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of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2 Gen3 CSP Program DiscussionIn order to investigate the integration challenges of a CSP-TES system with a sCO2 power cycle,the DOE has issued “The Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems (Gen3 CSP) fundingprogram will build on prior research for high-temperature concentrating solar thermal power(CSP) technologies. Projects will focus on de-risking CSP technologies by advancing high-temperature components and developing integrated assembly designs with thermal energy storagethat can reach high operating temperatures.4” The Gen 3 program is

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, American Society for Engineering Education References1. Integrated Circuit”, techterms.com, https://techterms.com/definition/integratedcircuit2. S. Sanguri, “Uses of Integrated Circuits”, Bright Hub Engineering, https://brighthubengineering.com3. “Logic Gate”, techterms.com, https://techterms.com/definition/logicgate4. T.L. Floyd and D.M. Buchla, Electronics Fundamentals Circuits, Devices, and Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010, pp 780-817.5. Burch, C. “Logisim 2.7.1”. Cburch.com. 2011, http://www.cburch.com/logisim/IFTEKHAR IBNE BASITHDr. Basith is an Assistant Professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University,Huntsville, Texas

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John Carrell; Joshua Cruz; Stephanie Kuzmack

1 Session XXXX Using Humanities as Context for STEM Empathy Development: A Discourse John Carrell*, Joshua Cruz**, Stephanie Kuzmack* *Honors College, **College of Education Texas Tech University AbstractThe need to provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learners,particularly engineers, with an understanding of humanities is becoming increasingly apparent.Continued globalization through technologies means that what engineers create has an impact

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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright ã 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2An important aspect of improving US students’ performance is firing up student interest in STEM.The decline in interest in STEM was been reported by Potvin and Hasni4 who surveyed almost1900 students from 5th through 11th grades. They noted that students preferred arts and physicaleducation as compared to science and technology. They also observed that interest in science andtechnology reduced with increasing age, although this seemed to be the case for all subjects. Asnoted in another survey5, the percentage of 13-17 years old male students interested in STEM hasdropped from 36% to

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educational institutions have incorporated SAP into primarily theirbusiness school curriculums. Not all implementations have been successful, however, and thereis little information in the literature regarding the use of ERP systems in Engineering Technologyprograms and the outcomes. This case study describes our reasons for implementing SAP intoEngineering Technology courses and the challenges encountered during the first-time delivery inan 8-week online Manufacturing Management course. It also describes the self-reported studentknowledge outcomes determined by comparison of a pre-course and post-course survey. It wasexpected that students would have learned basic SAP navigation and input skills and gained anappreciation for how ERP systems are an

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Zachary Brounstein; Elizabeth Armistead; Murali Duggina; Pallavi Sharma; Nathan Jackson

displacement simulation, and (c) FEM displacement simulation for a gripping application Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3 Materials and MethodsThe electro-thermal actuators were developed via surface micromachining. The fabrication processis shown in Figure 2. The process consisted of two different photoresist layers and a thin film Allayer. The materials and chemicals that were used in this process include AZ 1518 photoresist

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Adeyemi Taylor; Shuza Binzaid; John Attia

. Thisnovel design of sensors can be useful on earth and in space technologies in the near future. IntroductionHealth is always a concern for today's technologies that have high-frequency signal emission. Thepower lines spread around homes create sensitive electromagnetic harmful networks. Hospitals andindustries have many microelectronic and micro-controlling systems. The circuits in systems maymalfunction, and even have a catastrophic failure due to electromagnetic emissions, and ionizingradiation effects. In order to protect them from such failures and harmful incidences, it is needed todesign sensors that are compact and multifunctional which can be used in systems to monitor bothon earth surface and in

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improving undergraduate and K-12 STEM education. She focuses on enhancing STEM teachingand learning with the use of technology to actively involve students in the learning.M. JAVED KHANDr. Khan currently serves as Professor and Head of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department at TuskegeeUniversity. His research interests are in aerospace vehicle design, vortical flows, and engineering and K-12 education.He is a Fellow of the RAeS, and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright ã 2020, American Society for Engineering Education

