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ASEE Zone 1 Conference - Spring 2023

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Aaron Mattingly, The Pennsylvania State University; Lauren A Griggs Griggs, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

CoE Equity Action Plan, year-one theme of Mentorship and CommunityBuilding. The event structure was as follows: a keynote address by Wilbur C, Milhouse III, CEOof Milhouse Engineering & Construction, Inc., a first round of concurrent sessions by guestspeakers on the topics of Women in Leadership and Disabilities in STEM, lunch discussions witha short Wellness Bingo, and a second round of concurrent sessions by Penn State speakers on thetopics of Maintaining Authenticity while Pursuing Mentorship in Academia and Developing anEffective Networking Strategy. The summit concluded with a professional panel on Mentorshipand Career, and closing remarks. Feedback on key takeaways and actionable steps was collectedfrom attendees.The second Equity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for 10 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Active Duty and Veteran Pathways to Engineering Higher EducationAbstractThe number of veteran enrollments in American colleges and universities is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia Nicki Washington, Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-funded Athena Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female fac- ulty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Prof. Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Sci- ence at Duke University

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 12

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

less prevalent instudents in first year RedShirt programs that enroll women, ethnic minorities, students from lowsocioeconomic status families, and students who would be the first generation in their family to attendcollege (Ennis et al., 2011). To the extent that they are constructed as counterspaces, RedShirt programscan help with the development of engineering identity through forming a strong cohort amongparticipants, helping integrate an engineering and cultural identity and facilitating discussions aboutengineering as a career that includes diversity, equity and inclusion practices (Knight et al., 2021).From a research perspective, less is known about what happens to RedShirt students as they transitioninto their major during the middle

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A Chapman, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

research careers in bioinformatics and at providing authenticresearch experiences that led to publications or presentations”. Although the evaluation of theprogram was mostly positive, there were some key areas for improvement identified.Specifically, the main area for improvement was related to the pre-training activities primarilycentered around building the proper technical coding skills. The IRES students stated that theywould like to have additional experience with coding, exercises tailored to their specific projects,and perhaps more time to learn some of the background of their projects.Efforts to Improve Student PreparednessIn the lead-up to the first year of this IRES program, the PI created a custom course in DataCamp(https

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P Hung, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

implemented new lessons. The teachers participated in 2 regional teacher conferences, 8 winners at competitions including at state-level, and 2 NSF-ECC grantee conferences. One teacher was appointed as key trainer and technical supervisor for manufacturing section at the new Career and Technical Education center in Bryan, Texas. ▪ Industry supports: Gene Haas Foundation provided funding for additional teachers; AutoDesk provides professional training and complimentary software to participating schools. Unist donated equipment to selected schools. ▪ Nine educational /technical articles were presented /published from this RET program.III.3. Issues and recommendationsIn addition to program interruption by the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

department at Seattle University to study how the department culture changes can foster students’ engineering identity with the long-term goal of increasing the representation of women and minority in the field of engineering.Dr. Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayra S Artiles, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities 2023,” National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, Special Report NSF 23-315, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/wmpd.[3] J. C. Weidman and L. DeAngelo, Socialization in Higher Education and the Early Career: Theory, Research and Application. 2020. Accessed: Sep. 03, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33350-8[4] A. Holbrook, K. Shaw, J. Scevak, S. Bourke, R. Cantwell, and J. Budd, “PhD Candidate Expectations: Exploring Mismatch with Experience,” IJDS, vol. 9, pp. 329–346, 2014, doi: 10.28945/2078.[5] N. Bouhrira and J. M. Cruz, “System Factors Affecting Underrepresented Minorities in Doctoral Programs in Engineering: A Literature Review

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Chukwuemeka Duru; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Department of Civil Engineer- ing, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. Pelumi got his BSc and MSc degree in Physics from Obafemi Awolowo University, where he also served as a research assistant at the Environmental Pollu- tion Research unit, in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. As part of his contribution to science and engineering, Pelumi has taught as a teaching assistant both at Morgan State University and Obafemi Awolowo University. With a passion to communicate research findings gleaned from experts in the field as he advances his career, Olaitan has attended several in-person and virtual conferences and workshops, and at some of them, made presentations on findings on air pollution, wastewater reuse, and heavy metal

