AC 2008-686: FRESHMAN PROJECT: DISCOVERING GLOBAL TRENDS – ASURVEY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES OF THE AEROSPACEINDUSTRYAlexander Friess, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University Alexander Friess is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. He received his B.Sc. in Physics and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research background includes experimental fluid dynamics, composite materials and performance optimization, and he has been active globally as consultant and design engineer working on a variety of projects, including participating in the design and engineering of South Africa’s yacht for the America’s
student in the School of Engineering at The Univer- sity of Oklahoma. Her passion for engineering education stems from her basic curiosity to develop more effective engineering curriculum to help students to meet their professional demands. This motivated her to take part in engineering education research.Mr. Dan Thomas Carlton, University of Oklahoma, College of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Dan Carlton is pursuing his Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he is expected to graduate in 2016. He is a Midshipman in the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Oklahoma, and is involved in undergraduate fellowship program sponsored by NASA and the Oklahoma Geospatial and Space Grant
AC 2012-4662: CREATING A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR STUDENTSTHROUGH A STUDENT-LED MENTORING PROGRAMMs. Danielle M Fitch, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University Danielle M. Fitch is a Master’s student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her current research investigates heuristic strategies and maneuvers to cover the frequency plane for an interferometric satellite imaging system with optimal cost and imaging performance. Danielle currently serves as the Mentoring Chair for the Texas A&M student branch of Sigma Gamma Tau, the Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. As Mentoring Chair, she is responsible for organizing and conducting the current mentoring program in
AC 2011-1934: SHIFTING TO A STUDENT-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYCOURSE FOR FRESHMAN STUDENTSKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University D. C. Lagoudas currently is the Department Head and the inaugural recipient of the John and Bea Slattery Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the
Paper ID #26486Applying Project-based Learning with an Emphasis on Engineering Commu-nication for First-Year StudentsDavid Alan Degenhardt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign David Degenhardt is currently pursuing a master’s degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois. His work focuses on improving introduction-level classes for aerospace students. In August 2018 he was awarded the Aerospace Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship by the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois, under the supervision of Dr. Brian Woodard.Dr. Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois
the top of the figure.Agricultural/biological has the fewest students, then aerospace, other, computer, etc. to electrical,and finally mechanical. This chart should be interpreted with caution as the distributions are likelyaffected by the institutional variations in the size, quality, and selectivity of programs.Mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering are offered at all MIDFIELD institutions. Chemicaland computer are offered at ten of the eleven. Industrial and systems engineering andagricultural/biological are offered at nine, and aerospace at six. All other majors are grouped into“other engineering”. Other engineering also includes 1,293 students who were undesignated intheir 8th semester
skills. She has presented on writing-to-learn topics at the ASEE Southeastern Section Conference and led writing workshops for faculty who are interested in adding writing assign- ments to their courses.Dr. Rani Warsi Sullivan, Mississippi State University Dr. Rani Warsi Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Mississippi State Univer- sity. Dr. Sullivan has teaching and research interests in the area of solid mechanics, aircraft materials and structures, and engineering education. Current research includes fiber optic strain sensing for development of an in-flight structural health monitoring system, characterization of the time-dependent deformation of polymer nanocomposites, and strength and
Paper ID #12237What is Lifelong Learning to First-Year Engineering Students? Creating aBaseline for Future DevelopmentDr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and
Director for NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy program at ECSU. His areas of interests include embedded systems design, cloud instrumentation, remote computing applications, UAS applications research, mobile robotics, and innovative uses of educational technologies. Dr. Rawat may be reached at ksrawat@ecsu.edu.Ms. Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University ROBIN R. MANGHAM is currently a lecturer in the Aviation Science Program at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). She earned a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical Uni- versity in 2012. Areas of interest include education technology, human factors in aviation, and unmanned aircraft applications research. Ms. Mangham may be reached at
engineering design experience aimed at a design course that iscollaborative, multi-disciplined, hands on, aerospace industry focused, and helps studentsidentify strengths and weaknesses they may have when working in team environments [1][2].While focusing on aviation projects, the faculties from both the engineering and aviationprograms seek to address the issues faced by students in both programs in a way that benefits thestudents. Practical projects provide the students with the understanding that their work isaddressing a relevant industry need. Additionally, design projects such as this one introducesstudents to the type of group dynamics that they are likely to encounter at their future sites ofemployment where they will be expected to perform