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enhancing STEM teachingand learning with the use of technology to actively involve students in learning. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright ã 2020, American Society for Engineering Education

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Angela Attia; Sierra Johnson; Shuza Binzaid; John Attia; Yusuf Isa-Yusuf; Warsame Ali

limit the minimum voltage of discharging the battery and also to limit themaximum voltage of charging battery through solar photovoltaic panel. Figure 4 show thetransmitter in the Electrical Engineering Building for the Peer-to-Peer Communication Summary and ConclusionsA Bluetooth hardware/software system using Arduino for smart charge controller was built.Furthermore, Arduino-based Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network was designed and built. In the field Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education

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Savannah Bradley; Mostafa Hassanalian

-predator tactics. Examples of these tactics include escaping, autotomy, camouflage, andplaying dead. All these tactics can be used by drones. There are four stages predators must carry-outwhen attacking a drone: detection, tracking, targeting, and attacking. To create an efficient anti-predator drone, these stages must be avoided. Depending on the size and type of drone, there aredifferent techniques that can be inspired from nature for predator avoidance. Nature can give usguidelines on how to create more efficient drones. By developing new systems and algorithms, droneswould have the capability to avoid many different types of threats. An overview of proposed conceptscan be viewed in the table below. Proceedings of the 2020

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George Hoover; Donghyeon Ryu

structural systems to reducereliance on manual inspection. As reliable sensors are essential to the SHM framework for successfuldamage detection, there has been growing interest to suggest novel sensor technologies 1,2. Ryu3invented MLO to be used as a self-powered strain sensor for unmanned aerial vehicles to minimizeenergy consumption by the sensor network. While MLO-based sensors show potential for broad futureuse, further design optimization is needed to overcome primary limitation of MLO, such as the highstrain threshold for ML light emission limiting readiness level for monitoring of aerospace structures.In this study, a conceptual design of a functional building block for SAMs is presented to achieveglobal-to-local strain amplifications

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Kenneth Van Treuren

, ready or not,here comes iGen and the faculty must be prepared to face them. Industry PerspectiveiGens do not seem prepared for what they will face in industry. Industry tells us new hireengineering students lack the social and soft skills to be successful.10 Technology has become animpediment to developing interpersonal relationships and people skills. iGens would rathercommunicate through technology than in person, a frustration to industry managers, especially whenthe communication concerns conflict. A KRONOS Workforce Institute study discovered that 40%of iGens say their high school or college prepared them for the work place however, they admit thatthey were never taught how to negotiate, public speak

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minimum number of variables to keep into consideration. As a generalapproach, calculations of thrust loading were performed for different altitudes and wing loadings ona fixed-wing UAV with a rectangular wing shape that has an aspect ratio of 4, Oswald number of0.85, a cruise speed of 10 m/s, and chord length of 1 m. The equation used to calculate thrust loadingas a function of wing loading and the changing variables based on changing altitude is Equation 1 Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education

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Pallavi Sharma

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2 Figure 1 - (A)Design, (B) FEM Displacement Result Fabrication ProcessThe bimorph cantilevers were fabricated at University of New Mexico’s Manufacturing Trainingand Technology Center (MTTC) class 1000 cleanroom. The fabrication process is shown in Figure2. Low stress 1 µm thick Silicon Nitride film was deposited by LPCVD (low pressure chemicalvapor deposition) method and etched by reactive ion etching (RIE) using

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Yusuf Isa-Yusuf; Shuza Binzaid; John Attia

