Paper ID #30473BYOE: SeaKatz – an Underwater RobotDr. Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University Dr. Iftekhar Ibne Basith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA. Dr. Basith has a Ph.D and Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Windsor, ON, Canada with concentration on 3D IC, MEMS and Testing. Dr. Basith has published several IEEE transactions, articles and conference proceedings over the last few years. His research interest lies on Robotics, Tesing of 3D IC, MEMS, Analog/ Mixed-Signal Devices, RF
Paper ID #29066Experimental Vehicles Program Improves Student Performance ThroughEnergy Conversion and Conservation with Hands-On LearningDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 10 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Masters of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical
Paper ID #29487Lessons Learned: Teaching and Learning Academy Workshop to promoteAsset-based mindset among STEM facultyDr. Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Daniel Galvan is Director of Acceleration Initiatives and Student Engagement in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. He has an extensive background in facilitating asset-based approaches towards teaching through equity-minded workshops in community colleges, public, and private four-year institutions. He received his BA in Soci- ology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, his MA
received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. He is currently the Assistant Director for the School of En- gineering and Technology, and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and at Central Michigan University (CMU). He serves as the chair for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering programs at CMU. His research interest is in the areas of wireless sensor networks, Internet of Things, assistive devices, mobile robots, embedded systems, and engineering education. He has published over 140 arti- cles in archival journals and conference proceedings and delivered over 75 talks in these areas. He has served as a chair
Paper ID #31024Systematic Approach to Diversifying Botswana’s STEM PopulationDr. Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University Cameron Denson is an associate professor of Technology and Engineering Design Education (TDE) in the Dept. of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education at N.C. State University.Dr. Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University Tamecia Jones is an assistant professor in the STEM Education Department at North Carolina State Uni- versity College of Education with a research focus on K-12 engineering education, assessment, and in- formal and formal learning environments. She
of primary energy in thermal-based distributed energy systemsAbstract: The use of highly energy-efficient technologies is an important tool to tackle today’senergy and environmental challenges. The importance of these technologies creates a need tofocus on the development of energy courses as part of the engineering curriculum. In suchenergy-related courses, user-friendly applications such as MS Excel can be used to enhanceeducational goals like the assessment of the energy consumption of these energy-efficienttechnologies. This research paper presents the MS Excel-based tool developed to minimize theconsumption of fossil fuel-based primary energy of a Distributed Energy (DE) system, whichincludes base Combined Heat and Power
Paper ID #30873The Effect of Person and Thing Orientation on the Experience of HapticsProf. Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette Dr. Ida Ngambeki is an Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue Univer- sity. Dr. Ngambeki graduated from Smith College with a B.S. in Engineering and from Purdue University with a PhD in Engineering Education. Dr. Ngambeki’s research is focused on the intersection of human behavior and computing, specifically how educational and policy interventions can be used to improve human interactions with technology. Dr. Ngambeki’s key areas of research
Paper ID #29405Operations Laboratory module on heat exchangersDr. Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University In the fall of 2011, Dr. Pfluger took a position as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern Uni- versity in the College of Engineering as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty with a focus on chemical engineering. In the summer of 2013, she developed and ran a faculty led Dialogue of Civiliza- tions program to Brazil where she taught two courses that focused on Sustainable Energy Technologies and Brazilian Culture. This program has successful ran for 7 consecutive years gaining popularity among a
. L. McDonald, "Writing in engineering courses," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 481-486, 2000.[15] K. Wright and P. E. Slaboch, "Board 100: Enhancement of a Thermo-Fluid Laboratory Course: Focus on Technical Writing," in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[16] K. H. Schulz and D. K. Ludlow, "Incorporating group writing instruction in engineering courses," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 227-232, 1996.[17] S. Nelson, "Teaching collaborative writing and peer review techniques to engineering and technology undergraduates," in 30th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Building on A Century of Progress in Engineering Education. Conference
Paper ID #30625Project-based Learning with Implementation of Virtual Reality for GreenEnergy Manufacturing EducationDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different engineering and technology courses at
Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for Engineering Education 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Table 2: Percentage of students who improved their understanding of the job duties of various engineering disciplines using an open-ended structure. Engineering Disciplines Percentage (# of students) N=49 Civil Engineer 92% (45) Survey Engineer 71% (35) Chemical Engineer 70% (34) Aerospace Engineer 63% (31) Mechanical Engineering 61% (30) Engineering Technology-Electronics
engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learning. Luchini-Colbry is also the Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 STEMAmbassadors: Developing Communications, Teamwork and Leadership Skills for Graduate StudentsAbstractSTEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) graduate
has also worked extensively with high schools to advance student learning success. Malshe’s notable honors include: Membership in the National Academy of En- gineering (NAE) for ”For innovations in nanomanufacturing with impact in multiple industry sectors”; Society of Manufacturing (SME)’s David Dornfeld Blue Sky Manufacturing Idea Award for ”Factories- In-Space”; SME-S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award; three Edison Awards for Innovation; Tibbett Award by the US Small Business Association sponsored by EPA for successful technology transfer; R&D 100 Award, (the ”Oscar” of innovation); Fellowships to the International 1. Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), 2. the American Society of Materials (ASM), 3
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1992 and 1999, respectively. He is currently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His cur- rent research interests include computer architecture and field-programmable devices.Mr. George Bryan Polivka, Shorelight Bryan Polivka is currently the Senior Director for Shorelight Education, focused on instructional design and learning architecture. He has helped schools, universities, corporations, and nonprofits with strat- egy and strategically positioned product. He and his teams have built online, hybrid, and live distance programs for and with a long list of universities including UMass Amherst
Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive and social skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of
Paper ID #28890WIP: Intuiting Intuition through First-Year InterviewsMs. Bria M Booth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Bria Booth is an Junior undergraduate Aerospace and Systems Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Campus. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of the campus’s newspaper, Horizons. She has been the Chapter Life Vice President and Member Developement Vice President of her Sorority and the Events team lead for Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus’s Women Ambassadors Program. While away from school, Bria has worked and volunteered as a Stage Manager, Director, and
thinking. In everyday settings, he looks at the varied ways in which people assemble social, material, and intellectual resources for problem solving and learning. In school settings, he looks to find ways in which schools might better prepare students to be more resourceful and flexible in fostering their own learning.Prof. Andre Knoesen Andre Knoesen received his Ph.D. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, in 1987. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Davis. He performs research in sensors and nonlinear optical devices and their applications. Dr. Knoesen is a fellow of the Optical Society of America. American
Paper ID #28718Text Mining based Qualitative Student Assessment of InteractiveSimulation Learning using SIMIO Tool – A Work in ProgressDr. Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Satya Aditya Akundi is currently affiliated to the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engi- neering, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). and a Ph.D. in
identifying barriers, while developing supports and resources, which affectacademic success of SCS students. To ensure sustained retention and success of low-income,academically talented SCS students entering the engineering field, the project explored socio-psychological aspects of career transition, while identifying the key supports and barriers relatedto academic success, retention, and degree attainment of SCS students. Students enrolled in theprogram are provided with a versatile support network, which includes curricular, research,outreach, and professional (CROP) activities (Fig. 1). The present NSF S-STEM programleverages the existing technological base of scientific labs and faculty experience to incorporatenovel manufacturing processes and
Paper ID #29444Individual resilience as a competency for aviation professionals: Areview of the literatureTimothy D. Ropp, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Timothy Ropp is an associate professor of practice in Aeronautical Engineering Technology at Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. He is the Director of the School’s Aerospace and MRO Technology Innovation Center and leads its Hangar of the Future Research Lab- oratory. He is also graduate student at Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. He received an M.S. in
, Florida Power and Lights (FPL), Broward County School district and several other sources. His recent research works related to alternative energy applications includes Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for Solar Systems, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) and battery technology to transportation technology. In addition, he has conducted research on the applications of soft computing methodologies to industrial pro- cesses including, desalination processes, oil refineries, fuzzy control of jet engines, and fuzzy controllers for car engines. Dr. Zilouchian has published one book, and over 143 book chapters, scholarly journal papers, and refereed conference proceedings. He has supervised 20 Ph.D. and MS students