Paper ID #25561Work in Progress: Initial Interviews to Understand the Formation of Engi-neering Communities of Practice and Identity during the First YearMiss Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University Soundouss Sassi is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Mississippi State University. Her advisor is Dr. Jean Mohammadi Aragh. In 2016 she earned a Master in Aerospace Engineering from the same university. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering from the International University of Rabat (UIR)Abigail Clark, Ohio State University Abigail Clark is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of
Polytechnic Institute and State University, where she also completed her B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering. Her doctoral research focuses on the social aspects of graduate education in engineering departments with internationally diverse populations. In 2008 she was awarded a College of Engineering Graduate Teaching Fellowship, and is currently teaching undergraduate courses for the Department of Engineering Education and the Aerospace Engineering Department.Kaitlyn Hines, Virginia Tech KAITLYN N. HINES is an undergraduate student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She will receive her B.S. in Industrial and Systems
Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is currently a post- doctoral teacher and researcher at Notre Dame. Page 22.52.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Large Scale Analysis of First-Year Engineering Student Essays on Engineering InterestsAbstract:There is an increasing demand for qualified engineers in the workforce, and a decreasing interestin engineering educational and professional pathways into the field. This has prompted manystudies of engineering
Distinguished Research Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering Director, Institute for Engineering Education Innovation (IEEI) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Dr. Dunbar is a retired NASA astronaut, engineer and educator, currently with Texas A&M Engineering as a Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Distinguished Research Professor in the De- partment of Aerospace Engineering. She also has a joint appointment as the Director of the TEES Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI). Dunbar, who is a member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, came to Texas A&M from the University of Houston where she was an M.D. Anderson Professor of Mechanical Engineering
course offered in Fall 2014 collaborating on designing, building, andtesting autonomous waste sorters. Teams from one section of 38 mechanical, aerospace, electrical,and chemical engineering students are paired with those of the other section with 43 computerscience, informatics, software engineering, computer systems engineering, industrial engineering,and engineering management students. While the teams from each section focus on differentaspects of the design, inter-disciplinary collaboration and system integration is required for asuccessful final product.The impact of this experience on students’ knowledge and self-efficacy of the engineering designprocess, their technical communication skills, and teamwork has been measured. A
Paper ID #25368Students Using Sensors: Multi-Disciplinary Interactive Demonstrations forFirst-Year Design CoursesMs. Lisa DeWitte, University of Florida Lisa DeWitte is a 4th year Engineering Student at the University of Florida majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She has been involved in Undergraduate Research since her freshman year designing course curriculum for a freshman design course and providing manufacturing support for an aerospace controls laboratory. Her research interests are in engineering education, advanced manufactur- ing, and the design process. She intends to pursue an advanced degree in
is the kind of job I think I may want: Proportion of desk to shop or field work: Amount of customer interaction: Hours/week: Type of position (e.g. sales, manufacturing, design, consulting …): Technical areas (e.g. aerospace, HVAC, machines …): Salary range: Size of company: Anything else?: Questions I would like to ask a practicing engineer (three or more): 1. 2. 3. EXAMPLE (please delete this when sending to PA): My Name: Joe M. Engineer My FIG‐PA’s Name: Jane Smith This is the kind of job I think I may want: Proportion of desk to shop or field work: 80% office work, 20% shop work Amount of customer interaction: I would like to interact with the end user of the products and
AC 2012-4380: ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTESSAYS ON ENGINEERING INTERESTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF DIF-FERENT CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONSDr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Benjamin Mertz is currently a lecturer at Arizona State University, where he is a part of a team in charge of developing and improving the first-year engineering classes. Besides the Introduction to Engineering class, he also teaches aerospace and mechanical engineering classes at ASU. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005.Dr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College
Paper ID #5728First-Year Math and Physics Courses and their Role in Predicting AcademicSuccess in Subsequent CoursesDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach James J. Pembridge is an assistant professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Dr. Matthew A
