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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amjad Aman, University of Central Florida; Nina Orlovskaya, University of Central Florida; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Yunjun Xu, University of Central Florida

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applications - solid oxide fuel cells, oxygen separation membranes, sensors and catalysis.Dr. Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida Haiyan Bai, PhD., is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Research Methodology in the College of Education and Human Performance at the University of Central Florida. Her interests include resampling method, propensity score analysis, research design, measurement and evaluation, and the applications of statistical methods in educational research and behavioral sciences. She is actively involved educational and social science research projects. Dr. Bai has published books and many professional articles in refereed national and international journals. She has won several competitive awards

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vann Priest, Rio Hondo College; Gisela Spieler-Persad, Rio Hondo College; Ryan Taylor Bronkar, Rio Hondo College

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/07/RHC-Self-Evaluation-2014-Report-Final.pdf3. Community College Week, Associate Degree and Certificate Producers, 2015, retrieved fromhttp://ccweek.com/articles.sec-17-1-top-100-charts.html4. See http://www.riohondo.edu/mathematics-and-sciences/mathematics-and-sciences-homepage/starss/5.Strayhorn, T. L., A hierarchical analysis predicting sense of belonging among Latino students, Journal ofHispanic Higher Education, 7(4), 301-320, 2010.6. Spieler-Persad, G., Progress Report Form, California Community College Chancellor’s Office, Academic AffairsDivision, 2016.7. Cole, D and Espinoza, A., Examining the academic success of Latino students in STEM majors, Project MUSE,49(4), 298-299, 2008.

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William G Graziano, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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present two broader implications that are based on results from the firstphase of the study that investigated the identity development of seniors as they transitioned to theengineering workplace.One early finding from this study suggests that engineering students do not completely realizehow their work affects others until after they graduate (see the first theme of each gender). Thisfinding indicates that engineering educators can better foster a sense of social responsibility instudents by letting them practice such responsibility in college. Such practice might come fromcourses that allow engineering students to design projects to benefit real people in thecommunity – that is, service-learning. In general, if better understanding how engineers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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] featured in Figure 3. For the purposes of this project, theDOL competency model is considered canonical.Figure 3. Advanced Manufacturing competency model [9].As Figure 3 suggests, the Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model contains tiers of skills,knowledge, and abilities essential for successful performance in the industry. At the base of themodel, the competencies apply to a large number of industries. As a reader moves up the model,the competencies become industry and occupation specific. The DOL also makes detailed modelcompetencies available in text form [12], and we used that content to start our initial BOK. Ourstudy participants have reviewed this initial BOK and agreed that its content was a good foundationupon which to build with

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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Elaine Marie Westbrook, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University

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poster.FundingThis project is funded by the National Science Foundation under Award XXX- XXXXXX. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] N. Veurink and A. Hamlin, "Spatial Visualization Skills: Impact on Confidence and Success in an Engineering Curriculum," presented at the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/18591.[2] E. Towle, J. Mann, B. Kinsey, E. J. O. Brien, C. F. Bauer, and R. Champoux, "Assessing the self efficacy and spatial ability of engineering students from multiple disciplines," in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University

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between an academicinstitution and an employer designed to engage students in practical engineering experiencethrough rotations of full-time employment and course study. Co-op employment providesstudents with discipline-relevant professional experience and early entry into the engineeringlabor force while serving as a recruitment tool for co-op companies. While much is known aboutthe value of cooperative education programs, relatively little is known about why there aredifferent rates of participation by race/ethnicity and how recruitment and pre-screening practicesinfluence the diversity of students who participate in co-op programs. The objectives of thisresearch project are to identify factors that influence student access to cooperative

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Jingbo Han, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Wasonga Otieno, Associate Professor

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. Page 23.373.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Design and Simulation of a Sun Tracking Solar Power SystemAbstractGlobal energy consumption is dramatically increasing due to higher standard of living and theincreasing world population. The world has limited fossil and oil resources. As a consequence,the need for renewable energy sources becomes more urgent. With the fast development ofrenewable energy technology, it proposes increasing demand for the higher education. Thisproject is funded by the National Science Foundation Transforming Undergraduate Education inSTEM (TUES) program from May 2012 to April 2015. As part of the objectives of the project, asun tracking solar power

