Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Materials

semester that integrated social context into a technically focused course. Thiscourse, a third-year Engineering Materials Science course taught by the second author, is arequired course for Integrated Engineering and an elective for Mechanical and Industrial andSystems Engineering students. This course was designed to introduce engineering students to thefundamentals of materials science engineering. Modules were accompanied by homework andexam questions to reinforce the relevance of these topics to the overall class. Incorporating socialcontent into engineering courses requires an intentional, sustained, and consistent approach thatbears in mind student’s limited time, conflicting priorities, and level of maturity.Of the four modules, two have

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W Campbell, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

group specializes in characterizing, modeling, and integrating materials that demonstrate high levels of biocompatibility, thermal reflectivity, mechanical robustness, and environmental sustainability, such as carbides, sol-gel coatings, high temperature oxides, and sev- eral polymers. Her research is interdisciplinary in nature and fosters collaborations with Chemical and Biomedical, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Public Health, Medicine, and the Nanotechnology Research and Education Center (NREC).Prof. Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida Venkat Bhethanabotla obtained his BS from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India, and Ph.D. from Penn State in Pennsylvania, USA

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Natasha Mamaril, University of Kentucky; David Ross Economy, Clemson University; Ellen L. Usher, University of Kentucky; Caihong Li, University of Kentucky; Julia L. Sharp, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Materials

Paper ID #11710Undergraduate Students’ Materials Science and Engineering Self-Efficacy:Assessment and ImplicationsProf. Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University M. Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Clemson University. Her research group focuses on mechanical and tribological characterization of thin films, coatings and biological systems. She also contributes to the engineering education community through her research on self-efficacy and undergraduate research programs.Dr. Natasha Mamaril, University of Kentucky Natasha Mamaril is currently the Coordinator of

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Hartley T. Grandin, Hartley T. Grandin,; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

, USAAbstract This paper assumes the importance of educating our engineering students to question, testand verify “answers” to all of their problem solutions. It presents an approach currentlypracticed by the authors in teaching an introductory mechanics of materials course. In problemsolving, emphasis is placed on: (1) writing the governing equations in symbolic form with a bareminimum of algebraic manipulation, (2) solving the equations with a commercially available,student choice, computer equation solver and (3) most importantly, developing andimplementing test case scenarios to verify the validity of the problem solution. There are threemajor advantages to this approach. First, the development of the equations in symbolic formrequires the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong

Session 2468 Effective Teaching and Learning of the Conjugate Beam Method: Synthesized Guiding Rules Ing-Chang Jong University of ArkansasAbstractThere are different established methods in Mechanics of Materials for determining deflections ofbeams. No matter which established method is used, one rightfully expects an identical solutionto be obtained for the same problem. Well, not so fast! One will here see a puzzling scenariowhere a certain problem is amenable to solution only by the conjugate beam method, but not byany of the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitch Keil; Pavel Ikonomov; Sam Ramrattan; Jorge Rodriguez; Alamgir Choudhury

. Combined use of the computer-aidedsolution and the laboratory experimentation will maximize the students’ learning of thesubject taught in a lecture class. The web based tool may also be used for distanceeducation and for promotion of engineering education to potential future students. Page 10.974.6Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education7. Bibliography1. Gere, James, M.; Mechanics of Materials, Thompson Learning, 2001.2. Mott; Robert L., Applied Strength of Materials, Prentice Hall Inc., 1996.3. Esche, S

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Session 2468 Teaching the Superposition Method With Internet-based Instructional Software Timothy A. Philpot, Richard H. Hall, Ralph E. Flori, Nancy Hubing, and Vikas Yellamraju University of Missouri – RollaAbstractIn the Mechanics of Materials course, one method used to determine beam deflections and support reactions forstatically determinate and indeterminate beams is based on the concept of superposition. To help explain the theoryand art of the superposition method, a series of 14 animated movies