room for this discernment module,other content of the course had to be adjusted accordingly. This was accomplished by reducing the lengthof the two group projects delivered during the semester and adjusting the project content to removematerial that was not necessary for success in future engineering courses (as determined by student andfaculty feedback).First, all students were required to attend “Department Days” where 5 consecutive class sessions wereused to introduce each of the 5 departments to all students (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences,Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering). This includes a description of the
Rochester with a major in Psychological Development. She previously taught at the University of Rochester, Southern Utah University and the University of Central Florida. In 2000, Dr. Frederick joined the Human Factors and Systems Department at Embry- Riddle, where her work focused on applied motivation and human factors issues in aviation/aerospace. Dr. Frederick also served in various roles in University administration between 2004-2012, including Vice President for Academics and Research. Dr. Frederick’s current research interests examine how individual differences interact with technology to enhance educational engagement and performance. Dr. Frederick is the author of more than 50 research publications, 4 book
Paper ID #28571Creation of ”The Engineering Student Experience Podcast” to enhanceengineering student readiness for school and the workforceDr. Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Paul Nissenson (Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2009) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic Uni- versity, Pomona. He teaches courses in the thermal-fluid sciences, computer programming, and numerical methods. Paul’s current research interests involve studying the impact of technology in engineering edu
Computer Science(N=2076 students), Mechanical Engineering (N=762 students), and Aerospace Engineering(N=371 students). It should be noted that students typically declare their majors during theirsecond year on campus, so students enrolled in ENGR 110 do not contribute to these totals in asignificant way.A total of 1553 Immersed Program Exploration Module assignments were completed during theFall 2020 offering of the course. As shown in Figure 2, the three most commonly exploredprograms were Engineering Abroad (N=430 assignments completed), Work Experience (N=345assignments completed), and Student Organizations (N=345 assignments completed). It shouldbe noted that each of the Immersed Program Module categories provided an overview ofmultiple
have high interest in knowing about space which makes aerospace a good fit for me.” “I enjoy space and space exploration, as well as flight and the concepts involved.”Love math and physics “I love math and physics. Being able to apply these in real life would give me my dream job. Plus, I want to become an astronaut eventually and work experience in designing air/spacecraft would probably get me a foot in the door.” “Aerospace engineering is perfect for me, because it involves lots of physics and complicated math. Those are my two strongest subjects that I love. I am also fascinated with flight and
entrepreneurial mindset. In addition,technical knowledge such as computer-aided design including 3D printing and programming amicrocontroller is introduced to help students with their two multidisciplinary design projects,i.e., a well-defined project during the first half of the semester and an open-ended project duringthe second half. The course is a required course for students majoring in aerospace engineering,chemical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Occasionally there arestudents from other majors such as computer science and materials science. Students work inmultidisciplinary teams in both lecture and lab throughout the semester.The open-ended design project starts around week 6 of the semester. The project schedule
Paper ID #22539How Competent are Freshman Engineering Students in Constructively Rat-ing Their Peers in a Team Context?Dr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Dr. Benjamin Mertz received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He is currently a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University that focuses on the first-year engineering experience, including developing and teaching the Introduction to Engineering course. He also teaches Thermo-Fluids and High Speed Aerodynamics for the
Paper ID #16123Connections Among University Faculty Engaged in the First Two Years ofEngineering and Their Impact on Faculty Attitudes and PracticeProf. 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 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
Paper ID #33762Transforming the Hands-on Learning Experience in a First-yearEngineering Design Class to a Remote-learning EnvironmentDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr. Huihui Qi is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). She earned her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Dr. Qi’s teaching interests include Engineering Design, Solid Mechanics, Mechanical System Design, and Computer-Aided Design. Dr. Qi’s areas of interest and expertise include design
an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at ODU. Page 12.180.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Addressing Student Retention in Engineering and Engineering Technology Through the Use of a Multidisciplinary Freshman CourseAbstractThe Engineering Fundamentals Division of the Batten College of Engineering and Technology(BCET) at Old Dominion University administers a freshman engineering course sequence, alongwith four engineering departments (Mechanical Engineering, Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering) and
Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and the connection between the two. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Collaborative Parsons Problems in a Remote-Learning First-Year Engineering ClassroomIntroductionThis complete evidence