AC 2012-5444: PERSISTENT GENDER INEQUITY IN U.S. UNDERGRAD-UATE ENGINEERING: LOOKING TO JORDAN AND MALAYSIA FORFACTORS TO THEIR SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING GENDER PARITYDr. Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University Nehal I. Abu-Lail received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytech- nic Institute in 2004. She is an Assistant Professor at the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University since August of 2006. Her research is focused on fundamental understanding of physiochemical cellular properties and interactions in environ- mental
four of her five years at Northeastern University. In addition, she held three co-op positions at Lockheed Martin, 1366 Technologies, and Genzyme Corporation.Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Assistant Dean for Engineering Enrollment and Retention, as well as Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. Prior to joining Northeastern University, Reisberg held a wide range of management positions in IBM and Hanover Insurance, and was the President of a high tech start-up company. Page 25.808.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012
AC 2012-3066: INVESTIGATING UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE MESA PRO-GRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTSDr. Cameron Denson, Utah State UniversityChandra Y. Austin, Auburn UniversityDr. Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University Christine E. Hailey is Senior Associate Dean and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Utah State University. She is the Principal Investigator and Director of the National Center for Engi- neering and Technology Education, an NSF-Funded Center for Learning and Teaching. The NCETE is a collaborative network of scholars from nine institutions with backgrounds in technology education, engi- neering, and related fields. Its mission is to improve the understanding of the learning and teaching of
AC 2012-2937: ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY COL-LEGE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING: A MODEL OF COLLABORATIONBETWEEN TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONSDr. Amelito G. Enriquez, Caada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Caada College. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority, and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science, and engineering.Prof. Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. degree in civil/structural engineering from SUNY, Buffalo, in 1994. He is currently a
AC 2012-3495: CURRICULAR MAPPING AND INDIRECT ASSESSMENTOF UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMRICAS PUEBLA’S ENGINEERING SCHOOLOUTCOMESMs. Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Amricas, PueblaProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learning.Dr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education in the Department
AC 2012-3260: A COST-EFFECTIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY SPECTRUMANALYZER FOR EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTDr. Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College Alireza Rahrooh is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering technology at Daytona State College. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Akron, in 1979, 1986, and 1990, respectively. His research interests include digital simulation, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, control theory, system identification, and adaptive control. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University Walter W. Buchanan is professor and Head of the Engineering Technology and Industrial
Morgan & Claypool Publisher, La Porte, Colo. Page 25.1481.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Women Becoming WiSE: Gender, Professional Development and Programming for SuccessAbstractWhile women have made great strides in science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) disciplines, considerable gender based inequalities persist. The Women in Science andEngineering Future Professionals Program (WiSE-FPP) at Syracuse University (SU) is aprogram for women STEM doctoral students developed by Women
Construction En- gineering Technology (CET) and master’s of construction engineering management (MCEM) in the De- partment of Civil Engineering at Montana State University. She received her B.S. in construction and a master’s in science in construction management from Arizona State University. Her professional con- struction career spans from 1988 to 2000, working for two commercial general contractors and owning her own design-build firm in Phoenix, Ariz. She joined the faculty at Montana State University in Jan. 2000 as an Adjunct Instructor in CET/MCEM and has risen through the ranks to a tenured professional practice track faculty member. Knoll has won three Teaching in Excellence awards during her tenure at MSU and
AC 2012-3525: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ENHANCES PEDA-GOGYDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning.Mr. William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is Director of Instruction, Alief Independent School District. Area responsibilities in- clude instructional technology, information literacy, career and technical education, and distance learning. Work experience includes 32 years of
AC 2012-3202: APPLICATIONS OF MODERN PHYSICS: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PHYSICS COURSE AND LABORATORY FOR ELECTRICAL EN-GINEERING STUDENTSDr. Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas Marie Lopez del Puerto completed her B.S. in physics at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Puebla, Mexico, and her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, Minn. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. Her research interests include the structural, optical, and electronic properties of nanoscale systems, computational physics, and physics and engineering education