Thermal Energy Harvesting Application in Vaporized-Liquid-Powered Closed- Loop-Turbine for Solar Electric Power Generation Yusuf Isa-Yusuf, John Attia, Shuza Binzaid Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A & M University, Texas AbstractSince 2013, Solar energy has ranked either first or second in capacity added in USA. This research aimsto design an innovative closed-loop method of generating renewable energy by using solar heat tovaporize liquid at produced at lower temperature than water in an airtight chamber to be used in a turbinefor electric power generation

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committee and advising on emergingchanges in technology. Tesla has also expressed an interest in hiring future highly qualifiedmechatronics graduates prepared by this new MS degree program.Fanuc Robotics is a leading industrial robot manufacturing company in the U.S and abroad. Fanucis represented in 5 continents and more than 22 countries with more than 100,000 robots installedin the US and 250,000 robots worldwide. The extensive presence of Fanuc robots in industryrequires well-trained and certified specialists with a mechatronics background. Fanuc has a longrecord of positively impacting undergraduate education at Michigan Tech and has committed toact on the new IAB for the mechatronics degree by advising on curriculum development

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

the work and gain a better understanding of the mission and impactsof the organizations. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 3MethodologyThe data used for this study was collected through surveys of the UTDesign EPICS students acrossmultiple semesters. The students respond to the surveys and once we receive the data, it isanonymized. We chose to make the responses anonymous so that the students feel comfortableanswering truthfully.Starting with the Fall 2016 semester, a survey was opened to the

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Emergency: A Survey”., vol. 47, ACM Computing Surveys, 2015, pp. 4-67.[3] T. &. S. P. Cantu, “Hurricane Harvey Victims Used Social Media More Than 911 to Seek Help: Researchers”, Patch.com, 2017.[4] H. Han and Z. &. D. X. Hua, “Design of Simulation Training System for Fire Safety Inspectin Based on Computer Simulation Technology”, Procedia Engineerin 211, 2018, pp. 199-204.[5] G. Weidon, “Exploration of Practice Teaching Mode for Fire Supervision and Inspection”, Journal of Changsha Aeronautical Vocational and Technical College, 2014, p. 22.[6] S. L. Farra and E. T. &. H. E. Miller, “Virtual reality disaster training: Translation to practice”, Nurse Education in Practice, 2015, pp. 53-57.[7] R. A. &. P. M. L. Blade

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Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2institutional factors that influence retention, such as teaching quality, faculty-studentrelationships, academic support services, financial support, and opportunities for professionaldevelopment [4,3]. These are all dynamic factors that can be addressed to improve persistence.Another factor that can be influenced is social ties. Students who have social ties to theirinstitution are thought to be less likely to drop out [5]. Meyer and Marx argue that studies showstudents who feel

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Niyem Bawana; Amir Mirzaeinia; Mostafa Hassanalian

Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2 𝑛1 −1 𝑛1 𝑛2 −1 𝑛2 4 2𝑎 2 2𝑎 2 (3) 𝐷𝐼 = 𝐷𝐼11 [(𝑛1 + 𝑛2 ) + 2 { ∑ ∑ log [1 − ( ) ] + ∑ ∑ log [1 − ( ) ]}] 𝜋 |𝑖 − 𝑗|(𝑏 + 𝑠) |𝑖 − 𝑗|(𝑏 + 𝑠

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obfuscation techniques such as junk codeinsertion, rabbit-hole function calls, and stack pointer manipulation have been used. With theseobfuscation techniques, students are required to do much more complex analysis in the Assembly7 (Berlot & Sang, 2008) Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright ã 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 4and hex code of the executable to determine what code is necessary. Design, Testing, ObfuscationWith the general layout of the project program finalized, it was

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Marina Miletic; Vanessa Svihla; Eva Chi; Jamie Gomez; Abhaya Datye; Pil Kang; Yan Chen; Sang Han

interpretation of this validation system comes in a digital and highlyaccessible form. Digital badging, sometimes referred to as Microcredentialing, has emerged as agrowing trend in higher education as an efficient means for validating and recognizing specific skillsand proficiency. Digital badges or other forms of electronic skill verification usually use a secureonline platform or repository for authentic display of objective party verification of studentcompetence and related student work.Our program has implemented digital badging to allow students the opportunity to take ownership ofand highlight specific skills which are poorly conveyed on a resume, transcript, or graduate schoolapplication. Our goal in implementing an undergraduate digital

