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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Mohr, Lehigh University; Jennifer H. Gross P.E., Lehigh University; Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University; John B Ochs, Lehigh University; Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies

assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was promoted to associate professor in 1983, and to full professor in 1990. He founded and directed the computer-aided design labs in the mechanical engineering and mechanics department from 1980 to 2001. From 1996 to the present, he has directed the university’s Integrated Product Development (IPD) capstone program (www.lehigh.edu/ipd). The IPD and TE program bring together students from all three undergraduate colleges to work in multidisciplinary teams on industry-sponsored product development projects and student–led start-ups. In 2006, Prof. Ochs received the Olympus Innovation Award for his work in technical entrepreneurship through the IPD pro- gram. In 2012, the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Dina Verdin, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #15198Intersectionality of Non-normative Identities in the Cultures of EngineeringDr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering

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Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engineering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Di- vision. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initiatives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Lenox led several educational and professional career-development projects for the civil engineering profession – with the overall objective of properly

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

corporate instructors.Dr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an Educational Psychologist and Professor of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

published in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, International Journal of Public Administration, and Energy Policy.Dr. Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University Dr. Rachel Stoiko is a postdoctoral fellow at West Virginia University. She is interested in the intersections of gender, work, and family. Specifically, she works on projects related to career decision-making and development, institutional diversity and inclusivity, and student success in STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 1 Dialogues toward Gender Equity: Engaging Engineering

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University - Calumet; Suraiya Jannat Khan, Purdue University - Calumet

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #15252RFID Tag Detection in 3-D SpaceDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University - Calumet Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational institutions. He is a certified six sigma black belt

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

accuracy”16,17 or “theory of mind.”18 Batson described the second as “adopting theposture or matching the neural response of an observed other”; other scholars have called this“motor mimicry.”19 Batson described the third as “coming to feel as another person feels”; thismay be described as emotional “catching” or “contagion.”20,21 Batson described the fourth as“intuiting or projecting oneself into another’s situation”; this has simply been called projection.22Batson described the fifth as “imaging how another is thinking or feeling”; this has been called“imagine other” perspective-taking (as opposed to imagining one’s self as the other).23 Batsondescribed the sixth, a corollary to the fifth, as “imagining how one would think and feel in theother’s

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

University of Texas at Austin (1989). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in Progress – Pre-college Engineering Activities with Electronic CircuitsAbstract Projects involving engineering experimentation, design, and measurement can be effectivecontent for pre-college STEM outreach. Such applications-oriented activities can promoteliteracy and interest in technical topics and careers and have the added benefit of showing therelevance of science and mathematics. Exposure to electrical engineering concepts is discussedusing the 555 timer integrated circuit. This low-cost device can be used for modular activitiesinvolving the production of light, sound, and

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Harmon, Colorado Technical University; John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #16526Systems Engineering Education and the Role of Analytics, Modeling, andSimulationDr. Bruce Harmon, Colorado Technical University Dr. Harmon received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado and served as R&D engineer, scientist, project manager, section manager, director, and executive at Hewlett Packard and elsewhere before joining academia at the Air Force Academy and then Colorado Tech, where he now serves as Dean, College of Engineering.Prof. John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with

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Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Engineering from Lehigh University. Dr. Lenox served for over 28 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S Army Field Artillery in a variety of leadership positions in the U.S., Europe, and East Asia. He retired at the rank of Colonel. During his military career, Dr. Lenox spent 15 years on the engi- neering faculty of USMA – including five years as the Director of the Civil Engineering Division. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1998, he joined the staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In his position as educational staff leader of ASCE, he managed several new educational initia- tives – collectively labeled as Project ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education). As ASCE’s Executive Vice

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.Dr. Christopher Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Associate Dean at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Department of Education and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on learning through service-based projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also researches the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Daniel Knight, University

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Jeremy Paul Stringer, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Kettering Foundation on several research projects concerning the civic mission of higher education. A higher education advocate and voice for collaboration, he posts regularly at creightoncollaborative.com. Sean holds degrees from Marist College and New York University, and earned his PhD from Antioch University. He lives in the charming vil- lage of Yellow Springs with his wife, Leslee, and his five fun children, Liam, Maya, Quinn, Audrey, and Juliette.Lt. Col. Jeremy Paul Stringer, Air Force Institute of Technology Dr. Stringer received his BSEE from USAFA in 1998, MSEE from AFIT in 2000, and Ph.D. from AFIT in 2013. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at AFIT and specializes in RADAR

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Works in Progress: Innovation Through Propagation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Engi- neering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Un- til 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience working with public util- ity companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a

