Paper ID #40224Origami in Materials EngineeringDr. Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology Anuja Kamat is an Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston. Prof. Kamat received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Origami in Materials Engineering In the author’s university, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, a newer electiveand a lab-based
Paper ID #40206The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseAbstractStrong spatial visualization skills are critical to
Paper ID #37752Improving Students’ Learning through Inquiry-Based Learning Activitiesas Pre-training for Mechanics of Materials ClassesDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer- ing at the University of California San Diego.Changkai ChenMr. Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr., University of California, San Diego Richard Vallejo is a second-year undergraduate student at UC San Diego majoring in Mechanical En- gineering with a specialization in Controls and Robotics. Richard assists with concept generation and
Paper ID #37058Revealing the Bulk Mechanical Property Threshold for Thin MetallicSamples to Support a Desktop-Scale Stress-Strain ApparatusMiss Sofia Ahmed, University of Florida Sofia Ahmed is an Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Florida. Her re- search focuses on experimental mechanics and she has other research interests in aerospace structures and materials. She also has academic interests in high powered rocketry through leading in University of Florida’s rocket design team.Dr. Matthew J. Traum, Dr. Matthew J. Traum is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Instructional Professor in the
Paper ID #37612Fabrication of Fluidic Devices through Dissolution of 3D PrintedMaterial in PDMS MoldGavin BathgateDylan PerlinoCameron HowardOwen FrinkDr. Reza Rashidi, SUNY University at Buffalo Dr. Reza Rashidi is an Associate Professor at SUNY University at Buffalo. He was an Associate Professor at SUNY Alfred State when he supervised the project presented in this paper. He received his Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering (MEMS development) from the University of British Columbia in 2010 and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Development of Biomedical Sensing Devices in the Department of Electrical and Computer
our 3D printed images. The work presented here is intended toserve as a first iteration in an ongoing effort to improve access for students with BVI to imagesin learning materials. The input and partnership of students with BVI and instructors of studentswith BVI will be key in further iterations. Our intention is to seek equal partners who will beable to best speak to their own needs. This work is intended to serve as a basic prototype that wecan present to future partners as a basis for collaboration.References[1] R. Barlow, A. Rodriguez, O. Rios, and J. Eakins, "High-quality text descriptions of visualelements in online interactive versions of traditional print mechanical engineering textbooks,"ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Aug
Paper ID #37083A Laboratory Course Design Strategy to Increase Student Confidence:Connecting Material Testing Standards to Course Material and RealApplicationsDr. Christopher John Greer, The Pennsylvania State University Christopher J. Greer is an Assistant Research Professor at The Pennsylvania State University’s Depart- ment of Mechanical Engineering. He completed his Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering at Penn State while leading a group of students in rocket engine development for a conceptual lunar lan- der. He gained hands-on experience while interning at SpaceX’s Rocket Engine Development Facility as a Ground
Paper ID #37354Work in Progress: Quantification of Problem-Complexity andProblem-Solving Skills with Directed Networks in a Sophomore Course inMechanics of MaterialsDr. Radheshyam Tewari, Michigan Technological University Radheshyam Tewari is an associate teaching professor in the Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Me- chanics department at Michigan Technological University. He has taught numerous sophomore to gradu- ate level courses in mechanical engineering. His industrial experiences and research background are in the macro- and micro-manufacturing areas, respectively. His interests include course, curriculum, and pro
Paper ID #37885Enhancing Undergraduate Materials Science Labs for Experiential LearningMr. Mackinley Love, University of Calgary Mackinley Love is a Master of Science candidate at the University of Calgary in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. He completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in the same department in 2021. His thesis topic and interests lie in the investigation of educational scholarship and its links with undergraduate engineering laboratories. He is also the president of the Engineering Education Scholarship Society (E2S2) for 2022-2023, the graduate student club that promotes
course at the University of Southern California(USC), students were tasked with a semester-long material and process selection redesign projectto replace the failed component of a recalled product. The key to success with project-basedlearning is setting appropriate project parameters. For an introductory materials science coursethat covers topics including atomic structure and bonding, mechanical properties, strengtheningmechanisms, failure, and manufacturing, a material and process selection project is an excellentfit. In his various textbooks (for example [6], [7]) Mike Ashby outlines a systematic approach toselection that ties in key concepts in materials science. The Ansys Granta EduPack software [8]is a material and process selection tool
