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Andrea Ramic, Angelo State University; Dick Apronti, Angelo State University

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Paper ID #35138Learning About Equity from an Undergraduate Research of a UniversityCampus Parking SystemMiss Andrea Ramic, Angelo State University Miss Ramic is a student-athlete classified as a senior at Angelo State University. Her major is Civil Engineering, with a focus on structural engineering. She plays on the ASU Women’s Tennis team and grew up in Brussels, Belgium.Dr. Dick Apronti, Angelo State University Dick Apronti is an assistant professor at Angelo State University. He teaches transportation engineering courses, engineering graphics, and plane surveying. His research interests are in transportation safety

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Ali Mehrabian, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College

Paper ID #35124THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ENGINEERING HIGHEREDUCATIONDr. Ali Mehrabian, Daytona State College Ali Mehrabian earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona, and his MS and BS from SJSU in San Jose, CA. He worked for the engineering and research industry for some time before he was appointed as a faculty member at the University of Central Florida until August of 2010 where he moved with his entire ET Department to Daytona State College (DSC). He is currently a Professor and As- sistant Chair of the BSET program. Some of his research and scholarly activities have been

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Carolyn Fulton, Schreiner University; Brian P. Bernard, Schreiner University; Brian P. Mann, Duke University

magnet. The fixed endof the beam is excited by single frequency excitation, with position represented by w(t) = A sin Ωt, (2)where A represents the excitation amplitude in meters and t the time in seconds. Separation distance is then a function of the absolute value of excitation according to 1 (t) = 0 − BA(t), (3)or 2 (t) = 0 − B|w(t)|, (4)where a coefficient of B = 0 would be the case of a stationary magnet at distance 0 from the tip mass,and B = 1 would have the external magnet

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Brandon Bakka, University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Julia N Savoy, University of Wisconsin - Madison

requirements for hospitalaccess. For one, the three-month time frame between fall course registration and the start of thespring immersion period provides an incredibly narrow time frame for students to fulfil all theserequirements (A full list of these requirements can be found in Appendix II). For example, thecomplete Hepatitis B series requires vaccinations and antibody titer tests over multiple months, andstudents who were vaccinated in childhood may need to be fully immunized again. Anotherrequirement that can delay student certification is the drug screening process, which can be prone toerrors. However, we were most surprised by the unexpected challenge the health insurancerequirement was for some students. In our cohort of sixteen we had two

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Cyrus K Hagigat, The University of Toledo

calculation technique that will enable thestudents to become more self-reliant in their studies. Example of hybrid use of MULTISIMNorton theorem enables a complex circuit to be replaced with an equivalent circuit consisting ofan equivalent Norton resistor and an equivalent Norton current. Consider the circuit of figure 1.Let as assume that it is desired to find the current through R6 using Norton theorem. The circuitcan then be replaced by the circuit shown in figure 2 using Norton theorem. In order to calculateIN (Norton current), R6 should be shorted and 2 terminals added where R6 was. The currentthrough where R6 was is the Norton current. In figure 3, the current through nodes A & B is Nortoncurrent. The current through

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Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University

motor from taking any of the weight of the device thus not receivingany internal damage which may lead to it grinding through its rotation under strain. The legs wereattached by first etching or burning out indentations in the underside of the base to provide more (a) (b) Figure 2: Final prototypesurface area for the adhesive bonding agent to apply to; essentially establishing greater bite tosecure the legs to the base. Figure 2 shows the final prototype.This built prototype has great versatility and a wide range of applications that it can be applied to.Anywhere a traditional oscillating fan can be used this

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Edgar Reyes, University of Texas at Tyler; Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Andres C Garcia, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Jongin Aaron Sithideth, The University of Texas at Tyler; Christian Puckett; Christopher Nobinger, University of Texas at Tyler; Cassandra Ellis

. R. Mungkung, J. Aubin, T. H. Prihad, J. Slembrouck, H. M. G. vanderWerf and M. Legendre, "Life Cycle Assessment for environmentally sustainable aquaculture management: a case study of combined aquaculture systems for carp and tilapia," Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 57, pp. 249-256, 2013.5. J. Cai, X. Zhou, X. Yan, D. Lucentea and C. Laganaa, "Top 10 species groups in global aquaculture 2017," 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.fao.org/3/ca5224en/ca5224en.pdf. [Accessed October 2020].6. J. M. Gonzales and P. B. Brown, "Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus as a food source in advanced life support systems: Initial considerations," Advances in Space Research, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1132-1137, 2006.7. F. Wild

