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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystel Castillo P.E., The University of Texas - San Antonio; Mauricio Cabrera-Rios, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Hudson R. DeYoe, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Minorities in Engineering

Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Drive, Edinburg TX 78539AbstractGrowing energy demand is connected to water availability and climate change and it placesadditional stress on the environment. Thereby, It is critical to prepare the next generation ofengineers and professionals to face the challenges in bioenergy, expand sustainable alternatives tofossil fuels1 and enable climate-smart agriculture2,3. To address this challenge, a career-orientedmultidisciplinary educational model is being implemented at three minority-serving institutions.This paper discusses the foundation of this educational program, which provides a robustresponse to the current sustainability issues by conducting multidisciplinary coordinatededucation, mentoring

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Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

collaborative efforts – such as No Duck Left Behind, a partnership with waterfowl biologists to promote wetland education efforts, and En- gineering is Everywhere (E2), a partnership with a materials engineer to develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President).Dr. Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University Juliana Utley is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Director for the Center for Research on STEM Teaching and Learning (CRSTL) at Oklahoma State University. Her research interests include

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

.13,14 There is a potential fortheir previous work to be explored more thoroughly in the curriculum of a new course project.Other positive motivations can be classified as individualistic. These reasons are closely relatedto psychological enjoyment or behavioral preferences. The common student responses in thiscategory are being good at math and science, liking to build a final product, and understandinghow things work.10,11,13,14 Behavioral reasons have been shown to be the most popular, which iswhy they should be classified into subcategories like the ones above to determine what is moreimportant. The individualistic reasons, or the opposite end of the altruistic spectrum, are oftenreferred to as utilitarian. This includes career opportunities

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Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; William Juhling McClung, Pitt County Robotics; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; David M. White, East Carolina University; Merwan B Mehta, East Carolina University; Jimmy Bill Linn, East Carolina University; Tamer Omar, East Carolina University

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Community Engagement Division

with the renewable energy sector.Mr. William Juhling McClung, Pitt County Robotics William (Bill) J. McClung, PE is a Senior Maintenance Engineer at PotashCorp in Aurora, North Car- olina. In this role, he is exposed to a wide variety of engineering and maintenance challenges involved in operating a vertically integrated modern phosphate plant. He has a diverse background including manu- facturing, product design and development. Bill began his career designing and supervising construction of custom fire trucks for Sutphen Towers, Inc. He later supervised product design, development and cur- rent product support of a variety of forklifts manufactured for Clark, Hyster and Yale brands. Bill is very active with youth

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tasha Tiffany Tardieu, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Caribbeannations. This needs to change as Trinidad and Tobago is one of the leading developing nations inthe Caribbean and there is an important link between science and engineering, and regionaleconomic development3. Reynolds et al. found that “introducing engineers to children as peoplewho solve everyday problems has been correlated with interest in engineering careers, anexperience using engineering design to solve everyday problems appears to reinforce thatperception and increase interest in engineering careers”4.Thus, the goal of our study was to evaluate interest and potential benefits of exposing secondaryschool students to practical engineering experiences. We investigated current knowledge ofengineering at the secondary school level in Trinidad

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

’ interactions with faculty can provide high levelsof satisfaction in intellectual ability, problem solving, career development, and scientificreasoning [28,29]. However, problem solving and intellectual growth are especially increased forstudents of color [28]. More frequent contact with faculty has also been linked to self-efficacyamong engineering students [23,25].URM engineering students’ interactions with faculty members are important for developingintellectual thinking and growth because more exposure to knowledge and resources buildstudents’ abilities to perform tasks in while and out of the classroom. Personal and intellectualgrowth for black and Latino students in engineering increases when interacting with facultybecause students are able to

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Bracey, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University; Carnell Baugh, Independent; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

