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Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University

Paper ID #40566Pedagogical aspects of teaching nuclear fusion engineering basicsProf. Martin Nieto-Perez, Pennsylvania State University Martin Nieto-Perez got his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Aut´onoma Metropolitana in 1997. He obtained a Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies for the 1998-2000 period, which enabled him to get his Master’s (2001) and Docotral (2004) degrees in Nuclear Engineer- ing, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He was a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory from 2004 to 2006. From 2008 to 2021

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Ahmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

instructors carrying out the hands-on laboratory asstudents observed them along with the equipment. Students also often interacted with each otherand the lab instructor via chat and orally through a virtual conference communication systemsuch as WebEx or Zoom. Some scholars have highlighted the perceptions of students (during theCOVID era) as they engaged in virtual labs highlighting the robustness of the laboratory designand instructor preparation (as evidenced by student course evaluations), along with severalshortcomings of the virtual learning environment [9]. Some shortcomings noted by theseresearchers included: the lack of interaction between the teaching assistant and students andstudent-to-student interactions and teamwork, intense

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

Paper ID #40503Assessment methods and students’ expectations: A SurveyDr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Rajarajan Subramanian is currently serving as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction (SDCET) programs at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg. Previously, he worked as Transportation Engineer at Maryland State Highway Administration. He has a total of 25 years of teaching experience (Annamalai University, India, Linton Institute of Technology at Ipoh, Malaysia, and Penn State University at Harrisburg U.S.A) plus 10 years of

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Heather Lai, State University of New York at New Paltz; Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz

of new and revised courses, including a new System Dynamics Lab. She has also worked with a number of SUNY students to investigate different aspects of 3D printed multi-material structures.Graham Werner, State University of New York at New Paltz Graham Werner is an assistant lecturer, who teaches engineering labs and lectures for the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz. He primarily develops curriculum for mechanical engineering laboratory courses, and is interested in promoting STEM education in local K-12 communities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing a Dynamics Lab on a Shoestring Budget Heather L. Lai and

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Andrew ONeill, Pennsylvania State University Electrical Engineering Department; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University

aspecialization in optics and photonics. This was attempted through hands-on experimentsdemonstrating basic concepts in optics, and tours of laboratories on campus that demonstrate thewide range of applications of electrical and optical engineering. Experiments included aligningfiber optics, building telescopes, building pinhole cameras, experiments with fluorescencespectroscopy, transmission spectroscopy, and demonstrations of polarization. In addition to thefirst year seminar, the following semester a senior level experiment-based course on appliedspectroscopy was offered as well. In addition to experiments, the senior level course includes peerinstruction. While the audience for the two courses differ, the goals are much the same to recruitand retain

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Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University; Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University

Circuits CourseAbstract As engineering instructors, we continue to review and test novel pedagogical ideas thatcan better engage engineers in learning the challenging fundamentals of our very often rigorousengineering curricula. This paper explores one significant change to the laboratories of ourfundamental circuits course (ECEG 210) at Bucknell University. After students completed manycore laboratories during the first half of the semester, we challenged student teams to considernew applications of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to provide reliable electricity to variouselectrical end-uses at the residential level (off-grid). The students derived with many creativeapplications and developed and tested minimum viable product (MVP

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Amitabha (Amit) Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

Learning Styles of Construction Management StudentsAbstractStudents take in and process information in different ways. College faculty members‘teaching methods are not all the same. However, rarely there are any efforts by facultymembers to harmonize their teaching styles with their students’ learning styles. Whenthere is a major mismatch between the learning styles of majority students and teachingstyles of the instructors both get frustrated. Although it is not possible for the instructorsto match individual learning styles of every student in the class, as long as there is abalance in teaching method in relation to the teaching styles of the majority of thestudents overall effectiveness of the teaching in the class will rise. It is theorized

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John I Messner, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University

Paper ID #40515GIFTS: It’s Time to Start with ’A Safety Moment’Prof. John I Messner, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Messner is the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program at Penn State and a Professor of Architectural Engineering. He specializes in Building Information Modeling (BIM), digital twin, and immersive technology research.Dr. Ryan Solnosky, Pennsylvania State University Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural

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Buket D Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Ioana A. Badara, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Ausit Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

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science students an opportunity to participate in authentic research experiences with faculty and graduatestudents. It has two components as lecture and research activities. Students spend two to four hours per week workingon research projects as a team. Introduction to Scientific Research is cross-listed among Computer, Electrical,Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science programs. The course objectives are (1) To identify real-worldproblems and survey their broader impacts, (2) To brainstorm possible solutions to real-world research problems, (3)To apply the scientific method while solving a real-world research problem, (4) To develop basic laboratory skills andsafety procedures relevant to the project, (5) To communicate scientific

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Zhiqing Lu; Herschel Pangborn; Katie Fitzsimons

virtual learning in 2020. After returning to on-campusactivities, these kits continued to be used to enable open-ended group projects, hands-onhomework assignments, and pre-laboratory exercises. We developed an affordable multi-courseelectronics kit by condensing three current hardware kits in the Circuit Analysis, Mechatronics,and Design Methodology courses. By removing redundant components and replacing expensiveparts with cheaper alternatives, we reduced the cost of the condensed kit by approximately 30%compared to purchasing the three course-specific kits. To support the kit usage, we created anonline repository with electronic safety, microcontroller tutorials, basic hardware and softwareinstruction, and coding examples. We developed a pre

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Sean Knecht, Penn State University

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Paper ID #40546Work in Progress: Impact of individualized personal development projectsin a Multidisciplinary Capstone course on project success and studentoutcomesProf. Sean Knecht, Penn State University Sean Knecht is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI) at Penn State. He is the director of the Cross-disciplinary Laboratory for Integrated Plasma Sci- ence and Engineering (CLIPSE) which investigates physical-plasma for a wide variety of applications including medicine, sustainability, agriculture, and nuclear fusion. ©American Society for

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Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Preethi Chandran, Howard University; Arlene P Maclin; John Harkless; Courtney J. Robinson, Howard University; Hassan Salmani; Sonya T Smith, Howard University; Gloria Washington, Howard University; Hessam Yazdani, University of Missouri

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master and doctoral dissertations. Dr. Mosleh has received the Outstanding Teaching Award by the ASEE Mid- Atlantic Section in 2018 and the Outstanding Section Campus Representative from the ASEE in 2017. He a recipient of Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) in 2022.Dr. Preethi Chandran, Howard UniversityArlene P MaclinJohn HarklessCourtney J. Robinson, Howard UniversityProf. Hassan Salmani Dr. Hassan Salmani is an Assistant Professor in the electrical engineering and computer science de- partment at Howard University, Washington DC. His main research projects are currently on hardware security and trust. Dr. Salmani has published two books enDr. Sonya T Smith