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Bonnie S. Boardman, The University of Texas at Arlington; Caroline C Krejci

problem- solving on a statsitics task," Learning, Media, and Technology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 165-183, 2005.[5] B. E. Wiggins, "An Overview and Study on the Use of Games, Simulations, and Gamification in HIgher Education," International Journal of Game-Based Learning, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 18-29, 2016.[6] D. Oblinger, "The Next Generation of Educational Engagement," Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 8, pp. 1-18, 2004. Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education 8[7] F. Crocco

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Cindy Rojas

-7_7Mobach MP (2008) Do virtual worlds create better real worlds? Virtual Real 12(3):163PWC (2016). http://www.pwc.com/us/en/industrial-products/next-manufacturing/augmented- Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 14 virtual-reality-manufacturing.htmlParsad, B., & Lewis, L. (2008). Distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions:2006-07. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department ofEducation.Jaggars, S. S. and Xu, D. 2013. Predicting online student outcomes from a

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Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

. Figure 6 shows the exampleprojects implemented. Figure 6 a. shows the final prototype of granted access only doorwaysystem, and Figure 6 c. shows the prototype of simple robot with echolocation capability. Fig. 6: a. Smart lock with limited granted access9, b. simple robot with echolocation capability10. Summary and ConclusionsIntegrating Computational Thinking aspects in teaching a programming language helped studentsto think beyond a given programming language or a project. To explore different ways to promoteactive engagement in an interdisciplinary class, three active learning techniques were explored asstrategies. It was observed that when students

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Yasser Mahgoub, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

Engineering from the University of North Texas, Denton in 2018. She earned her Masters of Technology (M.Tech) in VLSI design from VIT University, India, in 2015 and Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech) in Electronics and Communication from SRM University, Chennai, India, in 2011. Currently, she is working with a diverse multi-disciplinary research group of Graduates, Undergraduates, and High Schoolers as the Director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at UT Tyler. As a Faculty at the University of Texas at Tyler, she has been involved in outreach activities in East Texas to broaden participation in STEM. American c Society for Engineering Education

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Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Chad L File, LeTourneau University

LeTourneau University inTexas. He has taught a wide range of courses within the mechanical engineering curriculum and currently leads a teamof students in High Power Rocketry competitions. References1 ABET, “COVID-19 Updates,” https://www.abet.org/accreditation/covid-19-update/ [Accessed: Jan. 17, 2021].2 LeTourneau University, “Accreditation and Enrollment Information,”https://www.letu.edu/academics/engineering/accreditation.html [Accessed: Jan. 17, 2021].3 LeTourneau University, “Vision & Mission,” https://www.letu.edu/about/vision-mission-values [Accessed: Jan. 17,2021].4 ABET, “Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM) 2020-21,” from Section I.E.5.b.(2), Materials andGlossary

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Matthew Carrano, Baylor University; Scott Koziol, Baylor University; Eugene Chabot, University of Rhode Island; Jacob Boline; John DiCecco

Conference on Cognitive Informatics Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC), July 2015, pp. 67–75.4. R. Frisch, R. Laurent, M. Faix, L. Girin, L. Fesquet, A. Lux, J. Droulez, P. Bessière, and E. Mazer, “A bayesian stochastic machine for sound source localization,” in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (ICRC), Nov 2017, pp. 1–8.5. R. Frisch, “Stochastic machines dedicated to Bayesian inference for source localization and separation,” Theses, Université Grenoble Alpes, Nov. 2019. [Online]. Available: https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-025133496. B. Muralikrishna and K. Gnana Deepika, “Input/output peripheral devices control through serial communication using MicroBlaze processor,” in 2012 International

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David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso

on gestural orverbal communication that would uniquely identify another player, or activities in which order ofinteraction did not matter. These results suggest that the effectiveness of remote learning would beimproved with an interface for teleconferencing that (a) preserves the order of participants across theparticipant’s views of the class session and (b) provides participants with an easy-to-use and easy-to-understand means of pointing to other participants. IntroductionThe University of Texas at El Paso has offered its course in Innovation in Technology annuallysince 2013. The course was inspired by Carnegie Mellon University’s boot camp for enteringstudents in the Entertainment Technology

