2023 ASEE-GSW Section Awards
Hosted by University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
March 15-17
Person Mile Award:
University of New Mexico (Certificate)
Outstanding Teaching Award
Dr. Mathew Alexander, Texas A&M-University-Kingsville ($500)
Outstanding Young Faculty Award:
Dr. Nathan Jackson, University of New Mexico ($500)
Outstanding GSW Section Service Award:
No Award is given this year ($500)
Outstanding Campus Representative Award
Dr. Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University (Certificate)
Best Paper Awards
Faculty/Staff Paper Awards:
1st Place ($300)
“Impact of Team Formation Methodology on Team’s Conflict and Effectiveness,” Shadi Balawi, Abdelrahman Youssef (Texas A&M University), Youssef Elmasry (Texas A&M International University)
2nd Place ($200)
“Communicating Academic Success: Shaping an Inclusive Learning Environment to Promote Student Engagement in Engineering Education,” Eleazar Marquez (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Samuel Garcia (Texas State University)
3rd Place ($100)
“Student Perceptions About Professional Networking: An Initial Exploration,” B. Michael Aucoin, Michelle F. Salazar (Texas A&M University)
Undergraduate Student Paper Awards:
1st Place ($300)
“Elastic-Plastic Behavior of Threaded Fasteners Under Multi-Axial Loads,” Joseph Erwin, Tariq Khraishi, Laith Alqawasmi (University of New Mexico)
2nd Place ($200)
“Wrist-Based Survival Swimming Activity Recognition System,” Larry Powell (Texas A&M University)
Graduate Student Paper Awards:
1st Place ($300)
“An Assessment of the Attitude Toward Agile in Professional Organizations,” Derek T. Gwin, Ozgur Aktunc (St. Mary’s University)
2nd Place ($200)
“Multidisciplinary and Dual University Undergraduate Research Opportunities: A Low Stakes/High Impact Practice that Engages Underrepresented Populations in Engineering,” Lance White, Sara Amani, Filza Walters, Sarhan Musa, Mark Clayton, Karan Watson, Kelvin Kirby, Tracy Hammond (Texas A&M University)
3rd Place ($100)
“An analysis of Ultrasonic Wire Embedding Data and Waveform Congruency to Identify Process Quality in Additive Manufacturing,” Juan Zambrano, (Texas A&M University Kingsville), David Espalin, Patrick Gutierrez (University of Texas El Paso)