Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Mosborg; Robin Adams; Rebecca Kim; Monica Cardella; Cynthia Atman; Jennifer Turns

Conceptions of the Engineering Design Process: An Expert Study of Advanced Practicing Professionals Susan Mosborg, Robin Adams, Rebecca Kim, Cynthia J. Atman, Jennifer Turns, and Monica Cardella Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching, University of WashingtonAbstract. Published models of the engineering design process are widely available and oftenillustrated for students with a block diagram showing design as sequential and iterative. Here weexamine experts’ conceptions of the design process in relation to a model synthesized fromseveral introductory engineering textbooks. How do experts’ conceptions compare? What mightthey see as alternative accounts? We

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

Directorat the Center of Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Hynesreceived his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and his Ph.D. inEngineering Education in 2009 (both degrees at Tufts University). Inhis current positions, Hynes serves as PI and Co-PI on a number offunded research projects investigating engineering education in theK-12 and college settings. He is particularly interested in howstudents and teachers engage in and reflect upon the engi- neering designprocess. His research includes investigating how teachers conceptualizeand teach and how students engage in engineering through in-depth case study analysis

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saiyn Kurmankulov, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; Dinara Dikhanbayeva; Asma Perveen; Mariza Tsakalerou, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

.” Q24One of the women also studying at the CS who changed her schools mentioned that the moreintellectual the school environment, the more equality it possesses. Other participants of theinterview, who do not have STEM specialists in their family, mentioned an example of howthe schools’ extra-curricular activities, such as laboratory visits and career orientation testswere carried out. One of them even had a chance to talk to a professional in her field on acareer orientation course (Q25). “My school provided professional orientation sessions to help us decide with the field of study.” Q26It is also necessary to highlight university activities as well as representatives of the facultywho help and encourage their students both in academic and

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Wilkinson, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

higher education [49]. This focus on assets-basedapproaches may be due to the predominantly qualitative nature of the reviewed literature, or thefact that none of the empirical research studies about undergraduate military students inengineering education are more than six years old given the recent shift towards JEDI inengineering education. No matter the cause, this research approach builds a foundation for futureresearch that is both inclusive of and equitable to military students.Synthesis of Research OutcomesOur synthesis of this literature points to some key research outcomes that have implications forcurrent teaching practice and ongoing research related to military students in engineeringeducation. These outcomes can be organized into

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, University of Alabama; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

seven Information Technology textbooks, over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and conference papers, and she gave numerous presen- tations at national and international professional events in USA, Canada, England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Romania. She is the founder director of the Auburn University Educational and Assistive Technology Laboratory (LEAT), Co-PI of NSF EEC ”RFE Design and Development: Framing Engineering as Community Activism for Values-Driven Engineeringan”, Co-PI of NSF CISE ”EAGER: An Accessible Coding Curriculum for Engaging Underserved Students with Special Needs in Afterschool Programs”, institutional partner of AccessComputing (http://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/), Ac

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Paula Davis Lampley Esq., University of Cincinnati; Krizia Leonela Cabrera-Toro, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #34647Leveling the Playing Field: A Virtual Summer Camp for Women of ColorDr. Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati Dr. Gaskins is the Assistant Dean of Inclusive Excellence and Community Engagement in the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science, the only African-American female currently teaching in the faculty of the College of Engineering. Whitney earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomed- ical Engineering, her Masters of Business Administration in Quantitative Analysis and her Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering/Engineering Education. In her role as Assistant Dean

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2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Ahmed Osman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eric Cuellar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Aimee Tai Chiem, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christianna Bethel; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

sample, the data collection, and the thematic analysis approaches [15]used to develop our findings in terms of salient challenges and recommendations.Student SampleWe recruited 36 second- and third-year students from a mechanical engineering department at alarge, public, teaching-focused university in central California. We selected mechanicalengineering for three key reasons: 1) the relative size of the department (approximately 1200students); 2) the focus on creative product design and; 3) access to the student population throughdepartmental listservs. First, the mechanical engineering department is the largest engineeringdepartment on campus, and so it offered the greatest potential to stratify student samples accordingto relevant demographic

