Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

through the Lens of LiminalityAbstractThe purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) inscience and engineering fields. It is guided by the theory of liminality. Forty-two postdocsemployed at a Mid-Atlantic, research-intensive University, participated in individual interviewsto describe their experiences as postdocs at the University. This paper provides answers to thefollowing three research questions: (1) What are the benefits and challenges of science andengineering postdoc positions? (2) What liminal experiences characterize the postdoc position?and (3) What recommendations to improve the postdoc experience emerge from this study?IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to learn about the

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Young-Jae Lee, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Forum (QLF), Cape Canaveral, FL, March 15-18, 2011.11) Oluseun Omotoso and G. Chen, “Application of Reliability Centered Maintenance and Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis in Preventive Maintenance Planning”, Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Application and Practice, Anaheim, CA, Oct 18-21, 2009.12) Carla D. Wheaden, (Advisers: Luis Gallo, John Evens and G. Chen), “The degradation of Radome panels due to probabilistic extreme wind events”, student paper presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Page 26.604.15 Fall 2014 Conference