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Peter Mark Jansson

toincrease repeatability, move to real-time data collection and assure that there were no alternateexplanations that could account for the observed results. This was a very tall order given that thestudents were hired to work on the research only over their two summer months of availability.As a result of our initial prioritization of what could be achieved, the team was focused on threeprimary main areas for their investigation. First, they would gather all previous research resultsand view each of the experiments (> 100) with their fresh eyes and critical minds. Wheneverthey had sufficient data from the lab notes available to them, they would perform independentanalyses of the raw data to apply voltage rebound calculations (which would help the

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Wei Xie; Jared Auclair; Jinxiang Pei

institutions(3 from IE related fields and 31 from chemical engineering and pharmaceutical science). Theresponsibility of the TAC includes ensuring that the relevant and high-quality projects are beingpursued to achieve the NIIMBL mission. Thus, the main focus areas for the TAC include: (1)applied research and technology, (2) identifying and reducing barriers to commercialization; (3)proposing actions to enable rapid innovation and commercialization; (4) initiating Project Callsand evaluating the proposals.The authors, Dr. Jared Auclair (from biochemistry) and Dr. Wei Xie (from Operations Research),serve as Northeastern representative Technical Activity Committee (TAC) for NIIMBL. Wecollaborate to develop new biomanufacturing technologies and training

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Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

intelecommunications engineering and environmental sustainability. PBL content was developedand implemented with a goal of motivating and exciting students, and enabling them tointernalize the knowledge for deeper understanding. This included enhancing students’ abilityto think critically about real-world challenges in engineering and sustainability, as well as theirability to address these challenges through an inductive, experiential approach that mirrors theway they will need to approach problem solving in professional practice.Assessments suggest initial challenges for students in self-directed research and workingoutside of their comfort zone, but ultimately there is evidence of tangible value for studentlearning, skill development, and ability to

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Stephen Wilkerson; Joe Cerreta; Andrew D Gadsden

crop cycles currently dominatingMaryland and Pennsylvania farms. This program is formulated as a project-based learning(PBL) initiative. In particular, the program is a Capstone Design 2-semester course thatadditionally has design and build criteria as a requirement. Completion of this project is arequirement for graduation, and students usually take the capstone design course in their senioryear. Because this course is within the Engineering and Computer Science curriculum of thecollege, however, many of the topics that the students are required to learn are well outside oftheir typical course requirements. In this paper, we detail the approach to having undergraduatestudents research and master multiple technology areas and then apply them

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Michael Martin

Meeting the Needs of Industry via a Computer Numerical Control Concentration in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Curricula ABSTRACT Recent engineering education research has concluded that most engineering curricula do not promote attainment of many skills desired in practicing engineers. One such skill required by a segment of industry is proficiency in computer numerical control (CNC) programming. Based on feedback from Northern Michigan University’s Engineering Technology Department’s Industrial Advisory Board, the department implemented a CNC concentration for the Mechanical Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree program in 2010. The CNC concentration is one of five concentration choices the students have, and

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Salah Badjou

to take the required systemsapproach in their design and research projects. Since the optimization of the design requires amechatronics approach [1,5-7], the modern multidisciplinary engineer must have adequateknowledge of both electrical and mechanical engineering, beyond the basic freshman andsophomore level coursework.!Mechatronics is more widely taught outside the United States, especially in Europe, Asia andAustralia. There are few programs in mechatronics in the USA. One of them is theelectromechanical engineering programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA,where the author has taught for fourteen years. This is a five-year program that is ABET-accredited in both electrical and mechanical engineering. Some mechanical and

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Evan Lundburg; Erik Bardy

cooperation with Oniris. [7]In addition to a study abroad partnership, research is also conducted in collaboration betweenfaculty in the area of EHD drying. Research has taken place largely at the Oniris campus with on-site participation by faculty and students studying abroad. A two-phase project was created for anew EHD drying system to be used in tandem with a team at Oniris after studying aboard. Thiswould improve the ESC program through further collaboration and provide independent researchopportunities for future mechanical engineering students.In 2016, Cleary et al. created an experimental system to study EHD enhancement in an open testsection with free convection [8]. The experimental system was similar to the one at Oniris.However, Oniris

