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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Haiying Long, University of Kansas; Anna Teresa Caringella; Andrea Pinto

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implementation of targeted STEM retention strategies at a Hispanic-serving institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 12(3), 280-299. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192713486279Chen, J. C. (2017). Nontraditional adult learners: The neglected diversity in postsecondary education. SAGE Open, 7(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697161Chen, X., & Weko, T. (2009). Stats in brief: Students who study science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in post-secondary education (Report No. NCES 20009-161). U.S. Department of Education. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009161.pdfCreswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed). Sage.Delisle, J. (2017

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Design Mental Frameworks

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Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Jake Fava, Siebel Center for Design; Sneha Subramanian, Siebel Center for Design

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Design in Engineering Education

Technology Education, 2016.[8] C. B. Zoltowski, W. C. Oakes, and M. E. Cardella, “Students' Ways of Experiencing Human-Centered Design,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 28–59, 2012.[9] J. Cumming, C. Woodcock, S. J. Cooley, M. J. G. Holland, and V. E. Burns, “Development and validation of the groupwork skills questionnaire (GSQ) for higher education,” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 988–1001, 2014.[10] I. Moazzen, M. Miller , P. Wild, L. A. Jackson , and A. Hadwin , “Engineering Design Survey ,” Canadian Engineering Education Association , 2014.[11] J. DeWaters, J. Moosbrugger, and P. Sharma, “Development and Application of a Questionnaire to Measure

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Academic Success and Retention

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Danika M. Dorris, North Carolina State University; Julie L. Swann, North Carolina State University; Julie Ivy, North Carolina State University

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the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She is an affiliate faculty in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at both NC State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining NC State, Swann was the Harold R. and Mary Anne Nash Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There she co-founded and co-directed the Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS), one of the first interdisciplinary research centers on the Georgia Tech campus. Starting with her work with CHHS, Swann has conducted research, outreach and education to improve how health and humanitarian systems operate worldwide.Julie Ivy

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 7

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Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Candice Guy-Gaytán, BSCS Science Learning; Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University

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focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Candice Guy-Gayt´an, BSCS Science LearningDr. Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University Dr. Joshua Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Florida International University. His scholarly interests include facilitating the promotion of

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Computers in Education 4 - Online and Distributed Learning 1

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Thomas McDonald, University of Southern Indiana; Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana

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, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since 2015, he has been employed at the University of Southern Indiana as an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology. He holds three patents, has served as an IEEE section officer since 2004, and has been a

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Research Methods and Studies on Engineering Education Research

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Renato Alan Bezerra Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Jeffrey Wayne Paul, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba

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researchers.This research paper starts by detailing our methodology, including our rationale, data collection,methods and limitations the first phase of our research study. Next, we present our findings andthen, following the classical grounded theory process, we compare them to other similar findingsin the literature. We close the paper with our conclusion, final remarks and next steps.Positionality StatementThe first author of this paper is a PhD student in engineering education, with a master’s inscience and technology studies and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. Being immersed inboth engineering and humanities, he has come to appreciate and value different ways ofknowing and producing knowledge, hence, he considers himself a pragmatist. When it

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First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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Miriam Howland Cummings, University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Gregory Edward Simon, University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver

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Colorado Denver, and curriculum lead at Inworks, an interdisciplinary innovation lab. Her research focuses on transformative experiences in engineering education. She is currently division chair of the Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Comparing Student Outcomes from Four Iterations of an Engineering Learning CommunityAbstractThis Complete Evidence-based Practice paper evaluates the impact of learning communities onthe academic success of first-year engineering students. The Engineering Learning Community(ELC) at a large urban university is

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Engineering Education Culture: Mental Health, Inclusion, and the Soul of Our Community

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Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Avneet Hira is an Assistant Professor in the Human-Centered Engineering Program at Boston Col- lege. She received her PhD in Engineering Education and MS in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University, and BE in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. Her scholarship is motivated by the fundamental question of how engineering and technology can support people in living well in an increasingly engineered world. Her research focuses on affordances of technology, humanis- tic design, and engineering epistemology to promote purpose and connection in engineering education. In her work, she partners with students and educators (middle school to undergraduate), youth and their families, community

