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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University

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International

theabilities to utilize the concepts and principles to solve problems. However, the numbers andcategories of basic courses offered by the Experimental Class in China exceed those of theFirst-year Engineering Honors Program, indicating more emphasis on basic subject teachingin Chinese engineering education. The American program focuses more on basic engineeringeducation, and has specifically set up ENGR1281 and ENGR1282 to improve the retentionrate in engineering. Moreover, the honors program in America places more emphasis onstudents’ practical ability, capacity to solve practical problems, as well as an emphasis onteamwork abilities. Through hands-on lab experiences and project-based experimental design,students are able to experience the real

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Mistele, Radford University; Sandra Nicks Baker, Radford University; Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University; Prem Uppuluri, Radford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

- versity. She has a Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology from Saint Louis University and has been involved in academic assessment for over 20 years.Dr. Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University Dr. Sarah Strout is the Assistant Vice President for Assessment and Planning at Worcester State University and was the Associate Director of Assessment at Radford University.Dr. Prem Uppuluri, Radford University Prem Uppuluri is a Professor of Computer Science at Radford University. His primary interests are in cyber security and computer science education. Dr. Uppuluri’s work is supported by grants from NSF and NSA. He is the PI of the NSF S-STEM project titled RU-Nextgen (2014-18) c American

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Practice II: Curricular Innovations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting; Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation

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Educational Research and Methods

regardingengineering. The research questions that drive this in-depth study of one K-12 outreach activityare:1. What instructional moves do afterschool youth educators use to support successfulengineering design with elementary youth? And2. What evidence suggested students did (or did not) come to understand scientific concepts asthey related to balloon-powered car design?Context of the studyThis study is part of a five-year research project with a non-profit organization called TechbridgeGirls, focused on the design, development, and deployment of engineering activities in all-girlsafterschool settings. In a Techbridge afterschool program, a series of activities takes place overan extended time-period, at least 12 weeks, with the same group of girls

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ET Pedagogy I

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjeevi Chitikeshi, Old Dominion University; Jake Hildebrant, Murray State University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

, Smart instrumenta- tion and Controls for Biomedical Applications and Structural Health monitoring. He worked on funded projects from NASA, Caterpillar and Federal High way. He published journals and conference papers in the areas of smart instrumentation and control and mechatronics systems.Jake Hildebrant, Murray State University Jake Hildebrant is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Engineering at Murray State University and the program coordinator for the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program. He is also the pro- gram coordinator for the online Energy Management program at Madisonville Community College. He specializes in Motion Control, Robotics, Programmable Logical Controllers, Sustainability

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Research Methods

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consortium; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jie Chao, The Concord Consortium; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Xie, The Concord Consortium

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #22497Work in Progress: A Markov Chain Method for Modeling Student BehaviorsDr. Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consortium Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist with interest in design research, learning analytics, re- search methods and under-representation in engineering, A major strand of his work focuses on develop- ing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. His disser- tation research explored the use of Minecraft to teach early engineering

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Chemical Engineering Education

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Enrico Martinez; Shelby Mullen; Brent Rogers; Haley Worman

. Clifton Lovell in the undergradu- training gained in the classroom. Advanced undergraduateate chemical engineering curriculum. The laboratory was students investigate open-ended chemical engineering designoriginally housed in Heavilon Hall, and moved to the old projects and engage in creative problem-solving and decision-Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering section of Forney Hall making activities. In this laboratory, seniors develop theirin the summer of 1940. The two-course set evolved through scale up, process design, experimental design, data analysisthe years, incorporating a historic change in the chemical and testing skills, as well as experience working in diverseengineering

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia; Zerihun G Biru Biru

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Diversity

raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Mr. Zerihun G Biru Biru I was born and raised in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. I am currently studying Computer science in UDC. I would like to involved in application development and cloud computing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Letter box Zerihun Biru1, Dilnesa Nukuro2

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Faculty Track - Technical Session III

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

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Shawna Vican, University of Delaware

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Faculty

employment practices and corporate social behaviors. Across her research, Dr. Vican explores how organizational policies and practices, managerial behavior, and workplace culture shape individual career outcomes as well as broader patterns of labor market inequality. Her current research includes a qualitative study of corporate diversity management strategies and a series of mixed-methods projects on diversity in the academic workforce. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Using Data to Drive Institutional Change: University of Delaware ADVANCE Institute Research on Faculty Women of Color Shawna Vican, University of

