Conference Session

Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; James C. Squire P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Professional Papers

also possible that more students are cheating on the math placement test. The test is taken after a student is admitted but prior to introduction to the honor code. References[1] C.C. Belfield, “Predicting Success in College: The Importance of Placement Tests and HighSchool Transcripts,” New York: Community College Research Center, 2012.[2] T. Allison, “Enrollment Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels,” State Council of Higher Educationfor Virginia. https://www.schev.edu/Home/Components/News/News/394/200?fsiteid=1[Accessed on December 4, 2023.[3] A.H. Ang, Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design. New York: John Wileyand Sons, 1975.

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 2: Unlocking Innovation: Empowering Underrepresented Entrepreneurs in Interdisciplinary Engineering Technology

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Teddy Ivanitzki, American Society for Engineering Education; Elsabeth Mekonnen

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

]Lindsey Tropf, CEO of Immersed Games, Inc., a developer of augmented reality video games,mentored fellow Holly Pope: “Holly easily strengthened connections with schools and teachersby interviewing them about potential tools to assist with their teaching plans. While at Immersed,she also acquired skills useful for developing her startup, such as understanding launchrequirements and how to apply for next-level funding. She also learned about resources availableto women and underrepresented groups.” [14]Details of Ethnic and Racial Distribution: According to the National Center for Science andEngineering Statistics (NCSES)/NSF19-304, underrepresentation and overrepresentation ofwomen and racial or ethnic groups vary by field of study and occupation

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

M. Ali Montazer, University of New Haven

regardless of size, budget and product mix.More recently, as a decision support tool, simulation modeling has also become aneffective and easy-to-use tool in implementing Lean / Six sigma programs. West Point, NY - ASEE Zone I 2008 ConferenceLean / Six Sigma ConceptsThe concepts of Lean / Six Sigma trace their origins in Industrial Engineering whereunderstanding the basics of production systems for planning, scheduling, and controllingproduction amounts and timing are fundamental to the discipline. In its simplestmeaning, Lean refers to efforts to eliminate waste in a system or a process, maintainingcontinuous improvement, and bringing greater efficiencies to the production operation.The paperback book by Womack et al (1991

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Bahram Nassersharif

publications.ConclusionThe design and implementation of this classroom has been both an exciting and challenging experience.We have stretched the limits of some the technologies for use in a classroom; for example, the number ofvisual displays, the distances for transmission high definition digital signals from the computer source tothe screens, etc.The response by professors and students has been very positive. Some faculty will be using all of thetechnology available to them as they change their instructional techniques while some will probably useonly the basic features of the classroom. One workshop has already been offered for faculty andadditional workshops are planned during the spring semester for faculty to maximize their use of thisclassroom.Many students

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Charles R. Sullivan; Mark J. Franklin

, with somestudents using 2.5 to 3.5 times as much fuel as the most economical runs. Because studentscompleted these runs after they studied fuel economy in the class, they may have subconsciouslymade use of what they learned. In future offerings of the course, we plan to complete this initial 4test run before any study of fuel economy, so that we truly see the effect of a betterunderstanding. Next, students drove the flat course attempting to maintain the constant speed that theyhad calculated would yield maximum fuel economy. This exercise generally confirmed thevalidity of the calculation, but also underlined how difficult it is to

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Sudhanshu Sinha; Manohar Mareboyana

(ICSIP), 2014. segmentation based on adaptive reference images. European Signal Processing Conference, 1990Author Biography: Sudhanshu SinhaHe has two Master's degree one in Statistics and anotherone in Computer Science. Currently he works for providingtechnical support in planning, developing, modifying,testing, implementing, and supporting customers in aFederal Government department in USA. As a parttime, he teaches Visual C# 2010 at Bowie StateUniversity, Maryland as an Adjunct faculty. He is also aDoctoral student researching on the topic of ImageProcessing. He has over 22 years of experience in the fieldsof Client/Server, Internet, Intranet, Mobile, Database, andMainframe applications using various programminglanguages/platforms

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Mohammadjafar Esmaeili; Ali Eydgahi

and Attitude. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) along with theory H10. There is a significant relationship between Ease of Useof reasoned action and theory of planned behavior [13] have and Intention.been used widely in different domain to predict individual H11. There is a significant relationship between Attitude andintention to adopt or not adopt a specific behavior. According Intention.to the TAM, individual will adopt a behavior or technology if

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jose Javier Montaner Mora; Luis Miguel Mora Gonzalez

