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U408B·SUNDAY WORKSHOP: Bring Your Own (mobile) Device (BYOD): An Android App for Active STEM Learning via Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Workshop Computers in Education Division (COED) and Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)
Sun. June 25, 2023 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room 321, Baltimore Convention Center
Session Description

Free ticketed event
This workshop will engage attendees in conducting classroom-based flow visualization and measurement experiments using a new Android application (app) called mobile-Instructional Particle Image Velocimetry (mI-PIV).
Students often view fluid mechanics instruction as mathematically difficult, esthetically uninteresting, and lacking relevance to real-world applications. As a result, introductory courses in fluid mechanics can act as gatekeepers to fluids-related STEM career paths. When available, however, hands-on flow visualization and measurement activities have been shown to increase student interest in and intuition about fluid mechanics and related mathematical concepts.
PIV is a state-of-the-art laboratory technique for simultaneous visualization and measurement of fluid flows that has shown promise for enhancing STEM education. The new mI-PIV app enables STEM educators to safely guide students in conducting educational quality PIV experiments for less than $100. Integrated micro-learning content, addressing fluid mechanics concepts and basic PIV techniques, and curricular resources help make the mI-PIV app a robust and accessible mobile learning tool.
In this workshop, attendees will be guided through two visually interesting flow experiments using the mI-PIV app and embedded curricula, including a vortex ring experiment used as a hands-on undergraduate fluids laboratory activity at Utah State University. Workshop attendees will gain unlimited access to the mI-PIV Android app and the familiarity that comes from hands-on practice in using the mI-PIV app alongside its developers.
This work is funded by grant #N000141812770 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Navy and Marine Corps STEM Education and Workforce Program.

Speakers
  1. Dr. Angela Minichiello P.E.
    Utah State University

    Dr. Angela Minichiello, P.E., is a U.S. Army (Aviation) veteran and former practicing thermal-mechanical engineer. Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Utah State.

  2. Mr. Jack Elliott
    Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Mr. Jack Elliott is a senior graduate student in engineering education and mechanical engineering at Utah State University.