energy and promoting diversity and international education between 1998-2012. He served on multiple U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) FOAs merit project proposal committees since 2013.Paul Aden Paschal, Sam Houston State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design and Construction of a Solar Powered Automated Chicken Coop1. IntroductionThe senior design project is a capstone project course taken in the final year of the Electronics andComputer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Sam Houston State University (SHSU).Introduction of renewable energy applications to engineering technology curriculum at SHSU hasimpacted students, faculty, and university community very positively and
Significance of Scholarship Programs in STEMIntroductionIn this Work-in-Progress paper, we share our ongoing work with an NSF Scholarships in STEM(S-STEM) program related to an iteration of analysis that looked across specific aspects in amore summative manner than our typical analyses during the five years of the project that aremore formative. As the project will soon enter an extension into a sixth year to use existingscholarship funds, we took this opportunity to begin to reflect on overarching goals toward thedevelopment and submission of a new S-STEM proposal to continue this work. The StudentPathways in Engineering and Computing for Transfers (SPECTRA) program in the ClemsonUniversity College of Computing, Engineering
and high school students with racially minoritized backgrounds, theCatalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365) initiative aimsto better understand practices that increase students' motivation and capacities in pursuitof careers in STEM fields. Overall, the project aims to develop transformative paradigmsfor advancing interests, self-efficacy, abilities, and pathways in STEM with a set of threeinterconnected strategies. • School-based teams of classroom teachers and academic advisors participate in year-round professional learning experiences focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, as well as a project-based electrical engineering curriculum. • Participating schools receive resources and
Education where she has also served in key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for
• Acceptance • WaitlistProgrammatic Timeline - Applications• Applications collected concurrently• Grad projects info needed for matching• Online process for both• Secondary info session for undergrads• Might need several rounds of grad mentor recruitmentProgrammatic Timeline - Matching• More of an art• Distribution of majors• Mentors dictate majors• Personality matching• Location (off campus research park)• Returning mentorsProgrammatic Timeline - Waitlist• Auto waitlist• Personnel changes – mentor & UG’s• Internships• Class schedule changes• Other research opportunitiesProgrammatic Timeline - Training• First Meeting Worksheet• Background reading• Mentor training 1st week of semesterProgrammatic
, especially within Community col- leges and four-year institutions, through the college students’ intersections of gender, race, and sexuality.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 disciplines which have been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Rodriguez has also worked with
control bionic limbs using electrical signals that are generated from musclecontractions through a process called electromyography (EMG). However, these bionic limbshave not been around long and the costs associated with them are still too high to make themaccessible to those who really need them.This student research project utilizes recently acquired skills in Electro-Mechanical EngineeringTechnology to lower the price of a bionic hand. The mechanical parts that make up the hand aredesigned using 3D CAD software and then created on a 3D-printer. Using 3D-printing, the handcan easily be scaled to any size much more cheaply than using traditional methods. The projectalso lowers cost by designing and creating its own EMG circuit. This is the most
May 2015. This is the firstcoastal or ocean engineering graduate program at an Historic Black College or University(HBCU). Students may choose a thesis, project or course only option. All options require anoral examination. Seven core courses, one mandatory, comprise the coastal engineeringconcentration. The student may select elective courses from among a large variety of civil andenvironmental engineering graduate courses. This flexibility enables the graduate student totailor coursework to their major civil engineering area(s) of career interest. Laboratory facilitiespotentially available to students are briefly described. The program has a coastal natural disasterfocus and was established as part of the Coastal Hazards Center of
positive andcognitive psychology to help them develop a sense of awareness, define a sense of purpose,and constructively modify thoughts and behaviors. In the second part, students lead andimplement a project that will positively involve and impact between 50 and 200 people.Through this guided experiential process students learn to intentionally create possibility, toface and overcome adversity, to enroll volunteers into their programs and to create a positivenurturing environment through Master Mind Groups, Accountability Partnerships, and Co-coaching strategies.A train the trainer and pilot program was launched in multiple campuses at Tecnológico deMonterrey with interesting results. Students successfully reached out to their communities
-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 26.1122.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 MAKER: Automated System Design Projects for UndergraduatesAbstractThe paper describes the design, construction, and programming process for a small-scaleautomated system to play Whack-a-Mole. This system is one example of several that have beenbuilt by undergraduate students learning about automated system design. The system consists ofa PLC, power supply, lights, and push buttons and is controlled using a
colors, and user-drawn stamps to help them make visual connections,visualize data, and understand spatial relationships in places they visit.This project was created as a collaborative undergraduate research experience between multipledisciplines, including communications, art education, and computer science, as well as inpartnership with a local public K–12 school. Walk and Draw was developed as abrowser-based application using the p5js library to enable ease of development and rapidprototyping of ideas. The program itself presents users with a large map of their current areabased on a device’s current GPS location and supports both touch- and pen-based drawing. Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference
