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Viktor N_ssi; Ana Goulart

Laboratory Experiments on 5G Cellular Technologies – A Case Study on the Synergy of Research and Experiential Learning Viktor Nässi, Ana Goulart, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, E-mail: viktor.nassi@aalto.fi, goulart@tamu.edu, Abstract and uses theory from physics and math courses. It will have Teaching and research complement each other. This is weekly laboratory experiments on topics such as:an advice often given to young professors, to encourage - free space loss,them to find synergy between research and teaching, i.e., to

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Nisha Abraham; Nina Telang

Understanding Behaviors of Attendance in Supplemental Instruction and Subsequent Academic Success in a First Year Engineering Course Nisha Abraham, Nina Telang The University of Texas at Austin 2501 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA E-mail: nisha.abraham@austin.utexas.edu, telang@ece.utexas.edu Abstract Engineering (ECE) department partnered with UT’s Sanger As student retention and four-year graduation rates are Learning Center in Fall 2015 and piloted SI sessions for theof institutional and national interest and

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Peggy Kulesz; David Ewing

Getting the Right Stuff with the Write Stuff: Instructional Methods to Improve Writing in a First Year Engineering Course Peggy Kulesz and David Ewing The University of Texas at Arlington 416 Yates Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA E-mail: kulesz@uta.edu and david.ewing@uta.edu Abstract For the last two and a half years, UTA has been Engineering Problem Solving (ENGR 1300) is a first teaching a new class for first year engineers namedyear engineering course at the University of Texas at Engineering Problem

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John Etringer; Stephen OÍBrien; Austin Updegraff; Timothy Langerhans; Andrew Nadjari; Chan Kim; Aaron Hill; Michael Campbell

Analyzing Multidisciplinary Team Effectiveness in an Engineering Environment: A Case Study of the West Point Steel Bridge Design TeamJohn Etringer, Stephen O’Brien, Austin Updegraff, Timothy Langerhans, Andrew Nadjari, Chan Kim, Aaron Hill, Michael Campbell Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy 752 Thayer Rd, West Point, NY 10996 E-mail: john.etringer@usma.edu Abstract 1. Structure The West Point Steel Bridge Design Team is a group of Five

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Young Lee; Jeong Yang

for subtype inheritance andmethods of class B override the methods in class A. The polymorphism,” In: Proceedings of the 12th Internationaltable shows the state variable definitions and uses for some Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering. pp. 84-of the methods in the hierarchy. Suppose that A is an actual 93, (2001)type of an object o and call d(), which calls g(), which calls [3] Jeong Yang, Young Lee, David Hicks, and Kai Chang,h(), which calls i(), which finally calls j(). In this case, the “Enhancing Object-Oriented Programming Education usingvariables u and w are first defined in h(), then used in Static and Dynamic Visualization,” IEEE Frontiers ini() and j(). But, when class B is an actual

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Kenneth Van Treuren

to modify thisturbine engines from a design perspective. This past fall course project to reflect the company setting for the gassemester additional active learning modules were turbine engine design process.introduced to make the course more interactive. Students This course, Analysis and Design of Propulsionformed teams of four and each team was designated a Systems, is an elective for the B.S. in Mechanicalcompany. The task was to design a replacement engine for Engineering degree. Typically taught in the fall semester,the B-52H which served as the basis for learning about gas the course is for seniors who have previously takenturbine engine design. The companies picked a name

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Cheng Lin; Yuzhong Shen; Nathan Luetke; Mileta Tomovic

April 4-6, 2018 Figure 2 shows the three-dimensional models of the A. In the performance of LT2, 90% of on-campus studentsmain components which were created using CAD software. received either an A or B while 87.5% of DL studentsIn the figure, power supply, manual switch box, and relay received an A. In the performance of LT3, 90% of on-switch box are located at the top, bottom right, and bottom campus students received either an A or B while 100% ofleft respectively. The main goal of this approach is to DL students received an A. Overall, the performance of DLdevelop a virtual laboratory so that the virtual equipment as students performed better than on-campus students by awired in Figure 3 can perform

