Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Mitja Trkov, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

the clinic project (Project Manage).● Preparing material for the week 6 design review with an external ME faculty member (External Review).● Writing a final report and preparing a final presentation to communicate our work (Final Report).DiscussionOur students prototyped three soft robot designs and established ideas for learning modules thatcan be implemented using their designs. While we recognize our sample is limited, respondingstudents reported gaining confidence in our clinic’s LOs; including those related to soft roboticsconcepts (e.g., demonstrating actuation principles, designing with soft materials) and those relatedto engineering but in a soft robotics context (e.g., applying 3D modeling to design, integrating anactuation

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards

sink project was definitely worthwhile. The design really taught me how to think about the theory I was learning and to understand assumptions that are necessary to solve any real life scenario.” • “To address the idea of bringing in someone with more knowledge of the subject, I think that it’s a very good idea. The more we can learn about the subject, the better, right? And who better to learn from than a man who already has extensive knowledge in that subject.” • “I think the heat transfer project was a valuable part of the course. It is important to apply the fundamental equations that we learned in class to actually design something rather than just doing simple homework problems

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng.); Alisa Morss Clyne, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Women in Engineering

system. She is particularly interested in how endothelial cell mechanotransduction changes in a diseased environment, and how fluid shear stress and substrate mechanics affect growth factor binding kinetics, transport, and signaling. Her laboratory also translates fundamental discoveries in these areas into novel therapeutics, including nanoparticle-based drug delivery and tissue engineering scaffolds. Dr. Clyne received her bach- elor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1996. She worked as an engineer in the GE Aircraft Engines Technical Leadership Program for four years, concurrently earning her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. In 2006, she

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Jaime Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

reference document forstakeholders, ensuring transparency and accountability. Finally, it enables the project team toreflect on their work, identify areas for improvement, and apply lessons learned to future projects.Research Background:Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion.Tribometer or tribotester is a generic name for a device which is used to simulate frictionand wear at the interface between contact surfaces in relative motion under controlled conditions.The earliest reference provided by the dictionary is to the 1774 writings of Goldsmith, whoused the word tribometer to mean a “measurer of friction.”The purpose of tribometers is to simulate real world frictional and wear applications

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

is adding engineeringdesign components along with 15 hours of general education courses.Based upon the input from the MET Advisory Committee, the following objectives wereestablished for the program. • To educate and graduate students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become mechanical engineering technicians proficient in the fundamental applications of science and engineering within the fields of mechanical design and manufacturing systems. Graduates will be able to provide high-level technical support to a variety of industries through the following outcomes: - Design various machine components, mechanisms and assemblies - Design work-holding devices and fixtures

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

.” Another interviewee who teaches a two-semester, six credit capstone design sequencein electrical and computer engineering noted that a variety of teaching methods in the context ofprojects allow him to integrate ethics “organically and holistically because what we found isevery time we try to teach ethics it is seen as an add-on, a bolt-on to the program, it’s outside thepurview of what engineering should be.” Embedding ethics in the framework of designrepresentations and client interviews encourages the students to look beyond Kant’sdeontological (duty or rule-based) ethics and address ESI from the challenges they face on theirprojects. The instructor also assigns students to write letters at the end of the year to theincoming cohort. This

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Tina Alaei

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, formatting, and the report's overall approach. Meeting thedeadline was another key factor in evaluating teamwork in the final report. While each memberwas assigned a section to write, the report's compilation was also indicative of the team'scollaboration. The course instructor assessed the team's performance based on factors such as thepresence of any missing sections, equal participation from all members, and the cohesionbetween different parts of the report.As this study is still in progress, the course instructor did not use a well-designed rubric orinstrument to evaluate the presentations and final reports. Therefore, the ratings given to thesedeliverables were based solely on the instructor's judgment. 6. Functionality of final

