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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke D. Conlin, Stanford University; Doris B. Chin, Stanford University

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Paper ID #17283Can Tinkering Prepare Students to Learn Physics Concepts?Luke D. Conlin, Stanford University Dr. Conlin is a postdoctoral scholar in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His work focuses on the learning of engineering and science in formal and informal environments.Doris B. Chin, Stanford University Dr. Chin is a Senior Research Scholar with the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Can Tinkering Prepare Students to Learn Physics Concepts? “Tinkering is the essential art of composing and

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Cynthia Concepción Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey

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Education from Syracuse University, New York. Professor Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI) and currently she is the President of Red de Investigaci´on e Innovaci´on en Educaci´on del Noreste de M´exico (REDIIEN). Angeles has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics and graduate courses in Education. Professor Dominguez is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tec- nologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: a) models and modeling, b) use of technology to improve learning and c) evaluation. In addition, Professor Dominguez is the coordinator of

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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sweet sorghum stalk post-harvesting in sub-Saharan Africa, consequentlythe century-long historic processing of sorghum juice in the United States was used as a baselineand reference. In the United States, sweet sorghum stalks are crushed and the fresh juice isconcentrated by approximately a 10:1 volume reduction via water removal into shelf-stable syrup.Sorghum molasses is a lucrative boutique product used as a honey, maple syrup, or liquidsweetener substitute. Sorghum syrup is a natural product that unlike refined sugar, uses nochemicals in its manufacture. It is a source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zincand vitamin B-6.10The new sorghum hybrid was bred by ICRISAT to be a dual-use crop which simultaneously yieldsacceptable

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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. M. (August 13, 2015). STEM degrees are not earned by math alone. Diverse Education, p. 28.[33] Ramsey, K. and Baethe, B. (2013). The keys to future STEM careers: Basic skills, critical thinking, and ethics. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 80(1), pp. 26-33.[34] http://www.blackboard.com/, accessed 01.31.16.[35] Larkin, T. L. (2014). The student conference: A model of authentic assessment. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 4(Special Issue 2), pp. 36 – 46. Kassel University Press GmbH, Kassel, Germany. eISSN: 2192-4880. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v4i2.3445.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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2005 technical specifications. LSI Technical Manual, pages 1–72, 2005. doi: 10.1016/S0260-6917(95)80103-0.[10] D Kolb. Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Prentice-Hall, 1984.[11] Rita Stafford Dunn and Kenneth J Dunn. Teaching students through their individual learning styles. Prentice- Hall, 1978.[12] I B Myers. The Myers-Briggs Type indicator. Consulting Psychologists Press, 1962.[13] R M Felder and B A Soloman. Index of learning styles questionnaire, 2001. URL https://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html.[14] Malgorzata S Zywno. A contribution to validation of score meaning for felder- soloman ’ s index of learning styles. In Engineering Education, pages 1–16. American Society

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard W. Liptak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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chemistry b. Demonstrate competency in applying theoretical and experimental knowledge in physics, optics, solid state, and semiconductor devices for modeling, analysis and design of devices and systems. c. Demonstrate an awareness of multiple possible solutions. d. Use correct data, tools and adequate assumptions to solve problems. 2. An ability to apply both analysis and synthesis in the engineering design process, resulting in designs that meet constraints and specifications. Constraints and specifications include societal, economic, environmental, and other factors as appropriate to the design. a. Research and gather information. b. Elicit customer needs and define realistic constraints. c. Identify viable

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High

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 instructors worked to achieve broader team member participation by encouraging those with builder roles to engage other team members in role specific aspect in the construction process.  This was evidenced by each team member establishing goals at the beginning the work time and reporting progress at the period end.   In Step 8 – Machine Analysis  ­ each student was tasked with analyzing their machine for one of the following requirements: (A) Describe two types of different motion exhibited by machine components, (B) Describe the  distinction between displacement, velocity, and acceleration through data gathered from machine components, (C) Describe two types of forces exhibited by machine components, (D) Describe two energy transfers exhibited by

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Katherine Snyder, University of Detroit Mercy

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. 7For the past 19 years we have posed a set of similar problems to all incoming engineering andscience students taking introductory physics. The problems involve the analysis of velocity as afunction of time graphs, v(t), for the one dimensional motion of six identical objects. Theseproblems are based upon the work of Arons found in Ref.1. Using graphs of velocity as afunction of time allows us to ask questions regarding information that can be directly obtainedfrom the graph, as well as what can be gleaned from the derivative and integral of the graph. Asan example we show below in Fig. 2 the graphs given to students during the winter term of 2015. A B

