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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaoqing Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE Computational Science Division; Debbie McCoy, Oak Ridge National Lab

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. Debbie McCoy Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TennesseeAbstractThe Research Alliance in Math and Science (RAMS) program is a twelve-week summerresearch internship program for under-represented students majoring in computer science,mathematics, engineering and technology. It is carried out through the Computing andComputational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Theobjective of the RAMS program is to identify students and faculty members in computersciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines for summer internships insupport of the long-term goal of increasing the number of under-represented minorities

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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pre-calculus as a refresherclass. Conversely, the two students who placed into algebra still chose to attend with their peersto enhance their mathematical skills before the fall semester starts. However, they did not takethe class for credit.The Study Skills class was essential series of lectures to prepare students for college life,enhance their study habits, and improve their communication skills. Students also had the chanceto share their views and skills through participation in the class room. Since all participants weremajoring in science and engineering, a special topics science and engineering laboratory wasestablished which was geared toward developing students’ laboratory reports writing skills.Drop-in tutoring helped students to

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Monroe, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University; Bala Ram, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Christopher Doss, North Carolina A&T State University

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), Energy &Environment, Modeling & Simulation, Sensors, and Transportation & Healthcare.Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Mary Juhas, Program Director for Diversity & Outreach atNational Science Foundation, each of the 105 minute tracks had a presentation from oneNational Science Foundation Division Director with responsibility for an area with somerelevance to the track. The participation of the Division Director was organized for themutual benefit of the workshop attendees and the Division Directors. The slides for mostof the presentations is available from the Workshop organizers at NCA&T.A laboratory tour and poster presentation to showcase the equipment andaccomplishments of several Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) was

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Hashim Mahdi, University of Texas, Pan American

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. Departmentaloutreach activities have included support for the TexPrep program, Upward Bound Mathematicsand Science program, Gear-Up engineering camps, MathCounts competitions, college night andcareer day activities, National Engineering week programs, and numerous laboratory tours anddemonstrations. Page 14.1080.3The authors have also spent a significant number of hours developing and refining ME studentadvising and monitoring tools. While it was critical that the student academic advisementpositively impacted student academic success including student retention and 5-year graduationrates, it was also important to facilitate the process for students and faculty

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Attracting Young Minds: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Mickey Bowen, United States Air Force

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middle schools.MSET also helped to recruit the State University to create the AVEP and broker thearrangement that allows local engineering professionals to teach laboratory classesdirectly at the LUC. Because of its central role in coordinating engineering educationalactivities in the AV, the City of Lancaster Aerospace Office, which manages MSET,holds a seat on the local Industry Advisory Board for Fresno State’s AVEP. Other activities which support the engineering student pipeline in the AV arepervasive. In conjunction with another servicing state university with a program inteacher education, CSU Bakersfield, Antelope Valley College won an NSF grant toestablish a Teacher’s Pathways program to increase the number of certified math

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New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Juan Lira, Texas A&M International University; Conchita Hickey, Texas A&M International University

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it. Homework and laboratory projects will be used to help students understand concepts and build problem solving skills. 4. Professional Development Plan: The professional development plan includes offering professional development workshops for faculty in the STEM fields at TAMIU. Our goal is to increase the proportion of students who complete introductory mathematics, engineering, biology and chemistry courses with a grade no lower than a C and return the following year to continue their program of study. 5. Model Transfer Agreement and Student Advising: To increase the number of students in STEM disciplines, a TAMIU STEM Academic Advisor(STEM AA) will identify likely candidates through

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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http://www.asq.org/ASTC Association of Science Technology Centers http://www.astc.orgAVMA American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/AWAA American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory http://www.bfrl.nist.orgESA Ecological Society of America http://www.esa.org/FASEB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology http://www.faseb.org/FMB Federation of Master Builders http://www.fmb.org.ukFMS Federation of Materials

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adrianne Prysock, Georgia Institute of Technology; Leyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing from 1997-2001 and was a National Science Foundation "National Young Investigator" (1993-98). He was a National Science Foundation and an AT&T Bell Laboratories graduate fellow, and has worked as a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Page 14.464.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Development and Implementation

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Marketing Engineering as a Career Path to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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disabilitieswhile the lectures and discussions will center on the impact of disabilities as well as thepsychosocial aspects of those disabilities. The sensitivity training module includes roleplaying and simulation to explore the interaction of a student with a disability and his/herenvironment. The workshop will also focus on the barriers to learning that are oftenapparent yet frequently overlooked within the classroom, laboratories, campus, andcommunity.School teachers are continually challenged with their task to teach 30 or more students,four or more times a day. If we add to that task the need to accommodate a student with adisability, then the challenge may become overwhelming and may cause the teacher to beless effective. The goal of the workshops

