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Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

Paper ID #37719Engineering Strong Bridges: Review of College Bridge ProgramsDr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engineering Strong Bridges: Review of College Bridge ProgramsAbstractIn an effort to promote the retention and success of undergraduate students, many universitieshave established bridge programs. These programs are intended to help students who are talented,but need extra preparation to transition successfully from high school and perform at a

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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

university which keeps a record of allgraduate learners. Answering the questions was not mandatory, i.e., the respondents wereallowed to skip questions. No identity was linked to their answers. Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference 6 Copyright © 2023, American Society for Engineering EducationIn general, the current students’ surveys contained demographic questions like age and gender,questions related to their background, what is their progress in the program, and for those whograduated, how long it took them to complete the degree. In order to measure the satisfaction oflearners with the program, academic courses, and the technology used, we evaluated directly

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

experience with common industry standard manufacturing equipment. Recently, a mid-AtlanticR1 institution developed an engineering technology program within the college of engineering toutilize existing related student support services (ex: advising, tutoring, and career exploration) andto provide an opportunity for engineering students and engineering technology students tocollaborate outside the classroom. For students to have significant hands-on experience, this newdegree program will utilize an existing manufacturing facility housed within the college. Thisfacility combines a manufacturing service center with a student focused maker space. The facility’sservice center is staffed with full-time manufacturing and fabrication professionals

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Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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requirement.While the current program extends from summer through the fall term, students have manyopportunities throughout their first year for interactions with other students, faculty, andengineering professionals through a variety of co-curricular experiences related to theirdevelopment as an engineering professional, some of which are required. Students also havemany opportunities for career exploration as well as significant academic and student successsupport. Opportunities are provided for upper-level AcES students to interact with each year’snew cohort.Funding was provided by the WVU Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources from2012 through 2016 and by NSF from 2016 – 2019 (with scholarship funding for previous AcESstudents continuing

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Haylee Haik, Eastern Michigan University, College of Engineering and Technology; Jennifer Meng; Qin Hu, School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University

Paper ID #39920A Smart Warning System Design Based on Brainwaves to Maintain AttentionHaylee Haik, Eastern Michigan University, College of Engineering and Technology I’m a senior at Eastern Michigan University studying Electrical Engineering. In addition to conducting research, I enjoy leading as president of the Society of Women Engineers organization on campus.Jennifer MengDr. Qin Hu, School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University Qin Hu received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering

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Grace Hanna, University of Detroit Mercy, College of Engineering & Science Department of Electrical & Computer Enginnering ; Nicholas Ibegbu; Allison Sherman; Nate Boyar, University of Detroit Mercy, College of Engineering and Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Nathan Garay, University of Detroit Mercy, College of Engineering & Science, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

Electrical & Com-puter Engineering Nate is a Senior Computer Science and future graduate student in the Master’s of Software Engineering program at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has ˜1 year of professional experience at automotive suppliers and strives to work for an OEM post-graduation. His areas of interest include autonomous vehicles, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence.Nathan Garay, University of Detroit Mercy, College of Engineering & Science, Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering Nathan is a computer science student in his fourth year at the University of Detroit Mercy pursuing a master’s in software engineering.Dr. Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy Nassif Rayess is

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Shahab D. Mohaghegh, West Virginia University

Learning have a game-changingcontribution to industrial and engineering-related problems. This technology will completely changethe future of many industries through a transformational increase of the efficiency and accuracy ofthe problem solving. The contributions of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to manyengineering industries can be summarized in two classes:Class One: Minimization or avoidance of assumptions, interpretations, and simplifications to buildhighly realistic models of the physical phenomena.Class Two: Minimization of computational footprint of the numerical models such that they can actin a realistic and practical manner.There are major differences between modeling and solving Engineering versus Non-engineeringrelated

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Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Jeremy G. Roberts; Amanda Parrish

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demographics was: 24%female, 35% underrepresented minorities, and 24% first-generation students. Low-incomestudent ratio is not available. Their intended engineering major choices are shown by Figure 2.Some students were enrolled in more than one degree (i.e., dual degree programs). Fig. 2. Student Academic Major Choices in ENGR 112.ResultsProject Results (Direct Assessment of the Project)There were four teams in this course in Fall 2022. Each student team researched topics related tocivil engineering (truss structure), mechanical engineering (pulley system), petroleum andnatural gas engineering (oil drilling), and environmental engineering (environmental effects), etc.Student teams heavily considered safety, environmental, and

