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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc

Using Project Based Learning in a Mechanical Design Course to Enhance Engineering Skills: Lesson LearnedAbstractThis paper describes the results of adding a Project Based Learning (PBL) pedagogy in a coresenior level course part of the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program. The work isa close collaboration between engineering and education faculty. The course discussed here isMechanical Design II, a three-credit-hour course, the fourth course in the mechanical designsequence of Statics and Strength of Materials, Applied Materials Science, and MechanicalDesign I and II. The course, offered online, covers more advanced mechanical design topics,including design and analysis of gear drive systems, bearings, shaft design

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Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

Paper ID #40006Impact of Mentoring on Student SuccessDr. Matthew Cavalli, Western Michigan University Dr. Cavalli is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Ms. Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University Anetra Grice is has served as the STEP Program Director for Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences for since 2010. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Impact of Mentoring on Student Success

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Robert Michael, Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University; Mark Keith Kurchena

Society for Engineering Education 75. Conclusions: Industry-sponsored senior design projects (capstone projects) have been successfullyintegrated into the mechanical engineering curriculum. This paper discusses a four-year projectinvolving 16 students. Details are provided for year one and two. Major accomplishments foryear one included thorough research of competitor guards and rack configureations, completedesign and build of an impact tester to material handling specifications, complete benchmarktesting which included both impact and stiffness. Based on these results, prototype guards werefabricated and tested and an analytical model was created to simulate impact. Year two includedthe design and

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Dylan Marcus Tobey, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Veronica Roth; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

Mechanical Engineering at Robert Morris University which afforded him the opportunity to research, teach, and advise in numerous engineering roles. He served as the mechanical coordinator for the RMU Engineering Department for six years, and was the Director of Outreach for the Research and Outreach Center in the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. In 2019, Dr. Kerzmann joined the Me- chanical Engineering and Material Science (MEMS) department at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the advising coordinator and associate professor in the MEMS department, where he positively engages with numerous mechanical engineering advisees, teaches courses in mechanical engineering and sustainability, and conducts research

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Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union

Paper ID #40428A Tale of Two Engineering Classrooms: Overcoming the InvisibleDisadvantageDr. Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union I am a thermal-fluids sciences educator applying liberative pedagogies for engineering, social justice, and peace. My doctoral (Northwestern University) and postdoctoral (McGill University) work is on experi- mental fluid dynamics of bubbles. My emphasis is interdisciplinary moving between mechanical engi- neering, sustainability, and energy systems leading to a critical sustainable energy engineering research agenda. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Caleb Edward Scheideger, Ohio Northern University ; Guang Yang; Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Kyler Pang

Paper ID #38346Rectangular Dorsal Flap Size Investigation in Web CommissureReconstruction of Syndactyly SurgeryCaleb Edward Scheideger, Ohio Northern University Caleb Scheideger is a mechanical engineering student at Ohio Northern University with interests in bio- medical research.Dr. Guang YangDr. Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hui Shen is a professor at Ohio Northern University. Her research interests lie in mechanical behavior of materials, biomaterials, and biomechanics.Kyler Pang ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Rectangular Dorsal Flap Size Investigation in Web

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Vincent Rodney Sheeler, Ohio Northern University; Lacey Lynn Wernoch, Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart P.E., Ohio Northern University; Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

instruments.Dr. Jed E. Marquart P.E., Ohio Northern University Jed Marquart received his B.S.M.E. from Ohio Northern University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Dayton. His 11 years in industry were spent primarily working for the U.S. Air Force in the areas of computational flDr. Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hui Shen is a professor at Ohio Northern University. Her research interests lie in mechanical behavior of materials, biomaterials, and biomechanics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Flow Effects in Vestibular System Vincent R. Sheeler

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Emily Spayde, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Dustin Spayde

, find that it decreased the number of failing students. Kahangamage andLeung [4] remodeled a second-year mechanical engineering design course to include more activelearning methods by shortening lecture periods, incorporating in-class activities, providingadditional self-paced learning material, including guest lecturers, and eliminating an end of thesemester exam. They found through student pre- and post- surveys that the remodeled classachieved student learning outcomes and were positively viewed by the students. Abdulwahedand Nagy [5] studied the effects of incorporating the Kolb experiential learning cycle in a labclass. They found that including pre- and post-lab tests, virtual labs, and remote labs helpedincrease student conceptual

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Coradino Naples Colasurd, Ohio Northern University; Ahmed Oun, Ohio Northern University

andtime-consuming tasks like data collection, floor cleaning, building components production,building components assembly, material handling, construction surveying, and monitoring2. Thefocus of research in the field of robotics is shifting from controlling a single robot towards multi-robotic systems that work together, especially heterogeneous systems2. These types of systemspromote better performance, broader space coverage, and improved energy utilization, specificallyin aerial-ground systems3. Controlling an aerial-ground team of robots requires precise high-leveltask planning and robust and fast coordination mechanisms. In the studies2, 3, a decentralizedapproach was chosen for the applications because it gives the best performance when

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Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem

2 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Marshall University Huntington, WV 25705 ferdjallah@marshall.edu, asad.salem@marshall.edu Hadjer Bouchareb Department of Letters and Foreign Languages University of Kasdi Merbah Ouargla, Algeria 30000 hadbouchareb@gmail.com AbstractEmerging innovations and global challenges are not only overwhelming human health and theenvironment but also

