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Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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research interests within computational intelligence include ensemble systems, incremental and nonstationary learning, and various applications of pattern recognition in bioinformatics and biomedical engineering. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. His re- cent and current works are funded primarily through NSF’s CAREER and Energy, Power and Adaptive Systems (EPAS) programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT OF A WORKSHOP ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN BIOMETRIC SYSTEMSABSTRACTBiometrics is the science of recognizing and authenticating people using theirphysiological features. The global biometrics market has a compound annual

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Scott W Campbell, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida

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students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a member of the executive com- mittee of a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he taught the capstone course in spring 2014) and is on the planning committee for a new NSF IUSE grant to trans- form STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas is currently an

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Institutions was added last fall.The program features an Academic Success and Professional Development class which includesinformation on resumes, portfolios, elevator speeches, how to work a career fair,interest/research papers, reducing stress, graduate school, and career planning for 10 years pastthe baccalaureate degree. The underlying academic support is the Guaranteed 4.0 Plan. Theprogram has proven successful with a graduation rate of 95% and 50% of the students goingright on to graduate school for the scholarship students. These rates are much higher thannational averages.The lessons learned through developing the program and working with the students are bestpractices that could benefit any engineering student program.IntroductionIn 2002, the

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Paper ID #14633Enhancing Verification and Validation Education Using Active Learning ToolsDeveloped through an Academia-Industry PartnershipDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete

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Greg Kepner, Midwest Photonics Education Center; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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curricula, surveying 950 employers to determine their educationand training needs in the photonics area, delivering outreach events to 8000+ K-12 studentsinvolving hands-on exploration of lasers and optics, providing professional development tofaculty, participating in training and subsequently developing a recruiting and retention plan forfemales and minorities into the photonics technology field, and giving presentations about bestpractices in photonics technician education at several conferences. Next steps include setting upa laser assisted manufacturing laboratory at Indian Hills Community College and developing theassociated curriculum to serve as a model for colleges in the Midwest interested in teaching thisadvanced manufacturing technology

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Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

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reach solutions more efficiently and effectively and to continuelearning from their experiences [5]. More specifically, metacognition improves ones awarenessand regulation of how they think – identifying and defining problems and sub-problems, howwell specific known strategies are matched to a particular problem, planning and monitoring asolution process, and evaluating the process and results. These same skills improve engineeringstudent learning in present educational contexts and are connected to lifelong learning. Inpreparing to become practicing engineers, i.e., messy problem solvers, engineering students willbenefit greatly from explicit development of their metacognitive skills – now and throughouttheir lives.The purpose of this project

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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provides background anddetails about the project.MotivationThe PEPS study follows a small, but growing, body of literature in engineering education onearly engineering career choice. While some studies focus on the proportions of engineeringbachelor’s graduates who pursue engineering jobs and graduate degrees,1,3 other studies haveexamined the specific factors related to engineering students having plans to pursue engineeringcareers, versus non-engineering careers, after college, finding that the experiences thatengineering students have in their programs have a big impact. For example, in their study ofengineering undergraduates at nine institutions nationwide, Amelink and Creamer (2010) foundthat student satisfaction with the quality of teaching

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Vann Priest, Rio Hondo College; Gisela Spieler-Persad, Rio Hondo College; Ryan Taylor Bronkar, Rio Hondo College

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each semester during one academic year. • Tier 4: $6,000 for students who complete their major preparation at Rio Hondo College and transfer as a STEM major to a four-year university or college.The NSF award is for a total of $599,988. This enables the college to present more than twentyscholarships a year for five years.Eligibility is determined by the following criteria: U.S. residency, full-time enrollment in aSTEM major (biological sciences, physics, chemistry, astronomy, materials science,mathematical sciences, computer and information science, and engineering) as shown by acomprehensive educational plan, financial need, motivation and professionalism (as described inan essay), and academic merit.Grade point average and

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Maria Antoun Henri, Texas A&M University ; Norma Perez, Houston Community College; Madeline Burillo, Houston Community College; Roberto Sanchez, Houston Community College