Paper ID #39215Sustainable Materials Design in Undergraduate Engineering EducationCecelia Kinane, University of Michigan Cecelia Kinane (she/they) is a PhD candidate in the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program at the University of Michigan. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of St. Thomas (MN). Their current research focuses on developing new polymeric materials for soft robotics for biomedical and environmental applications. Their professional interests include developing undergraduate engineering courses and culture that supports and serves students from all backgrounds.Kaitlin Tyler PhD, ANSYS
University (Mechanical En- gineering), and The University of Utah (in both Materials Science and Engineering, and Metallurgical Engineering). Nonacademic pursuits include tending his orchards (he’s a fruit philanthropist) and playing the piano.Dr. David G. Rethwisch, The University of Iowa Dr. Rethwisch is a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. His current research interest is assessing the impact of secondary curricula (particularly problem/project based learning curricula) on student interest and pe ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A New Paradigm for Learning the Fundamentals of Materials
Technological University. She earned her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. Her resear ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Development of entrepreneurial mindset-driven training materials for undergraduate researchers Maysam Nezafati, Irene Reizman, Michelle Marincel Payne, Liping LiuAbstract:The importance of undergraduate research can be emphasized from two perspectives: first, itenhances students' engagement in learning, and second, it increases the productivity of researchlabs by employing undergraduate students as professional scholars. Many labs have difficultyimplementing undergraduate research (UGR
Paper ID #37519Improving the Quality of Data Graphics in Materials EducationDr. Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is a Metallurgist and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). He has nine years of experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving the Quality of Data Graphics in Materials EducationAbstractMaterials education is an inherently image-intensive and data-rich endeavor. Educators draw onprimary and secondary
Paper ID #39352Impact of Computation in Undergraduate Curriculum : Alumni PerspectiveB. Rus¸en Argun, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Rus¸en is a Ph.D. student in the department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illi- nois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the computational teaching assistant of the Materials Science and Engineering department for academic year 2022-2023, and participated in the teaching activities about computations in several undergraduate courses. His research is about coarse-grained simulations of soft materials. He enjoys sailing when the weather is nice.Prof. Andre Schleife
Paper ID #39732How to Address Sustainability in a Mechanical Engineering Program —Implementation and ChallengesProf. Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Dr Zahid Qamar, Sayyad is currently working as a Professor at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman. Recipient of several research and teaching awards, he has over 25 years of academic and reseaOmar S. Al Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, OmanMoosa Salim Al KharusiMr. Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University Sayyad Basim Qamar is a PhD student at the Materials Science & Engineering department at
Paper ID #38426Building a Communication-Integrated Curriculum in Materials ScienceDr. Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University An Associate Professor at Boise State University, Dr. Jenn Mallette teaches technical communication at the undergraduate and graduate level. She also collaborates with faculty in engineering to support student writers. Her research focuses on using writing to improve the experiences of underrepresented students.Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University Dr. Harold Ackler is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and En- gineering at Boise State University. He
different universities such as Northeastern, Suffolk and Tufts. He has been teaching as a profes ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023USING SOLIDWORKS TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF TYPICAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURES OF CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS Xiaobin Le and Masoud Olia Wentworth Institute of Technology1. INTRODUCTION Materials science is a required course in our Mechanical Engineering Program. One importanttopic which is covered in this course is the crystal structures of crystalline solids [1~4]. Thetypical crystal structures are body-centered cubic (BCC) crystal structures, face-centered cubic(FCC) crystal structures, and hexagonal
Paper ID #39205Faculty-Led Videos of Real-World Industrial and Research Applications ina Materials Science CourseDr. Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University BS, MS, PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Experience includes 20 years in industry as a lab director, technical manager and engineering advisor, 8 years of academic experience at the assistant and tenured associate professor level, 4.5 years as a professor of practice, Undergraduate Pro- gram Director of the J. M. Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering since June 2022, and active industry consultant. Author and contributing
Paper ID #37974Adoption of CACPLA Pedagogy Collaborate Approach to ImprovePeer-Facilitated Tutorials in Material ScienceDr. David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, AhmaduBello University, Zaria, Nigeria David O. Obada holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, specializing in production/industrial engineering. His research interests include fracture mechanics, advanced materials, and condensed matter physics. Before joining the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland, David was a research fellow at the University of
