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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

additionaldiscussion. Six participants indicated that a major reason for not launching a startup was thatthey and their teammates were simply were not interested enough in their project. This isconsistent with the view expressed by some participants, as discussed above, that the course was“just a class.” For example, one product received a hugely enthusiastic response when presentedat a 1 Million Cups of Coffee session, but the students felt that the product was not significantenough to justify devoting their life to it. “I wasn’t going to revolutionize the world with a newhiking pole,” said one of the team members. The students’ lack of passion for their projects againrelates to the nature of and pedagogy used in the courses. The junior-level courses

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

of 6 hours of class time. The classroom where the studio classwas held contained twelve electronics lab benches (equipped with a computer, two powersupplies, two digital multimeters, one oscilloscope and one function generator) around theperimeter of the room and twenty-five student desks (in five rows of five desks) in the center ofthe room. Twenty four students from either electrical or computer engineering majors took thecourse.Table I shows the weekly course topics and associated lab activities for the ten-week course.Within the two three-hour sessions, the instructor could easily transition between lecture and labcomponents of the course as students could sit at the desks to be presented with new lecturecontent and then go to the lab

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting

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Engineering Physics & Physics

&S IT-Consulting Christian Steinmann has an engineer degree in mathematics from the Technical University Graz, where he focused on software quality and software development process assessment and improvement. He is man- ager of HM&S IT-Consulting and provides services for SPiCE/ISO 15504 and CMMI for development as a SEI-certified instructor. He performed more than 100 process assessments in software development de- partments for different companies in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for safety related embed- ded software development for an automobile manufacturer. On Fridays, he is teaching

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Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa; Kari A. Kozak, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

byproviding instruction and activities on the left-hand of the screen 1. Recognizing that not allexisting video tutorials were often used, we saw the necessity of conducting a usability study ondifferent tutorial formats: video tutorials versus Guide-on-the-Side tutorials. This usability studyhad two purposes. One was to determine the effectiveness of tutorials and which tutorial formatwas more effective. The other was to discover the students’ preference for which tutorial format.In addition, the captured qualitative information on the database search process from this studywould help us better understand students’ database search behavior.Literature ReviewOnline tutorials including text-and-image and video are commonly used to provide

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Laura J. Dietz, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Environmental Engineering

psychosocial interventions for mood disorders in youths and adapting developmentally appropri- ate interventions for depressed children and their families. She has been studying the effects of stress on health risk behavior in undergraduates, with a particularly focus on first-generation college students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Incorporating professional experience into teachingIntroductionMost graduating engineers have the technical skills to succeed and find work. Goodcommunication and teamwork skills set new graduates apart (Matusovich et al 2012) as thesegive potential employers an idea how the engineer will work in teams, communicate with clients,and interact with

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kaitlin I. Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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administering surveysat every session. This enables us to address the following questions: (1) How does increased surveying aidin understanding participant development? (2) How can survey data be incorporated to update program-ming? (3) How does faculty self-selection of session participation affect interaction with participants?Figure 1: Comparison of iFEAT programming by year. Year 3 saw an increase in programming such that itencompassed nearly the duration of an entire Fall and Spring semester.Prior program structureThe Illinois Female Engineers in Academia Training (iFEAT) program began in Fall 2014 at the Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with eight female graduate students in engineering. The program was de-signed to cover the major

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Technical Session 10: Simulation and Modeling

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Computers in Education

calculate the following: 1) Stagnation properties (To, Pox, and Poy) 2) All properties at a defined state (V,T,P,v,A,C,M) 3) The mass flow rate 4) All properties at State X and State Y given PxFigure 4: Assigned project to develop generalized computational tool for supersonic nozzleproblemsThe specific project was to develop a computational tool for designing and evaluatingconverging-diverging supersonic nozzles. The project assignment followed class lectures on thetopic covering the fundamental linear and non-linear system of equations used to evaluatecompressible flow in high-speed nozzles shown in Figure 3. The students were assigned severalindividualized homework problems online, delivered through an electronic homework systemdeveloped

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ECCD Technical Session 4: Energy and Analysis

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

participants with an opportunity to learn projectmanagement, technical communication, teaming, and problem-solving skills while working onopen-ended industry-based projects. The year-long senior capstone experience provided eachprogram participant with opportunities to work on nuclear-related projects with local industries,network, and gain hands-on engineering experience in the field. These efforts were coordinatedthrough WCU’s Center for Rapid Product Realization, working with both faculty and industrymentors, and were funded by the supporting industry sponsors.To provide further opportunities for the participants to increase their technical knowledge, theywere required to study our Nuclear Power emphasis, which includes the following courses: 1