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Kurdahi, University of California, Irvine; Judy Shoemaker, University of California, Irvine; John LaRue, University of California-Irvine

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Electrical and Computer

Logic Laboratory and Programming

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

notapplicable. Examples of these ratings are shown in Table 3. Students have not yet rated allcourses, as this rating exercise was only piloted on selected courses in Civil Engineering. Thenot applicable ratings were averaged into the scores as a zero. Students do vary their ratingssomewhat, although self-assessments of learning are of questionable value. The goal is for thestudent feedback to be used as a logic check on faculty claims in order to indicate potentialdisconnects. These areas will then be targeted for specific review of student work and/ordiscussions with the faculty on whether the learning objectives were being achieved. Becausecourse learning outcomes may vary when different instructors teach courses, reliableexpectations for the

Conference Session

Quantitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society.Faber, C., Vargas, P., & Benson, L. (n.d.). Measuring Engineering Epistemic Beliefs in Undergraduate Engineering Students.Ferguson, L. E., & Braten, I. (2013). Student profiles of knowledge and epistemic beliefs: Changes and relations to multiple-text comprehension. Learning and Instruction, 25, 49–61. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.11.003Galloway, K. R., & Bretz, S. L. (2015a). Measuring meaningful learning in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory: a national, cross-sectional study. Journal of Chemical Education. Easton: American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education.Galloway, K. R., & Bretz, S. L. (2015b). Using

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

traditionalrequired engineering calculus sequence as it offers a one-semester laboratory-based immersioninto the ways mathematical concepts—including trigonometry, vectors, derivatives, integrals,and differential equations—are actually used by engineers. Research from Wright State, as wellas other implementation sites, has robustly demonstrated that completing the WSM courseduring the first semester of college leads to boosts in retention rates and engineering persistence,desirable outcomes motivating nationwide replication ​[1]–[3]​.As administrators and instructors of the WSM course pilot at the University of Colorado Boulder(CU), we are interested in understanding the change processes wherein the WSM becomesinstitutionalized and integrated into the

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis

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ASEE Headquarters

Paper ID #28122Board 14: Materials Division: Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Struc-tures Using Computer-based VisualizationsDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is an Assistant Professor of Teaching Materials Science and Engineering at the Uni- versity of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ com- putational literacy and life-long learning of computational materials science tools. c American

Conference Session

Engineering Economics New Frontiers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar M. Bonilla, Baruch College of the City University of New York; Donald N. Merino P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Engineering Economy

Man- agement (BEEM) and the Executive Master in Technology Management (EMTM) Program at Stevens. He was the Editor of the ASEM Engineering Body of Knowledge (EM BoK) published in 2008. He was Special Editor of the EMJ issue on Green Economics. He won the Morton Distinguished Teaching Award for full professors at Stevens. John Wiley published his book, ”The Selection Process for Capital Projects”. Dr. Merino received two Centennial certificates from the ASEE in Engineering Economics and Engineering Management. He is past Chair of the Engineering Management Division and Engineering Economy Division of ASEE. Dr. Merino was awarded the ASEM and ASEE Bernard Sarchet Award. He is an ASEM and ASEE Fellow and past

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynn S. McElholm, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sonya M Renfro, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

State University. He serves on the advisory board of the Engineering Ambassador Network. With Melissa Marshall and Christine Haas, he teaches advanced presentation skills to Engineering Ambassadors in workshops across the country. Page 23.496.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Ambassador Network: Establishment of Successful Engineering Ambassador Programs at Four UTC Partner UniversitiesThis paper presents an overview of the establishment of the Engineering AmbassadorProgram at four schools to begin the

