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Pejman Akbari, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona ; Brad Kevin Thomas, Electro Mechanical Systems Engineering Technology; Christopher John Tait, Cal Poly Pomona; Colby Stark

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Paper ID #27809Development of a Novel Engine Test Rig for Research and Educational Pur-posesProf. Pejman Akbari, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona Dr. Pejman Akbari is an assistant professor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona with over a decade of experience and expertise in utilizing unsteady flows for advanced propulsion and power generation systems. His education includes a Postdoctoral Research position at Purdue School of Engi- neering and Technology in Indianapolis (2004-2006), B.S. (1996) and M.S. (1998) degrees in Aerospace Engineering, and a Ph.D. (2004) in Mechanical Engineering

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He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles

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University, Los Angeles. She earned her BS in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, and her MS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Aerospace Engineering, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida. She previously served as a lecturer at University of Central Florida. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Iterative Improvement in Flipped Classroom Teaching of Lower Division Engineering CoursesAbstract: Lower division engineering courses are important yet hard to teach as many studentsfind these highly abstracted material hard to comprehend. Recent studies have suggested thatflipped classroom teaching

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Mohammad N Amin, National University; Ronald P. Uhlig, National University; Pradip Peter Dey, National University; Bhaskar Sinha, National University; Shatha Jawad Jawad, National University

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potential applications ofquantum computing include much more secure quantum encryption, tremendous speed up ofdatabase searches using Grover’s database search algorithm, protein folding, and modeling ofelectrons in materials and molecules. Many scientists including Christopher Monroe at theUniversity of Maryland and IonQ believe, within the next five years, a quantum computer will becapable of calculations that could never be run on traditional computing machines.In order to foster and expedite quantum computing research and development, the United StatesHouse of Representatives recently passed “The National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227)”which includes an emphasis on workforce development. In the USA, a number of startups andbig tech companies

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John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cassidy Elwell, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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materials provided should assist the students in establishing the proper skill sets inconjunction with a step-by-step guide of how to use particular tools to accomplish forensicsanalysis.In the materials created for 2017, training material was obtained from the California Departmentof Justice based on a specific vendor’s tools. This training was refactored to use open-source andfreeware tools to ensure accessibility for all high school students. This training walked studentsthrough a Windows-based digital forensics investigation, and provided three additional trainingscenarios, each with a decreasing amount of scaffolding for self-guided education. Additionally,training videos were also created to assist in the dissemination of Windows-based

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Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille S. Johnson, San Jose State University

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Paper ID #27845Progress on Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Growth Mindset and Be-longing Interventions in a Freshman Engineering ClassDr. Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University Dr. Jinny Rhee is the associate dean of the College of Engineering at San Jose State University. She oversees all aspects of the undergraduate programs in the college. Her research interests include admin- istration of programs supporting student success, in addition to thermal management of heat and power systems. Dr. Rhee received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Stanford University (1995).Prof. Camille S. Johnson, San Jose State University

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Shant Aram Danielian, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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’ performance on the exam and in the course for anundergraduate mechanics of materials class. Through this study, we want to find anycommonalities on support sheet material across all students using content analysis. The results ofthis study may show which categories recorded correspond with the highest performance. Inaddition, we will investigate students’ organization of the support sheet and whether this effectsperformance. The data set collected is comprised of over 200 support sheets from a final examin an undergraduate mechanics of material course. For this study, a subset of 30 support sheetsare used as a preliminary analysis. The instructor made creating a support sheet and turning it inwith the final mandatory. The final exam was cumulative

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Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Ali Dehghan-Banadaki, California Polytechnic State Uni.; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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diagrams are an important graphical tool that can be used to easilysolve AC circuits that could sometimes be rather difficult to solve using mathematical equations.However, undergraduate electrical and mechanical engineering students continue to strugglewith the concepts of phasor diagrams largely because of a lack of an easy to use and freelyavailable drawing tool. Recently, Agrawal et. al developed a phasor toolbox for AC circuitanalysis using Matlab[1], however, not all students have access to Matlab as it is a paid software.Traditional lectures on phasor diagrams have relied on the use of pencil, eraser, graph paper,ruler, compass, and protractor. In addition to being difficult to use, the combined use of thesetools is rapidly getting obsolete

