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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald W. Schafer; Mark A. Yoder; James H. McClellan

(e.g., image enhancement in a program such asAdobe Photoshop). Even the DSP first approach is derived from other efforts, most notably Prof. Ken Steiglitz[1] at Princeton. His initial effort was ahead of its time, because the software to support actual Page 2.188.1processing was neither widely available nor easy to use in the 1970's. More recently, Steiglitz haswritten another book that presents DSP material to students with a computer science background,but with a keen interest in digital audio and computer music [2]. Both of these books have had astrong influence on our definition of this new introductory course.2.1. RationaleThe

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Wilkinson; G. Mark Pennington

utilizedfor research purposes by the USF Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg.Introduction The design work centered around the automation and miniaturization of an existing laboratoryprocedure to facilitate remote undersea precision pH measurement (to 1/1000th of a pH unit). Thelaboratory procedure known as spectrophotometric testing [1] involves 6 basic steps:1. sample the sea water or fill - collect sample at the appropriate depth.2. base-line test - spectrophotometrically analyze a controlled light source passing through the sample.3. indicator-dye injection - injecting a metered amount of indicator-dye into the sample.4. indicator-dye mix - mixing the dye into the sample.5. dye-reacted test - spectrophotometrically

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Kostic

Session 2659 Instrumentation with Computerized Data Acquisition for an Innovative Thermal Conductivity Apparatus M. Kostic Northern Illinois University Error! Bookmark not defined., DeKalb, IL 60115, USA Abstract. An innovative method and a novel research apparatus are being developed to measure the thermal conductivity of a non-Newtonian fluid while it is subjected to shearing flow, and to determine its dependence, if any, on shearing itself. This is contrary to the current state-of-the-art of measuring

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Symington has an initiative currently underway that would eliminate bothpersonal income taxes and property taxes which provides one-third of the income for the stateand is the primary source for income to schools. The income tax cut would be equivalent to$100 million reduction in revenue generated from income tax alone5. At present, schools inArizona are already feeling the strain from previous budget cuts causing salary freezes,elimination of school bus transportation for special events and inadequate technology forschools. The proposed additional tax cuts will only further reduce the quality of education.History may repeat itself. In the 70’s, California’s property tax cut, Proposition 13, caused theelimination of music, after school, and summer

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad M. Asoodeh; Carl W. Steidley

Session 3520 Our “Flying Circus” of CIM M.M.“Mike” Asoodeh, Carl W. Steidley Department of Industrial Technology/Department of Computer Science Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, Louisiana 70402INTRODUCTIONWe have initiated an affiliation between the Departments of Industrial Technology and ComputerScience at Southeastern Louisiana University. This collaboration is part of an on-going effort todevelop integrated, undergraduate, technology-rich curricula. We are in the process of creating amodel computer integrated manufacturing

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

with the fields of engineering and aid them in their choice of a specificengineering major. This choice must be made at the end of the student’s freshman year.In the spring semester, it is assumed that the students have narrowed their choice to twoengineering majors and thus they are only required to attend two of the ten seminars. Due tothis, the total time frame is condensed to one week of seminars on Monday and Tuesday evening. Page 4.523.3Each program is again presented two times in one evening. The focus during this semester is toshow the students the laboratory facilities and some of the current research, however the actualprogram content

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Tariq Sweidan, University of Arkansas; Abigail Mayhan, University of Arkansas; Pratik Ghimire, University of Arkansas; Suman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

effectiveness ofengineering education, recent engineering graduates were interviewed, and the results showedthat the majority of them felt that their education failed to impart the practical skills required fortheir jobs [8]. Additionally, other researchers ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]) have also highlighted theinadequacy of engineering education in preparing students for engineering practice. Some studieshave even documented the distressing impact of this gap on recent graduates, leading them toseek alternative career paths ([14], [15]). In response to this issue, several researchers in the fieldof engineering education have emphasized the importance of experiential learning ([16], [17],[18], [19], [20]). In fact, ([19], [20]) has suggested that

