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Curricula Innovations in Engineering Economics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia Yoo

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Engineering Economy

Paper ID #11134Development of ”Engineering Economics Career” Mobile AppProf. Weihang Zhu, Lamar University Weihang Zhu is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Lamar University, USA since 2005. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University (2003), USA and his M.S. (2000) and B.S. (1997) in Mechanical and Energy Engineering at Zhejiang University, China. His research interests include Engineering Education, Computer haptics, CAD/CAM, high performance computing, meta-heuristics, multi-axis NC surface machining.Dr. Alberto Marquez, Lamar UniversityProf. Julia Yoo

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #12188Strengthening Undergraduate Career Preparedness through MultidisciplinaryResearch ProjectsMrs. Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel Anderson is a doctoral student in Engineering and Science Education and the research assistant for Clemson University’s Creative Inquiry program. Her research interests include multidisciplinary teams and career preparation. Rachel received a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Physics from Baldwin-Wallace University.Dr. Todd Schweisinger, Clemson UniversityDr. Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

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Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elsa Camargo, Virginia Tech; Ashley Wood, Virginia Tech; Margaret E. Layne, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #13278The Impact of Work/Life Balance Policies on Faculty CareersElsa Camargo, Virginia Tech Elsa Camargo is a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. She holds a M.A. in Hispanic Studies and a B.A. in English and Spanish from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests include career advancement of underrepresented faculty, diversity and inclusion, and faculty work-life.Ms. Ashley Wood, Virginia TechMs. Margaret E Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of AdvanceVT, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to

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Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11885Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job SearchDr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen G. Achenbach, National Center for Women & IT; Leslie G. Cintron PhD, University of Virginia; J McGrath Cohoon, University of Virginia; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard University

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co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research interests include assessment of students’ misconceptions and how they change with instruction, K-12 curriculum development, the transition to college of students who wish to purse STEM careers, pre-college engineering, and the professional development of teachers. Dr. Sadler has won the Journal of Research in Science Teaching Award, the American Institute of Physics Computers in Physics Prize, the American Astronomical Society Education Prize, and the American Association

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and building chain reaction machines. He has appeared on many TV

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

design education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), and student preparation for post-graduation careers.Dr. Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Dia Sekayi earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, an Ed.M. in the social foundations of education, and a Ph.D. in the sociology of education with foci on qualitative research and urban edu- cation from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to her nearly 20 year career as a full-time faculty member, she taught mathematics and science in a small private elementary school. Dia has pub- lished refereed journal articles, books, and books chapters on various topics in the sociology of education. Dia’s current scholarly

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #12125Impact of Mentoring and Enrichment Activities on the Academic Careers ofUnderrepresented STEM Doctoral StudentsDr. Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Gordon received his B.Sc. in Psychology and History from the University of Toronto and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He worked as a post-doctoral research associate in the University of North Carolina Office of Institutional Research, and then for the University System of Georgia in the Office of Strategic Research and Analysis. He joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center; Marie A. Boyette, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11178Do K12 robotics activities lead to engineering and technology career choices?Dr. Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Educaiton Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Founda- tion and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways; has produced award winning curriculum design and

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Paris Deletraz, IE Business School

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #11986Effect of Comfort Zone on Entrepreneurship Potential, Innovation Culture,and Career SatisfactionDr. Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley Ikhlaq Sidhu is the Chief Scientist and Founding Director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. Prof. Sidhu also developed and founded the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership. He received the IEOR Emerging Area Professor Award from his department at Berkeley. He has been granted over 60 US Patents in networking technology, IP telephony, and mobile computing. He was awarded 3Com Corporation’s ”Inventor of the Year” in 1999. Dr. Sidhu

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #13110Engineering Ambassador Program Connects High School Students with Uni-versity Students and Career Engineers in their CommunitiesDr. Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University Howard L. Greene directs K-12 Education Outreach for the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, bringing university research and teaching intersections to the K-12 community, especially those underserved and/or underrepresented. Prior to Ohio State, Dr. Greene worked for 12 years in med- ical device development and later in STEM education and outreach at Battelle in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to Battelle, Dr. Greene was a professor

