Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum, Projects, and Pedagogy in Aerospace Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Aerospace

education with the programs on hand. This includesexperience with UAS vehicle design, construction, and flight experience, as well as team dynamicsand exposure to the SEDP.Motivation.The desire for educational programs within the field of aerospace engineering continues to bepopular. This is both due to the increasing availability of technology and job opportunities withinthe aerospace engineering career field. According to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of LaborStatistics (April 2018), “Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations.” Rationale for this growth isattributed to several factors, including the increased use of cubesats, aircraft

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

/ Philosophy of Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronau- tics. Mr. Hilgarth has a 29-year career in academia instructing courses in industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the uni- versity’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Eisazadeh, Old Dominion University; Milan Rakita, Purdue University; Mona Torabizadeh, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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Manufacturing

smallgasoline engines, while having only a Bachelor’s degree was negatively associated with havingcompetency in welding and small gasoline engines [8]. Many undergraduate students inengineering and engineering technology programs did not come for Career and TechnicalEducation (CTE) programs and often welding career pathway which is available under CTEprograms in many regions is disconnected from engineering technology and engineering careerpathway. Somehow that link in between the making part of engineering and engineeringtechnology was broken after there was a trend to shift engineering programs more towardsengineering science, and engineering technology program more to teaching computer integratedmanufacturing, product lifecycle management, Internet

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

undergraduate researchGiven the fact that at small universities undergraduate research is limited in the number of studentsinvolved, six students were interviewed. While this is a small sample size, common themessurfaced regarding students’ benefits and takeaways, frustrations, and suggested improvements forthe project. Overall, students described that while their research amounted to more work than theyexpected, they also learned more than they expected. Specifically, students generally reported thatthey learned a lot about water quality and constructed wetlands, how to reformulate their researchhypotheses in light of new data or situations, how to find and read primary literature, and perhapsmost important for their future careers and surprising to

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ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

communications courses appear to be ararity.The ever-growing need for Ph.D. communication instruction suggests several questions: ArePh.D. engineering students acquiring the skills they need to succeed in their professional careers,either on their own or through resources in their programs? How in fact have engineeringschools responded to the growth of enrollment of foreign students so that graduating students areprepared to successfully lead in their field? What kinds of communication-related offerings aremost beneficial: courses, labs, workshops, one-on-one coaching, integration of communicationinstruction into technical programs? While a number of U.S. institutions offer a range ofsupports for Ph.D. engineering students, the increasing proportion of

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Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R. Strong, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

amongunderrepresented youth who often decide from an early age that STEM careers are not “forme” (Riegle-Crumb, Moore, & Ramos-Wanda, 2011).To address this problem, educators and researchers have designed many instructionalapproaches intended to inspire young adolescents to pursue STEM careers. In the discipline ofscience, one especially promising approach has been literacy-infused instruction, whichincreases adolescents’ understandings of scientific principles (Hand, Wallace, & Yang, 2004;Romance & Vitale, 1992: Spence, Yore, & Williams, 1999) with even greater effect sizes forunderrepresented populations (Cervetti, Barber, Dorph, Pearson, & Goldschmidt, 2012; Chen,Hand, & McDowell, 2013; Greenleaf et al., 2011). Experiences with

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University; Helen Turner, Chaminade University; Mark Speck, Chaminade University

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Engineering and Public Policy

completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Information Security and a Graduate Certificate in Information Security Policy at Purdue University. His dissertation work investigated the relationships of social cognitive career theory factors and cybersecurity research self-efficacy of former and current college students.Dr. Helen Turner, Chaminade University Helen Turner is the Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and VP for Innovation at Chaminade University.Dr. Mark Speck, Chaminade University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Module and Kemp instructional design approaches to integrate STEM issues and public policy into Data Science curricula at a

