Conference Session

Linking Engineering and Liberal Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

infrastructure, articulated well by theAmerica 2050 plan (Regional Plan Association 2008), then our nation absolutely requires aneducated populace, across all disciplines, who understand the realities of how the components,systems, and meta-systems that underlie our daily lives actually work.BACKGROUNDThe word infrastructure has come into vogue with the American body politic; in the most recentState of the Union address, President Obama lamented “Our infrastructure used to be the best,but our lead has slipped... Countries in Europe and Russia invest more in their roads and railwaysthan we do. China is building faster trains and newer airports. Meanwhile, when our ownengineers graded our Nation's infrastructure, they gave us a D.” (Obama 2011) In his

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Engineering Management and Rose-Hulman Faculty Assessment Office of Institutional Research, Planning and AssessmentOnce an opportunity has been proposed or identified by CPS, faculty resources will be generated.In situations in which the area of expertise is not covered within the Rose-Hulman curriculum orfaculty capability, an alumnus or qualified professional representing the area is contracted. If theopportunity requires or involves on-site delivery of instruction, we move into the contractingphase. Working with OSP and the Institute’s attorney, a Statement of Work (SOW) is drafted tooutline the terms and conditions of the engagement. Typically, the SOW will contain thedetailed of responsibilities for each

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany L. Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lauren Alise Jones; Margaret-Avis Anyeley Akofio-Sowah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie Brodie, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science from Smith College in 2010 and her M.S. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech in 2011.Miss Stefanie Brodie, Georgia Institute of Technology Stefanie Brodie is a second year graduate student currently pursuing dual master’s degrees in transporta- tion engineering and urban planning with the intent to apply for the Ph.D. program in transportation engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in civil engineering. Her research interests focus on the interaction of transportation networks and land use through accessibility, especially regarding non-motorized and tran- sit modes of transportation, and the application of that

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

II, is a course entitled Structural Systems. This course isfor ARCH and CM students only. This is the course in which the focus shifts from elements tobuilding structural systems. Building on the skills learned in Structures I and Structures II,students develop the skills to analyze simple buildings composed of axial and bending members.They learn about structural stability, gravity and lateral loads, the development of framing plans,the behavior and comparison of structural building systems, framing schemes and buildingconfiguration related to vertical and lateral loads.Following the Structural Systems course, the ARCH and CM students take a Small ScaleStructures and then a Large Scale Structures course. While the Structural Systems course

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4767: SYNERGISTIC LEARNING AND INQUIRY THROUGHCHARACTERIZING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: ANINTERNSHIP-BASED BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABIL-ITY INNOVATIONSDr. Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Pearce has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED-accredited Professional, Pearce brings the latest in green building methods, technologies, and best practices to the classroom. Her specific

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, more than 90% ofthe students enjoyed it. We have also heard from our industrial review board and companyrecruiters that this plan is to their liking. Students from this program are receiving top internshipsand find themselves leading their internship teams. We also get letters from former studentsabout how far ahead of their peers they are in their first jobs.introductionOur Computer Science Industry Advisory Board regularly reminded us at our bi-annual meetingsthat university B.S. graduates are not prepared for the real world; they don't know how to workon teams, they don't know what it means to work on large systems, and they don't know how towrite professional code. They said it takes the companies one year to adequately train a new hirefor

Collection

2012 ERC

Authors

Harriet Kung

foundations for new energy technologies to support DOE’s missions in energy, environment, and national security• Plan, construct, and operate world-leading scientific user facilities for the Nation 12 BES Strategic Planning ActivitiesScience for DiscoveryComplexSystemsScience for National NeedsNational Scientific User Facilities, the 21st century tools of science 13 Discovery and Use-inspired Sciences Disruptive, Transformational Advances Require “Control”Control of materials properties and functionalities through electronic and atomic design