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The ABCs of FBDs

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Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Sylvie Vieau; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati

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Mechanics

. Humphreys, D. Lubinski, and G. Yao, Utility of predicting group membership and the role of spatial visualization in becoming an engineer, physical scientist, or artist,” Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 78. 250-261, 1993.[3] M. Stieff and D. Uttal, (2015). How Much Can Spatial Training Improve STEM Achievement? Educational Psychology Review, 27(4), 607–615. doi:10.1007/s10648–015– 9304–8[4] D. H. Uttal, D. I. Miller, and N. S. Newcombe, “Exploring and enhancing spatial thinking: Links to achievement in science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(5), 367–373, 2013. doi:10.1177/0963721413484756[5] S. Y. Yoon, and E. L. Mann, “Exploring spatial

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Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning

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Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Caroline R. Bennett P.E., The University of Kansas

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Report to the President," Executive Office of the President, 2012.[3] G. S. May and D. E. Chubin, "A retrospective on undergraduate engineering success for underrepresented minority students," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 92, no. 1, pp. 27-39, 2003.[4] K. M. Soria and M. J. Stebleton, "First-generation students' academic engagement and retention," Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 673-685, 2012.[5] D. C. Haak, J. HilleRisLambers, E. Pitre, and S. Freeman, "Increased structure and active learning reduce the achievement gap in introductory biology," Science, vol. 332, no. 6034, pp. 1213-1216, 2011.[6

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1: Mechanical and CAD Track

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Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Anthony M. Popovski, University of Pittsburgh; Feng Xiong, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

use COMSOL Multiphysics in the context of these courses 3. To implement analysis and design problems into EE courses which currently lack them using COMSOL Multiphysics 4. To strengthen instruction and assessment of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Criterion 3 (student outcomes) and Criterion 4 (continuous program improvement) by means of analysis and design using COMSOL MultiphysicsCourses TargetedThe project targeted two EE core courses and one EE elective courses which are based aroundapplied electromagnetic physics, making design implementation difficult:Semiconductor Device Theory – An EE core course which involves a study of electricalproperties of solids, energy levels

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Michael Zabinski, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

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modern technology andits use in engineering. This approach ties with ABET student outcome (1) and is based on recallingfacts and basic concepts according to Blooms taxonomy. The data shows that nearly 80% of theincoming freshmen did comprehend the MATLAB basics and met the expectations of performingwell.MATLAB programming was first introduced two years ago in the Fundamentals of Engineeringcourse. We report on this 2-year exercise and include student feedback from the second year.IntroductionA computer programming course is required in most engineering curricula. Typically, such acourse is taught in the freshman or sophomore year and use either Fortran, C or JAVA as itsprogramming language. These programming languages are difficult to use when

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First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

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Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University at West Lafayette; David Ray Waller, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Hayaam Osman, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Paper ID #34675Advanced Placement Programs and Engineering Undergraduate First-YearGPAMr. Hossein Ebrahiminejad, Purdue University at West Lafayette Hossein Ebrahiminejad is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in Iran. His research interests include student pathways, educational policy, and quantitative research methods.Mr. David Ray Waller, Purdue University at West Lafayette David Waller is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue

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Design Methodologies 1

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Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College; Ryan Michael Chapman, Dartmouth College

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Design in Engineering Education

/10.1080/ 00220973.2011.596853[6] Concannon, J. P., & Barrow, L. H. (2010). Men’s and women’s intentions to persist in undergraduate engineering degree programs. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 19(2), 133–145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10956-009-9187-x[7] Marra, Rose M., Rodgers, Kelly A., Shen, Demei, and Bogue, Barbara, (2009). “Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy.” Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 98, No. 2, pp. 27-38.[8] Paniagua, Amanda Anastasia (2015. “Opinion: Minoritized, not a Minority.” Kentwired.com. http://www.kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_dc83f7e0-5fe9-11e5- b6c0

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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Pouneh Abbasian, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sarah N. Gatson, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #33382Engagement in Practice: Community Engagement Challenges for FoodSupply-chain EngineeringMrs. Pouneh Abbasian, Texas A&M University Pouneh Abbasian is a PhD student in an interdisciplinary program at Texas A and M university.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam joined the faculty of Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M Univer- sity in 2007. Natarajarathinam received her Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from The University of Alabama. She received her Bachelor of Engineering (Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering) from Anna University

