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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Alin Wakefield, University of California, Davis

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available to students is provided as supplementalmaterial.Survey development and administrationSurveys of students were completed prior to matriculation and again after the first year ofgraduate study in order to measure the following three outcomes regarding the PEGS21curricular and co-curricular activities: 1. A change in the participants’ self-efficacy related to persistence in graduate school including their research and social self-efficacy; 2. A difference in participants’ perception of barriers to graduate school and careers, and 3. A change in participants’ coping skills related to barriers to graduate school and careers.Data were collected from two groups:1. PEGS21 Group: graduate students who participated in the

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Connecting BME education to the "real world"

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, The Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University

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Biomedical Engineering

young discipline in which individuals are trainedto solve problems at the interface of engineering and biology. Many students pursuing this fieldaim for careers in developing new medical technologies. Unfortunately, the BME-to-industrypipeline faces hurdles that appear to be keeping students from pursuing their medical industrycareer goals. Herein is a brief discussion of the history of BME and the influences that may havecreated challenges faced by students seeking industry careers. We then present a case study atThe Ohio State University (OSU), a large research I university, which evaluates and comparesthe industry employment potential of students progressing through and graduating from BME.Through this case study, we aim to identify measures

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Education, Professional Development, and OutreachAbstractAn undergraduate Nanotechnology Fellows Program was established to addresses key problemsin implementing nanotechnology education: (1) science and engineering curricula are alreadyfull; (2) practical, hands-on experiences require extensive training on complex, expensiveequipment; and (3) necessary fundamental concepts and knowledge span multiple disciplines andare rarely taught at the undergraduate level. This work reports on the program evolution over thecourse of three years as well as the short- and long-term impacts on students’ academic andprofessional careers. The evaluation results from the first year indicated the most profoundimpact came from integrating the interdisciplinary

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Faculty Development Medley

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E. Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A. Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

/service include 2015 AAAS Mentor Award, Fellow in American Institute of Chemical Engineers Board of Directors, NSF Presidential Award for Ex- cellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring, Council for Chemical Research Diversity Award. She is the founding director of the Promoting Underrepresented Presence on Science and Engineering Faculties (PURPOSE) Institute”. A certified coach, Grant consults and empowers STEM individuals at all levels in the academy towards excellence in career and professional development. Her workshops on mentoring and academic career development for NSF ADVANCE programs at Purdue, Cornell, Texas A&M, University of Toledo, UVA, Prairie View A&M, and the ADVANCE Annual PI meetings

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

developmental psychopathology with underserved populations. She is the co-PI for an NSF grant which provides schol- arships and career counseling to engineering students at Suffolk University. Her role in the project is to assess career development trajectories for the scholarship students, create program evaluations, collect assessment data and disseminate information to the STEM community. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evaluation of the Suffolk’s Electrical Engineering S-STEM Program at Year 4 Suffolk University’s Electrical Engineering (EE) S-STEM Scholars program aims to givefull scholarships to study electrical engineering at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Jessi L. Smith, Montana State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Theory states that students are more motivated to pursue a career when theybelieve the profession affords the values that they personally endorse. Goal-Congruity furthercategorizes value into two forms, agency (wealth, prestige, power), and prosocial (working withand helping others, benefitting society). In our study, we focus on the often-overlookedprosocial value. This type of value system is important for two reasons. First, with theubiquitous nature of technology in the modern world, the consequence of engineering decisionscan have a devastating impact on society, often in the aggregate over time. Considering thesocietal impact within the engineering decision making process can benefit the sustainability andaccessibility of new technologies

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Katelyn R. Reynoldson M.S., Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #22998Preliminary Validity Evidence for a Brief Measure of Engineering IdentityDr. Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University Debra A. Major, Professor & Eminent Scholar at Old Dominion University (ODU), earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. Her research broadly focuses on how people successfully enact their careers and overcome barriers to career success. Dr. Major’s current research focuses on work-family conflict and coping and the barriers encountered by women and ethnic minorities pursuing careers in science, technology, education, and mathematics (STEM

