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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Karl W. Reid, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Glenda D. Young Collins, Mississippi State University

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Engineer- ing at Mississippi State University. She completed her doctoral work at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education. Her research examines the role of university-industry partnerships in shaping student career expectations and pathways, the student to workforce continuum, and broadening partici- pation in engineering. Dr. Young has worked as an Employer Relations Assistant for the VT Career and Professional Development office and has a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University and Master of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University. She is a Gates Millennium Scholar. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Nicholas Anthony Clegorne

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explore human, technology and society interactions to transform civil engineering education and practice with an emphasis on understanding hazard recog- nition, competencies, satisfaction, personal resilience, organizational culture, training, informal learning and social considerations. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, produc- tive, and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people. The SRL is supported by multiple research grants, including a CAREER award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Simmons is a former project director of the Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at South Carolina State University and Savannah

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management, System Integration and LEAN Process Improvement (technical and business), Dr. Wickliff is passionate about Organizational Wellness and the Holistic Well- ness of individuals. She is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Kate Fisher; Tiffany Rowlands, QESST

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Engineering Research Center from 2011-2016. Dr. Husman is an assistant editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, and is a member of the editorial board of Learning and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Payne, University of Florida; Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Lorelie Imperial; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida; Maria Korolev, University of Florida

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engineers, comparing the use of the newcurriculum with a more typical curriculum which represents business-as-usual. The studyaddressed the following research questions: Compared to a Business-as-Usual laboratorycurriculum and taking into consideration whether the course was taken In- (fall) or Out-of-Sequence (spring): 1. What is the level of student self-efficacy across a semester? 2. What is the level of student academic and professional persistence?MethodologyThis field test involved a quasi-experimental study across three separate conditions comparingstudent self-efficacy, academic and career persistence at four milestones across one semester.This data was collected using four milestone surveys that were given to students starting with

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State university; Steven K. Ayer, Arizona State University; Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University

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research interests include building information modeling, construction graph- ics and visualization, green building and sustainable construction, workforce development, cyberlearning and educational technology, construction and engineering education. Dr. Wu has published more than 40 articles and conference proceedings in these areas. Dr. Wu’s research has been funded by regional and federal agencies including a recent National Science Foundation (NSF) grant on investigating Mixed Re- ality (MR) for career-specific competency cultivation among construction management and engineering students.Christina K. Lam , Arizona State University Christina K. Lam is a Ph.D. student in Counseling Psychology at Arizona State

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Maja J. Mataric, University of Southern California

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in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM), the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Innovation, Okawa Foundation Award, NSF Career Award, the MIT TR100 Innovation Award, and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award. She served as the elected president of the USC faculty and the Academic Senate. At USC she has been awarded the Viterbi School of Engineering Service Award and Junior Research Award, the Provost’s Center for Interdisci- plinary Research Fellowship, the Mellon Mentoring Award, the Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Service Award, and a Remarkable Woman Award. She is featured in the science documentary movie ”Me & Isaac Newton”, in The New Yorker

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati

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and future career field, such as advisors, faculty members from whom they takeclasses, professors in their major, internship supervisors, employers or administrators, andthrough volunteer/community activities, seminars/workshops, and conferences. The pathway-to-graduate school strategy is intended to encourage all promising undergraduate students toapply for graduate school and assist them in creating a portfolio which will make themcompetitive to receive financial support. This strategy enriches the intellectual fabric of theUniversity by developing a mechanism that integrates the experience and expertise of theengineering undergraduate students into the College’s scholarship – such as conducting researchand presenting the findings. UC is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill M. D. Motschenbacher, North Dakota State University; Melissa Vosen Callens; James Nyachwaya, North Dakota State University; Emily A. Berg, North Dakota State University; Jared Ladbury, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Paul Kelter, North Dakota State University

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, among other publications.Dr. James Nyachwaya Nyachwaya, North Dakota State University James Nyachwaya is an Associate professor in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Education at North Dakota State University.Emily A Berg, North Dakota State University Emily Berg is the Director of Institutional Research and Analysis at North Dakota State University.Dr. Jared Ladbury, Minnesota State University MoorheadProf. Paul Kelter, North Dakota State University Paul Kelter’s 39-year career has focused on the integration and transfer of knowledge among students and teachers at all educational levels. He was the inaugural director of the Science Outreach Office at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in