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Professional Practice 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

design of concrete structures.Mr. Scott M. Katalenich P.E., United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Scott M. Katalenich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, M.Phil. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (Alaska), Project Management Professional, LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

how suchfeatures matter, there is far less analysis of their relative importance. The initial wave of PBLresearch was almost entirely theoretical and opinion-based; the second wave was comprisedlargely of case studies of individual courses and isolated programs with little methodologicalrigor. As traditional lecture-based teaching remains widespread in undergraduate STEMeducation [26], this study questions the premise that a single project experience might besufficient for deeply countering the tide of passive learning provided elsewhere in thecurriculum.3 MethodologyThe study is designed to address the overarching research question, “To what extent doesstacking high-impact practices on top of project-based learning increase the benefits

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

reflected on why understanding redlining andother social justice issues are important to their future careers as civil engineers. This paper describeswhat was done in both classes and reflections from both students and instructors.IntroductionService-learning and community-based learning are proven pedagogical approaches used across multipledisciplines and educational levels to bridge teaching and community engagement (Billig, 2000; Kuh,2008). Over the course of decades, research demonstrates the benefits of service-learning (SL) to studentlearning (Warren, 2012), satisfaction (Drinkard & Tontodonato, 2019), engagement, and retention(Bringle, Hatcher & Muthiah, 2010). This paper describes how information on redlining wasincorporated into a

Conference Session

Engineering Engagement Activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Vian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maher Shehadi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

pollutants that are present in outdoor and indoor air. His current research focuses on sustainable and green buildings and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings.Prof. Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University, West Lafayette Kevin Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. In 2009-2010 he served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET and continues ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Empowering Diversity in STEM: A Collaborative Approach between Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Snyder, University of Michigan; Aditi Verma, University of Michigan

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

specifically and energy systems broadly—and their institutional infrastructures—can be designed in more creative, participatory, and equitable ways. To this end, her research group at the University of Michigan works towards developing a more fundamental understanding of the early stages of the design process to improve design practice and pedagogy, and also improve the tools with which designers of complex sociotechnical systems work. She was previously a Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Prior to her appointment at the Belfer Center, Aditi worked at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, her work, endorsed and funded by policymakers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #44323Board 421: Using Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Challenges Coupledwith Career Exploration to Develop an Engineering Identity in Low-IncomeStudentsDr. Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He primarily teaches courses in the area of electrical and computer engineering with an emphasis on digital electronics and microprocessor-based courses. His research focuses on broadening access to engineering for low-income students and transfer student success.Dr. Chris Venters, East Carolina University

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

SWAPNIL PATOLE, Mississippi State University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

and TATA Motors, India. He performs research in the field of laser machining, quality control and lean six sigma. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Using Simulation software Rockwell Arena for effective teaching of Value Stream Mapping in Undergraduate Lean Six Sigma Class.AbstractLean Six Sigma (LSS) has become an important topic these days in continuous processimprovement. LSS is a combination of Lean principles of waste reduction and Six sigmamethods of variation reduction. Combined, Lean Six Sigma becomes an immensely powerfultool for process improvement in today’s highly competitive markets wherein quality,productivity and cost are all important for customer

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Shameeka M Jelenewicz, University of Delaware

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

delivered in an asynchronous format (video recordings).At the end of each unit, student teams submitted deliverables using templates modeled aftercompany forms: Product Initiation Request form, Design Inputs table, Design Details form, andFailure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) table. The deliverables, mapped to the learning goals(Appendix A), included writing a need statement based on the VoC; examining regulatory, ethics,and impacts of engineered solutions; creating design inputs; summarizing design details andrecreating a CAD model of an existing product; and identifying potential failure modes of anexisting product. Additional assessments tied to learning goals included maintaining a designhistory file (DHF), team norms, peer evaluations

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Toure Cort; Adityen Sudhakaran; Shankar Krishnan

prosthetic mitral valve, the feasibilityof the approach was shown. In the future, it is hoped to explore the development of anenhanced mitral valve using flexible material. It is also hoped to develop a mitral valvesuitable for a minimally invasive method for implantation, such as a transcathetertechnique.In conclusion, with a collaborative team of biomedical and mechanical engineeringstudents, a prosthetic mitral valve was designed using 3D CAD tools. Design reviews,iterative improvements, and corresponding 3D rapid prototypes were made. Thefeasibility of the design and fabrication approach illustrated the achievements of learningoutcomes through this research project, supporting the idea of increasing collaborationand research at undergraduate

