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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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– Veteran PerceptionsFollowing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 1.9 million veterans have returned stateside andbegun the process of reorientation with civilian life [1]. Excluding cases of trauma and injury,research has identified five perceptions held by veterans that correlate with an unsatisfactorytransition to civilian life: 1) feeling like they do not belong; 2) missing the military culture andstructured lifestyle; 3) retaining negative views of the civilian lifestyle; 4) feeling left behindcompared to civilian career opportunities; 5) having difficulty finding meaning in the civilianworld [2]. In a longitudinal study comparing veteran and civilian post-secondary outcomes, 71%of civilians enrolled in a 4-year institution within one year of

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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Kim Bullington, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University

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in Industrial Engineering focused on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation. She went through engineer- ing pathways herself, completing master electrician degree when completing Technical School in Uzice, Serbia, focusing on pre-engineering program on high power voltage systems and maintenance of electro- mechanical systems. Her research is focuses on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mechatronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #28837”I’m not good at math,” she saidProf. Astrid K Northrup P.E., Northwest College, Powell WY Astrid Northrup earned her B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana Tech) in 1984 and her M.S degree in petroleum engineering from Mon- tana Tech in 1986. She also earned a Certificate in Land Surveying from the University of Wyoming in 2005. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Wyoming. She worked in the petroleum industry as a reservoir engineer and as a private consultant before moving into a teaching career at North- west

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Professional Development for Graduate Students

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Dennis W. Hess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

, economic, environmental, and societal issues [8].Students who have completed co-ops or internships readily distinguish between effective andineffective leaders. However, they typically do not recognize why lack of essential professionaltraits and activities cause leadership disasters and employee dissatisfaction. Making thisconnection is imperative if students are to appreciate the need for and development of soft orprofessional skills. In addition, students need to know that effective engineering leadershipapproaches are somewhat fluid in that they depend upon the career stage, personalities involved,and organizational culture within specific situations [9].Leadership Course or Workshop Content and MethodologyThe lack of leadership training and

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Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

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Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

geographicallydistributed campuses united around a common theme. Though logistically challenging, such aprogram can expand participants’ networks while maintaining a sense of cohort and community,which is important for researcher identity development. The current study investigates theoutcomes of an REU Site run across four campuses within the National Science Foundation(NSF)-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban WaterInfrastructure (ReNUWIt). Participants to date have been 69% female and 39% from historicallyunderrepresented racial or ethnic groups. Outcomes include participant skill-building,development of researcher identity, pursuit of graduate school, and pursuit of careers in STEM.Assessments include pre- and post

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Around the Water Cooler: Ideas and Issues in Civil Engineering Education

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Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Courtney Zongrone, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

interested in examining the ways this identity is influenced by students’ academic relationships, events, and experiences, and vice versa. Dr. McCall holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

trajectories of early-career graduatestudents and senior-level undergraduate students as they consider graduate school. To thisend, we qualitatively examined a corpus of N=50 personal statements, taken from winners ofthe NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program in one award cycle, to understand thetrajectories that researchers take going into graduate school. Current graduate engineeringenrollment numbers are declining with engineering doctoral attrition rates estimated to beabout 24% and 36% for males and females, respectively. Students from traditionallyunderrepresented minority groups record doctoral attrition rates higher than 50%. This studyemploys the lens of Stewardship Theory, a theory commonly used to characterize thepractices and activities

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University; Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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for graduate school are more important thanpreviously established: Students coming in with uncertain goals and expectations often considerdeparting from their PhD programs. This paper presents interviews with N=35 current engineeringgraduate students, exploring their perceptions for what they thought graduate school would be like.The semi-structured interview protocol probed students to think back on their transitions into theirgraduate programs, expectations for the graduate school experience, and whether thoseexpectations were proven false or were validated. Findings show that those students whoseexpectations were incorrect and resulted in negative experiences were more likely to considerleaving their programs later in their career as a

