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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James C. O'Brien, Villanova University; Rebecca A Stein, University of Pennsylvania; Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; C. Nataraj, Villanova University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Pennsylvania Rebecca Stein is the Associate Director of Research and Educational Outreach in the School of Engi- neering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Technology Management from Villanova University. Her background and work experience is in K-12 engineering education initiatives. Rebecca has spent the past 5 years involved in STEM high school programs at Villanova University and The School District of Philadelphia. Ad- ditionally, she has helped coordinate numerous robotics competitions such as BEST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League and MATE.Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University Dr. Garrett M. Clayton received his BSME from Seattle

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of their high schools. This shortfall has raisedconcerns among leaders in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, (STEM) fields. To meet the changing demands of the nation’s science and engineering labor force,recognition of the importance of pre-college education intervention and implementation ofchallenging curricula that captures and sustains middle and high school students’ achievementand interest in science and “pre-engineering” content is critical. Current research reveals that one of the most important determinants of what studentslearn is the expertise and pedagogy of the teacher. Accordingly, our research is focused onimproving teacher quality and resulting middle and high school student learning in STEM

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Bruno Korst, University of Toronto

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

micromachining techniques in the fabrication of bandpass filters for broadband wireless systems. He has also worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the developing field of three-dimensional metamaterials. He is interested in advancing the art of engineering education through the appropriate use of technology both in and outside of the classroom. As well, he has recently become more involved in the department’s efforts to highlight the many engineering applications of electricity and magnetism to high school students.Bruno Korst, University of Toronto Bruno Korst holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and is a Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario. He has been with the Department of Electrical and

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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International

of details that make such an adventure work. Both technicaland cultural activities were planned by AustraLearn and provided a full plate. Tours andexcursions included locations that were intended to be purely cultural (Sydney Tower, BlueMountains Eco Tour, etc.), to be purely technical (Canberra Deep Space CommunicationComplex, Sydney Observatory, etc.), and some that were to be a mix (Sydney Opera Housetechnical tour, Canberra Sustainability House, etc.). This assortment was intentional and, assuch, emphasized that this international experience was more than just a USD engineering coursetaught in another country. In addition, the students toured three Australian universities(University of Technology, Sydney; University of Newcastle; and the

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Van Stephen Blackwood, Colorado School Of Mines, GK-12 NSF Fellow; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1294: CURRICULAR EXCHANGE BETWEEN A STEM UNI-VERSITY AND A RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: THE ESTABLISH-MENT OF AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO LINKVan Stephen Blackwood, GK-12 Colorado School Of Mines GK-12 NSF Fellow I am a mechanical engineering graduate student at Colorado School of Mines. I am funded by National Science Foundation GK-12 teaching fellowship. I research chemically reacting flow with respect to hy- drogen/nitrous oxide combustion chemistry.Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines Barbara Moskal received her Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, the Interim Director of the Trefny Institute for Educational Innovation

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia; Iem Heng

Bringing Concurrent Engineering into Classroom through Multidisciplinary Product Design Project - Design and Construction of Chemical Detection Robots Andy S. Zhang, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, NYC College of Technology Farrukh Zia Department of Computer Engineering Technology, NYC College of Technology Iem Heng Department of Computer Engineering Technology, NYC College of TechnologyANDY S. ZHANGProfessor Andy S. Zhang earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from the City College ofNew York in 1987 and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Graduate

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Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University; Elsa Head, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

technology de- velopment projects while researching innovative and interactive techniques for assisting teachers with performing engineering education and communicating robotics concepts to students spanning the K-12 through university age range. Page 22.911.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrating NASA Science and Engineering: Using an Innovative Software Curriculum Delivery Tool to Create a NASA-Based CurriculumDuring the spring of 2010, a team at Tufts University collaborated with a team from theMcAuliffe Center at Framingham

