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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University; Emily A. Bovee, Marquette University; Harrison Douglas Lawson, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Alexandra Anderson Lee, Michigan State University; Amalia Krystal Lira, Michigan State University; Kristy A. Robinson, McGill University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University

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of theirundergraduate careers). We also target students’ financial risk through activities focused oncareer preparation and development. It is another goal of SEE that 100% of SEE Scholars haveparticipated in an internship or co-op position by, at the latest, the summer immediatelyfollowing their 3rd year. To achieve this, we coordinate closely with The Center for SpartanEngineering (the CoE’s career services office). The Center hosts programs targeted at SEEScholars to help them prepare for interviews and the workplace. These programs positionstudents to compete for internships, co-ops, or other paid experiential education opportunities,with an average pay of $10,000/semester. Thus, students participating in these opportunities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine G. Herbert, Montclair State University; Thomas J Marlowe, Seton Hall University; Jerry Alan Fails, Boise State University; Cyril S Ku, William Paterson University; Kelly M Goedert, Seton Hall University; Emily Hill, Drew University; Nina M Goodey, Montclair State University; Donal Thomas MacVeigh S.J.

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], tackles these challenges in a novel way. Mostapproaches to increasing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) enrollment ingeneral – and computer science enrollment in particular – focus on secondary or even primaryschool students or underclass college students. NECST, however, looks to interest undergraduatesclose to graduation, recent alumni, or returning students from any discipline in graduate study incomputer science. These interests are motivated as a change in career direction, or equally often as ameans to acquire skills, concepts, and frameworks that complement their original discipline or careerplans [4]. This can be an advantage for students of all disciplines, including undergraduatecomputing majors, since employers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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theundergraduate curriculum of these two majors is very similar, thereby facilitating thedevelopment of a cohort. We provide mentoring, cohort-building activities, and sharedcoursework early in the students’ academic careers to aid in the development of a cohortexperience for this group. Our program consists of four organized cohort interactions persemester: two networking events for strengthening the cohort community and two professionaldevelopment events to facilitate student successes.3.1 Mentoring ProgramThe ASPIRE mentoring program has three components: peer mentoring, faculty mentoring, andindustry mentoring. The interconnection of these components is shown in Figure 1. The ASPIREmentoring program attempts to ensure weekly mentoring while balancing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Van Til, Oakland University; Chris J. Kobus, Oakland University; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University; Sankar Sengupta, Oakland University

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university, no funds came from the S-STEMgrant.Industrial Internships.A unique feature of the PLM Scholarship program involved investigators working with severalcompanies to identify paid engineering internship opportunities (both summer and year-round)for the students. A large number of the students were placed into such internship opportunities atsome point during the program.The investigators received assistance on identifying internship opportunities from OaklandUniversity's Pawley Lean Institute as well as the university’s Career Services Office. Theinvestigators also worked closely with the university's Career Services Office to prepare studentsfor these internships (develop resumes and cover letters, mock interviews, etc.).Of the 50 students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V. Nedunuri, Central State University; Edison Perdomo, Central State University

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Fall Spring 100 Freshmen 2017 2021Second 4 3 4 3 3 4 7 4 Fall Spring 100 FreshmenTotal 8 6 8 6 7 7 142. Increase the retention of the ENE-WRM majors in the low-income community at CSUUSE4WRM targets an increase in retention of the incoming freshman and sophomoreUSE4WRM Scholars to 80%, junior level scholars to 90% and senior level scholars to 100%while expecting the scholars to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.3. Increase the career and graduate school opportunities to the ENE-WRM graduatesWe target ten

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Heather L Cox, Clemson University - Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Shelby K Lanier, Clemson University

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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Tracking Research Self-Efficacy of Participants in an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates SiteIntroduction and BackgroundParticipation in research during undergraduate engineering and science programs has beenshown to increase the retention of students into both technical careers and graduate studies.1Significant funding to support undergraduate student research in engineering and science isprovided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program. REU sites generally host between eight and ten students duringthe summer months to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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grades inengineering courses, but rather through students’ beliefs about their confidence in completing theirengineering degree, obtaining the knowledge required to be successful in their career, and certaintyof attaining their desired career path. Prior work has utilized metrics such as High School GPAand SAT math scores to understand graduation rates (e.g., [7], [8]). We move away from usingthese metrics of success for three reasons: 1) first-generation college students tend to have morediverse pathways than continuing-generation college students, that is, a high percentage may havepassed through community college before transferring to a four-year institution [9], [10]; 2) wesought to capture students beliefs about their abilities to succeed