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ENT Division Technical Session: Entrepreneurship and IP

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Howard B. Rockman, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Property Law for Engineers, Scientists,and Entrepreneurs" [1]. The primary reason that a course in intellectual property principles should be offered inour engineering, science and technology learning institutions is that inventions, innovation, andcreativity have always led to advances that ostensibly benefit society as a whole. Today,practically all nations on earth have adopted an intellectual property protection system undertheir laws, which provide exclusive rights for a limited time to inventors and creators inexchange for the public disclosure of their inventions and creations. These laws, in combinationwith international treaties, allow any unique development, made or developed anywhere, toobtain exclusive protection globally. These

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

schooldistrict for the entirety of the project, shown schematically in Figure 1. The students collaboratedclosely to develop and implement an integrated science and engineering unit of instructionfocused on wind energy. The education students brought their emerging expertise in planninggrade-specific and NGSS-aligned science lessons. Meanwhile, engineering studentscomplemented the strengths and knowledge of the education students with their growing masteryof the technical aspects of wind energy. Figure 1: Overview of project organization including the eleven 4th grade classrooms across four elementary schools in which our university’s students taught lessons.The first and second lessons covered energy, energy transformations, and wind

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Caroline Reed, University of Florida; Jean L Bossart P.E., University of Florida; Neelam Bharti; Mickey S. Schafer, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

instructors with the necessary tools and support to ensure instructionalcoherence across all sections of ENC 3246. Developing material for the Failure Analysis ProjectThe Failure Analysis Project was introduced in summer 2017 in order to add a broadlyapplicable writing task that would feature research as an ethical practice, thereby bettersupporting current ABET criteria. Several of the new research tools discussed in this paper,including the credibility checklist and updated course guides, also reflect ABET accreditationcriteria, specifically General Criterion 3 [1, pg. 3] (Student Outcomes) and General Criterion 5(Curriculum) [1, pg. 5].This assignment was further developed in response to a recent initiative from the UF College ofEngineering

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsen Sarraf, University of New Haven; Bijan Karimi, University of New Haven; Ali Golbazi, University of New Haven; Arthur Lizotte, Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

second course covers moreexperiential techniques, providing students with several lab experiments covering various hands-on aspects of the IoT ecosystem.In this paper, we will present the experiences of the pilot program and the key points that presentthe enhancements of technical manual for a teaching environment. We will present the value thatthe IoT board and its experiments bring to the students in order to enhance their experience whenlearning about the IoT ecosystem.The First CourseIoT, in general, is deployed for many different applications and in myriad of environmentsneeding different levels of service quality, bandwidth, latency, etc. Therefore, an IoT designengineer may face issues at various layers of an end-to-end system from

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Natalie Marie Villwock-Witte P.E., Western Transportation Institute

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College Industry Partnerships

survey of civil engineering and construction degree programs.Analysis of survey responses from 110 institutions of higher education across the United Statesindicates that construction safety content is typically embedded in general coursework and/oroffered in a separate course. Fifty-eight percent of responding institutions offer full coursesdevoted to construction safety. Safety content focuses primarily on workplace safety standardsand enforcement (e.g. OSHA), followed by recognizing project site hazards and preventingpersonal injury. The vast majority of responding programs reported having at least some coursecontent devoted to these topics. Survey responses on what construction engineering andmanagement students would be expected to know

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M DeGoede, Elizabethtown College

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Mechanical Engineering

four exam dates, plus the final exam slot, where all studentscompleted skill assessments. There were an additional 5 class sessions where students had theoption to practice skills at a coaching session with the instructor, or in a separate room take oneor more skill assessments under the supervision of a TA. In assessment sessions, students chosewhich skills they would attempt that day. Unique problems were generated for every skill onevery assessment opportunity. All instructor solutions were posted after each assessment, andavailable to other students as additional practice. Students would build their exam picking up theproblems they chose and stapling those behind a cover sheet. By the end of the semester,students had ten opportunities to

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Lofton, University of Evansville; Jared T. Fulcher, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering design experience. Students are required totake 13 common courses, one technical elective in thermal sciences, one technical elective inmechanics, and one technical elective of their choosing. The common courses are listed in Table1. Table 1: Required ME Upper Division Courses ENGR 366 Fluid Mechanics ME 360 Thermo/Fluid Dynamics Laboratory ENGR 390 Applied Engineering Mathematics ME 362 Thermodynamics ME 318 Manufacturing Methods ME 368 Heat Transfer ME 330 Materials Laboratory ME 397 Integrated Design III ME 342 Machine Analysis ME 452 System Modeling and Control ME 344 Machine Design ME

