publications are in the areas of AC/DC Power System Interactions, distributed energy systems, power quality, and grid-connected re- newable energy applications including solar and wind power systems. He is a senior member of IEEE, member of ASEE, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and ATMAE. Dr. Pecen was recog- nized as an Honored Teacher/Researcher in ”Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” in 2004-2009. Dr. Pecen is a recipient of 2010 Diversity Matters Award at the University of Northern Iowa for his efforts on promoting diversity and international education at UNI. He is also a recipient of 2011 UNI C.A.R.E Sustainability Award for the recognition of applied research and development of renewable energy appli
ENGINEERING EDUCATION- WASHINGTON-, vol. 86, pp. 139-150, 1997.[7] T. Mitchell and A. Daniel, "A Year-Long Entry-Level College Course Sequence for Enhancing Engineering Student Success."[8] L. Fleming, et al., "AC 2008-1039: ENGINEERING STUDENTS DEFINE DIVERSITY: AN UNCOMMON THREAD," 2008.[9] J. Urban, et al., "Minority engineering program computer basics with a vision," 2002, pp. S3C1-5.[10] R. Hobson and R. Alkhasawneh, "SUMMER TRANSITION PROGRAM: A MODEL FOR IMPACTING FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS," in ASEE conference & exposition, Austin, TX, 2009.[11] C. Marshall and G. B. Rossman, Designing qualitative research: Sage Publications, Inc, 2010.[12] D. L. Morgan, The focus
AC 2010-1027: USING A DESIGN COURSE TO AUGMENT PROGRAMCURRICULUM AND FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLSCherian Mathews, University of the Pacific Cherian P. Mathews is Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the Pacific. He received a B.E degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. Prior to joining the University of the Pacific in 2005, he held a faculty position at the University of Florida / University of West Florida Joint Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has also held visiting faculty positions
AC 2010-20: USE OF LEARNING STYLES FOR TEAMWORK ANDPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSEEli Patten, University of California at BerkeleySara Atwood, University of California, BerkeleyLisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley Page 15.1305.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of Learning Styles for Teamwork and Professional Development in a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractWith the rise of integrated fields of study in engineering such as energy, biotechnology androbotics, graduating engineering students must be able to communicate effectively in teams froma variety of backgrounds. In fact, ABET has specifically
AC 2010-1783: INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTATIONAL AND VISUALMODULES TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERNicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University Nick Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University where he researches micro/nano-scale thermal transport in solids and liquids and also serves as a teaching assistant in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University Greg Walker is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University specializing in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Page 15.814.1© American Society for
Third World Poverty in First-YearEngineering Capstone Projects: Initial Findings,” 2010 American Society for EngineeringEducation Annual Conference and Exhibition, paper AC 2010-197.15. G.P. Halada, “Integrating Humanitarian Values into First Year Engineering Coursework,”proceedings of the 2021 American Society for Engineering Education, paper 35336.16. C. Mitcham and D. Muñoz, Humanitarian Engineering (San Rafael, CA: Morgan &Claypool, 2010).17. K.M. Passino, Humanitarian Engineering: Advancing Technology for SustainableDevelopment, 3rd ed. (Columbus, OH: Bede Publishing, 2016); https://ece.osu.edu/humanitarian-engineering-book.18. C.L. Dym, A.M. Agogino, O. Eris, D.D. Frey, and L.J. Leifer, “Engineering Design Thinking,Teaching, and
model program, shown in this paper, may be used by other engineering departments indeveloping similar safety programs, thereby assuring that safety training is a significant part ofengineering/engineering technology/STEM education.KeywordsSafety, safety training, departmental safety programIntroductionOver the past ten years, institutions of higher learning have become increasingly aware of theneed to realign aspects of research safety (Hill 2016, ACS 2012, Benderly 2016). Severalincidents illustrate the immediate need for a different approach to safety such as the death of alab assistant at UCLA in 2008 (Kemsley 2009), a severe student injury at Texas Tech in 2010(Kemsley 2010), and a lab explosion resulting in the loss of an arm at the
