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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi-Zun Wang; Mohammad Saifi

skills.Student learning and retention, particularly for the freshman year, are the priorities of ourprogram. Our goal is to help freshman engineering students understand engineering profession,select their major, learn creative thinking and the engineering design process, prepare for theupper level courses, and enhance their engineering and computer skills. Our strategies andmethods follow.StrategiesSetting GoalsWe help students set one-year academic goals, four-year academic goals, and career goals alongwith the process of learning. Students realize that engineering is a challenge and a rewardingcareer; it is a lifetime learning process. In order to reach their goals, they should make a plan ateach stage of learning. We have one-to-one meetings with

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David M. Woodall

, rather than process oriented, and thesechanges respond to industry concerns about the purpose and value of accreditation. The mostimportant features of the new criteria are the requirements that each program develop specificprogram objectives and establish processes for regular self assessment of the program’sperformance in achieving those objectives. This new flexibility is a welcome change for ABET,which has sometimes been accused of having a “bean-counting” mentality, rather than beingconcerned about measures of the real success of a program, such as employability of graduatesand rewarding, life-long careers for graduates.Nuclear engineering programs have an opportunity under the new ABET criteria to carefullycraft objectives which are

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert J. Herrick; Dennis R. Depew

Research Opportunities Each year faculty members and graduate students conduct nearly one million dollars inapplied research projects sponsored by business and industry through the School of TechnologyCenters for Excellence. These research projects provide many opportunities for graduate studentsto work with faculty members in their respective fields of specialization. These research projectsfocus on the solution of problems in the workplace through technology transfer, education andtraining, and strategies to improve businesses’ competitiveness. Page 2.415.2The Master of Science DegreeRealizing that each student has different career goals

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daina Briedis

rapidly developing technologies and competitive economy require the continuoustraining and education of engineers throughout their careers. Engineers need new skills andcompetencies that will help them understand and meet new work-related requirements1. As moreengineers are employed in smaller companies and the work force in down-sized, individuals musttake on a wider variety of duties. In addition, since the number of students studying engineeringis decreasing2,3, the aging work force must be kept up-to-date in order to maintain high levels ofproductivity throughout their careers. In the U.S., the responsibility for this maintenance oftechnical competence and career growth has largely been the individual’s1. ABET EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC2000

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mel I. Mendelson

Marymount University's (LMU's) College of Science & Engineering launched anew and unique graduate program leading to an M.S. degree in Engineering and ProductionEngineering (EAPM). This was a practice-oriented, part-time graduate program that combinesboth engineering and business. It was devoted to the management of technically competitiveproducts for the 21st Century. The program emphasized integrated product development, projectmanagement, manufacturing and total quality.Currently the goals of the EAPM program are: (1) to teach product design, manufacturing andteamwork, (2) to provide the integrated skills that will advance the careers of our students, (3) tooffer a dynamic, industry-relevant graduate program. Since our mission states that

Conference Session

Special Session: Engineering Leadership—The Courage to Change

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Mattucci, University of Guelph; Makary Nasser, University of Guelph

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

traction. Initiatives to developleadership in engineering students has been gaining popularity in national communities includingASEE Leadership Division, and NICKEL (National Initiative on Capacity Building andKnowledge Creation for Engineering Leadership [1]) in Canada. However, the focus on studentdevelopment often overlooks how educators are developing professionally and as educationalleaders.One common avenue for leadership and professional development is mentorship. Effectivementorship integrates both career and psychosocial aspects to develop professional identity andpersonal competencies [2]. Mentorship plays a role in shaping the cognitive and technical skillsof future engineers as well as enhancing the transferable skills essential for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Abagael Anne Riley, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 2024AbstractThere is substantial opportunity for engineering graduates to enter the workforce to engage in afulfilling career and achieve social mobility. Still, there is a lack of adequate support forlow-income, academically talented students. The purpose of this poster is to describe theinterventions designed to support S-STEM scholarship students at Rowan University in the firstyear of our S-STEM project. Our S-STEM project objectives are threefold: 1) Providescholarships to encourage talented students with low incomes and demonstrated financial need toinitiate and graduate from engineering majors in the College of Engineering at Rowan Universityand subsequently enter the engineering workforce or a graduate program; 2) Develop a supportsystem that

