Tsegaye, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Seneshaw Tsegaye is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is the Backe Chair of Research for Sustainable Water and Renewable Energy. He has 10 years of experience in the fields of integrated urban water management, water-energy-food nexus, infiltration-based best management practices, flood modeling, and decision support systems for transitioning to vegetation-based stormwater systems. Dr. Tsegaye’s latest research project is focused on the application of Virtual Reality for flood resiliency and engineering education. With many years of teaching and research experience
College of Science and Engineering at Uni- versidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University as a Fulbright Scholar, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engi- neering Education and Future Professoriate. MiguelAndr´es’s research includes sustainable infrastructure design and planning, smart and resilient cities, 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
thelearning module prototype, the most important findings from the data collected, as well as adiscussion on the learning modules designed as a validation tool for our framework.IntroductionAdvanced cyberinfrastructure – particularly in information integration and sensor networks – isincreasingly being developed to support the civil infrastructure of roads, bridges, buildings, etc.In particular, there is a call for the intelligent job site (IJS), which can be considered a domainspecific instance of broader visions for ubiquitous computing.1 The intelligent job site seeks torevolutionize construction practice in terms of safety performance and productivity throughdistributed computing and deployment of a variety of sensors. A wide range of research
prioritiesto build a culture of inclusion and resilience to stay in engineering.Student veterans possess maturity far beyond the traditional 18-22 year old students. In contrast,the entering student veteran ranges in age from 22-42. Some have completed courses eitheronline or acquired as part of education and training courses obtained during military service. Asa result, a fair number enter college classified as sophomores or even juniors and miss thebonding period of a freshman year.Student veterans are also accustomed to a previous lifestyle of pressure, regimented routine, andgoal orientation. Socializing with younger underclassmen is not appealing to these formermilitary members. Consequently, this cultural divide often keeps student veterans from
resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include constructing spatial databases for better 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, transportation engineering, highway design. engineering management, geographic information systems, and land surveying. He has served in numerous leadership positions in ITE, ASCE and TRB.Dr. Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel Dr. Kevin Bower is a Professor of Civil and
Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Farrokh’s current research focus is model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncertainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid and robust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of Robust, Resilient and Flexible Networks Integrated Realization of Engineered Materials and Products Managing Organized and Disorganized Complexity: Exploration of the Solution Space His current education focus is on creating and implementing, in partnership with industry, a curriculum for
Carolina in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2006, she received her Ph.D. in Environmental En- gineering from the University of Central Florida. From 2006 to 2008, Dr. Berge worked as a postdoctoral associate at Tufts University. Currently, she is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina.Dr. Joseph V. Flora, University of South CarolinaDr. Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina Dr. Fabio Matta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina (USC), where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on civil engineering materials, structural mechanics, and infrastructure repair. His research focuses on hazard- resilient construction
. Head & D. Graham Copeland 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
Transportation South Jordan City, Utahone of the roundabouts in South Jordan, Utah.Analyze building inventory data for Utah county to upgrade Infrastructure Resilience Geotechnicalthe FEMA and State Hazus earthquake model. Department, URS Corporation, UtahProvide the design of the relocation of a steel-framed structure Riverton City Structuralcurrently located in Riverton City, Utah department of engineering, UtahDesign a plan
Paper ID #43648Review of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Education in EnhancingStudents’ Communication SkillsDr. Sooin Kim, Wayne State University Dr. Sooin Kim obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she earned a master’s in Construction Engineering and Management. She also holds a bachelor’s in Economics from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea. She is actively involved in research related to interdisciplinary engineering education, advanced engineering technology, construction economics, data analytics, and infrastructure resilience using
includesthe following: holistic, interdisciplinary approach to civil and environmental infrastructure prob-lems; collaborative research within and outside CEES that teaches valuable partnering skills; par-ticipation in CEES’s novel educational efforts, including integrated curriculum projects,multidisciplinary design experiences, team learning, team teaching, and K-12 alliances; a full yearin the classroom team teaching with a faculty member; and participation in new faculty seminarsand at least two educational methods courses. Table 1 below lists 10 measurable objectives takenfrom our GAANN contract, that we are using to track progress of the fellowship program. Ourbroad-based program exposes GAANN Fellows to all of the rigors associated with a
