Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2007-2619: INTRODUCING SIXTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADETEACHERS TO POWER AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIMENTS AS PART OFNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE WORKSHOPSMessiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University Messiha Saad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He taught mechanical engineering core courses for more than twelve years; he also teaches internal combustion engines, design of thermal systems, and related courses in the thermal science areas. He is a member of ASEE, SAE, and ASME.William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University William J. Craft is a NIA liaison

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3642: INTRODUCING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING TO MID-DLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: TECHNIQUES THAT HELP THEMLEARN WHILE HAVING FUNDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering, Southern Polytechnic State University; Office: 678-915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/akhalid. Page 25.838.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Aerospace Engineering to Middle and High School Students – Techniques that help them Learn while having FunAbstractAerospace

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.; Jill L McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #7023Using Sports to Attract Young Women into EngineeringDr. Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc. Dr. Jani Macari Pallis received her Ph.D. concentrating in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. She has a master’s from the University of California, Berkeley in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s and bachelor degree in Health Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. She has over 30 years of industry experience working at United Airlines and as the CEO of Cislunar

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Kimberly A Cook-Chennault, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3571: RU RET-E: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING ENGINEERING-BASED LESSONS FOR THE PRE-COLLEGE CLASSROOMDr. Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Evelyn Hanna Laffey is the Assistant Dean for Engineering Education with the Office of Student De- velopment at the Rutgers University School of Engineering. She has a bachelor’s in mathematics and doctorate in mathematics education from Rutgers University. She has over ten years experience working with K-12 students and teachers. Her research interests are in engineering education at the K-16 level and understanding how to provide an excellent and equitable education to all students.Prof. Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Mechanical and Aerospace

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to inspire teachers and students in STEM. As

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

11.990.2increase 10% to 20% in traditional (civil, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace); 21% to 35% inthe disciplines of biomedical and environmental engineering; and 36% or more in disciplinessuch as computer software engineering2,3. Despite this positive outlook, however, the number ofengineering degrees awarded during the same time period is expected to remain stable. Evenmore disturbing is the realization that the number of students who plan to major in engineeringupon college entrance has decreased.According to the ACT policy report Maintaining a Strong Engineering Workforce, among themore than 1.1 million seniors in the class of 2002 who took the ACT Assessment collegeentrance and placement exam, fewer than 6% planned to study engineering in

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Juliet J. Trail, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Mechanical & Aerospace Center of Applied “Development of a Geometric Model 8 Sciences Engineering Biomechanics of a Human Rib” Grade 8 Physical Mechanical & Aerospace Center of Applied 9 “Crash Testing Newton” Sciences Engineering Biomechanics “Bio-Inspired Design: Investigating Ray Mechanical & Aerospace Multiscale Muscle 10 2-5 Math/Science

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Sharon Wensel Bowers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

resources that integrate teacher learning with as- sessment practice. The end product will constitute a professional development and research-proven cyber infrastructure for technology, engineering and design educators.Ms. Sharon Wensel Bowers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Sharon Bowers is a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in Integrative STEM Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is also a Senior STEM educational specialist for the Center for Integrative STEM Education (CISE) at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA). Sharon recently retired from Virginia Beach City Public schools after more than 30 years as a science educator. Her work with

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10694C-STEM Curriculum for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (Cur-riculum Exchange)Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu) and Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory. His current research includes developing computing and robotics technologies and integrate them into

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Lynn Fielding, Centennial High School, Boise, ID; Dale Brown, Boise State University; Richard Livingston, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University ; Curtis Heishman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; David Estrada, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

his B.S. in Mechanical Engineer- ing. During his time at Boise State Richard worked for the Integrated Nanon materials Laboratory(INML) . While at INML Richard has aided in design of the universities first chemical vapor deposition system, and has implemented the labs capabilities for liquid exfoliation of two-dimensional materials. Out side of class and work Richard is student member of American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), vice president of Boise States Rocket Club, and an active member of Boise States Aerospace Club. He is also an active mountain bike and motocross rider.Mr. Curtis Heishman, Boise State University Curtis Heishman attended

Conference Session

Engineering in High Schools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Shawn Oppliger, Copper Country Intermediate School District; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Robert Warrington, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

from roofs,parking lots, etc. This water is funneled into a certain area called a rain garden where manynative plants are placed to aid in the recharge of local aquifers, which in turn helps divert aportion of the community's runoff from having to be treated at a wastewater facility. This projectmanual will act as a "guide" for the students, meaning that there is a lot of room for their owndecisions, design, and engineering.AeroSpace Enterprise - The MTU Aerospace Enterprise began in the fall of 2002 when a groupof students began to pursue the dream of designing and building a satellite capable of spaceflight.Since then, the program has had great success with a main point of pride being a third placefinish in the University NanoSat 3

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Lim, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

traditional academic year, thesummer gives us the opportunity to work with students in a more intensive and focused program.We offer two summer programs. Discover Engineering is our four-week, residential summerprogram. It provides academic lectures and discussions that cover many engineering disciplinesincluding Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Environmental, Industrial& Systems, and Mechanical Engineering. Students experience engineering through industry fieldtrips and the development of problem solving techniques. Students gain engineering experienceby working on team-oriented, hands on assignments as they design, build, and test their ownprojects. We also offer Mission Engineering, a two-week commuter program with

