in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for safety related embed- ded software development for an automobile manufacturer. On Fridays, he is teaching computer science introductory and programming courses at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Determination of road load coefficients with smartphone accelerometersGünter Bischof 1, Felix Mayrhofer 1, Domenic Mönnich 1, and Christian J. Steinmann 1, 21 Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Graz, Austria2 HM&S IT Consulting
Course AbstractThis paper presents the authors’ experience in introducing the Aspen Plus software to supportstudents in understanding various types of thermofluid cycles for an undergraduate mechanicalengineering thermofluids course. In most thermodynamics/thermofluids courses, students areasked to analyze thermofluid systems using a combination of steam tables or the ideal gas lawequations. However, in industry, an engineer would be expected to use a process simulator tosimulate thermofluid cycles. The main motivation of this project was to familiarize students withsuch software. Students were assigned to work in groups of two to analyze three different typesof thermofluid cycles; Rankine cycles
alignment enhanced their researchexperience in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction of the research work.BackgroundIn 2020 approximately 4 million bachelor’s degrees were given in the US [1] across all academicdisciplines. According to the Council on Undergraduate Research, only 28% of undergradsengage in research [3]. However, within 10 years, approximately 40% of former undergraduatestudents enter graduate programs [2] where research capability and experience is often critical tosuccess. One study indicates that 29% of undergrads do not choose to participate in researchbecause they simply are not interested in research [3]. Possibly if research projects could betailored to be more attractive to undergraduate students, more students
Paper ID #38922Impact of Inclusion of Makerspace and Project Types on Student Comfortwith Additive Manufacturing and Three-Dimensional Modeling in First-YearEngineering ProgramDr. Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame Coordinator, First-Year Engineering Program, University of Notre DameSimran Moolchandaney, University of Notre Dame Simran Moolchandaney is a class of 2023 undergraduate student at the University of Notre Dame major- ing in Computer Science and minoring in Bioengineering. Outside the classroom, Simran is an NCAA Division 1 Fencer, and an active
Education, 2023Beyond Uncritical Blindness: How critical praxis about engineering for community development could lead to socially responsible and just projectsAbstractThis paper explores how using concepts and frameworks from Science and Technology Studies(STS) to think and practice critically about engineering for community development (ECD) is anecessary precondition and preparation if engineering educators hope to instill sociallyresponsible behavior in our students and social justice in their community projects. With thesignificant surge of community engagement projects in US engineering programs, there is agrowing need for developing critical lenses for engineering students involved in communitydevelopment, so
Paper ID #37710Work in Progress: Using a 5-DOF Robotic Arm Project for the Enhancementof Engineering Recruitment and EducationDr. Liya Grace Ni, Biola University Dr. Liya Grace Ni is a professor of engineering and the program chair of physics and engineering in the School of Science, Technology and Health at Biola University. She has over fifteen years of teaching experience in undergraduate engineering education, mainly in electrical and computer engineering. Her research interests include mechatronics, control system, robotics, and engineering education. Dr. Ni is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and
Paper ID #38733Gotta Catch ’Em All: Learning Graphical Communications through anIntroductory Hands-on Design-Build-Test Project in a Hybrid LearningEnvironmentAnna Wang, University of California San Diego Anna holds a MS in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. She is currently working as an Associate Project Consultant in Simpson Gumpertz and Heger’s Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure group. Anna will continue her education at McGill University this fall for her PhD in Civil Engineering with a research focus on seismic assessment of historical masonry
from OSU in Electrical and Computer Engineering with research focus in integrated nonlinear optics. His engineering education research interests include Teaching Assistants (TAs), first-year engineering, systematic literature reviews, personality theory, and instrument validation. As a TA he has taught first- year engineering for 10 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 GIFTS: Exploration Activities for Just-in-Time Learning in a First-Year Engineering Robotics Design-Build Project Abstract This GIFTS paper will provide an example of how Just-in-Time (JIT) learning can be used as a technique in a first-year
Paper ID #38418Exploring the use of Photovoice with Entrepreneurial Design Projects asa High Impact Practice in Engineering Technology EducationDr. Khalid H. Tantawi, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Dr. Khalid Tantawi is an Assistant Professor of Mechatronics at the University of Tennessee at Chat- tanooga . He holds a PhD and MSc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a double MSc. in Aerospace Engineering from the Institut Superieur de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace and University of Pisa. He served as a Program Evaluator for ABET- ETAC commission, as a trainer for Siemens