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Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

products (lube oils, asphalts, waxes, cokes) at Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA (1983-1998). He is a founding member of Universidad Monteavila (Caracas, Venezuela) (1998—2018) and became the Chancellor of this university (2005-2015), and the President of the Center for Higher Studies (2015-2018), including teaching in the Humanities. After rejoining the University of Pittsburgh, he has been teaching Pillar courses on Reactive Process Engineering, Process Control, Process Control Lab, and Process Design. In addition to technical courses, his service extends over curriculum development, outreach programs, alumni network, team and leadership skills development, global awareness, sustainability, and diversity, equity and

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Shehla Arif, University of Mount Union

groups that do manage to be included inour engineering programs often end up leaving because our educational approach does not alignwith their values.9 Thus, our classroom practice has broad social justice implications.Theoretical frameworksPaulo Freire, a Brazilian grassroots educator, offered a paradigm shift in how we think about theprocess of teaching and learning. Convinced of the potential for education to transform society,he practiced learner-centered classrooms. His students were Brazilian peasants. His goals were tosupport his students in creating a socially just society. His methods entailed constructivism, i.e.,building from what his learners already knew to new concepts. In this way, he validated their lifeexperiences. Thus, the

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

through the integration ofengineering and art in a general education capstone course that is open to all disciplines oncampus.The course where the interdisciplinary design is presented is a senior level general educationcapstone course which lasts for a single semester. The idea for the course was born from ameeting between the engineering and art departments on collaboration between the programs,which eventually led to the course creation. Students populate the course from across theUniversity of Mount Union campus, not only from engineering and art majors or minors. Thispresents a unique dimension and challenge in that the instructors are bringing a diverse range ofstudent major disciplines together to learn about the intersection of

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Wesley Thomas Noble; Zachary Owen Dickinson; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

grid (a) without, and (b) with single entity within the grid The RSS link values from each receiver is transmitted to the base station by the router setup to create the WSN. The base station runs a python script that queries the receivers for the RSS 3 Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2023, American Society for Engineering Educationlink values collected and outputs so it can be read. To program each ESP32 WiFi module and theWSN the Arduino IDE and specific libraries are required. These can be found on the web[24]. Thetransmitters are programmed to create a Wi-Fi

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

Paper ID #40438Using Project Based Learning in a Mechanical Design Course to EnhanceEngineering Skills: Lesson LearnedDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Engineer- ing, at the University of Toledo.Dr. Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo Dr. Noela A. Haughton is an associate professor of Education (Research and Measurement program) in the Judith Herb College of Education at the University of Toledo. She teaches courses in assessment and research methods including qualitative research, structural equation modeling, and

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Susie Huggins, West Virginia University

Paper ID #40421Teaching, service, and research–making the most of graduate positionsMs. Susie Huggins, West Virginia University Huggins currently works for the Fundamentals of Engineering program at West Virginia University. She is her PhD in Education a lifelong dream. Huggins is an advocate of STEM learning in the K-12 arena as well as a proponent of after school programing to help build the workforce of the Technological Revolu- tion. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engendering Inclusion by Implementing an Interactive Theatre

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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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Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

foundation account with the Tucker Community Foundation to raise funds for out of school programming relating to her passion to engage families in STEM. Huggins has been part of the Confucius Institute touring educational settings in China. Huggins has collaborated extensively with community development programming focusing on improving the station in life of individuals. Huggins believes learning and opportunities are luxuries.Dr. Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Engendering Inclusion by Implementing an Interactive Theatre SketchWhile many engineering educational programs teach teamwork skills

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

Engineering Technology University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 43606 Email: william.evans@utoledo.eduAbstract:A number of labs have been developed using small scale dc motors that demonstrate the PIDalgorithm for speed and position control. These labs are very inexpensive and complement thePLC equipment presently in most automation labs. The labs will demonstrate the basic conceptsof PID and the concept of loop-in-loop control. These labs are currently under development andwill be shared in their early state complete with PLC program and HMI screen. They areextremely low cost and can be used to augment other labs using feedback control.DC Motor Position

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Martin Dunlap, West Virginia University