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Tobias Ferl; Stephen Hills

experimental wing-sail. Initial testing of a hardware mockup had positive results, howeverrudder response times were too slow. We found that the rudder was delayed as it waited for thecomplex navigation subroutine to execute. Our solution uses proto-threading to mimic parallelprocessing on a sequential processor, allowing us to run multiple subroutines at the same time.This spring, we will install the full, improved control system in the sailboat’s hull and performtesting on the water.Corresponding Author: Tobias Ferl, tobias.s.ferl@uscga.edu Introduction As the leading federal agency overseeing Autonomous systems are increasingly maritime industry, the Coast Guard has anprevalent in the

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Diana S Dabby

. Research has shown they often suit a cognitive style known as field-independence,preferring solitary work and non-social environments. But industry and government continueto call for the cultivation of professional skills, i.e., leadership, teamwork, and communication,due to the increasing size and complexity of 21st century engineering projects.As is well-known anecdotally, engineering schools harbor large percentages of musicians. Brainresearch has shown that music-making has endowed these engineer-musicians withneurological benefits that already prime them for leadership, teaming, and communicativeroles; thus they are excellent contenders for meaningful professional lives.A project-based learning lab that builds upon the musical ability of

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Ugur Zel

one'sunique personal makeup. Individual attributes are viewed as genetically developed or acquiredfrom one's accumulated life experiences. Although personal characteristics are the most subjectiveof the components, a growing, significant body of research links specific personality traits tosuccessful individual and organizational performance.Defining Potential Assessment Centers (PAC) and the use of PACs in higher educationTo predict someone’s performance, we should measure his/her potential. In our context, as thepurpose can be defined as measuring and developing university or college students’ competencies(in general their potential), it should be named as a development center. In order to distinguish theapplication from the business applications

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Jiayue Shen; Weiru Chen

of aclass. A typical PRS usually includes a set of hardware, clickers, and software that receives theinputs from clickers and shows immediate results [7, 8]. Many case-based studies were alreadyconducted on their use and impact in classrooms and found that the learning outcomes vary basedon the applied disciplines for decades [5, 9-13]. Most research reported that students foundthemselves more engaged and more confident after adopting PRS in classroom [5, 9-11]. However,the limits of the clickers, such as the purchase and maintenance cost, the malfunction issues, andno or limit typing function [4, 9, 14], are dragging the hind legs and prevent the wildly implementof these PRS. As such, to take the advantage and avoid the drawbacks of PRS, an

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Brandiff R Caron

engineering perspectives that live in the present.Creativity, Innovation and Critical Thinking in Science and Technology. Examines thinking, arguing, andcreativity in science and technology. It explores complex problems using theories from communication,business and psychology. Case studies of successful and failed innovations are presented. We examine the rolesof experts and researchers in the diffusion of ideas, and the impact of diffusion on economics, media andsociety.Science Outside the Lab (SOtL) North. a deep-dive, immersive introduction to science, policy, and societalimpacts. During the week-long workshop, participants (including Master's and PhD students, as well asPostdocs and young professionals) meet and interact with the people who fund

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Hiren Gami; Reza Abrishambaf

/private sector buildings.VII. CONCLUTIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS This paper illustrates a cost-effective surveillance method by employing distributed motionsensors modules. These sensor modules are equipped with the low-cost wireless engine tocommunicate with the master fusion node and log various movement events on to thecomputer/server. The computer can initiate lightening or appliance control based on the past-learned events from the distributed sensors. The distributed sensor network not only optimize theenergy usage but also it can allow a better statistical view of a public/private building usage withsecured and privacy-protective human surveillance. There are many techniques in Machinelearning and Deep learning can be exploited with

