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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Tyler John Seelnacht; Zachary Owen Dickinson

Paper ID #35887STEM Project Experiences with Wireless Sensor NetworksDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve/enhance engineering education pedagogy.Mr. Tyler John SeelnachtZachary Owen Dickinson American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work-in-Progress: STEM Project Experiences with Wireless Sensor

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

framework of the internet of things is highly valued from the standpoint ofassembling a physical system or a product which integrates the functional aspects of traditionalsubjects with modern tools to deliver tangible outcomes in the real world.The course also prepares the student to participate on the integrated project platform for co-curricular and research project activities. The integrated platform was designed to test andimplement the next generation of intelligent ground vehicles. The platform comprises modulesfor training data sets using the neural network, performing object detection and classification,followed by collision avoidance. In addition to course and curriculum development, the platformsupports the active participation of the

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Patrick Connolly, Robert Morris University; Madyson Orlando-Jepsen , Robert Morris University

students to STEMconcepts with the hope that they take to continue down a STEM career path once the programends. Cocolios et al. observed how a nuclear power company started a program in which theyinvited students to the power plants and taught them basic concepts pertaining to nuclear physicsand other STEM concepts. The project concluded with students designing and building their ownprototype of a nuclear waste removal robot with Lego Mindstorms. “From October 2015 toFebruary 2016 the workshop was delivered six times, to a total of 120 pupils. Feedback wasextremely positive, with several schools requesting return visits for other classes or year groups.”9 The program itself was successful, but the effectiveness of this, and programs like it, to

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

%20engineer. [Accessed Feb. 09, 2022].[4] ABET Search for Manufacturing and Similarly Named Programs. Available: https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name- search [Accessed Feb. 09, 2022].[5] R. Mott et. al. “The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering: What Engineering and Technology Graduates Should Know About Manufacturing.”, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX.[6] J. Al-Jaroodi, A. Moretti, and W. Winchester, Unpublished Soft Skills Development Module for the RMU Preparing Future Workforces Project, sponsored by the C. W. Benedum Foundation.[7] Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics – Quick Facts for Industrial Engineers. Available: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering

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Michael D. Robinson, Saint Vincent College

appropriate experimentation,analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.”HardwareAll five Machina experiments are run by an Arduino-based board developed to facilitate avariety of projects and experiments across the engineering curriculum known as the Factorem(Latin for maker). This board combines an Arduino Uno clone (the Adafruit Metro Mini 328)with other hardware needed for these and other experiments including a 16 bit analog to digitalconverter, a motor driver, a voltage divider, and a low-pass filter with adjustable cutofffrequency. Key components are shown in Table 1. While the exact cost of these experimentsvaries with the component costs, they are inexpensive. The prototypes presented here werefabricated for

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

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Alexia Leonard, The Ohio State University; Andrew Maxson, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

andfemale graduation rates of engineering graduates remains disproportionate compared to otherdegrees awarded [5].Exposing students to chemical engineering concepts prior to major selection is critical inrecruiting students to the field of chemical engineering. There are several factors that we knowinfluence STEM major selection including: students’ interest in STEM disciplines [6], students’confidence levels in science and mathematics coursework [7], and familial influences [6,7,8].Because URM students are likely to have disproportionate familial exposure, it is important toexpose students to engineering in their formal education. As stated by Kauffman, et al. [6], “wemust be sure that students are presented with a positive image of STEM careers