Mechatronics area of spe- cialization. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to the additive manufacturing training of active military. She is also part of the research team that leads the summer camp to nine graders that focus on broadening participation of underrepresented students into STEM (ODU BLAST).Dr. Narketta Sparkman-Key, Old Dominion University Dr. Narketta
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered professional engineer (PE), a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. His areas of interest include mathematical modeling, project modeling and analysis, economic analysis, systems engineering, and efficiency/productivity analysis & improvement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Application of DEJI® Systems Engineering Model in the Development of a New Faculty Mentoring Program in
algorithms, education of manufac- turing technologies, RFID applications in food and pharmaceutical applications, operations management in healthcare industry.Dr. Sangho Shim, Robert Morris University Dr. Sangho Shim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Pennsylvania. Before Dr. Shim joined RMU in Fall 2015, he had performed research projects on combinatorial op- timization as a research staff member of Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University under supervisory of Sunil Chopra. He also performed the General Motors Renewable Energy Portfolio project with Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences Department of Northwestern University since
has authored and co-authored over 50 articles. Her publications have appeared in the Journal of Science Teacher Education, Journal of Research in Sci- ence Teaching, School Science and Mathematics, Science Scope, and Science and Children. Professor Czerniak is co-author of a textbook published by Routledge on project based science teaching. She also has five chapters in books and illustrated 12 children’s science education books. Most recently, Czerniak authored a chapter entitled Interdisciplinary Science Teaching in the Handbook of Research on Science Education, published by Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates. Professor Czerniak has been an author and director of numerous grant funded projects in excess of $30
University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recent recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Mr. Russell Andrew Long, Russell Long, M.Ed. was the Director of Project Assessment at the Purdue University School of Engineer- ing Education (retired) and is Managing Director of The Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Longitudinal Development (MIDFIELD). He
freshmen andcomplete their degree in either manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering or mechanicalengineering with emphasis in manufacturing. The goal of the project is to create a group ofhighly talented and trained manufacturing engineers with leadership quality, which is muchneeded in manufacturing companies, both locally and nationally. Through the academic classesand leadership activities, the STEM scholars will gain knowledge in not only manufacturingengineering and practice, but also in communication, critical thinking, teamwork andprofessionalism. This paper describes the first three years’ experience of developing and managing theprogram. It includes the recruitment process, cohort building activities, academic support
is an Educational Psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering education. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Amy Frances Golightly, Bucknell University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Curious about student curiosity
drive systems as a Research Engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design and Implementation of Electric Drives Laboratory using Commercial Microcontroller Development KitsAbstractA design and implementation of instructional electric drives laboratory at University of ColoradoDenver using commercial off-the-shelf microcontroller kits and small motors is described in thispaper. The main objective of this project is to provide senior level students with hands-onexperience on electric machine drives and industrial microcontroller programming. Thislaboratory is associated with the electric drives lecture course to enhance their understanding ofthe theory taught in lectures
aerospace applications, I participate in many projects related to controls and heat transfer. Aside from my research, I focus heavily on the advancement of engineering education at the collegiate level. I work on revising and updating laboratory experiments to help improve student understanding of how concepts are applied and utilized. I also spend time writing design optimization MATLAB codes for various applications.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic
-aided mechanisms to engage interests of K-12 students in STEM research. 3Background: Architecture of a Research SprintFigure 1: An illustration of the Stanford d.school design thinking process. The steps shown here represent all modesthat contribute to a design project, and may occur in parallel or iteratively repeat in an actual design workflow [12]. Design thinking is a highly nonlinear method, meaning that the steps shown in Figure 1may occur in parallel and can iteratively repeat. Research Sprints are the author’s design thinkingadaption that interweaves science and engineering knowledge with human-centered designpractices into STEM educational activities. In relatively short periods of
Science Standards.Miss Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ezgi Yesilyurt is a PhD student in curriculum and instruction/science education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is working as a graduate assistant and teaching science methods courses. She received her MS degree and BS degree in elementary science education. She participated European Union Projects in which she conducted series of professional development programs for in-service science teachers. Areas of research interest are engineering education, inquiry learning and evolution education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Introduction: Methods
program, continuing education, experience,and mentoring: material sciences, mechanics, experiments, problem recognition and solving,design, sustainability, contemporary issues and historical perspective, risk and uncertainty,project management, breadth in civil engineering, and technical specialization.(C) Professional outcomes achieved through the degree program, experience and mentoring:communications, public policy, business and public administration, globalization, leadership,teamwork, attitudes, and professional and ethical responsibility.Detailed commentaries on these outcomes, along with their rubrics in the cognitive domain andthe desired level of achievement can be found in the report published by the BOK2 TaskCommittee [1]The BOK3TC
sites based on their research projects, thereis still a need to provide new PIs with guidance on the different aspects of an REU site such asidentifying resources that can assist in recruiting women and underrepresented minorityapplicants, providing training for graduate students acting as mentors, and strategies for keepinga mentoring connection to undergraduate researchers after they return to their home institutions.Currently, REU site preparation and orientation for new PIs is a face-to-face process thatrequires careful planning and significant travel costs. The REU PI Guide, a set of web-basedresources at https://www.vrac.iastate.edu/cise-reu-pi-resources/, was developed to share bestpractices of experienced PIs and build capacity within
more than what they thought, and that many of the positions obtained bythose studying construction involved responsibilities and positions that required them indoors,doing tasks similar to what they desired in other positions. For example, Project Managers andProduction managers on average earn more than $75,000 per year (NAHB’s 2014 Single-FamilyBuilder Compensation Study) and spend much of their time doing business management work.Interestingly, when the research participants learned this, over 57% said they would considerconstruction as a career choice. Bigelow (2015) writes about these issues in his researchsurrounding the need and methods for attracting female undergraduates to construction relateddisciplines.Construction careers involve
concepts of heat transfer that are difficult to explain in alecture style course. The activities can include rigorous learning experiments [1, 2], or the use oflow cost desktop-scale apparatus [3], or design and build prototypes [4], or studying the coolingeffects of crushed or solid ice [5], or other experiments. Numerical assignments using Excel areused [6]. Numerical and experimental projects are also presented [7] where ANSYS was used forthe numerical simulations. The benefit of these activities are in enhancing the student’sunderstanding [8] or in repairing misconceptions in heat transfer. They can be highly effective atthe junior level [9] and improve the student’s interest in heat transfer [10].The activity presented here is unique in that
. Research indicates that involving students in hands-onactivities can enhance STEM education and the overall quality of the learning experience 3 .STEM education exposes students to explore complex topics that can be reinforced through alaboratory experience. A positive hands-on laboratory experience can also have a significantimpact on retention in engineering students. Knight et al. identified an over 15% increase inretention when first year engineering students are exposed to a hands-on project-basedcurriculum 4 . Although the benefits of a hands-on laboratory experience are apparent, thesignificant cost of laboratory equipment can be prohibitive for some institutions 2 .Computer simulation has been shown to be an effective tool that can be a
) Scooping the regolith simulant and (b) Dumping the simulant into storage bin This project followed seven Student Outcomes which are used for the VSU ComputerEngineering Senior Design Course18. STEM Student Outcomes assessed were: abilities to design andconduct experiments, analyze and interpret data; design a system, component, or process to meet desiredneeds within realistic constraints; identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; an understandingof professional and ethical responsibility; and communicate effectively. The report results were 85% ofStudents Outcomes which met the assessment target. The STEM abilities students acquired include (1)circuit designs for relays, linear actuators, conveyer, Wi-Fi shield/Arduino board
1 chemical engineering declared in STEM fields Number of other majors and minors Declared minor is worth one-third of a declared, completed before the 1 declared major, non-STEM is worth half course Ethnic minority status 1 Ethnicities besides white and Asian Gender 1 Unspecified gender was given the average As an outcome measure of student performance, we considered the students’ overallscores in the course, based 40% on individual assignments, 35% on team assignments, 20% ontheir final project as a team, and 5% for submitting peer evaluations and
education in informal, traditional, distance, and professional environments. Dr. Goodridge currently teaches courses in ”Teaching, Learning, and Assessment in Engineering Education” and ”Engi- neering Mechanics: Statics.” Dr. Goodridge is an engineering councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) and serves on ASEE’s project board. Dr. Goodridge actively consults for projects includ- ing the development of an online curriculum style guide for Siemens software instruction, development of engineering activities for blind and visually impaired youth, and the implementation and investigation of a framework of engineering content to incorporate into P-12 engineering education. c American
. Theyface additional challenges in assigning and scheduling projects to their distributed workforce ofprofessionals, educating newly hired engineers in forensic engineering practice, and maintainingconsistency in their forensic reporting. This work depends upon getting accurate information,from a wide range of sources, in a format that is useful. We focus on weather information.Much relevant weather information is available from the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA), but it is not in a format that is easily used by forensic engineers. Wedescribe the practical challenges of using current technology, as well as methods that lead tosuccess.IntroductionThe Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened in July 1940. Less than six months later, it
Project) and a Focus Area of study. University Core Math/Science 27 hours 23 hours MXET Technical Core 48 hours Entrepreneurial Product Mechatronics Engineering Education Development 29 hours 29 hours 29 hours
thatwork experience helped students recognize the importance of the ability to collaborate withothers. There was an increased appreciation of the importance of the ability to explain ideas toco-workers who might have a different or no technical background. Students also felt that workexperience contributed to their boldness in stating opinions and asking questions about aspects ofgroup work as well as of professors. This differed from their undergraduate experience, wherethey did not ask for clarification from either fellow students or professors. Work also taught thedifference between teamwork as experienced in the workplace and group work in school.Students who had not had work experience tended to approach projects which were meant to be agroup
developmentThis research is a part of a larger, 5-year study conducted to understand approaches toengineering integration in science curricula and classes. The research takes place within anNational Science Foundation funded project in which approximately 200 teachers of science ingrades 4–8 participate in develop engineering-based STEM integration curricular units forimplementation in their classrooms and later to be published online. Each summer, 50 teachersparticipate in a 3-week summer institute and then receive support through coaching andmentoring during the subsequent academic school year. In the summer workshops, teachersexplore engineering design and engineering practices through completing a variety of activities.An engineering education
it has twice the course content. The entire portfolio was due at a single date within thefirst month of classes.In Autumn 2017, a new training model was developed and implemented. Rather than having asingle portfolio, TAs were required to complete every assignment for the semester with a duedate two weeks before that topic was taught in the class. The main projected advantage of thenew model is that it ensured all TAs were personally familiar with every assignment rather thanrelying on them to look at the assignment and solution independently before class. Additionally,this new model was designed to alleviate issues with procrastination. In the past, if TAs waitedtoo long to start the portfolio, there may have been a huge spike in their
MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessing the Effects of Authentic Experiential Learning Activities on Teacher Confidence with Engineering ConceptsAbstractThere is a growing concern in the US about the lack of student interest and aptitude inscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Research indicates thatengineering and technology integration in K-12 improve students’ content understandingand skill development, understanding of
and engineering design and for increasing the diversity and inclusion of engineering education.Dr. Rucha Joshi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rucha received her BS in Biotechnology from Kolhapur, India and thereafter came to Vanderbilt Uni- versity to work on her MS developing smart bio-materials for drug delivery applications. A biomedical engineer with expertise in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, Rucha is now pursuing post-doctoral research in biomedical engineering education. She is passionate about STEM pedagogy, design thinking, project-based learning and educational entrepreneurship.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette Patrice M. Buzzanell is a Professor in
; student engineering identity development; institutional diversity and equity policy; history and theory of higher education.Dr. Erin E. Doran, Iowa State University Dr. Erin Doran is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University.Dr. Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University Sarah Rodriguez, PhD, is an assistant professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University. Dr. Ro- driguez’s research addresses issues of equity, access, and retention for Latina/o students in the higher education pipeline, with a focus on the intersections of gender and race/ethnicity for Latinas in STEM. She has experience coordinating large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on engineering and other STEM
undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve teaching and learning, gender issues in STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 STEM-oriented students’ perception of the relevance of physicsAbstractWe present initial findings from an ongoing project regarding the factors that influencesecondary and high school students to pursue a professional engineering career. In this article,we offer data from the analysis of a questionnaire administered to high school students
Paper ID #21970The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Canon 8: Codifying Diversity asEthicsDr. Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University Canek Phillips (P’urepecha) is a postdoctoral research associate at Rice University in the Brown School of Engineering. Canek’s research interests broadly relate to efforts to broaden participation in engineering. Currently, he is working on a project to improve mathematics education for visually impaired students.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University Dr. Yvette E. Pearson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Chemistry from Southern University and A&M College and a
Famagusta, Cyprus. Her areas of expertise are performance-based modeling, project delivery methods, communication networks, and uncertainty and risk analysis in design and construction of transportation projects. She also has industrial experience as a project manager in multiple building construction projects. Dr. Kermanshachi has con- ducted several research projects which were awarded by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and Construction Industry Institute (CII). Dr. Kermanshachi has received several prestigious national and regional awards, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Professional Service Award, ASCE Excellence in Education