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Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Manopriya Devisetty Subramanyam, University of South Florida; Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

new products and processes. (2) Work within an interdisciplinary group to design a new product or process using an engineering design cycle. (3) Describe different ways STEM activities can be incorporated into curricula and extra- curricular activities by developing a grade-appropriate instructional STEM unit. Implementation and evaluation of the CSI course in conjunction with other components ofa STEM Middle School Residency Program have led to the successful career placement of pre-service teachers (up to 100% in 1 cohort), excellent retention (82-100% over 4 cohorts), andintegration of STEM into lesson plans.Introduction According to the US Department of Education’s STEM 2026 report [1], STEM

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

maximize their academic skills; contribute to and benefit from productiveuniversity communities; offer best practices to help them navigate their college careers; andwork individually and collectively to further promote the goals of the program. The effortsdescribed in this study may provide a model for a wide range of retention and success programs,based around diverse populations and affinity groups, or general cohorts of students. Aggregateresults indicate that this cohort was able to achieve significantly higher GPAs and complete ahigher number of credits as compared to similar populations of students. This paper furtherdiscerns the impact on the engineering students, who coincidentally made up over 40% of thegroup, showing that first year

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Kacey Beddoes

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Medal and the 2005 Quinn Award for experiential learning, and she was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland)tephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland).Dr. Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education Rocio Chavela is Director of Education and Career Development at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University, a B.S. and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Sandhya Arumugam, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #25207A Scaffold and Competency-Based Learning Approach to Innovation-RelatedThinking FrameworksDr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University Dr. Bosman is an Assistant Professor in Technology Leadership and Innovation and the Program Co- ordinator for Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology. Her STEM education research interests include entrepreneurial mindset, renewable energy, competency-based learning, self-regulated learning, transdis- ciplinary education, civic engagement, and faculty professional development. She spent the first part of her career working as a manufacturing engineer for world-class companies including

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

sciences), renewable natural resources, and environment sciences to fill 57,900 yearlyopenings (Goecker et al. 2015). While there is a projected shortfall in the required number ofcollege graduates in plant/agricultural science fields, there is an almost crisis-like situation inSTEM education, which is well documented. “Engage to Excel”, a 2012 report to PresidentObama, predicted a shortfall of 1 million STEM graduates over the next decade (PCAST 2012).A more engaged learning method is identified as a critical need to maintain student interest andencourage young minds to seek/pursue a STEM field of study and ultimately a career (PCAST2012). Chen’s statistical analysis report reveals that the number of STEM courses in the first yearand the level of

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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Engineering Management

of various pedagogies employed though the courseinstruction. Additional insight into broader student performance indicators was accomplished bycomparing post-test results with embedded indicator data, which is collected annually, evaluatedagainst department standards and used in department assessment of student outcomes.IntroductionInclusion of engineering management within the curriculum provides beneficial learningexperiences for undergraduate engineering students including expanded professional skills,preparation for successful careers, and bridging of competency gaps [1]. Development ofprofessional and leadership skills has been shown to progressively improve through the collegeexperience, when included as part of the curriculum [2

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

employers related to students’ career pathways [21]. Employers can help institutionswith career pathways to ensure that students are being prepared for economically viable jobs. Inaddition, employers can advise faculty and program administrators on issues of curriculum andprovide students with work-based learning and job-shadowing experiences to enhance theirclassroom learning [20].To ensure that engineering technology (ET) and AM programs, curriculum, training andpotential economic development outcomes can be met, regional stakeholders want to ensure thatprograms stay in line with industry needs by gathering data and refining the school-to-workpathway. These data also will assist with interpreting the need for additional advancedmanufacturing

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth Long Lingo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

personnel(T&P) committees are usually filled by Professors.Some discourse continues to suggest that the underrepresentation of women at the highest rank isdue to their voluntary career choices. In contrast, Bird [3] theorizes university promotion systemsas “incongruous, gendered structures” with institutional barriers that limit the advancement ofwomen or systematically advantage men. While many studies have investigated these problemsand interventions to address them [4], fewer have addressed promotion policy reform and theprocesses by which institutions have attempted to transform incongruous, gendered systems tomore equitable systems where rewards are aligned with institutional mission and values.Scholars have also examined the problem of

