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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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

Project Volta: Senior Capstone Design of a Remote Management System for Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Battery Storage Robert Carrillo, Ricky Perez, Alex Sanchez, Ray Long, and Okan Caglayan, Ph.D. University of the Incarnate Word Department of Engineering San Antonio, TX, USA Extended AbstractThis paper presents a senior capstone research experience in developing a remote Lithium Polymer(LiPo) battery management system for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). LiPo batteries arerechargeable batteries of lithium-ion technology using a polymer electrolyte instead of a liquidelectrolyte

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Andrea Turcatti; Terrell Bennett

their abilities have higher academic performance and will consider a larger array ofcareer options. Improving self-efficacy is therefore very important to the academic and futuresuccess of students.Understanding the design process and the application of technical skills is important for students.Outside of some labs and capstone courses, these concepts are not often put into practice inacademic settings. Since students do not have many opportunities to work on real-world problemsthroughout their college career, the UTDesign EPICS team wanted to measure the impact ofworking on real-world projects on learning the design process and motivation to complete work.We surveyed the students after the semester on these topics. We also wanted to measure

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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

Foundation (NSF) funded projects: Professional Formation of Engineers: ResearchInitiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) - Using Digital Badging and Design ChallengeModules to Develop Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizingengineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of AccomplishedChemical Engineers for Transforming Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET andUndergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She isthe instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances,junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professionalorganizations including

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Kenneth Leitch; Erick Benjamin Butler

Collaboration between a Civil Engineering and an Environmental Engineering Program: Better Together Kenneth R. Leitch and Erick B. Butler College of Engineering West Texas A&M University AbstractThe civil engineering and environmental engineering programs at West Texas A&M University(WTAMU) (a mid-sized regional institution in the Texas A&M University System and located inthe Amarillo, TX region) are collaborating on curriculum and senior design capstone projects inorder to strengthen one another and boost student enrollments in shared courses and in themajors

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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Julie Ford; Robinson Ford; Dominic Gallegos; Casper Huang

, test, and refine gravity-powered cars. With a budget of $500 per team (thanks tofundraising efforts initiated by the 6th grader), each of the four teams had freedom to design andbuild a unique car. The program successfully culminated in a race on the New Mexico Tech campusgolf course in April. Building on last year’s success, this year’s program has extended to include 15middle school students, representing three area schools. The goals for the Soapbox Derby Programare to teach middle school students the engineering design process through a hands-on project. Theprogram provides the college student coaches with the opportunity to serve as mentors for the nextgeneration of engineers. IntroductionAs

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

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

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Copyright © 2020, American Society for Engineering Education 2Outstanding Team Member, Outstanding Oral Presentation, and Outstanding Writing badges areearned by faculty review and evaluation of student work (including current and prior CATME peerevaluation). A panel of three faculty evaluate the Teamwork, Oral Presentation, and Writingperformance of current seniors across the previous three years of their academic career. Badges areawarded based on outstanding performance according to course and project rubrics which identifyexceptional skills in

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Krista Nicklaus; Daniel Puperi; Patricia Clayton

mentors report positive experiences throughthese programs. The purpose of this article is to provide multiple perspectives of a teachingpracticum course that serves as the capstone to the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education atThe University of Texas at Austin. Perspectives from the supervising practicum professor, graduatestudent-teacher, faculty mentor, and undergraduate students provide a narrative for how graduateteaching certificate programs can impact all levels of engineering education. MethodsUT Austin Graduate Certificate in Engineering EducationThe UT Austin Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education consists of 16 credit hours ofcoursework and practical experience to prepare