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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Hasiya Najmin Isa; Emily Seriruk; Cody Wade Mischel

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employed a design-based research approach (DBR)with one baseline and two full enactment cycles. In each cycle, students are surveyed, and focusgroups are interviewed before and after implementation.In this paper, we will present the details of data collection, analysis, and findings from the resultsfrom all three semesters. The challenges and gains of adopting the approach and how to transferto other programs will be further discussed.IntroductionThe chemical engineering field has expanded, resulting in an increased gap between academiaand industry [1-3]. This gap was acknowledged by John Chen at the 2013 American Institute ofChemical Engineering (AIChE) Annual meeting, who highlighted that the areas of growth inengineering research and faculty

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Marie Coppola, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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an opportunity for research that can guideimplementation of ungrading and thus enable other scholarship.With the above context in mind, this evidence-based practice paper asks: 1) how do educatorsimplement ungrading in engineering courses? 2) what do educators vary in order to adaptungrading to their unique educational contexts? 3) how can we characterize the pedagogicaldesign space of radical or non-traditional grading schemes? We ask these questions as we do inorder to situate our work as a research through design effort, specifically the approach advocatedby Gaver (2012) in which a set of design solutions are interrogated to determine their invariancesas well as the dimensions of variation. In framing our effort as research through design

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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tina Cartwright, Marshall University; Julie Lynn Snyder-Yuly, Marshall University; Wook-sung Yoo, Marshall University

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Informatics programs at various public and private universities with more than 15 years of administra- tive experience as a chair/program director and 25 years of teaching, research, service, and industrial experiences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Relationship between mindset and grit on undergraduate engineering student retentionIntroductionThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that employment in STEM occupations has grown79% since 1990, from 9.7 million to 17.3 million in 2018. Forty-five percent of STEMemployment is from information technology (IT) and 19% is related to engineering [1]. Theworkforce in IT and engineering is predominantly male

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 5

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciana Debs, Purdue University; Claudio Martani, Purdue University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

theinclusion of this type of content into their construction courses or programs.IntroductionPrevious research argued that engineering students have a 'culture of disengagement' aboutsocietal issues [1]. Furthermore, recent work on engineering and technology students'perceptions of using new technology suggests an over-focus on technical aspects within thoseprograms, to the detriment of social implications [2].Considering the societal impact of the built environment on the population, this lag seemsunjustified and concerning. Furthermore, history has several examples that indicate the effect ofpoorly functioning construction and infrastructure on the deployment of unsatisfactory servicelevels, high operation and maintenance costs, and unjustified

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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also explains the career placement, student retention, and community collegetransfer rates.Project ActivitiesThis NSF-funded project was initially planned for three years but was extended to four years dueto the COVID situation. The project includes five major activities as listed in Table 1. In thesubsequent sections, these activities and the project evaluation plan will be explained in detail. Table 1. Project activities. Activity Description (i) Design, develop, and offer the new course and laboratory (renewable energy) (ii) Summer K-12 workshops through the CPCP at NJIT (iii) Faculty development workshops for the instructors of other 2- and 4

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims

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play a vital role in educating and awarding advanced credentials toAmerica’s future scientists and technicians. The research supported by this National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award emphasizesthe importance of and expands understanding of the role that two-year colleges play in theengineering education and career pipeline. Yet, racial and location inequity in vertical transferhighlights a lack of access to life-changing educational opportunities [1, 2]. This researchfocuses on identifying unique geographic and cultural assets to make pre-transfer engineeringstudents, from a variety of backgrounds, locations, and opportunities, more successful. Thisresearch is intended to support increasing the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Didem Ozevin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Performance Evaluation of an Ongoing Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of High- Achieving, Low-income Engineering StudentsAbstractThe present paper reports an update on an NSF-funded S-STEM program currently in its lastyear at the University of Illinois Chicago. Lessons learned during the project implementation arealso listed in the paper. A summary of the paper materials will be presented at the ASEE 2023Annual Conference and Exposition as part of the NSF Grantees Poster Session.The project's objectives are 1) enhancing students' learning by providing access to extra and co-curricular experiences, 2) creating a positive student experience through mentorship, and 3)ensuring successful student placement in

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne P Hung, West Texas A&M University

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$163B in 2008 to $230B in 2018 although itemployed only 7.09% of the total workforce [1]. Lack of manufacturing training, outdated schoolinfrastructure, wrong student perception on manufacturing, and new teacher skills must beaddressed to sustain if not enhance the manufacturing status of Texas. This RET programprovides necessary skills for teachers, helps to upgrade school infrastructure so that inspiredstudents would consider STEM /Manufacturing fields as their primary choice. Themanufacturing-focused training of a diverse group of 37 teachers was completed in summer2018, 2019, and 2022 (Fig. 1). Unavoidable program delay in 2020 and 2021 was due to theworldwide pandemic.This paper presents the program and approach to train both in-service