1st year students cognitive and non-cognitive profiles,testing an applied engineering math course, and incrementally shifting faculty andadministrative culture from transactional relationships to higher quality studentengagement for 1st year students. Between Fall 2014 and Fall 2015 qualitative data wascollected measuring new students’ initial “grit”, motivations and career expectations.The total sample (N=509) consisted of 84% freshmen, 16% transfers, 21% women and14% minority students. Quantitative data included an analysis of the high school SATsand initial university math placement scores for Fall 2014-Fall 2015, a comparativeanalysis of the same data for the Fall 2011-Fall 2013 cohorts, and an analysis of studentoutcomes from an adapted

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Prybutok, The University of Texas, Austin; Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas, Austin

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

National Science Foun- dation and an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education and serves on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education as Chair of Pro- fessional Interest Council IV. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

organizations; 3) interpersonal, communication,and professional skills; 4) career management and advancement; and 5) career and life balance.The graduate students, departments, and faculties do recognize the importance of integratingprofessional development within the graduate curriculum [10], yet the feedback on theseinitiatives have reported low student acceptance and demand of opportunities to learn anddevelop such skills [1,10]. Though, overall it is evident that there is a scarcity of literature onprofessional development in engineering graduate education. In this paper, we describe thedesign of the professional program at the University of Calgary, and the results from an analysisof feedback data from the past two years. The program builds on the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE Fellow and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Chase Fearing, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

survey.Introduction Laboratories are an essential part of the educational experience for engineering students.Engineering laboratories are places where students can build, experiment, test, and observescientific phenomena. Students are able to witness scientific theories come to life; often helpingthem gain a deeper understanding of the material they are studying [1]. Engineering is a highlypractical discipline, thus it is critical that engineering students receive significant experience tobe successful in their careers. The importance of effective laboratory instruction has generally been recognized by theacademic community and several notable papers have been published. Feisel and Rosa detailedhow the role of engineering instructional

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

position in business or industry. It allowsstudents to test and refine career plans and interests; gain experience in their field of specialtybefore they begin searching for a permanent position; and build a network of professionalcontacts from which they may draw technical and employment information.It is believed that, in order for an experience to be educational, it must possess continuity andinteraction, with each experience leading to additional opportunities for further improvement andlearning. Therefore, we believe that experiential opportunities such as co-op programs are acentral component of the educational process, particularly in the field of EngineeringTechnology.The methods involved in experiential learning emphasize that the source

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Suzanne Lori Berliner Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rosa M. Cano, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

influencing their perceptions of engineers and attitudes towardengineering as a career. Subsequent evaluations comparing single-gender vs mixed-genderprograms including male-only programs had mixed results. The current study is a more rigorousexamination of gains in content knowledge and takes a closer look at the issues of self-efficacy,gender equity and qualitative perceptions of engineers using the Middle School Attitudes towardEngineering and Knowledge of Engineering Careers Survey and the Draw an Engineering Testin equivalent post 4th grade female-only, male-only and mixed-gender programs. Previousevaluations included higher-grade programs with some returning students that had alreadyparticipated in other program(s) so they had some prior

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

theirfamily7 and FGS take fewer risks in college8, are more afraid of failure9, and are more likely tochoose majors with high earning potential8. When examining FGS in the context of engineering,work has shown FGS often choose against majoring in engineering because of not havingengineering prerequisites10. FGS that choose to major in engineering show more career interestthan the CGS11. FGS students in engineering also have statistically different social capitalcharacteristics and accessed resources compared to CGS showing that FGS students aresuccessful, but use different resources to gain entry and persist in engineering12. We seek tocontinue advancement in the understanding of the experiences of FG engineering students,through examination of

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Focus on Faculty Development

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren

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Continuing Professional Development

intent(both in this paper and in the program we describe) to elevate the academy’s understanding ofthe value of teaching faculty, to promote inclusivity, and to provide encouragement to teachingfaculty themselves.Literature ReviewThe proportion of teaching faculty at U.S. universities has been increasing steadily since the1970s.2 In 2013, at doctoral universities, teaching faculty represented just over half (52.9%) ofthe faculty workforce, up nearly five percent from 2005.3 Although in 2013 over half of thoseteaching faculty were part-time, more recent trends in 2015 indicate a shift toward hiring morefull-time teaching faculty.4Teaching faculty are not heterogeneous in type of job responsibilities or career aspirations. Whileteaching faculty

