AC 2009-1722: ENGINEERING ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE INSPIRESCURRICULUMNichole Au, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Nichole Au graduated Cum Laude in 2008 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She plans to finish her MS degree in Chemical Engineering also from UMBC in May 2009, after which she will pursue a career in industry.Julia Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Julia Ross is Professor and Chair of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her technical research interests are in the area of cellular engineering. In particular, her work focuses on bacterial
AC 2012-3734: FAMILY ENGINEERING: EXPLORING ENGINEERINGWITH ELEMENTARY-AGE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTSMr. David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc. David Heil, President of David Heil & Associates, Inc., is well-known as an innovative educator, author, and host of the Emmy Award-winning PBS science series, Newton’s Apple. Active in promoting public understanding of science for more than 30 years, he is a frequent conference and workshop presenter on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Heil was the Lead Editor of the popular book Family Science and the Founding President of the Foundation for Family Science and Engineering, one of the three partner organizations responsible
AC 2010-1608: POSTER: ENGAGING K-12 STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGDESIGN OF COOLING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONICSCourtney Bonuccelli, Washington State University Courtney Bonuccelli is currently a doctoral student at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University. While earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees she also spent six years in the defense and aerospace thermal management industry as a research engineer. In addition to industry and research, Courtney is a second year NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education for the Culturally
AC 2011-2247: INCREASING STEM ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENTSWITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES VIA INTERACTIVE CURRICULUMEthan E Danahy, Tufts University Ethan Danahy received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science in 2000 and 2002, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007, all at Tufts University, Medford, MA. Within the School of Engineering at Tufts University, he is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Depart- ment of Computer Science. Additionally, he acts as the Engineering Research Program Director at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), where he manages educational technology de- velopment projects while researching innovative and interactive techniques
AC 2012-4830: CHALLENGES OF INTRODUCING ENGINEERING INAFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGSDr. Paul A. Klenk Ph.D., Duke University Paul A. Klenk received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and materials science at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering in 2006. Since graduating, Paul has been the Co-director of Engineering K-Ph.D., the Pratt School of Engineering’s K-12 outreach program. In this position, he is an editor for the TeachEngineering Digital Library, develops afterschool engineering curriculum through the TechXcite program, and previously managed Duke’s engineering GK-12 program.Dr. Gary A. Ybarra, Duke University Gary A. Ybarra, Ph.D. is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke University
AC 2012-4258: ACCELERATING K-12 INTEREST IN COMPUTER SCI-ENCE USING MOBILE APPLICATION-BASED CURRICULUMSMr. Korey L. Sewell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Korey Sewell received his B.S. in computer science from the University of California in 2004, and his M.S. in computer science and engineering in 2007 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He currently is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has research interests in high-performance microprocessor design, on-chip interconnects, and simulation modeling. His teaching interests include languages and tools for introductory programming, as well as computer science curricu- lum design for pre-college and college engineering
AC 2012-4588: USING A CAMPUS-WIDE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICETO SUPPORT K-12 ENGINEERING OUTREACHMrs. Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University Tracey Collins is the Project Coordinator for the MISO Project. Responsibilities include implementing activities of the project, coordinating efforts among K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics (STEM) outreach programs, and working closely with university enrollment management and data management professionals at the Friday Institute. She works closely with large and small STEM outreach groups like the Science House, the Kenan Fellows Program, and the Engineering Place, as well as small, individual-PI groups offering K-12 outreach to teachers and
AC 2012-5480: USING ROBOTICS TO PROMOTE LEARNING IN ELE-MENTARY GRADESMr. Akim Faisal, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Akim Faisal is currently pursuing a master’s of science in mechanical engineering.Dr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Vikram Kapila is a professor of mechanical engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF-funded Web-enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF-funded Research Experi- ence for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, Ohio. His research interests are in cooper- ative control, distributed spacecraft
