Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Feldhaus

through K hadbeen mastered.The Pilot ProgramThe School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue UniversityIndianapolis awards a number of Assessment Grants to faculty in an effort to ensurecontinued research in the area of student assessment. This pilot program was designed asa result of this author receiving one of the Assessment Grant awards for 2002. The PilotProgram titled Authentic Assessment Using Student Portfolios began in May of 2002 andconcluded in May of 2003.Participation in the pilot program was open to any degree seeking student who met thefollowing criteria: 1. Full-time, degree seeking students in the IUPUI of Engineering and Technology; 2. Juniors in good standing with a 2.0 overall GPA or better; 3

Conference Session

Changing How We Pursue Change

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Valle, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

culture’smisunderstanding and subordination of indigenous knowledge. It argues for the reassertion andrebuilding of traditional knowledge from its roots, its fundamental principles,” transgressingacademic boundaries, “when it requires that researchers also honor the methods and the goals ofinquiry toward which indigenous philosophical assumptions direct us” [24, p. 91]. Julia Watson’sconcept of Lo-TEK [25] positions itself at the intersection of Radical Indigenism and design, [Lo-TEK is] a movement that investigates lesser-known local technologies, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), indigenous cultural practices, and mythologies passed down as songs or stories. In contrast to the homogeneity of the modern world, indigeneity is reframed

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

undergraduate and graduate versions of the SoftwareTesting course are very similar in their core contents and objectives, since one is not pre-requisite for the other.The main goal of the courses is to guide the students in the learning of the theoretical foun-dations and necessary skills for understanding and applying software testing processes, tech-niques, and activities within the context of software quality assurance.After completing the course, students are expected to be able to: • Understand and explain the fundamental concepts of software testing. • Identify best practices for software testing and quality. • Compare and apply different techniques, levels, and types of software testing. • Plan, manage and implement a software

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Community College (JCCC) of Kansas as they considered thefeasibility of establishing photonics programs or photonics certificates and/or infusing photonicscoursework into existing programs. MPEC has provided additional technical assistance toColumbia Area Career Center (CACC) of Missouri as they work to expand their photonicsprograms to include evening offerings of photonics certificates. All of these institutions havevisited IHCC for laboratory tours and in-depth discussions of curriculum design, laboratoryequipment needs, graduate job placement and other challenges to program startup. Eachinstitution has received a follow-up visit from MPEC for additional on-site technical assistance.STC plans to add two or three photonics courses with a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6133The iCollaborate MSE Project: Progress Update 2013Prof. Kathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is currently the acting vice provost for research and the dean of the Graduate School. Additionally, she serves as special assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives. She is a faculty member within the Department of Engineering Technology and specializes in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University Dr. Jusak is vice provost for academic resources. She is also a professor, having taught computer science for twenty-two years

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Declan Thomas Mahaffey-Dowd, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Negar Beheshti Pour, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

important skill in traditionalundergraduate engineering curricula (4). Engineering students are often expected to work ingroups during laboratory or design courses, but a large portion of engineering classes arelecture-based and students compete for grades based on individual work products (6).  Whilethere is a growing emphasis on implementing cooperative learning strategies in engineeringclassrooms, students need to practice teamwork skills for these learning methods to succeed (6,7).  Thus, it could benefit engineering departments to ensure that there are other ways for theirundergraduates to gain experience working in teams. In recent decades, many programs have adopted active and collaborative learning in theirengineering programs, and a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Niesha Douglas; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anna Sanczyk

] also noted that the majority of PhDs earned by Black students were concentratedin biological and biomedical sciences with considerably fewer in other science fields. In manystudies, the reporting of Black graduates was an admixture of Blacks from the US and abroad.Studies consistently report welcoming, supportive, and nurturing environments as the reason forHBCUs’ success in contributing to the representation of Black people in science [7],environments that were less focused on competitiveness [4]. Research [15] indicated that"HBCUs embody the best practices for educating students who are marginalized in otherlearning environments" and found that HBCUs “better foster[ed] academic and social integrationin science and engineering among Blacks