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CAD Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Arnold D. Phillips Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #16208New Directions in Solid Modeling - What Direct Modeling Means for CADEducatorsHolly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Holly K. Ault is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She serves as director of the Melbourne (Australia) Project Center and co-director of the Assistive Technol- ogy Resource Center. She received her B.S. in chemistry, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from WPI in 1974, 1983 and 1988 respectively. Professor Ault has advised off-campus project students in London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Windhoek (Namibia), San

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Lynda K. Gonzales, University of Texas, Austin; Erin Dolan, University of Texas, Austin; Kathryn E. Flowers, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Courtney Becker, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

Paper ID #15347Work in Progress: Enhancing the Undergraduate Research Experience throughPartnership with a Non-profit OrganizationMs. Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin Ms. Cousins oversees undergraduate and graduate academic advising at the Department Biomedical Engi- neering at The University of Texas at Austin. She directs the office in strategic academic and professional development advising, capstone projects program, industry partnerships, first-year interest groups, and other special programs.Lynda K. Gonzales, University of Texas, AustinDr. Erin Dolan, University of Texas, AustinKathryn E. Flowers, Texas 4000

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Abdullah Konak

8-9, 2016 GWU Figure 1. Students developed their business model and were coached by a mentor.Children and Youth Empowerment Centre (CYEC), Nyeri, KenyaFour Penn State Berks students (two from Engineering, one from Business and one fromInformation Sciences and Technology) and their professors formed a team called the CreativeMinds. These students virtually partnered and developed project ideas with a group of studentsfrom Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, during theFall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters. Creative Minds team visited Children and YouthEmpowerment Centre (CYEC), Nyeri, Kenya in Summer 2011 and worked with vulnerableyouth skills which help lead them to a sustainable future. In particular

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; David W. Watkins, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Division.Dr. Christopher Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Associate Dean at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civil Life and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Department of Education and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on learning through service-based projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also researches the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. David W. Watkins, Michigan Technological University Dr. Watkins’ teaching and research interests include hydrologic

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamer Omar, East Carolina University; Sirena A. Hardy, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

BDS supporting theHetNet operations will be proposed together with the recommendations of an analyticsframework. The BDS architecture together with the analytics framework aims at helping theMSPs in forecasting the network traffic. The results of the traffic big data analytics and thenetwork load forecasting can be used to adjust different network operating parameters. Theseadjustments can definitely enhance the HetNet performance. The proposed big data architectureand the analytics framework proposed in this study will be used as a decision support systemcomponent in an educational and research pilot project that aims at introducing the role of bigdata analytics in guiding the self-healing process used in cellular self-organized

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Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy A. Bibelnieks Ph.D., University of Minnesota Duluth; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Brian D. Gute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota Duluth; Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrea J. Schokker, University of Minnesota Duluth; Pete Willemsen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

cohorts. The initialfaculty cohort team comprises five of the six facilitators of the new cohorts. Moreover, all sevenmembers of the initial faculty cohort continue to meet. This community of practice is leading thedevelopment of additional workshops, implementation of an assessment/evaluation framework todocument the effect of active learning as this continues and expands through SCSE, writing grantproposals to enable further dissemination of the multidisciplinary cohort model approach acrossa college of engineering and science, and supporting each other’s individual research endeavors.IntroductionThis paper describes Work in Progress (WIP) efforts to increase active learning in a college ofengineering and science. Motivation for this project

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Bracey, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University; Carnell Baugh, Independent; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

. In addition to his administrative roles, he has guided several research and industrial related projects. He has been involved in receiving over $7 M funding from various industrial and government sources and has been the principle author of numerous papers in national/international journals and publications. He is a fellow of the ASME and an evaluator for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) as well as member of several national and international organizations. He is also the recipient of Temple University exceptional research award. His current research interests are in the areas of dental materials (NIH), Bioengineering (Various sources), and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems.Carnell Baugh

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International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Huong Huu Diem Nguyen, Arizona State University; Kathy Denise Wigal, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #17428Comparison of AUN-QA and ABET AccreditationDr. Scott Danielson, Arizona State University Dr. Scott Danielson is a faculty member in the engineering programs within the Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). Before returning to the faculty, Dr. Danielson was an Associate Dean for almost four years in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and the College of Technology and Innovation. Before assuming the Associate Dean’s role, he had been a department chair at ASU for over 13 years. He also serves as the project director for the USAID-funded