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Luke Plante; Matthew Baideme P.E.; Kyle Murray P.E.; Jeffrey Starke; Michael Butkus; Ryan Tuemler

depicting redox reactions [6]. Oxidation statesof various compounds can be determined through various methods, the oxidation states ofelements of interest within each compound can be plotted, reduction can be depicted by an arrowmoving to the left, and oxidation can be depicted by an arrow moving to the right.Previous research shows that engineering students prefer visual techniques over other learningstyles [8-10], so perhaps developing more visual tools will make redox fundamentals moreaccessible to more students. More work is required, however, for discipline-specific learningstyle preferences within engineering. Environmental engineers may generally have more or lessof a preference for visual learning than civil engineers, for example. Either

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Brittany Anderson; Rafic Bachnak

Summer Enrichment Program Aims to Increase Interest and Diversity in STEM Fields Brittany Anderson, Rafic Bachnak Penn State HarrisburgAbstract:The need for educated workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)fields is ever growing. Research shows that since 1990 employment in STEM fields has grown79% while overall employment has only grown 34%. Additionally, as of 2016, 13% ofemployed adults (ages 25+) in the United States are in STEM occupations. However, there hasnot been equal growth in all STEM disciplines and minorities are still underrepresented. For thepast three summers, we have been offering a two-week STEM-summer

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Thomas Ask

encounters a group, he or she is ambiguous about hisinvestment in the group. The existentialist philosopher, Paul Tillich describes this ambiguity asbeing based in the following concerns: 1) desire to be included in the group, 2) uncertainty ofone’s roles within the group, 3) fear of being influenced by the group, 4) desire to influence thegroup, and 5) desire to obtain intimacy with the group [10]. In addition, the group as a whole isambiguous about its task. These uncertainties instigate the initial group dynamics in an effort tominimize ambiguity.Group RulesWe quickly identify the “rules” for our group and try to defend our group identity. Most of thesegroup rules are discerned by observing what happens when people break them or by how

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Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

tennisclub.!4.3 Project implementation:The student co-author first performed market research, including an extensive search of patentsand summarized her results in her formal proposal. She developed the following system blockdiagram (Fig. 1). She then worked on designing all aspects of the mechatronic system by firstperforming mathematical modeling including the sizing of the three DC moors and the feasibilityof various solutions. She developed an algorithm for detecting the tennis ball in the court asshown by the flowcharts in Fig. 2 ! Fig. 1: Initial System block diagram (without the solar panel and ball pick-up modules) !5By

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A. Richard Vannozzi; Leonard Anderson

involvement limited to monitoring Students make all arrangements progress and as a resource Brainstorm as a team on prospective Instructor present speakersMake initial contact and confirm date and Document to instructor presentation title in writing Secure speaker bio and presentation Document to instructor descriptionMake parking arrangements for speaker Document to instructor Confirm speaker’s A/V needs

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Ramachandran Radharamanan

objects from three-dimensional(3D) model data, usually layer by layer, is distinctly a different form and has many advantagesover traditional manufacturing processes. Commonly known as “3D printing”, AM provides acost-effective and time-efficient way to produce low-volume, customized products withcomplicated geometries and advanced material properties and functionality5. The generic AMprocess include the following steps: Conceptualization and CAD, conversion to STL, transfer toAM machine and STL file manipulation, machine setup, build, removal, post-processing, andapplication1-2.There is consensus among both the research and industrial communities, and even the generalpublic, that AM processes capable of processing metallic materials are a set of

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Elena Brewer; Anthony Dalessio; Sarah Giersch; Nancy Louwagie

Collaborative Course Delivery as a Strategy to Sustain Niche Technology Programs Elena Brewer1, Anthony Dalessio1, Sarah Giersch2, Nancy Louwagie2 1 SUNY-Erie Community College 2 Normandale Community CollegeAbstractVacuum technology is critical to research and advanced manufacturing industries such assemiconductor and nanotechnology. To meet rising industry demand for qualified techniciansworking with vacuum equipment, SUNY Erie Community College (SUNY Erie) considereddeveloping a Vacuum Technology program or adding vacuum courses to existing ElectricalEngineering Technology and Nanotechnology programs