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Boult, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jeremy Haefner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

innovation awards, including an NSF PYI, IEEE CVPR Best Paper 2004 and U. Colorado's Innovator of the year. He is chair of the IEEE PAMI TC and in 2006 was inducted into the IEEE Golden Core. Dr. Boult's research spans computer vision, image processing, medical imaging, biometrics as well as Computer Networks and wireless sensor networks. Dr. Boult's Vision and Security Technology Lab as over $2M in research funding, with 1 postdoc, 9 graduate students and 16 paid undergraduate students. He has been the primary advisor for more than two dozen Ph.D. students; has published over 150 Papers and holds 5 patents with 8 pending. He has been involved in 3 startup companies, all

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

). Washington, DC.6. Pierrakos, O., Nagel, R.L., Pappas, E., Nagel, J.K. (2013) A New Vision for Engineering Design Instruction: On the Innovative Six Course Design Sequence of James Madison University. 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA.7. Adams, R.S., L. Mann, and T. Forin, (2009) Cross disciplinary practice in engineering contexts. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED), Stanford, CA.  8. Adams, R.S., et al. (2010) Exploring student differences in formulating cross-disciplinary sustainability problems. International Journal of Engineering Education. 26(2): pp. 234-338.9. Goodman, J.S. and O’Brien, J. (2012) Teaching and Learning

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Robinson Hanlan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Evelyn M Riley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

inproviding transformational educational experiences for students, and that it is an excellent way toattract and retain diverse students to STEM disciplines. It is also one of the best places to embedinformation literacy education; PBL is an established method of bringing both disciplinary skillsand lifelong learning skills together in ways that are engaging for students, and in the case ofservice learning, impactful to communities or individual stakeholders.4,5 WPI, as well as otherinstitutions aiming to graduate future engineers across specializations, use student projectoutcomes to support professional as well as technical skills development for a wide variety ofaccreditation standards, including but not limited to those of ABET in the U.S.A

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Medhat Morcos; David Soldan

distance learning is at an all time high especially with the popularity of the WorldWide Web, Internet, and Intranets. This interest has led many authors to report in the literatureon best practices, technology used, personnel roles, company policies, design methods, andteaching methods. In distance learning, it is not enough to do one course as an experiment. Aone-time experience is costly and time-intensive, but when a course is offered for the third orfourth time, initial time and cost investments become worthwhile. It should be realized thatwhether the course is distance-learning or otherwise, it takes time to prepare it, it takes time todeliver it, and there are only so many students that a faculty member can handle reasonably anddo a good

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis; Aaron Robinson, The University of Memphis; Stefano Alessandro Blasoni, The University of Memphis; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Michael Jacobson, Pennsylvania State University; William Taylor Schupbach; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Karen D Alfrey, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Tony Chase, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering at the University of Memphis. He is also a member of the CAESAR DTL and DRONES Research Cluster. His research foci include signal processing, sensor system analysis and design (with a focus on infrared wavelengths), turbulence mitigation, light propagation, and incorporation of electrical engineering concepts to transportation issues such as intelligent transportation system development, freight logistics, pre-emptive malfunction detection, workforce development, and student retention. He serves as faculty advisor for the University of Memphis student chapters of National Society of Black Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Stefano Alessandro Blasoni, The University of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivram Sankar; Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

analysis showed that the case study method of instruction was the best candidate for meetingthe goals (Mbarika, Raju and Sankar, 2003). During 1998-2001, we worked on an interdisciplinary project that produced multimediacase studies designed to improve engineering education. These case studies were developed inpartnership with industries and brought a real-world decision making environment into theclassroom. We later expanded the case studies and developed new instructional materials thatadded links to show the connection between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) education and the real-world issues. We tested their effectiveness and adaptability withfreshman engineering students, current high school STEM students, and

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Squires; Robert Cloutier

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

a great deal of data has been collected and stored. However, only asmall subsection of this data has been analyzed or reviewed for applicability to general Page 15.531.1educational theory and specifically to systems engineering education research. One areathat remote education research consistently emphasizes is the importance of interactionsamong students and between the instructor and the students.4,5,16 In reference toasynchronous remote online course design research, Swan (2000) found: “…three (andonly three) course design factors that contribute significantly to the success of onlinecourses. These are a transparent interface, an instructor who