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret A. Hunter, Hofstra University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Salvador Rojas-Murillo, Hofstra University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and ASEE has established a diversity recognition program to recognize Schoolsthat have incorporated these aspects into their mission, a piece of which is the curricula [1]. Inaddition, the revisions to ABET criterion 5 (curriculum) now include the need to address DEI [2].To accomplish part of the curricular component, we have been working on hands-on activities thatare scalable from a first-year program to upper level courses in the Fred DeMatteis School ofEngineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at Hofstra University, a midsized, private universitylocated in Hempstead, NY. Hofstra is situated in a region that represents a very diverse communityand the students in our engineering programs mirror this diversity. For example, SEAS boasts a63.7

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles William Weigandt, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

summer of2022, several major airlines in the United States canceled a record number of scheduled flights orran delayed due to the same reason [1]. A unique approach adopted by the airlines to address thischallenge is to look for non-traditional sources such as retired military and veteran rotary wingpilots. This led to a growing shortage of helicopter pilots in the medical transport and offshore oilsupport industries [2]. This challenge also opens new opportunities and career pathways forveterans. Additionally, special training and experience requirements for certificated flightinstructors (CFIs) to be able to provide flight instruction in the Robinson R22 and R44 variantsmake it cost-prohibitive for most military helicopter instructors to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Hazel Marie, Youngstown State University ; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Daniel Lapsley, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Emily C. LaPorte; Khalid Oladeji Bello, University of Louisville

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, mobile, and global economy, STEM skills areincreasingly important. They are key to stabilizing and rebuilding our middle class, as STEMjobs generally provide higher wages and have above average job growth [1]. There is, however, agrowing divide between those who can and cannot engage. Underrepresented minorities, women,first generation students, and low socio-economic status (SES) students still generally havedisproportionately lower engagement and higher attrition in STEM fields. This is critical to bothequity and our competitive advantage in the United States [2].These challenges are compounded in many communities in the United States, particularly theRust Belt or deindustrialized Midwest, because they struggle more than others to attract

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Inclusive Leadership: A Panel Discussion

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Volpe, University of Florida; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Sara Valentina Rojas

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

the advancement of research. An REU sitetypically hosts a small cohort of students for a summer and focuses student research on a certaintopic or theme [1]. In 2021, multiple institutions and faculty members in engineering educationcollaborated to host a virtual REU entitled, Establishing New Generations of scholars to Amplifyand Grow Engineering Education (ENGagED). The REU’s purpose was to engage moreunderrepresented students, specifically, Black and Latinx students, and as a result ofintersectionality, women, people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, and first-generation individuals among other minoritized identities in engineering education research.Engineering education is a relatively new field of research compared to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trina C. Kershaw, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Hong Liu, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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workshops that focus on technical aspects of the projectwork would be helpful.1.0 IntroductionGraduate education in engineering has the goal of developing future engineers with strongtechnical and human interaction skills to succeed in the workplace. Yet, employers find thatgraduates are lacking skills in leadership, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking [1].Likewise, graduate students often experience limited opportunities to develop these skills [2]. Agoal of our NSF Innovations in Graduate Education project, entitled Graduate Education inCyber-Physical Systems Engineering, is to provide support for graduate students to become moreeffective leaders, communicators, and contributors in a collaborative interdisciplinary team.These

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Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas at San Antonio; Karina Ivette Vielma, The University of Texas at San Antonio; JoAnn Browning, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

, continue on pathways toacademia. This is especially important due to the challenging societal issues requiring diverseperspectives [1]. Special groups that continue to be disproportionately included in engineeringpathways include women and members of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups.Undergraduate research experiences increase the likelihood of engineering students attendinggraduate school. Through critical funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchopportunities can be offered to students, which can target engineering undergraduates fromunderrepresented backgrounds as well as those from universities with few research offerings.The Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) is a mechanism to provide

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Experiential Learning : Global Models and Perspectives

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Shih, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Sarah Grundy, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Peter Neal, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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disagreedthat it helped to improve problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills, with significantdifferences observed between pre- and post-survey responses (p < 0.05).Recommendations for future study are to assess improvement objectively by incorporating DSTs intostudent assessments, and to observe the impact of the DST on improving student professional skillsover a longer period.Keywords: virtual work integrated learning, professional development, virtual field trips, desktop sitetoursIntroductionIn recognition of the importance of interpersonal and professional skills, Engineers Australia(EA) have made it an accreditation requirement for all tertiary engineering students to gainexposure to industrial practice prior to graduation [1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Dennis R. Parnell Jr., University of Florida; Pasha Antonenko, University of Florida; Brian Abramowitz, University of Florida; Victor Perez

