ASEE North Central Section

2015 ASEE NCS Conference Proceedings

Faculty Papers: Listed by Session

Session	Room 400A	Room 417
Session 1 9:00am-10:15am	Enhancement of Technical Writing Skills Through Active Learning Methods: Peer Review and Jigsaw Amanda Herzog and Timothy Hinds Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in Engineering Thermodynamics Mark Schumack Fostering Students' Capability of Problem Solving Through Semester Projects in Fluid Mechanics Yogendra Panta, Levi Thornton, Cody Webb, Roger Targosky, Brendon Rankou and Daniel Richards Motivation and Learning Strategies of Students in Turkey Ulan Dakeev and Ibrahim Hakan Karatas An Investigation of Test Anxiety in First Year Engineering Students David Bellinger, Nora Honken and Patricia Ralston	Design-based Information Technologies Learning Experience for K-12 STEM Outreach Chengcheng Li, Helen Meyer, Hazem Said, Marcus Johnson and Rebekah Michael Empowering Engineering Students to Engage Middle School Classrooms in Engineering Innovation and Design through Outreach Kits Margaret Pinnell, Beth Hart and Laura Bistrek An Engineering College Credit for High School Students through a STEM Summer Camp Pattabhi Sitaram, Ellis Love, Tom Spendlove and Anca Sala Arduinos, Mobile Robots, and Smartphones for a Computer Engineering Summer Camp Girma Tewolde and Jaerock Kwon Using Challenge Based Learning to Teach the Fundamentals of Energy Transfer to High-School Math Teachers Jeff Kastner and Anant Kukreti
Session 2 10:45am-12noon	Teaching Engineering Computation Using a Flipped Classroom Model Shen Liu Developing Student Mastery and Confidence in using FEA Software through its Integration in Many Fundamental Mechanics Courses Pattabhi Sitaram and Anca Sala A hands-on DSP project mixing Entrepreneurial and technical concepts Firas Hassan, Tyler Germann, Luke Karr and Sami Khorbotly Experiences of a PLC Course Taught to EE and EET Students in Tandem William Evans and Nicole Winhoven-Kamm Enhancing Student Learning in Thermal-fluid Sciences Courses Through Software Liyong Sun and Robert Edwards	Entrepreneurial Engineering Training in a Freshman Design Course Nassif Rayess and Ryan Welsh Expanding Global Experiential Learning Opportunities for Mandatory Co-op Engineering Programs Maureen Schomaker and Cindy Damschroder Innovative Confidence: what engineering educators can do and say to graduate more effective innovators and intrapreneurs Leo Hanifin and Ross Lee Linking Industrial Research Projects and Education Subramaniam Ganesan and Andrew Rusek
Session 3 2:00pm-3:15pm	Integrating the Challenge Based Learning Approach in a Freshman Engineering Foundations Course: Project Team Perspective Anant Kukreti, Stephan Thiel, Lilit Yeghiazarian, Vasile Nistor, Charles Matthews, Catherine Maltbie and Temesgen Aure Integrating the Challenge Based Learning Approach in a Freshman Engineering Foundations Course: Course Instructor’s Perspective Whitney Gaskins Integrating the Challenge Based Learning Approach in a Freshman Engineering Foundations Course: Teaching by Intern Engineering Doctoral Students Perspective Greg Saylor, Sucharitha Rajendran and Wajeeh Marashdeh Engaging First Year Students through Service Learning Projects: Designing for Community Gardens Karinna Vernaza Project Based Learning in an Introduction to Materials Course Margaret Pinnell, Sid Gunasekaren and Gretchen Berkemeier	An Engineering Field Trip ... to the United Kingdom David Sawyers The Importance of Instructions Craig Gunn Blueprint to a Holistic Approach to Teaching/Learning Fundamental Engineering Courses Mousa Gargari Incorporating systems-based life cycle thinking and sustainability in engineering curricula Seung-Jin Lee
Session 4 3:45pm-5:00pm	Take the Opportunity to Utilize Design and Construction of Research Devices for Classroom Examples Richard Englund and Brandt Ruszkiewicz Collaborative Biomedical Engineering / Physical Therapy Clinical Motion Analysis Learning Module Heather Lai Online Resources Utilization in Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory for Undergraduate Civil Engineering Students Horng-Jyh Yang Incorporating Electronics in a First Year Engineering Course Lizzie Santiago	Electrical Safety and the Conflict with a Motors Course William Evans and Nicole Winhoven-Kamm Design, Implementation, and Dynamic Behaviour of a Power Plant Model M.M. A Rahman and Daniel Mutuku Uses of technology and software in the classroom - Active learning and project-based learning Raghu Echempati and Yi Yang A Student Research Project To Compare the Theoretical Pressure Drops Across Heat Sinks to Actual Measured Pressure Drops Robert Edwards, Liyong Sun and Nathan Meyers