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Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12276Interest-based engineering challenges phase I: Understanding students’ per-sonal, classroom, engineering, and career interestsCole H Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cole Joslyn is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests include holistic approaches to humanizing engineering education (such as ethics of care, human- istic education, contemplative and reflective practices, and spirituality) and how it can shape engineering as a socially just profession in service to humanity. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a M.Ed. specializing

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Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Joel M. Bach, Colorado School of Mines

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Mechanical Engineering

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12518Supporting Students’ Plans for STEM Careers: How Prepared are HighSchool Educators in Appalachia to Help?Dr. Cheryl Carrico, Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Postdoctoral Research faculty member for Virginia Tech. Her current research fo- cus relates to STEM career pathways (K-12 through early career) and conceptual understanding of core engineering principles. Prior to her current role, Dr. Carrico spent over 25 years in the aerospace in- dustry conducting and leading R&D, design engineering, and project management for composite aircraft components. Dr. Carrico received her B.S. in chemical engineering

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Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gerhard Sonnert, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11187The Influence of Out-of-school High School Experiences on Engineering Iden-tities and Career ChoiceDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on increasing female enrollment in engineering, how students’ attitudes and beliefs affect their choices and their learning, and how to improve engineering education for all students – especially those from underrepresented groups. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dalton Bishop, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Connie Justice, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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is a Fellow of the Mack Center at Indiana University for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning and an Editor of the Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her research focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning related to learning with technology. Page 26.1563.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Perceived Impact of Information Technology Experiential Learning on Career Success: A Pilot StudyInformation Technology has become an integral component of various organizations throughoutthe world. In the early years, IT was seen

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Kathleen O'Leary, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Priti N. Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

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called “On-Ramps into Academia.”(http://www.engr.washington.edu/onramp/)The goal of On-Ramps into Academia was to increase the pool of women faculty available to alluniversities by providing professional development to PhD-level women in industry or researchlaboratories who wished to transition into faculty positions. Unlike the more traditional strategyof institutions recruiting female faculty from other universities to increase the number of femalefaculty in science and engineering departments, this strategy increases the number of femalefaculty nationally. On-Ramps is a new approach to faculty recruitment. PhDs in science andengineering can leverage their nonacademic skills and experiences into successful careers asfaculty members.Interviews

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #12600Starter or Joiner, Market or Socially-Oriented: Predicting Career Choiceamong Undergraduate Engineering and Business StudentsMr. Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University Florian is studying Environmental Planning and Ecological Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). His majors are Sustainable City Development, Renewable Energy, International Land Use Planning and Environmental Economics. He is also participant in the Entrepreneurial Qualification Program ”Manage&More”. This is a program of the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at the TU Munich (”UnternehmerTUM”) which

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ari Turrentine, VentureWell

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Women in Engineering

male counterparts.1–7 As research hasshown that inventions by women are frequently designed to address important social problems,addressing the gap in engagement in academic commercialization activities has growing societalrelevance.2,8 This gender gap can largely be explained by the significant obstacles that womenfaculty in engineering face as they advance their careers and as they engage in academiccommercialization.9–11 Barriers such as gender discrimination, attitudinal and behavioral factors,work-life balance issues, and exclusion from networks impact the ability of women faculty tocontinue in the field, engage in academic commercialization, and ultimately advance theircareers.3,7,8,12–17This paper aims to synthesize relevant literature

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University

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). Interviews also explored students’ perceptionsof engineering problems and their approaches to solving them. Directed content analysis wasapplied, and data revealed distinct types of FTP characteristics. In general, students with well-developed future perceptions and who see connections between their future and present seekrelevance and structure in problems they solve. Students with vague or broad future perceptionsseek to create, explore, and help others.Relationships between student motivation towards their future careers and the actions they takein the present can be used by educators to increase interest in engineering and prepare students tobecome effective engineers. We are in the process of further developing our quantitativeassessment of

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11265Why girls with an interest in IT in high-school do not choose IT career – anextended studyDr. Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University Tanya Stanko is a Vice-Provost for Education at Innopolis University. She specializes in launching new Universities from scratch, including setting up curricula and polices, recruiting faculty and students. She holds PhD in Computational Aeroacoustics from the University of Leeds and worked as researcher at Technical University of Munich. Her current research interests include investigation of the professional competencies, foreign learning environment, gender diversity in

