Event Schedule
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Friday, October 14th
10:00-10:30
Registration
10:30-11:30
Panel Discussion | Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) - What are they?
Mike A. Burgener | Aviation Technologies | SIU
Jim Peterson, PhD | Gateway Geospatial
Wayne R. Glass | Office of Sponsored Projects Administration | SIU
Steve Goetz | Aviation Management and Flight | SIU
Mike Robertson | Aviation Management and Flight | SIU
A panel of five aviation experts will discuss Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Particular emphasis will be placed on the rules governing UAS operation. A UAS operational demonstration will be conducted.
11:30-12:30
Lunch
12:30-2:00
Panel Discussion | Sustainable Mobility for Rural Small University Towns
Shannon McDonald | School of Architecture | SIU
Stanley Young, PhD | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sam Chung, PhD | School of Information Systems and Applied Technology | SIU
Michael Behrmann | Automotive Technology | SIU
Shelby Orr | School of Architecture | SIU
Audrey Wagner | School of Geography and Environmental Resources | SIU
Joseph Schafer, PhD | Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice | SIU
Moderator: Ralph Tate | Automotive Technology | SIU
How can all of the emerging changes in transportation affect a small rural University town? This panel will discuss the opportunities and the drawbacks to automated vehicles, shared vehicles, electric, and solar powered vehicles. The panel will be comprised of various academics and professionals involved with these new transportation changes.
2:00-2:15
Break + Refreshments
2:15-3:15
Workshop | Strategies for Successful Grant Seeking
Becky S. Robinson, PhD | College of Applied Sciences and Arts | SIU
The Strategies for Successful Grant Seeking workshop will provide participants with an engaging understanding of how and where to find federal, state, and foundation grant opportunities; design projects for grant seeking; and write competitive grant proposals to increase the chance of funding your project and achieving your grant goals and objectives.
Saturday, October 15th
8:00-8:45
Refreshments + Registration
8:45-9:15
Welcome Address | Guest Speaker
Geory Kurtzhals | Southern Illinois University Sustainability Coordinator
This address will focus on the relationship between sustainability and innovation in the Applied Sciences and Arts, highlighting the current need for sustainability and how it fits into higher education and the careers for which we are preparing our students. The presentation will include model examples of innovative sustainability related solutions.
9:30-10:30
Presentation Session I | Aviation
1: The Effect of Using Noise Reduction Turbofan Engine Exhaust Nozzle Designs on a Turbojet Engine
Donald Bartlett + Eric Bell | Southern Illinois University
The effect of using noise reduction turbofan engine exhaust nozzle designs on a turbojet engine. Tests will done with three different nozzle designs.
2: Technological Advances of Diesel Engines within the Aviation Industry
Daniel Mattingly | Southern Illinois University
Brief history of the diesel engine and how technological advances are making the use of a diesel engine more feasible in powering general aviation aircraft and light helicopters.
3: A Bioinspired Modification for UAS Propeller/Rotor Noise Reduction
Mark Callender | Middle Tennessee State
This projects presents a bioinspired modification to UAS propellers/rotors for noise reduction. Sound pressure levels (SPL) and thrust for modified propellers were compared to a baseline propeller. The bioinspired modification yielded lower SPL with a requisite increase in rpm in order to maintain a chosen level of thrust.
Presentation Session II | Sustainability
1: SIU Bicycle Master Plan
Shelby Orr and Shannon McDonald | Southern Illinois University
This session will discuss the results of the SIU Bicycle Survey from last spring, also funded by a 2015 Sustainability Grant and the work of the Committee just formed Fall 2016 on creating a SIU Bicycle Master Plan. Led by Shelby Orr, the resulting Master Bike Plan will accurately assess and evaluate SIU’s current infrastructure, education, and encouragement, of bicycling and create a plan to address any problems and create ways to improve and further biking on campus.
2: Lactation Accommodation at SIU
Laura Morthland, Chad Schwartz, and Deborah Barnett | Southern Illinois University
The presentation outlines a project undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of staff, faculty, and students at Southern Illinois University to provide a dedicated space for nursing mothers in the campus’ Morris Library.