evolved over the years, becoming morehands-on and project-based to allow students to develop, innovate and learn from the designprocess [4]. However, many curricula still need to implement programs or courses for students toactively engage with global engineering and discover how cultures, settings, and ideologies canimpact engineering and design. There have been attempts to incorporate these concepts intohumanitarian engineering activities to help students consider marginalized groups and encourageempathy [4,5]. While these programs allow students to think about others, there is still a gap thatneeds to be filled for students to gain a global perspective on engineering design, especially inlow-resource settings. In 2018, Jesiek and colleagues
-funded projects [2]. A mailing postcard campaign was developed and implemented in 2013 (Figures 1 and 2). For example, for the 2014 freshmen cohort 4,161 postcards were mailed to the targeted groups in three different mailings throughout the year (April 2013, October 2013 and February 2014). This campaign has evolved to include e-blasts since 2014 employing both admissions and the marketing department.2. Enhance the activities and supports to achieve 90% retention. The goal to achieve 90% retention involved looking at the support services, intrusive advising and capitalizing upon upperclassmen to support the freshmen during their first year. As part of the program, the PIs become secondary academic advisors for the scholars. The
has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for introductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conduct- ing research on a large scale NSF faculty development project. His team is studying how workshops on strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect faculty be- liefs, classroom practice, and development of disciplinary communities of practice and associated student achievement. He was a coauthor for the best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013 and this year has received the Michael Ashby Outstanding Materials Educator Award from the
centralPhoenix and whose population is 94% Hispanic. Applications to the program are solicited in thespring and approximately ten high school students are accepted into the four-week commuterprogram each year. The selected students must be completing their sophomore or junior year inthe spring with a minimum target GPA of ~2.5/4.0 such that they could reasonably be expectedto be admitted into a university engineering program. To encourage his or her participation, eachhigh school student is given a $1,500 stipend.FREEDM Program ASU Activities At ASU, the Young Scholars program contains four major parts: class time, tours, activities,and science fair styled projects, as depicted in Figure 1. Table 2 provides an example scheduleof the first week. All
considered. Potential topics for future investigation are also identified.2. BackgroundThis section provides background on prior work in three relevant areas. First, REU sites aredescribed. Next, prior work on experiential education, project-based learning and theirassessment is reviewed. Finally, prior research on cohort-creation and team bonding for college-age students is presented.2.1. REU sitesThe National Science Foundation REU program brings together cohorts of undergraduatestudents to study topics within NSF supported disciplines. Many REU sites have an overarchingtheme to them that relates to a sub-discipline or interdisciplinary collaboration.REU sites inherently vary from institution to institution, as each institution proposes
Paper ID #29388Revising Roles: Enhancing an Engineering Capstone Course to ImproveOutcomes for WomenMary Kay Camarillo P.E., University of the Pacific Mary Kay Camarillo is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. She specializes in water treatment and in domestic and industrial waste treatment. Dr. Camar- illo’s research includes development of biomass energy projects for agricultural wastes and treatability assessments for oilfield produced water. She focuses on environmental problems in California. Dr. Ca- marillo earned her Ph.D. at UC Davis and spent many years in
Paper ID #41770The Journey of Establishing and Operating an Innovation Center to NurtureFuture Engineering InnovatorsDr. Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong Dr. Chun Kit Chui serves as the Director of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Innovation Wing aims to unleash students’ creativity by entrusting them to spearhead ambitious innovation and technology projects that will shape the future. The iconic facility is located at the heart of the campus, offering 2400m2 of space with state-of-the-art resources and a supportive environment to enhance hands-on
research focuses on student engagement and equity considerations in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software education. She previously worked as Project Coordinator for the Engineering Collaboration for Online and Remote Education (E-CORE/CIEL Project), a national Canadian initiative to support instructors in shifting to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto Alison Olechowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice. She completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ©American Society for
two edited volumes. Sixteen of his scholarly articles have been published in refereed journals or as book chapters. He has de- livered professional presentations in venues including the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, the Crossroads Conference on Rural Health, Texas State Historical Association, American Sociological Association, and the Oxford Round Table at England’s Oxford University. As director of Community Development Initiatives at ASU, Dr. Stewart implemented numerous community research, program eval- uation, and community organizing projects. He continues to be an advocate for the vulnerable members of communities in West Texas.Dr. Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University Daniel I
