Program

Technical Session 1

Monday, March 11th, from 10:00 – 11:20 a.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
1-1: Civil & Construction Engineering	41001	“Work in Progress: Redesigning of a Computing Course…”	Shahnam Navaee	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	M. A. Karim	104
	40916	“Benefits of a Decade Dedicated to FE Preparation”	Charles Newhouse, Kacie D’Alessandro, Matthew Swenty	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	40878	“Developing a Quantitative Methods Course…”	David S. Greenburg, William J. Davis, James Righter, and Eva Singleton	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	40925	“Restructuring VMI Civil and Environmental Engineering Labs…”	Tanjina Afrin, Matthew Swenty, Rebekah Martin, and Charles Newhouse	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	40842	“Improving Construction Site Safety by Incident Reporting…”	Da Hu, Sultan Al Shafian, and Sanjeev Adhikari	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.
1-2: High Impact Practices	40885	“Infusing Data Analytics Skills into Project-Based Learning…”	Xiang Zhao, Showkat Chowdhury, and Tamara Chowdhury	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Natalia Cardelino	105
	40895	“Teaching Computational Thinking Using Open-Source, HIP…”	Rami Haddad and Salman Siddiqui	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	40850	“Program Evaluation of an International… Service-Learning Experience”	Sarah Bauer, Adaline Buerck, Hannah Nabi, and Bremen Vance	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	40909	“The Educational Benefits of Operating a Service-Learning Course…”	Evelyn Boyd, David Vaughn, Jeffery Plumblee, and Bridget Trogden	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	40906	“Experiential Service Learning… in the Dominican Republic”	Natalia Cardelino and Laura Moody	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.
1-3: Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer	41003	“Development of a Real-World Thermodynamics Course Project”	Morgan Green	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Nancy Moore	106
	40995	“Utilization of Recorded Student Narrated Solutions of Homework…”	Robert Gill	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	40876	“Examination of Combustion Processes Using a Rankine Cycler”	Chuck Margraves and Samuel Mossbeck	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	40992	“Numeric Tolerances in Online Learning Management Platforms…”	David Calamas	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	40948	“Motivations of Students in a Thermodynamics Course”	Nancy Moore and Aaron Smith	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.
1-4: Laboratories	40880	“… Development of a Laboratory for Three-Point Bending Tests on 3D Printed Samples”	Arash Afshar, Dorina Mihut, David Sellers, Emily Schmidt, and Erin Parker	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Greg Mazzaro	107
	40834	“Virtual Laboratories for Vibrations and Mechanisms and Machines Courses”	Ayse Tekes, Lucas Schwenck, Andrea Esquen, and Richard Woods	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	40951	“…Integrating Virtual Laboratory with In-Person Laboratory Class”	Jayhyun Kwon and Adam Kaplan	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	40848	“Model Research Experience for Undergraduate Biology Labs Using Microalgae”	April Kay, Bradley Harris, and Stephanie Philipp	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	40873	“Mini-Laboratory Activities to Reinforce Counter-Intuitive Principles…”	Gregory Mazzaro	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.
1-5: Capstones	40923	“Capstone Design Courses Managed in an MS Teams Framework”	Byron Pardue, Sally Pardue	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Mostafa Batouli	108
	40955	“Automation of the Capstone Team Formulation Process”	“Wayne Johnson, Roger Hilten, Kevin Wu, and Jorge Devora”	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	40882	“Assigning Individualized Grades on a Team Capstone Project”	“Gafar Elamin, Nathan Washuta, James Righter, and Kevin Skenes”	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	40921	“The Conversion of Capstone Senior Design to a Two-Semester Format”	Chau Tran	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	40994	“Modified K-12 Instructional Methods for Diverse Learners Applied to an … Senior Design Course”	Cameron Coates	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.