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph; Kimberlyn Gray; Marcia Pool

sessionssolving techniques for both numerical and scientific prob- have a history of higher number of absences.lems. CS303e is part of the “Elements of Computing” cer- Of the nine total activities, three will be used in bothtificate program in the Computer Science Department at sections (A and B), three will be used in only section A, andThe University of Texas at Austin. The certificate program three will be used in only in section B. Lecture material forcourses are designed to allow students from a

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Oziel Rios

clarity. Fig. 4, Diagram used to determine position tolerance for case (I). Fig. 2, Diagram used to determine functional gage pin diameter. Gage pins at basic locations Datum A Fig. 5, Diagram used to determine position tolerance for case (II). Datum B Since MMC was implemented

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Jeffrey Thompson; Mulugeta Gizaw; Shih-Feng Chou

potential applications of nanofibers in biomedical andbiotechnology, Arab. J. Chem. (2015).doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.11.015. Figure 1. Schematics of an Figure 2. Scanning electron microscopic images of PCL/CHI electrospinning process. (60/40) (A) blank and (b) drug-loaded fibers. Scale bar = 5μm. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018Figure 3. Thickness of fiber mat using to inform fiberuniformity after electrospinning (PCL/CHI = 100/0).Figure 4. (A) Representative of engineering stress

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Zachary Hall; Gary Baxter; Neil X. Dong; Shih-Feng Chou

University of Texas at Tyler. Device processing was performedsimulations were run with varying data collection intervals tosee if a pattern emerged and if that pattern lends itself to the by SimScale.hypothesis. References3. Results and Discussion [1] A. Post, A. Oeur, B. Hoshizaki, M.D. Gilchrist, An3.1 Results examination of American football helmets using brain These helmet collision simulations were performed on deformation metrics associated with concussion, Mater. Des.SimScale, where data showed the stresses and

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Ifte Choudhury

performed using the data collected.classes were 20.7%, 10.1%, and 11.8% on Fridays, It was done by cross tabulation of overall studentMondays, and Wednesdays respectively. The difference in performance in the MEP systems course for Spring 2017proportions was found to be statistically significant. In semester and Friday class attendance. Letter grades (A, B,other words, the results indicated that overall student C, and OTHER) were used in the analysis. Since a letterattendance in class meetings differed significantly among grade of D is not considered as a passing grade for this Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The

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Madeline Small; Monica Jackson; Pierre Neuenschwander; Shih-Feng Chou

. Salk, A.Bruinink, H.C. de Sousa, M.H. Gil, Surface grafting of [6] M. Pergal, J. Dzunuzovic, S. Ostojic, M. Pergal, A.carboxylic groups onto thermoplastic polyurethanes to reduce Radulovic, S. Jovanovic, Poly(urethane-siloxane)s based oncell adhesion, Applied Surface Science, 283, pp. 744–750, hyperbranched polyester as crosslinking agent: Synthesis and(2013). characterization, Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 77, pp. 919–935, (2012).Figure 1. Physical characterizations of TPU films. (A) Image of water droplets on TPU, (B) Quantitative analysis on

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Stephany Coffman-Wolph; Kimberlyn Gray

different approaches to the same Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. https://peer.asee.org/problem. 11954 [5] Catton, K. B., & Galang, A., & Bulk, A. T., Disruption12. Summary in Large Classes during Active Learning Sessions Paper Although large class sizes and forum style presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,classrooms present increased challenges to implementing New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26856, June 2016.active learning techniques, the potential

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Margo Cousins; Brandi DeMont; Laura Suggs; Mia K. Markey

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13542/nsf13542.htmthey may not know about REU program and other summer [2] A.-B. Hunter, S. L. Laursen, and E. Seymour,scholar groups in which they may be eligible to participate. “Becoming a scientist: The role of undergraduateAlerting faculty and program coordinators to these research in students’ cognitive, personal, andopportunities can help identify Affiliated Scholars who professional development,” Sci. Educ., vol. 91, no. 1,would be a good match to join an REU Site. The program pp. 36–74, Jan. 2007.directors suggest specifically including activity [3] National Institutes of Health. (2013). MARCrequirements related to participation

