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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

, self-evaluation and peer evaluation Learning Outcomes 0 Not stated 1 No outcomes stated 2 Goals for course stated but not in the form or learning outcomes 3 Learning outcomes clearly stated 4 Learning outcomes stated and are tied to specific assessments Revision / Redoing 0 Not stated 1 No rewriting or redoing of assignments allowed 2 Some rewriting or redoing of assignments allowed, but penalized 3 Rewriting and redoing of assignments allowed 4 Rewriting and redoing of assignments encouragedFor

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 5: Virtual Learning and Technology Integration

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pooya Niksiar, The Citadel; Blakeley Hunter Odom, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #43969Incorporating Artificial Intelligence into Mechanical Engineering with AmazonDeepRacerDr. Pooya Niksiar, The Citadel Dr. Niksiar is assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering Department at The Citadel. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, his M.Sc. from K. N. Toosi University of Technology and his B.Sc. from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran. Prior to joining The Citadel, he was a lecturer at Clemson University. His research includes the design and development of advanced functional porous materials for bio applications. He has published several peer-reviewed journal

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Teddy Ivanitzki; Ashok Agrawal

represented nearly 56% of program participants. Additionally,nearly 40% of the SBIR host companies ultimately hired their Fellows full-time forperformance testing and prototype commercialization. Seventy-two percent of the postdocsnoted that the SBPRDF fellowship gave them a competitive edge in the job market, with somefurther reporting that they gained valuable grant writing and business experience. Of allFellows surveyed, 84% believed the fellowship experience enhanced their professionalqualifications. While the longitudinal survey of the SBPRDF program participants taken in2020/2021 (Ivanitzki, 2022) by the IPERF team reported many positive outcomes attributable Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

MESA Community College Program (MCCP) assists community college students so that they can transfer to four-year institutions as majors in math-based fields. The MESA Engineering Program (MEP) helps students at major California universities to attain degrees in engineering and computer science. Specific MESA services offered to all participants include: individualized academic planning, community building, learning opportunities, study skills training, peer group learning, mentoring, career exploration, professional development, and transfer assistance. Furthermore, MESA provides rigorous academic development that offers pre-college students math and science curriculum based on the California Math and Science Standards, while creating

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

nanoparticles fabrication and characterization Week 5: Annealing and crystallization of nanomaterials Week 6: Sol-gel-based nanomaterials fabrication and characterization Week 7: Electrospun nanofibers fabrication and characterization Week 8: Nanomaterials-based thermoelectric generators and working principles Week 9: Nanomaterials-based solar energy systems Week 10: Bionanomaterials Figure 1. The photograph showing some of the high school students with the GTA in the Nanolab prior to the nano experiment.Figure 1 shows the photograph of some of the high school students with the GTA in the Nanolabprior to the nano experiment. Following these experiments, the students were asked to write

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

the year progressed.The process of group work that the teams of students were required to follow was a slight variantof the basic seven-step process used for years in medical education11. In each of the threecourses the process was applied slightly differently, but in all cases the essential elements ofbrainstorming, forming hypotheses, determining learning needs and assigning associated tasks toindividual team members in team meetings, performing self-study and assigned tasks betweenmeetings, and reporting back (a form of peer instruction) on the results of assigned tasks atsubsequent meetings were always present.Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

management, micromanufacturing and leading edge advanced technology trends and also deal with energy issues, alternative fuels, and surveys of food chain supply matters. Students make presentations that are peer-graded and there is an emphasis on development of interpersonal communication skills. Assessment and grading are discussed.IntroductionAs a consequence of lifelong exposure to a wide variety of pedagogic experiences both as a pupil and asan instructor the author has successfully adopted techniques of industry in various undergraduate andgraduate courses. The concept of empowering students and encouraging them to be responsible for theirown learning was first reported at an ASEE Mid-Atlantic Region Conference at

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

equivalent of 18 fifty-minute lecture sessions together with practical engineering laboratories for two afternoons aweek. The class usually accommodates between 150 and 175 students, they are dispatched ingroups about 25 strong to each of Lehigh’s seven engineering departments where they work insmall teams undertaking innovative problem solving assignments for half the semester. In mid-semester elected or appointed representatives from each group present their discoveries andconclusions to the whole class; groups are then re-configured and the process repeats for thesecond half of the semester. This way every student ha s an experience with the faculty andfacilities in two departments, but every student learns about the experiences of their peers

