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Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Manufacturing

philosophy of technology, engineering ethics, and women in engineering. Page 23.1201.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Four Pillars of Manufacturing as a Tool for Evaluating Course Content in the Mechanical Concentration of a General Engineering CurriculumAbstractThe four pillars of manufacturing have been developed as a framework to promote understandingof the ideal content of an undergraduate program in manufacturing engineering. It has beenproposed that the four pillars could also provide direction for enhancing the content of

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, and how the concepts are embedded in contexts.Mr. Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy Mohammad Islam is a Ph.D. student of Civil Engineering at Oregon State University. He earned his M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Idaho in 2011. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology in 2005. Islam’s current research at the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University includes developing a concept inventory for traffic signal timing, a tool for undergraduate transportation engineering education. He is also studying driver behavior

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael L.W. Jones, PhD Candidate Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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Student

Paper ID #7671From Serious Leisure to Knowing Organizations: Information and Knowl-edge Management Challenges in Project-Based Learning Student Engineer-ing TeamsMr. Michael L.W. Jones, PhD Candidate Faculty of Information, University of Toronto Michael Jones is a program coordinator of Communication, Culture and Information Technology at Sheri- dan College, and a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Michael’s research interests include applied project-based learning, organizational learning and knowl- edge management, and the sociological study of applied science and engineering

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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ASEE International Forum

such as the Poke-Yoke are context-sensitive (specific to the labor force).- The automotive industry has pioneered the development and the usage of advanced engineeringcommunication tools through the Information Technology IT offerings. Such tools include a fullsuite of Computer Aided Engineering; Computer Aided Drafting and Design CAD, ComputerAided Manufacturing CAM, etc. Such tools have facilitated new modes of remote collaborativeengineering work.- The automotive industry recognized the need to develop organizational learning systems withglobal focus. An example of such learning systems is the Rover Group Learning Business orRLB, initiated in 1990, and the Volvo partnership with Renault in 1993 and with Mitsubishi in1996 to establish cross

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Brian Peterson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Susan Elmore, US Air Force Academy ; Al DUPE Mundy, United States Air Force Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

support to Air Force Space Command in their oversight of strategic and tactical satellite communications. He received his B.S.E.E. degree in 1991 from the United Stated Air Force Academy, an M.S. degree in Systems Engineering in 1995, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He also received an M.S.E.E from Florida State University in 1998. Dr. Peterson is a Senior member of IEEE and served as Deputy Department Head in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United Stated Air Force Academy until retiring from the military in 2011.Ms. Susan Elmore, US Air Force Academy Susan Elmore received a BA degree from California State University, Sacramento in

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Seema C. Shah-Fairbank; William Kitch; Kenneth Lamb P.E.

, the one year persistence rate wasconsistently less than 90%. Since selective enrollment started (2009) the one year persistencerate is well above 90% and the two year persistence rate is well over 80%. There is a significantdrop in persistence in the third year for the 2009 cohort. The cause of this drop has not beendetermined. A the time of writing, data were not available to determine whether students leavingcivil engineering switched to another STEM (science technology engineering math) program,switched to a non-STEM program or left the university. There is a large drop in the persistenceof transfer students in the third year which is associated with graduation (33% of studentsgraduated). Students in the 2009 cohort did not benefit

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K-12 Professional Development I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bowen Ed.D, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #5922Teachers in Industry: Measuring the Impact of a K-12 Teacher InternshipProgramBradley Bowen Ed.D, North Dakota State University Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at North Dakota State University. He has a duel appointment with the Teacher Education Department and the Department of Construction Management and Engineering. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and received a Master’s of Civil Engineering and an Ed.D. in Technology Education from N.C. State University. With five years of corporate engineering experience and six years of high school teaching, he specializes in developing and

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RET Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American; Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas-Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6520Research Experience for K-12 STEM Teachers : Charecterization of Electro-spun Carbon Nanofibers (ECNF)Dr. Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Hasina F. Huq received her B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Huq had her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas-Pan American. She

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FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder; Samantha Maierhofer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

engages more than 2,200 K-12 students in engineering throughout the academic year and summer months. She is also a contributing cur- riculum writer and editor for the TeachEngineering digital library, also an NSF-funded project. Janet holds a BA in Communication from CU-Boulder and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Information and Learning Technology at CU-Denver.Ms. Samantha Maierhofer, University of Colorado, Boulder Samantha Maierhofer is a Discovery Learning Apprentice at CU’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She is currently a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering at CU. Her research interest is in the area of team dynamics on the engineering undergraduate experience. Her current duties

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Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A Burgess, Texas Tech University; Vinitha Hannah Subburaj M.S; Debra J Nash, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-STEM Center. She works with mid- dle and high school teachers and administrators to help them implement science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. Nash also helps them learn to use project-based learning. In addition, she works with the Texas STEM Coalition, and with the Texas Tech T-STEM Center’s social media sites. Page 23.812.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Introducing 6-12 Grade Teachers and Students to Computational ThinkingAbstractComputing disciplines struggle to increase student retention rates. Creating interestingcurriculum to attract

