Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

apply feminist theories to engineering education.Ms. Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan Elizabeth is a graduate student at the University of Michigan studying Engineering Education Research under doctoral advisor Aaron Johnson. Her research focuses on weaving macro ethics into existing aerospace engineering curricula and institutional support methods for working class engineering students. Elizabeth earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2019 with foci in Biomed- ical Engineering and Applied Mathematics.Dr. Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan Aaron W. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department and a Core Fac- ulty member of the Engineering

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

the program made me more confident I 8.50 10 2.18 can work on a multi-disciplinary team. I learned about identifying, formulating, and solving 8.17 10 2.30 engineering problems. I learned about engineering ethics. 7.42 10 3.20 I learned about engineering's impact on the economy, 7.33 10 3.52 ecology, and society(ies). The material discussed was relevant to the present day. 9.0 10 1.87 The activity made me more interested in completing a 8.58 10 2.78 science, tech, math and/or engineering major or minor. The activity made me more interested in majoring or

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

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

the world. Developments overthe past decade have focused on sustainable long-distance aviation technologies, urban airmobility, low-cost access to space, and the commercialization of human spaceflight, to name buta few. These and other projects continue to demand talented engineers to support their researchand development. The NSF REDO-E grant supporting this study identifies several ways in whichdiversity in engineering consistently yields improvements across many facets of the discipline.Groups with higher diversity consistently demonstrate improved overall performance [1] as wellas improved understanding of relevant subject matter [2]. Such groups are also more adept atmaking ethical decisions [3], which is of especially critical

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Bristol, Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy, Portland State University

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

. Nobel economist Herb Simon characterized engineering as problem solving, asattempting to move from a current state of affairs to a more desirable future state of affairs. The 9expression ‘more desirable’ is the value component. The issue isn’t about engineering ethics. It’sabout the value of engineering practice. In discussing this issue with an engineering professorcolleague we agreed that engineering was concerned with problem solving. We also agreed thatthe practicing engineer doesn’t really know what the problem is. My colleague told me that heteaches his students that they are ‘opportunity actualizes