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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 4: A Potpourri of Ideas

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Adulfo Amador, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #34604Abruptly Transitioning an In-Person Hands-on Prototyping Course to FullyOnline Instruction: The Creative Tension Between Maintaining a PositiveExperience and Achieving Learning OutcomesMr. Adulfo Amador, Undergraduate StudentDr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen was appointed director of the department’s Master’s of Bioengineering Global Med- ical Innovation program in 2020. He is also an Associate Teaching Professor at the award-winning Osh- man Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University, recruited as the first faculty hire in 2013. Wettergreen co-developed six of the seven engineering

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Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students, and integrates many sources of information to provide a seamlessinstructional environment. The practices and mindset associated with quality teaching mirrorpractices of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset.The EMIT Academy uses the metaphor of teaching as entrepreneurship to frame a facultydevelopment program for engineering faculty. The EMIT Academy was modeled on the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) funded Innovation Corps (iCorps) experience [1]. In iCorps, facultywork through a curriculum to help bring technology concepts to market. In the EMIT Academy,faculty applied similar entrepreneurial principles and processes as iCorps to teaching innovationand evaluation. During the Academy, faculty do critical reflection

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Boshra Karimi, Northern Kentucky University; Mahdi Yazdanpour, Northern Kentucky University; Phil Lewis, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33768COVID-19 Effects on Higher Education: A Case StudyDr. Boshra Karimi, Northern Kentucky University Dr. Boshra Karimi is an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at Northern Kentucky Univer- sity. She received the Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Construction Management) from Oklahoma State University, the MSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Sharif University of Technology, and the BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tehran. She has over 10 years of experience in teaching and research. Prior to joining NKU as an Assistant Professor, she

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana University; Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mehmet Emre Bahadir, Southeastern Louisiana University; Wendy J. Conarro, Southeastern Louisiana University; Troy Williams, Southeastern Louisiana University; Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University; Tireka Cobb, Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #34826Introducing Multidisciplinary Engineering in a Diverse InterdisciplinaryVirtual Summer Camp for Underrepresented 9th - 12th Graders in RuralLouisiana (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University Ahmad Fayed is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, a former member of the Experiential Learning team, and the Teaching Excellence Team at Southeastern Louisiana University. Ahmad holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and taught several engineering classes at multiple

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International, Ltd.; Ron Bonnstetter

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Paper ID #33584Inclusivity in Engineering Curriculum in the Age of Industry 4.0: TheRole of Internet of ThingsDr. Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Shuvra Das started working at University of Detroit Mercy in January 1994 and is currently Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engineering. Over this time, he served in a variety of administrative roles such as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, and Director of International Programs in the college of Engineering and Science. He has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul J. Thomas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Tugba Karabiyik, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Tugba Karabiyik is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University. She holds an MS and Ph.D. degrees both from Florida State University. Before her appointment at Purdue University, she worked as a lecturer and Visiting Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State University for three years. Her research interests include data-driven decision making through data visualizations, economic decision making in engineering design, and applications of game-theoretic and agent-based modeling in compu- tational science, finance, information technology, and engineering fields. Dr. Karabiyik is an expert in conflict, competition, strategic decision-making

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2011 North Midwest Section

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Stephen Patchin; Cody Kangas; Jamie Lindquist

Mind Trekkers Science and Engineering Festivals: Inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM Stephen Patchin, Cody Kangas, and Jamie Lindquist Michigan Technological UniversityThe Challenge O Ma 5, 2010 e Na a Sc e ce B a d b ed a e ed P e a e NeGeneration of STEM Innovators: Identifying and Developing Our Nation H a Ca a .S ed b e Na a Sc e ce F da , e e e ed ec e dato support the identification and development of talented young men and women who have the e a bec e C e e e a n of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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Zaniyah Victoria Sealey, University of Georgia; Racheida S. Lewis, University of Georgia; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University

