Paper ID #28972Building Educator Capacity in K-12 Engineering EducationDr. Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering Dr. Elizabeth T. Cady is a Senior Program Officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She has worked on a variety of projects that examine and enhance systems for the formal, informal, and life- long education of engineers and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering. She is leading a project that will recognize and share innovative practices that improve diversity in undergraduate engineering education and also staffs a consensus study examining the capacity of K-12 teachers to teach
Paper ID #29909Does Playing the Violin Help Science Students Become Better Scientists?Prof. Wei YAO, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University Yao Wei, Ph.D, Professor at Institute of China’s Science Technology and Education Policy, School of Pub- lic Affairs, Zhejiang University. He holds BE and BCom degree in from Zhejiang University, and Doctor’s degree in management science and engineering from Zhejiang University. He is currently interested in engineering education, and innovation management.Mr. Bifeng ZHANG, Zhejiang University Bifeng ZHANG is a PhD student at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He
Paper ID #30092Use of computational tools for structural analysis and designmodification of automobile seat rail structures under various operatingconditionsProf. Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University Professor Echempati is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, (Flint, Mich.). He is a member of ASME, ASEE, and SAE. He has won several academic and technical awards.Santhosh Sivan Kathiresan, Graduate Student, Kettering University Master’s degree student in Automotive Systems Engineering, graduated from Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, United States. American