Program

Technical Session 1

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

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
1-1: Artificial Intelligence I	45433	Educating Engineers in the Design of AI-Enabled Agriculture Robots: From Concept Development to Field Implementation	Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, Rizwan Patan, Carrington Chun, Razvan Cristian Voicu and Adeel Khalid	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Adam Barnes	104
	45474	AI Unleashed: Navigating Ethical Integration of Generative Tools in an Undergraduate Classroom	Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	45487	Generative AI Tools in Teaching and Educational Research in Engineering	Adeel Khalid and Sanjeev Adhikari	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	45509	Project-Based Learning and the AI4K12 Framework in High School AI Curriculum: A Systematic Review	Erin Bosarge	10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	45510	AI-Human Transference Learning and Assessment: Optimizing Knowledge Transfer and Understanding through AI-Generated Contextualization	Razvan Cristian Voicu, Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, and Ayse Tekes	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.
1-2: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	45760	Bridging Theory and Practice: Undergraduate Engagement in Computer Vision and Robotics	Ayush Vasu Gowda, Daniel Raviv, and Juan David Yepes	10:00 – 10:16 a.m.	Li Zhang
	45570	Teacher-Guided Project-Based Coding Practice Enhance High Level Programming Language Learning	Chaohui Ren, Cheryl Seals, and Karen Nix	10:16 – 10:32 a.m.
	45817	Enhancing Student Engagement in Electrical Engineering: The Impact of Hands-On Learning Tools on Student Engagement	Shobhit Aggarwal and Gregory J. Mazzaro	10:32 – 10:48 a.m.
	Withdrawn			10:48 – 11:04 a.m.
	45545	Performance Unveiled: Comparing Lightweight Devices Testbed and Virtual Machines for Edge Computing	Faiza Akram, Andrew Zheng, April Guo-Yue, Cooper Medved, Claire Johnson, Asad Waqar Malik, and Samee U. Khan	11:04 – 11:20 a.m.

Technical Session 2

Monday, March 10th, from 2:00 – 3:20 p.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
2-1: Mechanical Engineering	45463	Development Of A New Course: Control Design for Autonomous Vehicles Using A Quadcopter As The Learning Platform	Oguzhan Oruc, Andrew B. Williams, Kevin Skenes, and Eva Singleton	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Adam Piper
	45746	An independent study on designing and building of an ASTM D5470 standard apparatus for testing thermal performance of various materials	Hammad Afzal Quddus, Landon James Yarbrough, Megan Elizabeth Batchelor, and Chandan Roy	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	45748	Development of a Heat Sink-Focused Heat Transfer Laboratory for Mechanical Engineering Education	Megan Elizabeth Batchelor and Chandan Roy	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	45464	A Systematic Teaching Method for Modeling, Simulation and Control of Quadrotor Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles	Oguzhan Oruc, Andrew B. Williams, Kevin Skenes, and Eva Singleton	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	45650	Relating Kinetic Energy Changes to Power Generation in a Mechanical Engineering Wind Turbine Lab	Chuck H. Margraves, Kidambi Sreenivas, Trevor S. Elliot, and Lance Isaac Rose	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-2: Technical Communication	45844	Work in Progress: Understanding How ECE Senior Undergraduates Perceive Their Strengths and Weaknesses in Individual vs. Collaborative Writing	Alexis P. Nordin	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Cecelia Wigal
	45824	Generative AI in Engineering: Tool or Trouble?	Claire Lynn McCullough and Mike Dalton	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	45820	Better Student Presentations: A Mini-Course in Visual Design Principles to Turn Engineering Students Into More Effective Communicators Immediately (Work in Progress)	Phyllis Beck and Alexis P. Nordin	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	45500	Fast-Track to Research Writing Mastery: A 9-Week Intensive for Graduate Students	Shenghua Wu, Min-Wook Kang, John Cleary, and Lisa LaCross	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	45480	On teaching technical writing in an introduction to engineering design class	Gustavo Molina	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-3: Undergraduate Research and High Impact Practices	45527	Exploration of Collaborative Design Spaces: Student Engineering Interactions and Workflows in Product Development	Frederick Rowell, Todd Schweisinger, and John R. Wagner	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Kenneth Marek
	45425	A Mercer on Mission (MOM) to Identify Educational Needs through Collaborative Engagement	Abby Anne McDowell, Sarah K. Bauer, and Amro Khasawneh	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	45839	Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Prosthetic Hand Development: Bridging Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering	Lianjun Wu, Belle Lin, Melanie L. McElroy, Jordi Riera Shephard, Michael Norenberg, Dorina Marta Mihut, and Arash Afshar	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	45543	Programming Projects for First-Time Coders: Using Visualization to Learn Logic	Brett Freidkes	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	45424	Understanding the Impact of an International Service-Learning Trip to Belize on Mental Health: A Case Study of Students and Faculty	Abby Anne McDowell, Sarah K. Bauer, and Amro Khasawneh	3:04 – 3:20 p.m.
2-4: Instructional Design	45577	Exploring Engineering Students’ Perspectives of Instructors’ Test Beliefs and Behaviors: A Secondary Data Analysis by Current Undergraduate Engineering Students	Maya Al Shanti, Thiha Myat Thu, and Kai Jun Chew	2:00 – 2:16 p.m.	Priscilla Hill
	45598	Using Modeling Activities to Engage Students in Learning	Li Zhang	2:16 – 2:32 p.m.
	45786	Engineering Student Preferences on Homework Grading and Exam Preparation	Gafar Abbas Elamin	2:32 – 2:48 p.m.
	45470	Enhancing Student Engagement in Numerical Methods: The Impact of Alternative Grading Practices	Vivek Singhal	2:48 – 3:04 p.m.
	Withdrawn			3:04 – 3:20 p.m.

