identifies undergraduate researchexperiences (UREs) as a high impact practice for increasing student success and retention inSTEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors [1] [2]. Studies credit undergraduateresearch with benefiting students’ sense of belonging, increasing their interest in graduatestudies, and contributing to their development of attitudes and thinking habits important tosuccess in STEM curricula.The implementation of undergraduate research in a community college engineering transferprogram presents several challenges. Most community college faculty do not lead a technicalresearch program and generally lack the facilities and equipment necessary to do so. Communitycollege students typically have limited availability to
Paper ID #43944Community College Support for Engineering Students: Reflective JournalingAnalysisDr. Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University Dr. Cory Brozina is an associate professor and the Director of First-Year Engineering at Youngstown State University. He completed his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his PhD is in Engineering Education, also from Virginia Tech. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Community college support for engineering students: Reflective journaling analysisIntroductionThis research
Paper ID #43350Applying Aspects of Professional Settings to Student Teaming in an Engineeringand Design CourseRobert Benjamin Simon, Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Simon serves as an Academic Professional for the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Georgia Tech. He contributes to our undergraduate Global Engineering Leadership Minor, as well as our new Innovation & Entrepreneurship track, by infusing leadership, innovation, and team effectiveness into our engineering curriculum. He co-instructs our Innovation & Entrepreneurship in CEE Systems course, and is a member of the instructional team
Paper ID #41384Stakeholders analysis for future Materials Engineering education – from goodto greatDr. Luciana Lisa Lao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Lisa graduated from the School of Materials Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with B. Eng (First Class Honours) in 2003. Upon graduation, she continued with a PhD study under the supervision of Subbu Venkatraman, working on in-vitro drug release study from biodegradable polymers. In 2008, she joined Jean-Marie Lehn’s group in Strasbourg, France as a postdoctoral fellow and worked on constitutional dynamic chemistry. In 2010, she returned to NTU
Paper ID #43968Leading College Engineering Competition Teams as an Informal LearningExperience ItselfDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, PhD is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Dr. Lande directs the Holistic Engineering Lab & Observatory. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their
Paper ID #43441Board 15: Work in Progress: Mixing Flipped and Traditional Teaching toSupport Conceptual Learning and Motivation in a Cell and Molecular BiologyCourseDr. Laura Christian, Georgia Institute of Technology Laura Christian’s doctorate work at UT Austin was is in the field of cell and molecular biology and she has held biology teaching faculty positions at West Virginia University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is currently a Lecturer in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech. She is excited to combine her experiences in biology teaching with methods used in engineering instruction and to
Paper ID #43533Development of Online Exams with Minimum Proctoring RequirementDr. Shafique Khan, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Shafique Khan is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University-Institute of Technology. Currently, he is also affiliated with Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as an Engineering Instructor. Prior to this, he has held teaching/research positions at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, Washington State University, Pullman, Montgomery College, Takoma Park and the University of Maryland, College Park. He
Paper ID #42880PLC in Industrial Controls CourseDr. Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jiahui Song received her B.S. in Automation and M.S. in Pattern Recognition & Intelligent Systems from Southeast University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University. She is currently an Associate ProfessoDr. Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (started 2008). Education B.A. in Liberal Arts Engineering from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL); B.S. in
Paper ID #43009Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Motivations: An Early-StageAnalysisRibhav Galhotra, Nanyang Technological University Ribhav Galhotra is a senior undergraduate pursuing a double degree in Aerospace Engineering and Economics at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is working on research projects relating to undergraduate engineering education as part of Dr. Yeter’s research team. With a keen interest in aerospace technologies and education, Ribhav has a strong inclination to enhance the education systems for the development of future engineers.Panting Yu, The University of
Paper ID #42338Designing and Conducting Research Using an Ethnographic Approach toIdentify Pedagogical Practices in Engineering EducationDr. Hye Yeon Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyProf. Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology Joe Le Doux is the Executive Director for Learning and Training in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. Dr. Le Doux’s research interests include narrative and inclusive pedagogies and practices. ©American Society for
