AC 2012-4143: AN UNUSUAL PARTNERSHIP: TRANSPORTATION EN-GINEERING OUTREACH AND SPANISH TRANSLATION PROGRAMDr. Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University Rema Nilakanta is the Program Coordinator of the K-12 outreach e-zines Go! and Vamos! at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Iowa State University and a master’s in German from Rice University, Houston, Texas. Nilakanta’s research interest lies in the study of technology in teaching and learning, especially in the area of designing online learning systems. She has worked extensively with faculty and teachers in STEM and non-STEM fields, students, and tech developers to research and
AC 2011-1812: SECOND YEAR OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLE-MENTATION OF AN INTRODUCTION TO STEM COURSE FOR DUAL-ENROLLMENT PROGRAMSHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Horacio Vasquez is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), in Edinburg, Texas. His current research interests are in the areas of control systems, mechatronics, measurements and instrumentation, renewable energy, and engineering education.Dr. Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Robert A. Freeman has been on the faculty of The University of Texas System for over 25 years and is currently
AC 2012-2937: ENGAGING UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY COL-LEGE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING: A MODEL OF COLLABORATIONBETWEEN TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONSDr. Amelito G. Enriquez, Caada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Caada College. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority, and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science, and engineering.Prof. Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. degree in civil/structural engineering from SUNY, Buffalo, in 1994. He is currently a
AC 2009-570: SUMMER BRIDGE: A STEP INTO THE ENGINEERING GAPRichard Harris, Northeastern University Director of NUPRIME (Northeastern University Programs In Multicultural Engineering); BS Industrial Engineering, MS Applied Educational Psychology, Doctor of Education Candidate STEM Education Specialization; 15 years of combined process engineering and program management experience in hybrid microelectronic subassemblies and organic photoconductor manufacturing; Co-PI: New England Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NELSAMP) at Northeastern, Co-Executive Director: ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Northeastern, Advisor: Society of Hispanic Professional
AC 2012-4036: EXPANDING THE ENGINEERING PATHWAY FOR UN-DERREPRESENTED MINORITIESMs. Aileen M. Walter, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, NACME, Inc. Aileen Walter began her second stint at NACME as Vice President, Scholarships and University Relations. In this capacity, she is responsible for the management and direction of all NACME scholarship programs and scholarship management services. In 2003, she implemented the NACME Scholars’ Program, an initiative that includes a partnership with more than 40 colleges and universities. She also administers the Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. and Indigenous Graduate Partnerships. Both programs are focused on increasing the number of underrepresented
AC 2012-4782: MENTORING OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SCHOL-ARS IN THE REINVIGORATING ENGINEERING AND CHANGING HIS-TORY (REACH) PROGRAM AND AGEP PROGRAM: DEVELOPMENTOF INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULESMiss Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jiabin Zhu is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She obtained a B.S. in physics from East China Normal University, a M.S. in optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and a second M.S. in biomedical engineering from Purdue University. Her primary research inter- ests relate to comparative study methods and frameworks in engineering education, global engineering, professional development, and mentoring of engineering graduate
AC 2010-1569: THE IMPACT OF ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGHCOOPERATION ON SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUDENTSLynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. She has been a Graduate Fellow in the RAMP-UP program since the fall of 2005. She received her B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from MIT and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering from Manhattan College.Stevie Clark, North Carolina State University Stevie Clark is a senior in Nuclear Engineering. He has been an Undergraduate Fellow in the RAMP-UP program since the spring of 2008.Elizabeth Parry, North
AC 2011-1325: THE ENGINEERING ”PIPELINE” METAPHOR AND THECAREERS OF FEMALE DEANS OF ENGINEERINGPeggy Layne, Virginia Tech Peggy Layne, P.E., joined Virginia Tech in 2003 as director of the AdvanceVT program, a National Science Foundation sponsored program to increase the number and success of women faculty in science and engineering. Prior to accepting her current position, Ms. Layne worked as a diversity consultant for the American Association of Engineering Societies and as director of the program on diversity in the engineering workforce at the National Academy of Engineering. She also spent a year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the office of Senator Bob Graham, where she was responsible
AC 2011-1548: METRICS OF MARGINALITY: HOW STUDIES OF MI-NORITY SELF-EFFICACY HIDE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIESAmy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng.) Amy E. Slaton is an associate professor of history at Drexel University and a visiting associate professor at Haverford College. She received her PhD in the History and Sociology of Science from the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania and has written on the history of standards and instrumentation in materials science, engineering and the building trades. Her most recent book , Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineer- ing: The History of an Occupational Color Line (Harvard University Press, 2010), traces American ideas about race and technical aptitude since 1940. Current