Technical Session 3

Monday, March 10th, from 3:40 – 5:00 p.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
3-1: K-12 and First-Year Students	45489	An Experience Report on Teaching Quantum Key Distribution to Incoming College Freshmen	Abbas Attarwala, Spencer Matthew Pollard, and Jaime Raigoza	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Erin Bosarge
	45445	Impact of an Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Project on First Year Students	Valmiki Sooklal and Sandip Das	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	45830	Fostering Early-Stage Design Thinking: A Hands-On Design Exercise for Freshman Engineering Students	Sylmarie Davila-Montero	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	45703	Create your 3D Eye: A Lesson Module for Grades 6-8 from ImageSTEAM Teacher’s Workshop	John M. Mativo, Ramana Pidaparti, and Jarron Gravesande	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	45758	Creating Opportunity from Challenge: A Virtual Approach to Building STEM Confidence and Skills	Frank Andrasik, Bashir Morshed, and Robert W. Hewitt	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-2: Civil, Construction, and Geotechnical Engineering I	45451	Construction and Engineering Faculty Internships: A Reflective Case Study	Kenneth Stafford Sands	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Shenghua Wu
	45565	Design Concepts for Pre-Engineering Students – Endurance Vessel Boat and Bridge Building Projects	Mariam Rezai and Redahegn Sileshi	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	45589	An Investigation into the Effectiveness of Web-based Pre-Class Reading Responses	Simon Thomas Ghanat, William J. Davis, Tess Doeffinger, Anthony Songer, and Mostafa Batouli	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	45638	A Comparative Analysis of Primavera P6 and Industry Alternatives for Construction Management and Scheduling	Ashish Sunny Abraham, Rajarajan Subramanian, Sofia M. Vidalis, and Fazil T. Najafi	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	45387	A Mobile Wall Mockup (MWM) as a Learning Tool for Construction and Engineering Education	Andrew Hughes and Kenneth Stafford Sands	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-3: Bioengineering, Renewable Energy, and Student Success	45770	WIP: Evaluating the impacts of an integrated, project-based approach to biomedical engineering laboratory teaching	Sierra Milligan and John Ray Morelock	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Claire McCullough
	45581	Cost-Reduction of Solar Power Plants by Utilizing Plant Byproducts	Jack Cuilla and Fazil T. Najafi	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	45682	SUSTAINABLE CITIES USING RENEWABLE ENERGY A CASE STUDY OF A RENEWABLE CITY	Omar McFarlane Sweeney, Vani Ruchika Pabba, and Fazil T. Najafi	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	45779	Math Placement Testing: Performance and Persistence in Civil Engineering	James C. Squire, Matthew K. Swenty, and Charles D. Newhouse	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	45557	Boosting Programming Success for Diverse, Large Engineering Classes: Game-Based Visualization and Phased Assessment in Computing Education	Nilanjana Raychawdhary, Chaohui Ren, and Cheryl Seals	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.
3-4: Program Development I	45740	Exploring Foundry-Guided Holistic and Interdisciplinary Communication Strategies for Engineering Education	Robby Sanders, Andrea Arce-Trigatti and Pedro E. Arce	3:40 – 3:56 p.m.	Adaline Buerck
	45485	Building Strong Communities: Exploring Qualitative Data on Virtual Learning Support Structures to Support Non-Traditional Groups in Foundational Engineering Courses.	Kimberly A. Luthi, David Paul Harvie, John K. Wilson, and Monica Surrency	3:56 – 4:12 p.m.
	45484	Navigating Pathways: Qualitative Insights into Personal and Professional Trajectories of Non-Traditional Groups across Engineering-Related Academic Disciplines	Michael Kosloski, Bettina Mrusek, and Kimberly A. Luthi	4:12 – 4:28 p.m.
	45457	Engineering Student Retention: Integrating Corporate Onboarding Practices with Social Identity and Self-Determination Theories	Hai T. Ho and Scott J. Tippens	4:28 – 4:44 p.m.
	45931	Improving Engineering Education Through Characterization and Evaluation of Educational Technologies	Daniel Hernandez, Ariadna Mendoza, Xiaofeng Tan, Kathryn Bridson, and Pegah Farshadmanesh	4:44 – 5:00 p.m.