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

Dynamics Fort Worth Division (1987-1989), and has spent his entire academic career at The University of Texas at El Paso (Assistant Professor, 1994-2000; Associate Professor, 2000-2005; Professor, 2005-present).Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Ricardo L. Pineda holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees from Lehigh University and a B.Sc. degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has over 25 years of experience in Systems Engineering in dif- ferent industries ranging from Research and Development at Bell Labs to Chief Technology Officer at AT&T in Mexico. He was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff (DMTS) at Bell labs where as a Systems Engineer he worked on requirements and the architecture of new

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Computers in Education Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Riddell, Baker College, Flint; Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

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Computers in Education

AC 2011-1487: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILDAND GROW AN ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ON A SMALL CAMPUSJames Riddell, Baker College, Flint James A. Riddell is Dean of Engineering and Technology at Baker College of Flint. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, SME (past chair) and SAE (past chair.)Anca L. Sala, Baker College Anca L. Sala, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Engineering Department at Baker College. Dr. Sala coordinates several engineering and technology programs, teaches and develops engineering curriculum, and leads the ABET accreditation activities in the department. She is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and OSA.Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Paul G. Ranky

Some Design & Validation Experiences of an Interactive Multimedia Resource Library for Teaching & Learning About Sustainable Green Engineering Paul G. Ranky, PhD Full Tenured Professor, Registered and Chart. Professional Engineer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NCE, and the NJIT IT / IS Program, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07102 Email: ranky@njit.eduPAUL G. RANKYPaul G. Ranky, PhD Full Tenured Professor, The Department of Mechanical and IndustrialEngineering, and the IT /IS Program, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, USA. For abiographical sketch, including current projects

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Svetlana Neretina

introduction of the College ofEngineering’s first course offering dedicated solely to nanotechnology. The course, NanotechnologySolutions for a Sustainable Urban Environment (ENGR 4577), will be offered as an elective to juniorand senior students from all engineering departments. The second objective is advanced throughthe introduction of five undergraduate laboratory modules and through ten week summerresearch internships in nanotechnology. In the 2011 summer semester seven undergraduates haveworked in research laboratories undertaking projects which advance nanotechnology in suchdisparate topics as water purification, fuel cell technologies for the transportation sector,renewable energy, self-assembly and bioengineering. The presentation will

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Alison W. Smith, SRP

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NSF Grantees

the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program.Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University John Thieken, MEd., is currently a high school mathematics teacher at the Paradise Valley School District and a doctoral student in the PhD in mathematics education at Arizona State University. He has as Bache- lor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University and

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Landis, University of Pittsburgh; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Monica Christine Rothermel, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Shrake, University of Pittsburgh; Briana Niblick, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

change and were slowerto come to creative engineering solutions. From the findings of this study, we discuss bestpractices and recommendations for incorporating high school students into a universitylaboratory setting. Page 22.473.2IntroductionThe National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Teachers (NSF RET) “supports theactive involvement of K-12 science, technology, engineering, computer and information science,and mathematics (STEM) teachers and community college faculty in engineering and computerscience research in order to bring knowledge of engineering, computer science, andtechnological innovation into their classrooms” (NSF

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qing Zheng, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

Programs in Electrical and Computer EngineeringIntroductionThis paper discusses how integrated electrical and computer engineering (ECE) projectswith science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) components can inspirethe K-12 students to pursue the undergraduate degree programs in ECE. These projectsare presented through Engineering day and Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)Day events hosted at the undergraduate baccalaureate degree institution by the ECEdepartment with ABET accreditation.In the fall of 2009, the ECE department at our university organized two Engineering Dayevents in its system integration laboratory [1]. The laboratory accommodated nearly 105high school students in six

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sharon Friesen, University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1100: INSPIRING GIRLS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM WITHA MENTOR-SUPPORTED ROBOTICS PROJECTSanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj, University of Calgary Sanaz Mahmoodi Takaghaj received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tabriz in 2004, followed by a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from Iran University of Science and Technology. She is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Her areas of interest are Control Systems and Robotics.Chris Macnab, University of Calgary Chris Macnab received his B. Eng. in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. He

