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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Kristi L. Eustice, Arizona State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Christopher Barr, Rice University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University

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Education and Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clem- son University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent di- versity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi; Kimberly Lambert Wingo, The University of Southern Mississippi

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Paper ID #20380Incorporating Polymer Engineering in the ClassroomProf. Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarah Morgan is a Professor in the School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi. She joined The University in November of 2002 after a fourteen year career in industrial R&D in engineering thermoplastics, at GE Plastics locations around the world. Morgan’s current research focuses on polymer surfaces and interfaces, including composites, nanocom- posites, and bioinspired materials. She was named a POLY Fellow by the Polymer Chemistry Division of

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Judith Marie Burnfield, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering; Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; William Edward Dick, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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the Mechanical and Materials Department at the Uni- versity of Nebraska - Lincoln. He Is the former CEO of the Hexagon Composites, Lincoln operation. Mr. Dick has held various engineering and executive positions in the defense and automotive industries throughout his career. He received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MS degree in Engineer- ing Mechanics both from the University of Nebraska. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects in Rehabilitation DesignAbstractWe report results of a multi-year project aimed at offering socially relevant capstone designprojects (with a rehabilitation engineering focus) to mechanical engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College

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available to guide the student if questions arise involving futureemployment. STEM Scholars are also offered career preparedness options, and encouraged toseek out summer internships as opportunities for experiences that expose students to their chosenfield.EVALUATION:STEM Scholars students have to maintain scholastic goals and involvement expectations whilein the program and receiving financial benefit from the scholarship program. Meeting theseobjectives while maintaining a full-time schedule is the key to meeting the goal of graduating intwo years, while being academically sound and financially debt free. Success in this program isdetermined by tracking student retention and graduation rates, and surveying what studentspursue after graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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baseline assessment of faculty attitudes and dispositions towardintegrating sustainability in engineering curricula.Engineering Students’ Professional Responsibility AssessmentSenior engineering students within one department at the PI’s institution were asked to completean updated and validated survey instrument, the Engineering Professional ResponsibilityAssessment (Canney, et al.). The survey was administered via Qualtrics and emailed to 144students; 35 completed surveys were analyzed. Results indicated that student’s choice ofengineering major was significantly motivated by: the passion for and aptitude in science andmath; interest in problem solving; good career choices; contribution to societal problems such asclimate change; and, the

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Sean P. Dever, Western Washington University; Lindsey Bear, Bellingham Technical College; Tim Mark Christman, Western Washington University; Dana Hickenbottom, Itek Energy/Western Solar; Sam Winters, Itek Energy

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, and Estimation of Stochastic Pro- cesses.Mr. Dana Hickenbottom, Itek Energy/Western Solar Dana has worked in the solar industry for 5 years. He started his career at itek Energy, a domestic solar module manufacturer based in Bellingham, WA. During his time as Technical Support Manager he worked to ensure product functionality in the field, assisted with research and development, and provided technical training to customers. He has since moved on from itek Energy and is now working as a project manager at Western Solar Inc, a solar installation company in Bellingham, WA. His work involves system design, operations and maintenance support, customer and technical support, product research, and community outreach

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen Fort Gwinn Jr., Lipscomb University; Justin A. Myrick Sr., Lipscomb University

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“Engineering Pathways”requirements prior to transferring to Lipscomb University. This is accomplished by three programinitiatives: 1. Engagement with “Engineering Pathways” students early in their academic career through enrichment activities and mentoring. 2. Scholarships funding for community college students that have completed the “Engineering Pathways” requirements and are likely candidates to complete their Bachelor’s degree in engineering. 3. Continued support of S-STEM scholarship recipients through mentoring and academic supportA key part of this grant was to identify community college partners in the Nashville area. Three collegeswere selected: • Columbia State Community College (approx. 25 miles NE of

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick Lux, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby, Montana State University