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Christine E King, University of California Irvine

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undergraduate engineering settings.Introduction:Group work is becoming common practice in engineering education, as it allows students tolearn teamwork skills while learning the course material at the same time1. Desirable teamworkskills developed through group work include understanding group dynamics, supportingrelationships between individuals, teams, and the task, and establishing practices that build trust2.Furthermore, employers have found that graduates who function well in a team-basedenvironment and have these skills are more successful in their careers as new hires3.In order to understand whether new engineering graduates are prepared for the team-basedstructure of the workforce, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Council

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Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Yifeng Xu, San Francisco State University ; Alexander Carlson, ASPIRES Program; Julissa Rico Ruiz , ASPIRES Program; Karina Reyna; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College

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Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Prof. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive

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Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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). Flippin’ fluid mechanics – Comparison using two groups,Advances in Engineering Education, 5, 1-20.[11] R. M. Felder and R. Brent (2009). Active learning: An introduction, ASQ Higher Education Brief, 2(4).[12] S. Freeman, S. L. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. K. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt, and M. P. Wenderoth (2014).Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics, in Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences, 111, 8410-8415.[13] J. Thomas and T. Philpot (2012). An inverted teaching model for a mechanics of materials course, inProceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, SanAntonio, TX, USA, June 10-13, 2012.[14] M. Redekopp and G. Ragusa (2013

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Michael Gee, Canada College; Anthony Akash Lal; Alex E Hercules; Tyler Sheaves, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University Dr. Cheng Chen is currently an associate professor in the school of engineering at San Francisco State University. His research interests include earthquake engineering, structural reliability and fire structural engineering.Dr. Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University Hao Jiang received the B.S. degree in materials sciences from

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Ricardo Jesus Colin, San Francisco State University; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Danny Daneth Ceron Garcia

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Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in

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Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Sonya Dick; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic University, SLO; Julia Holton, California Polytechnic State University: Department of Kinesiology and Public Health

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work also involves creating simulations of a wide range of devices for the use of educational modules.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include

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Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Masood Shahverdi, California State University, Los Angeles; Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles

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improving student success and has led a number of engineering education projects. He is cur- rently the Director of the First-Year Experience program at ECST (FYrE@ECST). He has also developed an open access, web-based audience response system (educatools.com).Prof. Adel Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles After finishing his BS in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles, Adel A. Sharif continued with graduate studies in Materials Science and Engineering at University of California, Irvine. He earned his MS and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 1995 and 1998, respectively. Upon graduation, he accepted a postdoctoral position at Los Alamos National Lab, where he worked on

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Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Paper ID #27840A Self-Assessment Based Homework ModelDr. Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles Ni Li, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her BS in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, and her MS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Aerospace Engineering, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida. She previously served as a lecturer at University of Central Florida.Dr. Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles Nancy Warter-Perez is

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Jim Kuo, California State University, Los Angeles; Justin Moon, California State University Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Paper ID #27874Supplemental Videos for Heat Transfer: How Long? How Many? WhatType?Prof. Jim Kuo, California State University, Los Angeles Jim Kuo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Uni- versity, Los Angeles. His current research is focused on renewable energy.Mr. Justin Moon, California State University Los Angeles Justin Moon earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C.L.A. in 2015. During his undergrad years, he developed a particular interest in the mathematical modeling of fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Currently, he is a second-year Master’s student in

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Sonya Christine Dick, Cal Poly Human Motion Biomechanics Laboratory; Jay Tyler Davis II, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Bradley Wash, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #27844Incorporating Six Pre-Defined Experiments Using Motion Analysis into En-gineering Dynamics CoursesSonya Christine Dick, Cal Poly Human Motion Biomechanics Laboratory Sonya Dick is a Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at California Polytechnic State University - SLO. This is her second year working at the Human Motion Biomechanics Lab. As a research assistant, she helps create and teach interdisciplinary laboratories for undergraduate kinesiology and engineering students. Her work also involves creating simulations of a wide range of devices for the use of educational modules.Mr. Jay Tyler Davis II

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David A Trevas, Northern Arizona University; John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University

