Paper ID #38861Board 366: Rebuilding and Reinforcing Creativity through Assessment inEngineering Students and PractitionersDr. Bret N Lingwall, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyDr. Andrea E Surovek, P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Surovek is the Director of the New Office of faculty Development and Advancement at South Dakota Mines. Her research interests include engineering creativity and pedagogy.Roni Reiter-Palmon ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Rebuilding and Reinforcing Creativity Through Assessment in Engineering
Paper ID #33602Undergraduates’ Perspectives on Readiness, Writing Transfer, andEffectiveness of Writing Instructions in Engineering Lab Report WritingDr. Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Oregon Tech, where he teaches structural engineering courses and conducts research in engineering education. He is also a registered Professional Engineer.Dr. Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineer- ing and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His
member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Richard A. Layton P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 24.1289.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Diverse Pathways: Disciplinary Trajectories of Engineering Students—NSF REE Grant 1129383Project goalsThis project focuses on examining the research question “How do the trajectories of engineeringstudents in different engineering disciplines vary by both race and gender?” Trajectories aremeasured at matriculation, four years later
Paper ID #26592Board 108: Evaluation of Collaborative REU Exploring the Energy Spectrumfrom Body-heat Harvesting to Smart Grid TechnologyMrs. Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University Megan Patberg Morin is a third year Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University. She is currently studying STEM education with a focus in Technology, Engineering, and Design. Her undergraduate de- gree is in Middle Childhood Education focusing on Math and Science from the University of Dayton, and her Master’s is also from NC State in Technology and Engineering Education. She currently works as Graduate Assistant in the
Paper ID #42025Board 384: South Dakota Mines Art + Engineering Engagement in Co-Curricularand Community-Focused EventsDr. Katrina Jolene Donovan, South Dakota Mines Dr. Katrina Donovan received her B.S. degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2010. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Oregon State University in 2019, studying microfluidic investigations of capillary flow and surface phenomena in porous polymeric media for 3D printing. She worked for multiple years at HP, Inc. in the 3D Printing Department. She is currently a Lecturer at South Dakota Mines and Research Scientist at Dragon
Paper ID #29281FOUNDATIONS – Integrating Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Prac-ticesinto the Core Engineering Curriculum: Student Perceptions of theInstructional PracticesDr. Gail P Baxter, Stevens Institute of Technology Gail P. Baxter is the Co-Director, Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. Baxter leads CIESE research and evaluation efforts and manages a program to support faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices in the core courses in the School of Engineering at Stevens. Before joining CIESE, Baxter was a Senior Survey Researcher at
Paper ID #42172Board 407: The Use of Home Technology in Preschoolers’ Families in UrbanSettings: Experiences and Potential ImpactsDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering, PreK-12 STEM Education, ethics, socially assistive robotics, and also research about engineering global preparedness. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Use of Home Technology in Preschoolers’ Families in
and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart Structures Technology, Structural Control and Health Monitoring and Innovative Engineering Education.Dr. Juan M. Caicedo, University of South Carolina Dr. Caicedo is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina. His research interests are in structural dynamics, model updating and engineering education. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Universidad del Valle in Colombia, South America, and his M.Sc. and D.Sc. from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Caicedo’s teaching interests include the development of critical thinking in undergraduate and graduate education
Laboratory Majbah Uddin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy and Transportation Science Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Carolina (UofSC). Prior to that, he obtained a master’s degree in Applied Statistics as well as an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the UofSC. His research interests include freight transportation systems, intermodal network design, supply chain and logistics, and transportation safety. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Delivering Contextual Knowledge and Critical Skills of Disruptive Technologies through Problem-Based Learning in Research
Teachers’ Technological- Content Knowledge and Lesson Plan Development OutcomesThis study was conducted at a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Site in a university onthe northern Gulf Coast. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer andNetwork Systems funded the RET site to offer a research-intensive program in artificialintelligence (AI) computing systems. Since the summer of 2021, Science, Technology,Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) middle- and high-school teachers have participated in anannual six-week summer program [1]. They participated in technology and instructionalworkshops, work sessions, and authentic artificial intelligence (AI) research activities with theuniversity faculty, graduate, and undergraduate