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 Geometric Tolerancing Project Management  Project organization  Project selection  PERT, CPM, Project planning and control, resources allocation  Project team development & management  Conflict and change management  Six-sigma & quality improvement projects  Oil & Gas exploration case studies Manufacturing logistics  Productivity measures  Forecasting techniques for manufacturing  Capacity planning and break even

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho Ph.D., University of San Diego

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Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology

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Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Expo, 6 scholars will present their work at the 2016National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and one scholar will present his paper atthe IEEE SoutheastCon 2016.Vertically Integrated Project Based LearningThe SPIRIT program’s Project Based Leaning (PBL) activities were developed to incorporateopen-ended problem solving, teamwork, and project management. Overall the goals of theseactivities were to broaden student involvement in practical scenarios and to prepare students forthe challenges of their senior capstone project and professional practice. Three planned PBLactivities were conducted during the weekly meetings and involved structured teams working ondesign challenges. SPIRIT scholars worked in teams comprised of Seniors

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University

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University and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been teaching chemistry in higher education since 1995 and has been recognized with several teaching awards over the years.Dr. Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Jackie Greene is Assistant Director of the Lucas Center for Faculty Development at Florida Gulf Coast University. She worked in faculty development during her career with public schools, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, and in her current position. She is involved with the SPARCT Program as a member of the planning committee and she analyzes the qualitative data for program review and assessment purposes. Dr. Greene received her degrees from Kent

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Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University

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formulate, solve, and properly tacklemultidisciplinary problems.Particularly, this paper addresses the effectiveness of combined virtual and physical hands-onactivities in students’ learning which was infused in the capstone senior design project. Seniordesign projects are open-ended and are similar to the research that scientists perform toward amore comprehensive understanding of nature or new scientific knowledge. As a reinforcedlearning methodology to greatly assist students’ reasoning and problem-solving skills, virtuallearning was first integrated at the planning stage of their projects. This approach is in contrastwith the typical senior design courses where only limited resources are available for planningexperiments. Using virtual learning

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Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University

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integration across courses within CCEM curriculum. The goal of introducingsustainability concepts is two-fold: to enhance undergraduate students’ interest in andunderstanding of sustainability by engaging them in real-world sustainability projects; and toprovide students with necessary knowledge for advancing a career in sustainability withinCCEM. The PBL framework is developed and implemented at "Arizona State University" between alower-division construction management course, Construction Materials, Methods andEquipment (CON252) and an upper-division/graduate cross-disciplinary course between civilengineering course, sustainability, and planning, Urban Infrastructure Anatomy and SustainableDevelopment (CEE 507). CON252 focuses on the building

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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obtained through focus groups and surveys. These findings are noteworthybecause scholarship students in this program are graduated at a 95% rate and 50% of themcontinue right on to graduate school. These rates are much higher than the usual 70% graduaterate for upper division transfer students and the less than 15% who go right on to graduateschool.Sustainability is also addressed, including how the academic and professional developmentcourse is now offered to all transfer students through the Dean’s Office. Future plans for theprogram as the grant monies come to a close are addressed.IntroductionIn 2002, Arizona State University (ASU) was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship award (# 0123146) for upper division

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Sadegh Davari, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Nathanial David Wiggins, San Jacinto College; Krishani Abeysekera, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Sharon P Hall, University of Houston, Clear Lake

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doing, thereby increasing students’ interest in the field andconfidence in their own abilities. The university and community college partners work togetherto plan, execute and assess events that further students’ knowledge, skills and capabilities.Students interact closely with their peers, faculty, and industry partners at each event. The overallgoal of the project is to increase the number of well-educated STEM graduates for the benefit oflocal and global economy. One of the primary obstacles students face in degree attainment is lackof engagement with peers, faculty, campus services and career opportunities1, 2. This is addressedthrough team-building and project-based activities that involve students from all four campuses.Technology is the