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilmorat Ratchukool; Arnold Lumsdaine

students to play “what if?” games in order to gain greater insight into thediagrams and into the bending stress produced by the bending moment. Lecture notes (createdusing Microsoft PowerPoint) are made available to students online. Streaming video lectures(created using SmartBoard technology and video editing software) allow students to accesslecture material and examples at any time. These asynchronous instructional tools allow thematerial to be covered in a number of different ways, appealing to diverse learning styles, so thatthe material may be covered more comprehensively using less class time than in a traditionallecture format. These instructional tools will ultimately be placed in the context of larger instructionalmodules in mechanics

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong

machines (structures with movable members) or frames (structures with no mov-able members). By letting the free body of a system undergo a strategically chosen compatiblevirtual displacement in the virtual work method, we can solve for one specified unknown at atime in many complex as well as simple problems in mechanics without having to solve coupledsimultaneous equations. The virtual work method may initially appear as a magic black box tostudents, but it generally kindles great curiosity and interest in students of statics. This paper pro-poses an approach consisting of three major steps and one guiding strategy for implementing thevirtual work method. It results in great learning of the virtual work method for students.I. IntroductionWork is

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Mohammadzadeh

Session 1368 Learning About Stress and Strain Transformations by Comparing Theoretical, Experimental, and Finite Element Results Alireza Mohammadzadeh Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityOne way of teaching a new physical concept effectively to students is to arrive at that physicalconcept via different approaches. Stress and stain transformations, together with combinedloading and von Mises failure criterion for ductile materials, are among those subject matters insolid mechanics in which students have

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Materials

in classroom. Manystudies reported the effectiveness of POGIL-based laboratories in chemistry, biosciences,engineering, and computer sciences education [5-11].We designed and improved the materials and manufacturing curriculum by the POGIL approach,supported by a NSF grant (NSF AWRARD No.: DUE- 1044794). In addition, this NSF projectcould result in establishing an intensive undergraduate research activity for the manufacturingand mechanical engineering technology programs at our institute. As a result from theassessment and evaluation of the project, we were able to identify strengths and weaknesses toreform the traditional-transmission format for students’ learning effectiveness in formative andsummative purposes. The enhanced materials and

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science Course

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bream, Granta Design, Ltd.; Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge

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Materials

materials in mechanical, thermal, electro-magnetic andoptical design. It offers a high degree of integration with CES EduPack, includingexercises using the software. “Materials and Design” (6) addresses issues of industrialdesign, providing an introduction to materials for students of product design.“Materials Selection in Mechanical Design” (7) is a more advanced text, developingthe methods to a higher level, one appropriate for third, fourth year and masters levelteaching. All three have numerous exercises for which solution manuals areavailable.Project-based teachingThe CES EduPack provides a resource for project-based teaching. The projects thatwe use for first and second year students focus on analyzing material choice forfamiliar products

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Satyajeet P. Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8776DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST IMPEDANCE TUBE TO MEASUREACOUSTIC ABSORPTION AND TRANSMISSION LOSS OF MATERI-ALSMr. Satyajeet P Deshpande, Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.Dr. Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Rao is a Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. Previously, he was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech. Dr. Rao is a Fellow of two major professional societies in the field—ASME and SAE. He has conducted both basic and applied research in different areas of acoustics and vibration ranging from analytical mod- eling of damping

Conference Session

Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #40206The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseDr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Role of Spatial Ability in a Statics and Mechanics of Materials CourseAbstractStrong spatial visualization skills are critical to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William O. Jolley; Hartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

AC 2003-572: A MODULE FOR TEACHING FUNDAMENTALS OF FINITEELEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE USING ELEMENTARY MECHANICS OFMATERIALSHartley T. Grandin, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteJoseph Rencis, University of ArkansasWilliam O. Jolley, Page 8.74.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2003 Session 3268 A Module for Teaching Fundamentals of Finite Element Theory and Practice Using Elementary Mechanics of Materials William O. Jolley, Joseph J. Rencis, Hartley T. Grandin, Jr. Mechanical Engineering Department Worcester Polytechnic

