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Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shaghayegh Kurzinski, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Shayan Mirzabeigi; Mohamad Razkenari, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Paul Crovella, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

environment, integrated building assessment, building physics, building envelope and materials, and built environment sustainability.Mohamad RazkenariPaul Crovella © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comConstruction Management Education with Reality Capture: Enabling Communication andTeamwork in a Learner-centered ApproachShaghayegh Kurzinski1, Shayan Mirzabeigi2, Mohamad A. Razkenari3, Paul L. Crovella31 Ph.D. Candidate in Sustainable Construction Management, Department of Sustainable Resources Management, StateUniversity of New York, College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York.2 Ph.D. Student in

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ECE Division Technical Session 4: Student-centered Learning and Teaching Methodologies

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico

Engineering Education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Assessing Effectiveness of Different Teaching Modalities in Linear Circuits IThe four- and six-year graduation rates (~17.7% and ~64.5% respectively) of engineering(ENGR), are below the University’s average graduation rates (~ 33.1% and 67.4%). The goal ofthis study is to seek solutions towards increasing the graduation rates and ultimately decreasingthe time-to-graduation. There are several steps that could be taken to help the engineeringstudents graduate earlier. Examples are summer bridge programs that focus on strengtheningmathematical

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 8

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University; Kristi Shryock, Texas A&M University; Randy Brooks, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Lance White, Texas A&M University; Robert Lightfoot, Texas A&M University

B.S. in Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. Hammond has received over $13.5 million in research funding from NSF, DARPA, Google, Microsoft, etc. Hammond mentored 17 UG theses, 29 M.S. theses, and 9 Ph.D. dissertations. Hammond is an ACM Distinguished Member, has received numerous best paper awards, and is the recipient of the 2022 TAMU Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, the 2021 ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award, the 2020 TEES Faculty Fellows Award, and the 2011 Charles H. Barclay, Jr. '45 Faculty Fellow Award. Hammond has been featured on the Discovery Channel and other news sources. Hammond is dedicated to diversity and equity, reflected in her publications, research, teaching, service, and mentoring

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Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaylla Cantilina, University of Michigan; Robert Loweth, University of Michigan

support engineers in achieving the positive societal changes that they envision and 2) to address systems of oppression that exist within and are reproduced by engineering education and work environments. He earned his B.S. in Engineering Sciences from Yale University, with a double major in East Asian Studies, and earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies, jointly awarded by Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University in China. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com “You’re just not what they’re

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Social Identities and STEM Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 6

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Peters, University of San Diego; Susan Lord, University of San Diego

Institute (NETI). © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Hoʻokele: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Engineering Students Navigating the New Troubled Waters of Identity and MeaningAbstractNative Hawaiians have a deeply rooted history grounded in engineering before the colonizationof these islands. Through a keen observation of nature, relational thinking, and technologicalingenuity, Native Hawaiian ancestors traversed the oceans without instruments, served largepopulations through sustainable agriculture, and achieved a myriad of other engineering feats.After Western contact and colonization, this holistic and interrelated

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Statics Fanatics 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Powell, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

we drive toward 100% renewables. The primary tool for achieving these goals is mathematical modeling of metal processes, particularly electrochemical processes, validated by key experiments. I currently teach Materials Processing, Analytical Methods, and Statics. All of my classes use tests with two sittings, a practice which appears to improve learning outcomes via peer learning between the two sittings, as described by a paper at ASEE 2022. And drawing from 50 years of project based learning scholarship at WPI, most of my classes include a team project, though I haven't yet figured out how to scale this to classes larger than 50 students.Kimberly Lechasseur (Research & Evaluation Associate) Kimberly LeChasseur

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How Communities and Systems Influence Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Scott Leutenegger

elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Scott Leutenegger © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comPiloting a JEDI (Justice, Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion) Technology Ethics Livingand Learning CommunityAbstractThis academic year we are piloting a new Living and Learning Community (LLC)focused on Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Technology Ethics. Our LLCmodel at the University of Denver calls for students to live together on the same dormfloor, take

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Henry Salgado, University of Texas at El Paso; Alexandra Strong, Florida International University; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Yamile Urquidi, University of Texas at El Paso; Valerie Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Ines Basalo, University of Miami

is the Division Chair of the Engineering Leadership Development (LEAD) Division of the American Society of Engineering Education and a Technical Program Chair for the Frontiers in Education Conference 2022.Alexandra Coso Strong (Assistant Professor) Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Strong completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in spring, 2014. While a doctoral student, Strong was a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow and a member of the Cognitive Engineering Center. The goal of her doctorate research was to improve students’ abilities to think more broadly about complex

