build large-scale indoor navigation system, which has been transferred into a startup company - Ziiio. He has extensive software industry experi- ences on building large-scale mobile, cloud, embedded and IoT systems. He worked as the Director of Engineering at Cloudpoint Labs, where he led the research and development on the infrastructure of the high-precision 3D augmented reality technology for mobile platforms; He also worked in Amazon Web Services as a software engineer and participated in the development of the world’s first cloud-based mo- bile web browser for Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. Recently, he founded SoftCom Lab in Computer Science Department to organize students on research and startup projects
scholarly literature pertaining to women in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) in the Middle East, and particularly in the Gulf region.This mixed-method study draws on data collected in spring 2017. It includes anonymous onlinesurveys completed by TAMUQ’s female students. Additionally, it draws on a series of focusgroups with female students in order to examine the participants’ perspectives on their academicand social experiences in relation to the university’s institutional strengths and challenges insupporting female students for working in engineering-related careers.Literature ReviewThe topic of female participation, or lack thereof, in STEM fields has been researched mostly inWestern contexts. While there are recurring
boards of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, as well as is the Technology Editor for Community College Enterprise. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lowman’s 2D Model of Effective College Teaching: Justifying the Need for Faculty DiversityIntroductionAccording to the National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and EngineeringStatistics (NSF, NCSES, 2015), women represent 50.2% of the US Resident population, 12.9%of the engineering workforce, and 24.7% of the mathematics and computer science work force in2015. The percentage of employed females, ages 16-75, in science and engineering
camp for high school girls has included an internationalexperience on two occasions. University students act as counselors and mentors, allowing thecamp to impact young women at multiple educational stages. Testaments from past participantsand counselors depict the experience as inspirational and positively transforming perceptions ofSTEM. Participants have pursued STEM degrees, including graduate degrees, and workedprofessionally as engineers after attending the camp.This paper presents the best practices, challenges, and successes of the camp as it has adapted tonew generations of participants and advances in engineering and technology. Originally createdto increase the representation of women in engineering, the camp exposes participants to
(Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement Strand). He holds undergraduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Sociology from North Carolina State University (2006). He worked at NAVAIR for 9 years before returning to school, most working as the Gas Turbine Compressor/Pneumatics Team Lead. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Investigating the Effect of Freshman Minority Engineering Student Participation in a Minority Summer Bridge Program on Engineering Self-Efficacy and Early Academic Success at a Predominantly-White InstitutionBackgroundThe broad moniker STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is andcontinues to be, the
as a function oftraditional gender relations, that men-dominated industries/sectors are more innovative thanwomen-dominated ones, all rooted in a social perception of technology that is more oftenassociated to men than to women.”18In addition to teaching, research, and publishing, schools of science, technology, engineering,and math (STEM) are more frequently considering patenting, licensing, and commercializationactivities in faculty bids for tenure and promotion.2,6,19 This is particularly relevant to schools ofengineering where a large proportion of research is geared toward real world application. Federaland state agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) are promoting this shift inengineering and STEM through programming
engineering topics for 15 years. He recently joined the faculty in the Engineering & Technology Department at Southern Utah University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Model Workshop for Helping New Faculty Engage Students in the STEM ClassroomAbstractIn May 2016 a workshop entitled “Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom” was presented tofaculty at Southern Utah University. Although not exclusive to new faculty, the target audienceand predominant attendees, were new faculty from the science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) disciplines on campus. The three-day workshop focused on basic principles ofeffective learning and teaching
a Nationalidentified as being African American [2]. These numbers show Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellencethat the level of participation by minorities in cyber fields is in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), only ten (10) are notedstill relatively low. To make an impact, the enrollments of as a historically black college and university (HBCU).minorities in engineering, computer science (CS), and infor- Although HBCUs produce 25 percent of all bachelor’smation technology (IT) programs must increase considerably degrees in STEM fields earned by African Americans into ensure that the necessary graduates are ready to join the 2012, less than 4% have
, MS). He has authored/co-authored over a hundred technical papers and reports during his career in private industry, government and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave trans- formations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education.Ms. Qing Pang, Jackson State University Ms Qing Pang is Instructor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Jackson State University. She earned her MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000. She worked for several private companies before joining Jackson State University in 2007 as an
Education, 2017 The Invention Bootcamp, a 4-Weeks Summer Course for High School Students in a University SettingAbstract The Invention Bootcamp is a four-week interdisciplinary program where twenty-fivehigh school students underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering andMath) are invited to discover and experience the worlds of engineering, innovation, andentrepreneurship in a college setting. The course creates, deploys and tests in the field anew educational approach to inspire future inventors. In addition to teaching STEM skillsin a hands-on and collaborative manner, the course presents high school students withrole models in the form of undergraduate mentors, instructors, researchers, and guestspeakers