states12. succeed in science tasks, courses, or activities”11.From the literature selected, seven key practices were identified as having impact on womenstudent’s interest and retention in STEM fields. They are unified by several characteristics: easeof implementation (notably, none of the suggested practices require new infrastructure or staff),novelty, and potential to not just retain more scientists and engineers, but to create betterscientists and engineers. In addition, each practice can be applied to improve a single course ormore broadly implemented over several courses to further the benefits. Also, while the focus ofthese practices is on high school education, the contexts of middle school, high school
2010, both in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. He previously earned his Bachelor's in 2008 from the University of California, Berkeley. His course development includes civil engineering materials, dynamics, engineering design, engineering economics, first-year engineering experience, matrix analysis, mechanics, probability and risk in engineering, statics, and structural analysis. His research aims to better society by exploring how infrastructure materials can be made to be more environmentally sustainable and resilient; and by exploring how engineering can be structured to be more welcoming of diverse perspectives, which can fuel solutions in challenging societal
an environmental problem to safeguard the environment and human health. 4 Assess infrastructure through laboratory experimentation and site surveys. It was also important to measure the students’ engagement during the 55-minutesynchronous lessons taught throughout the semester. A measure of student engagement givesinsight as to the quality of instruction and learning the student was receiving throughout thesemester. Students were awarded instructor points each time they actively participated in thelecture. Points were awarded for answering questions, working in-class problems, briefing groupwork, and asking questions regardless of whether they were in-person or online. Faculty trackedpoints on an excel spreadsheet that
Paper ID #37724Enhanced Learning of Load Path in a 3D Structural Systemusing Virtual RealityJuan Andres Torres Juan is a master’s student in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador in 2019. He has research experience in Structural Engineering in the field of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete. His current research interests lie in the use of virtual reality for education in civil engineering, structural health monitoring and innovative structural systems.Ann C Sychterz (Assistant Professor) I
over 30 doctoral students and a goal of initiating a new degree program on scientific computing and data analytics for resilient infrastructure systems. In addition, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of two separate Department of Education-funded Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need projects that each provided funding for 10 doctoral students. Dr. Atamturktur served as one of the four co-directors of Clemson’s Center of Excellence in Next Generation Computing and Creativity. Prior to joining Clemson University, Dr. Atamturktur served as an LTV technical staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory.Prof. Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University American
AP BD+C. She is a member of the NIST Community Resilience Panel, Building and Facilities Committee, served as the Private Infrastructure Chair for the Hampton Roads Intergovernmental Pilot Project and is a member of the Resiliency Collaborative at ODU. Her research interests include engineering education, industry collaboration, sustainability and resiliency.Dr. Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University Dr. Karina Arcaute received her BS in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de Chi- huahua, and her MS (Mechanical Engineering) and PhD (Materials Science and Engineering) from the University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Arcaute is an Assistant Professor in the Department of STEM Educa- tion and
of the GeoExplorer game to the class. After completing the game assignment, thestudents completed the post-game survey, which included the same technical questions, as wellas additional questions designed to assess game quality and students perception of itseffectiveness. Findings from these surveys will be discussed herein. One noteworthy finding wasthat over 90% of students agreed or strongly agreed that the game is an effective way toimplement class learning into practice.IntroductionEducators are tasked with preparing undergraduate students to become professionals who areknowledgeable about and engaged in dealing with the challenges of today’s society, such asinfrastructure resilience and sustainability. This requires students to acquire
organized around clans,sub-clans, and extended families that are centered at primary schools and churches. Access tobasic infrastructure in Khwisero is changing rapidly. More and more public institutions andmarket centers have electricity, water, and sanitation facilities as a result of both non-government(NGO) and government investment. In recent years, the national government has decentralizedpower from large provinces to smaller counties and access to technology and global influenceshas increased4.In 2004, two student members of EWB@MSU made a trip to Khwisero to meet Omyonga andother members of the community as well as to collect information on the sanitation and waterconditions in the district. The first borehole was drilled in 2006 at the
andcompleted final reports that included a recommendation for moving forward based both on thetechnical understanding and an economic analysis of the proposed system. Through thesecollaborations, strong partnerships were developed with a local nonprofit focused on energyefficiency and community resiliency, the local city government, local electric utility and localbusinesses in the area. It became evident through this successful collaboration that developingthese partnerships between the university and the community can have a great impact onadvancing the knowledge and implementation of sustainable measures within the community.This paper summarizes the known benefits of project-based learning, the role of communitycollaboration, an overview of the