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Minorities in Engineering

Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 6–27, 2012.[15] United Nations, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Women,” United Nations, no. April, p. 21, 2020.[16] K. Power, “The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the care burden of women and families,” Sustain. Sci. Pract. Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 67–73, 2020.[17] S. L. Eddy and S. E. Brownell, “Beneath the numbers: A review of gender disparities in undergraduate education across science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines,” Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1–20, 2016.[18] K. Belay, “What has higher education promised on anti- racism in 2020 and is it enough?,” EAB, 2020. [Online]. Available: https

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting; Christina Convertino; Heather Thiry

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #32553Continuous Improvement for Equity in Engineering- AddressingDepartmental Change with Theory-Informed Case Study Research (EBR)Dr. Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting Dr. Sarah Hug is director of the Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.Christina

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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Sara Amani, Texas A&M University; Ebtihal Mohamed Youssef, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Rand Yehia Alagha, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Annie Ruimi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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to obtain a job. Many faced personal/discriminatory interviewquestions, biases, and assumptions about what they could or could not do, in addition to beingsubjected to explicit discouragement and gender discrimination. The paper offersrecommendations for addressing these issues as well as further areas of research to pursue. Bybringing to light the issues surrounding females entering engineering professions in Qatar, thisstudy offers a contribution to women’s role and empowerment in the region.IntroductionWhile attracting women to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fieldshas been a steady concern in Western countries, female students across the Arab world aredominating most STEM educational programs [1-2]. Engineering

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Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

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Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Daniel Lepek, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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://www.utoledo.edu/engineering/chemical-engineering/liberatore/Dr. Daniel Lepek, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Dr. Daniel Lepek is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He received his Ph.D. from New Jersey Institute of Technology and B.E. from The Cooper Union, both in chemical engineering. In 2011, he received the ASEE Chemical Engineering Division ”Engineering Education” Mentoring Grant and in 2015 he received the Ray W. Fahien Award. His research interests include particle technology, transport phenomena, and engineering education. His current educational research is focused on peer instruction, technology-enhanced active learning, and electronic

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 8 Technical Session 4

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2021 CoNECD

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Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Indhira María Hasbún, Florida International University; Jose Luis Estrada, University of San Diego; Dora Louise Renaud

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #32214On the effect of SHPE’s social-cognitive leadership theory to Hispanicprofessionals’ leadership self-efficacy (work in progress)Dr. Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology Dr. MauroRodriguez Jr is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology focusing on cavitation bubble dynamics in and near non-linear viscoelastic materials under the supervision of Professor Tim Colonius. He earned with doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor under the supervision of Associate Professor Eric Johnsen. Rodriguez’s doctoral thesis focused on high

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Sarah M. MacGillivray, Education Development Center; Clara McCurdy-Kirlis, Education Development Center

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

materials, creates tools and one-pagers for dissemination, and coordi- nates and facilitates webinars and trainings. She is passionate about the role of education in transforming society and bringing about positive change through collaboration and commitment. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 STEM Learning & Resource Center (STELAR): Supporting Engineering Education within the NSF ITEST ProgramThe National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers(ITEST) program supports the research and development of innovative models for engaging PreK–12 students in authentic experiences designed to

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 9

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Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #34502Exploring the Relationships between Acculturation Attitudes andDemographic Characteristics in Engineering WorkplacesRohini Abhyankar, Arizona State University Rohini Abhyankar is a doctoral student at Arizona State University’s Engineering Education Systems and Design program. Rohini has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from the University of Delhi, India. Rohini has over ten years of industry experience in addition to extensive teaching experience. Her dissertation focus is on understanding the acculturation dynamics and

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Nick Lux, Montana State University - Bozeman; Blake Wiehe ; Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University - Bozeman; Brock J. LaMeres P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Paul Gannon, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Paper ID #32585Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences Teaching Engineering to ElementaryStudents During the Time of COVID (Work in Progress)Dr. Nick Lux, Montana State University - Bozeman Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Jennifer Kouo, Towson University; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; W. Ethan Eagle, University of Maryland

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Board of Directors’ Committee on P12 Engineering Education and the PCEE division. She is a Fellow of the Society.Dr. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Medha Dalal is a postdoctoral scholar in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State Univer- sity. She received her Ph. D. in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies with an emphasis on engineering education from the Arizona State University. Her research seeks to build capacity for engineering edu- cation stakeholders at the grassroots, while also informing policy. Three thrusts that define her research interests at the intersections of engineering, technologies, and education include, ways of thinking that address complex educational challenges

