. Maria Chierichetti, San Jose State University Maria Chierichetti joined the department of Aerospace Engineering as a full-time assistant professor in Fall 2019. Her interests lie in the field of aerospace structural design and vibrations, with particular emphasis on developing methodologies for combining finite element analysis and machine/deep learning for structural health monitoring and unmanned Structural inspections in the context of urban air mobility. Maria is also interested in investigating how students learning is affected by external factors, such as COVID-19 pandemic and community service. Before joining SJSU, she worked as a faculty member at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and at the University of
the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She is also an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace and industrial applications, as well as
, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State Univer- sity. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Previously, Dr. Middleton was Associate Dean for Research in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University, and Director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1992, where he also served in the National Center for Research on Mathematical
faculty development efforts; focusing the last 6 years on the integration of entrepreneurial mindset into the curriculum. Her engineering education research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experi- ences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace and industrial applications, as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.Dr. Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven Jean Nocito-Gobel, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the
a background in both engineering education and design thinking, her research focuses on how Hispanic students develop an identity as an engineer, methods for enhancing student motivation, and methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a
Paper ID #32358Learning from the Voices of Faculty: An Analysis of the Impact ofShelter-in-Place on Faculty at San Jose State University in Spring 2020Dr. Maria Chierichetti, San Jose State University Maria Chierichetti joined the department of Aerospace Engineering as a full-time assistant professor in Fall 2019. Her interests lie in the field of aerospace structural design and vibrations, with particular emphasis on developing methodologies for combining finite element analysis and machine/deep learning for structural health monitoring and unmanned Structural inspections in the context of urban air mobility. Maria is
Paper ID #32716Lessons Learned: Making the ”New Reality” More Real: Adjusting aHands-on Curriculum for Remote LearningDr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University. Dr. Han received her BS degree in Material Science and Engineering from National Tsing-Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, her PhD degree in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and MS degree in Elec- trical Engineering from the University of Southern California. Her research interests include micro-scale molecular gas dynamics, micro fluidics, and heat transfer
men and without tenure. Minorityfaculty also left engineering without tenure at a higher rate than non-minority colleagues at threeof the four universities. The authors conclude that the study’s findings indicate there is a need tounderstand the processes and behaviors that conflict with diversity and inclusion goals as “manysmall puzzles, as opposed to one large one” [29].Engineering continues to struggle with the puzzle of low diversity in the professoriate. InASEE’s annual Engineering By The Numbers, Roy [30] reported on diversity in the engineeringfaculty at institutions in the U.S. Tenure/tenured track women average 17.4%, with the greatestnumber of women in environmental engineering (28.9%) and the least in aerospace (11.8%). Wenote the
Engineering from Georgia Tech. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into learning in informal settings such as summer camps, military experiences, and extra-curricular activities. Other research interests involve validation of CFD models for aerospace and industrial applications, as well as optimizing efficiency of thermal-fluid systems.Dr. Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network Dr. Douglas Melton is a program director for the Kern Family Foundation and works with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering
be interviewed, and all agreed to take partin this study. The individuals were paired relative to the career goal of the mentee and thewillingness of the mentee-identified mentor to impart their expertise to the career goal at hand.None of the matches were from the same institution, nor had any held a personal relationshipprior to their matching. All mentees self-identified as Black, and the sample was comprised ofone female and six males ages 30-54. The mentees’ ranks spanned Assistant to Full Professorand represented various engineering disciplines such as aerospace, chemical and biomolecular,civil and environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and public policy. All mentors were emeritifaculty, with most still active in academia from
on the Advisory Board for the Journal of Engineering Education. He was selected as a Fellow of ASEE in 2008 and of ASME in 2012. He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State, an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from RPI, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton.Ms. Cathy J. Holsing, Pennsylvania State University Cathy Holsing is the Director of the Office for Digital Learning in the College of Engineering at Penn State which promotes innovative approaches to engineering education on campus and online. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of online and digital education, and holds a Masters in Education Degree from Penn State. American
campus sustainability by UI GreenMetric). TheUC Davis College of Engineering is home to 8 academic departments which offer 12undergraduate engineering majors in Aerospace, Biochemical, Biological Systems, Biomedical,Chemical, Civil, Computer, Computer Science, Electrical, Environmental, Materials Science,and Mechanical Engineering as well as graduate programs in each department. The college’svision is to “inspire a diverse and talented student community to positively impact the worldthrough innovative research and rigorous curricula.”[25]NIT Raipur has been contributing to the educational, technological, industrial and economicdevelopment of the north Indian region and the country for last five decades. The institute is apremier college of
Research in Science Teaching.Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Dr. Lydia Ross is a clinical assistant professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. She also serves as the executive director of the Association for Education Finance & Policy. She holds a PhD in Educational Policy and Evaluation from Arizona State University. Her research focuses on equity and access and in higher education, with a focus on STEM.Prof. James A Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State Univer- sity. For the last three years he also held the
students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education.Miss Yuliana FloresDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University Hadas Ritz is a senior lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and a Faculty Teaching Fellow at the James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute (MTEI) at Cornell University, where she received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Since then she has taught required and elective courses covering a wide range of topics in the undergraduate Mechanical Engineering curriculum. In her work with MTEI she co-leads teaching workshops for new faculty
they identified. This study reportsfindings related to the 22 engineering postdoctoral scholar interviews. The sample wascomprised of 10 White participants, six Asian Americans, and six URMs who identified asAfrican American or Latinx; seven females, 14 males, and one individual who identified as non-binary. The participants ranged in age from 29 to 43. Almost three quarters indicated they werecurrently employed in a postdoctoral position, while the other quarter were either in tenure-trackfaculty positions or in the private sector. Engineering fields of the sample included aerospace,biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental/health, and nuclear. A summaryof participant demographics is presented in Table 1.Table
the college’s dual career and relocation program. Dr. Sandekian earned degrees in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder (B.S. 1992/M.S. 1994), a Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (2011) and a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership (2017), both from the University of Northern Colorado. She is a Founding Leader of the American Society of Engineering Education Virtual Community of Prac- tice for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Engineering and a facilitator of Safe Zone trainings.Prof. Jill K Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George