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Abu Bakar Siddique; Tariq Khraishi

1 Session XXXX A dislocation near a cylindrical hole: A numerical treatment Abu B Siddique, Tariq A Khraishi Department of Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico AbstractAnalytical solutions for a dislocation inside an infinite medium of matter need to be adjusted withcorrection terms to ensure zero traction on internal free surfaces, i.e. voids or holes. The current articleproposes a numerical approach to calculate this correction

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Kristine Denman; Joel Robinson; Tariq Khraishi

1 A Study of the Impact of a NSF Internship and Conference Participation Program on Student Success Kristine Denman, Joel Robinson New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center University of New Mexico Tariq Khraishi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractA NSF program supporting internships and conference participations for undergraduateengineering/computer science students was performed at the

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Elsa Castillo; Joel Robinson; Kristine Denman; Anyssa Choy; Tariq Khraishi

1 Results of a Scholarship Program on Engineering/Computer Science Undergraduate Students Success Elsa M. Castillo [1], Joel Robinson [2], Kristine Denman [2], Anyssa Choy [1], Tariq Khraishi [3] [1] Engineering Student Success Center [2] Statistical Analysis Center [3] Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractA program funded by the National Science Foundation to support student scholarships for undergraduateengineering

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Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

andmechanical, mechanical and aerospace, mechanical and biomedical, chemical and petroleum,electrical and computer, etc.). IntroductionWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) is a member of the Texas A&M University System,enrolling approximately 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students [1]. WTAMU beganoffering engineering programs in 2003 in response to industry needs for the greater TexasPanhandle region. WTAMU houses five engineering related programs (civil, electrical,environmental, mechanical, and technology) in its College of Engineering. Current enrollment inthe College of Engineering as of Spring 2020 for all bachelor’s and master’s students isapproximately 624, far exceeding original program

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Roy Issa; Reinhard Puffing; Emad Manla

1 Design of a Hexacopter for Agricultural Spraying - A Collaboration Project between West Texas A&M University and FH JOANNEUM Roy J. Issa Mechanical Engineering Division West Texas A&M University Reinhard Puffing Aviation Institute FH JOANNEUM/University of Applied Sciences Graz, Austria Emad Manla Electrical Engineering Division

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Ahmed Hasan; Tariq Khraishi

1 “An Introduction to Modern Mechanical Engineering” A New Course to Introduce Students to the Dynamic and Evolving Engineering Disciplines. Ahmed Hasan, Tariq Khraishi Mechanical Engineering Department University of New Mexico Abstract The Mechanical Engineering Department at the School of Engineering, University of NewMexico offered a new class in the spring of 2019 titled “An Introduction of Modern MechanicalEngineering”. The class aims to offer hands-on activities and interactive research projects onmodern and varied

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Julie Ford; Robinson Ford; Dominic Gallegos; Casper Huang

1 Socorro Middle Schoolers and New Mexico Tech Students Design, Build, and Race Gravity-Powered Cars Julie Dyke Ford, Dominic Gallegos, Casper Huang Mechanical Engineering Department New Mexico Tech Robinson Ford Cottonwood Valley Charter School AbstractOriginally conceived of and proposed by a 6th grade student, the Soapbox Derby Program began in2018 and involved 10 middle school students working with college student coaches in small teamsto design, build

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Cynthia Fry; Zachary Steudel

1 Code Hardening: Development of a Reverse Software Engineering Project Cynthia C. Fry, Zachary Steudel Department of Computer Science Baylor University AbstractIn CSI 2334, “Introduction to Computer Systems,” we introduce a group project to the studentswhose purpose is to simulate a team project on the job. Group projects are used very frequently toprovide a similar learning environment which capitalizes on the benefits of peer-to-peer instruction,or cooperative learning. In this group project, students

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Cynthia Fry; Gennie Mansi; Kevin Kulda

determine whether the file is an old game, a piece of malicious code, or both. • Once the nature of the binary file is known, students will 1. Modify game play, 2. Quarantine the malicious code, or 3. Both. • Formulate a final report and presentation to be made to a panel of experts. This paper will document the process conducted by one of the student teams from the Spring 2019 semester, and the methods of assessment used to evaluate each team’s results. Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright 2020, c American Society for Engineering Education 1

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Jeff Cunion; Brigitte Barbier

1 Integrating SAP into an Online Engineering Technology Class: Issues and Outcomes Jeff Cunion Engineering Technology Department Tarleton State University Brigitte Barbier Engineering Technology Department Tarleton State University AbstractSAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is considered a standard among thousands ofcompanies around the globe. Since employers are interested in hiring SAP trained collegegraduates, hundreds of

