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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University; Taylor Warstler; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Alyssa Taube; Lynne Seymour

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Paper ID #49599Collaborative Outreach to Inspire Interest in Civil and Environmental EngineeringThrough Stormwater Design using Best Management PracticesDr. Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Elin Jensen is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. She focuses on sustainability and expanding engineering participation through educational programs and outreach.Taylor WarstlerDr. Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological

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Nathan Galinsky, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Increased Engineering Knowledge 4.78 0.44 Improved Teaching Practices 4.33 0.71From the results, all teachers regardless of background and K-12 level that they taught felt astrong improvement in science, math, and engineering knowledge. Additionally, the teachersindicated that by attending this camp they felt they had ways to improve their teaching practicesand methods in their classrooms. These all relate directly to the success of the summer programsand may lead to an increased student enrollment for STEM fields.Strategies for improvementThese summer programs require a lot of effort on the organizing faculty. It is important to planand effectively manage time well if organizing

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Caleb Edward Scheideger, Ohio Northern University; Evan Louis Fisher, Ohio Northern University; Kaden Wince, Ohio Northern University; Emma Pond, Ohio Northern University; Maxwell Phillips, Ohio Northern University; Abigail Collins, Ohio Northern University; Rhys Francis Davies, Ohio Northern University

andprocessed into text by the STT model within the main interaction program (programmed inPython). 2. as textual facts from a database loaded into memory at runtime for fast retrieval.Google Sheets is used as the frontend of the fact database since it is cloud-hosted and easy toupdate for non-technical users (i.e., the client of the project, who will manage the greeting robotafter the project concludes). Output is delivered in three ways: 1. mechanically through gesturesby the robot’s arms, 2. audibly through a speaker connected to the robot (the primary method),Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2025,American Society for Engineering Education ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6and 3

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Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University; Asad Salem

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Paper ID #49484Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe RecoilIndication System for Military ApplicationsDr. Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University Dr. Yousef Sardahi, an Associate Professor at Marshall University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research primarily focuses on control system design and multi-objective optimization.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Student Learning Through Engineering Design: Developing a Safe Recoil Indication

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Tina Johnson Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University

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-reviewed publications. Dr. Narman has received several awards, including the Weisberg Service Award, Academy of Distinguished Teachers Award, and Marshall University Distinguished Artists and Scholars Junior Category Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Mindset Matters: Exploring Grit and Attitudes in Engineering and CS Undergrads in an NSF S-STEM funded program Cartwright, T.J., Snyder-Yuly, J., Yoo, W-K., Narman, H. Marshall UniversityThe Project-Based Work Studio (PWS) is designed to increase the participation of women andunder-privileged students in computer science, engineering, and technology disciplines. Itsfocus

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, allowing an operatorto manually control the lifting and lowering process. This manual option provides flexibility inenvironments where power sources may be limited or where manual control is preferred. Thesystem is designed to manage loads up to 500 lbs., ensuring it can handle a wide variety of cargotypes. Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2025, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 13: Hand Winch Crane Lift Mechanism side viewHand Winch CraneThis mechanism (see Figure 13) is stored on the side of the M-ATV leaving the inside of the vehicleopen for other equipment, it rotates 180 degrees for versatile loading angles, can lift a variety ofloads

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Sudipta Chowdhury, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University; Sungmin Youn, University of Texas at El Paso

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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.Sungmin Youn, University of Texas at El Paso I am an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, focusing on environmental engineering and nanotechnology. My research involves the fate and transport of contaminants in engineered systems and sustainable developments for cementitious materials. I have published impactful articles and secured several external grants for projects from the EPA, NSF

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Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State University; Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State University; Subhashini Ganapathy, Wright State University; Jeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University

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Paper ID #49437Improving Statistics Education at Wright State University with Design ProjectBased Learning, Problem Solving, and Peer ReviewDr. Trevor Joseph Bihl, Wright State UniversityDr. Terry Lynn Oroszi, Wright State UniversitySubhashini Ganapathy, Wright State UniversityJeffrey B. Travers, Wright State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Improving Statistics Education at Wright State University with Design Project Based Learning, Problem Solving, and Peer ReviewAbstractWidespread knowledge of statistical methods is essential in engineering and medical disciplines,primarily for experiment

