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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

Paper ID #35859A practical method for improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion inNuclear ScienceMr. Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute After a twenty year Engineering career inventing and operating advanced technology in various private sector and military environments, Jim Olson returned to Academia to formalize and publish the methods and best practices he developed while mentoring and training Early Career individuals in the practical application of STEM concepts. Jim’s research if Engineering Education centric and he is currently pursing a Doctorate of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Vacharaporn Paradorn; Sunita Rajni Virk Singh Poma; Nathan Agyeman; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tiana Robinson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

graduatecourse. The project is part of a larger research program that is building innovative models ofgraduate education to address the interdisciplinary nature of emerging problems in science andengineering technology. The goal is to create a more inclusive environment for studentstraditionally underrepresented in engineering to align their interests with the needs of theproblem under study, develop skills in participatory design and be motivated to pursue graduateresearch. The team of four student co-authors of this paper includes two female first-year graduatestudents in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering andBiotechnology, both of South Asian descent and two undergraduate students from Civil andEnvironmental and

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Diane Ward, Educator

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Diversity

the winning student team wouldbe able to send science experiments aboard a Blue Origin rocket or a high-altitude balloon to theKarman Line. Challenges such as these bring the scientific method to life for students.Similarly, the Invention Convention [10] is an international competition that teaches theengineering design process to students. Engineer mentors teach the students about the inventionprocess and experimentation. Students are encouraged to create a unique idea, research the idea,and follow the steps in the process of inventing a product. A presentation board explaining theirinvention with a five-minute accompanying video allows the student to provide an elevator pitchto a group of local, national, and ultimately international STEM