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Catherine Clark Hain, Mansfield Public Schools; Wendy Christine Turek; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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in engineering. • Increase the participation of a significantly underrepresented group of students who have the potential to profoundly impact the field, but are at high-risk of academic failure.This year the site hosted nine engineering students, four female and five male. The participantsranged from 18 to 28 years of age and academic standings of sophomores to seniors. Eachstudent was assigned a focused research project in the field of cyber and physical security ofcritical infrastructure and was mentored by a dedicated faculty and graduate student. In additionto their individual projects, the students participated in afternoon laboratory rotations twice aweek for seven weeks to expose them to the multidisciplinary nature of critical

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Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Wendy Michelle Olson, Washington State University, Vancouver; Kevin Michael Wandro, Washington State University - Vancouver; NarayanKripa Sundararajan, Washington State University, Pullman; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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Paper ID #19009Professional development workshop to promote writing transfer between first-year composition and introductory engineering laboratory coursesDr. Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. He has 15 years of ex- perience in engineering materials and manufacturing. His research area includes materials processing, structural integrity improvement, and hybrid composite manufacturing. He has been very active in ped- agogical research and

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Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University

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Paper ID #19679Engaged Student Learning Project: Challenges and Lessons LearnedDr. Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University Rambod Rayegan is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Prairie view A & M University. He has a strong background in conducting research in building energy efficiency and renewable power generation for buildings. He served as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering at University of North Texas before joining PVAMU. He oversaw the research in the Zero Energy Laboratory at UNT and worked as a researcher at UNT in the

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Peter Adeyemi Awolumate P.A; Mitchell Rudy, Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Rouzbeh Nazari, Rowan University; Umashanger Thayasivam, Rowan University

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Paper ID #17920A PATTERN RECOGNITION APPROACH TO SIGNAL TO NOISE RA-TIO ESTIMATION OF SPEECHMr. Peter Adeyemi Awolumate P.AMr. Mitchell Rudy, Rowan University Rowan University Electrical and Computer Engineering student.Dr. Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University Ravi P. Ramachandran received the B. Eng degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in 1984, the M. Eng degree from McGill University in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1990. From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a

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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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literature reviews, identifying opportunities for external funding (scholarships andfellowships), applying to graduate school, and communicating scientific findings through oralpresentation. In addition, the effect size (Cohen’s d)11,12 was calculated for each item (Table 1).This indicates the practical significance of changes for each item between TP1 and TP2. Thesevalues show that there was not significant overlap between the TP1 and TP2 responses except forItem 1 (“document my research in a laboratory notebook”) and Item 2 (“steps to patentresearch”). Focus group interviews conducted by the evaluator confirmed these survey findingsand pointed to specific REU programming that boosted students’ self-efficacy in these areas.Table 1: Mean values of

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Sarah E Morgan, University of Southern Mississippi; Kimberly Lambert Wingo, The University of Southern Mississippi

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research experiences for teachers in the laboratories of faculty and providesyear-long activities to support implementation of research-based curriculum in the classroom.High school teachers and community college faculty are engaged in a six-week summer researchand training program in cutting edge research in sustainable polymer engineering. Integratedwith the research experience are education and professional development programs, includingteam-building workshops, short courses in polymer science, field trips to industry, presentationskills development, and workshops in developing activities for laboratory experiments based ontheir research. Teachers partner with graduate students, who serve as research mentors during thesummer and visiting

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Kevin Cavicchi, University of Akron; John Fellenstein, University of Akron

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Engineering at the University of Akron (UA) ran aNational Science Foundation funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site from 2012-2016 and started a new cycle in 2016-2019. This paper is a summary of the 2012 – 2016 site.The main objective of this RET site was to bring ten high school science teachers to TheUniversity of Akron (UA) campus for eight weeks each summer to increase their knowledge ofengineering research and enable them to effectively disseminate this knowledge in their highschool classrooms. This was accomplished through a combination of (1) an independent researchproject for each teacher in the laboratory of a UA faculty member and (2) hands-on professionaldevelopment activities to reinforce the fundamentals of engineering