Collection

2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Woodley; Steve E. Watkins

and if you can find a lab or other means to support you, I think everyone able should do the program at the time they finish their senior year since school and most of the topics are still in their mind. I think the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference potentially free tuition and condensed time frame makes it well worth it considering the benefits that come out of it.• I would absolutely recommend this program to undergrads, especially in conjunction with the dual enrollment. One thing I would add though, is that undergrads should know that it has to be the thesis masters, and should know about the process of writing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka PhD, Wayne State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

project, we are conducting a preliminary studyto provide insight into the learning experiences and learning contexts of our students taking placewithin the current (traditional) curriculum offered for environmentally responsible productlifecycle design. This study is being conducted in addition to the assessments described aboveand its findings will inform the design of the CooL:SLiCE environment, evaluation tools, andmetrics.Study description and context This preliminary study is oriented by a qualitative approach. Qualitative researchinterprets data from relatively small numbers of respondents, often by analyzing data collectedduring long term observations and in depth interviews. For this study, students were asked torespond in writing

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

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International

AC 2008-437: GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAS:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Brandywine. His current research interests are in the areas of Global Engineering Education, Engineering Design Education, Innovative Design, and Global Design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in collaboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is Vice-President for Region I and assistant of the Executive

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Freewritingtechnique, students were instructed to write continuously for five to ten minutes and at the end ofthe allotted time, they were instructed to summarize what they had written so far. McGourty etal.12 point out that at present the outstanding issue is to develop rubrics and other assessmentmeasures that will allow cross-institutional evaluation of reflective portfolios and mention thatinvestigation of approaches to better score the concept maps and improve the understanding ofhow they should be used for outcome assessment is still ongoing.One other method used to measure design knowledge is the video recording of design teams,analyzing the activities performed by the students within the design teams and accordinglyevaluating them based on a

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

thatexisting Demos that accompany the software can be easily modified for specific applications.The design of the motor starter is a common problem in DC motor instruction because itintegrates several fundamental motor concepts and equations. The simulation can help studentscheck their work. Page 11.1131.9 Figure 4: DC Motor Starter Model Figure 5: DC Motor Starter SubsystemFigure 6: DC Motor Current, Voltage, and Speed Waveforms Page 11.1131.10Example 5: Phase-Controlled ConverterThe example in Figure 7 and resulting waveforms in Figure 8 represent a

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; David A Howell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Leah C. Newman, MSOE

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Community Engagement Division

-Fairbanks and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Washington State University. His writing has appeared in a wide variety of publications including Seven Hundred Kisses and Pillow: Exploring the Heart of Eros, and he recently published a chapbook titled In Sixteen Hands of Shadow.Dr. Leah C. Newman, MSOE Leah Newman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and has been with the IE Program at MSOE since the fall of 2007. Dr. Newman’s research interests are in the study and design of medium-to-large-scale systems, particularly as it relates to the ”human factors” needs of the system. Specifically, she is interested in further exploring the area of social innovation as it relates to issues of culture and organizational and job

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

for conducting tests of their particularalgorithm. Typically two or three AE students were grouped with two or three SE students toform the overall group. As flight testing multi-UAV concepts is a “team sport”, students had topull together as a team in order to successfully demonstrate their individual researchcontributions as well as the overall operational concept. In order to satisfy the requirement thatnon-SE students complete an individual thesis investigations, each non-SE students wouldproduce an individual thesis document detailing their particular investigation, and the SEstudents would write one or more documents detailing their portion of the project. Theseprojects achieved significantly more than those utilizing only SE students

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Jeffrey Joseph Cook, Villanova University

Paper ID #44784Smartbeam: Teaching a Multidisciplinary First-Year Project for Exposureof Upper-Level Content with Active LearningDr. Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University Stephanie Walkup is an Assistant Teaching Professor at Villanova University. She obtained both her BS and MS degrees from Lehigh University and her PhD from Villanova University. Her research interests include first-year engineering programs, repair and retrofit of structures, forensic engineering, and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement for concrete structures.Dr. Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University Dr. Shawn P. Gross is an associate

Conference Session

Best of Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #44396Impact of Satellite Campuses on Undergraduate Student Experience in Comparisonto Big University CampusesDr. Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University Dr. Surupa Shaw has been associated with Texas A&M University since 2015, most recently as the Assistant Professor at the Texas A&M University, Higher Education Center. Prior to this, she was a faculty member at Ocean Engineering Department, TAMU.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University Dr. Kristi J. Shryock is the Frank and Jean Raymond Foundation Inc. Endowed Associate Professor in Multidisciplinary Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in Aerospace