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

into a network of supportive computer scientists. Scholars participate in Norms of participation in the local scholarship programs research poster sessions at a indicate scholars share knowledge of computing through professional conference presentation—this is a way perform computing identities [18]. Through this participation, they again have opportunities to act as more central participants in the field of computer science do [19].Table 1:Program design elements that support computer science identity developmentA) Community building locally around disciplinary ideasFaculty interviews suggest the beginning stages of the development of local

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Yonghong Peng, University of Sunderland, St. Peters Campus

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Electrical and Computer

organising committee and the technical program committee for numerous international conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Design and Implementation of Project-Based Courses on Cutting-EdgeComputer Technologies1. IntroductionIn this paper, we describe the design and implementation of two project-based courses, one onApple iOS application development, and the other on Microsoft Kinect [1] applicationdevelopment, and report the lessons learned in teaching these non-traditional courses. This typeof non-traditional courses on cutting edge computer technologies was pioneered by StanfordUniversity, where they created the first ever iPhone application development course (as CS193P) during the 2009-2010

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Irvine; Marjorie C. Shavers, Heidelberg University; Stacie LeSure, American Society for Engineering Education; Breauna Marie Spencer, University of California, Irvine; Aishwarya P. Joshi, Heidelberg University

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Minorities in Engineering

theretention and persistence of Black women in engineering and computer science across allacademic levels.IntroductionIn 1840, Catherine Brewer became the first woman in the United States to earn a bachelor’sdegree. One hundred and seventy-six years later, women made significant gains in degreeattainment and are now outpacing men. Females matriculate in greater numbers than males inboth undergraduate and graduate institutions [1]. They also have higher graduation rates at allacademic levels [1]. According to a report published by the National Center for EducationStatistics, the difference in degree attainment between women and men is most pronouncedwithin the Black community [2]. Between 2009 and 2010, Black women earned 68% of allassociate degrees

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily E. Liptow, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Berizohar Padilla Cerezo; Maria Manzano, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Minorities in Engineering

with four one-week sessions of 160 participants each (Figure 1). EPIC wasdeveloped with the goal of exposing middle and high school students to engineering, so that theymight consider pursuing engineering in college (1, 2). As a residential camp, EPIC providesstudents with the opportunity to experience campus life so that they can begin envisioningthemselves as college students. Counselors are current college engineering students that are rolemodels for the camp participants. 1 Figure 1: EPIC students at final day of camp.During EPIC, students participate in eight 2-hour engineering labs over the course of the week.The

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. 5Guiding SourcesIn the sections above, we presented the differences and similarities in the waysresearchers 1) conceptualized EM in terms of skills or attitudes, and 2) associated EMwith general professional success or specifically with proficiency in performing differententrepreneurial processes or entrepreneurship-related tasks. Overall, there was a lack ofconsistency in the conceptualizations of EM with authors describing EM as skills and/orattitudes. Also, there was lack of consensus on whether EM is associated with students’ability to successfully perform workplace tasks or various tasks involved in theentrepreneurial process. In other words, in the identified engineering entrepreneurshiparticles, the authors conceptualized EM in a variety of

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate; Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota Duluth; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #27137Analysis of Workplace Climate for Female Faculty of Color in Computer Sci-ence and EngineeringDr. Ona Egbue, University of South Carolina Upstate Ona Egbue is an assistant professor in the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Management, a master’s de- gree in Earth and Environmental Resource Management and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electri- cal/Electronics Engineering. Her research interests include sustainable energy and transportation systems, socio-technical system analysis, innovation management and

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, University of California, Merced; Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo; Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

education.Ala Qattawi, University of ToledoProf. Sachin Goyal, University of California, Merced Sachin Goyal is faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Califor- nia, Merced. He has research interests in the areas of continuum mechanics, dynamics and controls with applications to several engineering and biological systems. He started a research program on Biomechan- ics and Mechanobiology at UC Merced with two ongoing research directions (http://me.ucmerced.edu/research- areas/biomechanics-and-mechano-biology): 1. Understanding biomechanical symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease from the perspective of feedback control theory 2. Modeling constitutive laws of biological filaments from their