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Irma Rocio Vazquez; Sakineh Chabi

, including oxides,oxynitrides, chalcogenides, carbon and carbon nitride-based materials, as well as traditionalsemiconductors (III–V and III–V nitrides)1. Despite different system arrangements, there are sharedexpectations for photoabsorbers that are believed to create a highly efficient AP system. Theseinclude: i) good charge transport, ii) long-term stability and iii) supplying enough photovoltage.Most importantly, an appropriate bandgap to utilize a broad solar spectrum. The bandgaps should Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education

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. We also recognize that if eitherthe angle, α or the slope, m is known the other can be computed by applying either therelationship m = tan(α) or the inverse relationship α = arctan(m).The question before us is: “Should the curvature or turning be measured using the angle or therate of change?” The answer is that the angle is used in 2-dimensional differential geometry butthe rate of change is used in differential calculus. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Education 5We should recognize that when the

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Analysis:students started their professional careers with a sponsoring Electricity II 3 cr.company. ECON 574. Advanced Seminar Regulatory Policy and The vision of our Energy Systems area is to provide programs Industry Analysis 3 cr.in Electric Energy Systems-related education, research and EE 584: Photovoltaics Devices and Systemsoutreach that provide the highest value to our stakeholders. The EE 590ST: Smart Grid Technologies, 3 cr.principal purpose of EUMP is to train a diverse workforce for EE 590ST: Numerical Modeling Methods for Smart Grids.the members in particular and the power industry in general

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, American Society for Engineering Education 3proprietary cable (Cable 1492-C005005XE), the newer system can communicate using the sameI/O connections as the older racks. This system has the advantage of ease of installation due to themounting similarities, easier troubleshooting because of the similarities of wiring, and quickinstallation with the conversion not needing to have the individual rack wiring needing to bedisassembled. There are some disadvantages with this conversion method compared to the otherconversion method due to the PLC covering the previously existing racks. Even with the PLCbeing mounted to a swing arm, there is less accessible to the wiring and with all of the older racksbeing

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David J. Ewing

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright  2020, American Society for Engineering Educationin our educational efforts. Further research is needed to more effectively implement enhancements,not only within the classroom but outside the classroom as well. References1. Ewing, D.J., 2017, “Using the SCALE-UP Method to Create an Engaging First Year Engineering Course”, Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, University of Texas at Dallas, March 12-14, 2017.2. Ewing, D.J., Isbell, B., 2017 “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a New First Year Engineering

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for Engineering Education 2farmers could quickly use the mechanism efficiently. Thefarmers would need to see a quick return on theirinvestments like a reduction in soreness that is currentlyfelt daily. The assembly to their boats needed to besimple so they do not have to modify their existingequipment too much. Simple mechanical parts with nohydraulic, pneumatic, or electronic componentsminimized break down issues of the mechanism. Thematerial required for the mechanism had to be lightweight not to add too much extra weight in the boatwhich could cause unnecessary wear and tear on theboats’ motors and to the ponds. Extra weight in the boatwould cause deeper ruts in the ponds and in turn cost

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Roman Taraban; Curtis Craig; Srinivasa Murthy Gunturu; Edward E. Anderson

-skilled mean = 3277 words), based on an independent t-test [t(22) = Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education-0.96; p = .35] using IBM SPSS Version 263. Mean percentiles for the four LIWC variables areshown in Table 1. What is striking about the outcome is the close similarity of the mean variablescores for more- and less-skilled participants, except for Tone. Independent t-test results, shown inTable 1, confirmed that the only significant difference in means was for Tone, specifically, themore-skilled group was significantly more positive than the less