Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daina Briedis

statements and in developing their presentations. All group members arerequired to participate in the writing of the paper and in the delivery of the oral presentation. Thebasis on which they are to be graded both in their written reports and their oral presentations isstated up-front.Beginning two weeks later, the groups begin their presentations, which are spread across thesemester, but correspond generally to the material being discussed in class. The recitation periodis used for the oral presentations; the groups submit their written reports on the day of theirpresentations.III. Content and GradingThe papers and presentations have relatively simple requirements. They are to provide thegeneral background to the problem (its context), an

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlesworth R. Martin; Alex O. Kalu

isused to describe the proposed assessment model. An algorithm (Figure 1.) for modelimplementation is also shown. Finally, a block diagram (Figure 2.) depicting the closed looprelationship between the assessment process and instructional process is presented.II. Goals and ObjectivesPursuant to the mission of the College of Sciences and Technology, which is derived from themission of Savannah State University, the educational goals of the college are: • to produce graduates who can successfully complete graduate studies in the Sciences, Engineering Technology, and other closely related fields. • to produce graduates that are capable of competing in the work place among peers. • to inculcate in its graduates the

Conference Session

BME Research and Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ka-yiu San

improve their communication skills. Inthe Fall semester, the students are required to a make an oral presentation of their projects totheir fellow classmates. Whereas in the Spring semester, the students are required to participatein the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) poster competition. The results fromthese presentations will be counted as a portion of their final course grade.Further Improvements. Two additional modules are planned for future implementation. Onemodule deals with scientific research ethics. Topics in this module may include experimentaltechniques and the treatment of data, conflict of interest, publication and openness, fair use ofsources. The second module is targeted to improve the students’ scientific writing

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jana B. Milford, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

key courses (math,science, engineering, humanities and writing), sense of community within the program andcollege, and their intention to graduate and pursue a future in engineering.Ennis et al.1 described the motivation for the GoldShirt Program and key elements of its design,and also reviewed performance and assessment results for the first year. This paper furtherdelves into the strengths and weaknesses of the GoldShirt Program by examining how thestudents performed academically both in the GoldShirt year and beyond into the first year of theregular engineering curriculum. The paper provides a brief overview of the program, followed byan examination of the key challenges and outcomes in selected program elements, including

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haroula M. Tzamaras, Pennsylvania State University; Sierra Hicks; Gabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University; Christine Mathilda Cummings; Lauren Elizabeth Dennis; Hannah Nolte, Pennsylvania State University; Andrea Mesa Restrepo; Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

graduate students in theCollege of Engineering to gauge need for community and student interest in creating a GraduateWomen in Engineering (GradWIE) group. Results from the survey indicated that students lackedcommunity and had an overwhelming desire to be involved in a graduate women in engineeringgroup. As such, we felt compelled to form an official student organization for the engineeringcommunity, GradWIE. GradWIE welcomes people of all gender identities to support thepersonal and professional well-being of graduate students through peer support, the creation ofsafe spaces, social events, and diverse resources. In its first year, the organization has sponsoredseveral community-building events, reaching over 150 students across all departments

Conference Session

Assessment in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araoluwa Adaramola, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

chemical engineering students setlearning goals toward new discipline-specific content, including forming peer groups ornetworks, interacting with chemical engineering professors, and developing appropriate learningapproaches. COGNITION MOTIVATION/AFFECT BEHAVIOR CONTEXTFORETHOUGHT, Set task-specific goals Goal orientation* Plan time and effort Perceptions of taskPLANNING, ANDACTIVATION Prior knowledge Efficacy judgments** Plan self- Perceptions of observations context Metacognitive Ease of learning (EOL

Conference Session

Computer Science Education and AI research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayesha Johnson, University of South Florida, College of Nursing; Zachariah J Beasley P.E., University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #36879Strategies to Optimize Student Success in Pair Programming TeamsDr. Ayesha Johnson, University of South Florida, College of Nursing I am an assistant professor of statistics in the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida. My research interests include educational methods, and health equity. I have experience in data analysis for various types of research designs.Dr. Zachariah J Beasley P.E., University of South Florida Dr. Zachariah Beasley received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of South Florida with a focus on sentiment analysis in peer review. He is the