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Analysis of Feedback Loops, Understanding the Impact of a LSAMP Scholar Program, Sustainable and Equitable Infrastructure, and Indigenous Innovators

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas M. Bittner, University of North Dakota; Rebecca Kennedy, University of North Dakota; Elizabeth Parton, University of North Dakota

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

non-native population were impressed by the labcapabilities. “We were gladly surprised of the amount of equipment and manufacturing tools and the friendliness that they offer.” -RU Faculty member, professor of biomedical engineeringAdditionally, new relationships were made with people who have different perspectives. Thishelped all participants ruminate on new possibilities for their future careers and professionalgrowth. Finally, they were inspired by the collaboration from this customized 3D printed project. “I've never done a project like this before, but I feel like I learned a lot and I got to make new relationships and meet new people with different perspectives.” - RU student engineer, design team member

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Puletapuai, Colorado State University; Daniel Birmingham, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

competency in STEMclassrooms germinated from the best ambitions but proved hollow [5]. These intentions oftenlacked the depth of multicultural sensitivity as the efforts and outlooks suffer from simplicity [5]. Previous research literature germane to students of Colors’ university experiences inSTEM stipples vexatious challenges that impede full participation and a sense of belonging [6].These include but are not limited to; a negative campus climate shaped by microaggressiveoccurrences [7]; dominant culture reinforcement in STEM classrooms that serve to excludestudents of Color [2], deficient social networking for career advancement opportunities [1],absence in the perception of the community [6], and racists stereotypes, tokenism

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christine Clark; Ed Jorgensen; Tiberio Garza, Florida International University; Norma A Marrun, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Valerie L. Taylor

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

personally invite them to courses prepared their children for the job program events. Although families were not always the market (internships) or graduate school able to make it, they appreciated the invitations. (e.g., research opportunities).Families’ stories derived from their participation in this program challenge dominant narrativesthat leave unquestioned deficit assumptions about low-income and of color families’ perceivedlack of support for their children’s college. Accordingly, this program helps to build asset drivencounterstories about the community cultural wealth that these students’ families leverage tosupport their academic and career success.Because students within and across the two program cohorts

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Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University; Ezana Negusse; Richard Damoah; Maajida Murdock; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jonathan Wilson, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

the United States, primarily pressurized water reactor systems and boiling water reactorsystems. The overall fraction of electric power production by nuclear power in the United Stateswas identified at 20%. Four sectors in the nuclear power industry were identified: nuclear wastefacilities, nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel facilities, and nuclear-decommissioning activities.The workforce needs for each sector were identified and discussed.MethodsTo train, encourage and motivate students to pursue nuclear science and technology careers andjobs in our communities, our HBCU team has been assigned Task 4.2: Strategic Outreach forNuclear Workforce Pipeline Development and Maintenance. The objectives include thefollowing:1. Increase the number of

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Challenges and Coping Strategies of Engineering Graduate Students

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Dale Robbennolt; Anne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

on two broad areas: achievement/retention in STEM and comprehension of illus- trated scientific textDr. Karin Jensen, University of Michigan Karin Jensen, Ph.D. (she/her) is an assistant professor in biomedical engineering and engineering edu- cation research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research.Dale RobbennoltAnne Hart, University of Tennessee, Memphis ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Exploring the Landscape of Stressors Experienced by Doctoral Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 1: Partnerships Making It Real!

