Aqlan, F. (2025, June), BOARD # 235: Developing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: RET Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation at the University of Louisville  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/55594

\bibitem{asee_peer_55594}
  Aqlan, F. (2025, June), \emph{BOARD \# 235: Developing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: RET Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation at the University of Louisville}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  https://peer.asee.org/55594

Faisal Aqlan.  "BOARD # 235: Developing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: RET Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation at the University of Louisville".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/55594 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_55594}
  Faisal Aqlan.
  "BOARD \# 235: Developing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators: RET Site in Manufacturing Simulation and Automation at the University of Louisville".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/55594 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

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