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

,apply standards, create a conceptual design, select appropriate materials, identify applied loadingscenarios, perform the design analysis, check design calculations from another team, createdesign drawings, estimate the cost, and write a design report.In order to accomplish all this in a course like strength of materials, which is laden with analysis,the project must be well organized and accompanied with web-based tools. This paper discussesdesign of the design project, course content that is beyond the traditional strength of materialscourse coverage, and development of web-based tools that make this possible. The web-basedtools provide guidance on: the design process with interactive examples, analysis andsimulation, materials properties and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

entering and matriculating with an engineeringdegree. Current efforts to improve graduation rates have exacerbated the achievement gap forfirst generation degree seeking students, who trail behind their peers by 13% [16] Within theirengineering courses, first generation students are .15 to .2 GPA points behind their non-firstgeneration counter parts in core classes with some achievement gaps as high as 1.02. The samegaps are seen with women in engineering courses [2]. When the CSU and the UC systems arecompared there is a greater mismatch in degree production. The CSU offers its 480,000 students73 accredited engineering programs housed at 16 of its regional campuses compared to 54 degreeprograms offered to the 222,000 undergraduate UC students

Conference Session

Underrepresented Populations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayla R. Maxey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

socioeconomicbackgrounds, social positioning influences peer-to-peer relations and their status within anengineering team. Furthermore, we aim to explore how this position relates to their engagementwith engineering concepts, practices, and habits. We expect the rich examples of how K-12students experience status in collaborative engineering projects to inform curriculum design andinstructional practice.The methods applied follow a case study approach where video-recorded observations of peerinteractions and one-on-one interviews comprise the data in this case. The case is a two-weeksummer engineering camp for students in grades 6-8. In this case study, we conducted interactionanalysis of the video data by coding peer-to-peer exchanges and the associated impact

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Reuther, Columbia University; Michael John Cennamo, Columbia University; Tiffany Wen-an Guo, Columbia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

environment has traditionally been dominated by alecture format, with students passively listening to the course instructor. This format has beencriticized as an ineffective way to learn and many strategies have been suggested to improve this,including that of blended learning. Blended learninga is defined as “the organic integration ofthoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches and technologies”.3By integrating these complementary approaches in the classroom, it provides students with theopportunity for increased interactions with course materials, instructors, and peers, creatinga The term “flipped classroom” is a form of blended learning where the student is exposed to new concepts outside of class and class time is

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Frederick Paige, Clemson University ; Lindsey Whitfield Cain, Clemson University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in the pilot study, to refine potentialresearch design improve ● -We planned our word choice in the pre-interview questions for future interviewsthe fit between reality guide and interview prompts carefully so as not to -We implemented a pass system comprised of levelsand the theory generated? restrict or influence participants’ testimonies of reading transcripts, skimming transcripts, writing ● -We utilized meta-questions (asking for structured memos, listening to recorded interviews participants’ opinions and thoughts on answering and memoing, peer debriefing over memos and the questions

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Identity Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

J. McLean Sloughter, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Mara Rempe, Seattle University; Katie Kuder P.E., Seattle University

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Diversity, Special Topic: Identity

 underrepresented or marginalized groups.   We examine survey data for undergraduate students who were enrolled in the CSE’s engineering majors (comprised of Pre‐Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science) during the spring of 2018. Results are compared for female‐identifying students, URM students, LGBTQ+ students, and students with disabilities across factors including students’ feelings of preparedness, sense of community, satisfaction with their academic performance, and experiences of bias from both peers and faculty/staff.   These findings will be used to inform the development of new policies and programs within the CSE to better support students from

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie S. Ivey, University of Memphis; Paul J. Palazolo, University of Memphis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2109: GIRLS EXPERIENCING ENGINEERING: EVOLUTIONAND IMPACT OF A SINGLE-GENDER OUTREACH PROGRAMStephanie S Ivey, University of Memphis Dr. Stephanie Ivey, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, is currently involved in several engineering and STEM education projects. She is part of the project team for the NSF funded MemphiSTEP: A STEM Talent Expansion Program (NSF DUE 0756738), where her responsibilities include coordination of the entire project’s mentoring activities, including the peer-mentoring, peer-tutoring, and STEM club mini-grant program. She is leading a project focused on service learning within the Civil Engineering curriculum and a project examining links between learning styles and freshman

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Carl Becker P.E., Iowa State University; Joel K. Sikkema, Iowa State University; Nicole Lynn Oneyear, Iowa State University; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Student

they were administered prior to, during, and after the event. An analysis of the 185 responsesthat were received reflects the event’s success: 94 percent indicated that the department shouldsupport the event in the future, and all respondents stated that the showcase was valuable for thepresenters. In addition, 75 percent of presenters reported that they had plans to present or hadalready presented their research at a professional conference. Although the inaugural competitionwas successful in catalyzing graduate student research dissemination, future efforts are needed totranslate participation in the departmental event to presentations at professional conferences andpublications through topical peer-reviewed outlets.IntroductionA catalyst is

