2024 Highlights
May 2024
Article entitled “Virtual Pair Programming and Online Oral Exams: Effects on Social Interaction, Performance, and Academic Integrity in a Remote Computer Programming Course,” by M. V. Lubarda, A. M. Phan, C. Schurgers, N. Delson, M. Ghazinejad, S. Baghadadchi, M. Minnes, M. Kim, C. Pilegard, J. Relaford-Doyle, C. L. Sandoval, H. Qi, published in Computer Science Education.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2024.2344401
April 2024
Abstract entitled “Analysis of a linear motion slider with two point contacts under variable loading” by M. V. Lubarda, N. S. Abraham, S. Melattinkara Sunil, J. J. Lee, accepted for presentation at the Mechanism and Machine Theory Symposium, Guimarães, Portugal, June 26-28, 2024.
April 2024
Workshop entitled “Designing and Implementing Oral Exams: How to Make Them Work and How They Can Positively Impact Your Course ,” by H. Qi and M. V. Lubarda, held at the ASEE PSW Conference, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 18-20, 2024.
March 2024
Presentation entitled “Empowering Tomorrow's Engineers: Altair Inspire's Role in Undergraduate Engineering Coursework and Research,” by M. V. Lubarda, featured in Future.Industry 2024, Altair's Global Flagship Event, March 6-7, 2024.
February 2024
Poster entitled “Static and Dynamic Analysis of a Linear Slider with Two-Point Contact: Non-Uniqueness of Solution, History Effects, Self-Amplification,” by Nina S. Abraham, Surejkrishna Melattinkara Sunil, Joseph J. Lee, Marko V. Lubarda, presented at Lab Expo 2024, UC San Diego, February 2, 2024.
January 2024
Article entitled “Cables of a prescribed length under concentrated or distributed loads,” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1177/03064190231220949
2023 Highlights
November 2023
Article entitled “A note on the solution to one-dimensional advection-dispersion-reaction problems,” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in Chemical Engineering Communications.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/00986445.2023.2284720
June 2023
Six papers presented at the 2023 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-28, 2023:
“Effect of Automated Instantaneous Feedback, Unlimited Submission Attempts, and Optional Exercises on Student Engagement, Performance, and Academic Integrity in an Introductory Computer Programming Course for Engineers” by M. V. Lubarda, A. M. Phan, A. D. Carrigg, K. Srinivasan, J. Relaford-Doyle
“Peer oral exams: A learner-centered authentic assessment approach scalable to large classes” by M. V. Lubarda, A. Phan, M. Ghazinejad, N. Delson, S. Baghdadchi, C. Schurgers, M. Kim, J. Relaford-Doyle, C. L. Sandoval, H. Qi
“Impact of Perceived Stress during Oral Examination on Student Performance Outcomes” by A. Phan, M. Kim, M. V. Lubarda, C. Schurgers, H. Qi
“The impact of Oral Exams on Engineering Students’ Learning” by H. Qi, M. Kim, C. L. Sandoval, Z. Wang, C. Schurgers, M. V. Lubarda, S. Baghdadchi, X. Gedney, A. M. Phan, N. Delson, M. Ghazinejad
“Oral Assessments as an Early Intervention Strategy” by C. Schurgers, S. Baghdadchi, A. Phan, H. Qi, M. Ghazinejad, M. Kim, M. V. Lubarda
“From rote learning to deep learning: Filling the gap by enhancing engineering students’ reasoning skills through explanatory learning activities” by H. Qi, M. Kim, Y. Li, C. L. Sandoval, C. Schurgers, M. V. Lubarda, X. Gedney, S. Baghdadchi, A. Phan
https://www.asee.org/events/Conferences-and-Meetings/2023-Annual-Conference
March 2023
Article entitled “On the proofs of orthogonality of eigenfunctions for heat conduction, wave propagation, and advection-diffusion problems,” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2023.2184283
January 2023
Article entitled “On the anion and cation positions within and nearby R(101̅2), Σ(202̅4), and Π(101̅4) planes of α-Al2O3 corundum structure,” by V. A. Lubarda and M. V. Lubarda, published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18871
2022 Highlights
November 2022
Article entitled “Transport properties of dipole skyrmions in amorphous Fe/Gd multilayers,” by S. Montoya, M. V. Lubarda and V. Lomakin, published in Communications Physics.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-022-01073-0
October 2022
The paper “Improving engineering students problem-solving skills through think-aloud exercises” by H. Qi, A. Phan, H. Liu, M. Lubarda, M. Ghazinejad, X. Gedney, R. Gong, H. Chen, presented at the 2022 Frontiers in Education Conference.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE56618.2022.9962750
July 2022
Article entitled “A review of the analysis of wind-influenced projectile motion in the presence of linear and nonlinear drag force” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in Archive of Applied Mechanics.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-022-02173-7
June 2022
Four papers presented at the 2022 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jun 26-29, 2002:
“Insights from the first year of project # 2044472: Improving the conceptual mastery of engineering students in high enrollment engineering courses through oral exams” by H. Qi, M. Lubarda, C. Schurgers, C. L. Sandoval, M. Ghazinejad, J. Relaford-Doyle, M. Kim, M. Minnes, S. Baghdadchi, A. M. Phan, C. Pilegard, N. Delson
“Can oral exams increase student performance and motivation?” by N. Delson, S. Baghdadchi, M. Ghazinejad, M. Lubarda, M. Minnes, A. M. Phan, C. Schurgers, H. Qi
“Midterm oral exams add value as a predictor of final written exam performance in engineering classes: A multiple regression analysis” by K. Minju, C. Pilegard, M. Lubarda, C. Schurgers, S. Baghdadchi, A. M. Phan, H. Qi
“Student perceptions of oral exams in undergraduate engineering classes and implications for effective oral exam design” by S. Baghdadchi, H. Qi, M. Lubarda, A. M. Phan, N. Delson, C. Sandoval.