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curated thelesson plan content to directly relate to their specific context, in collaboration with each other and ourresearch team.We built the curriculum leveraging students’ existing conceptions and misconceptions about AI from priorwork while testing the feasibility of addressing AI learning objectives, as well the AI4K12’s Five Big Ideas,in the broader context of middle school science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing(STEM+C) education. Our lessons were scaffolded using the iterative machine learning developmentprocess: 1) data collection and preparation; 2) selecting and training the model; 3) evaluating the models’accuracy; 4) tuning model parameters to improve performance. Each stage of the development processconstituted

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Computer Science Education and AI research

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily R. Liang, University of the District of Columbia; Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Rui Kang, Georgia College & State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

. Our expectedoutcome is a stronger sense of community among the students and faculty in the department.IntroductionLearning is a socially situated process optimized when students construct their knowledgetogether [1], [2], [3]. As communities of practice, college learning communities facilitate thedevelopment of collaborative and academic support relationships through ongoing peerinteraction [1]. College students’ sense of community has been directly linked to theirpersistence [4], satisfaction with the university, motivation, and perception of course value [5].Literature also shows that first-year college students with positive changes in universitybelonging have corresponding positive changes in self-perceptions (e.g., academic competence

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelsey Scalaro, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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each. Thescholars were selected from a pool of applicants based on academic talent and financial need. Sixnew scholars replaced the ones who left, with a current total of 32 scholars in the program. Currentscholars identify as 21 male, 11 female, 18 white, 8 Hispanic, 1 Black, and 5 Asian. Programnumbers mirror similar enrollment trends to the College with the following exceptions: higherfemale and students of color enrolled. The first cohort of sixteen scholars have completed sevensemesters at the university and the second cohort of sixteen scholars have completed five semestersat the university. When retention percentages are compared to the general population in the Collegeof Engineering (includes full-time and part-time students; data

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sagnik Nath, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jennifer Quynn, University of California, Santa Cruz; Jose Renau

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

coursework pass rates and degree outcomes for underrepresented minority (URM) students orstudents who identify as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American.  The solution is to transition teachingmethods from Transmission, telling students how to do things, to Inquiry, a method that has been shownto improve teaching and learning outcomes by incorporating the prior knowledge, ideas, and lifeexperiences that students bring to the learning process, including unique questions, backgrounds, andconnections they make to content and to the field ([1], [2], [3], [4]). The current proposal, Inquiry Teaching and Learning or ITL, extends the concept of teachingwith Inquiry, a proven approach for closing equity gaps as (i) instructors incorporate Inquiry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso; Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, University of Texas, El Paso; Emily G. Blosser, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa

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for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa. His research uses a social psychological lens to explore key issues in higher education, including student success, diversity and equity, admissions, rankings, and quantitative research methodology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sociotechnical systems perspective of underrepresented minority student success at a predominantly white institution Arunkumar Pennathur1*, Priyadarshini Pennathur1, Emily Blosser2, Nicholas Bowman3 1 Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso 2 Department

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhuwei Qin, San Francisco State University; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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, will be presented in this paper.IntroductionBased on information from the US Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation (NSF),the percentage of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in the US population has grown fromaround 30% to 40% over the past decade [1]. However, URMs still represent only about 14% ofbaccalaureate degrees conferred in engineering, and this percentage has remained relativelyunchanged since 2010 [2]. To enhance the US engineering workforce, it is crucial to promotediversity and inclusion by encouraging and retaining students from URM groups in engineeringmajors. This will bring diverse skills, talent, backgrounds, and viewpoints to the technicalworkplace, which are essential for innovation, productivity, and economic

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra C. Muscalus

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added design considerations to a finalJamboard for each of the stakeholders that could address some of the potential harms and benefits.Results The instructors worked through this activity step-by-step, explaining the relevantdefinitions and giving the students time to think to themselves and with their group before addingtheir ideas to the Jamboard. One full class session, approximately one hour, was devoted to thisactivity and surrounding discussions. After a Jamboard was populated, the class discussed theresponses and then moved on to the next step. Figure 1 shows the general flow of the Jamboards.Figure 1: Outline of Jamboard flow. Note: Stakeholder 1 is used as an example, but the processwas completed for stakeholders 1, 2, 3, and 4

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Analia E. Rao; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Gregory Diggs-Yang, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit

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scholarships to community college students at IVC preparing totransfer to a 4-year institution (i.e., UCI) and to those who transfer into a declared engineeringmajor at UCI. Thus, the scholarship recipients can receive scholarships for four years acrosstheir tenures at IVC and at UCI. In addition, any unclaimed scholarships at UCI are offered totransfer students from other community colleges.Based on Tinto’s model of student retention [4], the S-STEM program aims to enhance students’access, retention, and success by ensuring that students are academically and socially connectedand integrated [5] through co-curricular activities [6]. Figure 1 highlights program activitiesprovided to scholarship students throughout their tenure in the program. During