Technical Session 2

Monday, March 11th, from 2:00 – 3:20 p.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
2-1: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science	40913	“Creating Hardware-Accessible Learning with the Robotarium and Block Coding”	Tyler Kinner, Sean Wilson, and Avaye Raj Dawadi	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Adam Barnes	104
	40914	“Development of an Open-Education Resource Laboratory Manual for Digital Design Course”	Rami Haddad, Mohammad Abdul Ahad, and Thomas Murphy	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	40871	“Fostering Computational Thinking in Freshman Electrical Engineering Students through a Micro:Bit Code Project”	Sylmaire Davila-Montero	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	40899	“Embedded Design during Trying Times”	Daren Wilcox	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	40917	“Progressive Insights in Use of Machine Learning to Support Student Engagement Diversity: The XYZ EduOwl chatbot”	Ali Keyvanfar, Arezou Shafaghat, Mohammad Jonaidi, Hoseoen Lee, and Craig Chinn	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-2: First-Year Engineering Education	40892	“Investigating Performance in First-Year Engineering Programs as a Predictor of Future Academic Success”	Alexa Andershock	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Nahid Vesali	105
	40987	“The Engineering Design Process: An Introduction to Engineering Students using the Tower Bridge Project”	Felix Ewere	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	40863	“An Active Learning Case-Study Approach to Introduction to Civil Engineering”	Stephanie Laughton and Timothy Wood	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	40890	“Navigating the First Year: Adapting Engineering Education for Diverse Student Personalities”	Mazen Hussein	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	40866	“The Eclectic Reader for Introduction to Engineering”	Timothy Wood, Gregory Mazzaro, and Kevin Skenes	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-3: Communication & Ethics	40928	“The Bioengineering Professional Persona: A New Communication-Intensive Course for a New Program in a New-ish College of Engineering”	John Brocato	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Todd Schweisinger	106
	40867	“Where Political Affiliation and Sustainability Meet: A Study of Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Career Choices”	Shabnam Wahed and Andrew Katz	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	40858	“Speaker Nonverbal Unintentionality: An Open Pose Intervention for Engineering Students”	Luke LeFebvre, Jerzy JaRomczyk, Mike Allen, Leah Lefebvre, George Tan, Mai Dao, and Andrew Tapia	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	40903	“Engineers as Agents of Technological Change: Ethical Challenges of Technology Adoption”	Steven Wright	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	40898	“Supporting Teaching and Learning in Engineering Disciplines in an Evolving Leadership Role”	Adeel Khalid	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-4: Curriculum Development I	40952	“The Role of Pairing Sustainability with Innovation Driven Learning: Observation on the Application of the Engineering-for-One-Planet Framework…”	Pedro Arce, Dipendra Wagle, Andrea Arce-Trigatt, and Robby Sanders	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Eva Singleton	107
	40831	“Study of Students’ Prior Statistical Knowledge and Attitude”	Simon Ghanat	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	41002	“Guiding Students in Determining Fluid Velocity Profiles: A Practitioner Research Study…”	Pedro Arce, Hoda Ghassab, Priyanka Mahajan, and Andrea Arce-Trigatti	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	40901	“Implementing Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning Activities in Several Engineering Courses”	Deirdre Ragan and Simon Ghanat	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	40936	“Project Management Principles for Engineers: A Course Module”	Eva Singleton	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-5: K-12, STEM, and Outreach	40912	“Game-Based Immersive Learning for Education: Empowering Autistic High School Students…”	Karen Nix and Cheryl Seals	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Priya Goeser	108
	40870	“Virtual Exchange Embedded in a STEM Summer Camp Improved United States High School Students’ Awareness of Filipino Culture”	Matthew Traum, Tonika Jones, Jodi Doher, Kurtis Gurley, Jeremy Waisome, and Adrienne Provost	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	40935	“Ethics Case Study Project: Broadening STEM Participation by Normalizing Immersion of Diverse Groups in Peer to Near Peer Collaborations”	“Brian Aufderheide, LaNika Barnes, Otsebele Nare, Garrick Louis, and Daniel Fairley”	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	40889	“Instructor-Facing Graphical User Interface for Micro-Credential Designation and Refinement in STEM Curricula”	Paul Amruso, Ozlem Garibay, Laurie Campbell, and Ronald DeMara	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	40869	“An Initial Perspective on the Implementation of an Engineering Ambassador Program”	Priya Goeser and Thomas Murphy	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.