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 9: On the Importance of Spatiality and Intersectionality: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Experiences Through Critical Collaborative Ethnographic Site Visits

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Finn Johnson M.A., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

addresses theseresearch gaps. We used critical collaborative ethnographic site visits to center TGNCpositionality and community-centered research ethics. The four-day site visits presented hereinvolved two mechanical engineering students at a prestigious private university on the EastCoast of the United States. Activities included formal semi-structured interviews as well as lessformal interactions with each participant, such as attending classes, visiting important campusand community spaces, and hanging out with the participants’ friend/peer groups. The visitingresearcher also explored the college campus and the broader community on his own to moredeeply understand the politics and context of the local environment. As predicted by

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Practices in K-12 Engineering Education Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Pamela L.B. Clark, PLB Clark Consulting LLC

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering and science education for K – 12 students, as well as assess the learning outcomes of these programs. Post-graduation, Rebecca has continued to explore her interest in K-12 engineering education by participating in the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) Mentoring Program, during which she teaches high school students about the concepts of engineering and sustainability.Pamela L.B. Clark, PLB Clark Consulting LLC Consultant who works with local and national non-profits for grant writing, evaluation, and technical assistance. Board member of the National Foundation for Teen Safe Driving and NJ State Contact for Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Twenty years of experience in program

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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Student

Paper ID #19140A Real Report from the Trenches of a PhD Dissertation: Exploring the Inher-ent ”Messiness” of Engineering Education Research Through an Audit TrailDr. Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel Anderson recently earned her PhD in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson Univer- sity. She is now the Assistant Coordinator for Clemson’s Peer Assisted Learning program. Her research interests include cross-disciplinary teamwork, student development, and program assessment. Rachel re- ceived a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Physics from Baldwin- Wallace University.Dr

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Kathy Ann Gullie, Gullie Consultant Services LLC; Krishna Bista; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Mulugeta T. Dugda, Morgan State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

and modeling.Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University Dr. Shokouhian is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University. His research focuses on performance-based design of structures made of high performance steel and concrete using theoretical, numerical and experimental methods. He has participated in many research projects and has published several peer-reviewed journal papers since 2004.Dr. Kathy Ann Gullie, Gullie Consultant Services LLC Gullie Consultants Services LLC, Owner, Dr. Kathy A. Gullie Ph.D. Dr. Kathy Gullie and her associates at Gullie Consultant Services LLC have been in education, assessment, program development and evalu- ation in New York State for

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Byron Garry

Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conferenceassessment including student surveys during and at the end of the course, self-reflection entriesin journals, self-reflection papers, alumni surveys, notebooks, log books, student written user’smanuals, exit surveys, and assessments by a consortium of faculty.Gloria Rogers, ABET's Managing Director of Professional Services, writes extensively on thetopic of assessment. In an article entitled “When is Enough Enough?”8, she says that datacollection activities must be examined in light of good program assessment practice, efficiency,and reasonableness. She says several questions need to be asked, such as, “Is there a clear visionof why specific data are being collected?” She answers

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Secil Caskurlu, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

knowledge and skills, such as communications and interpersonal skills, businessstrategy and applications, team/organization and management, general problem solving andcritical thinking, as well as self-regulated lifelong learning skills3, 4, 14, 16-18. Employers report thatemployees are not well prepared in terms of global knowledge, writing, critical thinking,adaptability, self-knowledge, oral communication, or quantitative reasoning19. However, thequestion remains: how to effectively design the curriculum to ensure that both discipline-specificand cross-disciplinary skills are sufficiently covered? To address this question, we need toexplore the issue from multiple angles: (1) gaps in education perceived by faculty, (2) gaps ineducation perceived

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

compelling observations made by James Duderstadt in his 2010essay “Engineering for a Changing World”, collected in Dominico Grasso’s and Melody BrownBurkins’ Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology, we find this: “Today we have asociety profoundly dependent upon technology, profoundly dependent on engineers who producethat technology, and profoundly ignorant of technology” (p.31). Such profound ignorancereveals a profound social need. Writes Duderstadt: “Perhaps the most urgent need of our societyis a deeper understanding and appreciation for technology on the part of all college graduatesrather than only those seeking engineering degrees” (p.21), and also proposes that the study ofengineering or technology be included under the umbrella

