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Thomas W. Smith; Natacha Souto-Melgar; Edgar C. Clausen

understanding labprotocols and specific content. Only physical labs are used in the unit ops courses at the U of A.The purpose of this paper is to share information on modifications made in the teaching of theunit operation labs used in Chemical Engineering at the U of A for the Fall 2020 and Spring2021 semesters. The U of A offers CHEG 3233, Chemical Engineering Lab I, which is a junior-level course that mainly covers fluids, and CHEG 4332, Chemical Engineering Lab II, which is asenior-level lab that covers heat transfer, mass transfer and reaction kinetics. Both labs areoffered in the Fall and Spring semesters of each school year. Comments on what worked wellduring COVID operation, what didn’t go well and what might be used post-COVID

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Karl D. Schubert; Leslie B. Massey; Carol S. Gattis

ScienceFoundation has funded the authors (Schubert (PI), Gattis (co-PI), et. al.) with a Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) grant to provide scholarships combinedwith research on best practices for recruitment, retention, and development of innovation skills fora diverse group of low-income undergraduate students. Students in the program come from STEMdisciplines in engineering and the physical sciences, however, business students are also integratedinto innovation courses although they are not funded by the S-STEM grant. Design, development,and implementation of the grant-funded program’s first innovation related course, a 2-week fallintercession course, will be presented. This first-year course is designed to provide the

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Edward Carl Greco; Matthew Garett Young

-project.org/.[4] Jason Brownlee. Probabilistic Model Selection with AIC, BIC, and MDL. 2020. [https://machinelearningmastery.com/probabilistic-model-selection-measures/]Dr. Edward Carl Greco Jr.Dr. Greco is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with research interest inbiomedical signal processing. He teaches courses in digital systems, signals and systems,communications and biomedical signal processing.Dr. Matthew Garett YoungDr. Matthew G. Young received his B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Arkansas TechUniversity in 2009. He participated in an NSF IREU focusing on antenna design in the summerof 2009 before obtaining his M. Sc. in Microelectronics-Photonics at the University of Arkansasin 2012. For his M. Sc. studies, he

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in the engineering curriculum. Each year,approximately 30% of FEP students start their first fall semester ahead in math courses (incalculus II or higher). Some of these advanced students are ready to move beyond what istypically covered in the introductory course and are eager to engage in research or innovationproblem solving during this first year. The Honors Experience (HE) was implemented to engagestudents who start their first year ahead of the eight-semester degree plan in math (starting incalculus II or higher), by involving them in hands on research or innovation projects during thefirst year of study. These programs allow students to engage with college faculty and aim toincrease collaboration, critical thinking, and problem

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Shengfan Zhang; Eric Specking; Maryam Alimohammadi; Allison Boykin; Shawn Bell; Karl D. Schubert FIET; Shannon Davis

) improve and disseminate © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencecurriculum through the TeachEngineering digital library, the University of Arkansas Center forMath and Science Education, and various STEM-related conferences.Program Objective 2: Teacher Development: RET participants will attain new knowledge of dataanalytics and engineering applications, gain a better understanding of the next-generation STEMworkforce needs in data analytics, and learn innovative pedagogies and effective strategies frompeers, mentors, and curriculum coaches. Specifically, RET participants will (1) involve andparticipate in cutting-edge research in data analytics

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Helen Douglass; Peter LoPresti

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Research Practice Partnerships: Faculty, Teachers and Secondary Students in Informal Engineering Education Helen Douglass and Peter LoPresti The University of TulsaKeywords“faculty paper”, “teacher research”, “research practice partnership”, “secondary students”,“informal engineering education”.Extended AbstractFor many years, an informal engineering day camp has been hosted by engineering andeducation faculty at a regional university in the Midwest. The camp has been evaluatedpositively by those who participate and their families, as well as state and federal funders. Eachsummer

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Virginia R. Charter

teaching styles of engineering professors”[2, p. 674]. Felder and Silverman describe learning in higher education is typically a two-stepprocess. The first step is receiving information, which occurs both externally and internally.The second step is processing the received information. The learning styles developed weredrawn from Jung’s theory of psychological types as well as the learning style model from DavidKolb. Having an understanding of these learning styles would assist faculty and instructors inproperly developing the pedagogy for the classroom [2]. The purpose of this research is todetermine how much a student’s grade in an engineering statics class could be explained by theirIndex of Learning Style scores