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aziz S Inan, University of Portland; Peter M Osterberg, University of Portland

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Paper ID #15311Revisiting the One-Dimensional Elastic Collision of Rigid Bodies on a Fric-tionless Surface Using Singularity FunctionsDr. Aziz S Inan, University of Portland Dr. Aziz Inan is a professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland (Portland, OR), where he has also served as Department Chairman. He received his BSEE degree from San Jose State Uni- versity in 1979 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1980 and 1983 respectively. His research interests are electromagnetic wave propagation in conducting and inhomogeneous media. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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Paper ID #15634Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation Program to Increase Student Performanceand Success in Introductory Physics Courses ˜Dr. Courtney Hadsell, Canada College I graduated with my PhD in Physics from The University of North Carolina in 2013. I am currently a physics instructor and physics program services coordinator at Ca˜nada College. I have a deep passion in promoting understanding and success for physics students thought pre-semester and continuing academic support. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Drew Landman, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Skytrax which comes with its own payload bay. A payload can be an altimeter as in Figure5 or anything else that is allowable including an insect. The MaxTrax has a built-in altimeter, butit is very unreliable. Figure 5. RTF model rockets used for practiceThe project used QWEST Corporation’s Big Dog (B & D) model that had to be constructed. TheB&D is a relatively large model, but it does not have a payload bay as in the SkyTrax above. Thecone had to be fitted with hooks and wires to hang the altimeter and tiny holes had to be drilled onthe upper part of the tube to allow air in for pressure differential detection. The B & D model hasfour fins, a length of 82.55 cm and a mass of 198.45 grams according to the manufacturer

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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degree in Mathematics Education from Syracuse University, New York. Professor Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI) and currently she is the President of Red de Investigaci´on e Innovaci´on en Educaci´on del Noreste de M´exico (REDIIEN). Angeles has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics and graduate courses in Education. Professor Dominguez is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tec- nologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: a) models and modeling, b) use of technology to improve learning and c) evaluation. In addition, Professor

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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AnalysisThe survey was done at the end of the semester, so the students had a clear view of the activitiesand were able to answer questions regarding the impact of the group activities (see a sampleproject in appendix D). Seven survey questions were asked (see appendix A). About fortystudents took part in the survey. In addition, students were asked to rate other groups’ projects(see appendix B). The data obtained for each question and peer rating were analyzed using abasic excel spread sheet. The following survey questions (q) were analyzed for this report.q1. Rate the weekly group/team activities from very interesting (5) to uninteresting (1).q2. Rate how much you helped other group/team members to learn physics concepts during theweekly group

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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down. However, only 1.8% of students got the correctanswer for problem #26, when the pushing force is doubled. Following Newton’s second law,there is a constant acceleration since the friction force is unchanged. However, the wording ofthis option is “with a continuously increasing speed”, which sounds unrealistic to the students.Because only two students got the correct answer for problem #26, we investigated further on theselections: 38 students (34.2%) selected ‘A’ (double the speed), 44 students (39.6%) selected ‘B’(at a slightly higher but constant speed), 8 students (7.2%) selected ‘C’ and 19 students (17.1%)selected ‘D’, these last two options have a transient period. Since 74% students selected ‘A’ or‘B’, their intuitive understanding

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ian Frommer, US Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Transactions on Education, Vol. E-26, No. 2, May 1983, pp. 49-51.3. Crawford, M. B., Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work. New York: Penguin Press, 2009.4. Olin College Olin Collaboratory: Co-Designing Transformational Education. Accessed from: http://www.olin.edu/sites/default/files/shane_walker_headshop_smaller.jpg, 2015.5. Montoya, Y., Pacheco, A., Delgado, E., Webb, I, and Vaughan, M. (2015). “Developing Leaders by Putting Students in the Curriculum Development Driver Seat,” 2015 ASEE Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 2015.6. Papert, S. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. New York: Basic Books, 1980.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University

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their academic classwork orcareer goals and personally in their life outside of school.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by a fellowship from the National Science Foundation STEM GK-12program “Catalyzing STEM Education via the NAE Engineering Grand Challenges”, grant#DGE-0947936 through Drexel University.” We would like to thank all Drexel GK-12partnership schools, Teachers, Fellows and project co-investigators for your support andfeedback.References1. L. D. Clive, M. A. Alice, E. Ozgur, D. F. Daniel, and J. L. Larry, "Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, p. 103, 20052. X. S. Apedoe, B. Reynolds, M. R. Ellefson, and C. D. Schunn, "Bringing Engineering Design into High

