Paper ID #356552020 BEST PIC II PAPER WINNER - Developing a Multi-Campus Modelfor REUSitesDr. Pamela McLeod, Stanford University Pamela McLeod is the Education & Outreach Director and Diversity & Inclusion Manager for the Engi- neering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt) at Stanford University. Dr. McLeod earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stan- ford and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College. Her professional interests include engineering education, collaborative community development, science communication
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) continuedavailability of critical resources, (2) readiness maintained in the face of climate change, (3) wasteand pollution minimized, and (4) management and practices built on sustainability andcommunity [14]”. The course is designed to develop baseline competencies in students thatprepare them to address these four primary objectives.All graduates of the USAFA will commission into the US Air Force and serve a minimum offive years. In this position graduates fundamentally are decision makers. Regardless of major,they will be prioritizing, executing and advocating for a variety of projects. Their ability tounderstand the long term implications of sustainable and resilient infrastructure is critical tomaintaining national defense. Additionally, many graduates
instantly responding to system problems and restoring Provision of high power quality to all consumers and industrial customers Accommodating a wide variety of generation options in local and regional scale Empowerment of the customer by allowing energy management Tolerance of attack by standing resilient to physical and cyber attacks Optimizing assets and operating efficiencyThe advancement of the curriculum is necessary for preparing future engineering students toadvance their skills in the new highly technical environment. This will require increased focus oncoupling of power systems with communication systems, information technology, controltechnologies and embedded system. While many smart grid topics have been
electrochemical techniques such as conductivity testing and electrochemical impedancespectroscopy (EIS) to characterize this behavior in ion-selective membranes. With this researchapproach, ion-selective membranes can be compared to various types of electrocytes that servevarious functions in nature, and how those function translate to emerging energy storage devices.Civil infrastructure materials for resilienceIn addition to applying practices employed by nature to directly solve engineering problems,natural design principles can be more broadly applied to nearly any type of project. One exampleis civil infrastructure and how bridge design can be improved to create more resilient structures,especially in harsh, marine environments. The American Road and
Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: transporta- tion infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for bet- ter management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses in interchange design, trans- portation engineering, highway design. engineering
Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: transporta- tion infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for bet- ter management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses in interchange design, trans- portation engineering, highway design. engineering
todeployment of results. The course guides students in learning from historical perspectives andconsequences of engineering, in researching and communicating ideas using engineeringresources, and in using practical engineering tools to deliver a sustainable and resilient solutionthroughout the design process. These learning experiences provide a strong engineeringfoundation for liberal studies majors, and particularly future elementary teachers. Anticipatedoutcomes are manifested and measured at different stages. The primary desired outcome of theEngineering Literacy course is that students, many of whom plan to teach at the elementary level,gain a better understanding of engineering. Further, we anticipate that such improvement inengineering
indispensable role in providing the infrastructure that enables society andcommunities to be healthy, efficient, and thriving. To fulfill this responsibility, civil engineersmust be trained to be leaders with an array of socio-technical skills, knowledge, and attitudes.Further, there must be a sufficient number of trained engineers to meet societal needs. Thepresident of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Dennis D. Truax, recently calledattention to “a workforce shortage that’s going to be exacerbated in the near future” and notedthat the ASCE’s Future World Vision (FWV) project could contribute to workforce development[1]. This paper begins by framing enrollment and student interest challenges in civil engineering.This is followed by a
materials was to promote well-being and educate students on strategies to become successful in their studies. It offered modules designed by mental health professionals and learning specialists. Listed below are the modules currently offered: 1. Physical Health 2. Mental Health Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 9 3. Self-Care Techniques 4. Staying Motivated in an Online-Class Environment 5. Resilience in College Students 6. Growth Mindset
such as reinforced concrete design, steel design, foundations, hydrology, and waterand wastewater design. In addition, the following classes were only required in fewer than 60%of the programs: surveying, engineering economics, construction/project management, andhydraulics. The 2024-2025 CEPC includes new material science, numerical methods,engineering economics, risk and resilience, and diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculumrequirements. The study results indicate that fewer than 23% of civil engineering programscurrently require classes on any of these topics except engineering economics. In conclusion,there is no uniform curriculum in civil engineering, a pattern consistently seen in the past sixyears.IntroductionAs the cost of higher
