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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Christine Grant, North Carolina State University; Pamela Martin, North Carolina State University; Eric Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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obtained a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Brown University in 1984; her graduate degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) were both obtained from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986 and 1989. She joined the NCSU faculty in 1989 after completing her doctorate and has moved through the ranks of Assistant and Associate to Full Professor – one of only 4 African-American women in the U.S. at that rank. Her research focuses on surface and interfacial phenomena in the areas of green chemical engineering and polymers. She has served her profession as a leader in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as a member of both the Board of Directors and the Chemical Technology

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Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul; Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools; Ellen Johnson, Edina Public Schools; AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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AC 2010-1914: POSTER: WINDMILLS IN TRIGONOMETRY CLASSBrandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul Brandon Turek-Krengel is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Saint Thomas, graduating in May 2010. While attending UST he conducted research into K-12 engineering education.Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools Scott Woelber is the K-12 Mathematics Coordinator for Edina Public Schools in Edina, MN. He has 20 years of experience in both public and private schools which includes work as a physics teacher, online statistics teacher, and mathematics teacher with classes from basic algebra through AP Calculus BC. After earning undergraduate degrees in

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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theirclassrooms. The focus of the engineering outreach efforts is on hands-on activities. Many suchactivities are commercially available, and some of those are used at PSB, but most of theactivities that are used are developed by individual faculty members in their particular areas ofexpertise. These include such activities as simple motors, bridge building, wind power, andmany more.As part of the effort to design these hands-on activities, an independent study course was offeredin the spring of 2009 for Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) students as a technicalelective. The objective of the course was to design, build and test four hands-on activities to beused as part of the school’s K-12 outreach programs. Eight students signed up for the

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International

cooperative learning methods, use of educational technology, and K-12 engineering outreach for girls. Chrys received the ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers in 2000 and the WPI Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2002.Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. He is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies, with oversight of WPI’s worldwide network of 26 Project Centers and an academic unit focusing on local and regional sustainability. His teaching and research interests include service and

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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that targets graduate students working in the grade 4-6 schoolenvironment. SUNRISE is a new GK-12 project aimed at partnering STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduate students (fellows) with school teachersfrom three different school divisions in Northern Virginia. The project builds a unique model ofcollaboration among elementary and middle schools, school division administration, and GMUto foster systemic efforts in implementing Information Technology (IT) rich STEM content-knowledge into grades 4-6 education by graduate fellows, with the potential to enhance thedelivery of science instruction and provide long term professional development for teachers. Thisis achieved by constructing a framework that provides

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Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

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Computers in Education

Technology in Education. As a lead researcher for the HP grant, Jaurez is exploring the application of gaming to learning while leveraging the recreational elements of digital entertainment to enhance the rewards of learning. Now, in conjunction with grant Principal Investigator Professor Ronald Uhlig in the School of Engineering and Technology, he is taking wireless communications students and creating game designers out of them. These students are creating new games as part of their engineering courses. They are integrating information architecture and mapping technology into learning management systems, and creating entire games, then writing scholarly papers about their work. As board member for

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Winn, Virginia Military Institute; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

into the pipeline to engineering and technology-based careers, nor is the country doing a good job keeping existing students in the pipeline.Less well known, ironically, is another important National Academy of Sciences documenttitled, "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science andEngineering"2. This report says in its Executive Summary, Women scientists and engineers face barriers to success in every field of science and engineering, a record that deprives the country of an important source of talent. Without a transformation of academic institutions to tackle such barriers, the future vitality of the U.S research base and economy is in jeopardy." [In particular, while

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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International

to perform in a global economy. The NationalAcademy of Engineering (2005) reinforces this need for talent development by outlining thechallenges of a global world.Ultimately globalization is impacting all engineering graduates. Their designs will often betargeted to a global marketplace, but the technical expertise of international users and theappropriateness of certain technologies will vary significantly. Many companies are alreadyglobal with many more going global every day. Engineers participate on global teams asindividuals are spread around the globe to implement complex projects. Globalization isexpanding our science and engineering labor force both by becoming more internationally

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Duda, Grove City College

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Child) to jump start pre-engineering and science education in ruralUganda.Findings of survey trip to BKK in 2004The author organized an initial survey trip to BKK. The trip was made up of a team ofengineering educators and coordinated with education leaders in BKK. A summary of the tripand findings of the team were reported in a previous ASEE paper3 and the authors were awardedthe ASEE International Division Global Engineering & Engineering Technology EducatorAward for 2005.Three significant findings of the team relating to the XO1 project were the following: First, theteam found one progressive innovative secondary school (Bulindi Secondary School inextremely rural BKK) which had a well equipped multiple IBM type computer lab consisting

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2010-410: DEVELOPING GLOBAL COMPETENCE THROUGHCROSS-CULTURAL VIRTUAL TEAMS: PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONSAlan Parkinson, Brigham Young UniversityC. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young UniversityHolt Zaugg, Brigham Young UniversitySpencer Magleby, Brigham Young University Page 15.385.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Developing Global Competence through Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams: Preliminary ObservationsAbstractA number of credible voices within the engineering community have expressed the need forengineering graduates to develop global competence. Many colleges of engineering haveaddressed this need by developing various technical study abroad

