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Debjani Sarkar

Paper ID #35473Introducing LaTeX to the Academic Researcher: Engineering Writing with aDifference (RESUBMISSION)Ms. Debjani Sarkar, Ms Debjani Sarkar is an academic teaching specialist in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. She teaches Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists at MSU. She also leads the com- munications and marketing activities of the first-year engineering CoRe Experience. She supervises the College of Engineering Tutoring Center, which offers free tutoring in foundational courses for under- graduate engineering students. She has over a decade of experience on e-communication

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

K. Fenster Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into the engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engineering.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Charles Patrick Jr, Texas A&M University; Pauline Wade, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University

, goals should be concrete and voiced in the group andmembers should be committed to the group and each other.Writing group initiatives possess various benefits for faculty members that go beyond betterwork-life balance and productivity to retention, promotion, and improved teaching as theybecome better equipped to fulfill research obligations [15]. These groups emphasize empathyand constructive peer-review [16] . Faculty that participate in writing groups on average publishalmost twice as much as faculty that do not [17]. They are also more receptive to criticism fromjournal editors and reviewers as they have had practice receiving feedback from their writinggroup.MethodologyI. InitiativesThe initiatives which provide a supportive environment

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Matt Caputo, Penn State Shenango; Georgia Macris, Penn State University; Daudi R Waryoba, Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus

Paper ID #35508A Re-Design of the OneCar: A Project Based Learning Assignment for FirstYear Engineering StudentsDr. Matt Caputo, Penn State Shenango Matt Caputo is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering at Penn State Shenango. His research interests involve Additive Manufacturing, Shape Memory Alloys, Sintering and Engineering Education.Prof. Georgia Macris, Penn State UniversityDr. Daudi R Waryoba, Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus Dr. Waryoba is a Program Coordinator for the B.S. Engineering, Applied Materials at Penn State DuBois. His research interests include thermo-mechanical processing, synthesis, and

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P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Teri Kristine Reed, University of Cincinnati; Stephanie G. Adams, University of Texas at Dallas; Carmen Sidbury, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.

Paper ID #35529Helping Students Develop their Cross Cultural Communication Skills toPromote a More Diverse and Inclusive Learning EnvironmentDr. P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati P.K. Imbrie is the Head and Professor of the Department of Engineering Education and a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Cincinnati. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is an ad- vocate for research-based approaches to engineering education, curricular reform, and student retention. Imbrie conducts both traditional

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Dennis Lee O'Neal P.E., Baylor University

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Texas A&M University and the Deputy Director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station in College Station Texas where he oversaw a $150 million dollar research enterprise. Dr. O’Neal served as the head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University from 2003 to 2011 and had been on faculty there since 1983. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1982. Dr. O’Neal’s primary areas of expertise are in energy and the thermal sciences. He has published over 65 journal articles from his research and two book chapters. He is a fellow in both ASHRAE and ASME. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Novel Tool to

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Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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Sessions (PASS). Dr. Caldwell also serves as the activity director for the Title III program Engi- neering Learning Community. Those collective programs have nearly doubled the first-year retention of underrepresented minorities at the college..Dr. Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Dr. Roxanne Hughes is the Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab). She has also directed the MagLab’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs from 2014 to 2019. She brings a breadth of experience in science teaching and infor- mal science education to her position. Her research interests include programs and policies that attempt to increase the

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Patrick James Herak, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #35460Building Informed Designers with Engineering Problem Framing ToolsDr. Todd France, Ohio Northern University Todd France is the director of Ohio Northern University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for grades 7-12. Dr. France also helps coordinate the first-year engi- neering experience at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder in Architectural Engineering, and conducted research in K-12 engineering education and project-based learning.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Charles Patrick Jr, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University

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over 13 million in funded research, from NSF, DARPA, Google, Microsoft, and others. Hammond holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and FTO (Finance Technology Option) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and four degrees from Columbia University: an M.S in Anthropology, an M.S. in Computer Science, a B.A. in Mathematics, and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Physics. Hammond advised 17 UG theses, 29 MS theses, and 10 Ph.D. dissertations. Hammond is the 2020 recipient of the TEES Faculty Fellows Award and the 2011 recipient of the Charles H. Barclay, Jr. ’45 Faculty Fellow Award. Hammond has been featured on the Discovery Channel and other news sources. Hammond is dedicated to diversity and equity, which is

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Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo

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Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She joined the faculty at the University of Toledo in 2004. As the Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement she leads the development and execution of initiatives and programs to facilitate the recruitment, retention, and success of women, students from underrepresented groups and first generation students. These duties are well aligned with her current research interests and external funding in engineering education.Mr. Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo Bryan Bosch holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a M.A. in Educational

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Paper ID #35481Workshop Proposal: K-12 Interactive Classroom and Outreach for Com-puterScience Concepts Without a Computer (RESUBMISSION)Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is an Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artifi- cial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, STEM Outreach, Increasing diversity in STEM (women and first generation), and Software Engineering.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr

