Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Laura Ann Gelles, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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environmental engineering from the University of North Dakota. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and the M.S. and Ph.D. in EE from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of diversity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She is Co-Director of

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tiffany A Mathews, Penn State University; Kirstin Purdy Drew, Pennsylvania State University; Kristin Ann Dreyer, Center for Nanoscale Science (an NSF funded MRSEC)

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. The objective of the informationalinterview was for students to virtually meet with someone from industry, government, academia(graduate student or faculty member), or an alternative STEM career path that was of interest tothe student. Interviews conducted engaged Penn State graduate students, faculty, panelists, andconnections from their home institutions’ alumni networks. In the final week of the program,students shared their experience with the larger group. Participants reported positive interactionswith their interviewee, with many of the interviewees offering to review a resumé, connect themwith someone in their company or network or alert them to the potential of a career or internshipopportunity.Scientific and Research Skills

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bartlett Michael Sheinberg, Houston Community Collelge; Amanda Smith Hackler, STEM Evaluations and Educational Consulting Services, LLC

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materials engineering 3. Provide an advising structure to assist REEMS students with the identification of their academic majors and selection of their transfer universities, and 4. Leverage partnerships with university research faculty, professional societies, and businesses to ensure that the impacts of the REEMS program will generate student enthusiasm over the entire course of their academic studies and into their professional careers. REEMS students represent a diverse cohort of students who originate from a variety of racialand ethnic origins, educational and career backgrounds, interests, and those students withexisting degrees looking for more fulfilling jobs. The success and impacts of the program