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Tim Robinson, University of Nevada Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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activities: methods and preliminary resultsIntroductionThere exists a continuing issue in the United States with respect to under-enrollment inengineering majors in college, and hence interest in pursuing an engineering career, especiallywithin underrepresented groups including women [1]. Studies have shown that a strong predictorof students enrolling in engineering college majors and pursuing an engineering career is studentinterest in engineering at the K-12 level [2, 3]. In addition, it has been shown that a critical timewhere student interest, identity, and career choices begin to solidify is during middle schoolyears [4, 5] and hence should be the population on which studies should focus. The NationalAcademy of Engineering and National Research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael F. Insana, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriel R. Burks, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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instruments fromorganizational change theory [4, 5]. The survey asks questions like, “I relate to people from theBioengineering Department as if they were close acquaintances/associates” and “Have yourviews influenced the department?”, as well as specific questions related to the project such asquestions about career choices, curriculum, and advising. The survey is administered to allfaculty, staff, and students twice a year.Teaching Practices InventoryAll faculty in the department were invited to participate in an interview related to teachingpractices inventory, regardless of participation in undergraduate program classes. These resultsserve as a quantifiable baseline for the teaching practices in the department. Previous researchhas shown that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumer Pial Das, Lamar University; B. D. Daniel, Lamar University; Stefan Andrei, Lamar University; Lawrence Joseph Osborne, Lamar University Computer Science Department

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to conduct research with afaculty member. They also attend career workshops, professional seminars, conferences.Students are supported financially throughout the Summer Bridge program. Among the resources provided are summer housing and lodging at no cost, and a tuition waiver for the course from LU. They also receive a $500 stipend from the grant in both summers. LU offers ASCENT Scholars, in addition to financial support, a wealth of academic support, career development, and community building activities that will promote the program’s ability to meet the objectives of the program. Following the selection of recipients, Scholars participate in one orientation session that introduces Scholars to the program, faculty, alumnae, and each other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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theoretical foundationand the overall framework of this program, this paper describes its three primary elementsincluding: 1) recruitment and selection of REU participants, 2) REU research projects, and 3)seminar and workshop series and a final symposium. Selected student comments, as well aslessons learned, are also presented in this paper. Many REU students expressed their desire topursue further graduate studies, or teaching, to advance their professional careers.IntroductionExtensive research evidence has suggested that undergraduate research experience (REU)significantly improves students’ academic performance and confidence, and has a lasting impacton their career paths 1-3. The National Science Foundation has been supporting

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Ghasem Shahbazi, North Carolina A&T State University; Shamsuddin Ilias, North Carolina A&T State University; Lijun Wang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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0 --- 0 --- Page 26.423.4 Centerabove 4.0 (on a scale of 1 to 5) to the below areas, indicating that their skills and knowledge hadincreased in these areas:  Ability to work independently in a lab (mean = 4.22)  Knowledge of areas of research related to bioenergy (mean = 4.11)  Data presentation skills (mean = 4.00)  Ability to conduct thorough literature reviews (mean = 4.00)Ratings were relatively neutral for the following areas, indicating that their research andmentoring had little impact on their knowledge and skills in these areas:  Knowledge of careers related to bioenergy (mean = 3.22

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter

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adjunct associate professor in the Technology, Engineering, and Design department at NC State and earned her doctorate in Technology, Engineering, and Design in the College of Education at NC State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Evaluation of collaborative REU exploring the energy spectrum from body-heat harvesting to smart grid technologyEngaging in research is one of the few and critical project-based learning experiences of theundergraduate engineering career. Typical students are rarely exposed to authentic applicationsof engineering design, research, and/or multidisciplinary content until the capstone course at theend of their undergraduate curriculum

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Thought

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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- mation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

