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Gabriella C Butler; Hailey Dooley, Northeastern; Liam O'Buachalla; Matthew John Urbano; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

many different options for gathering energy from rotatingchairs, we believe that our solution addresses the problem the best due to its versatility and convenience.Our design is an innovative way to harness a new source of renewable energy.IntroductionThe global climate crisis very clearly displays the need for new sources of renewable energy. As denizensof this earth, it is necessary for us to find these sources. In the United States, only one sixth of energy needsare covered by renewable sources [1]. This draws our attention towards unique solutions. There arecountless actions that we perform each day, some even mindlessly, that could be used to create usableenergy.After we realized that chair rotation is one of the aforementioned energy

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Rithvik Rao Katikaneni, Northeastern University; Matteo Farah; Carlos Mario Martinez, Northeastern University; Kabato Burka; TOBECHUKWU CHIGOZIRIM ANIAGBOSO, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

poweredplant, even the most efficient plants produce only about 50% usable power, whereas the rest is lostto the environment in the form of heat [1]-[3].On a smaller scale, there are many households that have wood fireplaces. While the heat from thefireplace is useful, there is still a large amount of excessive heat that is lost to the environment.This brings rise to the problem statement: ‘There are multiple activities and processes that takeplace on a day-to-day basis which result in heat energy production as a byproduct or in unusableexcessive amounts and this energy is lost to the environment’.Having understood the problem of inefficiency and having looked at the multiple ways in whichenergy is lost in the form of heat, one is very likely to

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum (AS), learningdifferences (i.e., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and dyspraxia), and Tourette’s syndrome.The motivation for the project and underlying principle of the neurodiversity movement isthat neurodiversity has unique benefits to offer society [1] and engineering problem solving[2]. We believe in a growth-mindset [3], positive psychology [4], strengths-based perspective[5] so we omit disability and disorder from our vocabulary and use terms like differenceinstead.The INCLUDE project takes a holistic approach to changing academic practices, fromrecruitment in high school and transition to college, to career placement and employeroutreach. A significant part is the

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

on the lab with title “BJT Common Emitter (CE) Amplifier” and belong to ajunior electrical engineering course on “Analog Circuit Design”. Some of the reasons for thisselection are as follows: (1) This experimental circuit uses a lower number of electricalcomponents, which may lead to lower errors during the PCB design, fabrication and testingprocess; (2) The input/output of the amplifier can be connected to physical devices(microphone/speaker) in addition to comparing the input and the output signals using anoscilloscope; (3) Since this was the 4th lab, the students can focus on the PCB design as they arealready trained on the simulating software and the measurement setup from the previousexperiments.The lab work was divided into two parts

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Emily Deterding, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Nathan Agyeman; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carter Keough, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sumudu Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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in engineering programs. One study found that when a team iscomposed of more men than women, the minority gender is ignored and submits to themajority gender [1]. Another study conducted to show the difference in peer rating found thatnon-minority students gave higher ratings to other non-minority students compared withminority students [1]. To explore the problem deeper, one study conducted among 39professors showed that (1) they were unaware of the gender or racial bias within theirclassroom and (2) their existing assessments did not take into account the challengesminority students encounter in collaboration efforts. One participant in this study stated thatteamwork can support diversity in engineering, if we knew how to implement it

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Cuong H Pham, Wentworth Institute of Technology

nuanced and comprehensive manner.Computer Science encompasses far more than programming. Skuse et al. [1] observe, “ComputerScience is the study of algorithms, i.e., of processes for solving problems. … Learning toprogram, itself, is not Computer Science any more than learning French is the study of FrenchLiterature; a computer scientist may have to learn a programming language to implement analgorithm.” Thus, Computer Science and Society are essential complements of each other.Faculty at University of British Columbia developed a CS 0.5 course [2] in addition to for non-CS majors because that population was increasingly taking CS 1 classes and having a negativeexperience and not meeting the learning outcomes. The new course covers 40% of the

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Eric Concannon, Northeastern University; Casey Goyette, Northeastern University; Emily Michelsen; Zephaniah Hatano Langley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

onto the transducer was not concentrated enough to generatesubstantial current. To better localize the overall force on the transducers, we utilized magnetswithin the mouse and below the transducers. When the mouse passes over the transducer, themagnets attract, which pulls the magnet into the transducer. With an array of these transducers setup, much of the movement of the mouse is able to be harnessed and used as needed.IntroductionIn today’s digital world, people spend much of their time in front of a computer. While there havebeen many attempts to harness energy from this group of people [1]-[8], one area that hasseemingly never been tapped into is the movement of a mouse; an essential component of using acomputer. Piezoelectric