Paper ID #37981Modifying a Junior Year Machine Design Project to Break Down KnowledgeSilos in the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering department at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and B.A. in Interna- tional Studies from Lafayette College. She then pursued her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell. During her Ph.D. she discovered her love of teaching and decided to pursue a future at a Primarily Un- dergraduate Institution, bringing her to
Paper ID #37731Matilda: A Machine Learning Software Application to Virtually Assistwith Skincare for Visually Acute and Impaired—A Capstone Design ProjectMiss Yu Tong (Rayni) Li, University of Toronto, Canada We are a team of four computer engineering students, supervised by Professor Hamid Timorabadi, com- pleting an undergraduate capstone project. The team comprises of Abby Cheung, Carmen Hsieh, Jenny Li, and Rayni Li.Miss Abby Cheung, University of Toronto, Canada Undergrad student.Yongjie LiCarmen HsiehDr. Hamid S. Timorabadi, P.E., University of Toronto, Canada Hamid Timorabadi received his B.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D
Paper ID #36818Combining Project-Based Learning with the KEEN Framework in an Ad-vancedFluid Mechanics Course: A Continued ImplementationDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineer- ing, at the University of Toledo. She received her Master in Aerospace Engineering from The University Politehnica of Bucharest, her Master in Physics - PDr. Sorin Cioc Dr. Sorin Cioc is a clinical associate professor and undergraduate program director in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME).Dr. Noela A
Paper ID #38266Efficient and Smart Home Projects in Computer Engineering Program UsingWireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things TechnologiesDr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Her re- search interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, embedded systems design, mobile computing, wireless sensor networks, and databases.Dr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati
Paper ID #38590Board 98: Exploring the Relationship Between Team Personality and TeamDynamics in Construction Project Teams: A Literature ReviewRebecca Kassa, University of Kansas PhD Student in the department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. Specializing in Construction Engineering and Management.Tolulope Ibilola Ogundare, University of Kansas, Lawrence Ibilola Ogundare is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engi- neering at the University of Kansas. She specializes in construction engineering and management.Dr. Brian Lines, The University
Paper ID #39167Board 206: Academic Success of STEM College Students with AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Role of Classroom TeachingPractices: Project UpdateNolgie O. Oquendo-Col´on, University of Michigan Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colon is an Engineering Education Research PhD student at the University of Michi- gan. He holds a MS and BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.Laura Carroll, University of Michigan Laura Carroll is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Laura’s research interests are focused on academic success of neurodiverse
Paper ID #38182Board 207: ACCESS in STEM: An S-STEM Project Supporting Economi-callyDisadvantaged STEM-Interested Students in Their First Two YearsErica ClineMenaka AbrahamSarah AlaeiDr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington, Tacoma Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining academia, she worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer working on both energy efficiency and renewable
Paper ID #39818Board 215: Applying Research Results in Instructor Development to ReduceStudent Resistance to Active Learning: Project UpdateMs. Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan Lea Marlor is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan, studying Engineering Education Research. She joined the University of Michigan in Sept 2019. Previously, she was the Associate Director for Education for the Center for Energy Efficient ElecDr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of Education, and Director and Graduate Chair for
and academic achievement across seven STEM disciplines.The program is a large educational program with multi-Department STEM projectscomprising approximately 200 tasks and 40 personnel. To facilitate the successfulimplementation of this STEM program, an efficient project management tool calledSmartsheet was adopted to manage all the tasks to be carried out and the activities involved.Smartsheet software has helped facilitate efficient project coordination, schedulingdeliverables, communicating with and assigning tasks to project team members, monitoringperformance, and evaluation. The Smartsheet is a project management tool developed forcoordinating and monitoring project activities, promoting productive guidance, efficientcommunication
Paper ID #39095Board 20: Work in Progress: Investigating the Impact of InternationalEducation on Cultural Understanding, Health Disparities andCollaboration through Project-based LearningBreanna Kilgore Breanna Kilgore is a graduating senior biomedical engineering student at the University of Arkansas. Breanna has participated in an REU at Johns Hopkins university and studied development policy and global health in Switzerland. She has been named an international Gilman scholar, a NSF Honors College Path Scholar, and selected as a Senior of Significance at her university.Dr. Luis Carlos Estrada Petrocelli, Universidad Latina
Paper ID #39169Board 238: Collaborative Research: AGEP FC-PAM: Project ELEVATE(Equity-focused Launch to Empower and Value AGEP Faculty to Thrive inEngineering)Dr. Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Alaine M. Allen is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities for individuals from groups historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) environments. She currently serveDarlene SaporuElisa RiedoShelley L AnnaDr. Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh Linda DeAngelo is Associate Professor of Higher Education, Center for Urban Education
