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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhang, University of Louisville

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semiconductor.3. Future WorkThe chip camp in the fall is successful. In a short period of time, we were able to recruit 30students from a variety of high schools, including both public and private schools. Built onthis success, we plan to o6er another chip camp in the summer of 2025 that will engagemore high-school students. The evaluation results and feedback from students will beused to enhance the next chip camp.Acknowledgement: This project was partially funded through an NSF SFSmicroelectronics supplemental grant NSF 2145929.References:[1] Prachi Patel. US universities are building a new semiconductor workforce. The CHIPSAct could require 50,000 new engineers. IEEE Spectrum, May 13, 2023.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Dominik Schneble, Stony Brook University

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Workforce Development National Strategic Plan suggested that early andsustained engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields suchas QIST will help diversify the talent pool for related careers [2]. University-based outreachprograms may provide expertise and facilitate access to quantum technologies, while promotingthe incorporation of QIST in classroom-based STEM instruction [1]-[2].Quantum Education for Students and Teachers (QuEST), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Division of Research and Learning ITEST Developing and Testing Innovationspartnership between a research university and an urban informal science institution, advancesquantum education, physical science literacy, and the diversification of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget L. Maher, University of Michigan Marsal School of Education

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student learning outcomes have been demonstrated?Design and methodThis study draws on data collected over the last five years (2019-2024) in a high school in themidwestern United States operating in partnership with a large research university. We focus onfour threads of data collection: 1) teaching video and reflections on teaching and learning inresidents’ classrooms; 2) curricular materials, planning artifacts, co-development documents; 3)interviews, focus groups, and surveys of those participating and working within the TeachingSchool; and 4) student learning and survey data. Primary data were: • Video of classes (residents’ classes, focal video n=~25 each year/teacher) taught by three engineering teachers in grades 9, 11, and 12

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Scott Hassler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks ; Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Dawn Pfeifer Pfeifer Reitz; Janelle B Larson, Pennsylvania State University

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fact one scholar even admitted that someone with a “bachelor's degree, makes a lot ofmoney doing things I don’t know what they do, but all I know they have a bachelor's degree”(Ontological Beliefs: uncertainty). Interestingly, one scholar mentioned that a college degreewould “allow employers to trust” them more.Although college is viewed as a necessary but unaffordable cost for these low-income scholars, itappears as if very few of them have a financial plan in place to be able to pay for their education.Responses to the question about how worried they are about affording college and to what extentthey have had conversations about this with their families indicates that they are somewhatworried (Epistemological Belief: worrisome) about college

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Philipp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Olfa Nasraoui, University of Louisville; Jason Immekus, University of Louisville; Jody Zhong, University of Louisville

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curriculumdevelopment in Big Data, especially machine learning, to experienced science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) middle and high school teachers. We hosted two summercohorts in the labs of the engineering school at our metropolitan research university before thepandemic forced us to postpone the third planned cohort until it is safe to meet in person. Thispaper illustrates the importance of the in-person cohort experience for developing teachers aslearners and facilitators of computational thinking using the concept of machine learning.Machine learning (ML) models are now being used increasingly in many sectors, ranging fromhealth and education to justice and criminal investigation. Hence, these algorithmic models arestarting to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahraa Krayem Stuart, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University; Kathleen Dinota, Stony Brook University; Hechuan Wang, Stony Brook University; Amanda Esposito, Stony Brook University

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the heart of our effort at the remote Summer Engineering Academy outreachprogram that was spearheaded as a template for synchronous and asynchronous remote learning for middleschool participants.Program PlanningWhen the university banned all in-person meetings for the summer of 2020, it was decided that a remoteengineering experience for middle school participants would be offered as a pilot program to help developfuture remote programs. In this paper, we will describe our pilot Engineering Academy from planning tocurriculum development and delivery. The Academy was conducted for a total of five sessions over a period oftwo and a half weeks in July of 2020 and covered a variety of topics related to engineering. Both synchronousand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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contexts.This work is intended to help demonstrate to engineering education researchers how a case studymethod approach can be used to study complex phenomena with multiple variables of interest (inthis case, the process of using professional development to initiate a faculty change initiative).The paper also shares how a case study research design can benefit from utilization of atheoretical framework (e.g., the additive innovation cycle) and from the collection of multiplesources of evidence to help triangulate findings. We describe the set of decisions madethroughout the analysis planning stage to identify patterns of behavior among cases (facultymembers), including why decisions were made, how they were implemented, and to what ends.The process to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Michael Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR

