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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

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Luka Baramidze, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University

teamwork, leadership, troubleshooting, and best design practices. Thispaper describes our recent efforts to provide more adaptive learning experiences via building andtesting a novel Mach effect sensor technology over the past few years in summer research andindependent study opportunities at Bucknell University in the College of Engineering. Herein weprovide information about the novel sensor system that the students worked on / and enhancedthrough their independent study courses and summer research experiences since 2019. Thespecific technological updates to the novel sensor device will also be discussed. This workshould be of interest to engineering faculty and students as it demonstrates the important roleindependent study and summer research

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ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Alexa Joelle Prince, Penn State Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider, Cornell University Systems Engineering; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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students for innovationcompetitions and their upcoming careers as well as catalyze their entrepreneurial minds forfuture success. Based on a series of interviews with experienced mentors of innovationcompetitions and programs, this paper presents a set of best practices for mentoring studentinnovation teams.IntroductionInnovation competitions and programs encourage students to think creatively and innovatively,solve complex problems, develop professional and technical skills, and improve communicationand teamwork skills. Hackathons, pitch competitions, design challenges, startup competitions,and entrepreneurship programs can be considered innovation competitions and programs, whichhave been known to have many important benefits for undergraduate