from 1986-2014. He also worked for Siemens- Switchgear Division and for Measurement Group, Inc. Dr. Branoff’s research interests include constraint- based solid modeling strategies and spatial visualization abilities in undergraduate students. He has con- ducted CAD and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing workshops for both industry and education professionals. Dr. Branoff served as President of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics from 2009-2012. In 2013 he was elected into the Academy of Fellows of the ASEE, and in 2014 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. In April of 2015 Dr. Branoff received the Orthogonal Medal for
outside Texas A&M University. He is a Fellow of ASEM, a professional member of INFORMS, ASEM, ASEE, and a senior member of IISE.Dr. Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University Dr. Mendoza is a faculty member of Technology Management in the College of Education-Engineering at Texas A&M University. She has worked as electrical engineering professor in Mexico. She recently obtained funds from NSF to investigate enculturation to engineering and computational thinking in engi- neering students. She is the co-advisor of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers and advisor of Latinos in Engineering and Science at TAMU and is interested in computing engineering education and Latinx engineering studies
Learning and Research Opportunities." fromhttps://www.istem.illinois.edu/news/olli.html.Luchini-Colbry, K. and D. Colbry (2013). "Gadget Avalanche: A Technology Literacy Coursefor Novice Adults." Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference.Mourer, M. (2014). "OSU offers in-depth view of agriculture through 'Farm to Fork' MassiveOpen Online Course." Retrieved 5/22/2019, from http://casnr.okstate.edu/news/oklahoma-state-university-expands-education-reach-through-massive-open-online-course.Oregon State University. (2019). "Science Pubs." Retrieved 6/4/2019, fromhttps://osucascades.edu/about/science-pubs.OSU Office of the Vice President for Research. (2019). "Research on Tap." Retrieved5/20/2019, from https://research.okstate.edu/rot/.Petrotta, B. (2016
, technology and society. He is a member of ASEE, ASME and SAE.Steve Feazel, Vision Word Steve Feazel hold a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University. He has taught as an adjunct professor in business private and state supported college. He has taught Engineering Economy as an Adjunct at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Steve is a published author whose books have been feature on National cable TV channels. Steve has also been an award-winning video producer on various social issues facing young people, including the heroine crisis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement-in-Practice: CAD Education via Service-LearningAbstractThrough the first
interests include experimental aerodynamics, aircraft design and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE 126th National Conference Engaging Middle School Students in STEM using a Flight Simulation Learning Environment Chadia A. Aji and M. Javed Khan Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL 36088AbstractThis paper will share the design of a learning environment that uses flight simulator-basedactivities designed to cognitively engage middle school students. The flight simulator provides anexciting, realistic, and engaging learning experience. It allows students to
University Florida previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition ARM Cortex M4F based microcontroller based and laboratory oriented course development in higher educationAbstractARM (Advanced RISC Machines) processors are frequently found in modern consumerelectronics products such as smartphones and tablets. The author has been teaching two courseson embedded system software and microcontroller architecture for each
limit the minimum voltage of discharging the battery and also to limit themaximum voltage of charging battery through solar photovoltaic panel. Figure 4 show thetransmitter in the Electrical Engineering Building for the Peer-to-Peer Communication Summary and ConclusionsA Bluetooth hardware/software system using Arduino for smart charge controller was built.Furthermore, Arduino-based Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network was designed and built. In the field Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright 2020, American Society for Engineering Education
on a bridge experiment Figure 8. Bridge Equilibrium ForcesStudent Surveys: A nine-question anonymous survey was distributed to the students to reflect on the success andeffectiveness of the course and identify areas for improvement. The collective results from 29students surveyed in 2019 and 2020 are displayed in Figures 9-17. Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for
graduationoutcomes, comparing ELC participants and non-participants for each ELC cohort (not just thefirst-year students from Fall 2019), and integrating qualitative data to provide a more complexand nuanced view of the many factors that impact student success and retention in undergraduateengineering programs.AcknowledgmentThis work is supported by NSF S-STEM #1833983.References[1] M. Matthews. “Keeping students in engineering: A research-to-practice brief.” ASEE. https://www.asee.org/retention-project/keeping-students-in-engineering-a-research-guide-to- improving-retention (accessed February 23, 2021).[2] D. Garcia. “One size fits all? One size fits none! A custom computer science education proposal,” presented at the 2nd
. George, Albert L. and Don Gooch. System for Harvesting Crustaceans. United States of America: Patent 4,944,108. 31 July 1990. Document.12. Hipp, James. Mechanical Engineer Erika Louviere. 19 June 2019.13. Intsel Steel Distributors. Intsel Steel Metals and Reference Guide. n.d. Document. 24 July 2019. .14. Labor, U.S. Bureau of. "Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses." Annual. 2003-2017.15. Lebeouf, Lance. Crawfish Harvester Erika Louviere. 5 July 2019.16. Leblanc, Rick. "Sustainable Businesses - Metal Recycling." 25 June 2019. The Balance Small Business. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