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #13161A Program for Graduate Women in Engineering Pursuing Academic Careers(iFEAT: Illinois Female Engineers in Academia Training)Elizabeth M. Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Elizabeth Horstman is a third year graduate student from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. Her research focuses on developing microfluidic platforms for applications in pharmaceutical drug discovery. Aside from her research, Elizabeth is the director of the graduate division of the Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at Illinois. In this role, she hopes to

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Kathleen Moore, Oakland University; Julie Walters, Oakland University; Bradley J. Roth, Oakland University; Leanne DeVreugd, Oakland University; Jo Reger, Oakland University

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Paper ID #11294Developing an effective mentoring program for early-career STEM faculty:Lessons learned from the first three years of an ADVANCE PAID programDr. Laila Guessous, Oakland University Laila Guessous, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Oakland University (OU) in Rochester, MI. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on computational methods. She is the program director for the NSF- funded AERIM REU program at OU, as well as a co-PI on the Oakland University WISE@OU NSF ADVANCE Partnerships for Adaptation

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #13769Difference between Engineering Men and Women: How and Why They ChooseWhat They Do during Early CareerDr. Jennifer J VanAntwerp, Calvin College Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with research in protein engineering. Her current research interests include retention, diversity, and career pathways among engineering students and professionals.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #11416Engaging Students in Sustainability Education and Awareness of Green En-gineering Design and Careers through a Pre-Engineering ProgramDr. Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the College of Educa- tion at Texas State University. Araceli is Director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research and teaches graduate courses in Integrated STEM Curriculum and Instruction. She collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiates with NASA Educator Pro

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Timothy A Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #11122Power Engineering Day-a way to attract high school students from underrep-resented groups to consider careers in electric powerDr. Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University Associate Professor at Suffolk University In Electrical Engineering. PI of NSF SSTEM grant, Electrical Engineering Scholars at Suffolk. Work with the Power Industry to put an emphasis on electric power in our curriculumDr. Timothy A Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston Dr. Timothy Poynton is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #14188STEM Scholars Bridge Program for Increased Student Retentions, Intern-ship and Career Exploration at University of Southern MaineDr. Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine Research Interests: STEM Retention Programming. Computer Graphics, Technology, Communication Technologies, Human User Interface, Graphic Design, Cognitive Ergonomics, Interactivity, and Technol- ogy in Education Page 26.1397.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherina V Tarnai-Lokhorst P.Eng., FEC, Camosun College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

? Perceived Barriers to Engineering Education: Exploring the feminist influences on curriculum in British Columbia and on the career choices of women with high school physics creditAbstractThe population of engineers is insufficient to meet long-term demand; although immigration isboosting the numbers and adding diversity to the mix, women are still severely underrepresented1,2 . The recruitment of women into these programs is a clear opportunity to meet industrydemand for engineers. Young women occupy an increasing percentage of the seats in highschool physics classrooms 3,4. This paper presents evidence from the British Columbia schoolsystem depicting trends in the number of young women

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

to increased self-efficacy in STEM fields and increased interest in pursuing a career in science or technology.Additionally, girls participating nationally in Tech Trek camps report large increases in comfort,enjoyment and interest in pursuing a career in programming as a result of taking core classes inmobile app development using App Inventor from MIT.1.0 Introduction The American Association of University Women (AAUW) research report ”Why SoFew? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”[1] found thatwomen are vastly underrepresented in STEM majors and fields compared with their male peers.But “Why So Few?” also showed that those numbers can change when girls realize theirpotential in STEM at an early

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Shultz, Drexel University; Daniel Edward Ueda, GRASP Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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-based careers seems inevitable. At the same time, as personal and sensitive data isincreasingly stored online, the task of protecting this information represents another already-flourishing career field certain to grow in the coming years. While many students can efficientlyoperate computers and mobile devices, most of these same students view computers as a sort of“black box” system, with little understanding of the inner workings of a computer. Consequently,students frequently take for granted the security of the information they store or post online. Toencourage students to pursue STEM career paths well represented in the job market, this paperwill discuss a set of lessons developed for high school students to introduce basic computerscience