. Layek Abdel-Malek gave his point of view as theuniversity gives the students a plan with the core courses coordinator of UMANE Atlantis and professor at NJIT.required to get the degree from that university, but in the end,each student has to know the courses that he has taken so far He mentioned that the UMANE program has a positivefrom different universities. So the student, of course with the impact on the classroom environment. He has found specifichelp of the coordinator, has to find and fix the courses required improvement in the two courses that he teaches: anand build a schedule, which is one of the hardest things to do. undergraduate Operational Research, which is a face-to-faceIt makes the students more self

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Kishan Gutta; Madhav Patil

systems – Buildingharvester. Sensors are designed to be powered evacuation procedures can becontinuously. Stored and harvested power sources implemented using wirelesspose distinctly different design challenges [26]. sensors.   Generic techniques rely There are two major obstacles. The first is to heavily on strategies planned ingenerate enough power from the environmental advance of the actual event. Theenergy source. This involves an intermediate energy procedure is static, unable to adaptstorage device, usually a capacitor or rechargeable

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert Hood; Mark Jacobs; James Masi; Kayla McCaffrey

current laboratory wind tunnel. Itwill be for the purpose of instruction and simple research inthe fluid mechanics laboratory. This wind tunnel is used inthese projects to observe the start-up wind velocity ofshrouded, two-, three-, and multi-bladed horizontal axis wind Figure 2. Solid Works designturbine models. Flow patterns over the models will beobserved by using smoke, tuft, and Schlieren photography Accommodating the thickness of material without altering themethods. These observations are used to verify the Solid interior dimensions of the wind tunnel required carefulWorks modeling on each of the designs. planning and a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Connor Needham; Jeremy Kacher; Mathias Boyle; Robert Hutchins; Susan Woodard

turbine design andThe team plans on giving back to the Roger Williams its functionality. This spot selection was also selected basedUniversity community by transferring the power generated by off of the prevailing winds at RWU. Most wind comes fromthe wind turbine to the electric car charging stations oncampus or by transferring the power generated to power the the north and south in this location and the parking structurelights for the parking garage and lot below. The team feels that will allow for undisturbed airflow as wind passes over the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tiago Martins Ribeiro; Raimundo Pereira da Cunha Neto

, they plan youdecreasing. The use of manual means to make products or form for an attack of a plantation or search of food.make deliveries as a quick way for the current market is not as In section II of this article will address concepts ofefficient as before. In this context comes the computer communication networks and their evolution in today's society.networks and its benefits to society today. Several current Section III is a new model of computational network that isapplications running on interconnected computer networks, so growing year after year, cloud computing. Section IVit is necessary to work together to improve current programs highlights the importance of

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University; Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Engineering Education 4groundwater management, enabling effective planning and mitigation strategies. By integratingtheoretical concepts with practical applications, students gain a comprehensive understanding ofhow water dynamics operate in natural and controlled environments.The concept of displacement plays a pivotal role in water height measurement, illustrating howthe addition of solid materials such as sand, gravel, or beads affects water levels. When thesematerials are introduced into a confined volume of water, the water is displaced, causing its levelto rise. This principle is rooted in Archimedes' Principle, which states that the volume of waterdisplaced is equal to the volume of the

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Colton Atkins, West Texas A&M University; Benton Allen, West Texas A&M University

perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics.” Internet and Higher Education, vol. 7, 2004, pp. 59-70. doi:10.1016/j.iheduc.2003.11.003.2. Gallego Sánchez, M.C., et al. “Relationships among relational coordination dimension: Impact on the quality of education online with a structural equations model.” Technological Forecasting & Social Change, vol. 166, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120608.3. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, “2024 National Educational Technology Plan.” Washington, DC, 2024.4. Kim, J., Merrill, K., Xu, K., and Sellnow, D.D. “My teacher is a machine: Understanding students’ perceptions of AI teaching assistants in online education.” International Journal of Human-Computer

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Mengqi Monica Zhan, University of Texas at Arlington; Grace Ellen Brannon, The University of Texas at Arlington; Liwei Zhang, The University of Texas at Arlington; Frank K. Lu, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity

degree plan choices: A qualitative study with engineering and communication students," submitted to the International Communication Association's Annual Conference, 2025.6. E. L. Deci and R. M. Ryan, "Self-determination theory," in Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, vol. 1, pp. 416-436, 2012.7. M. S. Eickholt, "The effect of superiors' mentoring on subordinates' organizational identification and workplace outcomes," Master’s Thesis, West Virginia University, 2018.8. K. Kricorian, M. Seu, D. Lopez, and others, "Factors influencing participation of underrepresented students in STEM fields: Matched mentors and mindsets," International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 7, no. 16, 2020.9. S. L. Kuchynka, A. E