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #10253An Inventory to Assess Students’ Knowledge of Second Law ConceptsDr. Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University Dr. Timothy J. Jacobs is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research interests include thermodynamics, internal combustion engines, and ped- agogical improvements to content and integration of design in engineering science courses. His teaching interests include thermodynamics, internal combustion engines, and experimental design.Dr. Jerald A. Caton, Texas A&M University

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Feick; Larry Shuman; Katherine Thomes; Bopaya Bidanda

engineering coursework isintegrated with parallel courses and units that address culture, political, and other societal issues,then the overall experience exceeds what is typically learned on a “land-based” campus. Hence alecture on IP issues in China might be followed by visits to a Japanese firm consideringrelocating certain manufacturing process in that country. Teaching courses that address problemsbeyond engineering require different resources than would a manufacturing course that focusedonly on local companies. Finally, to best reinforce student learning, especially in a course thatfocuses on cross-cultural learning and experiences, it is necessary to have students reflect ontheir experiences. We summarize these reflections and their

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreekanth Gopi, Kennesaw State University; Nasrin Dehbozorgi, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

concerns and family responsibilitiesas key factors affecting students’ mental well-being, with many students juggling multiple responsibilities alongsidetheir academic pursuits ([34]).Development of rPPG Technology In the development of rPPG technologies, significant challenges arise in real-time data acquisition and processing,particularly when integrating with systems like LLMs. One of the key challenges has been adapting rPPG algorithmsto work effectively across diverse demographics and in various environmental conditions, as traditional connectedPPG algorithms often focus on homogenous subject groups in stationary laboratory settings. Recent advancementsin rPPG have enhanced its accuracy and adaptability, particularly in varied environmental

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald V. Richardson

that "Yes, now it feels like an F-80!" but some of their feedback pressure calibrations varied over a nearly ten to one range! Part of this was due to simulating the various center of gravity conditions and the pilot's setting of the simulated trim tabs. e.) DECISION: Since diversity of pilot opinion was part of what the Air Force Aeromedical Laboratory wanted to explore and quantify, they were pleased. We altered the simulator to make dial-in changes easier and then put it in a long test and/or modification program. Page 4.525.93 This was before the era of “OP-amps” (operational amplifiers

Conference Session

ERM: Mental Health and Wellness

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gabriella Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Johnathan Vicente, Pennsylvania State University; Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

president of the Graduate Women in Engineering organization at Penn State University.Johnathan Vicente Johnathan P. Vicente is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Sociology at Pennsylvania State University. While at Penn State, he performed research in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory under Dr. Catherine Berdanier.Kanembe Shanachilubwa 4th-year doctoral student at Penn State University. Research interests include graduate attrition, persistence, and socialization.Catherine Berdanier Catherine G.P. Berdanier is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University and is the

Conference Session

ERM: Conceptualizations of Engineering and Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Fundamentals of Science – a tool/fringe subject. Unusually she had a largenumber of applied scientists in her cohort.This argument about what the additional subjects should be has continued to the present day,particularly as it relates to instruction in the so-called ‘soft-skills’ required by industry. Theyare resented by many academic engineers and students on the grounds that they overloadcourses.Qu 6. Were students satisfied with the liberal studies they received?There was plenty of evidence then, as there is now, that students of technological studieshave more formal contact time in lectures and laboratories than students following otherdisciplines. It might have been expected, therefore, that the addition of subjects distant fromthe main

Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo; Nathan R. Johnson, University of South Florida; Fernando Sánchez, University of St. Thomas; Walter R. Hargrove

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

citationpractices belie a more complex system of relationships. Historically, they have established powerrelationships among authors, ideas, and larger sociotechnical systems within the university[26].Our citations reflect our reading practices while establishing field boundaries and contours andultimately funneling into the larger economy of the university. They undergird this universityeconomy in a number of ways: (a) we form communities of practice/discourse communities inhow we cite, excluding and including particular ways of knowing; (b) we give particular ideaspower and visibility in how we cite; (c) we decide whose work matters, who should be tenuredand promoted, who belongs; and (d) we teach ethics and intellectual property through citations.These