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NSF Grantees: First Year Programming (2)

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Abigail Clark, Ohio State University; Soundouss Sassi, Mississippi State University; Katherine Elmore, Mississippi State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Anastasia Nicole Doty, Ohio State University

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engineering communities as any groups that student engage induring their undergraduate career, whether formal or informal. Though students define thesegroups, during our analysis we are particularly interested in those engineering communities thatare communities of practice (e.g., they have mutual engagement, shared repertoire, and jointenterprise [6]). Engineering communities are important for engineering identity development(e.g., [7], [8], [9]). Therefore, we are examining how different student pathways may impactcommunity development in engineering students.To begin to understand the impact of community on engineering identity, we used an instrumentdeveloped by Jones, Paretti, Hein and Knott [10] to understand students’ major choice, careerchoice

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A Vogt PE, Kansas State University; William Bowes Hageman, Kansas State University

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Paper ID #6258From Defense to Degree: Accelerating Degree Opportunities for Military Vet-eransDr. David L. Soldan, Kansas State UniversityDr. Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University Currently serving as department head and associate professor, Dr. Don Gruenbacher joined the Kansas State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1997. He was promoted to as- sociate professor in 2002, and has served as the graduate program coordinator of electrical and computer engineering since 2004. During his career at Kansas State University, Dr. Gruenbacher has chaired and served on various committees at the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Increasing Retention in Engineering and Computer Science with a Focus on Academically At-Risk First Year and Sophomore Students1. IntroductionThe program described in this paper seeks to increase retention rates for engineering andcomputer science students and to evaluate the effectiveness of best practices for retention ofacademically at-risk students. The main hypothesis is that students who fall behind their cohortearly in their college career are less likely to be retained in engineering and computer science.As such, we focus this project on the academically “at-risk” student group defined as first-yearcollege students who are not

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Sabrina Olson, University of Michigan; Ricardo Elias, California State University, Los Angeles

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curricula at many universities is any acknowledgementof macroethics, the ways in which engineering impacts society positively and negatively [1]. Forexample, aviation makes the world a smaller place, but aircraft emissions also contribute toclimate change [2], [3]. Satellite internet megaconstallations provide internet access to placesthat were previously unconnected, but also contribute to light pollution that negatively impactsastronomy [4]–[6]. And, many career pathways in the aerospace industry relate to military andweapons technology design, development, operations or maintenance, resulting in significantmacroethical dilemmas regarding the interconnections between engineering and violence [7], [8].Without putting aerospace engineering in its

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanny Silvestri, Chandler-Gilbert Community Colleges; Nichole Neal; Erika DeMartini, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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MCCCD to offer our firstBachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning scheduled to launch in the Fall2025.The National Sciences Foundation (NSF) awarded a second track S-STEM grant to CGCC tosupport engineering, and artificial intelligence students called Scholarships, Mentoring, andProfessional Support to Improve Engineering & Artificial Intelligence Student Success atCommunity Colleges. The grant program started in Fall 2023 with a cohort of six students,continued in Spring 2024 with 14 recipients and will serve at least 48 students until 2028. Thisgrant, entitled Reaching Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Career Heights (REACH),empowers students with scholarships, personalized academic mentoring, and industry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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changes in students' innovativeattitudes. The results showed a modest increase in innovation self-efficacy post-intervention, butno significant changes in innovation interests or career goals. Additionally, the study compareddata from 2021 and 2022, indicating that while there was no notable impact on innovation self-efficacy from enhanced mentoring, there were increased levels of product and process innovationin the 2022 cohort. Our pilot study acknowledged limitations such as the optional nature ofmentor meetings and the fact that identifiers were not collected so paired comparisons of pre andpost ISE could not be made. This is important because different numbers of students completedthe pre and post-surveys.The updated curricular intervention

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Jacqueline O'Connor, Pennsylvania State University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #42306Board 376: REU Site: Lowering the Carbon Footprint through Research inPropulsion and Power GenerationDr. Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research expertise lies in characterizing graduate-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mobin Rastgar Agah, Ct State Community College Norwalk