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Assessing the efficacy of a pedagogy in an online Mechanics of Materials course with EFL studentsAssessing the efficacy of a pedagogy in an online Mechanics of Materialscourse with EFL studentsAbstractEnglish as a foreign language (EFL) students encounter a diverse set of learning challenges dueto inherent cultural barriers, like English language communication and misconstrued behaviorsfrom non-verbal communication. Engineering courses involve complex subject matter withnuanced concepts and are commonly structured with prerequisite courses. This requires EFLstudents to have a proficient level of

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mir M. Atiqullah

Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties of Composites: Undergraduate Research on Materials Mir M. Atiqullah Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta GA 30060 matiqull@spsu.eduAbstractUndergraduate research in engineering and technology is gaining popularity as an added opportunity oflearning and a gateway to advanced studies. Many students find undergraduate research as a tryout forpotential graduate studies, as well as a way to establish relationship with research faculty

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Mir M. Atiqullah

Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties of Composites: Undergraduate Research on Materials Mir M. Atiqullah Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta GA 30060 matiqull@spsu.eduAbstractUndergraduate research in engineering and technology is gaining popularity as an added opportunity oflearning and a gateway to advanced studies. Many students find undergraduate research as a tryout forpotential graduate studies, as well as a way to establish relationship with research faculty

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Mir M. Atiqullah

Effect of Defects on Mechanical Properties of Composites: Undergraduate Research on Materials Mir M. Atiqullah Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology Southern Polytechnic State University 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta GA 30060 matiqull@spsu.eduAbstractUndergraduate research in engineering and technology is gaining popularity as an added opportunity oflearning and a gateway to advanced studies. Many students find undergraduate research as a tryout forpotential graduate studies, as well as a way to establish relationship with research faculty

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Ltd.; Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.; Justinas Cesonis, University of Cambridge

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Materials

Paper ID #13797An Introductory Teaching Resource for Materials Science and EngineeringDr. Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Ltd. Currently working as Senior Materials Education Consultant at Granta Design in Cambridge, UK. Until recently Program Director for a Master’s Programme in Manufacturing Engineering at University West in Sweden. Experience in teaching subjects like Materials Science & Technology and Environmental Technology to students of mechanical engineering at the department of Engineering Science since 1999.Mrs. Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd. Hannah Melia leads the Teaching Resources Team at Granta Design

Conference Session

Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sneha Patel Davison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David A. Dillard P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Todd Patrick Shuba, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Lord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Mechanics

of Engineering Education, at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His research interests include transfer of learning, collaborative learning, and student motivation and engagement. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concen- tration in Environmental and Ecological Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering, as well as a Master of Science in Education with a concentration in Educational Psychology and Research Method- ology, from Purdue University-West Lafayette.Dr. James Lord, Virginia Tech. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Common errors in learning strength of materials

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. Swanbom PE, Louisiana Tech University; Daniel William Moller, Louisiana Tech University; Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Timothy Reeves, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #16092Open-source, Online Homework for Statics and Mechanics of Materials Us-ing WeBWorK: Assessing Effects on Student LearningDr. Michael K. Swanbom PE, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Swanbom is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering. He is a major developer of innovative, hands-on, practical content for both high school and university curricula.Dr. Daniel William Moller, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Katie Evans is the Walter Koss Endowed Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics and the Academic Director of Mathematics and Statistics and Industrial Engineering

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology; Joshua Peter Hill; Felix Jun Jie Zhang-Xu; Kathy Shiang Chiou, Kessler Foundation

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Materials

requirements and market demand. Table I. Weekly activities for Single Use Beverage Container Case Study. Pre-lab activity / Hands-on Lab Follow Up / Broader Discussion Activities Impact Week 1: 1) Reading: Beverage 1) Translating 1) Lab report: Failure Concept container market requirements for analysis and survey. beverage containers. mechanical 2) Activity: Translating 2) Mechanical testing of limitations of Design requirements. beverage container different materials

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling Coughlan, University of Toledo; Tanya A. Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David R. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Materials