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Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis

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remainder of their major curriculum.Exam reviews provide an opportunity for the instructor to help students focus on the material andconcepts that directly support the course learning outcomes [1].From the students’ perspective, review sessions serve as an opportunity to learn about the examformat and get a general understanding of the types of questions they will be expected to answeror the types of problems they will be expected to solve. On the other side of the classroom, for aninstructor, exam reviews may feel like a tedious and redundant exercise, where one is expected toregurgitate topics already covered in detail and to solve a series of example problems teasinglysimilar to what might appear on the exam.Another approach to exam reviews is

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Uma Balaji, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

onengineering ethics. This approach has the benefit that students in different majors enrolled in thecourse get to examine ethical issues through the broader lens of engineering discipline ratherthan being major specific. Even where the course may be major specific, teaching through casestudies particular to that major raises awareness among students on safety, health and welfare ofthe public and thus elevates ethical and moral responsibility in the profession [1].At the Fairfield University, we currently teach engineering ethics to students by integrating relevantmaterial into several courses. Embedding ethics into several courses right from the freshman coursein engineering, namely introduction to engineering, followed by selected courses and finally

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Ashley Ruth Banaszewski; Andrew Hartley; Kevin T Mai; Amy Xu; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Harnessing Rotational Energy at the Gym Ashley Banaszewski, Andrew Hartley, Kevin Mai, Amy Xu, and Bala Maheswaran College of Engineering Northeastern UniversityAbstractAs humanity faces the consequences of climate change due to the widespread use of fossil fuels,the need for renewable energy is as urgent as ever. With 17.5% of global emissions coming fromelectricity production, we must reduce emissions before the planet becomes uninhabitable. We dothis by creating more forms of renewable energy [1]-[4]. As the impact of fossil fuels becomesmore apparent, we as a society urgently need to produce and use renewable energy. Unprecedentedamounts of

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Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

. Antenna labs using FEKO simulationsare presented.KeywordsAntennas, antenna labs, antenna simulations, FEKO.Introduction Antennas are ubiquitous in our daily life, which are used in all wireless electronic devices andcan be found in cellphones, laptops, cars, ships, airplanes, and satellites to support a variety ofapplications involving wireless communications and microwave sensing from civil to defenseareas. To become a qualified antenna engineer, it requires solid background knowledge inelectromagnetics (EM) field theory, which is one of the most difficult courses in electricalengineering. Various innovative methods have been proposed to teach EM field theory course toundergraduate students, such as computer-aid visualization tools [1]-[6

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Isabella Serrano, Northeastern University; Kaitlyn Williams-Koester; Kaden Clark, Northeastern University; Blade Rocket Kalikow, Northeastern University; Bennett Hartley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Kalikow, and Bala Maheswaran College of Engineering Northeastern UniversityAbstractOur world’s demand for water continues to surge, while there is a fixed amount of fresh water onthe planet. As human-induced climate change affects the world in potentially irreversible ways,our access to freshwater continues to decline. The considerable use of water in agriculture isfrequently unnecessary as farmers use water-intensive irrigation techniques. Doing so is beneficialin having low equipment costs, but it wastes water due to evaporation, infiltration, and runoff [1].Additionally, irrigating a plant too much can negatively impact garden health and

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Jiaqiao Liang, Wentworth Inst. of Tech.; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Louis Munson; Chandler Chen

reduction in price.Pipelines are some of the most important pieces of an urban area’s water supply, oil/gastransportation, and sewer transportation [1]. Within these categories of pipelines, sewer pipes areone of the easiest pipelines that could be affected by their operation environments, untreatedhuman and industrial waste, causing defects and corrosion. This results in the leakage of toxiceffluents polluting the environment [2]. The conventional pipe inspection methods are vision,ultrasonic, laser, and x-ray [3] - [5]. Fig. 1: Visual scan of pipe internal by a wheeled-robot [6]In terms of in-pipe inspections, the methods were limited to vision, laser, and ultrasonicinspection as shown in Fig. 1. These three methods have

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Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Aliagha Rezvani

for curriculum revisionto prepare students to design and simulate zero emission technologies.IntroductionLeaders of industrial countries, at the recent United Nation Climate Change Conference of Parties(COP26) in November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged net-zero emissions by 2050. Twelvestates and 160 cities in U.S. have established official goals to obtain 100% of their electricity fromclean sources [1]. All these promises and pledges should revitalize interest in the search of newclean energy sources. The aqueous solutions in natural resources include various types of ionsserving as significant carriers in energy conversion and storage devices. In 1954, Pattle recognizedthat nature’s hydrological cycle offers a significant source of

