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ERM: Lessons Learned from COVID (COVID Part 1)

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Maartje E.D. Van den Bogaard, Delft University of Technology; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Joanna Millunchick, University of Michigan

Paper ID #36864Student experiences with the online learning environmentduring COVIDMaartje E. D. Van Den Bogaard (Research Fellow) Maartje Van den Bogaard holds a MSc. in Education Science from the University of Groningen and a Ph.D. from TU Delft, both in the Netherlands. She studied student success using linear and complex models and was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award by the International Society for Educational Planning. Maartje worked as a senior consultant in curriculum and instruction at Leiden University and served as head of program at the TU Delft STEM Education and Communication graduate

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Redefining Manufacturing Education Practices

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Amit Lopes; Ivan Renteria Marquez, University of Texas at El Paso; Tzu-liang Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman, University of Texas at El Paso; Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso

Paper ID #38101Smart Manufacturing for Underserved WorkforceDevelopmentAmit J LopesIvan Renteria Marquez (Dr) IVAN A. RENTERIA-MARQUEZ is a Research Assistant Professor of industrial applied research at The University of Texas at El Paso Department of Industrial, Systems and Manufacturing. He holds a PhD in simulation of piezoelectric travelling wave rotary ultrasonic motor. His research interests include simulation and modeling of actuators, simulation and modeling of manufacturing systems with discrete events and fabrication of piezoelectric devices. His email address is iarenteria@utep.edu.Md Fashiar Rahman

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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Meagan Ita, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University; Krista Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Rachel Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #37631Preparing Instructors to Encourage an EntrepreneurialMindsetMeagan Eleanor Ita (Post-Doctoral Scholar) Meagan is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She graduated with her Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University and completed her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. Meagan conducted research on the biomechanics and physiology of chronic joint pain for her doctorate degree and has experience teaching undergraduate first-year engineering and mid-level

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Sarah Yang, National Science Foundation; Erin Steigerwalt, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University

Paper ID #38356Workshop Result: Feedback from the 2021 EngineeringResearch Center Planning Grant WorkshopSarah YangErin SteigerwaltGary Lichtenstein (Founder & Principal, Quality Evaluation Designs) Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D. is founder and principal of Quality Evaluation Designs, a firm specializing in education research and evaluation. My intellectual interests include mixed-methods research, program development and evaluation, and engineering education persistence. My expertise includes program evaluation, research design, proposal development, logic models, IRB and communities of practice.Kelsey Watts

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Miriam Howland Cummings, University of Colorado Denver; Stephanie Ivey, The University of Memphis; David Russomanno, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Danny King, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Jeffrey Watt; Craig Stewart; Michael Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Gregory Simon, University of Colorado Denver

Paper ID #38426Three Years of the Urban STEM CollaboratoryMaryam Darbeheshti (Faculty) Dr. Maryam Darbeheshti is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver. Her research interests are in multiphase fluid flow, and Engineering Education.Miriam Howland Cummings (Graduate Research Assistant) Miriam is a PhD candidate in Education Research and Evaluation Methods at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) and a graduate research assistant on an NSF S-STEM grant in CU Denver's College of Engineering, Design, and Computing.Stephanie S Ivey (Associate Dean for Research

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DEED Technical Session 8 - Design Methodologies

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Ashley Huderson, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Erin Peiffer; Sahar Shamsi; Francisco Plaza; Elizabeth Collins

Paper ID #37855FUTURE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, AND MACHINISTROLES FOR INDUSTRY 4.0Erin Peiffer Erin Peiffer is Research Manager with Engineering for Change (E4C) where she supports an international cohort of Fellows completing research and design projects at the intersection of engineering, sustainability, and global development with partners across academic institutions, non-profits, multilateral organizations, private sector businesses, and government agencies. Erin graduated from the University of Dayton with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 and a M.S. in Renewable and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Rachel Levitin, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Teddy Ivanitzki, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Rashida Johnson, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

apprenticeship programs for ONR (Office of Naval Research) successfully since few years. Dr. Ivanitzki has over 25 years in management of commercialization technologies within IT industries in Europe and US and being CTO/CEO of high-tech startups. Prior to joining ASEE, Dr. Ivanitzki was managing director of the Ethiopian Institute of Technology in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Previously, he served as a dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology at DeVry University in Houston, Texas.Rashida Johnson © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Encouraging underrepresented and entrepreneurial-minded Postdocs

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International Division Technical Session 4 - Global South Engineering

