Peer-led Team Learning, Electrical Circuits, First-year Student 1. IntroductionNew York City College of Technology (City Tech) of The City University of New York (CUNY),is the largest four-year public college of technology in the Northeast and a national model fortechnological education. City Tech has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students in 26baccalaureate and 27 associate degree programs. The

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Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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, ExperientialLearningIntroductionMurray State University (MSU) is a four-year public university located in Murray, Kentucky.MSU serves an 18-county region located in western Kentucky, which is considered one of themost economically distressed areas of the United States 1. The eighteen counties of MSU’s serviceregion have a lower income per capita than the national average, with 15 counties having a lowerper capita income than the state of Kentucky2. For the 2015-16 academic year, MSU had a studentpopulation of approximately 11,000 students, with 50% of those students from the 18-countyservice area3. Located in MSU’s Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology,the Institute of Engineering (IoE) offers five-degree tracks, Engineering Physics

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Peng Li, East Carolina University

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movedto a centralized, cloud-based approach, in which the virtual environment is hosted in a private orpublic cloud. The students can log in to the cloud remotely to perform hands-on activities at anytime and at any place. In the past ten years, we have used multiple private and public cloudplatforms.Private CloudA typical private cloud is owned and managed by local institutions. Computing resources areprovisioned to internal users on demand. Table 1 shows the private cloud and virtualizationsolutions we have used, including commercial, non-free one such as VMware vCloud Director(formerly VMware Lab Manager), and free, open source one such as Virtual Computing Lab.Virtual Computing Lab (VCL) is a free, open source cloud computing platform that

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Tricia Kirkland

processing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Research Experience for Secondary School Teachers on Renewable Energy: Design and Implementation of a Small Scale Solar Tracker Rocio Alba-Flores1, Tricia Kirkland2, Lindsay Snowden1, Deon Lucien1, and Dallas Herrin1 1 Georgia Southern University 2 Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolAbstractThis paper describes the experiences gained during the first year implementation of a ResearchExperiences for Teachers (RET) in Renewable Energy (ENERGY) at Georgia Southern University(GSU). RET is a NSF grant program that supports the professional

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Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona; Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Building using Fiber Composite Jacketing Yasser S. Salem1 and Felipe J. Perez2 1 Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Cal Poly Pomona 2 Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Cal Poly PomonaAbstractAs a senior capstone project, students worked on the vulnerability assessment and seismic retrofitof a six-story non-ductile reinforced concrete dual system building comprised of perimeter non-ductile reinforced concrete moment frames and non-ductile core shear walls. Students were giventhe as-built plans and specification of an existing building in Southern California that is consideredto be at risk, from an earthquake resistant standpoint. Students performed

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Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona

Shear Wall Building Felipe J. Perez1, Yasser S. Salem1, Brittany J. Myers1, Cristian Aguilar1, Garrett Jones1, Daniella Ginocchio1, Edwin Medina1, and Kevin Chin1 1 California State Polytechnic University, PomonaAbstractThis paper presents results of a capstone senior project at California State Polytechnic University,Pomona. Students conducted a vulnerability assessment of a five-story building constructed inSouthern California. The structure has non-ductile concrete shear walls at the core and gravityframes at the perimeter. Partial infilled walls exist within the perimeter frames, creating captivecolumns. Students studied as-built plans for the structure and conducted an assessment of

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Anne Schmitz, Gannon University; Nicholas B Conklin, Gannon University; Quyen Aoh Aoh, Gannon University

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Service-Learning through Student Generated Tutorial Videos Anne Schmitz1, Nick Conklin2, and Quyen Aoh3 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Gannon University, Erie, PA 2 Physics Department, Gannon University, Erie, PA 3 Biology Department, Gannon University, Erie, PAAbstractMore and more, engineers need to able to convey highly technical information to a non-technicalaudience. However, opportunities to develop these skills are often limited in the undergraduateclassroom setting. To help develop students’ ability to communicate to a non-technical audience,we implemented a service-learning

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Lisa L Greenwood, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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1 Rochester Institute of Technology 2 Rochester Institute of Technology 3 Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractConsensus standards aimed at risk mitigation and management have had an increasing presence insociety, in response to incidents with significant societal impacts, as well as global efforts toenhance sustainable development and resilience. These operational management systemsstandards govern many facets of society. Given that our world and our professional expectationsare requiring increasingly more output, a management systems approach can ensure thatcontributing processes function efficiently. Those entering the workforce must understand the rolethat

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Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York; Jeffrey L. Schwartz P.E., Queensborough Community College

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TechnologyBuilding. The goal of this research is to estimate each PV module’s degradation rate and comparethe changes of the efficiencies over seven years in New York’s climate. Knowing how each typeof PV module degrades will provide crucial information to potential solar power users in NewYork.KeywordsResearch, Renewable energy, Solar PV efficiencyIntroductionAs part of the state’s NY-Sun initiative, use of solar power in New York State has grown 575%from 2012 to 2015 according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority(NYSERDA).1 Growth of solar power in New York City is even more remarkable. There are morethan 5,300 solar power installation projects across the five boroughs in 2016 in comparison with186 projects in 2011 and the

