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Session Description

Free ticketed event
The hands-on workshop will run for 2.5 hours (1:00 PM – 3:30 PM) and is open to K–12 educators, as well as students, faculty, and staff in higher education interested in incorporating similar STEM activities into their curriculum. Each participant will receive a drone development kit and build a small educational drone from scratch. The workshop organizer will provide all essential parts and components, including motors, propellers, and an open-source Arduino circuit board for coding exercises. Participants will follow self-paced, step-by-step instructions to complete the assembly, programming, and flight of their drones while adhering to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA Part 107) regulations and safety guidelines. An electronic version of the manual, along with online learning modules, will also be freely available in the public domain at the ASEE venue. Basic coding exercises using the Arduino IDE and MIT Scratch will guide participants in controlling the motors, adjusting power to lift the drone, and fine-tuning flight stability. A portion of the workshop will also emphasize understanding FAA regulations and safety practices to ensure that participants can operate their drones safely and legally within national airspace. Each participant must bring their own laptop (preferably running Windows OS) equipped with a USB Type-A port. Those using Apple products (e.g., iMac, MacBook Pro) must bring a USB adapter prior to the workshop (link: https://amz.run/3uv8). This workshop is partially funded by NSF RIEF Program.

Speaker

1. Prof. Jae Ryu

   University of Idaho, Boise

   Dr. Jae Ryu is a Professor at the University of Idaho whose research focuses on advancing environmental monitoring through the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS, commonly known as drones). He currently leads the Idaho/Interstate Drone League (iDRONE), an immersive, STEM-based experiential learning program that engages students from grades 6 to 12. Dr. Ryu earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2006. From 2015 to 2016, he participated in the U.S. Air Force Faculty Fellowship Program at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), where he gained hands-on experience with various UAS technologies and sensor platforms. In addition to K-12 education, his ongoing educational research activities supported by NSF RIEF and REU grants aims to enhance the impact of UAS research and engineering outreach at higher education. These efforts will help broaden participation within the ASEE community and strengthen the nation’s competitiveness in the UAS ecosystem and global job market in the years ahead.