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Kenneth Van Treuren

1 Helping iGen Engineering Students Prepare for the Real World Kenneth W. Van Treuren Mechanical Engineering Department Baylor University AbstractA recent suicide of an engineering student at Baylor has caused the engineering faculty to askquestions about students entering higher education today, the iGeneration (iGen) or GenZ.“Legacy” professors (such as the author) who did not grow up under the same circumstances find ithard to relate to the pressures that have shaped iGen lives. Dr Jean Twenge, author of iGen: WhyToday's Super

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Andrew Grossfield

1 A Two-Dimensional Comparison of Differential Calculus and Differential Geometry Andrew Grossfield, Ph.D Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Abstract and Introduction:Plane geometry is mainly the study of the properties of polygons and circles. Differentialgeometry is the study of curves that can be locally approximated by straight line segments.Differential calculus is the study of functions. These functions of calculus can be viewed assingle-valued branches of curves in a coordinate system

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Sheima Khatib; Roman Taraban; William Lawson

proceed in specific ways atvarious points during problem solution in order to analyze, solve, and reflect on a problem [1, 2].Reflective thinking is an intentional cognitive process in which an individual mentally revisitsaspects of an experience, assigns meaning to the experience, and considers how the experience couldguide future behavior [3, 4].The following research questions were addressed: 1. Does students’ confidence to solve FE problems change after reviewing each FE review topic? 2. Are students reflective about the review material? 3. Do students consistently achieve high confidence? 4. Are students consistently reflective? 5. Is confidence correlated with mock FE test scores

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Siavash Nikravesh; Donghyeon Ryu; Yu-Lin Shen

1 Session XXXX Deformation Instabilities of Thin Films on a Compliant Substrate: Direct Numerical Simulations Siavash Nikravesh, Yu-Lin Shen Department of Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico Donghyeon Ryu Department of Mechanical Engineering New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology AbstractFormation of instabilities

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M. Javed Khan; Chadia Affane Aji

1 Development of Engineering Identity M. Javed Khan Aerospace Science Engineering Department Tuskegee University Chadia A. Aji Mathematics Department Tuskegee University AbstractAcademic success of students in engineering has been reported in research literature to be correlatedto the development of their engineering identity. This paper provides results of a cross-sectionalstudy of undergraduate students

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Chadia Affane Aji; M. Javed Khan

1 Simulation Technology and Student Engagement Chadia A. Aji Mathematics Department Tuskegee University M. Javed Khan Aerospace Science Engineering Department Tuskegee University AbstractAn authentic learning environment with the integration of technology can effectively engagestudents and improve their academic performance. Technology can support learning situations thatrelate to real life, and provide opportunities for

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Chadia Affane Aji; M. Javed Khan

1 Effective Instructional Strategies for Deeper Learning Chadia A. Aji Mathematics Department Tuskegee University M. Javed Khan Aerospace Science Engineering Department Tuskegee University AbstractDeep learning is the result of cognitive engagement with the learning materials. Various strategieshave been proposed for promoting cognitive engagement during the learning process. One suchstrategy is active learning

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Tamara Stimatze; Jacqueline Zeiber; Patricia Sullivan; Steven Stochaj; Luis Vázquez

Counseling and Educational Psychology New Mexico State University IntroductionIn the early 1980’s Congress requested that the National Science Foundation (NSF) provideeducational and professional development opportunities for people of color, women, and peoplewith disabilities pursuing a career in the sciences and engineering [1]. Although the number ofunderrepresented groups pursing degrees and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) is increasing – the number of people from underrepresented communities,such as Hispanic or Latino, as well as women, remains unequal [2].Engineering is a STEM domain in which underrepresented groups continue to remain

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Erika Louviere; Gholam Massiha

1 Design and Develop of a Mechanism to Minimize Musculoskeletal Stress on Crawfish Farmers Erika Louviere Industrial Technology Department, South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA 70506 E-mail: erika.louviere@solacc.edu G. H. Massiha University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Industrial Technology, Lafayette, LA 70504 E-mail: massiha@louisiana.edu

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

1 The Effectiveness of Service-Learning Based Projects in Improving the Understanding of the Design Process and the Self-Efficacy of Students in Engineering Terrell R. Bennett, PhD and Andrea Turcatti The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science The University of Texas at DallasAbstractEngineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) is an innovative service-learning programthat blends community service, undergraduate education, and engineering design by pairing teamsof undergraduate students with non-profit organizations to collaboratively address human,community

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Dominic Bosomtwi, University of New Mexico; Marek Osiński, University of New Mexico; Viktoriia Babicheva, University of New Mexico

1 Session XXXX Fano Resonances and Rabi Splitting in Plasmonic-Dielectric Metasurfaces Dominic Bosomtwi, Marek Osiński, Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, 1313 Goddars St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4343 and Viktoriia E. Babicheva Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of New Mexico AbstractTwo-dimensional optical nanostructures (metasurfaces

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Arthur Pachachura; Vedansh Patel