Project Volta: Senior Capstone Design of a Remote Management System for Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Battery Storage Robert Carrillo, Ricky Perez, Alex Sanchez, Ray Long, and Okan Caglayan, Ph.D. University of the Incarnate Word Department of Engineering San Antonio, TX, USA Extended AbstractThis paper presents a senior capstone research experience in developing a remote Lithium Polymer(LiPo) battery management system for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). LiPo batteries arerechargeable batteries of lithium-ion technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of a liquidelectrolyte
Science, specializing in Mechanical Engineering, he has worked on technical projects as diverse as the micro-electronic packaging of hybrid circuits, the macro-engineering of a 13 meter diameter parabolic RF antenna and the automated high volume assem- bly of medical products. In 1993, Tom was elected Vice President of Technical Programs for The Surface Mount Technology Association an international group of over 3000 engineers who focus on automated electronic circuit board manufacturing. He was re-elected to this position in August of 1994 and served until 1996, receiving the SMTA ”Excellence in Leadership” award in 1997. In 2002 he was the recipient of the prestigious Founders award given ”to individuals who have
elementary school engineering teachers.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder Aaron W. Johnson is an Instructor in Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Col- orado Boulder. He teaches courses in structures and vehicle design, and his research focuses on how mathematical models are taught in undergraduate engineering science courses and how these models are used in analysis and design. Before CU he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michi- gan and the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace
Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Systems Simulation Michael E. Kuhl Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractSimulation is tool frequently used by companies when designing systems to evaluate alternativesystem designs. In particular, simulation is employed when the dynamic behavior of a system isnot well understood and the decisions that are being made have significant economic or socialimpacts. However, courses in systems simulation typically focus on the technical and statisticalaspects of model building and the comparison of
New MexicoTech, with an emphasis in Solid Mechanics. His work includes mechanical metamaterial design, characterization of lightemissions from mechano-luminescent materials, and damage prognosis using machine learning.DONGHYEON RYU, PH.D., P.E.Dr. Ryu currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Tech. His researchinterests include multifunctional materials, photonoic metamaterials, sensor technologies, energy harvesters, polymericthin films, deep learning, and diagnosis and prognosis of structural systems, among others. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Paper ID #31392Engagement in Practice: A Second Year Project-Based Learning SequenceDr. Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Melissa is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the Department of Engi- neering and Technology of the College of Aeronautics. She is specialized in mechatronics and robotics and also has a deep interest in promoting STEAM education rounded with professional skills and ethics. She earned her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Florida International University, MS in Mechanical Engineering with Bionengineering from Florida Atlantic University, and
Paper ID #29199Enhancing student appreciation for materials science: Integration ofdomain specific project-based learning in an introductory materialsscience courseDr. Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University Siddha Pimputkar earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Ph.D. in Materials from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He joined the Materials Sci- ence and Engineering Department at Lehigh University in 2016 as an Assistant Professor and has since been establishing a lab focused on the bulk and thin-film synthesis of single-crystal nitride materials and other
the userinteracts with a haptic environment, they receive correlated visual and tactile sensory feedback.Richer and more complex sensory feedback gives the user a more immersive experience.Furthermore, the user may have control over changing the properties of the haptic environmentand exploring the effects.Haptic technology has the potential to enhance the engineering classroom in several ways. First,increased sensory feedback can improve retention of engineering concepts [1]. Second, hapticfeedback can improve intuitive understanding of complex systems and environments [2]. Third,tactile information creates learning opportunities for students who are visually impaired [3].Fourth, involving students in coding of the haptic system may improve
Paper ID #30719An Analysis of Students’ Brain Activity when Participating in DifferentLearning ActivitiesMiss Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto Crystal Liu is a graduate student at the University of Toronto in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on engineering design and education. She obtained her BASc in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019. She has worked in product development and is interested in application of technology and design in engineering education research.Dr. Yasaman Delaviz, York University Yasaman Delaviz is an Educational/Curricular