, or a belief that intelligence is mutable, and afeeling of belongingness are keys to persisting in and graduating from college. In prior research,improvements in retention and graduation rates have been found following minor interventions,particularly among some underrepresented populations of students. The current study exploredwhether similar interventions could be effective in increasing retention and graduation ratesamong underrepresented populations of engineering and technology majors. It was conducted inan engineering college in a large, comprehensive, Hispanic-Serving, public university with asizeable Asian population (40%), and 10-20% gap in the graduation rates of underrepresentedand non-underrepresented minorities. The engineering
demonstrates that we accomplish more and are willing to go further because we are part of a group.”References[1] Hay, Iain. Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography. Oxford University Press. 2005.[2] National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020, 1st ed. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2004. [E-book]. Available: National Academy of Sciences.[3] K. Jablokow, “Engineers as Problem-Solving Leaders: Embracing the Humanities,” IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 29-35, Winter 2007.[4] P. G. Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice. Edition 8. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2018.[5] S. L. Connaughton, F. L. Lawerence, and B. D. Reuben, “Leadership Development as
Paper ID #30109Developing Meaningful Studies of Student Success with Equity in Mind –Considering Context (Experience Report)Dr. Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is director of the Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.Dr. Wendy Chi, University of Colorado
structures in aclassroom setting.IntroductionThe advent of digital technology has given rise to a number of educational innovations, manyof which involve the use of computer graphics and digital simulation of environments,processes, and objectives. One of the most well-known of these innovations is virtual reality(VR), which involves the recreation of a process or setting in a strictly virtual environment,without physical props or interaction. This enables learners to explore an environment incomplete safety, and immerse themselves into settings that would otherwise be inaccessibleor too complex to recreate in physical form. This is especially important in the various fieldsof engineering, which would otherwise entail exposure to hazardous
Paper ID #25998Experience: An Examination of Learning Community Models on the Reten-tion, Progression, and Academic Performance of Engineering Students at aHistorically Black UniversityDr. Reginald Perry, Florida A&M University/Florida State University Dr. Reginald J. Perry is currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the joint Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering. He received the B.S. (Co-op, Highest Honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering all from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He served as chair of the Department of
that areunder-represented in a specific field of study or profession relative to their numbers in the generalpopulation. In this work, the fields of study used to define an under-represented minority include Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Under-represented minorities do not necessarily havesimilar characteristics such as culture (family, ethnic, social), motivations, perspectives etc. For example,a Hispanic student who grows up in the inner city, is on free or reduced lunch, and lives in a governmentsubsidized home often has little in common with a Hispanic student who is raised in a financially stablehousehold in the suburbs. Additionally, an under-represented minority with immigrant parents may beraised in a cultural
American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). His current research interests are engineering education, software engineering, and developing innovative entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A framework for developing innovation competenciesIntroduction:Innovation has become the universal savior. In today‘s competitive scenario, ‗making innovationwork‘ has become a strategic imperative. The ‗working of innovation‘ depends on processes,technology, and individuals. While ample work has been done on developing processes andtechnologies, little work has been done on developing individuals for ‗making innovation work‘.In 2002, an MIT Professor Clayton
: The engineering design initiative. Apart from developing the educational program in engineering design and innovation (Major IDI), the DILAB partners with forward thinking organizations to assess real life ill-defined issues. Past personal experiences involve work in industry and for consultancies such as Procorp Santiago, Cooper San Francisco and Continuum Milan. On the other hand Constanza is an entrepreneur in medical devices where she is continuously working in the detection of opportunities for innovation and development of new technologies. Her research work is focused mainly in the area of bio design, engineering-design education and design anthropology methods.Ing. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia
or has taught courses in engineering design, engineering projects, new product development, value chain management, and intellectual property management strategy. Joe is also a co- founder of Sun Buckets, Inc. (www.sunbuckets.com). Sun Buckets develops, builds, and commercializes thermal energy storage technologies and products primarily targeting energy scarcity in developing re- gions. His research focus is on technology management, product development, and policy – how information is used and managed within an innovation system. He is interested in challenges at the interface of product development, technology management, intellectual property management, public policy, and en- trepreneurship
Practice at Work. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1999.[9] D. Riley, "Rigor/Us: Building boundaries and disciplining diversity with standards of merit," Engineering Studies, vol. 9, pp. 249-265, 2017.[10] W. Faulkner, "Gender in and of Technology," in Science, Technology and Society International Symposium, Istanbul, Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Social Sciences Publications, 1999.[11] J. Trevelyan, "Mind the gaps: engineering education and practice," in Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 2010, p. 383.[12] K. L. Tonso, On the outskirts of engineering: Learning identity, gender, and power via