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Vladislav Valeryevich Miftakhov, ASPIRES; Cody Del Prato; Søren Anders Tornøe, Cañada College; Kwan M Lim, San Francisco State University; ali attaran, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

Summer 2017, he interned in an Electrical Engineering research group at San Francisco State University, where he worked on developing a non-volatile latch using Spin Transfer Torque Magnetic Memory technology.Mr. ali attaran, San Francisco State University Ali Attaran is pursuing his Master of Computer Engineering at San Francisco State University. His project focus is no developing and optimizing non-volatile memory arrays and look up tables with resistive mem- ory devices.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Katelyn R. Reynoldson M.S., Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University Katelyn is a third-year doctoral student in Dr. Debra Major’s Career Development Lab (CDL). Katelyn received her Master’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Industrial and Organizational Psy- chology from Old Dominion University in 2018. As a research assistant and lab manager in the CDL, she is working on several projects examining undergraduate students with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors and what factors impact persistence in these majors, particularly for groups underrepresented in STEM (i.e., women and minorities).Xiaoxiao Hu, Old Dominion University Xiaoxiao Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Old Dominion University. She received her PhD in

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Krystina Callahan; Kimberly L. Bothi, University of Delaware

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Biomedical Engineering

-led UD’s Mandela Washington Fel- lowship Civic Leadership Institute as part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. She advises the UD student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, which links student teams with community partners abroad to implement sustainable engineering projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work In Progress: Incorporating Global Context to a Biomechanics Course through Service-Learning CollaborationIntroductionABET, the accrediting body for engineering programs, expects undergraduate engineeringprograms to prepare students with “an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutionsthat meet specified needs with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N. Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Circuits [7]. Each of the four partner institutions is responsible fordeveloping curriculum for a specific course, and the curriculum materials developed are shared,piloted and tested at the four sites. Together with the online lecture courses previously developedby the CALSTEP team, these lab courses will provide community college engineering studentswith access to the full range of lower-division engineering courses needed for transfer to a four-year institution.A major component of CALSTEP project is disseminating the curriculum widely in Californiacommunity college engineering programs. This is done through the Summer EngineeringTeaching Institute, which is a two-day teaching workshop that introduces community collegeengineering faculty to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

infrastructure; and (3) sustainabletransportation research. These projects are based in fundamental research, but in many cases,include field sites or testbeds located in rural communities. The objectives of this REU site are to(1) provide research experiences to undergraduate students from institutions with limitedresearch opportunities and from minority groups underrepresented in STEM; (2) provideparticipants with first-hand exposure to the engineering and infrastructure challenges facing therural United States through research and professional development opportunities in bothacademia and civil engineering industry; and (3) promote and sustain the interest ofundergraduate students in pursuing graduate education in STEM.Evaluation MethodsEvaluation of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon D. Willoughby, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Chris Organ; Jennifer L. Green, Montana State University; Leila Belle Sterman, Montana State University; Kent Davis

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

foreach audience greatly assists in the understanding of science and its appeal to a broad audience,not just to experts in similar fields (Mooney, 125). Although the scientific community agrees thattraining in oral communication skills will benefit our future colleagues, relatively little emphasisis placed on this training, and the research in this area is lacking (“Rising Above..”, 168).This project described in this NSF Grantees paper/poster division is funded through the NSFResearch Traineeship (NRT) Program within the Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) track.The overarching goal of this project is to develop a fellowship program for Ph.D. students thatwill provided multifaceted training and practice in oral communication to prepare them

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Ann Maloney, Texas Tech University; Bingbing Li, California State University, Northridge; Meng Zhang, Kansas State University; Weilong Cong, Texas Tech University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

undergraduate engineer- ing students in his research projects with a tradition in providing research opportunities for undergradu- ates, especially for those who from the underrepresented group.Dr. Weilong Cong, Texas Tech University Dr. Weilong (Ben) Cong is an Assistant Professor in Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas Tech University (TTU). Dr. Cong received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Kansas State University in 2013. After graduation, Dr. Cong worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and a Research Assistant Professor at Kansas State University for one year. Dr. Cong’s current research activities mainly include ultrasonic vibration-assisted additive manufacturing process of high