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

engineering students aware of the role of their professions in society. The importance of such an understanding has been reinforced by the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000, which require that engineering programs demonstrate that their graduates have "the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global societal context."  The IQP is by design interdisciplinary. Students obtain practice in dealing with unstructured, open-ended, interdisciplinary problems, opportunities to work independently with peers and extensive experience in writing about previously unfamiliar concepts utilizing new terminology.The second project is completed in the fourth year of study and for engineering majors

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

descriptive statistics to understand patterns in graduate programs, job titles, andindustry sectors. We found that even when positions did not include “engineer” in the job title,many alumni remained in engineering-related sectors or reported that their positions were relatedto engineering. We also leveraged Sankey diagrams to represent the “flow” of individuals acrossdifferent positions. These diagrams revealed the breadth of career pathways, with alumni movinginto and out of engineering positions. Second, we performed a content analysis on write-inresponses in which alumni expanded upon their survey answers. Within the interpretive limits ofthe data, we observed two general ways in which alumni framed their careers. In “positive”presentations

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina J. Casad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

founder of STEM Through Guided Discovery, a robotics program for K-12 students. The success of his program has received international attention and has been adopted abroad. Jawaharlal has more than 20 years of industrial, academic, and entrepreneurial experience. Before joining Cal Poly, Pomona, Jawaharlal founded and developed APlusStudent.com, Inc., an online supple- mental K-12 education company. He also served on the faculty at Rowan University, N.J., and Kettering University, Mich. Jawaharlal is passionate about education and focuses on K-12 STEM education. He writes education columns for the Huffington Post

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Joellen Easton, American Public Media; Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange; Emily Davidson, MIT; Jennifer de Bruijn, MIT; Tracey Hayse, MIT; Elise Hens, MIT; Margaret Lloyd

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Liberal Education

very fewof them will have spent much time listening to audio-only pieces, and almost certainly none ofthem will have done any critical analysis of such pieces.) The class thus initially proceeds downtwo tracks: hands-on “laboratory” sessions in which students use audio gear and software togather, edit and structure sound; and intensive group listening sessions, in which the class as awhole listens to a wide variety of audio pieces, analyzing them closely in order to understandwhat makes them effective (or not). Individual writing assignments complement this work,giving students the opportunity to focus on particular aspects of radio production andstorytelling.At the beginning of the semester students need first to develop their ability to

Conference Session

Research and Models for Professional Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in the United States in the1950s was attributed to the scientific andtechnological advances during that decade. In 2005, a survey was conducted by the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers and the Deloitte Consulting Company to gain an understanding ofthe demands associated with the economic reality and employability of the US manufacturingworkforce in the current decade. Results indicated that manufacturing companies would look tohire workers with proficient reading, writing, and communication skills, the ability to work in ateam, strong technology-related skills, the ability to translate drawings, diagrams or flowcharts,strong math skills and innovation/ creativity skills.7 Top growing service occupations in the US

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg; Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Rustam Stolkin; Peiyi Lin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

science,as well as learn practical hands-on technology skills such as soldering and debugging circuits.Students then interface their sensors with computers, write programs to gather raw signals,implement calibration curves, and perform data manipulation and data logging. In later modules,students program their own communications protocols for wireless transmission of the sensordata and connect their computerized sensor stations together to form a distributed wireless sensornetwork. Additional modules explore the use and implications of this technology for biosciencesand environmental research.SENSE IT modules give students an opportunity to acquire and then use STEM skills while atthe same time providing a real-world application of science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chapman, University of San Diego

Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com US-Sweden Bioinformatics IRES Year 1: Program Development and Initial Lessons LearnedAbstractThis National Science Foundation (NSF) project focuses on creating an immersive internationalsummer research experience for students enrolled in a primarily undergraduate institution (PUI).Over the course of a three-year grant period, this research seeks to: (1) train and mentor 18diverse undergraduate students from PUIs in Southern California in bioinformatics research in acollaborative and international setting; (2) disseminate the research outcomes at conferences andin peer-reviewed journals; (3) encourage and prepare undergraduate students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Ernst, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide; Brenda Brand, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiao Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

assistants, mentor faculty, and researchadvisors. There are online research seminars, faculty mentor/mentee meetings, regional directorcheck-ins, alliance team meetings, a summer institute, networking events, writing groups, andcontinued individual follow-up meetings. These activities feature research training and guidanceby leading experts, career preparation activities for faculty positions at HCBUs, cultivation offaculty mentoring relationships and peer networks, and ongoing advising for careeradvancement.Currently, a second cohort has been established while the initial 9 HBCU instructors areprogressing to an early career faculty track that focuses on establishing a research trajectory andprofessional development strategy to navigate the first