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Demofilo Maldonado

paper describes the requirements, procedures, benefits, and results to date in the development of a dual degreeprogram for engineering students from the Universidad of Monterrey (UDEM) and Nagaoka University of Technology(NUT), certainly the most successful program of its kind in Mexico because of its results and the peculiarities that had tobe resolved. It is also an example of collaboration with regional industry, because there is a great amount of Japaneseinvestment.In the fifteen years that the program has lasted, more than 100 students have graduated from Mechanical Engineeringand Information Systems careers, and more than 20 Japanese professors have visited UDEM to evaluate and enrich theprogram.The program consists of an intensive

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ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

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Talal Gamadi; Marshall Watson, Texas Tech University

Paper ID #37000Lessons Learned from Teaching Engineering Classes Onlineduring COVID-19Talal D. GamadiMarshall Watson (Professor & Chair) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Lessons Learned from Teaching Engineering Classes Online during COVID-19Dr. Talal Gamadi, Texas Tech University. Dr. Talal Gamadi is an Assistant Professor in Bob L. Herd Departmentof petroleum engineering at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA. Dr. Gamadi has a Ph.D. and master’s inpetroleum engineering from TTU and ULL.Dr. Marshall Watson, Texas Tech University. Dr. Marshall is an associate

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ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

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Nasser Alaraje

Paper ID #36615Choose Ohio First – IMProving REtention and StudentSuccess in Computing (COF-IMPRESS-C) – Second YearProgress ReportNasser Alaraje (Professor and Chair) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Choose Ohio First – IMProving REtention and Student Success in Computing (COF-IMPRESS-C) – Second Year Progress ReportAbstract:Recognizing the State of Ohio and regional need for a highly trained computing workforce with4-year degrees, the Choose Ohio First – IMProving Retention and Student Success in Computing(COF-IMPRESS-C) project provides

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Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedagogy and Curriculum

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Michael Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Haley Nelson; Brian Holst; Michael Radotich; Tad Nelson, University of Alaska Fairbanks

, Michael Radotich, Tad NelsonAbstract. Over the past decade unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have become increasingly popular,affordable, and technically capable. No longer are UAS considered to be simply for recreation and hobby,today’s relatively inexpensive UAS offer significant capabilities for flight and recording of imagery. Combinedwith the easing of previously onerous Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules governing the use of UAS forcommercial/professional purposes, these platforms now provide a viable option for scientists and engineers toapply these as tools to conduct remote sensing missions around the world.While basic operation of UAS may not be considered a major challenge for those willing to learn and practicetheir skills

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Andrew Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel

Paper ID #36601Examination of Environmental Engineering Topics Taught inUnited States Federal Service Academies and Senior MilitaryCollegesAndrew Ross Pfluger (Associate Professor) Andrew Pfluger is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and an Associate Professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He currently serves as the Chair of the Environmental Engineering & Science Program.Stephanie Laughton © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com 2022 ASEE National Conference Examination

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Greg Kepner, Hillsborough Community College; Mel Cossette, Edmonds College

Paper ID #38341National Science Foundation ATE Grant Funding andMentoring OpportunitiesGreg Kepner (Principal Investigator) Greg Kepner serves as a Co-PI of the MNT-EC (Micro Nano Technology Education Center) and the PI for the ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement Project. He previously served as the PI of the NSF-ATE MPEC and Co-PI of OP-TEC (The National Center for Optics and Photonics). In 2019, he retired from Indian Hills Community College after 32 years where he has served as the Department Chair, Advanced Manufacturing Department, Industrial Technology Coordinator, and Robotics/Automation instructor. Greg

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

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Laura Alford, University of Michigan; Heather Rypkema, University of Michigan; Ryien Hosseini, University of Michigan; Megan Beemer, University of Michigan; Harsh Jhaveri, University of Michigan

Paper ID #37479Turns Out Our Exams Were Pointless, So We Changed OurAssessment StrategyLaura K Alford (Lecturer and Research Investigator) I am a lecturer at the University of Michigan. I research ways to use data-informed analysis of students' performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based curricula improvements.Heather RypkemaHarsh Manoj Jhaveri (Graduate Student Instructor, Master's Student) Harsh Jhaveri is a master's student at the University of Michigan, pursuing a degree in Robotics. Harsh previously has completed dual bachelor's degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Michael Thompson, Baylor University; Anne Spence, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Andrea Pouso Morales, Baylor University