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Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Margo Miller, University of Mount Union

Paper ID #40449An Interdisciplinary General Education Capstone Course Intersecting Artand Engineering DesignDr. Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union Chad Korach is the Director of the School of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio.Margo Miller, University of Mount Union ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Interdisciplinary General Education Capstone Course Intersecting Art and Engineering Design Chad S. Korach

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William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

Department of Engineering Technology University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 43606 Email: william.evans@utoledo.eduAbstract:An exciting series of labs have been discovered that greatly enhance a course in automationcontrols for Engineering Technology students as well as for Electrical Engineering students. TheCognex company furnishes these labs with accompanying text and lab material that introduce thestudent to the concepts of vision part inspection using simple programming techniques. Theyinclude videos as well for a very complete course in this subject.This paper shows the steps to introducing this material and how it can be used in an advancedcourse

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Grant Heileman, Ohio Northern University

secured into the holeswhich are depicted in the previous two figures. In order to make the interior mechanism as rigid as possible while still maintaining arelatively light weight, per the constraint to keep the unloaded bag under 10 pounds, the patternof triangles was designed into the walls to maintain structural integrity while also removing aportion of the material to help reduce the weight. Along with that, considerations were takenwhen selecting the thickness of the polycarbonate to be used. The decision to use ¼ inch thickpolycarbonate combined the desired strength of the material with weight considerations. Themotor selected also needed to be able to handle the torque that was going to be applied to it. Inorder to calculate the

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Paul F. Penko P.E., Baldwin Wallace University

graduate in May.A course in sustainable power generation was established as a junior/senior elective, with asophomore course in combined thermodynamics and fluid mechanics as a prerequisite. Thesustainable power course has been offered through the engineering department twice thus far,with two seniors in the first offering and five in the second.Sustainable power generation refers to methods of generating electrical power by means that donot produce greenhouse gases such as CO2 and nitrous oxides or particulate matter. Large-scalemethods currently employed are solar cells/panels and wind and hydro turbines. Fuel cells areapplied to a lesser extent, mainly for powering vehicles and for solar and windmill energystorage. Batteries are an important

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Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University

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Paper ID #40408Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Challenges for STEM Education in theCurrent EraDr. Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University Sudipta Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Marshall University. His area of research includes Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Disaster Restora- tion Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics, and formal and informal STEM Education. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and multiple conference proceedings. He serves as a reviewer of multiple journals such as OR spectrum, Computers and Operations Research

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Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University

Engineering Education,” Int. Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE) (2015). Conference Proceedings[2] Ahmet, G., Cetin, D., Esen, G., “Teaching of the Concept of Enthalpy Using Problem Based Learning Approach”, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 197, pp.2390-2394, (2015). Conference Proceedings[3] Putra, Z.A., and Dewi, M, “The Application of Problem-Based Learning in Mechanical Engineering”, Materials Science and Engineering, 306, (2018). IOP Conference Series[4] Waddah, A., “Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Education: Reflections, Practices and Challenges”, Proceedings of the ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference, (2010). Conference Proceedings[5] Rodriguez Gonzalez, C.A., and

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Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University; Grace Hattery, Ohio Northern University

structures, computational modeling of structures, and engineering education. He received the 2020-21 Professor Henry Horldt Outstanding Teaching award.Ms. Grace Hattery, Ohio Northern University Grace Hattery is a Junior at Ohio Northern University pursuing a Mechanical Engineering Major and a Theater Technology and Design Minor. Outside the classroom, she serves as a Senior Resident Assistant for Residence Life, is a sister of Delta Zeta-Zeta Kappa, and is a founding member of her university’s Themed Entertainment Association. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A 3D-Printed Frames and Machines Activity in StaticsAbstractThe 3D-Printed Frames and Machines Activity was

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Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University; Sudipta chowdhury, Marshall University; Fernanda Delduque

joining academia, Dr. Alzarrad was a Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) manager at an engineering design firm in Chicago, where he managed multi-million projects (i.e., Wrigley Field restoration and expansion project). Dr. Alzarrad is a PMP©, CPEM©, and the Director of The Engineering Management Graduate Program at Marshall University.Dr. Sudipta chowdhury, Marshall University Sudipta Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in Marshall University. His area of research includes Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Disaster Restora- tion Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics, and formal and informal STEM Education. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal

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Marcela Alexandra Mera Trujillo, West Virginia University; Yasser Alshehri, Yanbu Industrial College ; Dale G Dzielski MBA, CMA, PMP, SAFe 4 Agilist, West Virginia University; Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University

universities byadding PhD degrees of SE as well as better conferences starting to be offered on the topic. Herecommended for the future to work more on delivery mechanisms, taking advantage of videoconferences, and globalization. Furthermore, Mead believed that educating software developersand educators should be best through conferences and working groups. Also, Mead suggested tocarry on introducing new specializations under SE such as software security and softwareassurance.Online education has been growing and rapidly changing in the last two decades due to thechange in online education technology. A series of reports were published to record the changein online education1,10,11. One change recorded in the reports is the change in the number