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Anne E. Shea, Northeastern University; Christiane Amstutz

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

practices, STEAM, and S-L and further refined throughcomparison to student feedback on various activities.This framework has implications for both researchers studying S-L and STEAM education andalso practitioners seeking to set up their programs for success. While elementary teachers areoverworked and over-asked, developing S-L relationships with local university programs can beone solution to addressing STEAM workforce development at both K-12 and university levels.IntroductionIn a most recent effort to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) education nationwide, the goal of the Raise the Bar: STEM Excellence for All Studentsinitiative is to ensure their 21st-century career readiness and global competitiveness for all

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The Challenges that Two-year College Students Face when Transferring to a Four-year College for Engineering and Engineering Technology Program

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago; Ruzica Todorovic, Wilbur Wright College - One of the City Colleges of Chicago; Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Two-Year College

(5) year contracts with option to renew. Conditions forrenewal are included in the agreement.2.2. The ImplementationThe implementation of the HPAT model requires a combined effort of both partners at all stagesof a student’s career. This requires an early and active participation of the 4-year partner from thetime of admission, until the student completes the bachelor’s or master’s degree. Additionally, itimplies a continuous participation of the 2-year partner through mentoring, and longitudinalprogram assessment for continuous improvement. Various curricular, co-curricular, andextracurricular activities are encouraged to be developed in each of the partner institutions withsome overlap whenever possible. This will support student

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Teaching In and Through Design, Maker Spaces, and Open-ended Problems

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Larson, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Darshan Karwat, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

highereducation institutions focusing on sustainability often ground the curricula for those topics incommunity work using three pillars of engagement: social, environmental, and economic [8].Community engagement, as a form of service-based learning, has proven to be a viablemethod for grounding sustainability factors in technical education, so that such concepts arenot so easily dismissed by students driven by pragmatic, purely technical conceptions ofengineering.There are still knowledge gaps in how engineers could apply higher levels of sustainabilityexpertise in their careers [9]. This could perpetuate a notion that sustainability programsproduce effete engineers unable to apply their conceptual understanding of sustainability inpractice [9]. A

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christine Alvarado, University of California, San Diego; Joe Hummel, University of Illinois at Chicago; Diba Mirza, University of California, Santa Barbara; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Early Research Scholars ProgramBackgroundResearch experiences for undergraduates has shown to increase retention in scientific fields [1],and the NSF Summer REU program provides great support for such experiences. Most REUs aredesigned for advanced students with strong foundations in Computer Science. The EarlyResearch Scholars Program (ERSP) was designed to provide a structured research experience forstudents early in their CS career (pre-data structures when they apply). The goal is to increaseretention of women and under-represented

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Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Darryl A. Dickerson, Florida International University; Stephanie Masta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

at Purdue University. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education Group, whose diverse projects and group members are described at pawleyresearch.org. She was a National Academy of Engineering CASEE Fellow in 2007, received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women, and received the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute in 2013. She has been author or co-author on papers receiving ASEE-ERM’s best paper award, the AAEE Best Paper

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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

. ‘Non-persisting’ students are those leaving engineering because of the academic climate, grades, self-efficacy, high school preparation, career goals, and gender or race [20]. Moreover, students leave STEM because of a lack of belonging [3], [24], “chilly” climate [25], microaggressions [26], conflicting identities [26]–[28], and not identifying with the field [29]–[31]. This literature on student perceptions highlights how their decisions are influenced by how they see themselves as being capable. This suggests how students’ perceptions affect their decisions which can be influenced by several cognitive and non-cognitive factors. Therefore, students’ observations in school inform the actions they take, and what they see as

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Student Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bala Vignesh Sundaram, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Student

. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context and storytelling in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering De- sign Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF

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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Rosalee A Clawson, Purdue University; Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer L. Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students locally, regionally and internationally with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is currently Co-PI of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on fostering Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN. With support from the Center for Faculty Leadership and Development, she leads a Learning Community for Diversity and Inclusion for Innovation at UTEP. She is also a member of two advisory committees to UTEP’s President: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee and is chair of the Women’s Advisory Council. She is a member at large of the UTEP Council of