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Paulo Alexandre Martin, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Nair Stem, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Keiti Pereira Vidal Souza, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Paper ID #14650Ten Ways to Improve Learning Physics as Part of an Engineering CourseProf. Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia Cutri holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Maua Institute of Technology (2001), MSc (2004) and Ph.D. (2007) in Electrical Engineering - University of S˜ao Paulo. He is currently Titular Professor of Maua Institute of Technology, Professor of the University Center Foundation Santo Andr´e, and consultant - Tecap Electrical Industry Ltda. He has experience in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Industrial Electronics and Engineering Education, acting on the following topics

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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. Presentation of advanced technologies in classroom is of primeimportance. In order to demonstrate it, I would like to recite a number of Hi-Tech courses; I am involved in teaching and research at the moment. 2.0 Depiction of Physics Fundamentals in the State-of-Art Technology courses. Illustration of integration of Physics in my courses namely 1) MMICDesign and Fabrication, 2) VLSI Design, and 3) VLSI Fabrication will bepresented through the examples in these courses.2.1 MMIC Design and FabricationExample 2.1: Using Kirchhoff current and voltage laws, derive A, B, C, Dmatrix and calculate the input VSWR for the circuit shown below. The lineis connected to a matched load given

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello ; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello

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. Professor Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI) and currently she is the President of Red de Investigaci´on e Innovaci´on en Educaci´on del Noreste de M´exico (REDIIEN). Angeles has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics and graduate courses in Education. Professor Dominguez is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tec- nologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: a) models and modeling, b) use of technology to improve learning and c) evaluation. In addition, Professor Dominguez is the coordinator of the conTIgo T3 Latin America group that focuses

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christos Zahopoulos PhD, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #16764Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Elusive Even Among Graduate EngineeringStudentsProf. Christos Zahopoulos PhD, Northeastern University Christos Zahopoulos is Associate Professor at Northeastern University, with a joint appointment in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program, the Department of Physics and the Graduate School of Edu- cation. He is also the Founder and, until last year, the Executive Director of Northeastern University’s Center for STEM Education. For more than 20 years, Professor Christos Zahopoulos has been actively involved in STEM Education at the local, state and national levels, playing a key

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven E. Ferguson Jr., University of Central Oklahoma; Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma ; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Benton; Shahram Riahinezhad; Fadi Abdulrahim; Travis W. Locke; Tyler Olheiser

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Paper ID #17293Embedding Computational Fluid Dynamics Industrial and Research-ScaleProjects Using High-Performance Computing in an Upper-Level Engineer-ing Physics CourseMr. Steven E. Ferguson Jr., University of Central OklahomaAric Martin Gillispie, University of Central OklahomaAdam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma Adam Dorety is currently a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He is involved in UCO Robotics, and the UCO chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has continued his research on the Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) and hopes to compete at the national tournament in

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, The University of Central Oklahoma; Shahram Riahinezhad

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Paper ID #17238Integration of High Performance Computing into Engineering Physics Edu-cationDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma Professor Lemley teaches thermo-fluid engineering and works with undergraduates to perform fluid dy- namics research that is mostly focused on small scale flow problems. He is currently an Assistant Dean of Mathematics and Science and a Professor of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma, his home institution for more than fifteen years. Previously, Professor Lemley worked as a mechanical engineer in the power industry. His bachelor’s degree is in physics from

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #15473Undergraduate Research in Science as an Elective Course for EngineersDr. James O’Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology James G. O’Brien is an associate professor of Physics at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. James is currently pursuing educational pedagogies in engineering education through game-ification of education and the design of competitive table top games which engage students in an exciting atmo- sphere to help facilitate learning of essential physics concepts. Aside from a love of gaming and its role in education, James is also the Vice President of the International

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Mohajeri, DeVry University, Pomona , CA , 91768

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teaching Quantum Mechanics to Engineering Students was discussed in lastyear's Conference in Seattle, WA, so in this present research the author has made a survey ofhow this material was perceived by senior year Electronics Engineering Technology students. Itwas taught to a class of 22 students who took their 2nd Physics class, in their senior year. Theoutcomes analysis show that for most advanced or even average students majoring in ElectricalEngineering programs, the subject is very consumable and exciting and understandable so longas the calculus by which the equation is solved is kept at minimal level.It was also thought that the possibility of providing a 2 credit hours course entitled “BasicQuantum Mechanics “, or could be given any other