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corresponding post-survey responses, allowing for directmeasurement of changes over the semester. Students rated their agreement with the followingstatements on a Likert scale: • I enjoy doing math. • Math word problems fascinate me. • Math classes provide the opportunity to gain knowledge that is useful in real life. • I would consider college majors in science, technology, engineering or math. • I would consider a career in science, technology, engineering or math.The first three statements were added in the second year of the study to capture broaderattitudinal shifts. A total of 288 students completed both pre- and post-surveys, including 77from contextualized sections and 211 from non-contextualized sections. To avoid response

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Daniel Almeida, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Fred W DePiero, Hancock College; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen R. Beard, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christine L Reed, Allan Hancock College; Tina Cheuk, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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being a low-income student contributed to or possibly hindered student development andutilization of their strengths?” we might see that (see also Figure 2): ● Financial instability may impact students' ability to fully engage with strengths-based development. Students who struggle to meet their physiological (food, housing, transportation) and safety (job security, financial stability) needs may find it difficult to focus on academic or career-related aspirations. ● A student who is food insecure may find it difficult to apply their Learner strength effectively because they are preoccupied with meeting basic survival needs. ● Students with security needs may experience high levels of stress that inhibit their ability

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., The University of Akron; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Rae Jing Han, University of Washington

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Clarkson University. Doug specializes in the development and application of optical diagnostic techniques for the measurement of fluid flows. He has applied these techniques to study problems ranging from the unsteady aerodynamics of airfoils modeled after the flipper of the humpback whale, to the motion of particle laden flows in pipes, to the aerodynamics of luge sled. Doug has also worked with graduate students and faculty to learn about and improve teaching throughout his career. Doug is currently directing a professional development group at Clarkson University for junior faculty and is a member of the ASEE Taskforce on Faculty Teaching Excellence.Dr. Charles

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Gannon, Montana State University - Bozeman; Rebekah J Hammack, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Nick Lux, Montana State University; Sweeney Windchief, Montana State University - Bozeman; Abigail M. Richards, Montana State University - Bozeman; Suzanne G. Taylor, Montana State University - Bozeman

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’ STEM identityformation is key. Alarmingly, girls start to lose interest in engineering around the age of twelve[5] and students who do not form an engineering identity at an early age do not pursueengineering careers [6]. Further, stereotypes of STEM professionals in the media have beenfound to negatively influence students’ perceptions of STEM fields [7]. Social, cultural andgender norms, and the absence of role models and mentors can also challenge engineeringidentity formation, especially in young female and underrepresented minority students, e.g., ruraland/or American Indian. Findings from these previous studies underscore the importance ofenculturing self-efficacy in STEM teaching by providing elementary teachers researchexperiences and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah LaRose; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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student’s adultmentor support network [9]. During the execution of the program, it was hypothesiszed thatcertain types of mentors, Purdue faculty, staff, and students, might prove more useful intransitioning to a professional career than others. Metrics were developed to measure thisinfluence within the support networks, and this paper provides the results of a study on theeffectiveness of that index. The balance of this paper will provide a review of the literature onRising Scholar students and the larger study results, the methodology of determining the ‘Purdueindex’, the results of the analysis, and conclusions from this work.Review It is reasonably well accepted that the current regimen of high stakes collegiate entranceexaminations does not

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Brian P DeJong, Central Michigan University; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Ahmed Abdelgawad, Central Michigan University; Ishraq Shabib, Central Michigan University

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northern lowerpeninsula of Michigan; (2) broaden and deepen science and technology teacher/faculty’s contentknowledge and pedagogical tools by engaging them in engineering research to solve open-endedproblems; (3) improve middle school, high school, and community college student science andtechnology achievement, and (4) stimulate student interest in STEM careers through improvedinstruction and curriculum delivered by RET participants in rural Michigan.These objectives were to be achieved through (a) engaging participants in cutting-edge researchon smart vehicles through a vibrant team of CMU engineering faculty mentors, communitycollege faculty (CCF), IST, PST, and undergraduate engineering students; (b) developing skillsand abilities of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S. Ziker, SRI International; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University ; Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University

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base regarding effectivestrategies for enhancing STEM educational opportunities for minority males, and webinars. Theproject partners have also created a roadmap for a NIC to address the challenges describedabove. This paper describes a work in progress and will provides an update on the NIC to thebroader engineering community.BackgroundMinority males are underrepresented in STEM careers in comparison to their numbers in thegeneral population. As shown in Figure 1, Black males are 5.6% of the US population but only2.9% of the engineering workforce. In comparison, white males are 31.8% of the US population,but are overrepresented in the engineering workforce at 63.5%. Disparities betweenrepresentation in the S & E workforce versus the

