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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

improvements. Page 15.406.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of an Engineering Sales Program with Industry Dr. Dave Sly, Dan Bumblauskas, Dr. Frank PetersAbstractIowa State University recently established a program in technical sales for engineers. To develop the program, faculty andadministrators reached out to an industrial advisory committee comprised of organizations with a vested interest in theprogram; the organizations that hire students from the College of Engineering for career tracks in technical sales andmarketing.The instructor used a combination of various

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Walters; Keisha Walters

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

discussions, presentations, anda field trip to university research facilities to raise awareness of careers in science andengineering and the impact of these fields on quality of life. Course outcomes were assessedthrough course evaluations, interest surveys, and a concept inventory. The concept inventorywas designed to assess the students' fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics principles,and was administered both before and after the course. The interest evaluations inquired aboutthe students' interest in science and engineering, knowledge of careers and college majors, andfamiliarity with fluid mechanics and its role in society. Student responses generally indicatedthat the course was effective at increasing their awareness of science

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ERM Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

audiences.Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy K. Atwood a Quantitative Methods graduate student in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has primarily focused on the appropriate use of statistical methods, particularly those involving preliminary tests of significance.Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Prevost is a graduate student in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research has focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engineering and engineering education and biotechnology.Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison L. Allen Phelps is Professor

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and also outreach to K-12 students to introduce them to the exciting career opportunities in engineering. Ms. LaRue joined OSU in 2003 after working over ten years as a water resources engineer. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. Page 15.1102.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Strengthening the Engineering Pipeline One Field and One Woman at a Time: The Role of a Single-Discipline, Single-Sex Engineering CampAbstractThe shortage of women in technology

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Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Women in Engineering

presentationactivities, and the outreach teaching activity more highly than men when asked what activitieswere most useful for their career. Interestingly, women also self-reported higher confidence thanmen in 7 of 11 of our learning objectives at the beginning of the semester, and 8 of 11 at the endof the semester. Areas of higher confidence for women included working and communicatingeffectively on a team with various learning styles and engaging the community about science.Areas of higher confidence for men included critically evaluating written and analytical work ofthemselves and others, and recognizing issues and technological advances in bioengineering.Assessment of learning styles in this course revealed that women were slightly more verbal,sensing, and

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Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Two Year College Division

Educator of the Year 2005, and the National Engineering Award in 2003, the highest honor given by AAES. In 2002 she was named the Distinguished Engineering Educator by the Society of Women Engineers. Her awards are based on her mentoring of students, especially women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University ARMANDO A. RODRIGUEZ is the Co-PI of an NSF STEP grant to work with five non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elyce Winters, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Jennifer Dellaposta, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Christine Szaraz, SUNY Stony Brook College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Minorities in Engineering

and social support have beenidentified as important to the career development and academic progress of all students”(Hackett, et al, 1992, p. 528)8; they contend that the stress and anxiety “…experienced bystudents in engineering programs might be a source of lowered academic and career self-efficacy” (p. 529)7 and go on to argue that “… coping skills and social support may moderate thepossibly detrimental effects of a stressful academic program,” (p.529)7. These findings“…provide some evidence for the relations of lower levels of stress and more social support toenhanced self-efficacy and academic achievement,” (Hackett, et al, 1992 p.535) 8 and seem toanticipate the recommendations of the National Academies of Science (2005) 12 and

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Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleanor M. Jaffee, Smith College; Donna Riley, Smith College

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Women in Engineering

providenew layers of nuance to our understandings of women‟s decision-making about major and career.Below we present our findings utilizing student narratives about career decision-making. Weconsider four interrelated themes that emerged from our analysis: student understandings ofgender and women in engineering; the interaction of personal interest with the encouragement ofinfluential others; sociocultural factors; and social impact. Page 15.2.6Women and Gender Obviously being a woman in the engineering field is going to be an obstacle if I choose, which I probably will, to pursue that, „cause so few women are in engineering and