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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, approached from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy. Page 23.221.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Assessment and Repair of Critical Misconceptions in Engineering Heat Transferand ThermodynamicsAbstractThis final report from our NSF

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephen E. Montgomery; Yang Zhang, Rowan University; Peter John Schwalbenberg, Rowan University

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. This aspect of our project focused on structure-propertyrelationships in pH sensitive hydrogels for oral insulin delivery. In upcoming work, the activitywill be expanded to include rubber elasticity experiments for the calculation of network meshsize as a function of pH and TEGMA concentration. In addition, drug release and mechanicalproperties will be evaluated as a function of these variables. Through this hands-on activity,students will not only develop skills specific to drug delivery and biomaterials, but in dataacquisition and analysis and engineering design. The laboratory will be implemented into afreshman-level laboratory during Spring 2012. At this time, pre and post-tests will be used togauge student mastery of learning outcomes

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Audrey Boklage, PhD University of Texas at AustinIntroductionWhat is a makerspace?Academic makerspaces are prevalent in institutions across the world; specifically inundergraduate engineering programs. Makerspaces are informal, opt-in STEM (science,technology, engineering, mathematics) spaces and are increasingly recognized for their potentialto increase student access to and engagement with STEM (e.g., Martin, 2015, Roldan et al.,2018, Wilkczynski et al, 2019). Over the past two decades, research has highlighted the benefitsof makerspaces, including engineering specific skills, such as prototyping, supporting studentdesign projects, entrepreneurship, and innovation, (Forest et al., 2014; Wilczynski et al., 2016

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Xuan emily Gedney; Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego

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mechanical engineering and minor in Data Science. He has been assisting Dr. Huihui Qi at the Engineering Pedagogy and Design Lab, with the work of processing and analyzing data from survey responses to study the impact of oral exams on students’ learning.Prof. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and conservation.Marko V. Lubarda

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology

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composition courses. First-year compositioninstructors in the US schools mostly use writing outcomes in the academic settings identified bywriting program administrators: 1) rhetorical knowledge as “the ability to analyze contexts andaudiences and then to act on that analysis in comprehending and creating texts,” 2) criticalthinking, reading, and composing as “the ability to analyze, synthesize, interpret, and evaluateideas, information, situations, and texts,” and 3) processes as the ability to use “multiplestrategies, or composing processes, to conceptualize, develop, and finalize projects” with theknowledge of conventions [11]. Due to the multiple aspects mostly related to students’ cognitiveand linguistic processes, writing is considered to be a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, The University of Texas, Arlington; Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College District; Jianzhong Su, The University of Texas, Arlington

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Scholarship Director in his department since 2008, and he also acts as the Project Director for the NSF Bridge Program in his department. In the past he served as the Graduate Director and as the Undergraduate Director in his department, and he directed the NSF-LSAMP program on his campus during 2009-2014 and also directed the NSF-LSAMP Bridge-to- Doctorate program on his campus during 2010-2013.Dr. Yolanda Parker, Tarrant County College District Dr. Yolanda A. Parker has been an educator for over 25 years and has been full-time faculty at Tarrant County College-South Campus for over 10 years in the Mathematics Department where she primarily teaches Statistics and Math for Teachers courses. She has a B.S. in Applied Math

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Moriah Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Colorado School of Mines; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh

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that they implemented that were not included in the inclusivepractices menu but were aimed at improving inclusivity in their classrooms. One of these strategieswas to bring in guest speakers and faculty to talk about their expertise and experiences inengineering and other related areas which allowed students to hear from other voices within theiruniversity communities. The survey also asked faculty for their feedback on the ILCs to help makethem more impactful. Some of these suggestions include providing inclusive strategies aimed atimproving student interactions during group work or projects as well as considering introducingthe inclusive strategies menu to students as a way for them to help design the classroomenvironment they would thrive

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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ShaKayla Moran, Boise State University; Leslie Atkins Elliott, Boise State University