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

all othertopics. There was no required textbook, but each student was required to purchase (ifnecessary) an inexpensive portable MP3 player that would be used in the course. Roughlyhalf (9) of the 19 students enrolled in the class already owned MP3 players. The mostcommon MP3 player owned by students (7 out of the 9 students) was the Apple iPodseries player. The remainder of the students purchased MP3 players that ranged fromlow cost (less than $100) players to higher end ($300+) MP3 players. Core course topics include analog-to-digital conversion, CD-ROM and DVDdigital storage technology; MP3 file and compression techniques; peer-to-peer filesharing; blogs; podcasting; RSS; MP3 player operation; copyright and IP issues

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

engineering companies, the need for marketing and business development, project procurement, and project financing b. Legal aspects of engineering: contracts and agreements, terms and conditions of engineering services, legal adjudication including Alternate Dispute Resolution c. Professional risk management techniques: insurance requirements for design professionals, peer review processes, and product quality management d. Personnel/career management including professional licensure and society participation Additionally, the course presented an overview of future trends and challenges to theengineering profession, focusing mainly on

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

John Syers

that identifiers could notinclude spaces, but novice programmers will have difficulty making a connection between theadmonition and the error message.Another issue here is that we don’t make mistakes on purpose. A student may write error-freeprograms 99% of the time, and encounter her first syntax error on a graded event. Because thestudent previously had no syntax errors, she had no motivation to learn how to correct syntaxerrors. Despite the traumatic effect errors have on students, they are ultimately beneficialbecause the process of correcting them helps students learn more about how the computer works.Typically, programming is taught to computer science majors. These students have chosecomputer science as their field of study and it is

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Fariborz M. Tehrani

understanding of the learning processand recognizing the conceptual difference between various communication methods and learningstyles, as interpreted in Situational Leadership. Cycling through various styles of leadershipfacilitates peer-to-peer learning by implementing articulate and practical applications in thecourse materials to broaden students’ perspective toward engineering education and practice.IntroductionSituational approach to leadership is widely recognized in organizational management. Thetheory of situational leadership was developed by Hersey and Blanchard (1969) based onleadership style theory by Reddin (1967). This theory has been revised and refined several timesto facilitate its implementation in various environments, such as

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Yusuf Ozturk; Emrah Orhun; Chris Bowerman

presentations and compile a list of the 10 things thatthey wish to do when abroad.On arrival students will be offered additional modern languages support by the appropriatelanguage training unit within the host institution. This will also ensure that all studentsmake contact with others, are aware of several members of staff who can offer support andhave a forum in which to discuss culture and customs. Students will be assigned both atutor for their pastoral care and a mentor from the host institution’s peer group. The tutorwill be expected to: give the student a tour of the area, offer transport to local shops,organise an opportunity to socialise, discuss matters of personal safety and health as wellas act as a resource for getting questions answered

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard Millham

, we examine the mathematics, styles in order to feel more in control of theirphysics, and English secondary school grades of learning and learning environment [6, 8]students during the final year of Grade 10, justbefore they entered the program, and their E-learning has been found to be the most effectivesubsequent secondary school grades in these means of instruction by some. Differentsubjects throughout their Grade 11 year, as they educational pedagogies, such as peer and self-participate in the program in order to determine the instruction, were studied by Kroesbergen and it waseffectiveness of the e-learning intervention. found that self-instruction was the most

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

engineering companies, the need for marketing and business development, project procurement, and project financing b. Legal aspects of engineering: contracts and agreements, terms and conditions of engineering services, legal adjudication including Alternate Dispute Resolution c. Professional risk management techniques: insurance requirements for design professionals, peer review processes, and product quality management d. Personnel/career management including professional licensure and society participation Additionally, the course presented an overview of future trends and challenges to theengineering profession, focusing mainly on

Conference Session

Student Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Mariam Rezai, University of North Georgia ; Redahegn Sileshi, University of North Georgia, Gainesville ; Dennis Garcia, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Student Papers

to providing hands-on learning experiences that enhance engineering education. As a student leader, I actively promote collaborative initiatives that empower my peers to engage in meaningful projects, fostering a deeper understanding of engineering principles and their impact on society.Dr. Redahegn Sileshi, University of North Georgia, Gainesville Dr. Redahegn Sileshi, University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA. Dr. Redahegn Sileshi is an associate professor of engineering at University of North Georgia, Gainesville. His research experiences and interests are in the areas of water quality analysis and stormwater management, largely focusing on small and large-scale infiltration studies. He has done extensive