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Naziah Edwards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club at the University of Bridgeport; Elphaz Girma Gesesse, University of Bridgeportf; Nathan Sahle

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Emmanuel James Theodore; Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Brendan Gibbons; Cameron James Dore, Wentworth Institute of Technology

components include an open-source designthat the Ring peephole camera requires is replacing the door’s Raspberry Pi enclosure, which was printed in two parts thatWentworth Institute of Technology Senior Design Showcase ©2020 WITsnap together to hold the Raspberry Pi; an attachable camera including tolerance; on the higher side of the 12 mm to 19 mmenclosure to secure the camera in place; and a door mount to range of the average-sized peephole [1]. The door mount mustsecure the assembly to the door. hold the rest of the assembly and components, and the center of

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Abhishek Kumar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

to draw free-body diagrams.1. INTRODUCTIONEngineering statics is typically offered in sophomore year for a mechanical engineering program.It is a gate-keeper course for any mechanical engineering program. Engineering statics is achallenging course for engineering students because vector operations, free-body diagrams, theconcepts of moments, reactive forces, behaviors of different supports, force analysis on trusses,structures, machines, etc. are difficult to be mastered [1~4]. Engineering statics is a veryimportant course for any mechanical engineering program. Lots of literature proposed andimplemented different approaches to facilitate students to be successful in engineering statics,such as mechanical breadboard [1], different teaching

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Steven Sherrin, Wentworth Institute of Technology

, and will usestatistical tools to address real-world examples. Example code and visualization will beprovided, as well.The session will be organized by four core DEI principles that can help institutions createhigh-value, accurate, and unbiased data insights:1. Respect differences between groups, but don’t overestimate them.2. Respect similarities between group members, but don’t stereotype them.3. Account for the multifaceted nature of individual identity.4. Analyze small sample sizes, but don’t overstate their importance.More details on each section are provided below:• I will demonstrate how some summary statistics, such as the mean or median, can causereaders to overestimate demographic differences. I will show an easy-to

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Ashanthi Shanika Maxworth, University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Mainefor ELE 351: Electromagnetic fields and student feedback showed the effectiveness of thisimplementation.IntroductionAt every university, at the end of each semester, students need to fill out a questionnaire toprovide feedback to the faculty. Typically, those questionnaires contain questions related to thecourse as well as the instructor of the course. An important section of these questionnaires is theassessment of students' knowledge [1-5]. In those sections, there are questions such as howchallenging the course was and or how much new knowledge was gained through the course.This student assessment piece not only gives the instructor information on how to adjust thecourse in future semesters it is also an essential

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Daisy Ren, University of Connecticut; Pierredens Fils, University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

bridges to expand because of heat exposure. When abridge becomes heated, the road expands, but when the bridge cools, the road will retract. Thesevariations in the bridge may seem insignificant, however, constant temperature fluctuations canalter bridge length. As a result, the bridge may become warped or damaged.Bridges are designed with expansion joints to safely absorb these movements. It is standardpractice to specify a sealed joint to block debris and water from passing through the joint, whichcan result in damage to the joint and the bridge [1]. A silicone foam sealant was developed forsmall-movement bridge expansion joints and has proven to be resistant to traffic and weather inthe bridge expansion joints across the Northeast [2]. However

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Ning Fang, Utah State University

in mechanical engineering. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering (SME), a member of the Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The Effect of High School ACT Scores on First-Year GPA of First-Generation Engineering UndergraduatesIntroductionFirst-generation (FG) college students are generally defined as those undergraduates whoseparents’ highest level of education is a high school diploma or less, or whose parents have neverenrolled in postsecondary education [1]. In the recent

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Yuliia Kleban, Ukrainian Catholic University

level of motivation resulting from the low priority ofeducation in the state policymaking and governmental bodies' execution. Thus, after takingthe vector of profound and strategic reforms in the country in 2014, a new approach to highereducation quality assessment was also possible. The continuous improvement topic in HEI is relatively new to a broad public. MichaelHorowitz, president and founder of TCS Education System [1], states that the processinvolves measurement and benchmarking, auditing and re-evaluating, ideating andinnovating. This perspective may be considered inappropriate for university activities and aspecific study program. Taken from the manufacturing industries, Total Quality Management(TQM) is primarily concerned with

