ASEE Midwest Regional Meeting Program
September 13-15, 2021
Please note: all times are scheduled in Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Sunday, September 12
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 -4 pm | Virtual Meet and Greet |
Monday, September 13
| Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 pm | Registrations | |
| 1 pm | Welcome, Recognition of Program Committee | Dr. Ed Clausen |
| 1:20 pm | Welcome from ASEE National | Dr. Adrienne Minerick, President |
| 1:40 pm | Welcome from the College of Engineering | Dr. Kim Needy, Dean |
| 2 pm | Plenary address: Leadership Opportunities for Engineering Educators | Dr. John White |
| 3 pm | Break/Discussion | |
| 3:15- 4:15 pm | Student Panel Discussion 1: Career Development for Engineering Students | |
| 3:15- 4:15 pm | Concurrent Session 1 | |
| Session 1-A: Improving Classroom Performance I | ||
| 3:15 pm | Student Learning Index and Student Performance in Engineering Statics | Virginia Charter, Oklahoma State University |
| 3:35 pm | Online Versus In-Person Student Learning Outcomes | Todd Easton, University of Utah |
| 3:55 pm | A Self-Tutoring System for Managing Students’ Learning through Reflection on Doing | Yifan Zhou, and Zhenjun Meng, Bejing Institute of Technology; Zachary Ball, Carnegie Mellon University; Farrokh Mistree and Janet K. Allen, University of Oklahoma |
| Session 1-B: Outreach | ||
| 3:15 pm | Research-Practice Partnerships: Faculty, Teachers and Secondary Students in Informal Engineering Education | Helen Douglass and Peter LoPresti, University of Tulsa |
| 3:35 pm | Establishing a Research Experience for Teachers Site to Enhance Data Analytics Curriculum in Secondary STEM Education | Shengfan Zhang, Eric Specking, Maryam Alimohammadi, Allison Boykin, Shawn Bell, Karl Schubert, and Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas |
| 3:55 pm | Incorporating Design Components in the Electrical Parameters Measurement Laboratory: K-12 Outreach Project | Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Session 1-C: Dealing with COVID I | ||
| 3:15 pm | Education in the times of Pandemic: A Retrospective Review | Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University, Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University and Sandeep Langar, University of Texas, San Antonio |
| 3:35 pm | Lessons Learned from Remote Teaching in an Internationally Dual Degree Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Rossana Villa-Rojas and Mei Lu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 3:55 pm | Impact and Delivery of an Engineering Service Learning Course in a Remote Environment | Jeffrey Wolchok, Hanna Jensen and Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas |
| 4:15 pm | Break/Discussion | |
| 4:30-5:30 pm | Student Panel Discussion 2: Should I Go to Graduate School? | |
| 4:30-5:30 pm | Concurrent Session 2 | |
| Session 2-A: Student Success I | ||
| 4:30 pm | Retaining Over-Prepared Students in a Common First-Year Engineering Program | Leslie B. Massey and Aysa L. Galbraith, University of Arkansas |
| 4:50 pm | Assisting Students with Internships | Kevin R. Lewelling, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith |
| 5:10 pm | Assessing the First Year of GAPS (Graduates for Advancing Professional Skills) Program, Ann M. Gansemer-Topf | Shan Jiang, Nigel Forest Reuel, Gul E. Okudan-Kremer, Qing Li, Rebecca Mort, and Dong Chen, Iowa State University |
| Session 2-B: Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| 4:30 pm | Holding Space to Talk about Race: The ASEE CHED Conversation Series on Inclusion and Thriving | Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York |
| 4:50 pm | Contributing to Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Graduate Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach | Mirit Shamir and Melanie M. Derby, Kansas State University; and Rebecca Cors, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 5:10 pm | The Career Challenges and Success Factors for Professional Asian Women Career Development in New Zealand Construction Industry | Kam Yuen Cheng and Rebecca Yang, Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Session 2-C: Dealing with COVID II | ||
| 4:30 pm | Students’ Evaluation Toward Online Teaching Strategies for Engineering Courses during COVID (Student Presentation) | Fan Yu, Johanna Milord, Sarah Orton, Lisa Flores, and Rose Marra, University of Missouri Columbia |
| 4:50 pm | Increasing Informal Student Interactions to Support Mental Health and Increase Class Engagement During the COVID Pandemic | Heather Walker, University of Arkansas |
| 5:10 pm | Importance of Rebuilding Student Communities as Universities Return to the Classroom | Robert F. Saunders, University of Arkansas |
| 5:30-6 pm | Final Discussions |
Note: An additional track will be open throughout the meeting for people to mingle, further discuss papers, etc.
