Paper ID #18418Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects in Rehabilitation DesignDr. Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Carl Nelson is a Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.Dr. Judith Marie Burnfield, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals’ Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engi-neering Judith M. Burnfield, PhD, PT, is Director of the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Di- rector of the Movement and Neurosciences Center and the Clifton Chair in Physical Therapy and Move- ment Sciences at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Burnfield
Paper ID #19679Engaged Student Learning Project: Challenges and Lessons LearnedDr. Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University Rambod Rayegan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Prairie view A & M University. He has a strong background in conducting research in building energy efficiency and renewable power generation for buildings. He served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at University of North Texas before joining PVAMU. He oversaw the research in the Zero Energy Laboratory at UNT and worked as a researcher at UNT in the
Paper ID #19032NSF PRIME Project: Contextualized Evaluation of Advanced STEM MOOCsDr. Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on methods of assessment and evaluation unique to engineering learning contexts.Prof. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process
Paper ID #17854Constructionism in Learning: Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering Project(CooL:SLiCE)Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University, where he directs the Computational Intelligence and Design Informatics (CInDI) Laboratory. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on design science; design informatics; semantic assembly design; transformative product design; product life-cycle modeling; design and manufacturing of soft products. Dr. Kim has received external funding from several U.S. federal agencies
,particularly when unraveling ill-structured problems such as engineering design. The major aimof this five-year research project is to study the self-regulated learning (SRL) activities of collegeseniors engaged in a capstone engineering design project. This project is grounded in Butler andCartier’s SRL model, which describes the interplay between affect, motivation, cognition, andmetacognition within academic engineering design activities. Dym & Little’s design processmodel was also used as sensitizing theoretical framework. Specific objectives of the researchactivities in this project are to (1) Build research protocols and tools for studying student self-regulation; (2) Describe the self-regulation strategies in which students engage
Paper ID #19111REU student engagement during and after REU program: a case study com-paring individual project with group projectDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of
Paper ID #19608Towards a Pedagogical Framework for Project-Based Engineering DesignCoursesMs. Martina Moyne, University College Dublin Martina Moyne is a PhD candidate in the School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD). She received her BDes in Industrial Design and MSc in Medical Device Design in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) and ME in Management in UCD. She is a part time lecturer in NCAD and prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked for six years in Nypro Healthcare as a Senior Product Engineer. Her research interests are in design engineering pedagogy, medical device design
Paper ID #18131Understanding and Diversifying Transfer Student Pathways to EngineeringDegrees: An Update on Project FindingsDr. Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech Andrea M. Ogilvie, P.E. is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Engineering Education at Vir- ginia Tech. Currently, she is investigating ”Transfer Student Pathways to Engineering Degrees” through a multi-institutional study based in Texas and funded by NSF (EEC-1428502). Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Andrea served as the Director of the Equal Opportunity in Engineering (EOE) Program at The University of Texas at Austin for 11 years. During her term
Paper ID #20010The Engineering Education Maker Identity Project: A Look at the First YearDr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University Dr. Kimberly G. Talley is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Senior Research Fellow and Maker Space Co-Director for the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and in Construction Engineering and Management are from North Carolina State
Paper ID #17901Digital Technology Education Collaborative: Report on NSF-ATE project onReconfigurable Electronics Workforce DevelopmentDr. Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University Dr. Alaraje is a Professor and Program Chair of Electrical Engineering Technology in the School of Technology at Michigan Tech. Prior to his faculty appointment, he was employed by Lucent Technolo- gies as a hardware design engineer, from 1997- 2002, and by vLogix as chief hardware design engineer, from 2002-2004. Dr. Alaraje’s research interests focus on processor architecture, System-on-Chip design methodology, Field-Programmable
and Stiffness of Engineering Systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 What’s Shaking with SESMC? A Work in Progress Update on an NSF S-STEM ProjectAbstractScholarships in Engineering, Science, Mathematics and Computer Science (SESMC,“Seismic”) is an NSF S-STEM project at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a community college inSanta Maria, California. In 2012, SESMC was funded at $599,929 for five-years. SESMC’s finalyear will be 2017–18.This work will present the current status of the project. As planned, 12 scholars would be in thefirst cohort, and 24 in each of the following three years, for 84 total annual awards. Awards arebased on equal parts academic