, assisting 308 clients from 56 cities in the United States.With a desire to become “the Amazon for nonprofits,” Trusted World reached out to UTD EPICS in 2017 witha project: build an inventory system that would be able to keep track of millions of items and thousands oforders across dozens of donation centers, all while employing human-centric design principles to streamlineTrusted World’s processes. The team was asked to design and implement 1) a database and applicationprogramming interface (API) to support Trusted World’s operations and 2) provide an administrative userinterface to interact with the backend system.After over 1,800 hours worked by 17 students in the EPICS class over five semesters, Trusted Inventory wasreleased on August 1st, 2019

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David J. Ewing

implementing peer instruction toenhance the student’s ability to solve practically applied problems, while appealing to the largestbase of students possible. Specifically, this course aims to enhance the student’s ability to solveengineering problems and formulate practical engineering computer programs. The class allowsstudents concurrently enrolled in Pre-Calculus and above to be enrolled. The influence this classhas had on student success as well as retention has been explored in previous works [1-6], to greateffect.This course has included many resources to aid student success [1-6]. Some of these resources hasbeen implemented into the classroom, such as the SCALE-Up pedagogical style, peer studentteaching assistants, and problem-based activities

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Abhaya Datye; Marina Miletic; Jamie Gomez; Eva Chi; Sang M. Han; Catherine Hubka; Yan Chen; Vanessa Svihla; Sung Kang; Heather Canavan

1 Session XXXX Design Challenges as a Spine to Engineering Courses Abhaya Datye,* Marina Miletic,* Jamie Gomez,* Eva Chi,* Sang M. Han,* Catherine Hubka,* Yan Chen,* Vanessa Svihla,* ** Sung Kang,** Heather Canavan* *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering **Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences University of New Mexico Abstract The undergraduate Chemical Engineering program at the University of New Mexico

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

1 Session XXXX The design of digital badges to certify professional skills in engineering Marina Miletic,* Vanessa Svihla,* ** Eva Chi,* Jamie Gomez,* Abhaya Datye,* Sung Kang,** Yan Chen,** Sang M. Han* *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering **Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences University of New Mexico AbstractBadges have been used extensively outside of academia to recognize proficiency and goalattainment. The more modern

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Robert Carrillo; Ricky Perez; Alex Sanchez; Ray Long; Okan Caglayan

degradationand increase the reliability of LiPo batteries [1-4,7].The main objective of this senior capstone was to maximize the efficiency of UAV flight time withpayload by developing battery management procedures and a remote monitoring application basedon environmental conditions for safety. The project overview is shown in Figure 1 (a). a. b. Figure 1. (a) Project overview, (b) Environmental Monitoring Application (E.M.A.)The remote monitoring system was implemented by integrating the Arduino microcontroller [5]with Internet of Things (IoT) ThingSpeak [6] platforms. A prototype was developed and built byusing a tactical ammo can with Phase Change Material (PCM) [8] in order to

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Brett Johnston; Danny Logan; Shuza Binzaid; John Attia; Warsame Ali

1 Session 2020 An Experiment of Bio-Gas Production and Data Analysis for International Goat Farm at Prairie View A&M University Brett Johnston, Danny Logan, Warsame Ali, John Attia, Shuza Binzaid Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University AbstractBio-Gas kit was used to produce methane in an anaerobic environment from a slurry of goat-manure, cabbage, and water. The digester vessel is the main component which consists of anairtight gallon high-density

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

1 Session 2020 Wireless Network System for Grid with Node & End Station Development for Remote Sensing Angela Attia, Yusuf Isa-Yusuf, Shuza Binzaid, John Attia, Warsame Ali Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Prairie View A&M University Sierra Johnson Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Morgan State University, Maryland AbstractWireless networks in the

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Veronica Mitchell; Benjamin Matheson; Tye Martin; Phuong Nguyen; Vanessa Svihla; Eva Chi; Heather Canavan

1 SessionXXXX DiversebyDesign:IncreasingtheRepresentationofPeoplewithDisabilitiesthrough CommunityEngagement VeronicaC.Mitchell, BenjaminT.Matheson, PhuongA.H.Nguyen,1,3TyeD.Martin,1,2Vanessa 1 1,3 Svihla,2,3EvaY.Chi,1-3HeatherE.Canavan1-3 1CenterforBiomedicalEngineering 2DepartmentofChemical&BiologicalEngineering

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Michael Brown; Christopher Medlow; Shuza Binzaid; Penrose Cofie; Warsame Ali; John Attia

1 Session 2020 Vertical Column Wind Speed Measurement at PVAMU Michael Brown, *Christopher Medlow, Penrose Cofie, John Attia, Warsame Ali, Shuza Binzaid, Electrical Engineering and *Mechanical Engineering Prairie View A&M University AbstractThis project was designed to report wind data such as speed, frequency, direction, and temperaturefor future plans to install a multitude of wind turbines at Prairie View A&M University