achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in 2011. He also
University School of Public Health. He has been involved in a number of public health research projects focusing on topics such as workplace ergonomics and healthcare monitoring systems. His current projects and research are focused on STEM education for under-represented minority (URM) pre-college students, and educational intervention for childhood asthma.Ms. Madison Elaine Spier, Texas A&M University BS Animal Science - Texas A&M University, 2011 Program Coordinator and Research Associate for Dr. Fuchs-YoungMr. Gustavo Mosqueda Elizondo III, Texas A&M University Gustavo M. Elizondo III, MPH is a research assistant in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center
year engineering courses. Four faculty, two from the computer science department and twofrom the FYE program, are taking part in this second iteration of the initiative, resulting insubstantial changes to the way they teach and assess their students. During the planning process inthe summer 2015, it became evident that while these courses offered opportunities for students towork on projects, tools for assessing the students’ thinking were not extensively used. Specifically,prior to TH!NK while student artifacts were assessed, the design processes themselves were notassessed, and therefore students only received constructive feedback on work products, not workprocess. With the required TH!NK course revisions, there is an opportunity to improve
Page 26.70.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Multidisciplinary Re-evaluation of the Fabrication and Operation of the 4th Century CE Roman Artillery Engine known as the Onager.IntroductionMultidisciplinary projects provide unique opportunities to foster critical thinking inundergraduate engineering students and to allow them the opportunity to determine and useapplicable engineering analysis methods. In addition, multidisciplinary projects which combineengineering analysis and a study of technological history are an interesting way to increasestudent interest in the engineering design process.To motivate and reinforce the targeted engineering
outstanding buildings in the region where he provides support to students, faculty, and staff in implementing technology inside and outside the classroom, researching new engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he
with customers as an overhead crane technician for KoneCranes. Working in hazardous environments such as chemical plants, steel mills, and mines cultivated a passion for excellence in occupational safety. I completed my Masters of Science at North Carolina State University in December 2016 and am pursuing a Doctorate in Philosophy in Electrical Engineering. My internships at Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan, USA and ABB Corporate Research Center in D¨atwill, Aargau, Switzerland provided me with hands on testing and design experience in power electronics. I reciprocated my value to the projects through improving testing procedures, redesigning main testing facilities, and improving the schedule outlook of
Paper ID #22120University – State College Curriculum Model for Student Success in Engi-neering and Computer Science ProgramsDr. Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Ali Zilouchian is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. He is also currently the Director of ”CAPTURE” program which is related to increasing pipeline, graduation rate as well as future jobs in the State of Florida related to STEM graduates especially Computer Science and Engineering fields. His recent projects have been funded by DOE
engineering education, workforce development and faculty professional development. As for the Impacts of Technology on Society, her technology-optimization focused research includes solar energy and digital manufacturing.Jennifer Brinker, Northeast WI Technical College Jennifer Brinker’s teaching emphasizes learning from real-life projects. She recognizes and teaches the importance of saving energy, money and the environment, along with meeting customer comfort and pro- duction needs. She holds a Master’s Degree in Land Resources and Energy Analysis and Policy from UW-Madison and achieved Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification. Jenny has conducted hun- dreds of commercial energy audits since beginning a career in
, are presented from aproject that resulted from the development of a student professional learning community of high-achieving, low-income engineering, and engineering technology student veterans. In the contextof this project, student veterans received academic, professional, and financial support thathelped them succeed academically and prepare them for a career in the STEM workforce. Asadult learners, students in this learning community were a vital part of the curriculumdevelopment which resulted in increasing the students’ interest and buy-in. Typically, adultlearners have lower levels of engagement than traditional-aged students. However, by engagingstudents in the development of a seminar course which served as the foundation for the
improve salary-related policies, perceptions, leadership skills, and communityengagement. The workshops prepare the partner institutions to engage in salary equity effortsand demonstrate best practices in teamwork. Guiding principles used in creating the workshopcontent include ● Collaboration between diverse stakeholders ● Providing accessible and clear communication for all ● Addressing and challenging “unstated assumptions” ● Recognizing the emotions surrounding the subject of salary and equityOver the first year of the project, the workshops presented communication and facilitationchallenges with this audience. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting within multiplebreakout rooms of mixed-hearing-status participants was of
Paper ID #38004Advancing Student Perspectives through Bi-Institutional HemisphericCollaboration in Humanitarian EngineeringProf. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver 1st author: Aaron Brown is a professor and program director at Metropolitan State University of Denver in the Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology. He has directed much of his work towards a focus in the areas of Appropriate Design, Humanitarian Engineering and Humanitarian Technology. Dr. Brown has worked on projects that help marginalized or vulnerable people all over the globe in such locations as Costa Rica, the Dominican
