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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University

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Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for 10 years.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including t ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haroon Malik, Marshall University; David A. Dampier, Marshall University

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). While military training andexperience are valued they, does not always translate to a clear and straightforward career incivilian life after retirement or when servicemen (i.e., military personnel, soldiers, and officers)separate from the military; every year, about 2000,000 veterans leave the military. Over the nextfive to ten years, an increasing number of those 2000,000 people will become engaged in datascience and machine learning, driven by their interests, skills, backgrounds, and changing businessneeds[26]. The reason for this is (a) Data science will drive every type of business, and (b) TheArmy on a continuous basis, will need skillful personnel ( data engineers, analysts and scientists )to embrace its growth in emerging analytic

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Kim E. Bullington, Old Dominion University

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, are presented from aproject that resulted from the development of a student professional learning community of high-achieving, low-income engineering, and engineering technology student veterans. In the contextof this project, student veterans received academic, professional, and financial support thathelped them succeed academically and prepare them for a career in the STEM workforce. Asadult learners, students in this learning community were a vital part of the curriculumdevelopment which resulted in increasing the students’ interest and buy-in. Typically, adultlearners have lower levels of engagement than traditional-aged students. However, by engagingstudents in the development of a seminar course which served as the foundation for the

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Lynn Dahlberg, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Bruce LaMattina; Russell G. Keanini, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ernest Lamar Brothers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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experiences for veterans to motivate them tocontinue to graduate school or pursue a career in Naval STEM research. A mentor program wasimplemented to provide research faculty mentors, Navy engineering mentors and an expandedmentor network to support the student veterans. The program is well received at bothuniversities and has demonstrated a positive impact on the undergraduate student veterans.Several program challenges are presented along with methods used to overcome those challengesto provide a better experience for both the veteran students and faculty mentors.IntroductionThis paper discusses the development and execution of a multi-year veteran research exchangeprogram between the University of Tennessee and the University of North Carolina at

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles William Weigandt, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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summer of2022, several major airlines in the United States canceled a record number of scheduled flights orran delayed due to the same reason [1]. A unique approach adopted by the airlines to address thischallenge is to look for non-traditional sources such as retired military and veteran rotary wingpilots. This led to a growing shortage of helicopter pilots in the medical transport and offshore oilsupport industries [2]. This challenge also opens new opportunities and career pathways forveterans. Additionally, special training and experience requirements for certificated flightinstructors (CFIs) to be able to provide flight instruction in the Robinson R22 and R44 variantsmake it cost-prohibitive for most military helicopter instructors to

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Troy Brown, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Russell G. Keanini, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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. This program is funded by the ONR(Office of Naval Research) through a grant to provide research mentorship and guidance asstudents gain experience exploring topics that are of interest to national security. This programalso operates as a research exchange program for veterans interested in STEM careers betweenThe University of Tennessee and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, allowing studentveterans to gain research experience at both institutions. This program proved the funding andmentorship necessary to bring this project to its current status and continues to provide financialand technical support.Research Background and ObjectivesThe dynamics of dense fluids, when considered on length-scales exceeding several

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for 10 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Active Duty and Veteran Pathways to Engineering Higher EducationAbstractThe number of veteran enrollments in American colleges and universities is

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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engineering education isrelatively new [1]. To date, much of this research has focused on and/or included participantswho are Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and service academy cadets or military-affiliated students, such as military spouses and dependents [1]–[3]. While research conductedwith these populations is undoubtedly important, cadets and military-affiliated students havedifferent educational experiences than those who have served or are serving. Generally, existingresearch in engineering education has focused on questions of why military students choose themilitary and engineering as careers [4]–[7], how military student identities are negotiated duringthe transition between the military to school [4], [5], and the factors that

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

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and development goals for female veterans’ career transitions amid cultural adaptation and identity formation,” New Directions for Adult and Continuing Educ., no. 166, Wiley, pp. 151-162, 2020. [Online]. http://doi.org/10.1002/ace.20390.[13] C. Mobley, C.E. Brawner, J.B. Main, S.M. Lord, & M.M. Camacho. “Entering the engineering pathway: Student veterans’ decision to major in engineering,” presented at the 2016 Amer. Soc. of Eng. Educ. Annu. Conf. and Expo., Columbus, OH, USA, June 24, 2017, Paper #18111.[14] C.E. Brawner, S.M. Lord, M.M. Camacho, C. Mobley, & J. Main. “Transitioning from military service to engineering education,” presented at the 2017 IEEE Global Eng. Educ. Conf