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Noe Vargas Hernandez; Arturo Fuentes; Stephen Crown

entrepreneurship it is widely accepted Education, 86: 75–91. doi:10.1002/j.2168-that mentoring plays an important role in the success of a 9830.1997.tb0027product or a business. It may seem obvious, but some [6] Gilbuena, D. M., Sherrett, B. U., Gummer, E. S.,students completely avoid contact with faculty outside class Champagne, A. B. and Koretsky, M. D. (2015),time, not attending office hours and just keeping to Feedback on Professional Skills as Enculturationthemselves. Something as simple as asking for help can into Communities of Practice. J. Eng. Educ., 104:make a great difference in the academic life of a student. 7–34. doi:10.1002/jee.20061

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Myles Sloan; Chung Hyun Goh; Fredericka Brown

Figure 4. Pedal mounting plates Figure 3. (a) Gearbox with assembled gear train and (b) its lid with a bias bar Figure 5. A FEA result of lower control arm showing the force gradient Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018

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John R. Clegg; Kenneth R. Diller

current feelings toward problem solving resided (i.e. equation to use when we don’t cover them too much infrom motivated to indifferent, from comfortable to lecture.”intimidated). An example semantic differential scale, used This resistance quickly dissipated, and we attribute some of theduring the study, is given in Appendix B. Student were also newfound comfort with both the teaching method andgiven an open-ended biomechanics challenge, which they were problem-solving methods to prompt and diverse formativeasked to ponder and then qualify their confidence toward assessment.reaching a correct solution according to a 7-point Likert scale.In the same manner as the interview sessions

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Steve E. Watkins; Nancy M. Ostin

opportunities to practice these skills. This • Networking with other successful students andtraining may take the form of officer transition meetings, engineering faculty,advisor orientations, or formal programs, cf. Tau Beta Pi’s • Entry into a social community on campus, andEngineering Futures sessions. Chapter activities in support • Opportunities for service and service-basedof the host department or school facilitate collaboration and learning. a) b) Figure 2. Missouri S&T: a) Tau Beta Pi Monument14 and b) IEEE-HKN History Display

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Aaron T. Hill; Michael C. Campbell

inGeneration Z led many students to turn in work with the previous iteration of Design Review was positive.careless mistakes due to a rushed completion of the Students consistently commented on how they enjoyedassignment. Many students were satisfied with simply communicating with individuals they would not haveturning in marginal work on time and receiving a “B” or otherwise met.“C” instead of achieving excellence and ensuring their While reviewing another student’s work, the reviewerwork was error free. filled out a Design Review sheet (see Fig 1). The author The author, in a desire to improve student learning and received a

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Gholam H. Massiha; Shelton L. Houston

-edge tools to develop solutions to complex systems are a driver toward increased economic development withinproblems in a diversity of industries. It is designed for the state. Further, UL Lafayette’s ability to offer thisindustrial and engineering technologists, and other degree program directly contributes to the accomplishmentprofessionals engaged in developing systems to meet of several of the institution’s objectives articulated in therequired specifications. 2009-2014 Strategic Plan related to (a) increasing the number of graduates in high-demand professions, (b)1. Introduction

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Julio Alonso; Jesus Vargas; Daniel Li; Abraham Elizarraras; Tony Hoang; Khanh Vu; J. Patterson; Mohammad Palwala; Marco Maldonado; Masaki Isago; Mark Aranda; Lan Trinh; Tu Huynh; Tie Nguyen; Bao Ly; Jiao Huang; Heidar Malki; Xiaojing Yuan

. (PV) based alternative energy source to give each bike3) Flexibility: Support the flexibility of each bicycle park share station (BSS) the choice and flexibility to operateat a BSS or any existing bicycle rack on campus. completely off the grid. The team built two prototypes using different micro- The goal of the team designing alternative energycontroller, Arduino Mega 2560 and Raspberry PI B+. Both solution for BSS is to research and identify the mostprototypes work, simple

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Christine Julien

Using the Internet of Things to Teach Good Software Engineering Practice to High School Students Christine Julien The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX USA E-mail: c.julien@utexas.edu Abstract significant amount of attention, with a particular focus on the paucity of students from traditionally underrepresented groupsThis paper describes a

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Colby Ryan; Alexis Crandall; Mitch Martinez; David Kennedy; Kristian Ecolango; Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