to Fortune 500 sized companies in the fields of government electronics (satellite communications, smart munitions, radar, drone), biomedical (pace- maker, drug pump, deep brain stimulation), semiconductors (PIC microcomputers), energy IT (smart electric meters, domestic and international). Most recently Instructed college level engineering courses for 7 years.Ms. Celia . Jenkins, Cochise College As STEM and Recruitment Coordinator, Jenkins is responsible for STEM student support in university transfers and in job placement, research opportunities and internships. Jenkins is the PI of the NSF ASAP Project Based Engineering grant with Arizona State University. Jenkins has increased enrollment in Engineering from
)represent a unique yet understudied student group that comprises substantial numbers of thosehistorically underrepresented and underserved in STEM (i.e., due to race, ethnicity, gender, socialclass, ability, orientation, etc.). The individual diversity reflected by SVSMs, as well as theirtechnical interests, leadership and teamwork skills, maturity, life experience, and self-discipline,highlight SVSM as promising candidates for helping the field of engineering meet 21st centurySTEM workforce diversity goals [1,2].Project Goals and Work PlanThe overall goal of this NSF CAREER project is to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce via two complementary work streams: aresearch plan and an
and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external evaluator for seven NSF-funded projects. These include evaluation of two projects aimed at increasing participation in undergraduate research for students from minoritized populations and an ini- tiative to increase diversity in a predominantly white elite engineering college through collaboration with local community colleges. Eva is also evaluating an ATE project to recruit and prepare community college students for careers in bioscience and a project to train and support faculty to use Mastery-Based Grading in STEM courses. Past projects include evaluation of an NSF
mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had been equally engaged in the study of capacity loss and maintenance implications of local and state roads (a World
Region D Chair for the National Association for Multicultural Engineering Program Advo- cates (NAMEPA). Enrique graduated from the Cockrell School of Engineering with a Civil Engineering degree and pursued industry experience for seven years where he held positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager.Ms. Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, is responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering. She concurrently serves as Director of the Texas Girls Collaborative Project, connecting
- and post-surveys were statistically significant for the researchskills and knowledge construct, but not significant for self-efficacy, intentions towardgraduate school, attitudes toward the discipline of the assigned REU project, help seekingand coping behaviors, grit, scientific leadership, or scientific identity. A second evaluationwas conducted, comparing student and faculty mentor post-survey scores on the self-efficacyconstruct. The results were not statistically significant, suggesting that students and facultymentors had similar opinions on the ability of students to perform discrete research processesby the end of the REU. In this paper, we will describe the REU program recruitmentstrategy, structure, and activities; provide student
through service learning Jennifer Benning1, Andrea Surovek1, Stuart Kellogg1, Christopher Shearer1 1 South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyAbstractService-learning programs have been identified as an important contributor to campus andcommunity or “town and gown” relationships. These relationships offer the potential to tacklesocietal problems that are too large for any single organization. In addition, assessments haveshown that engineering students engaged with community partners on design projects havea stronger view of engineering as a means to better society and are more likely to beinvolved in their communities after graduation. This paper presents an overview of
groupstypically underrepresented in engineering, including Hispanic students who make up fortypercent of the sample. Results showed that EPICS High students who identified asHispanic/Latino were more likely to express an interest in studying engineering than EPICSHigh students not identifying as such. Students who identified as Hispanic/Latino whoparticipated in an EPICS high service learning project also showed a stronger interest in studyingengineering in college than students of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity in an ENGR 102HS coursewithout the service learning portion. Eighty percent of all the participants reported thatparticipation in the EPICS High unit increased their interest in engineering and no significantgender differences were found. Participants
American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Differences and Similarities in Student, Instructor, and Professional Perceptions of “GoodEngineering Design" through Adaptive Comparative JudgmentScott R. Bartholomew, Purdue UniversityGreg J. Strimel, Purdue UniversityLiwei Zhang, Purdue UniversityEmily Yoshikawa, Purdue UniversitySenay Purzer, Purdue UniversityAbstract This project details the results from first-year undergraduate engineering students,engineering instructors, and industry professionals collaborating to assess student designprojects. Each group (students, instructors, and industry professionals) used adaptivecomparative judgment to rank the final projects from a first-year engineering course designed toengage students in
students who attend our school while already working full time or returning frommilitary service. The first years of using a new approach to teaching always have uniquechallenges. The computer faculty made decisions about what was important to address in the firstyear of the curriculum, and what projects to use to keep students engaged in and excited aboutthe field of computing. Since the studio model radically departs from the single instructorclassroom lecture model, multiple professors were utilized in the same freshman studio course,each bringing in their own unique areas of expertise.Along with the studio model, electronic portfolios were implemented for the assessment ofstudent learning, as a benchmark that students must pass to advance to