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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years of experience in government, academia, and industry. He was a Senior Lecturer at Annamalai University, India, teaching civil engineer- ing for about 10 years. He also worked in Linton Institute of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in Ipoh, Malaysia, for three years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 STEM Awareness Starts at the Elementary and Middle Schools Rajarajan Subramanian1 1 Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgAbstractIs there a shortage of talented workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) in America? Yes is the answer to this question when various

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John Robert Schedel Jr., United States Naval Academy; Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy

, while also serving in academic leadership positions. John is also an accomplished inventor and children’s author.Cmdr. Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy Naval Officer, Helicopter Pilot, 1994-2005 Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Dept, 2007-2013, 2015-2018 Science & Technology Liaison, Office of Naval Research, 2013-2015 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom John R. Schedel, Jr.1 and Angela L. Schedel2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy

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Christopher Lawrence Norve, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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inside of the patient. Oncethe procedure is completed the surgeon removes the tools from the patient, and the incisions areclosed. A representative configuration of robot-assisted surgery is seen in Figure 1. Figure 1. A typical operation room set up during robot assisted cardiac surgery. The surgeon (left) controls the robotic arms (middle) that operate on the patient. The surgeon’s assistants (right) often help the surgeon perform the operation on the patient.Following the operation, the patient is moved to a recovery area so that he or she may be monitoredas the body heals following the operation.2 After a relatively short stay in the hospital,approximately 50 percent of the recovery time of conventional open

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Integrated Projects Curriculum. His on-going project interests include improving flight track- ing and messaging systems for small planes in remote locations and developing assistive communication technology for those with cognitive and behavioral challenges such as high-functioning autism or PTSD. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Telemetry Project For an Introductory Communications Systems Course Harold R. Underwood1 1 Associate Professor, Engineering Department at Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PAAbstractAdvances in electronic communications technology require corresponding innovations in

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia; Zerihun G Biru Biru

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used for transparency and allows measured progression totheir greenhouse gases reduction for 2025. One of the USPS goals for greenhouse gas reductionincludes reduction of emission from Postal Service –owned vehicles and facilities. Since 2014,USPS has added 20,000 vehicles to their fleet. The new vehicles have resulted in a decline inprogress to the 2025 goal. The primary service of the USPS is letter mail and package processingand delivery, this includes collecting and delivering mail [1]. One of the most time consumingtasks of USPS drivers is collecting mail from letter boxes. Drivers must visit every box in theirarea. The implementation of smart mailbox systems, could allow for a reduction not only in theemissions made by vehicles, but also

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Mohammad Ali Rahimi, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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University studying for his Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Co-founder of Arcane Reality, a Virtual Reality gaming company. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The design and Implementation of a Smart Switch Outlet Adapter Ali Rahimi1 and Sasan Haghani1,2 1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC 20008AbstractThis paper focuses on the development of a Wi-Fi smart plug capable of remotely

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Karla Karolin Peña, Student; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

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obtaining advanced STEM degrees. She organizes and speaks at women conferences in Malawi, Africa, and she is also building libraries for the schools and communities in the Malawian villages. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Effects of Peer-Led Workshops in a Statics Course 1 Melanie Villatoro1, Karla Peña , and Janet Liou-Mark1 1 New York City College of TechnologyAbstractAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an 8% increase in employment for civil engineers isexpected in the next decade.1 To assist in attracting more undergraduates to pursue a degree inCivil

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Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia ; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

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induced by S ⊆ V in G tr(u, v) The number of triangles containing both u, v. Figure: 1 Notation.The Algorithm and Methodology In the following, the explanation of the algorithms will be explaining. This algorithm isused as a MATLAB code and we are going to give detail notations. 3-4 The first set of notionexplain the graph representing a complex network which is G= (V, E). V is for the set of N nodesand E is the set of edge containing M connections. Node u ∈ V, denote by du and N(u) the degreeof u and the set of u's neighbors, respectively. Now, we are going to over Triangle free graphs Agraph and G is said to be triangle-free if no three vertices of G form a triangle of

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Andrew Grossfield P. E., Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

about forms is that while a curve can be described in many forms, theproperties of a curve belong to the curve and not any particular form. A form may display oneproperty and conceal other properties. In quantitative analysis this leads to the computationdrifting to a form that reveals the property being sought.In the study of differential calculus, we are concerned with the local behavior of a curve; that isthe behavior of the curve in a small interval surrounding a fixed point. There are three propertiesof major interest: 1) Position 2) Direction or rate of change 3) Deviation from the line of tangency, curvature, or rate of turn.If the horizontal

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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engineering education, energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, and national security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Towards Personalized Performance Feedback: Mining the Dynamics of Facial Keypoint Data in Engineering Lab Environments Christian E. López 1 and Dr. Conrad S. Tucker1,2 1 Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University. 2 School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, the Pennsylvania State University.AbstractAccording to the National Academy of Engineering, the development of personalized learning isone of the grand engineering challenges of the 21st