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra Sue Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

is a professor of computer science. She taught for twenty-two years, was department chair for four of those years, and graduate program advisor for three. She is currently serving as special assistant to the provost. Page 24.1222.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The iCollaborate MSE Project: Progress Update 2014AbstractThe iCollaborate Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) project is a multiyear,multifaceted research project designed to understand how student learning outcomes,student engagement, and successful

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

conference papers. He has mentored four doctoral students, eleven masters students, 25 undergraduate research students, and eleven undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 95 high school student researchers; and eighteen undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 53 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he directs K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that currently enrich the STEM education of over 2,000 students annually.Dr. Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Magued Iskander is a professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU-Poly. Dr. Iskander is a recip- ient of NSF CAREER award, Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society) Metropolitan

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 10

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Yasmine Yunus Sikder; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Collegiate, Diversity

- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and three years as a faculty member at Olin College of En- gineering in Massachusetts. Alexandra’s research aims to improve the design of educational experiences for students by critically examining the work and learning environments of practitioners. Specifically, she focuses on (1) how to design and change educational and work systems through studies of practicing engineers and educators and (2) how to help students transition into, through and out of educational and work systems.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the assistant director for research in the Center for the Enhancement of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _Monday June 26, 11:00 - 12:30

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McDonald, United States Military Academy, Department of Systems Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

ethical considerations or virtues are in conflict. Imagine a situationwhere a minor design flaw, which has an astronomically small probability of causing damage(~0%), is identified just after the construction of a multi-story building. The building is stillunder the contractor’s warranty and addressing this flaw will cost the construction companyquite a bit of money to fix. In a situation like this, it might be unclear how to proceed.Regardless, it is the person, who has phronesis, that is best suited to weigh the considerations ina method that generates concern for everyone and to integrate these considerations in a way thatis valuable to everyone [25]. This is exactly what we need in our engineers when it comes toethical decision making

Conference Session

Technical Session S2C

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Topics

Workshops

program. The five components of the pedagogy are [1] . 1. Engagement opportunities that meet the needs of an underserved segment of society 2. Academic connection between the engagement and the subject material of a course. 3. Reciprocal partnerships where all benefit from the collaboration. 4. Mutual learning among all stakeholders, built on a foundation of respect. 5. Reflection on the experiences and its implications for the future.Research has shown many benefits for students across many disciplines [2-6]. Withinengineering, evidence shows learning across a broad set of profession and technical skills [7-11].Graduates report easier transition into professional practice and faster advancement in industrypositions [12

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Stacey is also the Chief Information Officer and Director of Special Projects for MADISON, Multicultural Ed- ucation Solutions, LLC. He has experience with program evaluation and research design for schools and c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #11934community based programs in the USA and abroad. Research projects he has worked on and contributedto include ability grouping, educational attainment, college major choice, and the African-American engi-neering graduate student and faculty experience. Stacey Houston received his B.A. in Sociology (Honors)at Davidson College (2013

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mackenzie Claire Sharbine, Harding University; James L. Huff, Harding University; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

multiple best paper awards and keynote presentations at international and national conferences and workshops.Dr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Dr. Joachim Walther is a Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia and the Founding Director of the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) in the College of Engineering. The Engineering Education Transformations Institute at UGA is an innovative approach that fuses high quality engineering education research with systematic educational innovation to transform the educational practices and cultures of engineering. Dr. Walther’s research group, the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Swan, Tufts University; Mary McCormick, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Each group was givenonly one question to answer. Groups were given approximately 45 minutes to complete thequestion. Upon completion of the group question, each member of the group individuallycompleted the Group Assessment Form.Item Analyses: The items employed during the in-classroom portion of this research included aninstrument to measure technical, problem-solving skills (based on the triarchic model) and aninstrument for professional skills (group assessment). The triarchic model instrument consistedof four parallel rubrics that were designed iteratively based on the questions and studentresponses to facilitate accurate and unbiased assessment of analytical, creative, and practicalskills. A rubric scale of 0 to 7 was used (0 = lowest