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

implementation of a series ofInnovation in Teaching seminars developed for the engineering and computer science faculty atBaylor University.At this point in the history of the School of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS), having justdeveloped a school strategic plan, it is extremely important to begin to formulate the philosophyneeded to maintain the teaching foundation for years to come. In Baylor University’s history andin our School’s short history, quality and innovation in teaching have been the distinctive thathas set us apart. As we continue to grow, however, we must be intentional about maintaining thedual tracks that will continue to set Baylor University apart – teaching and research – and to giveour new and current faculty tools to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

implementation of class projects and how to betterintegrate project-based learning and inquiry-based learning into a tight teaching schedule. Basedon the assessment results and student recommendation, a plan has been devised to adjust thecurrent teaching strategy and improve the effectiveness of online CPBL.IntroductionIn Fall 2010, California State University Los Angeles received a CCLI grant from NSF toexplore a good solution to incorporate collaborative project-based and inquiry-based learning inundergraduate computer networking curriculum. The project goals include: 1) Establish a cyber-infrastructure to enable remote learning which significantly improves the learning efficiency ofstudents on a commuter campus; 2) Foster students’ hands-on design

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama; Roger K. Seals, Louisiana State University; Stephanie M. Beard, Louisiana State University

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Educational Research and Methods

learning among diverse students: 1, 11 2) the stallingof innovation in STEM education:15 and 3) the wide-spread reliance on lecture and thereceive/memorize cognitive demand as the primary instructional strategy.12 Thusalternative faculty development models are needed.From a NSF Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) perspective, facultydevelopment has been a key component in the Transforming Undergraduate Education inSTEM (TUES) and Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Programssince the Solicitation has a component calling for projects devoted to developing facultyexpertise. Further, with many of the proposals focused on the curriculum development,faculty workshops play a major role in the dissemination plan. For a number of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Carl Becker P.E., Iowa State University; Joel K. Sikkema, Iowa State University; Nicole Lynn Oneyear, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

they were administered prior to, during, and after the event. An analysis of the 185 responsesthat were received reflects the event’s success: 94 percent indicated that the department shouldsupport the event in the future, and all respondents stated that the showcase was valuable for thepresenters. In addition, 75 percent of presenters reported that they had plans to present or hadalready presented their research at a professional conference. Although the inaugural competitionwas successful in catalyzing graduate student research dissemination, future efforts are needed totranslate participation in the departmental event to presentations at professional conferences andpublications through topical peer-reviewed outlets.IntroductionA catalyst is

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

. He has more than 300 research papers published and presented to international, national, and local organizations. Dr. Najafi is a member of many professional committees and several professional societies. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works. Page 25.311.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAT THE TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Page 25.311.2AbstractThe civil

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Govind Puttaiah P.E., West Virginia University; Timothy A. Drennen; Samuel C. Brunetti; Christopher M. Traylor

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Mechanical Engineering

successfully on a 2-cylinder Briggs & Strattongasoline engine. It was then modified to fit on a 6-cylinder TOYOTA gasoline enginemounted on a computer-linked test stand. The test stand is equipped with sensors andmeasurement systems that can be programmed to measure and record the parameters inthe performance analysis of an IC engine such as: rpm, torque, power, air-fuel ratio,temperatures, rate of fuel consumption, thermal efficiency, brake mean effective pressureetc. The test stand can be used to compare the performance of the engine with gasolineand hydrogen in any pre-selected proportions of the two fuels (0% to 100%). Both theseengines are operational and are planned to be used for student experiments in the M Edepartment at WVU Tech. The

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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International

offeredso that students receive a comprehensive and carefully planned education to ensure that its Page 25.375.2graduates are competitive in the global world they will be living. ES is a clear example of the  concern at UDLAP to offer cutting-edge academic programs and continuously seeksimprovement of teaching and student learning. As part of the education offered in UDLAP and inline with the agendas of the major engineering schools in the world, is that ES is concerned aboutimproving the quality of student learning in every one of its engineering programs. Improvementthat goes beyond just an update of the various programs but involves a thorough

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., U.S. Military Academy; David-Michael P. Roux, U.S. Army; Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

ABET accreditation since the Environmental Engineering ProgramCriterion (Criterion 9) states that students must have an ability to conduct laboratoryexperiments, critically analyze, and interpret data in more than one major environmentalengineering focus area, e.g., air, water, land, environmental health. Additionally, ABEToutcome “b” states that graduates will develop the skills necessary to plan, design, execute, andcritically interpret results from experiments. Students in the Environmental EngineeringProgram at the United States Military Academy have water-related laboratory experiences inlower-level courses, such as jar testing and biochemical oxygen demand experiments, similar tothose found in many undergraduate environmental engineering

