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Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico; Kristine Denman, University of New Mexico

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Paper ID #40155Board 212: An Engineering/Computer Science Project with CommunityService FocusProf. Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico Dr. Khraishi currently serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. His general research interests are in theoretical, computational and experimental solid mechanics and ma- terials science. He has taught classes in Dynamics, Materials Science, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Elasticity and Numerical Methods. For the last several years he has engaged himself in the scholarship of teaching and learning.Ms. Kristine Denman, University of New Mexico

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Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #36686Board 373: Renewable Energy Systems Training (REST) Project Final Re-portDr. Mohsen Azizi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Mohsen Azizi is an assistant professor in the School of Applied Engineering and Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. From 2010 to 2013, he was an R&D engineer at Aviya Tech Inc. and Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc., Longueuil, Canada, where he designed and developed control and fault diagnosis systems for jet

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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more efficient through the use of IoTapplications.This NSF ATE project has developed IoT curriculum and a one-year Certificate of Completionin IoT technology. It is believed that these curricula materials may be readily adopted by thevarious advanced manufacturing support technologies (e.g. Mechatronics, Robotics, Automation,Electrical/Electronics, Photonics, Nano, Metrology, etc.) taught at the two-year college level.This poster session presentation will highlight the significant outcomes of this ongoing ATEproject.IntroductionNow heading towards the middle of this new decade, the world has started to move beyond apandemic and entered a new post-pandemic era of how society lives, works, and interacts. TheInternet has facilitated many of these

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Eric Markvicka, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Benjamin Hage; Ethan J Krings; Greg Bashford, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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engineering from the University of Nebraskaˆa C”Lincoln and the Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University. He was previously an Image Anal- ysis Engineer at Acuson Corporation, Mountain Vi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Reflections from an Interdisciplinary Team Research Project during a 10-week NSF REU ProgramIntroductionIn a typical year, the Biomedical Engineering NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) site at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln involves multiple individual projects, eachconsisting of a faculty adviser, a graduate student or postdoctoral mentor, and a visitingundergraduate REU participant. The goals of the REU projects

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Avinash Danda; Bruce L Tai; Vinayak Krishnamurthy; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #39450Board 261: Effectiveness of Vertically-Integrated Project Teams inTackling an Engineering Grand ChallengeAvinash DandaProf. Bruce L Tai Dr. Tai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 2011 and spent 4 years as research faculty on multidisciplinary manufacturing topics from healthcare to automotDr. Vinayak KrishnamurthyProf. Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University Dr. Mathew Kuttolamadom is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M

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Royce A. Francis, The George Washington University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Rachel Claire Riedner, George Washington University

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theanalysis of 10 semi-structured interviews obtained from five senior systems engineering studentsin the capstone project at the lead author’s institution. First, our research indicates theinterdependence among cognitive processes, discursive identity, and the students’ work context.Second, our research explores the interdependence among the various judgments students mustmake in order to construct the knowledge constituting their senior projects. These judgments areclassified within three broad themes—assumptions and model building judgments, rhetorical anddiscursive judgments, and framing and positioning judgments. Our thematic map illustrates therole of social practice in the creation and re-creation of engineering knowledge. Our thematicmaps

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Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica Rosenberg, George Mason University

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University. She is as an astrophysicist focusing on what we can learn about galaxy evolution from the gas and star formation properties of galaxies. She is also working to improve STEM education with a focus on the education and retention of a diverse group of students in the STEM disciplines. She has developed and implemented education programs that span K-20, researched improvements to STEM classroom education, and is working to develop a career-ready quantum workforce. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Post-COVID Professional Development and Community Building for a Pedagogical Change ProjectProject BackgroundThis project, funded through the Institutional

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Fabio Andrade Rengifo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Ruben Esteban Leoncio Caban

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Paper ID #36853Board 323: Integrating Servingness in a Mini-Capstone Project: Resilientand Sustainable Emergency Housing DesignDr. Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Dr. Carla Lopez del Puerto is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez (UPRM).Prof. Humberto Eduardo Cavallin, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Experienced Faculty with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Design Theory and Methods in Architecture from University of