AC 2010-1914: POSTER: WINDMILLS IN TRIGONOMETRY CLASSBrandon Turek-Krengel, U. of St. Thomas - St. Paul Brandon Turek-Krengel is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major at the University of Saint Thomas, graduating in May 2010. While attending UST he conducted research into K-12 engineering education.Scott Woelber, Edina Public Schools Scott Woelber is the K-12 Mathematics Coordinator for Edina Public Schools in Edina, MN. He has 20 years of experience in both public and private schools which includes work as a physics teacher, online statistics teacher, and mathematics teacher with classes from basic algebra through AP Calculus BC. After earning undergraduate degrees in
AC 2010-1995: UNIQUE EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FORNASA ENGINEERSRoger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters Roger C. Forsgren, Deputy Director, NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), Office of the Chief Engineer, NASA Headquarters, National Aeronautics & Space Administration Roger C. Forsgren is the deputy director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL). NASA APPEL, managed through the Office of the Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, provides the Agency’s engineers and project managers with educational resources encouraging foundational learning, professional development, and
AC 2010-2009: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED SELF-TEACHING ANDASSESSMENT MODULE FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MICROCHEMICALSYSTEMSPatrick Mills, Texas A&M-Kingsville Dr. Patrick Mills is the Frank H. Dotterweich Chair and Professor in the Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Before being appointed to this position in January 2006, he was a Senior Research Associate in the DuPont Company's Central Research and Development Department in Wilmington, Delaware with more than 25 years of experience in chemical sciences and engineering. His research interests include multiphase reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and reaction system modeling
AC 2010-2389: COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION,RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT A HBCU - EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMESRam Mohan, North Carolina A & T State UniversityAjit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State UniversityNarayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University Page 15.301.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Computational Science and Engineering Education, Research and Training at a HBCU – Experiences and OutcomesAbstractComputational science and engineering (CSE) and high performance computing (HPC) havenow become an integral part of several engineering and science disciplines. Still the number ofstudents from
AC 2010-682: EMPHASISING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS INTHE TEACHING OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGYJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology Page 15.453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Emphasizing Professional Engineering Elements in the Teaching of Materials TechnologyABSTRACTThe re-development of pedagogy and curriculum in the Materials and Manufacture subject inthe School of Architectural, Civil and Mechanical Engineering (ACME) at VictoriaUniversity (VU) in Melbourne was driven by changing pedagogical philosophy ofengineering education at the university. The new pedagogical approach was to focus awayfrom the traditional
AC 2010-684: WHO WANTS TO STUDY ENGINEERING IN AUSTRALIA?MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF IDENTITY, ATTRACTIVENESS, AND OFMARKETING.Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology Page 15.1374.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 WHO WANTS TO STUDY ENGINEERING IN AUSTRALIA: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF IDENTITY, ATTRACTIVENESS, AND OF MARKETINGAbstractThe reluctance of senior secondary students, and more importantly females, to chooseengineering as a preferred course of study in higher education combined with relatively highattrition rates in engineering schools at Australian universities can be traced to twofundamental sources. These relate to
AC 2010-722: MODELING IN SUPPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGNPROCESS: EXPERIENCES IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMJohn Bedward, North Carolina State UniversityEric Wiebe, North Carolina State UniversityLauren Madden, North Carolina State UniversityJames Minogue, North Carolina State UniversityMike Carter, North Carolina State University Page 15.880.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Modeling in support of engineering design process: Experiences in the elementary classroomAbstractIncreasingly students of all ages should be engaged in science, engineering and computationalactivities as it is used across an increasing amount of subject areas
AC 2010-239: ACHIEVING CIVIL ENGINEERING BOK2 OUTCOMES OFGLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICALRESPONSIBILITY AND TEAM WORK IN A GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSSteven Benzley, Brigham Young University Steven E. Benzley obtained BES and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He was a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Since 1980 he has been on the faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University. He has also served as Associate Dean of the BYU College of Engineering and Technology, Associate Dean of BYU Honors and General Education, and is