Paper ID #38387S-STEM First Year Progress: Baylor Engineering andComputer Science Scholar's ProgramMichael W. Thompson (Professor and Associate Dean for UndergraduatePrograms)Anne Marie Spence (Clinical Professor) Dr. Anne Spence is a Clinical Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. Her interests are in undergraduate engineering curricular reform, pre-service and in-service teacher training, preparation of future faculty, and growing the next generation of engineers.Carolyn Skurla (Associate Professor)Emily Sandvall (Director of Undergraduate Programs)Andrea Pouso Morales

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Jaby Mohammed, Illinois State University

Illinois State University's Center for Renewable Energy. His research interests include smart manufacturing education and interdisciplinary STEM education.Jaby Mohammed (Assistant Professor) Jaby Mohammed is an Assistant Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches Data Analytics, Six Sigma, and Parametric modeling. After working with Khalifa University, Purdue University, and Morehead State University, Dr. Mohammed joined the technology department at Illinois State University. He worked as engineering faculty with Kentucky Governors Scholars Program from 2006-to 2012. Dr. Mohammed is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE

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LEAD Technical Session 1: Fostering Leadership Identity Development and DEI in Engineering Students and Professionals

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Andrea Chan; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Emily Moore, University of Toronto; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto

Paper ID #38126Who identifies as an engineering leader? Exploring influencesof gender, race, and professional experienceAndrea Chan (Research Associate) Andrea Chan is a Research Associate at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering | University of TorontoCindy Rottmann (Associate Director Research) Cindy Rottmann is the Associate Director, Research at the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. She conducts research on engineering leadership, engineers' professional practice, and ethics and equity in engineering. She is currently the Program

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PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

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Lynn Albers, Hofstra University

Paper ID #37446Bungee Action Figure Activity used to Gently IntroduceStudents to Excel and the MATLAB IDE (ResourceExchange)Lynn A. Albers (Assistant Professor) Dr. Lynn Albers is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering of the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science at Hofstra University. Her previous academic contribution was as one of the founding five faculty/staff at Campbell University, helping the newly formed School of Engineering grow and establish roots in the community. A proponent of Hands-On Activities in the classroom and during out-of-school time programs, she believes that

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Sarah Orton, University of Missouri - Columbia; Fan Yu, University of Missouri - Columbia; Johanna Milord; Lisa Flores, University of Missouri - Columbia; Rose Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia

carbon fiber reinforced polymers to strengthen structures, analysis and testing for reinforced concrete frames under disproportionate collapse, and risk and reliability analysis of bridges and offshore structures. She is a registered professional engineer in Missouri.Fan Yu Fan Yu is a doctoral student at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is originally from China. Fan received her MS in Elementary Education Science and a graduate certificate in Curriculum and Instructions in 2017. She worked as a K12 educational products developer for four years. Fan’s research interests include STEM education and UX design in learning technologies. She concerns about

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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Jocelyn Jackson, University of Michigan; Jesse Gilbert-Sovern, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

Paper ID #37321Work in Progress: Examining Diversity, Equity, andInclusion in Entrepreneurship ProgrammingJocelyn Jackson (PhD Student) Jocelyn Jackson is a third year doctoral candidate in Engineering Education at the University of Michigan. She earned a MS and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University. Her major work includes improv- ing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM and entrepreneurship.Jesse Gilbert-Sovern (Research Assistant)Aileen Huang-saad Dr. Huang-Saad is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Northeastern University and the Director of Life Sciences and Engineering

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LEES 5: Preparing and Practicing Culturally and Ethically Sensitive Engagement

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Erin Cech, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Elana Goldenkoff, University of Michigan; Teanne Davis, University of Michigan

Paper ID #36560Does Public Welfare Responsibility Training in EngineeringEducation Shape Engineering Professionals’ Reasoning aboutEthical Issues?Erin A. Cech (Associate Professor) Erin A. Cech is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Associate Professor by courtesy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Cech joined the University of Michigan in 2016. Before coming to UM, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University and was on faculty at Rice University. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Tuncay Aktosun, The University of Texas at Arlington; Yolanda Parker; Jianzhong Su, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paper ID #38227THREE MENTORING PROGRAMS IN MATHEMATICSAT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON ANDTHEIR LOCAL AND BROADER IMPACTSTuncay Aktosun (Dr.) Dr. Aktosun is a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research area is applied mathematics and differential equations with research interests in scattering and spectral theory, inverse problems, wave propagation, and integrable evolution equations. He is involved in various mentoring and scholarship programs benefiting students. He has been the GAANN Fellowship Director in his department since 2006, the NSF S-STEM Scholarship Director