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STEM Career Choices: Using Expectancy-Value Perspective to Understand Individual and Gender Differences in STEM Fields," Developmental review : DR, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 10.1016/j.dr.2013.08.001, 09/13 2013.[4] D. B. Clark, E. E. Tanner-Smith, and S. S. Killingsworth, "Digital Games, Design, and Learning:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," Review of Educational Research, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 79-122, 2016.[5] C. S. Green and D. Bavelier, "Action-Video-Game Experience Alters the Spatial Resolution of Vision," Psychological science, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 88-94, 2007.[6] N. Martín-Dorta, J. L. Saorín, and M. Contero, "Development of a Fast Remedial Course to Improve the Spatial Abilities of Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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years each of industry and teaching experience. Her dissertation focus is on understanding the dynamic workplace interactions including values and behaviors of engineers and the influence on job satisfaction and persistence.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert C. Martin, Texas A&M University; Cynthia Lang, Texas A&M University; Sin-Ning Cindy Liu, Texas A&M University; Carolyn L Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Mindy Bergman, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Ohio State University

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University. Advising is important to student success, especially inthe early years given the transition to college and the difficulty of classes; it has been identifiedas particularly important for engineering students [8]. Advising indirectly affects retentionthrough satisfaction and grades [9]. Engineering students--whether they stay in the program orleave--have cited concerns about insufficient advising [3] and lack of services includingprograms for advising under-represented groups [8]. Given the concerns of engineering studentslisted previously, advising is inclusive of multiple activities including career counseling,assistance with homework, academic degree planning, and mentoring [9]. Students report thatacademic concerns are their greatest

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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with these activities has been a review of literature regarding undergraduatestudents' motivation to participate in STEM ambassador-related activity, and the effect of doingso during the students' undergraduate career. This review has yielded less than two dozenpublished papers on this topic, and, along with a synthesis of the responses from the programleaders' survey mentioned above, has revealed the need for additional research in this area. Workshops for Gathering Information. In this first year, we held two workshops—onein the east and one is the west—to gather information. The first workshop occurred in March2018 in Boston to serve programs on the eastern half of the United States. Attending wererepresentatives of the following

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Jain, Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Donald Winiecki, Boise State University

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workeffectively on software development teams, and encourage students to be advocates for culturaland institutional change in their future careers. The five-year project is currently in its third yearof implementation.A core focus of this involves accounting for and approaching an understanding of theexperiences of members of underrepresented groups in computer science and those affected bythe use of computer science products in society. Once this is accomplished, it then becomespossible to guide students in identifying sustainable processes for addressing the lack ofinclusion and social justice.A common approach to incorporating ethics in the Computer Science (CS) curriculum is torelegate it to a single course. Often these courses focus on professional

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Maria Antoun Henri, Texas A&M University ; Norma Perez, Houston Community College; Madeline Burillo, Houston Community College; Roberto Sanchez, Houston Community College

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30 20 10 0 2009‐10 2010‐11 2011‐12 2012‐13 2013‐14 Year Figure 3: Degree and Certificate Completion Data 2009-2014 (As of September 29, 2014)Regarding placement of program graduates, in addition to traditional approaches such as career fairs, HCCworkforce programs have close relationships with employers--who serve on advisory boards and makepresentations to students on job

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Fleming Ph.D., National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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all students regardless of gender or ethnicity witha few exceptions. Hispanic females were the most likely to cite math skill as their primarymotivation (61.1%), and they were significantly more likely than Hispanic males to so indicate(28.6%, p < .05). Also female students, especially Hispanic females, were more likely than malesto cite love of science as their prime motivation (p < .05). Female students were more likely thanmales to cite family influence and support (30.0% vs. 14.3%, p < .05).Other frequent sources of interest in engineering were pre-college experience in math andscience programs (18.8%), inclination toward making and fixing things (17.4%), theopportunities engineering affords for career and society (14.6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #12280Large-scale Research on Engineering Design in Secondary Classrooms: BigLearner Data Using Energy3D Computer-Aided DesignDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Angelina Lane, Seattle Pacific University; Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle Pacific University