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Newly Developed Engineering Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

students on what is to be expected of them over the courseof their academic careers (and beyond) and how to approach their courses. Emphasis would beplaced on how to apply the mathematics that they will learn to applications in their field,communications (both written and oral) so that their intended audience understands them, andimportance of ethical decision making. It seems that one major fault is that the students, in takingthese core courses, do not yet realize their importance later in their academic careers. TheEngineering Technology Freshmen Experience course would educate them on the importance ofthese courses, and how they will impact them later in the program, as well as in life.An important aspect of this course is that it should be

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Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Holbert, Arizona State University; Lisa Grable, North Carolina State University; Patricia Dixon, Florida State University; Sharon Schulze, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, mitigate the growingenergy crisis, and reduce the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. An importantcomponent of this ERC is the precollege outreach activities at three university campuses in thesoutheast and southwest. The lead university is North Carolina State University (NCSU) and thetwo partner institutions are Arizona State University (ASU) and Florida State University (FSU).The importance of enhancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)education in middle and high schools continues to be noted. Key issues guiding theprogramming for the FREEDM Systems Center include: ≠ the aging of the power industry workforce (we need students to consider power engineering as a career since the need is increasing).1

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Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

need to combine the learning they gain in the classroom with the educationthat they gain on the job but on the other hand when that collaboration takes place. High schooland college experience is like the old proverbial phrase that says that it is ridiculous to “lock thebarn door after the horse has bolted.” At the end of their formal educational careers we tellstudents that it is important to get work experience. Perhaps that is why we do not have 100%participation. Many have bolted by then to menial jobs close to home or nothing jobs just to payfor a few college expenses. This is why When is so important.This paper argues that we should focus our attention on dealing directly with K-12 educators andparents, especially those with children in

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

advances in technology, and the entrepreneurial culture that is well ingrained in the mindset of successful companies and their research labs, need to find a way into science and engineering higher education systems to help to develop talent that can not only use technology, but also help create it and develop new business opportunities with it. Universities are usually the preferred venue/place for post doctoral candidates to spend 2 to 3 years further expanding their research interests, experience and networks before formally initiating their careers with a company, university, or self-owned business. Nevertheless, industry can also provide various means to engage faculty and students in innovation and in the transfer of state-of

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Olanrewaju Aluko, University of Michigan-Flint

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

innovation increases at a phenomenal pace,more so than it was in the past few decades.Innovation and creativity in development of future technological breakthrough requires themotivation of current high school students to focus more towards science and technology. Anumber of pre-engineering programs have been developed across the nation during the past fewdecades to encourage students to consider engineering and science as career choices. Althoughthe programs showed an increased level of interest towards STEM disciplines, those initiativesare less than adequate as we are still seeing declines in enrollment in STEM disciplines. Toaddress the projected critical shortage of future scientists and engineers in the USA, a pre-engineering program was

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Retaining Women Engineering Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judith Cordes, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic administration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety and reliability of hydraulic structures, and he has participated as an expert in three different capacities regarding reviews of levee performance in Hurricane Katrina. He is a three-time recipient of his college’s Withrow Award for Teaching

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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International

roach was used toexplore what topics were discuss ssed in each article and how these related back to the purpose ofthe study. From here each articlecle was examined again to determine the key argu gument, findingsand purpose of the research. Arti rticles with similar purpose statements or findingsgs were groupedtogether, and this iterative proces ess continued until all articles had a place in onee of o fourcategories: identity, socialization on, culture and career intentions. These are shown wn graphically inFigure 1

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dave Sly; Daniel Bumblauskas; Frank Peters

Development of an Engineering Sales Program with Industry Dr. Dave Sly, Dan Bumblauskas, Dr. Frank Peters Iowa State UniversityAbstractIowa State University recently established a program in technical sales for engineers. Todevelop the program, faculty and administrators reached out to an industrial advisory committeecomprised of organizations with a vested interest in the program; the organizations that hirestudents from the College of Engineering for career tracks in technical sales and marketing.The instructor used a combination of various sales techniques and strategies, from establishedtechnical sales programs to frame the syllabus for the course. A detailed course