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Kayla Ney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Biological Systems Engineering; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Initiative in the College of Engineering at UNL. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and de- sign activities with authentic engineering contexts. She also focuses on the implementation of learning objective-based grading and reflection. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: First-Year Engineering Students’ Reflections: Plans in Response to Perceived Performance on Course Learning ObjectivesIntroduction and BackgroundDespite decades of study and intervention, the United States has struggled to generate anadequate number of graduating engineers to

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Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University

Paper ID #35519Plagiarism detection in Programming coursework.Prof. Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University Constantine Mukasa received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA in 2007, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. His research interests include Engineering Education pedagogies, Experiential learning and Teaching Technology, Team-based Learning, Summer P12

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Jorge R Lara, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Patrick Linke

- doctoral fellowship in the Chemical Engineering Department in Texas A&M University. He has served as the Energy Program Manager of the Texas A&M University System, which is composed of 20 campuses across the state of Texas. Dr. Lara serves as journal article reviewer for The International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier), Desalination (Elsevier), Desalination and Water Treatment (Elsevier), and The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (John Wiley). His research interests are engineering education in sustainable development, sustainable design of complex energy systems, vapor compression desalination, reclaiming produced water in oil fields, modeling simulation and optimization of energy systems

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Kurt Paterson, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Callie Miller, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

(M.U.E.P.), a B.S. in applied science, and a B.A. in philosophy.Dr. Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University Daniel I. Castaneda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Univer- sity. Daniel earned his PhD in 2016 and his Master’s in 2010, both in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously earned his Bachelor’s in 2008 from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating from Berkeley, Daniel worked as a Systems Analyst at ATAC Cor- poration – a Federal Aviation Administration subcontractor specializing in analytical software solutions – before enrolling at Illinois. Daniel has research interests in alternative cements and

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Emilia Mediavilla, Western Washington University ; Asaki Nelson, Western Washington University

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Paper ID #35496Cultivating community for first year students: Experiences in adapting apeer mentoring program to remote format.Prof. Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University Jill Davishahl is Assistant Professor and First Year Programs Director in the Engineering + Design depart- ment at Western Washington University. Jill’s teaching, service, and research activities focus on enhanc- ing the engineering and design first year student experience by providing the foundational technical skills, student engagement opportunities, and professional skill development necessary to improve success in the major, with emphasis

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Jacqueline Faith Sullivan, University of Central Florida; Mark Easley, Texas Instruments, Inc.

generation of makers and creators. Supporting universities with electrical and computer engineering curriculum enhancements, courseware support, and electronics workshops to improve student engagement and outcomes. Enhancing industry partnerships and semiconductor / IoT research activities. Accelerating the trend of online and accessible technical education through Massive Open Online Classes (MOOCs). Focus on improving TI support at United States engineering schools and assisting faculty with preparing students to enter industry with effective knowledge in Design, System, Power, and Connectivity. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Steven C Brandon, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

Paper ID #35465An Overview of First-Year Engineering Students’ Perceptions of ProblemSolving in Engineering during a Major Exploration CourseBaker A. Martin, Clemson University Baker Martin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and teaches in the General Engineering Program as part of the first-year engineering curricu- lum. His research interests include choice and decision making, especially relating to first-year engineer- ing students’ major selection. He earned his B.S. from Virginia Tech and his M.S. from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, both in

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the areas of automation and control theory, system identification, and energy resilience fundamentals. His work has been pub- lished through the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE); he is an active member of both organizations. He holds a PhD and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology James R. McCusker is an Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of

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Frederick Alexander Farah, UMD Keystone Program; W. Ethan Eagle, University of Maryland

informchanges to our administration of the site. For spring of 2021, Discord communities have beenadded to 4 other underclassmen engineering courses. Leadership roles for underclassmenstudents were created to increase the sense of ownership among the now 500+ student members.References:[1] P. Reuell, “Study shows that students learn more when taking part in classrooms that employ active-learning strategies,”Harvard Gazette, 05-Sep-2019. [Online]. Available[2] L. Perna, R. Boruch, and N. Wang, “MOOC Research Initiative Conference,” in The Life Cycle of a Million MOOC Users.[3] L. P. Breslow, “Studying Learning in the Worldwide Classroom Research into edX's First MOOC.,” Research & Practice inAssessment, 30-Nov-2012. [Online]. Available: https

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Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute

Institute Dr. Feinauer is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Military Insti- tute. His scholarly work spans a number of areas related to engineering education, including P-12 engi- neering outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the areas of automation and control theory, system identification, and energy resilience fundamentals. His work has been pub- lished through the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE); he is an active member of both organizations. He holds a

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Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon University; Alexa L. E. Littman; Elisabeth Patricia McAllister, Gannon University; Ethan Michael Regal, Gannon University; Masen Andrew Collins; Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

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and FE analysis, manufacturing and engineering graphics. • Research interests include design and optimization of elastomer components, elastomeric fatigue properties, hyper- elastic modeling of elastomers, failure analysis of elastomeric components, seismic analysis of storage racks, experimental testing and characterization of materials and general machine design. • Engineering Consultant provide consulting services to local industry. Services include: elastomeric product design and analysis, machine design, finite element analysis, solid modeling, vibration analysis and diagnostic testing. Dr. Michael holds several patents and has several patents pending primarily in the area of noise, vibration and harshness