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Andrea L'Afflitto, Virginia Tech; Wei Sun, University of Oklahoma; Jiyoon Lee, Rose State College; Steven L. Fowler, Rose State College; Wayne Jones, Rose State College

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rural, westernportion of the state. Agriculture is an important industry in Oklahoma, according to the OklahomaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, in 2015 Oklahoma was characterized by 1,231square miles of water areas and ranked eighth in the Nation for acreage dedicated to farming [8].The State has careers in research and development, commodity production and distribution, andfertilizer manufacturing. Aerospace and defense are also big contributors to jobs in the stateprovides over 143,000 direct and indirect jobs; Tinker Air Force Base, the world largest aircraft-maintenance complex, is based in Oklahoma City. The ability of UAS to reach remote locations and cover long distances can provideimmeasurable support to the agricultural

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis M Lee, Clemson University; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Sandra Linder, Clemson University; Cindy M. Lee, Clemson University; Faiza M. Jamil, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University

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engineering education, and promoting women in engineering. Her technical work and research focuses on sustainable chemical process design, computer aided design, mixed integer nonlinear programing, and multicriteria decision making. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017How Many Hats Do You Wear: Building Research Capacity for STEM FacultyDevelopment WorkshopAbstractExpectations for faculty members in the 21st century are high: Early career STEM faculty are expected toestablish a sustainable research trajectory, a teaching practice, and a leadership role all while pursuingtenure success. Many colleges and universities have established faculty development programs, butthere remains a deficiency in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen B. Knisley PhD, North Carolina A&T State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University

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-driven, with anyrelated social implications as tangential to their work, at best. Of particular relevance to thisstudy is the finding that low-income and underrepresented minority students tend to drop out of 4STEM careers when those careers are not highly connected with their communities and broadersocietal issues [18,19]. Martin [20] provided commentary upon the importance of finding personal meaning inone’s work and how such meaning can give way to “intelligibility and value.” Individuals whocan link what they value with what they do bring a heightened sense of commitment andmotivation to their efforts, likely resulting in greater productivity and pride in product. ThoughMartin speaks

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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EvaluationAbstractThe FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) stagedat the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) supports undergraduates in various scientificresearch endeavors with the intent of increasing the number of ensuing student enrollment inengineering graduate programs or pursuit of engineering industry careers. Students hail from avariety of colleges and universities across the United States, from institutions with large, well-established science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) programs to small ornonexistent STEM programs. The main criteria for acceptance are (i) U.S. citizenship orpermanent residency and (ii) a grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or higher. This REU is uniquein that it

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rahman Tashakkori, Appalachian State University; Jennifer R. McGee, Appalachian State University; Cindy Norris, Appalachian State University

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amount of need and also if they showed high academic potential.Scholars were recruited into HAIS during their freshman year or at any point in theirundergraduate career. The scholarship was available to qualifying students for four years,allowing some students to complete both an undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree as anHAIS student. Each of the five degree programs nominated students for HAIS based on thesequalifications, with specific attention paid to scholars from the mountain counties surroundingthe university.B. Data Collection Surveys were administered to scholars during each academic semester (fall and spring)from fall 2018 to spring 2023. The surveys included evaluative questions regarding thecomponents of HAIS along with

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Ristani, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Keisha Varma, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Seth Thompson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Dr. Thompson is the current Engineering Workforce Development Program Manager for ATP-Bio and has previously held faculty appointments in the Department of Biology Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota and on the Faculty of Engineering and Science at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway. His published work includes papers on innovative approaches to undergraduate research, equitable science education, and professional development for early career scientist. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024BROADER IMPACTS & SOCIETAL BENEFITS 1 Emphasizing Broader Impacts and Societal

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama; Sarah T Dunlap, The University of Alabama; Debra Moehle McCallum

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overall 4.00 4.63 Research project topic 4.00 4.00 Relevance to career 4.00 4.00 Networking opportunities 3.80 4.25 Opportunities for social activities 3.20 4.62 Organized group activities/field trips 3.00 4.62 Bi-weekly seminars 3.00 4.50 Group dynamics in the lab/project environment