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas McKean, University of Arkansas; Ranil Wickramasinghe P.E., University of Arkansas; LaShall Bates; Gary Bates; Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

between four universities and about 20 industry-leading membrane companies. Thecenter specializes in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, water treatment, membrane fundamentals,and chemical separations research. Part of the center’s mission is to provide unique membraneresearch opportunities for a variety of students. An opportunity exists to provide these researchopportunities in addition to mentoring and career preparation to students local to the NorthwestArkansas (NWA) communities. A major component of this effort consists of expanded ResearchOpportunities for Undergraduates (REU) programs for students not enrolled in traditional four-year degree programs. This expanded research program is referred to as the Local StudentResearch and Mentoring

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aref Majdara, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

presenting some basic theory, students received instructions on how to power the circuit,apply small changes, make observations, and interpret them. A post-survey was conducted toassess students’ engagement and interest in the workshop and electrical engineering as a career.Most of the participants declared the workshop was extremely interesting, or interesting. Most ofthem definitely agreed or agreed that the workshop improved their understanding of electricalcomponents through the hands-on activities. More than half of the students indicated that theyare interested in pursuing a career in electrical engineering. This collaborative work with MESAshows that short and highly engaging hands-on activities using inexpensive electroniccomponents can

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett Powell Lee, South Florida State College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the population of academically talentedstudents from low-income, diverse backgrounds who graduate with an associate of science (A.S.)in engineering technology (advanced manufacturing specialization), and contribute to theAmerican innovation economy as scientists, technicians, and/or engineers. This program wasaccepted in order to help answer this as well as to address a national need to increase affordablepathways from high school to two-year, then four-year institutions of higher education (IHE) orinto STEM careers, improve educational equity, expand access to higher education (particularlyamong underrepresented minority (URM) populations, increase the post-secondary credential-attainment levels of students and the community, and raise

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Lynn Baldwin Kan-uge; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University ; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

college, where they engaged in numerous experiential activities,including on-campus research and internships. The overall goal of this defined path was tointroduce the students to potential mentors within technical fields, who might later assist thestudents with their own careers. Rising Scholars students were sent to the Minority EngineeringProgram’s Academic Boot Camp, prior to entering school as freshmen, and they were scheduledfor annual seminars and continuing social events to provide group cohesiveness. While manyelements of keeping the students on the designated path where they could co-mingle withpotential mentors was difficult, finding paid work experience for the students was particularlychallenging. COVID-19 negatively affected the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natali Huggins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andres Nieto Leal, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence Fellow, a Global Perspectives Fellow, a Diversity Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, and was inducted into the Bouchet Honor Society. Homero serves as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Chair for the Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI), the Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of T´achira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, and Engineering Education (PhD) from Virginia Tech.Miss Yi Cao, Virginia

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie A Carr, San Jose State University; Jennifer Avena, University of Northern Colorado; Maureen Smith; Wendy Lee, San Jose State University; David Schuster, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

data science, bioinformatics, and applied computing for the social sciences.These programs are designed to provide students with both domain knowledge and computingskills to better prepare them for today’s increasingly digital world. To benefit from theseprograms, however, students first need awareness that these opportunities exist. Furthermore,students majoring in non-computer science/engineering fields are often not provided withlearning experiences that foster their self-efficacy in pursuing computing courses, thus limitingtheir future educational and career choices [1 - 3]. Students from historically marginalizedcommunities, shown to be enrolled at higher rates in community colleges than in 4-yearinstitutions, are particularly affected by

Conference Session

Refining Manufacturing Education Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Jameela Al-Jaroodi; Anthony Moretti, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

incorporating additional skills like self-reflection and emotionalintelligence into the engineering curriculum.IntroductionIt is generally known that soft skills are necessary to support a successful career. Employers havecontinually voiced concerns about college students not being ready for the demands of theworkplace in terms of their personal and team-based soft skills. As a result, we focused ourefforts to design and implement a set of soft skills modules that can be seamlessly integrated intothe technical curriculum. This paper focuses on development and delivery of such soft skillmodules at the high school level to help prepare students for college and careers.After receiving grant funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the cross