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Sofia Karam, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Safae El Amrani; Ginnie Shih En Hsu, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, a Designer, and a tenure track Assistant Professor at Mississippi State Uni- versity. She believes that well-designed digital experiences and technology can improve the quality of human living, and her goal is to design, make, and create things that have an impact on society. Having this personal mission statement in mind, her design and research have been focusing on human-centered design for the greater good. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Measuring Individuals’ Systems Thinking Skills through the Development of an Immersive Virtual Reality Complex System ScenariosAbstractThe proposed virtual reality (VR) gaming scenario provides a virtual profile that assesses

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

April Brown; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

faculty. For example: The Institute (in particular the College of Engineering) had concentrated on hiring women at the assistant professor level in the early 1990’s and many of these women had v not yet had time to progress through the system. The tenure and promotion process did not recognize different career trajectories and different career rates of advancement. Both men and women perceived institutional v practices and processes as being unnecessarily political and arbitrary. The lack of attention to family-friendly policies, specifically in the areas of maternity leave and on-site day-care, had a significant impact on all faculty who aspired to balance family and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Thomas Morris, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Rishabh Das; Yu Lei; Thiago Alves, University of Alabama, Huntsville ; Hongyu Zhou, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Farbod Fahimi, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, University of Alabama, Huntsville Thiago Alves received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Pontif´ıcia Universidade Cat´olica” (PUC) in 2013, his MsE degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in 2018 and his Ph.D. degree also from UAH in 2019. He was the recipient of the Best Senior Design Award from PUC University Electrical Engineering Department in 2013. In 2014 he created OpenPLC, the world’s first open source industrial controller. OpenPLC is being used as a valuable tool for control system research and education. The OpenPLC project has contributions from several universities and private companies, such as Johns Hopkins and FreeWave Technologies. In 2017 Thiago won first place in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Kurt Rosentrator, USDA

oil price fluctuationcontinue to pepper the news 1-3, it is likely that the use of renewable energy will become anincreasing national priority that will affect the next generation of college students4. Indeed, astatewide survey5 has found that the vast majority of American residents want to see more useand development of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. However, it isapparent6 that there is still a widespread lack of understanding about the benefits of usingalternative energy sources. As such, there is clearly a need to educate the public of sustainableenergy and our institution provides the best venue for reaching a large audience in creative andeffective ways.An enormous benefit of “green” power is its impact on air

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Lunt, Southern Utah University; John S. MacLean, Southern Utah University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

students will need as they pursue their academic and professional careers:resume writing and interviewing. In Year 1 the seminars were “Getting into Graduate School”and “Finding an Internship.” In Year 2 the seminars were “How to do Undergraduate Research”and again “Finding an Internship.” To measure the impact of each seminar, students were askedto rate their understanding of the processes of resume writing and of interviewing before andafter experiencing the S-STEM seminar designed around those topics. The following graphreveals a statistically significant perception of positive change in the students’ understanding ofcreating a resume. Figure 2. Graph showing responses to WRC survey regarding students’ rating of own understanding of

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

intellectualworks: publishing 101; Service: expectations as a junior faculty; What is promotion and tenureand how do I get there? Interactive activities, such as a small case study were included as well.        Session 3: Topic: Time ManagementOne of the biggest obstacles facing a new researcher or academic is insufficient time to geteverything done. There are multiple approaches to managing time with the best approach being Page 26.565.4different for each participant. This session provided examples and discussions as to how thesession facilitator's have made it. Topics included: How to balance graduate courses, TAassignments and thesis

Conference Session

Trends in Civil Engineering Accreditation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Elliott

MSCE program. Consequently theMSTE and MSEnE programs do not require special classes. All of the classes taken by theMSTE and MSEnE students would be offered whether or not these two programs exist. In effectthese programs generate a few additional students for us while providing a special opportunityfor graduates of non-engineering programs who would like to be an engineer. Page 8.457.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationYes, both programs are designed to accept students who do not

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Senra, Lafayette College; Scott Fogler, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1527: TRANSITIONING STUDENTS TO THE WORKPLACE INAN ACADEMIC SETTINGMichael Senra, Lafayette College Michael Senra is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engi- neering at Lafayette College. He is a graduate of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Univer- sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His research related to gaining a better understanding of the fundamental characteristics of waxes crystallizing in subsea oil pipelines. While at Michigan, he was involved in the Engineering Graduate Student Mentor program and was involved in a number of courses dealing with both undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of majors. He received his bachelor’s degree from