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college. Thus, in the absence of improved college prep programs, colleges need tobridge the gap.For minority students who achieve high school graduation, community college is often the nextstep. Packard3 concluded that community colleges often provide an entry point for firstgeneration, low income, racial/ethnic minority or non-traditional college students. Increasing thenumbers of successfully graduating minority students in Science, Technology, Engineering andMath (STEM) is known to be achieved by intentional strategies to recruit students to and retainstudents at community colleges: emphasizing dual credit classes in high school, providingopportunity for career related experiences and providing community-related support4. Otherresearch showed

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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career engineers to adapt to engineering workplace culture.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Dr. Samantha R. Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor within The Polytechnic School, one of six schools in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She is a mixed-methods researcher with focus on the preparation and pathways of engineering students. Her specific research interests include engineering student persistence and career decision-making, early career engineering practice, faculty pedagogical risk-taking, and entrepreneurial mindset. She completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford

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NSF Grantees: RED 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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Diversity andInclusivityGoal:To strengthen faculty’s connection to industry and aid their ability to facilitate studentconnections, faculty will participate in an industry immersion experience during the summerwhere they work with practicing engineers and learn current industry practices. Additionally,faculty will acquire relevant industrial and teacher trainings. Ultimately, faculty will see theirrole, or identity, as moving students towards becoming practicing engineers who create a “morejust and humane world.” Students, too, will reflect on their identities as engineers and how thoserelate to their education and career paths. To bridge course work and industry practices, anIndustry Advisor with extensive experience in industry and passion for

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

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designing water and wastewater treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, and how the concepts are embedded in contexts.Dr. Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State UniversityDr. Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University Dr. Poor has been teaching many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at Washington State University for the last six years, including seven mechanics of materials courses. She received the departments’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and Outstanding Advising Award in 2012. Dr. Poor is a licensed

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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A.S.E.T/B.S.E.T Plan of Study (Supply[5]. This issue is further complicated by the fact that food and Chain Source: ISO 22006)foodstuff production and manufacturing is becoming increasingly complex and is requiring moretechnically skilled employees [6]. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Career Guide to Industries, 2008-09Edition, Food Manufacturing, stated: “Fierce competition has led food manufacturing plants to invest in technologically advanced machinery to become more productive. The new machines have been applied to tasks as varied as packaging, inspection, and inventory control, but the processing of animal products remains a labor-intensive activity that is resistant to automation efforts. As a result

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design;writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles ofengineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering educationdiscipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. Page 24.637.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Game-Aided Pedagogy to Improve Students’ Learning Outcomes and Engagement in Transportation EngineeringI

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsen Ayoobi, Wayne State University; Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; David Merolla, Wayne State University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Mark A Jager, Wayne State University

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#41243his teaching career, Mark spent 35 years at Tenneco in Monroe, MI as an Engineer, Lab Supervisor,Engineering Manager and Global Materials Engineering Manager. At Tenneco, Mark also served as thecorporate Welding Metallurgist and Chief Metallurgist. Prior to Tenneco, Mark held the position as aWelding and Metallurgical Engineer at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT for4 years. Mark has an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Metallurgical Technology from MacombCommunity College in Warren, MI, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, and aMaster of Science Degree in Engineering Technology, both from Wayne State University.Mark is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise M. Driscoll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas Harris, National Society of Black Engineers; Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University

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understanding of the desired endoutcomes. 2. Mentoring and Learning StageCISTAR. In addition to having an academic faculty and graduate student(s) mentoring the REMstudents on their research project, CISTAR leverages two Purdue engineering programs thatintroduce students to research: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program(https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/EURO/students/about-SURF) and the PathwaysScholar program (how a graduate degree can prepare you for different career pathways). Thus,the REM students are part of a wider research program with other undergraduates from acrossthe U.S. and from different countries. CISTAR hires, as well, several near peers who areengineering graduate students to help the REM students be

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Damani White-Lewis, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Wessel, University of Maryland, College Park; Alexandra Kuvaeva, University of Maryland, College Park; KerryAnn OMeara