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University; Nigamanth Sridhar, Cleveland State University; Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

to build a complex system. This skill isrepresentative of what is expected by software development organizations but is one that isdifficult to include as a learning objective in a traditional lecture-based course. The collection oftechnologies that the authors have chosen to use for this course are not presented as the only onesto be used in IoT development; rather, students are provided with a basis in the underlyingtechnical infrastructure and recognize that the particular choices are simply representative.The course is delivered using a combination of Lectures and hands-on Project Assignments,similar to other Project-Based Learning courses [14][15]. The Project Assignments rely on theCourseware, described in detail below.CoursewareThe

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Athina Petropolu, Rutgers University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

tenure track faculty or postdoc positions in ECE departments of USA universities.The iREDEFINE project capitalizes on a unique opportunity to bring together ECE departmentheads with W-URM graduate students. Funded by the National Science Foundation andsupported by the ECE Department Heads Association (ECEDHA), the project includes an annualworkshop held in conjunction with the ECEDHA Annual Conference and Expo and follow upmentoring activities. Over fifty applications were received for the first iREDEFINE cohort.Fourteen were funded by NSF and others were funded by their institutions to form a cohort of 46individuals. The number of applicants demonstrates the need for such a program. The firstiREDEFINE workshop offered in 2017 provided

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Swinburne University of Technology

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Innovation (i2i) Laboratory, which opened in August 2008 and houses classrooms and laboratories used by the 2000 students in Purdue’s First-Year Engineering Program. He oversaw the daily operation of the i2i lab, and was responsible for the personnel, logistics, and technology used in the classroom and labs. Eric also helped build and directed the College of Engineering sponsored Artisan and Fabrication Lab (AFL), which houses a machine shop, carpentry shop, and a prototyping lab used by all students in the College of Engineering for project work. In 2009, he received a New Employee Staff Award of Excellence from the College of Engineering for his work in launching the i2i lab. Eric has served as the university

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Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ScienceDiplomacy of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as well aspublically available materials. The new course employs a previously reported format includingblended delivery, a flipped classroom, and mastery learning (D.B. Oerther, “Reducing costswhile maintaining learning outcomes using blended, flipped, and mastery pedagogy to teachintroduction to environmental engineering,” in Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, USA, June 25-28, 2017. [Online]. Available:https://peer.asee.org/28786. [Accessed April 26, 2018]). Three term length projects are includedas part of the class, namely: 1) a model United Nations debate of the use of genetically modifiedcrops as foodstuffs during famine; 2

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Architectural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bekir Kelceoglu, Syracuse University

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Architectural Engineering

research. No quantitative data were collected, as it isnot suitable for this particular study.Introduction“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Carl SaganL.A.M.P. (Lighting Architecture Movement Project) is an organization that was founded by twoarchitectural lighting enthusiasts, Annika Hagen and Nicole Fox, in 2013. It is based inVancouver, Canada as a group installation and exhibition effort which showcases architecturallighting design. They launched their first international design competition in the same year.Since then, they attract countless designers around the world and provide opportunities to

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2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

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Sharon Britton; Andrea Cox; Lorraine Mountain

.” 21 NU/GE Aviation Hackathon ChallengeFeb 10-12, 2017 Participants: 50 Computer Science and Engineering Masters & PhD students Challenge Timeline: ~30 hours GE Team: 6 on-campus and 2 offsite GE team members Challenges: 4 Projects included “Export/Import Databases”, “Collaboration Tools”, “Commercial Invoice Validation”, and “Find my Authorization” 11 solutions … 4 awards • Most Impactful - Export Classification Audit Tool • Best Quick Hit – AES Filing Automation • Best Presentation – EXIM Chat Bot • Deepest Dive – Secure Collaboration Architecture 22Northeastern Analytics Project What it is  Masters Program in Data Analytics looking for

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Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Zihan Lin, National University of Defense Technology; Tianqi Zhang, National University of Defense and Technology; Zhao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology; Tong Wu, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Zhang Jianing, Changsha SunVote Limited, China; Changfang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Yan Xu, Changsha SunVote Limited

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Education at National University of Defense Technology. Her research focuses on translation theory and practice of C-E and E-C. In this project ”Assessing the Active Learning in Engineering Education Based on BOPPPS Model”, she is mainly assigned to take responsibility to literature review. Her education includes a B.A. in English translation from Hunan Nor- mal University and a M.A. in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.Dr. Zhao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology ZHAO Zhao is an Associate Researcher of the Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS) at the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). He holds a B.S.degree