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University; Giti Javidi, VSU

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) at Longwood and Virginia State Universities addressed a unique pedagogy and teachingmethod in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines for middle school students in theDigispired project. The primary goal of project was to provide learning and research opportunities to middle schoolstudents by focusing on programming and thus gaming, and the four science themes through Saturday and summerprograms for three years. Within this 36-month project, 90 low-income rural and urban students (1) learned abouttechnologies involved in game products; (2) learned about programming, computer graphics, and animation; (3)created

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1064: A UNIQUE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STEM K-5 TEACHERPREPARATION PROGRAMStephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey Page 15.108.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A unique multidisciplinary STEM K-5 teacher preparation program IntroductionK-5 school years are crucial, setting the framework for all subjects as well as critical thinkingskills. However, in a formative timeframe for elementary-school aged children the number ofK-5 teachers that are educated with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (“STEM”)specialization is substantially underrepresented. A lack of STEM subject matter expertiseand experiences

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

AC 2010-1890: INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE HANDS-ONEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS:INTEGRATING "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY" INTO A FIRST YEARCONSTRUCTION MATERIALS COURSEDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Commonwealth

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Computer Education Innovations I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

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Computers in Education

-12 programs associated with using robotics in the K-12 arena to motivate student achievement in STEM subjects.Herbert Detloff, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha Herbert E. Detloff received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska in 1990 and 1992 respectively. He also received the B.S.E.T. degree in electronics engineering technology from the University of Nebraska in 1994. Since 1994 he has been a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After twenty years of industrial experience with DOD sub-contracts and start-ups he teaches undergraduate courses

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

in K-12 engineering outreach. He has developed and taught new science and engineering content for courses in a NSF Math Science Partnership, Project Pathways. He also supported by NSF developing new content, technology, and assessment for understanding student learning and misconceptions in the broadly subscribed Introductory Materials Science course in engineering. The course will employ Concept in Context and Classroom Clicker assessments to provide rapid formative feedback to students and instructors. His expertise and experience will help in integrating the math, physics and technical writing as embedded in the engineering design process in the Music in Motion course

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Carloina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Yuxin Ma, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Douglas Williams, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Meteorology.Carloina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Cruz-Neira is a Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at UL-Lafayette, and the Director and Chief Scientist of the Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise (LITE), a state-of-the-art visualization facility established jointly by UL and the state of Louisiana Economic Development. Her area of expertise is on software engineering for interactive systems, high-performance computing, and high-speed communications. Until 2005 Dr. Cruz was the Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering, and the Associate Director and co-founder of the Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University (ISU), where she co-founded

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

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Mathematics

AC 2010-2130: INCREASING STUDENT AND SCHOOL INTEREST INENGINEERING EDUCATION BY USING A HANDS-ON INQUIRY BASEDPROGRAMMING CURRICULUMGeoffrey Wright, Brigham Young University Geoff Wright is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholarship centers on programming, multimedia pedagogy, and technological literacy. He has published and presented on these and many other technology and engineering related topics.Peter Rich, Brigham Young University Peter Rich is a Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. His areas of focus lie in the domains of programming, design, creativity, lateral transfer, and other

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Backer, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Computer Brigade initiative, the CoE received support from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) for a one-year pilot program for Hispanic students from theSan Jose East Side Union High School District. The first segment of the HCB program was theSilicon Valley Computer Camp (SVCC). This paper describes the design, operation, andpreliminary results of the SVCC.IntroductionThe U.S. does not produce enough engineering talent to drive the next wave of innovation tocreate new jobs and maintain its global leadership in technology.1 Today, the averageengineering student is either: (1) a Caucasian man, (2) an Asian man, or (3) a foreign-bornstudent.2 There is a significant under-representation of women, African-Americans, andHispanics in Science

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Estrella Mountain Community College; Maria Reyes, Estrella Mountain Community College; Marge Goodman, Intel Corporation

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; specifically examining the impact of team interactions and gender. Arlisa's research interest includes issues of engineering recruitment, retention, and equity in science, engineering and technology,which stems from her personal academic and professional experience as an engineer. Before returning to graduate school to pursue a Doctorate degree, she worked as an engineer in the semiconductor manufacturing industry for ten years. In her current position, Director of Learning Support Services at Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC)in Avondale,AZ, she utilizes her academic and professional background to prepare students for successful careers in the science, technology

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

. Page 15.862.2IntroductionIn the 1990s the National Science Foundation (NSF) introduced the Graduate Teaching Fellowsin K-12 Education (GK-12) initiative [1]. The GK-12 program supports the participation ofgraduate students from science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines,called GK-12 Fellows (Fellows), in K-12 science and mathematics education. One of the primarygoals of the GK-12 initiative is to improve Fellows’ communication and teaching skills [1] in thehope that these improvements will lead to more effective teaching when the Fellows matriculateinto the professorate. This study examined how participation in one GK-12 program influencedthe teaching beliefs and self-confidence (known as teaching efficacy) [2] of the