(SRL),which is home to a dynamic, interdisciplinary mix of graduate researchers who work together to explorehuman, technological and societal interactions to transform civil engineering practice with an emphasis onunderstanding hazard recognition, competencies, satisfaction, personal resilience, organizational culture,training and social considerations.As a researcher, Dr. Simmons passionately pursues workforce research characterizing, expanding, sus-taining, measuring and training the technical and professional construction workforce in the US. Thebroader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, productive, diverse, and inclusive projectorganizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people
that ensure the sustainability and resilience of existing and new infrastructure, including energy, transportation, water and wastewater management, and buildings. I am also developing a modeling and simulation platform that provides what-if analysis using quantifiable sustainable life-cycle metrics as part of the performance evaluation when designing such automation systems. Another of her current research interest is STEM higher education, particularly in the engineering and technology areas. All data clearly show the fast-approaching cliff we all face, where’s the ”silver bullet?” What individual faculty can do – with no time and ever-increasing tasks, functions, and paperwork! Can AI-powered assistants solve our
represent one of the most suitable and relevant applications in a sustainablescenario, where it is of high importance to provide electricity to millions of customers usingadvance technology and efficient methods. Microgrids are key subsystems forming the SmartGrid. Microgrid infrastructure may be seen as a combination of information technology andequipment, becoming a target for cybersecurity attacks, vulnerable both in software andhardware. In research areas associated with Smart Grids and Microgrids, the U.S. NationalScience Foundation (NSF) has offered support for projects for workforce development andresearch in cybersecurity, state estimation and optimization in electrical microgrids throughseveral programs. Further research is needed
255 Building Engineers and Mentors: A Model for Student-Led Engineering Outreach AJ AlmaguerAbstractTwo years ago it became apparent that there was high demand among engineering and sciencestudents to do outreach and community service. However, the options at the time were limitedand not well-developed. It was also difficult to train dynamic mentors capable of teachingscience and engineering concepts to a younger audience. In an effort to address this problem, wecreated Building Engineers and Mentors (BEAM) to serve as an infrastructure to train mentorsand
in each major was 16% in Chemical Engineering, 28% in Civil Engineering, 19% inElectrical Engineering, 25% in Mechanical Engineering, and 11% in General Engineering. Eachof the six sections had between 22-25 students and consisted of students from each major. Underthe general theme of “Engineering for Social Good,” each section focused on a different topic:Smart Cities, Re-envisioning Waste, Critical Infrastructure Resilience, RehabilitationTherapeutic Devices, Social and Ecological Resilience through Food, and Refugee-in-FlightShelter Kits.In previous semesters of the course, one of the common elements across sections was aphysically-built component, whereas, in the Fall 2020, there were projects that consisted of non-physical products
domestically and internationally. His work spans various engagements with engineering ed- ucation, including collaborations with the Royal Canadian Navy on resiliency projects, graduate students on multi-institutional studies of teaching assistant efficacy and engineering curriculum planning, as well as using sentiment analysis and natural language processing to interpret large-scale student feedback. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Bridges and barriers: A multi-year study of workload-related learning experiences from diverse student and instructor perspectives in first-year engineering educationIntroductionThis paper reports on the work of a multi-year
Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He worked in the General Electric power system business before joining Rensse- laer Polytechnic Institute in 1987, where he is Institute Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering. He is currently the campus director of the NSF/DOE Engineering Research Center on Ultra- Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT). His research interests include modeling and control of power systems and synchrophasor data analysis. He is a life fellow of IEEE and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He is a recipient of the Donald Eckman award from the American Automatic Control Council, the Control Systems
health coaching and wellness business; and 4+ years teaching. Currently, Claudia is a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Moss School of Construction, Sustainability, and Infrastructure at FIU where she focuses on multidisciplinary research on sustainability, equity, resilient and sustainable post-disaster reconstruction, engineering education, and well-being.Mais Kayyali, Florida International University Mais Kayyali is the Associate Director of Academic Support Services in the Office of the Dean at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering and Computing (CEC). In her current role, she oversees all aspects of Graduate Education and Admissions for the schools and departments
Virginia Tech, and two Grad- uate Certificates from 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
Engineering Education and Future Professoriate. (i) ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE: Miguel Andrés was Project Manager of PREINGESA where he has directed construction projects in the development of urban infrastructure for urbanizations such as earthworks, drinking water works, sewerage, underground electrical cables and fiber optics, roads, aqueducts, water reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: Miguel Andrés' 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