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Paper ID #42169Board 244: Do DEI Efforts Count in Tenure Evaluations? An Experiment inTwo STEM fieldsDr. Damani White-Lewis, University of Pennsylvania Damani White-Lewis is an assistant professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He studies racial inequality in academic careers and contexts using theories and methods from organizational behavior and social psychology. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and has appeared in The Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, The Review

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris S. Hulleman, University of Virginia; Emma Huelskoetter; Michelle Francis, University of Virginia

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personality psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2007. Prior to his career in psychology, he spent six years as a teacher, coach, and social worker. Chris is a second generation educator whose grandparents were tenant farmers in Iowa and Nebraska. He tries to emulate their hard work and persistence in the pursuit of social justice. One of his favorite childhood memories is eating his paternal grandmother’s homemade fruit pies with plenty of ice cream.Emma HuelskoetterMichelle Francis, University of Virginia ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Motivation Loss in Math: Contributing Factors and ConsequencesAbstractSustaining student motivation in STEM education is

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monika Neda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jacimaria Ramos Batista, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Jorge Fonseca Cacho, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Vanessa W. Vongkulluksn Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Mei Yang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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engineering education, pp. 1–17, 2010 Available at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1076158.pdf.[2] K. Mattern, J. Radunzel, and P. Westrick. “Development of STEM Readiness Benchmarks to Assist Educational and Career Decision Making.” ACT Research Report Series, 2015 (3). ACT, Inc., 2014[3] A. Sithole, E. T. Chiyaka, P. McCarthy, D.M. Mupinga, B.K. Bucklein, and J. Kibirige. “Student Attraction, Persistence and Retention in STEM Programs: Successes and Continuing Challenges”. Higher Education Studies, 7(1), pp.46-59, 2017[4] E. R. Kurban, and A. F. Cabrera. “Building readiness and intention towards STEM fields of study: using HSLS: 09 and SEM to examine this complex process

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W Villachica, Boise State University; Anthony Wayne Marker, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin; Amy Chegash, Boise State University

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shared Department Chairs Boards Transfer & IP Giving concern and engineering Career Services practice that wants to Professional Organizations & Collections of Engineers Senior Design decrease ramp up time to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Walfre Franco

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Experience for Undergraduate (REU)program, can be especially positive for students[2]–[4]. This experience allows students toengage with diverse research environments, methodologies, and perspectives that might differfrom their home institution. This exposure can also enhance adaptability and problem-solvingskills while helping students build a larger network of mentors, letter writers, and peers acrossinstitutions. Such experiences are invaluable for career development, helping students strengthentheir résumés, explore potential graduate programs, and gain insights into different researchcultures and practices, making them more competitive for graduate school applications.The REU program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haniye Mehraban, Oklahoma State University; Jennifer Dawn Cribbs, Oklahoma State University; Erin Dyke, Oklahoma State University; James Stine, Oklahoma State University; John Hu, Oklahoma State University

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, hardware security, and energy-efficient computing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 RET: Acquisition and Retainment of Semiconductor Knowledge among K-12 STEM TeachersIntroductionThe semiconductor industry has played a vital role in driving economic growth and technologicaladvancement. As an essential component of electronic devices, semiconductors power a widerange of applications, including computers, cellphones, communication systems, healthcare,transportation, and countless other sectors [1], [2]. Developing a skilled semiconductor workforceis essential, and K-14 educators are pivotal in motivating and preparing students for careers inmicroelectronics [3]. However

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Richard R Harris, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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communities that focus on fostering students’ sense of belonging, identity and self-efficacy in their academic careers.” [6] In fact, stEm PEER Fellows’ projects are anticipated toimpact over 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students and over 690 faculty in the next fewyears based on recent data.Preliminary research indicates that stEm PEER Fellows have “demonstrated professional growthin their understanding of the national engineering education pathway landscape, utilizing data toinform their program efforts, elevating implementation and scale of evidence-based practicesthat alleviate students’ barriers to success, and most importantly, building relationships thatengage stakeholders at their own institutions, in their region and nationwide.” [6