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Redfern, Duke University; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, North Carolina State University; Claudia K Gunsch, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-Charlotte in 2010. She has teaching experience in both the formal educational settings as well as informal settings. She has taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade math, science, social studies and reading comprehension and high school physics and aerospace engineering in North Carolina public and private schools. During the sum- mers of 2013 and 2014, Leyf served as the Academic Director for the Middle School Summer Math Camp and Middle School and High School Biosciences and Engineering Camps at Duke University. Leyf has extensive experience in curriculum development as an editor for teachengineering.org and a lead developer for four Race to the Top courses on aerospace, automation and security. She has also served as a

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Ncube, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and technology in engineeringproblem solving processes. The course also addresses social and political consequences oftechnological change.Specialization Courses:Computer Integrated Manufacturing –applies principles of robotics and automation. The coursebuilds on computer solid modeling skills developed in Introduction to Engineering Design, andDesign and Drawing for Production. Students use CNC equipment to produce actual models oftheir three-dimensional designs. Fundamental concepts of robotics used in automatedmanufacturing, and design analysis are included. Other specialization courses include CivilEngineering and Architecture, Biotechnical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.Capstone Course:Engineering Design And Development Students

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

received a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies in 1999. He has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 2003. His current research interests include adaptive, fuzzy, and neural-network control applied to flexible-joint robots, mobile robots, quad-rotor helicopters, haptic-feedback teleoperation, and biped running robots. Besides robotic control, his teaching interests include engineering design as well as technology and society. He advocates for social justice in engineering, participating in programs for encouraging tolerance and diversity.Dr. Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary Sharon is the Associate Dean of the

Conference Session

Broadening Participation of Minority Students in and with K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Heather Scott Smith, California Polytechnic State University; Teana Fredeen, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Engineering at California Polytechnic (CalPoly) State University, San Luis Obispo. Students applying to Cal Poly are required to select aspecific engineering major (out of 14 programs), and thus the most well known majors (i.e.,mechanical, civil, aero) tend to have the most applicants.EPIC students attend 8 hands-on labs throughout the week. Labs are offered in Aerospace,Architectural, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Manufacturing,Materials, Mechanical, and Software Engineering. All labs are taught by Cal Poly professors andassisted by current Cal Poly students. In addition, EPIC participants tour several engineering labs,as well as local engineering companies.The social aspects and bonding among the program

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6994The Creation, Evolution and Impact of a GK-12 Outreach ModelMs. Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a Ph.D. candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at North Carolina State University with a passion for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and K-20 Engineering Education. Albers has been active in ASEE since 2008 when she presented her first conference paper with Althea Smith in the K-12 and Pre-College Division. Since then, she has authored or co-authored nine ASEE conference papers spanning the K-12 and Pre-College, Mechanical, Minority, and Energy

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bradley Dearing, Illinois State University; Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Feedback 5 Group/Teamwork Activity—Aerospace Design; Construct a Design Brief Activity; Daily Feedback 6 Demonstration of River Bed Simulator; Finish Design Briefs; Gather Materials; Daily Feedback 7 Swap and Perform Someone’s Design Briefs; Daily Feedback 8 Finalize and Test Designs; Present Results; Daily Feedback 9 Post-Test; Group/Teamwork Activity—Traffic Jam; Finish presenting results; Daily Feedback 10 How will you use Design Problem Solving in your classroom?; Resource Exchange; Overall Feedback SurveyEach participant received the textbook Understanding by Design, 2nd edition, by Wiggins andMcTighe1 and was provided a “toolkit.” This “toolkit,” consisted of a typical worker’s toolbox

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design, design for manufacture and assembly, and design retrieval; developing computational representations and tools to support exploration of very complex engineering design spaces; research in solid freeform fabrication, including geometric processing, control, design tools, manufacturing applications; and design and development of energy harvesting systems. Crawford is Co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Ms. Lisa Guerra, NASA Lisa Guerra has 25 years experience in the NASA aerospace community. Guerra is currently working with the UTeachEngineering program

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Consortium. Margaret received her Bachelor of Science degree and Secondary Teacher Certification from Texas State University and Masters in Education from University of Houston. In addition, she has completed post- graduate studies at Texas A & M University.Dr. Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin Wallace Fowler holds the Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been on the faculty since 1965. His areas of teaching and research are dynamics, orbital mechanics, spacecraft and space mission design, and aircraft flight testing. He is the recipient of several teaching

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Alex Petersen, STEMpact2020; Christopher D Wyant, Wichita East High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Enterprise Integration and Network- ing. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and lean manufacturing. Prior to receiving his PhD, Dr. Whitman spent ten years in the aerospace industry as a practicing Industrial Engineer.Alex Petersen, STEMpact2020Mr. Christopher D Wyant, Wichita East High School Page 26.1769.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Moving from volunteering to mentoring K12 students: What does it take? (Work-in-Progress)AbstractEngaging minority and underrepresented students in STEM fields in