Technical Session 4

Tuesday, March 11th, from 8:40 – 10:00 a.m.

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
4-1: Instructional Design II	49498	Impact of Attendance on Student Performance in Environmental Engineering Courses after the End of COVID-19 Intervention: A Case Study	M. A. Karim	8:40 – 8:56 a.m.	Kenneth Sands
	45552	Multiple Instructors in a Flipped Classroom Environment	Kari J. Lippert and Sean Walker	8:56 – 9:12 a.m.
	45750	Weekly Quizzes In Lieu of Homework	Anna K. T. Howard and Nicholas Garcia	9:12 – 9:28 a.m.
	45688	Implementation of MyOpenMath in Chemical Engineering Instruction	Priscilla J. Hill and Bill B. Elmore	9:28 – 9:44 a.m.
	45609	The Effectiveness of Multiple-Attempt-Testing in Upper Engineering Classes: Kinematics of Mechanisms and Introduction to Vibrations and Controls	Marino Nader	9:44 – 10:00 a.m.
4-2: Laboratories	45467	Development of a software tool to improve educational outcomes in a time constant measurement experiment	Kenneth Marek	8:40 – 8:56 a.m.	Chandan Roy
	Withdrawn
	45406	Mini-Laboratory Activities for Observing Electromagnetic Fields in a Required Undergraduate Course for Electrical Engineers	Gregory J. Mazzaro	9:12 – 9:28 a.m.
	45562	Empowering Undergraduates with NLP: Integrative Methods for Deepening Understanding through Visualization and Case Studies	Nilanjara Raychawdhary, Sutanu Bhattacharya, Chaohui Ren, and Cheryl Seals	9:28 – 9:44 a.m.
	45472	Innovative Approaches to Medical Device Design Education: A Collaborative Industry-Academia Model	Kenan Baltaci and Vivek Singhal	9:44 – 10:00 a.m.
4-3: Capstones	45426	Comparison of Teamwork Assessment Methods in Engineering Classes	Adam Barnes	8:40 – 8:56 a.m.	Chuck Margraves
	45801	Capstone Projects in Virginia Civil Engineering Programs: A Comprehensive Review of Practices and an assessment of Virginia Military Institute’s Outcomes	Rebekah Martin, Kacie Caple D’Alessandro, Charles D. Newhouse, and Tanjina Afrin	8:56 – 9:12 a.m.
	45840	Application of a House of Quality Intervention in an Engineering Capstone Design Course	Nathan John Washuta, Deirdre D. Ragan, and James Righter	9:12 – 9:28 a.m.
	45560	Capstone Design Experience at Southern Arkansas University (SAU)-The Model, Implementation, and Relevance in ABET Accreditation Process.	Lionel Hewavitharana and Mahbub K. Ahmed	9:28 – 9:44 a.m.
	45736	Implementation of Multidisciplinary Senior Design Projects within Single-discipline Course Section Framework	Michael V. Potter and Lorna Cintron-Gonzalez	9:44 – 10:00 a.m.
4-4: Civil, Construction, and Geotechnical Engineering II	45761	A Gender-based Comparative Analysis of Motivations and Challenges in Construction Education	Saeed Rokooei, George D. Ford, and Read Allen Robertson	8:40 – 8:56 a.m.	John Brocato
	45756	The Case for a Separate FE Exam for Construction Engineering: Addressing Curriculum Discrepancies and Student Performance	Nahid Vesali and Mostafa Batouli	8:56 – 9:12 a.m.
	45519	Infusing Climate Concepts into Geotechnical Engineering Lessons	Scott Curtis and Simon Thomas Ghanat	9:12 – 9:28 a.m.
	45656	Student-Focused Videos for Civil Infrastructure Education and Promotion	Montana Jane Lang, Taylor Cagle, and Isaac L. Howard	9:28 – 9:44 a.m.
	45684	Augmented Reality for Teaching Rebar Configurations: Improving Comprehension and Student Engagement	Sultan Al Shafian, Da Hu, Jayhyun Kwon, and Adam Kaplan	9:44 – 10:00 a.m.