programming to drive and control hardware, as well asmaker mechanical skills, as areas that needed to be bolstered. The new, team-based, project-oriented, semester-long course, which was taught for the first time in Fall 2022, consisted of twobasic parts. In the first part, the students assembled a common electromechanical platform—anopen-source replica of the Mars Perseverance rover—to enhance their build and troubleshootingskills. Once the rover was complete and operational, the second part of the course required thateach team propose, design, construct, and test an electromechanical modification to the baserover. Learning modules that covered relevant technical and safety subjects were implementedearly in the course. Periodic milestone reporting
an Introduction to Design course. These modules enabled students to experience and practice effective teaming skills through role- playing. The modules focused on how to act and how to respond to promote psychological safety on design projects. Each module was tailored to a different phase of the design process. The themes of the three modules are (1) treating every idea as having potential to contribute to a positive outcome, (2) questioning an idea to obtain valuable insight, and (3) applying the brake to improve a decision. To explore the impact of the modules, we deployed a post-course survey to measure students’ perceptions of psychological safety on their project teams. Compared to control sections of freshman design in
at three U.S.institutions have collaborated as part of the National Science Foundation's InternationalExperience for Students (IRES) Site Track-1 project to develop a program to improve the globalcompetencies of undergraduate engineering students through a 6-week summer internationalresearch training program in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP),Malaysia focusing on applications of data science and artificial intelligence to solve energy andrelated infrastructure problems. This paper presents a case study of a collaborative IRES programfocusing on implementation challenges stemming from the pandemic and university policies andpractices. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed/disrupted university and workplaceactivities
since 2006.Alejandro Castro MartinezProf. Jairo Alberto Hurtado JAH, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot´a, Columbia Associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota, Colombia, at Electronics Department. He was Chair of Electronics Engineering Program and he has been working in different projects to get a better process learning in his studentsEduardo Rodriguez Mejia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot´a, Columbia Hi, my name is Eduardo, I am a Rover Scout and professional Electronic Engineer with a Masters degree in Electronic Engineer. I am pursuing my PhD in Engineering with a Concentration in Engineering Education within the ExEEd department. I am interested in new teaching methodologies that
Techie Times, a STEM summer camp centered around doing activities froma home environment created.Techie Times was developed by Purdue Polytechnic Institute Faculty, Graduate Students, andUndergraduate Students to create a new opportunity for camp participants to learn more aboutthe STEM field, execute fun and engaging projects, and network with fellow students fromaround the country. The program was held from July 27th to August 5th, 2020, stimulatingSTEM ideation before heading back into the school year. The program activities were completedall together at home, supported using virtual meeting platforms [1]. Techie Times was accessibleto all participants, eliminating finances as a participation barrier. Participants were able to signup and
Paper ID #34100Authentic Engineering Design AssessmentMiss Joanna AmbrosioDr. M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University Dr. M. David Burghardt, professor of Engineering, founder and co-director of the Center for STEM Research, has been the principal or co-principle investigator on 13 NSF projects primarily dealing with engineering in STEM.Dr. Deborah Hecht, Center for Advanced Studyin Education As Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Education, at the CUNY Graduate Center I am involved in a wide range of educational evaluations of funded and local projects. I also mentor graduate students interested in careers in
Revelations: The challenges and promises of implementing informal STEM experiences in K-12 school settings (Work in Progress, Diversity)AbstractCatalyzing Inclusive STEM Experiences All Year Round (CISTEME365) is a multi-year,multi-pronged project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). We worked with K-12school educators to improve their understanding and promote practices that purposely influencestudents’ science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) interests and careertrajectory. We also supported creating and implementing out-of-school STEM clubs that offerstudents inquiry-driven engineering design and other hands-on STEM experiences throughoutthe school year. As part of our larger project goals
lead an Innovative Curriculum Design Team and directed OSU faculty and students in the research component of the project. On the smART project, Kerry serves as the arts partner and K-12 education specialist.Dr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University Dr. Deborah Grzybowski is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on making engineering accessible to all students, including students with visual impairments, through the use of art-infused curriculum
-BasedCurriculum Matrix, which combines Barrows’ Taxonomy of teaching methods with Jonassen’sProblem Typology, was used as a tool. The tool helps enumerate the different types of problem-based learning (PBL) techniques that were used in the course. The tool illustrated that the courseused more PBL the second time it was taught. Outcomes of teaching the SCM course in twosemesters were compared by class average grade, grade distribution, students’ perception of thelevel of challenge in their work on a design project, and IDEA teaching evaluation scores fromstudents. The paper will explain the process used and show the results from the first and secondtime the course was taught.KeywordsProblem-Based Learning, Supply Chain ManagementIntroductionIn the senior
Materials, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Pavement Management and Rehabilitation, and Statistics related to Pavement Materials. In the past, Dr. Villiers worked on several projects sponsored by various agencies including the Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and University Transportation Research Center Region-II. Some of his most recently completed and on-going work include the use of driving simulator to investigate patterns of drivers’ behavior during various rainfall event using different roadway geometries. Deliverables from this project may help Florida Department of Transportation and other agencies with future decision making, such as variable message signs, determining