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career expectations and analyzing how theycompare to, and differ from, engineers not involved with the organization. By doing so, theresearch will provide actual evidence for the perceived benefits of organizational involvement.As a relatively unexplored area of study, there is no comprehensive theory that examinesengineers involved with PBSL or EWB-USA specifically. Therefore, we draw on the work doneby Jacquelyn Eccles and colleagues on expectancy-value theory23. The theory claims that peoplemake certain choices due to their traits, experiences, expectations, and subjective values (such asidentity and goals), and it claims that actions influence future choices in a cyclical pattern.Eccles has used this framework to show why women make

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 25.110.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Successful 4-Year Academic Scholarship Program for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science Non-Transfer Students and Graduate StudentsAbstractThis paper describes a successful four-year academic scholarship program for upper divisionengineering and computer science students funded by a National Science Foundation’s S-STEMgrant that ran from Fall 2007 through Spring 2011. Scholarships of $2,000 per semester weregiven

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pavan Kumar Moturu, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Prabhakar Reddy Pagilla, Texas A&M University; Satish Bukkapatnam, Texas A&M University

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prior research experience. In total 20 students(ten per year) participated in the program and worked on individual project topics under theguidance of faculty and graduate student mentors. Unlike a typical REU program, theCybermanufacturing REU involved a few unique activities, such as a 48-hour intense design andprototype build experience (also known as Aggies Invent), industry seminars, and industry visits.Overall, the REU students demonstrated significant gains in all of the twelve research-relatedcompetencies that were assessed as a part of formative and summative evaluation process. Whilealmost all of them wanted to pursue a career in advanced manufacturing, includingCybermanufacturing, the majority of the participants preferred industry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington

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continuing GAANN fellows there are 6 URMs, andall of 14 continuing GAANN fellows are making timely progress toward their PhD degrees.The fruitful efforts at the doctoral level in the UTA Mathematics Department have been coupledwith efforts at the undergraduate level. There also have been efforts to establish strong links witharea middle schools and high schools and civic organizations, with the goal of helping middleand high school students learn about careers in the mathematical sciences and encouraging themto attend college. All such efforts have resulted in positive changes at every level, and the UTAMathematics Department was recognized nationally in 2013 by the AMS (AmericanMathematical Society) as the winner of the AMS Award for an Exemplary

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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,  Page 26.962.3engaging in certain behaviors, or making certain choices (e.g., children’s beliefs about whether engineering can help them contribute to society).   Study Design and Theoretical Framework  The IPE study, based on Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), seeks to investigate the effect of informal, out­of­school activities, as well as other factors (self­efficacy, outcome expectations, and personal interests, and intrapersonal factors) on children’s interest in engineering and  9​decisions to engage in engineering­related activities.​  SCCT has its roots in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, which posits that personal characteristics, behaviors, and environment all play important

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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surveys and focus groupsdiscussions conducted by the external evaluation team, was overwhelmingly positive andhighlighted significant benefits to students’ academic success and their future professionalcareers. This paper also presents the lessons learned that were synthesized using the observationsmade by the project team and evaluation team, and the feedback provided by the students. Theselessons learned can be institutionalized at West Virginia University and elsewhere in highereducation to aid students’ success in their education and future professional careers in thecybersecurity field.1. IntroductionCybersecurity is of crucial importance for protecting the public and private sector companies, aswell as individuals from cyber threats and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Pedro O. Quintero; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nelson Cardona-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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outcome-based educational framework. She has also incorporated theories on social cognitive career choices and student attrition mitigation to investigate the effectiveness of institutional interventions in increasing the retention and academic success of talented engineering students from economically disadvantaged families. She’s also involved in a project that explores the relationship between the institutional policies at UPRM and faculty and graduate students’ motivation to create good relationships between advisors and advisees.Prof. Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Professor Oscar Marcelo Suarez joined the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2000. He holds a BS in Aeronautical &

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; Amy L. Brooks, Oregon State University; Halle Miller, Harding University; Grant R. Countess, Harding University; Kyle Shanachilubwa, Harding University

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Paper ID #40078Board 270: Engineering Faculty Members’ Experience of ProfessionalShame: Summary of Insights from Year TwoDr. James L. Huff, Harding University Dr. James Huff is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Honors College Faculty Fellow at Harding University. He conducts transdisciplinary research on identity that lies at the nexus of applied psychology and engineering education. A recipient of the NSF CAREER grant (No. 2045392) and the director of the Beyond Professional Identity (BPI) lab, Dr. Huff has mentored numerous undergraduate students, doctoral students, and academic professionals from more

