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Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

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Environmental Engineering

philosophy was and always will be learning occurs best through experience! Page 24.919.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Ms. Hines and the Sick 5th Graders -– Making hands-on outreach and learning about the Environment engaging through the use of Case Stories!Abstract Inclusion of minority and low income students in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, & Math) early in their educational careers is vital to help guide them on the trackfor higher education. Both peer and societal pressures that tell girls they should shy away fromSTEM

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

first-year projects courses were beneficial in helping students understand thepotential for engineering to positively impact people’s lives. Of the students who indicated thattheir primary reason for selecting an engineering major was to help people, 50% persisted in CE,AE, or EvE disciplines, 11% transferred to other engineering disciplines, and 39% transferred tonon-engineering disciplines. These students cited multiple reasons for plans to transfer out ofengineering. Most of the students motivated to a career where they could help people maintainedthis vision for non-engineering disciplines. The study results indicate that serving societythrough engineering is a significant motivation for many female students and that furtheremphasis on the

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 24.382.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Determining the effect of an engineering overview assignment on first year studentsAbstractAn engineering overview assignment given in the Introduction to Engineering course aims tosupport first year students to learn about engineering, and motivate them to see it as theirfuture career. In addition to learning from the literature, students also interviewed at leasttwo practicing engineers to produce the group report and presentation for the assignment. Todetermine the impact of the assignment, a study was conducted in one of the classes byanalyzing the group reports and individual reflections written after its completion

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Stefi Alison Baum, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

to increase the repre- sentation and advancement of women STEM/SBS faculty, widely represented across ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds, by removing barriers to resources that support career success and creating new interventions and resources. An additional emphasis will be upon adapting interventions to address the needs of key sub-populations including women of color and deaf and hard-of-hearing women faculty. The project aims to: 1) refine and strengthen targeted institutional structures; 2) improve the quality of women faculty’s work life; 3) align institutional, administrative, and informal systems of power and resources to support and sustain progress towards the project goal; 4) enhance the working

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi D. Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

. The RDF is a professional development framework for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers in higher education. It articulates the knowledge, [behaviors] and attributes of successful researchers and encourages them to [realize] their potential”.Research goal/questionsThe goal of this study is to investigate PhD students’ competency level at different skillsand expertise they need to be successful at their jobs after graduating from university byanswering the following questions: • To what extent do PhD students acknowledge the importance of necessary skills they need to be successful at their jobs? • What is the self

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann D. Christy, Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

industrial engineer in the aeronautical industry. Ann is a licensed professional engineer. Page 24.1134.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Students' selection of topics for a professional development courseIntroductionTo be successful in their careers, engineers need to be proficient in both technical andnontechnical skills. ABET's student outcomes reflect both of these categories. Five of theeleven a-k student outcomes1 can be considered predominantly technical: (a) an ability toapply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b

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2014 ERC

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Pramod Khargonekar

Initiatives • NSF Cross-cutting Priorities – Advanced Manufacturing – Cognitive Science and Neuroscience – Clean Energy – Communications and Cyberinfrastructure – National Nanotechnology – Cyber-Enabled Materials, Manufacturing, Initiative and Smart Systems (CEMMSS) – Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) – Education and Career Development – Interdisciplinary Research – Research Centers – Innovation Corps

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Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Rhoads, The Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, The Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Education Innovation Center The Ohio State Univer- sity Columbus, OH 43210 Rogers.693@osu.edu Rogers joined the university in October, 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industrial experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing in robotics, electron- ics, sensors, and controls industries. Throughout his career, Rogers has developed products using an innovative process consisting of multidisciplinary teams focused on understanding customer needs and converting them to commercially viable products and services. He brings this experience to the university where he leads the effort in developing company-sponsored, product-oriented Capstone design programs. As part of the

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Selyna Perez Beverly

‘learn by doing’ philosophy. Students in the Cal Poly Pomonaengineering program receive both technical and practical skills to prepare them for the engineeringworkforce. Small class sizes and the integration of a multitude of labs in the engineering curriculumprovide for a robust experience for the student in preparation for a career as an engineer. The student-centered philosophy of the institution supports student involvement and programmatic efforts thatincrease student success and learning. The College of Engineering is the largest college at Cal PolyPomona serving approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The student populationconsists of a large number of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented racial minorities

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 24.1063.10  CoursesIntroduction to Engineering CoE offers Engineering 1050: Introduction to Engineering (ENGR1050), which has been expanded under the NSF STEP project. This two hour credit course isdesigned to assist freshman engineering students academically and professionally. The courseprovides in-depth information on the types of engineering, career opportunities, degreeprograms, assistance in the career decision processes, the basics of the engineering designprocess, and reinforcement of the importance of communication, study habits, teamwork andcontinued professional development within the engineering profession. Students were required tomaintain a design and professional development journal, attend a career fair and work on a