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Hrushikesh Godbole, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Shun Takai, Northern Illinois University; Marcos Esterman Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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, engineering and operations. His research interests include systems engineering, product design process and knowledge management in development teams.Dr. Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary projects. She is active in the national Capstone Design Community, and received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University and her MS and PhD from Purdue University.Dr. Shun Takai, Northern Illinois UniversityMarcos Esterman Jr

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Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colón, University of Michigan; Laura Carroll, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #39167Board 206: Academic Success of STEM College Students with AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Role of Classroom TeachingPractices: Project UpdateNolgie O. Oquendo-Col´on, University of Michigan Nolgie O. Oquendo-Colon is an Engineering Education Research PhD student at the University of Michi- gan. He holds a MS and BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.Laura Carroll, University of Michigan Laura Carroll is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Laura’s research interests are focused on academic success of neurodiverse

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Erica Cline; Menaka Abraham; Sarah Alaei; Heather Dillon, University of Washington, Tacoma; Joyce Dinglasan-Panlilio; Jutta Beneken Heller; Zaher Kmail; Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington, Tacoma; Eva Yihua Ma; Marc Nahmani; Amanda K Sesko; Ka Yee Yeung

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Paper ID #38182Board 207: ACCESS in STEM: An S-STEM Project Supporting Economi-callyDisadvantaged STEM-Interested Students in Their First Two YearsErica ClineMenaka AbrahamSarah AlaeiDr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington, Tacoma Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining academia, she worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer working on both energy efficiency and renewable

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Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Matthew Charles Graham; Ariel Chasen, University of Texas, Austin

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Paper ID #39818Board 215: Applying Research Results in Instructor Development to ReduceStudent Resistance to Active Learning: Project UpdateMs. Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan Lea Marlor is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan, studying Engineering Education Research. She joined the University of Michigan in Sept 2019. Previously, she was the Associate Director for Education for the Center for Energy Efficient ElecDr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of Education, and Director and Graduate Chair for

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Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Adekemisola Olufunmilayo Asahiah, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks ; Krishna Bista; Uttam Gaulee; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Olushola V. Emiola-Owolabi, Morgan State University

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and academic achievement across seven STEM disciplines.The program is a large educational program with multi-Department STEM projectscomprising approximately 200 tasks and 40 personnel. To facilitate the successfulimplementation of this STEM program, an efficient project management tool calledSmartsheet was adopted to manage all the tasks to be carried out and the activities involved.Smartsheet software has helped facilitate efficient project coordination, schedulingdeliverables, communicating with and assigning tasks to project team members, monitoringperformance, and evaluation. The Smartsheet is a project management tool developed forcoordinating and monitoring project activities, promoting productive guidance, efficientcommunication

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Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Elisa Riedo; Shelley L Anna; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University ; Stacey J Marks; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah "Ed" E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè

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Paper ID #39169Board 238: Collaborative Research: AGEP FC-PAM: Project ELEVATE(Equity-focused Launch to Empower and Value AGEP Faculty to Thrive inEngineering)Dr. Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Alaine M. Allen is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities for individuals from groups historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) environments. She currently serveDarlene SaporuElisa RiedoShelley L AnnaDr. Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh Linda DeAngelo is Associate Professor of Higher Education, Center for Urban Education

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Yiyi Wang; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal

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Paper ID #37712Board 257: Development and Initial Outcomes of an NSF RIEF Project inUnderstanding Teamwork Experience and its Linkage to EngineeringIdentity of Diverse StudentsDr. Yiyi Wang Yiyi Wang is an assistant professor of civil engineering at San Francisco State University. In addition to engineering education, her research also focuses on the nexus between mapping, information technology, and transportation and has published in Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Transportation Geog- raphy, and Annuals of Regional Science. She served on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) ABJ80 Statistical Analysis