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Network for Computational Nanotechnology); William Ashwin Wheeler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Materials

. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Structures

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Chen Qiu M.Sc., University of New Mexico; Christopher Riley

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22582Using Design Challenges to Develop Empathy in First-year CoursesJordan Orion James, University of New Mexico Jordan O. James is a Native American Ph.D. learning sciences student and lecturer at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in the Community & Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research assistant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering De- partments, and has been recognized as a Graduate Studies student spotlight recipient and teaching scholar. Jordan studies learning in authentic, real-world conditions utilizing Design Based Research

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Tricia Kirkland

panel were directly proportional.Transfer Experience to Classroom.As part of the RET-ENERGY program, the secondary education teachers developed a module totransfer processes, concepts and knowledge acquired during the summer program, to their ownsecondary institutions. In particular teachers working in the solar tracking system developed amodule on engineering authentic instruction for their own classrooms. Table 1 illustrates one ofthe modules that the participants developed as part of the RET-ENERGY experience.ConclusionsRET participants were able to collaborate and work in research labs under supervision of a researchfaculty mentor, and in cooperation with a graduate and an undergraduate student. The researchteam developed a project

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2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Mohammad Ali Rahimi, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

buildings can make a substantial impact on greenhouse gas emissions.By focusing on energy consumption, smart plugs can manage and improve power efficiency [1]-[2], [4], and [6]. The United States is the top smart home market on the globe with installations in9.7% of all households recorded in 2015 [9]. To further assist in the integration of smart energysaving devices, plug load metering provides medium potential energy saving at a reasonably lowcost [10]. Most plug load meters available today sit at the wall outlet and sell for around $50 withwireless connectivity or $20-$30 without wireless connectivity [1]-[2]. This paper presents theoutcomes of a course project on the design of a smart plug that incorporates measuring energyconsumption as well

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

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Majid Poshtan, Cal Poly; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

education, embedded systems, and ecological monitoring.Dr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. Fred joined the faculty at CalPoly in September of 1996. He has developed CATE, the Circuit Analysis Tool for Education. Fred continues to pursue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; William Michael Anderson, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Tech; Phyllis Leary Newbill, Virginia Tech; Stacey L. Vaziri, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

called environmental influences or effects [6]) such as family socio-economicstatus, cultural values and norms, educational access, or supportive individuals that priorresearch has shown to be particularly salient among Appalachian students. Other constructs inthe model include learning experiences, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interest.These qualitative research questions will be explored throughout the life of the project followingthree phases, shown in Figure 1. The three phases correspond directly to the three researchquestions. Phase 1: Understanding Student Experiences Qualitative focus groups and interviews with engineering students

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen D. Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

underrepresented group. In addition to scholarshipsupport, CLEAR Scholars are provided with an intentional set of activities that promotes studentretention, achievement, and persistence to graduation through: (a) Community-building througha cohort model; (b) Leadership and career development; (c) Engagement with industry; (d)Advising through mentoring; and (e) Resources for academic success (hence the acronymCLEAR). The ultimate goal of this project is to produce engineering graduates with lowerstudent loan indebtedness and greater preparation for post-degree roles.Entering the ProgramStudents apply for the CLEAR Scholars program as rising sophomores. To qualify, they must beengineering majors with a GPA of at least 2.7 earned in freshman math, science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. D. Motschenbacher, North Dakota State University; Rebecca Reichenbach; Mark Hanson, North Dakota State University; Emily A. Berg Berg, North Dakota State University; Jared Ladbury, North Dakota State University; Paul Kelter, North Dakota State University; Lisa Montplaisir; James Nyachwaya, North Dakota State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

development program that is designed to offerrelevant, collaborative, and sustained support to science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) educators at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Gateways-ND has changed, and ischanging, the culture of STEM education at NDSU, which is influencing STEM educationaltraining programs throughout the institution and the state. When the program started in 2015, theuniversity was at a critical juncture in its approach to STEM education, and this program hasaccelerated the pace of positive educational change at NDSU and beyond. Our institutionalpremise for this vital change in culture is best stated by Project Kaleidoscope, the authors ofwhich wrote, “We now have indisputable evidence (emphasis added) that