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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Maria-isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

Powered by www.slayte.com Insights Provided by Student Feedback on Integrated E-Learning Modules Covering Entrepreneurial TopicsAs a best practice, it is customary to ask students for their feedback on curricular interventions. Thefeedback is typically used to justify further changes and ascertain how well they may accept theintervention for broader implementation. At the University of New Haven, 18 e-learning modules weredeveloped and integrated into courses spanning the 4-year engineering and computerscience majors' curricula. The modules centered on topics seen to contribute to the development ofstudents’ entrepreneurial mindset. We saw this as a way to assist faculty in leveraging

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch; Wendy Robicheau

Paper ID #38300Addressing National Advanced Manufacturing WorkforceNeedsKaren Wosczyna-birch (Director)Wendy Robicheau © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Addressing National Advanced Manufacturing Workforce NeedsThe mission of the National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NCNGM), funded bythe National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program,Grant #2055767, and led by the Connecticut College of Technology (COT), is to cultivate andnurture partnerships with stakeholders throughout the United States to further develop a diverseadvanced

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Klemetsrud; Emine Ozturk; Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota

Paper ID #37215Using Engineering Design Tasks to Create IndigenousCultural and Community Connections with the Classroomfor Elementary and Middle School Students (WIP, Diversity)Frank Bowman Dr. Frank Bowman is the Thomas C. Owens Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering, Associate Professor, and Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of North Dakota. He holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology and a B.S. from Brigham Young University, both in chemical engineering. His research interests include atmospheric aerosols, assessment of student learning, and K-12 STEM

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

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Jill Nelson, George Mason University; Jessica Rosenberg; Sarah Ochs, George Mason University

efforts to transform teaching in highly enrolled gateway courses. While the benefitsof evidence-based teaching practices for student learning, engagement, and persistence are welldocumented (Freeman et al., 2014), adoption of such practices in STEM courses is slow (Stains,et al., 2018). This paper documents departmental efforts to overcome the slow adoption of activelearning. In doing so, it describes an investigation of how physics faculty perceive the purposeand value of active learning, specifically adopting a student-centered tutorial model forrecitations.This study is part of a larger project that uses department-based communities of transformationto effect change in the teaching of gateway courses and to develop a departmental

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Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

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Sami Alshurafa; Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh; Hanan Alhayek; Khaled Hussein

housing technology and rehabilitations aged concrete and wood structures. In addition, Dr. Alshurafa is interested in research related to education-based management and interpersonal communication management.Laura Wieserman Dr. Wieserman is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown. She received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. Prior to working at the University, she was as a Systems Engineer focusing on electronic design, RF analysis, antenna modeling, radar simulation, and renewable energy system design and management. Her current research interests include transient photovoltaic inverter modeling, micro-grid

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ECE Division Technical Session 4: Student-centered Learning and Teaching Methodologies

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Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico

Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Instrumentation Department of Los Medanos College during 2016-2017 academic year. She was an Adjunct Faculty at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College during 2015- 2016 academic year, and an instructor at UWM from January 2014 until May 2015. She is the principal investigator on several grants such as National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation for the acquisition of FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging system, Student Success Grant, and CSU Chico Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. She is also a co- principal investigator on another NSF-MRI grant and an Office of Naval Research Grant. She is currently the director of Alavi FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging

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International Division Technical Session 6: Monitoring, Evaluating and Research

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Xixi LU

Paper ID #37831Research on the Construction of Artificial Intelligence andHuman Language Lab in China’s Universities: Progress,Challenges and ProspectsXi Xi LU Xixi LU is a graduate student at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. Now, she is mainly engaged in research on curriculum and instruction as well as higher education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comTHE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN LANGUAGE LAB １ Research on the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Grant Fore, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal

Paper ID #38377Nanotechnology Experiences for Teachers and Students,Student Experiences and OutcomesBrandon Sorge (Associate Professor of STEM Education Research)Grant Fore (Research Associate)Mangilal Agarwal © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Introduction/Background Learners with advanced problem-solving skills are required to meet the demands for a rapidly changing market[1-4]. The ubiquity of nanotechnology reinforces a need that requires high school students to be knowledgeable onSTEM opportunities and career pathways [5-6