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Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Mary Wyer

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

groups (such as womenand racial minorities) can help solve the numbers problem and can improve the quality of workbeing done [7], [8]. This requires both expanded efforts to engage new students and a criticalanalysis of the STEM ‘pipeline’. Specifically, the fact that many students report early interest inSTEM but drop out as undergraduate students, graduate students, or early career professionalsindicates that this is more than an issue of early recruitment, but a more serious flaw in the‘pipeline’ [9]–[11].As a result, many methods attempting to engage and retain a wider array of students have beensuggested and tested [12]–[14]. Key among them is the idea of ‘identity’, or the extent to whichstudents identify with their field and feel that

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, San Jose State University; Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Amy Strage

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide program that helps high schools better motivate and prepare students for the rigors of engineering education. Moreover, she supports the creation of high

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Symone Whipple, Kennesaw State University; Shelbie P. Prater, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

labeled as first-generation, low-income or underrepresented. In these programs, participants learn about differentaspects of STEM majors along with skills and knowledge required for applying to college.Because these programs are sponsored by external funding and networks, they can exposeparticipants to STEM opportunities and careers. Understanding participants’ attitudes towards,and understanding of, engineering and engineering careers can provide insights on how to gaugethe students’ and the community’s understanding of STEM. Thus, these programs have thepotential to broaden participation in STEM fields and increase the STEM workforce [1].It will be important, moving forward, to be able to identify the critical experiences of students inthese

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Construction Division Technical Session 3: Case Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Perrenoud, University of Oklahoma; Juvenal Huizar, University of Oklahoma

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Construction Engineering

electrical industry and provided consultation to several government organizations on alternative project delivery methods.Mr. Juvenal Huizar, University of Oklahoma Through traveling throughout the eastern part of Europe Juvenal developed a love and fascination with buildings, their construction and maintenance in particular. The intricacy of buildings and their operation has been a field that needs more development in relation to future prospective careers for graduating col- lege students. This paper is geared for Facility Management professionals and students interested within this field of Construction Management. This paper explores the Facility Management career opportunities within the State of Oklahoma. Juvenal

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Program Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayman Ali; Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Shivani D Patel, New Jersey Department of Transportation

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

found that the curriculum utilized was successful at achievingthe goals of the NSTI program. The evaluation results also indicated that the participating studentsenjoyed the various sessions and activities, thus, suggesting that the management of the programat Rowan University was successful.INTRODUCTION The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in partnership with state highway agencies(State DOTs) offers an annual program known as the National Summer Transportation Institute(NSTI). This program is typically held in most states across the nation and aims to increaseawareness of the potential career opportunities in the transportation industry among middle and/orhigh school students. The program focusses on minority, female, and

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Design Thinking and Creativity

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Barbara G. Ryder, Virginia Tech; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

for universities toidentify methods for attracting and retaining students, particularly women, in computer science.Interactionalist theory which suggests student retention to a degree is based on personal andenvironmental factors provided the framework guiding our study. In addition, career certaintymodels allowed us to investigate how experiences at the undergraduate level influenced careerinterest in computer science. Questions included prompts to reflect on environmental andpersonal factors that sustained or diminished interest in continuing within a computer sciencedegree and ultimately a career. Significant results suggest that females and males have a similarundergraduate experience and our results indicate that across institutions

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida; Neelam Bharti, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

, consistently show great success in theenrollment and retention of women. Research into women’s preference for these engineeringdisciplines suggests that women earn larger proportions of undergraduate degrees in programswhere they perceive their career will benefit society in the long term and that these preferredprograms offer both the motivation to persevere in the curriculum and, once completed, greaterprospects for a more rewarding career. Based on these findings, university engineeringdepartments can help motivate women to major in engineering and to stay engaged throughouttheir college careers by offering opportunities to address societal challenges and reinforce thepotential contribution they can make through their career. Academic libraries can