Technical Session 3

Monday, March 11th, from 3:40 – 5:00 p.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
3-1: AI	40929	“Using Generative AI as an Active Learning Tool to Refine Professional Engineering Skills”	Bryn Seabrook	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	David Calamas	104
	40907	“Preparing for ChatGPT: Comparing Student Attitudes on Generative AI in Contrasting Class Instruction”	Amy Barton and Jon Grimes	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	41027	“Generative AI as an Educational Resource”	Stephen Strain, Andrew Watson, and Matthew Hale	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	40940	“Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Engineering Project Management: Developing A Course Module”	Nahid Vesali, David Greenburg, Mostafa Batouli, Eva Singleton, and Andrew Williams	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	40993	“Student and Instructor Feedback on an AI-Assisted Grading Tool”	David Calamas	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-2: Metacognitive, Critical Thinking	41033	“Transforming STEM Education through Inquiry-Based Collaborative Approach: Examination of Metacognition and Cognitive Presence”	Ioulia Rytikova, Larisa Olesova, Mihai Boicu, and Harry Foxwell	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	John Brocato	105
	40864	“Discussion Questions as Metacognitive Exercises”	Autar Kaw and Renee Clark	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	40981	“Improving Undergraduate Success Through Effective Critical Thinking”	Nathan Ledezma	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	41034	“Examining Differences of Metacognition between STEM and non-STEM Students in Engineering Education, Education”	Ioulia Rytikova, Larisa Olesova, Ayesha Sadaf, Mihai Boicu, and Harry Foxwell	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	41030	“WIP Nurturing Novice Researchers: An Exploration of Undergraduate Student Experiences in a Creativity Inquiry Research Class”	Elizabeth Flanagan, Kassidy Maron, Angelina Cotto, Isha Raj, Ben Fields, Elijah Wilbanks, and Karen High	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-3: Curriculum Development II	40860	“Student-Centered Learning: A Mixed Modality Course Redesign Approach with Innovative Teaching Techniques”	Ruba Alamad and Garima Banerjee	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Dimitra Michalaka	106
	40989	“Optimizing Instructor Office Hours for Enhanced Student Success: A Post-Pandemic Perspective in Undergraduate Engineering Education”	Adam Kaplan, Jayhyun	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	40934	“Nonlinear Multiple Input Multiple Output Process as a Final Project: Bringing Motivation to the Control Classroom”	Brian Aufderheide and Makeda Wilkes	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	40933	“Work-in-Progress Study on the Impact of Study Sheet Quality on Academic Performance: A Case Study in an “Engineered Systems in Society” Course Examination”	Isaac Dunmoye, Vincent Fakiyesi, Wayne Johnson, and Dominik May	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	40968	“The Success of Three-Attempt Testing on Students Learning Outcomes Despite the Deliverance by Different Faculty in an Engineering Course: Dynamics”	Marino Nader and Qiushi Fu	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-4: DEI	40957	“Students’ Appreciation for Diversity through Culture-Inspired Project Activities”	Raghu Pucha and Shivani Kundalia	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Sally Pardue	107
	40859	“Innovative Engineering Technology Program development to improve Diversity and Inclusion through Industry Partnerships in Kentucky”	Phillip Lee and David Parsley	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	40891	“Augmented Reality: Bridging the Inclusivity Gap in Engineering Graphics Education through Spatial Skills Enhancement”	Lulu Sun, Magesh Chandramouli, and Kai Chew	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	40886	“Community Cultural Wealth from an Engineering and Science Education Department”	Tim Ransom, Randi Sims, and Jessica Manning	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	41007	“Intersectional Approach to Inclusive Mentorship of Women in Engineering Disciplines”	Jennifer Brown, Marshal Rice, and Karen High	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-5: Biomedical, Mechanical, and Engineering Technology	40954	“Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering Framework to Develop a Senior Capstone Design Project: A Biomedical Mechatronics Engineering Case Study”	David Guerra-Zubiaga, Paul Forsberg, Fadi Hantouli, Amin Esmaeili, and Griselda Compean	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Roniesha Worthy	108
	40908	“Proposed Course of Advanced Decision-Making Methods for Undergraduate Students”	Javad Khazaii, Ali Khazaei, and Aaron Adams	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	40961	“Framework for Closing Workforce Knowledge Gap Through Engineering Education”	Sunanda Dissanayake and Tien Yee	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	40911	“Experiences from a Cross-Disciplinary Student Project: Biosensor Enclosure Design and Build”	Rahul Renu and Paul Zwiers	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
	–			4:44 – 5:00 p.m.