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Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka, Wayne State University; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Iowa State University

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Paper ID #17854Constructionism in Learning: Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering Project(CooL:SLiCE)Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Wayne State University, where he directs the Computational Intelligence and Design Informatics (CInDI) Laboratory. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on design science; design informatics; semantic assembly design; transformative product design; product life-cycle modeling; design and manufacturing of soft products. Dr. Kim has received external funding from several U.S. federal agencies

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

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of Research Experience for Teachers (RET) programs funded by the National Science Foundation in which engineering faculty collaborate with middle and high school teachers and their students. One program (3 years) is a comprehensive teacher professional development program in which middle school teachers participate in an intensive summer research experience in computer science and engineering labs, build curriculum based on the laboratory research content that they learn, participate in lesson study, and implement new curriculum in their middle classrooms. The second program (4 years) is a high school teacher RET program with similar components. This paper reports the results of both of the RET programs. The two programs had the combined

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, The Pennsylvania State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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”Summers by Design” (SBD) program, Dr. Tucker supervises students from Penn State during the summer semester in a two-week engineering design program at the ´ Ecole Centrale de Nantes in Nantes, France. Dr. Tucker is the director of the Design Analysis Technology Advancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory. His research interests are in formalizing system design processes under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, and informatics. His research interests include applications in complex sys- tems design and operation, product portfolio/family design, and sustainable system design optimization in the areas of engineering education, energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, and

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Steven Schreiner P.E., The College of New Jersey; Diane C Bates, The College of New Jersey; Seung-yun Kim, The College of New Jersey; J. Lynn Gazley, The College of New Jersey

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Paper ID #20480Creating an Instrument to Assess the Professional Formation of EngineeringStudents at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)Prof. Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He has served as the Chairperson of the ME department at TCNJ from 2006 through 2015. Prof. Sepahpour has been actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of mate- rials and dynamics of machinery for

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Design of Remotely Accessible Automated Systems to Enhance Industrial Automation EducationAbstractIndustrial scale automated systems can be used to provide authentic learning experiences forstudents. Skillsets needed to design and build automated systems are essential to our nationaleconomy. However, students often have limited access to equipment due to limitations inavailable lab time and available equipment. This paper describes the design of three web

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Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Kate Fisher; Tiffany Rowlands, QESST

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Arizona State University’s Ira A. FultonSchools of Engineering. The cohort-focused program was significantly expanded from previousyears (Pickett, et al. 2013), thanks to a three-year, $314,261, REU site grant awarded to QESST.The program, entitled, “Solar Energy Research for the Terawatt Challenge” allows nineundergraduate community college and university students to travel from around the country towork in ASU laboratories for nine weeks. The specific aim of the QESST REU site is forundergraduate students to be introduced to research and solar research specifically, experiencehow coursework they are studying can be put into practice in tackling the terawatt challenge, andpractice how the principles of scientific research can be applied to any

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Matthew L Dering, Penn State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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titled Data Mining–Driven Design (EDSGN 561). As part of the Engineering Design Program’s ”Summers by Design” (SBD) program, Dr. Tucker supervises students from Penn State during the summer semester in a two-week engineering design program at the ´ Ecole Centrale de Nantes in Nantes, France. Dr. Tucker is the director of the Design Analysis Technology Advancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory. His research interests are in formalizing system design processes under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, and informatics. His research interests include applications in complex sys- tems design and operation, product portfolio/family design, and sustainable system design optimization in the areas

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Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rashid Bashir, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeffrey Loewenstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dorothy Silverman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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- gineering and a Courtesy Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Since Oct. 2007, he joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was the Abel Bliss Professor of En- gineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering. He was the Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (mntl.illinois.edu), a campus-wide clean room facility from Oct 2007 to Aug 2013 and the Co-Director of the campus-wide Center for Nanoscale Science and Tech- nology (www.cnst.illinois.edu), a ”collaboratory” aimed at facilitating center grants and large initiatives around campus in the area of nanotechnology. Since Aug 2013, he has been the head of the Bioengineer- ing