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ready for an aerial survey ofthe disaster area in order to gain as much information as possible to plan a potential rescue/aidresponse for a town named ‘Disasterville.’Disasterville: Aerial survey of a disaster areaOur UAV curriculum includes a capstone challenge titled “Aerial Survey of a Disaster Area”. Tocomplete the challenge, students must conduct an aerial survey, using their UAVs with theircameras, of a model town that has been damaged by a natural disaster. The model town, dubbed“Disasterville”, includes buildings made of blocks, toy cars, and figurines of people. Studentscannot directly see the town; Disasterville is hidden from them by an intervening “mountainrange” (a plastic tarp over some chairs). Students must fly their UAV over

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Luciana Cancado, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Cindy M Walker, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Dian Mitrayani , University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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performed an initial evaluation ofthe impact of an REU program in bioengineering for students transitioning between theirfirst and second years in college [14]. As this program was targeted towards studentsearly in their collegiate programs, the researchers planned to track the students as theycontinued their studies. Such data can enhance our understanding of the impact of a UREon retention.In addition to these studies, Hathaway et al. considered 291 students involved inundergraduate research at the University of Michigan from a wide range of disciplines.They found that structured programs led to more positive results than unstructured UREs,in terms of pursuing graduate studies and that students with a wide range of abilities canbenefit from a URE

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NSF Grantees: RED 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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connection to industry. This paper reviews theactions taken to develop this culture based on the four essential areas of change. It also providesinsights on lessons learned thus far and plans to reach long term goals in the coming years.IntroductionIn 2017, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University was awarded a NationalScience Foundation grant to revolutionize the department. The project leverages thedepartment’s small size and close ties with industry to create a culture of “Engineering withEngineers.”This paper summaries the current status of the five-year project and is an updated version of theNSF Grantees Poster papers presented at the 2018 and 2019 ASEE Annual Conferences [1], [2].The project background and objective are

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Skromme, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; Bing Cheng; Brian McNamara; Aaron S. Gibson; Angela Barrus, Arizona State University; John M. Quick; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Yih-Fang Huang, University of Notre Dame; Daniel H. Robinson, Colorado State University

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previously described version,3 though it uses much of the same code. A screen shot ofthe VB6-based circuit editor is shown in Fig. 3.The program no longer requires that students have a copy of PowerPoint to use it, but is currentlystill limited to Windows PC’s, or other platforms running Windows emulators. Students caneasily access such machines on campus computing sites if they do not own one. A future web-based version is planned, but will require considerable additional development to implement.2.3. Web-Based Waveform Sketching Input ModuleA number of typical problem types in textbooks involve showing the student a waveform for thecurrent or voltage of a capacitor or inductor as a function of time, and asking them to sketch theother quantity (by

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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asexpected given the nature of the essay prompts. In relation to their overall career plans, somestudents planned to pursue further higher education after receiving their bachelor degree (e.g.,male Hispanic mechanical engineering student: I also plan on attending graduate school andwould like to obtain guidance in applying and succeeding in a master’s program.). Otherstudents described their career plans for a future job in industry with varying degrees ofspecificity. For instance, one male Asian mechanical engineering student already developed avery specific job goal stating that “I see my future as a mechanical engineer working for Toyota,designing and building an engine with more than 50% efficiency.”, whereas another maleHispanic chemical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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describes our implementationplans and the early steps we have taken; and finally it outlines plans for collecting andinterpreting evaluation data.Background and Literature ReviewIn developing the rationale for the use of VCPs in engineering faculty development, we reviewthe literature in five areas: the need for new engineering faculty development efforts, the inherentlimitations of current faculty development approaches, the effectiveness of learning communitiesand communities of practice, the effectiveness of virtual approaches, and the participation ofengineering faculty members.Need for New Engineering Faculty Development Efforts: Many faculty professionaldevelopment efforts rely on the “develop-disseminate model” in which individuals or

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jennifer Anna Kersten, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S Stohlmann, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Forster D. Ntow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota & Purdue University, West Lafayette

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EngineeringEducation, which was designed to meet the growing need for a clear definition of quality K-12engineering education.MethodsThe Framework for Quality K-12 Engineering Education was developed using a design-basedresearch methodology10-12. For the design of the Framework, the researchers planned iterativecycles of revision in order to get a robust and inclusive framework that encompasses the coreideas necessary for a quality engineering education. Here, we first describe the final framework,and then the development process from the initial version based on a modified ABET Criterion3: Student Outcomes a-k4 for K-12 students through to the final version. For each iteration,academic standards from a sample of states were coded by multiple researchers

