experience working in engineer- ing teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years teaching mathematics, statis- tics, computer science, and freshman engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first year engineering students with a high-quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and academic support to facilitate their transition to university life and to prepare them for success in their engineering discipline majors and future careers.Dr. Melissa Lynn Morris, West
generation from a majorityof these sources is based on either of the two main thermodynamic cycles: Rankine and Braytoncycles. To help understand the working of these cycle and the components involved in the powergeneration process, an animation is added that explains the working of each of the cycles on a step-by-step basis. Simultaneous to the animation, the thermodynamic graphs (h-s and P-v charts) usedin textbooks to explain the processes are also shown as animations, which helps the participantunderstand the process thoroughly. The charts provide the properties (temperatures, pressures, andspecific volume) of the working fluid, which aids in design calculations required to achieve thedesired power output. The window of the tool which had the
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., change in knowledge) often uses some proxylike course grades or performance on a particular project or exam to ascertain student knowledgechange. Utilizing course or project/exam grades may contain bias not only because there issometimes no baseline metric upon which to determine prior/exogenous knowledge, but alsobecause such grades are normally a) not anonymous to the instructor(s) and b) can be affected bythe instructor’s own grading biases.Changes in attitude toward a given topic or engineering in general is valuable knowledge, giventhe effects of student perception on graduation rate [16] and eventual employment [17] as well asless easily measured variables like satisfaction in engineering and creativity in the discipline.There are multiple
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overall outcome in student motivation andlearning.6 AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No1245657. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foun-dation.References 1. Brereton, M., Sheppard, S. & Leifer, L. “Students connecting engineering fundamentals and hardware design: Observations and implications for the design of curriculum and assessment methods,” in 1995 Frontiers in Education Conference. 2. Wittemyer, R., McAllister, B., Faulkner, S., McClard, A. & Gill, K. “MakeHers: Engag- ing Girls and Women in Technology
lighting, are rich in data that students can harvest using basic image analysis techniquesprovided by software such as MATLAB or ImageJ.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by "Solar Cell Imaging: A Gateway for Visualization and Learning inSTEM Disciplines” NSF TUES Award DUE-1245872 (June 2013 to May 2015).Bibliography 1. J. HAUNSCHILD, M. GLATTHAAR, M. DEMANT, J. NIEVENDICK, M. MOTZKO, S. REIN, and E.R. WEBER, “Quality control of as-cut multicrystalline silicon wafers using photoluminescence imaging for solar cell production” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 94, 12 2007-2012 (2010). 2. MICHAEL G. MAUK, “Image Processing for Solar Cell Analysis, Diagnostics and Quality Assurance Inspection” Ch 14 in Handbook
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from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2001). Dr. Nandy had served as a Co-Principal Investigator of an NSF S-STEM Project, and is currently serving as the Principal-Investigator of an NSF IUSE project. Dr. Nandy is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Steve Cox, Northern New Mexico College Schooled at Marquette University in Electrical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and New York University in Mathematics. Joined the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in 1988 and the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004. Held visiting positions in Madrid, Cologne and
for thisstage will come from snowball sampling methods, because non-completers are an invisible andsensitive population. Either quantitative or qualitative differences (or similarities) between the twogroups (current students vs non-completers) will be fascinating with respect to the graduateengineering socialization process in which writing is an invisible competency.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant1733594. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. References[1] Council of Graduate
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cups water SEM Food coloring (optional)Concept(s) By adding water to the XL polymer the + Interaction is + Use liquid and temperature arrangement of atoms is changed dependent upon the variations to define inequality therefore changing the material type of liquid and also equations for the various properties the temperature of the forces and interactions liquid (cohesive, adhesive
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channels, 250 kS/s) willcollate these data and upload them through a wired or wireless link to the central station VI. Thecentral station will present these data in summary form on a ‘dashboard’ that can take variousforms, including a display as indicated in Figure 1 that simply indicates whether all is well,versus a complicated display that depicts current signals/data, sleep-quality metrics, and trends.Raw and processed data will be uploaded and stored in the central Heartspring database that alsoholds data entered by Heartspring paras through their iPod Touch units.Note that the standard Heartspring bed in Figure 1 is a heavy, enclosed wooden structure. Theempty space underneath the bed, inaccessible to the child, can hold the electronic
of the web-based teaching and learning strategies from theworkshop into their course(s). A final highlight regarding dissemination is that Wiley Publishingis using four types of JTF student learning resources in their Wiley Plus e-Learning web platformin the next edition of two materials textbooks. They include: 35 Muddiest Point Tutorial andExample Problem videos; a Muddiest Point data collection tool; a visual glossary vocabulary Page 24.833.4building web flash card resource; and a vocabulary definition-term, multiple-choice set of quickquestions. The body of the paper will discuss the results of the JTF project in more
Tina Tang, Cindy Walker, Todd Johnson, TinaCurrent, Sharon Kaempfer, and Jennie Klumpp (all at UWM) for their assistance with thisproject.Bibliography1. National Science Board. 2003. The Science and Engineering Workforce: Realizing America’s Potential.Publication NSB 03-69. (www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2003/nsb0369/nsb0369.pdf)2. Augustine, N. “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a BrighterEconomic Future”, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), 2007.3. Bochis, C., Hsia, S., Johnson, P., Boykin, K., Wood, S., Bowen, L, and Whitaker, K. “Integrated EngineeringMath-Based Summer Bridge Program for Student Retention”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for
are eager toanalyze the preliminary results for the continuous improvement of the project. It is noted that PIswere able to have three scholars accepted for participating in the AAAS S-STEM ScholarsMeeting that was held on September 14-16, 2023, in Washington, DC. In the following, some ofthe activities implemented in this project along with the lessons learned are described:Recruitment. PIs examined different recruitment strategies and learned important lessons:• The full-time enrollment requirement was changed to a minimum of 8 credit hours per semester to allow students more flexibility as most of them already have other work and familial responsivities.• The minimum number of credit hours to transfer at the time of application was
and contribute to the credibility of our future findings. By continuing ourongoing study, we hope to gain a better understanding of patterns between students’ identity andtheir engagement within capstone design and improve student’s experiences within capstonedesign courses.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported through funding by the National Science Foundation (Awards No.2138019 and No. 2138106). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.
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