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Adaline M. Buerck, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

graduatelevel engineering students. The course met for 50 minuets three times a week for a 16-weekperiod. The course used the Kotler and Lee 7 th edition Social Marketing; Behavior Change forSocial Good book to guide students through the 10 steps of social marketing. 10 Along withreadings and class lectures a semester long group project with small deliverables throughout thesemester was utilized. The link between the 10-steps and the semester long project can be seen inTable 1. The course also utilized class discussions, quizzes, peer to peer teaching (i.e. smallgroups of students from the class were responsible for teaching a given topic), online modulesfrom the Pan American Health Organization,11 and guest presentations from social

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

engineering companies, the need for marketing and business development, project procurement, and project financing b. Legal aspects of engineering: contracts and agreements, terms and conditions of engineering services, legal adjudication including Alternate Dispute Resolution c. Professional risk management techniques: insurance requirements for design professionals, peer review processes, and product quality management d. Personnel/career management including professional licensure and society participation Additionally, the course presented an overview of future trends and challenges to theengineering profession, focusing mainly on

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jalpa Bani; Syed S. Rizvi

accessed inconstant-time rather than variable-time. This would disable any attacker from writing a spy program tobrute force the key and data out of the cache data stored during execution of the DCF algorithm. DCFalgorithm can be implemented successfully using C++ programming language. In the implementation ofDCF algorithm, cache is flushed periodically during encryption or decryption time. This would disablethe attacker from tapping the cache for data. On the downside, there was a (not so noteworthy)performance hit on the encryption process, but on a brighter note, the DCF algorithm stands strongagainst the cache timing attack. Page 7 of 8References[1] J. Daemen and V. Rijmen, “AES Proposal: Rijndael

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Fernanda Gobbi de Boer; Carla ten Caten; Istefani Carisio de Paula

]. The methodologies include activities such as reading, writing,expected [3] competences of a production engineer, according problem solving, issue resolution, promotion of discussions,to the Ministry of Education (MEC) guidelines, include the among others [6].ability to use mathematical and statistical tools to project,implement and improve systems, products and processes, in Perceiving the constant need for change and students’ andorder to stay up to date with technological advances, to professors’ demands

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Maartje E. D. Van Den Bogaard, Iowa State University; Lea Marlor, University of Michigan; Laura Carroll, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

-majorclasses.”Instructors also had trouble motivating students to participate in activities (e.g., solving problemsor group discussion). The instructors stated this happened partly because students weredisconnected from instructors and peers and did not experience instructor or peer pressure asthey did in face-to-face classes. Some instructors received student complaints about “time-wasting” activities.The time commitment required by the instructors for online active learning was another issue.Instructors reported it was time-consuming to design and search for effective learning activitiesand materials to engage online students. Meanwhile, they shared that estimating the amount oftime required for online activities was harder than in-person.Checking

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic; Jeff Piquette; Melvin Druelinger; David Lehmpuhl; Helen Caprioglio; Juyun Cho; Paul Chacon; Michael Mincic

-income, first-generation collegestudents. Engle and Tinto8 address barriers to college success for low-income students. Theyclaim that “After six years, only 11 percent of low-income, first-generation students had earnedbachelor‟s degrees compared to 55 percent of their more advantaged peers.” Some of theirrecommendations include additional financial aid to students and cohort development. Engstromand Tinto9 show that the learning community model improves the persistence of low-incomeand/or first generation students to stay in college and graduate. Statistics for science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM), low-income, first generation college students have not Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 7: Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame; Simran Moolchandaney, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

school had programming experiences.Finally, this study presents the impact of project type and the use of an iterative design project onthe changes in student comfort with additive manufacturing and three-dimensional modeling.IntroductionThe Maker Movement arose from individuals who expressed interest in the creation, design, andmanufacturing of new objects, and the further sharing these experiences with their peers [2].These individuals go by makers. As a result, physical locations that serve as meeting spaces forthese maker communities have been commonly referred to as makerspaces. Makerspaces provideaccess to technology, different trainings, inspiration for ideas, and collaboration among memberswhen developing projects [2]. In 2016, the