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Fan Yu; Johanna Milord; Sarah Orton; Lisa Flores; Rose Marra

on different teaching methods and uncover whether or not these approacheswere used or were found to be supportive by the students. Our findings can benefit instructors ofengineering courses in improving or changing their teaching methods in order to enable studentsto adjust to remote learning better. The research team administered surveys during the final two weeks in the semester ofSpring 2020. One hundred nineteen participants answered a series of closed questions related tothe instructors’ teaching strategies across 8 different engineering courses (Table 1). Specifically,based on the question “What things did your instructor do that was helpful for learning online,”participants assessed whether instructors’ teaching strategies were

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Rossana Villa-Rojas; Mei Lu

. Technol., vol. 37, pp. 527-537, Jul. 2006, doi:10.1111/j.1467-8535.2006.00534.x[3] Pearce, K. and S. Scutter, “Podcasting of health sciences lectures: Benefits for students from a non-English speaking background.” Australas. J. Educ. Technol., vol. 26, pp. 1028- 1041, 2010, doi: 10.14742/AJET.1032.Rossana Villa-RojasRossana Villa-Rojas is an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Food Science andTechnology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Dr. Villa-Rojas is associated with the3+1 Food Science Dual Degrees Program (FSDDP) established between UNL and NorthwestAgriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU), China. She teaches undergraduate courses in thearea of food science and engineering. Research interests

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Solomon Isu

Role of laboratory-based teaching assistantships on the career development of chemical engineeringgraduate studentsTeaching assistantships (TA’s) are an integral aspect of graduate research in chemical engineering.Through TA’s, graduate students can offset the cost of education through subsidized tuition, fees, andstipends. TA’s also provide career training and development as graduate students enter academia or pursuean industry career.TA’s can be of two forms: classroom course teaching opportunities and laboratory course teachingopportunities. Laboratory teaching opportunities are pertinent for graduate students since these availstudents with engineering scenarios and troubleshooting tips. Laboratory assistantships also

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Dominique Savage; Trent Porterfield; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

been instrumental inintroducing hands-on concepts into the undergraduate classroom. Professor Penney is aregistered professional engineer in the state of Arkansas.Edgar C. ClausenDr. Clausen is a University Professor in the Ralph E. Martin Department of ChemicalEngineering at the University of Arkansas. His research interests include engineering education,teaching improvement through hands-on experiences and enhancement of the K-12 educationalexperience. Professor Clausen is a registered professional engineer in the state of Arkansas. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Randy Kelley; Brandon Dooley

Abstract Brain development is not a constant process. Parts of a human’s braindevelop sooner than other parts. Several medical researchers have discoveredthat the emotional portion of a human’s brain develops rather quickly. Theemotional portion becomes dominated in a person’s teens and early twenties.The rational side of the brain development begins to overtake the emotional sideas most people reach their mid-twenties. This is not always the case. Someyounger students are very rational thinking people while some adults neverdevelop out of the emotional dominated thinking. As seasoned engineering educators, most of us think rationally aboutproblem solving and how we learn. This guides us toward our “best approach” toteaching and

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Zahra Mansouri; Sumit Verma; R. Panneer Selvam

Arkansas, CFD and Computational Wind Engineering (i.e., CWE 563) aretaught by introducing a lab session consisting of real-world problem solving using research codesadapted for teaching purposes. Such methods of course instruction and delivery were found to begreatly beneficial to students as they introduced the theoretical concepts and provided decentexposure to real-world problem-solving. However, due to complexity, developing new code isimpossible for every engineer in the industry, hence using commercial and open-source softwareis more likely. Using full-fledged CFD commercial software like Ansys Fluent costs more than$10k per year for one user for teaching and research purposes. Hence, in the current work, open

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Victor S. Frost

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Teaching the Basic Concepts of Communications Systems Using Interactive Graphics and Calculations Dr. Victor S. Frost Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of KansasAbstractAn open source, open content, and open access (free) electronic textbook, an ebook, introducingthe concepts of communication systems is described. The ebook is written in the Wolframlanguage, Mathematica. The purpose of this interactive presentation of communication systemsis to