industry. The program targets students in grades 9-11 and provides an excellent opportunity for CSU to utilize the talents and experience of itsfaculty and in cultivating a secondary school population, mainly from Ohio, that has the potentialto become future undergraduates, especially in the Science Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) areas.The STI consists of an academic program, a learning skills enhancement program, an eveningprogram and a sports/recreation program. Participants in the STI are exposed to all forms oftransportation and introduced to the transportation related mathematics, physics and engineering.Academic activities include building and testing of model scale bridges, airplanes and boats. Theacademic curriculum includes
support and guidance to minority students to persist, succeedand progress towards graduation. Twenty junior and senior student mentors (most fromengineering majors) and one engineering faculty (co-PI of the MERIT project) worked withthose bottleneck course instructors to develop and improve at least 10 hands-on course learningmodules with engineering concepts for each course in every semester. After trained by MERITproject team and course instructors, student mentors provided peer mentoring and tutoring to thestudents in the bottleneck courses. The SRP aims to improve students’ ability to think criticallyin science, technology, engineering and math, and to succeed in upper-level classes. The SRPprovides academic preparation to first two-year
majorsin STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields (Grant, Battle, & Heggoy,2000; Rask, 2010; Sax & Harper, 2007; Whitt, Pascarella, Nesheim, Marth, & Pierson, 2003).This literature reveals a range of pre-college influences, from role models and societalexpectations to extracurricular exposure and high school coursework. These factors are equallyinfluential at the elementary, middle, and high school levels (Blackhurst et al., 2008) andcontinue through college (Cannes & Rosen, 1995; Rask, 2010; Sax & Harper, 2007). At the sametime, women remain underrepresented in STEM fields (National Science Foundation, NationalCenter for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2015). The National Science Foundation'sbiannual
thoseanticipating the creation of a new engineering program.BackgroundThe College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT) at Georgia Southern University(GSU), was founded in 2011, and it offers Electrical (EE), Mechanical (ME) and Civil (CE)engineering programs besides Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT)programs. It should be noticed that GSU was just the second university in the state to offerengineering after Georgia Tech.Since its conception, one of the goals of the College of Engineering was to increase the numberof students in the engineering majors offered in the college (EE, CE, ME). Although the overallnumber of students in the college has been steadily increasing at a rate of 15%, this increase wasnot true for minority
Engineering at University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez. He also co-leads the Applied Optimization Group. https://www.facebook.com/AppliedOptUPRMDr. Michael W. Persans, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 1987-1991 B.S. in Biotechnology, Rochester Institute of Technology 1991-1998 Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998-2001 Postdoc in Plant Biology, Northern Arizona Uni- versity 2001-2002 Postdoc in Plant Biology, Purdue University 2002-2008 Assistant Professor, Biotech- nology, University of Texas Pan American 2008-2015 Associate Professor, Biotechnology, University of Texas Pan American 2015-Present Professor, Biotechnology, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyDr. Hudson R. DeYoe, University
Applied Mechanics since 2009. His research topics include Engineering Education, Struc- tural Dynamics and Applied Mechanics. He has been a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) in the Mexican Council of Science and Technology. He has held several position within the School of Engineering, including Head of School and his current post as head of the department of Sustainable Technologies and Civil Engineering. He enjoys teaching Engineering in a fun way and likes to learn about Flipped Learning and Open Education. Since 2010 he is an Academic/educatational Youtuber.Prof. Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey Israel Zamora-Hern´andez has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the Autonomous
recruitment, transfer, and support system forstudents from regional high schools (HS) to the participating community colleges (CC) and into4-year engineering and technology programs in mechatronics, electronics and computer,mechanical and manufacturing, and systems engineering.Manufacturing is undergoing rapid changes due to the demands of product complexity and variety,and therefore factories are required to become smarter and more efficient. This transformation isdefining the factory of the future, which is also known in the US as advanced manufacturing, andit will require laborers to come to terms with complex processes, machines, and components. Thereis a huge lack of qualified personnel in advanced manufacturing stemming from a lack of
Paper ID #41770The Journey of Establishing and Operating an Innovation Center to NurtureFuture Engineering InnovatorsDr. Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong Dr. Chun Kit Chui serves as the Director of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Innovation Wing aims to unleash students’ creativity by entrusting them to spearhead ambitious innovation and technology projects that will shape the future. The iconic facility is located at the heart of the campus, offering 2400m2 of space with state-of-the-art resources and a supportive environment to enhance hands-on
Paper ID #44109Work in Progress: Reimagining the ECE Curriculum: Bridging TechnicalPreparation, Professional Formation, and University Mission for a HolisticEducationDr. Shiny Abraham, Seattle University Dr. Shiny Abraham is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Seattle University. Her disciplinary research efforts focus on the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Machine Learning towards remote environmental monitoring, and soil and water conservation. Her pedagogical research revolves around leveraging technology trends to enhance interest in ECE, as well as broadening
laboratories, Marcos has expertise in digital communication theory, signal processing, radar technology, and firmware engineering. Additionally, he has extensive experience in teaching embedded systems and senior design courses.Dr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Washington, where she also serves as the founder, principal investigator, and director of the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab). With her research focus on embedded systems, medical image analysis, digital twinning, and remote engineering, Dr. Hussein is committed to developing innovative solutions that enhance equity and access in