AC 2011-1679: USING ROBOTICS FOR TEACHING CRITICAL THINK-ING, PROBLEMS SOLVING AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING FORFRESHMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTSGordon W Skelton, Jackson State University Vita GORDON W. SKELTON Associate Professor Department of Computer Engineering Jackson State University JSU Box 17098 Jackson, MS 39217-0198 Office: 601.979.5016 Fax: 601.979.5005 gor- don.skelton@jsums.edu Professional Preparation Institution Major Degree & Year McMurry College Political Science B.A., 1974 University of Southern Mississippi Political Science M.A., 1975 University of Southern Mississippi Po- litical Science/Economics ABD, 1978 University of Southern Mississippi Computer Science M.S., 1987 University of South
2016. This is after a 9.9% tuition increase in 2012-2013. Withcuts to financing programs and other federal grants, the burden of paying for college may detereconomically disadvantaged URMs from going to college or graduating from college. The effects of the budget cuts and tuition increases can be seen in the decrease in enrollmentat HBCUs. Of the eleven HBCUs in NC, only three saw enrollment percentage increases in full-time students, while seven saw double digit decreases from 2010-2013. Smaller colleges anduniversities such as HBCUs and UNCP, which are URM dominated, have smaller endowmentsand depend heavily on tuition dollars and government funding to continue operations.C. Lack of Preparation in K-12 Participating in advanced math
AC 2011-1399: SOLVING THE ENGINEERING PIPELINE CHALLENGERobert W. Whalin, Jackson State University - Dr. Whalin Associate Dean, Professor of Civil Engineering, and Director, Center of Excellence for Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS
AC 2010-2005: INCREASING STUDENT ACCESS, RETENTION, ANDGRADUATION THROUGH AN INTEGRATED STEM PATHWAYS SUPPORTINITIATIVE FOR THE RIO SOUTH TEXAS REGION – YEAR ONE ACTIVITIESAND RESULTSRobert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan AmericanArturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanStephen Crown, University of Texas, Pan AmericanCristina Villalobos, University of Texas, Pan AmericanRobert Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan AmericanOlga Ramirez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.721.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Increasing Student Access
AC 2012-4333: RETAINING MINORITY STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING:UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASADr. Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University Singli Garcia-Otero received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She has three years industrial experiences as an engineer and has been teaching at different universities for more than 20 years. Currently, she is a professor in the Computer Engineering program at the Virginia State University.Dr. Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University Ehsan O. Sheybani has a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in E.E. from USF, FSU, and UF. Currently, Sheybani is Associate Professor at VSU. Research interests include
AC 2010-1303: ADAPTING A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO THEENVIRONMENT OF AN AFRICAN NATIONWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre WILLIE K. OFOSU is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Ofosu has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and an educator. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England.Francois Sekyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology FRANCOIS SEKYERE received BSc in electrical engineering in 1995 from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing MSc in telecommunication with a thesis topic on power line
AC 2010-1516: BROADENING THE APPEAL BY CHANGING THE CONTEXT OFENGINEERING EDUCATIONLaura Bottomley, North Carolina State UniversityJerome Lavelle, North Carolina State UniversityLouis Martin-Vega, Saigal Page 15.246.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Broadening the Appeal by Changing the Context of Engineering EducationThe diversity of the engineering student body as well as engineering professional populations hasnot changed significantly over the past twenty-five years. Although many efforts have been putin place, and have been shown to have a positive effect, the percentages of females and under-represented
AC 2012-5578: A BRIDGE TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM STRATEGYFOR INCREASING LATINOS IN THE EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERINGPROFESSORIATEDr. Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, CharlotteProf. Luis E. Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, MayagezProf. Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, Virginia TechDr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, CharlotteDr. Joseph Wartman, University of WashingtonProf. Domniki Asimaki, Georgia Institute of Technology Domniki Asimaki is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at GATech. She has a B.S. in civil engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. Prior
AC 2010-259: YES: A NSF S-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM EXPERIENCE ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDALisa Massi, University of Central Florida Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for the UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science. She serves as the primary educational analyst for the College and is a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program." Dr. Massi's research interests include program evaluation, predictors of success in persistence to graduation and academic performance, entrepreneurial programs, and use of technology to improve operational efficiencies.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central
AC 2011-266: INVESTIGATING INFLUENCES OF THE MESA PROGRAMUPON UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTSChristine E. Hailey, Utah State University Christine E. Hailey is a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Engineering at Utah State University. She is the Principal Investigator on a recently funded NSF study to better understand the influence MESA activities have on the engineering self-efficacy, interest, and perception of underrepresented students.Chandra Y Austin, Auburn UniversityDr. Cameron Denson, Utah State UniversityDaniel L Householder, Utah State University Daniel L. Householder is a Research Professor at Utah State University and Co-PI of the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education
