Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos German Montoya Rodriguez, Ohio State University; Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, The Ohio State University; Roger Dzwonczyk, The Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Miriam Cater, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #9326Application of Sustainable Solutions in International Service-Learning Engi-neering ProjectsMr. Carlos German Montoya Rodriguez, Ohio State University Carlos G. Montoya is a PhD. candidate in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineer- ing at The Ohio State University and his expected date of graduation is August 2014. He also received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University in 2010. His research is on the topics of pave- ment design, soil mechanics, resilient modulus testing, evaluation of field and laboratory test data, as well as finite element modeling of

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Timothy Henry Hellickson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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mixed-methods design in which researchers collect and compare both qualitative and quantitative datain a single study 20.4.0 Issued Encountered in EPS Study 4.1 Student recruitment/retentionAs stated previously, student participants were drawn from volunteers solicited via targetedannouncements on each campus. The students associated with student chapters of EWB-USA atother institutions across the country were solicited through a broad announcement via EWB-USA. This initial solicitation occurred during the Fall of 2010 with the expected launch of theon-line survey and interview protocols expected in Spring 2011. The solicitation stated thepurpose of the study, its goals and aim and duration. The solicitation also stated that

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Joann M. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jeffrey Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Tyrone Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Ricardo Maldonado; Cristina Rivera-Vélez, GREAT IDEA; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM

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Maldonado was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. During the summer of 2010, Ricardo interned at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL where he developed a wind energy assessment project for Puerto Rico. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Power Electronics from the aforementioned university while working for an aerospace company (Raytheon Co.) in Arizona as an Electrical Engineer Circuit Designer. Ricardo has a couple of publications in the IEEE, his most recent publication, ”Simulation, Design, Hardware Implementation, and Control of a 9-level Flying Capacitor Multilevel Inverter with