outcomes.The CS-POGIL project and the IntroCS-POGIL project both seek to expand the use and evidenceof POGIL in Computer Science and related areas. The 2011 NSF TUES CS-POGIL projectdeveloped sample POGIL activities for topics in intermediate level CS courses, and helped todevelop a POGIL community in CS through conference presentations, support for CS faculty toattend 3-day regional POGIL workshops, and online discussions. The 2017 NSF IUSE IntroCS-POGIL project is a larger-scale study of how faculty implement POGIL in introductory CScourses and the factors that affect faculty implementation and student outcomes.IntroductionProcess Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is an evidence-based, student-centeredpedagogy that develops both content
Paper ID #18824Learning Tools for STEM Students: A focused exploratory project with broadpotentialDr. Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Dr. Carol Marchetti is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate statistics courses and conducts research in statistics education, deaf education, and online learning. She is PI on the NSF Thinking CAP project, leading the collaborative efforts for a team of diverse researchers.Jacqueline McClive, Rochester Institute of Technology Jackie McClive has worked in the
Paper ID #18146Developing a Pipeline for Students from Rural High Schools into Engineer-ing Technology and Mechatronics at a Two-Year College (NSF-ATE Projects)Dr. James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Jim Payne has been with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College for ten years after retiring from South Carolina State University as Professor of Physics and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. He serves as STEM Program Developer for the College and as a Principal Investigator and project manager. He is currently managing the NSF-ATE RAMP project and a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Scholars project
the impact it can have on society. She is especially interested in broadening the perspective of the introductory Computer Science student beyond the programming concepts typically taught in these courses. She uses HFOSS projects as a means to providing real-world experience and finds that students are motivated, showing increased participation in classroom discussion especially among women. She is Co-PI on an NSF-funded project to assist faculty who are interested in involving students in HFOSS projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Helping Faculty & Students to Participate in Humanitarian Free & Open Source Software: The OpenFE & OpenPath
Department of Defense [15] also recognize theneeds for qualified technical engineers. They all offer summer research/internship programs forundergraduate students.This paper extends previous work [16-17] about an NSF-funded REU site focusing onmechatronics, robotics, and automated system design. Here we present survey results, lessonslearned, and project highlights from three years (2014-2016) of hosting the program. We alsocompare REU students’ experiences with automated system design and building projects withthe experience of students who completed similar work for semester projects during fall 2016.Student BackgroundSummer Research Program. The NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site forMechatronics, Robotics, and Automated System
Ethics and Acting Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Exploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineers Without Borders USAAbstractExploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineerswithout Borders-USA is a four-year project exploring a variety of challenges and opportunities inuniversity-based service learning programs. Specifically, this project looks holistically at theinception and evolution of a new Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, while analyzingcharacteristics, values, and demographics of individuals involved
, evolution, evolutionary medicine, and research practices in science. Ella is the co-coordinator for the project Making Academic Change Happen, an ini- tiative focused on helping faculty and administrators develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to become successful and satisfied change agents.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Workforce Develop- ment and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She directs research and evaluation projects from conceptualization, methodological design, and collection of data and analysis to dissemination of findings. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE and a former board
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 NSF CAREER: Towards a framework for engineering student innovationAbstractThe ability to innovate is essential in the rapidly evolving technological landscape. Many effortshave been made in engineering education to support student innovation (e.g., innovation andentrepreneurship programs and targeted courses). Yet, research on how engineering studentsapproach and experience innovation has been limited. In this CAREER project we conducted aseries of empirical studies using interviews, think-aloud protocols, and surveys to examineengineering students’ innovation skills, views of the innovation process, and experiences thatsupporedt their development of innovative competencies. Informed by
construction experience while working in the construction industry for different capacities, both in the office and the field. Mr. ElZomor worked as a Project Manager for several years and delivered complex projects, one of which was an iconic $150 million office park. Not only is Mohamed a specialist in the construction field, but also with extensive research within the advanced educational pedagogies, energy, and environmental disciplines. Mr. ElZomor developed an index to define small infrastructure projects’ scope and associated risk. The overall goal of ElZomor’s work is to leverage the integration of energy efficiency measures into construction, building design and operation processes for societal good.Prof. Kristen