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an engineer, engineering manager, technical sales professional, and Director of Informational Technol- ogy. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introductory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the Engineering Management program. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), and American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald W. Mueller Jr. P.E., Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Josue Njock Libii, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Donna Dea Holland, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Omonowo David Momoh, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Peter A Ng, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Reynaldo Pablo; Suleiman A. Ashur, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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faculty mentor; 2. Risk Indicator Survey – a Qualtricsinstrument to flag students who are struggling in a particular class. Students who are flagged willbe advised of support services and encouraged to develop a personalized improvement plan; 3.Engineer Your Success – a worksheet activity given to students to (a) monitor progress in aspecific class, (b) assist students in self-identification of barriers to success that might exist in aspecific class, and (c) provide a process for students to develop a personalized improvement plan.These three tools and college-wide efforts to increase mentoring, tutoring, and career developmentare discussed.Description of the ProjectFunding from the grant was primarily used to support twenty-six (26) junior- and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Yushin Ahn, California State University at Fresno; Karen Willis, Fresno City College

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enrolled full time at FCC with a declared major inengineering; maintain at least a 2.75 GPA; are eligible for, or have already completed Calculus 1;agree to attend bi-weekly program seminars (75% attendance is required, and participationflexibility is accommodated); and commit to regular meetings with faculty and peer mentors.Table 1 shows planned scholarship awards for Years 1 through 5.Table 1: Program Scholarship Awards by Project Year (Proposed) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Cohort A (8) Cohort B (8) Cohort C (7) Cohort D (7) FCC Cohort A (8) Cohort B (8) Cohort C (7) Cohort D (7

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Hannah Wehlmann

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the T1X1 Technical Sub-Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Evans McIntyre, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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early spring of 2020. In March, the San Francisco BayArea entered a Shelter-in-Place order and the UC Berkeley campus closed indefinitely. At thattime, the Transfer-to-Excellence program had already confirmed the summer’s faculty hosts andhired a cohort of twenty interns. It was initially unclear how long the campus closure would lastand if a residential TTE program would be possible. As the pandemic continued, the TTEadministrative team made the difficult decision to proceed with a remote program. Eight pairs offaculty hosts and graduate student mentors determined that they would be able to transition theresearch project they had planned for their interns to an online format. Their selected internswere then invited to opt-in to a remote

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiago R Forin, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Jeff Hand; Theresa FS Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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: Transport and the Environment and Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Dr. Bhavsar was pre- viously a postdoctoral fellow in a connected vehicle research program in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University, where he worked on several connected vehicle technology research projects. Dr. Bhavsar received his Ph.D. degree in 2013 and his M.S. degree in 2006 from Clemson University. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on development of an evaluation framework for connected vehicle technology supported alternative fuel vehicles. Dr. Bhavsar also has three years of experience in the private sector in developing transportation engineering and planning solutions

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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workshop. Ninety-nine out of 140(71%) educators plan to incorporate workshop material into the classes that they teach during theacademic year following workshop attendance.Assessment is a vital part of any curriculum reform project and helps provide useful informationfor workshop enhancements and determining if the workshop has met its objectives. Anevaluation plan has been implemented for the project that uses a value-creation evaluationframework to determine the merit or worth of the project. To date, evaluation activities havemeasured the “Immediate Value” and “Potential Value” of the project sponsored activities.Evaluation activities are now focusing on measuring the “Applied Value” by tracking studentsimpacted by outreach activities and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; Sally Gerster, University of Colorado; Todd Freeborn, University of Alabama; Debra Moehle McCallum, University of Alabama; Rachel M. Frazier, University of Alabama; Eric R. Giannini, RJ Lee Group

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materials and methods to offer support for student success. Dr. Burkett is a senior member of IEEE, a Fellow of the AVS: Science and Technology Society, and a member of the ASEE Women in Engineering Division.Sally Gerster, University of Colorado Sally Gerster is a senior in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and plans to graduate with a combined BS/MS degree in May 2019. She studied abroad at the National University of Singapore for one semester. Sally has been a part of Bridges to Prosperity - CU Chapter, and helped build a footbridge in the Andes of Bolivia with a team of CU students in summer 2016. In summer 2017 she participated in UA’s REU Site: Innovative Engineering Using Renewable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Tech University. His technical research focuses on the intersection of soil-structure interaction and structural/geotechnical data. He encourages students pushing them toward self-directed learning through reading, and inspiring enthusiasm for the fields of structural and geotechnical engineering. Dr. Wood aims to recover the benefits of classical-model, literature-based learning in civil engineering education.Dr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is D. Graham Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering and Dept. Head of Civil, Environ- mental and Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes transportation infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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group plans to continue to meet to discuss the following: variations in ways to implementthe action plan, challenges to implementations and strategies for overcoming them, and ways tostudy the effectiveness of this action plan after the semester ends.Advisory Board EngagementOur project has a diverse external advisory board comprised of individuals with long-terminterest in the professional formation of students. These individuals come from industry, highereducation, and non-profit organizations, and bring relevant expertise in making and innovation,industry needs, faculty development, and undergraduate engineering education. Our approachhas been to enable each advisory board member to lend their unique perspective to the project ina very