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Retention & Success

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University; Carl Boyet, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Palmer, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

supplemental instruction sessionsstrategically designed to provide support in both their engineering and mathematics courses.These sessions were led by upper-level peer mentors. Students were connected with facultymentors in their discipline through lunches that the SSP faculty team provided each week. Theselunches helped reduce food insecurity while also providing an inviting atmosphere for interactionbetween peers and faculty. Lunches also offered an opportunity to have career discussions andbring in professional development speakers like student organization leaders and graduatestudents.At the start of the first quarter of their sophomore year, nineteen students were either still ontrack or just one quarter behind in their engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

students do not utilize mental health support, they will need strong social supportfrom their peers, faculty, and staff to thrive [6]. Due to the unique role of faculty members in theacademic and social development of international students, understanding the students’ needsmay position faculty members to support the students better in the first semester and beyond.Providing opportunities for international students to engage in collaborative problem-solving,networking events, and seminars helps international students feel a sense of belonging [7].Moreover, in smaller programs where experienced faculty members can provide mentorship,career advice, professional guidance, and encouragement, international students enjoy and thrivein a fruitful

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Jason Bruns

. Leadership must firmly embrace these practices to ensure commitment throughoutan organization and ensure success.Currently, many profitable companies are using Lean to become efficient global leaders;however, academic resources to prepare our future workforce are scarce for high school(secondary) and relatively few opportunities in college (post-secondary) institutions. These toolsare essential to our emerging workforce, yet we are failing to introduce them during cruciallearning opportunities to most secondary or post-secondary students. This paper explores howthese industry-tested tools can foster career exploration, industry collaboration, and workforcedevelopment. The Lean curriculum we are presenting, empowers learners to harness Lean toolsfor

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lucia Riderer; Harmonie A. Hawley

   140students who earned a bachelors or masters degree in a STEM-related field have been enrolled inclasses at one or more community colleges during their academic career at a four-year university.In addition, more women attend community colleges than four-year institutions, as indicated bythe U.S. Department of Education4. It has been shown that community colleges play animportant role in increasing the number of women in STEM disciplines and careers5.Citrus College is a 2-year college located in Glendora, CA, in Los Angeles County. The Fall2010 enrollment was 14,386 students. According to the Citrus College Fact Book6 about 54% ofthe students enrolled in classes at Citrus College are female. The percent enrollment of femalestudents in higher level

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Muge Mukaddes Darwish; Ali Nejat

followed the first crew in successful triumphs. If we recallthe picture of those engineers they were all white men in white shirts, most with plastic pocketprotectors to hold rows of pens and pencils. This picture is slowly changing, as the field ofengineering progresses and evolves. Recent studies showed that there are more women engineersjoining the workforce every year, but still not enough to fulfill the gap. Engineering classroomsremains to be dominantly consisted of male students with a national ratio of six to one. Thefemale ratio at the college of engineering in Texas Tech University is much lower than nationalstatistics.Influential factors of lower interest in women preceding engineering careers are known as"environmental" factors, such

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wright Brown; Kofi Nyarko; Kevin Peters

to increase mathematics, science and reading test scores for 8th grade girls.The program was designed to cultivate science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) interest in young women by increasing their learning through critical thinking andproblem-solving applications to pursue engineering and science careers. The program’s focuswas on fifteen (15) Baltimore City School 8th grade girls who were preparing to enter BaltimoreCity High Schools. The intent of this program was to further the mission and goals of the fundingagencies education division and inspire minority women to pursue career paths in science,mathematics, computer science, engineering, education or seek professional employment. Duringthe four-week period the girls

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Julie Wang

companies’ guidance and assistance, the “real-world” projects have providedstudents with many useful tools for future careers in the Engineering profession. These includethe following: • Development of a high quality product definition • The ability to create a highly effective business case • Delivering effective stage-gate presentations • Creating designs for verification and validation • Go through design reviews with customers and other Engineers • Creating effective instruction manuals • Understanding risk management • Effective project management with planning creating solid action plansThe two projects successfully completed in one semester with the preparation during the fall.The projects have enhanced student team

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering and Mechanics, with a joint appointment in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, and is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development in the College of Engineering. Dr. Clyne’s research investigates the mechanical and biochemical interactions among cells and proteins of the blood vessel wall in health and disease. She is particularly interested in endothelial cell mechanics, basement membrane memory of environmental stress, induction of angiogenesis through diseased extracellular matrix, and advanced tissue engineering scaffold design. Dr. Clyne received an NSF CAREER award in 2009, and she is currently funded by NSF, NIH, and the Nanotechnology Institute

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

industry, and promote engineering and STEM careers among high school studentsby engaging them in hands-on events and activities.This Research Experience for Teachers (RET) was a year-long project of two parts. The firstpart was a summer research experience in which the teachers came to the campus for three hourseach day for six weeks in the summer. They studied readings focused on active learning andhow the teachers could use some of the strategies learned in their own math and science classes.Classes were held on the university campus in the College of Engineering lab sponsoring theexperience, the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/ICRC) on IntelligentMaintenance Systems IMS. The focus of the experience in this lab was active