Troubleshooting and Safety SimulatorAbstractAn NSF-ATE project is being developed building upon two previous projects: 1) “Wind TechTV”, a 2010 ATE project which created a library of online training videos for wind turbinemaintenance, and 2) "Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy Education", a U.S. Departmentof Education FIPSE project which produced a series of simulators for wind energy education.The current project is integrating a library of real scenarios with existing simulators to allowstudents to have hands-on experiences that would otherwise be dangerous or impractical. Itincludes open-ended questions for students to learn critical thinking and problem solving.An interdisciplinary team including representatives from four community colleges
Paper ID #18380Broadening Participation of Female Students in STEM: Significant Outcomesin Less Than One YearMs. Donna Milgram, Natl Inst for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS) Donna Milgram is the Executive Director of the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science (IWITTS) and has been Principal Investigator on 5 National Science Foundation (NSF) grants – including the CalWomenTech Project, which was highlighted by the NSF for demonstrating significant achieve- ment and program effectiveness and chosen as one of three model projects in the U.S. by the American Association of University Women (AAUW
Paper ID #17911First Year Experience of Running the Research Experience for Teachers inAlternative Energy and Automotive Engineering ProgramProf. Xia Wang, Oakland University Dr. Xia Wang is an associate professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland Uni- versity. Her research and teaching interests lie in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer, with an emphasis on fuel cell and battery technology. She was the program director for the NSF-funded project entitled ”Research Experience for Teachers in Alternative Energy and Automotive Engineering: Energize K-12 Teaching and Learning” at Oakland
conduct research projects within a thematic engineering or scienceresearch area. The faculty administrators for these sites are often responsible for recruitingparticipants, providing a high-quality research experience, and facilitating workshops to helpparticipants develop professional and research skills. When administering a REU program site, itmay also be suggested, or even required, that a plan be developed to evaluate the effectiveness ofthe site’s programming. Past and present REU administrators have used variety of routes fordeveloping their evaluation plans, including: using published engineering education articles todevelop an evaluation plan or integrating a social-science researcher who can advise onevaluation. The role of the social
Professor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He earned a masters in Engineering Project Management from Eastern Michigan University in 2014. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Six Years of Freshman Retention Efforts: Where are We Now?AbstractThe First-Year Initiatives for Retention Enhancement (FIRE) project
, such as sight distance and vertical curve equations. Five themes emerged from theethnographic data relating concept and context1:Theme 1 - Sequential relationship between project constraint identification and utility ofthe concept.Identifying project constraints preceded the utilization of concepts during the roundabout project.Project constraints consisted of client preferences, minimum standards set by relevant regulatingagencies, right-of-way limitations, scheduling, and stakeholder perception. Conceptmanifestation, such as roundabout and curve geometry, always followed site planningconstraints, such as right-of-way limitations and water drainage. Therefore members of theproject team utilized explicit transportation engineering design
-Director of the Kaput Center for Innovation and Research in STEM Education, Principal Investigator on the NSF-Funded Group-Based Cloud Computing for STEM Education Project, Associate Professor of STEM Education, Founder of the Nationally Recognized UTeach STEM Certification Program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Conference Group-Based Cloud Computing for STEM Education Anthony Petrosino and Walter M. Stroup The University of Texas at Austin/ University of Massachusetts, DartmouthAbstractThis project will advance efforts of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students andTeachers
collaboration data mining project with Bristol Myers Squibb pharmaceutical company, Rowan University Seed grant for a study of statistical and data mining techniques in the field of network security and computer forensics, as well as College of Science and Mathematics grant for evaluation of data classification techniques. I also am performing Biomarker research aimed at optimizing and verifying c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #17920the utility of autoantibody biomarkers for early diagnosis-Biomarker Discovery Center at Rowan SOM.Where I ensure that all of the data evaluation strategies and
Paper ID #20028REU Site: Solar Energy Research for the Terawatt ChallengeProf. Zachary Holman, Arizona State UniversityDr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate complex engineering design projects. Her scholarship is grounded in
Ethics Center.Ms. Jennifer L Pratt, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service Jennifer Pratt is a Research Analyst with extensive experience conducting quantitative and qualitative evaluation projects. Jennifer’s strong organizational skills impact a variety of environments in her role at the Muskie School as she guides process flow for several inter-disciplinary teams. She assists with the development and implementation of data collection protocols and surveys. In addition Jennifer develops and facilitates design of databases and use of database management systems, including computer assisted qualitative data analysis tools. She provides technical support and assistance in performance quality