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

, and nuclear engineering” [24]. The Navy ROTC classifiesacademic majors into desirability, with the most desirable Tier 1 majors including aerospace,chemical, electrical, mechanical, naval, nuclear, ocean, and systems engineering; Tier 2 majorsinclude civil, computer, and biomedical engineering [25]. There are also specific military postsavailable to civil engineers via the Navy Seabees, Navy Civil Engineering Corps, and ArmyCorps of Engineers. At one large, public institution among about 5000 undergraduate studentsenrolled in the College of Engineering, about 2% were participating in ROTC [unpublisheddata]. While these students will generally begin their careers in the military, many eventuallycomplete their service and enter engineering jobs

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Robert Renaud PhD, University of Manitoba

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Educational Research and Methods

engineeringeducation research to explore how engineering stakeholders conceptually understand or ‘cluster’ thegraduate attributes.In a large research university in Western Canada, an exploratory case study was designed with theoverarching objective to investigate whether the engineering programs in the Faculty of Engineeringemphasized the CEAB graduate attributes to reflect their reported importance by student, faculty andindustry member stakeholders. One purpose of the study was to determine how the CEAB graduateattributes cluster – or group – in practice for an Engineering-in-Training (EIT) at the beginning ofhis/her engineering career so that engineering education can be designed to more closely reflectengineering practice. In other words, when an engineer

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Prof. Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle M. Camacho is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. She began her career at UC San Diego in 1999 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for US Mexican Studies, and later as a UC Faculty Fellow in Ethnic Studies. In 2015-16, she returned to UC San Diego as a fellow of the American c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

Conference Session

Transfer and Transitions

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park; Shannon Hayes Buenaflor, University of Maryland, College Park; Danielle Melvin Koonce, University of Maryland; Christin Jacquelyne Salley, University of Maryland, College Park; Sharon Fries-Britt, University of Maryland, College Park; Darryll J. Pines, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

. A replica of the spacecraft now sits in the National Air and Space Museum. Pines’s current research focuses on structural dynamics, including structural health monitoring and prognosis, smart sensors, and adaptive, morphing and biologically-inspired structures, as well as the guidance, navigation, and control of aerospace vehi- cles. He is a fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and has received an NSF CAREER Award. Pines received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

perceived needs from their future degree programs and careers. The variability of studentperceived needs itself leads to difficulty for instructors seeking to motivate and engage allstudents working toward learning objectives of the course, but it is further complicated by theprior knowledge of students. As varied as their expectations are, their levels of experiencerelating to the various learning outcomes of the course are equally diverse. Some students havecollege-level credit in programming, experience with robotics summer camps, or extensivebuilding/construction experience, while many other students had no opportunity to participate inthese kinds of activities. Working toward the goal of increasing retention and success ofengineering students

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

GROUPStudies on the impact of mindset in mathematics skills on students’ math performance andSTEM career aspirations find that female students are more vulnerable than male students to thedetrimental effects of holding an entity theory mindset [32], [29], [33], [34]. Van Alderen-Smeets and Walma van der Molen [35] analyzed the findings of studies on the impact of implicittheories on STEM career choice and aspirations and noted that improving students’ implicittheories, especially for female students with entity beliefs, can increase their STEM self-efficacyand the probability that they will choose a career in a related STEM field.This result confirms that female engineering students have a growth mindset in relationship totheir making abilities. Also

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Cooper G. Burleson, Purdue University; James M. Thom, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

Paper ID #27698The Search for the Commercial Space Technologist: A Comparison of Avia-tion and Commercial Space-related Postsecondary ProgramsMs. Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Tracy L. Yother is an instructor in Aeronautical Engineering Technology and a PhD candidate in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Yother currently teaches the undergraduate Powerplant Systems and Design Supportability courses in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology (AET) program. She possesses a B.S. and M.S. in Aviation Technology. She also holds an