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Girls in Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

studies and is proficient in database management, experimental design, instrument development, psychometrics and statistical programming. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Effectiveness of a Multi-Year Engineering Enrichment Program for Middle School Girls – Research to PracticeAbstractPrior research comparing aspects of single-gender (female-only & male-only) summerenrichment programs to equivalent mixed-gender programs found female-only programs to beeffective in educating young girls about engineering, positively influencing their perceptions ofengineers and attitudes toward engineering as a career. A more recent examination of gains incontent knowledge, self

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Nicholas Patrick Totaro, Louisiana State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

courses have collaborated for years onthese courses. However, starting two years ago, co-author Totaro began co-teaching bothcourses. This effort has led to greater continuity between the courses and a more seamlessapproach with objectives that cross courses, including an emphasis on career development,communication skill development, and design experiences. Specific examples include:  A focus on visual communication which starts in BE 1251 (CAD drawing) and continues in BE 1252 (CAD drawing of playground design concepts). CAD formatting and best practices in drawing presented in 1251 are required/carried through in 1252.  The same human-centered engineering design method (Lima and Oakes, 2014) presented across

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

climatechanging emissions. The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to assess howundergraduate civil engineering programs contribute to this goal. A cross-sectional comparisonbetween data from a prior national survey of freshmen engineering students interested in civilengineering and pilot data from a national survey to senior undergraduate engineering studentswas used to assess students’ belief in climate change, their understanding of climate science, anddesire to address climate change in their careers. The results indicate that senior undergraduatecivil engineering students are more likely to believe that climate change is caused by humans(67%) compared to freshmen engineering students (47%). These seniors are also more likely(73%) to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

simulatedtechnology business ‘incubator’ in an afterschool program for middle school students at theAnaheim Union High School District in California. Its goal is to make middle school studentsand their parents aware of STEM career paths in addition to engage and attract the students toSTEM fields and careers. To this end, the project focuses on getting the students involved ingroup activities to develop solutions for real-world problems that involve Engineering, ComputerScience and Business concepts. Toward this goal, business entrepreneurship practices, including the traditional new-venturecreation approach and the emerging Lean startup approach, have been applied to stimulate andengage students in STEM learning. Both approaches offered students ways to

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ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Rae Tanner, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

the First Year: A Mixed Methods ApproachAbstractFor any student in the first year of an undergraduate program, there are an overwhelming numberof decisions to make. One of the biggest of these is choosing what to study. This choice isinfluenced by many complex factors and is difficult to predict or fully understand. A betterrecognition of why a student opts into and stays in a major could yield a deeper understandinginto how students choose a major and what they expect from engineering careers. This paperexamines students who chose chemical engineering and completed a set of surveys administeredduring their first year of study. The surveys contained questions that were both quantitative andqualitative in nature. In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; J. A. Fernandez, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several 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?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017.Ms. Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Courtney Betoney is from Ganado, Arizona and is studying

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Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Yale University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Harvard University. Prior to joining the faculty at Yale, she was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University for four years. She currently serves as an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Soft Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and IOPscience Multifunctional Materials. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to Forbes’ 2015 30 under 30 list. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Intersecting Self-Efficacy and Interest: Exploring the Impact of Soft Robot Design Experiences on Engineering

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Novel Brainstorming Pedagogy to Mobilize Pico/Nano/Micro-Satellite (PNMSat) Engineering Research and Education in Indian AcademiaAbstractThe article describes the outcome of activities to positively impact the careers of engineeringgraduates in India by engaging them in pico/nano/micro-satellite (PNMSat) engineering througha novel brainstorming pedagogy. The pedagogy, derived out of a systems engineering approachdeveloped for the design and development of PNMSat/CubeSat missions, is used to teach acomprehensive course in PNMSat design engineering. The approach involves brainstorming theparticipants to conceive a PNMSat payload and teach the PNMSat bus design to accommodatethe conceived

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thanh Truc Thi Nguyen, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Oceana Puananilei Francis, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Scott F. Miller, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Donna Kuehu, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Kapena McLean; Joshua Lelemia Irvine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Nicholas R. Izawa