Technical Session 4

Tuesday, March 12th, from 10:20 – 11:40 a.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
4-1: Mechanical Engineering	40980	“Understanding Wear Performance: New Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Design”	Dorina Mihut, Stephen Hill, Arash Afshar, David Sellers, Emily Schmidt, Erin Parker, and Jada Farrell	10:20 – 10:36 a.m.	James Righter	104
	40977	“Work In Progress: Improving Mechanical Engineering Students’ Programming Skills Through Hands-On Learning Activities Designed in MATLAB Live Editor”	Ayse Tekes, Razvan Voicu, and Coskun Tekes	10:36 – 10:52 a.m.
	40872	“Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Development from Perspectives of Undergraduate Students: ME Senior Exit Survey”	Gang Liu	10:52 – 11:08 a.m.
	40956	“Design and Development of Machine Learning Projects for Engineering Students”	Arash Afshar, Dorina Mihut, and Michael Sweeney	11:08 – 11:24 a.m.
	–			11:24 – 11:40 a.m.
4-2: Internships, Jobs, and Enrollment	41005	“A Preliminary Investigation: Student Summer Internship Activities”	Dimitra Michalaka and Stephanie Laughton	10:20 – 10:36 a.m.	Stephanie Laughton	105
	40988	“The Role of Core Self-Evaluation in Graduating Engineering Students’ Job Search”	Robert Keyser, Lin Li, and Maia Keith	10:36 – 10:52 a.m.
	40884	“University Student Enrollments during the Next Decade”	George Ford, Saeed Rokooei	10:52 – 11:08 a.m.
	40900	“Scholarships and Academic Support for Minority Student Success”	Showkat Chowdhury, Xiang Zhao, and Tamara Chowdhury	11:08 – 11:24 a.m.
	41002	“MTSU’s Experimental Vehicle Program’s Outreach Events with an Emphasis on Recruitment”	Saeed Foroudastan and Lillian Hardin	11:24 – 11:40 a.m.
4-3: Art, Music, Meditation, and Other	40893	“Utilizing Art Exhibits as a Low-Stakes Activity to Improve Teamwork Experiences”	Amy Gruss and Nicholas Clegorne	10:20 – 10:36 a.m.	Jeff Davis	106
	41029	“Exploring the Impact of CM-II Meditation on Stress Levels in College Students through HRV Analysis”	Sreekanth Gopi, Nasrin Dehbozorgi, and Abdullah Al Hafiz Khan	10:36 – 10:52 a.m.
	41025	“Enhanced Speech Recognition via A TensorFlow-Powered Lip Reading Model for Educational Applications”	Mourya Teja Kunuku and Nasrin Dehbozorgi	10:52 – 11:08 a.m.
	40910	“Evolution of a Survey for Self-Reported Engineering Design Space Exploration Tendency”	Rahul Renu, Andrew Lance, Gregory Mocko, and Venkat Jakka	11:08 – 11:24 a.m.
	40904	“Employing Music as an Entry Point into Classes”	Jeff Davis, Simon Ghanat, and Ronald Welch	11:24 – 11:40 a.m.
4-4: Digital Tools, Technology, and Other	40868	“Mapping and Impact of Digital Learning Tools Designed to Support Engineering Pre-Transfer Students”	Kristin Frady and Randi Sims	10:20 – 10:36 a.m.	Kweku Brown	107
	40874	“An Interactive E-Learning Authoring Tool for Online Course Creation: Utility, Challenges and Opportunities”	Kenneth Sands and Min Jae Suh	10:36 – 10:52 a.m.
	40838	“Accelerating Army Tactical Innovation: A Five-way University-Military-Government-Nonprofit Collaboration to Speed Soldier-Ideated Technology Development”	Amit Jariwala, Christopher Aliperti, Randal Emert, Arwen DeCostanza, and Matthew Traum	10:52 – 11:08 a.m.
	40879	“The Cotton Gin and The Westward Expansion: AI Concepts in Middle School Social Studies”	Zonila Robinson , John Mativo, and Ramana Pidaparti	11:08 – 11:24 a.m.
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