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Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College; Powell Draper, Manhattan College

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Engineering Ethics

ethical issue? The possible responses were “agree strongly with viewpoint A,” “lean toward viewpoint A,” “neutral,” “lean toward viewpoint B,” and “agree strongly with viewpoint B.”• How would you describe your interest in this ethical issue? The possible responses were “high,” “significant,” “moderate,” “little,” and “none.”• Do you think your viewpoint would change with thorough study of this ethical issue? The possible responses were “yes,” “probably,” “maybe,” “unlikely,” and “no.”• How relevant is this ethical issue to your career plans? The possible responses were “very much,” “considerably,” “somewhat,” “hardly,” and “not.”• How important is this ethical issue to society? The possible responses were “very much,” “considerably

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

aerospace engineering has begun to increase aftermany years of decline, new graduates continue to be needed to replace aerospace engineers whoretire or leave the occupation for other reasons.3 If the United States is to maintain itscompetitive edge in the global economy, the pipeline of interested and qualified studentsprepared to enter STEM careers must be increased. Yet recent results from a survey by theAmerican Society for Quality (ASQ) revealed that more than 85% of students today are notconsidering careers in engineering and that more parents encourage their daughters to becomeactresses than engineers. Forty-four percent (44%) of survey respondents cited a lack ofknowledge around engineering as the top reason they would not pursue such jobs

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

Orleans levees in hurricane Katrina. As Associate Dean, he oversees curriculum, advising, career planning, study abroad, early engineering and other related initiatives.Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University NEERAJ BUCH is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He is also the Director of the Cornerstone Engineering and Engineering Residential Experience program at Michigan State University. He earned his M.S. degree in pavement engineering in 1988 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his Ph.D. in pavement and materials engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1995. Dr. Buch began his academic

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Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and make use of four different EngineeringTechnology laboratories. The girls spend one hour in each lab where they are presented with anoverview of that particular engineering technology and a brief description of the theory behindthe experiment that they will be performing. Using tools and measuring equipment found in thelaboratories, the experiments are performed entirely by the girls with guidance from the studentvolunteers. To culminate the day all of the Girl Scouts meet with the student volunteers for aquestion-and-answer period. During this panel discussion, the girls are encouraged to askquestions relating to the students’ decisions to study engineering and their career aspirationsalong with their college experiences.Having the

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Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs & Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devlin Montfort, Washington State University; Shane Brown, Washington State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pursuingan engineering career generally believed that it involved hands-on building or fixing of cars,bridges or airplanes. Students who were not interested in a career in engineering discussed abroader variety of types of engineering, and more often cited altruism and inherent interest asreasons that others would pursue such careers. Most students in this study did not express verycomplex or rich conceptions of engineers or engineering, but their conceptual ecologies suggestthat they would be resistant to changing these conceptions. This suggests that recruitment andretention programs will need to directly address students’ existing conceptions of engineering.IntroductionRetention and recruitment of diverse and talented individuals into the

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Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Sarai Hedges, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

(input), inconsistency in Page 15.455.3administration of some of the surveys (process), and adequate numbers of responses to ensurethe right changes were being made (output).The four surveys in the SIPOC diagram illustrate: • The Alumni Survey in 2006 administered by the college Career Placement Office had a 5.7% response rate. • The Employer Survey administered by the university co-op office had a 69.7% response rate for students in all programs included in the ABET evaluation. The Student Survey by the university co-op office does not have questions pertaining to lifelong

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Hicks, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University

doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).Osman Cekic, Purdue University Osman Cekic, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Purdue University School of Engineering Education. Osman's research interests include higher education policy, finance and the linkages between budget and organizational culture, and college student retention. In his previous appointments, Osman has worked with the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and finance and financial