AC 2011-1186: THE VIRGINIA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT–A SUM-MATIVE ASSESSMENTJacob D. Joseph, The College of William and Mary Jacob Joseph has over ten years of experience in the engineering industry, and has taught secondary chemistry and physics. Mr. Joseph is the Virginia area coordinator for the STEM Education Alliance. In addition, he is currently the lead evaluator on a Department of Defense grant and is lead on the evaluation team designing the new survey instrument, the STEM Attitudes and Awareness Scale.Jessica Taylor, STEM Education Alliance, College of William and Mary JESSICA TAYLOR- Jessica Taylor is a Program Coordinator for the STEM Education Alliance. She serves as a professional development coordinator
AC 2011-1489: EARLY ENGINEERING INTERESTS AND ATTITUDES:CAN WE IDENTIFY THEM?Karen A High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main technical research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Mak- ing. Her engineering education activities include enhancing mathematics, communication skills, critical thinking and creativity in engineering students and teaching science and engineering to education
AC 2011-2263: FACTORS INFLUENCING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’TO PURSUE AN ENGINEERING BACCALAUREATEDavid R. Shields, Ph.D., P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas David R. Shields, Ph.D., P.E. Dr. Shields is an Associate Professor and Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Program in the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has received two outstanding faculty awards and one service award at UNLV. He has over 25 years of industry and government experience in construction, engineering, and research and eight years of academic experience. He is the Secretary of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Practice Division, Professional Engineers in
AC 2010-2171: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERSKenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University Kenneth Hunter is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Program at Tennessee Technological University, where he received his BSME and MSME. He is active in engineering education outreach and has over thirty-five years of engineering experience, including positions in academia, industry, the United States Army, and his own consulting business. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee.Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She
typically involves two to three weeks of events and programs where K-12 students 3 interact primarily with faculty members along with graduate students and transportation 4 professionals. It is funded by the FHWA, and the importance of this program is apparent in the 5 funding levels that have been on an increasing trend even since the 2007-08 financial crisis, as 6 shown in Figure 1. 7 NSTI Funding Levels (2007-2013) $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2007 to 2013 NSTI Funding Levels Linear (2007 to 2013
AC 2012-4849: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ENGINEERING DESIGN THINK-ING AND PERFORMANCEProf. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker, Ph.D., is a professor and the Department Head of Engineering and Technology Education. He is the Co-principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE). His areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development, and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Bangladesh
AC 2011-1069: STUDENT-CREATED WATER QUALITY SENSORSLiesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Liesl Hotaling is a senior engineer at the College of Marine Science, University of South Florida. She holds a B.S. in Marine Science, and Masters degrees in Science Teaching and Maritime Systems. She is a partner in Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence - Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW) and specializes in real time data and hands-on STEM educational projects supporting environmental ob- serving networks.Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham, UK Dr. Stolkin is a Research Fellow at the Intelligent Robotics Lab, University of Birmingham, UK. He is an interdisciplinary engineer, with diverse
AC 2012-3556: HANDHELD DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS AS A MEANSTO SUPPORT ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of science education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood science methods courses. She
AC 2010-628: EXPLORING A VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT OFENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION LEARNING IN THECLASSROOMMarcelo Caplan, Columbia College Associate professor at the Science and Mathematics Department, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Mr. Caplan participates in the outreach programs and activities of the department through its Science Institute and coordinated several of those programs. Actually the main focus is his work to develop programs to bring science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) to the community through their after school activities, to promote urban youth to be scientific literate and to motivate them to pursue future
AC 2009-723: K-12 SCHOOL COUNSELORS: A PILOT STUDY OF SUPPORTNEEDS FOR ADVISING STUDENTS ABOUT ENGINEERINGMacon Beck, Purdue UniversityHeidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue UniverstiyTeri Reed-Rhoads, Purdue University Teri Reed-Rhoads is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Page 14.824.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 K-12 School Counselors: A Pilot Study of Support Needs for Advising Students about EngineeringAbstractSchool counselors provide an opportunity to encourage students with diverse backgrounds toenter engineering. The disparity
AC 2009-2238: RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND INTERCONNECTEDOUTREACH FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPSGisele Ragusa, University of Southern CaliforniaJoseph Cocozza, University of Southern California Page 14.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 1 Research, Collaboration and Interconnected Outreach for Underrepresented Groups: Success from RET and REU Collaborations Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D. Joseph Cocozza, Ph.D. and Diana Sabogal University of Southern California Abstract