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.1375.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 WISEngineering: Integrating Common Core Math Concepts in an Informal SettingAbstractWISEngineering is a free, online learning environment that guides students through engineeringdesign projects geared toward improving student learning in middle and high school science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subject areas. WISEngineering combines aninformed engineering design pedagogy1 with the Knowledge Integration learning framework2.WISEngineering is an extension of the Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) at theUniversity of California-Berkeley3.Instructional modules within WISEngineering scaffold engineering design

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Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8052Designing STEM Curriculum for K12 StudentsDr. MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarder is an associate professor and program coordinator of the industrial engineering technology program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He is also an assistant director of the center for logistics, trade and transportation. At the USM, he revamped his program by developing as many as fourteen new courses, implementing hands on experience in courses, and delivering online courses for distant students. Dr. Sarder is very active in engineering and technology education research. He has

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iSTEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, particularly as it relates to increasing interest and participation by females. Dr. Klein-Gardner serves as the director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. Here she leads professional development opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics (STEM) for K-12 teachers and works to Identify and disseminate best practices from successful K12, university and corporate STEM programs for females. This Center also leads a program for rising 9th and 10th grade girls that integrates community service and engineering design in a global context. Dr. Klein-Gardner continues to serve

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Algebra and Trigonometry) were not as impressive. Students in the PLTLgroups in College Algebra only had average grades 0.2 points higher than non-participants, while the Trigonometry students demonstrated little impact from the PLTLgroups. This difference may be a result of the students’ self-perceived need for the PLTLgroups, with Calculus-level students seeing a greater need for the groups.In this paper, the format of the PLTL groups is described in detail, and a detailed analysisof the impact of the PLTL groups on the student grades is presented.IntroductionIn the United States today, there is great interest in increasing the number of studentsgraduating from college in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) disciplines

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6969Feedback in Complex, Authentic, Industrially Situated Engineering Projectsusing Episodes as a Discourse Analysis Framework – Year 1Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Dr. Milo Koretsky is a professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel faculty fellow and has won awards for

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

began to change in the 1920s as a number of the people whowould later become major names in the field of engineering, such as Stephen Timoshenko andTheodore Von Karman immigrated to America from Europe, bringing with them an emphasis onthe science and theoretical bases that support engineering practice.2 These individuals assumedpositions of power in academia (and trained a new generation of followers of this approach) andsubsequently engineering research began to be practiced and emphasized more in engineeringprograms. The approach spread to programs across the country and gradually the “shop-based”emphasis was phased out and world events such as the Second World War forced the nation tocome up with new technologies to help the United States

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Palmyra Catravas, Union College; Michael E Hagerman, Union College; Brian D. Cohen, Department of Biological Sciences, Union College; Samuel Amanuel, Union College; Rebecca Cortez, Union College; Kevin Bubriski, Green Mountain College; Amin Meyghani; Seyfollah Maleki, Union College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #7692Building bridges between the engineering classroom and the research labora-tory: nanoscience at Union College supported by the NSF NUE program.Dr. Palmyra Catravas, Union College Dr. Palma Catravas is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Union College, and has a background in electron beam diagnostics for high energy accelerators. Her current research interests extend to scientific visualization, graphical techniques in electrical engineering and art-science endeavors, visual and musical.Prof. Michael E Hagerman, Union College Michael E. Hagerman is an inorganic

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Outreach to K-12 Females

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

at Corpus Christi from 2010 to 2012. Torres is currently an outreach coordinator with the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University at Kingsville.Ms. Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Page 23.41.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Female-Only Camp for STEM DisciplinesIntroduction:Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field student recruitment demandsa need for active interventions to maintain U.S. global scientific and technological leadership1.Undergraduate level U.S. student characteristics have

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Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

application of computer technology is creating higher demand for computing professionalsin areas other than science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines [6]. Page 23.1363.2Results of the annual Taulbee survey reported by the Computing Research Association indicatethat enrollment and degree production in Computer Science (CS) bachelor’s degree programs haveincreased over the past four years after a decade-long decline, although this increase is not sufficientto meet the increased demand for computing professionals [20]. This report also indicates that whileenrollment and degree production overall has been on the rise, the

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; Michael A Evans, Virginia Tech ; Tiffany Drape, Virginia Tech; Samantha Gwai Lan Won, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6382Looking for Learning in After-School SpacesDr. Christine Schnittka, Auburn University Dr. Schnittka is a mechanical engineer-turned middle school teacher-turned faculty member in science ed- ucation at Auburn University where she develops, teaches, and researches innovative engineering design- based curriculum.Prof. Michael A Evans, Virginia Tech Dr. Michael A. Evans is Associate Professor and Program Area Leader in Instructional Design and Tech- nology in the Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He received a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from the University of West

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Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Soko S Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts, Inc.

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

., and Laanan, F.S.AbstractProject based learning (PBL) has increasingly been promoted as a way to increase studentinterest in the STEM related fields. One such curriculum, Project Lead The Way (PLTW), hasgained increasing popularity in middle schools and high schools. A key objective of the PLTWengineering curriculum is to create a more seamless transition for students from secondaryschool into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics post-secondary programs. PLTWhas been implemented in all fifty states; however, there has been sparse research to-date that hasrigorously measured the impact of PLTW or other PBL curricula on the student’s choice topersist into postsecondary education We used Iowa’s statewide longitudinal data system

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Paper ID #7250Lessons Learned by the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&MUniversity Following Its First Summer Camp for High School StudentsMr. David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University A native Texan, David Kanipe was born in Corpus Christi and attended Texas A&M University beginning in September 1966. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in May 1970, followed by a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in August 1971. He suspended work on a Ph.D. to accept a position with NASA at the what was then called the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston in November 1972. After

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Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6388Modern Embedded Systems as a Platform for Problem Solving in FreshmanEngineering: What is the Best Option?Mr. John W Pritchard, Iowa State UniversityDr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Page 23.911.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Modern Embedded Systems as a Platform for Problem Solving: What is the Best Option? John Pritchard1 and Mani Mina1 1 Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Aerospace

Paper ID #6790Report on the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students in a NovelAerospace Engineering Course Integrating Teaching and ResearchDr. Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. McLaughlin has been a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University since 1986. From 1986 to 2004 he served as head of the department. He received his graduate degrees including the Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the B.S. degree from the University of Manitoba in Canada. Following his studies at MIT, he was a professor at

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

currently serving on the following National Academies panels: Survivability and Lethality Analysis, Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Au- tonomous Systems. Dr. Rodriguez received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990.Ms. Anita Grierson, Arizona State University Anita Grierson is the Director of the METS Center in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She guides the activities of the METS Center and oversees its staff of engineering Page 23.1052.1 transfer students. Ms. Grierson has over twelve years corporate experience in

Conference Session

It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.254.2 Creation of partnerships involving colleges of engineering, industry, and elementary andsecondary schools1 can enable K-12 students to become aware of the limitless possibilitiesrelated to their future careers; especially when they receive challenging science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities in elementary school grades while they arestill of an impressionable age. For example, geotechnical engineering, which employsmathematics, solid mechanics, and fluid mechanics, can be adapted in the elementary schoolcurriculum with some imagination and effort. In fact, some soil mechanics lessons are alreadyintroduced to elementary school students in several educational systems. Specifically,permeability

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Askia Hill, Purdue University; Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

Longitudinal Study of Engineering Student Performance and Retention: IV . Instructional Methods,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 361–367, 1995.[5] L. Thomas, M. Ratcliffe, J. Woodbury, and E. Jarman, “Learning styles and performance in the introductory programming sequence,” in Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education - SIGCSE ’02, 2002, p. 33.[6] R. Culver, P. Cox, J. Sharp, and A. Fitzgibbon, “Student learning profiles in two innovative honours degree engineering programmes,” International Journal of Technology and Design Education, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 257–287, 1994.[7] R. M. Felder and J. Spurlin, “Applications, reliability and validity of the index

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K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoAnn M. Marshall, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center; Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Geoffrey "G.B." Cazes, Cyber Innovation Center/National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Regional Autonomous Robotics Circuit: Providing Informal Approaches to STEM EducationIntroductionThe National Science Board, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,the National Governors Association, and numerous scholarly journals have all reached the sameconclusion: the United States is not developing enough science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) scholars to maintain its role as a world leader in science and innovation.In fact, the National Science Board reports that over “half (51 percent) of the world’s share ofSTEM researchers now live outside the United States and the 27 EU-membered countries.”1Asian countries, specifically China

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Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

high school level. She is currently teaching courses in engineering, elec- trical engineering and elementary education. Dr. Bottomley has authored or co-authored more than 40 technical papers, including papers in such diverse journals as the IEEE Industry Applications Magazine and the Hungarian Journal of Telecommunications. She received the President’s Award for Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Mentoring program award in 1999 and individual award in 2007. She was recognized by the IEEE with an EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education in 2009 and by the YWCA with an appointment to the Academy of Women for Science and Technology in 2008. Her program received the WEPAN Outstanding

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RET Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zornitsa Georgieva, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Tyler A Saenz Saenz, West Virginia University; Miracle David Solley, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

attending an International Summer Energy School. 2. Teacher attitudes toward science and engineering will improve as a result of experiencing problem-based learning (PBL) and engineering design with constraint activities as learners and teachers will subsequently use design and PBL pedagogies in their classrooms. 3. Teachers will more fully appreciate relationships that tie science fundamentals to technology applications and economic development, and become more forceful and convincing advocates for sustainable energy practices and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.RET participating teachers (n=23) engaged in cutting-edge engineering research at West