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Jennifer Cromley, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #37526Board 409: The Stressors for Doctoral Students Questionnaire: Year 2 ofan RFE Project on Understanding Graduate Engineering Student Well-Beingand RetentionJennifer Cromley, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign Jennifer Cromley is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on two broad areas: achievement/retention in STEM and comprehension of illus- trated scientific textMr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana

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Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kelly Bohrer, University of Dayton; Amy Anderson; Elizabeth Generas; Marjorie Langston Langston; Sharath Krishna

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Paper ID #37990Board 413: Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Community EngagedLearning Projects on Enhancing Teachers’ Understanding of Engineeringand Intercultural AwarenessDr. Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton Kellie Schneider is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems, and Technology at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD, she was an instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests are in the areas of engineering education and community-based operations research.Dr. Leanne Petry, Central State

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Dina Verdin, Arizona State University; Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; David Raymond P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Carlos Luis Perez

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Paper ID #38574Board 305: HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Commitment toLearning Instilled by Mastery-Based Undergraduate Program (CLIMB-UP)Dr. Dina Verdin, Arizona State University Dina Verd´ın, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She graduated from San Jos´e State University with a BS in Industrial Systems Engineering and from Purdue University with an MS in Industrial Engineering and PhD in Engineering Education. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and an Honorable Mention

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Xiaowen Gong, Auburn University; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Thaddeus A. Roppel, Auburn University; Chih-hsuan Wang; Melody L. Russell

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Paper ID #37955Board 433: Work in Progress: Building a ”Project-Based Learning forRural Alabama STEM Middle School Teachers in Machine Learning andRobotics” RET SiteDr. Xiaowen Gong, Auburn University Xiaowen Gong received his BEng degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2008, his MSc degree in Communications from the University of Alberta in 2010, and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Arizona State University in 2015. From 2015 to 2016, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The Ohio State

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Chrysanthe Preza, The University of Memphis; Stephanie S Ivey, The University of Memphis; Craig O. Stewart, University of Memphis

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Paper ID #37324Board 314: Implementing the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Modelat a Public Urban Research University in the Southeastern United StatesDr. Chrysanthe Preza, The University of Memphis Chrysanthe Preza is the Kanuri Professor and Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Memphis, where she joined 2006. She received her D.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998. She leads the research in the Computa- tional Imaging Research Laboratory at the University of Memphis. Her research interests are imaging science, estimation

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joseph Roy, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

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Paper ID #37329Board 394: Sustaining and Scaling the Impact of the MIDFIELD project atthe American Society for Engineering Education (Year 1)Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan Lord is Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received a BS from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and MS and PhD in EE from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of equity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She has won best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions

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Stan Kurkovsky, Central Connecticut State University

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Science Foundation. We used many agileprinciples for building and sustaining the cohort, which is scaffolded around the students'academic studies and their simultaneous work on an externally sourced software developmentproject. We discuss how the agile principles were applied in practice in this S-STEM project,how they helped build a cohesive student cohort, and how they helped bring the softwaredevelopment project to a successful completion. This report describes the work in progress,which is limited in scope by the software project duration and the number of participants.IntroductionThe Computer Science Department at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) offers aMaster of Science program in Software Engineering to better address the needs

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Trina C. Kershaw, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Hong Liu, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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-creation by developing a series ofworkshops to scaffold student learning. Scaffolds are instructional methods and interventionsthat are designed to foster skill development by allowing for interactions between what studentsalready know and what they have yet to learn. These workshops were designed using the tenetsof the gold standard project-based learning (PjBL). The PjBL framework is itself a scaffold thatis designed to build research competencies.Specifically, to introduce a challenging problem or question, we created multiple technicaloverviews of the cyber-physical system theme of interest that would constitute the eventualeducational modules. We scaffolded sustained inquiry by developing a workshop usingtechniques from the Right Question

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Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Rhonda Papp, University of San Diego; Edward Tyler Young, The Ohio State University; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Olin College of Engineering