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

with 6 of 8 NH engineeringgraduate students are presented, including a sense of belonging to their chosen major, pastperformance in academics, and family support, important factors for degree completion inunderrepresented groups such as Hawaiians, Filipinos, African-American and Blacks Hispanics,and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.Third, a short description of a six-workshop series called A‘o in Engineering and research andteaching opportunities designed to support interested senior and graduate engineering students(N=20) will follow.The authors end with a proposed education model to increase NH career interest in theengineering professoriate.IntroductionNative Hawaiians (NH) are significantly

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduate students developing research experience and for helping these studentsto include graduate education in their career goals during their formative undergraduateeducation. Some past research had observed about 60% increase in participants eventuallyattending graduate or professional education as with our goal in the program (e.g., [1], [2], [6 -13]). Sadler and McKinney [10] noted undergraduate students’ increases in graduate educationinterest, building research skills, and confidence in research. One study found that students, whoparticipated in REUs, came to value the role that the faculty mentor played [12]. Richard et al.[13] found that first-year students tended to value acquiring new skills in their engineeringcourses. However, upper

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Vitae, developed by the Careers Research and Advisory Centre in the UK; itselements, how it was validated, and how it is utilized. For example, the Vitae framework“articulates the knowledge, behaviors, and attributes of successful researchers” [1] as a basis forguiding graduate students to customize a unique professional development program based ontheir individual background, experiences, and career aspirations. It recognizes that each facet ordimension in the framework has multiple levels of attainment which are achieved progressivelyover time. Finally, the paper discusses the issues for graduate programs in engineering in the USrelated to adopting or adapting frameworks like the Vitae RDF as a mechanism for being moreexplicit and consistent

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Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Edward Niemi, Tulsa Community College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Science and Mathematics, Engineering, and Technical EducationAbstractSTEM students face general education requirements in humanities as a part of theirdegree programs. Many students believe these courses are of little value to theireducation and career goals. Policy discussions at all levels of government has politicizedhistory education. History curriculum focusing on societal and political developmentsseems obscure to the high school or undergraduate STEM student. STEMstory focuses onengaging STEM students by examining history general education courses through thelens of history of technology. The study proposes curriculum for a U.S. history surveycourse focusing on progress in science and technology incorporating best practices

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jennifer Tygret, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century, higher education student success, and faculty mentoring programs.Dr. Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

girls’ STEM interests andidentities in an effort to increase female representation in STEM careers. Incorporating ARTsinto STEM, the STEAM ACTIVATED! program was implemented to increase the ‘SustainableConstruction Engineering’ knowledge, interests, and self-efficacy of 31 middle-school girls.Self-efficacy is having a ‘can-do’ attitude that increases coping behavior, identity formation, andpersistence. Following the Bandura model for improving self-efficacy, the 5-day programengaged girls in: (1) Mastery experiences through hands-on ‘Construction Engineering’ projects,dance, and field trip; (2) Vicarious experiences through teamwork, peer mentoring, competitions,and oral presentations; (3) Verbal persuasion through coaching, instruction, story

Conference Session

PCEE Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Elyse Hill, University of Guelph; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

investigate future STEM careers. Several of these programs have successfully motivatedstudents into engineering careers leading to higher enrollments and retention of collegeengineering graduates. Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a pre-engineering program, has becomeone the well-known national programs providing students possibilities in the engineering andscience fields. 4,5 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is an engineering curriculum that teaches students in K-12engineering fundamentals including developing problem-solving abilities, critical thinking andkey professional skills starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school.4 Through thehigh school engineering pathway, students are introduced in their first core classes to

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Rangel, University of Houston

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”Dr. Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT) Dr. Jerrod A. Henderson (”Dr. J”) is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engi- neering at the University of Houston. He joined the University of Houston after six years as a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Illinois. He has dedicated his career to increasing the number of students who are in the pipeline to pursue STEM careers. He believes that exposing students to STEM early will have a lasting impact upon their lives and academic pursuits. He is the co-founder of the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational