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Michael V. Gangone, The University of Texas at Tyler

Paper ID #35795Creating a Hands on Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory Experience atHomeProf. Michael V. Gangone, The University of Texas at Tyler Michael Gangone is an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. His research interests are in structural engineering, in particular structural health monitoring of structures as well as engineering education. He teaches or has taught in a range of content areas within civil engi- neering including fluids and hydraulics, civil engineering materials, structural mechanics and design and geotechnical engineering

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

for the laboratory portion waschosen as face-to-face. This is referring to as mixed-mode course delivery. Therefore, the lectureportion was delivered remotely using Zoom meetings. For the laboratory portion, face-to-facelaboratory delivery was offered, but students could choose to stay remote for the laboratory portionas well. For this reason, the laboratory management was challenging. For instance, during theassigned laboratory hours, laboratory instructors had to teach students in the laboratory room as wellas the students who joined the laboratory remotely via a Zoom meeting. During pre-COVID-19 semesters, the available number of kits was close to the maximumenrolled students in one lab section. For example, 18 lab kits can cover one lab

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

experience. However, it was not proven to be effective in severalcases where students may need one-to-one guidance for completing certain assignments. This studyis aimed to investigate the students’ learning experience and overall performance while recorded videoinstructions and lectures are readily available to the students. The scopes and possibilities forimproving the video lecture quality are also addressed in this study.During spring 2020, we had to adapt complete online teaching in both theory and laboratory coursesin response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. We received a one-day training from the onlineservice developers of the university on the virtual platform called ‘WebEx’ to deliver our lectures bysharing the contents of our laptop. We

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, West Texas A&M University; Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University

three phase circuits, synchronousgenerators, and transformers. The grade breakdown includes four homework assignments, fourquizzes, two midterm exams, final exam, and laboratory. The results show that performance did notget affected much during the pandemic when teaching suddenly transitioned to an online platform dueto the fact that students had access to recorded lectures they could access multiple times. Theperformance after the college reopened its in-person teaching seems to have dropped. No studentsdropped before, during, or after the first wave of the pandemic, but the performance seems to havedropped after students came back for in person classes. Fig. 6 Assessment of Power Systems Fig. 7 Assessment of Power

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Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

Paper ID #35845Implementing strategies for virtual engineering educationMs. Hashmath Fathima, Morgan State University My name is Hashmath Fathima, a research assistant and a PhD student at Morgan State University. I am currently working on my dissertation, and my research is based on Social Media and Cyber harassment. My interests are ML, AI, and Cyber Security.Dr. Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University Dr. Kofi Nyarko is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Morgan State University. He also serves as Director of the Engineering Visualization Research Laboratory (EVRL

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Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University; Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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Paper ID #35784Application-Centric Math Curriculum for Electrical Engineering MajorsProf. Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University Dr. Maila Hallare is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Norfolk State University. Her research interests include number theory, mathematical modeling, differential equations, mathematics education, and best practices on mathematics teaching.Prof. Shahrooz Moosavizadeh, Norfolk State University Professor and former Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Norfolk State University with more than thirty years of teaching experience. In addition to his teaching workload, Prof

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

Paper ID #35802Why is thermodynamics so hard for students and what can an instructor doabout it.Dr. Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio Dr. Randall Manteufel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He has won several teaching awards, including the 2012 University of Texas Sys- tem Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2013 UTSA President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching Excellence, the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2019 College of Engineering Student Council Professor of the Year Award, 2008 Excellence in Teaching Award for

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Sheena M. Reeves, Prairie View A&M University

literature7, motivation will factor into a student’s level of course engagement.Sadikin et al.8 report that a lack of motivation will eventually lead to dropouts of engineeringstudents during the first year of study. Therefore, it is essential to provide engaging learningopportunities, such as simple laboratory experiments, to boost student motivation. Students are oftenengaged when given the opportunity to participate in hands-on or experiential learning activities.Kolb9 reports that the personal and environmental experiences of experiential learning lead to anincrease in knowledge about the topic. Others10 have noted the impact of this form of learning inregards to passive, lecture style teaching. A study by Specht and Sanlin11 discussed how

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Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston - Downtown; Amy Heilig, Dlubal Software, Inc.

,instructor, and the software developer, ultimately resulting in a high-impact experience. Students canappreciate how the theory given in the classroom is applied to advanced software to solve large andcomplex problems. IntroductionThe students of the Structural Analysis and Design program at University of Houston-Downtown,receive their instructions throughout lectures, laboratory practices, and software applications. Thesoftware used for teaching consists in customized spreadsheets and professional versions of advancedfinite element analysis software. In this paper the authors want to present the advantages of using afull version of RFEM® software1, which is able to analyze simple to complex structures

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Ozoemena Chika Anyaegbu; Emmanuel Abiodun Dada, Prairie View A&M University

State Univ. (MSU); Michael Harold, Univ. ofHouston; Robert Ofoli, MSU; Rafiqul Gani, Technical Univ. of Denmark; Oluwafemi Taiwo, ObafemiAwolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Kazeem Olanrewaju & Michael Gyamerah,PVAMU, Prairie View. ii) Argonne National Laboratory : DOE Project on Heat Integrated ReactiveDistillation.HONORS AND AWARDS• Elected Fellow AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), January 27, 2009 • Elected Fel-low NSChE (Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers), October 9, 2004 • Pioneer Award at MAC@25AIChE, 2015 • The NOBCChE- Joseph N. Cannon Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering 2014• Nominated for Faculty Teaching Award, College of Engineering, PVAMU 2014 & 2015 • MAC-AIChEWilliam Grimes

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Toriano Armèl Thomas, Norfolk State University; Bini Ben; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Sunday Adeyinka Ajala, Norfolk State University; Matthew Edward Bickett; Ryan David Shahan, Old Dominion University; Puspita Panigrahi, Norfolk State University

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Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 20 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Mr. Sunday Adeyinka Ajala, Norfolk State University Ajala Sunday received the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from

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Olivia M Mills, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Estefane Torralba; Huei Hsin Lo, Texas A&M University; Madison Hawkins, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Xi Zhao, Texas A&M University; Larry Powell, Texas A&M University; Filza H. Walters, Texas A&M University; Amanda Kate Lacy; Sarhan M. Musa, Prairie View A&M University; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Brandon RaShaun Beckwith, Prairie View A&M University

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on experimental thermal hydraulics, and completed his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University.Xi Zhao, Texas A&M University Xi Zhao is a holder of Associate and Practitioner Certificates from the Center for the Integration of Re- search, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), which is dedicated to improving the teaching of STEM disci- plines in higher education. Ms. Zhao received a Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture and Master of Architecture. She is currently working on her doctorate in the field of building science, engineering, and design at Texas A&M University. Her research is partially supported by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

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Kazi Meharajul Kabir, Prairie View A&M University; shuza Binzaid; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View A&M University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of Electronics, Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation Systems, and VLSI/ULSI Design. Dr. Attia earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Houston, an M.S. from University of Toronto and B.S. from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. Dr. Attia has over 75 publications including fIve engineering books. His research interests include innovative electronic circuit designs for radiation environment, radiation testing, and power electronics. Dr. Attia is the author of the CRC books, Electronics and Circuits Analysis Using MATLAB and Circuits and Electronics

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Paul M Koola, Texas A&M University; Rahul Subramanian, Ocean Engineering, Texas A and M University

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University Dr Subramanian is currently a lecturer with the Ocean Engineering Department at Texas A and M Uni- versity at Galveston. He is primarily involved with teaching and mentoring undergraduates. He teaches courses including design of ships and floating structures, fluid mechanics and computational methods for engineers. Professional interests include developing and applying computational hydromechanics towards the hydrodynamic design of floating structures and engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1

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Jailyn Battle; Ve’an Randall Jr; Karl Duncan McKenzie; Jordan E Burton, Norfolk Public Schools / Norfolk State University; Monica Brown, Granby High School Mathematics Teacher; Bright S Tsevi, Norfolk State University; Sheryl Shaji; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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the Science and Engineering Research Council at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Albin conducted research on Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 20 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Dr. Makarand Deo, Norfolk State University

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

-135 and KC-10 aircraft, he completed hisDPhil in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom and returned to the USAF Academy toteach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluidmechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests includerenewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics, small propeller design, and experimental convectiveheat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX Copyright © 2022

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Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Collegesof Engineering and Science formed a committee to revise the curriculum to focus on improvingretention in the required core math and science courses. To also accommodate limits on the numberof credit hours, the committee also eliminated a two-semester introductory engineering course tofocus on the common computational and algorithmic thinking skills development needs of allmajors in a one-semester course (Cahill, Ogilvie, and Weichold, 2020).Consequently, the first-course in engineering for entering students became an introduction toprogramming where each week consists of one hour of lecture and three hours of programminglaboratory activities. A typical laboratory activity would comprise of students working in teams of

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Joseph Dowell, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department , Prairie View A&M University; Penrose Cofie, Prairie View A&M University; John Fuller P.E., Prairie View A&M University

Uni- versity, College of Engineering, Texas. His research interests are in Power Systems including Renewable Power Supplies, Power Electronics, Controls and Motor Drives. He is currently working on Renewable Energy Generation, Micro Grid and Advanced Electric Vehicle Technology Systems.Dr. John Fuller P.E., Prairie View A&M University Professor at Prairie View A&M University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Also Texas A&M System Regents Professor with 45 years of teaching and research at PVAMU. Primary area of research is power with present concentration on solar energy research. Currently designing and procuring a solar energy system on the campus of PVAMU

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TOYA ACHARYA, Prairie View A & M University; Cajetan M. Akujuobi P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Annamalai Annamalai, Prairie View A&M University

Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. He is also the Associate Director of SECURE Cybersecurity Research American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Paper ID #35792Center. He has over 25 years of research/teaching experience in wireless communications and RF engi-neering at Motorola, University of Victoria, Air Force Research Laboratory, Virginia Tech and PVAMUand have co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications and 6 book chapters. He has also directed 15Ph.D. dissertations and 25 M.S.E.E. theses to completion as Chair at