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Punya A Basnayaka, Cuyahoga Community College, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science

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sustainability and its incorporation into engineering curricula and engineeringdesign are of paramount importance across all engineering disciplines due to several factors,such as environmental protection, resource management, economic benefits, innovation/competitiveness, and social responsibility. Furthermore, with the increased focus onaccreditation criteria emphasizing engineering ethics and professional responsibilities across allfour ABET commissions, the topic of sustainability has been considered an essential addition tothe engineering technology curriculum. The engineering department at Cuyahoga CommunityCollege (Tri-C) initiated the process to determine how sustainability can be included in thecurriculum. The process was executed in the

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Shuyu Wang, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Experiences and Outcomes in an Innovative Course on Wearable and Collaborative Robotics,” IEEE Trans. Educ., vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 263–273, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TE.2022.3229201.[13] M. Shamir et al., “Development of a graduate-level capstone course for interdisciplinary researchers: design approaches and lessons learned,” 2022.[14] M. Jamieson, A. Ead, A. Rowe, J. Miller-Young, and J. Carey, Design at Scale in a First-Year Transdisciplinary Engineering Design Course. 2021.[15] H. Zhu and A. Trowbridge, “Work-in-progress: Defining criteria to evaluate achievement of the NAE grand challenges scholars program competencies,” in 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings, Virtual Conference

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Susie Huggins, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Manar Yamany, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University

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chapters of professional engineering organizations that are often recognized nationallyand/or internationally. Designed to support students’ transition to college life, ENGR 191currently incorporates active learning strategies to facilitate student exploration of programs,policies, and services that promote academic success. Students engage in "Out of ClassExperiences" (OCEs), like EngineerFEST and department visits, and participate in "AcademicEnrichment" (AE) by studying and doing homework in the tutor-supported Engineering LearningCenter for at least one hour each week to hone study skills. Initially this early-term “social” washeld outdoors, provided cake and punch for all participants, and encouraged (but did not require)participation of

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Lynn Dudash, University of Mount Union

STEM [12]. In attempt to realize these benefitsand in hopes for deeper learning for my students, I began to implement flipped learning in someof my courses. Over two years, I implemented flipped learning in two of the courses that I led at a smallprivate university. The first course was EGE 210: Statics and Dynamics in the fall semester of2023. This course is typically taken by students majoring in biomedical, civil, and mechanicalengineering in the first semester of their second year. Prerequisites for this course includeGeneral Physics 1, Introduction to Engineering Design, and Calculus 2, which can be taken at thesame time. The learning objectives for EGE 210 are shown in the left column of Table 1. In brief,the course covers

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Aniruddha Maiti; Samuel Adewumi; TEMESGEN ALEMAYEHU TIKURE; Zichun Wang; Niladri Sengupta; Anastasiia Sukhanova, Marshall Community & Technical College; Ananya Jana, Marshall University

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inputs in a single model. • Faster Performance: OpenAI reports that GPT-4o runs at least twice as fast as GPT-4 Turbo while maintaining similar accuracy. • Lower Cost: The API pricing is lower than earlier versions, making it more affordable for researchers and developers. • Better Reasoning and Coding: GPT-4o improves performance in math, programming, and long-context tasks.OpenAI designed GPT-4o to increase efficiency and support real-time AI applications. 22.2. DeepSeek R1: An Open-Source AlternativeDeepSeek released DeepSeek R1 in January 2025 as an open-source large language model (LLM)[2, 5]. Unlike many proprietary models, DeepSeek R1 is available for

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Yousef Fazea, Marshall University; Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University; Asad Salem

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Paper ID #49436Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Learning for Engineering Students atMarshall University in the Post-Pandemic EraDr. Yousef Fazea, Marshall UniversityYousef Sardahi, Marshall University Dr. Yousef Sardahi, an Associate Professor at Marshall University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, completed his Ph.D. at the University of California, Merced, in 2016. His research primarily focuses on control system design and multi-objective optimization.Asad Salem ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Feasibility and Effectiveness of Online Learning for