https://www.asee.org/events/Conferences-and-Meetings/2022-Annual-Conference
April 2022
Article entitled “Inelastic bouncing of a spherical ball in the presence of quadratic drag with application to sports balls” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2021.1927920
April 2022
Article entitled “Recursive formulas for curvature and internal stresses in thermally loaded multilayer strips” by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in Journal of Thermal Stresses
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2021.1927920
April 2022
Article entitled “On the curvature and internal stresses in a multilayer strip due to uniform heating, electric field, or hydration” by V. A. Lubarda and M. V. Lubarda, published in Journal of Thermal Stresses
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01495739.2022.2049021
January 2022
Article entitled “On the motion of an evaporating respiratory droplet,” by V. A. Lubarda and M. V. Lubarda, published in The Proceedings of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
2021 Highlights
December 2021
The work “Evaluating Oral Exams in Large Undergraduate Engineering Courses” by C. Schurgers, S. Baghdadchi, M. Lubarda, M. Ghazinejad, A. Phan, H. Qi, presented at the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI).
Crossred DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9704718
September 2021
The paper “Oral exams for large-enrollment engineering courses to promote academic integrity and student engagement during remote instruction” by M. Lubarda, N. Delson, C. Schurgers, M. Ghazinejad, S. Baghdadchi, A. Phan, M. Minnes, J. Relaford-Doyle, L. Klement, C. Sandoval, H. Qi, presented at the 2021 Frontiers in Education Conference.
Crossred DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637124
July 2021
Article entitled "An analysis of pendulum motion in the presence of quadratic and linear drag," by M. V. Lubarda, V. A. Lubarda, published in European Journal of Physics.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac1446
June 2021
Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program (CDIIP) award granted to support the project "Centering MAE 8 around inclusive peer learning and project-based activities."
January 2021
NSF-IUSE grant awarded to H. Qi (PI), C. Schurgers, N. Delson, C. Sandoval, M. Lubarda (co-PIs), for the three-year project "Improving the Conceptual Mastery of Engineering Students in High Enrollment Engineering Courses Through Oral Exams."
2020 Highlights
February 2020
Undergraduate textbook "Intermediate Solid Mechanics" by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published by Cambridge University Press.
July 2020
Article entitled "Current-driven transverse domain wall oscillations in perpendicular spin-valve structures," by M. V. Lubarda, M. Kuteifan, C.-H. Lambert, V. Lomakin, E. E. Fullerton, S. Mangin, published in Physical Review B.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.102.014405
January 2020
Article entitled "A note on the compatibility equations for three-dimensional axisymmetric problems," by M. V. Lubarda and V. A. Lubarda, published in Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286519861682
January 2020
Article entitled "On the Kelvin, Boussinesq, and Mindlin problems," by V. A. Lubarda and M. V. Lubarda, published in Acta Mechanica.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/S00707-019-02539-Z
2019 Highlights
August 2019
The work “The effects of material properties on the stress concentration around holes and inhomogeneities” by M. V. Lubarda, presented at the 10th North American Materials Education Symposium in Stanford.
July 2019
Article entitiled “Micromagnetic Simulator for Complex Granular Systems Based on Voronoi Tessellation,” by M. Menarini, M. V. Lubarda, R. Chang, S. Li, S. Fu, B. Livshitz, V. Lomakin, published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JMMM.2019.03.021