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

chen pan, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Thuy Khanh Nguyen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Chunjiang Qian, The University of Texas at San Antonio

resources, allocates a portion ofits facilities and administration (F&A) overhead funds, and pursues external partnerships andgrants. This diversified funding strategy ensures steady support for future student cohorts. Byembedding financial planning into its framework, EZ-RA establishes a scalable model that balances Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Copyright  2025, American Society for Engineering Education 5accessibility with long-term sustainability.By combining centralized resources, streamlined processes, credit recognition, and

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Dani Fadda, University of Texas at Dallas; Wooram Park, University of Texas at Dallas; P.l.stephan Thamban; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas

/instructor to get their project proposal approved and their criticaldesign report reviewed. During the review, teams present their fabrication plan. They often consider3D printing to fabricate their entire project or most of their parts. Laser cutting has rarely beenproposed except for a few instances where truss members were laser cut. The instructor/TA providesthe teams with suggestions on how the design can be fabricated more effectively. While 3D printingoffers the ability to make certain parts that are difficult to fabricate in a relatively cheap and in a shortamount of time, they need not be employed all the time.There are several instances where the instructor/TA found the choice of 3D printing unnecessary. InFig. 2 (a to d) we present sample

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Colby Edward Kurtz, Houston Christian University

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Diversity

and triggers one of the possible endings to thegame. The entity can be encountered in three distinct ways, each designed to challenge the player’sdecision-making and language-learning engagement: i. Returning to the Previous Room: The entity’s basic logic places it in the player’s previous location. If the player re-enters this room, the entity triggers immediately. This encourages the players to plan their movements carefully and avoid backtracking unnecessarily. ii. Accumulating Incorrect Answers: each incorrect answer to a minigame question adds a point to a counter. Once this counter reaches a certain threshold. This reinforces the importance of accuracy and language comprehension during gameplay. iii

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

necessarilyreplace the traditional application courses entirely at this point. However, thisPython/Micro-Python-based programming method is useful for students to learn as additional topicsfor the microcontroller application course curriculum. The author plans to continue to pursue learningnew methods in the microcontroller application area and share the lessons learned through futurepublications. References1. Van Rossum, G., & Drake Jr, F. L. (1995). Python tutorial (Vol. 620). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica.2. Van Rossum, G. (2003). An introduction to Python (p. 115). F. L. Drake (Ed.). Bristol: Network Theory Ltd..3. MicroPython. [Online]. https

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

author plans to keep pursuing the integration ofthe teaching and reach effort and the author will continue to pursue developing educationalunderwater robotics and floating vehicles and share the lessons learned. References1. Pecen, R., Hall, T., Chalkiadakis, F., & Zora, A. (2003, November). Renewable energy based capstone design applications for an undergraduate engineering technology curriculum. In 33rd Annual Frontiers in Education, 2003. FIE 2003. (Vol. 3, pp. S1E-21). IEEE..2. Ritenour, A. P., Ferguson, C. W., Gardner, P., Banther, B. R., & Ray, J. L. (2020, June). Collaborative project-based learning capstone for engineering and engineering technology students. In

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Grace Hattery, Ohio Northern University; Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Dax Amburgy, Ohio Northern University

plans to use WS-2812b BTF RGB Lights that allow for desiredprogrammability [5]. As the Assistant Dean moves from one end of the hallway (i.e. thebeginning of the timeline) to the other end (i.e. the most recent date on the timeline), sections oflights will shine down onto the different sections of the wall. These sections are based off of theyears that are displayed on the wall. For this idea, the Assistant Dean will be carrying around aremote so when he (and the prospective students and their families) are within range of eachdesignated section of the light strip, a button can be pressed to activate the lights for that section.The second concept is adding a mirror to the end of the history wall. When the Assistant Deanand the prospective

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University; Randy Brooks, Texas A&M University

Mathematics, HeatTransfer Applications, Mechanical Design, Nanotechnology, HP/HT Rheology. She also has strong industrial experience as a Senior TechnicalProfessional at Halliburton [Oil-well Cementing Research & Development].Randy Brooks is in his 7th year as a Professor of The Practice in the First-Year Engineering Program at Texas A&M University. After 23 yearsleading Telecom Network Operations and Planning organizations, he explored high school math and PLTW engineering teaching practices for adecade. He was then afforded the opportunity to bring that experience to the collegiate first-year engineering classroom in Fall 2018 at the TexasA&M Engineering Academy at Blinn College-Brenham and then transitioned to the main campus in