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key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding

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Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; David Hicks; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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institutions evenwhen most courses, particularly in STEM, have returned to face-to-face or hybrid instruction.Although the impetus for this project was the COVID-19 pandemic which forced institutions ofhigher education everywhere to move to an online remote teaching and learning format, and assuch negatively affected STEM fields which require hands-on labs and access to instrumentation,remote learning still remains part of most courses today.We describe continuing efforts to create learning environments and materials to support remotehands-on engaged student learning off-campus at two Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) toenable and enhance student learning beyond the institutional walls. The approach utilizesInternet of Things (IoT) kits as remote

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Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Shanon Marie Reckinger, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Didem Ozevin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois, Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, The University of Illinois, Chicago

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Performance Evaluation of an Ongoing Integrated Program for Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of High- Achieving, Low-income Engineering StudentsAbstractThe present paper reports an update on an NSF-funded S-STEM program currently in its lastyear at the University of Illinois Chicago. Lessons learned during the project implementation arealso listed in the paper. A summary of the paper materials will be presented at the ASEE 2023Annual Conference and Exposition as part of the NSF Grantees Poster Session.The project's objectives are 1) enhancing students' learning by providing access to extra and co-curricular experiences, 2) creating a positive student experience through mentorship, and 3)ensuring successful student placement in

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Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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engineer in the athletic footwear and medical device industries for 10 years before joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2006. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 NSF REU-PATHWAYS: Pathways for Community College Students to Enrich Their Education and CareersNortheastern University received an NSF grant # 2150417 from the division of EngineeringEducation and Centers (EEC) to establish a three-year REU (Undergraduate Research Experience)site focusing on smart engineering for community college students. The REU Site hosts 10students each year during the summer session to participate in research projects focusing on thefield of Smart Engineering.The REU

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Mark A Chapman, University of San Diego

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bonding, (2). Pre-departure Symposium: during the first week of June, thePI hosts a 4-day in-person symposium aimed at providing technical and professionaldevelopment training for the IRES students. Additionally, this symposium serves to furtherencourage team bonding amongst the students and PI, and (3). 10-week research experience inStockholm: From June-August the students work in different host labs at SciLifeLab on a diverseset of bioinformatics-related projects. During the last week of the program, the PI hosts aresearch symposium where all IRES students present their research findings to their mentors andpeers. Lastly, all IRES students with accepted abstracts are given the opportunity to present atthe annual biomedical engineering society

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Robert A Baffour, University of Georgia; Adel W. Al Weshah, University of Georgia; Eliza A Banu, University of Georgia; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Kun Yao, University of Georgia; Barbara Norton McCord P.E., University of Georgia; Adam Wineland, University of Georgia

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, and directed many interdisciplinary projects related to design. Dr. Pidaparti’s research interests are in the broad areas of multi-disciplinary design, computational mechanics, nanotechnology, and related topics. Dr. Pidaparti has published over 250 technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Pidaparti received a Research Initiation Award from the National Science Foundation and the Young Investigator Award from the Whitaker Foundation. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Gamma Tau, and Who’s Who societies. He is a member of professional societies including AIAA (Associate Fellow), AAAS (Fellow), ASME (Fellow), RAeS (Fellow), and ASEE (member). Dr. Pidaparti will move to University of

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Evelyn C. Brown, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Zackary Tyler Hubbard

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(NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant, seeks to enhance techniciancybersecurity awareness through education and training. The paper provides details on theprocess the project team utilized to develop an initial micro-credential in the area ofcybersecurity for robotics/automation/mechatronics. The paper focuses on the badge creationprocess and outlines how the badge modules developed can be shared to help raise cyberawareness in other fields, such as semiconductors, solar power, and electric vehicles. The badgeleverages the work of other NSF ATE projects, providing a no-cost avenue for automationtechnicians to expand their background by earning a digital badge that enhances their resume.BackgroundToday’s manufacturing involves