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

practice but showinghow unconsidered factors such as electrical noise, friction, and alignment can impact results.The goal of this educational initiative extends beyond theoretical instruction by fostering practicalskills in system dynamics, control system design, and real-time implementation. Students arechallenged to develop and refine their understanding of PID parameters to achieve precise controlover the ball's position on the beam, thereby mastering concepts of stability, transient response,and frequency domain analysis in a tangible setting.Hardware and SoftwareThe required hardware for this experiment was basedon the construction tutorial available athttps://electronoobs.com/eng_arduino_tut100.php [2].The total cost of these materials was

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Heather L. Walker; Daesoo Kim; Edgar C. Clausen

1-2 1 The Three Pillars of Sustainability UN Sustainable Development Goals Greenhouse gases Climate change 3-5 2 Net Zero Goals Science-Based Targets Initiatives Scope 1-3 Emissions 6-7 Carbon footprint calculation and mitigation 3 Decarbonization strategies Developing sustainable materials 8-9 4 Plastics and biodegradable plastics Mechanical and chemical recycling of plastics

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt; Katherine Ramos; Joan Tisdale

items. The survey already included acouple of items on sustainability and a few more were added. About 360 students were enrolledin the course across 12 sections in Fall 2023; the majority of the students consented to participatein the research on the pre-survey (94%) and fewer on the post survey (75%).The pre survey asked students to rate their interest in learning about sustainability topics using ascale of 1 (none) to 5 (extremely interested); results are summarized in Table 6. On average,students were moderately (3) to very (4) interested in learning about these topics. There wassignificantly higher interest among female as compared to male students in learning aboutsustainable practices, climate change solutions, and net zero solutions (t

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 9: Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine E. Hailey, Texas State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

: 10.1080/87567550209595875[8] R. Cullen and M. Harris, “Assessing learner-centredness through course syllabi,” Assessmentand Evaluation in Higher Education, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 115-125, 2009. doi:10.1080/026029308019566018[9] M. Eslami, K. Denaro, K., B. Sato, J. Sumarsono, P. Collins, and M. Dennin, “How syllabirelate to outcomes in higher education: a study of syllabi learner-centeredness and grade inequityin STEM”, UCI Education Research Initiative, Working Paper #22-10, 2022. Accessed February2, 2024. [Online] Available: https://cpb-usw2.wpmucdn.com/wp.ovptl.uci.edu/dist/6/18/files/2021/08/CODAS_WP_Eslami-et-al_Syllabi-Paper.pdf.[10] Texas State University, “Public access to course information,” Accessed on March 4, 2024.[Online] Available

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

labs.IntroductionActive learning approaches are regarded positively and are widely respected as an evidence-based instructional practice, particularly inquiry methods and problem-based learning [1-3].Considerable discussion in physics teaching circles has been devoted to comparing learning in(a) more traditional “verification labs,” where theories are demonstrated physically through well-controlled tests and prescribed procedures and are “in service of theory” and (b)“experimentation labs,” where students are offered a theory along with tools to test that theory asthey see fit [4]. Smith and Holmes summarize a body of research to conclude that “verificationlabs do not measurably add to students’ understanding of the physical models they aim to verify”[4].Air

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shuvam Saha, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, University of Maine

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

the transition to mandatory online chem lab during the initial lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic," Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research, vol. 4, p. 14, 2022/04/13 2022.[5] M. Rais-Rohani, "Practical Engineering Experience in Aircraft Structural Design," in 122nd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, 2015.[6] M. Rais-Rohani, "Experiential Learning in Aircraft Structures," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, 2003.[7] B. Gassaway and M. Rais-Rohani, "Manufacturing and Testing in Support of Aerospace Structural Design Projects," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2000.[8] E. F. Bruhn, Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Mohsen Azizi

troubleshooting.This project is conducted at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), which is a publicuniversity located in Newark, New Jersey. It is home to 18% Hispanic, 9% other minorities, and28% female students as of 2021. The School of Applied Engineering and Technology (SAET) atNJIT develops strong connections with the community colleges and industries, and offersABET-accredited programs with significant hands-on laboratory experiences and appliedresearch opportunities. These opportunities complement the classroom experience in preparationof students for careers in a wide range of industries. The principal investigator of this project hasexpertise in the field of solar PV and power systems [1]-[8], has supervised several research anddevelopment