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth O'Connell; Sarath Chandra Kumar Jagupilla; Muhammad Hajj

. (2006). Student employment and higher education: Empiricism andinformation. contradiction. Review of Educational Research, 76(1), 63-92. [5] Lavelle, J. P., & Stimpson, M. T. (2018, June), A Strategic Plan to The sending of external scholarships at the departmental Improve Engineering Student Success: Development, Implementation,level allows the department to remain connected to both and Outcomes Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference &students and stakeholders, including faculty, alumni, and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2—29724

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Jorge Paricio Garcia; Paul Spirito

]. In a traditional sense, the creation of sketching or rendering techniques. This early success hassketches started with the use of tracing paper which allows us provided a strong foundation for proposing an IRB form toto work in iterations. In this stage only a few sketches are initiate Human Subject Research in the upcoming academicconsidered for the next phase, “Figs. 1 & 2”. year, with plans to involve a broader student base. The preliminary implementation of AI in concept development for textile-based wearable healthcare devices has

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Alex Peebles

course [2] O. Vinogradov, “Fundamentals of kinematics and dynamics of machinesI plan to have students measure kinematics using video analysis and mechanisms.” CRC press, 2000.or accelerometers, similar to [7] and kinetics using load cells, [3] M. Bedillion, R. Raisanen, and M. Nizar, “Improving Transitionsand compare their experimental data to results obtained using Between Sophomore Dynamics and Junior Dynamic Systems Courses”. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2014, pp. 24-725.simulations and hand calculations. Again, the biggest constraint [4

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Lina H. Kloub, University of Connecticut; Christina Smith, University of Connecticut; Faiyhaa-Sydra Saulat, University of Connecticut

communication amongoffers specialized programs that integrate AI into engineering team members. At MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence students to verify and critically evaluate AI outputs rather thanLaboratory (CSAIL), researchers have developed an AI as- accepting them at face value.sistant that functions as a team coordinator, managing bothhuman and AI agents to ensure task and goal alignment[18]. V. C ONCLUSIONThis system actively monitors team members’ actions, infers The increasing role of AI in engineering education presentstheir plans, and assesses mutual understanding based on pre- a unique opportunity to enhance career competencies, partic

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

of high-strength concrete,balancing competing priorities. This observation supports the survey results, in particular, forquestions 1 through 4.Across the five teams the instructor observed that the assignment missed emphasizingrequirements for (1) explicit quantitative comparisons between materials and (2) communicationof the decision to non-technical stakeholders. The instructor plans to include additional emphasison numerical assessments such as calculating exact material quantities, cost of labor andinstallation etc. Further, by adding a week to the module when the course is offered next,stakeholders representing a project development team will be invited as guest speakers. Theguest speakers will provide examples of realistic and current

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Palmer

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Diversity

/necessary for successful coursecompletion?” 10 chose: “The format/structure of the class-sessions helped me, but were not keyto my being able; to successfully complete the course. I found the standard opening OK, but notreally necessary. The Concept Question and Class Answers usually helped me understand thesubject matter being discussed. The In- Class Problem Solving and Thought Question Answeringwas beneficial. They usually built on the Class Answer. About half the time, I able to leave classwith an ability to effectively develop a plan for completing the HW”. 1. Discussion could be helpful, but sometimes unclear how valid conclusions were. Perhaps a deeper explanation of meaning of responses. 2. The biggest problem with the class

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kathleen A. Lamkin-Kennard; Margarent B. Bailey; Michael G. Schrlau

. Work Self-Efficacy Learn to improve on my past performance. Work Self-Efficacy Be sensitive to others’ feelings and attitudes. Work Self-Efficacy Function well at work even when faced with personal difficulties. Work Self-Efficacy Listen effectively to understand opposing points of view. Work Self-Efficacy Make a plan of your goals for the next five years. Career Self-Efficacy Accurately assess your abilities. Career Self-Efficacy Determine the steps needed to successfully attain your career goals. Career Self-Efficacy Persistently work toward your career goal even when you

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sarira Motaref P.E.

project (2 weeks after signupand 2 weeks before deadline) to receive feedback from the instructor and implement suggestedchanges in their final submission.An anonymous survey will be conducted at the end of the fall semester to collect the students’feedback and compare the results with collected data from previous cohorts. To determine theeffectiveness of changes made in the 2021-2022 cohort, the instructor will evaluate and comparethe quality of projects submitted in the past three cohorts.The Number of projects submitted in each track will be monitored and compared to find thepreferred track among engineering students. The instructor will plan to expand resources for theareas that students show the most interest.ConclusionA series of optional