Tuesday, September 14
| Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration | |
| 8 am | Brief Welcome/Announcements | |
| 8:15- 9:15 am | Concurrent Session 3 | |
| Session 3-A: Improving Classroom Performance II | ||
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8:15 am |
Rational Teaching of Emotional Students | Randy Kelley, Arkansas Tech University; and Brandon Dooley, Chevron |
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8:35 am |
Team Update Meetings as a Homework Replacement with Enhanced Student-Faculty Interaction | Laura P. Ford, University of Tulsa |
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8:55 am |
Teaching the Basic Concepts of Communications Systems Using Interactive Graphics and Calculations | Victor S. Frost, University of Kansas |
| Session 3-B: Laboratory Developments | ||
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8:15 am |
The Draining of a Tank: A Lab Experiment in Fluid Mechanics (Student Presentation) | Dominique Savage, Trent Porterfield, W. Roy Penney, and Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas |
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8:35 am |
An Undergraduate Experience for Studying the Diffusion of a Solute in an Aqueous Solution (Student Presentation) | Abner Peralta and Natacha Souto-Melgar, University of Arkansas |
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8:55 am |
Design of an Integrated Electrocoagulation-Microfiltration System for Community College Laboratory Experiments (Student Presentation) | Mahmood Jebur and S. Ranil Wickramasinghe, University of Arkansas |
| Session 3-C: Dealing with COVID in Teaching Unit Ops Lab | ||
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8:15 am |
Online Unit Operations Lab, a Difficult Balance | Michael A. Rother, University of Minnesota Duluth |
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8:35 am |
Teaching Unit Ops Lab in the Time of COVID | Thomas W. Smith, Natacha Souto-Melgar and Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas |
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8:55 am |
Teaching Unit Operations Lab in the Pandemic | Christi Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| 9:15 am | Break/Discussion | |
| 9:30-10:30 am | Concurrent Session 4 | |
| Session 4-A: Student Success II | ||
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9:30 am |
A Review of Undergraduate Preparation, Student Success, and Challenges across the Southeastern Conference Universities due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | Bryan Hill and Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas |
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9:50 am |
Environmental Engineering Core Curriculum Transformation: A Skill-Based Approach | Justin M. Hutchison and Edward Peltier, University of Kansas |
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10:10 am |
Predicting Student Success in an Electrical Engineering Program | Edward Carl Greco, Jr. and Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University |
| Session 4-B: Engineering Design I | ||
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9:30 am |
Approach of Integrating Subject Matter Experts into Capstone Design Course | Emmanuel U. Enemuoh, University of Minnesota Duluth |
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9:50 am |
Educational Effectiveness, Accreditation Content and Community Engagement of Practitioner Directed Environmental Capstone Classes | Robert C. Knox and Robert W. Nairn, University of Oklahoma |
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10:10 am |
Teaching Modeling Turbulent Flow Around Building Using LES Turbulence Method and Open-source Software OpenFOAM (Student Presentation) | Zahra Mansouri, Sumit Verma, and R. Panneer Selvam, University of Arkansas |
| Session 4-C: Dealing with COVID III | ||
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9:30 am |
Instructional and Learning Opportunities for Remote Offerings of Integrated Lab-lecture Core Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Courses | Mostafa Elsaadany, Timothy J. Muldoon and Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas |
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9:50 am |
Responding to COVID-19: Insights into Making Summer Camps Virtual | Amy Reynolds Warren, Kaitlyn Harp, Narmine Ben Aissa, and Eric Specking, University of Arkansas |
| 10:30 am | Break/Discussion | |
| 11 – 12pm | IGNITE Student Presentation | |
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11 am |
The Importance of Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems on Small Island Nations | Jessica Bain, University of Arkansas |
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11:15 am |
Resource Overload in STEM Education and How Students Can Overcome It | Andrew Behrmann, University of Missouri |
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11:30 am |
The “I” in Inclusion | Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas |
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11:45 am |
Role of Laboratory-based Teaching Assistantships on the Career Development of Chemical Engineering Graduate Students | Solomon Isu, University of Arkansas |
| 11 am | Panel Discussion 1: Striking a Balance in Teaching, Research, and Service | |
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1 pm |
Panel Discussion 2: The Challenges Facing Engineering Education | |
| 2 pm | Final Discussions | |
| 4 pm | Executive Committee Meeting |
Note: An additional track will be open throughout the meeting for people to mingle, further discuss papers, etc.