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

, Engineering Education, Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction, and Circular Economy. He also holds professional credentials in LEED Green Associate for sustainable buildings and ENV SP for sustainable infrastructures as well as several micro-credentials in the commercialization of research. As a Ph.D. Candidate, Piyush has published a dozen peer-reviewed journals and several conference papers.Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University Dr. Mohamed ElZomor is an Assistant Professor at Florida International University (FIU), College of Engineering and Computing and teaches at the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustain- ability. Dr. ElZomor completed

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

. You may also be asked to write details about your research project. It will be agood idea to have a collaborator for your research at the host institution and to have a detaileddiscussion before finalizing your project proposal details. It is better to be very specific about theresearch project with the understanding that some of the minor details may change due to thelimitations and interests of the colleagues at the host institution during your stay. If you arerequired to share course material such as syllabi or course outline, in this case, it is a good idea tolook at the courses that the host institution offer so that the material you present is relevant andshows how your teaching experience of these courses will be beneficial for them

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wynn Tranfield, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

. Recently, researchers at CalPoly Pomona used surveys and focus groups to assess theutility of an online video tutorial library [6]. Specifically, they were curious about the impact ofan educational video library on populations that were underrepresented, under supported, andhad lower persistence rates than their peers. Change & Eskridge (2015) reported on a number ofsurveys, focus groups, interviews and observations to determine the space needs of engineeringstudents at North Carolina State University [1]. Instructors at Pennsylvania State University usedsurveys and focus groups to assess the quality and effectiveness of first year seminar classes inthe School of Engineering. Though not library-specific, the study did examine how the

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Holly Maribeth Plank, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

uneven ground rather than shorter than their peers disrupts Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 3deficit-based thinking in education.4The point is that simply throwing resources at underrepresented and racially minoritized studentsin engineering does not equate to liberation. Liberation involves understanding structural racismand other isms are the problem (in this analogy, the uneven ground) and barriers (the fence) likecultural stereotypes13 need to be dismantled.Underrepresentation is often intersectional.14 Students with dis/abilities are oftenunderrepresented in STEM and engineering.15 Universal

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4 - Global South Engineering

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Gordon, University of Central Florida; Sandra Sousa, University of Central Florida

have authored over 150 peer-reviewed technical articles and two have been recognized as best papers in American Society of Mechanical Engineers journals. He is a Fellow of ASME. Ali has taught 11 different courses and leads an engineering- based study abroad course in Brazil as well as the jointly-funded NSF-DoD REU site on Hypersonics (HYPER). Ali is well-known for engaging undergraduates in research, and he is UCF’s 2019 Champion of Undergraduate Research inaugural awardee. At UCF and in the broader higher education community, Ali focuses his efforts on expanding the pipeline of graduate students qualified to pursue careers in academia. Just before joining UCF as an Assistant Professor, he earned a PhD in Mechanical

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 3: Design of Novel Energy-Related Courses and Course Materials

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo; Saquib Ahmed, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo; Joaquin Carbonara, The State University of New York, College at Buffalo

leads departmental activities in ABET accreditation. He is Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET Commissioner and served as program evaluator representing IEEE since 2005. Grinberg has over 57 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and numerous presentations in his field. He is IEEE Senior Member and currently holds a position of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone 1 Chair and ASEE Board of Directors member. In addition, he is recognized scholar and author in World War II military history. The book he co-authored, Red Phoenix Rising: The Soviet Air Force in WWII, was named an Outstanding Academic Title by the Choice Magazine.Saquib Ahmed (Dr)Joaquin Carbonara

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Disability, Neurodivergence, and Sense of Belonging in STEM: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Halpern, University of New Hampshire; Mariah Arral, Carnegie Mellon University; Julianna Gesun, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

(Appendix A) and interviews(Appendix B) with those who have participated in STEM research. These STEM disciplinesinclude: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth Sciences, NaturalResources, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Genetics, Engineering, Neuroscience,Psychology, Biochemistry, and all associated sub-disciplines. The survey will be broadlydistributed to the entire University community to include neurotypical and neurodivergentindividuals.We hypothesize that more direct communication and additional mentor training are needed tooptimize mentor time due to the assumption that untrained mentors often perceive thatneurodivergent students need additional mentoring or communication compared to theirneurotypical peers. A