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Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #44756Teaching concepts in STEM to two generations through senior capstoneprojectsDr. Ravi S Thyagarajan, Texas A&M University Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He teaches senior design courses, is the Faculty Advisor for the TAMU Formula SAE Electric vehicle program, as well as for several other innovative senior capstone projects. Dr. Ravi Thyagarajan has provided technical leadership for almost 30 years in the areas of design, development, and analysis of ground vehicles and occupants, pertaining to

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Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Swastika S. Bithi, West Texas A&M University

and Theory to Teach Thermo-fluid ApplicationsSaman Aria, Tyreese Law, Brandon Perez, Landon Gaber, Sanjoy K. Bhattacharia, Roy Issa, Swastika S. Bithi College of Engineering West Texas A&M University AbstractThe objective of this project is to enhance the students' comprehension and appreciation of thephysical phenomena, mathematical models, and engineering principles that govern the behavior andperformance of thermo-fluid systems, as well as to develop their abilities and competencies inproblem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity. Through this project, students applied

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price, Texas A&M University

-level non-destructive inspection (NDI) course and its complementing labs, to better prepareundergraduates for the regional workforce needs. Guided by industry stakeholder advice anddonations, a number of common and relevant NDI techniques were selected for teaching to thestudents; this included technical material from a current ASNT/NSF-funded online resource, as wellas complementing laboratory exercises that provided a hands-on education to the students. Studentfeedback has been consistently positive over the years, with lab performance being especiallyexemplary. Further, passing the course as part of the B.S. degree program also helped accrue hoursfor a professional level-II NDT certification. Besides course use, this NDI lab has also

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Nelson Fumo, The University of Texas at Tyler

into STEM - The Second Experience Dr. Nelson Fumo Mechanical Engineering Department The University of Texas at Tyler AbstractThis paper presents the journey of participating in the JUMP (Join the discussion, Unveil innovation,Make connections, Promote tech-to-market) into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics) competition for the second time. The initial experience was presented at the ASEEGulf Southwest Conference 2023, highlighting that the JUMP into STEM is a dynamic buildingscience competition organized by national laboratories with the support of the Department ofEnergy. The

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Eman Hammad, Texas A&M University; James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; Yuehua Wang, Texas A&M University - Commerce; Heather Manley Lillibridge, Texas A&M University; Chris Scarmardo, Texas A&M University

plenum providing access to the outer walls and external shielding to enable any studies with minimal impact on the building environment. The facility was designed and constructed as a typical residential unit, including electrical and plumbing infrastructure. The IoT Apartment environment can be retrofitted with consumer IoT devices and equipped with an IoT gateway, and security hub. This provides an ideal environment for research projects to test, develop, and evaluate solutions. • SCADA Laboratory: the SCADA laboratory is constructed with infrastructure services and special RF shielding (Faraday cage) to enable a wide range of cybersecurity research and teaching activities. • Texas Cyber Range

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Sanjoy K. Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, West Texas A&M University; Tyresse Xavier Law, West Texas A&M University; Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University

designproject. The need for this project stemmed from research involving the creation and assessment ofsolid rocket fuel samples made using recycled polystyrene as an eco-friendly alternative bindingagent. The scope of this study, however, was limited by the fact that university lacked the facilitiesto study the ignition and subsequent combustion behavior of the samples. A laboratory combustionchamber would allow for the obtaining of combustion data for this study. Additionally, the chamberwould open the door for the university to conduct more studies involving energetic materialsproviding professors and students alike more opportunities to become involved in the field ofcombustion and energetic materials.The evaluation of the project activities

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University

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founded in 1910 as a normal (teaching) university and joined the TAMU System in1990. Current enrollment at WTAMU in Fall 2023 was 9061 students, of which 796 wereundergraduate and master’s level students in the College of Engineering1. WTAMU has been aHispanic Serving institution since 2015 and 32.9% Hispanic as of the 2021-2022 Academic Year2.As of January 2024, the ABET EAC database lists 39 public and private universities in Texas thathave accredited engineering programs. Of these, nine universities are part of the TAMU systemincluding WTAMU. Geographically, WTAMU is the only university in the Texas Panhandle regionand one of just five universities (WTAMU, UTEP, UTPB, Angelo State, TTU) located in thewestern half of the state3.Industry

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Saman Aria, West Texas A&M University; Swastika S. Bithi, West Texas A&M University; Sanjoy Bhattacharia, West Texas A&M University; Pronob Das, West Texas A&M University

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teaching resource for materials science and engineering," in Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2017), 2017: School of Engineering, Macquarie University, pp. 1201-1208.[2] T. M. Squires and S. R. Quake, "Microfluidics: Fluid physics at the nanoliter scale," Reviews of Modern Physics, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 977-1026, 10/06/ 2005, doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.77.977.[3] D. J. Beebe, G. A. Mensing, and G. M. Walker, "Physics and applications of microfluidics in biology," (in eng), Annu Rev Biomed Eng, vol. 4, pp. 261-86, 2002, doi: 10.1146/annurev.bioeng.4.112601.125916.[4] A. Huebner, S. Sharma, M. Srisa-Art, F. Hollfelder, J. B. Edel