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Andrew Richard Kline, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fernanda L. Leite, University of Texas, Austin; Eduardo Luis Isatto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

of the different trades responsible for a model, andbasic construction terminology.Based on the varying student backgrounds and concentrations, this course was made to focus onthe careers they were pursuing. The majority of the graduates who take the class go on to workfor mid to large-sized general contractors, whereas a minority of students works for design orengineering firms. Based on this data, the course was structured with relevant software systemsand course assignments to focus on management rather than design. Instead of introducing andtraining the students how to create, the course focuses on how to manage and solve constructionrelated problems utilizing these tools.Another major aspect of this courses successes and failures has

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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Kevin J. Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachael Ohu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sherman Mumford, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda A. Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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First-Year Programs

Psychology from Roosevelt University. Moving to Charlotte in 1995, Ms. Thurman continued to work in the IT and Engineering recruiting field and then made a career change in 1999 to work in Higher Ed. She has worked for over 20 years at UNC Charlotte and currently serves as the Director for Student Professional Development and Employer Relations for the William States Lee College of Engineering. In March 2010, Ms. Thurman was appointed by the governor (and reappointed American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #29193in 2015) to serve on the NC Board of Examiners for

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Research! Research! Research! in Faculty Development

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Julie Aldridge, Ohio State University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University

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Faculty Development Division

-funded projects.Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University Ebony McGee, associate professor of diversity and STEM education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, investigates what it means to be racially marginalized in the context of learning and achiev- ing in STEM higher education and industry. In particular, she studies the racialized experiences and racial stereotypes affecting the education and career trajectories of underrepresented groups of color by exploring the costs of academic achievement and problematizing traditional forms of success in higher education, with an unapologetic focus on Black folx in these places and spaces. McGee’s NSF CAREER grant investigates how marginalization undercuts

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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Kyle F. Trenshaw, University of Rochester; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Derek Rushton, University of Rochester; Philip Asare, Bucknell University

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Minorities in Engineering

emphasis on les- bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) students; and using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to improve students’ communication skills during group work.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskio˘glu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with Genetics minor) from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. Her early Ph.D. work focused on the development of bacterial biosensors capable of screening pesticides for specifically targeting the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. As a result, her diverse background also includes experience

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jules Ava Lloyd, Clemson University; Logan C. Wade

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

: psychological andemotional support (PES), goal setting and career path (GSC), academic subject knowledgesupport (AKS), and the existence of a role model (ERM). Gunn, Lee, and Steed [3] found thatfor mentors, the role modeling factor was identified as most important, but for mentees, it wasacademic knowledge support followed by psychological and emotional support. Table 1 belowlays out the domains, pertinent constructs, and associated training modules to develop studentaptitude for these various mentor roles.Table 1 Summary of mentor role domains, constructs, and associated training modules Mentor Role Typical Constructs Training Modules Domains Psychological and • Listening Active Listening – mentors

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

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Jalil Kianfar P.E., Saint Louis University; Stephen M. Belt, Saint Louis University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

maintenance), computer science and electricalengineering (intelligent transportation system, and autonomous vehicles), mechanicalengineering (design of automobiles and other transportation modes), environmental engineering(air quality, and environmental impact assessment) among other science and engineering fields.Given that transportation is universally experienced by K-12 students, and considering the extentto which transportation systems impacts the society and the economy, and the diversity of STEMfields that it includes, a transportation-focused outreach program could be developed to introduceK-12 students to various engineering disciplines and career paths in STEM. In the next section,an overview of the summer program that was developed at

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Design in K-12 Education

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James S. Mokri P.E., San Jose State University; Nicole Okamoto, San Jose State University; Sorin Ion Neagu, Independence High School

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Design in Engineering Education

to schools of higher education, and severalhave specifically enrolled in SJSU. Additionally, the SJSU students have benefitted fromthe direct hands-on help building their projects and the opportunity to teach youngerstudents.IntroductionHigh school students who are approaching graduation are often confused by theoverwhelming number of job/career options facing them, or the lack thereof. In manycases, the option chosen is based on their limited life experiences from family, friends,school, teenage activities, and society. Assistance should be offered at all education levelsto help students with career exposure, exploration, and career.This paper outlies an informal program where technically inclined high school students whoare drawn to

