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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin C. Wong, The Cooper Union; George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union; Elizabeth M. Waters, The Cooper Union

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #27558Using Human-Centered Design to Drive Project-Based Learning in a HighSchool Summer STEM Course (Evaluation)Mr. Austin C. Wong, The Cooper Union Austin Wong is a graduate of Cooper Union with a BA and MA in Mechanical Engineering. The research he is doing pertains to the advancement of STEM education with the help of rapid prototyping at a high school and college level. He is a high school STEM teacher at Grace Church High School, and developed curriculum for the high school physics, robotics, CAD, and engineering classes he teaches and is also the director of the Design Lab at Grace Church School. He also

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

many invited talks, four best paper awards [2, 6, 7, 12] and the 2013 Women inEngineering Proactive Network (WEPAN) Betty Vetter Award for Research "for exceptionalresearch committed to understanding the intersectionality of race and gender" [17].Expanding ParticipationAlthough MIDFIELD has been used in high impact research using the student as the unit ofanalysis, its value as a predictive tool has been limited due to the small (eleven) number ofinstitutions included. The expansion funded by this current NSF grant enables studies using theinstitution as the level of analysis. This moves MIDFIELD toward being a national, longitudinalstudent unit-record database that enables study of engineering programs and benchmark metricsconsistently. This

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Topics in Computing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University; Suyash Agrawal, Purdue University; Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

current research is focused towards Rapid Application Development.Arjun Shakdher, Purdue University Arjun Shakdher is currently a graduate student in the department of Computer and Information Tech- nology at Purdue University. He has been working as a Graduate Research Assistant since 2017 on an NSF-funded program called TECHFIT, focused on Computational Thinking. His interest lies in Software Development, Cloud Engineering, Machine Learning, Network/Cyber Security, Analytics, Data Science and IT Project Management. He has previously worked as a Software Development Engineer at Ericsson and is an incoming Cloud Engineer at Amazon (2019). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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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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Jeremy Dylan Smith M.S., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

conventional, short-term PD makes a program such as an RET ideal formeaningful curricular change and student growth.Review of RET ProgramsThere are numerous RET programs nationwide, only a few of which are focused on waterresearch. A water project in an engineering-centered “RET-E” program at Rutgers introducesgreen roof design as a project [16]. The RET teachers consider engineering concepts includingwater absorption, mass and weight of the roof, cost efficiency, and thermal conductivity for thedesign exercises. After they’ve designed the roof, the teachers are prompted to amend the designto be usable on an inclined roof. An RET at the University of South Florida titled “RET inEngineering and Computer Science Site: Water Awareness Research and

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Beth Ann White

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26528The Tiny House Project: Building Engineering Proficiency and Self-Efficacythrough Applied Engineering at the High School Level (Evaluation)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Tech’s Center for education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM inte- gration at the elementary and middle grades levels, design-based implementation research, and fidelity of implementation. Dr. Gale has a particular interest in project-based engineering in elementary school communities and the

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

University of Minnesota Morse Alumni Award for Teaching.Prof. Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Joshua Feinberg is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Minnesota. His research is focused on magnetic materials. He has developed courses and undergraduate majors at the departmental and college level, and runs a national multi-user facility at the University of Minnesota.Prof. Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Russell J. Holmes is a Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies for Materials Science and Engineer- ing in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Christina Nicole Willis, University of Utah; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Utah. She received a B.S. in Chemistry from Utah State University and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. Her current research is focused on the development and improvement of electro- chemical sensors for disease diagnosis by breath. Her interest in support for diversity and special interest groups inspired her collaboration on this project.Mr. Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University Michael Scott Sheppard is a graduate research associate pursuing a Master of Science degree in Engineer- ing and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Yukio Yoritomo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Maxx Joseph Villotti, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Physics and Physics

), who were responsible for responding to students’writing and facilitating weekly writing labs. Mentoring was provided by two graduate studentsfrom the WAE program—one from Physics who was also served as a returning course TA andone from Writing Studies—and by a technical research writer in the Physics department who is aformer English professor and writing program administrator with expertise in professional andtechnical writing pedagogy.II.2 Best Practices Promoted by Writing StudiesAs detailed in Yoritomo et al. [11], working with several decades of Writing Studies literaturethat defines writing as a sociocultural process, we have honed in on three fundamental principlesfor our needs-based intervention: “i) writing is a complex and social