AC 2010-390: THE NATURAL STRUCTURE OF ALGEBRA AND CALCULUSAndrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics Throughout his career, Dr. Grossfield combined an interest in engineering design and mathematics. He earned a BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, he obtained an M.S. degree in mathematics part time while designing circuitry full time in the aerospace/avionics industry. As a Graduate Associate, pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Arizona, he was uniquely positioned as both a calculus teacher and as a student taking courses in applied mathematics. He prepared and attended lectures, concurrently, which developed his acute sensitivity to differences
educational attainment is between 11 and12%. The societal benefits of higher learning have been well established2-6. Engineeringeducation improves significantly on this benefit. The economic value of an engineering degree isranked highest in Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce recentpublication7, “What’s it worth? The Economic Value of College Majors”. In addition, the valueof a graduate engineering degree is 32% more than the undergraduate degree.According to the US Census Bureau’s 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Yearestimates, the national mean percentage of full-time employed workers (age > 16) workingwithin the Architecture and Engineering (A&E) sector is 2.37%. For this same statistic,Arkansas is last
conference proceedings. He has presented over 50 keynote addresses and invited talks in various national and international conferences. Dr. Singh has received a number of international awards including one of the 10 Global ”Champions of Photovoltaic Technology” selected by Photovoltaics World (October 2010). He is Fellow of IEEE, SPIE, ASM and AAAS Page 23.1036.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Renewable Energy Education at Clemson University - A Certification Program with Solar, Wind & Electrical Grid ClassesAbstract: The rapid growth of the global
Thinking into the First-yearEngineering Curriculum,” paper 22705, 2018 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference, 2018.10. Royal Academy of Engineering, Educating Engineers for the 21st Century, London, June2007.11. B. Roszell, “The Development of a First Year Design Project: Focusing on Creativity,Independence, and Design Understanding,” paper 27994, 2019 FYEE Conference, Penn StateUniversity.12. J. Estell, K. Reid, and J. Marquardt, “Addressing Third World Poverty in First-YearEngineering Capstone Projects: Initial Findings,” paper AC 2010-197, 2010 American Societyfor Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, 2010.13. G. Halada, “Integrating Humanitarian Values into First Year Engineering Coursework,” paper35336
interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting, renewable energy, microgrids, wave and turbulence, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compat- ibility, and engineering education.Prof. Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Lucian Ionel CIOCA received the M.Sc. in Machine Tools (1993) and B.Sc. in Occupational Safety, Health and Work Relations Management (2010). In 2002, he becomes Dr. Eng. (Ph.D degree) of Pet- rosani University, Romania and now he is professor at ”Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu - Romania, Faculty of Engineering
search for the Technological and Engineering Literacy / Philosophy of Engineering division. For earlier papers go to ASEE PEER and search for technological literacy. 10. Gustafson, Robert, and Bruce Trott, “Two Minors in Technological Literacy for Non- Engineers,” Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference - Paper AC 2009-1564 (2009). 11. McGrann, Roy, “A General Engineering Minor as a Means to Encourage Technological Literacy,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference - Paper 2010-1405 (2010). 12. Krupczak, John, Mani Mina, Robert J. Gustafson, James F. Young P.E., and Scott VanderStoep, “Minors as
from Georgia State Uni- versity in 2003. Dr. Leggett-Robinson is the Principal Investigator of GPC’s $1.5 million NSF STEP grant and continues to work closely with other STEM committees. Dr. Leggett-Robinson is published in Polymer, The Journal of Undergraduate Chemical Research, Heterocyclic Communications, A Journal of Oncology and Hematology, The Chemical Educator, and the Journal of College Science Teaching. She has made numerous presentations at both national and regional scientific meetings and has been featured in in a TRIO publication (Council of Education) highlighting ”Academic All-Stars”, in the ACS publi- cation In Chemistry, in a Science Education publication from Cornell University, and twice in