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Todd Easton

the lectures, and a similar study on just a lecture type course may provide insightinto that type of class. Probably the most important future research topic is how to improvestudent learning outcomes across all modes of teaching.5. References[1] Prince, M. (2004). Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 223-231.[2] Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active Learning Increases Student Performance in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23), 8410-8415.[3] Patrick, L. E., Howell, L. A., & Wischusen, W. (2016

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Sanjeev Adhikari; Sandeep Langar

libraries, fire stations, roadways, utilities, and bridges.Mosier researches infrastructure specifically focused on sustainable infrastructure and its cost.Other research interests include engineering education topics.Sanjeev AdhikariDr. Sanjeev Adhikari is faculty from Kennesaw State University. Previously he was faculty atMorehead State University from 2009 to 2016 and faculty at Purdue University – Indianapolisfrom 2016 to 2019 with a total of 18 years academic experience at five different universities. Hehas a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering, focusing on construction management from MichiganTechnological University in 2008. Adhikari has always been praised by students and departmentfor his outstanding teaching and research excellence

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Sumit Verma; Zahra Mansouri; R. Panneer Selvam

Module for InstructionIn the department of Civil Engineering at University of Arkansas, a 3-week module on‘Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics’ was introduced during the course offering ofCVEG-5383 (Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering), in which students were introduced toreal-world problem solving of fluid flows using modified research codes (programs/codesdeveloped by course instructor while pursuing research work supported by various regional andnational funding agencies) adapted for classroom teaching. Based on similar modality, the entirecourse on CVEG 563V (CFD for Wind Engineering), was taught as a combination of theoreticallectures and real-world problem solving using modified research codes. This modality was foundto be

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Jeffrey Wolchok; Hanna Jensen; Timothy J. Muldoon

University of Utah in2009 and he is an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas.His research interests include development of novel endoscopic and catheter-based imaging andspectroscopy tools to identify biomarkers of disease progression and response to therapy ingastrointestinal tissues. He teaches the Biomedical Materials, and Experimental Design coursesat the University of Arkansas.Hannah JensenDr. Jensen received her medical training in her native Finland, where she completed her MD andPhD. Her postgraduate surgical training took place in Finland and in Denmark. She completed a © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section

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Saffeer M. Khan; Mohamed Ibrahim

educational technology, at Arkansas Tech University. Dr.Ibrahim has taught in the United States, Egypt, Yemen, and Germany. He holds a Ph.D. ineducation technology. Dr. Ibrahim’s research focuses on educational technology, online, hybridand face to face teaching strategies, multimedia, and cognition. Dr. Ibrahim also serves on regional,national, and international professional educational organizations.Engineering design, project-based learning, power supplies, testing and validation, faculty paper. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Kam Yuen Cheng; Rebecca Yang

organisation a variety of perspectives, talents, viewpoints, and abilities(NAWIC, 2013). Oneadvantage to cultivate more professional woman to join construction industry is to bring moregender diversity which is proved to increases the chance of engaging a broader variety of talentsand innovation, organisation with diversity is more likely to outperform compared to othercompetitors. It also encourages organisations to represent the stakeholders of the communities toserve and match the expected more gender diverse client teams [2].However, most of early research for women’s career growth in construction have been conductedin other countries, such as United Kingdom, Australia and United States, there is a lack of currentknowledge of the challenges and

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Xingang Li; H. Onan Demirel; Molly H. Goldstein; Zhenghui Sha

the human element in the design process, making advances in DigitalHuman Modeling (DHM) theory and practice, and developing multi-disciplinary design theoryand methods to explore inter-dependencies and co-evolution of the human element in engineeringsystems. Dr. Demirel’s work engages in human subject data collection and virtual simulations andapplies mechanical engineering design methods with industrial design techniques to includehuman needs, abilities, and limitations early in the design process.Molly H. GoldsteinDr. Molly H. Goldstein is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Product Design Lab Director inIndustrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois, where she is a designeducator and researcher. Dr. Goldstein

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Mostafa Elsaadany; Timothy J. Muldoon; Raj R. Rao

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Instructional and learning opportunities for remote offerings of integrated lab-lecture core undergraduate biomedical engineering courses Mostafa Elsaadany1*, Timothy J. Muldoon1, Raj R. Rao1 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA *Corresponding authorAbstractEmergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had many challenges and amyriad of lessons learned, requiring critical self-assessment on the teaching process during theunplanned shift to remote instruction and to