the feel of a college class through lectures and office hours withthe instructional staff. As the experience’s culminating event, participants present their prototypeand preliminary testing results to a panel of “Sharks”, subject matter experts drawn from academia,industry, and government that provide participants with commentary and critique of their projectdesigns.To instill students with broad self-efficiency foundations, STEM-focused college access programsmust invoke a triad of positive student responses: 1) Attitude, “I like STEM”; 2) Self-Confidence,“I am good at STEM”; and 3) Resilience, “I can overcome STEM challenges” [9]. In earlySTEMTank iterations, the mentors and instructional staff fully supported participants in everyactivity
a network attached NFS server or web server.One major difference between VirtualBox and OpenVZ is that live migration in OpenVZ ismuch simpler than VirtualBox, due to the need to provision a target VM container forVirtualBox prior to live migration. Also, VirtualBox provides an administration GUI, whereOpenVZ for Linux only provides a command line management interface.2.2 Cloud computing technologiesCloud computing is emerging as the latest generation of distributed computing technology forthis decade, and is an extension of the utility computing concept first developed in the 1960’s 12to a broader class of applications beyond scientific computing. Cloud computing is a broad termthat encompasses several technologies: Infrastructure-as-a
Education, Postsecondary Educational Leadership: Specialization in Student Affairs from San Diego State University.Prof. Olivia A. Graeve, University of California, San Diego Prof. Graeve joined the University of California, San Diego, in 2012, and is currently Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of the CaliBaja Center for Resilient Ma- terials and Systems, and Faculty Director of the IDEA Engineering Student Center. Prof. Graeve holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Her area of research fo- cuses on the design and processing of
teaching experience in Structural, Civil, Construction Materials and Methods, and Geotechnical Engineering. His engineering experience for large and small-scale projects includes large dams, bridges, and buildings. Some of his research expertise include sustainable construction, sustainability, and building resilience against natural disasters, e.g., Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Floods. He also has some engineering education research. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comAn innovative Practice of Critical Thinking in an Undergraduate Construction Course Project An innovative Practice of
dissertation research sought to better understand the relationship between sustainability and resilience in residential construction. He contin- ued his work in resilience by helping to kick start a new business line at Fluor Corporation in Business Continuity and Disaster Management Solutions, where he primarily worked as a consultant with Fortune 100 aerospace and pharmaceutical clients. Plumblee’s research interests focus on building a more resilient society, as well as innovation in resource constrained settings (primarily humanitarian technology and delivery). Plumblee founded an international award winning organization (Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries), which has successfully com- pleted over $2 million
present the research methodology used tocollect student responses from the LSS and non-LSS capstone courses. Next, we present ourresults and discuss our findings.Overview of EAG2ERThe proposed pedagogical approach is based on university-industry collaborations that providethe project infrastructure for successful LSS projects. Thereby, EAG2ER starts with theexploration of potential industry-university collaborations and ends with the recognition of thesuccess achieved by both students and staff involved in the project. EAG2ER stands for Explore(potential collaboration), Agree (to collaborate), recognize Gaps, Get started, Execute (theproject), and Realize and Reward (project achievements.) Figure 1 presents the EAG2ERroadmap in a swimlane diagram
as a member of both the Computation and Advancement of Sustainable Systems Lab, where he developed a new method for distributed system demand estimation, and at the Sustainable Design and Manufacturing lab, where his work focused on increasing System of System resilience. Bryan’s work has been published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology, Journal of Mechanical Design, and IEEE’s Systems Journal. At Embry-Riddle, Bryan’s current work is focused on investigating the use of biologically inspired design to increase the resilience of modern system. The goal of their work is more reliable services to users, increased user safety, and increased sustainability for connected manufacturing, energy, and infrastructure
and CourseworkDuring the MGP, several courses were modified to bring closer or more explicit alignment withthe EOP framework.Table 1. Revisions to Existing Curriculum Global Capstone I • formal presentation of EOP framework Global Capstone II • inclusion of sustainability consideration and content during design process • EOP-themed metrics required for the Technical Report • reflection activities about various sustainability topics Sustainable • formal presentation of EOP framework, with accompanying Infrastructure for reflections Rural Developing • assignment using the EOP framework critically to evaluate a WaSH Communities
reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: MiguelAndrés' research focuses on (1) decision-making for the design and construction of infrastructure projects, (2) the planning of sustainable, smart and resilient cities, and (3) the development of engineers who not only have solid technical and practical knowledge, but also social understanding for, through infrastructure, address local and global challenges on humanitarian, environmental, social and equity issues. (iii) EDUCATION RESEARCH: Related to STEM education, Miguel Andrés is developing and applying contemporary pedagogies and tools for innovation and
sustainability in construction. His research interests include Sustainable Construction, Robotics and AI-based Construction, Engineering Education, Sustainable Infrastructure, Resilient and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction, and Circular Economy. He also holds professional credentials in LEED Green Associate for sustainable buildings and ENV SP for sustainable infrastructures as well as several micro-credentials in the commercialization of research. As a Ph.D. Candidate, Piyush has published a dozen peer-reviewed journals and several conference papers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Promoting Social Sustainability for Minority