Paper ID #16514NSF TUES Grant: A Collaborative, Multi-Campus Program to EnhanceSTEM Learning in Energy Science, Technology and PolicyDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational ma- terials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and how engineers learn from engineering disasters and how failure and risk analysis can be used to teach about ethics and societal implications of emerging technologies. Halada also
Paper ID #15029Enhancements for the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and ScienceDr. Frazier F. Benya, National Academy of Engineering Frazier Benya is a Program Officer in the National Academy of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES). She manages the projects run by CEES including the Online Ethics Center (OEC) for Engineering and Science website. Her work at the NAE has focused on ethics education for engineers and scientists; climate change, engineered systems, and society; energy ethics; and ethical and social issues with advancing military technologies. She received her Ph.D. in
Paper ID #41920Board 432: Work in Progress: Immersive, Hands-On, and Interactive QuantumInformation Science and Technology: Empowering Undergraduate Studentsin Quantum ComputingMr. Syed Hassan Tanvir, University of Florida Syed Hassan Tanvir is a doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s in Software Engineering. His research is focused on investigating the factors that influence engineering undergraduate enrollment, retention, graduation, and dropout. For his Ph.D., he plans to incorporate stealth assessment techniques to foster
EvaluationAbstractThe FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) stagedat the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) supports undergraduates in various scientificresearch endeavors with the intent of increasing the number of ensuing student enrollment inengineering graduate programs or pursuit of engineering industry careers. Students hail from avariety of colleges and universities across the United States, from institutions with large, well-established science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics (STEM) programs to small ornonexistent STEM programs. The main criteria for acceptance are (i) U.S. citizenship orpermanent residency and (ii) a grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or higher. This REU is uniquein that it
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Does Integrating Innovative Technologies into STEM Education Help Advance K-12 Students’ STEM Career Outcomes? A Synthesis StudyIntroductionFunded through NSF ITEST program, the primary objective of this mixed-methods meta-analysis and qualitative synthesis study was to review and synthesize research and evaluationfindings demonstrating the effects of integrating innovative technologies and technology-basedlearning experiences in STEM education on K-12 students’ STEM career-related outcomes.ObjectivesThis study synthesized the rigorous intervention research on Grades K-12 students’ STEMcareer-related outcomes from 2000 to the present and across
Paper ID #30324The Future of Work: What is the Impact on Engineering TechniciansDr. Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Founda- tion and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways; has produced award winning curriculum design and reform
Paper ID #14815Evaluating the Impact of Teaching Function in an Engineering Design Cur-riculumDr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Nagel joined the James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. He has a B.S. from Trine University and a M.S. from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, both in mechanical engineering. Since joining James Madison University, Nagel has helped to develop and teach the six course engineering design sequence
Paper ID #43095Board 339: NSF S-STEM: Educating Engineering Undergraduates to be IntrapreneursDr. Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University Tim Dallas is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University. Dr. Dallas’ research includes developing educational technologies, Microelectromechanical Systems, solar energy collection, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems.Dr. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Nanyang Technological University Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech University, as well as the Associate Chair of the department
Paper ID #15339Spatial Skills Training Impacts Retention of Engineering Students - Does ThisSuccess Translate to Community College Students in Technical Education?Ms. Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Susan Metz is Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Senior Research Associate at Stevens Institute of Technology. Metz is a founder of WEPAN, Women in Engineering ProActive Network. She is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award and is a Fellow of the
Paper ID #7255Virtual 3-D Laboratory for CNC Machining and Automation CurriculumDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Engineering Technology)Dr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Ciobanescu Husanu is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Drexel Uni- versity. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and also a M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering. Her research interest is in thermo-fluid sciences with applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels and plasma assisted combustion. Dr. Husanu has prior industrial experience in