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

for audiences with diverse learning stylesis indeed challenging and will require significantly more effort and research.Bibliography1. Kitto, K. L., “Enhancing Fundamental Materials Engineering Education Using Biomedical Devices and CaseStudies”, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, June 2009, AC 2009-1725.2. Kitto, K. L., “Teaching Basic Materials Engineering Design to Engineering Technology Students Using StringedInstrument Top Design”, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, June 2008, AC 2008-354. Page 15.863.20 193. Kitto, K. L., “Using

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Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Manufacturing

audienceconstitutes professionals and graduate students who have a background in Safety Engineering,Ergonomics, Industrial management, engineering, engineering technology program graduatesfrom universities across the United States. We thought it imperative that our program be able toserve not only local community and regional students, but cater to the needs of the country as awhole. The second group constitutes international students with a background in industrialengineering, engineering technology, safety engineering, workplace management etc. This way,greater exposure can be gained in terms of not only expertise but the program can be enriched bymeans of varied types of experience. Technical students who are working in order to gain highercredentials in

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Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Sevier, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

programoutcomes.Students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga enrolled in the freshman Introduction toEngineering Design course or juniors and seniors enrolled in an interdisciplinary design coursework on designing adaptive or assistive technology solutions for children with special needs.Students report a greater understanding of what engineers do and how they benefit society as aresult of their work on these projects.3Engineering students at Cal Poly State University had an opportunity to engage in a year-longproject during their first year, which involves SL to design a solar-based hot water heater or anemergency water purification system to meet the needs of local rural residents.4 This SLexperience helped the students develop an appreciation for the

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Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cox, Purdue University; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip Dunston, Purdue University; Audeen Fentiman, Purdue University; Pamella Shaw, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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AC 2010-1891: DEVELOPMENT OF THE REINVIGORATING ENGINEERINGAND CHANGING HISTORY (REACH) PROGRAM: A COHORT EXPERIENCEFOR FIRST-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTSMonica Cox, Purdue University Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas; Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University

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Council of Sections

in the state of Arkansas.Christa Hestekin, University of Arkansas CHRISTA N. HESTEKIN Dr. Hestekin is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests are in the separation of biomolecules, specifically DNA, using microchannel electrophoresis for applications in medicine, agriculture, environmental sciences, and biosecurity.Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University BRADLEY M. DEARING Mr. Dearing is a faculty associate at Illinois State University and teaches Engineering and Technology at the University’s laboratory high school. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Illinois State. He has served as President

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Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Taylor, University of Virginia; Katelyn Mason, University of Virginia; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, The Fletcher School; Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

all ABET-accredited undergraduatebiomedical engineering (BME) programs. At the University of Virginia, this experience isimplemented in the form of a team-based, year-long Capstone design course. Student teamswork on a diverse set of real-world BME problems and are advised by different cohorts ofresearch faculty, clinicians, and/or industrial advisors. Our study addresses whether or not teamand advisor demographics and formulation impact project outcomes in terms of success metrics,defined here as grant applications, conference proceedings, peer-reviewed publications, patentfilings, national or university-level awards, and technology licensing. Our analysis spans fiveconsecutive years of the Capstone design course, in order to determine which

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Jim Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University; Missy Wooley, Ruston High School; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1770: BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE K12 PARTNERSHIPHeath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityJim Nelson, Louisiana Tech UniversityGalen Turner, Louisiana Tech UniversityMissy Wooley, Ruston High SchoolMarvin Nelson, Benton High School Page 15.247.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Building a collaborative K12 partnershipAbstractTechSTEP, Cyber Discovery, and NASA-Threads are partnerships between K12 schools andLouisiana Tech University that lead to an improvement of high school student achievement inmathematics and science. These partnerships result in better prepared students entering science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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, mitigate the growingenergy crisis, and reduce the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. An importantcomponent of this ERC is the precollege outreach activities at three university campuses in thesoutheast and southwest. The lead university is North Carolina State University (NCSU) and thetwo partner institutions are Arizona State University (ASU) and Florida State University (FSU).The importance of enhancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)education in middle and high schools continues to be noted. Key issues guiding theprogramming for the FREEDM Systems Center include: ≠ the aging of the power industry workforce (we need students to consider power engineering as a career since the need is increasing).1

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic; David Sears, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

reassembly of its components forthe purpose of understanding the physical, technological and developmental principles of theartifact. DAA activities have been successfully utilized in engineering learning environments,and their value as pedagogical tools is primarily supported by reviews from professors andstudents3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Enhanced understanding of engineering artifacts, exposure to the vocabularyof engineering systems, awareness of design processes, interest in learning about engineering in Page 15.533.2the future and improved ability to make connections between theoretical concepts and real-worldhardware, are some of the

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Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

report are also included.2. Overview Under the umbrella of an RET Site program, NYU-Poly offers a paid researchopportunity to ten teachers each year to participate in an intensive professional development Page 15.1032.21 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics2 Due to an unforeseen professional appointment, one teacher requested to withdraw from the project and was allowed to so.opportunity in STEM disciplines. The project is led by an engineering faculty member andenjoys the enthusiastic participation of three additional engineering faculty and numerousundergraduate and graduate students. An external evaluator