Paper ID #42599Translation of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Mitigation and PollutionControl Research into Engineering EducationMeghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, New Jersey Institute of Technology Ms. Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at NJIT with expertise in water quality, water and wastewater treatment, and soil remediation. Her current research focuses on microplastics in stormwater, specifically their fate and transport in the urban Environment. Additionally, Meghana has 2.5 years of industry experience designing wastewater and water treatment
Paper ID #41892Board 98: Engineering Education Curriculum Needs for Achieving SustainableEnergy and Decarbonize EconomyProf. Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Zenouzi is a professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Zenouzi received his BSME (1976) from Iran University of Science and Technology, MSME (1981) from Tufts University, and Ph.D. from Northeastern University (1990). He is Fellow of ASME, EAC of ABET Commissioner, life member of ASHRAE, member of Phi Beta Delta International Scholars Honor Society, and licensed mechanical engineer (P.E
2011, respectively, with Doctoral Minors in Bioengineering and Public Health. Prof. Sochol’s postdoctoral training spanned the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Tokyo. Prof. Sochol received the U.S. National Science Foundation “CAREER” Award in 2020 and the “Early Career Award” from the Institute of Physics Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering in 2021, and was honored as an inaugural “Rising Star” by the journal, Advanced Materials Technologies, in 2023.Dr. Mohammad Fazelpour, University of Maryland Dr. Mohammad Fazelpour is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the
Sapienza”, Imperial College of London and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Her research interests include wireless ad hoc, sensor, underwater, vehicular, and social networks, edge/cloud computing, smart cities, smart grids, IoT-enabled healthcare and augmented reality, as well as considerations of privacy in the Internet of Things. She is also interested in applying big data techniques for improving STEM education for women and minorities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Influential Factors in the Adoption of Wearable and Environmental IoT-enabled Smart Devices and Application to Cognitive-Affective Engineering
Paper ID #43690Work in Progress: Toward an Analytical Framework for Inclusive and MarginalizingTalk Moves in Engineering Student Homework GroupsMs. Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University Tyrine Jamella Pangan is a STEM Education PhD student at Tufts University and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). She is interested in integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) in engineering, specifically within the elementary school context.Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Dr. Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical
Paper ID #42647Exploring High School Teachers’ Perceptions of Biologically Inspired DesignIntegration in Engineering Classrooms (Fundamental Research)Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology Abeera P. Rehmat is a Research Scientist II, at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). She has experience conducting research in engineering education that spans pre-college up to the collegiate level. Her research interest involves investigating how engineering and computer science education can foster students critical thinking and problem-solving
Paper ID #41090Link Element Design for a Landing-Gear Mechanism in a Statics and Mechanicsof Materials CourseDr. Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Danesh-Yazdi is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Dr. Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDr. Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sean Moseley is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
. Stites is the principal investigator (PI) of the Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium, which is a partnership between local community colleges and universities to support engineering pathways for transfer students. He is also involved with ASPIRE, an NSF Engineering Research Center that is focused on developing the technology and workforce for electrifying the nation’s transportation system. Dr. Stites earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering (BS Colorado State University, MS Purdue University) and Engineering Education (PhD Purdue University). His research interests include the development of novel pedagogical methods to teach core engineering courses and leveraging technology to enhance learning experiences and
Paper ID #43058Introducing Spectral Analysis to Undergraduate Engineering StudentsMrs. Najjiya Almallah, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDr. Mahmoud Al-Quzwini, Stevens Institute of Technology Najjiya Almallah, Ph.D. Najjiya Almallh is a Transportation engineer at the Structural Evaluation and Bridge management unit of the New Jersey department of Transportation. She received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2022) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and M.Sc. (2012) & B.Sc. (2007) degrees in Civil Engineering from Baghdad University, Iraq. Her current research focus is Non
Paper ID #43986Affordances of Large Language Models in Design ActivityDavid Prohofsky, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, PhD is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Dr. Lande directs the Holistic Engineering Lab & Observatory. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking
Portland State University. Prior to his Ph.D., he was Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, Visiting Lecturer at Da Nang University of Technology, Vietnam, and Electrical Engineer for an experimental ROV at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. He has served on various ACM SIGGRAPH conference committees serving as emerging technology juror and responsible for special technical projects and data networks. His research interests include crystal-free RF communication, low-power circuit design, and field-deployable sensor systems. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Wireless Environmental Sensing Electronics
survey responses provided by students and thesupport received from UCSD's Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program(CDIIP).References1. Regenwetter, Lyle, et al. "Beyond statistical similarity: Rethinking metrics for deep generative models in engineering design." Computer-Aided Design, Volume 165 (2023).2. Zhai, Xuesong, et al. "A Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education from 2010 to 2020." Complexity 2021 (2021): 1-18.3. Ngai, Grace, et al. "Deploying a wearable computing platform for computing education." IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies 3.1 (2009): 45-55.4. Wong, Lung-Hsiang, and Chee-Kit Looi. "Swarm intelligence: new techniques for adaptive systems to provide learning support." Interactive
Paper ID #42283Tinkercad—Not Just for KidsProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded the best paper award by the ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course development. His research interests are in the areas of
professor (lecturer) in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of Utah. She completed a PhD focused on engineering education at Stanford University in 2021.Daniel S. Drew, University of UtahJacob A. George, University of Utah ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 MATLAB Tool Allowing Wireless Control of Arduino Robot for Early Introduction of Robotics into Curriculum Connor D. Olsen, Amy V. Verkler, Daniel S. Drew, Jacob A. GeorgeAbstractIn modern Electrical Engineering degree programs, MATLAB is often one of the first codingexperiences a student is exposed to. Most introductory robotics courses that combine hardwareand software
Paper ID #41291Plug-n-Play: A Flexible Approach to Active LearningDr. Wei Wu, Berea College Dr. Wei Wu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design at Berea College. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Science with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2017. Her research interests include renewable energy technology, power electronics, and designing sensor nodes for coral reef restoration. She is also interested in Engineering education and is willing to try different pedagogies to help her students learn
Paper ID #43510Project-Based Learning: Wireless Sensor Node Project for 2nd-Year ECEStudentsMr. Shuxiang Yu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Shuxiang Yu is currently an instructor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech.Dr. Tyler Milburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tyler Milburn is currently an Instructor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. Tyler received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio State in 2016 and 2018. In 2023, he completed his Ph.D in Engineering
Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her prior work experiences include product management, consulting, tutoring, marketing, and information technology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-in-Progress: Updated Progress towards Understanding Perspectives among Neurodiverse Undergraduate Researchers in STEMAbstractIn this work-in-progress research paper, we update the community on the assessment tool wehave been developing to assess Thriving in STEM undergraduate researchers acrossneurodiversity. Neurodivergent students are often marginalized and stigmatized to the point offeeling pressure to "normalize" or "camouflage" their behavior to appear
Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. She also served as an associate professor and interim co-chair in the School of Computing at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologies, programs, and curricula to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM
and racial inequality, social networks, higher education, and science and technology studies. Peoples received a B.S. in Mathematics from Longwood University in 2012, an M.S. in Sociology with graduate minors in Mathematics and Statistics from Iowa State University in 2015, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University in 2022.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a Cue Family professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special Assistant to the Vice Provosts. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor with tenure at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science
Paper ID #42660Biologically Inspired Design in Introductory High School Engineering DesignCourses: Student Expectations, Fixation and the Importance of Prior (FundamentalResearch)Dr. Abeera P. Rehmat, Georgia Institute of Technology Abeera P. Rehmat is a Research Scientist II, at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). She has experience conducting research in engineering education that spans pre-college up to the collegiate level. Her research interest involves investigating how engineering and computer science education can foster students critical