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, University of Maine; Paige Elizabeth Brown, Bangor High School

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, approximately 18%. However, UMaine’s newly developedBioengineering and Renewable Engineering programs have a relatively high female enrollment atmore than 35%. We also surveyed first-year female students regarding their choice of major.When asked what type of jobs they see themselves in, our female students who were accepted intoengineering but decided to go to a non-engineering field, often responded that they wanted to bein people-engaged and environmentally responsible careers. They felt engineering would confinethem in solitary cubicles working alone with machines—a common stereotype of engineering.While the stereotyping factor can only be resolved when there are more female engineers in theworkforce, the environmental- and people

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

- ing Management Journal and Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Prior to his academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development.Dr. Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor Emeritus and past Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. His twenty year industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

likely to be assessed as part of a team. Having studied self-efficacy and learning styles in sophomore students for several semesters and noticing trends thatmay be explained by their early stage in career (e.g., lack of confidence in conceptual problems),we began to consider the status of our graduating senior students. Are they entering theworkforce with high self-efficacy and a command of chemical engineering theory and designprinciples?Using a modified version of the Carberry et al. instrument for design self-efficacy, we trackedstudent self-efficacy throughout their senior design experience. Three self-efficacy surveys wereadministered: one early in the term while students were working on an individual project, one inthe mid-semester while

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

scheduled based on results from scholar surveys and journaling responses, whichincluded: WCU’s Career Services; Writing and Learning Commons, Math Tutoring Center,Library Research Liaison, and the Honor’s College. Additionally, peer-to-peer workgroups wereestablished to discuss and journal the anxiety themes within each groups’ activities.Year-one activities also included the development of peer-to-peer and faculty-scholar mentorshipgroups. These student lead groups sought to build foundational support for each scholar byestablishing learning communities with shared goals. The formation of these groups were bothorganic, with students self-selecting group membership, or highly structured by the programdirectors. Structured group membership was based

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Brian W. Henderson, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

- neering. Brian’s duties include managing employer recruiting efforts for the college and creating/coordinating professional and career development workshops and events for engineering students. Brian has worked in career development for more than 9 years and loves helping students with their career related needs. Brian enjoys Calling the Hogs, working out, and spending time with his family when not at work.Mr. Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill is a native of Louisiana, USA He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the U of A. Currently, Bryan is the Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Diversity, Honors and Inter- national Programs at the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. He is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Policy and Management and her M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group Alan Peterfreund is Executive Director of SageFox Consulting Group, an education research, evaluation located in Amherst Massachusetts. Alan has a Ph.D. in Geology from Arizona State University, and has been a research faculty member at Brown University. A career-shift in 1984 led to 16 years of consulting in the private and public sector with primarily emphasis on organizational change, quality management, and employee participation. Starting in 2000, Alan began to focus on supporting higher education partners in projects that address broadening participation in the sciences, graduate

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Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

am a slacker Be the best version of yourself that you can be (repeated) I need to treat things more seriously I need to get involved in more activities and stay determined (repeated) Always have a positive attitude I am capable of being a successful engineer My decisions now affect my future career I can be a leader Engineering is for me and I am no longer second guessing myself I am truly the only person who controls my futureTable 3 summarizes the responses of the students on the most important lesson they learnedabout succeeding as undergraduates in ET. The comments in Table 3 indicate that most freshmenstudents have a better understanding of what it takes to succeed in engineering technology. Hardwork, focus, balancing work and other

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos; Mina Guirguis, Texas State University

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Computing & Information Technology

control with research contributions in the areas of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Networks and Computing Systems, and Mobile Cloud Computing. His research work has been published in over forty refereed papers, posters and journals, and one book chapter. Guirguis’ research and educational activities are funded with over $2.9M in grants from the NSF, DoD, AFOSR, IEEE, Cisco and Texas State. Guirguis received the NSF CAREER award in 2012. Guirguis has been a visiting faculty researcher at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in the sum- mers of 2012 and 2013. During the academic year 2014/2015 he joined the Mobile and Pervasive Com- puting Group in the ECE Dept. at UT Austin. Guirguis has a wide range of