Wednesday, September 15
| Time | Event | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 am | Registration | |
| 8:15 am | Brief Welcome/Announcements | |
| 8:30-9:30 am | Concurrent Session 5 | |
| Session 5-A: Improving Classroom Performance III | ||
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8:30 am |
Introducing Innovation to First-Year STEM Students through an Intercession Course | Karl D. Schubert, Leslie B. Massey and Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas |
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8:50 am |
Paper vs. Computer: Are Printed Thermodynamic Property Tables Still Important | John L. Krohn, Arkansas Tech University |
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9:10 am |
The Civil Engineering Education Summit 2019: Mapping a Future for Civil Engineering Education | Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas |
| Session 5-B: Laboratory Developments II | ||
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8:30 am |
Simple and Fun Experiment Demonstrating Accuracy, Precision, and Uncertainty | Charles Baukal, Oral Roberts University |
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8:50 am |
Incorporating Two Weeks Open Source Software Lab Module in CFD and Fluids Courses (Student Presentation) | Sumit Verma, Zahra Mansouri and R. Panneer Selvam, University of Arkansas |
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9:10 am |
Power Supply Design Project in Electrical Systems Laboratory Course | Saffeer M. Khan and Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University |
| 9:30 am | Break/Discussion | |
| 9:45-10:45 am | Concurrent Session 6 | |
| Session 6-A: Student Success III | ||
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9:45 am |
Exploring Generative Design Thinking for Engineering Design and Design Education | Xingang Li and Zhenghui Sha, University of Texas at Austin; H. Onan Demirel, Oregon State University; and Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois |
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10:05 am |
The Order of the Engineer: A Recognition of an Engineer’s Obligation to Society | Judy L. Cezeaux, Arkansas Tech University |
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10:25 am |
Introducing the Multi-Disciplinary Data Science (MDaS) S-STEM Scholarship Program | Manuel D. Rossetti, Bryan Hill, Ronna Turner, Wen-Juo Lo, Ed Pohl and Xintao Wu, University of Arkansas |
| Session 6-B: Engineering Design II | ||
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9:45 am |
Arduino Controlled Irrigation System | Kabilananthan Asokan , Nur-E-Afra Anika and Bryar Pim, Southeast Missouri State University |
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10:05 am |
Designing a Graphical User Interface for the Power Module Optimization Tool PowerSynth | Joshua Mitchener, University of California, Imam Al Razi and Yarui Peng, University of Arkansas |
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10:25 am |
Expert Advice- Disease Prediction Using M.L. | Kamran Afaq, Jeeshan Uddin and Atul Sharma, Galgotias University, India |
| 10:45 am | Break/Discussion | |
| 11 am | Annual Business Meeting/Awards |
Note: An additional track will be open throughout the meeting for people to mingle, further discuss papers, etc.