Technical Session 5

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

Technical Session	Paper ID	Paper Title	Author(s)	Time	Moderator	Room
5-1: Instructional Design III	45540	A Cause-and-Effect Approach to Empowering Engineering Students	Mazen I. Hussein	10:00 a.m. – 10:16 a.m.	Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook
	45747	Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Designing Foundry-Guided Strategies to Develop Interdisciplinary Skills in Student Teams	Robby Sanders, Andrea Arce-Trigatti and Pedro E. Arce	10:16 a.m. – 10:32 a.m.
	45842	Emotional Intelligence for Aspiring Project Engineers	Eva Singleton	10:32 a.m. – 10:48 a.m.
	49497	Teaching Digital Twins	Kari J. Lippert, Sean Walker, Roy Daniel McLeod, Sudhanshu Tarale, Christine Goldman Robinson, Matthew Christopher Monday, and David Seger	10:48 a.m. – 11:04 a.m.
	45622	Exploring the Impact of Panopto on Learner Engagement	Hannah Hedrick and Nancy Moore	11:04 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
5-2: Program Development II	45518	Mapping the Path to KEEN Fellowships: Trends, Insights, and Impacts from 2020-2024	Simon Thomas Ghanat, Nahid Vesali, and Mostafa Batouli	10:00 a.m. – 10:16 a.m.	Seamus Freyne
	45777	Pilot Strategy to Enhance Mechanical Engineering Student Retention Through Active Academic Advising and Early Engagement	JuEun Lee and Joshua Paul Steimel	10:16 a.m. – 10:32 a.m.
	45828	Transforming Teaching Evaluations One Department at a Time	Adam Piper, Jenna Johnson, and Daniel Dunaway	10:32 a.m. – 10:48 a.m.
	45745	Evaluation of a Social Marketing Class for Engineers (Work in Progress)	Adaline M. Buerck	10:32 a.m. – 10:48 a.m.
	45438	Student Perceptions of Success: A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Measurements	Ryan Daniel Doczy, Jai Kyoung Jung, and Aksel Seitllari	11:04 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
5-3: Artificial Intelligence II	45639	AI-Assisted Grading – A Study on Efficiency and Fairness	Rajarajan Subramanian, Sofia M. Vidalis, Vani Ruchika Pabba, and Fazil T. Najafi	10:00 a.m. – 10:16 a.m.	Todd Schweisinger
	45595	Call to Action!	Sally J. Pardue and Anna K. T. Howard	10:16 a.m. – 10:32 a.m.
	Withdrawn			10:32 a.m. – 10:48 a.m.
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