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Lisa Trahan, University of California, San Diego; Gennie Miranda, UC San Diego; Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego

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the student-led boards of UC SanDiego’s NSBE, SHPE, and SWE student chapters. In 2016, the IDEA Center helped launch astudent chapter of Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM), anational society for LGBTQA communities in STEM fields. Additional student chapters ofdiversity organizations now served by the IDEA Center include Women in Computing and, mostrecently, the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers.Academic Achievement Program: The Academic Achievement Program is a two-fold initiativethat includes both a study skills course and a process for early academic intervention that isembedded into participating engineering courses. The “ENG 15: Engineer Your Success” courseuses Raymond Landis’s Studying Engineering

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Casey E. Wright, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Erica M. Stone, Middle Tennessee State University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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writing,” Coll. English, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 610–617, 1979.[20] J. Colwell, J. Whittington, and C. F. Jenks, “Writing Challenges for Graduate Students in Engineering and Technology,” 2011, doi: 10.18260/1-2--18722.[21] A. Selzer King, K. R. Moore, S. Frankel, and A. Hardage Edlin, “Drawing Strategies for Communication Planning: A Rationale and Exemplar of the Geometric Page Form (GPF) Approach,” ACM'S Spec. Inte. Group on the Des. of Info., 2017.[22] A. S. King and A. H. Edlin, “Structured drawing tasks support research ideation : A mentor-mentee report on iteration, invention, and collaboration,” ACM'S Spec. Inte

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #32409Resilient Course Design for Teaching a Project-based Engineering CourseOnlineDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, neural-controlled artificial limbs, embedded systems, and intelligent computing technologies. She is a re- cipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next-generation neural

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Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #32704Engineering Students Coping With COVID-19: Yoga, Meditation, and Men-talHealthDr. Kacey Beddoes, San Jose State University Kacey Beddoes is a Project Director in the College of Engineering Dean’s Office at San Jose State University. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech, along with graduate certificates in Women’s and Gender Studies, and Engineering Education. Dr. Beddoes serves as Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education and Managing Edi- tor for Engineering Studies. She is also the past Chair of the Working Group on Gender and Diversity

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Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

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Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

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Aerospace

Paper ID #34149Redefining Assessment Formats to Replicate Real-world AerospaceEngineering ApplicationsDr. Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Amelia Greig has degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Science from the Univer- sity of Adelaide, and a PhD in Physics from the Australian National University. She currently leads the small satellite and propulsion research activities at the University of Texas at El Paso as part of the Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research (cSETR). Dr. Greig has been interested in engineer- ing education research since learning how effective humor can

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Marcela Alejandra Silva, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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over 32 years of experience, earned a 5-year accreditation nationwide, and appearsranked internationally by recognized world rankings. Specifically, in the engineering faculty,focusing on female construction engineering students. This is a prestigious program that last yearobtained a double 5-year accreditation (up to 2025) by an international and a national agency,Acreditatora de Chile and CONAN, respectively.The Construction Engineering undergraduate course at this university lasts ten semesters or fiveyears. It includes 50 courses, including Basic Sciences (Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry), aformation in Economics, General Training on Communication Skills, Information Technologies,Social Responsibility, English Language, and

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Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

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Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. van der Toorn, “Other duties not assigned: Experiences of lesbian and gay student affairs professionals at small colleges and universities,” J. Divers. High. Educ., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 268–278, 2018, doi: 10.1037/dhe0000046.[60] S. S. Starobin and F. S. Laanan, “Influence of Precollege Experience on Self-Concept Among Community College Students in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering,” J. Women Minor. Sci. Eng., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 209–230, 2005, doi: 10.1615/jwomenminorscieneng.v11.i3.10.[61] S. S. Starobin and F. S. Laanan, “Broadening Female Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Experiences at Community Colleges,” New Dir. Community Coll., vol. 142, pp. 37–46