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Colin Michael Burdine, Baylor University (Student)

this approximation as a notion of distance between Lorenz63attractors. In the first experiment we conducted, we varied one parameter at a time from the nominal valuesof Lorenz63 and plotted the corresponding EMD metric approximation for N = 256 and N = 1024 clustersrespectively. In order to solve each discrete EMD problem, we used a linear programming formulation to obtainan exact solution. The results of this initial experiment are given in Figure 6: (a) EMD Metric (256 clusters) (b) EMD Metric (1024 clusters)Figure 6: EMD approximation metric under variations of single parameters from the nominal values of Lorenz63. We can see that there exists a significant

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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

thestudents online or computer resources. Zoom allows the sharing of any open app with theaudience/participants. In a standard in-person classroom, this is not doable unless it is aspecially set classroom equipped with monitors & teacher computer, or the students each havetheir own laptop/cell phone by which they can access info and use a website.The above was subjective information about virtual teaching in comparison to in-personteaching. However, it is important to supply more objective data that is not personal to theteacher. For this purpose, three things have been done: (a) surveying students about theirfeelings regarding this virtual class, (b) comparison of course evaluations with pre-COVIDevaluations, and (c) comparison of course grades

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Anveeksh Koneru, University of Texas Permian Basin; George Nnanna P.E., University of Texas of the Permian Basin

nostudent is left behind. As shown in Figure 1 A, the undergraduate student assistant builds the prototypestarting from scratch in a step-by-step approach and at each step, he shows the students how theassembly looks like so that the students confirm that their assembly is in correct track. This enabledstudents a hands-on experience in understanding the assembly and operational principle of a windturbine. During the process, the instructor answered any questions from students and ensured eachstudent was following the project path and none was left behind. As shown in Figure 1 B, students displaythe completed wind turbine assembly that was ready for testing.After building the prototype, students were asked to place it opposing the direction of wind

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Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Adam Weaver, Baylor University; James Carlton Bates, Baylor University; Timothy Russell, Baylor University

bymanipulating weights within the penalty function in lieu of applying constraints on responses.To illustrate operation of the solution algorithm, we present a hypothetical class of 17 students thatwill be assigned to three project teams, one of which will be closed shown in Figure 2: A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S Gender Male Male Male Male Male Female Female Male Male Male Male Male Male Female Male Female Male Ethnicity Hispanic Hispanic Black White White White White White White Asian White White White Asian White

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Peter D. Rogers P.E., University of Southern Mississippi

the online environment: opportunities and challenges.” On the Horizon, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 157-168. 7 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “The impact of COVID-19 on education - Insights from Education at a Glance 2020.” 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.oecd.org/education/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-insights-education-at-a-glance- 2020.pdf 8 Rudestam, K. E. and Schoenholtz-Read, J. “Overview: The coming of age of adult online Education.” Handbook of online learning Innovations in higher education and corporate training. London, England, Sage Publications, 2002. 9 Swartz, B., Butler, S., and Laman, J. “Three Approaches to Flipping CE Courses: Faculty

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Prasanna Vasant Kothalkar, Center for Robust Speech Systems (CRSS), University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA; Jay Buzhardt; John H. L. Hansen, University of Texas at Dallas; Dwight Irvin, Juniper Gardens Children's Project; Beth S Rous, University of Kentucky

helpful as diarization ispreprocessing step for further systems like Keyword Spotting, Automatic Speech Recognition, andWord Counting. References1. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016). Speech and language disorders in children: Implications for the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income program.2. Hart, B., & Risley, T. R. (1995). Meaningful differences in the everyday experience of young American children. Paul H Brookes Publishing.3. URL: https://www.lenafoundation.org4. Ziaei, A., Sangwan, A., & Hansen, J. H. (2013, May). Prof-Life-Log: Personal interaction analysis for naturalistic audio streams

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MD Shahriar Jahan Hossain, Northwestern State University; Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

of COVID-19, are shown in Figure 1. For the first statement, majority of the students (30 outof 37, or 81%) either mentioned they are neutral, or they disagree with the statement, “I havedifficulties due to changes in my living condition including leaving your normal place to live”. So,we consider that most of the students did not face any difficulty due to the changes in my livingcondition. However, more than 70% students said they are either neutral, agree or strongly agreewith other five statements under this group of questionnaires. These results provide us followingoverall information, (a) students did not face significant difficulties due to changes in their livingcondition; (b) students feel stressed thinking about the adverse effect