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Western Region liaisons for the program. Boyd was also selected to be a part of the company’s prestigious LTP (Leadership Training Program). He has risen in the ranks of LTP, and just two cycles from graduation, planned and facilitated the two most recent offsite retreats, events involving 100 participants, requiring months of detailed planning and acute project management. An avid nature lover, Boyd’s hobbies include back country camping and hiking, as well as learning self-reliance in the wild. In his spare time, Boyd likes to cook, read, play the piano, and learn Urdu. Page 25.143.1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

models) should be used to guide development of the ASSESS database interface? 8. What instrument user feedback should be supported in the system?The consultants provided input to the project team in the form of recommendations resultingfrom their on-campus meeting and multiple follow-up communications that provided feedbackon work of the project team. They reviewed plans for ASSESS database development, reviewedprototype website configurations, and provided reviews of evaluation instruments suitable for theASSESS database.The project team allocates project work to three work groups, as shown in Table 1, addressingthe principal components of the ASSESS system. The engineering work group plans, designs,prototypes, and tests the database and

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Cruz, Great Minds in STEM; Lupe Munoz Alvarado, Great Minds in STEM

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

degrees in science, technology, engineering andmathematics. (de los Santos, Keller, Nettles, Payan, & Magallan, 2006) 22.Given population trends, the supply of the future workforce will come from a young, Latinopopulace. As indicated by President Obama (U.S. Department of Education, 2011) 23,“To…secure prosperity for all Americans, we must out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build therest of the world. The Latino community is integral to that plan to win the future.” (p. 7) Asprojections indicate that Latinos will account for 60 percent of the Nation’s population growthbetween 2005 and 2050, their success in education and in the labor market is of criticalimportance to maintaining a competitive American economy.In 2010, there were 17.1 million

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hooshangi, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

conduit to accelerated master’s programs where eligible students canpursue an advanced degree in Information Technology or Molecular Biotechnology.Through partnerships with community colleges within the metropolitan DC, the program alsoaims to create a pipeline for outstanding community college students to transfer to thecompletion program easily. Students are advised by both institutions and have a comprehensive Page 25.1288.2program plan that will keep them on the transfer track. This partnership increases the retentionrate and also graduation rate at local community colleges.Motivation for an Integrated ApproachTraditionally, academic

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

in Calculus 1, or higher, at the time of the award, andare within two years of completing their Student Educational Plans (SEP) and transferring.Achievement Level 3 is for students who are within a year of completing their lower-divisionstudy at Cañada. The Transfer scholarship is for students who have completed all courseworkincluded in their educational plan and are transferring at the time of the award. Table 2 shows thenumber of awards for each achievement level. Number of S-STEM Awards Level Amount Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4Achievement Level 1 $3,000 9 10 9 9Achievement Level 2

Conference Session

Instructional Design

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John H. Ristroph, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

environment, new hires who can maintain and improve profits without a long delay, individuals who can continue learning and adapt to changes, and technically competent persons who can progress into management.Employers sometimes focus on one of these needs more than another, depending upon theircurrent problems, but the foregoing issues seem to be recurrent themes. However, the relativeimportance of these and other needs is not documented on a systematic basis. How can this bedone?The ASEE includes industrial members and also can interface with other organizations to obtainthis information at a level suitable for academic planning. One alternative is to perform aperiodic survey. This would allow needs to be tracked over time with

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Robert Dickson, University of Strathclyde

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Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

population.Originally, the author began this approach on the basis that using the characteristics from theBelbin test would allow the formation of “good” groups and subsequently group dynamicscould be eliminated from the technical challenge of the class, and since this simulation wasconsistent and re-producible, it provided a common measurement tool. The unit of successfor any group across this class being the result from the project management simulation, Page 25.1148.4which operates as follows: All groups complete a project were the individual resource and task values have a defined monetary value and with good project planning a

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dong Ik Kim, Kunsun University; Myongsook Susan Oh, Hongik University

Tagged Topics

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

. Programs to create inclusive educational environments Program ContentsFaculty Regular meetings of engineering and non-engineering faculties to exploreWorkshops gender issues in diverse educational activities and to develop action plans.Research Research to develop inclusive pedagogies, strategies for implementationProjects and assessment methods of program outcomes.Inclusive Develop lecture plans to apply inclusive pedagogies in engineering classes.LecturesStudent Understanding of gender issues between male and female students toSeminar improve teamwork with different genders. Organized and run by students.Table 2. Programs for competency enhancement