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Timothy Anderson, University of Florida; Sheryl Awtonomow, Brevard Community College; Yogi Goswami, University of South Florida

. He is recipient of the Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education (AIChE), ConocoPhillips Lectureship, Benjamin J. Dasher Award, and Union Carbide Lectureship Award (ASEE), and is a Fellow of ASEE. His discipline research interests are in electronic materials processing.Sheryl Awtonomow, Brevard Community College Sheryl Awtonomow is a Director of Career and Technical Programs at Brevard Community College, Brevard County, Florida since 2005. She earned a B.S. in Computer Information Systems at Rollins College and an M.S. in Information Studies at Florida State University. Her career at Brevard Community College spans 24 years, where she supported academic programs in

Conference Session

CANCELLED: Industry Lead Interactive Session - Presented by Bentley Systems

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Martin Pflanz, Bentley Systems; Ed Wright, Bentley Systems

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Bentley Systems - Industry Lead Interactive Session

points throughout a student’s learning pathway. The following points outline BentleySystem, Inc’s inclusive support of Engineering Education:  Creation of the BeMentors Community, a central hub for STEM mentors to encourage, learn, prepare and share best practices for mentoring students  Career readiness for exiting college graduates through the BeCareers Network  “Educators Collaborative” program facilitating collegiate uptake of industry technology  Support of student competitions both at National and Regional levels through contributions of direct manpower and operating funds  Launched “Cloud Mentoring”, a corporate-corporate initiative to make impact  Corporate leadership-embraced support of

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Young-Min Kim, Chungnam National University; Chang-Hoon Lee, Education Center for Creative Future Engineers; Myoung-Hee Oh, Education Center for Creative Future Engineers; Ki-Soo Kim, Chungnam National University

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ASEE International Forum

technology teachers.Finally, Education Center for Creative Future Engineers in Chungnam National Page 17.47.2University, sponsored by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology andMinistry of Knowledge Economy, has developed career-guidance books inengineering and technology fields. Further, they have tried to improve the existingprograms and develop various new programs. Page 17.47.3

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

common design seminar and in effortsto encourage development of multidisciplinary design teams.The primary result of this effort was the initiation of a senior design seminar2. Thecatalog description for the course was posed as: “Elements of Professional EngineeringPractice. Professionalism, licensing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property,contracts, liability, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools, therole of codes, standards and professional organizations, career, entrepreneurship, humanfactors and industrial design.” The stated intent of the seminar was “… thedevelopment of design skills through lectures about elements of the design process. Thiscourse will include seminars on: professionalism

Conference Session

New Trends in Graduate Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Stiegler; Ernest McDuffie; Robert Kavetsky; Eugene Brown

increasing the level of interest in pursuing careers in science,mathematics, and engineering among seventh-graders in the communities adjacent to the Center.This paper will describe these two programs.The NSF Navy Civilian Service (NNCS) ProgramIn this program, ONR, in partnership with NSF, seeks to revitalize the NRE by providing studentscholarship, fellowship, and research support to the Nation’s research universities to create withthe NRE a collaborative educational and research environment which will contribute to thesolution of problems of Navy interest and produce graduates who will work for the Navy upongraduation. The program supports promising graduate and undergraduate students in responseto proposals submitted by university PIs and

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Abudayyeh

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education1.0 IntroductionThe construction industry plays a significant role in the nation’s economy. Its annual contributionto the national gross domestic product exceeds $470 billion1. The industry faces numerouschallenges and barriers that require better training of construction professionals. Consequently,providing formal education and training of construction professionals is necessary to meet futureindustry challenges2,3,4. Therefore, an essential and integral component of the required formaleducation must be the research training of undergraduate civil and construction students,encouraging them to pursue advanced education and research careers in this area. With this inmind, the author

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Taylor; Emília Mironovová

constrained bycurricular discipline, making it easily adaptable by other disciplines. Although we did hold aone-week student exchange, a secondary advantage of the project is that the students gaininternational experience while avoiding the travel expense.KEVIN TAYLORKevin Taylor is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Purdue - Kokomo. He received hisBSEE from Iowa State University and his MSEE from Southern Methodist University. Prior to his academic career,he was an integrated circuit designer at Texas Instruments, Inc. Kevin is currently the SAE representative on theTechnology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET).EMÍLIA MIRONOVOVÁEmília Mironovová graduated from the