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaylla Cantilina, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #41723Catalyzing Sociotechnical Thinking: Exploring Engineering Students’ ChangingPerception of Racism in Automation during a First-Year Computation CourseDr. Kaylla Cantilina, Tufts University Kaylla is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Tufts University where her work is motivated by design as a means for social justice. Her research explores the ways that students and practitioners seek to achieve equity in their design practices.Dr. Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University Dr. Ethan Danahy is a Research Associate Professor at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) with secondary appointment in the

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Egemen Ozbek, Colorado State University; Scott Glick, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

industry in the state contemplating theprivatization of its workers’ compensation fund.Residual MarketAs was discussed earlier, the fundamental reason for the establishment of the state-charteredworkers’ compensation funds is that they are designed to be the insurer of last resort. As canbe seen in Nevada’s case, it is possible that, after privatization, the private insurancecompany may no longer be required to offer coverage to the residual market. As was the casefor Nevada, this, in turn, may result the companies in the residual market being negativelyaffected. For instance, in addition to higher premiums, they may be required to paysurcharges to a special fund that would be formed to handle the residual market.Operating Out of StateAs was seen

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Chin; Kamran Qamar; Gary Krikorian; Joel Weinstein

, American Society for Engineering Educationlike to work with people with no technical experience. When I got back into the classroom withthis course, I had to adjust to a different environment than what I had experienced in my coopexperience. This gave me the experience in dealing with people who do not have a technicalbackground.The Classroom EnvironmentClass lectures are often judged by how good the professor is able to present a topic and relate tostudents. In this particular class, lecture material provided only classical textbook informationabout project management and software engineering fundamentals. The real learning took placeoutside the class lectures. As a result, no more will be said about the formal part of the class.Group

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo McAfee, University of Michigan; Andrew Kim, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applications based on math and science fundamentals. Mathtopics extend from college algebra through trigonometry and calculus. Science andengineering areas are covered in WIMS instruction (microfabrication, MEMS andMicrosystems, sensors/actuators, and microcontrol). The WIMS instruction is intended to havedesign- and research-based experimental activities, consistent with the research thrusts andtestbeds of the WIMS ERC. C++ programming is presented as a separate area, but also linkedwith the WIMS microcontrol concepts. And, Unigraphics is used to introduce computer-aided Page 12.1330.7design concepts and capabilities. Complementing the

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin James Call, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Christopher Green, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Statics problems thatyield insight into our understanding of their native levels of knowledge. Within this stage oftheir academic careers, initial engineering courses are being taken, laying the foundations forfuture engineering success. Engineering Statics – the first class in the engineering mechanicsseries as well as one of the first engineering courses offered to many engineering students –presents a prime environment to understand fundamental issues regarding students strategies andmisconceptions in a problem solving process. Gaining an understanding of these students’approaches to Statics problems, and the possible accompanying misconceptions, is motivated bytheir direct correlation and impacts on future engineering coursework and

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

course taken by students after their sophomore year and an off-campus internshipcompleted during the summer after their junior year. The on-campus portion of the ILTM,which is the primary source of material for this paper, engages the students in an extremelyintensive six-week program that focuses on issues such as globalization, ethics, communicationskills, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership. The students hear lectures and attendworkshops by faculty and corporate leaders, travel to selected industrial and business sites, andwork with companies on significant and real-world management and technological projects.For the project portion of the program, the 20 students are div ided into 4 project teams of 5students each. Each team is

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Carlos A. Garcia, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Tamara D. Guillen, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Design for Wireless Communication Systems: Checking e-mails, surfing on the internetwith mobile communication devices have become a ritual of our daily life. The students learnedthe fundamental principles of the antenna systems and investigated the practical performances ofa wide range of antenna types and systems.Programming a Four-wheel Drive Mobile Robot with 4-Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm: Thecamp participants became familiar with basic hardware, software and programming techniquesand investigated various robotics manipulations. The project resulted in synthesizing optimalalgorithms and programs for a number of arbitrary tasks.Design of a Truss System: The truss is one of the major and most common types of engineeringstructures. The