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Basile Panoutsopoulos, Community College of Rhode Island

during the reading.IntroductionCharilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 – March 30, 1896) was a 19th-century politician who servedalso as a prime minister of Greece. During his tenure he proposed two major technical projects:The construction of the Corinth Canal and a bridge to connect the cities of Rio and Antirrioacross the Gulf of Corinth. The technical infrastructure was needed to support the economy, andto attract foreign investment to a developing country of the time. The Corinth Canal was initiallyproposed in classical times [1], which connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with theSaronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea was recommenced in 1881 and it was completed in 1893. [2].The other proposed project, the Rion-Antirio Bridge was beyond the

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Heather Morrell; Aaron Muldrew, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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, Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 email: heiman@neu.edu; http://northeastern.edu/heiman/research/index.htmlProf. Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University Haridas Kumarakuru, PhD, MInstP. Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Physics, College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 E.Mail: h.kumarakuru@northeastern.edu American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 The Morse Code Game: Morse in a Minute Heather Morrell1, Aaron Muldrew1,2, Nathan Israeloff1, Don Heiman1 and Haridas Kumarakuru1* 1 Department of Physics

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Brian Hong, MathWorks; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Brian Hong Afsaneh Ghanavati bhong@mathworks.com ghanavatia@wit.edu Training Services Electrical and Computer Engineering MathWorks Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAbstractAs technology trends continue to evolve, educators must adapt to a rapidly changing landscape.Simulation is an important component of new industry trends, allowing the design and planningof complex systems [1]. The earlier students are introduced to simulation in their degree program,the more proficient they will become. Virtual labs offer a natural starting place for students tobegin learning about simulation. The challenge for educators is the time

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Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University

incorporated into the final design of the new experiments and laboratory procedures. The entire laboratoryfollows an aesthetic theme including vibrant colors, clean lines, and hidden wiring.1. IntroductionIt has been said that curiosity leads to creativity [1, 2] and that in pedagogy project-basedlearning [3-5] is an excellent method for generating curiosity. In many undergraduateengineering programs the Capstone Engineering Design courses are realizing “hands-on” projectbased learning. In the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Northeastern University, thisone and a half semester course applies engineering sciences to the design of mechanisms, such asthose that transmit motion or power. Projects are faculty-proposed or, in some cases, student

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Chiampi; Carol L. Morman PE, PS, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

necessary hardware to the participating universities from differentparts of the US, and the feedback received by the students participating in the competition.BackgroundBrief history of surveying educationCivil engineering and surveying education have strong ties that go back to the early history(1800-1900) of surveying education in the U.S. [1]. In these early years surveying was taught inmathematics departments and later in civil engineering departments. The American Society ofCivil Engineering (ASCE) was founded in 1852, and one of its early technical divisions was theSurveying Engineering Division. This was founded in 1926 [2] in order to provide leadership insurveying. For many years surveying grew under the wing of civil engineering. The

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Diane Ward, Educator

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compound, and the potential for mastery andinnovation to be more likely. Young Students, Problem Solving, and PBLFor many children educated in a traditional school setting, engineering and innovation is not adaily class offering. By the time students reach the pre-college years of high school, theopportunity to teach concepts that would make for a strong engineering candidate may havealready been missed. Li Tan concluded in “Using random forest analysis to identify studentdemographic and high school-level factors that predict college engineering major choice” that itis crucial to attract more students to college engineering programs that are prepared tosuccessfully complete the degree [1]. While there are no metrics to

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Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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Low-Cost/High-Impact: Success Skills Students Will Actually UseIntroductionArguably, the two biggest challenges facing engineering education are retention and, in general,student learning. Obviously, the two are interrelated but not necessarily simply by studentperformance-- generally indicated by grades. Not surprisingly, studies show there is a strongcorrelation between low GPA and students leaving engineering programs.[1-5] However, thereis also evidence of a broad range of GPAs of graduating students.[6,7] Whether or not theprimary focus of efforts to improve students’ performance are geared towards retention, suchefforts will also benefit all students.While there are many factors that affect students reasoning for leaving

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Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Carlo Salvinelli, University of Colorado Boulder

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Department as an Instructor and Department Chair before transitioning to his current role at Temple University. When Cory is not educating or researching, he enjoys backpacking, yoga, volleyball, and hiking with his family. More information about Cory can be found at www.bit.ly/corybud.Dr. Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver Dr. Matt Gordon is Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. His research areas include numerical and experimental plasma physics, chemical and physical vapor deposition, elec- tronic packaging, and bio-medical engineering. He has supervised to completion 26 MSME students and 5 PhD students. Publications include 1 book chapter, 32 journal publications, 47 refereed