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Linda Lawson Payne, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College; Charles Richard Murphy, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

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the state and regional level and an e-learning platformhosted by the College to provide dissemination of the resources for K-16 instructors and studentsboth statewide and nationally.B. Introduction:Each of the NSF-ATE projects at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College has worked closelywith other two-year colleges and with K-12 schools in the College’s service area along with K12systems throughout the state to develop and/or enhance the pipeline from K-12 into STEMprograms. The first project in this series of three (Diverse Engineering Pathways: CurriculumInnovation and Best Practice for Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of EngineeringTechnology Majors) was designed to promote access to STEM careers and provide courses forunder-prepared

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Ann Jerome Clements, Jacksonville University; Huihui H Wang, Jacksonville University; Anna Little, Jacksonville University; W. Brian Lane, Jacksonville University; Han Duong, Jacksonville University

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without a transfer to an AI, or majors in Mathematics, Physics orComputer Science. The project has 3 major goals: 1) improve the enrollment of students in engineering relateddegree programs at Jacksonville University, 2) improve enrollment of underrepresented groupsin engineering related disciplines at Jacksonville University and 3) improve retention throughgraduation or transfer to an affiliated institution in engineering-related disciplines. Programgoals are met through targeted support of the student in co-curricular and extra-curricular areas.Co-curricular Activities (Maria) MEPS program arranged a number of co-curricular activities and facilities for the students sothat the students can be better prepared for their careers. Career

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Lisa Ann Moyer, Virginia Tech; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech

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Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines; Christine Liebe, Colorado School of Mines; Heather Thiry

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Paper ID #32484CS@Mines: PATH Ambassadors to High Success, A Successful S-STEMScholarship ProgramDr. Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines Tracy Camp is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. She is the Founder and Director of the Toilers (http://toilers.mines.edu), an active ad hoc networks research group. Her current research interests include the credibility of ad hoc network simulation studies and the use of wireless sensor networks in geosystems. Dr. Camp has received over 20 grants from the National Science Foundation, including a prestigious NSF CAREER

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inez Hua, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michael L Curry, Tuskegee University

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, and substantial societal benefits accrue from a scientifically literate citizenry.In recognition of these demands and benefits, the National Research Council (NRC) set forththree goals for K-12 STEM education [1]: increasing the number of students who earn advanceddegrees and choose careers in STEM fields, increasing the “STEM-capable” workforce, andincreasing science literacy for all students, regardless of career choice [1]. Broadening theparticipation of underrepresented groups underpins the first two goals. Teachers of K-12 STEM play a key role in meeting these goals; thus, teacher preparationand professional development are also greatly needed. A number of studies have demonstratedthat student learning benefits from highly

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Jessi L. Smith, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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, increase persistence rates both within degree programsand into the workforce. The initial study on student beliefs and endorsements wascompleted in 2017 and the video production intervention was piloted in 2018. At the time ofthe 2019 ASEE annual conference, the data analysis on the intervention will be completeand will be presented at the poster session.2. Background Goal-Congruity Theory (GCT) states that people are more likely to pursue a career thataffords the values they endorse (Diekman, 2010). From the perspective of a student, thereare two places that values are important: 1) what values does a student personally holddear? and 2) what opportunities does a student believe a given career provides for? Whenthese two types of values are

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Paper ID #25581Board 91: Research Initiation: A Study on the Intersection of Race and Gen-der on Leadership Formation of Engineering StudentsProf. Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in the nuances of how the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender affects professional development in the area of leadership and the long term career trajectory of an individual. Her other research interests are focused on syntheses of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah M. Ryan, Iowa State University; Michelle L. Soupir, Iowa State University; Amy Kaleita, Iowa State University; Sergio Horacio Lence, Iowa State University; Robert Brown, Iowa State University

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engineering economic analysis and stochastic, modeling, analysis and simulation. Professor Ryan’s research interests lie in the planning and operation of energy, manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Her work has been funded by several single and multi-investigator National Science Foundation grants, including a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, as well as by industry, private foundations, and the U.S. Department of Energy through its ARPA-E initiative. She is PI of a National Research Traineeship on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist.Dr