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Jaclyn Marie Esqueda, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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inthe College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science (EMS). UW-Platteville is a medium-sized,primarily undergraduate, public institution with a total undergraduate enrollment ofapproximately 8,000. Many of the university’s STEM degree programs, including sevenengineering programs, computer science, and chemistry, are housed within the College ofEngineering, Mathematics and Science (EMS), which has an enrollment of approximately 2,700students. In 2013, the team obtained a National Science Foundation STEP grant (#1161180College of EMS Recruitment and Retention Program). The primary purpose of the grant is toincrease undergraduate student engagement and to plan, market, and advance programs thatsupport recruitment and retention efforts in STEM

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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describes progress on the expansion of the Network during 2015 and plans forcontinued expansion in 2016. Support for this work comes from a grant by the National ScienceFoundation.5 In addition, our efforts continue to be influenced by our participation in the NSF I-Corps workshop.6 This paper begins with a discussion of how the NSF I-Corps continues to influence theEngineering Ambassadors Network. Next, we discuss the onsite and online training forEngineering Ambassadors. After that, the paper describes efforts in 2015 to assess the effect ofthe Engineering Ambassadors Network, especially the effects of the training and outreach on theAmbassadors themselves. Finally, this paper provides a summary of what occurred in 2015 andwhat we plan for

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at Oregon StateUniversity (OSU). While we currently provide students many innovative learning opportunities,we are concerned that the extent to which these efforts are marginalized and isolated may deterfrom their influence. To address this issue, we plan to create a holistic, inclusive, professionally-based learning environment woven through both curricular requirements and co-curricularopportunities for students. We specifically target social inequality by seeking to createengineering educational systems and interpersonal interactions that are professionally andpersonally life-affirming for all people across their differences. We seek to catalyze changethrough construction of a culture

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Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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the end of their freshman yearon the various aspects of the program and strongly agreed overall that the program made themmore confident in their abilities (3.80/4.00) and that participation improved their freshman yearperformance (3.60/4.00). The aspect of the program ranked highest by students (3.82/4.00) waspeer mentoring, which was provided through an established university program. Trained peermentors provided social support as well as resume and research plan development support. Alsohighly rated programs by the students were community engagement (3.57/4.00), and a variety ofresearch skills workshops and seminars (3.43/4.00). Research skills seminars included: technicalwriting, public speaking, and poster making, and seminars included

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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. This diversity results in a datasetthat currently comprises twenty-five years of data that includes 1,014,887 unique undergraduate,degree-seeking students. Of those students 210,725 were ever enrolled in engineering. While theoriginal database contains only eleven institutions, the plan for MIDFIELD has always been toexpand the database to include all public institutions in the United States that offer undergraduateprograms in engineering. An award by the National Science Foundation (#1545667,$4,010,978.00, 03/01/16 to 02/28/2021) will support increasing the number of partnerinstitutions to 103. Students in the expanded MIDFIELD will comprise over half of theundergraduate engineering degrees awarded at U. S. public institutions and

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; John Reutter III, J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College; David M. Hata, TEMPlaTe Educational Consulting

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obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2007. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev’s research interests include high energy laser propagation through the turbulent atmosphere, developing advanced control algorithms for wavefront sensing and mitigating effects of the turbulent atmosphere, digital inline holography, digital signal processing, and laser spectroscopy. Dr. Sergeyev is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SPIE and is actively involved in promoting engineering education.Dr. John Reutter III, J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College Dr. John Reutter is Dean of Research and Planning Drake State Community

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Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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subsequently apply this knowledge to write a detailed researchreport and create a business plan to commercialize their research. At the end of the summer, thestudents compete in the EngiPreneurship (engineering entrepreneurship) competition where theypresent their business plans to seasoned judges from JMI, the Office of Intellectual Property andCommercialization, Domi Station, and Tallahassee professionals. At the start and end of theprogram, students rank their ability and motivation to pursue careers in STEM disciplines andare ranked by their graduate student mentors. The combined foci of research, development, andentrepreneurship have shown to increase student engagement.IntroductionThe Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University