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Cox, Purdue University; Jeeyeon Hahn, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Asawaree Kulkarni, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the development of engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).Jeeyeon Hahn , Purdue University Jeeyeon Hahn is a PhD student in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. She obtained B.S. and M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University. Her primary research interests relate to the Fatigue of Structures and Materials.Nathan McNeill, Purdue University Nathan McNeill is a Ph.D. candidate in

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Qing Zheng, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

curriculum. Thehigh school students in the K-12 school programs participate in an Engineering Dayevent. During this event, the students work on the ECE projects selected to have thenecessary STEM components that enable the student to observe and relate scientifictheory to engineering design principles and practices. The Engineering Day at GannonUniversity will form the direct outreach component of University partnership programwith K-12 schools to (a) raise the level of awareness among K-12 students of thepromising careers in the engineering disciplines upon graduation with baccalaureateand/or advanced degrees (b) establish and sustain the dialog between the K-12 schoolsand Gannon University to encourage the K-12 school students to pursue and excel

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Modeling Student Data

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

cannot be measured with a traditional examination as it involvesdifficult to measure constructs that fit together as metrics of preparedness. Throughout the pasttwo decades, researchers have attempted to measure related constructs such as citizenry andreadiness for global workforces. Unfortunately, none of these metrics have been preciselyaligned to career preparedness in the way that this paper intends to describe. As such, there iscurrently sparse research on global preparedness of business and engineering students. In aneffort to meet challenges put forth by various professional societies, this paper addresses anassessment comparison between engineering and business students on preparedness to work inglobal workforces

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, NY. Dr. Iskander is a recipient of NSF CAREER award, Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society) Metropolitan District James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award, Polytechnic’s Distinguished Teacher Award, and Polytechnic’s Jacobs Excellence in Education Award. Dr. Iskander’s research interests include Geotechnical modeling with transparent soils, foundation engineering, and urban geotechnology. He makes extenive uses of sensors and measurement systems in his research studies. Dr. Iskander has published 50 papers and supervised 6 doctoral students, 14 masters students, 6 undergraduate students, and 7 high school students.Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University NOEL KRIFTCHER is

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2010 ERC

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Thomas W Peterson

Directorate for Engineering FY 2011 Budget Request Thomas W. Peterson Assistant Director for Engineering March 16, 2010March 16, 2010  ENG Use of ARRA Funding •  Young Investigators •  Education and Workforce Development •  High Risk / High Reward •  Translational Research ENG Use of ARRA Funding •  Young Investigators  –  80 additional CAREER awards  –  15 additional BRIGE awards  –  16 additional GRF in addition to the 80 Women in Engineering (WENG) GRF Fellows  funded annually by ENG  –  1 additional IGERT in the area of energy •  Education and Workforce Development  –  40 Postdocs in Industry  –  17 additional REU/RET awards  –  76 additional Education awards

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2010 ERC

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Thomas W Peterson

Directorate for Engineering FY 2011 Budget Request Thomas W. Peterson Assistant Director for Engineering March 16, 2010March 16, 2010  ENG Use of ARRA Funding •  Young Investigators •  Education and Workforce Development •  High Risk / High Reward •  Translational Research ENG Use of ARRA Funding •  Young Investigators  –  80 additional CAREER awards  –  15 additional BRIGE awards  –  16 additional GRF in addition to the 80 Women in Engineering (WENG) GRF Fellows  funded annually by ENG  –  1 additional IGERT in the area of energy •  Education and Workforce Development  –  40 Postdocs in Industry  –  17 additional REU/RET awards  –  76 additional Education awards

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Mezbahur Rahman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

, professional and life skills.IntroductionFacilitating professional development and mentoring for STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) students can be a challenge for programs but is important for students’ultimate success and satisfaction with their careers. A National Science Foundation S-STEMgrant allows our Midwestern comprehensive university to award scholarships to cohorts of 23students enrolled in one of the following majors: Mathematics; Computer Science; Biology;Information Technology; Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Computer Engineering; andElectronic, Manufacturing, Automotive and Computer Engineering Technology. Scholars canrenew their $5000 scholarships (which provides almost full tuition assistance) for up to a total ofthree