.Building on the results of this trial, in Fall 2013 the simulation laboratory was combined with atraditional mechanical tensile testing of metals laboratory to enable students to make directcomparisons of nanoscale and macroscale results. In Summer 2014, MSE 235 students’ work,consisting of in-lab worksheets, lab reports, and exam questions, was collected and examined fortheir understanding of nanoscale and macroscale deformation of metals10. Findings similar to the2009 trial were not evident in the combined laboratory exercise; students struggled to articulatethe atomic-level processes occurring when different materials are under strain. Reasons for theunreplicable findings may lie in: (1) the placement of this lab within the semester, (2

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nitin Sukhija, Mississippi State University (Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering); Tomasz A. Haupt, Mississippi State University; Mark Fredrick Horstemeyer, Mississippi State University

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Materials

Material Science Engineering EducationAbstractIn this paper we describe a novel approach for teaching a multi-disciplinary course “IntegratedComputational Materials Engineering (ICME) for Metals” aimed to support the generation offuture taskforce of engineers. By combining traditional teaching of the theoretical concepts ofthe ICME paradigm (based on a textbook) with in-class practical training sessions using theresources accessible online through ICME Cyberinfrastructure (CI), the students are motivated towork in dynamic, shared, and collaborative learning environment while learning and utilizing thestate-of-art, high-performance computational tools. This course was taught as a part of Fall 2012and 2013 graduate coursework of Mechanical

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

Research Association, and the American Chemical Society. He is a Past Chair of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division of the American Chemical Society and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Polymer Reviews.Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University Cindy Waters, (PhD. Mechanical Engineering NCA&T State University, MS and BS Materials Science, Virginia Tech) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor-Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Eng. at NCA&T State University, Greensboro, NC, in addition to being a part of the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures. She has taught in the School of Engineering for the past 12 years

Conference Session

Teaching Materials Science Using Innovative Methods

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James Gardner Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering; Ram V Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Sachin Marotrao Shendokar, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

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Materials

degree program students at BVDU. Self-Study I Self-Study II 1. Modeling and Simulation of Nanosystems 8. Silicon Nanostructures & Carbon Nanotubes 2. Synthesis and Design Nanoscale Products Based Nanoelectronics 3. Emerging Trends in Consumer Nano Products 9. Crystallinity and Structure of Nanomaterials 4. Applications of Nanotechnology in Food and 10. Nanoscale Mechanics of Materials Agriculture 11. Quantum Theory of Solid 5. Finite Element Methods for Nanoscale 12. Economic Principles of Nanotechnology Structures Management

Conference Session

We Love our MOMs (Mechanics of Materials)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford

Paper ID #37919Work in Progress: Sustained Implementation of FEA in anUndergraduate Solid Mechanics CurriculumReihaneh Jamshidi (Assistant Professor) Reihaneh Jamshidi is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hartford. She has received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2018. Her primary research interests are the development and analysis of soft materials, and structure-property relation in soft materials. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work

Conference Session

We Love our MOMs (Mechanics of Materials)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Ethan Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

, hands-on applications of that theory. Additionally, it gives the opportunity to learn skills in design,manufacturing, electronics, controls, and prototyping.This study looks at a mechanics of materials course project that has the students build a tensile-testing device from course-supplied kit to evaluate mechanical properties of a chosen material.Traditionally, this course was mainly taught using a problem-based pedagogy with the additionof a few basic labs and one project in the last few weeks of the course. The project detailed inthis paper is an updated version of projects used in previous iterations of this experimentalcourse. Despite the changes, all of these projects share a commonality of requiring the studentsto combine knowledge from

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #33503Incorporating a Mid-semester Project to Evaluate Communication, andLeadership Skills for Undergraduate Engineering Students in theStatics/Strength of Materials Course: A Comparative Assessment Beforeand During COVID-19Dr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. is an Education Specialist at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Garc´ıa helps fa- cilitate professional development to both formal and informal STEM educators utilizing NASA resources with a