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flexibility,creativity, and adaptive problem solving skills29. The goal of our research is to fill this gap withnew evidence-based instructional resources. Before outlining our plan to meet this goal, weprovide a brief summary of the importance of bio-inspired design in design innovation and a sur-vey of existing undergraduate engineering curricula that teach biomimicry.1.1 The Importance of Bio-inspired Design for Design Innovation Innovative engineering design and simulations are essential to creating new and better prod-ucts and industries, and are important for the US to maintain and sustain its global economicleadership. "Design Quality" is the main factor that differentiates one competing product fromanother. Toyota, Apple, and Samsung are

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Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY

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administrators of the 13 HBCUs: The collaboration is leading to increasedsharing of curriculum, shared recruitment and retention strategies, cooperative exploration anduse of internal and external resources, and plans for collaborating on future funding and resourceallocation. As of June 2015, the collaboration had produced, piloted, and internally distributed 64curriculum modules and/or labs that focus on experiential hands-on learning using the AnalogDiscovery board (ADB) in engineering classes: This material represented six major contentdomains (electrical engineering, computer systems engineering, mechanical engineering, civilengineering, computer science, industrial management engineering) This effort was supportedand is being sustained through

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Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; David G Tarboton, Utah State University; Matthew Wayne Deshotel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; David J Farnham, Columbia University

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(summary of the Water, Earth, and Biota initiative as a 2000highlight for Geosciences), Geotimes, 46(7), 25-26.4. Hooper, R., and E. Foufoula-Georgiou (2008), Advancing the Theory and Practice of Hydrologic Science, EosTrans. AGU, 89(39), doi:10.1029/2008EO390005.5. CUAHSI (2010). Water in a Dynamic Planet: A Five-year Strategic Plan for Water Science(http://dx.doi.org/10.4211/sciplan.200711).6. Shaw, S. B., and M. T. Walter (2012), Using comparative analysis to teach about the nature of nonstationarityin future flood predictions, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 16(5), 1269–1279, doi:10.5194/hess-16-1269-2012.7. Meselhe, E., McCorquodale, J.A., Shelden, J., Dortch, M., Brown, T.S., Elkan, P., Rodrigue, M.D., Schindler,J.K

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Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jeanne Hubelbank PhD, Independent Program Evaluator; Jared Quinn, Overlook Middle School; Thomas Andrew Oliva, Worcester Public Schools; Marsha W Rolle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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practice. K-12 science teachers are increasingly pressured to include engineeringdesign in their curriculum; however, there are relatively few engineering-focused professionaldevelopment programs in comparison to those for traditional science and mathematics. [3] [4] Professional development can improve teacher practice,[5] [6] especially if the programsare content specific,[7] inquiry-based, and learner-centered. [8] [9] Successful professionaldevelopment provides teachers with content, pedagogical knowledge, and training; training thatincludes guidance, support, feedback, and time for reflection and planning.[10] [11] In addition,effective professional development approaches include peer support, teacher-developed researchexperiences, and

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Thomas Dick, Oregon State University; Susie J Brubaker-Cole, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; John David Ivanovitch, Oregon State university; Julie Risien, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning; Lori J. Kayes, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University; Devon Quick, Oregon State University

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on Lifelong STEM Learning Julie is the Associate Director of the the Oregon State University Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning. In this role she focuses on investigating and enhancing the quality of research impacts, working to redefine undergraduate success, and working across campus to support transformation of undergraduate STEM education practices. Julie brings experience working with research organizations at OSU including Oregon Sea Grant and the Institute for Natural Resources. Prior to her work as research administrator Julie spent many years working for non-profit organizations and as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer on marine conservation issues including state and regional research planning and

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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plans (IEPs),  assist these children with activities of daily living (ADLs),  increase the effectiveness of educational activities,  aid in the delivery and effectiveness of physical, social, and cognitive therapies,  track children and paraeducators (paras) within their daily environments with a goal to optimize facility use, care-delivery processes, and the impact of human resources, and  increase the well-being of parents, paras, clinicians, administrators, and others that work with these children.Because each child with ASD is very different and may exhibit multiple areas of disability,finding commercial solutions that meet their needs can be difficult or even impossible. On theother hand, the natural

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

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- neering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she con- ducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of