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Software & Web-based Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Paul Hummel, Louisiana Tech University; Miguel Gates, Louisiana Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

an emphasis on Microelectronics from Louisiana Tech University. His current activities focus on project based learning and online student assessment.Dr. Miguel Gates, Louisiana Tech University Miguel Gates is a lecturer at Louisiana Tech University in the department of Electrical Engineering and Cyber Engineering. He is currently the chair of the Cyber Engineering program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An expanded study to assess the effect of online homework on student learning in a first circuits courseIntroductionTo meet the needs of today's students and to maximize efficient use of faculty resources,electronically delivered homework is becoming ever more

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Modeling and Simulation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Computers in Education

postdoctoral fellow in the area of bioacoustics. He teaches dynamics, machine design, numerical methods and finite element methods. He has work for the automotive industry in drafting, manufacturing, testing (internal combustion engines—power, torque and exhaust emissions, vibration fatigue, thermo-shock, tensile tests, etc.), simulations (finite element method), and as a project manager (planning and installation of new testing facilities). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Analytical Solution, Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Validation of a Cantilever BeamIntroductionThe purpose of this work is to show how a series of labs can be used to provide

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

structural health monitoring capabilities. She is a teaching assistant for the Industrial Engineering program’s Senior Design Project course, is a coordinator of the summer internship programs (NSF-REU-RETREAT and AFRL-DREAM), and has extensive STEM outreach experience through Drea- mOn as well as local chapters of the Society of Women Engineers, the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Tau Beta Pi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Retaining Engineers through Research Entrepreneurship and Advanced-Materials Training (RETREAT): Expansion and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

year engineering course. For thequantitative portion of the study, all participants (control and experimental) were asked tocomplete a pre and post survey, which consisted of the Motivated Strategies of LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ) and several demographic questions. The MSLQ was used to categorizestudents as low, medium, and high self-regulated learners. Participant grades in the first yearengineering course were also collected to look at the performance of the control andexperimental groups. The quantitative data will be used to determine if the FYS 101 course had asignificant impact on the SRL skills and performance of the experimental group when comparedto the control group. Data collection for this project is on-going and results will be

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Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher R. Saulnier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Aikaterini (Katerina) Bagiati P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John G. Brisson II, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Learning. She is actively involved in the development and the assessment related to MIT’s national and international educational projects and collaborations, and conducts research at the K12 and higher education levels, in the efficacy of innovative learning mechanisms and pedagogical approaches used in all initiatives mentioned above. Furthermore she collaborates with the team of engineers working on MIT’s edX platform and on the development of software modules that support teaching and learning. Dr. Bagiati’s research interests are in the areas of early engineering, STEM curriculum development and teacher training, and Design Based LearningProf. John G. Brisson II, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

experience as a bridge construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme California. His teaching interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods, innovations in construction process administration, engineering education, hybrid learning and online learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Flipped Classroom Approach to Teaching Transportation EngineeringAbstract: The flipped classroom approach has gained increasing popularity in higher

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

twenty competency clusters. We have developed our framework based on thecompetencies proposed by Waychal et al. 8, who have proposed a smaller reasonable subset ofVloke‘s cluster. That, we posit, is a good starting point.We developed the framework with an axiom that the throughput of a learning process increasessignificantly with active participation, intense reflections, and collaborative working on casestudies and real-life projects i.e. student-centered learning. We have synergistically combined theelements to ensure the targeted outcome of the workshop - the ability to explain creativity andinnovation and their underlying dynamics, and the ability to apply the understanding to provideinnovative solutions to real-life problems. We do not

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kepner, Midwest Photonics Education Center; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

degrees between 2012 and 2017. In the Midwest, companies projected a need for214 additional technicians in the next year and 725 technicians from 2012-2017. IHCC onlygraduates about 20 students per year so the supply of well-educated photonics graduates was notkeeping up with demand.The Midwest Photonics Education Center (MPEC), a National Science Foundation (NSF) fundedregional center for Advanced Technological Education (ATE), was established in 2014. TheCenter’s goals are to increase the supply of well-educated photonics technicians in the Midwest,and to serve as the national leader in photonics applications for advanced manufacturing andlaser materials processing.2. MPEC goals and objectivesThe MPEC brings together nine colleges and

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Dan Ewert, North Dakota State University; Ronald R Ulseth P.E., Itasca Community College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

international colleagues. He has a broad background in mechanical and electrical engineering, and physiology with specific training and expertise. His work includes mod- eling the cardiovascular system, ventricular assist devices, cardiac physiology, instrumentation systems and leadless cardiac pacing. He help developed and was the inaugural director of a project-based-learning engineering curriculum. He is now involved in discovery-based-learning on multi-disciplinary teams.Mr. Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ron Ulseth directs and instructs in the Iron Range Engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota and he teaches in the Itasca Community College engineering program in Grand Rapids, MN. He was instrumental in