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2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

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J. E. Johnson; L. Stradins; S Springer; R. Asthana

ASEE-NMWSC2013-0006 Academic Endowments and Focused Learning: Initial Experiences within a Manufacturing Engineering Program J.E. Johnson, L. Stradins, S. Springer and R. Asthana Department of Engineering and Technology, University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 johnsonj@uwstout.eduAbstractIn the spring of 2012, the University of Wisconsin-Stout authorized the Department ofEngineering and Technology to establish the second of the two endowed chairs in manufacturingengineering. The creation of the chair was made possible by a generous endowment from

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Kaylee Andree Wersant, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Irma Y. Torres-Catanach, University of Texas at El Paso; Karla Alejandra Ayala, University of Texas at El Paso; Nora Cuvelier, University of Texas at El Paso; Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., University of Texas at El Paso

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experiences, community cultural wealth, and examining URM student’s STEM career decision- making process and STEM identity development.Karla Alejandra Ayala , University of Texas at El Paso Karla Ayala is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Karla strives to get a concentration in Computer Engineering to be at the forefront on the integration of hardware and software for future technologies that can better enhance the user experience. Currently she is an undergraduate Support Assistant at the Under Graduate Learning Center in UTEP; where Karla serves as the Gaia Maker Space training team-lead, providing software

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Purvi Shah, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gbetonmasse B. Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Dhvani Gangadia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Walter Towner, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Torbjorn S. Bergstrom, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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senior economist statistician at the Central Bank of West African States. He also served as a consultant for the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and the UNDP.Miss Dhvani Gangadia, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in

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First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

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engineering course with activities relevant to the identifiedmajor may develop stronger beliefs regarding their career choice and expectancy-related beliefs,improving engineering identity5. For this reason, the Civil and Environmental EngineeringDepartment elected to move a previously offered second-year course titled Civil EngineeringFundamentals to the second semester of the first-year. This paper presents a before and aftercomparison of faculty-assessed student proficiency, as well as students’ self-assessedproficiency, in select civil engineering technologies taught in the course to better understand howthe transition from second-to-first year affected both learning of and comfort with thesetechnologies.Course DescriptionThe Civil Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Mohsen Moghaddam, Northeastern University; Jacqueline A. Isaacs, Northeastern University; Sagar Kamarthi, Northeastern University; Martin Storksdieck, Oregon State University; Xiaoning Jin, Northeastern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33403NSF: Integrative Manufacturing and Production Engineering EducationLeveraging Data Science Program (IMPEL)Prof. Mohsen Moghaddam, Northeastern University Mohsen Moghaddam, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at North- eastern University. Prior to joining Northeastern, he was with the GE-Purdue Partnership in Research and Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing as a Postdoctoral Associate. He received his PhD from Pur- due University in 2016. His areas of research interest include cyber-physical manufacturing, human- technology collaboration, user-centered design

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenneth J. Reid, University of Indianapolis; Tina Marie Griesinger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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assignments there. Idid do zoom meetings with my physics classes. My engineering classes chose not to do so”.Student engagement was challenging as described by Joe, “But long story short, I would say thatonce we adapted Canvas and started teaching online, we found that our students, even though wegave them the technology, many of them were disengaged and then were either watching siblingsor just not coming to school at all. And then if they did do it, they just did it on their phones. So Iknow that the lesson we learned is how – was the lack of engagement and how we're gonna try toovercome that because technology was provided, hotspots were there, it's just they weren'tengaged in learning.” Even though teachers implemented multiple communication

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CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Kimberly Pender, North Carolina State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #28477The Effect of a Deliberately Merged Program for Women and Minorities inEngineeringDr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Elementary Education, is also the Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place at NC State University. She has been working in the field of engineering education for over 30 years. She is dedicated to conveying the joint messages that engineering is a set of fields that can use all types of minds and every person needs to be literate in engineering and technology. She is an ASEE

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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ASEE Board of Directors