(STEM) degrees. This paper addresses the Transfer and Retention Program (TRP)which is part of this overall program.1.2 Background InformationTAMIU is the only four-year institution located within a 150-mile radius of Laredo, Texas. Theuniversity student body comprises of 90% Hispanic students of which most are economicallydisadvantaged and are under prepared when entering the university. The City of Laredo sits onthe boarder of Mexico and has a much lower per capita income when compared to both the stateand national average. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2010 and the 2005-2009 AmericanCommunity Survey 5-Year Estimates shows that the City of Laredo has the followingcharacteristics: The Hispanic population is 94% The per capita
AC 2012-4128: EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH CHOICE IN THE FIRSTYEARDr. Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan Lorelle Meadows is Assistant Dean of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has primary responsibility for the design and delivery of the first year engineering curriculum and conducts engineering education research in the areas of teamwork and motivation.Ms. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication. She co-teaches multiple sections of the course described in this paper.Dr. Elizabeth S. Hildinger, University of Michigan Elizabeth Hildinger teaches in the Program in Technical Communication in the
AC 2012-4670: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPATHY IN ENGINEER-ING COMMUNICATION THROUGH A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUEDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ pro- fessional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in en- gineering education. He was the first international
AC 2012-3580: IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE STUDENT PROJECT FOR THEINCREASED RECRUITMENT OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STU-DENTS (INSPIRESS)Dr. Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville Monica L. Dillihunt, Ph.D. is a graduate of Howard University, where she received her degree in edu- cational psychology and a sub-specialty in educational leadership and administration in 2003. She also received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and a M.Ed in education from Mercer University in Atlanta. Dillihunt has broad areas of research interests that include culture, multiple intelligences, differentiating instruction, learning and socialization processes, student motivation, and
AC 2012-3762: LOOKING AHEAD: SOME TRENDS IN GRADUATE ED-UCATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON ENGINEERING AND TECHNOL-OGYProf. Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet Joy L. Colwell, J.D., is currently Director of Graduate Studies at Purdue University Calumet, and profes- sor of organizational leadership and supervision. Page 25.903.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Looking Ahead: Some Trends in Graduate Education and Their Impact on Engineering and Technology AbstractIn order to plan for and meet future needs, graduate education in engineering and
AC 2012-5324: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’S PERSPECTIVE ONCONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND ITS CULTURAL ASPECTSProf. Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University Whitney A. Lutey, C.P.C., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., where she teaches construction practice, construction estimating, and construction scheduling from the professional practice point of view. Lutey earned her bachelor’s of science in construction engineering technology, and minor in industrial and management engineering, Montana State University, 1996, and a master’s of construction engineering management from Montana State University in 1997. Primary research included incentive programs
AC 2012-4784: NANOTECHNOLOGY: TEACHING ETHICAL AND SO-CIAL ISSUES IN A STS COURSEDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences, DeVry Uni- versity, Addison, Ill. He received his M.Sc. (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an M.S.E.E. from Michigan Technological University, and an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of fiber optic com- munications, faculty development, nanotechnology, application of telecommunications technologies in distance education, and impact of technology on society. He teaches wireless engineering
AC 2012-3829: OVERVIEW OF THE FIRST YEAR OF AN INNOVATIVESCIENCE EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP VENTUREMs. Kelsey B. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University Kelsey B. Hatzell is a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow studying material science for her doctoral studies. She received a bachelor’s of science degree in general engineering, and a bachelor’s of arts in economics from Swarthmore College. She also holds a master’s of science in mechanical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.Marta C. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University Marta C. Hatzell is a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow studying mechanical engineering for her doctoral studies. She received a bachelor’s of science degree