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NSF Grantees: Identity

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, West Virginia University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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and multi-institutional research teams. Dr. Major is fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Society for the Psychology of Women.Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University Seterra is a doctoral student in the industrial-organizational psychology program at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Prior to entering her graduate studies, she received her BS in Psychology at the University of Montana and served in Peace Corps Per´u for 27 months and worked in human services in Portland, OR. She received her MS at ODU and is now pursuing her PhD. She currently works as a research assistant in the Career

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 10

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Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge A. Gonzalez-Mendivil, Tecnológico de Monterrey; J. Asuncion Zarate-Garcia, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Women in Engineering

, Industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science into a private University. The strategies presented inthis paper are focused on the Southern Region of Mexico. This region presents the lowest index ofhuman development according to United Nations results.Different problems have been faced by the attraction team since the opening of our university campusin 2003, ranging from funding to the difficult cultural issues such as the case when an Engineeringdegree is not considered as a women’s career choice in some regions of the country. The paper showsthe trends in several Engineering programs with a positive increase in the number of girls pursuing anEngineering major.Some of the best strategies are included along with the kind of

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Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

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Andrea Chan, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead); Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto; Milan Maljkovic, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering; Emily Macdonald-Roach

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. Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto Dr. Reeve was the founding Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead) (2010-2018) at the University of Toronto. After a lengthy career as a consulting engineer he made development of personal capability central to his work with engineering students, undergraduate and graduate. In 2002 he established Leaders of Tomorrow, a student leadership development program that led to the establishment of ILead in 2010. In 2017, he was co-leader of the team that developed the OPTIONS Program (Opportunities for PhDs: Transitions, Industry Options, Networking and Skills) for engineering PhD students interested in careers outside the academy. He is a

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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Peter W. Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Aerospace

potential ash impact on day-to-day operations and how to analyze remote sensing data for real-time hazard assessment. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Drone Camp: Construction and Racing for Pre-College StudentsAbstractEngaging precollege students early in their academic development is an important factor in ensuringtheir continued interest and focus in education. In particular, Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) activities involving unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, or ‘drones’) can provideexciting and valuable outlets for young students who may be considering a technical career path inengineering or a related field.Advances in technology over the past decade have

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Student

environment with the internship? 3) How well do the TWC course objectives position students for success after graduation?All engineering students at The Citadel must take a TWC course, typically during the sophomoreyear. The course uses a variety of assignments and projects that exercise basic tenets of technicalwriting and communications to include: audience, purpose, brevity, clarity, simplicity, etc.Students are assessed on writing, speaking, and visual communication requirements. As part ofthe grade, the students must accomplish a number of tasks and assignments that directly andindirectly contribute to their ability to earn an interview and eventually be hired as an intern.Each semester at The Citadel, there is a Career

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University; Emily A. Bovee, Marquette University; Harrison Douglas Lawson, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Alexandra Anderson Lee, Michigan State University; Amalia Krystal Lira, Michigan State University; Kristy A. Robinson, McGill University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of theirundergraduate careers). We also target students’ financial risk through activities focused oncareer preparation and development. It is another goal of SEE that 100% of SEE Scholars haveparticipated in an internship or co-op position by, at the latest, the summer immediatelyfollowing their 3rd year. To achieve this, we coordinate closely with The Center for SpartanEngineering (the CoE’s career services office). The Center hosts programs targeted at SEEScholars to help them prepare for interviews and the workplace. These programs positionstudents to compete for internships, co-ops, or other paid experiential education opportunities,with an average pay of $10,000/semester. Thus, students participating in these opportunities

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University

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Materials

Paper ID #29292Using Creative Writing as a Tool for Learning Professional Developmentin Materials Science and EngineeringDr. Sabrina Starr Jedlicka, Lehigh University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Using Creative Writing as a Tool for Learning Professional Development in Materials Science & EngineeringAbstractCourses in professional development can be a catch-all to address student skill building in areassuch as technical writing, communication, career path reflection, and ethics. While each of theseskills is important to student development, the

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Cara London, Texas A&M University; Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