Student Papers: Listed by Session

Session	Room 400C	Room 427
Session 1 9:00am-10:15am	Teaching for Social Responsibility: Exploring Engineering Faculty Members’ Beliefs and Curricular Decisions Jennifer Pollard and Lisa Lattuca Portable Assisted Mobility Device Remington Wright, Taylor Franzen, James Deacon, Adam Lenk, Michael Prekop and Ishraq Shabib I AM AI - Interactive Actor Modeling for Introducing Artificial Intelligence: A Computer Science Capstone Project Thomas Bowersock, Victoria Kerr, Yuki Matoba, Andrew Warren and Alexandra Coman FEA Modeling of Hygroscopic Effects Wael Mokhtar and John Witte Undergraduate Alternative Enegy Resources Research Project: A Short Investigation of the Net-Zero Energy House W. Jarrod Higginbotham and Kenan Hatipoglu	Semi-Autonomous Gesture Controlled UAV Transportation System Andrew Gigowski, Nicholas Martin, Timothy Root, Aaron Yoon, Zihao Yuan, Zhiyu Zhou and Kumar Yelamarthi Utilizing Repurposed Automotive Lithium Ion Cells for Stationary Energy Storage Todd Alexander, Nicholas Baine and Lindsay Corneal Cloud based low-cost Home Monitoring and Automation System Shruthi Raghavan and Girma Tewolde CFD and Experimental River Study for the Masters Nationals Regatta Anuj Maloo, Mario Rodriguez-Garcia, Kevin Maddale, Ibraheem Saleh and Wael Mokhtar Autonomous Tracking and Accelerometer Validation for Intercollegiate Robotic Football Tyler Hertenstein, Nathan Rosenbaum, Zachary Myers, Joshua Chenault and Keegan Ross
Session 2 10:45am-12noon	CFR Formula SAE Intake Restrictor Design and Performance Logan Shelagowski and Thomas Mahank Vehicle Collision Avoidance Application Nesreen Alsbou, Eric Biedenharn and Donald Bartlett Vehicle Collision Avoidance System Nesreen Alsbou, Brian Beckrest, Nicholas Martinek and Nathan Pax Aerodynamic Modification of CFR Formula SAE Race Car Brandon Verhun, Trevor Haight and Thomas Mahank	Design and Analysis of Fluid Flows through PIV and CFD Modeling Farshid Zabihian, Raúl Torres, Herman S. Cousin and Yogendra Panta Incremental Expansion of Manufacturing Knowledge Base Sanjeewa Gamaralalage and Dusan Sormaz Static Equilibrium Analysis of Forklift Yogendra Panta, Aaron Paynter, Joseph Richmond and Sam Jarrell Motor Skill Enhancing Pen John Christopher Wells, Kristen Goodridge and Kassiani Kotsidou Stable Automation Joshua Hutchison, Austin Garber, Lance Hartman and Daniel Belliveau Field Measurement of Bicycle Tire Rolling Resistance Andy Herbener and Mark Archibald
Session 3 2:00pm-3:15pm	Analysis and redesign of structural walls of a Sink-float-tank of a plastic recycling machine Raghu Echempati and Li Tianwu From Schematic to Product: Designing a low cost temperature sensor module Nesreen Alsbou, Gabriel Russ, Blake Harris and Logan Glauner Design and Construction of a Full Scale Prototype of a Stove for use by Residents on an Island In Kuna Yala Daniel Budny, Kevin Laux, Michael McClune, Brenden McKinley and Kathryn Saltsman Design of a New Lab on Three Point Bend Test on a Fiber Glass Composite Sidaard Gunasekaran, Gretchen Berkemeier and Margaret Pinnell Ohio Northern University Solar Powered Boat Cole Cochran, Corey Scott and Derek Blubaugh	Undergraduate research project: Unified Power Flow Controller Cost and Efficiency Comparison to Other FACTS Devices Zachary Sizemore and Kenan Hatipoglu Strength of Thin-Walled, Butt-Welded Steel Tube Cameron Daugherty and Mark Archibald In Vehicular Communication Networking Protocol Renu Sharma A Data Compression Application for Wireless Sensor Networks Using LTC Algorithm Renu Sharma Understanding Materials’ Behavior at the Nanoscale Using Atomistic Simulations Aaron Johnson, Julie Alexander, Elizabeth Salmeto and Ishraq Shabib
Session 4 3:45pm-5:00pm	Hip Replacement Failure Analysis and Design Improvement Techniques Kevin Jansen Mechanics Analysis of Boxer's Fracture Alex McMullen, Ahmed Abdel-Mohti, Saad Almagahwi, Makenzie Louden, Hui Shen and Bryan Recker Performance Analysis and Safety Enhancement of Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy Procedures Emily Gaukstern and Shankar Krishnan Understanding the Motivations of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: Making Better Teachers through Knowing Why They Teach John Robertson and Rachel Kajfez Effectiveness of Open Door Undergraduate Research Opportunities Samuel Roth, Gabriel Russ, Benjamin Kerber, Firas Hassan and Heath Leblanc Student Chapter Outreach Events and Student Involvement Daniel Marchese, Emily Miller, Yeonsu Ryu, Alyssa Ross and Leroy Long	Comparative Analysis of Electric Mowers Farshid Zabihian, Andrew Lytton and Raúl Torres Design and Modeling of CO2 Capture Units Farshid Zabihian, Joel Kouakou and Will Lewis SAE Baja Multi-speed Transmission/Transaxle Farshid Zabihian, Wyatt McClead, Kaylah Bovard, Winnie Fu and Bernhard Bettig Experimental Analysis of Biodiesel-Fueled Diesel Engine Farshid Zabihian, Jason Browning, Wyatt McClead and Gregory Anderson Experimentally Analyzing a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Experimental Setup Farshid Zabihian, Zachary Dixon, Jon Ball and Asad Davari Fabrication of Small Hydro Power Turbine For Residential Applications Farshid Zabihian, Wyatt McClead, Jason Browning, Tanner Boster and Chris Hancock