AC 2012-3670: ENGINEERING FUTURE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS: IN-CORPORATION OF PROCESS INTENSIFICATION CONCEPTS INTOTHE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUMDr. Rebecca K. Toghiani, Mississippi State UniversityDr. Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan. 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She re- ceived her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Tech- nological University in 1998. Minerick’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER Award and the
Paper ID #7337Meeting the NAE Grand Challenge: Personalized Learning for EngineeringStudents through Instruction on Metacognition and Motivation StrategiesDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University After an eighteen year career in the automotive industry, Dr. De Clerck joined the
Paper ID #43327Board 323: Investigating Engineering Undergraduates’ Writing Transfer fromTwo First-Year Writing-Intensive Sites to Introductory Engineering LabsDr. Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology Franny Howes (e/em/eirs) is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech), where e serves as chair and teaches technical writing and digital media courses. E received eir PhD in Rhetoric and Writing from Virginia Tech, a MA in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing from Michigan State University, and a BA in Social Relations from James Madison College
courses. Dr. Kim and his collaborators attracted close to $1M in research grants to study writ- ing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a long-standing involvement in research concerned with the manufacturing of advanced composite materials (CFRP/titanium stack, GFRP, nanocomposites, etc.) for marine and aerospace applications. His recent research efforts have also included the fatigue behavior of manufactured products, with a focus on fatigue strength improvement of aerospace, automotive, and rail structures. He has been the author or co-author of over 180 peer-reviewed papers in these areas.Dr. Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology Franny Howes is chair of the Department of
2000, and director in 2005. Since joining the Academy, he has served as the lead professional staff to multiple NAE commit- tee studies, workshops, and symposia on issues related to the globalization of engineering, technological dimensions of competitiveness, U.S.-China cooperation on energy and environment, systems approaches to health and healthcare, future of engineering education, research, and practice, and vitality of the engi- neering workforce. In addition to his work with the Academy, Reid has served as Secretary to the AAAS Section on Industrial Science and Technology and as a professorial lecturer at the Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where he received
Paper ID #34072FOUNDATIONS – Integrating Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Prac-ticesinto the Core Engineering Curriculum: Retrospective on the Progress ofTeaching-Track Faculty ParticipantsDr. Gail P. Baxter, Stevens Institute of Technology Gail P. Baxter is the Co-Director, Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. Baxter leads CIESE research and evaluation efforts and manages a program to support faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices in the core courses in the School of Engineering at Stevens. Before joining CIESE, Baxter was a Senior Survey
-level non-engineering majors.Preceding the activity day, students received formal instruction from a university librarian orcourse instructor regarding online research methods, sources and their biases, and wereencouraged to bring a portable electronic device to the next class (personal or library-loaned).The activity consisted of five randomly-assigned student groups with a specific focus of frackingin the context of: (1) science/technology; (2) economics; (3) policy; (4) society; and, (5) theenvironment. Each class then watched two short (about 5 minutes) info-videos on fracking (oneproduced by industry and another by a science literacy advocacy group). Groups researchedtheir specific foci online during class, discussed and summarized their
Paper ID #15118Beginning to Understand and Promote Engineering Students’ MetacognitiveDevelopmentDr. Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patrick Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. During the 2013-14 academic year he has been on sabbatical in the Department of Engineer- ing Education at Virginia Tech, Patrick’s educational research interests are focused on engaging students’ in their development as learners (metacognition and self-regulated learning) and developing accessible tools for faculty and other instructors to use to aid their
Paper ID #30742A Qualitative Analysis of How a Student, Faculty, and PracticingEngineer Approach an Ill-structured Engineering ProblemSecil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University Secil Akinci-Ceylan is a PhD student in Educational Technology in the School of Education at Iowa State University.Dr. Kristen Sara Cetin, Michigan State University Dr. Kristen S Cetin is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of
Paper ID #25850Board 87: Design Process Geometries: Shapes and Learning Trajectories ofEngineering Students’ Design Process Concept MapsDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is