of 2020” 6:• strong analytical skills (science, mathematics, discovery and design),• practical ingenuity, creativity,• communication, business and management,• leadership, high ethical standards, professionalism,• dynamism, agility, resilience, flexibility,• lifelong learners.Engineers Australia lists its required graduate attributes as follows 7 – the emphasis is ours: a) ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals; b) ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large; c) in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline; d) ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
Paper ID #31628Developing a Multi-Campus Model for REU SitesDr. Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University Pamela McLeod is the Education and Outreach Director and Diversity and Inclusion Manager for the Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt) at Stanford University. Dr. McLeod earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College. Her professional inter- ests include engineering education, collaborative community development, science communication, and integrating
assess and address more successful curricular applications andteaching methods in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments.Currently, the senior-level course in Sustainability is required for Environmental Engineers andserves as an environmental elective for the majority of Civil Engineers. Environmental and Civilengineers at Florida Gulf Coast University share the same course template for the first two years.Performance in the senior level Sustainability in Engineering course varies even though thetopics reflect all varieties of infrastructure including energy efficiency, construction,transportation and water and waste infrastructure as well as project planning, life cycle analysesand economic topics. Students in both disciplines
degree in Engineering and a bachelor of science in Construction Engineering from American University in Cairo. Dr. ElZomor moved to FIU from State University of New York, where he was an Assistant Professor at the college of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mohamed’s work focuses on Sustainability of the Built Environment, Engineering Education, Construc- tion Engineering, Energy Efficiency Measures and Modeling, Project Management, and Infrastructure Resilience. Dr. ElZomor has extensive professional project management experience as well as a diverse cross-disciplinary academic knowledge. Mohamed, distinct expertise supports fostering interdisciplinary research in addition to embracing innovative pedagogical
Virginia Tech in Engineering Education and Future Professoriate and from USFQ in Structures for Construction Professionals. MiguelAndres’s research includes Architectural and Civil Engineering Project Management, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Infrastructure, and the development of engineers who not only have strong technical and practical knowledge but the social awareness and agency to address global humanitarian, environmental, and social justice challenges. For him, social justice is a concept that should always be involved in discussions on infrastructure. Related to STEM education, Miguel Andres develops disruptive pedagogies for STEM courses as a tool for innovation, and assessing engineering students’ agency to
, and engineering licensure mechanism in the United States. The analysis identifiedthe gap between the requirements of the mobility engineers’ profession and the current licensingmechanism. As a response, we recommend further study of regulatory alternatives, including ateam-based regulatory model to ensure reliable industry practice in the mobility engineeringindustry.KeywordsMobility engineering, team-based model, regulatory model, public safetyIntroductionMobility engineering is one of the era's most active areas in both research and practice. Itintegrates the knowledge of various fields to provide public mobility services, includingautonomous vehicles, transportation infrastructure, supply chain, energy, IT, finance, publicpolicy, sociology
payment, is acritical issue that affects power distribution systems worldwide. In the United States (U.S.),electricity theft leads to an estimated $1.6 billion in annual losses for utility companies, creatinga significant financial burden that is ultimately passed on to honest consumers through higherelectricity rates [1]. While this issue is not frequently discussed in the U.S., its financial andoperational impacts are felt across the energy sector [2]. The challenge lies not only in themonetary losses but also in the inefficiencies and operational difficulties introduced by electricitytheft, which compromise the reliability and resilience of power grids.Globally, electricity theft is recognized as a pervasive problem, particularly in developing
inEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. This turned out to have a number ofchallenges. One is that LEED focuses on buildings as opposed to infrastructure projects.Another is that many of the LEED points may be either out of the control of the civil engineer.As a result, the students’ work was often uneven and sometimes unsatisfactory. The first authorrecently moved from Cleveland State University to Oklahoma State University, but continuedteaching the capstone class. More recently, there has been more success in applying theEnvision® Rating System, which is more broadly applicable to infrastructure than LEED. Alocal consulting firm, Freese and Nichols Inc., was found that was willing to introduce thestudent groups to the tools
society interactions to transform civil engineering education and practice with an emphasis on understanding hazard recog- nition, competencies, satisfaction, personal resilience, organizational culture, training, informal learning and social considerations. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, produc- tive, and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people. The SRL is supported by multiple research grants, including a CAREER award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Simmons is a former project director of the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at South Carolina State University and Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field