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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiffany Simon, Columbia University

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Minorities in Engineering

all of these experiences because that opened me up to look outside of the laboratory and outside of the engineering department because there [were] no blacks in the engineering departments besides me at that time. And so I went to other Page 15.1252.11 departments in pre-med and so forth and [graduate school] has a really great program for black grad students, a union where they meet once a month over dinner. So, I really got involved in that and that really was motivation. So, you got the chance to speak and support each other….It really made the world of difference and just to see them and to share

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Terry Teays, Johns Hopkins University; Mary Bowden, University of Maryland at College Park; Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University

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Minorities in Engineering

Director of the Balloon Payload Program at UMCP, which was initiated 6 years ago and has been sponsored by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium since then.Richard Henry, Johns Hopkins University Richard Conn Henry is a Professor in the Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, where he is also Director, Maryland Space Grant Consortium, and member, Principal Professional Staff,The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Henry is also President of The Henry Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) incorporated in Maryland, devoted to the advance of education and career development for the American people. Dick is also President

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Sciences, ElectricCircuits etc. Besides, all engineering students are required to take an introductory engineeringcourse called “Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design” in the sophomore year. Alaboratory component was introduced to this course in the academic year 2002-03 to createexcitement about the engineering subjects among the students as well as expose them to modernmanufacturing and testing equipment. The laboratory projects are based on an array of hardwareand software such as Lego-Nxt programmable robots, PC Turn 55 CNC machine, FLOTEK windtunnel, Dimension 3D printer, NextEngine 3D scanner, SolidWorks CAD and RapidWorksreverse engineering software. As is evident from the list of the equipment, an attempt was madeto expose students

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

http://www.aspp.org/ASQ American Society for Quality http://www.asq.org/ASTC Association of Science Technology Centers http://www.astc.orgAVMA American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/AWAA American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory http://www.nist.gov/bfrl/ESA Ecological Society of America http://www.esa.org/FASEB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology http://www.faseb.org/FMB Federation of Master Builders

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida; Cameron Ford, University of Central Florida; Kim Small, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

Florida Michael Georgiopoulos is a Professor in the UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Georgiopoulos' research interests lie in the areas of machine learning, neural networks, pattern recognition and applications in signal/image processing, communications, medical field, manufacturing, transportation engineering, amongst others. Dr. Georgiopoulos is a Director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at UCF .Cynthia Young, University

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee Baker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

recognized for their encouragement, review and editingsuggestions: Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention staff members; Charity Bontadelli,Raymond Olivas, Sadie Thornton; Patricia Russell Consultants Inc., Shirley Kendall,Brookhaven National Laboratories, Robert James, State University of New York, Dr. ChanceGlenn, Office of Graduate Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology. Page 15.581.12

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New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

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Minorities in Engineering

wind energy, make essential measurements & educate the community about the technology, leading up to the actual wind turbine implementation.On March 17th 2008, BRIDGE’s outreach team arranged a field trip for 35 high school studentsfrom North High to visit various laboratories in the STEM areas at the University of Minnesota.This was an eye-opening experience for many of the students involved.Based on results of a questionnaire that was completed after their tour; 68% of the studentsshowed positive interest in thinking about a career in STEM, 86% of the students showedpositive interest in returning

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University; Anita Persaud, Pennsylvania State University; Drey Kharem, Pennsylvania State University; William Rothwell, Pennsylvania State University; Edgar Yoder, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

educational resources, from tutoring to special workshopsand media. It determines whether students have access to computer and other electronicresources. In a broader sense, income dictates where families live and the local tax basethat funds public schools. Schools located in communities that include wealthier taxpayers have a wide range of educational resources, such as qualified teachers, currenttextbooks and laboratories, and a wide range of subjects available for study 36. Schoolsthat receive less tax support from poorer residents will often be under-resourced. Asbudgets are cut, math and science are often the first to be diluted or eliminated,preventing those students from entering fields that require strong math and science skillssuch as

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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

havetraditionally been performed in a laboratory or the field are being augmented or replaced bycomputational modeling and simulationEven though CSE makes use of the techniques of applied mathematics and computer science forthe development of numerical algorithms and computing tools to the study of scientific andengineering problems, as well as other physical, biological and non-scientific areas, it is by nomeans a subfield or extension of applied mathematics or computer science, nor is it a disciplinewhere a scientist or engineer or domain specialist simply uses a canned code to simulate data andvisualize results. "CSE is a legitimate and important academic enterprise," as noted in acomprehensive, report 5 published by the SIAM Workgroup on CSE on

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

primarily full-scale, field oriented, experimentation. He has served as Chief Scientist on over 35 Oceanographic Research Vessel cruises and as Director of the University’s Joint Research Institute with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Currently, he directs the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories and is Faculty Director of the M-STEM Academy. Page 15.191.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Are We Really “Crossing the Boundary”? Assessing a Novel Integrated Math/Science CourseIn recognition of the critical need for an increased and diverse

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Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Castilleja, The Boeing Company; Rachel Jackson, Rice University; Natalia Salies, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Minorities in Engineering

school students by providing a design project to work on for 5-7 weeksduring or after school, each academic semester. The students build and learn about physics andengineering principles with their college mentors. The design project provides a naturalmechanism to spur a mentoring relationship. After the mentorship sessions, mentees demonstratehow their designs fulfill the design requirements via a competition held during DREAM Day.DREAM Day takes place at the end of the program and includes lectures and panel discussionson financial aid policies, tours of engineering laboratories, and information on STEM careers.Many of the students do not realize the opportunities that engineering and college present tothem, but when the Rice mentors inform