<div dir="ltr"><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>Welcome to 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference</b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> </b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>at UDC!</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>Washington, D.C., April 6-7, 2018</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> </b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin:0px"><font color="#212121">UDC Student Center</font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">University of the District of Columbia</font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Washington, D.C., April 6-7, 2018</font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"><b> </b></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;white-space:pre-wrap">
<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/asee-spring2018-udc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="gmail-LPlnk682489"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span id="gmail-LPlnk682489" style="font-size:12pt">https://sites.google.com/view/asee-spring2018-udc</span></font></a></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="2" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:9pt"> </span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;white-space:pre-wrap">
<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b>"Educating the Engineers and Scientists of the 21st Century"</b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> </b></span></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(254,250,239);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="4" color="#943634"><span style="font-size:14pt"><b> </b></span></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121">The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is a premier association dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and engineering technology education. The Mid-Atlantic Section covers a broad geographic area, including New York City area, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC to mid-State Pennsylvania.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is pleased to invite Engineering and Engineering Technology educators, students and representatives of industry and government interested in engineering education to the 2018-ASEE Mid Atlantic Spring Conference, during April 6-7, 2018, at the University of the District of Columbia. </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">The University of the District of Columbia is the only urban land-grant institution of higher education and the only public university in the nation’s capital. UDC is committed to provide affordable access to high-quality post-secondary education, research and community service. Our vision is to be a diverse, selective, teaching, research and service university in the land-grant tradition, serving the people of Washington, DC, the nation and the world.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Established by abolitionist Myrtilla Miner in 1851, the University of DC offers Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's Degrees and a host of workplace development services designed to create opportunities for students’ success. The University is comprised of a </font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udc.edu%2Fcc%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH7DLU_xgfB4J7B_YUP5O3q47T5dQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">Community College</font></a><font color="#212121">, </font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udc.edu%2Fseas%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGQIcf9lTigvwOLlsIUNZlm5l21kQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">School of Engineering and Applied Sciences</font></a><font color="#212121">, </font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udc.edu%2Fsbpa%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEQh4rKDTQxDhL5YQ04APs9y6oBWQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">School of Business and Public Administration</font></a><font color="#212121">, </font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udc.edu%2Fcas%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHopeQgbUhzxf983ikgaB1Anhq2Rw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">College of Arts and Sciences</font></a><font color="#212121">, </font><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.udc.edu%2Fcauses%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEnmDTxpVakRapez4s1ombhUwQXXA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences</font></a><font color="#212121">, and the </font><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.udc.edu%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF0OZ_d-jsy4Nj8Q9Mhg2v8pyis0Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">David A. Clarke School of Law</font></a><font color="#212121">.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">The ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference (</font><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asee.org%2Fconferences-and-events%2Fmeetings%2Fsection-meetings&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEOwwncRUr4rgVM5HNqaXU3Dj41oQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font color="#922723">http://www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/meetings/section-meetings</font></a><font color="#212121">)
is dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education. The main focus will be on fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curriculum, and providing networking opportunities for engineering, engineering technology educators, students and industry, government representatives interested in engineering education.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121"><br></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">The conference will feature plenary speeches and regular sessions with broad coverage, and special sessions focusing on popular topics. An award will be given to the best paper.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">We invite papers on all topics of interest to engineering educators, including but not limited to:</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font color="#212121"> </font></div><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Multi-Disciplinary Engineering</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Entrepreneurship Education/Mentoring</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Online-Learning</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Innovations in Teaching Engineering</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Service and Project-Based Learning</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Senior Capstone Design Projects</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Undergraduate and graduate Research Projects</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Improving Critical Thinking</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Increasing Diversity in Engineering</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ethics in Engineering Education</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">K-16 Engineering Education</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Teacher Empowerment in Engineering Education</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Balancing Teaching and Research</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Getting More Women into Engineering and Computer Science</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Practicing Experiential Learning</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Innovative Teaching</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="#212121"><span style="font-size:12pt">Grand Challenges</span></font> </li></ul><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt">Submission Timeline</span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">250-word Abstract Submission: January 15, 2018</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Decision Notification: February 15, 2018 </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Final Full Paper Submission: March 15, 2018</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Deadline for Author Registration: March 15, 2018</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal"> </span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt">Publication</span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">All final accepted papers will be archived and distributed to all conference attendees. A search engine of all the papers presented will be available on ASEE website. In order for a paper to be included in the ASEE archive, the author of a submitted paper must agree to have the paper distributed (this is not a copyright release, only an agreement to distribute). Either the main author or one of the co-authors must be registered for the conference by March 15, 2018. All documents must be submitted online in PDF format via the conference website. Templates are provided on the submission guidelines page.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal"> </span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt">Presentation</span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">In order to schedule a presentation slot, at least one author (preferably the presenting author) from each accepted paper/abstract/poster must register for the conference no later than March 15, 2018, which is the Author Registration deadline. If no author for an accepted paper has registered by March 15, 2018, the paper will be removed from the conference.</font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal"> </span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt">Author Responsibilities</span></font></b></font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#212121">Any person may submit to this conference, whether or not he/she is an ASEE member. The author who submits the abstract, paper or poster is responsible for adhering to all deadlines. Abstract/paper/poster information can only be edited and updated by the person who submits it. </font></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div align="justify" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;margin:0px"><font size="5"><b><font size="3" color="#B7312C"><span style="font-size:12pt">Organizing Committee</span></font></b></font></div><div align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;font-size:16px;text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </div><div 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style="width:145px"></td><td width="14" style="width:14px"></td><td width="145" style="width:145px"></td><td width="15" style="width:15px"></td><td width="145" style="width:145px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:168px"></td><td rowspan="4" width="145" valign="top" style="width:145px;height:228px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:120px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="padding:3.6pt 7.2pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="mailto:devdas.shetty@udc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Devdas Shetty</span></font></a><br><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Honorary Chair</b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><br></b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)</span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering</span></font></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td rowspan="2" width="145" valign="top" style="width:145px;height:188px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:120.8px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="padding:3.6pt 7.2pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="mailto:nzhang@udc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dr. Nian Zhang</span></font></a></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Chair</b></span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</span></font></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td width="145" valign="top" style="width:145px;height:168px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:120.8px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="padding:3.6pt 7.2pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="mailto:pcotae@udc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(254,250,239)">Dr. Paul Cotae</span></font></a><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><u><br></u></b></span></font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Vice Chair</b></span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</span></font></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td></td><td rowspan="3" width="145" valign="top" style="width:145px;height:211px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:121.6px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="padding:3.6pt 7.2pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><a href="mailto:azeytinci@udc.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:rgb(254,250,239)">Dr. Ahmet Zeytinci</span></font></a></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Chair-Elect 2017-2018</b></span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt">Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering</span></font></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>