AC 2012-4890: THE HELPING HANDS DENSE NETWORK: A COLLAB-ORATION ACROSS MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIESProf. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University Cynthia C. Fry is a Senior Lecturer of computer science and Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University.Dr. William M. Jordan, Baylor University William Jordan is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, a M.A. degree in theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A&M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does work in the areas of entrepreneurship and appropriate technology in
AC 2012-3925: STEPPING STONES IN LEARNING ELECTROMAGNET-ICSDr. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State UniversityDr. David K. Probst, Southeast Missouri State University David Probst is professor and Chairperson of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University. Page 25.1175.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Stepping Stones in Learning ElectromagneticsAbstractThe theory of Electromagnetics is very elegant from the perspective of physicists, but moststudents consider it abstruse and messy. This phenomenon can be explained with
Identities." Journal of college student development, 2007. 48(1): p. 1-22.26. Abes, E., and S.R. Jones, "Meaning-making Capacity and the dynamics of Lesbian College Students' Multiple Dimensions of Identity." Journal of college student development, 2004. 45(6): p. 612.27. Orbe, M.P., "Negotiating Multiple Identities Within Multiple Frames: an Analysis of First-Generation College Students." Communication education, 2004. 53(2): p. 131.28. Tate, E. and M. Linn, "How Does Identity Shape the Experiences of Women of Color Engineering Students?" Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005. 14(5): p. 483-493.29. Stewart, D.L., "Perceptions of Multiple Identities Among Black College Students." Journal of College
Technology, 2004, Professional Women and Minorities: A Total Human Resources Data Compendium, Washington, D.C.: CPST.2. See Fox, M. F.(2001). Women, Science, and Academia: Graduate Education and Careers. Gender & Society. 15 (5), 654-666.3. See Fox, M. F. (2000). Organizational Environments and Doctoral Degrees Awarded to Women in Science and Engineering Departments. Women’s Studies Quarterly, Vol. 28 No.1/2 pp. 47-614. See Astin, A. W. (1977). Four critical years. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Astin, A. W., (1985). Achieving educational excellence. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Astin, A. W. (1993). What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Bean, J. P. (1985
two subsequent phases. The first phase ofthe Bachelor lasts three semesters and is common for all engineering disciplines with the Page 25.1278.2exception of the study leading to the degree in architecture.For the subsequent three semesters, this is the second phase of the Bachelor’s program, thestudents choose a Major and Minor discipline, that prepare the students for the subsequentMaster’s program. That way the Faculty of Engineering combines teaching a broad base ofscientific knowledge with educating very specialized technological knowledge and skills.The performed study took place in the first year of the Engineering Bachelor’s program
- nology transfer, executive education, and social science research. This includes programs and activities in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Pistrui has held several scholarly appointments in the U.S. and Europe, including the Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Pistrui is a member of the Kern Family Foundation’s Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network Advisory Board. In 2009, he was appointed as a Senior Fellow at the Austrian Eco- nomics Center in Vienna.Dr. John K. Layer, University of EvansvilleMs. Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University Sandy Dietrich is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Eastern Michigan University. Her dissertation
more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the conference committee for the International Conference on Wear of Materials and has been recognized for his accomplishments with the Young Engineering Fac- ulty Research Award and Early Achievement in Teaching Award at Iowa State University. He received his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India), followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, and ASM.Dr. Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State UniversityDr. Baskar GanapathysubramanianShankar Subramaniam
AC 2012-5205: INTERACTIVE FUNDAMENTAL AGRICULTURAL RE-SOURCE MATERIALS (IFARM)Ms. Pil-Won On, University of Missouri, Columbia Pil-Won On is Instructional Designer/E-learning Specialist, College of Engineering, University of Mis- souri, Columbia. On has a M.S. in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, Blooming- ton.Prof. Lori Unruh Snyder, Purdue University Lori Unruh Snyder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy. Her research focus is teaching technologies and sustainable international grassland systems. Page 25.824.1 c American Society for
Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, IIE Transactions, and Quality Technology and Quantitative Management, among others. Taboada is cur- rently serving as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Performability Engineering, as an Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems, and as the Secretary/Treasurer of the American Society of Engineering Education Industrial Engineering Division.Dr. Connie Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso Connie Gomez received her B.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in Philadel- phia. She was a member of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of