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Research and Models for Professional Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan C. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

occupations requiring at least a bachelor’s degree will necessitate significantscientific or mathematical training[1]. The United States’ science, technology, engineering, andmath (STEM) workforce is aging while jobs requiring specialized training are growing at fivetimes the rate of other occupations[1, 2]. STEM workers, who use science and math to solveproblems, are needed to replace the many highly skilled workers who will retire over the nextdecade. A heterogeneous and culturally diverse workforce creates competitive advantage throughgreater creativity and innovation, and increased quality of team problem solving based onmultiple perspectives[3-5]. Therefore, in order to sustain US capacity and increase globalcompetitiveness for technological

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K-12 Students and Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elsa Head, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

. The goals ofSTOMP are to provide teachers with the opportunity to (1) learn about and develop anappreciation for the professional field of engineering and technology; (2) gain confidence inteaching engineering and technology; and (3) develop conceptual tools for teaching engineeringand technology.The purpose of this paper is to examine teacher self-efficacy, engineering subject matterknowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in teachers enrolled in STOMP. Engineering is abroad content area. Engineering encompasses many different fields and bodies of knowledge.For this study engineering design as presented in the Massachusetts state curriculum frameworkswill be the focus. Engineering design subject matter knowledge, or what a person knows

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Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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lourdes gazca, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, American University, Puebla, Mexico; Enrique Palou, American University, Puebla, Mexico

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Biological & Agricultural

AC 2011-1541: ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOWPEOPLE LEARN FRAMEWORK THROUGH DIRECT CLASSROOM OB-SERVATION IN SELECTED FOOD ENGINEERING COURSESlourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico Lourdes Gazca is Science, Engineering, and Technology Education Ph.D. Student at Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico. She teaches mathematics and statistics related courses. Her research inter- ests include faculty development, active and cooperative learning, and creating effective learning environ- ments.Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas PueblaEnrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education; and Professor

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wes Stone, Western Carolina University

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2366: USING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AS A RECRUIT-ING TOOL FOR GRADUATE STUDYWes Stone, Western Carolina University Dr. Wes Stone is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. He earned his bachelors degree from the Unversity of Texas at Austin, masters degree from Penn State, and PhD from Georgia Tech, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include manufacturing processes, quality techniques, and gas turbine technology. Page 22.1652.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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First-Year Programs

solutions to operational/training problems that arises as aresult of integration of new technology into the National Airspace System (NAS). Studentscontinue to develop diverse and thoughtful designs to address problems presented to them by theaviation faculty. Faculty continues to utilize the course to satisfy the need for multidisciplinaryresearch on campus while identifying aspiring leaders for other aerospace related researchopportunities on campus.Key AttributesKey attributes that have been identified by aviation and engineering faculty for successfulcompletion of design projects have been identified through the collection of rich qualitative data.Sources of qualitative data in the Freshman Design course include: Presentation speeches

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FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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First-Year Programs

the VaNTH NSF ERC forBioengineering Educational Technologies. The CBI instruction was developed and implementedin the areas of reverse engineering, statics, dynamics, energy (including renewable energy), andforward engineering. Additionally, the paper describes the initial impact of the CBI curriculumon the students, including initial assessment results, and the impact on the faculty and the course.A controlled experiment was performed with a control group following a more traditionallaboratory setup. From the initial positive results obtained in this project, it is argued that theVaNTH principles are effective in motivating and engaging freshman engineering students inmechanical and civil engineering majors and that the CBI materials and

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Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig T. Evers P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Graduate Studies, Minorities in Engineering

sales, manufacturing engineering manager, and supplier development engi- neer working with companies in North America, Europe and Asia. I am a registered Professional Engineer (Indiana) and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. I have also taught at Purdue University in their Mechan- ical Engineering Technology program and Auburn University in their Industrial and Civil Engineering departments. BSME (Manufacturing Engineering) Utah State University, MIE (Occupational Safety & Ergonomics) Auburn University and PhD (Ergonomics) Auburn University. Page 22.1661.1 c American Society for