Paper ID #356582020 BEST PIC V PAPER WINNER - Reimagining Engineering Education:DoesIndustry 4.0 Need Education 4.0 ?Dr. Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Shuvra Das started working at University of Detroit Mercy in January 1994 and is currently Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engineering. Over this time, he served in a variety of administrative roles such as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, and Director of International Programs in the college of Engineering and Science. He has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gibrán Sayeg-Sánchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Miguel X. Rodríguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Darinel Valencia-Marquez, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Educational Research and Methods

Education, Struc- tural Dynamics and Applied Mechanics. He has been a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) in the Mexican Council of Science and Technology. He has held several position within the School of Engineering, including Head of School and his current post as head of the department of Sustainable Technologies and Civil Engineering. He enjoys teaching Engineering in a fun way and likes to learn about Flipped Learning and Open Education. Since 2010 he is an Academic/educatational Youtuber.Mr. Darinel Valencia-Marquez, Tecnologico de Monterrey American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Guided learning sequences as an e-learning enhancer

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Shari Weaver, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretchen Fougere, STEM Leadership Advisors

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Pre-College Engineering Education

education and technology development. In education, she is the Engineering director of research alliances for Northeastern University’s Roux Institute. The Roux Insti- tute is creating an innovation hub in Portland, ME, based on applied research and graduate education. Dr. Fougere works across NU to create teams of faculty who partner with corporate and nonprofit or- ganizations to fulfill strategic needs. Previously, she was the inaugural Associate Dean of Outreach and Diversity in the College of Engineering at Boston University. Over the 6+ years, she launched and spear- headed a nationally-impactful initiative called the Technology Innovation Scholars Program, where a cadre of highly-trained engineering undergraduates

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer

targetdemographic of these kits ranges from middle school to first-year college students. This paperhighlights our results from our flagship Family Program and community outreach. The FamilyProgram and Library Program deploys these kits through a series of workshops aimed at raisingawareness in electrical engineering for parents and children and encourages teamwork in familiesthrough hands-on projects. Both programs encourage participants to become the teachers of theircommunity further proliferating the efforts to encourage STEM.IntroductionIt is an exciting time in STEM education as more technologies have become affordable andreadily available with online support structures and forums [1-4]. Teaching and engaging theyounger generation of students to

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

last 20years, primarily with civil and mechanical engineering students working on clean water systemdesigns for rural communities in developing countries. Yet, there are many opportunities forelectrical and computer engineers to contribute to international development projects throughrenewable energy and information and communication technology-based project designs.Additionally, such projects meet two important student outcome criteria, outcomes 2 and 4. Thispaper describes an international capstone design project for electrical and computer engineeringstudents to provide wireless connectivity supported through renewable energy to a village inKenya. Close collaboration with partners in Kenya ensured that the various social and

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking I: Classroom Experiences, Identity, and Theory

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jonathan Seth Krones, Boston College; Jenna A. Tonn, Boston College; Russell C. Powell, Boston College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

sustainable solid waste systems. Dr. Krones received his PhD in Engineering Systems from MIT in 2016.Dr. Jenna A. Tonn, Boston College Dr. Jenna Tonn is a historian of science, technology, and engineering at Boston College. She received her BA and MA from Stanford University and her PhD from Harvard University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural context of science, technology, and engineering, with a particular interest in gender and science, technology and reproduction, and design justice. At Boston College, Dr. Tonn teaches interdisciplinary courses about the history of technology and engineering.Dr. Russell C. Powell, Boston College Dr. Powell is Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Theology and

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Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Laura E. Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University; Maria Chierichetti, San Jose State University

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most faculty had never used video conferencing toolsbefore the move online: the survey reported that only 21% of faculty had used videoconferencing before COVID-19. An additional 49% of faculty started using video conferencingafter the courses moved online.There are few studies that assessed the experiences of engineering faculty. The Tyton Partnersstudy [3] looked at science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) faculty because thesefaculty had unique experiences compared to faculty in general. 46% of STEM faculty in thesurvey taught a course with a lab component, taught introductory courses (70%), taught largeclasses with over 100 students (40%) and taught gateway classes (70%). STEM faculty haddifficulties transitioning courses with a