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Esther Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

underrepresented students in research-based experiences, and clarification or refinement ofeducational and career goals, as examples 1, 8.In an evaluation of an REU program, Bielefeldt observed significant gains in several key skillareas, including knowledge of research and graduate student funding, knowledge of researchdesign, and knowledge of research methods 2. Students who had limited experience with researchprior to participation in the REU program evidenced greater gains in skill development in areasrelated to research 2. Similarly, in prior research, Lopatto found evidence of several benefits ofundergraduate research, including improved understanding of the research process, facility withlaboratory and related techniques, and enhancement of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering and direct collaboration with healthcare professionals and busi- ness and regulatory partners. Bioinnovation graduate students participate in transformative biotechnology development in collaborative teams that link partners from Tulane’s Schools of Science & Engineering, Medicine, Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Business and Law. Additional business and regulatory training through local biotech incubators and accelerators as well as a summer internship at the US Food and Drug Administration help to sharpen student’s entrepreneurial acumen and prepare them for advanced careers as leaders at the interface of academia and industry.Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator

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Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

classroom management problems and students with abewildering assortment of academic and personal problems, doing what it takes to learn aboutand integrate into the campus culture, and finding the time to do all that and still have a personallife (Adam et al. 2008, Felder et al. 2012; Kember and Kwan 2000). It becomes more challengingto get established when the department or the college does not have the adequate resources tosupport the new faculty, and lacks a formal faculty development and mentoring program oncampus. There are some tricks of the trade—what I have learned from the literature and from mypersonal experience that will be shared in this article so that new E and ET faculty become moresuccessful in their careers. Some of the key issues

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Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Tyler Ley P.E., Oklahoma State University; Beverly DeVore-Wedding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Leslie R. Hawley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

materials engineer to develop a an efficient model for STEM career education. Thomas has been active in professional associations such as the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA-Past Executive Director and the Council for Elementary Children International (CESI-Retiring President).Dr. Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University Nicole M. Colston is currently an NSF Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) Fellow. Her interests in K-12 engineering education include engineer role models and early-aged ca- reer awareness. Her current work focuses on blending informal and formal engineering education in the context of climate adaptation and resiliency in rural communities.Prof. Tyler Ley

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE Fellow and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Understanding How the 4.0 Guaranteed Plan WorksAbstractFor many students, a good college experience requires more than can be found in just theclassroom. Some student groups such as female, underrepresented minority, transfer students, orthose with unmet financial need can do very well in a college or university with just a littleencouragement and help. In fact, the National Science Foundation has been supportingscholarship

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Issues in Engineering Technology Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Identity of an Engineering Technology GraduateEngineering graduates identify themselves as a person formally educated in engineering, whobelongs to a group of people practicing engineering. How does the person holding anengineering technology degree career identify? The lack of differentiating research betweenengineering and engineering technology graduates results in less knowledge about self-identification by the engineering technology graduate. Many believe that the positions held byengineering technology graduates further define their self-identity, as they are titled eitherengineers or technologists.Identity research focuses on career trajectory in the graduate student population. This focusplaces research in academia. Methods used to analyze

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Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cary Troy, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Jenna Bruntz; Rao S. Govindaraju, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Ghadir Haikal, Purdue University; Joseph David Horn, Purdue Civil Engineering; Michael M. Kelly, Purdue University; Mariah Grace Schroeder, Purdue University Lyles School of Civil Engineering; Jon See, East Tennessee State University; J. Case Tompkins, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

Education, 2016 Challenges and opportunities for recruiting students to undergraduate civil engineering programsAbstractSociety needs more civil engineers, with the projected near-term need for civil engineers greaterthan any other engineering discipline. Ailing national infrastructure and projected retirementrates have led to job projections suggesting that the near-term need for civil engineeringgraduates is almost double that of any other engineering discipline. This need, combined withother attractive attributes of civil engineering, should make civil engineering a top engineeringmajor at many undergraduate universities.In spite of the career opportunities readily available to graduating civil engineers, and in