Student Posters: Listed by Title

3D Bone Modeling and Surgical Simulation
Andrea Micou and Megan Derwich
Athletics Filming with a UAV
Jared Schatzinger, Joel Huff, Ethan Hess and Robert Fernandes
Climate Control System for a Biomedical Electrospinning Chamber
Mike McMillan, Wen Chen and Mulchand Rathod
Cold Rolling of Novel Mg Alloys
Carlos Soto, Pnina Ari-Gur, Andrew Kline and Betsy Aller
Describing Results from the Classification Scheme for First Year Engineering Courses using Mathematical Modeling Techniques
David Reeping
Design of Wind Tunnel Sting and Balance System
Sam Weldon, Taylor Manahan and Mark Messner
Development of an Autonomous Robotic Ultraviolet Sterilization System
Justin Collins, Christopher Vanoverbeke, Matthew Ackley, Ryan Welsh and Nassif Rayess
Discrete Event Dynamic Simulation for Modeling a Real job shop system. Case study of a plastic recycle company
Golshan Madraki and Dusan Sormaz
Helping Habitat for Humanity: Improving Air Flow in a Three-Bedroom Standard House Design
Aaron Rock, Jacob Kitts, Keith Moulton, Mark Malmquist, Nicholas Tabar and Adam Wolf
Is the zebrafish zombie mutant caused by a mutation in CDC20?
Peyton Johnston, Donald Kane and Rachel Warga
Modeling Hydrolysis of Selected Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Natalia Teixeira-Gomes, Nidhi Modha and Sudarshan Kurwadkar
Motorcycle Cornering Headlights
Allyson Greenbaum, Robert Montgomery and David Wallie
A Next-Generation Cane for the Visually Impaired
Nicholas Calebs, Teresa Miranda-Chavez, Isaac Trevino, Brendan O’neill and Nassif Rayess
Pole-Vault Reporting System
Paul Minyo and Nicholas Hasulak
Remotely Operated Explosives Detector R.O.E.D.
Joseph Giacchina, Drake Mushall, Kevin Smith and Nassif Rayess
Safety System Preventing Hyperthermia in Idle Vehicles
Nathan Duff and Sean Lally