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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Paper ID #28534A comparison of spatial ability in first-year and graduating students in a 4-year engineering degree program (WIP)Dr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her Ph.D. in 2010 from Aalborg University in Aalborg, Denmark. Maxine has a background in the biomechanics of human movement, and she currently teaches several undergraduate courses in engineering mechanics. Her research interests are focused on improving engineering pedagogy and increasing

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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Paper ID #28145Additional benefits of spatial-visualization skills workshops: assessing im-provements in student self-efficacy and other affective skills.Dr. Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Alexander De Rosa is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Alex specializes in teaching in the thermal-fluid sciences and has a background in experi- mental combustion. He gained his PhD in 2015 from The Pennsylvania State University in this area.Dr. Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science

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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Denis Serbin; Stephanie Lee

Paper ID #28139Facilitating Cross-Course Connections & Knowledge Transfer between Engi-neering Thermodynamics and Mathematics (WIP)Dr. Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Alexander De Rosa is a Teaching Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. Alex specializes in teaching in the thermal-fluid sciences and has a background in experimental combustion. He gained his PhD in 2015 from The Pennsylvania State University.Dr. Denis SerbinProf. Stephanie Lee c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Facilitating Cross-Course

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Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology; Reina Li; Reggie Blake

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Paper ID #28508Engineering Undergraduates Involved in Geoscience Research: ExploringGender and Minority Status DifferencesDr. Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology Dr. Janet Liou-Mark is a Professor of Mathematics at New York City College of Technology. She is also a Co-Principle Investigator on three National Science Foundation (NSF) grants: Math Science Partnership (MSP) grant, Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) grant, and Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE): Pathways into Geoscience grant and a Co- Principle Investigator on a Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering

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Marvin Gayle, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Danny Mangra, Queensborough Community College

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Paper ID #28493Engineering Diversity at Queensborough Community CollegeProf. marvin gayle, Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.Dr. Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College Dr. Dugwon Seo is an assistant professor in Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Community College. Dr. Seo has been teaching engineering technology courses including digital circuit, computer applications, computer-aided analysis, and renewable energy. Her research interest includes

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Basak Taylan, Graduate Center of City University of New York; Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Sawdiatou Samb, New York City College of Technology

Technology Dr. Ashwin Satyanarayana is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Systems Technology, New York City College of Technology (CUNY). Prior to this, Dr. Satyanarayana was a Research Scientist at Microsoft in Seattle from 2006 to 2012, where he worked on several Big Data problems including Query Reformulation on Microsoft’s search engine Bing. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from SUNY, with particular emphasis on Data Mining and Big data analytics. He is an author or co-author of over 25 peer reviewed journal and conference publications and co-authored a textbook – ”Essential Aspects of Physical Design and Implementation of Relational Databases.” He has four patents in the area of

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Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Wyatt Ethan Espell, USMA; Ashtyn McCall Hanna, United States Military Academy ; Andrew Joseph Ng, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Patrick Thomas Swanton, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy; Jeremy Stephen Walker, U.S. Army Research, Development & Eng. Ctr.

California, Berkeley with an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He teaches Environmental Engineering for Community Development, Environmental Engineering Technologies, and Environmental Biological Systems.Dr. Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy Michael A. Butkus is a professor of environmental engineering at the U.S. Military Academy. His work has been focused on engineering education and advancements in the field of environmental engineer- ing. His current research interests are in physicochemical treatment processes with recent applications in drinking water disinfection, lead remediation, sustainable environmental engineering systems, and con- taminant transport. Butkus is a Board Certified

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Penn State Harrisburg

, India, teaching civil engineering for about 10 years. He also worked in the Linton Institute of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in Ipoh, Malaysia, for three years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 STEM Education and Renewable Energy Jobs Rajarajan Subramanian Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgAbstractThe positive impacts of an increasing share of renewable energy on the softening of climate change andon reduced energy import dependency are indisputable. Renewable energy means the energy produced bywind, solar, geothermal, hydropower, biomass, solid waste. Wind, solar, geothermal and hydropowerenergies

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Dimitrios Stroumbakis P.E., City University of New York, City College

engineering and new product business development. Dimitri is currently an Assistant Professor with Queensborough Community College (CUNY) and has in- terests in Optical Devices, 3D additive manufacturing, and technology based pedagogy instruction meth- ods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 APPLYING AUTHENTIC INDUSTRY CPM PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO AN HONORS R&D PROJECT (SOFTWARE AUDIO EQUALIZER) Dimitrios Stroumbakis, PE Queensborough Community College, CUNYAbstract In any engineering technology curriculum, students must gain mastery in applying engineeringdesign skills, as this is a basic

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Saul Henderson, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia; Christopher Riso, University of the District of Columbia ; Rudy Antonio Villegas

Shetty, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Devdas Shetty Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science Professor of Mechanical Engineer- ing University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008;Tel: 202 274 5033(off) Email: devdas.shetty@udc.edu Dr. Devdas Shetty serves as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of the District of Columbia, where he is also a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Shetty pre- viously served as Dean of Engineering at Lawrence Technological Institute, MI and Dean of Research at the University of Hartford, CT. At the University of Hartford he was the founding chair-holder of the distinguished Vernon D. Roosa

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Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu, New York University

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Paper ID #28300Creating a Diverse and Inclusive STEM-eLearning Environment through anOnline Graduate Teaching Assistant Training ModuleDr. Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu, New York University Hui-Ching Kayla Hsu is a research assistant professor and instructional designer at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Her research focuses on engineering education, online learning development, and mo- tivation to learn. She received her doctoral degree in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University, where she worked at the Center for Instructional Excellence for four years. She strives to combine research-proven pedagogy and