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Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Daniel Lepek, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

than 15 years [2-12].Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns and restrictions, many faculty concerns,particularly those associated with online instruction were exacerbated, as faculty had to quicklychange their teaching approaches to remote, online, and other hybrid formats. In response tothese concerns, the AIChE Education Division developed a series of Virtual Communities ofPractice open to all chemical engineering faculty members regardless of career phase, title,tenure status, or other classifications. This paper will highlight the genesis of the AIChEEducation Division’s VCP program and describe its impact on faculty members’ professionaldevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and MethodsCreating a virtual community

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madhurima Das, NuVu Studio

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

encourage them to pursue STEAM careers. One particularly effective approach isthrough hands-on learning and “making,” since children often have a natural affinity fortinkering and learn well through active involvement in meaningful activities [1]. Hands-on,project-based learning has been shown to get more students engaged with STEAM and help themlearn key skills for the future [2]. However, most STEAM education programs target students inupper-middle or high school [3]. Bustamante et. al write, “Since engineering education hastraditionally not been part of the general K–12 education experience (i.e., the beginning ofprimary school (age 5) through the end of secondary school (age 18)), early childhood educatorshave minimal background in engineering

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences and in 2019 the College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award at Purdue University. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 20

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri; Alexander Franz Koch, University of Teacher Education, Fribourg, Switzerland; Hao He, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

experienced in their career. The overall goal is to have teachers and their perceptions as a starting point in anunder-researched phenomenon, and to determine a basis for both, in depth and extensive,research on “troublemakers” including student and/ or parent views on “troublemaking”behavior. Literature ReviewFactors Causing Student Misbehaviors Previous researchers have studied what factors may or lead to students’ troublemakingbehaviors at school or in the classroom. A large-sample study indicated that sex, race, age,peer bonding, students’ trust in school rules, school involvement, and school effort had asignificant impact on student misconduct (Welsh et al., 1999). More specifically, Lee andSondra

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Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jessica Dare Kaufman, Endicott College

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #29008Work In Progress: Improving student engagement in undergraduatebioinformatics through research contributionsDr. Jessica Dare Kaufman, Endicott College Jessica Kaufman began her engineering career as a chemical engineering major at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer, primarily in food and pharmaceuticals. Her work in biopharmaceuticals inspired her to earn a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. Since 2008, Jessica has worked at Endicott College and taught a wide range of biotechnology and bioengineering courses. Her

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily J. Schiavone, Viterbo University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

SemesterEngineering CourseIntroductionSpatial visualization skills are linked to success in chemistry, computer science, engineering, andmathematics [1,2]. Studies found that females, independent of racial and ethnic background,consistently lag behind males in measures of spatial skills[3]. Brus et al. found that femalestudents entering an engineering program report less confidence than male students in threecategories: career choice, scientific preparation, and their preparation of using graphical tools[1].The combination of a lack of confidence upon entry into an engineering program and low spatialvisualization skills, in comparison to male peers, may hurt retention efforts in the case of femaleengineering students[1,2]. Studies also found that students

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Megan Gray, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Michael Rizk, Duke University; Jessica Sperling, Duke University

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First-Year Programs

-efficacy describes a student’s beliefs abouthis or her ability to attain educational goals [4]. A systematic review of research examining therelationship between academic self-efficacy and academic performance showed that academicself-efficacy is not only an important predictor of performance among college students, but alsoinfluences emotions about learning [5]. The concept of academic self-efficacy may be particularly consequential to efforts aimedat retaining students within a given area of study. Retention of STEM majors is especiallyimportant in modern American society, as technology-related careers employ millions ofAmericans [6]. Nevertheless, despite the importance and appeal of these fields, retentioncontinues to be a challenge in

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Susan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #31299You had me at ”undergraduate research”: how one institution achievedincredible results in the first year of a formal program to placefreshmen (and sophomores) in research labs, while helping students chipaway at the cost of collegeSusan Elaine Benzel, Colorado State University Susan E. Benzel, PMP Scott Scholars Program Coordinator Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Colorado State University Susan earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University, and after a 30-year career in high-tech working for Hewlett Packard (HP)/Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), she