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is the popular and perhaps “thestandard”, Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th Ed.1 This course has as its pre-requisites: statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials and materials science. The first-semestercourse covers threaded fasteners, shafts, springs, spur gears, and the mechanics of materialsconcepts that apply to these components.As noted earlier, the calculation processes are very lengthy and error-prone. In a classroomsession time, very few problems can be worked out. Many students emerge from the course withonly rudimentary skills in analyzing machine components without moving on to designingmachine components for applications. To be able to design machine components, one must beable to vary parameters (dimensions

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Adrian Bituin, ASPIRES Program: Canada College & San Francisco State University; Krystal Kyain, Skyline College; Yardley Ordonez, Chico State University; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Wen Li Tang, San Francisco State University; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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adopted in this study. The ANSYS structural analysis software is widely usedthroughout the industry. The Structures suite of ANSYS not only enables users to solve complexstructural engineering problems through the finite element analysis tools available in the suite,but also allows the customization and automation of the design process. [8] As one of thepowerful tools in the Structures suite, ANSYS Mechanical allows users to perform topologyoptimization to design durable, lightweight components to ensure that manufacturingrequirements are met, minimum material thicknesses are set and exclusion areas are defined [9].The ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) is a scripting language that allows users toautomate common tasks and/or configure

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Camaryn Elizabeth Chambers, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Alidod Ghazvini; Lisa Marie Kusakabe

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Paper ID #27895Benchmarking SUCCESS: How do non-cognitive and affective factors varyamong college undergraduates?Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Widmann is a professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University and has served as a Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he teaches the College of Engineering’s interdisciplinary, industry sponsored, senior project class as well as course in mechanics and design. He also

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Farbod Khoshnoud; Dario Robinson; Bruno Marco Quadrelli; Clarence W De Silva

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Paper ID #27850Research-informed service-learning in Mechatronics and Dynamic SystemsDr. Farbod Khoshnoud Farbod Khoshnoud, PhD, PGCE, CEng, MIMechE, MASME, FHEA, is a faculty member in electrome- chanical engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His current research areas in- clude Self-powered Dynamic Systems,Nature/ Biologically Inspired Dynamic Systems, Unmanned Sys- tems (e.g. multi-agents and networks), and Quantum Robots. He was an Associate Professor of Me- chanical Engineering at California State University, USA. He was a visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical

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courses in biology, chemistry, calculus, electriccircuits, and computer programming.To date, 3 cohorts of students have engaged with this module. Each cohort is between 50 and 75students and composed of primarily third-year Biomedical Engineering students, with a smallfraction of Electrical Engineering students. The demographics reflect those of the BiomedicalEngineering program, with approximately 55% female students. Initial results indicate thatstudents develop significant ability to work with MATLAB as an engineering tool and enterfollowing coursework better prepared to apply prerequisite materials. In a qualitative self-assessment, participating students indicated that the activities could have better reinforced lecturecontent, but

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emergency via a variety of visual,auditory and cognitive cues, such as smoke, light, noise, movement, fire alarm, peer action,etc. Particularly, the function and mechanism of fire alarms, a key component in fireprotection engineering system, are examined. Students learn about the type and workingmechanism of fire alarm system, effectiveness and failure of fire alarm under variousconditions, as well as how fire alarm is related to other components of fire protectionsystem, such as fire suppression system and smoke control system.Further, this section introduces theories of decision-making models in a fire emergency.After studying the decision-making process, students are guided to think about whypeople respond differently, i.e. make different

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taken in sequence. Therefore, part of the content required for this course may have beencovered in those two prerequisite courses, depending on projects. Since the service learningcontent was officially approved in winter 2018, it was only been implemented in spring 2018.Looking back at previous work on teaching methods, educators have been trying manyalternatives to help students learn course materials better. Learning centered approach (instead ofteaching centered) is one such paradigm. Flipping class is another approach being used indifferent educational institutions. It is known that learning is not a one-way street whereeducators / instructors / professors talk in class or use board or Power Point while students aresimply the receptors

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Paper ID #27900Flipping a Computer-Integrated Manufacturing CourseDr. Nicole Wagner, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Nicole Wagner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer- ing at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). She received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from SUNY at Stony Brook. After this, she completed her master’s and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota. At Cal Poly Pomona, she teaches courses in manufacturing processes and automation. Her research interests include materials