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Ali Mehrizi-Sani , Washington State University; Chen-Ching Liu, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University

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. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and Member of Washington State Academy of Sciences.Dr. Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University Prof. Olsen received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1968 and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO in 1970 and 1974 respectively. While in Boulder, he worked for Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory. He has been a member of the electrical engineering faculty at Washington State University since 1973 and holds the rank of professor. Between 2003 and 2013, he served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Student Services at Washington State University. He has been an

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Miller Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016, the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2011, and the Dennis Woodford prize for his M.Sc. thesis in 2007. He was a Connaught Scholar at the University of Toronto.Dr. Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University Prof. Olsen received the BS degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ in 1968 and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO in 1970 and 1974 respectively. While in Boulder, he worked for Westinghouse Georesearch Laboratory. He has been a member of the electrical engineering faculty at Washington State University since 1973 and holds the rank of professor. Between 2003 and 2013, he

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Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

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, 6:187-194, 1999. http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=1b22a8h1wkcrvhd16dtx&referrer=pare 9. Nichol, C.A., Kim, E. Molecular imaging and gene therapy, J. Nucl. Med. 2001 42: 1368-1374 http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/42/9/1368 10. Bagaria, H., Dean, M., Wong, M., Nichol, C.A., Self-assembly and nanotechnology: real-time, hands-on, and safe experiments for K-12 students, J. Chem. Ed., 2011 88 (5): 609-614. 11. Cloonan, C. A., Andrews, J.A., Nichol, C.A., Hutchinson, J.S., A Simple System for Observing Dynamic Equilibrium via an Inquiry Based Laboratory or Demonstration, J. Chem. Ed., 2011 88 (7), 975-978. 12. Cloonan, C.A., Nichol, C. A., Hutchinson, J.S., Understanding

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Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; J. Reid Schwebach, George Mason University

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School, where he was a principal intern. His scientific research focused on the immunology of M. tu- berculosis, the bacterial pathogen that causes tuberculosis. He currently works with undergraduate and graduate researchers to investigate the evolution of microbes, and to improve how undergraduate students learn science at the university. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Exploring Experiences of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Teaching Professional Development GroupsIntroductionMany universities rely on graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) to teach college courses or theircomponents (e.g., laboratories, recitations, seminars). For example, for doctoral

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Carl A. Nelson P.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Judith Marie Burnfield, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering; Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; William Edward Dick, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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earned her PhD in Biokinesiology from the University of Southern California and completed her post doctoral training at the Pathokinesiology Laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Burnfield holds adjunct faculty appointments at Creighton University, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, University of Nebraska Med- ical Center, and University of South Dakota. Dr. Burnfield’s research and development activities focus on improving independence, fitness, health, and well-being of individuals with physical disabilities and chronic conditions.Dr. Linxia Gu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Associate Professor Dept. of Mechanical & Materials EngineeringDr. Adam Wagler, University of Nebraska

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Carolyn A. Nichol, Rice University; Alice Chow, Rice University; Carrie Obenland, Rice University; Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement ; Carolina Avendano, Rice University

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, 6:187-194, 1999. http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=1b22a8h1wkcrvhd16dtx&referrer=pare 9. Nichol, C.A., Kim, E. Molecular imaging and gene therapy, J. Nucl. Med. 2001 42: 1368-1374 http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/42/9/1368 10. Bagaria, H., Dean, M., Wong, M., Nichol, C.A., Self-assembly and nanotechnology: real-time, hands-on, and safe experiments for K-12 students, J. Chem. Ed., 2011 88 (5): 609-614. 11. Cloonan, C. A., Andrews, J.A., Nichol, C.A., Hutchinson, J.S., A Simple System for Observing Dynamic Equilibrium via an Inquiry Based Laboratory or Demonstration, J. Chem. Ed., 2011 88 (7), 975-978. 12. Cloonan, C.A., Nichol, C. A., Hutchinson, J.S., Understanding

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Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis