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Keith E. Holbert; George G. Karady

which provide a reference mostly cite Stice (1987), eitherdirectly or indirectly through Felder and Silverman (1988). Some authors do not provide areference, but perhaps worse yet are those authors who erroneously cite Dale or Glasser as thesource. In 2003, Subramony refuted the connection between Edgar Dale’s cone of experienceand the STATEMENT. Perhaps most disturbing are those papers that not only provide anerroneous reference, but which also augment the STATEMENT with non-existent phrases such as“after two weeks, people generally remember…” Furthermore, like the party game “telegraph”,the percentage values deviate the further away a given paper is from the initial source.IntroductionHaving been challenged by a member of the public

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Reza Raeisi

arrangement of toolsand experiments through the Internet. The instructor could easily teach and monitor his labequipment or observe students and his teaching assistant’s performance all at a distance while heis away from his class.In our research laboratory, we are developing such a system. This paper reports our initialfindings. Motorola 68HC11 microcontroller single board computer and wireless 802.11b/g wereused to implement the ceiling robot control and communication system. Three motors and fourwheels were used for the ceiling robot to move the following directions: forward, backward,right, left, up, and down. A webcam and ultrasonic range sensors were used to implement thevision function of the ceiling robot. A video and audio stream server was

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephen A. Dyer; Frederick Burrack; Craig Weston; Kenneth Medema; Linda Head; Philip Mease

theMusic Departments of both Rowan and K-State. The initial target audience at Rowan was first-year electrical and computer engineering majors and undergraduate music majors. The targetaudience at K-State was broader, including undergraduates and Master’s students, both in musicand in engineering. At K-State, Signals, Systems and Music was offered in two differentversions, one during Fall Semester 2012 and the other during Spring Semester 2013. For theECE students, it was a general-education elective. For the music students, the course was anelective for all but composition majors, for whom each semester was a required course. For themusic students, the Fall course was offered under the title Technology of the Electronic MusicStudio, and in the

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Chang-Soo Kim; Steve E. Watkins

utilizing a cost-effective microfabricationfacility. The main educational aims of laboratory instructions were to enable students toreinforce their understanding and knowledge of microoptics and biosensors and to gain practicalexperience for designing, fabricating, and characterizing the two types of microdevices.Course implementationI. Laboratory equipmentAll laboratory experiences utilized cost-effective microfabrication facility initially prepared forlaboratory instruction of general micromachining technology and micro-electro-mechanicalsystems (MEMS) 10. As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the major equipment routinely used includes;an aligner/exposure system and a spin coater for photolithography, a metal sputter coater for thinfilm deposition, a

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Keith L. Hohn; LaVerne Bitsie-Baldwin; Julia Keen; Hani Melhem; Anil Pahwa; Jan Wiersema; Barb Licklider

communities werecreated and implemented where the focus was less on structure and more on becoming aneffective learner who learns from and supports the learning of colleagues? The LearningCommunity Initiative at Kansas State University was started with this end in mind.Proceedings of the 2007 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for EngineeringEducation 4Learning communities were formed in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University in2005-2006 and 2006-2007. The intention of these learning communities was to combine theknowledge of human learning and the power of learning organizations to construct a communityof learners who would

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gary P. Halada

Science B.E. degree program. As part of a modular approach tointroducing a broad range of engineering subjects, including research and design, this approachhas proved very successful.5 Going beyond the straightforward and somewhat traditional use ofengineering failures and disasters as case studies to illustrate ethical, design and materials failure,we have been exploring the use of active, cooperative, and problem-based learning as they applyto teaching both the technical and broader (economic, societal, legal, psychological andgovernment/regulatory) interdisciplinary implications of engineering failure. The course andsome of our preliminary results are described below.Course design and modes of delivery of content:“Learning from Disaster”, ESG

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Selma Awadallah, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Mohammad AlShaikh Saleh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Adel Mohamed, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #42999Board 93: Work in Progress: Developing an Engineering Asset-ManagementCourse at an Electrical Engineering ProgramDr. Selma Awadallah, Texas A&M University at Qatar Dr. Selma Awadallah joined Texas A&M at Qatar on 1 Jan 2023 as an Assistant Professor. She received her BSc degree from the University of Khartoum in Sudan and her MSc and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Manchester. After her Ph.D., she worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. Dr. Awadallah joined Texas A&M at Qatar from Neom Energy and Water, where she led the power system study group and renewable integration