The Science Budget in 2018: An UpdateMatt HourihanMarch 14, 2018 (Happy Pi Day!)For the ASEE Engineering Research CouncilAAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget-and-policy-program Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 1 Elements in recent play: The Budget Deal (the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018). Which leads into… FY 2018 Appropriations (briefly lapsed twice, five CRs, but negotiations now underway – resolved soon?) The new White House budget for FY 2019, released in early February Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 2
Paper ID #28477The Effect of a Deliberately Merged Program for Women and Minorities inEngineeringDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Elementary Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 30 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE
; Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[3] Q. Dunsworth and Y. Wu, "Effective Review of Prerequsites: Using Videos to Flip the Reviewing Process in a Senior Technical Course," in Proceedings of 125th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018.[4] Z. Jiang, A. W. Maxwell and Z. H. Merchant, "Using Mobile Learning to Improve Low Success Rate in Engineering Courses," in Proceedings of the 125th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018.[5] C. J. Brame, "Effective educational videos," 2015. [Online]. Available: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/. [Accessed 3 February 2019].[6] "Learning Glass," [Online]. Available: https://www.learning.glass
University, an M.B.A. from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She joined Pacific in 1999 and is a registered Professional Engineer in California. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Civil Engineering Program Criteria: A Snapshot of How Programs Meet the CriteriaAbstractPrograms seeking accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET(EAC/ABET) must satisfy eight General Criteria plus any applicable Program Criteria that addresscurricular topics and faculty qualifications. Applicability of the Program Criteria generally isdetermined by the
, homework has been splitinto two components, the first (Category 1) dealing with the first three levels of Bloom’staxonomy, and the second (Category 2) dealing with the upper three levels. Category 1homework has been administered electronically and as Mastery-based, while Category 2remained traditional. A concept inventory developed is used to assess Category 1 leveloutcomes. Results are compared between Fall 2019 and 2020. Results indicate statisticallyinsignificant differences due to small class size, but educationally significant results. An anomalyin incoming student quality, as measured by performance in pre-requisite course, complicatedanalysis. Further work will be conducted to study long-term effects of such implementation.Introduction
using radio, Bluetooth or global positioning system technology help ease anxiety for parents of children who wander.” ScienceDaily, 2017, May 4. [Online]. Available: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170504083122.htm [Accessed: 16-Ma-2019] Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3MEQUANINT MOGESDr. Moges serves as the Chair of the College of Technology, University of Houston. He is also a professor of ElectricalPower Engineering Technology department. His research topics
., 2015 - Call Center Productivity Over 6 Months Following a Standing Desk Intervention - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21577323.2016.11835343. Castaneda, R., Miller, A. M., 2019 — The Benefits of Using a Standing Desk - https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/the-benefits-of-using-a-standing-desk Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3MEQUANINT MOGESDr. Moges serves as the Chair of the
mathematics, science, andengineering to engineering technology programs, (3) conducting tests, measurements, calibrationand improve processes, (4) problem solving skills: ability to identify, formulate, and solveengineering problems, (5) team work skills and (6) effective communication: ability tocommunicate effectively.Keywords: Internal fins, heating enhancement, analytical simulation, student learning,performance evaluation. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Session ETD 545IntroductionInternal fins have been studied for flat
fifthconsecutive build, has gone to competition for four consecutive seasons and twice completed thefinal endurance event. In the 2018-2019 season, many safety and manufacturing improvementswere made to systems relating to driver safety and comfort as well as weight reduction on thevehicle. The only exceptions were the seat and firewall having been left as afterthoughts for allfour completed seasons. This will be the first complete design and material overhaul of bothcomponents in the team history, allowing the Purdue University Northwest FSAE team to beginmaking similar design and safety improvements to its top competitors. It has been noted by manytop teams that structural components such as the firewall are comprised entirely of composites.This paper
at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, in 2016. He is affiliated with the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Reza Langari, Texas A&M UniversityJennifer JordanMr. Caleb Christian StewartBrian MalbecDavid K. James c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 3D printed metal and plastic propeller design and manufacturing for small-scale underwater thrustersAbstractThe use of additive manufacturing technology in a senior Capstone project setting is