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Gusmao Brissi, Purdue University; Luciana Debs, Purdue University; Mariana Watanabe, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-making and communication. However, research demonstrates that thecurrent approach is not sufficient to develop student’s skills for industry practice [26]. “Effectivelearning can only take place in larger, multidisciplinary team scenarios” [26]. The best way forAEC education institutions to promote students’ professional identity is disseminating cross-disciplinary collaborative courses, projects, assignments and even competitions that simulatesreal-word experiences [25], [26].Three Processes Demanding Collaboration in the AEC IndustryBuilding information modeling (BIM). Building information modeling (BIM) allows thedevelopment of a holistic design represented as a virtual information model that can be shared bya multidisciplinary team. This way

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rustin G. Vogt, California State University Sacramento; Gareth W Figgess, California State University, Sacramento

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Design in Engineering Education

an energy/resource-use feedback system that clearlyshows how resource consumption for daily tasks [9], [10]. Actual measured electricity use,water consumption, water temperature, heating and cooling loads, interior climate (temperature,humidity) are key factors that, when communicated effectively to occupants, could influencehuman behavior. It was the research goal to be able to display information on how much energywas used (kWh) tied to a dollar value so a residential occupant can for example instantly see howmuch a typical function like a shower costs or the effects of keeping an interior climate warmeror colder relative to ambient temperature and the energy impact that decision. The automationsystem is shown in FIGURE 5. It was designed

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Richard T. Mangum, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Dina M. Battaglia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

A B C Final Grade Figure 2: Final Grades in Preliminary Design and Capstone for Responding StudentsHypothesis TestingOur goal for this research was to answer the following question: How does perceived choice affect the outcome of students enrolled in a capstone class?To compare perceived choice to actual difference across sections, we rated six engineeringcapstone instructors in terms of how much choice they gave students based on their syllabi.Table 1 shows the results of our ranking across the six capstone sections, two aircraft preliminarydesign classes (A1 and A2), two spacecraft preliminary design classes (S1 and S2), a

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

. Most recently, he worked at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on the MAPI contract. He worked on the Lunar Gateway concept planning team, as well as the ISS’s requirements assurance team.Mr. James M. Thom, Purdue University J. Mark Thom is an Associate Professor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches courses in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology program, as well as courses in design analysis. He is a co- director in Purdue’s National Test Facility for fuels and propulsion, and has been a PI on work related to the FAA’s Piston Aviation Alternative Fuel development program. He has maintained research interests in propulsion systems and in fuels testing, in areas related to the recruitment of

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jacob Allen Novosad, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Huan Phan-Van, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

commitment toshape a changing world, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) has invested personneland resources to create a degree program in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering (MRE) toprepare students for this growing industry. The SIUE offers one of the most comprehensive andaffordable engineering programs in the St. Louis region with eight undergraduate degrees, fivemaster’s degrees and a cooperative doctoral program. Students learn from expert faculty, performcutting-edge research, and participate in intercollegiate design competitions. Companies in themetropolitan St. Louis area provide students challenging internships and co-op opportunities,which often turn into permanent employment. Students gain extensive hands-on experience in

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Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhou Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to mechanisms and machine dynamics, integrated product development, solid mechanics and plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yang Yang, Kansas State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25743Examining Epistemological Views of Engineering among First-Year Engi-neering StudentsProf. Yang Yang, Kansas State University Yang Lydia Yang is Assistant Professor of Quantitative Research Methodology at College of Educa- tion, Kansas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Florida Interna- tional University. Her research interest include quantitative research design, retention and advancement of women in STEM fields, motivation and self-regulated learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Examining Students

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Faculty Development Round Table

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Katie Johanson; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

, some taught undergraduate and graduate engineering courses, andone held an administrative assignment in his Provost’s Office. All participants were White, male,and retired from the same doctoral-granting university with very high research activityrepresenting various engineering disciplines such as aerospace, biomedical, chemical, industrialsystems, and mechanical. All of the emeriti faculty had participated in the Increasing MinorityPresence within Academia through Continuous Training (IMPACT) mentoring program, whichpaired emeriti and URM early- and mid-career engineering faculty for career mentorship. TheIMPACT program is sponsored by a NSF INCLUDES Design and Developments Launch Pilotaward (17-4458).Chatbot responses were drawn from one-on