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Amber C. Thompson, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

scores, financial need status, involvement inextracurricular activities, recommendation letters, essay writing skills and whether the candidatewas from an underrepresented group in engineering. Each committee members’ rankings wereaggregated equally to figure out the overall student eligibility ranking.Finally, the candidates were contacted with official scholarship offer letters. The selection ofseven candidates whom all accepted the offers were realized in two rounds of selection cycle. Inorder to implement an evaluation plan with the purpose of measuring this project’s early impactin attracting and recruiting students for careers in nuclear related fields, a first semester intakesurvey of not only award candidates but their peers in the

Conference Session

Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Meng Wang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne L. Skutnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #25752Evolution of Activities in a Smart Grid Summer Camp for High School STEMStudents (Evaluation)Mr. Daniel Jonathon Douglas, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Daniel Douglas is a graduate student of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute. He is interested in research opportunities involving machine learning, power systems, and software applications. His long term goal is a career in power and energy systems engineering.Mr. Ian Scott Steenstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Joe H. Chow, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joe Chow obtained his MS and PhD degrees in

Conference Session

Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education

; Business Administration; Medicine and Engineering.Dr. Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago Renata A. Revelo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois.Dr. Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Yeow Siow has over fifteen years of combined experience as an engineering educator and practi- tioner. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Michigan Technological University where he began his teaching career. He then joined Navistar’s thermal-fluids system

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

aboutstakeholders. First, they broadened their understanding of a technology’s stakeholders to includeemployees, communities impacted by their business, and suppliers and subcontractors (seebolded data in Figure 1). The largest increase was in “communities affected by their business,”which went from 66% of students ranking them “highest importance in the pre-survey to 86% inthe post-survey.The students also showed an increase in their belief that they would have to identify relevantstakeholders as a part of their future careers as engineers (Figure 2). Almost all students (93%)ended the course expressing a belief that engineers played a role in a company’s CSR efforts, upfrom 80% of students believing so at the beginning of the course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Willie Lewis McKether; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

topursue her interest in culture, mindfulness, and motivation in cross-cultural and international contexts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Social Networks Analysis of African American Engineering Students at a PWI and an HBCU – A Comparative StudyThe central objective of this interdisciplinary, inter-institutional PFE: Research Initiation inEngineering Formation (PFE: RIEF) project is to conduct a comparative study of the factorsaffecting the success and pathways to engineering careers of African American students at aPredominantly White Institution (PWI) and a Historically Black University (HBCU). The studyfocuses on investigating the criticality of the following three

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Emily Parry; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

was significantly andpositively influenced by participation in cocurricular activities, including cultural clubs,academic clubs, professional associations, and undergraduate research [20]. Additionally, forunder-represented students of color, intentions to work for social change were significantlygreater than for other students within STEM.Beliefs alone, however, are not sufficient to guarantee or empower action among students as theyembark on their careers. To complement measures designed to capture general beliefs regardingsocial responsibility, this study also includes additional measures related to global sustainabilityin order to understand whether or not beliefs and knowledge regarding a specific societalchallenge predict a student’s

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David J. Keffer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Mary kocak, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Travis Griffin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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disseminated.Project Rationale 2 There are many ways in which students can pursue the goal of earning a four yeardegree in engineering. Traditionally, students enroll in courses and earn a degreeattending the same four-year institution. While this method is appropriate for many students,other paths are becoming increasingly popular. An alternative path is through the use oftwo year institutions as a mechanism for the completion of a four year degree. Today,many students are choosing to begin their college career at community colleges andtransfer to a four year institution after a period of time to complete their degree. The benefits ofstarting at a community

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Buckley, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Tomás Hyland, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, Athlone Institute of Technology; Arnold Neville Pears, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

of education is likely tolead to a career in an engineering related field, there is a clear need to understand the factorswhich influence female students’ decisions to enroll in higher education engineering courses.There are many influences on students’ choices to pursue specific career paths. For example,how students conceive a particular discipline or career will influence this decision, as what theybelieve it to involve will likely affect their interest in engaging with it. In engineering, studentsoften have misconceptions regarding what it means to be an engineer and the Draw-an-EngineerTest (DAET) has frequently been used to investigate these misconceptions.Studies using DAET have found that young students typically conceive engineers