2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Wichita State University-Wichita, KS)Mitigations of Machine Damaged Fiber Reinforced Composites for Improved Mechanical Strengths and Educational Practices for Engineering Students A. Kunza, K.A. Brauning, A.S.A. Shairi, and *R. Asmatulu Department of Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260 Email: ramazan.asmatulu@wichita.eduAbstract Fiber reinforced composites have been used in a number of different industrial applica-tions, such as aircraft, wind turbine
addition to ASEE, she is active in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and the Association for Business Communication. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Plastics: Floating Ethical FlotsamIntroduction“I just want to say one word to you. Just one word,” confides family friend Mr. McGuire tonewly minted graduate Benjamin Braddock. “Plastics. There’s a great future in plastics.”“Think about it,” he intones to a bewildered Ben. “Will you think about it?” [1].Plastics have come a long way since The Graduate and a confused Dustin Hoffman. From itsinitial days to current times, plastic has become indispensable, interwoven into the very fabric ofour lives. It is
of grading the exams in both sections. Each instructor Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright 2020, American Society for Engineering Educationgraded the same problem on the exams for both sections. The first section having 90 students wastaught by instructor C, yielded a 66% passing rate (grades of A, B, and C). The second section had47 students and was taught by instructor B. The passing rate in section 2 was 55%. In spring 2018neither section employed the instructor-initiated drop policy. The same two instructors taught thetwo sections of Thermodynamics-I offered in spring 2019. Both
of more complextechnical topics to freshmen level students. The increase in less positive perceptions of confidencein programming ability among female learners warrants further study and is particularly interestingsince the instructors for the classes surveyed were both female.AcknowledgementWork described in this paper supports the goals of NSF INCLUDES 1649312.References[1] G. W. Skelton., Q. Pang, W. Zheng, and H. Shih. “Using robotics for teaching critical thinking, problems solving and self-regulated learning for freshmen engineering students,” In proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2011.[2] Support K-12 Computer Science Education in Mississippi, 2019. Accessed on: Jan 20, 2020. [Online]. Available
something cool.” Figure 8- Word cloud of students’ response to what they liked about the hands on activityReferencesCampbell, S.W., Bhethanabotla, V.R., Thomas,S.W., (2019) “RET in Functional Materials and Manufacturing”, ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc.,Cardella, M.E., Knight,D.B., Lee, W.C., Reid,K.W., Hynes,M.M., G.D. Collins, Beauchamp, Dandridge, T., Colquitt, D., (2019). “Promoting the Participation of Elementary School African Americans, Hispanics, and Girls in STEM by Expanding Summer Engineering Experiences” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc.,Drummond, M., Cardella,M.E., Sydlik, M., Everett, M., (2019). “Developing Summer Research Programs at an NSF ERC: Activities, Assessment, and Adaptation”, ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo
Master’s Degree”, Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, Canada13. J. Gross, D.M. Mohr and S. Pessiki, 2012, “Creation of a Structural Engineering Professional Master’s Degree Program”, Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 10-13, 2012, San Antonio, TX14. https://www.farmingdale.edu/academics/curriculum/ms-technology-management.shtml Accessed on 04/29/201915. Farmingdale State College, 2018-2019 College Catalog, https://www.farmingdale.edu/registrar/pdf/catalog-18-19.pdf Accessed on 04/29/2019
of different parts that need to be protected may be ferrous,copper based alloys, aluminum alloys, or other non-ferrous materials.Many fluids are available that can apply a protective layer on these parts. Sometimes, thetemporary protective fluid may perform multiple functions, such as, serving as a lubricant orcleaning fluid. For example, some parts might need to undergo further processing where a lubricantis needed during the formation process, such as during the formation of steel strips. Thus, the fluid Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE
allowed for a 5-minute question/answer session, then administered a short © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedingsquiz. These assessments usually had 2-3 questions, were closed book, but open notes. Thisoffering also included a group project, similar to the previous year.During Spring 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused an unexpected change in the courseformat. The initial plans were identical to Spring 2019. Instead, the course was a partial flip forfirst half, then online asynchronous the second half of the semester. This included a 5-classflipped sequence on geometric design of roads and a 3-class flipped sequence on intersectionperformance
students’ learning in mathematics using technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE 126th National Conference Tolerance of Ambiguity (Work in Process) M. Javed Khan and Chadia A. Aji Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL, 36088AbstractLongitudinal and cross-sectional data is being collected at a Historically Black College (HBCU)to understand the cognitive development of students in their tolerance of ambiguity that maytranslate into their ability to solve open-ended problems. The data is expected to provide insightinto the correlations between academic success, tolerance of
. 2. Fontaine, M., & De Rosa, A.J., (2019). “A First-Year Engineering Spatial Skills Workshop: Implementation, Figure 2. Comparison of average PSVT:R test scores at the start and Effectiveness, and Gender Differences” Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE CoNECD, Crystal City, VA. middle of the semester for students who completed the first workshop #24792.Gaumer session, and did not complete the first workshop session. 3. Erickson, A.S. & Noonan, P.M. (2018). “Self-efficacy formative questionnaire” In The Skills That Matter