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Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Pamela Ann Brown, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

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. She earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Polytechnic University (now NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering), an SM in Chemical Engineering Practice from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in Chemistry from the University at Albany of the State University of New York. Dr. Brown is a registered professional engineer in New York State. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Incorporating Undergraduate Research Experiences in an Engineering Technology Curriculum Benito Mendoza, Manuel Sairitupa, and Pamela Brown New York City College of Technology {bmendoza

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Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Mark Clement Joseph Thom, Howard University

, DC 20059Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method that engages students in projects forstudying compelling problems. The method creates a flexible learning environment which canresult in imparting thinking competencies. In this paper, the effects of incorporating design-build (DB) attributes into the PBL method in an engineering materials laboratory arepresented. Traditionally, the laboratory had utilized conventional testers to measure themechanical properties of materials such as the modules of elasticity, shear modulus, Poisson’sratio of variety of materials. In the DB-PBL approach, the student teams designed and builtsingle-task testers to measure a specific property of materials. The assessment resultsindicate that

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Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

-linear finite element applications in geotechnical engineering, geo-structural systems anal- ysis, structural mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had

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Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

-linear finite element applications in geotechnical engineering, geo-structural systems anal- ysis, structural mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had

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Yongwook Kim, Manhattan College; Salvatore Florio; Qian Wang P.E., Manhattan College

are needed for faculties, who wish to make most use of available resourcesand to result in any meaningful research outcomes. In this study, detailed planning and strategiesare discussed for successful undergraduate research, followed by demonstration of sometechnical outcomes of the research.2. MethodologyAfter September 11, blast effects caused by possible terrorist attacks have been consideredincreasingly in structural designs. Certain attempts to attack major transportation andgovernment infrastructures have been discovered or prevented, but some others causedcatastrophic results, leaving significant fatalities, damages and interruptions to the facilities [7].Most available engineering approaches for blast resistant design were developed

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Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

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defined for November 1, 2016.V. Laser Modulation CircuitThe Engineering Team’s first challenge was to create a circuit that would superimpose an audiosignal onto the laser circuit to cause the brightness of the laser to vary in time and intensity perthe rhythm and volume of the music. This challenge was greater because none of the Teammembers were well versed in electronics and had not even completed an introductory Circuitscourse. The approach was to begin with the simplest circuit possible so that the Team couldunderstand the function of the circuit and increase the complexity as required.The laser modulation circuit consisted of a variable voltage power supply, an AM/FM radio withan audio-output port, and a laser pointer. The concept of the

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Peter Raymond Stupak, Raritan Valley Community College

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well thought-out existing ideas, develop new creativesolutions, and/or guide the customer towards more technically feasible alternatives. Thiscustomer to engineer collaboration provided the team with the opportunity to satisfy thecustomer and address technical difficulties with an audience unfamiliar with the engineeringaspect of product design.Figure 5. The final design arrangement of the “Illuminated Umbrella” DC-motor power-supplyattached to the umbrella central runner, parallel circuit of 1/3 Farad capacitors (i.e., ring of dime-sized components around central shaft), and hand-wheel that replaced hand-crank. The clearplastic tubing containing the LED lights and zip-tied to the umbrella ribs is also visible in thebackground.The Visual Arts

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Rex Taibu, Queensborough Community College-CUNY; George Tremberger Jr, CUNY-Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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physics lab report writing and undergraduate research paper writing.I. IntroductionThe City University of New York instituted a writing intensive component in its curriculummore than ten years ago. Queensborough Community College (QCC), being a junior college inthe CUNY System, requires two writing intensive courses for graduation. Our PhysicsDepartment has designated Calculus Physics and Technology Physics classes as writingintensive classes where lab report writing is a substantial element 1. A quick review of the 2014high school SAT score shows that Engineering majors have higher critical reading scores whencompared to English majors, while English majors have higher writing scores when compared toengineering majors 2, 3. The result would

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Kee M Park, Queensborough Community College

science curriculums. Harvard University also has a similar teaching laboratory thataccommodates interdisciplinary program such as chemistry, biology, machine shop andprototyping center which provides large workable area per student[2]. Harvard University’slearning lab suite imitated other advanced research facilities such as Syracuse University’sBiomaterials Institute (SBI), which accommodates research focused primarily in Biomaterials.SBI is a multidisciplinary center with a number of distinct adjacent lab facilities for polymersynthesis, biology for tissue culture and molecular biology, and engineering for materialscharacterization. SBI is conducting research in the areas of new technologies for jointreplacement and soft tissue repair

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Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

-being of human life. The above have been substantiated in the paper by the first author throughher undergraduate research experience in geotechnical engineering. Lastly, incorporatingundergraduate research into the curriculum will expand students’ network of professionals,consequently facilitating the connection of the classroom studies with the industry. This displaysthem with a broad prospective of topics, challenges, and innovative research that they can relateto and work to resolve.I. IntroductionResearch is defined as: 1. a careful or diligent search; 2. investigation or experimentation aimedat the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light ofnew facts, or practical application of such new or

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Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; AB Shafaye, Penn State Harrisburg

graduation.” At the writing of this document, all engineering programs are expectedto have student outcomes (a) – (k), as stated in the Criteria for Accreditation Programs. Whileadditional student outcomes may be articulated by the program, they are needed only if (a) – (k)outcomes do not fully produce graduates that attain the stated program educational objectives. Itis important to note that any additional student outcomes must be assessed and included in thecontinuous improvement process.Curriculum - The curriculum must be designed so that it includes courses that lead to theattainment of the student outcomes and lead to the fulfilment of the Program EducationalObjectives [11]. In addition to ensuring that the minimum appropriate requirements are

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Michael Mehari Shiferaw, Morgan State University; Sagar Sathyanarayanan, JSS solutions; Ravin Jajistar, JSS Solutions LLC

extended (easily) via packages.There are about eight packages supplied with the R distribution and many more are availablethrough the CRAN family of Internet sites covering a very wide range of modern statistics. Rhas its own LaTeX-like documentation format, which is used to supply comprehensivedocumentation, both on-line in a number of formats and in hardcopy.Business Objectives: Establishing a start-up (JSS Solutions LLC.) will give individuals taking part in theproject exposure to the business side of engineering which is an important aspect, but is notfocused on in the engineering curriculum. Entrepreneurship is a vital mindset for an engineer.This perspective will help one realize the possible outcomes as well as the true potential or