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Romain Kazadi Tshikolu, University of Detroit Mercy; Alan S Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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, the students are given a year-long design project guided by the professor with expectationsProceedings of the 2025 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2025, American Society forEngineering Educationof increasing difficulties. The aim of the project is to help first year students to consolidate thebasic prerequisites for successful engineering studies. They must integrate their scientific andtechnological subjects learned in high school and use them to design a mechatronic system.The steps for this project are as follows:Step 1 - presentation of the problem: The professor presents the problem chosen from real worldand students brainstorm to divide the problem into different subjects. Each subject is given to agroup in such a way

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Brian Krug, Grand Valley State University; Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Elora Mae Ferrie, Grand Valley State University

microcontrollers is moving microcontroller design and applications beyond thetraditional engineering setting and making it accessible to students from various disciplines in ahands-on manner that would foster their practical understanding and use of it. 1The incorporation of hands-on projects into the curriculum is known as project-based learning(PBL) [2]. Traditional classroom teaching is more teacher centric whereas PBL is more studentcentric. Students are required to apply knowledge acquired in classroom to solve real-worldproblems. In today’s world, the engineering profession requires knowledge and experience to gohand-in-hand with skills and technical competencies. PBL has proven to be one of the ideal

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Benjamin P Starling, Ohio Northern University; Kento Akazawa; Andrew Nelson; Kodi Rogue; Benjamin Faibussowitsch, Ohio Northern University

AkazawaAndrew NelsonKodi Rogue UI/UX Dr. estellBenjamin Faibussowitsch, Ohio Northern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Academic Advising App Ohio Northern UniversityAbstractThis document presents the design and development of a web-based Academic Advising App,aimed at optimizing university course scheduling and academic planning. The project seeks toaddress inefficiencies in traditional advising systems by providing a comprehensive solution foradministrators, enabling streamlined course catalog management, conflict prevention, and overallprocess improvement. Universities often face challenges with outdated or fragmented

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Aiman S Kuzmar, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

following: He was an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State Fayette for 10 years between 2000 and 2010. He served as an Associate Professor of Construction Management and Engineering Technology with the Department of Agricultural and Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University for five years from 2010 to 2015. He also taught as an Adjunct Professor with Fairleigh Dickenson University in New Jersey, USA in the 2014/2015 academic year. He worked as an occasional instructor with the College of Mainland in the Galveston area in Texas, USA. Dr. Kuzmar has a dual citizenship. He is a Jordanian as well as a US citizen. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025

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Omar Ahmed Raheem Al-Shebeeb, West Virginia University; Austin Harper; Ahmed Shoyeb Raihan, West Virginia University

Paper ID #49602Analysis of Energy Consumption and Theoretical Assessment of Welding Efficiencyin Augmented Reality Arc Welding and Digital ManufacturingDr. Omar Ahmed Raheem Al-Shebeeb, West Virginia University Dr. Al-Shebeeb is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering (IMSE) at West Virginia University (WVU). He finished his Ph.D. in the IMSE Department at WVU (2019). Then, he started his job as an Academic Program Director at Greenville Technical College. While Dr. Al-Shebeeb was pursuing his Ph.D. degree at WVU, he was working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the IMSE

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Ragavanantham Shanmugam, Fairmont State University; Madhan Gopal Perumal, The University of Texas at Dallas; Uma Maheswari Krishnamoorthy

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– Self- High – Faculty must Graduate HyFlex model that allows Students can motivated manage multiple programs where students to choose switch students modes students have between in- between benefit, but less simultaneously, work/travel Delivery Student Example Use Definition Flexibility Faculty Workload Model Engagement Cases person, modes as structured prepare materials commitments, or synchronous needed

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Elin Jensen, Lawrence Technological University

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ApproachThe American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) considers sustainability as a strategic issueand advocates sustainability by promoting to “do the right project” and “do the project right” [6].As a leading professional organization for setting ABET’s Program Criteria for CivilEngineering [7] ASCE specifies that the “curriculum must include application of principles ofsustainability … in civil engineering problems.) ASCE offers suggestion on how programs caninclude sustainability in the curriculum including discussion of selection of constructionmaterials and the use of sustainability metrics, such as LEED, to an overall design project [8].The activity described in this paper supports the criteria for the structural engineeringsubdiscipline. It