Paper ID #37084Board 22: Work in Progress: Promoting and Assessing Curiosity Through ATissue Engineering Course Project Incorporating BiomimicryDr. Wujie Zhang, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Wujie Zhang is an associate professor of Biomolecular Engineering in the Physics and Chemistry Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Food Science and Engineering from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Zhang’s scholarly work and research span biomaterials, tissue
Paper ID #37712Board 257: Development and Initial Outcomes of an NSF RIEF Project inUnderstanding Teamwork Experience and its Linkage to EngineeringIdentity of Diverse StudentsDr. Yiyi Wang Yiyi Wang is an assistant professor of civil engineering at San Francisco State University. In addition to engineering education, her research also focuses on the nexus between mapping, information technology, and transportation and has published in Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Transportation Geog- raphy, and Annuals of Regional Science. She served on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) ABJ80 Statistical Analysis
Paper ID #37526Board 409: The Stressors for Doctoral Students Questionnaire: Year 2 ofan RFE Project on Understanding Graduate Engineering Student Well-Beingand RetentionJennifer Cromley, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign Jennifer Cromley is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on two broad areas: achievement/retention in STEM and comprehension of illus- trated scientific textMr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana
Paper ID #37990Board 413: Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Community EngagedLearning Projects on Enhancing Teachers’ Understanding of Engineeringand Intercultural AwarenessDr. Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton Kellie Schneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD, she was an instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests are in the areas of engineering education and community-based operations research.Dr. Leanne Petry, Central State
Paper ID #38574Board 305: HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Commitment toLearning Instilled by Mastery-Based Undergraduate Program (CLIMB-UP)Dr. Dina Verdin, Arizona State University Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She graduated from San Jos´e State University with a BS in Industrial Systems Engineering and from Purdue University with an MS in Industrial Engineering and PhD in Engineering Education. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and an Honorable Mention
Paper ID #37955Board 433: Work in Progress: Building a ”Project-Based Learning forRural Alabama STEM Middle School Teachers in Machine Learning andRobotics” RET SiteDr. Xiaowen Gong, Auburn University Xiaowen Gong received his BEng degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2008, his MSc degree in Communications from the University of Alberta in 2010, and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University in 2015. From 2015 to 2016, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The Ohio State
Paper ID #37772Creating Innovation for Interdisciplinary Robotics Workshops: SolvingIssues in the Online Project-Based Learnings in Engineering EducationProf. Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Shibaura Institute Of Technology, Japan Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo is currently an Associate Professor and a deputy director of the Innovative Global Program, a research-based full English degree engineering program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Tokyo, Japan. She is a Principal Investigator of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Grants 20K02943 and the AY 2022 SIT Grants for Educational
Paper ID #38476Preliminary Analysis of Implementation of the ”Design Your Process ofBecoming a World-Class Engineering Student” Project in Introduction toEngineering CourseDr. Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute Uri Feldman is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Went- worth Institute of Technology in Boston. He received a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology’s Media Lab, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a Postdoctoral
which is backed up by studentfeedback.The redesigned Introduction to Engineering Design and Graphics course focuses on several corelearning objectives: (1) Ideation and idea evaluation, (2) Design visualization, (3) Design creationin various prototyping and manufacturing methods, and (4) Design evaluation in bothexperimental and simulated space. In order to achieve these objectives a new project-basedformat of this course was introduced that gives students the opportunity to design and create theirown fidget spinners over a progression of design-focused assignments with room for creativity ina lighthearted product. At every step of the design process, students are encouraged to considerboth their creative endeavors and the practical limitations
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Protein Molecules as Robotic Mechanisms: An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning Experience at the Intersection of Biochemistry and RoboticsAbstractIncreasingly, instructors are challenged by growing complexity in knowledge domains and theneed to prepare students with specific skills relevant to an uncertain future. The speed oftechnological advance and shifting societal conditions make this ever more arduous. One of thepromises of project-based learning (PBL) is to cultivate many of the most important studentqualities for facing such an uncertain world by exposing them to cross disciplinary problems.Indeed, providing the students with a plethora of