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alec Bowman; Chris Hedden; Gonzalo Garcia; Ryan Lykins

2waypoint along a track, the system follows an imaginary target moving along a trajectorybetween waypoints. When this pseudo target passes within a particular threshold distance fromthe track end, it moves to the next segment. By following the pseudo target instead of trying toattain the trajectory itself, the overall flight path is smoothed.The inherent nonlinearity of the aircraft together with its limited desired operation range makesthe use of on-line control law computation an ideal solution. The AFS employs nonlinear modelpredictive control (NMPC) to perform its guidance, navigation, and control for trajectorytracking. The combination of the nonlinear UAV model, the nonlinear guidance laws in bothlateral and longitudinal plans, the NMPC, and

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ronny N. Galloway

On Demand Lecture Content for Online Courses Using Boogie Board Rip TM and Jing TM Screen and Audio Capture Ronny N Galloway PE Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractFeedback from students in the author’s online classes has demonstrated desire for betterexplanation of the text book material. One method of delivering on demand lecture contentto online students is described. The delivery, assessment, and technology used will bediscussed. Initial feedback from the students will be described, as well as, the author’sperspective on the tools versus other methods currently used for online course contentdelivery. Also, plans for use of this method in the traditional

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

International

documents, agreements,procedures and processes used by the four participating institutions for international faculty andstudent exchange. These factors provided a baseline from which EU-US Atlantis DETECTdesigned its programs, activities, curricula and credit transfer for its initiative. Thecomprehensive process-outcome evaluation assessed to what degree the project director andstaff: (a) maintained records on how their program is operating; (b) maintained records on theextent to which their program objectives are being met; (c) included specific performancemeasures in their evaluation plan; (d) made ongoing project information, findings, and productsavailable to ensure the dissemination of knowledge gained from this effort during the grantperiod

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2012 ERC

Authors

Farnam Jahanian

Justice and the Department of Homeland Security,” wrote the researchers, who were led by computer science professor Matt Blaze and plan to reveal their findings Wednesday in a paper at the Usenix Security Symposium in San Francisco.http://www.usenix.org/events/sec11/tech/full_papers/Clark.pdf2. A team of computer security researchers planned to report Wednesday that it had been able to gain wireless access to a combination heart defibrillator and pacemaker. They were able to reprogram it to shut down and to deliver jolts of electricity that could potentially have been fatal if the device had been in a person. In this case, the researchers were hacking into a device in a laboratory. The researchers said they had also been

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2012 EDI

Authors

Fernandez Ponds

.“ Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family in Hawaii 4 Navy Diversity Initiatives• Established a Diversity Directorate in August 2004 – Address hiring, organizational alignment, training and development, and communication.• Established U.S. Navy Strategic Diversity Working Group in 2007 – Collaborate and Communicate on How and What efforts Need to be executed during national diversity events.• Agency-Specific Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plans turned in to the Office of Personnel Management on March 16, 2012. Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family in Hawaii 5 National Society of Black Engineers: 3/28/12• We need to recruit top people• We need to tap into a widerange of

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2012 ERC

Authors

John P Holdren

Assessment.• New USGCRP Strategic Plan will guide efforts to understand, assess, predict, and respond to global change.• Science for sustainability is a priority (NSF, EPA, USDA, NOAA).“That’s why when I took office, I called for an all-hands-on-deck approachto science, math, technology, and engineering. Let’s train more teachers.Let’s get more kids studying these subjects. Let’s make sure these fields getthe respect they deserve.” - President Barack Obama February 7, 2012Educating Our Students in STEM• $3.0 billion for Federal STEM education programs in the 2013 Budget.• Prepare 100,000 new STEM teachers over a decade: $135 million ($80 million in

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2012 ERC

Authors

Reginald Brothers

now outnumber aircrew by 8:1\ Focus on developing technologies that enable the same or greater mission effectiveness with reduced manpower requirementsEmerging Technologies Symposium02/21/2012 Page-11 Challenges in Science of Autonomy • Human/autonomous system collaboration • Perception & intelligent decision-making • Scalable & robust collaboration • Intelligence enablers/architectures • Scalable planning and replanning • Learning • Social cognition and metacognition