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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and rewards students for pursuing a deeper understanding of math concepts and theirapplications in science, technology, and engineering (STEM) fields.MATHCOUNTS was designed for 6th-8th graders. Each fall when the school semester begins,the participating schools register with the national MATHCOUNTS office and assign a coach,usually a math teacher or sometimes a volunteer parent, to lead math club activity either afterschool or during the 7th period of the school schedule. The coach receives the annualMATHCOUNTS School Handbook [2] and the previous year competition materials [3] to trainstudents on topics and problem solving skills usually not covered in school math classes. Thetopics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, number theory, and

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Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

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Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

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Engineering Leadership Development

Professional Engineer. He has also taught high school and attended seminary. You can find more of his engineering education work at educadia.org or on his YouTube channel.Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he was the Associate Director of Leadership Programs at Cornell’s College of Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Zorman received his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Technology in Vienna. He worked for 23+ years in the telecom industry in Europe and North America as engineer, leader, mentor, coach and leadership development professional. After a long and

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 1

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Laura R. Murphy, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Thanina Makhlouf, University of Michigan; Eytan Adar; Sophia Brueckner, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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launch a startup on personalized search.Prof. Sophia Brueckner, University of Michigan Sophia Brueckner is a futurist artist/designer/engineer. Inseparable from computers since the age of two, she believes she is a cyborg. As an engineer at Google, she designed and built products used by millions. At RISD and the MIT Media Lab, she researched the simultaneously empowering and controlling nature of technology with a focus on haptics and social interfaces. Her work has been featured internationally by Artforum, SIGGRAPH, The Atlantic, Wired, the Peabody Essex Museum, Portugal’s National Museum of Contemporary Art, and more. Brueckner is the founder and creative director of Tomorrownaut, a creative studio focusing on

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Arielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Classroom Practices that Support Minoritized Engineering Students’ Sense of BelongingAbstractEstablishing and sustaining a sense of belonging is a necessary human motivation with particularimplications for student learning, including in engineering. Students who experience a sense ofbelonging are more likely to display intrinsic motivation and establish a stronger sense of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Steven Hoffenson, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Dr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Nicole is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining VT, Dr. Pitterson was a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit

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Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Deborah Marshall, Norfolk Public Schools Career & Technical Education Dept.; Jeff Warren Larson Jr.; Abdul Rahman Badawi, Old Dominion University; Neil R. StClair, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Petros J. Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Michael Anthony Crespo, Granby High School, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA

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Paper ID #34931Mentoring Prospective Engineering Students Through the After SchoolProgram ”Girls in Engineering” Focused on Building an UnderwaterRemotely Operated VehicleDr. Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Vukica Jovanovic is a Batten Fellow and an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology in Me- chanical Engineering Technology Program. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University in Mechanical Engineering Technology, focuses on Digital Manufacturing, Magistar (Ph.D. candidate) degree in Ind- sutrial Engineering and Management, focused on Production Systems Design, and dipl.ing. degree in Industrial

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 9

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Kristine Rivera, Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems; Ayman Ali; Yusuf Mehta P.E., Rowan University; Shivani D Patel, New Jersey Department of Transportation

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toincrease awareness of the potential career opportunities in the transportation industry among middle and/orhigh school students. The program focusses on minority, female, and underrepresented groups of middleand/or high school students and aims to fulfill the following objectives:- Increase awareness, among minority; female; and underrepresented high school students (grades 9 through 12), of the wide range of transportation modes and potential career opportunities in transportation-related fields;- Teach high school students Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills through interactive and fun activities and ultimately improve their STEM skills; and,- Strengthen the links between the transportation sector and public/private

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Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

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Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaoye Ma, Tsinghua University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Haiyan Zhao

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Paper ID #33256Visions of Engineers for the Future: A Comparison of American andChinese Policy Discourses on Engineering Education InnovationMiss Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University CAO Yi is a new PhD student at the Dapartment of engineering education in Virginia Tech with the guidance of Dr. Jennifer Case. She is also a research associate at the International Center for Higher Education Innovation(ICHEI), a UNESCO Category 2 Center situated in Shenzhen, China, on the premise of the Southern University of Science and Technology. With Yi’s a bachelor degree of Standardization of Engineering and