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Conference Session
AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Juhyun Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Plomin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Heather Ruth Arnett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Luisa-Maria Rosu, I-STEM, (Illinois Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education Initiative; Joshua Rovey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace Division (AERO)
Paper ID #38044Experience with the Development and Implementation of Online andHands-on Rocketry Education and OutreachMr. John Juhyun Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign John Kim is currently pursuing a master’s degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work focuses on the impact of hands-on kits and MOOCs towards enhancing science literacy.Timothy Plomin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Tim Plomin is currently pursuing a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illi- nois at Urbana-Champaign. His work focuses on the impact of hands-on
Conference Session
AERO 5: Student Success
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Benjamin Casillas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace Division (AERO)
importance in the aerospace industry.With these points in mind, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M Universityis but one of many in the United States that do not adequately reflect the diversity of itspopulation as a whole. Women are heavily underrepresented as undergraduate students in thismajor, comprising just 8.3% of Bachelor’s degrees awarded during the 2020-2021 academic year[4]. Ethnic minorities were similarly underrepresented during this academic year, with whitesaccounting for 67.5% of awarded Bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering [4]. Enrollmentfigures reported by the university in fall of 2022 reflect slightly higher representation, withwomen comprising 14.1% of students in the aerospace engineering department