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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashi Marikunte, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Frances Harackiewicz, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lizette Chevalier, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Graduate Studies

and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6603 Page 11.268.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Benefits and Challenges of Training Teaching AssistantsAbstractGraduate teaching assistants (TAs) contribute significantly to laboratory instruction,grading, and, to a lesser extent, classroom instruction in undergraduate engineeringeducation. However, many universities/colleges do not offer formal training forengineering TAs and, instead, rely on generalized workshops and orientations offered bythe University or Graduate School. While these workshops are beneficial to

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies

2006-2465: ENGAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY: PREPARING UNDERGRADUATEENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE STUDYWesley Stone, Western Carolina University Wes Stone is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.S. at Penn State University, and his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His industrial experience includes manufacturing and six sigma quality, which are current areas of interest. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in solid mechanics, quality, and capstone design at Western Carolina.Chip Ferguson, Western Carolina University Chip W. Ferguson is an Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ernest McDuffie; Elaine R. Milliam; Robert Kavetsky; Ronald Bennett; Eugene Brown

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Graduate Studies

on a leadership role in their respective communities.The paper will conclude with a discussion of the results of anevaluation of the program which was used to gather both studentand teacher/mentor input at the symposium, a listing of lessonslearned, and plans for the future development and extension of theprogram. Page 11.959.1IntroductionNavy’s civilian science and technology (S&T) workforce numbersome 22,000 strong. Of those some 4,000 charge 50% or more oftheir time to actual S&T projects and are considered to be the corepractitioners of S&T for the Navy. Almost half of those 4,000 holdPh.D.s1 with about half working at the Naval Research Laboratory(NRL) and

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Noonan, Purdue University; Jaemeen Baek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sangil Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ulas Tezel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Grant Michalski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chia-Hung Hou, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

categorize respondents into demographic/characteristic groups. Thesecond set of questions was designed to assess student satisfaction with the resources they needto perform research. These questions were divided into three categories: office space (Block B),lab space (Block C), and computers (Block D). The third set of questions (Blocks E and F) wasdesigned for student self-assessment of preparedness to perform EnvE research successfully.These questions examined how prepared students felt they were for research when they beganthe program, how well the program has prepared students for research, and how well a laboratory Page 11.130.10course has

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

Science, 1992, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1985 Old Dominion University.Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech HAYDEN GRIFFIN is currently professor and head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds BSME and MSME degrees from Texas Tech and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from VPI&SU. He had 13 years of experience in industry and government laboratories prior to joining Virginia Tech in 1985. Prior to moving into his current position, he was associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering. Page 11.655.1© American

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Graduate Studies

, aerospace and commercial sheet metal industries. Dr. Wells earned the BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and the PhD in Engineering Management at University of Missouri-Rolla. He has been active in SME, ASEE and ABET for over twenty years. More recently, he has become a member of and a reviewer for IEEE. Dr. Wells teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in process engineering, production engineering and specialty manufacturing. His research interests are in electronics manufacturing, mechanical micromachining, manufacturing strategies, economic development and manufacturing education