, Referencesand the sign off of the Final Presentation, Final [1] Morgan, J. A., & Porter, J. R., & Karrer, D. M., &Demonstration, and Final Documentation. Approval must Rodriguez, V. M. (2016, June), STRATA-1: Abe given from all stakeholders, which will indicate that Public/Private/Academic Partnership for UndergraduateMARS fully understands the electronic system they Applied Research Paper presented at 2016 ASEEcreated, has fully documented the design of that system, Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans,and that all functional requirements and performance Louisiana. 10.18260/p.25881specifications were met. [2] Knakiewicz, B

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Xiaohua Li

. L. Morales, A. J. Nieto, P. Pintado,out of nineteen students (95%) agreed that the “immersion An Example of Inquiry-Based Learning for Undergraduatechiller” project enhanced their learning experiences of heat Mechanical Vibrations, New Trends in Educationaltransfer class. Sixteen out of nineteen students (84%) Activity in the Field of Mechanism and Machine Theory,preferred project competition to student-proposed projects. Volume 19 of the series Mechanisms and Machine ScienceEleven out of nineteen students (58%) realized total pp 93-100, Springer International Publishing, 2013immersion area is the most important factor in the [6] Self, B. P., & Widmann, J. M., & Prince, M. J., &

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Margo Cousins; Daniel Puperi

factors in online collaboration and their relationship tosomething—not necessarily their actual ability. [5] The teamwork satisfaction. The Quarterly Review oftiming of this survey employment at the end of the fall Distance Education, 10(2). pp195-206. Information Agesemester is a very stressful time for first year engineering Publishing, Inc.students, and they may have a very low overall self- [3] Anderson, C. B., Lee, H. Y., Byars-Winston, A.,efficacy. Baldwin, C. D., Cameron, C., and Chang, S. (2016). Assessment of Scientific Communication Self-efficacy,4. Future Work

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Daniel Puperi

time, compared to repeated dosing, such as oral medication Figure 2 – (A) Fick’s Law model and Ritger-Peppas equation implemented in an Excel spreadsheet. Constants are stored in the top 3 rows with the model implemented as a function of time. (B) The model demonstrated that the concentration of allura red in the alginate beads and diffused into pure water equilibrate over time. (C) The Ritger-Peppas model plotted from Excel spreadsheet. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018Figure 3 – (A) Excel Fick’s law model fit to match experimental data

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Hung-da Wan; Nihar Gupta

,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, JuneResearch Program (2003). 10-13, San Antonio, TX (2012).[6] Badurdeen, F., Marksberry, P., Hall, A., and Gregory, [10] Visionary Products, “Lego® Airplane Game,”B., “Teaching Lean Manufacturing with Simulations and (http://www.visionaryproducts.biz, accessed 1/15/2018).Games: A Survey and Future Directions,” Simulation & [11] Shmula, “Standard Pig Game,” (http://www.shmula.Gaming, 41(4), 465-486 (2010). com/standard-pig-game/12385/, accessed 1/15/2018). Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin

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John Attia; Mahamadou tembely; Lisa Hobson; Pamela Obiomon

. 2005, Portland OR.[2] Ohland, M.W., S.D. Sheppard, G. Lictenstein, O. Eris, [14] Henricks, R.W. and K. Meehan, “Lab-in-a-Box:D. Chachra, and R. A. Layton, “Persistence, engagement, Introductory Experiments in Electric Circuits,” 3rd Edition,and migration in engineering programs,” Journal of Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley and Sons, 2009.Engineering Education, vol. 97, pp. 259-278, 2008. [15] Ferri, B., J. Auerbach, J. Michaels, and D, Williams,[3] Ohland, M.W., C.E. Brawner, M.M. Camacho, R. A. “TESSAL: A Program for Incorporating Experiments intoLayton, R. A. Long, S.M. Lord, and M. H. Wasburn, Lecture-Based Courses within the ECE Curriculum,”“Race, Gender, and Measures of Success in

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Alireza Yazdanshenas; Joseph Oyedele; Emilli Morrison; Chung Hyun Goh

(pp 114- 121). New Jersey. NJ: Wiley & Son, Inc Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018 Figure 1. Power plant system [1]Figure 2. Alpha Stirling engine Figure 3. Configuration of Double-pipe heat exchanger: (a) parallel flow and (b) counter flow [8]Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin April 4-6, 2018