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emergence of scientific practices, including design, from disciplinary engagement with those ideas. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Tinkering with theoretical objects: Designing theories in scientific inquiry ShaKayla Moran, Leslie Atkins ElliottAbstractThe EDISIn Project (Engineering Design in Scientific Inquiry), taught in an undergraduate teacherpreparation program, is investigating where engineering design opportunities emerge withincontexts of scientific inquiry, with implications for how science teachers might productivelyengage in engineering design in their science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah J. Hammack, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University; Paul Gannon, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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OverviewThe overall goal of this three year project is to increase awareness and preparedness of rural andindigenous youth to pursue engineering and engineering-related careers. To reach this goal, weare working with elementary pre and in-service teachers in rural and reservation communities touse ethnographic methods to connect local funds of knowledge with classroom curriculum. Morespecifically, the first phase (current phase) is on training participating teachers, whereas thesecond phase will be on supporting their implementation of the engineering curricula. This paperdescribes the first summer professional development, which focused on two items: (1) trainingelementary teachers and pre-service teachers in ethnographic methods and photo

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University; Ehtesham Shareef, New Mexico State University; Rachel Boren, New Mexico State University; Germain Degardin, New Mexico State University; Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University; Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University

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Research (SOAR) Center as Senior Project Specialist evaluating and assessing the impact of educational outreach programs and other education-related projects.Dr. Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University I am a cognitive psychologist with a primary research interest in human memory.Dr. Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University As past Writing Program Administrator and current Interdisciplinary Studies Department Head, I have worked closely with academic departments interested in supporting the writing, communication, and aca- demic abilities of students. For many years, I worked with Integrated Learning Communities for at-risk, entry-level engineering majors, overseeing development and use of a curriculum adapted

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Learning 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia; Douglas J. Hacker

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Paper ID #28623The Sequential Nature of Engineering Problem SolvingDr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded projects relating to engineering education.Rose M Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia Professor Rose M. Marra is the Director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technology at the University of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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control with applications to engine exhaust aftertreatment.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Associate Professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Summerville, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Jennifer Blue, Miami University

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run a marathon; the behavioral intentions involved indoing so may be “follow a daily training plan”,”find a local running club to train with”, “registerfor the marathon” and so on. Behavioral intentions are particularly useful when a goal is eithercomplex and needs to be broken into component steps to achieve or when a goal is simple butrequires self regulation. For instance, a student in a course with a major final project will bemore successful if they form intentions for each of the component steps, rather than simplyhaving a goal to “do well on the project” without more specific plans ​[9]​; a student in a coursewith a heavy reading load may need to form the intention to do a little reading every day, ratherthan trying to push through

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Clark Hilton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Myela A Paige, Georgia Institute of Technology; Blake Williford, Sketch Recognition Lab; Wayne Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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, the class wasrestructured using the backward design approach7,9. The curriculum was developed to includeinstruction on the interpretation and development of both hand drawing and the use of CADprograms. This included drawing in 2D, and Isometric (see Figure 1a) by hand using tools suchas grid paper and straight edges. This coursework occupied the majority of the first five weeks ofthe course. The remainder of the course focused on computer-generated methods and includedtwo projects requiring the use of a CAD program: one of a 2D schematic and one of a 3Dmodel7. For the remainder of the paper, this version of the class will be referred to as the“Traditional” version, as it is built off of topics traditionally taught in engineering graphics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Palm IV, Roger Williams University; Nicole Martino, Roger Williams University; Benjamin D McPheron, Roger Williams University

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participants have already completed approximately 20 internships andsummer research projects, most of them paid. Students interned with organizations such as theU.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and theMystic Aquarium. Most of the research experiences were with RWU faculty, supported by avariety of grants. Several students have presented their work at academic conferences.Program assessment is conducted by the PIs and focuses on: academic performance (GPA),retention in a STEM major, progress through the major (credits accumulated), graduation, post-graduate outcomes (STEM careers or graduate study), and impact on underrepresented studentenrollments in STEM majors at RWU. Secondary metrics used for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Yingyan Lou, Arizona State University; Andrew Scott, Alabama A&M University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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other STEM courses using active and/or technology-enhancedapproaches. In the following sections, we will discuss our course design and delivery, datacollection and analysis methods, and the results.2. Methods – Course Delivery & Data Collection/AnalysisThe delivery of the course was by design very similar across the schools. The blended versioninvolved in-class clicker quizzes, lecture, post-class online auto-graded quizzes, problem sets,and programming projects. The Piazza online discussion board was available 24×7 for quickfeedback (Piazza, 2015). In the flipped version, students prepared for class in advance withvideos or readings, auto-graded quizzes, and an essay question about difficult or interestingconcepts. The Piazza discussion