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

global competition and scientific breakthroughs.…companies want to increase the proportion of their innovation that is “break-through” or“disruptive” as opposed to incremental. 5”Observation 1: faculty are most comfortable teaching the technical – a. faculty are recruited, rewarded and promoted primarily based on their potential and ability to create new knowledge and expand their technical expertise and esteem; b. teaching priorities have traditionally focused on delivering the “hard” skills rooted in math, science and engineering fundamentals including design, problem-solving and analytical components. We know from our own faculty that they do value teaching and student learning. They agree that the non-technical, leadership

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experiment.” In responding to an item asking about challenges in theresearch projects, the teachers listed: waiting for supplies, lack of background in skills in someareas such as programming, writing the report, and some uncertainty about details. The followingare sample responses to the open-ended item asking about the greatest challenges in the research.(1) “Not having a firm grasp of the fundamentals of electronics and higher-level mathematicaloperations.” (2) “Programming the microcontroller and calibrating our air quality sensors.” (3)“Getting together the supplies and performing the experiment for the first time was verychallenging.” (4) “Setting and meeting a useful research goal with the limited time available.” Ininterviews and visits to

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

the first successful steam engine in 1712. His design was built in largenumbers from 1712 until about the 1820s and continued to be used until about 1930. Today’sengineering students should be aware of this significant historical development as part of theireducation. The design project described in this article is an excellent capstone design project thatintegrates fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering with historical perspectives.introduction thThe year 2012 marks the 300 anniversary of the first successful reciprocating steam engine.This breakthrough was a pumping engine built by Thomas Newcomen of Dartmouth, England, atthe Coneygree Coal Works, about 9 miles northwest of Birmingham.In celebration of

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

possible scenarios,practicing cooperative learning elements and using vocabulary according to context. The role ofthe PLTL coordinator is to observe the group interaction while allowing students to generatetheir own knowledge on how to teach the concepts and will intervene only when needed.After each training session, peer leaders were asked to write a two-page reflection on whatworked and did not work in their groups, in planned activities, and logistics. There was no timelimit for the reflection. According to Mezirow [15], reflective thinking is considered a learningtool that promotes higher thinking skills and deep learning among adults. Prompt questions werethe following: 1) How was the process to create the session? What worked and what did

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

implementation of a materials science educational program, Research Experiences and Exploration in Materials Science (REEMS) [2]. Across these diverse topic areas, the fundamental mission of the WHC is based on threeelements: 1. Develop new partnerships and provide stewardship of current partnerships among educational institutions, professional organizations, and businesses 2. Develop a working multi-institutional infrastructure that will increase student awareness regarding university transfer options and the values of obtaining advanced degrees, and 3. Provide opportunities for community college students to participate in, and explore new opportunities

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vijay Arora; Lorenzo Faraone

bookkeepers. Enhancement of learning in this quadrant is typified bythe following activities:✔ Following directions, e. g., in a recipe book.✔ Testing theories to find out missing links.✔ Using programmed learning and tutoring.✔ Planning projects, schedules, and execution.✔ Listening and keeping detailed instructions.✔ Meeting deadlines with no people concerns.✔ Practicing new skills repetitively and writing how-to manuals.✔ ÃTeachers, nurses, social workers, and musicians are interactively involved with people and aredominated by quadrant C thinking. The required skills for these professions can be enhanced bythe following practices:✔ Listening to and sharing ideas to generate motivation and enthusiasm.✔ Keeping journal to record feelings and

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #38842Considerations for software-defined radio use within a project-basedlearning subjectDr. Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne Glenn Bradford is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Melbourne. His main focus is creating innovative curriculum that incorporates practical, hands-on experiences to better drive student learning. From 2015 to 2020, he worked as a 5G Wireless Systems Engineer at Intel Corporation developing advanced 5G wireless prototypes and systems exploring the convergence of 5G wireless with emerging immersive media applications