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Nancy Warter-Perez; Sevak Ghazaryan; Jerardo Martin

scientists and engineerswho work closely with their partner teachers to engage middle and high school students inscience and engineering activities related to the fellows' research. The program goals are toenhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum, inform andinspire students about careers in science and engineering, and improve the graduate fellow'sability to communicate their research to a broad audience. In this paper, we present the middleschool math classroom activities developed related to one particular fellow’s research on carbonnanotube composites. Using lightweight carbon nanotube composites for a car chassis canincrease fuel efficiency, decrease emissions, and maintain the desired properties of the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Yury Alexandrovich Kuleshov, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John H. Lumkes

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

using fluid powercomponents was developed and tested as a tool to generate interest in STEM careers. Eighteenworkshops were held with a total number of 451 participants. Immediately after the workshop,participants were provided with a questionnaire that included both quantitative and qualitativequestions. Fourteen of the questions are quantitative, where a participant would characterize theirafter-workshop experience using a 1 to 7- Likert scale. According to the intrinsic motivationtheory it was hypothesized that participant perceptions should differ depending on their gender,race, and age. Inferential statistical analysis, ANOVA, was used to answer this research questionand test that hypothesis. In order to be able to conduct relevant ANOVA

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Oliva, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #9182Counter Current - Perspectives from My Move to the Corporate World fromAcademiaDr. John C Oliva, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation Dr. John C. Oliva has had a diverse career spanning the fields of academia and industry. John spent the first half of his career teaching mechanical engineering as a fulltime faculty member, first at Kettering University and later at Grand Valley State University. He then transitioned to the corporate world where he has spent the more recent half of his career as a professional engineer. John currently works as an engineering analyst at Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation. His

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Marie Baker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Mid American Transportation Center; Laurence R Rilett P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Gina M. Kunz; Gwen C. Nugent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

collaborativelyby partners from the fields of engineering, education and educational psychology. RRRC clubsare guided by teams comprising of STEM teachers and college engineering student mentors, whomirror the rich diversity of the primary and secondary school systems. This positive rolemodeling and one-on-one attention are a key focus wherein the program encourages students toexplore STEM careers and discover paths to achievement. Further, clubs frequently featurecareer presentations by community professionals from the private sector to encourage this careerexploration.While establishing itself as a sustainable program model that positively impacts students, RRRChas also been beneficial to its multiple partners. K-12 teachers have received additional

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

Technologies Laboratory have addressed sus- tainability challenges in the fields of systems design, technology selection, manufacturing, and water.Mr. Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan Page 24.1238.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The PhD Advising Relationship: Needs of Returning and Directing-Pathway StudentsI. IntroductionThough a majority of engineering PhD students begin their doctoral career shortly aftercompleting an undergraduate degree (and perhaps a Master’s), a significant minority of studentsare “returners,” students who pursue a PhD after

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter A Sable, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sharon Liz Karackattu; Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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First-Year Programs

commercialize residential scale waste-to-energy biomass processor systems. Page 24.613.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 First-Year Student Persistence and Retention Influenced by Early Exposure to Engineering Practitioners Co-Teaching Entry-Level Courses: A Four-Year Indirect AssessmentAbstractThe engineering education literature lacks long-term studies on persistence and retention impactsrealized by teaching first-year engineering students about possible post-graduate career optionsvia exposure to practicing engineers. At the University of North Texas (UNT

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture?(EEC 1232772), and is senior personnel on an NSF-funded grant entitled Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (i-Corps-L). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010)and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineeringfrom Purdue University,and as a qualitative researcher studies both STEM and informal engineering education. As an educator, he foundedandled a team to two collegiate

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

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Community Engagement Division

involving the development of assistivedevices for local elementary school children with disabilities in an effort to promote inclusiveeducation. Students were asked at the end of the yearlong capstone course sequence to reflect onand respond to four open-ended questions regarding their perceptions of working on such Page 24.1119.5projects: 1. How did your senior project impact your development as a professional? 2. How did it impact your development as a member of society? 3. What did you learn from your project in regards to human needs, especially for those with disabilities? 4. How did this project affect your future career plans?A

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Two Year College Division

improve the self-efficacy of community college students as it relates to research andwhether this has an impact on their long-term career plans to pursue a STEM career.Transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates ProgramIn 2011, the University of California, Berkeley developed the Transfer-to-Excellence ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates program (TTE REU), a summer research program forcommunity college students that is catalyzed by early hands-on involvement in research projectsthat apply nanotechnology and biotechnology to address energy problems in a high caliberresearch environment. The program objectives are to: 1) provide challenging science andengineering research projects in leading edge research laboratories; 2

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Colleen Marie Croyle, The Ohio State Univeristy ; Alison N. Snyder; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Student

, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. Currently, she teaches within the first-year engineering program at Ohio State while maintaining an active engineering education research program.Ms. Colleen Marie Croyle, The Ohio State Univeristy I was accepted into the Mechanical Engineering major during fall semester 2012 of my sophomore year. As a junior Mechanical Engineering student I continue to work towards my major along with a minor in Business Entrepreneurship to help me pursue a leadership role in the engineering field. Coinciding with my academic career I enjoy being a member and leader of multiple organizations. I have been a member of Green Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8899The Influence of Student-Faculty Interactions on Post-Graduation Intentionsin a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: A Case StudyDr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Director of Operations Analysis for Accreditation, Assessment, & Data Adminis- tration in the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She is Co-PI of a NSF-funded S-STEM program and program evaluator for an NSF-funded REU program. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence and career development in the STEM fields.Caitlyn R

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ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina

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Engineering Technology

rolling out process of a STEM initiative in such a districtwhere a needs assessment survey of area high school teachers and counselors came out insupport of this endeavor. Analysis of the survey data made it immediately apparent thatcreating a STEM initiative that served as a pathway to higher education in the STEM fieldswould be well-received by the respondents. The collaborative STEM initiative was designedfor a local high school and it consisted of a course designed to provide an introduction tohigh technology careers in science, mathematics, engineering and engineering technology.Through combination of lectures, projects, and shared experiences, students were to learn todifferentiate between these fields. Students would also learn to make

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Auditi Chakravarty, The College Board

related careers. 3AP CS Principles  New Computer Science course/assessment being developed in collaboration with NSF to broaden participation in CS, especially by women and underrepresented minorities  Anchors the CS10K Project, which aims to prepare 10,000 CS teachers in 10,000 high schools across the US  AP CS courses serve as a focal point for efforts by code.org, Google, and HE institutions to support policy and teacher prep 4 ASEE/CB Survey: Five-Year Goals for Engineering Program How important are the following goals …? Other Goals Indicated: Funding

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is an Assistant

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Scott Bell, Kansas State University; Eugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C. Sayre, Kansas State University

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Computing & Information Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology.Eugene Y. Vasserman, Kansas State University Eugene Vasserman received his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in Computer Science in 2010 and 2008, re- spectively, from the University of Minnesota. His B.S., in Biochemistry and Neuroscience with a Com- puter Science minor, is also from the University of Minnesota (2003). In 2013 he received the NSF CAREER award for work on secure next-generation medical systems.Eleanor C Sayre, Kansas State University Eleanor Sayre received her Ph.D. and M.S.T. degrees in physics in 2007 and 2005 (respectively) from the University of Maine, with research emphasis in physics education. Her B.A. in physics from Grinnell College in 2002 involved

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Carol Schubert Gattis, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

with graduate education,2. To provide underrepresented and financially needy undergraduate students with enhanced financial support and career experiences to improve the likelihood of completing both a BS and a MS in engineering,3. To provide personalized integrated industry and academic mentoring and professional development that results in increased enrollment and completion of graduate engineering degrees involving industry beneficial research,4. To increase the number of highly skilled employees in engineering fields ready to directly apply engineering research, Page 24.532.25. To develop an innovative program that integrates

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2014 ERC

Authors

Mark Suskin

of research through career path development for computational scientists http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12051 Ubiquity in mobile devices, social networks,sensors and instruments have created a complex data-rich environment ripe for new scientific and engineering advances Credit: Christine Daniloff/MIT An artist's conception of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) depicting its distributed sensor networks, experiments and aerial and satellite remote sensing capabilities, all linked via cyberinfrastructure into a single, scalable, integrated research platform for conducting continental-scale ecological research. NEON is one of several National

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2014 ERC

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Mary Galvin

Individuals and Groups FY13: 11.1 134.0 $290.7 M Centers, Fac/Instr 51.01 48.705 Individuals and Groups, CAREER 137.8 20.3 Fac/Instr

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daryl Bryant Stone, Bowie State University; Quincy Brown, Bowie State University

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Minorities in Engineering

middle and high school students to the breadth ofareas within computer science. Through this program, we aim to dispel the myth that computer science isfocused only on programming. Students experience, first hand, the variety of activities and career pathswithin the discipline. Through exposure to multiple topics, we provide participants with an opportunityto discover the aspects of computing that is of most interest to them. The goals of the summer camp areto: Expose students to the breadth topics within computer science Provide a low-cost summer program Expose students to role models who “look like them”(The program is open to all, but targets underrepresented members of Computer Science arena) Provide students with technical

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari L. Jordan, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Underrepresented Engineering StudentsIntroduction A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) allows studentsan open door to every major successful career opportunity known to man (15). Students majoringin STEM during their undergraduate tenure go on to pursue graduate school, medical school, lawschool, work for Fortune 500 companies and the government. Additionally, careers in STEM areproving especially profitable for high achieving underrepresented minority students according toan article in Research in Higher Education (17). Among the Gates Millennium Scholars sampled,scholars majoring in STEM fields earned starting salaries between $8,000 and $17,000 more peryear compared with those majoring in the Social Sciences