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica E. S. Swenson, University of Michigan; Max William Blackburn, University of Michigan; Candace Rose Wiwel, University of Michigan; Jessica P. Hernandez; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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-part classroom observation protocol, an instructor interview protocol,two instructor surveys, and a student survey.We have collected data from nine courses taught in one of ten flexible classrooms at theUniversity of Michigan during the Fall 2018 semester. Two of these courses were first-yearintroduction to engineering courses co-taught by two instructors, and the other seven courseswere sophomore- and junior-level core technical courses taught by one instructor. Fiveinstructors participated in a faculty learning community that met three times during the semesterto discuss active learning, to learn how to make the best use of the flexible classroomaffordances, and to plan activities to implement in their courses. In each course we gathered

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Laura Ikuma, Louisiana State University

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-2015 ME 3834 Fluid Mechanics (ME) Spring & Fall 2014 PETE 2031 Rock Properties Spring 2015 PETE 2032 Petroleum fluids Spring 2015Table 2. Engineering courses with SI offered at LSU (2013-2015). SI Leaders for these courses have several responsibilities: they must plan and lead twoweekly review sessions for the students in the course; they hold weekly office hours for studentsto get one-on-one assistance; they attend the course lectures so that they know what theinstructor is covering in the course; and they communicate with the instructor regularly. Inaddition to these duties, SI Leaders attend an introductory training workshop at the beginning ofthe semester as well as

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven; Mark J Graham Ph.D., Yale University

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providing scholarships to communitycollege transfer students; providing support services including peer tutors, conferences, lectures,presentations, and career planning workshops; and increasing student engagement in college- anduniversity-wide activities that contribute to persistence.This paper details the process of development and implementation of a systems approach toevaluation, where the assumption is that our program is itself lodged in a larger system withvarious stakeholder interests and desired outcomes. The assessment plan was created by usinglogic and pathway models that relate activities in the ASPIRE Program to short term, mediumterm, and long term outcomes. The assessment plan further identifies how activities supportoutcomes and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serah Wambui Njau; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; Paul B Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Cecilia Dianne Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng; Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu; Negar Beheshtipour, WSU; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Amber DeAnn Graviet, Washington State University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University

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gasifier design in resource limited environments, the team is working inter-nationally with Ahmadu Bello University and the National Research Institute for ChemicalTechnology in Zaria, Nigeria. This enhances the education of US students by providing experi-ences with a transnational collaborative team.In this paper we will present technical aspects surrounding development of a number of newlearning cartridges, both low-cost vacuformed models already fabricated and classroom tested Page 26.1155.3and those in the planning stages including a Solid Works image and COMSOL model of a newsimplified Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger and the Biomass cartridge

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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removing unknowns through research, I was able to move down to a direct and effective question.”3.2 Course Outcomes: Student Preparation for the Summer Research ExperienceDuring the first week of the summer research program, the five recipients participated in a groupinterview with an external evaluator. The purpose was to discuss their perceptions of theresearch course and their proposed work plans for the summer. This section summarizes thestudent responses.In describing the course, the first item mentioned was a process of defining the meaning ofresearch, and, over several weeks, refining their definition. One student said, As a class, we decided on what a 20-word definition of what research was the first day, and then at two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina; Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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probabilities given that all the concepts are known to ensure logicalrelationships. Future work is planned to further constrain the parameter optimization.Numerical Results from Pilot StudyThe data collected from 37 students over three sequential quizzes has been used to inform thedevelopment of Bayesian networks for knowledge tracking. Each student will have his/her ownindividual model. At the beginning of the class, prior to any testing the probabilities will besimilar across models. However, once the testing begins these probabilities will be quitedissimilar from student to student, which in essence will provide a knowledge profile for eachindividual student. Three quizzes have been given during this study. The first quiz contains twoquestions