AC 2012-5554: AN OVERVIEW OF EXISTING POWER ELECTRONICSCOURSESDr. Florian Misoc, Southern Polytechnic State University Florian Misoc, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Southern Polytechnic State University, Department of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering Technology. His research interests include renewable energy (fuel cells, wind, and solar energy), distributed energy systems, power electronics, energy conversion, electric power generation and distribution, professional ethics, and control systems (theory and applications). He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Dec. 2007, from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.; a M.S. in engineering technology, July 1999, from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan
built byincorporating quantitative and qualitative results to obtain an adequate understanding ofURM student retention and academic success and modeling their performance andretention during freshman year. This paper will focus on highlighting the qualitative(focus groups) part of this research.Focus groups were designed to elicit responses from participants for identifying factorsthat affect their retention the most and provide more knowledge about their first yearexperiences, academically and socially.Introduction:Increasing student retention and academic success in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines have been among the goals of higher educationinstitutions for a long time. Significant efforts have been made
AC 2012-5370: DEVELOPING DIVERSE DEPARTMENTS (D3) AT NORTHCAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYDr. Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University Marcia Gumpertz is Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and professor of statistics at North Car- olina State University. She serves as PI of N.C. state’s ADVANCE PAID project Developing Diverse Departments. Page 25.428.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Developing Diverse Departments (D3) at North Carolina State UniversityIntroductionThe Developing Diverse Departments Project (D3
. Corbett, and A. Rose, 'Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics', in Gender in Science and Engineering Division (Washington, D. C.: American Association of University Women, 2010), pp. 1-134.8 C. Hoff, and G. Davis, 'Using the Sae Collegiate Design Series to Provide Hands-on Team Project Experience for Undergraduates', in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition (Chicago, IL, 2006).9 M Jersualem, and R. Schwarzer, Self-Efficacy as a Resource Factor in Stress Appriasal Process. ed. by R. Schwarzer, Self-Efficacy: Thought Control of Action (Washington D.C.: Hemisphere, 1992).10 V. Koebnick, 'Women Working in the Field of Engineering', The
AC 2012-3584: A FACULTY ADVISER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOP-ING AN SAE BAJA PROGRAMDr. Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in civil-structural engineering from Michigan Technological University n 2003. He is the Faculty Adviser for the NMU SAE Baja team. His research interests include load duration behavior of wood connections, project-based learning in engineering mechanics, and teaching design through SAE Student Design Competitions. Page 25.42.1
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively. Page 25.525.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Encouraging Divergent Thinking Daniel Raviv Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: ravivd@fau.edu 561 297 2773Abstract An important aspect of innovative problem solving is ideation. Ideation rendersdiverse ideas to emerge, a
course outcomes have been linked to not only Programoutcomes but also ABET outcomes will be reviewed. While discussing the selection of an appropriate evaluationmethod, I will also discuss some of the topics that do NOT lend themselves to timed tests. Suggestions onalternative methods of evaluation for those topics will be offered.This paper will focus on how to prepare good True/False and Multiple Choice questions to test knowledge andskill. It will also present a simplified version of the method psychometricians use to evaluate the quality of thesetypes of exam questions for both difficulty and discrimination. Since many engineering and technology questionsinvolve calculations, a test evaluation method that works for me will be discussed. This
AC 2012-4969: IMPROVING CONFIDENCE LEVEL AND PERFORMANCEOF FIRST GENERATION AND FEMALE STUDENTS USING METACOG-NITION STRATEGIESDr. Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint Quamrul Mazumder is a professor of mechanical engineering at University of Michigan, Flint. His re- search interests includes computational fluid dynamics, metacognition approaches of learning, active and experiential learning, renewable energy, and global engineering education. His teaching areas are fluid mechanics, renewable energy, introduction to engineering, and senior design. Page 25.743.1 c American
modified a prototype ROV. Page 25.116.2 1 INTRODUCTIONThe Summer Bridge program is designed for incoming freshmen with STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) majors who desire an educational approach that emphasizes learningthrough participation in research and engineering activities in their field of study. The students mustapply for, and be accepted into, a research group that most interests them. Students in the research groupare then given a project assignment, and provided with the necessary knowledge (principles, tools, andtechniques
AC 2012-2975: ASSESSING INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES THAT ACCEN-TUATE STUDENT PERFORMANCEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior
AC 2012-3544: TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF THE ENERGY GAPOF INP QUANTUM DOTS: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL NANOMATERIALSEXPERIMENTMs. Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas Jennifer Annoni is currently an Undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of St. Thomas. She will graduate in May of 2012. Her plans are to pursue graduate school in the field of Engineering.Dr. Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas Adam S. Green is an Associate Professor of physics at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. He received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in atomic, molecular, and optical physics at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He works with