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Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keeshan Williams, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Challenges have created a new race to the space. Inspired by the ability ofchallenge-based programs to draw engineering talent to solve the “grand” problems of our age,professional societies, educators, corporations, and government entities have been offeringchallenge-based programs such as the West Point Bridge Design, FIRST Robotics, SAE Designcompetitions, etc., to engage and attract K-12 and college students in engineering education andcareers. As society continues its technological advancement at an exponential rate, maintainingcompetitiveness in the global economy requires that students at all levels develop technologyproficiency in proportion to the tempo of our changing world. In the US, advances in technologyhave pervaded our daily

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Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Wayne Santarelli, California State University, Fresno; S. Shelley, U.S. Air Force; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Mark K. Smith, California State University, Long Beach, College of Continuing and Professional Education

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Two Year College Division

State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining CSULB, he was the head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at Penn State. Dr. Sathianathan has been actively involved in engineering education initiatives since 1994. He led several NSF funded initiative to enhance engineering education, especially focused on retention. He is the co-founder of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program and the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Penn State. He has received the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and Boe- ing Welliver

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Robot Mania!

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, Columbia University; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Environmental Justice is a passion in Christina’s scholarship and profession. She facilitates K-16 engineering experiences towards actively engaging in democratic prac- tices. This is done through her interdisciplinary and international curriculum development and teaching. Her dissertation research is entitled ”Taking HEED: Intersections of Women’s Lives in Humanitarian En- gineering Experiences and Design.” From her U.S. patented Automated Assistive Guitar Playing Device to leading the Design, Technology, Engineering for All Children (DTEACh) program to co-facilitating LSU’s High School Teachers Engineering Awareness Program summer institute, Christina’s practices and research inform ways that we understand engineering

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Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2846: MOTIVATIONS AND BENEFITS FOR COLLEGE STU-DENTS SERVING AS MENTORS IN A HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS COM-PETITIONNoah Salzman, Purdue University Noah Salzman is a graduate student in Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in Engineering from Swarthmore College, and his M.Ed. in Secondary Science Education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has work experience as both an engi- neer and taught science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level.Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of Engineering

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs

, particularly to the workplace. Prof. Plouff is a registered Professional Engineer in Michigan.Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University Deborah Morrow, Senior Librarian, has been employed as an academic librarian at Michigan Technolog- ical University and Grand Valley State University (Michigan) since completing her Masters Degree in Library Science (MS-LIS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1983. For two decades she served as Systems Librarian at each institution, implementing and managing new technologies for library management and user access. Since 2009, Morrow has moved over to the ”public side” of academic li- brary work, and currently serves as Liaison Librarian to the Padnos College of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees

institution (University of Arkansas).University of Toledo:Background: The University of Toledo (UT) College of Engineering provides six ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering science degree programs in Bioengineering, ChemicalEngineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering andMechanical Engineering; and four ABET accredited Engineering Technology programs inConstruction, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technology. All engineeringscience programs have a mandatory co-operative education component that requires a minimumof 3 semesters of co-operative work experience prior to graduation.Over the past three years (Fall 2007 - Fall 2009), the average credentials of incomingengineering science

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Curricular Developments in Energy Education II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and processing technologies, including harvesting, dewatering, and chemicalseparation, all have technical challenges to overcome. Also, all these processes are energyintensive and/or involve significant water loss.If the industry is to succeed in developing sustainable technologies, as is the vision of the AlgalBiomass Organization, the industry will need engineers that are environmentally conscious, workwell on interdisciplinary teams, and perform interdisciplinary work. For example, a company atthe Algae Biomass Summit in 2010 told us they had an immediate need for recent mechanicalengineering graduates who can also do mass-spectrometry. These kinds of requests for inter-disciplinary skills are expected, and we as educators of engineers

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Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research is focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engi- neering, engineering education and the molecular biosciences. In addition to her work in education re- search, she is also the Director of scientific courses at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Madison, WI, where she coordinates curricula in the area of molecular biology.Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison Christine G. Nicometo is an associate faculty associate in the Engineering Professional Development (EPD) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Within EPD, she teaches technical commu- nication courses in three programs: Technical Communication Certificate