, making it difficult for students to market themselves to companies. When it comes tohiring at career fairs, many companies do not realize that the attributes they seek from alternativedisciplines, are also at the forefront of the BAEN knowledge base. This case study compares thecurriculum and knowledge areas across multiple engineering departments at a university to thoseof the BAEN department. Knowledge gained from the study is then used to survey organizationswhich have employment positions which fit knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) that BAENstudents possess. This is a work in progress; however, we anticipate that from this work we willdevelop a more concrete narrative of the field of BAEN to provide students and recruiters with

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ET Curriculum and Programs II

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Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Shirshak K. Dhali P.E., Old Dominion University; Betsey Odell, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing ; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

- sutrial Engineering and Management, focused on Production Systems Design, and dipl.ing. degree in Industrial Engineering focused on Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation. She went through engineer- ing pathways herself, completing master electrician degree when completing Technical School in Uzice, Serbia, focusing on pre-engineering program on high power voltage systems and maintenance of electro- mechanical systems. Her research is focuses on engineering pathways, career and technical education, digital thread, cyber physical systems, mechatronics, digital manufacturing, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Washington State University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

, Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli2 1 Mississippi State University, 2 Washington State UniversityAbstract This paper concisely reports on the design and organization of a summer camp in the construction area and explores the impacts of such activities on getting high school students’ awareness of the benefits of a construction career. Summer camps provide a pathway for examining youth development in specific areas. Camps represent environments where participants can develop their technical knowledge, social skills, and emotional intelligence through a series of theoretical and practical activities that are fun, engaging, interesting

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NSF Grantees: Student Thought

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

- mation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

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Pavan Kumar Moturu, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Prabhakar Reddy Pagilla, Texas A&M University; Satish Bukkapatnam, Texas A&M University

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prior research experience. In total 20 students(ten per year) participated in the program and worked on individual project topics under theguidance of faculty and graduate student mentors. Unlike a typical REU program, theCybermanufacturing REU involved a few unique activities, such as a 48-hour intense design andprototype build experience (also known as Aggies Invent), industry seminars, and industry visits.Overall, the REU students demonstrated significant gains in all of the twelve research-relatedcompetencies that were assessed as a part of formative and summative evaluation process. Whilealmost all of them wanted to pursue a career in advanced manufacturing, includingCybermanufacturing, the majority of the participants preferred industry

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Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

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Robert M. O'Hara, Clemson University; Candice Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rachel Lanning, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

to consider howthese factors interact with one another. Students’ affective attributes are complex in nature; thus,research methods and analyses should holistically examine how these attributes interact, notsimply as a set of distinct constructs. Prior research into engineering students’ affectiveattributes, in which we used a validated survey to assess student motivation, identity, goalorientation, sense of belonging, career outcome expectations, grit and personality traits,demonstrated a positive correlation between perceptions of belongingness in engineering andtime spent in the program. Other prior research has examined interactions between affectiveattributes, for example engineering identity as a predictor of grit (consistency of

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

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Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Cesar Moreno

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First-Year Programs

Education, 2020 Creation of “The Engineering Student Experience” podcast to enhance engineering student readiness for school and the workforceAbstractThis “Complete Evidence-based Practice” paper describes an institutional strategy to supportstudent success using technology. Over the past decade, audio podcasts have become a popularformat for entertainment, news, and education. Although there are many podcasts that focus onscience and engineering topics, none of them focus exclusively on helping students make moreinformed decisions about whether to pursue engineering, which engineering discipline bestmatches their interests, and how to prepare for a career as an engineering professional. This workdetails the creation and distribution

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

factors. Additionally, the same factors mightaffect different employees distinctly. An analysis through the career orientation of employees found thatindependent workers, who focus more on their employability, experienced lower satisfaction when careersupport or skill development promises were unfulfilled, while these factors were less important toemployees focused on loyalty and advancement within their current organization [4]. This individualapproach is supported by Colakoglu [9], who found that pursuing careers that align with an individual’sself-concepts can promote subjective career success, which is closely linked with job satisfaction. Other research has found that situational factors, specifically job characteristics, are the most