Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Education with 3D Virtual Reality Laboratory

Abstract

in new Zealand. She has been working on magnetic shape memory alloys as smart materials and for alternative energy. She has years of experience working on a variety of materials. Her research has been funded by NSF, the Air-Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA, CRDF Global, and industry. Her research projects also benefit society such as her NSF grants where nano-ceramics were used as photocatalysts for cleaning contaminants from water and air or for developing ferromagnetic alloys for alternative energy. She has used grants from HP and NSF to develop virtual laboratory to enhance student learning. She is also engaged in a number of outreach activities. A regular presenter in math and science events geared toward females and underrepresented groups of middle and high-school students, Dr. Ari-Gur regularly mentors students from the Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center. She has strong ties and outreach programs with community colleges and hosts students from HBCUs in her lab.

Development of Hybrid Laboratory Sessions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…It has been shown that for conceptual understanding and education outcomes, remote labs can be a competitive alternative to hands-on laboratories (Madara Ogot, Elliott, and Glumac 2002;M Ogot, Elliott, and Glumac 2003;Nickerson et al 2007;Leung et al 2020). Remote labs can also be used to advertise STEM education amongst high school students, deliver the curriculum to minorities or to students with motion disabilities (Carpenter et al 2017;Ari-Gur et al 2013). Remote labs, on the other hand, separate the instructor from the students, therefore, restricting the students from acquiring essential engineering laboratory skills (Lal et al 2020).…”

Reality-Virtuality Technologies in the Field of Materials Science and Engineering

“…Work 7: Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Education with 3D Virtual Reality Laboratory [39] Ari-Gur et al presented a set of virtual laboratories made of various educational modules. These virtual labs allow students to simulate, in a 3D environment, experiments related to X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, heat treatment of various alloyed metals, and different mechanical tests on concrete and asphalt.…”