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafal Jonczyk, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland; Janet van Hell, Pennsylvania State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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of generating diverse and originalideas with fluency and speed. Even during design experiences, neither the importance ofcreativity nor various methods to boost it is covered, leaving students mostly on their own for alimited duration for “brainstorming”. However, creativity and originality are among the mostsignificant skills employers want today; and they are also projected to be in demand in years tocome (see Figure 1).Figure 1. A Comparison on Skills Demand – 2018 vs. 2022 (The Future of Jobs Report, 2018,pp.12 [4])To a certain extent, this rather ad hoc approach to creativity is due to a lack of knowledge on thecognitive and neural mechanisms underlying divergent thinking, and creative ideation moregenerally. In their extensive review

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Utah State University

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rules are provided.III. Research Design The overall goal of this project is to understand how engineering educational games andapps may inherently embedelements of engineering norms ofknowing, thinking and doing thatreflect and perpetuate climates andcultures of inequality, whichpreclude or stifle the formation ofunder-represented minority womenengineers. Towards achieving thisgoal, a Mixed Method SequentialExploratory Research Design wasproposed and approved by theInstitutional Review Board at aTier 1 institution of higher Figure 1: Gender demographics of the participants in theeducation, located in the initial phase of the engineering education softwareNortheastern region of the US

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, University of the Pacific; Kevin Leigh Webster Jr.; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

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Paper ID #15082 Dr. Richard H. Crawford is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his MSME in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer- aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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with and influencing other people so they conscientiously performingsome necessary work in accordance with a mutually agreed schedule” (p. 191), was identified asthe most prominent skill required in his studies of engineering practice.17 His later workcharacterizes engineering as a “combined human performance, in which expertise is distributedamong the participants and emerges from their social interactions” (p. 176)18 Consistent withthese findings, Brunhaver et al. conclude that “[i]n addition to doing technical work, youngengineers are responsible for non-technical tasks that require significant social interaction, suchas managing projects and coordinating the work of other people.”19 This conclusion is supportedby data from a large-scale

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qichao Wang, Virginia Tech; Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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over $2,400,000 worth of funded research, with a credit share of more than $1,750,000. Dr. Abbas is an award recipient of $600,000 of the Federal Highway Administration Exploratory and Advanced Research (FHWA EAR). The objective of the FHWA EAR is to ”research and develop projects that could lead to transformational changes and truly revolutionary advances in highway engineering and intermodal surface transportation in the United States.” The award funded multidisciplinary research that utilizes traffic simulation and advanced artificial intelligence techniques. He has also conducted research for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program on developing ”Traffic Control Strategies for Oversaturated

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; Salvatore Giorgi, Temple University; Zachary Thomas Smith, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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computer engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of Control, Sensor, Network, and Perception (CSNAP) Laboratory at Temple University. Previous to coming to academia, he worked at Electron- ics and Telecommunications Research Institute as a senior research engineer. Currently, he is actively guiding various research projects funded by National Science Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Department of Defense. His research interests include stochastic optimal control theory, sensing systems, and virtual laboratory assistant. Page 26.449.1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nolan Alexander LaSota, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh

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understanding of mathematicalmodeling, biology, and clinical practice who can interact with caregivers and administrators toimprove clinical outcomes. This field, also known as “systems medicine”, is an area that iscurrently underserved within the undergraduate education community.In response to the need for engineers and scientists cross-trained to effectively work on themedical interface, a National Science Foundation funded Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program (NSF EEC-1156899) has been run for the last three years (2012-2014) at the University of Pittsburgh. This program consisted of students being paired with oneor more mentor(s) on a specific technical project over a ten-week period while receivingprofessional development