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Donovan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Deborah Mitchell, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Matthew Whitehead, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

under shear loading. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology where her research interests include novel manufacturing and characterization techniques of polymer and composite structures and the incorporation of multifunctionality by inducing desired responses to mechanical loading.Stuart D. Kellogg (Professor & Chair)Deborah Jean Mitchell (Artist in Residence )Matthew Whitehead © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Investigating the Impact of Arts on Student Learning by Introducing Glass Science in the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tan, Texas Tech University; Luke LeFebvre, University of Kentucky; Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University; Changxue Xu, Texas Tech University; Jnev Biros

University Health Sciences Center. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Teaming Engineering Students with Medical Students - Interdisciplinary Learning for Biomedical Innovation Nan Zhang1, George Tan1*, Luke LeFebvre2, Tim Dallas3, Changxue Xu1, Jnev Biros4 1 Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409 2 School of Information Science University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Humberto Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Elmer Irizarry Rosario, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Laura Garcia Canto; Rocio Sotomayor-Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ruben Leoncio Caban, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Voices of experience: Enhancing learning on resilient infrastructure and sustainability through servingness. In Puerto Rico, the exposure to extreme environmental conditions has become part of a new normal. Because of this, the education of professionals to face this new reality is part of the demands of the academia of the present, and to the core of it the concept of servingness as a tool contribute to the formation of students’ and faculty sensibility to social dynamics connected to the educational experiences. The Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education – Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Hum

Paper ID #38285Development of an Alternate Pathway into STEM: AProgress ReportDenise Hum (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Development of an Alternate Pathway into STEM A Progress Report1. IntroductionAs noted in the 2019 Two-Year College Data Science Summit report, while community collegesgenerally serve a more diverse student population compared to four-year institutions, thechallenges presented in designing curriculum “provide an opportunity to increase diversity inSTEM by providing STEM career paths that students

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; George Ricco, University of Indianapolis

course inequities across colleges. He spends significant time outside of his studies working on election security issues and advocating for the rights of historically disenfranchised peoples. Dr. Ricco is a member of ASEE, the Alpha Chi Sigma professional chemistry fraternity, and the National Lawyers Guild. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com WIP: Developing Health Informatics Competency in Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Students using Active Learning ApproachesIntroductionThe field of health informatics has been advancing at a rapid pace, driven in large part by theproliferation of electronic health record (EHR

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Manufacturing Workforce Development

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso; Amit Lopes; Ahmed Bahabry, United States Military Academy; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

UTEP for a period of three years from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Akundi published several papers in the field of systems modeling, systems testing, assessing INCOSE Handbook, model-based systems engineering, and engineering education. His research has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is currently an I-DREAM4D Department of Defense (D0D) Fellow at UTRGV.He is a member of INCOSE and ASEE. He received the outstanding junior faculty award from the ASEE Manufacturing division in 2017 and 2018 and currently serves as the program chair of the ASEE manufacturing division.Amit J LopesAhmed Bahabry © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

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EMD Technical Session 1: Captstone, Ethics, and Statistical Methods

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkat Allada, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Clair Kueny, Missouri University of Science and Technology

from Saint Louis University in 2016. Her work has been published in top management journals including Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Business and Psychology, Occupational Health Science, and Group and Organization Management. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Community-focused Senior Design Practicum ProjectsAbstractSenior design practicum project is an important aspect for gaining undergraduate engineeringaccreditation. Most undergraduate engineering senior design projects are disciplinary focusedwith a relatively straight forward problem definition by the stakeholder. Some senior designprojects

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katrina Donovan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Paula Jensen, Texas Tech University; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

co-owns Sage Studios LLC and was in Manufacturing and Logistics for almost ten years. She has her Lean Black Belt through the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE).Michael West (Assoc. Professor & Chair)Stuart D. Kellogg (Professor & Chair) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Implementing curricular and co-curricular best practices to increase and retain female engineersAbstractThe Culture and Attitude (C&A) program aims to attract, retain, and graduate more STEMstudents, especially women in engineering, through scholarships, industry mentors, professionaldevelopment, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Vanderbilt University; Natalie De Lucca, Vanderbilt University; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University; Rae Woodcock; Chelsea Andrews, Tufts University

University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). She is interested in integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) in engineering, specifically within the elementary school context. Tyrine hopes to explore how Transformative SEL can be implemented to cultivate socially responsible engineers.Rae WoodcockChelsea Andrews Chelsea Andrews is a Research Assistant Professor at Tufts University at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com “Should we build this?”: Student reasoning in intentionally facilitated socio-technical design talksIn

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryce Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Sidrah MGWatson; Sarah Heller; Leilani Contos

in STEM. He is currently Principal Investigator on an NSF CAREER funded project examining the experiences of LGBTQ students in STEM.Sidrah MG MG Watson Mother, Graduate research assistant, Post Traditional student exploring Queer & Trans student experiences in STEMLeilani ContosSarah Heller Sarah Heller is a Freshman at Montana State University - Bozeman. She is majoring in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Data Science. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com CAREER: Exploring LGBTQ Student Trajectories and Belonging in STEM Through Social Network AnalysisIntroductionEngineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Rockwell Clancy, Colorado School of Mines; Andrea Gammon, Delft University of Technology; Ryan Thorpe

Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comResponsible Engineering Across Cultures: Investigating the Effects of Cultureand Education on Ethical Reasoning and Dispositions of Engineering StudentsAbstractEthics has long been recognized as crucial to responsible engineering, but the increasingly globalenvironments of contemporary engineering present challenges to effective engineering ethicstraining. Engineering is now more cross-cultural and international than ever before, resulting inpotential disagreements about (in)appropriate courses of action. With the support from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) program, acollaboration of investigators from Colorado School of Mines

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Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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D. Boyer, Clemson University; Shannon Conner, Clemson University; Luke Duncan; Louise Averitt, Clemson University; Marian Kennedy, Clemson University

research group focused on the mechanical and tribological characterization of thin films. She also contributes to the engineering education community through studying the process/impacts of undergraduate research and navigational capital into graduate school. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work-in-Progress: Addressing Recruitment Issues with Potential Transfer Students from State Technical CollegesIn this work-in-progress paper, we present emergent recruitment issues encountered during anongoing design-based project with participants from two-year colleges for an NSF-fundedscholarship program. Our hope is

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Civil Engineering Division - The New Normal: Enduring Technology Improvements in the Classroom

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Christopher Tessum; Eleftheria Kontou; Hadi Meidani; Lei Zhao

fellow in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP) at Princeton University. Dr. Zhao obtained his B.S. degree (2009) in Physics and Atmospheric Physics from Nanjing University in China. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Cloud technologies for scalable engagement and learning in flipped classroomsSotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Hadi Meidani, Eleftheria Kontou, Lei Zhao, Christopher W. TessumDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 205 N. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, sotiriak@illinois.edu1. IntroductionEngineers of

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James McAllister, University of Arkansas

Paper ID #36891Introducing Arduino Library Kits for CheckoutJames Thomas Mcallister (Engineering and Honors College Librarian) Engineering and Honors College Librarian at the University of Arkansas. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comIntroducing Arduino Library Kits for CheckoutIntroductionThe availability of technology kits of various kinds in academic libraries is becoming moreprevalent. During the summer and fall of 2021, the engineering librarian at the University ofArkansas – Fayetteville Mullins library conducted a process to implement the

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Peters, University of San Diego

Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Ko’u Mo’olelo: My Journey as a Kanaka Maoli Rediscovering Balance in Engineering Education (Experience)I Ka Wā Ma Mua (Past Experiences and History)He Angus Kealoha Peters ke kane, He Barbara Ann Burley ka wahineAngus Kealoha Peters the man, Barbara Ann Burley the womanHānau ʻia ʻo Angus Kealoha Peters Jr. ke kaneGave birth to Angus Kealoha Peters Jr. the manHe Morgan Bedald Peris Jr. ke kane, He Valerie Kuʻulei Garcia ka wahineMorgan Bedald Peris Jr. the man, Valerie Kuʻulei Garcia the womanHānau ʻia ʻo Karla Helene Kealaonāpua Peris ka wahineGave birth to Karla Helene Kealaonāpua Peris the womanHe Angus Kealoha Peters Jr. ke kane, He

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deana Delp; Maria Dixon, Arizona State University