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Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edris Ebrahimzadeh P.E., Des Moines Area Community College; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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International

30 years. He has been the six-time elected as the Program Chair of the ASEE International Division for approximately the past 15 years. Three times as the Program Chair for the Graduate Studies Division of ASEE. Nick has had a major role in development and expansion of the ID division. Under his term as the International Division Program Chair the international division expanded, broadened in topics, and the number of sessions increased from a few technical sessions to over eighteen sessions in the recent years. The ASEE International Division by votes, has recognized Nick’s years of service through several awards over the past years. Nick has been the recipient of multiple Service awards (examples: 2013, 2010

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ConstDiv Technical Session 5 - Pedagogy & Accreditation II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Lopez del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; Jose L. Perdomo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus; Jonathan Munoz Barreto, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ; Fabio Andrade, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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Construction Engineering

helps smooth the transition fromacademic education to professional practice. To implement the initiative, the project created acollaborative platform among three campuses of the University of Puerto Rico System. Each ofthese campuses offers a different educational component relevant to the enriching educationalinitiative. We expect this approach to create a new breed of professionals ready to face thechallenges posed for the development of robust infrastructure. The strategy fosters readiness inenvironmental design in engineering and construction through evidence-based design andinter/transdisciplinary problem solving. Thus, this research contributes to the body of knowledgeby presenting a collaborative effort to train future professionals to

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Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David B. Ortendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ahern P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #26172Universities and Industries: A Proactive Partnership Shaping the Future ofWorkMr. Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dan Weagle, Sr. Account Manager, Office of Academic and Corporate Engagement, Worcester Polytech- nic Institute (WPI) Dan helps corporate leaders from across industries identify current and future challenges. He works alongside WPI faculty and subject matter experts to develop and deliver strategic partnership plans to address these challenges. These plans include proactive approaches to hiring, university research, and industry-specific graduate education for current

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It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

, 2]. Training students to develop design thinking and skills will allow them to enterprofessional practice ready to participate in the challenge of infrastructure re-design. Indeed,ABET requires that students have “an ability to apply engineering design to producesolutions…” upon graduation [3]. Perhaps the most effective way to guide students indeveloping design skills is through engagement in real-world projects. Furthermore, providingauthentic design experiences in a supportive educational environment that encourages successcan build self-efficacy (one’s beliefs in their ability to achieve specific tasks), which in turn fuelsmotivation to succeed as an engineer [4]. Promoting engineering self-efficacy is a promisingstrategy for retaining

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, generally experience these issueswhen they enter the workforce, having to complete on the job training in order to becomecomfortable with power quality matters.A new power quality course was created at the University of Pittsburgh, in the Spring 2018semester. This course uses a novel approach to teaching students power quality concepts byusing an electric power laboratory designed specifically for undergraduate education. Studentswork with real electric motors, transformers, variable frequency drives, and DC powerelectronics to understand the impacts of these loads on a 208Vac, 75kVA rated system. Acustom, 5kW rated work bench featuring compact fluorescent loads, as well as traditional single-phase or three-phase linear resistive, capacitive, and

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Naim R. Shandi, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

as more modules will be added.This is an area in the future for extensive literature searches to learn about best practices. Thelonger term, out-door option will require more attention with the intent of adding PV solartracking, this increasing power production.The authors intend to document this future work, and present those future efforts at the comingASEE conference in 2020.Student Experience and Knowledge Gained:(The following is a review and the personal thoughts about this project by the student workerwho assisted in the design, build, and testing of the PV cart, and also co-authored this paper.) “I am an undergraduate student assisting in design and building of the portable solar power project. My work on the project

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Faculty Development Lightning Talks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John McNeill, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Vinayak Ashok Prabhu, Nanyang Polytechnic; Rajani Shankar; Cherine Meng Fong Tan, Nanyang Polytechnic; Larry Keng tee Seow; Lee Raphael, Nanyang Polytecnic

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

Project-based learning (PBL), recognized as a high-impact practice [1, 2], is an increasingly commonfeature in US engineering programs, with implementations ranging from first-year experiences throughcapstone design projects. The Buck Institute of Education, whose work focuses mostly on K-12 education,has articulated a set of essential elements of “Gold Standard PBL” [3] that are readily applicable to thehigher education context: 1. Key Knowledge, Understanding, and Skills: Make clear the learning goals for PBL assignments. Often these are a combination of disciplinary knowledge and transferrable skills and abilities. 2. Challenging Problem or Question: Engage students with a driving problem or question with a suitable level of