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #33812Longitudinal Qualitative Case Study of One Engineering Student’sPerceptions of Ethics and Social Responsibility: Corvin’s StoryDr. Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University Stephanie Claussen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State Univer- sity. Previously, she spent eight years as a Teaching Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Di- vision and the Electrical Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and her M.S. and Ph.D. from

Conference Session

Empathy and Human-centered Design 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Greses Pérez, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Swetha Nittala, Stanford University; Carol B. Muller, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Deanna Christine Easley Sinex, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Wendy Carter-Veale, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Drew G. Yohe, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #30807 Laboratory where his research applies approaches from mechanical testing, image analysis, mathematical and computational modeling, and device design to solve problems related to female pelvic health. He has secured funding from the NIH, DOD, NSF, and other sources to support these efforts. He is also co-director of 2 NSF sponsored programs focused on the success of underrepresented minorities and a national award winner (BMES 2019) for his work in diversity and inclusion.Dr. SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh Sylvanus Wosu is the Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Associate Professor of mechanical engi- neering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh. Wosu’s research

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

methods. He teaches courses in water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste, surveying, and programming fundamentals.Dr. Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University Dr. Unnikrishnan is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering at the West Texas A&M Uni- versity. He was previously a faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2007. Dr. Unnikrishnan’s research interests are in the development of multiscale methods for the mechanical and thermal charac- teristics of carbon-nanotube and polymeric based composite systems for use in advanced bio-medical and industrial applications. He has

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session VII

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Monica L. Ridgeway, Vanderbilt University ; Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; Dara Elizabeth Naphan-Kingery, Vanderbilt University; Amanda J. Brockman, Vanderbilt University

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Race/Ethnicity

University at Buffalo. As a former science educator, Monica is concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learn- ing for historically and contemporarily marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of identity, racialized experiences, and marginalization in K-12 and Higher education STEM spaces. Her work seems to challenge and problematize traditional notions of STEM teaching and learning and present solutions for marginalize groups to have accessDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University Ebony O. McGee is an Associate Professor of Diversity and Urban Schooling at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and a member of Scientific Careers Research and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park

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Undergraduate Education

Paper ID #242722018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29On Becoming a ”Transfer Institution”: Research on a Community Collegethat Supports Diverse Black Students in their Transfer AspirationsDr. Bruk T Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003, after which he was hired by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where he worked on nanotechnology. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the

Conference Session

Student Feedback and Assessment in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech – Savannah. He was also the Founding Director of the Systems Realization Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Farrokh’s current research focus is model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncertainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid and robust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of

Conference Session

Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Mohr, Lehigh University; Jennifer H. Gross P.E., Lehigh University; Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University; John B Ochs, Lehigh University; Ana-Iulia Alexandrescu, Lehigh University

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Graduate Studies

experience in structural engineering of building systems.Dr. Raymond A Pearson, Lehigh University Ray Pearson is the Interim Associate Dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University. Ray is also a professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department and the Director of the Center for Polymer Science and Engineering. Ray actively teaches graduate courses in polymer science and engineering to on-campus and distance-ed students.Prof. John B Ochs, Lehigh University Professor John B. Ochs is the co-founder and director of Lehigh University’s engineering master’s de- gree program in technical entrepreneurship (www.lehigh.edu/innovate/). He joined the Lehigh faculty in 1979 as an

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

often work in laboratory settings –there are significant differences in the nature of their work and education. Pinelli explains thesedifferences in the work of engineers vs. scientists in great detail,3 but for our purposes whatmatters is how this plays out in terms of library use. As users, engineers behave differently thantheir peers in other disciplines. Many of them simply don’t use the library, physically orvirtually, and are unaware of library resources and services. Neither group is known to askreference questions in the traditional sense or request mediated searching. Tenopir states, “Evenwhen they do use a library, engineers like to search for information themselves rather than gothrough a librarian or other intermediary.”4