AC 2011-1502: ELICITING MEXICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ IM-AGES OF ENGINEERING: WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?Caridad del Carmen Cruz Lpez, Universidad de las Americas PueblaRocio C Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West LafayetteAurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. He teaches engineering design, food science, and education related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, creating effective learning environments, and
AC 2010-1981: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A BRIDGE BETWEEN ENGINEERING,DEVELOPING NATIONS AND INNER-CITY YOUTHPaul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE Paul Imbertson received the BS (83) MS (94) and PhD (97) in electrical engineering, all from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in power electronics for military avionics and is currently a Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota, where he has been voted Best Professor eight times. His current interests include the wide ranging topics of energy and deciphering the minds of electrical engineering students.Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy Anders Sonnenburg holds a Bachelors Degree
AC 2010-2070: TECHNICAL OUTREACH COMMUNITY HELP: ANENGINEERING OUTREACH-MENTORING PROGRAM FOR MINORITIES Lauren Thomas, Virginia TechMichael Smith, National Society of Black EngineersSarah Brown, Northeastern University Biographies:Lauren D. Thomas is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Techand holds office in the National Society of Black Engineers as the TORCHchairperson from 2008-2010. Her current research interests center aroundinterdisciplinarity, knowledge ownership and transfer in the field of opticalengineering.As the director of the NSBE World Headquarters Programs Team, Dr. MichaelSmith manages a budget in excess of $1.4 million for the strategic development,coordination, implementation, and evaluation of all
AC 2012-3539: OFFSETTING GENDER BIAS IN ENGINEERING: GEN-DER EQUITY INTERNET CONTROLLED FISH FARM CURRICULUMACTIVITYMr. Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a graduate research assistant and a Ph.D. student in the Engi- neering Education Department at Utah State University. He formerly held a position as professor of telecommunication engineering at Technological University of Honduras. He received his B.S. in elec- trical engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked training engineers and technicians in high-speed transmis- sion system for backbone networks.Mr. Raymond Edward
AC 2011-2303: HIGH POWER ROCKETRY PROGRAM: UNDERGRAD-UATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR AN HBCUShowkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University Dr. Showkat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Chowdhury has extensive background in teaching undergraduate and graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, and performing research in the fields of Nano-composites, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer and Combustion. Previously, he worked as a Pro- fessor at Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) and at University of Brighton, U.K. He also worked in the Research Division of Corning Inc. He earned his Ph.D
AC 2012-4474: A PRE-ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAM WITH EM-PHASIS ON INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, AND INSPIRATIONDr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a tenure-track lecturer at UC, San Diego, and focuses mostly on undergraduate education in mechanics and design courses. Her past research was in the seismic design of bridge sys- tems, but she is currently focused on assessing and improving engineering education pedagogy through technology. She has been the Faculty Advisor for UC, San Diego’s Society of Civil and Structural En- gineers (SCSE), a student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, for the past two years. Additionally, Van Den Einde is also the Faculty Advisor
AC 2011-2141: GOLDSHIRT TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM: FIRST-YEARRESULTS AND LESSONS LEARNED ON CREATING ENGINEERINGCAPACITY AND EXPANDING DIVERSITYTanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver
AC 2012-4199: BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW TRAINING IN ENGINEER-ING CLASSESJulie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp, Associate Professor of the practice of technical communication, has taught written and oral communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School for more than 20 years. She has published numerous articles and presented successful workshops on communication and learning styles. As a consultant, she has edited and written documents and conducted workshops for educators, industry, and professional organizations. In 2004, she earned the ASEE Southeastern Section’s Thomas C. Evans Award for ”The Most Outstanding Paper Pertaining to Engineering Education.” Sharp received her B.A. from
composition, previous achievements and retention ratesfor academic years 2004 through 2010 in the Grove School of Engineering for regular USAstudents. High Retained Student Ac. Women Black Hisp. Minor. URG SAT SAT School Transf. in 3rd yr. Type Year N (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Total Math GPA Creds. (%)Freshmen 2004 331 12.7 23.3 26.3 49.6 55.9 1030 554 84.3 42.6 2006 166 15.1 16.7 27.7 44.4 56.0 1082 589 85.3 52.4 2008 265
AC 2011-2296: EXPLORING COLLABORATIONS WITH NON-METROPOLITANCOMMUNITY COLLEGES TO GRADUATE MORE ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS WITH BACHELOR’S AND GRADU-ATE DEGREESMary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engi- neers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Computing, Informatics, and Systems Design Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She was named a
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