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required toinclude the following topics in the presentation: constituents and molecular structure; relevantphysical and mechanical properties; significance of the materials; applications and examples;advantages and drawbacks; attributes associated with sustainability; and proposed ideas toaddress outstanding issues. For the purposes of this project, the impact on the individualstudents in the teams conducting research on nanotechnology was higher than for the rest of theclass.ECIV 303L: Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory(junior year, elective course)In this lab course, students were prompted to help design nanomaterial-containing cementcomposites for nuclear waste storage using dry casks. To provide them with adequatebackground, students were

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Teri Reed, University of Cincinnati; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati

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state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. Imbrie is nationally recognized for his work in ac- tive/collaborative learning pedagogies, teaming and

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017

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Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Valerie Martin Conley PhD, University of Colorado Colorado Springs; Rosario A. Gerhardt, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #18705A Mentoring Paradigm for URM and Emeriti Engineering Faculty: DoesQuantity of Contact Determine the Quality of the Relationship for Mentees?Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate

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John Moreland, Purdue University Northwest; Michael Edward Hoerter, CIVS; SHENG WANG, PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST CIVS

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anddrive toward improving subsequent iterations of the software.Bibliography 1. S. Tegen, Growing a Wind Workforce: The National Wind Energy Skills Assessment Report (Poster). No. NREL/PO-5000-61251. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO., 2014. 2. “Wind Vision: A New Era for Wind Power in the United States,” https://energy.gov/eere/wind/maps/wind-vision, 2015 (accessed January 2017). 3. AWEA Operation and Maintenance Recommended Practices, http://www.awea.org/Issues/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=4266, 2013. 4. D. Billing, "Teaching for Transfer of Core/Key Skills in Higher Education: Cognitive Skills," Higher education 53.4 (2007): 483-516. 5. E. Lamos, M. Simon, and M. J. Waits, "A Sharper Focus on

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Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Jeanette Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux M.A., University of Arizona

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schools as the selected applicants,and a few even participated in the program twice. Forty percent of the participants were NativeAmericans and 56% were females. Since the program, teachers have attended approximately 25conferences, several with their students. Program deliverables included a research poster and twoSTEM lesson plans for their classroom – one with indigenous culture embedded into STEMconcepts, and the other based their university research. Additionally, participants received $1500toward classroom supplies to support the RET lesson plans. Outcomes include increased teacherconfidence in performing research, improved laboratory skills, and greater understanding ofSTEM pedagogical development specifically geared toward Native American

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Amy Hurst, UMBC; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Darius McCoy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Nicholas Carter, UMBC; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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STEM fields [4, 17]. Since it is often difficult toinfuse Making into students’ schedules, this frequently occurs in after-school programs.Unfortunately, not all youth are able to participate in after-school activities due to financialpressures and may instead take jobs in non-technical fields such as food service or retail [15].These non-technical jobs take time away from making, designing, and tinkering, which can leavethem behind their peers who are honing skills for technical career paths.We are working to create a living laboratory “print shop” at the Digital Harbor Foundation(DHF) Tech Center in downtown Baltimore to study the impact of Maker employment with innercity youth. The print shop opened in late January 2017, and is currently

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University

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across thecountry. The project also addresses the need for CRTCs and provides curriculum and trainingopportunities for students from other institutions, industry representatives, and displacedworkers.The overall goal of the project is to help meet the nation’s forthcoming need for highly trainedIndustrial Robotics workers. Strategies include developing, testing, and disseminating anupdated, model curriculum, laboratory resources, and simulation software package suitable foruse in both 2- and 4-year EET programs. To complement this effort, outreach to K-12 studentsand teachers will work to enlarge the pipeline and diversity of students interested in careers inrobotics. Programs will also be offered to students at other institutions and to workers

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Misty L. Loughry, Rollins College; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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Carolina at Charlotte. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989. Dr. Woehr served on the faculty of the Psychology Department in the I/O Psychology program at Texas A&M University from 1988 to 1999 and as a Professor of Man- agement at the University of Tennessee from 1999 to 2011. He has also served as a Visiting Scientist to the Air Force Human Resource Laboratory and as a consultant to private industry. Dr. Woehr is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the American Psychological Associa- tion (APA), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS). His research on managerial assessment centers, job