AC 2007-1089: INTEGRATED ENGINEERING MATH-BASED SUMMER BRIDGEPROGRAM FOR STUDENT RETENTIONCelina Bochis, University of Alabama Celina Bochis is a graduate student at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa working on her PhD degree in Environmental Engineering with minors in Water Resources and Statistics. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography (minor in Hydrology) from the "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 2001. She is currently working as student program coordinator for Engineering Math Advancement Program combining administrative and teaching duties. Her research interests include the magnitude of impervious surfaces in urban watersheds, the
AC 2008-634: INVOLVEMENT OF STEM PROFESSIONALS IN THECLASSROOM ENHANCES EFFECTIVENESS OF SAE INTERNATIONAL’S AWORLD IN MOTION CURRICULUMMatthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International As Manager of K-12 Education Programs for SAE International, Mr. Miller (Matt) leads a team of educators in the development and distribution of SAE’s award winning A World In Motion® (AWIM®) program which joins together teachers, students, and volunteer engineers/scientists in an exploration of physical science. Before his employment at SAE, Matt developed a passion for educating the country’s youth in the STEM fields. As a middle school teacher in Pittsburgh, PA he taught math, science and
AC 2011-1808: THINKING IN TERMS OF SYSTEMS THROUGH ENGI-NEERING DESIGNMatthew D. Lammi, Utah State University Matthew did his post-doctoral research with the National Center for Engineering and Technology Educa- tion at Utah State University. He will be starting an assistant professor position in the STEM Education Department at NC State in the fall. Page 22.1520.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Thinking in Terms of Systems through Engineering Design Abstract The essence of engineering is design. Design may
AC 2011-2398: USING DIGITAL IMAGES TO TEACH ABSTRACT MATHAND INSPIRE STUDENTS TOWARDSCAREERS IN COMPUTER SCI-ENCE AND ENGINEERINGVictor Mejia, California State University, Los AngelesJessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los AngelesJianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesHuiping Guo, California State University, Los AngelesIsrael Hernandez, California State University Los Angeles Mathematics teacher For STEM at Roosevelt High School. MESA advisor.Eun-Young KangMr. Phanit PollavithAdriana Trejo, Roosevelt High SchoolNancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles Nancy Warter-Perez is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles and the
AC 2012-2994: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN VEX ROBOTICSCOMPETITION ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTER-EST IN PURSUING STEM STUDIES AND STEM-RELATED CAREERSProf. Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology Cher Hendricks is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Institute of Technology. The focus of her work is on K-12 STEM programs. Prior to her work at Georgia Tech, she was an Associate Professor of educational research at the University of West Georgia (1998-2010) and a special education teacher. In addition to her STEM research, Hendricks is author of the textbook Improving Schools through Action Research: A Reflective Practice Approach. The third edition was released in February.Dr. Meltem Alemdar
AC 2012-3808: SELF-REGULATED LEARNING STRATEGIES OF GRADES9-12 STUDENTS IN DESIGN PROJECT: VIEWED FROM PERFORMANCEAND GENDER PERSPECTIVESDr. Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Lawanto holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in human resource education. His research interests include areas in cognition, learning, instructions, engineering design, and e-learning. Currently, he is working on two research projects that investigate students’ cognitive and metacognitive activities while learning engineering. Both projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).Dr. Wade H
AC 2011-2432: LIVING IN A MATERIALS WORLD: MATERIALS SCI-ENCE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 ED-UCATORSLouis S. Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is conducted within the context of STEM education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has published research ranging from teacher professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological and Physics Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The
AC 2011-1871: ENRICHING K-12 MATH EDUCATION USING LEGOSIrina Igel, NYU Poly IRINA IGEL received the B.S degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from NYU-Poly, Brooklyn, NY, in 2009. Upon graduating she received an Adjunct Instructor position at the Department of Mathematics at NYU-Poly, teaching undergraduate math courses to incoming freshmen. She is currently serving as a teaching Fellow at the Bedford Academy HS under NYU-Poly’s GK-12 program funded by NSF and CBRI consortium of donors. She is perusing the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Control and Dynamical Systems. Her research interests include cooperative control of multi-agent systems, flocking and shoaling behavior
AC 2011-2428: EXCHANGE - EXPERIENTIAL EARTHQUAKE ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGHTHE CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICSAND SCIENCELelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a Lecturer (LPSOE) in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Van Den Einde’s research has evolved from large-scale ex- perimentation in earthquake engineering with primary focus on reinforced concrete bridges, to research in engineering education focusing on introducing cyberinfrastructure and technology into engineering curriculum.Samuel Lee, UC San Diego Structural Engineering
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