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie Ford, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

class that draws inspiration from the popular Discovery Channeltelevision show MythBusters. The MythBusters examine scientific principle through theexamination of myths, to either confirm or disprove them. This class introduces a variety ofengineering fields to children ages 8 to 12 in a fun and hands-on environment. Specific episodesof the television show are shown to generate interest in a topic. Experiments related to thatepisode are then created and implemented by the kids.The class introduces students to aerospace, plastics, mechanical and civil engineering with someadditional physics and chemistry. As an example, students design a car that can only be poweredby puffs of air with a limited amount of materials.Survey results indicate that

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology and Society Problem Solving / Strategies Page 12.1397.4 Engineering in Context: Electrical Engineering / Technology Engineering in Context: Computer Engineering / Technology Solid Modeling & Analysis Engineering in Context: Biomedical Engineering / Life Science Technology Co-operative Education Engineering in Context: Aerospace Engineering / Technology Engineering tools Engineering in Context: Chemical Engineering / Chemical Technology Engineering in Context: Software EngineeringThe collaborators recognized that a survey style course can lack coherence and excitement. Inorder to avoid this lack

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

do in order to understand all the working relationships that occur on thejob. “Introducing engineers to children as people who solve everyday problems has beencorrelated with interest in engineering careers, and experience using engineering design to solveeveryday problems appears to reinforce that perception and increase interest in engineeringcareers.”3 From that general overview, it was a quick movement to some of the mechanicalengineering areas that needed to be uncovered: • Mechanics - machines and structures • Fluids – aerospace, processing, etc. • Thermal Science – heating/cooling • Controls – interface electronics and machines • Manufacturing – material processingThe audience was given a wide variety of examples

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Coordinator of the Biology Education program at UMES. Dr. Mitra obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2002 from the Department of Botany at North Carolina State University. She is actively involved in research in the fields of marine biology, environmental science and paleopalynology. Page 12.1380.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Technology Education in K-12: Revelations from Designing and Delivering a Robotics Lesson Plan for Pre-Service Teachers AbstractIn partnership with NASA, National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Bennett Collegefor Women, University of

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2221: MAKING MATH AND SCIENCE EXCITING THROUGHENGINEERING SPORT: THE WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY TREBUCHETCOMPETITIONJoseph Slater, Wright State University Dr. Joseph C. Slater received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo under the guidance of Dr. Daniel J. Inman. Dr. Slater joined the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Wright State University in the Fall of 1993. His research interests are mode localization (pertaining to high cycle fatigue), nonlinear dynamics, nonlinear system ID, turbomachinery dynamics, smart

Conference Session

High-School Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Kehnemouyi, Montgomery College; Uchechukwu Abanulo, Montgomery College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

disciplines, including computer, electrical, chemical, industrial, mechanical, civil, aerospace, biological, materials, marine, petroleum, nuclear, manufacturing, systems, environmental, geological and management engineering. ≠ A discussion about engineering as a major, which involved topics such as characteristics of students who may be interested in engineering, course requirement for different engineering majors and how these courses relate to typical job descriptions for engineering majors, where to ho to find information about careers for engineering majors. ≠ A comprehensive overview of engineering functions (possible

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

%),and low rates in Aerospace Engineering (14.5%), Electrical Engineering (14.0%), ComputerScience (inside engineering) (13.0%), Computer Science (outside engineering) (13.0%),Mechanical Engineering (12.5%), Electrical/Computer Engineering (12.3%), MiningEngineering (12.1%), and Computer Engineering (10.7%).The proportion of women graduating with a bachelor’s degree in computing disciplines hasdecreased from 15,668 in 2003 to 8,730 in 2012 (a 44% decrease) while the rate of men earninga bachelor’s degree in computer science has only decreased by 17% (to 47,960 in 2012).1 Whilemany challenges to recruitment and retention are shared between computing disciplines and(other) engineering fields, Roberts, Kassianidou and Irani (2002) suggest that

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Pavlos Vlachos, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

4.39 12.9% 4.17 4.37 4.8% with other people Furthermore, a series of True/False/Don’t Know questions that were included in the preand post surveys are presented in Table 3. This type of questions was incorporated in order toget a measure of the students’ knowledge gained on the issues of engineering diversity and itsmulti-disciplinary nature. More specifically, because most people associate mechanicalengineers with automobiles, aerospace engineers with airplanes, civil engineers with bridges, andso forth, we wanted to see whether the use of research examples will influence the students to Page 11.1407.9more clearly see the

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Derrick Wayne Smith, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Phillip A. Farrington, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ASEE, ASQ, and IIE. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management. Page 25.716.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Impact of Innovative Student Project for the Increased Recruitment of Engineering and Science Students (InSPIRESS)IntroductionIndustry and community organizations have indicated that there is a significant need nationallyfor engineers, especially in the aerospace industry.16,21 According to a recent study conducted bythe RAND Corporation, the federal STEM workforce is rapidly aging.5 The Department ofDefense, the largest