Paper ID #40426Teaching Fluid Mechanics through PhotographyAzar Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Panah is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Penn State University at Berks and her specialty is in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. Her research interests include unsteady aerodynam- ics of biologically-inspired air vehicles. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching Fluid Mechanics through PhotographyAbstractAs part of the General Education (GenEd) program at the Pennsylvania State University, weoffer an experimental course on
Paper ID #38278WIP Paper: Engineering Materials Related Courses at the University of ¨ (UPRM) after Hurricane Fiona Crossed the IslandPuerto Rico in Mayaguezin September 2022Dr. Jayanta K. Banerjee, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Jayanta Banerjee is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Puerto Rico in Mayag¨uez (UPRM). Dr. Banerjee received Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo and M.Ed. from Queen’s University, both in Canada. He had worked in India, Germany, Canada, USA and Latin America. He is a Life Member of ASEE and a senior member of ASME. He has published in
attitudes towardcomputational skills and tools. We expect that the interview results will provide additional insights intothe causal mechanisms driving the survey results and thereby inform curricular improvements tosupport MSE students’ development and appreciation of computational skills.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank Dr. Alison Polasik for her support on this project. We also wish toacknowledge the NSF for sponsoring this research.References[1] A. K. Polasik and D. Riegner, "Successes and lessons learned in an undergraduate computational lab sequence for materials science and engineering," in Proc. 2017 ASEE Annu. Conf. & Expo., 2017.[2] A. Ritchie, “The Impact of Creating the Next-Generation Materials Genome
PhD Student in Engineering Education Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her research interests include the transfer of learning and transitions to engineering industry.Dr. Jessica Deters, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Jessica Deters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Discipline Based Education Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She holds her Ph.D. in Engineering Education and M.S. in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Exploring Mechanical Engineering Students Perceptions of Preparedness for WorkIntroductionEngineering undergraduate students
information learning strategies. from a variety of sources beyond the textbook.ImplementationInitially, a project was implemented in the last two weeks of the course in the Fall 2019semester, after all material was covered. Students were asked to apply what they had learned to amodern fluid system. The concern was that students were exhausted from the semester, and onlyput in a minimal effort on a late project. Additionally, these systems required application ofseveral fluid mechanics concepts. This requires time and reflection.The group project takes up about one-third of the out-of-class time in the course (about one totwo hours a week out of three to six hours of out-of
Paper ID #37050Flipping a Required Mechanics Course with Different InstructorsDr. Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy and is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, struc- tural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at
of amulti-modal device was in the mid-1970s with a system called Optacon. This system uses asmall camera to read information and convert it into tactile stimulation of a user’s finger througha vibrotactile matrix [16].The sections that follow detail and compare the newer assistive technologies that have emergedas they relate to the field of engineering and the diverse content the discipline covers. Thisengineering content can comprise diagrams and schematics (in electrical, mechanical, andarchitectural engineering), graphs and charts (in materials science and computer science), ormolecules and chemical structures (in physics and chemical engineering). These assistivetechnologies rely on auditory, tactile, and multi-modal approaches to
from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University. He has taught in the area of solid mechanics, materials science, design, and manufacturing at Texas A&M University, Kingsville for the past 11 years. His research is in the area of traditional and flexible composites, morphing structures, auxetic systems, and additive manufacturing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work-In-Progress: Curricular Integration of Design and Material Standards in EngineeringIntroduction and MotivationThis paper discusses how the Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MEIE) andCivil and Architectural Engineering (CEAE
Paper ID #39870Learning Engineering Material Selection and Design Process Using anEngine DissectionDr. Craig Altmann, Virginia Military Institute ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Learning Engineering Material Selection and Design Process Using an Engine DissectionAbstractDuring the fall 2022 semester, the Mechanical Engineering department at the Virginia MilitaryInstitute (VMI) was interested in implementing a hands-on project in their Introduction toMechanical Engineering course. The goal of the project was to provide new students anexposure to mechanical engineering through means of
-2--10367. 12[14] T. A. Philpot, D. B. Oglesby, R. E. Flori, V. Yellamraju, N. Hubing, and R. H. Hall, "Interactive learning Tools: Animating mechanics of materials," in ASEE Annual Conference, 2002, doi: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--10366.[15] S. J. Stone, B. Crockett, K. S. Xu, and M. W. Liberatore, "Animation Analytics in an Interactive Textbook for Material and Energy Balances," in ASEE Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, doi: https://peer.asee.org/41361.[16] L. G. Bullard and R. M. Felder, "A Student-Centered Approach To Teaching A Student- Centered Material and Energy Balances. 2. Course delivery and assessment," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 41, no. 3