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Michael A. Rother

at Boulder in1999. His research area is Transport Phenomena, applied to the study of drops and bubbles inthe presence of surfactant in a variety flows, including thermocapillary motion. For the pastseventeen years, Mike has been teaching at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The courses heteaches are Senior Design, Transport Phenomena, and Unit Operations Laboratory. For ASEE hehas served as a Program Chair and Chair for the North Midwest Section and currently is aCampus Representative. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Emmanuel U. Enemuoh

___________________________ 1 2 3 4 Team member ___________________________ 1 2 3 4 3. Case Study – Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) University Design Challenge 3.1. Client and Project definition Air Force Research Laboratory selected UMD to participate in the 2021 University DesignChallenge in the development of innovative design solution to automatically insert awarenesssensors such as surveillance camera in different defined scenarios to simulate denied areas. Therewere about fifteen national colleges involved in the engineering design challenge. This project was © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE

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Robert F. Saunders

late; if at all, a lack of attention during the online sessionsand a general lack of enthusiasm toward academics.BackgroundThe teaching methods of engineering instructors have been fairly consistent over the years.Although there has been a move toward different teaching techniques, the education system isstill largely made up of instructor lectures; the students take notes and the professor waits forquestions. These techniques work well for an educational environment where professors arelargely measured by research, papers, and graduate students. Although good for the educationalenvironment, it is questionable how well it plays with the student of the current generation.This generation (Generation Z), called by some as the “loneliest

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John L. Krohn

itdoes. However, this is an opinion based entirely on anecdotal observations. These observationscome from many semesters of teaching Thermodynamics II to students who experienced a rangeof exposure and use of computerized tables in Thermodynamics I ranging from using 100%paper tables to 100% computerized tables. In the author’s observation, it appears that studentswho used computerized property tables exclusively in Thermodynamics I have a poorerunderstanding of the meaning of various properties and of the range of typical property values.In short, it seems that they simply accept whatever numbers the computer returns and do nothave the judgement to realize when these values are unrealistic due to an undetected error in dataentry, for example

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Ann Gansemer-Topf; Shan Jiang; Nigel Reuel; Gul Okudan-Kremer; Qing Li; Rebecca Mort; Dong Chen

Dubuque, Iowa.Prof. Shan Jiang, Iowa State UniversityDr. Shan Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering department atIowa State University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After graduation, he studied at MIT as a postdoc. He then worked at the DowChemical Company Coating Materials as a research scientist and Dow Certified Green BeltProject Leader. Dr. Jiang has published more than 50 peer reviewed journal articles and bookchapters and 3 patents. He also established an Active Learning workshop series at Iowa Statecampus. Dr. Jiang is a recipient of Early Achievement in Teaching Award, ACS YoungerChemists Committee Leadership Development Award, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award

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Robert C. Knox; Robert W. Nairn

environmental faculty in the CEES at OU includes both environmental engineers andenvironmental scientists. CEES benefits from the synergy of engineers working with non-engineers in both the research and teaching missions of the school. In the early 1990’s, CEES © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencedecided to coordinate “capstone courses” (a.k.a., senior design) with practicing professionalsoutside of the university. The use of real world, multidisciplinary, practitioner directed capstoneprojects provided many benefits over the traditional single student “senior design” papers([1],[2]). In the mid 2000’s, CEES made the decision to implement a two

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Amy Reynolds Warren; Kaitlyn Harp; Narmine Ben Aissa; Eric Specking

a passion for science and engineering without concern formeeting with formal learning goals or grades, an approach shown to appeal to URM students [2-5].Formal STEM education research uses deficit models that explore the reasons why URMstudents are not excelling in science or math classrooms and use standardized practices to makecomparisons between students. Bell et al. [6] found these standardized practices intimidatestudents. Instead, informal learning activities, like camps, allow students the choice to participatein activities, use assessments that focus on the outcomes instead of individual performance, andprovide an environment that focuses on concepts that are motivating to the student © American Society for

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Journal of Further and Higher Education, June 2017, pp. 756-768.Heather WalkerDr. Walker is a Teaching Assistant Professor and the Associate Department Head for theUndergraduate Program in the Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at theUniversity of Arkansas. Her research interests include engineering education, increasing studentengagement, and student advising. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021