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhaoshuo Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal; Jenna Wong, San Francisco State University; David Quintero, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong, P.E., San Francisco State University; Robert Petrulis

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different sources (e.g., 57% Pell Grants and 46% Federal loans). In addition to that, 75% ofall students had to work part- or full-time to cover their educational expenses. The School ofEngineering (SoE) is currently the second-largest major in terms of student enrollment (5.3% ofthe total campus student population; 1394 total in 20202). Over the past ten years, engineeringenrollment has steadily increased with a recent drop starting in Fall 2019. However, thedemographics of the first-time freshman (noted as 1st Freshman in the following tables) and newundergraduate transfer students present concerning trends. Although there is a consistent increasein enrollment of first-time Hispanic freshmen (see Tables 1 and 2), there is a significantly

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Shengfan Zhang, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

curriculum and propose how collegeprofessors and high school teachers can work together to strengthen education in data analyticsto better prepare students for the workforce needs.IntroductionJobs with “data” in the title are increasing in popularity with industry shifting to data drivenprocesses and decision-making enabled by new technology. Many universities across the UnitedStates are adding undergraduate and graduate degrees in data science or related fields to help fillthese job demands, but kindergarten to twelfth grade education system is not keeping up [1].Many schools focus on applications and resources, such as Microsoft Access and Excel. Theytend to omit the ideas and theories in their lesson plans [2].To help fix this problem, the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanna Kilgore; Luis Carlos Estrada Petrocelli, Universidad Latina de Panamá, Facultad de Ingeniería; Jay Molino, Univesidad Especializada de las Américas; Ernesto Antonio Ibarra Ramirez P.E., Universidad Latina de Panama; ABHISHEK MAHESH APPAJI, B.M.S. College of Engineering; Rogelio Garcia Contreras, University of Arkansas; Raj R. Rao, University of Arkansas

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

health issues,people from different backgrounds must come together to develop innovative solutions.However, prior to addressing the problem, gaining a basic understanding of cultural differencesand collaborating with different people is an essential skill to develop. This understanding can begained in the classroom to prepare students to be global changemakers and leaders in the globalhealth and technology field. Previous studies have indicated that international service-learningopportunities via study abroad programs contribute to development of intercultural competenciesand promote increased awareness of global health issues [1-4]. Acknowledging theinterdependence of our world, we have designed a “Biomedical Innovations for Global Impact

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Supporting Students with Disabilities and Understanding Spatial Ability and Accessibility

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Natalie L. Shaheen; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

generating, representing,transforming, and recalling well-structured symbolic or visual images [1] - [2]. Activities such asnavigation, mental rotation, and perception of objects require the use of spatial thinking toaccomplish, as well as topics and procedures in many Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) fields [3] - [4]. There is uniform agreement on the multidimensionality ofspatial ability; however, the exact number of constructs has not been formally agreed upon [5]. Afew of the more prevalent constructs of spatial ability include mental rotation, spatial orientation,and spatial perception [1], [6]. This paper refers to spatial ability as the quantification ofperformance on a specific construct of spatial thinking.Past

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Muisener, Stevens Institute of Technology ; Pinar Akcora, Stevens Institute of Technology

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teachers found the experience to bevaluable and listed the people and the research environment as the two most impactful areas of the program.This paper will further discuss the specifics of this novel REU/RET program as well as the outcomes.IntroductionAn REU/RET Site project funded by NSF DMR program has provided research experiences for 14 REUand 6 RET participants in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry & Chemical Biology Laboratories of Stevens. 6 REUs and 2 RETs participated virtually the firstyear due to COVID-19 and 8 REUs and 4 RETs participated in-person the second year.The goals of the REU/RET program were four-fold: 1. Create a vibrant research environment for allparticipants that offers

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agoritsa Polyzou, Florida International University; Joaquin Molto, Florida International University; Nicholas Sean Gonzalez, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Sophia Tavio Perez

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

course description changes for their courses. This research addssignificantly to the literature as there is very little research on the impact of course descriptionson students’ course selection process.1. IntroductionEfforts to broaden the participation of women and people of color within engineering andcomputing education have made incremental improvements in the U.S. but, overall, continue tohave challenges. The under-representation of women and ethno-racial minorities in STEM fieldsis nothing new [1]. Based on a 2021 report, the share of women in computer occupationsdeclined from 30% in 2000 to 25% in 2016 and has remained stable until 2019 [2]. Womencontinue to be vastly underrepresented in the ranks of engineers and architects (15% in 2019