, intervention, and implementation of quality of life programs for individuals with autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan. Along with Dr. Deana Delp, Senior Instructor in the Fulton Schools of Engineering (FSE), I am the co-founder and co-director of the Engineering Assistance and Social Engagement (EASE) program at ASU. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Program to Assist Engineering Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder through Interdisciplinary Peer Mentorship (Experience)This experience report focuses on engineering students regarding the topic of inclusivity andretention by assisting students with autism

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DEI and Other

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

American Society for Engineering48 Education49 A search through the conference proceedings of the American Society for Engineering50 Education (ASEE) produces over 1,500 results for the keywords “diversity, equity, and51 inclusion.” A small percentage of these results appears within the regional conferences, while52 most results appear at the annual conference. Approximately 327 papers with those keywords53 were presented at the 2022 ASEE annual conference and exposition, compared to 104 at the54 2018 ASEE annual conference and exposition. [6] Though these results indicate a clear interest55 in researching, understanding, and practicing DEI within engineering education, instructors have56 not yet developed enough clarity

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Gamification

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel; David S Greenburg, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Education, 33, 86–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.02.0023. Gamarra, M., Dominguez, A., Velazquez, J., and Páez, H., A gamification strategy in engineering education—A case study on motivation and engagement, Comput Appl Eng Educ. 2022; 30: 472– 482. https://doi-org.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/10.1002/cae.224664. Gasarch. (n.d.). Can't Stop Game Rules. UMD Department of Computer Science. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.cs.umd.edu/~gasarch/5. Markopoulos, Fragkou, A., Kasidiaris, P. D., & Davim, J. P. (2015). Gamification in engineering education and professional training. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43(2), 118–131. https://doi.org/10.1177

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Gamification

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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John David O’Brian III, Mississippi State University; Sara C. Vick, Mississippi State University; Nazanin tajik, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

Paper ID #36683Is playing games all you need? A survey of student experiences withvirtual learning environments in undergraduate courses.Mr. John David O’Brian III, Mississippi State University J.D. O’Brian is an Industrial Engineering master’s student at Mississippi State University. He obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2022. His graduate work is centered around management and process improvement systems in the engineering workforce.Ms. Sara C. Vick, Mississippi State University Sara Vick is an Industrial and Systems Engineering Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Daniel Godrick; Angela Bielefeldt; Rachel Sharpe

in their math abilities, which was likely due to a combination of the labs andother activities in the course.Table 1. Confidence in solving geometry-related math problems Fall 2022 Fall 2021 Fall 2020 Fall 2019^ n pre / n post 38 / 38 ^ 17 / 5 33 / 33 ^ 83 / 148 Pre survey average 3.14 2.59 3.04 2.83 Post survey average 3.51 4.00 3.43 3.50 t-test two-tailed p-value (paired when 0.065 0.033 0.021 <0.001 possible)^ paired pre and post only At the end of the semester, students complete

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Kayson Christensen; Jordan Hunt; Brayden Parady; Melanie Butts; Abdennour Seibi; Mohammad Shekaramiz; Mohammad Masoum

inspection technique for wind turbines using drones and developing apredictive maintenance model of damaged wind turbine blades based on reliability analysis. Thisproject involves electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering undergraduate students workingon several aspects of the project. The electrical and computer engineering teams have beendesigning path-panning algorithms for a quadcopter drone to inspect wind turbines. This dronewill fly autonomously, identify the turbine blades, and record any damage identified on the bladesurface. Initial work has been accomplished on these aspects of the drone as described by BrandenPinney et al. (2022). To assist in the path-planning of the drone, our group consisting of 3 students from

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2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Iris Bahar; Ashley Oelrich; Bridget Griswold; Eva Goetz

participants._______________Dr. R. Iris Bahar may be contacted at ribahar@mines.edu or iris_bahar@brown.edu.Ashley Oelrich and Bridget Griswold were students enrolled in this course in Fall 2021. They continued to be involved in thedesign of the Think Bot robot during Spring 2022 and made significant contributions to the writing of this paper.INTRODUCTIONThe Robots Are Coming! The Robots Are Coming! was originally conceptualized by Dr. IrisBahar, Brown University Professor Emerita in Engineering and Computer Science, and EvaGoetz, visual artist based in Portland, Maine [1]. For the prior year, the artist had been workingwith a technology team to build an installation of five different robots, which she called Think ABot It. These robots were based on