team development experience which he uses to influence and enrich his involvement with various training and development research based projects purposed to build effective and impactful teams and leaders.Mr. Zachary W Cook, Seattle Pacific University Zachary W. Cook is a master’s student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Seattle Pacific Univer- sity. He is passionate about developing people, and utilizing research based practices in this endeavor.Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University Natalie Goode is a Master’s student at Seattle Pacific University studying Industrial-Organizational Psy- chology.Mrs. Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University Caitlin H. Wasilewski is an Industrial
, program and project management. LTC Raby teaches EV450 (Environmental Engineering for Community Development) and EV 481 (Water Resources Planning and Design).Mr. Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy Erick Martinez is a Captain in the United States Army and an Instructor in the Department of Geogra- phy and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He is a 2007 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering and recently graduated from the University of Florida with an M.E. in Environmental Engineering. He teaches Environmen- tal Engineering for Community Development, Environmental Science, and Environmental Engineering Technologies.Col
Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His research focuses primarily on engineering design/Bio Design collaboration in transdisciplinary teams. He has used and developed tools to study the alignment of products and services with organizational processes as an organization seeks to address needs and bring new products and services to the market.Dr. Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University Sirena Hargrove-Leak is a Professor of Engineering at Elon University. The mission and commitment of Elon University have led her to explore the scholarship of teaching and learning in engineering. More specifically, her current engineering education interests include entrepreneurial mindsets, user-centered design, project-based
acceptance and high ratesof conversion to full-time roles following the program, and thus can serve as a model programfor others interested in promoting student apprenticeship.Keywords:Apprenticeship, Software Engineering, Community College, Workforce Development, Minority-Serving Institution, Communities of Practice (CoP)Introduction & BackgroundThe U.S. Department of Labor projects that employment in the technology field will grow by14.6% from 2021 to 2031 [1]. However, there is a significant skill gap between the requirementsfor tech roles and the availability of skilled workers. Many companies struggle to find qualifiedcandidates, despite the rigorous technology curricula offered by colleges [2]. This skill gapdisproportionately affects
. Participants already registered for the in-person residentialprogram needed to quickly decide if they wanted to continue with the new virtual format. In threemonths, the project team went from skeptics to strong advocates of a virtual summer program.To increase diversity in participants underrepresented in Engineering, EPIC partners withprograms such as the Migrant Education Program (MEP) and Advanced Via IndividualDetermination (AVID) program. The MEP is a federal program providing academic support tochildren of migrant workers in agriculture, dairy, or fishing industries. The AVID programprovides extensive support to minority, rural, low-income, and other participants without acollege-going tradition in their families who have the desire to go to
Paper ID #20567Setting the Foundations for International and Cross-disciplinary Innovation:The U.S.-Denmark Summer School ”Renewable Energy: In Practice”Dr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro received a B.S. degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Univer- sity of California, Santa Cruz. She is currently working to further the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology; as project manager of a green building design initiative and researcher with the Center for Sustainable Engineering and Power Systems. Her background is in the development of
Paper ID #22619Fundamental: A Teacher Professional Development Program in EngineeringResearch with Entrepreneurship and Industry ExperiencesMr. Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, New York University Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy received his BSEE from Amrita University and M.S in Mechatronics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical En- gineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, serving as a research assistant under NSF-funded RET Site project. He conducts research in Mechatronics, Robotics and Controls Laboratory at NYU and his research interests include automation
initiative, which has been successfullyrun for the past four years with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), involves apartnership of 14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and one Institutionserving Hispanic students (HSI). The leading university for this program is Morgan StateUniversity in Baltimore, Maryland. Underperforming REU students are encouraged to participatein research opportunities through the SCR2 program, which has been shown to increase studentretention and graduation rates. Participants in RET are chosen from the area's high schools andcommunity colleges that feed into the consortium institutions. RET participants' involvement inpractical engineering research projects enables them to inspire their
accepted academic definition is from Bringle & Hatcher [8, p. 112]: “Course-based, credit bearing educational experience in which students participate in an organized serviceactivity that meets identified community needs, and reflect on the service activity in such a wayas to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, andan enhanced sense of civic responsibility”. In 1995, the Engineering Projects in CommunityService Program (EPICS) became the first service-learning program integrated intoan engineering curriculum, which provided an innovative educational experiencefor engineering undergraduates at Purdue University [9]. Service-learning has since stronglyemerged as an important complement to