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Michael Manno, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Materials

and therefore is potentially very useful in careers of the students post graduation. Specific lab activities were developed to help students learn the program. In the firstthree years of the curriculum development (2013 - 2015), an introductory SW lab utilizedtutorials native to SW. Students completed the tutorials in a computer lab with help from theinstructors and teaching assistants (TAs), and then they practiced their new skills by creating apart according to the information provided in an ASTM standard. In 2016, a new SWIntroductory Lab was developed specially to teach the student the key tools and features that theyneed for labs and the design project. The students were also instructed to learn on their own withresources such as

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Paul A. Dolloff PE, University of Kentucky; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

system protection course with a lab component. Dr. Dolloff received a B.S.E.E. from Tennessee Tech University, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in E.E. from Virginia Tech University, and an M.B.A. from Morehead State University.Dr. Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee M. Clark is a research assistant professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of Assessment in the Swanson School of Engineering and the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC). She received her MS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western and her PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh while working for Delphi Automotive. Her research interests focus on the propagation and assessment of active and experiential learning in

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STEM Issues

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifi- cally, the cost modeling and analysis of product development and manufacturing systems; computer-aided design methodology; and engineering education.Dr. Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an associate professor of science and engineering education in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received his Ph.D. in science education at the Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Prior to his current position, he worked as a learning scientist for the VaNTH Engineering Research Center at Northwestern University for three years. Yalvac’s research is in

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania; Janelle L. Williams, Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions; Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Brittany Nicole Boyd, Morgan State University; Kevrick Watkins

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Minorities in Engineering

conclusions drawn. First, there is a need for increased efforts to advanceand expand quantitative research related to the role of HBCUs in graduating Black engineersincluding dual engineering programs with PWIs. Secondly, an analysis of research and practice-based funding allocations for engineering at HBCUs should be conducted.ConclusionBy highlighting model programs and processes, thoroughly examining challenges faced by MSIson their path to producing the diverse students needed in the STEM workforce, this reportprovided a thorough and in-depth synthesis of the current state of STEM at MSIs, anexamination that was not previously available. Given the need to invest more in understandingand researching STEM education across the pipeline to increase

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Innovative Course Structures and Learning Environments

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neda Melanie Bassir Kazeruni, Columbia University; Henry Hess, Columbia University

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Biomedical Engineering

studentparticipation, and the impacts those activities had on the traditional lecture sessions. 2. Introduction In the past two decades, the extensive research on teaching methods has provided an increasingamount of insight in the most effective active teaching and learning processes1,2. The outcomes ofdifferent studies vary, but a major consensus is that active learning works3: at worst, active learningdoesn’t harm students’ outcomes; at best, it doubles students’ retention4. Consequently, activelearning was incorporated in fields such as STEM,5,6 history and political sciences,7 and business8.Each field, however, focused on different active elements: business school courses are traditionallyknown as mostly case-study based, while engineering courses

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

), effective learning strategies (e.g. organizing information graphically,using the textbook, following the study cycle, extending test preparation across five days), andhabits of mind for success (e.g. grit, mindfulness, positivity, growth mindset). The courseincludes periodic assignments to practice the skills and culminates in a portfolio.This paper is an overview of the course and our integration of the Skillful Learning series aboutmetacognition [3]. We conducted a mixed-methods analysis on a survey of student responses tothe videos. The research questions we sought to answer were: 1. What were the first-semester freshmen able to understand about metacognition from the Skillful Learning series, which was designed for more advanced

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles D. Facciolo, Daedalus Structural Engineering; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

Matlab was still being used to calculate and visualize results, the new lab activities motivate students to practice a variety of valuable research and communication skills.  Regular homework and testing is also important to ensure that students retain theoretical material underlying the physical/virtual experiments. Lab activities are not meant to be a substitute for sample problems in lectures or homework, but rather a supplement. Students find that the analysis practice through calculations in assigned problems is critical to gaining a mastery of course concepts.  In implementing physical experiments in a structural dynamics course, time management during lab instruction is critical. The