Harry Outen Cole Papers at the West Virginia and Regional HistoryCollection to Teach Future Engineers: A Work in ProgressAbstractIntroductionBackgroundMethodsFuture workAbstract:The West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC) at West Virginia University holds agreat number of papers and objects related to the field of engineering.In order to highlight the STEM-related holdings of the WVHRC and we are looking at creatingan in-depth presentation and display of the papers of Harry Outen Cole. He is an 1898 WVUgraduate Cole was a significant contributor to the engineering behind the Pacific locks on theoriginal Panama Canal, working there from 1908 – 1914.This paper covers the process of working with the WVRHC to create such a display as

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Mohammed Ferdjallah, Marshall University; Asad Salem

complicating the training of the next generations of engineers who will shapethe future of the global economy. In particular, a topic of immediate concern is the security ofembedded systems. Embedded systems are ubiquitous and are found in medical devices, nuclearplants, and chemical processing systems to name a few applications. The ever-increasingcomplexity of modern embedded systems has raised the potential for security breaches that maycompromise the integrity and functions of these products. Although embedded systems design hasbeen a core curriculum in most electrical and computer engineering programs, incorporatingsecurity-training skills at the undergraduate level remains challenging. Despite the enormity ofsecurity challenges, they are often

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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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Aneesha Gogineni, Saginaw Valley State University

creative thinking, problem solving and 10 design skills to survive in engineering 5 4 3 2 1The survey results from a face-to-face course as shown in Fig. 6 below indicate more than 90% of the studentseither mildly or strongly agree that video lectures and quizzes on thermodynamic tables help them understandsteam tables. More than 85% of students think the quizzes conducted through interactive app increased studentengagement and improved their learning. 83% of the students are in agreement with the statement “displaymodels are suitable and related to lectures”. 16% of the students were not sure about this statement and thiscould be due to their lack of familiarity with real world applications

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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

way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, and group work. Dr. Kerzmann is enthusiastic in the continued pursuit of his educational goals, research endeavors, and engagement of mechanical engineering students.Veronica RothDr. David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh David V.P. Sanchez is an Associate Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering’s Civil & Envi- ronmental Engineering department and the Associate Director for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Program Director for the

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Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University

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) 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. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sociocultural and Sociopolitical Challenges for STEM Education in the Current EraAbstract: To ensure learner engagement, the importance of integrating learners’ culture or, at thevery least, being cognizant about it while carrying out formal/informal STEM activities has beenwell recognized in the STEM literature. However, the importance of considering learners

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

, apredetermined output would show. For example, the surgeon and patient would input the age anddimensions of the flap, then the stress and strain analysis result would demonstrate. It should benoted that the software is only an initial conceptual demonstration at this point. In futureiterations, the program will include multiple factors such as race and gender in order to generatea more accurate output. The output will also demonstrate the optimal design in the future. Size of the flap Age Program that relates inputs with numerical results in database Result outputs Figure 7: Software flowchartConclusionThis

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Mohammed Mustafa Hussain; Sagnik Basumallik, West Virginia University; Anurag K. Srivastava, West Virginia University; Mohamed Hefeida, West Virginia University

and cyber-resiliency. Industry-standard security information and event management toolssuch as Splunk and intrusion detection systems are used to train students to detect, defend andanalyze coordinated cyber attacks. The hardware-in-the-loop learning ecosystem lets the studentsperform red-team and blue-team exercises for power systems following cybersecurity standards,guidelines, and related frameworks. As an outcome, the students develop an understanding of cy-ber security concepts such as digital forensics, incident response, and reverse engineering relatedto the power grid, and are able to design steps to keep the grid infrastructure secured. Overall,our approach advances the cybersecurity profession through hands-on training and helps

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Haroon Malik, Marshall University; David A Dampier, Marshall University

Paper ID #40448Work-in-Progress: Towards Designing a Multidisciplinary Big DataAnalytics (BDA) CourseDr. Haroon Malik, Marshall University Dr. Malik is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Marshall University, WV, USA.Dr. David A Dampier, Marshall University Dr. Dave Dampier is Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences and Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering at Marshall University. In that position, he serves as the university lead for engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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

Paper ID #40425Studies of Autonomous UAV-UGV Teams in Construction Applications: ASurvey from Advances and Challenges PerspectiveMr. Coradino Naples Colasurd, Ohio Northern University Coradino Colasurd is a Junior Electrical Engineer student from Columbus, Ohio. He is also minoring in computer science and applied mathematics. He is specifically interested in robotics, specifically robotic teams.Dr. Ahmed Oun, Ohio Northern University Ahmed Oun joins ONU as an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT