Paper ID #12527Refinement and Dissemination of a Digital Platform for Sharing Transporta-tion Education MaterialsAllie S Peters, Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts.Dr. Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow Kevin Chang, Ph.D., P.E., is an
conferences and published The Journal of Electronic Commerce. He was also a Vice President at the First National Bank of Chicago, where he founded and managed the bank’s market leading professional Cash Management Consulting Group, initiated the bank’s non credit service product management organization and profit center profitability programs and was in- strumental in the breakthrough EDI/EFT payment system implemented by General Motors. Dr. Ferguson is a graduate of Notre Dame, Stanford and Purdue Universities and a member of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Page
Department of Materials Science and Engineering D. R. Economy is currently a doctoral candidate within the Clemson University Department of Materials Science & Engineering and completed his certificate in Engineering & Science Education in 2013. He has completed his M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering and B.S. in Ceramic & Materials Engineering both at Clemson University. His current research interests include reliability of metallic coatings, small- scale mechanics in multicomponent systems, and student motivation in engineering classrooms.Prof. Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University M.S. Kennedy is an Associate Professor within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Clemson
Paper ID #12230Spatial Visualization Skills Intervention for First Year Engineering Students:Everyone’s a Winner!Dr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech, where he began his biomedical research career in the Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He then attended MIT where he earned his M.S. and Sc.D. while working jointly with researchers at the Shriners Burns Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. While at MIT, he was awarded a Shell Foundation Fellowship and was an NIH biotechnology Predoctoral Trainee. Upon completion of his doctoral studies, he
Paper ID #13141Artifact Elicitation as a Method of Qualitative Inquiry in Engineering Edu-cationDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Dean’s Fellow for Engi- neering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. His research interests are in the areas of active learning pedagogies, problem-solving, critical thinking, diversity in engineering, and qualitative methodologies.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of engineering in
Excellence (ELITE).Mr. John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar Page 26.306.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building Human Capacity to Meet Demand for Engineers and Scientists in the Middle East and North Africa (other) Abstract Several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been investing significantly in the past two decades to promote and attract young and upcoming talent to pursue professions in science, technology, engineering, and
analytics and user modeling. She is currently a Research Assistant at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems and works on a NSF-funded project for teaching middle school students science and computational thinking simultaneously in curricular settings.Dr. John S Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt UniversityMr. Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt UniversityMr. Faruk CaglarMr. Tazrian Haider Rafi, Vanderbilt University Tazrian Haider Rafi is an undergraduate student studying computer science at Vanderbilt University.Dr. Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University Gautam Biswas is a Professor of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Engineering Manage- ment in the EECS Department and a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Software
member of ACM, ASEE and IEEE.Brenda S. Faison Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University Biography: Brenda S. Faison, Ph.D. Born in North Carolina, Dr. Brenda S. Faison is Chief Creative Officer of Brenda Faison and Associates, LLC; and iDesignbase, LLC. She studied Visual Communication in North Carolina Central University’s Department of Art in Durham, receiving her B.A. degree in 1980. She obtained her master’s degree in 1984 from North Carolina State University’s College of Design at Raleigh, focusing in the area of Visual Design. In 1995, she earned her Ph.D. focusing in Computer Graphics in the Arts and Design, studying at the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD), through the
Paper ID #13847Examining the Influence of an Ill- and Well-defined Problems in a First-YearEngineering Design CourseMs. Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Jessica Swenson is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a research focus on engineering education. She received a M.S. from Tufts University in science, technology, engineering and math education and a B.S. from Northwestern University in me- chanical engineering. Her current research involves examining different types of homework problems in mechanical engineering
serves as an Associate Editor for Advances in Engineering Education and on the Advisory Board for the Journal of Engineering Education. He was selected as a Fellow of ASEE in 2008 and of ASME in 2012. He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State, an M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from RPI, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton.Ms. Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University Kirsten Hochstedt is a graduate assistant at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Edu- cation. She received her M.S. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in educational and psycholog- ical measurement at Penn State University and is currently a doctoral candidate in the same program
applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Christina A. Foy, University of New Haven Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from State University of New York at Albany, May 2009. Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of New Haven, May 2013.Mr. Pedro S. H. Kim, University of California, Berkeley Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Resource Management (Interdisciplinary Research Studies) with a minor in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, May 2015.Emi Okada Okada, University of California, Berkeley Bachelor’s of Chemical Engineering and Material Science and Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. August, 2013 American River
education space. He has authored numerous technical publications/presentations in semiconductor engineering and plasma processing. His current interests fo- cus on the recruitment, retention and success of STEM pipeline students from high school through the university and into the workplace.Mrs. Gena S Martin, Collin College Gena Martin (MBA, BBA) serves in the Engineering and Technology Department at Collin College. Re- cently, based on her work and that of the Collin College faculty in STEM education, specifically in the area of Technical Dual Credit, the Collin College Engineering and Technology Department won the coveted 2014 Tech Titans of the Future University Level Award from the DFW Metroplex Technology Business
Paper ID #11487Developing Entrepreneurial Thinking in Engineering Students by UtilizingIntegrated Online ModulesDr. Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering and is the PI of the grant entitled Developing Entrepreneurial Thinking in Engineering Students by Utilizing Integrated Online Modules and a Leadership Cohort. Through this grant entrepreneurial thinking will be integrated into courses spanning all four years in seven ABET accredited engineering and computer science BS programs.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel
and disruption management. Page 26.532.1Mr. I S. Jawahir, University of Kentucky James F. Hardymon Chair in Manufacturing Systems, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Director, Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) University of Kentucky c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Development of an Online Master’s Degree Program in Manufacturing Systems EngineeringAbstract:This paper reports on a newly developed online master’s degree program in ManufacturingSystems Engineering at the University of Kentucky for which classes were
assurance. To date, scholarships to RIT students total more than $800,000.Prof. Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Maureen Valentine, P.E., has been a faculty member at RIT for more than 21 years and held the position of Department Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management, and Safety from 2000 to 2007. She is currently the Associate Dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology and co-PI on the AdvanceRIT initiative. Her scholarly activities recently have focused on women in technology programs and the female faculty who teach them.Prof. Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Professor Dell is an associate professor in the
apawley@purdue.edu.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and
research in novel musical interfaces and machine learning applications in music information retrieval.Mr. David S Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) David Rosen is a doctoral student in Drexel University’s Applied Cognitive and Brain Sciences program. He has an M.S degree in Teaching and Instruction and several years of experience as a public school edu- cator. Working in the Music and Entertainment Technology (MET-Lab) and Creativity Research Lab, his interdisciplinary research explores the underlying cognitive mechanisms and factors of creativity, expres- sion, insight, and flow, specifically within the domain of music performance and improvisation. He has also worked on several research projects which
Paper ID #11425The Impact of Faculty Development Workshop on Students’ Understandingof Academic IntegrityMs. Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University Kirsten Hochstedt is a graduate assistant at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Edu- cation. She received her M.S. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in educational and psycholog- ical measurement at Penn State University and is currently a doctoral candidate in the same program. The primary focus of her research concerns assessing the response structure of test scores using item response theory methodology.Dr. Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State
assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the Univer- sity of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and Construction Engineering and Management are from North Carolina State University. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management Program, and her research focus is in student engagement and retention in engineering and engineering technology education. Contact: kgt5@txstate.eduDr. Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paper ID #12101Usability Evaluation of a Virtual Educational Laboratory PlatformYizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of TechnologyDr. El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) Dr. El-Sayed Aziz is an associate professor in the Production Engineering and Mechanical Design De- partment at Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. Currently, he is a research scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He received B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1991 and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2003
identify biological materials’ structure-property relationships, which can aid in the design of bioinspired materials.Dr. Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Michael Helms, Georgia Institue of Technology Page 26.342.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Changing Creativity through Engineering Education and Bio-Inspired DesignAbstractWith today’s increasing competition and desire for innovation in our society, engineeringschools must also improve students’ creativity. However, according to a prior study (Genco,Holtta-Otto
of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Dr. Dev S. Shrestha, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Shrestha is an Associate professor at Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Idaho.Mr. Russell Scott Smith, University of Idaho Energy Plant Energy Plant Supervisor/Manager since 2002 Page 26.357.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Collaboration between Senior Design Students and Campus Facilities Staff in Creating a Viable Cogeneration Design for the Campus Wood-Fired BoilerAbstract An
Urbana-Champaign and manages research at the Product Lifecycle Management lab. His research in mechanical engineering focuses on the role of information and semantics in managing and improving product design and manufacturing. He has also worked as a senior research fellow and senior lecturer at the University of Michigan.Kimber J Andrews , University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Kimber Andrews is a PhD candidate in aesthetic education at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.Dr. Maryalice S. Wu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Maryalice is the interim Executive Director and supervisor of the Statistics, GIS, Data and Survey research group in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of
University, Nagel has helped to develop and teach the six course engineering design sequence which represents the spine of the curriculum for the Department of Engineering. The research and teaching interests of Dr. Nagel tend to revolve around engineering design and engineering design education, and in particular, the design conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the US Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the US Air Force Academy, and he has received grants from the NSF, the EPA, and General Motors Corporation.Dr. Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Julie S. Linsey is an Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of
Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS) Dr. Carol Marchetti is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches introductory and advanced undergraduate statistics courses and conducts research in statistics education, deaf education, and online learning. She is a co-PI on RIT’s NSF ADVANCE IT project, Connect@RIT, and leads grant activities in the Human Resources strategic approach area.Prof. Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Maureen Valentine, P.E., has been a faculty member at RIT for more than 21 years and held the position of Department Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management, and Safety
methods. He is also deeply interested in engineering education and especially creating opportunities for underrepresented minorities and women in the field.Dr. Caroline S. Booth, North Carolina A & T State University Dr. Caroline Booth is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Services at North Carolina A & T State University. She also serves as assessment coordinator for the NUE Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Learning Experiences on Bio-Nanoengineering project. Page 26.673.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Enhancing Undergraduate
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the Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the UMass Amherst College of Engineering. She has over 30 years experience in recruiting, retaining and graduating engineering students. From 2003 through 2007, she also served as Director of Education, Outreach and Diversity for CASA - an NSF Engineering Research Center. She has been a Co-PI and Program Director for several previous CSEM and S-STEM awards. Page 26.1543.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Impact of Federally Funded Scholarship Programs on the Success of Transfer Students at a Public
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NewApproachesinResearchTheEndlessFron5erCommunica5ngtheValueofBasicResearchNSFbytheNumbers All S&E$7.3 billion FY 2015 appropriation 11,000 disciplines awards funded funded funds research, 1,826 Funds research into94% education and NSF-funded STEM related activities institutions education 320,900 48,100