Presentation Session III | Design
1: Buildings as an Assembly of 3D Printed Components
Stephen Lauer | Southern Illinois University
This project aimed to design a series of components that would be assembled to become a house. The design is a house that is printed in a series of modules and assembled using a series of printed connectors for not only attaching the modules but also used in other various details.
2: Rethinking the Design Models of Refugee Camps: Aiming for Stability while Planning for Temporality
Ruba Bdair | Southern Illinois University
This research explores alternatives to existing models for accommodating refugees. Aiming to create self-sufficient communities that fulfill refugees’ needs and lessen the stress on hosting countries’ resources, the redesigned part of Azraq camp in Jordan provided the study material for the consequences that would stem from implementing the new model.
3: The Unexamined Life of Studio Instructors: The Evolution Process of Teaching Practice in the School of Architecture at the University of Kansas
Maryan Ashkan | University of Kansas
The majority of novice instructors and academics in higher education are usually disciplinary experts with research capabilities. They have little to no preparation in pedagogy. This research sheds light on the unexamined life of studio instructors at KU.
10:30-10:45
Break + Refreshments
10:45-11:45
Presentation Session IV | Aviation
1: Status of Safety Management Systems Implementation for Flight Training Providers
Mike Robertson | Southern Illinois University
This research project investigated the level of Safety Management System (SMS) development and implementation that exists for flight training providers. The outcomes could be used to assist in the development of future guidance as well as determine potential training needs of the flight training providers regarding SMS.
2: Perspectives and Researcher Experiences of Extracurricular Undergraduate Research
Steven Goetz | Southern Illinois University
This study examined the perceptions of the experiences of undergraduate researchers using qualitative methods to understand why they engaged in research and what the effects of the research were on their academic endeavors and plans and future plans within the aviation industry.
3: SIUC/UIC National Summer Transportation Institute
Steven Goetz and Andy Weis | Southern Illinois University
The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) is a grant funded program through the Department of Transportation, specifically the Federal Highways Commission. SIU partnered with the CHANCE program at the University of Illinois at Chicago to bring this program to Chicago high school students to expose them to the transportation industry and encourage them into career areas they may not have considered previously.
4: NASA Wings Summer Camp
Lorelei Ruiz and Steven Goetz | Southern Illinois University
The NASA Wings summer camp is a grant funded educational outreach project funded by NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation division. This program is designed to give high school students the opportunity to learn about the aerospace industry and STEM fields, some the ways in which aerospace advancements have influenced out world, and aerospace career opportunities.
Presentation Session V | Design
1: Examining Strategies for Delivering Design/Build Content in High-Enrollment Architecture Courses
Chad Schwartz | Southern Illinois University
This presentation examines efforts to expand the influence of the design/build experience within a school of architecture. It examines the strategies utilized over a three-year period to translate the learning experience of design/build studio into a building technology course serving between 40 and 60 students annually.
2: Designing Sustainable Communities for Automated Transit Networks
Shannon McDonald | Southern Illinois University
Automated Transit Networks have the potential of changing the design of communities. Transportation is one of the key aspects for structuring our built environment. Now that Automated Transit Networks are being re-examined, early studies integrating them into the built environment can provide insight into their potential applications.
3: The DESIGN DRIVE
Helen Turner, Brad Fister, and Patrick Lucas | University of Kentucky
A single-source, online database with a unique mode of sharing technical knowledge and theoretical information that engages twenty-first century design education deeply shaped by technology, grounded in instant connection, and populated by wide-ranging digital data to enhance web-based teaching and learning.
Presentation Session VI | Information Technology
1: The Wotan Beowulf Cluster Project
Carson Wang and Jacob Buys | Carbondale Community High School
The Wotan project moves into its second year in which high school students, in liaison with SIU, have implemented Hadoop and various experiments. Insight on the challenges and requirements of current practices in Big Data analysis will be presented.
2: Secure Mobile Applications based on NTRU
Vikran Hegde, Hanquing Zhao, and Kefeng Shi | Fontbonne University
Modern mobile devices have an urgent need for a new-generation public-key cryptographic system. This system should provide sufficient security for mobile devices without degrading performance due to their limited resources. NTRU is a decent model for this. We validate it through experimental studies and apply NTRU to protect a peer-to-peer communication app.