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Understanding the Experience of Women in Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Public UniversitiesThe rate of degree attainment of women in the field of engineering has remained stagnant with18.4% of all undergraduate engineering degrees awarded to women [1]. Even with consistent,targeted efforts in the last ten years, the number of women receiving engineering degrees hasdecreased slightly. While the rate of completion is well examined, the underlying factors, whichhelp to explain why, have not been fully explored. To understand how women experienceundergraduate engineering, three distinct stages in the educational journey will be examined: inthe second year

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Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna B. Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Libraries

information online, take an onlinequiz, and then meet in person with a librarian. During the course of one week, 93 student teamsmet with one of 7 librarians. Teams were prompted to bring questions about scholarly andauthoritative sources for their specific problem statement. The meeting also provided theopportunity for students to discuss their initial design ideas and brainstorm sources with alibrarian. This paper describes the rubric used for evaluation of the student bibliographies and theresults of the study. It also discusses the lessons learned from flipping a single class session andaspects to consider when flipping information literacy content.IntroductionIntroduction to Design (ITD) is the required first year technical design course at the

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech; Ingrid St. Omer, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics

which to choose. The Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET) identifies it as a learning outcome for accreditation. [1] Revised ABETstandards for accreditation continue to include engineers’ ethical and professionalresponsibilities. [2]However, first year engineering students may not yet have the necessary knowledge orexperience to deal with the often ambiguous or partially known nature of problems involvingethical judgement in an objective manner. One way to build this experience is to introduceengineering ethics in the first year, with case study descriptions and prompts for ethical decisionssupported by available evidence. Our evidence was obtained from related reference materialsalong with students’ interpretations of a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M. Desing, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

enhancements to come in our engineeringcurriculum.References[1] A. J. Dutson, R. H. Todd, S. P. Magleby, and C. D. Sorensen, “A review of literature on teaching engineering design through project-oriented capstone courses,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 17–28, 1997.[2] C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey, and L. J. Leifer, “Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning,” J. Eng. Educ., no. January, pp. 103–120, 2005.[3] C. Charyton and J. A. Merrill, “Assessing general creativity and creative engineering design in first year engineering students,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 145–156, 2009.[4] S. P. Nichols and N. E. Armstrong, “Engineering entrepreneurship: Does entrepreneurship have a role

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ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brittany Weber, Renewable Energy Society; Katelyn Renee Dunnagan , Renewable Energy Society ; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

student ambassador for the technology department.Dr. Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University Matthew Aldeman is an Assistant Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also includes service in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer and leader of the Reactor Electrical division on the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Matt is an honors graduate of

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Henriette D. Burns, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Mark McKenney, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Matt Johnson; Sharon Locke; Ann Vogel, iBIO Institute; Colin Wilson, Southern Illinois University; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Minorities in Engineering

iBIO Institute. iBIO Institute is a public charity that develops and delivers industry-led STEM programs for teachers and students to inspire the next generation of innovators. Ann leads development and implementation teams for all Institute pro- grams. Under her leadership, the Institute launched a number of successful new programs including: the PROPEL R programs for entrepreneurs, TalentSparks! R teacher professional development, Stellar Girls after-school STEM program for middle school girls, STEMgirls Summer Camps, and SCI: Science Career Investigation R . Ann has twice been elected to serve on the Executive Committee and the Education Sub- committee of the national Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ning Zhang, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Xiaofang Wei, Central State University; Desheng Liu, Ohio State University

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, Gainesville. She did post-doctoral work with the USDA in Peoria, IL as a biochemist in soy- bean oligosaccharides before joining Central State University in 1989. Dr. Lowell maintains a research program in directed energy to kill weeds as an integrated pest management strategy. She mentors un- dergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Xiaofang Wei, Central State University Dr. Xiaofang Wei, Professor of Geography, GIS, and Remote Sensing at the Department of Water Re- sources Management (WRM) at Central State University. Dr. Wei received her bachelor degree from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and her doctoral degree from

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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M. Scott Stanford P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joel Sloan P.E., United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, United States Air Force Academy; M. Mark Russell P.E., DFCE

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Construction Engineering

culminating design event known locally as The Crucible.Framework for the Culminating Event While The Crucible takes place late in a compressed timeframe during the springsemester each year, the event is part of a longer two-semester capstone sequence. The planningand execution of the capstone sequence which has five components, as shown in Figure 2. The sequence begins with students enrolling in a technical design elective during fall oftheir senior year from one of the major’s four sub-disciplines outlined previously in Figure 1. Inthis phase, students develop depth of knowledge that can be leveraged in the following semester. The second component begins in the spring semester, when students enroll in a requiredproject management