and taught biology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Mr. Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas Edwards is a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) educational researcher with the Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational experience in the Atlanta area for the past twenty years includes high school mathematics teaching, Math/Science Magnet Program Director, Title I edu- cational data specialist, and Associate Professor of Information Technology. As a former US Air Force electronics engineer, Doug was also an engineering project manager.Roxanne A Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology Roxanne is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Mechanical Engineering working at
Paper ID #7737Establishing A Community College Pathway to Baccalaureate Systems Engi-neering ProgramsProf. Susan K Donohue, University of Virginia Susan Donohue is a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Vir- ginia, and an adjunct assistant professor of engineering in the Business, Technology, and Mathematics Di- vision at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Her engineering education interests include the teaching of design, creativity and curiosity; engineering misconceptions and remediation; K-12 outreach; spatial skills development; and STEAMd integration in K-20 engineering
Business Administration) and Graduate of St Bonaventure University (BS Economics) Member of the New York State Bar, and the United States Supreme Court Bar. Practicing attorney for more than thirty five years with the United States Depart- menr of Justice, Washington D.C,United Technologies Corportaton and the Brett Law Firm, LLC, Syra- cuse, New York. Combat veteran of the United States Army Artillery, highest rank, Captain recipient of the Purple Heart. Currently Veterans Coordinator for Accelerated Masters Degree Program in Systems Engineering at teh Universtiy of Virginia (August, 2010- present) Page
Paper ID #6524Engineering Management Creating Individuals with a Mind for Business anda Heart for EngineeringDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 10 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Master’s of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological
humanitarian endeavors. He founded and currently serves as CEO and President of LIMBS International (LIMBS.org) a non-profit entity which develops low-cost pros- thetic devices for under-developed areas of the world. Gonzalez has worked with students in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Latin and South America on various international engineering research and hu- manitarian projects. He also has been awarded the American Society of Engineering Educators Teaching Award and the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Award as a Texas Piper Professor of 2008. He also serves as an engineering program evaluator for ABET (Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology).Ms. Elsa Q. Villa, University of Texas, El PasoDr. Peter Golding
Paper ID #5682A Novel Partnership for Advancing K-12 STEM Education & Entrepreneur-shipMr. Chet Boncek Jr, Raytheon Company Biography: Mr. Boncek is Senior Principal Engineer at Raytheon. He holds a BSEE from Northeastern University and an MSEE from Georgia Tech. Mr. Boncek is actively involved in community activities related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and enjoys working with students in middle and high school. He has partnered with several schools in Massachusetts as a guest speaker developing and facilitating units on topics such as remote sensing, feedback control systems and rocketry
Paper ID #8146Developing System-Thinking Oriented Learning Modules of Networked Mea-surement Systems for Undergraduate Engineering CurriculumProf. Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT) Dr. Xiaojing Yuan is Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology program of Engineer- ing Technology Department. She is the founder and director of the ISGRIN research lab and actively incorporating undergraduate research activities as part of final project requirements in several undergrad- uate junior and senior level courses dealing with sensors, instrumentation, and microprocessor hardware and software. Her research
Institute of Technology and his doc- torate degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as a research associate and as an instructor at Vanderbilt University. He has also worked at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana; at Precision Rubber, now part of Parker Hannifin in Lebanon, Tennessee; for CDAI in Atlanta, Georgia and at UTC / Carrier in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Dr. Schmidt is a member of the ASEE and a licensed profes- sional engineer in Tennessee and Georgia. He is also a member of ASME, ASHRAE, ASA and INCE. Dr. Schmidt’s research interests include aeroacoustics and ultrasonics, and
Paper ID #7817Improve Retention Rate and Performance of Students in STEM Field Usinga Virtual Teaching Assistant SystemDr. Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University Dr. Pablo Biswas received Ph.D. and M.S. in in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX. Dr. Biswas’s research interest is in supply chain management, inventory control, lean production systems, and information
alignment with the GRCSEare possible, and are discussed. Finally, the paper presents insights from the authors’experience with the MSSE which may inform the further development of GRCSE.Keywords: Systems Engineering, Education, Curriculum, GRCSE, SERC Page 23.44.2INTRODUCTIONOur local M.S. in Systems Engineering Program was established to meet local needs forScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and economic development, as wellas national needs for system engineering education. From the beginning, the need toproperly develop a full systems engineering curriculum was apparent. At the same time,there was a growing awareness that systems engineering
Central Florida, a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology.Ms. Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters Ms. May is currently the Lead Program Executive for NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. In addition, she is the Program Executive for the MAVEN mission launching to Mars this year, Mars Technology, and Mars Sample Return. She leads budget and review processes and supports the Division Director in technical decision making. Prior to joining the Mars program, Ms. May held a number of positions enabling NASA science missions, including Special Assistant for Strategic Planning at Headquarters
Paper ID #7761Online Teaching Best Practices: Faculty PreferencesDr. Agnes Galambosi, UNCC Agnes Galambosi earned her PhD in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She also holds two MS degrees: one in Systems Engineering from the University of Ari- zona in Tucson, one in Meteorology from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. She currently teaches at Systems Engineering and Engineering Management program at the University of North Car- olina at Charlotte. Her research interests include a wide range of topics from educational games in college teaching to engineering
the individualfaculty level to help them be more objective in their evaluations. We have also contacted ABETabout the availability of tools to help with ABET accreditation. Those details will be included inthe final paper and/or the presentation, depending upon when their response is received.Relevance to Systems Engineering: Systems Engineering (SE) is an emerging discipline that isnow ‘gaining international recognition as an effective technologically based interdisciplinaryprocess for bringing human-made systems into being, and for improving systems already inbeing’8 . According to Fabrycky8, certain desirable academic and professional attributes of SEare gaining clarification. He describes systems engineering as being inherently oriented
of Illinois at Chicago. His research interests are in sustainable manufacturing systems; reliability engineering; intelligent maintenance systems and healthcare systems.Yong Wang, University of Illinois at Chicago Yong Wang received his B.S degree (2003) and Ph.D. (2010) in Energy and Power Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China. He had been with the Depart- ment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor as a visiting scholar from 2007 to 2009. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the University of Illi- nois at Chicago. His research areas include operations research, reliability estimation and optimization