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Kenneth Fernandez, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at AlabamaA&M University in Huntsville, AL. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering fromUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville. He has research interest in the areas of ComputationalFluid Dynamics, Biomechanics, and Control and Automation. His primary area of interest atAAMU is Automation, Control and Fluid Dynamics. After graduating from UAH, he worked atU.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Alabama. During his employmentthere, his research focused on aircrew protection and head-supported mass and center of massplacement for the U.S. Army aviation. As a Ph.D. candidate at UAH, his research focusedprimarily on shock-wave turbulent boundary layer interactionsMOHAMED

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Building Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas, Austin; Jessica Jimenez, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Sills, Intel(r) Higher Education Program Manager

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uniqueopportunity to establish strong links with faculty, gain hands-on laboratory experience, anddevelop an appreciation for research careers in academia and industry. TREX participantsreceive a $2,600 research stipend ($1,300 per semester) and are required to spend an average of10-14 hours per week on his/her research project throughout the fall and spring semesters. Inaddition, TREX participants are required to submit: (1) a research plan; (2) monthly progressreports; (3) a daily research journal; and (4) a final written report. Finally, TREX participantsare expected to attend weekly seminars/group meetings and prepare a poster and oralpresentation.Since Fall 2001, 97 students have participated in TREX. The retention rate in engineering forTREX

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New Research and Trends Related to Minorities in Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Adam Morris, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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", Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'06), , November 5-10, Chicago, IL., 2006 4. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Stoakley, R., Turner, T., Cherinet, S., Ladd, G., Chalyam, H., Hartman, C., Burrow- Mcelwain, J, “Rich Learning Experiences for Minority Undergraduate Students Through Inquiry based Project Activities in the Field and Page 14.1059.9 Laboratory Settings”, Proceedings of 2007 Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering Education,June 24-27, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007.5. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Daughtry, C., Marsh, L., Earl, T.J, and Schwarz

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma; randa shehab, University of Oklahoma

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: cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.randa shehab, University of Oklahoma Randa Shehab is an associate faculty member and Director of the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Before joining OU in 1997, she worked as an Ergonomics Consultant to the Manufacturing Ergonomics Laboratory at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The focus of her research is in the area of human factors and ergonomics, with emphasis on human performance of special populations, technology and learning, and engineering education. Her most current research is focused on identifying factors related to success of underrepresented minority engineering students. Address: School of

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Cristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Olga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan American

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engineering students.Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education10. Ghone, M., Schubert, M., and Wagner, J., 2003, “Development of a Mechatronics Laboratory - EliminatingBarriers to Manufacturing,” IEEE Trans on Industrial Electronics, 394-397.11. Hatano, G., & Inagaki, K. (1986). Two courses of expertise. In H. Stevenson, J. Azuma & K. Hakuta (Eds.),Child development and education in Japan (pp. 262-272). New York, NY: W. H. Freeman & Co.12. Klingbeil, N., Rattan, K., Raymer, M., Reynolds, D., Mercer, R., Kukreti, A. and Randolph, B., "A NationalModel for Engineering Mathematics Education," Proceedings 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Honolulu, HI, 2007.13. Krishnan, M., Das, S., and Yost, S. A., 1999, “Team

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Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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minorityserving universities. In spite of several such programs, the number of minority, especiallyAfrican American students, graduating and entering CSE and HPC professional areas hasremained really low. There is a great demand of graduates and working professionals in the areasof computational science and engineering that are trained not only in the technical domain areasbut also in the computational aspects and high performance computing areas, the relatedtechnology, tools, paradigms and approaches. This expertise demand is not only from the US Page 14.511.2federal engineering and science laboratories where modeling and simulation have alreadybecome

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Karen Bray, University of Florida; Vikram Shishodia, University of Florida; Jeff Citty, University of Florida; Deborah Mayhew, University of Florida; James Ogles, University of Florida; Angela Lindner, University of Florida

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program (http://www.inroads.org/inroads/inroadsHome.jsp), designed to provide internship opportunities for underrepresented engineeringstudents in sponsoring corporations. This connection, combined with the Corporate MentoringProgram and the University of Florida’s career fair events in the fall and spring, provide ampleopportunities for the students to gain internships during summer terms.The University of Florida also administers active Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) andMcNair Research Scholars programs that offer opportunities for the STEPUP graduates to pursueundergraduate research in a faculty’s laboratory. Both programs provide the students funding tosupport living and research expenses and require the student to present her/his

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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proved to be valid. Duringthe early stages of the project, the Soils in Construction class performed several laboratory testson soils from the site to classify the soils and determine various engineering properties of thesoils. The tests performed included sieve analysis, liquid limit, plastic limit and standard proctorcompaction. The Principal Investigator and other Faculty, Staff, and students involved in theproject held regular construction meetings to discuss the progress and plan the sequencing of theproject. They visited the site and met with the contractor often. In addition, three studentsworked regularly on the site to monitor the day to day progress of the work. They ensured thatthe work was done according to the contract terms. They

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University

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