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Brian Scott Downey, Ohio Northern University; Anthony Middleton; Jared Timmerman, Ohio Northern University; Teagan Hendricks, Ohio Northern University; Aiden Tallet, Ohio Northern University

Paper ID #49569Office Message BoardMr. Brian Scott Downey, Ohio Northern UniversityAnthony MiddletonJared Timmerman, Ohio Northern UniversityTeagan Hendricks, Ohio Northern UniversityAiden Tallet, Ohio Northern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025The Office Message Board Design and ImplementationAbstract This project aims to provide faculty at ONU with an efficient tool to communicatechanges in availability to students. Changes in availability can cause confusion between studentsand faculty. Our design will provide students with up-to-date information on their professors'whereabouts, letting them know when

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Wesley Cole Hanson, Ohio Northern University; Cody Beagle, Ohio Northern University; Aaron Altstaetter, Ohio Northern University; Amari Shamar Patterson, Ohio Northern University

Paper ID #49606PolarBear DSP Digital Effects PedalWesley Cole Hanson, Ohio Northern UniversityCody Beagle, Ohio Northern UniversityAaron Altstaetter, Ohio Northern UniversityAmari Shamar Patterson, Ohio Northern University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Polarized Sound (DSP Digital Effects Pedal)Introduction:This paper will detail a senior project in which the team design a digital effects pedal formusicians. This effects pedal will give a user the ability to experience a variety of guitareffects that they otherwise would have to purchase individually, all in the

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Edward Jesse Sizemore III, Marshall University; Trevor Joseph Bihl, Marshall University

other disciplinesbecome more prominent and interesting [1] [2] and a significant gap exists between powerengineering education and power engineering practice [3]. Of interest are thus ways to improvethe education quality and link to industry needs.Gamification is the process of implementing the concepts used in game design into various fieldsof education. This includes rewards for good performance, competition through leaderboards andother incentives, providing task-based goals, providing stimulus, and more. Gamificationpresents an opportunity as a method of improving the quality of education while presentinginstructors with a new way to manage education that improves student motivation, engagement,and retention [4].Gamification has improved

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Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

Paper ID #49626Exploring Open Lab Experiences to Enhance Fluid Mechanics EducationDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Carmen Cioc is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) at The University of Toledo.Dr. Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Sorin Cioc is a clinical associate professor and undergraduate program director in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME).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

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Kastriot Palokaj, Eastern Michigan University; Justin Barnet Brock, Eastern Michigan University; Elizabeth Selby, Eastern Michigan University; Mussa Geyre, Eastern Michigan University; Ethan Victor Harper, Eastern Michigan University; Nicholas B Cote, Eastern Michigan University; John Losee, Eastern Michigan University; Daoud Sidibe Sambimana, Eastern Michigan University; Qin Hu, Eastern Michigan University

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design of an Autonomous Retrofit System for Electric Golf CartAbstractAccessibility and mobility can be challenging for many individuals traveling across largepedestrian spaces such as airport terminals, tourist attractions, and school campuses. Automatingslow moving vehicles (SMVs) can provide better accessibility, improve traffic management incrowded areas, and provide a safer mode of transportation. This project’s main objective is todesign a package consisting of sensors and open-source software that can be integrated with aSMV to enable autonomous driving functionality. This paper discusses the design anddevelopment of an autonomous retrofit system for a golf cart, which could

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Dylan Lester, Marshall University; Pingping Zhu, Marshall University; Husnu Saner Narman, Marshall University; Ammar Alzarrad, Marshall University

degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration from the University of South Alabama. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama. Before assuming his current position, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University. Prior to 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. ©American Society for

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Fatma Outay, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University; Haroon Malik, Marshall University

between the User, Botpress, Whatsapp API, and Meta Developer Platform4. System Architecture & DesignThis section outlines the key requirements for developing a phishing detection chatbot for WhatsApp. Bydefining functional, non-functional, and technical specifications, we ensure a secure, scalable, and efficientsolution for real-time phishing detection.The WhatsPhish architecture is designed to automate phishing detection in WhatsApp conversations,ensuring users can quickly identify and mitigate potential threats. The system integrates multiplecomponents, including VirusTotal for external threat validation, OpenAI’s NLP model for languageanalysis, Botpress for dialogue management, and an internal phishing dataset for immediate filtering