3: Southern Illinois University’s BigDog High Performance Computing Cluster
Chester Langin | SIU
This presentation is a short introduction to SIU’s new BigDog high performance computing cluster (HPCC), a supercomputer which operates at a theoretical 34.7 Tflops. The BigDog cluster consists of 40 servers totaling 800 CPUs. BigDog is free to university researchers, including faculty and students with faculty supervision.
11:45-1:00
Lunch | Guest Speaker
Dr. Stanley Young | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Planning for a Sustainable Surface Transportation System in an Uncertain Future
In the midst of funding shortfalls, mounting infrastructure replacement needs, and increased pressure to lessen dependence on petroleum fuels, cities, counties, MPOs and states are planning for the next generation of surface mobility understanding that vehicle automation and communication is rapidly transforming user expectations. These changes will also have significant impact on energy, emissions, and requirements for roadway infrastructure. We are just not sure what those impacts are going to be. This talk examines some of these pressures, early evidence on what those impacts could be, and initial efforts to plan the future in light of the uncertainty.
Student Posters on display
1:00-2:00
Poster Review Session + Student Poster Competition
2:00-2:15
Break
2:15-3:15
Presentation Session VII | Design
1: Occupancy Estimation in Smart Buildings using Wireless CO2 Sensor Network
Chen Mao and Qian Huang | Southern Illinois University
Smart building has gaining increasingly attention. Among various aspects of studies, building energy efficiency is a big concern. We implement a wireless CO2 sensor network to dynamically estimate room occupancy. Experimental results show a good accuracy, which has great potential to coordinate with HVAC systems to realize smart efficient buildings.
2: Cross-Cultural Comparison between US and China on Perception of Time, Creative Attitudes, and Adoption of Fashion Innovations
Seung-Hee Lee | Southern Illinois University
Presentation Session VIII | Education and Student Success
1: Blockchain Technology and its Applications
Andy Wang | Southern Illinois University
Blockchain technology enables all stakeholders in higher education to improve trust and transparency. As electronic portfolios evolve from information repositories to robust tools for showcasing student learning, the next generation of assessment tools, measuring program quality and student learning outcomes, will be built using Blockchain technology. The presentation discusses the state of the art in Blockchain technology and its applications, focusing on applications in higher education.
2: Student Engagement and Persistence via Co-Curricular Activities
Thomas Shaw | Southern Illinois University
Development of a research study to investigate how student engagement, as measured by co-curricular involvement, might influence student persistence. Coverage will include a review of current research in the area and map out the anticipated research design. This exploratory study can serve as a foundation for student persistence/retention activities.
Presentation Session IX | Automotive
1: Drivability of the FIAT 500 Multi-Air Engine under Simulated Poor Maintenance
Andrew Croxell | Southern Illinois University
The FIAT Multi-Air valve-train uses hydraulic, mechanical, and electric components to control engine intake valves for more precise combustion. However, the incorporation of electronics and hydraulics creates additional potential for drivability issues. This study will simulate poor vehicle maintenance in a FIAT 500 Multi-Air engine to identify drivability concerns generated.
2: The Effects of Electronic Throttle Control Systems on Gasoline Internal Combustion Engine Compression Testing Procedures
Blaine Heisner | Southern Illinois University
A study of the results of engine compression testing on vehicles equipped with electronic throttle control. A sample of vehicles were tested in a controlled manner using a variable procedure to determine a statistically significant result. The purpose of the research is to determine a valid compression testing procedure for ETC equipped vehicles.
3: Measuring Baseline Data for Linear Solenoids Used in Late-Model Automatic Transmissions
Sean Boyle | Southern Illinois University
Can automatic transmission solenoids be adequately tested using common equipment found in a typical transmission repair facility? Popular solenoids were electronically tested while the solenoids were supplied with heated and pressurized automatic transmission fluid. The resulting oscilloscope graphs from properly operating solenoids may be useful when determining if a solenoid is approaching failure.
3:15-3:30
Break + Refreshments
3:30-4:00
Awards Presentation + Closing Remarks