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Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University

. M., & Nelson, P. C., & Revelo, R. A., & Abiade, J., & Ozevin, D., & Felder, A. E., & Bilgin, B., & Siow, Y. (2020, June), An Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of Academically Talented Low-Income Engineering Students Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--341332. Osta, A., & Kadlowec, J., & Papernik, A., & Dias-Liebold, A. F. (2020, June), Work in Progress: Studying the Factors Affecting Women Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--356873. Webster, R., & Turner, M. (2020, June

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

following documents for the 11 courses employed for the assessment process and continued improvement of the program: a. Syllabus b. Homework c. Project Assignment d. Project reports e. Exams f. Laboratory reports 2. Student Outcome Binders: This binder included the electronic copies of documents created for the assessment and evaluation of SO (1) through SO (7). Each SO subfolder contained the following documents Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education a. Performance

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Andres Enriquez Fernandez; Louis J Everett P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Miguel Cedeno, The University of Texas at El Paso

Paper ID #35140UAV PARAMETER ESTIMATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNINGAndres Enriquez Fernandez Andres Enriquez Fernandez was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. After graduating in Spring of 2006, he started working full-time at an automotive company’s technical center as a product development engineer in Ciudad Juarez. While working full-time in Fall of 2017, Andres returned to The University of Texas at El Paso to start the master’s graduate school program in Mechanical Engineering. While obtain- ing his master’s

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; P.L.STEPHAN THAMBAN

Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright  2021, American Society for Engineering Education 5 Table 2, Course Evaluations [12] Heat Transfer a Statics b Statement Summer 2019 (in person) and Fall 2019 (in person) and Fall 2020 (online) c Fall 2020 (virtual) c The course objectives were clearly defined. The course was well organized. Comparable response with

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Charles Patrick Jr, Texas State University

Paper ID #35125Work In Progress: Conversion of Collaborative Problem-Based LearningActivities from Face-to-Face to OnlineDr. Charles Patrick Jr, Texas State University Charles Patrick Jr. is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU). He is also a teaching and research fellow at the Institute of Engineering Education Innovation, TAMU. He has worked in higher education for more than 35 years at state and private univer- sities and an NCI comprehensive cancer hospital. American c Society for Engineering

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Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word; Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word; Nick Julian Castillo IV; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

continue his studies in dynamic control systems and data analytics.Mr. Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word Tristan Brouwer is an undergrad at the University of the Incantate Word (UIW) studying Mechanical Engineering, graduating in December 2020. He has done internships with Precision Drilling Cooperation where he learnt about rig layouts as well as how to use Inventor. He has been a part of the UIW Men’s soccer team throughout his time there, in addition he is a member of the honors program. He is planning to continue his education at UIW pursuing a master’s in Finance.Mr. Nick Julian Castillo IV,Dr. Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word Okan Caglayan is an associate professor in the Department of

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas; Roopa Vinay, The University of Texas at Dallas

- ing and support in educational technology applications. She developed an online certification program to help faculty transition from classroom to online teaching. During the 2020 pandemic she designed and coordinated a University-wide training effort to help faculty teach remotely. She has worked with subject matter experts across disciplines to develop academic courses, certification programs, and open-source learning materials. Her background is in instructional design, LMS administration, multimedia produc- tion, and student engagement systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

Paper ID #35115Adjustments Made in Students Delivery of Project Results inUndergraduate and Graduate Courses Due to Covid-19 PandemicDr. Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering

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Jalal Rastegary, NMSU

Paper ID #35133Students Involvements in Learning of Pollution Prevention and EnergyEfficiency Assessment of Businesses in New MexicoMr. Jalal Rastegary, NMSU Mr. Jalal Rastegary is working as a Research Scientist for the Engineering New Mexico Resource Network at the College of Engineering, New Mexico State University. Jalal has been working on different aspects of renewable energy, new bioenergy, and sustainable management of integrated water and energy use for more than 25 years. Jalal is Program Manager for the New Mexico Pollution Prevention Program funded by EPA. He is providing technical assistance to small business